ATTACHMENT 2
Summary of Proposed Revisions
Zoning Code Amendment P2025-0023-ZCA
Section Current Code Revision/Objective
17.210.015 – Residential District
Land Uses and Permit
Requirements (Table 2-2)
Child day care – Large family day care homes
and Child day care – Small family day care
homes. Table does not include information
under “Additional Standards” that applies to
these uses, per State Law.
Reinserting the following note, as it was inadvertently omitted in the Zoning Code Update (ZCU) and is needed to maintain internal consistency with Table 2-6 (MU Zones): “Use is subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.”
17.210.020 – Residential Zoning
Districts Development Standards
(Table 2-3)
Specifies the allowable maximum dwelling size
for R1 and R2 but does not specify what is
included in the calculation for R2.
Reinserting the following note for R2, as it was inadvertently omitted in the Zoning Code Update (ZCU): “the maximum and minimum allowed floor area, does not include any garage or other non- habitable space.”
17.210.020 – Residential Zoning
Districts Development Standards
(Table 2-3, 2-4)
17.220.020 – Mixed Use Zoning
District Development Standards
(Table 2-7, 2-8)
“Rooftop decks shall be set back 5 feet from the
building edge along an interior side yard
adjacent to a residential zoned property.”
Adding: “Rooftop decks shall meet the setbacks applicable to the primary structure,” and adding applicability to the rear yard except when another onsite structure screens the rooftop deck from the adjacent residential zoned property to the rear.
To preserve privacy, this clarifies that rooftop decks must always comply with the setback applicable to the primary structure in the zone and not encroach into required setbacks, including in scenarios such as recreation rooms, which have reduced setbacks in certain circumstances.
17.210.020 – Residential Zoning
Districts Development Standards
(Table 2-3)
Maximum front yard paving in R1 and R2:
Limited to 25% with an exception for a 2-car
garage.
Clarifying the exception as follows: “to provide a standard 16-foot, double-wide driveway for a two-car garage within the 20-foot front setback area, leading to a street-facing two-car garage,” since a garage is not allowed within a front setback and that allowance applies to front-facing garages. Expanding the allowance for “additional permeable hardscape…not to exceed a combined total of 20 feet in width when no other parking is provided onsite,” in order to provide additional flexibility for onsite parking.
17.220.015 – Mixed Use District
Land Uses and Permit
Requirements (Table 2-6)
The following uses do not specify standards for
sale of alcoholic beverages:
• Clubs, lodges, and private meeting halls
• Indoor commercial recreation
• Event Centers
Clarifying uses that may request to include alcoholic beverage sales by adding: “For permit requirements related to the sale of alcoholic beverages, see Section 17.400.015 (Alcoholic Beverage Sales).” ATTACHMENT 2
Section Current Code Revision/Objective
• Theatres
17.220.015 – Mixed Use District
Land Uses and Permit
Requirements (Table 2-6)
Health/fitness facilities – ground-floor
restrictions apply in the Mixed Use Downtown
(MU-DT) Zone
Removing footnote restricting this use to 3,000 sq. ft. on the ground floor in MU-DT Zone.
17.220.015 – Mixed Use District
Land Uses and Permit
Requirements (Table 2-6)
Lists pet shops as a permitted use. Updating to include pet grooming as part of that use category to be consistent with the definition.
17.220.015 – Mixed Use District
Land Uses and Permit
Requirements (Table 2-6)
Lists secondhand stores as a separate use from
general retail.
To comply with State law (AB 2632), deleting this as a separate land use and adds the following note under General Retail Stores: “For used merchandise, see Section 17.400.105 (Secondhand Stores).”
17.220.020 – Mixed Use Zoning
District Development Standards
(Table 2-7, 2-8)
Lists minimum rear setbacks for various
scenarios, including when adjacent to an alley,
and when abutting an R1, R2, and RLD zone.
• Rewording the existing standard to clarify which setback applies to each scenario.
• Allowing the half alley width to also be credited when abutting the RLD, consistent with the same standard when abutting R1 and R2 zones, which are similar in allowable height and setbacks.
17.220.020 – Mixed Use Zoning
District Development Standards
(Table 2-8)
Front and street side setbacks for MU-MD, MU-
HD, and MU-I, currently state: “Unless specified
otherwise, upper floor setbacks shall be the same
as the ground floor setback.”
This was inadvertent; deleting this note to be consistent with Table 2- 7, which does not include this note. As written, the text indicates setbacks on all floors are required to be the same, except for the cantilever scenario illustrated in Figure 2-5, which is not the intent. In both tables, the specified setback range applies to all floors; a building is allowed to have a different (greater) setback on the upper floors than the ground floor as long as it is within the minimum and maximum range and is not intended to indicate all floors must have the same setback.
17.300.020.D – Measurement of
Setbacks
Figure 3-1 illustrates the text defining the
location and measurement of setbacks. Interior
side and rear setbacks use “yards” as point of
reference.
Correcting text to clarify the measurement reference is the property line, not the “yard” and make consistent with Figure 3-1. For example: “The rear setback shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the rear property line to the nearest wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the rear property line that extends between the side yards property lines.”
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Section Current Code Revision/Objective
17.300.020.E – Allowed
Projections into Setbacks
(Table 3-1)
Provides projection allowances for upper-level
balconies and decks, with limitation for
balconies.
Clarifying the limitation (i.e., “not be closer than 8 feet to the rear property line and 5 feet to the interior side property line” and “not project beyond the front or street side property line”) also applies to decks.
17.300.020.E. – Allowed
Projections into Setbacks
(Table 3-1)
Provides projection allowances for porte
cocheres and carports.
Removing carports from this projection allowance and clarifying parameters for porte cocheres by adding “attached to a dwelling unit for a depth of no more than 16 feet, and covered with a solid roof.”
17.300.020.E – Allowed
Projections into Setbacks
(Table 3-1)
Provides projection allowances electric, gas
meters, and wall mounted water heaters.
Adding mini-split hvac’s to this category, as these are smaller quieter types of equipment similar to that listed; and clarifying “equipment may be located to within 12 inches of a non-conforming interior side or rear setback” by adding this note to this category to address constraints for existing nonconforming structures.
17.300.020.E. – Allowed
Projections into Setbacks
(Table 3-1)
Provides projection allowances for pools, spas,
hot tubs, and other water elements intended for
human occupancy.
Clarifying how pool setback is measured by adding: “Distance is measured from outside face of bond beam.”
17.300.025.C – Exceptions to
Height Limits
Provides height projection allowances for:
• Roof-mounted mechanical equipment,
antennas, elevators, stairways, … or similar
equipment
• Certain solar installations
Clarifying how allowed height projections are measured. • From “the underlying roof surface” rather than the overall building height, for roof-mounted mechanical equipment, antennas, elevators, stairways, … or similar equipment.
• From “the highest elevation of the rooftop parking deck surface,” rather than the mounting surface for certain solar installations.
17.300.030 – Fences, Hedges, and
Walls (Table 3-2)
Provides standards (e.g., height, design,
placement) for fences/walls, including:
• Open work design at 5-foot side or rear yard
driveway safety sightline (residential zones)
• Limitation to 6 feet in height at required side
or rear setbacks (residential zones)
• Height limitation of 4 feet at front/street
setbacks (all other zones)
Revising text to:
• Clarify the 5-foot driveway safety sightline applies at street rights- of-way (not including alleys).
• Allow a maximum 8 feet in height between two abutting residential zone rear yards by mutual agreement of the two property owners (with no eligibility for a height waiver). • Allow a maximum 8 feet in height within a required residential zone side or rear setback adjacent to a public alley (with no eligibility for a height waiver) or abutting a non-residential zone. • Clarify that in zones with no minimum front/street setback requirements, no fence taller than 4 feet is permitted between a building and the public right-of-way.
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Section Current Code Revision/Objective
17.300.030 – Fences, Hedges, and
Walls (Figure 3-5)
Figure 3-5 illustrates the text in Table 3-2,
including required areas of openwork (shaded),
which include: when within 10 feet of a public
street right-of-way, the portion of the fence or
wall above 30 inches in height shall be of an
openwork design.
Updating diagram to reflect the existing standard listed, by illustrating the 10-foot front setback shaded to reflect openwork requirement over 30-inches within this area.
17.300.035 – Screening Provides standards for screening between different land uses and placement of certain
types of utilities and equipment.
Clarifying applicability of related standards within other sections of the Zoning Code, by adding references to these sections.
17.310.020 – Landscape Area
Requirements
Requires planter islands within parking lot areas
and specifies corresponding minimum
dimensions and are depicted in Figure 3-8.
Specifying explicitly that the minimum width for the planter islands currently required at minimum every four spaces within a parking row is 5 feet, consistent with what is depicted in Figure 3-8.
17.320.035.C.2 – Parking Lot
Aisles
Provides the minimum required dimensions for
standard parking stalls and drive aisles based on
the angles and configuration of the stalls and are
depicted in Figure 3-11.
Correcting Figure 3-11 to show the correct location of the “Stall Length” measurement (measurement b), and to show where the parking stall angle is measured.
17.320.035.O – Parking Structures Provides standards parking structures, including design and screening
Reinserting requirements, inadvertently omitted during ZCU, for parking structure façades facing residential zoning district parcels:
• Be enclosed to prevent light spill, noise, or pollutants from impacting dwellings
• Incorporate architectural design elements, including surface treatments, offset planes, structural articulation, and landscaping to provide visual interest and compatibility with adjacent dwellings
17.320.035.P – Special Parking
Requirements for Residential Uses
Specifies allowable placement of uncovered
parking in R1 and R2 and requires any uncovered
parking not within 15 feet of an interior side
property line to be fully screened from view of
the public right-of-way by the primary structure.
Revising to address a corner lot scenario with parking access from the side street, where screening the uncovered parking with the primary structure is not feasible, by adding: “For corner lots, uncovered parking accessed from the street side and located in the rear half of the lot, may be screened by a solid six foot-high-fence.” Also expanding the 15-foot allowance parking for “an additional five feet of permeable hardscape area may be allowed when no other parking is provided onsite,” in order to provide additional flexibility for onsite parking.
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Section Current Code Revision/Objective
17.320.035.Q – Electric Vehicle
(EV) Parking
Specifies minimum required quantities of EV
charging infrastructure at each of three levels
(EV Capable, EV Ready, and Full EV Chargers/
Charging Stations) for any parking provided, and
which are provided first where parking provided
is less than the cumulative minimums for EV.
Removing the flat minimums for each level for non-residential uses, for consistency with the multi-family residential category, as these minimums result in requiring all EV spaces for small projects with five spaces or less. This also eliminates the need to specify the order in which EV requirements apply in cases where the number of parking spaces provided is less than the cumulative minimum of required EV spaces. Adding text to specify that higher level EV spaces can be provided to satisfy the lower level EV spaces.
17.320.045.B – Bicycle Parking
Design
Provides required clearances and dimensions for
short-term and long-term bicycle parking spaces.
Clarifying standards by adding “a minimum five-foot wide access aisle shall be provided for all bicycle parking spaces” and that the required 30-inches between racks is “measured from the centerline of the rack” and “individual bicycle enclosures such as lockers or cages shall not require clearance from adjacent enclosures or obstructions.”
17.400.100 – Residential Uses –
Accessory Residential Structures
Provides standards for accessory residential
structures (e.g., recreation rooms, etc.),
including reduced side and rear setbacks in
certain scenarios
Clarifying that reduced setbacks apply to side and rear property lines only, as they are not intended to apply to a front property line.
Deleting figure 4-4 as the shown condition only applies to a specific corner lot scenario in the R2 Zone, and is no longer needed following numerous prior revisions to the associated text.
17.400.105 – Secondhand Stores Does not provide standards for Secondhand Stores (thrift shops).
To comply with State law (AB 2632), creating standards to address certain aesthetic and design standards as allowed by State law.
17.400.115 – Temporary Storage
Containers
Provides standards for temporary storage
containers, including allowed placement and
screening.
Clarifying a temporary use permit is not required in R Zones when a container is placed in a parking area or driveway, and providing flexibility for when screening is required (to be determined by the Director).
17.520.015 – Allowed Temporary
Uses, Special Events, And
Temporary Events
Identifies allowable “entertainment and
assembly events” and “display or exhibit
events.”
Specifying that allowed special events listed as “entertainment and assembly events” and “display or exhibit events” include both outdoor and indoor events.
17.610.020 – Non-conforming
Structures (Table 6-1)
Provides a list of improvements required to be
made conforming when a major or minor
improvement is proposed on a property.
Consolidating table columns; clarifying that required bicycle parking spaces, lockers, and showers, are required to be provided in conformance with current Zoning Code standards as part of a major and minor improvement, and including flexibility when physical site constraints preclude incorporating these improvements.
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Section Current Code Revision/Objective
Chapter 17.625 – Required
Community Meetings
Provides requirements for community meetings
as part of specific applications, including the
number of meetings, location, notification, and
structure.
Revising text to:
• Implement City Council direction to discuss only one community meeting for housing projects, while continuing to require two meetings for all other applicable projects/applications. • Allow flexibility in the requirement for meetings to be hybrid (i.e., both in person and online) and the requirement to prepare a project website.
17.630.010 – Notice of Public
Hearings
Requires a 14-day public notification for public
hearings for Zoning Code Amendments
To comply with State law (AB 2904), revising notification period to 20 days for Planning Commission public hearings involving a Zoning Code Amendment.
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Animal Sales and Services: Pet Shops Clarifying that pet grooming is allowed as a standalone use under the category of pet shops by adding “as an accessory or standalone use” to the existing definition.
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Carport Clarifying carport may also be located over a parking area (not just over a driveway).
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Health/Fitness Facilities Removing shooting ranges from the definition of this use category.
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Key lot Correcting the definition to specify its side (and not its front) adjoins the rear (not side) of a reverse corner lot (not a standard corner lot), for consistency with the corresponding Figure 7-1.
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Porte cochere Clarifying parameters for a porte cochere, by specifying a solid roof and attached to a building “for a depth a depth of no more than 16 feet” and with “no less than 7 feet of vertical clearance.”
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Provides a definition of food retail, including
limitations on food consumption area, number
of seats, and kitchen equipment (originally for
parking purposes).
Correcting definition to eliminate restrictions to food consumption area, number of seats, and kitchen equipment, as this distinction is unnecessary in the absence of minimum required parking, and making clear this use does not include alcoholic beverage sales.
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Provides a definition of secondhand stores as a
separate subcategory under retail.
To comply with State law (AB 2632), deleting this as a separate land use definition and adding it to the definition of general retail.
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Section Current Code Revision/Objective
17.700.010 – Definitions of
Specialized Terms and Phrases
Side Yard Correcting to indicate a side yard extends “the full depth of the lot” between the nearest side lot line and the required setback, to be consistent with the text in Section 17.300.020.D – Measurement of Setbacks and Figure 3-1.