Portola Valley, California · General provision

Chapter 18.20, Sections 18.20.010-18.20.050

Community CommercialAll Portola Valley districts0

Dimensional standards

Uses

Permitted by right6

Conditional / special use27

Extracted standards

16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Floodplain

  • Flood Insurance Rate Map compliance

    Properties identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 18.32.

Historic

Lighting

  • Security lighting only when closed

    During hours when an establishment is not open for business, only security lighting shall be allowed.

Other

  • Amusement devices only with CUP

    Amusement devices shall be permitted as accessory uses only when specifically set forth in an approved conditional use permit.

  • All uses within completely enclosed buildings

    All uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings except for: delivery of fuel, parking/loading, outdoor dining, recreation facilities, public utility substations, and nurseries.

  • Maximum office floor area percentage15 pct

    The total net floor area devoted to office uses on any parcel shall not exceed fifteen percent of the net floor area of all uses on such parcel.

  • Maximum office floor area percentage with CUP50 pct

    When an application is for a conditional use permit, the planning commission may allow the net floor area devoted to office uses to be increased up to but not exceed fifty percent of the total net floor area.

  • Maximum employees for processing3 employees

    there shall be no more than three employees engaged in such activities

  • Maximum percent of gross floor area for processing50 pct

    the maximum percent of gross floor area occupied by the business to be devoted to such activities shall not exceed fifty percent

  • Maximum occupants in personal office2 persons

    shall be occupied by no more than two persons

  • Personal offices shall be no larger than three hundred fifty square feet

  • no less than one hundred fifty square feet

  • the ratio of occupants to floor area shall not exceed one person per two hundred square feet of floor area on a cumulative basis

  • Development on parcels in excess of twenty thousand square feet shall be applied for as planned unit developments.

  • Recycling and trash enclosure requirements

    All recycling and trash enclosures shall conform with the requirements set forth in Section 18.37.010.

  • Site plan and architectural approval

    All uses and structures, other than accessory buildings, shall be subject to site plan and architectural approval by the architectural and site control commission as provided in Chapter 18.64.

From the ordinance

The district is intended to provide space for local retail and consumer service businesses and professional services necessary to serve primarily the town and its spheres of influence under conditions compatible with location within residential neighborhoods and in close proximity to residential uses.
Chapter 18.20, Sections 18.20.010-18.20.050