Novato, California · General provision

19.16.030

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Environmental

  • Constraints analysis required

    A constraints analysis shall be independently prepared by qualified experts in compliance with the City's Constraints Analysis Guidebook, for any proposed land use within the Baylands Overlay District.

  • Habitat protection

    Development shall avoid or minimize encroachments into sensitive wildlife habitats and shall not limit normal range areas, create barriers which cut off access to food, water or shelter, or cause damage to fisheries or fish habitats.

  • Habitat Restoration and Management Plan required

    Any disturbance, development, excavation, fill, alteration, or encroachment within sensitive habitat areas, identified in the Constraints Analysis shall require a Habitat Restoration and Management Plan

  • Wetland buffers required

    Buffer areas shall be provided between development and identified or potential wetland areas based on the following criteria: biological (habitat) significance; sensitivity of habitats or particular species; presence of threatened or endangered species; susceptibility of adjacent site to erosion; topography and configuration of wetland areas; and type and scale of development proposed.

From the ordinance

The B overlay zoning district is applied to areas within the historic Baylands, excluding lands that have been legally filled or legally developed.
19.16.030