Pasadena

In the RS and RM-12 zoning districts, the maximum height of a wall or fence in interior side or rear setbacks abutting property in a OS or PS zoning district or abutting property with a residential use shall be six feet. Abutting commercial or industrial: eight feet. Front setback: four feet. In nonresidential districts: front and corner side setbacks: six feet; interior side and rear: eight feet. All new projects abutting a residential zoning district: solid concrete or masonry wall at least seven feet.

In the RS and RM-12 zoning districts, the maximum height of a wall or fence in interior side or rear setbacks abutting property in a OS or PS zoning district or abutting property with a residential use shall be six feet. Abutting commercial or industrial: eight feet. Front setback: four feet. Principal structures within the RS and RM-12 zoning districts shall not be located within a side setback encroachment plane sloping upward and inward to the site at a 30-degree angle measured from the vertical, commencing six feet above the existing grade along the interior side property line. In the RS and RM-12 zoning districts, the exterior walls and/or roof may have a metallic finish when the Solar Reflectance does not exceed 0.35.

Proposed development shall provide for the undergrounding of utility facilities (e.g., cable television, data network, electrical, telephone, and similar distribution lines providing direct service to the site) in compliance with the following requirements.

All utility facilities shall be installed underground within the site for nonresidential and mixed-use development. For residential development, all utility facilities on a site being developed with a new dwelling unit, or new construction adding more than 100 square feet to an existing dwelling unit, shall be installed underground within the property lines.

Each multi-family project shall have a landscaped open space as its central focus.

A minimum of 20 percent of the total number of dwelling units in a residential project shall be developed, offered to, and sold or rented to households of very low, low, and moderate-income, at an affordable housing cost.

A minimum of 20 percent of the total number of dwelling units in a residential project shall be developed, offered to, and sold or rented to households of very low, low, and moderate-income, at an affordable housing cost.

All required inclusionary units shall be reserved for low and moderate-income households at the applicable affordable housing cost for the following minimum time periods. Units for sale - 45 years; Rental units - Reserved in perpetuity.

A request for a density bonus shall not require any discretionary approval by the City. ... The density bonus for very low-income units shall be calculated as follows.

A request for a density bonus shall not require any discretionary approval. A request for a density bonus shall only be granted if an applicant seeks and agrees to construct one of the following: at least 5% very low, 10% low, 10% moderate, or 35 units for seniors.

Projects in Central District subdistricts CD-1, CD-2, CD-3, and CD-4 may be granted a density bonus of up to 50 percent above the maximum density, according to the following formula: for each additional percentage point of very low income units above 11 percent, a bonus of 2.5 percent may be granted, for each additional percentage point of low-income units above 20 percent, a bonus of 1.5 percent may be granted, and for each percentage point of moderate-income units above 40 percent, a bonus of one percent may be granted. A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for any density bonus exceeding 35 percent.

All projects shall provide and maintain landscaping in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

All projects shall provide and maintain landscaping in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Landscape areas and materials for commercial, industrial, hillside, and multi-family projects shall be designed, installed, and properly maintained in compliance with the following.

Additional Standards for Development Projects Within the HD Overlay District

Each project that requires a Building Permit or land use permit shall also require the approval of a landscape plan by the Zoning Administrator and the Fire Chief.

Where healthy trees exist on a site, maximum effort shall be given for their retention.

Street trees are required whenever new structures are constructed on vacant lots within the City.

Any new development shall be required to provide a minimum of one 24-inch box tree planted in the parkway, or in the sidewalk area where there is no parkway, at the same spacing as existing trees or at 20-foot intervals if there are no existing trees

Street trees shall not be removed without first obtaining permission from the Department of Public Works.