PD
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right3
Conditional / special use12
- any use permitted or conditionally permitted in any residentially zoned district
- apartment house
- bungalow court
- condominium
- community apartment project
- day care center
- manager's office
- rest home
- extended care facility
- convalescent hospital
- sanitarium
- stock cooperative
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- All required yards landscaped
All required yards shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with the approved landscape plan.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when within 50 ft of RA, E4, or R130 ft
No main building shall be erected on said PD lot to a height to exceed two (2) stories, and/or thirty (30) feet, whichever is more restrictive, within fifty (50) feet of said RA, E4 or R1 zoned property
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when within 300 ft of RA, E4, or R150 ft
No main building shall be erected on said PD lot to a height to exceed three (3) stories, and/or fifty (50) feet, whichever is more restrictive, within three hundred (300) feet of said RA, E4 or R1 zoned property
- Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. when within 50 ft of RA, E4, or R12 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No main building shall be erected on said PD lot to a height to exceed two (2) stories, and/or thirty (30) feet, whichever is more restrictive, within fifty (50) feet of said RA, E4 or R1 zoned property
- Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. when within 300 ft of RA, E4, or R13 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No main building shall be erected on said PD lot to a height to exceed three (3) stories, and/or fifty (50) feet, whichever is more restrictive, within three hundred (300) feet of said RA, E4 or R1 zoned property
- Minimum gross floor area for bachelor unit450 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Bachelor units 450 square feet
- Minimum gross floor area for one-bedroom unit650 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One-bedroom units 650 square feet
- Minimum gross floor area for two-bedroom unit800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two-bedroom units 800 square feet
- Additional floor area per additional bedroom beyond two100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each additional bedroom in excess of two (2) bedrooms in an apartment unit, there shall be an additional one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. recreation area per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of four hundred (400) square feet of open space recreation area shall be provided per dwelling unit within a common designated recreation area.
- Trash collection area screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
All trash collection and garbage collection areas shall be surrounded on at least three (3) sides by a five-foot fence or block wall
- Perimeter fence or wall required
Any development in this District shall be surrounded by a solid redwood or cedar fence or masonry wall or combination thereof.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting RA, E4, or R115 ft
When any lot zoned PD has a rear property line abutting property in the RA, E4 or R1 District, each dwelling shall have a required rear yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet with landscaping.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting other districts10 ft
When any lot zoned PD has a rear property line abutting a lot in any other district not set forth in paragraph (a) above, there shall be a required rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting RA, E4, or R115 ft
When any interior side property line of a lot in the district abuts property in the RA, E4 or R1 District, each dwelling shall have a required side yard along said property line of not less than fifteen (15) feet with landscaping.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting other districts5 ft
When any interior side property line of a lot in the PD District abuts property in the PD District or any other District not set forth in paragraph (a) above, there shall be a required side yard along that side property line of not less than five (5) feet
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on corner lot street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
On corner lots, the side yard on the street side shall not be less than ten (10) feet.
From the ordinance
The PD, Planned Development District, is hereby authorized to provide for garden apartment development, regulated so as to cover a minimum of ground area and provide a maximum of open space.