Rancho Santa Margarita, California · General provision
Sec. 9.03.160
Mixed UseAll Rancho Santa Margarita districts0
Dimensional standards
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right8
Conditional / special use20
- family care home
- alcoholic beverage retail sales
- animal day care
- bar/tavern/brewery pub
- child day care centers
- clubs and lodges (private)
- commercial recreation (indoor)
- commercial recreation (outdoor)
- dancing and live entertainment
- dry cleaners
- hotels and motels
- laundromat
- parking lots (commercial and public)
- parks and recreational facilities
- pool halls and billiard centers
- public buildings and facilities
- religious, fraternal, or service organizations (non-profit)
- schools (private)
- theaters (walk-in)
- video arcades
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum total dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.
The combined total number of residential dwelling units permitted to be developed within the mixed-use zone shall not exceed the estimated dwelling units for the mixed-use land use designation set forth in Table LU-3 of the General Plan land use element.
- Minimum units per site16 units
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(h), at least 16 units per site shall be permitted.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the mixed-use (MU) district is to provide the ability for development projects to combine compatible uses in ways which offer a balance of land uses where people can live, work, shop and dine on a neighborhood scale.