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Attachment B - Zoning Comparison

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May 19, 2025

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ATTACHMENT B

ZONING COMPARISON TABLE
800 San Antonio Road, 25PLN-00066
Table 1: COMPARISON WITH CHAPTER 18.16 (CS DISTRICT)
Residential Development Standards
Regulation Prior CS w/HIP Zoning
(For reference only)
Entitled PC
22PLN-00129
Proposed PC
Minimum Site Area, width and
depth
None APN 147-03-038 (800
san Antonio Road):
18,719 sf
APN 147-03-043 (808-
814 San Antonio Road):
19,475 sf
Resulting parcel:
38,194 sf

0.88 acres
No change
Minimum Front Yard 24 feet special setback 24 feet special setback No change Rear Yard 10 feet for residential
portion of proposed
project; none for
commercial
10 feet
Some corners of
balconies protrude 2”-
1’11”. Protrusion is
allowed per CS zoning
in the rear setback.

No change
Interior Side Yard None 5 feet both sides No change
Min. yard for lot lines abutting
or opposite residential
districts or residential PC
districts
10 feet (2) Not Applicable Not Applicable,
however this may
change if 788 San
Antonio concurrently
proposes a PC.

Max. Site Coverage 50% (19,097 sf) 60% (22,885 sf) 60% (22,885 sf) Max. Building Height 50 ft or
35 ft within 150 ft. of a
residential district
(other than an RM-40
or PC zone) abutting
Rooftop Garden
allowed to exceed
height by 12 ft. Stair
and Elevator overrun
allowed to minimum
height feasible for
access
Mechanical equipment
allowed to exceed
height by 15 ft.
60 feet 8 inches to top
of roof parapet
64 feet 8 inches to
Rooftop Garden Trellis
and mechanical
enclosures
60 feet 8 inches to top
of roof parapet
64 feet 8 inches to
Rooftop Garden Trellis
and mechanical
enclosures
PC Special Requirements for
height
50 ft when adjacent to
RM-30, RM-40, 35 ft
when adjacent to RE,
R-1, R-2, RMD, RM, or
PC
Not Applicable/not
adjacent to existing
residential zone
Not Applicable,
however this may
change if 788 San
Antonio concurrently
proposes a PC.

Daylight Plane for lot lines
abutting one or more
residential zone districts other
than an RM-40 or PC Zone
None, as this site is not
abutting a residential
zone (6)
Not Applicable/not
adjacent to existing
residential zone
Not Applicable,
however this may
change if 788 San
Antonio concurrently
proposes a PC.

PC Special Requirements for
Daylight Plane
Non-residential uses
abutting any RE, R-1, R-
2, RM or any
residential PC district –
10 ft and a 3:6 slope
For >60% residential
PC, the daylight planes
may be identical to the
daylight plane
requirements of the
most restrictive
residential district
abutting the site
Not Applicable/not
adjacent to existing
residential zone
Not Applicable,
however this may
change if 788 San
Antonio concurrently
proposes a PC.

Residential Density 30 du/ac per CS Zone
40 du/ac per Housing
Element
107 du/ac per Housing
Incentive Program
85 DU/AC
(75 units proposed)
136 DU/AC
(120 units proposed)
Maximum Floor Area for HIP In no event shall the
Director approve a
commercial FAR that
exceeds the standard
in Table 4 of Section

18.16.060(b) or a total
FAR (including both
residential and
commercial FAR) in
excess of 2.0

3.0:1 (114,893 sf Total)

2.98:1 (113,815 sf
Residential)

0.02:1 (1,078 sf
Commercial)

3.0:1 (114,888 sf
Total)

2.98:1 (113,810 sf
Residential)

0.02:1 (1,078 sf
Commercial)
Minimum Useable Open Space 150 sf per unit Common Open Space Provided: 1,830 sf roof
deck, 1,529 sf
courtyard = 3,359 sf or

44.8 sf per unit
Private Open Space:

Typical 65 sf – 155 sf
Average total per unit
meets 150 sf min sf
Common Open Space
Provided: roof deck,
courtyard, unknown
useable size
Private Open Space:

Typical 65 sf – 155 sf
Approx. 45 units
would not have
balconies
Intends to meets 150
sf min sf
Minimum Mixed-use Ground
Floor Commercial FAR

0.15:1(10)
5,729.1 sf or 1,500 sf (c)
1,078 sf 1,078 sf
(1) No parking or loading space, whether required or optional, shall be located in the first 10 feet adjoining the street property line of any required yard.
(2) Any minimum front, street side, or interior yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscaped screen excluding areas required for access to the site. A solid wall or fence between 5 and 8 feet in height shall be constructed along any common interior lot line. (6) The initial height and slope shall be identical to those of the most restrictive residential zone abutting the site line in question. (10) In the CC(2) zone and on CN and CS zoned sites on El Camino Real, there shall be no minimum mixed use ground floor commercial FAR for a residential project, except to the extent that the retail preservation requirements of Section 18.40.180 or the retail shopping (R) combining district (Chapter 18.30(A)) applies.
(c) A high-density residential or mixed-use project in the CS zone district, but not within the Ground Floor (GF) or Retail (R) combining districts, shall be required to replace only 1,500 square feet of an existing Retail or Retail-Like use. For the purposes of this partial exemption, high-density shall mean 30 or more dwelling units per acre.

Table 2: CONFORMANCE WITH CHAPTER 18.52 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) for Existing Commercial and Proposed Residential*
Type Required Existing Proposed
Vehicle Parking 1/1-bedroom unit
2/2-bedroom or larger
unit
144 spaces total
N/A 148 spaces (76 EVSE
ready)
Bicycle Parking 1 LT space per unit
76 spaces
N/A 76 LT
8 ST
Loading Space 1, for residential
structures with >50
units
N/A One

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