Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All parcels zoned M-U Mixed-Use DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Uses
Permitted by right14
Conditional / special use8
Accessory5
- parking lot for passenger vehicles
- off-street loading space
- accessory use as permitted in Sections 18.36.040 and Chapter 18.42
- accessory use permitted by subsections B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J of Section 18.12.040
- household pet
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Flood insurance rate map compliance
Properties identified on the flood insurance rate maps shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 18.32.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on 4370 Alpine Road within 50 feet of Nathhorst Avenue1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Building height on 4370 Alpine Road is limited to one story within fifty feet of the property line along Nathhorst Avenue.
Historic
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. resources compliance
Properties with historic resources as identified in the historic element of the general plan shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 18.31.
Lighting
- Security lighting only when closed
During hours when an establishment is not open for business, only security lighting shall be allowed. Such lighting, both inside and outside, shall be of the minimum amount and the intensity to achieve its intended purpose.
Other
- All uses within enclosed buildings
All uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings except for: delivery of fuel, lubricants, and minor incidental servicing of vehicles at service stations; parking and loading spaces; outdoor dining areas; recreation facilities; public utility electric substations; and nurseries for propagation and sale of trees, plants, and shrubs.
- Interior side daylight plane
The building envelope must fit within a plane which starts at the natural ground surface at the property line and increases in height at a ratio of two vertical units to one horizontal unit away from the property line.
- Maximum net floor area for office uses15 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. 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 floor area for processing, packaging, treating50 pct
The gross floor area occupied by the business to be devoted to such activities shall not exceed fifty percent and there shall be no more than three employees engaged in such activities.
- Minimum entry separation between residential and non-residential uses12 ft
Any shared or individual entrance to residential units must be a minimum of twelve horizontal feet from any entrances to non-residential uses.
- Minimum ground floor transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. for non-residential facades40 pct
A minimum forty percent of ground floor street-facing non-residential facades between two-point-five and six feet in height shall be transparent window surfaces with no more than a five percent tint. Mirrored windows are not allowed.
- Minimum residential floor area on redevelopment50 pct
Where the whole site is redeveloped, at least fifty percent of the floor area of development must be residential.
From the ordinance
This class of district is intended to provide a mix of multi-family residential uses and space for local retail, consumer service businesses, and professional services necessary to serve primarily the town and its spheres of influence.