CHAPTER 20.60 - PD - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT#

20.60.010 - General provisions.#

No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged or structurally altered, or demolished in any planned development district, except in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.020 - PD district effectuated.#

A PD district shall be effectuated only in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 20.120 (Zoning Changes and Amendments) of this title. The zoning map shall indicate the PD district and the ordinance number establishing it.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.030 - Uses.#

Uses shall be permitted in a PD district only as follows:

A. Uses permitted by the underlying zoning district, as designated on the zoning map, shall be permitted unless specifically modified by the ordinance establishing the PD district.

B. Additional uses may be permitted if expressly authorized by the ordinance establishing the PD district, subject to such conditions and limitations as may be set forth therein.

C. Any use not expressly permitted by the ordinance establishing the PD district or by the underlying zoning district shall be prohibited.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.040 - Development regulations.#

A. The development regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district shall apply within a PD district, except as modified by the ordinance establishing the PD district.

B. The ordinance establishing a PD district may specify alternative development regulations, including but not limited to setbacks, height limits, lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, parking, landscaping, and signage, provided that such regulations are consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan.

C. Where no alternative regulation is specified in the ordinance establishing the PD district, the regulations of the underlying zoning district shall govern.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.050 - Interim uses.#

The ordinance establishing a PD district may authorize interim uses of land or structures within the district, subject to the following:

A. Interim uses shall be temporary in nature and shall not involve the construction of permanent structures, except as expressly authorized.

B. Interim uses shall be discontinued upon the expiration of the time period specified in the ordinance or upon the commencement of development in accordance with the approved PD plan, whichever occurs first.

C. The approval of an interim use shall not vest any right to continue such use beyond the authorized period.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.060 - Change from adult to family mobilehome park.#

A. A PD district established for an adult mobilehome park may be changed to a family mobilehome park designation through the procedures set forth in Chapter 20.120 (Zoning Changes and Amendments), provided that:

1. The applicant demonstrates that the change is consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan;

2. The change is approved by the planning director or the planning commission, as applicable; and

3. All applicable state and local requirements for mobilehome parks are satisfied.

B. The change from an adult to a family mobilehome park shall not require the relocation of existing residents except as otherwise permitted by law.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.070 - Residential care and residential service facilities.#PD

A. Residential care facilities and residential service facilities, as defined in Chapter 20.200 (Definitions), shall be permitted in a PD district only to the extent expressly authorized by the ordinance establishing the PD district or by the underlying zoning district.

B. Any such facility shall comply with all applicable state licensing requirements and with the development standards of the PD district and the underlying zoning district.

C. The ordinance establishing a PD district may impose additional conditions on residential care or residential service facilities, including but not limited to limits on the number of residents, staffing requirements, and operational standards, to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.080 - Setbacks for mechanical equipment.#

A. All mechanical equipment, including but not limited to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units, shall comply with the setback requirements of the underlying zoning district, except as otherwise specified in the ordinance establishing the PD district.

B. Where mechanical equipment is located on a roof, it shall be screened from view from adjacent public streets and properties§, and shall comply with any height limitations applicable to the building or structure.

C. Ground-mounted mechanical equipment shall be enclosed or screened with landscaping, fencing, or other materials compatible with the character of the district.§

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.020 - PD district effectuated.

A. The PD district is effectuated by any of the following:

1. A valid tentative map in compliance with the PD district;

2. A valid planned development permit in compliance with the PD district;

3. A building permit in compliance with a duly issued PD permit; or

4. Institution of a use consistent with a duly issued PD permit.

B. If the tentative map expires without a final map having been recorded, or if such planned development permit expires without subsequent issuance of a building permit, or if such building permit expires without construction having commenced, and if no use consistent with the PD permit has been instituted, the PD district will be deemed not to have been effectuated.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.030 - Uses.

The use regulations for territory situated in a planned development district shall be as follows:

A. Unless and until a planned development permit has been issued and been effectuated, property in such territory may be used only as if it were in its base district alone.

B. If a planned development permit is effective, any use or combination of uses provided for in said permit is allowed in accordance with and in strict compliance with all terms, provisions and conditions of said permit.§ Each permitted use shall be confined and limited to the particular location designated therefore in said permit. No use, other than the particular uses specified in the permit, shall be permitted, except as set forth elsewhere in this Title 20.

C. If a planned development permit permits a residential use, incidental transient occupancy in compliance with Part 2.5 of Chapter 20.80 is a permitted use of the permitted dwelling.§

D. If a planned development permit has been issued, the planned development district

20.60.040 - Development regulations#

A. Except where a planned development permit has been implemented, the regulations for development, signs, off-street parking and off-street loading applicable to its base district zoning shall apply to all property located in territory in the planned development district.§

B. When a PD permit has been implemented, the provisions of such permit shall prevail over the regulations applicable to the base district zoning of the property. No structure, facility, improvement or sign of any kind shall be constructed upon such property except in strict compliance with all provisions of such PD permit. In particular:

1. No structure, facility, improvement or sign shall be constructed upon such property except the particular structures, facilities, improvements, and signs specified in such permit.

2. Each structure, facility, improvement or sign shall have the exact height, floor area, and dimensions specified for it in such permit.

3. Each structure or facility used for off-street parking and off-street loading shall have the exact number of off-street parking and off-street loading spaces, and other areas, specified for it in such permit.

4. Each structure, facility, improvement or sign shall be constructed at the particular location and cover the exact surface area designated for it in such permit.

5. Each structure, facility, improvement and sign shall be constructed and maintained in strict compliance with all conditions of the PD permit.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.050 - Interim uses#

Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of Section 20.60.030 above, conditional use permits issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.100 of this title may allow an interim use of the subject property which is not shown in the planned development permit provided that:

1. Any such permit must conform to the planned development zoning of the subject property, and

2. No such permit shall be effective for a period in excess of one year. No such conditional use permit shall be renewed for more than one additional one-year period.§

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.060 - Change from adult to family mobilehome park#

Where a mobilehome park is an allowed use in a planned development district and such use has been established pursuant to a valid planned development permit, no removal of existing mobilehome spaces shall be required as a result of change of the park from a park where children under eighteen years of age are not permitted residents, to a park where such children are permitted to reside§, notwithstanding any contrary requirements imposed in a particular planned development district or by a particular planned development permit.

(Ord. 26248.)

20.60.070 - Residential care and residential service facilities#

Unless expressly prohibited by the Planned Development Zoning Ordinance, residential care and residential service facilities are permitted in any planned development zoning district as follows:

1. Any land zoned or used for one-family or two-family dwellings may be used for a residential care or residential service facility for six or fewer persons as a permitted use. Residential care or residential service facilities for more than six persons are not allowed.§

2. Any land zoned or used for multiple dwellings may be:

   a. Used for a residential care or residential service facility for six or fewer persons as a permitted use; or

   b. Used for a residential care or residential service facility for seven or more persons in accordance with a planned development permit authorizing such use.§

3. Any land zoned or used for any use allowed as a permitted use in the commercial zoning

20.60.080 - Setbacks for mechanical equipment.

Mechanical equipment, including, but not limited to, pool equipment and HVAC equipment, may be placed in the rear setback and must maintain all of the following setbacks:

A. A minimum five-foot setback from the rear property line§; and

B. A minimum setback from the side property line of a distance equal to that of the side setback requirements of, or the actual side setbacks allowed under, the particular planned development district§; and

C. A minimum front setback of a distance required by or actually allowed under the particular planned development district.§

(Ord. 26495.)