R-4
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right10
- one-family dwellings
- two-family dwellings
- condominiums, apartments or townhouses (fewer than six units)
- community care facilities serving six or fewer persons
- small family day care homes
- supportive housing
- transitional housing
- low barrier navigation centers
- developments qualifying for ministerial permitting in accordance with SB35 and AB 2011
- all uses currently listed as permitted uses in the C-1 zone on properties rezoned from C-1 to R-4 prior to July 1, 2025
Conditional / special use15
- condominiums, apartments, or townhouses (comprising twenty or more units)
- transitional housing (comprising twenty or more units)
- assembly (over 5,000 gross square feet)
- alcoholic beverage sales/serving establishments
- cannabis uses
- cultural/community facilities
- fitness and health establishments
- hotels/motels
- recreation, commercial
- restaurant, fast-food with drive-thru
- service stations
- services, major
- services, minor (over 5,000 gross square feet)
- all uses conditionally permitted in the C-1 zone and permitted or conditionally permitted in the C-S zone on properties rezoned from C-1 to R-4 prior to July 1, 2025
- residential units on Key Development Site 1 in Area K - Channel Islands as part of a mixed-use development
Extracted standards
24 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density with incentives30 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
A density increase of up to thirty (30) dwelling units/acre.
Design
- Maximum building plane length50 ft
In no case shall a building plane visible from the public right-of-way or public open space extend for more than fifty (50) feet without a massing break
- Entry protection requirement
Exterior building entry doors and entry ways shall be protected with at least one (1) of the following features: overhangs, recesses, porches, trellises, or other weather-protection features covering an area at least three (3) feet in depth and four (4) feet in width.
- Glare prohibition
Reflective surfaces and materials, such as mirrored glass and polished aluminum are prohibited.
- Ground floor window requirement
If a proposed project includes a ground floor commercial component, ground floor windows and openings of the commercial component facing the street shall constitute a minimum of sixty-five (65) percent of the street-level building façade.
- Pedestrian entrance requirement
Primary pedestrian entrances for each residential unit (or the single primary pedestrian entrance if shared) shall face the public street, a shared pedestrian paseo, or a common courtyard.
- Roofline variation requirement
Rooflines along elevations facing a public street shall be articulated using at least one (1) of the following techniques: ...
- Upper story massing reduction
Where the uppermost floor(s) of a building is higher than two (2) stories, floor area of the uppermost floor(s) shall be reduced a minimum of ten (10) percent compared to the ground floor.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with residential component60 ft
or sixty (60) feet if at least one-third (⅓) of the building's square footage is devoted to residential activities
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with incentives75 ft
Increase the base building height to accommodate one (1) additional floor of development (not to exceed an overall height limit of seventy-five (75) feet).
Lighting
- Lighting requirement
Outdoor lighting shall be installed and maintained along all vehicular access ways and common pedestrian walkways.
- Maximum light onto adjacent properties0.5 fc
and not more than 0.5 fc onto adjacent properties.
- Maximum light onto public right-of-way1 fc
Lighting levels shall not be increased by more than one (1) fc onto the public right-of-way
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. area lighting1 fc
Lighting of at least one (1) foot-candle (fc) shall be installed and maintained within all covered and enclosed parking areas
Noise
- Maximum interior noise level50 db
Common walls, floors and ceilings between residential and nonresidential uses shall be constructed so that vibration is minimized and residential unit interior noise levels do not exceed fifty (50) decibels.
Other
- Landscape element requirement
proposed projects shall include at least three (3) of the following landscape elements in the landscape plan: ...
- Long-term bicycle parking requirement
For new buildings with ten (10) or more tenant-occupied spaces, or additions or alterations that add ten (10) or more tenant-occupied spaces, one (1) bicycle parking space shall be provided for twenty (20) tenant vehicular parking spaces, with a minimum of one (1) bicycle parking facility.
- Manufacturing restriction
No non-residential use ... shall involve any kind of manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly germane to the use listed and is incidental to the retail business conducted on the premises and provided that no more than five (5) persons are employed
- Mechanical equipment concealment
Mechanical and utility equipment ... shall be concealed from public view with landscaping, walls, fencing or, if roof mounted, with roof wells or other architectural features
- Refuse enclosure requirement
Refuse enclosures shall be constructed of concrete block, shall be architecturally compatible with the primary structure(s) on-site, shall include opaque, decorative opaque gates, shall provide an opening so that pedestrians can access the dumpsters without opening the large gates, shall include lighting for night time security and use, and shall incorporate roof structures
- Separate refuse container requirement
The residential units shall provide and maintain a refuse storage container separate from that used by the commercial uses.
- Short-term bicycle parking requirement
A permanently anchored bicycle rack located within two hundred (200) feet of the visitors' entrance and readily visible to passersby, which contains a minimum of one (1) bicycle space per twenty (20) visitor vehicular parking spaces, with a minimum of one (1) two-bike capacity rack.
Parking
- Separate parking requirement
Parking spaces for nonresidential and residential uses shall be specifically designated by posting, pavement marking and/or physical separation.
- Surface parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
Surface parking spaces shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from the front property line.
From the ordinance
No building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet, or sixty (60) feet if at least one-third (⅓) of the building's square footage is devoted to residential activities ... The maximum residential density shall be twenty-five (25) dwelling units per acre ... The minimum residential density shall be twenty (20) dwelling units per acre. ... No front yard shall be required ... a side and rear yard on each side of the building of not less than four (4) feet in width.
Use details
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"**Rear and Side Elevation Enhancements.** Rear and side elevations that are exposed to public view shall be treated with",
"**Building Floors for Residential Uses.** The floors devoted to residential units shall provide an exterior appearance a",
"**Color and Material Changes.** Material and color changes shall occur at an inside corner, underside of a massing eleme",
"**Glare.** Reflective surfaces and materials, such as mirrored glass and polished aluminum are prohibited."
]
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