22.46.310-22.46.370
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Avalon Canyon Resort and Recreation DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., with hillside areas (slope >=15%) and non-hillside areas
Uses
Permitted by right18
- resort/recreation use in nonhillside areas
- residential with low-intensity compatible recreation in hillside areas
- arboretums and horticultural gardens
- athletic fields, excluding stadiums
- campgrounds, improved; lower-cost public use
- employee housing, consisting of single- and two-family residences
- equestrian stables with training and riding facilities
- golf courses, including the customary clubhouse and appurtenant facilities
- interpretive displays
- parks and playgrounds with all appurtenant facilities
- riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles
- swimming pools
- tennis, volleyball, badminton, croquet, lawn bowling, similar courts
- visitor information centers, including displays, audio-visual viewing areas, library and related offices
- botanical gardens
- parks designed for passive recreation uses
- residences, single-family
- riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles
Conditional / special use21
- flood control facilities
- grading, excavation or fill, exceeding 500 cubic yards of material
- publicly owned or operated uses necessary to the maintenance of the public health, convenience or general welfare
- rifle, pistol, skeet and trap ranges
- water tanks, wells and any use normal and appurtenant to the storage and distribution of water
- child care centers
- churches, temples or other places used exclusively for religious worship
- communication equipment buildings, with accessory antennas
- community center and associated facilities
- electrical distribution substations, including accessory microwave facilities
- employee housing, consisting of density-controlled developments and townhouses
- fire stations
- gas metering and control stations, public utility
- hospitals
- libraries
- museums
- police stations
- schools, through grade 12, accredited
- veterinary services, including boarding
- density controlled developments
- townhouses
Accessory5
- accessory buildings, structures and uses customarily used in conjunction with the main building or use of the property
- animals, domestic and wild, maintained or kept as pets for personal use
- building materials, storage of, used in the construction of a building or building project
- campgrounds, improved include graded road access, privies or water operated toilets, cleared tent spaces, tables, interpretive and informational signs, drinking water, group camping areas and trash receptacles
- signs
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density for low/moderate income employee housing40 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
40 dwelling units per gross acre for low/moderate income employee housing.
- Maximum density in hillside areas10 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
10 dwelling units per gross acre for hillside areas.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in hillside areas28 ft
28 feet in hillside areas and employee housing.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in non-hillside areas40 ft
40 feet in non-hillside areas.
Other
- Existing campground capacity75 PAOT
75 PAOT for the existing campground.
- New campground capacity200 PAOT
200 PAOT for the new campground.
- Coastal Commission approval for tidelands
Piers, docks and any other development proposed or undertaken on any tidelands, submerged lands or on public trust lands, whether filled or unfilled, lying within the coastal zone require approval by the Coastal Commission.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. in hillside areas40 pct
40 percent in hillside areas.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. in non-hillside areas80 pct
80 percent in non-hillside areas.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for employee housing2,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
2,200 square feet for employee housing.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. in hillside areas5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
5,000 square feet in hillside areas.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. in non-hillside areas2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
2,000 square feet in non-hillside areas.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for employee housing25 ft
25 feet for employee housing.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for other uses50 ft
50 feet in hillside and non-hillside areas, excluding employee housing.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in non-hillside areas3 ft
Each lot shall have a rear yard of three feet; no other yards are required in non-hillside areas.
All structures, except as provided in Section 22.46.520.A, shall be located at least 75 feet, measured horizontally downslope, from the top of major ridgelines as depicted in Map #11, Appendix D.
- Vertical clearance below ridgeline10 ft
No structure shall extend into a zone set at 10 feet below the major ridgelines depicted in Map #11.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. requirement for employee housing3 ft
Each lot shall have a yard at least three feet on all lot lines for employee housing.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. requirement in hillside areas10 ft
Each lot shall have a yard at least 10 feet on all lot lines in hillside areas.
From the ordinance
10 dwelling units per gross acre for hillside areas. 40 dwelling units per gross acre for low/moderate income employee housing. 28 feet in hillside areas and employee housing. 40 feet in non-hillside areas.
Parking requirements
{
"dwelling unit": "1 space",
"non-residential": "determined by Hearing Officer"
}