Merced, California · General provision

20.20.020

Dimensional standards

Housing

Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Servicing

Applies near
Figure 20.20-1
Geographic extent
Planned development projects located within the area shown in Figure 20.20-1 shall be exempt from minimum project size requirements.

Uses

Permitted by right1

  • Land uses conforming to the applicable general plan designation, shown on the official site utilization plan

Conditional / special use1

  • Uses allowed with a conditional use permit as listed in the final site utilization plan

Prohibited1

  • Land uses not shown on the site utilization plan

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Variety of dwelling elevations required

    Projects shall incorporate a variety of dwelling elevations. Varied setbacks, some two-story houses, front porches, bays and balconies are encouraged as ways of achieving variety; and windows, doors, non-recessed garage doors on the front elevation shall have raised trim in order to provide visual interest and relief.

  • Neighborhood compatibility required

    Projects shall be designed to be compatible with adjacent single-family residential neighborhoods. The director of development services shall consider the relationship of second-story windows, doors, and balconies with the privacy of neighbors, and may require that these features be redesigned or omitted from second-story rear walls.

Other

  • Final site utilization plan required

    Prior to or concurrent with applications for any building permits within a planned development zoning district, a final site utilization plan (final SUP) shall be approved by the site plan review committee

  • Front yard shall contain landscaping, including trees, lawn, or other type of drought-tolerant groundcover, shrubs, and an irrigation system, to be installed prior to occupancy.

  • A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the garages along a street shall have greater setbacks which are five (5) feet greater than the minimum setback for the remainder of the dwelling unit.

  • Minimum percentage of garages with recessed doors25 pct

    A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of garages fronting a street shall have recessed doors (by at least one (1) foot) for dwelling units with the standard twenty (20) foot setback.

  • Preliminary site utilization plan required

    Applications for approval of a preliminary site utilization plan (preliminary SUP) shall include the following materials:

  • Three-car garage prohibition

    No three-car garages are allowed for lots five thousand (5,000) square feet or smaller, except on lots with alley access or lots exceeding sixty (60) feet in width.

From the ordinance

In all planned development zoning districts, permitted land uses shall conform to the applicable general plan designation, provided that such land uses are shown on the official site utilization plan for the particular P-D zone as approved by the city council
20.20.020