7. LAND USE
Cotati General Plan 7-3
GOAL LU 1 Establish an Efficient, Harmonious, and Environmentally Sensitive Land Use Pattern That Enhances Cotati’s Small Town Character, Provides Adequate Space to Accommodate
Sustainable Economic and Housing Growth, and Encourages Orderly Growth
Objective
LU
1A Provide
a
Balanced
Mix
of
Land
Uses
that
Reflect
the
Needs
of
City
Residents
and
Businesses
Policy
LU
1.1: Maintain
a
supply
of
developable
mixed-‐use,
commercial,
industrial,
and
residential
lands
sufficient
to
meet
desired
growth
and
economic
needs
over
the
planning
period.
Policy
LU
1.2:
Assign
the
following
range
of
land
use
designations
throughout
the
City
and
to
parcels
within
the
Urban
Growth
Boundary,
as
shown
in
the
Land
Use
Map
(Figure
7.1):
AGRICULTURAL
(A)
–
The
Agricultural
land
use
designation
identifies
rural,
agricultural
areas
intended
to
serve
as
a
buffer
and
community
separator.
The
A
designation
provides
for
very
low
densities
of
residential
development,
small
acreage
intensive
farming,
commercial
uses that
directly
support
agricultural
operations,
and
part-‐time
farming.
Densities
up
to
one
dwelling
unit
per
five
acres
are
allowed
in
the
A
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
10 percent.
RURAL
RESIDENTIAL
(RR)
-‐
The
Rural
Residential
land
use
designation
identifies
areas
with
limited
variety
of
agricultural
and
rural
uses,
primarily
along
the
southern
and
western
city
borders.
The
RR
designation
allows
agricultural
uses
such
as
orchards,
vineyards,
and
grazing
as
well
as
low-‐density
residential
and
associated
neighborhood
retail
uses,
where
development
and
agricultural
uses
maintain
existing
natural
vegetation
and
topography
to
the
maximum
extent
feasible.
Densities
up
to
one
dwelling
unit
per
acre
are
allowed
in
the
RR
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
15 percent.
LOW
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL
(LDR)
–
The
Low
Density
Residential
designation
allows
single
family
residential
attached
or
detached
homes
and
associated
neighborhood
retail
uses.
Densities
of
two
dwelling
units
per
acre
are
allowed
in
the
LDR
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
40 percent.
LOW-‐MEDIUM
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL
(LMDR)
-‐
The
Low-‐Medium
Density
Residential
designation
allows
single
family
attached
and
detached
units,
duplexes,
and
associated
neighborhood
retail.
Densities
of
six
dwelling
units
per
acre
are
allowed
in
the
LMDR
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
45 percent.
MEDIUM
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL
(MDR)
–
The
Medium
Density
Residential
designation
permits
up
to
ten
units
per
acre
of
single
family
attached
and
detached
units,
duplexes,
multiple-‐family
units,
and
associated
neighborhood
retail.
Densities
of
10 dwelling
units
per
acre
are
allowed
in
the
MDR
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
55 percent.
7. LAND USE
7-4 Cotati General Plan
HIGH
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL
(HDR)
–
The
High
density
residential
land
use
designation
permits
up
to
15 units
per
acre
of
single
family
attached
and
detached
units,
duplexes,
multiple-‐family
units,
and
associated
neighborhood
retail.
Densities
of
15 dwelling
units
per
acre
are
allowed
in
the
HDR
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
75 percent.
GENERAL
COMMERCIAL
(GC)
–
The
General
Commercial
land
use
designation
provides
for
the
basic
business
and
service
needs
of
the
local
community,
including
shopping
centers,
neighborhood-‐oriented
retail,
and
highway-‐
oriented
commercial
uses.
Office
and
multi-‐family
residential
land
uses
which
are
easily
integrated
into
the
adjacent
districts
are
also
appropriate
in
the
General
Commercial
district.
Densities
of
15 dwelling
units
per
acre
are
allowed
in
the
GC
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
100
percent.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
(CI)
-‐
The
Commercial/Industrial
land
use
designation
applies
to
areas
appropriate
for
industrial
parks,
research/development,
food
processing/preparation,
manufacturing,
laboratories,
and
compatible
commercial
uses,
including
business
parks,
retail
sales
for
on-‐site
manufacturing,
and
professional
offices,
in
the
same
district.
Site
coverage
of
up
to
80 percent
is
allowed
in
the
CI
designation;
residential
uses
are
not
allowed.
OPEN
SPACE/PARKS
(OSP)
-‐
The
Open
Space/Parks
land
use
designation
identifies
land
utilized
or
intended
for
open
space
and
both
active
and
passive
community
recreational
purposes.
Appropriate
uses
include
recreational
facilities,
and
conservation
of
areas
of
important
aesthetic,
historical,
or
natural
resource
significance.
Development
within
the
Open
Space/Parks
designation
is
limited
to
parks,
recreational
and
cultural
facilities,
and
visitor
facilities,
where
appropriate,
for
passive
recreation
and
conservation
uses.
One
caretaker’s
quarter
per
parcel
is
allowed
in
the
OSP
designation,
with
site
coverage
of
up
to
5 percent.
PUBLIC
FACILITIES
(PF)
-‐
The
Public
Facilities
designation
applies
to
land
areas
reserved
for
government
offices
and
facilities,
public
agency
offices
and
facilities,
schools,
and
public
utility
facilities.
Site
coverage
comparable
to
adjacent
residential
uses
are
allowed
in
the
PF
designation;
residential
uses
are
not
allowed.
SPECIFIC
PLAN
-‐
The
Specific
Plan
designation
applies
to
lands
within
the
Downtown
Specific
Plan
and
Santero
Way
Specific
Plan.
These
areas
are
intended
to
provide
a
range
of
community-‐
and
visitor-‐serving
uses,
with
an
emphasis
on
a
vibrant
mix
of
land
uses.
Land
uses
are
allowed
as
described
by
each
of
the
applicable
Specific
Plans.
7. LAND USE
Cotati General Plan 7-5
LU-1: General Plan Land Use Designation and Zoning District Compatibility General
Plan
Land
Use
Designation
Existing
Zoning
Districts
and
Special
or
Combining
Zones
Future
Zoning
Districts
and
Special
or
Combining
Zones
Agricultural
Mobilehome
Park
Overlay Agricultural-‐5:
5-‐acre
minimum
Agricultural-‐10:
10-‐acre
minimum
Rural
Residential Rural
Residential
Mobilehome
Park
Overlay
Low
Density
Residential Residential,
Very
Low
Density
Mobilehome
Park
Overlay
Low-‐Medium
Density
Residential
Neighborhood,
Low
Density
Mobilehome
Park
Overlay
Medium
Density
Residential Neighborhood,
Medium
Density
Mobilehome
Park
Overlay
High
Density
Residential Neighborhood,
Urban
Mobilehome
Park
Overlay
General
Commercial
Commercial,
East
Cotati
Avenue
Corridor
Commercial,
Gravenstein
Corridor
Downtown
Commercial
Office Commercial,
East
Cotati
Avenue
Corridor
Commercial/Industrial Commercial/Industrial
General
Industrial
Open
Space/Parks Open
Space,
Conservation
Open
Space,
Recreation
Public
Facilities Public
Facility
Specific
Plan Specific
Plan,
Santero
Way
Specific
Plan,
Downtown
Policy
LU
1.3:
The
Land
Use
Map
may
be
amended
from
time
to
time
to
ensure
that
there
is
an
adequate
supply
of
commercial,
industrial,
public
facility,
parks,
residential,
and
other
lands
to
serve
the
City’s
needs.
Action
LU
1a: Update
the
Zoning
Map
to
be
consistent
with
the
land
use
designations
shown
on
Figure
7.1. Action
LU
1b:
Review
the
standards
provided
in
the
Land
Use
Code
and
amend
as
necessary
for
consistency
with
General
Plan
policies
and
allowed
uses,
including:
• Create
the
Agricultural-‐5
(5-‐acre
minimum
parcel
size)
and
Agricultural-‐10
(10-‐acre
minimum
parcel
size)
to
implement
the
Agricultural
land
use
designation;
• Preclude
residential
uses
in
the
Commercial/Industrial
and
General
Industrial
districts;