ORDINANCE O2024-XX
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MANTECA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17 ZONING, SECTION 17.26.020 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Manteca is empowered to amend Zoning Code Section 17.26.020 Development Standards to align with the adopted General Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Manteca adopted Zoning Code Section 17.26.020 Development Standards in 2011 through Ordinance 1501; and WHEREAS, modifications to Manteca Municipal Code Section 17.26.020 is necessary to further promote the goals and policies of the adopted General Plan; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Goal LU-2 calls the City to, provide adequate land in a range of densities to meet the housing needs of all income groups expected to reside in Manteca, and to regulate residential growth consistent with the capacities of City facilities and services and the ability of the community to assimilate new development; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-14 calls the City to, promote the development of a variety of housing types and prices to meet the needs of all households, including very low-, low-, and moderate-income households; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Goal LU-7 calls the City to, reinforce land use and development patterns that encourage walking and the use of public transit within the community; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-46 calls the City to, allow for higher density housing opportunities along major streets so as to provide residents with access to the public transit system; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Goal LU-8 calls the City to, reinforce strong urban design, quality development and a compact city form; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Goal LU-P-50 calls the City to, encourage and direct growth that supports the downtown as the geographic, civic, cultural, and economic center of Manteca; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Community Design Goal CD-1 calls the City to, retain the compact and cohesive community form of the City; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Community Design Policy CD-P-1 calls the City to, retain the existing central city core as the geographical center of the City; and WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy, H-P-15, directs that, “The City shall provide incentives and other inducements as may be available to encourage the development of infill parcels for residential use in mixed-use developments. The City shall consider the modification of setbacks, height limitations, coverage ratios, parking requirements, and other development regulations to facilitate and encourage the use of infill sites for residential and commercial mixed-use, or multi-family residential use;” and WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy, H-P-16, directs that, “The City shall encourage mixed-use development opportunities within appropriate zoning designations in the downtown;” and WHEREAS, on December 6, 2023, the Planning Commission of the City of Manteca conducted a duly noticed public hearing, and all interested persons were given the opportunity to be heard. The Planning Commission also received and considered the staff report and all the information, evidence, and testimony presented in connection with this Ordinance.
WHEREAS, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines provides that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meeting of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Amendment. Manteca Municipal Code Title 17, Section 17.26.020, Development Standards, is hereby amended to read as follows.
Section 17.26.020 Development Standards
Table 17.26.020-1 (Development Standards for Manteca’s Base Zoning Districts) includes lot area, allowed density, building setbacks, height, and lot coverage requirements for each of the City’s Base Zoning Districts. Section 17.26.030 (Additional Standards for Multi-Family Zoning Districts) establishes additional development standards for multi-family Zoning Districts, and Section 17.26.040 (Standards for Small-Lot Single-Family Development) establishes additional standards for small-lot single-family residential development. Additional site planning requirements (e.g., landscaping, lighting) are listed in Article III (Site Planning Standards). Development within the City of Manteca is also subject to compliance with all adopted Uniform Building and Fire Codes. Zoning District names for the Zoning District symbols used in the table are as follows:
AG Agricultural Zoning District
R-E Residential Estate Zoning District
One-Family Dwelling Zoning District
Limited Multiple-Family Dwelling Zoning District R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling Zoning District CMU Mixed Use Commercial Zoning District BIP Business Industrial Park Zoning District CN Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District CG General Commercial Zoning District CM Commercial Manufacturing Zoning District M1 Light Industrial Zoning District M2 Heavy Industrial Zoning District
OS Open Space Zoning District
A Park Zoning District
PQP Public/Quasi-Public Zoning District
TABLE 17.26.020-1
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MANTECA’S BASE ZONING DISTRICTS Development Standard/Zoning
District
AG
RE
R-11
R-2
R-3
CMU
BIP
CN
CG
CM
M-1
M-2
OS
A
PQP
Allowed Density
Minimum Density (du/ac)
0 0.5
2.1 8.1
15.1 15.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Maximum Density (du/ac)
2.0 2.0
8.0 15.0
25.0 25.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Setback (min. distance between structure and property line in feet)2 Front Yard
50 ft
20 ft
15 ft
0 ft3
25 ft3
0 ft3
ft2,3
0 sf
Front Yard to Porch
n/a
10 ft
10 ft
n/a3
n/a3
n/a3
n/a3
n/a
Side Yard
15 ft
5 ft
5 ft
0 ft3
No min.3
0 ft2,3
0 ft2,3
0 sf
Street Side Yard
15 ft
10 ft
10 ft
0 ft3
25 ft3
0 ft2,3
0 ft2,3
0 sf
Rear Yard
20 ft4
15 ft4
10 ft5
0 ft3
No min.3
0 ft2,3
0 ft2,3
0 sf
Building Height (max.)
Building Height
30 ft
35 ft
55 ft or 4 stories
75 ft
75 ft
75 ft
No max.
No max.
Floor Area Ratio (maximum ratio of building to lot square footage) and Open Space (min. per dwelling unit) Floor Area Ratio
No max.
1.0 0.6
0.5 No max.
Open Space
35% of lot
40%
of lot
30%
of lot
30%
of lot
No min.
35%
of lot
No min.
Notes:
See additional standards for small-lot single-family development in Section 17.26.040.
Setbacks shall be at least the minimum required under the City’s adopted Building Code.
When adjacent to a residential district, all structures shall at a minimum be 40 feet when a commercial or industrial-zoned parcel shares a property line with an adjacent residential district. Pursuant to Table 17.08.060-1, the Approving Authority may reduce this setback upon finding compliance with the Performance Standards in Chapter 17.58. Pursuant to Section 17.10.120, a variance shall be required to reduce commercial or industrial use to less than the required setback of an adjacent residential property.
Garages attached to a main building may encroach into the required rear yard by not more than 10 feet if: (a) it is less than 600 square feet in area; and (b) it shares a common wall of 5 feet or more in length, or is located less than 6 feet from the main building and is connected to the main building by a roofed area (e.g., breezeway) a minimum of 5 feet in width.
Minimum 30 percent of multi-family projects shall be designed for community open space and each unit shall include 400 square feet of private open space as described in Section 17.26.030.
SECTION 2: Severability. If any section, sub-section, subdivision, paragraph, clause or phrase in this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, sub-section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. CEQA. Compliance with CEQA. The proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments have been reviewed with respect to applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq.). Adoption of an ordinance regarding accessory dwelling units in a single-family or multifamily residential zone to implement the provisions of the Government Code is an action that is exempt from the provisions of CEQA under Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h). The remaining amendments have been evaluated and found to not have an impact on the environment under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as it can be seen with certainty that they will not have an impact on the environment, as described in the staff report.
SECTION 4: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days following adoption.
City of Manteca, a municipal corporation
MAYOR: __________________________________
GARY SINGH
ATTEST: __________________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN SS:
CITY OF MANTECA
I, Cassandra Candini-Tilton, City Clerk of the City of Manteca, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance had its first reading and was introduced during the public meeting of the City Council on the 16th day of January, 2024, and had its second reading and was adopted and passed during the public meeting of the City Council on the ___ day of ____, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
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