Appropriate
An act, condition, or state that is considered suitable.
Archaeological Resource
Material evidence of past human activity found below
the surface of the ground or water, portions of which
may be visible above the surface.
Arterials
Major thoroughfares intended to serve as the major
routes of travel within the city. Arterials are typically
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larger roadways designed to gather traffic from the
collector system and provide major connections between regional destinations, highway and freeway systems.
Bicycle Path (Class I facility)
A paved route not on a street or roadway and ex- pressly reserved for bicycles traversing an otherwise unpaved
area. Bicycle paths may parallel roads but typically are separated from them by landscaping.
Bicycle Lane (Class II facility)
A corridor expressly reserved for bicycles, existing on a street or roadway in addition to any lanes for use by
motorized vehicles.
Bicycle Route (Class III facility)
A facility shared with motorists and identified only by signs, a bicycle route has no pavement markings or lane stripes.
Bikeways
A term that encompasses bicycle lanes, bicycle paths
and bicycle routes.
Best management practices
Management practices (such as nutrient management)
or structural practices (such as terraces) designed to
reduce the quantities of pollutants -- such as sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus and animal wastes -- that are
washed by rain and snow melt from farms.
CalVeg
A classification system of ecological subregions used by the U.S. Forest Service.
Capital Improvements Program
A Capital Improvements Program (CIP) is administered by a City. A CIP schedules permanent improvements, usually for a minimum of five years in the future, to fit the projected fiscal capability of the local jurisdiction. The program generally is reviewed annually for conformance to and consistency with the General Plan.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
The California Environmental Quality Act (California
Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) was passed in 1970, shortly after the Federal Government
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passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Under CEQA, projects are reviewed for the purpose of
evaluating potential environmental impacts of new
development to the State.
City
City with a capital “C” generally refers to the San Carlos city government or administration. City with a lower case “c” may mean any city or may refer to the
geographical area of San Carlos (e.g. the city bikeway
system).
City Limit
The legal boundaries of the geographical area subject to the jurisdiction of San Carlos’ City government. For
example, development applications for properties located within the city limit are reviewed by the City.
Collectors
Intermediaries between arterials and local roads; collecting traffic from local roads and distributing it to the arterial system. Collector roadways also provide direct access to residential subdivisions as well as shopping
centers and industrial complexes and should be spaced
at quarter-mile to half-mile intervals.
Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL)
A 24-hour energy equivalent level derived from a variety of single-noise events, with weighting factors of 5 and 10 dBA applied to the evening (7 PM to 10 PM) and
nighttime (10 PM to 7 AM) periods, respectively, to
allow for the greater sensitivity to noise during these hours.
Compatible
Capable of existing together without conflict or ill effects.
Conditional Use Permit
The discretionary and conditional review of an activity, function or operation on a site or in a building or facility.
Cul-de-sac
A short street or alley with only a single means of ingress and egress at one end and with a large turnaround at its other end.
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Cultural Resources
Includes historic, archaeological and paleontological
resources, as well as human remains.
dB
Decibel; a unit used to express the relative intensity of a sound as it is heard by the human ear. The lowest
volume a normal ear can detect under laboratory conditions is 0 dB, the threshold of human hearing. Since the decibel scale is logarithmic, 10 decibels are ten times more intense and 20 decibels are a hundred times more
intense than 1 db.
dBA
The “A-weighted” scale for measuring sound in decibels; weighs or reduces the effects of low and high frequencies in order to simulate human hearing. Every increase of 10 dBA doubles the perceived loudness even
though the noise is actually ten times more in- tense.
Dedication
The offer of land or easements for public use by an
owner or developer of private land. Offers of dedication for roads, parks, school sites, or other public uses often are made conditions of approval of development
by a city or county.
Dedication, In lieu of
Cash payments that may be required of an owner or
developer as a substitute for a dedication of land, usually calculated in dollars per unit measurement of land and referred to as in lieu fees or in lieu contributions.
Density
The amount of development on a property. (See also
“Density, Residential” and “Floor Area Ratio”)
Density, Residential
The number of permanent residential dwelling units per
acre of land. Densities specified in the General Plan are expressed in dwelling units per gross acre. (See “Acres, Gross”)
Development
The physical extension and/or construction of land
uses. Development activities may include: subdivision
of land; construction or alteration of structures, roads,
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utilities and other facilities; grading; deposit of refuse, debris, or fill materials; and clearing of natural vegetative cover.
Downtown
The Downtown is generally defined as Laurel Street
from Holly Street to Arroyo Street, including properties west to Walnut Street and the Civic Center.
Dwelling Unit
The place of customary abode of a person or household
which is either considered to be real property under
State law or cannot be easily moved.
Element
California State Government Code Section 65302 requires each General Plan to contain seven separate “elements” that set goals, policies and actions for each mandated subject. Topics can sometimes be combined
or included into other elements, as allowed by State law.
Other elements are optional.
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
A report required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that assesses all the environmental characteristics of an area, determines what effects or impacts will result if the area is altered or disturbed by a proposed action, and identifies alternatives or other measures to avoid or reduce those impacts. (See “California Environmental Quality Act”) Fault
A fracture in the earth’s crust that forms a boundary
between rock masses that have shifted.
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
The size of a building in square feet (gross floor area) divided by net land area, expressed as a decimal number. For example, a 60,000 square foot building on a 120,000 square-foot parcel would have a floor area ratio of 0.50. The FAR generally is used in calculating the building intensity of non-residential development.
Form Based Ordinance
Document regulating development to achieve a specific urban form by controlling physical form, with a
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lesser focus on land use regulations presented in both
diagrams and words, keyed to a regulating plan that
designates the appropriate form and scale of development. It addresses the relationship between building facades and the public realm, the form and mass of
buildings in relation to one another and the scale and
types of streets and blocks.
Floodplain, (100-year)
The area which has a one percent chance of being inundated during any particular 12-month period. The risk of this area being flooded in any century is 1 percent, but statistically, the risk is almost 40 percent in a 50-year period.
Gateway
An area located where a major street meets the city limit.
It is a point along a roadway at which a pedes- trian,
motorist or cyclist gains a sense of having en- tered the city.
General Plan
A compendium of City policies regarding its long-term
development, in the form of maps and accompanying
text. The General Plan is a legal document required of
each local agency by the State of California Government Code Section 65301 and adopted by the City Council. In California, the General Plan has seven
mandatory elements (Circulation, Conservation, Housing, Land Use, Noise, Open Space, Public Safety) and may include any number of optional elements.
Goal
A description of the general desired results that San
Carlos seeks to create through the implementation of the General Plan. Goals are included in each element of the Plan and may include the key physical or com- munity
characteristics that the City and its residents wish to maintain or develop.
Groundwater
Water that exists beneath the earth’s surface, typically found between saturated soils and rock and is used to
supply wells and springs.
Habitat
The physical location or type of environment in which
an organism or biological population lives or occurs.
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Household
All persons occupying a single dwelling unit.
Impact Fee
A fee charged to a developer by the City specific to the proposed development project, typically by number of
units, square footage or acreage. The fee is often used to offset costs incurred by the municipality for infrastructure such as schools, roads, wastewater facilities, police and fire services and parks.
Implementation
Actions, procedures, programs, or techniques that
carry out policies.
Infill Development
Development that occurs on vacant or underutilized
land within areas that are already largely developed.
Landmark Site
Sites designated General Commercial/Industrial adjacent to Holly Street and Industrial Road are considered Landmark Sites with high visibility and uses drawing
from a regional market-base are encouraged.
Land Use
The occupation or utilization of an area of land for any human activity or purpose.
Land Use Designation
One specific category in a classification series of appropriate use of properties. A designation has an associated list of applied land use and management policies.
Level of Service Standard
A standard used by government agencies to measure
the quality or effectiveness of a municipal service, such as police, fire, or library, or the performance of a facility, such as a street or highway.
Level of Service (LOS) for Traffic
A scale that measures the amount of traffic that a
roadway or intersection can accommodate, based on
such factors as maneuverability, driver dissatisfaction and delay.
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LOS A
A relatively free flow of traffic, with little or no limitation on vehicle movement or speed.
LOS B
Describes a steady flow of traffic, with only slight delays in vehicle movement and speed.
LOS C
Denotes a reasonably steady, high-volume flow of traffic, with some limitations on movement and speed and occasional backups on critical approaches.
LOS D
Designates the level where traffic nears an unstable
flow. Intersections still function, but short queues develop and cars may have to wait through one cycle during short peaks.
LOS E
Represents traffic characterized by slow movement and
frequent stoppages. This level of service is consid- ered to be the limit of acceptable delay.
LOS F
Describes unsatisfactory stop-and-go traffic characterized by "traffic jams" and stoppages of long duration.
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
A five- or seven-member commission within San Mateo
County that reviews and evaluates all proposals for
formation of special districts, incorporation of cities, annexation to special districts or cities, consolidation of districts and merger of districts with cities. San Mateo County’s LAFCo is empowered to approve, disapprove or conditionally approve such proposals.
Local Street
Provides direct access to properties and connects travelers to collectors and arterials.
Manufactured Housing
Residential structures that are constructed entirely in the factory, and that since June 15, 1976, have been
regulated by the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 under the administration of HUD.
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Mobile Home
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis and designed for use as a single-family dwelling unit.
Modular Unit
A factory-fabricated, transportable building or major
component designed for use by itself or for incorporation with similar units onsite into a structure for residential, commercial, educational, or industrial use. The modular unit differs from mobile homes and manufactured housing by (in addition to lacking an integral chassis or permanent hitch to allow future movement)
being subject to California housing law design standards. California standards are more restrictive than federal standards in some respects (e.g. plumbing and
energy conservation). Also called Factory Built Housing.
Mobile Home Park
A parcel of land under one ownership that has been
planned and improved for the placement of two or more
mobile homes for rental purposes for non- transient use.
Mixed Use
Any mixture of land uses, including mixtures of residences with commercial, offices with retail, or visitor accommodation with offices and retail. As distinguished from a single use land use designation or zone, mixed use refers to an authorized variety of uses for
buildings and structures in a particular area.
Parcel
A lot, or contiguous group of lots, in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for
purposes of development.
Pedestrian-Oriented Design
An approach to architectural design intended to facilitate movement on foot in an area, as opposed to design that primarily serves automobile movement. Examples
of pedestrian-oriented design include pathways following the most direct route from sidewalk to front door, continuous building streetwalls with shop windows, outdoor cafes, street trees and benches and with architectural enhancement in the first two floors that are at human scale.
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Planning Area
The Planning Area is the land area addressed by the
General Plan. The Planning Area does not lead to regulatory powers outside of the city limit. During the General Plan Update process, the City identified distinctive areas that have the greatest potential to experience land use changes and have specific policies and programs targeted towards them. The unincorporated
land within the City of San Carlos will remain under the jurisdiction of the County of San Mateo unless an- nexed to the City. (See also Sphere of Influence)
Policy
A specific statement of principle or of guiding actions that implies clear commitment but is not mandatory. A
general direction that a governmental agency sets to
follow, in order to meet its goals and objectives before undertaking an implementing action or program. (See
"Action")
Sensitive Receptors
Uses sensitive to noise, odor and particulate matter such as residential areas, hospitals, convalescent homes and facilities and schools.
Specific Plan
Under Article 8 of the Government Code (Section 65450
et seq), a legal tool for detailed design and implementation of a defined portion of the area covered by a General Plan. A Specific Plan may include all detailed regulations, conditions, programs and/or proposed legislation which may be necessary or convenient for the systematic implementation of any General Plan element(s).
Sphere of Influence
Under State law, the term used for the area outside of
the city limit which plans for the probable physical
boundaries and service area of a local agency, as determined by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). (See also Planning Area)
Traffic Calming
Measures designed to reduce motor vehicle speeds and
to encourage pedestrian use, including:
narrow streets,
tight turning radii,
sidewalk bulbouts,
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parking bays,
textured paving at intersections, and
parkways between sidewalks and streets.
Unincorporated Area
Encompasses properties that are located outside of
cities. Development in the unincorporated area is subject to County jurisdiction.
Use
The purpose for which a lot or structure is or may be
leased, occupied, maintained, arranged, designed, intended, constructed, erected, moved, altered and/or enlarged in accordance with the City zoning ordinance
and General Plan land use designations.
Vehicle Miles Traveled
The sum of distances traveled by all motor vehicles in a specified system of highways for a given period of time.
Wastewater
Water that has already been used for washing, flushing, or in a manufacturing process and therefore contains waste products such as sewage or chemical byproducts.
Watershed
The land area extending from the topographic high
points where water collects, such as ridges, down to the topographic low point where the area drains into a
creek, river, bay, ocean, or other waterbody.
Zoning
The division of a City by ordinance or other legislative regulation into districts, or zones, which specify allowable uses for real property and size restrictions for buildings constructed in these areas; a program that
implements the land use policies of the General Plan.
Zoning District
A designated area of the City for which prescribed land use requirements and building and development
standards are or will be established.
Acronyms
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ADT average daily traffic
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AERA Avigation Easement Review Area
AYSO American Youth Soccer Organization
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management
District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit
BMP best management practices
B-PAC Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee
C/CAG City/County Association of Governments
CAA Clean Air Act
CAAQS California Ambient Air Quality Standards
CAL FIRE California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection
CAP Climate Action Plan
CARB California Air Resources Board
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CLUP San Mateo Co. Comprehensive Airport/Land Use Compatibility Plan CNEL Community Noise Equivalent Level
CO carbon monoxide
CO2e carbon dioxide equivalent
Db decibel
dBA A-weighted decibels
DPM diesel particulate matter
DTSC California EPA, Department of Toxic
Substances Control
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EOC Emergency Operations Center
EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
FAR floor area ratio
FEMA Federal Emergency Management
Agency
GHG greenhouse gas
GPAC General Plan Advisory Committee
IPM integrated pest management
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
Ldn day-night average sound level
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leq equivalent sound level
Lmax maximum sound level
LOS level of service
MGD million gallons per day
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MPROSD Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District
MTBE Methyl-tert-buytl-ether
MTZ mutual threat zone
Mw Moment magnitude
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
ng/m3 nanograms per cubic meter
NIMS National Incident Management System
OES Office of Emergency Services
ONC Office of Noise Control
PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls
PDA priority development area
PM10 particulate matter of 10 micrometers or
less in size
PM2.5 particulate matter of 2.5 micrometers or
less in size
Ppb parts per billion
SBSA South Bayside System Authority
SBWMA South Bayside Waste Management
Authority
SEMS Standardized Emergency Management
System
SOI sphere of influence
SRDC Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center
SSO sanitary sewer overflow
TAC toxic air contaminant
TDM transportation demand measures
ug/m3 micrograms per cubic meter
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USGS United States Geological Survey
V/C volume to capacity ratio
VHFSZ very high fire severity zone
VMT Vehicle miles traveled
VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
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The Environmental Safety and Public Services Element provides information about risks in San Carlos due to natural and human-made hazards and contains policies designed to protect the community and its property from these hazards. This Element also provides information about public services in San Carlos.
Contents
182 Introduction
183 Environmental Safety
Geologic Seismic Hazards
Flood Hazards
Wildland and Urban Fire
Hazardous Materials and Waste
Airport Operations
Emergency & Disaster Preparedness
Climate Change Resilience
212 Public Services
Existing Public Services
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Introduction
Purpose and Scope
The Safety Element is one of the State-mandated elements of the General Plan. It presents the City's overall goals, policies, and action programs to facilitate resilience to natural and manmade hazards. This Safety Element meets the requirements of California Government Code Section 65302(g). Under State planning law, this Element identifies and discusses the following hazards of concern for the City:
• Geology and Seismic Hazards
• Flooding Hazards
• Fire Hazards
• Hazardous Materials and Waste
• Airport Operations
• Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
• Climate Change Resilience
This Element also describes the existing Public Services the City provides to the community.
Safety Element Organization
This Element is organized to be consistent with the other General Plan Elements. The guiding principles, goals, policies, and actions provide declarative statements setting the City's approach to safety-related issues as follows:
• Guiding Principle: An overarching goal that identifies the major themes addressed in the Goals, Policies, and
Actions.
• Goal: A general statement of the desired community
outcome, denoted as Goal ESPS-# in this Element.
• Policy: Policies are efforts that contribute to meeting the goals, denoted as Policy ESPS-#.# in this Element.
• Action: A list of recommended programs and future
actions necessary to achieve the stated goals and
policies, denoted as Action ESPS-#.#x in this Element.
Integrating safety considerations throughout the General Plan creates a consistent framework that prioritizes the well-being of the community. The San Carlos Safety Element is a key component of the General Plan which works in conjunction with other Elements, including:
• Land Use Element: shapes the potential physical
development of the City and to preserve, protect, and
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enhance the community’s current quality of life
consistent with the City’s Vision
• Housing Element: promotes the maintenance and
development of housing to meet the needs of San
Carlos residents. Periodic updates of the Housing
Element are required in conjunction with the Regional
Housing Needs Allocation prepared by the California
Department of Housing and Community
Development.
• Circulation & Scenic Highways Element: plans for the
efficient transportation of goods and the safe and
effective movement of people throughout the City.
• Environmental Management Element: aims to protect,
preserve, and enhance natural resources in San Carlos.
• Parks & Recreation Element: provides information
and policy guidance to ensure adequate provision of
parks and recreational opportunities in the City of San Carlos.
• Noise Element: identify sources of noise in San Carlos and to define strategies for reducing the negative
impact of noise to the community.
Regulatory Framework
California Government Code 65302(g)(1)
California Government Code Section 65302(g)(1) establishes the legislative framework for California's Safety Elements.
This framework consolidates the requirements from relevant federal and state agencies, ensuring that all jurisdictions are compliant with the numerous statutory mandates. These
mandates include:
• Protecting against significant risks related to
earthquakes, tsunamis, seiches, dam failure, landslides, subsidence, flooding, and fires as applicable.
• Including maps of known seismic and other geologic
hazards.
• Addressing evacuation routes, military installations, peak-load water supply requirements, and minimum
road widths and clearances around structures as
related to fire and geologic hazards, where applicable. • Identifying areas subject to flooding, sea level rise, and wildfires.
• Avoiding locating critical facilities within areas of high risk.
• Assessing the community's vulnerability to climate
change and including adaptation and resilience goals,
policies, and implementation actions.
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California Government Code 65302(g)(3) adopted through
SB 1241 (2012)
California Government Code Section 65302(g)(3) requires the Safety Element to identify and update mapping, information, and goals and policies to address wildfire hazards. As part of this requirement, any jurisdiction that includes State
Responsibility Areas (SRAs) or Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs), as defined by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board), is required to transmit the updated Element to the Board for review and approval. San Carlos contains Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the LRA; therefore, compliance with Section 65302(g)(3) is required.
California Government Code 65302(g)(4) adopted through
SB 379 (2015)
California Government Code Section 65302(g)(4) requires the Safety Element to address potential impacts of climate change and develop potential strategies to adapt/mitigate these hazards. Analysis of these potential effects should rely on a jurisdiction's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) or data and analysis from the State of California's Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program (ICARP) and the State’s ResilientCA.org and the Cal-Adapt websites. This Element relies on the most current San Mateo County MultiJurisdictional LHMP, and supplemental information from CalAdapt to ensure compliance with this requirement.
California Government Code 65302(g)(5) adopted through
S.B. 99 (2019)
California Government Code Section 65302(g)(5) requires the Safety Element to identify evacuation constraints associated with residential developments, specifically focused on areas served by a single roadway.
California Government Code Sections 8685.9 and 65302.6
California Government Code Section 8685.9 (also known as Assembly Bill 2140 or AB 2140) limits California's share of disaster relief funds paid out to local governments to 75 percent of the funds not paid for by federal disaster relief efforts. However, if the jurisdiction has adopted a valid Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) consistent with Disaster
Mitigation Act (DMA) of 2000 and has incorporated the LHMP into the jurisdiction's General Plan, the State may cover more than 75 percent of the remaining disaster relief costs.
California Government Code Section 65302.6 indicates that a community may adopt an LHMP into its Safety Element if the LHMP meets applicable State requirements. As the General Plan is an overarching long-term plan for community growth and development, incorporating the LHMP into it creates a stronger mechanism for implementing risk reduction
strategies and hazard mitigation projects.
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National Flood Insurance Program
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to help communities adopt more effective floodplain management programs and regulations. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for
implementing the NFIP and approves the floodplain
management plans for participating cities and counties. San Carlos participates in the NFIP and uses Title 15, Chapter 15. 56 of the San Carlos Municipal Code to administer flood management regulations.
Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act
The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (California Public Resources Code [PRC], Chapter 7.5, Section 2621- 2699.6) was intended to reduce the risks associated with surface faults and requires that the designated State Geologist identify and map "Earthquake Fault Zones" around known
active faults. Per PRC Section 2623(a), cities and counties shall require a geologic report defining and delineating any hazard of surface fault rupture before the approval of a project. If the jurisdiction finds no undue hazard of that kind exists, the geologic report on the hazard may be waived, with the State Geologist's approval.
Seismic Hazards Mapping Act
The Seismic Hazards Mapping Act (California Public
Resources Code, Chapter 7.8, Section 2690-2699.6) created a statewide seismic hazard mapping and technical advisory program in 1990 to help cities and counties more effectively address the effects of geologic and seismic hazards caused by earthquakes. Under PRC 2697, cities and counties shall require a geotechnical report defining and delineating any seismic hazard before approving a project located in a seismic hazard zone. If the jurisdiction finds that no undue hazard of this kind exists based on information resulting from studies conducted on sites near the project and of similar soil composition to the project site, the geotechnical report may be waived. After a report has been approved or a waiver granted, subsequent geotechnical reports shall not be required, provided that new geologic datum, or data, warranting further investigation is not recorded. Each jurisdiction shall submit one copy of each approved geotechnical report, including the mitigation
measures to be taken, if any, to the State Geologist within 30 days of its approval of the report.
Cortese List
Government Code Section 65962.5 (typically referred to as the "Cortese List") identifies sites that require additional oversight during the local permitting process as well as compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The list is generally a compilation of properties and businesses that generate, store, and/or have been impacted by the presence of hazardous materials/wastes. Many properties identified on
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this list may be undergoing corrective action, cleanup, or abandoned and in need of these activities. The City of San Carlos has a variety of sites identified on this list that range from permitted underground storage tanks, leaking
underground storage tanks, sites meeting waste discharge requirements, and land disposal sites.
Relationship to Other Documents
Documents Incorporated by Reference
San Mateo County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
The 2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) identifies risks posed by hazards and contains
strategies to reduce the impact of hazard events on people and property in San Mateo County. A planning partnership was formed between San Mateo County and local jurisdictions, including San Carlos, to leverage resources and to meet requirements of the federal DMA for as many eligible local governments as possible. As a participating jurisdiction, San Carlos prepared a jurisdiction-specific annex that documents the jurisdiction’s mission, programs, and policies, and evaluates its capacity to carry them out in a mitigation action plan.
The LHMP was developed to meet the following objectives:
• Meet or exceed program requirements specified under
the DMA.
• Enable San Mateo County to continue using federal
grant funding to reduce risk through mitigation.
• Meet the needs of San Mateo County as well as state
and federal requirements.
• Create a risk assessment that focuses on San Mateo
County hazards of concern.
• Coordinate existing plans and programs so that highpriority initiatives and projects to mitigate possible impacts of a disaster are funded and implemented.
• Establish an “equity lens” approach to this plan update process as an option for all planning partners.
The LHMP complies with all requirements set forth under DMA 2000, received approval from FEMA in 2021, and was
adopted by the County in 2021. Sections of the Safety Element are supplemented by the LHMP, which is incorporated by
reference, as allowed by California Government Code Section 65302(g).
The Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
(LHMP) for the County of San Mateo planning area was
developed in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) and followed FEMA’s Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan guidance. The LHMP incorporates a process where hazards are identified and profiled, the people and
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facilities at risk are analyzed, and mitigation actions are developed to reduce or eliminate hazard risk. The
implementation of these mitigation actions, which include both short and long-term strategies, involve planning, policy changes, programs, projects, and other activities.
https://www.smcgov.org/ceo/2021-multijurisdictional-lhmp San Carlos Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan
The 2021 Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (CMAP)
aims to reduce City-wide emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 relative to 1990 levels and identifies strategies to achieve those targets. In addition, the CMAP recognizes the potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities in the community and identifies strategies that support climate adaptation and resilience.
Sections of the Safety Element are supplemented by the
CMAP, which is incorporated by reference, as allowed by California Government Code Section 65302(g).
San Carlos Safety Element Vulnerability Assessment
As required by California Senate Bill (SB) 379, adopted in 2015, a jurisdiction’s General Plan Safety Element must contain relevant climate adaptation and resiliency strategies. The Safety Element update must include the preparation of a Vulnerability Assessment that identifies the specific risks that climate change poses to the local jurisdiction. The 2021 San Carlos Safety Element Update Vulnerability Assessment
includes an assessment of: (1) the community’s exposure to past, current, and projected climate hazards, and (2)
responsible agencies and their ability to respond and address climate change impacts.
Sections of the Safety Element are supplemented by the
Vulnerability Assessment, which is incorporated by reference, as allowed by California Government Code Section 65302(g).
CalWater Urban Water Management Plan
As required by the California Water Code, all urban water agencies supplying more than 3,000 customers prepare an Urban Water Management Plan. CalWater’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, Mid-Peninsula District is incorporated by reference.
Informational Documents
San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency
District Resources
The San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District, also known as OneShoreline, is an independent government agency that works across jurisdictional
boundaries to secure and leverage public and private
resources for the long-term resilience of the County.
OneShoreline plans and builds solutions to the climate change impacts of sea level rise, flooding, and coastal erosion, and
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enhance the environment, recreational opportunities, and quality of life within communities throughout the county.
San Carlos Emergency Operations Plan
The San Carlos Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) outlines how the City of San Carlos, its government, stakeholder agencies, community-based organizations (CBO), business community, and residents will coordinate a response to major emergencies and disasters. The EOP identifies operational strategies and plans for managing inherently complex and potentially catastrophic events.
The City of San Carlos has officially adopted and integrated the following emergency management, response, and
coordination systems:
• Incident Command System (ICS)
• Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
The EOP addresses the four phases of emergency
management:
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery
• Mitigation
San Carlos Vegetation Management Plan
The San Carlos Vegetation Management Plan, is an ongoing effort to reduce hazardous vegetation fuel loads and vertical and horizontal fuel continuity within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) in City-owned parks located west of Alameda de las Pulgas in the City of San Carlos.
The plan’s proposed vegetation management activities will provide benefits to a significant number of residential structures, infrastructure, and natural resources in the areas surrounding Arguello Park, Highlands Park, Eaton Park,
Crestview Park, Big Canyon Park and other City-owned
parcels by minimizing the potential for wildfire ignition and spread. The plan will also benefit responding fire agency personnel by providing defensible space areas and moderating fire behavior should a fire occur.
Santa Cruz County/San Mateo County Wildfire Protection
(CWPP) Plan
The CWPP, adopted in 2018, identifies landscape scale
hazards and provides strategic actions to reduce wildfire risk for healthier ecosystems and more resilient communities. The CWPP identifies at-risk communities and provides fuel
reduction recommendations for high priority areas. The
CWPP can aid communities to apply for state and federal
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funding for fire prevention and programs.
www.firesafesanmateo.org
Community Hazards
Geologic and Seismic Hazards
This section provides background information on potential public safety issues related to geologic and seismic hazards, including earthquakes, surface rupture, liquefaction,
expansive soils, subsidence, and landslides.
Background Information
Earthquakes and Surface Rupture
The Bay Area is in one of the most active seismic regions in the United States. Each year, low and moderate magnitude
earthquakes occur in or near the Bay Area. The April 1906 earthquake on the San Andreas fault, estimated at about Moment Magnitude1(Mw) 7.9 (M8.3 on the Richter scale), was likely the largest seismic event felt in San Carlos. Figure 8-1 shows the approximate position of the major fault zones in the Bay Area, historical magnitudes and location of the study area 1 Moment Magnitude is a type of earthquake measurement that conveys more precise and usable information about seismic events when compared to the Richter scale. Moment Magnitude numbers may appear lower than the traditional Richter magnitudes, particularly for earthquakes greater than 5.0 on the Richter scale.
in relation to these features. The California Geological Survey has developed a list of cities affected by surface fault ruptures referred to as the Alquist-Priolo earthquake fault zones, called for by the Alquist-Priolo Act. The zones encompass all active and potentially – active traces of the San Andreas, Calaveras, Hayward, and San Jacinto faults, and other faults or fault segments deemed necessary by the State Geologist. San Carlos is not found on the list, although the list does not include all hazards associated with earthquakes. There is an AlquistPriolo earthquake fault zone near San Carlos, encompassing the area around the San Andreas fault as it passes through the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Crystal Springs Reservoir.
The relative lack of seismic activity since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (Mw 6.9 and M7.1) suggests that the Bay Area will likely experience an earthquake of significant magnitude in the next couple of decades. United States Geographical Survey (USGS) scientists and others conclude that there is a 63 percent chance of at least one Mw 6.7 or greater earthquake will strike the San Francisco Bay region before 2036. Earthquakes of Mw
6.7+ magnitude can create ground accelerations in bedrock and in stiff unconsolidated sediments severe enough to cause major damage to structures and foundations that are not designed specifically with earthquake reinforcements and to underground utility lines without sufficient flexibility, to accommodate seismic ground motion. Consequently, it is
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necessary to design structures and facilities in the city to withstand the anticipated effects of seismic vibration from distant as well as nearby sources.
The principal active faults in the San Carlos area are the San Gregorio, San Andreas, Hayward, Calaveras, and Greenville faults. Table 8-1 contains the estimated characteristics of potential future earthquakes for the three known major faults that would cause at least strong ground shaking in San Carlos.
San Carlos is closest to the San Andreas Fault system, an active fault system located approximately one mile west of the city.
The San Andreas fault system has the second highest
probability (21 percent) of generating a Mw 6.7+ earthquake in this timeframe; the Hayward fault has the highest probability at 31 percent. Figure 8-2 shows the San Andreas fault zone, relative to the city and its Sphere of Influence (SOI).
Table 8-1 Estimated Maximum Parameters for Major Known
Faults Affecting the Project Area
Fault San
Gregorio
San
Andreas
Hayward
Moment
Magnitude
(Mw)
7.44 7.38 7.1
Duration of
Strong
30 - 60 30 - 60 30 - 60
Shaking
(seconds)
Approximate
Distance and
Direction from
City Limit to
Fault (miles)
9.0 SW 1.0 SW 14.0 NE
Source: California Geological Survey
The California Department of Conservation has developed maps showing State Earthquake Zones of Required
Investigation for fault zones, liquefaction zones, and landslide zones (Figure 8-3 and Figure 8-4). The USGS Earthquake
Hazards Program produces maps depicting the projected
intensity and extent of seismic activity under various
earthquake scenarios (Figure 8-5).
Liquefaction
Liquefaction generally occurs as a result of strong
groundshaking during earthquakes in areas where granular sediment or fill material occur with high moisture content in or immediately below it. The groundshaking transforms the material from a solid state to a temporary liquid state.
Liquefaction is a serious hazard because buildings in areas that experience liquefaction may sink or suffer major
structural damage. Liquefaction is most often triggered by
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seismic shaking, but can also be due to improper grading, landslides, or other factors.
Liquefaction potential within the city and its SOI ranges from very low to very high. Liquefaction potential in the western hill areas is low, while the flatlands and bay margins area have high liquefaction potential.
Areas with high liquefaction potential are shown in Figure 8-6.
Generally, for the low-lying areas within the mapped 100- or 500-year flood plain, site specific analyses of liquefaction potential should be completed before any major development occurs.
Expansive Soils
Expansive soils contain higher levels of clay which expand and shrink depending on water content. Consequently,
expansive soils present hazards for structures that were not appropriately engineered. The only expansive soils found in the city are located in the northwestern hills and the western hills near Interstate 280 (I-280), areas within the SOI but outside the city limit.
These expansive soils are technically referred to as Maymen loams and are classified as having low expansion potential.
Figure 8-7 shows the expansive soils in the area.
Landslides
Landslides are downward and outward movements of slopeforming materials such as rock, soil and/or artificial fill. The general characteristics that influence landslide hazards include slope material, slope steepness, water content, vegetation coverage and proximity to areas of erosion or man-made cuts.
The best predictor of where slides might occur is the location of past movements. Landslides occur on some of the upper hilly slopes, more commonly in the western area of the city.
Figure 8-8 shows the landslide hazard areas in San Carlos.
Differences in the physical characteristics of slope materials, which markedly influence landslide potential, vary widely in terms of landslide hazards. A site-specific geotechnical analysis is needed to accurately assess potential landslide hazards at any specific project location. Stringent City grading and building codes and slope landscaping requirements are in place to address landslide potential. Soils studies and remediation for any problem are required prior to issuance of a permit.
Subsidence
Subsidence is the gradual or sudden sinking of an area of land due to removal or displacement of subsurface earth materials.
Subsidence in California is caused by lowered groundwater tables due to groundwater pumping or prolonged drought,
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drainage, compression of organic soils or mud, underground mining, and natural compaction or collapse. The effects of subsidence include damage to buildings and infrastructure.
Sea level rise may lead to increased saturation of the
underlying soils along the shoreline, increasing rates and risk of subsidence in eastern San Carlos. Shoreline roads, including Hwy 101, and infrastructure located beneath roads are at an increased risk of damage or failure due to subsidence
exacerbated by sea level rise.
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-1.1 The City Building Official shall verify geotechnical and soils reports for
development in areas where potentially
serious geologic risks exist. These reports
shall address the degree of hazard, design
parameters for the project based on the
hazard, and appropriate mitigation measures.
Based on the findings of these reports, the
City shall require that new structures are
designed and built to withstand the effects of
seismically-induced ground failure.
Policy ESPS-1.2 Prohibit structural development in known areas where seismic and geological hazards
cannot be mitigated.
Policy ESPS-1.3 Continue to monitor and enforce mitigation measures to reduce risk for projects where
geological and seismic hazards can be
mitigated.
Policy ESPS-1.4 Enforce requirements of the Alquist- Priolo Special Studies Zones Act should any fault
traces in San Carlos be discovered and prove
to be active or potentially active.
Policy ESPS-1.5 Continue to incorporate seismic risk analysis into the City's ongoing building inspection
POLICIES
Guiding Principles
The Guiding Principle establishes a framework for the
basic intent of the element. The Guiding Principle of the Environmental Safety and Public Services Element is:
• Minimize to the maximum extent possible
vulnerability to natural and man-made hazards.
GOAL
ESPS-1
Reduce the potential loss of life, injury, and
property damage due to seismic and
geologic hazards.
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program through thorough review of projects
by plan check and field inspections.
Policy ESPS-1.6 Continue to encourage retrofitting of
structures, particularly older buildings, to
withstand earthquake shaking and landslides,
consistent with state Building Codes and
Historic Building Codes.
Policy ESPS-1.7 Continue to incorporate geotechnical hazard data into future land use decision- making,
site design, and construction standards.
Policy ESPS-1.8 Actively promote public education, research, and information dissemination on seismic
and geotechnical hazards.
Policy ESPS-1.9 Continue to ensure that seismic hazards are mitigated to the greatest extent possible for
critical public facilities, infrastructure, and
emergency services.
Action ESPS-1.1 Continue to review the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, and
Uniform Building Code to ensure that
geotechnical data and information relating to
seismic hazards is current and accurate.
Action ESPS-1.2 Continue to enforce the City of San Carlos Unreinforced Masonry Seismic Retrofit
Program ordinance for any existing
unreinforced masonry structures that may
exist within the city.
Action ESPS-1.3 Provide opportunity for voluntary retrofit of existing residential buildings by
implementing the Standard Plan Set for
Residential Seismic Retrofitting as adopted by
ABAG.
Flood Hazards
The following background information on inland flooding and bayshore flooding is sourced, with revisions, from the City of San Carlos Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (2021).
Background Information
Inland and Bayshore Flooding
Inland flooding can cause significant harm to buildings, people, and infrastructure. Floodwater can be deep enough to drown people and may move fast enough to carry people or heavy objects (such as cars) away. Flooding can be caused by
ACTIONS
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heavy rainfall, long periods of moderate rainfall, or clogged storm drains during periods of rainfall. In rare instances, a break in a water pipe or water tank can also cause flooding.
Storm drainage systems throughout the city collect
stormwater runoff and convey water to prevent flooding, although these systems are typically designed based on winter storms recorded in the past and may not be designed to
accommodate more intense storms anticipated under Climate Change conditions.
What is currently considered a 100-year flood, or a flood that has a 1-percent chance of occurring annually, may occur more often due to climate change. Figure 8-9 shows that the inland flood hazard areas are primarily located along the bayshore, Pulgas Creek, Cordilleras Creek, and Belmont Creek.
During strong storms and king tides, bay shoreline flooding may damage or destroy commercial buildings in low-lying areas in eastern San Carlos; disrupt transportation routes, such as Highway 101, Shoreway Road, Industrial Road, Holly
Street, Old County Road, and Brittan Avenue; and harm
important economic assets, such as the Aviation Museum, industrial and manufacturing centers, biotechnology
companies, and major employers. Essential infrastructure, such as the San Carlos Airport, bridges, electric vehicle charging stations, solid waste facilities, and water and wastewater infrastructure, may be frequently temporarily inundated, causing them and the community services they support to not function as needed.
Persons experiencing homelessness may live in open spaces along creeks, persons without access to lifelines, or with limited income or access to resources, may be more likely to live in low-lying areas or in less-resilient structures, and therefore are highly vulnerable to bayshore flooding.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Flood Risk Management Program maintains a National Levee
Database of federally, State, and locally constructed, operated, and maintained levees throughout the United States. The USACE Flood Risk Management Program maps levees
operated and maintained by San Mateo County along the
Bayshore at the San Carlos Airport. These levees ensure most of the San Carlos Airport, also owned and operated by San Mateo County, is largely but not completely located outside FEMA flood hazard zones and is protected from flood damage (see Figure 8-8). However, the bayshore levees do not protect other areas of the City near the Bay that are located west of the airport. Areas in San Carlos protected from bayshore flooding by levees are represented as flood protection zones shown in Figures 8-15 and 8-16, which depict Flooding and Seal Level Rise.
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Dam Inundation
A dam inundation zone is an area in which flooding could occur due to failure of an upstream dam, endangering people, and property within the zone in the instance of such a failure.
Dam inundation can be caused by an earthquake or other
catastrophe. There are three zones of dam inundation near San Carlos: Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir Dam Inundation
Zone, Notre Dame Dam Inundation Zone and Lower Emerald
Lake Dam Inundation Zone. However, there are no such zones in the city. Figure 8-10 shows the location of dam inundation areas near San Carlos.
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-2.1 Improve and maintain City storm drainage infrastructure in a manner that reduces flood
hazards.
Policy ESPS-2.2 Maintain and prioritize restoration of a healthy riparian corridor in City-maintained
flood control channels such as Pulgas Creek
and Belmont Creek to reduce the risk of
flooding due to erosion, siltation, blockage,
and heavy undergrowth; and increase
community access to channels with improved
stormwater and flood management strategies.
Policy ESPS-2.3 Maintain a strong and enforceable Stream Development and Maintenance Ordinance for
all city creeks and their tributaries.
Policy ESPS-2.4 Minimize impervious surfaces to reduce
stormwater runoff and increase flood
protection.
Policy ESPS-2.5 Evaluate flood hazards on a watershed level, taking into account all sources of water and
the eventual end point of each source.
Policy ESPS-2.6 Promote City staff knowledge and training on the relationship between watershed health
and flood hazards.
Policy ESPS-2.7 Coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions on approaches to flooding and creek
maintenance.
Policy ESPS-2.8 Continue to work with appropriate local, State, and federal agencies (such as FEMA,
San Mateo County OneShoreline Program,
City/County Association of Governments
(CCAG) of San Mateo County, and San
Francisco Bay Conservation and
Development Commission (BCDC) to: (1)
POLICIES
GOAL
ESPS-2
Reduce hazards associated with flooding
and inundation.
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maintain the most current flood hazard and
floodplain information and use it as a basis
for project review; and (2) create publicprivate partnerships to guide development in accordance with federal, State, and local
standards.
Policy ESPS-2.9 Reduce losses due to flooding by encouraging property owners who experience flood
damage to reconstruct their properties in a
flood-resistant manner.
Policy ESPS-2.10 Incorporate stormwater drainage systems in development projects to effectively control
the rate and amount of runoff to prevent
increases in downstream flooding potential.
Policy ESPS-2.11 Continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. To this end, the
City shall ensure that its regulations are in
full compliance with standards adopted by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Action ESPS-2.1 Consider participating in a regional
Watershed Management Plan to perform
technical analysis to understand geotechnical,
biological, and hydraulic conditions to model
the hydrography of the city and identify
options to reduce flooding risk and where
opportunities exist to restore creeks within
the watershed to a more naturalized
condition. Options could include detaining or
retaining stormwater runoff in upper portions
of the watershed, adding capacity in the
lower portions of the watershed and
maintaining existing creek and channel
capacity through improved maintenance. The
Watershed Management Plan would seek to
balance the two primary functions of creeks:
flood control and riparian habitat.
Action ESPS-2.2 Amend the Stream Development and
Maintenance Ordinance to: (1) include all
creeks and tributaries, including Pulgas Creek
and Belmont Creek, to strengthen the
effectiveness of existing policies and to create
vital and accessible community open space
with improved stormwater and flood
management strategies; (2) increase the
required setbacks and landscaping provisions
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from the existing creek top to improve
stormwater detention capacity and to help
address flooding issues and creek restoration;
(3) prohibit general vehicle access along the
creek within the Stream Development
Ordinance overlay district.
Action ESPS-2.3 Develop preferred streambank stabilization methods, which will guide private property
owners in making repairs.
Action ESPS-2.4 Establish incentives for property owners to stabilize creek banks with natural methods.
Action ESPS-2.5 Work with private property owners who
own creek frontage and educate the public on
bio-engineering of creeks to stabilize banks
and maintain natural creek forms.
Action ESPS-2.6 Seek to have property owners downstream of city limit maintain drainage channels in a
responsible manner to avoid flooding.
Action ESPS-2.7 Initiate flood insurance rate map revisions for City projects.
Wildfire Hazards
This section describes the risk of wildland fires within San Carlos and its SOI.
Background Information
San Carlos’ foothill neighborhoods west of Alameda de las Pulgas are designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFSZVHFHSZ) by the California Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) (Figure 8-11) or as provided by the most current Fire Hazard Severity Zone map published by California Department of forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire and Resources Assessment Program (FRAP). All areas within San Carlos are served by the Redwood City Fire Department and San Mateo County Sheriff Department.
Fire protection in California is the responsibility of either the federal, state, or local government. In State Responsibility Areas (SRA), which are defined according to land ownership, population density, and land use, CAL FIRE has a legal
responsibility to provide fire protection. which are defined as those lands within California that meet specific geographic and environmental criteria. These are areas where CAL FIRE has legal and financial responsibility for wildland fire protection and where CAL FIRE administers fire hazard
classifications and building standard regulations. SRAs are
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defined as lands that 1) are county unincorporated areas, 2) are not federally owned, 3) have wildland vegetation cover rather than agricultural or ornamental plants, 4) have
watershed and/or range/forage value, and 5) have housing densities not exceeding three units per acre. Similar to the Federal Responsibility Areas (FRAs), where SRAs contain built environment or development, the responsibility for fire protection of those improvements (non‐wildland) is that of a local government agency. Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) include incorporated cities and cultivated agriculture lands. In LRA, fire protection is provided by city fire departments, fire protection districts, or counties, or by CAL FIRE under contract to local government. All VHFHZ area in San Carlos is LRA. Additional information regarding fire hazards, including wildfire historical data, is found in the County of San Mateo 2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
(LHMP).
The Heather Elementary School and many homes in the
western hills are located within the VHFSZVHFHSZ. Other nearby schools include Carlmont High School, Tierra Linda Middle School, Mariposa Upper Elementary School, and San Carlos Charter Learning Center. Additionally, the Bayview Villa, an assisted living community, is within the
unincorporated Devonshire Area. Several California Water Services (Bay Area Region) water tanks are located in the western hills, including at the intersection of Los Vientos Way and Crestview Drive, off of Crestview Drive near Crestview Park, on Melendy Drive near Crestview, on Melendy Drive near Heather School, and off of Heather Drive near Melendy Drive.
Wildfire smoke increases air pollution levels and creates a significant health risk. This health risk is particularly pronounced under weather conditions that prevent smoke
from clearing, such as those during the lightning complex fires in 2020. In addition, essential roadways, such as evacuation routes and single-access roads, can potentially be blocked by wildfire flames or debris, making it difficult for residents to evacuate and emergency personnel to reach certain areas of the San Carlos. The entire energy delivery system, including electric transmission lines and natural gas pipelines, can also be damaged by wildfires. Coastal scrub and oak woodlands, although somewhat adapted to wildfires, can be substantially harmed by more frequent and severe fires that prevent
ecosystems to fully recover.
San Carlos fire service is provided under contract by the City of Redwood City Fire Department. It provides fire protection, hazardous materials response, disaster preparedness, and emergency medical response. The Department of Forestry and
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Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has a legal responsibility to provide fire protection to all within the State Responsibility Area. A portion of the San Carlos Sphere of Influence is under the State Responsibility Area.
San Carlos implements the San Mateo County’s Zonehaven
evacuation system. Zonehaven determines the most efficient and effective evacuation routes based on the emergency type and location. Evacuation routes will vary; however, Figure 8- 12 identifies the roadways most frequently used for
evacuations.
Historical fire information is provided in the County of San Mateo 2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; it is incorporated by reference.
The City’s key strategies for minimizing the toll of seasonal wildfires are as follows.
Prevention and Awareness. San Carlos’s western
neighborhoods exist along the urban/wildfire interface.
Because these interface conditions will continue, educating the public about the natural role of fire and measures they can take to best protect properties from wildfires (“home
hardening”) will be critical to minimizing potential property damage and loss of life. Education and enforcement
campaigns need to occur year-round, with extra effort
expended prior to the fire season. Prevention can include fuel modification and defensible space strategies, restricting construction of new structures in wildfire zones, building wildfire resistance structures, and modifying existing
structures.
Protection. The goal in any firefighting operation is to provide adequate fire suppression service to protect buildings and infrastructure in immediate danger from a wildfire. In San Carlos, many structures lie within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ). Coordination among multiple
firefighting agencies and mutual aid agreements are needed to fight major wildfires in the San Cruz Mountains and foothills.
Ensuring adequate water supplies and pressure is critical.
Additionally, warning systems and clear delineation of
evacuation routes can protect lives.
Recovery. Following a major fire, the community may face the need to fix damaged infrastructure. Addressing
repair/replacement of burned homes needs to include a
thorough assessment of how to minimize recurrences.
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Water Supply
San Carlos’ water supply is provided by CalWater, which prepared an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)
through 2045. CalWater’s Mid-Peninsula District shows
supply capacity through 2045. CalWater’s Individual Supply guarantee is 35.68 MGD (million gallons per day) or 3,993 AF (acre feet) from the SFPUC. The 2020 UWMP estimates 2045 demand will be 36,396 AF. The 2020 UWMP shows adequate
supply to meet projected demand through 2045 in normal
years. In dry years, UWMP shows a deficit, however, the UWMP outlines strategies to reduce/restrict use and/or
augment supply.
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
The WUI is the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development. It is the line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels.
Source: U.S. Fire Administration
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Agency Coordination and Fire Prevention Planning
Policy ESPS-3.1 Promote and improve, as necessary, interjurisdictional fire prevention assessment, planning, and projection; and consultation
and communication regarding disaster or
emergency plans of San Carlos and Mutual
Aid with adjacent agencies including but not
limited to San Mateo County, Redwood City,
Belmont, and CAL FIRE.
Action ESPS-3.1 Maintain participation in the Joint Powers Authority Agreement with all fire
departments in San Mateo County to ensure
required response times for initial emergency
deployment personnel and equipment.
Action ESPS-3.2 Preserve the local government agreement with California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for responses in the
Mutual Threat Zone (MTZ) within the
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas of the
city. Continue to provide equipment and
personnel under the mutual aid agreement,
with the State of California Office of Emergency
Service (OES) Region II. This continued
“reverse support” enables the City of San
Carlos to receive “no cost” statewide mutual
aid in the event of a declared large-scale
emergency.
GOAL
ESPS-3
Agency Coordination: A resilient San
Carlos is well prepared to minimize
risks associated with wildfire.
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Action ESPS-3.3 Collaborate with the regional fire agencies on strategies available to maintain defensible space,
diverse plant composition (e.g., less combustible
native plants), undertake appropriate thinning
of vegetation, and maintain fuel breaks without
permanently damaging native habitat.
Facilities and Training
Policy ESPS-3.2 Conduct annual training for fire, emergency medical, and police staff including cross
training with adjacent automatic or mutual
aid emergency response departments.
Regularly maintain, test, and update training
and equipment to meet current standards.
Policy ESPS-3.3 Ensure adequate Fire Department resources (fire stations, personnel, and equipment) to
meet response time standards, keep pace with
growth, and provide a high level of service to
the community.
Action ESPS-3.4 Continue to work with the Redwood City
Fire Department to ensure that fire services
are maintained at adequate levels. With
subsequent Safety Element updates, assess
and project future emergency service needs.
Continue to monitor service area to ensure
that all San Carlos areas have fire service.
Monitor the City of San Carlos’ fire
protection rating and work with the
Redwood City and San Mateo County Fire
Departments to correct deficiencies and to
ensure ongoing training, including cross
training is conducted.
Action ESPS-3.5 Train and educate public volunteers in basic fire safety response.
Land Use Planning
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Policy ESPS-3.4 Locate essential public facilities out of highrisk, wildfire-prone areas including the VHFHSZ unless mitigation measures, above
the minimum fire protection standards, are
installed.
Policy ESPS-3.5 Prioritize infill development opportunities to prevent increased development in the WUI
and Very High Fire Severity Zones
(VHFSZVHFHSZ).
Policy ESPS-3.6 Minimize new development (residential and nonresidential) within the VHFSZVHFHSZ.
Policy ESPS-3.7 Consider the preservation of undeveloped ridgelines to reduce fire risk and improve fire
protection.
Policy ESPS-3.8 Regularly review and confirm the City’s redevelopment policy for all structures in VHFSZVHFHSZs after large fires. If the City
has an unwritten policy, adopt a written redevelopment policy.
Policy ESPS-3.9 Incorporate or require the incorporation of fire safety features in new development and
re-development.
Policy ESPS-3.10 Require new residential developments to:
• have adequate fire protection; and
• be more wildfire resistant by establishing
greenbelt zones for fire resistant
landscaping.
Policy ESPS-3.11 Require new residential development to be designed in such a manner that reduces
wildfire hazard and improves defensibility (e.g.
clustering lots, managed greenbelts, water
storage, fuel modification zones, and vegetation
setbacks.)
Action ESPS-3.6 Discourage critical facilities being in the VHFSZVHFHSZ.
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Action ESPS-3.7 Adopt a formal written policyPeriodically reevaluate the City’s policy regarding the City’s policy allowing rebuilding in the
VHFSZVHFHSZ. Periodically, re-evaluate the
policy to assure consistency with State law and
local preferences.If the policy is unwritten,
adopt a formal written policy.
Action ESPS-3.8 When a fire has occurred in the
VHFSZVHFHSZ, evaluate if street design and
size can be reconfigured to improve emergency
access and evacuation efficiency.
Action ESPS-3.9 If development is permitted within the
VHFSZVHFHSZ, require:
• a Fire Protection Plan addressing: risk
analysis, fire response capabilities, fire
safety requirements (defensible space,
infrastructure, and building ignition
resistance), mitigation measures and design
considerations for non-conforming fuel
modification, and wildfire education
maintenance and limitations;
• landscape/fuel modification installation,
incorporating open areas to complement
defensible spaces, identifying possible
refuge areas, and mapping and providing
multiple ingress and egress routes;
• resident evacuation plans and ways to
effectively communicate those plans,
including identifying the location and
direction of evacuation routes and at least
two points of ingress and egress; and
• a roadside fuel reduction plan to prevent
fires along public roads caused by vehicles.
Action ESPS-3.10 Enforce fire standards and regulations while reviewing building plans and conducting
building inspections.
Water Supply
Policy ESPS-3.12 Ensure adequate water supply is available.
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Action ESPS-3.12 Require new development projects have
adequate water supplies to meet the firesuppression needs of the project without compromising existing fire suppression
services to existing uses.
Action ESPS-3.13 Work with water suppliers (Cal Water) to:
• maintain and ensure the long-term integrity of
future water supply for fire suppression needs;
• ensure that water supply infrastructure adequately
supports existing and future development and
redevelopment;
• provide adequate water flow to combat structural
and wildland fires, including during peak domestic
demand periods. Water systems shall equal or
exceed the standards of the latest edition of
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1142,
“Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and
Rural Fire-Fighting.”;
• ensure water infrastructure can provide for peak
fire flow; and
• identify where water infrastructure does not allow
for peak fire flow and develop a plan to mitigate
the deficiencies.
Construction and Property Maintenance
Policy ESPS-3.13 Ensure new and existing public and
privately owned properties are constructed
and maintained in a manner that minimizes
and reduces fire hazard threats and has
adequate fire protection.
Action ESPS-3.14 Condition all new development and
redevelopment to have adequate fire
protection, incorporate and maintain fire safe
design, including fuel modification zones,
defensible space, two ingress/egress points,
emergency vehicle access, and visible home
addressing and street signage.
Action ESPS-3.15 Require the use of fire-retardant roofing material for all new construction and major
remodels involving roof additions. Encourage
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property owners with shake shingle roofs to
upgrade to fire-retardant materials.
Action ESPS-3.16 Continue to enforce the brush
clearance/weed abatement program for both
private and public roads as well as City-owned
open spaces.
Action ESPS-3.17 Continue code enforcement programs
requiring private and public property owners
to maintain buildings and properties to prevent
blighted conditions, remove excessive or
overgrown vegetation (e.g., trees, shrubs,
weeds), and remove litter, rubbish, and illegally
dumped items from properties.
Action ESPS-3.18 Seek grants and other funding sources to assist low-income residents with home
hardening efforts.
Action ESPS-3.19 Adopt an ordinance or update existing
ordinances to require development standards
that meet or exceed title 14, CCR, division 1.5,
chapter 7, subchapter 2, articles 1-5
(commencing with section 1270) (SRA Fire Safe
Regulations) and title 14, CCR, division 1.5,
chapter 7, subchapter 3, article 3 (commencing
with section 1299.01) (Fire Hazard Reduction
Around Buildings and Structures Regulations)
for SRAs and/or VHFHSZs.
Action ESPS-3.20 Within the VHFSZVHFHSZ, the City’s
building and planning departments will work
with local fire departments, community
organizations, and other responsible
organizations to require and ensure:
• the installation of fire protection water
system for all new construction projects
including fire hydrant instillation, fire
sprinkler, or suppression systems, and
providing adequate fire flow;
• the long-term maintenance of defensible
space clearances around structures,
subdivisions, and fire breaks; and
• all structures rebuilt/re-developed after a
large fire to comply with building and fire
codes in effect at the time of the redevelopment.
Action ESPS-3.21 Conduct a survey of existing residential structures (including vegetation) within the
VHFSZVHFHSZ identifying buildings that do
not comply with fire safety standards. Consult
with property owners to bring those properties
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into compliance with the most current building
and fire safety standards.
Action ESPS-3.22 Consider developing or improving
structure hardening standards for community
refuges (such as schools, hospitals, evacuation
centers).
Action ESPS-3.23 Evaluate the City’s roadways regarding access, alignments, etc. to facilitate fire, police,
and ambulance access and resident egress in
case of an emergency.
Access and Evacuation Policies
Policy ESPS-3.14 Provide adequate evacuation routes and access for fire and emergency service vehicles
to all San Carlos areas.
Policy ESPS-3.15 Identify and implement measures to mitigate the single access roads and non-conforming
roadways, as feasible.
Action ESPS-3.24 Identify streets and key intersections that, due to pavement width, hairpin turns, and
tight curves, if not cleared of vehicles, may
interfere with emergency vehicle access and/or
resident evacuation during a fire.
Action ESPS-3.25 Identify the potential for street widening and improvement during regular Capital
Improvement project maintenance, e.g.,
emergency access, utility undergrounding,
resurfacing, and American with Disabilities
(ADA) compliance.
Action ESPS-3.26 Prohibit parking on one or both sides of a street identified as having the potential to
interfere with emergency vehicle access and/or
resident evacuation during a fire, when Red
Flag alerts have been issued.
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Action ESPS-3.27 In conjunction with the use of the
Zonehaven system, supplement the evacuation
plan as shown in Figure 8-12, with special
emphasis placed on the areas that do not have
sufficient access and egress identified on
Figure 8-13. Recommend improvements to
ensure adequate evacuation capabilities.
Action ESPS-3.28 Conduct a study to review evacuation
routes, their capacity, safety, and viability
under a range of emergency scenarios as set
forth in AB 747. Determine remedial actions, as
appropriate. Update evacuation plans with
each update of the Safety Element to address
changes in at-risk areas and populations.
Policy ESPS-4.1 Provide public education to promote
community awareness and preparedness for
self-action in the event of a major disaster or
emergency.
Action ESPS-4.1 Partner with Redwood City Fire
Department, San Mateo Sheriff Department,
neighboring cities, regional agencies, local
school districts, local businesses, and
community organizations to:
• conduct emergency and disaster
preparedness exercises that test operational
and emergency response plans (including
evacuation routes); and
• prepare and conduct public outreach
regarding evacuation procedures and
routes and defensible space.
GOAL
ESPS-4
Develop a community that proactively prevents
wildfires and protects life, property, and
infrastructure from urban and wildfire impacts.
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Action ESPS-4.2 Identify at-risk populations that would be vulnerable during wildfire evacuations and
provide information to the at-risk residents
regarding defensible space and evacuation
routes.
Action ESPS-4.3 Prepare and make available to the public a current map of areas subject to wildland fires
as provided by the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protect (CAL FIRE).
Action ESPS-4.4 Implement a fire hazards education program to minimize risk for residential, commercial,
and institutional uses.
• Provide training opportunities for residents
for fuel modification methods, practices, and
materials.
• Prepare and distribute two vegetation lists –
one identifies recommended vegetation in the
VHFSZVHFHSZ and the other identifies
prohibited vegetation in the VHFSZVHFHSZ.
Action ESPS-4.5 Create and promote enrollment in a San
Carlos emergency reverse dial program.
Work with vulnerable populations to ensure
enrollment.
Action ESPS-4.6 Consider establishing an outdoor warning system in the VHFSZVHFHSZ designed to
alert residents about possible fire danger.
Hazardous Materials and Waste
A “hazardous material” is defined by the California Health and Safety Code Section 25501 as, “any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released into the workplace or the environment.” Products as diverse as gasoline, paint solvents, film solvents, household cleaning products, refrigerants and radioactive substances are
categorized as hazardous materials. What remains of
hazardous material after use, or processing, is considered to be a hazardous waste.
Background Information
This section describes hazardous material sites, hazardous waste collection, and hazardous materials response in San Carlos.
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Hazardous Material Sites. Due to San Carlos’ history of industrial use, hazardous materials may be present in the soils and groundwater in or near these areas, especially in the East Side and along portions of El Camino Real. Common
hazardous materials in industrial areas include oils, fuels, paints, solvents, acids and bases, disinfectants, and metals.
Legacy pollutants used in industrial practices up to the 1970s, such as polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), may also be present in these areas. The State Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is responsible for maintaining a list of sites with active hazardous material users and/or generators and sites with historical or current environmental contamination.
The Department is also responsible for coordinating the cleaning-up of contaminated sites. Figure HAZ-1 in Appendix A shows the locations of hazardous materials sites in San Carlos according to the DTSC’s records. Table HAZ-1, in Appendix A, lists the hazardous materials sites with current or historic environmental contamination.
Hazardous materials have also been known to infiltrate the groundwater, in some cases contaminating entire
groundwater systems. There are currently no known regional plumes of contaminated groundwater, according to the
County of San Mateo Health Services Agency and the State Water Board.
Hazardous Materials Response. The Hazardous Materials
Response Team of San Mateo County responds to hazardous materials emergencies throughout the county. The team is comprised of the South County Fire Hazmat Team, the
Environmental Health Division of the County Health Services Agency, and the Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). Hazardous waste
generated by San Carlos residences is collected in part by the recycling and solid waste services management company at the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center, in part through San Mateo County Environmental Health HHW monthly
drop-off appointment events in San Mateo, and in part
through other collection facilities. There are several other convenient locations for drop off of HHW including:
▪ A mercury thermometer exchange at the South Bayside
System Authority wastewater treatment plant.
Fluorescent bulb recycling bins at certain lighting
retailers.
▪ A pharmaceutical drop-box is also available at the San Carlos Police Department.
▪ Batteries, mobile phones and motor oil can be recycled curb-side at homes or businesses.
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Some HHW, including medical wastes, asbestos, tires, and explosives are not readily disposable within San Carlos .
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-5.1 Prohibit uses involving the manufacturing of hazardous materials throughout the city.
Hazardous materials are defined in Chapter
6.95, Section 25501 0-1 of the Health and
Safety Code. This policy applies only to the
direct manufacture of hazardous substances.
It does not apply to the storage or use of
such materials in conjunction with permitted
commercial and industrial uses.
Policy ESPS-5.2 Require producers of and users of hazardous materials in San Carlos to conform to all local,
State and federal regulations regarding the
production, disposal, and transportation of
these materials.
Policy ESPS-5.3 Mitigate hazard exposure to and from new development projects through the
environmental review process, design criteria,
and standards enforcement.
Policy ESPS-5.4 Mitigate indoor air intrusion potential in areas of new development or redevelopment
where the property is located above known
volatile compound plumes.
Policy ESPS-5.5 Where deemed necessary, based on the
history of land use, require site assessment for
hazardous and toxic soil contamination prior
to approving development project
applications.
Policy ESPS-5.6 Require that new development proposals are reviewed for legally required remediation by
authorities with jurisdictional authority over
groundwater and surface water
contamination including but not limited to
San Mateo County Environmental Health,
State Water Quality Control Board and the
GOAL
ESPS-5 Protect the community from the harmful effects
of hazardous materials.
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Army Corps of Engineers, where waters of
the United States are involved, and
collaborate with authorities to ensure all
relevant remediation requirements are met.
Policy ESPS-5.7 Prohibit new non-residential uses that are known to release or emit toxic waste at levels
that are harmful to human health while
continuing to allow life science, research and
development, medical, and other necessary
services such as dry cleaners.
Policy ESPS-5.8 Require the preparation of emergency
response plans as part of use applications for
all large generators and users of hazardous
waste as required by federal law.
Policy ESPS-5.9 Actively promote public education, research, and information dissemination on hazards
materials.
Policy ESPS-5.10 Expand community engagement on
remediation. Engage community members in
the remediation of toxic sites and the
permitting and monitoring of potentially
hazardous industrial uses.
Policy ESPS-5.11 Encourage the use of green building
practices to reduce potentially hazardous
materials in construction materials.
Action ESPS-5.1 Provide on-going training for
appropriate City personnel in hazardous
materials, response, and handling.
Action ESPS-5.2 Disseminate information on proper disposal of household hazardous waste.
Action ESPS-5.3 Coordinate with waste disposal services and other government agencies to increase
the convenience of proper disposal of
household hazardous waste.
Action ESPS-5.4 Evaluate opportunities to participate in household hazardous waste collection
services.
Action ESPS-5.5 Prioritize remediation efforts and ensuring all relevant remediation requirements are met
by requiring new development proposals be
reviewed for legally required mediation by
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State Water Quality Control Board, and the
Army Corp of Engineers.
Airport Operations
This section includes background information about the San Carlos Airport and a goal, a policy, and an action related to airport safety.
Background Information
The San Carlos Airport is located within the San Carlos city limit east of US 101, along the bay shoreline. The 160-acre airport is located on land owned by the County of San Mateo and managed by the County Public Works Department.
Private planes are the primary users of the San Carlos Airport and are utilized for both business and recreation. Due to the airport’s 2,600-foot runway, large aircraft, such as commercial jets, are not permitted to use the airport. The airport also allows private jets under 12,500 pounds to land and take off at any time, but activities such as student training are limited to daytime to meet noise abatement requirements. The airport houses around 500 aircraft and is the place of business for over 25 aviation related businesses, including a helicopter training school. Other airport services include emergency response functions such as Air-Ambulance, Medivac flights and law enforcement patrols.
The City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) serves as the State-mandated Airport Land Use Commission and is responsible for promoting land use compatibility around the County’s airports in order to
minimize
public
exposure to
excessive airport noise and safety hazards. The primary means by which this is accomplished is through the San Mateo
County Comprehensive Airport/Land Use Plan (CLUP),
adopted by C/CAG in 2015. The CLUP is a State mandated
document that addresses airport/land use compatibility
related to proposed land use policy actions within the
environs of San Carlos Airport.
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-6.1 Maintain land use and development in the vicinity of San Carlos Airport that are
consistent with the relevant airport/land use
compatibility criteria and guidelines
contained in the adopted Airport/Land Use
Compatibility Plan for the environs of San
Carlos Airport, including noise, safety, height,
and avigation easement requirements.
Action ESPS-6.1 Submit proposed land use policy actions (general plans/amendments, specific
plans/amendments, rezonings, etc.) and
related development plans, if any, that affect
property located within the Area B portion of
the Airport Influence Area (AIA) boundary
for San Carlos Airport, to the San Mateo
County Airport Land Use Commission for
review/action, pursuant to California Public
Utilities Code Section 21676(b), prior to final
action by the City.
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
This section addresses disaster preparedness and emergency response plans in San Carlos.
Background Information
As required by State law, the City of San Carlos has
established emergency preparedness procedures to respond to a variety of natural and man-made disasters that could affect the community. In the event of an emergency, the City will respond according to the Standardized Emergency
Management System (SEMS) developed by the State. The
SEMS system establishes a hierarchy of response, with local government as the first responders. If San Carlos does not have sufficient resources to respond to a disaster, the County of San Mateo would lend resources. Mutual Aid agreements between various agencies would be enacted all the way to the State level.
GOAL
ESPS-6 Minimize risks associated with operations at the San Carlos Airport.
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San Carlos established an Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) program in 1987. The Emergency Response Plan
establishes evacuation routes, identifies agencies responsible for emergency response and summarizes and assesses
potential threats and hazards. Additionally, as required by California Government Code 3100, all City employees will report to City Hall, after ensuring the welfare of their families, to assist in emergency response in the event of a disaster.
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) is responsible for coordinating emergency response in the county. The OES operates under a Joint Powers Agreement with the 20 incorporated cities in the county. The Emergency Services Council, which consists of a representative from each of the 20 incorporated cities and a member of the County Board of Supervisors, governs the OES.
SMC Alert
SMC Alert is a software application used to send emergency alerts, notifications, and updates to cell phones, mobile devices, home phones, work, and/or e-mail accounts. In the event of an emergency, public safety agencies such as the City of San Carlos are able to provide emergency information directly to the community. These messages provide the
community with instructions, orders, and updates.
The SMC Alert system is managed by the San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management (DEM). The service is free to all and is available to all cities, towns, and special districts within San Mateo County. Alerts may also be sent by local fire, police, and emergency operations managers from other cities within San Mateo County. Alert types may include life safety, fire, weather, accidents involving utilities, or roadway or disaster notifications.
Zonehaven
Zonehaven is an application that provides a common
operating framework for mutual aid and evacuation planning.
Zonehaven’s evacuation management platform assists
emergency services and increases efficiency with seamless collaboration between fire agencies, law enforcement, Office of Emergency Services, and the community. Zonehaven’s
community evacuation interface promotes safety and security by providing community members with their zone and an upto-date evacuation status.
Zonehaven incorporates local weather conditions, geographic data, and local knowledge into simulations to provide an accurate emergency situation scenario. Using local traffic data, zones network analysis algorithms identify key intersections and choke points so emergency management agencies can
define zones to reduce gridlock and enable fire and law
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enforcement to support evacuations more easily. In the event of an evacuation, models can be generated to enable fire and law enforcement to look ahead at what may come in the
system and the application can be switched over to training mode to run a rapid simulation that provides 1-, 3- and 5-hour predictions to provide recommendations for evacuation zone sequencing.
Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-7.1 Display leadership in the preparation for natural and human-made disasters by taking
a proactive rather than a reactive approach.
Policy ESPS-7.2 Preserve a Basic Emergency Operation Plan consistent with the National Incident
Management System (NIMS).
Policy ESPS-7.3 Maintain City Hall as the Emergency
Operations Center (EOC) in San Carlos and
provide for fully functional back up EOC for
City staff.
Policy ESPS-7.4 Coordinate the preparation for natural and man-made disasters with the San Mateo
County Office of Emergency Services,
neighboring jurisdictions, and other
governmental agencies.
Policy ESPS-7.5 Inform the public about disaster preparedness by providing information on supplies,
training, evacuation routes, communication
systems, and shelter locations.
GOAL
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Policy ESPS-7.6 Make available to the community, programs and resources relating to disaster
preparedness.
Policy ESPS-7.7 Support the efforts of neighborhood and civic organizations to prepare for disasters if City
resources are not available.
Policy ESPS-7.8 Identify and develop communication
systems, evacuation methods, shelter
locations and other services for special needs
populations.
Policy ESPS-7.9 Evaluate safety service limitations on an annual basis to provide for adequate levels of
service.
Policy ESPS-7.10 Identify potential emergency routes and suggest methods for operational needs for
first responders.
Policy ESPS-7.11 Establish the capability to re-locate critical emergency response facilities such as fire,
police, and essential services facilities, if
needed, in areas that minimize their exposure
to flooding, seismic effects, fire, or explosion.
Policy ESPS7.12 Develop a procedure to quantify
community emergency preparedness levels.
Action ESPS-7.1 Evaluate the Emergency Operation Plan on an annual basis and revise as needed to
promote disaster preparedness.
Action ESPS-7.2 Coordinate emergency response procedures with acute care medical facilities in San Mateo
County to ensure adequate preparedness for
hospital patients and staff.
Action ESPS-7.3 Participate in regional disaster event
simulations semi-annually by using the
primary EOC and methods for implementing
a back-up EOC.
Action ESPS-7.4 Create a back-up EOC for City staff. Enter into a shared EOC agreement with a
neighboring jurisdiction or County in the
event City Hall is rendered inoperable as an
EOC.
Action ESPS-7.5 Participate in San Mateo County OES
preparedness exercises and disaster
simulations.
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Action ESPS-7.6 Encourage City employees through a
volunteer program to obtain training in
disaster preparedness and basic first aid
skills.
Action ESPS-7.7 Maintain and enhance the community
disaster preparedness programs.
Action ESPS-7.8 Identify the need for community awareness and education programs for residents.
Develop programs to respond to identified
needs.
Action ESPS-7.9 Disseminate semi-annually, disaster
preparedness information to residents
through the city web site, newsletters, enotify, newspaper articles, or other methods.
Action ESPS-7.10 Make available multi-language disaster preparedness information.
Action ESPS-7.11 Identify and program for emergency
supplies through the EOC program in public
parks.
Climate Change Resilience
This section is based on the Safety Element’s accompanying Vulnerability Assessment, the San Carlos Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan, and the San Mateo County
Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, which are incorporated by reference.
Background Information
Climate change is a long-term change in the average
meteorological conditions in an area. Currently, the global climate is changing due to a human-induced increase in
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that trap heat near the
Earth’s surface. In San Carlos, climate change is expected to intensify existing hazards, such as sea level rise, wildfire, and drought, and increase the frequency and severity of storms and extreme heat events.
Increasing resilience involves planning and investment to address changing climate conditions and building adaptability Resilience
Resilience is the capacity of an individual, community, organization, or natural system to prepare for disruptions, to recover from shocks and stresses, and to adapt and grow from a disruptive experience.
Source: California Adaptation Planning Guide (2020)
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and flexibility into systems and infrastructure. Resilience planning requires considering how plans and investments affect people, communities, economic conditions, and natural systems – all of which work together to build
resilience. Increasingly, San Carlos is viewing land use policies and tools through the lens of climate resilience to protect public health and safety.
Drought
A drought occurs when conditions are drier than normal for an extended period, making less water available for people and ecosystems. As of the summer of 2022, San Carlos, as with California as a whole, is experiencing extreme drought
according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
Climate change is expected to cause more frequent and more intense droughts statewide. Overall, annual average
precipitation levels are expected to remain similar, with more years of extreme precipitation events and droughts that last longer and are more intense.
All people, property and environments in the City would be exposed to some degree the impacts of moderate to extreme drought conditions. Drought can affect people’s health and safety, by creating health problems related to low water flows, poor water quality, or dust and prolonged heat. Water
shortages or price hikes during extended drought conditions could increase economic instability of low-income residents.
Drought conditions can also dry out vegetation and increase wildfire conditions, which could strain firefighting equipment and personnel and present increased hazard to the City’s western neighborhoods located in the VHFHS.
No structures will be directly affected by drought conditions.
Drought causes the most significant economic impacts on industries that use water or depend on water for their
business, most notably agriculture and related sectors
(forestry, fisheries, and waterborne activities), power plants, and oil refineries. The aquatic habitat, wetlands, and riparian habitats that depend on water from the Pulgas, Brittan, Belmont, and Cordilleras Creeks are vulnerable to drought, which can lead to lower baseflows in streams, lower water quality, higher water temperatures, and potential wetland and riparian habitat degradation.
The County of San Mateo, Bay Area Water Supply &
Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), regional water purveyors, and other regional stakeholders have devoted considerable time and effort to protect life, safety, and health during times of consecutive dry years. Steps have been taken to analyze and
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account for anticipated water shortages. San Carlos
coordinates with San Mateo County and water purveyors to minimize and reduce drought impacts on community
members and water consumers. No significant life or health effects are anticipated because of drought in San Carlos.
Extreme Heat
An extreme heat day in San Carlos occurs when air
temperatures reach 94.7°F. The number of extreme heat days in San Carlos is projected to increase from 4 days per year to an average of 11 extreme heat days per year by mid-century and 22 extreme heat days per year by the end of the century (see Figure 8-14).
Figure 8-14 Projected Extreme Heat Days in San Carlos
Extreme heat can also occur in the form of warmer nights, as temperatures do not cool down overnight and provide relief from the heat. In San Carlos, a warm night occurs when the temperature stays above 59.5°F.
People may develop heat-related illnesses, such as heat stress, exhaustion, heat stroke, and respiratory problems, in response to a hot environment. The most vulnerable populations are those that spend a disproportionately high amount of time outside, such as children, outdoor workers, and persons experiencing homelessness, as well as those with sensitive or compromised immune systems, persons with chronic illnesses, and seniors. Households in poverty are also highly vulnerable due to a lack of financial resources to prepare for or respond to extreme heat conditions.
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Energy delivery services and associated infrastructure are highly vulnerable to extreme heat, as high temperatures can stress and overload the grid, causing power outages and damage to the transmission lines. Additional vulnerabilities include outdoor recreation, as people may be deterred from recreating outdoors in high temperatures, and aquatic and wetland habitats, which can experience decreases in water quality as temperatures increase.
Adaptation solutions to heat include community sites serving as cooling centers, urban forestry programs, adding tree cover to transit stations, adopting building codes to address rising heat, and battery backups to address power shutoffs.
Severe Weather
Severe weather includes windstorms, hail, lightning,
thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall. Severe weather is usually caused by intense storm systems, although types of strong winds can occur without a storm. New evidence suggests that severe storms may occur more often and become more intense than in the past because of climate change. Severe winds can damage or destroy buildings and infrastructure. Hail can damage buildings and plants, and lightning can spark fires, injure people, or cause fatalities. Heavy rainfall can lead to flooding in both the eastern and western portions of San Carlos. Strong winds and heavy rainfall are the most common types of severe weather in the San Carlos.
The most vulnerable to severe weather are persons
experiencing homelessness; those who may live in less
structurally resilient buildings, such as households in poverty and undocumented persons; and those who may have
Vulnerability
Vulnerability is the exposure of human life and
property to damage from natural and human-made
hazards. Climate vulnerability describes the degree to
which natural, built, and human systems are at risk of
exposure to climate change impacts.
Differences in exposure, sensitivity, and capacity to
adapt affect an individual’s or community’s
vulnerability to climate change. Vulnerability can
increase because of physical (built and
environmental), social, political, and/or economic
factor(s).
Vulnerability is considered a function of exposure,
sensitivity, and adaptive capacity.
Source: California Adaptation Planning Guide (2020)
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difficulty preparing or responding to severe weather due to mobility or language barriers. These populations include linguistically isolated populations, persons living on singleaccess roads, persons with chronic illnesses, and seniors living alone.
The energy delivery system is especially vulnerable to
windstorms, which can damage transmission lines or cause public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). Windstorms can also damage warehouses that hold harmful materials and prevent people from traveling to work, which can harm important economic drivers within the city.
Severe local storms are likely the most common widespread hazard in the city. They affect large numbers of residents when they occur and could overwhelm City and County
resources.
Measures can be taken to mitigate the effects of severe weather. Critical facilities can be hardened to prevent damage during an event. The secondary effect of flooding can be addressed through decreasing runoff and water velocity.
Debris, including downed trees, can be removed promptly and forested areas can be managed to reduce debris impacts.
Public education can inform community members how to
prepare for severe weather events.
Sea Level Rise
As global temperatures heat up, glaciers and other land ice near the north and south poles melt. The water flows into the ocean, increasing sea levels across the globe. Higher
temperatures also cause water to expand in oceans, causing further rising of sea levels. Sea level rise is a gradual process, taking place over years or decades. In California, guidance suggests that sea levels will increase in most places by 6 to 10 inches by 2030, 13 to 23 inches by 2050, and 41 to 83 inches by 2100. However, it is possible that sea levels could rise faster than these projections. Along the San Carlos Bay shoreline, sea levels are projected to rise approximately 24 inches by 2050 and 84 inches by 2100. Figures 8-15 and 8-16 show projected sea level rise along the Bayshore in San Carlos in 2050 and 2100.
Eventually, sea level may increase enough to permanently flood low-lying areas in the eastern part of San Carlos along the bayshore. Sea level rise threatens important buildings and key pieces of infrastructure that support the main economic drivers in San Carlos, such as Highway 101, the San Carlos Airport, the Hiller Aviation Museum, the Shoreway
Environmental Center (solid waste transfer station), and the Silicon Valley Clean Water Wastewater Treatment Plant in Redwood City.
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Flooding from sea level rise can damage building foundations, cause bridges and roadways to become impassable, flood
control infrastructures to not work effectively, and hazardous material facilities to increase the risk of accidentally releasing harmful substances.
Natural systems, such as wetlands and tidal marshes, will be disrupted by higher tide levels. Many of the tidal marshes in eastern San Carlos are expected to convert to another habitat type, a process called "downshifting," which will lead to different plant and animal species, and some features of wetlands may be altered or lost. The current sea level rise projections would result in much of the existing wetlands along the San Carlos Bay shoreline being completely
underwater and lost as habitat for wetland plants and animals sometime between 2050 and 2100.
Rising sea levels can also cause the bay shoreline to flood more frequently and severely, particularly during storm events when creeks and sloughs are discharging stormwater into the Bay. Because ocean levels are higher during normal conditions due to sea level rise, shoreline floods from king tides and storm surges, can reach further onto land. For example, a storm that has a 1 in 10 chance of occurring in a given year (known as a 10-year storm), can create a temporary increase in sea levels of approximately 28 to 30 inches. This means that if sea levels rise by 24 inches during normal conditions, a 10- year storm event would create a temporary sea level rise of around 52 inches. Sea level rise and bayshore flooding in 2050 and 2100 is shown in Figures 8-15 and 8-16. Higher sea levels can also give a "boost" to smaller floods that would not have been large enough to flood dry land during normal conditions, making shoreline flooding more frequent.
In addition to contributing to increased overland flooding, sea level rise can lead to the intrusion of salt water into groundwater aquifers, causing shallow groundwater tables to rise. This phenomenon can in turn cause ponding of water or flooding in low lying areas with little to no past flooding occurrences; infiltrate underground water, sanitary sewer, and storm drain pipelines; increase soil liquefaction risk during seismic events; and remobilize old soil contaminants. This effect of sea level rise has been studied less in coastal communities compared to increased overland flooding.
Several populations and assets face particularly high risks from flooding events exacerbated by sea level rise. Persons experiencing homelessness, households in poverty, and
linguistically isolated persons are more vulnerable to the effects of flooding, as they may live in or near flood hazard areas, lack financial resources to protect their homes, or have difficulty receiving adequate evacuation notices because of
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language barriers. Persons with limited mobility and those without access to lifelines (persons without access to a car, transit, or communication systems) may have difficulty
evacuating prior to a flooding event, and therefore are also highly vulnerable.
Buildings and facilities at risk of damage from sea level rise and increased flooding are shown in Figure 8-17.
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-8.1 Ensure that new structures and substantial retrofits are planned and designed to
accommodate extreme weather events.
Policy ESPS-8.2 Facilitate retrofitting existing structures to accommodate extreme weather events.
Policy ESPS-8.3 Ensure consistent climate change resilience strategies between City of San Carlos’ plans
and across department implementation
programs; other public agencies; and through
local and regional partnerships.
Policy ESPS-8.4 Continuously improve resilience planning and stay up to date on best practices,
including outreach efforts, emphasizing
outreach to non-English speaking, lowerincome, and other vulnerable populations.
Policy ESPS-8.5 Support emergency service providers and critical facilities' operations and adequate
response times should hazard events increase
in frequency and severity.
Action ESPS-8.1 Evaluate and amend, if necessary, City of San Carlos building codes, zoning
ordinance, and other development
standards to ensure site planning, building
design, and construction materials for new
development and substantial retrofits
accommodate extreme weather events.
Regularly review and update the City’s
codes, zoning ordinance, and development
standards to align with best practices.
Action ESPS-8.2 Share information about existing energy efficiency and weatherization programs,
including BayREN, San Mateo County
Energy Watch, HomeIntel, and
GOAL
ESPS-8
POLICIES
ACTIONS
A community that is resilient against changing
climate conditions.
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CaliforniaFIRST, to encourage private home
and business retrofits to reduce energy
demand, make buildings safer to shelter in,
and make buildings more resilient during
power outages.
Action ESPS-8.3 Develop and share a building retrofit guide for extreme heat that includes guidance on:
• Adaptive measures, such as shading,
adequate ventilation and green or white
roofs.
• Insulating and improving the air tightness
of buildings to increase resilience against
extreme cold and heat.
• Using passive cooling and energy
efficiency design requirements or
allowing manual overrides (e.g., openable
windows) when mechanical elements are
in place to increase resilience, especially in
the event of power outages.
Action ESPS-8.4 Work with providers of existing
weatherization programs to identify
opportunities for additional funding and
other support services that could help
provide assistance and resources for
economically disadvantaged residents to
adapt their properties to climate change
hazards.
Action ESPS-8.5 Review and update as necessary the
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan
and the Safety Element concurrently, in
tandem with the Housing Element Update,
to increase efficiency and improve
implementation.
Action ESPS-8.6 Periodically, review and update the General Plan as necessary to incorporate new or
revised climate change resilience strategies.
Action ESPS-8.7 Develop a climate change-specific outreach program to inform community members
how to prepare for, withstand, and recover
after climate hazard events. Incorporate
methods to overcome language,
technological, and other barriers in reaching
vulnerable communities.
Action ESPS-8.8 Develop and maintain an emergency
notification system (e.g., SMC Alert) for the
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most vulnerable community members
before, during, and after a climate hazard
event and assist in their evacuation, if
needed. This includes coordination with the
San Mateo County OneShoreline program
on its early flood warning notification
system.
Action ESPS-8.9 Regularly update and supply the latest
technical information to emergency service
providers and critical facility operators to
assist in their planning for and provision of
services.
Action ESPS-8.10 Collaborate with communication providers to promote the installation of additional or
upgraded facilities, if needed, to reduce the
occurrence of coverage gaps and service
outages, especially for facilities providing
essential services.
Policy ESPS-9.1 Support Cal Water’s efforts to increase water storage capacity and water supply reliability,
including meeting fire flow requirements.
Policy ESPS-9.2 Support and partner with Cal Water’s efforts to achieve water demand reductions of 10
percent below State requirements to reduce
future constraints during droughts.
Action ESPS-9.1 Support Cal Water’s efforts to construct additional water storage tanks within City
limits, if needed.
GOAL
ESPS-9
POLICIES
ACTIONS
The City of San Carlos has a sustainable and
resilient water supply despite the potential for
more frequent and severe drought conditions.
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Action ESPS-9.2 Upgrade City waste and wastewater
systems to accommodate projected droughtinduced changes in water quality and availability and insure long-term integrity
of water supplies.
Action ESPS-9.3 Partner with Cal Water to increase customer participation in water conservation
programs to reduce water use throughout
San Carlos.
Action ESPS-9.4 Require all new development,
reconstruction, and remodel projects to
install water saving infrastructure and
systems minimizing water use.
Action ESPS-9.5 Require public and private development
projects to design sites, buildings, and
structures that minimize water use and
increase water recycling.
Action ESPS-9.6 Develop a San Carlos’ Recycled Water
program to nonresidential users.
Action ESPS-9.7 Consider extending the recycled water
pipes from Redwood City into East San
Carlos.
Action ESPS-9.8 Determine best methods to use recycled
water to irrigate San Carlos public parks,
medians, and other publicly owned
landscaped areas.
Policy ESPS-10.1 Provide San Carlos residents and businesses with information about climate change
hazards, extreme heat, and severe weather
events. Information should include technical
GOAL
ESPS-10
POLICIES
A community that is resilient during and after
extreme heat and severe weather events.
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information, preparation guidance, and
public service availability.
Policy ESPS-10.2 Ensure the provision of emergency shelter or cooling centers/hubs for the San Carlos
community.
Policy ESPS-10.3 The City of San Carlos will take steps to ensure that all residents can access emergency
centers.
Policy ESPS-10.4 Improve utility and transportation
infrastructure, if needed, to ensure
functionality during and following extreme
heat and severe weather events, which may
bring extreme precipitation and flooding.
Action ESPS-10.1 Consider establishing resilience cooling centers/hubs where community members
can obtain information on how to prepare for
climate change hazards and/or receive
services (e.g., water, food, bed, charging
stations, and clean air) during extreme heat
and severe weather events. This includes:
• Identifying public facilities, such as
community centers, libraries, and schools
where cooling centers and resilience hubs
can be co-located to support vulnerable
communities;
• Identifying possible partners, including
business owners, property owners, religious
and civic organizations, emergency service
agencies, and others who may be able to
contribute privately-owned space to create
pop-up cooling centers to cover gaps in
coverage of public-owned cooling centers.
Update the contact lists annually.
• Setting and publishing standardized
temperature or air quality triggers for when
cooling centers and resilience hubs will open;
and
• Tracking and monitoring cooling center and
locations’ usage related to extreme heat
events, power loss, and public safety power
shutoff events; and install back-up power
prioritizing solar and batteries.
ACTIONS
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Action ESPS-10.2 Consider publishing emergency supply lists and other preparation information and
distribute to local civic and social
organizations, service providers, and via
City information outlets.
Action ESPS-10.3 Identify ways for individuals with limited mobility to reach cooling centers and
resilience hubs prior to or during hazard
events. Work with transportation providers
to ensure public transportation is provided
during the hazard events.
Action ESPS-10.4 Establish an environmental reverse calling center or continue to participate in the San
Mateo County (SMC) ALERT emergency
alert system. If participating in the SMC
ALERT system, ensure that the system will
provide information to all residents,
including those who have not registered,
and ensure that the alerts include fire,
flooding, temperature (excessive cold or
heat), earthquake, and severe weather
events. Ensure the SMC ALERT system
provides information regarding the
locations of emergency shelters, cooling
centers, and emergency services. Develop
outreach strategies to reach individuals not
registered with the SMC ALERT system.
Action ESPS-10.5 Work with responsible agencies to ensure the design and construction of utility
infrastructure, including water supply,
wastewater, and storm drain lines, and
transportation infrastructure, including
streets, trails, shared-use paths, and rail
lines, can withstand projected increases in
extreme precipitation and storm events.
Action ESPS-10.6 Identify and address deficiencies in existing utility and transportation infrastructure that
may fail or suffer severe damage during
extreme precipitation, flooding, and storm
events.
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Policy ESPS-11.1 Coordinate with State, regional, and local agencies, including the City/County
Association of Governments of San Mateo
County, the Bay Conservation and
Development Commission, and the San
Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise
Resiliency District (OneShoreline) on
planning for sea level rise and developing
response options, including a regionally
coordinated sea level rise adaptation plan.
Consider participating in partnerships that
can provide technical assistance and potential
funding for sea level rise resiliency planning.
Policy ESPS-11.2 Continue to work with appropriate local, State, and federal agencies (such as FEMA,
San Mateo County OneShoreline Program,
City/County Association of Governments
(CCAG) of San Mateo County, and San
Francisco Bay Conservation and
Development Commission (BCDC) to
maintain the most recent sea level rise
mapping and information and use it as a basis
for project review.
Policy ESPS-11.3 Encourage the use of environmentally
sensitive sea level rise adaptation strategies
through the recognition of long-term habitat
and biodiversity values.
Policy ESPS-11.4 Provide protection to or relocate critical facilities in the sea level rise zone to prevent
damage from inundation.
Policy ESPS-11.5 Integrate sea level rise planning into City processes.
GOAL
ESPS-11
POLICIES
A community that is protected against sea
level rise and safeguards the natural and
built environment from inundation due to
rising sea levels
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Policy ESPS-11.6 Ensure all new development and substantial retrofit projects are planned and designed to
accommodate increases in sea level rise.
Action ESPS-11.1 Consistent with State recommendations and OneShoreline, identify mid-century and end
of century sea level rise projections that
would be consistently used by the city in
planning efforts and to evaluate all private
and public development applications to
ensure projects in sea level rise inundation
zones are protected from inundation over
the life of the project. OneShoreline’s
standard for its shoreline project is to
protect against the FEMA 100-year storm,
plus six feet of sea level rise.
Action ESPS-11.2 Continue to review and use current and best available sea level rise science and
projections and regularly identify natural
resources, development, infrastructure, and
communities that are vulnerable to sea level
rise impacts. Use this information to
continue to develop or adjust planning and
adaptation strategies.
Action ESPS-11.3 Seek funding sources and collaborate with local and regional public and private
entities that can assist communities and
businesses with technical assistance and
potential funding for sea level rise resiliency
planning. Technical assistance may include
supporting business resiliency through
preparedness education, trainings, and
resources to protect properties from the
effects of sea level rise.
Action ESPS-11.4 Identify City staff who will be responsible for leading the City’s sea level rise planning
efforts, coordinating with outside agencies,
and coordinating with City departments on
preparing and planning for sea level rise.
Action ESPS-11.5 Cooperate with FEMA in its efforts to
incorporate predictions of sea level rise in
its Flood Insurance Studies and Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).
Action ESPS-11.6 Incorporate the most current sea level rise mapping into the City’s geographic
ACTIONS
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information system to identify areas at risk
of increased flooding from sea level rise.
Action ESPS-11.7 In coordination with OneShoreline, regional planning efforts, and State guidance, sea
level rise adaptation strategies should use
or restore natural features and ecosystem
processes where feasible and appropriate as
a preferred approach to the placement of
hard shoreline protection. This includes
systems and practices that use or mimic
natural processes, such as permeable
pavements, bioswales, and other engineered
systems, such as levees that are combined
with restored natural systems, to provide
clean water, conserve ecosystem values and
functions, and provide a wide array of
benefits to people and wildlife.
Action ESPS-11.8 Existing shoreline or creek bank protective devices should be removed when the
structure(s) requiring protection are
redeveloped, removed, or no longer require
a protective device.
Action ESPS-11.9 Incorporate sea level rise in the
development of watershed management
plans and flood control infrastructure with
a focus on nature based solutions.
Action ESPS-11.10 Advocate, with State and federal resource agencies, for new policies and
implementation programs that make living
shoreline projects more feasible.
Action ESPS-11.11 Identify critical facilities and City-owned buildings and infrastructure – including
roads, trails, parks, and other public access
and recreation facilities - in hazard-prone
areas and work to site, design, and upgrade
these facilities with consideration for
hazards from sea level rise and storm
surges that may occur over the anticipated
life of the development. In cases where
facilities cannot be substantially
maintained, relocation should be evaluated.
Where facilities can be safely sited for the
near term, but future impacts are likely,
require an adaptive management plan
detailing steps for maintenance, retrofitting
and/or relocation.
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Action ESPS-11.12 Include sea level rise and adaptation planning in other City planning documents.
Coordinate future updates of the Safety
Element with the Climate Mitigation Action
Plan and the City’s Hazard Mitigation
Action Plan as specified in the San Mateo
County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan, Volume II.
Action ESPS-11.13 Actively coordinate with San Mateo
County and OneShoreline to implement
proposed mitigation actions related to sea
level rise outlined in the San Mateo County
Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan (LHMP). Implement the
City’s Hazard Mitigation Action Plan as
specified in the LHMP, Volume II.
Action ESPS-11.14 Regularly review and update the City’s municipal code and building code
requirements for projects in a sea level rise
inundation zone to ensure projects
adequately account for sea level projections.
Action ESPS-11.15 Ensure the development application
process reflects the City’s sea level rise
planning requirements.
Action ESPS-11.16 Actively promote public education,
research, information dissemination, and
mitigation options on flooding hazards to
the community including neighborhood
associations, realtors, community-based
organizations, and property owners in areas
subject to increased flooding due to sea
level rise.
GOAL
ESPS-12
POLICIES
A community protected against rising
groundwater levels caused by sea level rise.
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Policy ESPS-12.1 Study the effects of rising groundwater on people and the built environment.
Policy ESPS-12.2 Ensure the San Carlos municipal code
protects development from rising
groundwater levels. This may include
measures to protect underground utilities
from constant submersion, the construction
of building foundations and roadbeds in
saturated soils, the protection of
underground structures, and the
management of groundwater dewatered
during construction.
Action ESPS-12.1 Coordinate with OneShoreline local
jurisdictions, regional, and state agencies to
study sea level rise’s potential impacts on
rising groundwater levels. The study could
consider the impacts of rising groundwater
levels on:
• Saltwater intrusion into near shore
groundwater aquifers
• Overland flooding
• Underground utility infrastructure and
underground structures
• Increased soil liquefaction and
subsidence risk; and
• Movement or transport of toxic or
hazardous materials at old
contamination sites
Action ESPS-12.2 Continue to enforce the San Carlos
Municipal Code requirements for
development in areas of rising
groundwater. Regularly update San Carlos’
policies and codes to reflect the most recent
technical and building/safety studies’
findings regarding groundwater levels.
Public Services
Existing Public Services
Background Information
This section addresses schools, police service, fire service and libraries in San Carlos.
ACTIONS
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Adult Community and Youth Center
The Adult Community Center (ACC)/Senior Services provides a wide variety of classes, programs, activities, and services to promote healthy lifestyles, lifelong learning, and
independence for adults 50 and over. The ACC is also
available for private rental. The Youth Center is a recreation facility at Burton Park. Primarily used for youth and teen activities, the Youth Center is also programmed for adult use when not in use by youth. The facility includes a full-size Gymnasium, Game Room, lounge room, Learning Kitchen,
Multi-use Studio and computer-equipped Homework Center.
Schools
Two school districts serve San Carlos students, the San Carlos School District and the Sequoia Union High School District (Figure 8-18).
San Carlos School District. The San Carlos School District (SCSD) administers elementary and middle school services within the City of San Carlos. There are four elementary schools, two upper elementary schools, two middle schools and a charter school within the city limit. The schools include:
• Arundel School (K-3)
• Brittan Acres School (K-3)
• Heather School (K-3)
• White Oaks School (K-3)
• Arroyo School (4-5)
• Mariposa School (4-5)
• Central Middle School (6-8)
• Tierra Linda Middle School (6-8)
• San Carlos Charter Learning Center (K-8)
Revenues for public schools are provided from Local Control funding formula, federal and state funds and the remainder from local funding such as parcel tax funds and other monies donated by the San Carlos Education Foundation and PTAs.
Sequoia Union High School District. San Carlos high school students attend schools in Belmont and Redwood City; these schools are under the jurisdiction of the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD). Students attend either the Carlmont High School or Sequoia High School. The Sequoia Union High School District serves about 8,000 Midpeninsula students in four comprehensive high schools and one continuation high school, and in other specialized services and programs.
Funding for the SUHSD comes from the Revenue Limit
funding, federal funds, and from State and local funds.
Private Schools. There are two private schools in San Carlos. St.
Charles School is a K-8 Catholic school located at 850
Tamarack Avenue. West Bay High School is a non-profit high school for transitional students. The high school is based on an
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independent study program with the option of weekly
personalized class time.
Adult Education. The City Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of arts, fitness and sports, music, cooking, language, computer, and gardening classes for adult residents.
The San Mateo Community College District also offers adult education courses. The district includes three community colleges: Cañada College in Redwood City, College of San Mateo in San Mateo and Skyline College in San Bruno.
Students can obtain an Associate in Arts or Sciences,
participate in vocational programs, or receive a Certificate of Proficiency in a chosen field.
Police
On November 1, 2010, the City of San Carlos began
contracting Police Services with the San Mateo County
Sheriff’s Office. Under the direction of the Chief of Police (a Sheriff’s Captain), Police Services consists of 26 employees of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and 6 Communications Officers from the San Mateo County Public Safety
Communications Office. In addition, the full resources of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office support all aspects of police operations in San Carlos. San Carlos is one of the safest cities in the Bay Area, with the Police Services preventing and suppressing crime, providing timely and effective services to the community, and coordinating important community
outreach activities to enhance safety and security. The Sheriff’s Office service areas are shown in Figure 8-19.
Fire
The San Carlos/Redwood City Fire Department provides fire and emergency response services to the cities of San Carlos and Redwood City, the unincorporated portion of the Harbor Industrial Area and unincorporated portions within San
Carlos. The San Carlos and Redwood City Fire Department is responsible for fire response, advanced life support (ALS) and paramedic response and hazardous material response for San Carlos. In addition, the Fire Department is also responsible for other services such as plan checks, fire prevention and fire hydrant testing. The transportation component of ALS
services is contracted out to American Medical Response (AMR) through the County of San Mateo.
As shown in Figure 8-20, there are two fire stations within the city. Fire Station 13, located on Laurel Street, was built in 1995.
A new fire station was constructed to replace Fire Station #16, located on Alameda de las Pulgas, in 2023. Together, these two fire stations provide emergency response services to San Carlos residents.
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Library
The San Carlos branch of the San Mateo County library system is located at 610 Elm Street. In addition to book circulation, the library offers child, adult, and family programming and also has computer work stations that are available for public use.
The library also has conference rooms that may be reserved.
Funding for the library comes from the County Library Joint Powers Authority, which is comprised of the cities of
Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, and Woodside, as well as unincorporated areas of the County of San Mateo. San Mateo County provides staffing and materials, and the individual cities are responsible for the buildings and maintenance.
Childcare Facilities
There are 24 registered childcare facilities in San Carlos, and 12 family childcare homes. These childcare facilities offer services for a range of ages starting with infants and
continuing through grade school..
Community Building Activities
Numerous civic organizations sponsor events that help to build community in San Carlos. Some of these organizations and events are described below.
Sister Cities. San Carlos currently has two sister cities: Okotoks, Canada; and Metepec, Mexico. The purpose of a sister city relationship is to encourage a global perspective among the people, institutions and businesses of San Carlos and to create a forum for fellowship between San Carlos residents and the residents of sister cities.
Week of the Family. The city celebrates the annual Week of the Family during the first week of January. Hundreds of families take part in a number of free activities to celebrate and strengthen the values of a family centered community. The goals of the Week of the Family are to strengthen family relationships, provide families with tools that help families function, promote family life, educate families on the roles and responsibilities of family members and honor and pay tribute to families in San Carlos.
Non-Profits and Volunteerism. San Carlos residents support community in a broad array of associations, community
groups, service clubs, faith based organizations, neighborhood associations and through other means. This community
support and volunteerism significantly enhances the City’s sense of community.
Community Theater. There are several community theater
activities to promote local involvement in the arts. The
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Kiwanis Show and Chicken’s Ball are Bi-annual events that are developed, created and cast by local community members for local fundraising charters. The San Carlos Children’s Theater conducts classes and workshops throughout the year, with local youth participating as actors, crew members and creative teams. The Children’s Theater performs four or five major productions at local schools sites each year.
Summer Concert Series. Summer Concert Series is held in Burton Park each summer. These concerts help to build
community by providing a family-friendly environment
where San Carlos residents can congregate and enjoy music in a public setting. Local businesses and interest groups can demonstrate their civic commitment by sponsoring concerts.
San Carlos Together. San Carlos Together is a citizens’ group dedicated to building community by bringing people who live and work in San Carlos together to socialize, share ideas and volunteer their services for a better community.
San Carlos Villagers. The San Carlos Villagers were formed in April 1949 to preserve the history of San Carlos. The goal was to collect documents, photos and memorabilia that reflected San Carlos’ rich background and safeguard it for the future.
The City Council appointed the Villagers as docents for the Museum of San Carlos in 1981, after the San Carlos Lions Club gifted the renovated Museum Building to the city. The
Villagers compile, collect and assemble letters, photographs, personal articles, and relics of historical interest detailing the city’s heritage.
Hometown Days. Hometown Days was originally sponsored
by a group of dedicated volunteers to promote a sense of community spirit in San Carlos. The City of San Carlos took on even operations and management in 2022. This event brings the community together and provides an opportunity for
schools, service clubs, local businesses, and other
organizations to connect with residents. Hometown Days
typically includes a parade through downtown San Carlos followed by a festival, pancake breakfast and fun run at Burton Park, where families enjoy games, food, local arts and crafts, and entertainment.
Art and Wine Faire. The City of San Carlos hosts the Art and Wine Faire one weekend every October. Held in the central core of downtown Laurel Street and San Carlos Avenue, the event features juried art and crafts by Pacific Fine Arts Association. San Carlos residents, business owners, vendors, and sponsors participate in the two-day event, typically attended by more than 75,000 people. A variety of gourmet food, beverages, family activities and music adds to the festive atmosphere.
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Sunday Farmers' Market. The San Carlos Farmers' Market
occurs weekly on Laurel Street in Downtown San Carlos. In 2021 the City took on the operations and management of the market and features a variety of produce, flowers and
specialty food vendors set up on Laurel Street, which is closed to traffic. Visitors also can enjoy live music during the Farmers’ Market.
Goblin Walk. The City hosted the first Goblin Walk in 2009 to provide a safe location for young children to trick-or-treat down Laurel Street. A success from its launch, the Goblin Walk turned into a community-wide event where San Carlans and neighboring community members would dress in
costume and parade up and down Laurel Street. Businesses generously hand out candy to the children while residents dine on outdoor tables to witness the parade of costumes.
Goblin Walk occurs on the last Friday of October.
Night of Holiday Lights. Night of Holiday Lights evolved from the City’s annual tree lighting ceremony to a downtown event extravaganza. More than 5,000 community members stroll
downtown listening to festive carolers, watch the engaging holiday stage show and wait for snow to fall on Laurel Street.
Located on the 600 & 700 blocks of Laurel Street, there are craft booths, carnival rides and holiday entertainment. Many
residents dine and shop downtown during extended holiday hours.
Movies in the Park. Warm summer nights are best when spent with friends and family, and Movies in the Park give residents the perfect way to gather in a casual setting for a movie under the stars. Attendees bring picnic blankets and snacks, then settle in at Burton Park’s Flanagan Field to wait for the evening’s film to begin at sundown.
Block Party. What better way to gather with neighbors than by hosting a community block party? The San Carlos Block Party brings the feel of a neighborhood get-together downtown. San Carlans pick up takeout from their favorite downtown
restaurants, dine al fresco at tables along Laurel Street, and listen to music while playing lawn games and sipping beer and wine served by the Parks & Recreation Foundation of San Carlos.
Community Pride Event. In celebration of the city’s commitment to unity and diversity, San Carlos residents fill Burton Park to listen to music and hear from speakers during the Pride in the Park event in June. LGBTQ+ vendors and inclusive
community organizations host informational booths, and
attendees play lawn games and contribute to communal art projects during this afternoon event.
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Goals, Policies, and Actions
Policy ESPS-13.1 Provide efficient and timely processing of development review and building permit
applications, while maintaining quality
standards in accordance with City
Ordinances. Look for solutions to problems,
be responsive to community concerns,
promote positive communications at all levels
of review and provide analysis and advice to
decisionmakers to help them make informed
decisions. Encourage early public input.
Policy ESPS-13.2 Establish and regularly monitor levels of service of San Carlos’ public facilities and
services.
Policy ESPS-13.3 Adopt public improvement standards to
achieve high-quality public facilities.
Excellence in the appearance of public
facilities shall be of utmost importance and
consideration. New development and
redevelopment shall be designed with
complementary public and private amenities.
Streetlights, benches, accessory structures,
public art and public and private spaces shall
be designed in a complementary fashion.
Landscaping shall be an important and
significant design component of development
and landscaping of areas visible from public
streets and nearby residences shall be part of
the initial development. The City’s design
guidelines and standards shall establish the
objectives, techniques and programs to
implement the location, amount and type of
landscaping material appropriate to these
objectives. Encourage native plants and trees.
GOAL
ESPS-13
POLICIES
Ensure adequate public services and high-quality
design of public facilities to make San Carlos a safe,
enjoyable, and quality community in which to live,
work and shop.
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Policy ESPS-13.4 Work with all special districts, including the school districts, to ensure that development
within the city is coordinated with provision
of services.
Policy ESPS-13.5 Maintain neighborhood schools wherever possible. Evaluate City potential to acquire
any surplus school sites. If redeveloped, sites
shall be used for purposes which are
compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood and consistent with the
General Plan Land Use Map and shall strive
to retain school recreation facilities for
neighborhood use.
Policy ESPS-13.6 Maintain existing library facilities as an important activity center within the
community.
Policy ESPS-13.7 Continue to locate City administrative functions in the Elm Street Civic Center area
and consider joining other service providers
for administrative functions when presented.
Policy ESPS-13.8 Approve rezoning and development
permits only when adequate services are
available, or when a program to provide
services has been approved by the applicable
district and the City.
Policy ESPS-13.9 Ensure that adequate public services and facilities are planned and constructed to
accommodate the population of the city.
Policy ESPS-13.10 Require existing overhead utility lines be placed underground in new development
and redevelopment through a phased
program of conversion in existing overhead
areas.
Policy ESPS-13.11 Retain a City Corporation Yard.
Policy ESPS-13.12 Support the dedication and preservation of rights-of-way for future transit service
along the rail corridor.
Action ESPS-13.1 Define acceptable service levels for San Carlos’ public facilities and services.
Action ESPS-13.2 Annually update the City’s long-range
Capital Improvements Program. The
Program shall continue to address all City
facilities that are included in the
ACTIONS
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development impact fee program, facilities
needed to solve existing deficiencies and to
accommodate projected growth and shall
include a funding and phasing program for
provision of facilities in not less than fiveyear increments through the end of the updated planning period. Encourage all
special districts serving San Carlos to do the
same.
Action ESPS-13.3 Create and implement a planting and
beautification program for public facilities.
Action ESPS-13.4 Provide online access, as well as a hard copy on reserve in the San Carlos Library,
of the complete General Plan and all its
amendments.
Action ESPS-13.5 Establish a network of equitably located community resilience hubs at community
facilities to make San Carlos a safe,
enjoyable, equitable, and quality
community in which to live work and shop.
Policy ESPS-14.1 Support schools and educational
institutions as a key component of San
Carlos’ identity.
Policy ESPS-14.2 Support the availability of all types of educational opportunities, both formal and
informal, for residents of all ages and
abilities.
Policy ESPS-14.3 Ensure that all residents have access to library services including access to
computers and other technology.
Policy ESPS-14.4 Evaluate through the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process
GOAL
ESPS-14
POLICIES
Provide educational opportunities for all
ages.
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how new development impacts schools, as
the quality of San Carlos schools is a
primary asset of the city.
Policy ESPS-14.5 Participate in the long-range planning activities with San Carlos Unified School
District and Sequoia Union High School
District.
Action ESPS-14.1 Study establishing additional educational uses in the Civic Center area.
Action ESPS-14.2 Advocate for reestablishing a high school within San Carlos for San Carlos residents.
Action ESPS-14.3 Maintain and enhance City Council
collaboration with the San Carlos School
District and other appropriate educational
entities.
Policy ESPS-15.1 Provide diverse, high-quality experiences for cultural activities and the arts.
Policy ESPS-15.2 Provide functionally well-designed,
conveniently-located facilities for cultural
activities and the arts, both indoors and
outdoors.
Policy ESPS-15.3 Encourage galleries and artists’ studios to locate in San Carlos.
Policy ESPS-15.4 Continue and enhance alternative funding strategies for providing additional cultural
and arts facilities including naming rights
and sponsorships, grants and endowments.
ACTIONS
GOAL
ESPS-15
POLICIES
Establish San Carlos’ position as a community
cultural and arts center.
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Action ESPS-15.1 Provide for temporary and permanent
public art displays and cultural programs
on City properties and facilities, in
accordance with a Public Art Master Plan.
Action ESPS-15.2 Encourage voluntary installation of easily viewable public art on private properties in
accordance with a Public Art Master Plan.
Action ESPS-15.3 Encourage art fairs and other cultural events Downtown and elsewhere in the
community.
Action ESPS-15.4 Prepare a feasibility study, including program needs and site identification, for a
performing arts center.
Action ESPS-15.5 Work collaboratively with local schools and the community to build on the availability
of performing arts facilities at local schools.
Action ESPS-15.6 Identify sites for and study the feasibility of outdoor performing arts spaces.
Action ESPS-15.7 Maximize the accessibility of all arts facilities with convenient access, dropoff,
pickup, parking, and delivery.
Action ESPS-15.8 Look for opportunities to develop a work center for artists. Study alternatives for
providing gallery spaces capable of hosting
exhibitions and display space for artists.
Policy ESPS-16.1 Continue to support and recognize the role of community groups and organizations.
ACTIONS
GOAL
ESPS-16
POLICIES
Promote Community Building activities in San
Carlos.
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Chapter 18.04
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21
Sections:
18.04.010 Purpose. Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21
18.04.020 Land use regulations. Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21
18.04.030 Development standards—RS districts. Revised 11/20
18.04.040 Supplemental regulations—RS districts.
18.04.050 Development standards—RM districts.
18.04.060 Supplemental regulations—RM districts.
18.04.070 Residential development types. Revised 11/20
18.04.010 Purpose. Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21
The specific purposes of the residential districts are to:
A. Preserve, protect, and enhance the character of the City’s different residential neighborhoods.
B. Ensure adequate light, air, and open space for each dwelling.
C. Ensure that the scale and design of new development and alterations to existing structures are compatible with surrounding homes and appropriate to the physical characteristics of the site and the area where the project is proposed.
D. Provide sites for public and semi-public land uses, such as parks and public safety facilities, that will serve City residents and will complement surrounding residential development.
Additional purposes of each residential district which follow implement General Plan classifications of “Single-Family, 3 du/acre,” “Single-Family, 6 du/acre” “Multi-Family, 15-20 du/acre,” “Multi-Family, 45-59 du/acre,” and Multi-Family, 75-100 du/acre.”
E. RS-3 Single-Family, Low Density. This district is intended for residential densities up to three (3) units per net acre. Dwelling types may include detached single-unit housing and accessory dwelling units. In addition to single-unit homes, this district provides for uses such as small and large family child care, park and recreation facilities, and community gardens that may be appropriate in a single-family residential neighborhood.
F. RS-6 Single-Family. This district is intended for residential densities up to six (6) units per net acre.
Dwelling types may include detached single-unit housing, small lot single-unit development, duplexes,
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townhomes, and accessory dwelling units. This district also allows for uses such as small and large family child care, park and recreation facilities, and civic and institutional uses such as schools and places for community assembly that may be appropriate in a single-family residential neighborhood.
G. RM-20 Multiple-Family, Low Density. This district is intended for residential densities of up to twenty (20) units per net acre developed at a scale and form that is appropriate to its neighborhood context and adjacent uses. Dwelling types include small lot single-unit development, bungalow courts, front or rear loaded townhomes, multi-unit buildings, and accessory dwelling units. This district also allows for limited uses such as small and large family day care, park and recreation facilities, and civic and institutional uses such as schools and places for community assembly that are appropriate in a low density multifamily residential environment.
H. RM-59 Multiple-Family, Medium Density. This district is intended for residential development at densities up to fifty-nine (59) units per net acre. This density range accommodates townhomes and multiunit buildings developed at a scale and form that is appropriate to its neighborhood context and adjacent single-family residential uses and forms. Small lot single-unit and bungalow court development is allowed where site conditions exist rendering the development type equal to or better than multi-unit or townhome development. Accessory dwelling units are also permitted in this district. In addition to residential uses, this district allows for a limited number of public and semi-public uses such as day care centers, public safety facilities, and residential care facilities that are appropriate in a medium density multifamily residential environment. (Ord. 1568 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020: Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011) I. RM-100 Multi-Family. This district is intended for residential development at densities up to one hundred (100) units per net acre. This density range accommodates townhomes and multi-unit buildings developed at a scale and form that exemplifies high quality development. Accessory dwelling units are also permitted in this district. In addition to residential uses, this district allows for a limited number of public and semi-public uses such as day care centers, public safety facilities, and residential care facilities that are appropriate in a high density multifamily residential environment.
18.04.020 Land use regulations. Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21 Table 18.04.020 prescribes the land use regulations for residential districts. The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows:
“P” designates permitted uses.
“M” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a minor use permit by the Zoning Administrator.
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“C” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a conditional use permit by the Planning Commission.
“(#)” numbers in parentheses refer to specific limitations listed at the end of the table. “-” designates uses that are not permitted.
Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.40, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications and subclassifications not listed in the table or not found to be substantially similar to the uses below are prohibited. The table also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other sections of this title.
TABLE 18.04.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Use Classification RS-3 RS-6 RM20RM59RM100Additional Regulations Residential Uses
Residential Housing
Types
See subclassifications below
Single-Unit Dwelling P P - - -
Small Lot Single-Unit
Development
- C(1) P C(2) C(2)
Bungalow Court - C(1) P C(2) C(2)
Accessory Dwelling Unit P P P P P
Junior Accessory
Dwelling Unit
P P - - -
Duplex - C P - -
Townhouse Development - C P P P
Multi-Unit Residential - - P P P
See Section 18.04.070,
Residential development types
Elderly and Long-Term
Care
- - - C C
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Family Day Care See subclassifications below
Small P P P P P
Large P P P P P
Group Residential - - - P P
Residential Care Facilities See Subclassification below General - - M M M See Section 18.23.200,
Residential care facilities
Limited P P P P P
Senior - - M M M See Section 18.23.200,
Residential care facilities
Single Room Occupancy - - C C C See Section 18.23.220, Single room occupancy hotels
Transitional Housing P P P P P See Section 18.23.250,
Transitional and supportive
housing
Supportive Housing P P P P P See Section 18.23.250,
Transitional and supportive
housing
Public and Semi-Public Uses
Community Assembly - C - C C See Section 18.23.080,
Community assembly facilities
Community Garden P P P P P
Cultural Institution - C - C C
Day Care Centers - - - P P See Section 18.23.090, Day care Park and Recreation
Facilities, Public
P P P P P
Public Safety Facilities - C C C C
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Schools, Public or Private - C C C C
Social Service Facilities - - - M M
Commercial Uses
Eating and Drinking
Establishments,
Convenience
- C(3) - - - See Section 18.23.140, Outdoor
dining
Retail Sales, Convenience
Markets
- C(3) - - -
Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Uses
Communication Facilities See Chapter 18.24, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Utilities, Minor P P P P P
Other Applicable Types
Accessory Uses and
Structures
See Sections 18.15.020, Accessory buildings and structures, and 18.23.030, Accessory uses
Home Occupations P P P P P See Section 18.23.120, Home
occupations
Nonconforming Use Chapter 18.19, Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots Temporary Use See Section 18.23.240, Temporary uses
Specific Limitations:
1. In addition to standard use permit findings, the Planning Commission must find that the development is designed with massing and height that is sensitive to the building pattern of the area and adjacent properties.
2. In addition to standard use permit findings, the Planning Commission must find that specific site conditions exist such that the proposed development type is equal to or better than multi-unit residential or townhouse development types with regard to design and achievable density and the project is designed with massing and height that is sensitive to the building pattern of the area and adjacent properties.
3. Subject to the following limitations:
a. Limited to cafes, coffee shops, delis, and neighborhood markets. Full service restaurants are not allowed.
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b. Limited to one thousand five hundred square feet of sales area. c. Hours of operation are limited to between seven a.m. and nine p.m. d. Must be located within a two-story building.
e. Must be located on a corner lot with frontage on an arterial a minimum of one-half mile from the MU-DC-100, and MU-D-100, and MU-D-120 districts and other existing neighborhood-serving retail. f. In addition to the findings required for all use permits, the Planning Commission must find that the proposed use promotes community health, interaction, and socialization of the neighborhood; complements the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood; and will not adversely impact adjacent properties. (Ord. 1568 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020; Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh.
B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.04.030 Development standards—RS districts. Revised 11/20 Table 18.04.030 prescribes the development standards for RS districts. Additional regulations are denoted in a right-hand column. Section numbers in this column refer to other sections of this title, while individual letters refer to subsections that directly follow the table. The numbers in each illustration below refer to corresponding regulations in the “#” column in the associated table.
TABLE 18.04.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICTS District RS-3 RS-6 Additional Regulations #
Lot and Density Standards
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Maximum
Density
(units/net
acre)
3 6
Minimum Lot
Size (sq. ft.)
10,000 5,000
Corner Lots 10,000 6,000
Minimum Lot
Width (ft.)
75 40 1
Corner Lots 75 60 2
Maximum Floor Area
Maximum
Floor Area
(MFA)
For lots less than or equal to
7,500 sq. ft. MFA is the greater
of 1,100 sq. ft. + 35% of the lot
area or 50% of the lot area; for
lots greater than 7,500 sq. ft.
MFA is 50% of the lot area.
See Chapter 18.03, Rules of
Measurement; See
Section 18.23.210 for accessory
dwelling unit and junior accessory
dwelling unit standards
Building Form and Location
Maximum
Height (ft.)
28 (A) 28 (A) See Section 18.15.060, Height and
height exceptions
3 Public and
Semi-Public
Uses
28 45
Minimum Setbacks (ft.)
Front 20 1st Story: 15 (B)
2nd Story: 19
See Section 18.15.080, Projections
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TABLE 18.04.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICTS District RS-3 RS-6 Additional Regulations #
Interior Side 1st Story:
10 2nd
Story: 14
(D)
1st Story: 5 (C)
2nd Story: 9 (D)
5 Street Side 1st Story:
10 (E)
2nd
Story: 14
(D, E)
1st Story: 7.5 (E)
2nd Story: 11.5 (D, E)
6 Rear 20 15 (F) 7
Garage, from
property line
20 20 8
Garage, from
primary
facade
5 (G) 5 (G) 9
Maximum Lot
Coverage
(Percent of
Lot)
25 in H
Overlay
35 outside H
Overlay
50 See Chapter 18.03, Rules of
Measurement
10 A. Building Height, Single-Family Homes. Within the front and rear fifteen feet of the building, the maximum height shall be no more than twenty-eight feet, measured as a vertical distance from the lowest finished grade at the building face to the topmost point of the roof.
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FIGURE 18.04.030-A: BUILDING HEIGHT, SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES B. Ground Floor Front Setback. Where twenty-five percent or more of the lots on the same block face have been improved with buildings, the minimum ground floor front setback requirement shall be the average of the actual front setback of all improved lots on such block face or fifteen feet, whichever is less.
C. Narrow Lot Side Setback. The minimum ground floor side setback for lots with an average width of forty-five feet or less shall be a minimum of ten percent of the lot width, or three feet, whichever is greater.
D. Second Story Projection. The upper story may align with the lower story or project a maximum of four feet into the required second story setback for up to thirty percent of the length of the lower story.
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FIGURE 18.04.030-D: SECOND STORY PROJECTION
E. Street Side Setbacks on Lots with Reversed Frontage. The exterior side setback in the rear twenty-five percent of a reversed corner lot shall not be less than the front yard required or existing, whichever is less, on the adjoining key lot.
FIGURE 18.04.030-E: STREET SIDE SETBACKS ON LOTS WITH REVERSED FRONTAGE
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F. Rear Setback. The ground floor may be located up to five feet from the rear property line if a minimum of fifteen percent of the area of the building site is provided clear and unobstructed to the rear of the dwelling.
G. Garage Setback Exception. Exceptions to the garage setback may be granted through the design review process where the review authority finds the visual prominence of the garage has been minimized and the site is small and constrained such that locating the garage five or more feet from the primary facade is not feasible.
H. Detached Garages. Detached garages shall be located in the rear half of the lot. The Director may approve a detached garage in the front half of the lot subject to the front setback requirements of the base district where the size, shape, topography, location, surroundings, or existing structures of the property make it infeasible to locate the garage in the rear half of the lot. (Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020; Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.04.040 Supplemental regulations—RS districts.
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A. Design of Building Additions. Roof lines, exterior materials, windows, railings, porches, and other design elements shall be designed in a manner which is compatible with the design elements of the existing buildings and surrounding neighborhood.
B. Building Entrances. The principal entry shall be located in a visible location facing the street and shall incorporate a projection (e.g., porch) or recess, or combination of projection and recess at least forty square feet in area, with a minimum depth of five feet. Alternative designs that create a welcoming entry feature facing the street, such as a trellis or landscaped courtyard entry, may be approved through the design review process.
FIGURE 18.04.040-B: BUILDING ENTRANCES—RS DISTRICTS
C. Window Trim or Recess. Trim at least one inch in depth must be provided around all windows, or window must be recessed at least two inches from the plane of the surrounding exterior wall. For doublehung and horizontal sliding windows, at least one sash shall achieve a two-inch recess. Exceptions may be granted through the design review process to accommodate alternative window design complementary to the architectural style of the structure.
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FIGURE 18.04.040-C: WINDOW TRIM OR RECESS—RS DISTRICTS
D. Architectural Articulation. Buildings shall include adequate design features to create visual variety and avoid a large-scale and bulky appearance.
1. No street-facing facade shall run in a continuous plane of more than twenty-five feet without a window or a projection, offset, or recess of the building wall at least one foot in depth. Building entrances and front porches, and projections into required yards such as stoops, bays, overhangs, fireplaces, and trellises count towards this requirement.
2. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. Alternative designs to accommodate a complete architectural style may be approved through the design review process when the review authority finds that adequate design features have been incorporated to create visual variety and avoid a bulky or monolithic appearance.
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FIGURE 18.04.040-D: ARCHITECTURAL ARTICULATION—RS DISTRICTS E. Materials. All materials shall be high quality to allow for long-term durability and appearance. The exterior use of foam as trim and plywood or aluminum as siding materials is prohibited.
F. Garage Frontage. Where an attached garage is located on the front half of the lot and garage doors face a street, garage width shall not exceed sixty-five percent of the width of the front facade of the building (sixty percent on lots wider than one hundred feet).
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FIGURE 18.04.040-F: GARAGE FRONTAGE—RS DISTRICTS
G. Paving. The maximum amount of paving in street-facing yards is fifty percent of the required yard.
H. Driveways. Curb cuts and driveways shall be minimized.
1. Driveway approaches (curb cuts) shall be permitted only to provide access to approved garages, carports and parking spaces.
2. A maximum of one driveway up to twenty feet wide is permitted to serve a single unit.
Driveways serving two or more units shall be the minimum width required by the City Engineer.
3. All driveways must have minimum two-foot-wide planted area on each side.
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I. Alley Access. A detached garage or carport is permitted to have access to the alley if:
1. The garage or carport entrance is set back a minimum of four feet from the rear property line;
2. A forty-five-degree visibility triangle is provided on either side of the garage or carport;
3. The garage door does not cross the property line when opened or closed; and
4. The Director finds that such access will not adversely affect vehicle or pedestrian use of the street or alley.
FIGURE 18.04.040-I: ALLEY ACCESS
J. Small Lot Subdivisions.
1. Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to provide opportunities to increase the supply of smaller dwelling units and rental housing units by allowing the creation of subdivisions with smaller lots and dwellings. It also is intended to establish design and development standards for these
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projects to ensure that they are compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, where the General Plan anticipates no change to existing neighborhood character.
2. Location. A small lot subdivision may be proposed and approved on any site within the RS district where such development would be compatible with adjacent uses and the character of the area. A small lot subdivision shall not be allowed where the review authority determines that public utilities and services are inadequate or the landform is inappropriate for such development because of grading or impacts on views from adjacent lots.
3. Development Types. Small lot subdivisions may be proposed and approved for small lot singleunit, bungalow court, and townhouse development developed according to Section 18.04.070, Residential development types.
4. Lot Standards. The lot standards listed in Table 18.04.040-J, Small Lot Subdivision Lot Standards, apply to small lot subdivisions.
TABLE 18.04.040-J: SMALL LOT SUBDIVISION LOT STANDARDS
Standard Small Lot Bungalow Court Townhouse
Minimum Lot Size (sq. ft.) 2,000 2,000 n/a
Minimum Lot Width (ft.) 30 30 20
5. Permit Requirement. A proposed small lot subdivision shall require the approval of a conditional use permit in compliance with Chapter 18.30, Use Permits, and a tentative map in compliance with the Subdivision Ordinance.
6. Required Findings. In addition to standard use permit findings, the review authority must find that the development is compatible with the neighborhood and that dwellings are proportionate to the lot size. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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18.04.050 Development standards—RM districts.
Tables 18.04.050-1 and 18.04.050-2 prescribe the development standards for RM districts. Additional regulations are denoted in a right hand column. Section numbers in this column refer to other sections of this title, while individual letters refer to subsections that directly follow the table. The numbers in each illustration below refer to corresponding regulations in the “#” column in the associated table.
TABLE 18.04.050-1: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS-RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS District RM-20 RM-59 RM-100 Additional Regulations #
Lot and Density Standards
Maximum
Density
(units/net acre)
20 59 100 1
Minimum Density
(units/net acre)1
15 45 75
Minimum Lot Size
(sq. ft)
6,000 10,000 10,000 2
Minimum Lot
Width (ft.)
60 100 100 3
Corner Lots 70 100 100
Building Form and Location
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Maximum Height
(ft.)
35 50(A) 60 (A) See Section 18.15.060
Height and height
exceptions
Maximum Stories 3 4 (B) 5(B)
Minimum Setbacks (ft.)
Front 15(C) 15(C) 4
Interior Side First two stories; 5, 10; thereafter
(A)
5 Street Side 10 (D) 10(D) 10(D) 6
Rear 15 15(A) 15(A) 7
Parking, from
Street-Facing
Property Line
40 (E) 40 (E) 40 (E)
See Section 18.15.080,
Projections into required
yards
8 Maximum Lot
Coverage
(Percent of Lot)
65 75 75 See Chapter 18.03, Rules
of Measurement
Maximum Floor
Area Ratio (FAR)
0.75 2.0 3.0
Maximum Upper story Massing (Percent of Ground Floor Footprint) 2 nd Story 100 100 100 Not applicable on lots less
than 60 feet wide
3 rd, 4th and 5th
Storiesy Above
80 80 80
(1) Minimum Density requirement is triggered for new development projects only, not for minor additions or improvements.
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TABLE 18.04.050-2: ADDITIONAL STANDARDS-RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS District RM-20 RM-59 RM-100 Additional Regulations
Minimum Private Open Space (sq.ft.
per unit)
150 0 0 (F)
Minimum Common and/or Private
Open Space (percent of site area) 15 15 10 (F)
Minimum Amount of Landscaping
(percent of site) 20 15
10 See Chapter 18.18
Landscaping
Maximum Paving in Street-Facing
Yards (percent of required yard) 50 50 50
A. Transitional Standards. Where an RM-59 and RM-100 district adjoins is adjacent to an RS district, the following standards apply:
1. For the RM-100 zoning district, the maximum height within forty feet of an RS district is forty feet. The maximum height within fifty feet of an RS district is fifty feet.
2. For the RM-59 zoning district, the maximum height within forty feet of an RS district is thirty feet. The maximum height within fifty feet of an RS district is forty feet.
3. The building setback from an RS district boundary shall be ten feet for interior side yards and twenty feet for rear yards.
4. A landscaped planting area, a minimum of five feet in width, shall be provided along all RS district boundaries. A tree screen shall be planted in this area with trees planted at a minimum interval of fifteen feet.
FIGURE 18.04.050-A: TRANSITIONAL STANDARDS—RM DISTRICTS
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B. Upper Story Stepback. The fourth and fifth story street-facing building frontages shall be stepped back a minimum of ten feet from the stories below. Exceptions may be granted by the Director; provided, that an entry courtyard with a minimum depth of twenty-five feet, landscaping, and seating amenities are provided on the ground level at grade; or other comparable public amenities are provided.
FIGURE 18.04.050-B: UPPER STORY SETBACK
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C. Front Setback. Where seventy-five percent or more of the lots in a block, on both sides of the street, have been improved with buildings, the minimum front setback required shall be the average of improved lots or fifteen feet, whichever is less.
D. Street Side Yards on Lots with Reversed Frontage. The rear one-quarter of the exterior side yard shall not be less than the front yard required or existing on the lot adjoining such exterior side yard.
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FIGURE 18.04.050-D: STREET SIDE YARDS ON LOTS WITH REVERSED FRONTAGE—RM DISTRICTS E. Parking Setback. Parking may be located within forty feet of the street-facing property line in accordance with the following standards:
1. Underground and Partially Submerged Parking. Parking completely or partially underground may match the setbacks of the main structure. The maximum height of a parking podium visible from a street is five feet from finished grade.
2. Surface Parking. Above-ground parking may be located within forty feet of a street-facing property line with the approval of a conditional use permit when all of the following findings can be made:
a. The design incorporates habitable space built close to the public sidewalk to the maximum extent feasible;
b. The parking area is well screened with a wall, hedge, trellis, and/or landscaping; and c. The site is small and constrained such that underground, partially submerged, or surface parking located more than forty feet from the street frontage is not feasible.
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F. Open Space. Private and Common areas shall be provided in accordance with this section. Private areas typically consist of balconies, decks, patios, fenced yards, and other similar areas outside the residence. Common areas typically consist of landscaped areas, walks, patios, swimming pools, barbecue areas, playgrounds, turf, or other such improvements as are appropriate to enhance the outdoor environment of the development. Landscaped courtyard entries that are oriented towards the public street which create a welcoming entry feature are also considered common areas. All areas not improved with buildings, parking, vehicular accessways, trash enclosures, and similar items shall be developed as common areas with the types of attributes described above.
1. Minimum Dimensions
a. Private Open Space. Private open space located on the ground level (e.g., yards, decks, patios) shall have no dimension less than ten feet. Private open space located above ground level (e.g., balconies) shall have no horizontal dimension less than six feet. a. Common Open Space. Common open space located on the ground level shall have no dimension less than fifteen by twenty feet.
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FIGURE 18.04.050-F(1)(b): COMMON OPEN SPACE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS—RM DISTRICTS
21. Usability. A surface shall be provided that allows convenient use for outdoor living and/or recreation. Such surface may be any practicable combination of lawn, garden, flagstone, wood planking, concrete, or other serviceable, dust-free surfacing. The slope shall not exceed ten percent.
32. Accessibility.
a. Private Open Space. The space shall be accessible to only one living unit by a doorway or doorways to a habitable room or hallway.
a. Common Open Space. The space shall be accessible to the living units on the lot. It shall be served by any stairway or other accessway qualifying as an egress facility from a habitable room. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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18.04.060 Supplemental regulations—RM districts.
A. Building Entrances.
1. Orientation. All units located along public rights-of-way must have the primary entrance facing this right-of-way. Exceptions to this requirement may be approved for projects where multiplefamily housing is located on four-lane streets carrying high traffic volumes and/or streets that do not allow on-street parking. In such cases, the project may be oriented around courtyards.
2. Projection or Recess. Building entrances must have a roofed projection (such as a porch) or recess with a minimum depth of at least five feet and a minimum horizontal area of fifty square feet.
Alternative designs that create a welcoming entry feature facing the street, such as trellis or landscaped courtyard entry, may be approved by the Director.
3. Dwelling Unit Access. Exterior entrances to units shall be in a form of individual or shared entrances at the ground floor of the building. Unit entrances above the ground floor are also permitted; however, no exterior access corridor located above the ground floor may provide access to five or more units.
B. Building Design. Buildings shall include adequate design features to create visual variety and avoid a large-scale and bulky appearance.
1. Building Length. The maximum dimension of any single building shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five feet.
2. Roof Line. The roof line at each elevation shall demonstrate an offset of at least eighteen inches for each one to three units exposed on that elevation. Large, continuous roof planes are prohibited.
3. Window Trim or Recess. Trim at least one inch in depth must be provided around all windows, or window must be recessed at least two inches from the plane of the surrounding exterior wall. For double-hung and horizontal sliding windows, at least one sash shall achieve a two-inch recess.
Exceptions may be granted through the design review process to accommodate alternative window design complementary to the architectural style of the structure.
4. Windows. Snap-in vinyl mullions between double pane glass are prohibited. If a divided light appearance is desired, mullions must be made of dimensional material projecting in front of the panes on both the inside and outside of the window.
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half feet in depth, for every twenty-five horizontal feet of wall. If located on a building with two or more stories, the articulated elements must be greater than one story in height, and may be grouped rather than evenly spaced in twenty-five-foot modules. Building entrances and front porches and projections into required yards such as stoops, bays, overhangs, fireplaces, and trellises may count towards meeting this requirement.
6. Facade Detailing and Materials. All visible building facades shall incorporate details, such as window and door trim, window recesses, cornices, changes in materials or other design elements, in an integrated composition. Each side of a building that is visible from a public right-of-way shall be designed with a complementary level of detailing and quality of materials.
7. Building Colors. Every building shall have at least two complementary colors which demonstrate a harmonious relationship.
8. Building Materials. All materials shall be high quality to allow for long-term durability and appearance. The exterior use of foam for trim and plywood, vinyl or aluminum as siding materials is prohibited.
9. Transition Areas. Where new multifamily developments are built adjacent to existing lowerscaled residential development, the facade facing the existing lower-scaled residential development shall be designed to provide architectural relief and interest, while also respecting the scale of adjacent neighbors.
a. Height. Full-height recesses, a minimum of ten feet deep, shall be provided along the facade to break the building into smaller discrete masses.
FIGURE 18.04.060-B(8)(a): MINIMUM RECESS
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b. Window and Balcony Placement. Offset windows to avoid direct sight lines into and from neighboring properties. Position balconies and other private open space so they minimize views into neighboring properties.
10. Exceptions. Exceptions to the building design standards may be granted with approval of a conditional use permit based on the finding that adequate design features have been incorporated to create visual variety and avoid a large-scale, bulky, or monolithic appearance.
C. Private Storage Space. Each unit shall have at least two hundred cubic feet of enclosed, weatherproofed, and lockable private storage space with a minimum horizontal dimension of four feet.
D. Paving. Differentiated paving materials shall be used for garage aprons, entries, and pedestrian walkways. This may include, but not be limited to, textures or colors, concrete pavers, brick, or stamped concrete. The use of permeable materials to reduce runoff is strongly encouraged.
E. Pedestrian Access. On-site pedestrian circulation and access must be provided according to the following standards:
1. Internal Connections. A system of pedestrian walkways shall connect all buildings on a site to each other, to on-site automobile and bicycle parking areas, and to any on-site open space areas or pedestrian amenities.
2. To Circulation Network. Regular connections between on-site walkways and the public sidewalk and other planned or existing pedestrian routes, such as safe routes to school, shall be provided. An on-site walkway shall connect the primary building entry or entries to a public sidewalk on each street frontage.
3. To Neighbors. Direct and convenient access shall be provided to adjoining residential and commercial areas to the maximum extent feasible while still providing for safety and security.
4. To Transit. Safe and convenient pedestrian connections shall be provided from transit stops to building entrances.
5. Pedestrian Walkway Design.
a. Walkways shall be a minimum of six feet wide, shall be hard-surfaced, and paved with concrete, stone, tile, brick, or comparable material.
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b. Where a required walkway crosses driveways, parking areas, or loading areas, it must be clearly identifiable through the use of a raised crosswalk, a different paving material, or similar method.
c. Where a required walkway is parallel and adjacent to an auto travel lane, it must be raised or separated from the auto travel lane by a raised curb at least four inches high, bollards, or other physical barrier. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)* Code reviser’s note: Ord. 1480 added subsection (B)(3a) of this section as subsection (B)(3). It has been editorially renumbered to avoid duplication.
18.04.070 Residential development types. Revised 11/20
This section prescribes development and supplemental standards specific to each development type allowed within the residential districts.
A. Single-Unit Dwellings and Duplexes. Single-unit dwellings and duplexes are subject to the development standards and supplemental regulations of the RS district, Sections 18.04.030, Development standards—RS districts, and 18.04.040, Supplemental regulations—RS districts. The figures in this subsection illustrate RS district development standards and what resulting single-unit development might look like.
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FIGURE 18.04.070-A: RESIDENTIAL TYPES—SINGLE-UNIT
B. Accessory Dwelling Units. Accessory dwelling units are subject to the development standards and supplemental regulations of the RS district, Sections 18.04.030, Development standards—RS districts,
18.04.040, Supplemental regulations—RS districts, and 18.23.210, Accessory dwelling units/junior accessory dwelling units. The figures in this subsection illustrate accessory dwelling unit development standards and what resulting accessory dwelling unit development might look like.
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FIGURE 18.04.070-B: RESIDENTIAL TYPES—ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS C. Multi-Unit Residential. Multi-unit residential development is subject to the development standards and supplemental regulations of the RM district, Sections 18.04.050, Development standards—RM districts, and 18.04.060, Supplemental regulations—RM districts. The figures in this subsection illustrate RM district development standards and what resulting development might look like.
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FIGURE 18.04.070-C: RESIDENTIAL TYPES—MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL D. Small Lot Single-Unit Development. Small lot single-unit development is subject to the development standards and supplemental regulations of the base district unless modified by Table 18.04.070-D. The figures in this subsection illustrate small lot single-unit development standards and what resulting development might look like.
TABLE 18.04.070-D: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—SMALL LOT SINGLE-UNIT DEVELOPMENT
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TABLE 18.04.070-D: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—SMALL LOT SINGLE-UNIT DEVELOPMENT Standard Small Lot Single-Unit
Site Standards
Minimum Project Site Width
(ft.)
80 Maximum Project Site Floor
Area Ratio (FAR)
.45
Maximum Project Site Lot
Coverage (percent of site)
35 Building Height and Form
Maximum Number of Stories 3
Maximum Building Length (ft.) n/a
Setbacks
Project Site The overall project site is subject to the setback requirements of the base district.
Individual Lot (ft.)
Front 10; 7 for porch
Side 1-story portion: 4; 2-story portion: 8
Rear 15; 0 for detached garage on alley
Building Separation of
Detached Units (ft.)
5 Parking and Access
Minimum Garage Setback
from Primary Facade (ft.)
5 Maximum Garage Width (ft.) 25; common garages not visible from the street may accommodate up to four cars.
Access Location Alley or side street wherever possible.
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TABLE 18.04.070-D: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—SMALL LOT SINGLE-UNIT DEVELOPMENT Standard Small Lot Single-Unit
Building Orientation
Orientation Facades shall be designed to orient towards the public street and a common courtyard, if provided.
Entrance Location The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling shall be visible to and located directly off a common courtyard or directly from the street.
Usable Open Space
Minimum Private Open Space
(sq. ft. per unit)
300
Minimum Common Open
Space (sq. ft. per unit)
200
Minimum Horizontal Dimensions
Ground floor, common (ft.) 20
Ground floor, private (ft.) 10
Balcony (ft.) 7
Additional Standards
Minimum Amount of
Landscaping (percent of site)
35 Minimum Amount of Enclosed
Personal Storage (sq. ft.)
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FIGURE 18.04.070-D: RESIDENTIAL TYPES—SMALL LOT SINGLE-UNIT DEVELOPMENT E. Bungalow Court Development. Bungalow court development is subject to the development standards and supplemental regulations of the base district unless modified by Table 18.04.070-E. The figures in this subsection illustrate bungalow court development standards and what resulting development might look like.
TABLE 18.04.070-E: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—BUNGALOW COURT DEVELOPMENT Standard Bungalow Court
Site Standards
Minimum Project Site Width
(ft.)
100
Maximum Project Site Floor
Area Ratio (FAR)
.45
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TABLE 18.04.070-E: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—BUNGALOW COURT DEVELOPMENT Standard Bungalow Court
Maximum Project Site Lot
Coverage (percent of site)
35 Building Height and Form
Maximum Number of Stories 2
Maximum Building Length (ft.) n/a
Setbacks
Project Site The overall project site is subject to the setback requirements of the base district.
Individual Lot (ft.)
Front 10; 7 for porch
Side 1-story portion: 4; 2-story portion: 8
Rear 15; 0 for detached garage on alley
Building Separation of
Detached Units (ft.)
5 Parking and Access
Minimum Garage Setback
from Primary Facade (ft.)
5 Maximum Garage Width (ft.) 25; common garages not visible from the street may accommodate up to four cars.
Access Location Alley or side street wherever possible.
Building Orientation
Orientation Facades shall be designed to orient towards the public street and a common courtyard, if provided.
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TABLE 18.04.070-E: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—BUNGALOW COURT DEVELOPMENT Standard Bungalow Court
Entrance Location The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling shall be visible to and located directly off a common courtyard or directly from the street.
Usable Open Space
Minimum Private Open Space
(sq. ft. per unit)
150
Minimum Common Open
Space
15% of lot area provided as a central courtyard
Minimum Horizontal Dimensions
Ground floor, common (ft.) 30
Ground floor, private (ft.) 10
Balcony (ft.) 7
Additional Standards
Minimum Amount of
Landscaping (percent of site)
35 Minimum Amount of Enclosed
Personal Storage (sq. ft.)
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FIGURE 18.04.070-E: RESIDENTIAL TYPES—BUNGALOW COURT
F. Townhouse Development. Townhouse development is subject to the development standards and supplemental regulations of the base district unless modified by Table 18.04.070-F. The figures in this subsection illustrate townhouse development standards and what resulting development might look like.
TABLE 18.04.070-F: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—TOWNHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT
Standard Townhouse
Site Standards
Minimum Project Site Width
(ft.)
80 Maximum Project Site Floor
Area Ratio (FAR)
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DEVELOPMENT
Standard Townhouse
Maximum Project Site Lot
Coverage (percent of site)
35 Building Height and Form
Maximum Number of Stories 3
Maximum Building Length (ft.) 150
Setbacks
Project Site The overall project site is subject to the setback requirements of the base district.
Individual Lot (ft.)
Front 10; 7 for porch
Side (apply to the end of rows
of attached units)
1-story portion: 4; 2-story portion: 8
Rear 15; 0 for detached garage on alley
Building Separation of
Detached Units (ft.)
5 Parking and Access
Minimum Garage Setback
from Primary Facade (ft.)
5 Maximum Garage Width (ft.) 25; common garages not visible from the street may accommodate up to four cars.
Access Location Alley or side street wherever possible.
Building Orientation
Orientation Facades shall be designed to orient towards the public street and a common courtyard, if provided.
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TABLE 18.04.070-F: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—TOWNHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT
Standard Townhouse
Entrance Location The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling shall be visible to and located directly off a common courtyard or directly from the street.
Usable Open Space
Minimum Private Open Space
(sq. ft. per unit)
300
Minimum Common Open
Space (sq. ft. per unit)
200
Minimum Horizontal Dimensions
Ground floor, common (ft.) 20
Ground floor, private (ft.) 10
Balcony (ft.) 7
Additional Standards
Minimum Amount of
Landscaping (percent of site)
35 Minimum Amount of Enclosed
Personal Storage (sq. ft.)
80 FIGURE 18.04.070-F: RESIDENTIAL TYPES—TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
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(Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020; Ord. 1537 (Exh. B (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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Chapter 18.05
MIXED-USE DISTRICTS Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21
Sections:
18.05.010 Purpose.
18.05.020 Land use regulations. Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21
18.05.030 Development standards.
18.05.040 Supplemental regulations.
18.05.010 Purpose.
The specific purposes of the mixed-use districts are to:
A. Provide for the orderly, well-planned, and balanced development of mixed-use districts.
B. Encourage a mix of uses that promotes convenience, economic vitality, fiscal stability, and a pleasant quality of life.
C. Promote pedestrian- and transit-oriented, mixed-use commercial centers at appropriate locations.
D. Establish design standards that improve the visual quality of development and create a unified, distinctive, and attractive character along mixed-use streets.
E. Provide appropriate buffers and transition standards between commercial and residential uses to preserve both commercial and mixed-use feasibility and residential quality.
Additional purposes of each mixed-use district which that follow, implement General Plan classifications of “Mixed Use, 30-40 du/ac”; “Mixed Use, 38-21-520 du/ac, ; Mixed Use, 75-51-100 du/ac, ; Mixed Use, 90- 101-120 du/ac” Mixed-Use, Low Density,” “Mixed-Use, Medium Density,” “Mixed-Use, Medium High Density,” and “Neighborhood Retail/Mixed-Use, Medium Density .
F. MU-DC-100 Mixed-Use Downtown Core. This district is intended to maintain the pedestrian-oriented environment in the heart of San Carlos’ downtown, with a focus on ground-level active storefronts and pedestrian- and transit-oriented development that encourages pedestrian activity and supports multimodal transportation. Physical form is regulated to reflect the urban character of the downtown core.
Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to fifty one-hundred units per net acre.
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G. MU-D-50 Mixed-Use Downtown. This district is intended to maintain the pedestrian-oriented environment around the downtown core and connect surrounding districts. Physical form is regulated to provide shopfront buildings that frame the street and support pedestrian- and transit-oriented development that encourages pedestrian activity and supports multi-modal transportation. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to fifty units per net acre.
G. MU-D-100 Mixed-Use Downtown. This district is intended to maintain the pedestrian-oriented environment around the downtown core and connect surrounding districts. Physical form is regulated to provide shopfront buildings that frame the street and support pedestrian- and transit-oriented development that encourages pedestrian activity and supports multi-modal transportation. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to one-hundred units per net acre.
H. MU-D-120 Mixed-Use Downtown. This district is intended to maintain the pedestrian-oriented environment around the downtown core and connect surrounding districts. Physical form is regulated to provide shopfront buildings that frame the street and support pedestrian- and transit-oriented development that encourages pedestrian activity and supports multi-modal transportation. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to one-hundred and twenty units per net acre.
I. MU-SA-50 Mixed-Use Station Area. This district is intended to provide for transit-oriented development to support vitality around transit centers and the historic San Carlos Train Depot and provide linkages to the downtown core and neighborhoods adjacent to Old County Road. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to fifty units per net acre.
JI. MU-SC-120 Mixed-Use San Carlos Avenue. This district is intended to allow one or more of a variety of residential and nonresidential uses to encourage a greater mix and intensity of uses in a pedestrianscaled environment at a scale and form that is appropriate to its neighborhood context and adjacent residential uses and forms. This district is also intended to provide transit-oriented development that supports multi-modal transportation. Allowable uses include commercial and office uses, as well as residential development up to one-hundred and twenty fifty nine units per net acre.
KJ. MU-NB-120 Mixed-Use North Boulevard. This district is intended to facilitate the transformation of the northern portion of El Camino Real into a multi-modal, mixed-use corridor. The physical form varies to reflect the urban character of the El Camino Real corridor and to transition to surrounding, lower-density districts. This district allows a mix of residential development of up to fifty one-hundred and twenty units
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per net acre and retail and commercial uses, as well as hotels and other commercial uses oriented toward a regional market.
K. MU-SB Mixed-Use South Boulevard. This district is intended to facilitate the transformation of the southern portion of El Camino Real into a multi-modal, mixed-use corridor. The physical form varies to reflect the urban character of the El Camino Real corridor and to transition to surrounding, lower-density districts. This district allows a mix of residential development of up to fifty units per net acre and retail and commercial uses, as well as hotels and other commercial uses oriented toward a regional market.
LK. MU-SB-100 Mixed-Use South Boulevard. This district is intended to facilitate the transformation of the southeastern portion of Laurel Street into a mixed-use corridor. The physical form varies to transition from MU-N-40 west of Laurel Street to MU-SB-120 on El Camino Real. This district allows a mix of residential development of up to one-hundred units per net acre and retail and commercial uses.
ML. MU-SB-120 Mixed-Use South Boulevard. This district is intended to facilitate the transformation of the southern portion of El Camino Real into a multi-modal, mixed-use corridor. The physical form varies to reflect the urban character of the El Camino Real corridor. This district allows a mix of residential development of up to one-hundred and twenty units per net acre and retail and commercial uses, as well as hotels and other commercial uses oriented toward a regional market.
NM. MU-N-40 Neighborhood Mixed-Use. This district is intended to provide an appropriate transition from mixed-use areas into the residential neighborhoods. This district allows a mix of residential and commercial development appropriately scaled to ensure a residential physical form to relate to adjacent single-family residential neighborhoods. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to twenty forty units per net acre. (Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011) ON. MU-N-50 Neighborhood Mixed-Use. This district is intended to provide an appropriate transition from mixed-use areas into the residential neighborhoods. This district allows a mix of residential and commercial development appropriately scaled to ensure a residential physical form to relate to adjacent single-family residential neighborhoods. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to fifty units per net acre.
PO. MU-N-120 Neighborhood Mixed-Use. This district is intended to reflect the form of El Camino Real while providing a transition from MU-NB-120 to MU-N-50 and RM-100 zoning districts. This district allows a mix of residential and commercial development appropriately scaled to ensure a residential physical form to relate to adjacent single-family residential neighborhoods. Allowable uses include retail, commercial, and office uses, as well as residential development of up to one-hundred and twenty units per net acre.
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18.05.020 Land use regulations. Revised 11/20 Revised 3/21 Table 18.05.020 prescribes the land use regulations for mixed-use districts. The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows:
“P” designates permitted uses.
“M” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a minor use permit by the Zoning Administrator.
“C” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a conditional use permit by the Planning Commission.
“(#)” numbers in parentheses refer to specific limitations listed at the end of the table. “-” designates uses that are not permitted.
Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.40, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications and subclassifications not listed in the table or not found to be substantially similar to the uses below are prohibited. The table also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other sections of this title.
TABLE 18.05.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS Use Classifications
MU
-
DC100
MUD100MUD120
MUSC120MU
-
NB
-
120
MUSB100
100
MUSB120MU
-N40
MUN50MUN -
120
Additional
Regulations
Residential Use
Residential
Housing types See subclassification below
Multi-Unit
Residential P(1) P(1) P(2) P P(2) P P(2) P(3) P(2) P(2) Accessory
Dwelling Unit P P P P P P P P P P
Only if it
includes a
proposed
or existing
dwelling
Junior Accessory
Dwelling Unit - - - - - - - - - -
Elderly and LongTerm Care - - - C - - - - - -
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Family Child Care See subclassifications below
Small P P P P P P P P P P
Large P P P P P P P P P P See Section
18.23.090
Day care
centers and
large family
child care
homes
Residential Care
Facilities
See subclassifications below
General - M(1) M(1) M - - - - - - See Section
18.23.200,
Residential
care
facilities
Limited P P P P P P P P P P
Senior - M(1) M(1) M - - - - - - See Section
18.23.200,
Residential
care
facilities
Single Room
Occupancy C(1) C(1) C(1) C C(1) C(1) C(1) C(3,
14)
C C
See Section
18.23.220,
Single room
occupancy
hotels
Transitional
Housing P P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.25 Transitional
and
supportive
housing
Supportive
Housing P P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.25 Transitional
and
supportive
housing
Colleges and Trade
Schools, Public or
Private - - - - P P P - - -
Community
Assembly less
Than 3,500 Square
Feet
- P P P P P P M M M
Community
Assembly, 3,500
Square Feet or
More
- C C C M M M - - -
See Section
18.23.080,
Community
assembly
facilities
Community
Garden P P P P P P P P P P
Cultural
Institutions C(4) P P C M M M M M M
Day Care Centers
- P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.090,
Day care
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Emergency Shelter
- - - - P P P - - -
Government
Offices - P P P P P P P P P
Hospitals and
Clinics - P P - P P P - - -
Instructional
Services M P P - P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Park and
Recreation
Facilities, Public
P P P P P P P P P P
Public Safety
Facilities - C C - C C C C C C
Schools, Public or
Private - - - - C C C C C C
Social Service
Facilities - - - - C C C C C C
Commercial Uses
Animal Care, Sales
and Services See subclassifications below
Grooming and Pet
Stores - P P - P P P P(5) P(5) P(5)
Veterinary
Services - C(5) C(5) C(5) C(5) C(5) C(5) C(5) C(5) C(5) Artists’ Studios M P P - P P P P(5) P(5) P(5)
Automobile/Vehicl
e Sales and
Services
See subclassifications below
Automobile
Rentals - - - - C(6) C(6) C(6) - - -
Automobile/Vehicl
e Sales and
Leasing
P(6,
7)
P(6,7) P(6,7) P(6,7
)
P(6,
7)
P(6,7
)
P(6,7
)
- - -
Automobile/Vehicl
e Washing - - - - C(6) C(6,) C(6) - - -
Service Station - - - - C(6) C(6) C(6) - - -
See Section
18.23.050,
Automobile
/vehicle
sales and
services,
and Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Bank and Financial
Institutions P(8) P P M P P P M(9
)
M(9) M(9)
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Business Services - P(9) P(9) P(9) P(9) P(9) P(9) P(9) P(9) P(9) Commercial
Entertainment and
Recreation
See subclassification below
Cinema/Theatre See Section
18.23.260,
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C(1
7)
C(17) C(17) - C(1
7)
C(17
)
C(17
)
- - - Formula
business
uses
Small-Scale - C(17) C(17) - C(1
7)
C(17
)
C(17
)
- - -
Large- Scale - C(17) C(17) - C(1
9)
- - - - -
Eating and
Drinking
Establishments
See subclassifications below
Bars/Night
Club/Lounges C(1
7) C(17) C(17)
- C(1
7)
C(17
) C(17
)
- - -
Full Service P(1
7)
P(17) P(17) P P(1
7)
P(17) P(17) C(1
0,
17)
C(10
, 17)
C(10,
17)
See Section
18.23.140,
Outdoor
dining, and
Section
18.23.260
Formula
business
uses
Convenience P(1
8)
P(18) P(18) P P(1
8)
P(18) P(18) C(1
0)
C(10
)
C(10
)
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Food Preparation P P P P P P P P P P
See
Section,
18.23.260
Formula
business
uses
Funeral Parlors
and Mortuaries - C C C C C C - - -
Lodging See subclassifications below
Bed and Breakfast P P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.070,
Bed and
breakfast
lodging, and
Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Hotels and Motels P(1
1,1
7)
P(17) P(17) M P(1
7)
P(17) P(17) M(1
4,1
7)
M(1
7)
M(1
7)
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Nurseries and
Garden Centers P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
- P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
P(9,
20)
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Offices See subclassifications below
Business and
Professional P(1
2)
P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
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business
uses
Medical and
Dental
P(1
2)
P P P P P P P(9) P(9) P(9)
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Walk-In Clientele P P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Personal Services See subclassifications below
General Personal
Services (13) P P P P P P P P P
Tattoo or Body
Modification
Parlor
- - - - M M M - - -
See Section
8.23.170,
Personal
services,
and Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Retail sales See subclassifications below
Cannabis
Dispensary
- - - - - - - - - -
Convenience
Markets
P(1
8)
P(18) P(18) P P(1
8)
P P P(1
5)
P P
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Food and
Beverage Sales
P(1
8)
P(18) P(18) P P(1
8)
P P P(1
6)
P(16) P(16)
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
General Retail P P P P P P P P P P
See Section
18.23.260,
Formula
business
uses
Price Point Retail - - - - M M M - - -
Second-Hand
Store
- - - - P P P P P P
Retail
Establishments
Selling
Ammunition or
Firearms
- - - - - - - - - -
Industrial Uses
Recycling Facility,
Reverse Vending
Machine
- - - P P P P P - -
Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Uses
Communication
Facilities
See subclassifications below
See Chapter 18.24, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Antenna and Transmission Towers
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Facilities within
Buildings - P P P P P P P P P
Transportation
Passenger
Terminals
- - - - - - - - - -
Utilities, Minor P P P P P P P P P P
Other Applicable Types
Accessory Uses
and Structure
See Section 18.23.030, Accessory use, and Section 18.15.020, Accessory buildings, and structures
Home
Occupations
P P P P P P P P P P
See
Sections
18.23.120,
Home
occupations
Drive-In and
Drive-Through
Facilities
Prohibited in MU districts; see Section 18.23.100. Drive-in and drivethrough facilities Nonconforming
Use
Chapter 18.19, Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots Temporary Use Chapter 18.31, Temporary Use Permits
Specific Limitations:
1. Not allowed on the ground floor along Laurel Street and San Carlos Avenue frontages.
2. Conditional use permit approval required to allow residential uses on the ground floor along El Camino Real frontage.
3. Not allowed on the ground floor along Old County Road.
4. Not allowed on Laurel Street or San Carlos Avenue.
5. Provided that such use shall be completely enclosed in a building of soundproof construction.
6. For properties without frontage along El Camino Real, only retail sales consistent with the definition of “general retail” and five thousand square feet or less.
7. Must be within an enclosed structure.
8. Limited to establishments with a gross floor area of two thousand five hundred square feet or less.
Limited to the ground floor of a building located on an interior lot a minimum of five hundred feet from any other financial institution.
9. Limited to establishments with a gross floor area of five thousand square feet or less.
10. Permitted after review and approval of a minor use permit by the Zoning Administrator if less than twelve chairs.
11. Limited to upper stories unless at least fifty percent of ground floor street frontage is occupied by food service use.
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12. Limited to upper stories.
13. Permitted if existing. Additions to existing facilities and establishment of new facilities are subject to Section 18.23.170, Personal services.
14. Not allowed along East San Carlos Avenue.
15. Limited to neighborhood groceries with less than one thousand five hundred square feet of sales area when located along East San Carlos Avenue.
16. The sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
17. Not permitted on sites where the shopfront of such nonresidential use faces onto R zoning districts. 18 Minor use permit required for sites adjacent to R districts.
19. On the east side of El Camino Real only; in all other areas this use is not permitted.
20. Uses that require a commercial cannabis business permit are not permitted. (Ord. 1568 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020; Ord. 1540 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 1525 § 2(1) (Exh.
A (part)), 2017; Ord. 1518 § 3 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.05.030 Development standards.
Tables 18.05.030-1 through 18.050.030-6 prescribe the development standards for mixed-use districts.
Additional regulations are denoted in a right-hand column. Section numbers in this column refer to other sections of this title, while individual letters refer to subsections that directly follow the table. The numbers in each illustration in this section refer to corresponding regulations in the “#” column in the associated table.
TABLE 18.05.030-1: LOT, DENSITY, AND FAR STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS District MUDC100MUD100MUD120MUSC120MUNB120MUSB100MUSB120MU-N -40
MUN-50MUN120Additional
Regulations
#
Maximum
Density
(units/net
acre)
50 100 100 120 59
120
50 120
50 100 120
20 40 50 120
Minimum
Density
(units/net
acre)
75 75 90 90 90 75 90 30 38 90
Minimum
Lot Size
(sq. ft.)
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Minimum
Lot Width
(ft.)
50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
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Maximum
Floor Area
Ratio
(FAR)
2.5(A) 3.0
(A)
3.0 (A)
3.0(A) 2.5(A)
3.0(A)
2.5(A)
3.0(A)
3.0 (A)
2.5(A)
3.0(A)
2.5(A) 3.0
(A)
(1) Minimum Density requirement is triggered for new development projects only, not for minor additions or improvements.
A. Increased FAR for Mixed-Use Buildings. The maximum allowable FAR may be increased by up to ten percent for buildings that contain a mix of residential and nonresidential uses through the provision of one or more of the following elements beyond what is otherwise required, subject to conditional use permit approval:
1. Car-share or electric car facilities.
2. Additional public open space or contribution to a parks fund.
1. Provision of off-site improvements. This may include off-site amenities and/or infrastructure (other than standard requirements and improvements) such as right-of-way or streetscape improvements or funding for parks, public safety facilities, libraries, senior centers, community meeting rooms, child care or recreation or other community benefit. The Director may require a Fiscal and Economic Impact Report, or equivalent, as part of the conditional use permit application.
4. Provision of green roofs, solar panels, and other green building measures.
TABLE 18.05.030-2: BUILDING PLACEMENT STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS
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District MUDC100
M
UD10
0 MUD120MUSC120M
UNB
-
12 0
MUSB100M
USB12
0 MUN -40MUN-50MU
-N120
Additional
Regulations
#
Setbacks,
ResidentialOnly
Development
Subject to the setback requirements of the RM District
Street Frontage Setbacks, Commercial and Mixed-Use Development (ft.) Laurel Street Property line or 15 ft from curb (the greater) for all MU districts (B) 1 El Camino
Real
Property line or 20 ft from
the curb (the greater)
n/a 5
min
15 ma
x
0 min,
5 max
0 min
, 5
ma
x
n/a 5 min,
15 max
5 min
15 max
(B) 1
San Carlos
Avenue
Property
line or
15 ft
from
curb (the
greater)
n/a n/a Property
line or
15 ft
from
curb (the
greater)
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (B) 1
Elm Street 0 min,
10 max
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1
All Other
Streets
5 min,
15 max*
5 min,
15 max
5 min,
15 max
5 min,
15 max
5 min,
15 max
0 min,
5 max
0 min,
5 max
5 min,
15 max
5 min,
15 max
5 min,
15 max
1 Interior Side (C) 2
Rear (C) 3
Corner Build
Area (ft.)
0 min; 10 min adjacent to RS district for all MU districts 0 min; 30 min adjacent to RS district for all MU districts 30; buildings must be located in accordance with the required setbacks within 30 feet of every corner. Public plazas may be at the street corner provided buildings are built to the edge of the public plaza.
4 * Applicable to 700 and 800 blocks of Walnut Street only.
B. Build-To Line. Buildings shall be constructed at the required setback for eighty percent of linear street frontage. The area between the building and property line shall be paved so that it functions as a wider public sidewalk. This requirement may be modified or waived by the review authority upon finding that:
1. Substantial landscaping is located between the build-to line and ground floor residential units to soften visual impact of buildings;
2. Entry courtyards, plazas, entries, or outdoor eating and display areas are located between the build-to line and building; provided, that the buildings are built to the edge of the courtyard, plaza, or dining area; or
3. The building incorporates an alternative entrance design that creates a welcoming entry feature facing the street.
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C. Required Side and Rear Yards for Residential Uses. In order to provide light and air for residential units and additional separation for rooms that contain areas that require additional privacy considerations, the following minimum setbacks apply to any building wall containing windows and facing an interior side or rear yard. When the site is adjacent to a residential district, the project must comply with whichever standard results in the greater setback. The required setbacks apply to that portion of the building wall containing and extending three feet on either side of any window.
1. For any wall containing living room or other primary room windows, a setback of at least fifteen feet shall be provided.
2. For any wall containing sleeping room windows, a setback of at least ten feet shall be provided.
3. For all other walls containing windows, a setback of at least five feet shall be provided.
FIGURE 18.05.030-C: REQUIRED SIDE AND REAR YARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES TABLE 18.05.030-3: HEIGHT STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICT
District MUDC100 MU
-
D_
100
MUD120MUSC120MU
-
NB
-
120
MU
-SB
-
100
MUSB120MU
-N -
40 MU
-N50
MU-N
120
Additional
Regulations
#
Building
Maximum
(ft.)
50; 30
along
East
Sam
Carlos
Avenue
in MUN
District
60 75 75 75 60 75 50; 40 35
along East
San Carlos
Avenue in
MU-N-40
District
50; 35
within 40 ft.
of an RS
district; 40
within 50 ft.
of adjacent
to an RS
district
75 (D); See
Section 18.
15.060,
Height and
height
exceptions
1 Building
Maximum
30 within 40 of an RS district;
40 within 50 of an RSs district
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Adjacent to
RS District
Building
Minimum
(ft.)
n/a 25;
Applicable
only along
Laurel Street
and El
Camino Real
frontages
n/a 2
Maximum
Stories
4(1) 5 6 6 46 5 6 4; 3
alo
ng
E.
San
Carl
os
Ave
. in
MU
-N40
dist
rict
4 6 (E)
Ground Floor Minimum Height
Ground
Residential
Floor Uses
(ft.)
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 3
Ground
Floor
Nonresidenti
al Uses (ft.)
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 3
First Floor
Ceiling
Height,
Nonresidenti
al Uses (ft.
clear)
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 4
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1. A use permit is required for the fourth story for parcels with street frontage onto Laurel Street in the 600, 700, and 800 blocks.
D. Height Limitations and Exceptions.
1. Projections. Except along East San Carlos Avenue, a parapet wall, cornice or sloping roof may project up to four feet above the height limit.
2. Towers. If the project site is greater than fifteen thousand square feet and not located along East San Carlos Avenue, a tower or other projecting architectural elements may extend up to ten feet above the top of a pitched roof; provided, that the square footage of the element(s) does not total more than ten percent of the building footprint. The area above the uppermost permitted floor of the element(s) shall not be habitable space.
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a. The composition of the tower element shall be balanced, where the width of the tower has a proportional relationship to the height of the tower. b. The tower element shall be proportional to the rest of the building. c. The roof shall be sloped and include architectural detailing, such as a cornice or eave.
3. East San Carlos Avenue—MU-N District. The maximum height along East San Carlos Avenue in the MU-N District is thirty feet. Up to thirty-five feet may be allowed with a minimum roof pitch of 6:12.
FIGURE 18.05.030-D: HEIGHT LIMITATIONS—MU-N DISTRICT ALONG
EAST SAN CARLOS AVENUE
E. Upper Story Limitations.
1. Third Story—East San Carlos Avenue. Along East San Carlos Avenue in the MU-N-40 District, a third story may be allowed for a residential-only project subject to conditional use permit approval.
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2. Upper Story Stepbacks.
a. Third Story—Laurel Street. The third story along the 600, 700, and 800 blocks of Laurel Street shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from the story below. b. Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Storiesy. The fourth, fifth, and sixth storiesry of all buildings shall be stepped back a minimum of ten feet from the third story below, except as provided in this section.
c. Laurel Street. The fourth story along the 600, 700, and 800 blocks of Laurel Street may align with the story below.
d. San Carlos Avenue and El Camino Real. The fourth, fifth, and sixth -story front facades may align with the third story below along San Carlos Avenue in the MU-SC District and along El Camino Real (exception: this provision does not apply to the 1100 and 1200 blocks of San Carlos Avenue).
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FIGURE 18.05.030-E(2): UPPER STORY STEPBACKS
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TABLE 18.05.030-4: BUILDING FORM STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS District MUDC-100MU
-D100
MUD120MUSC120MUNB120MUSB100MUSB120MU
-N40
MU
-N50
MUN120Additional
Regulations
#
Maximum
Length of
Blank wall
(ft.)
Ground
floor: 10
Upper
floors:
25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 1
Maximum
Building
Projections
(ft)
3; minimum 12 feet above sidewalk grade (F) 2
Awning and
Overhangs
4; minimum 8 feet above sidewalk 3
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F. Building Projections. The maximum width of any single projection is ten feet and the total width of all projections along a building face shall not be more than twenty-five percent of the building frontage.
TABLE 18.05.030-5: PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS District MUDC100MUD100MUD120 MUSC120MUNB -
120
MUSB100MUSB120 MUN40 MUN50 MUN120Additional
Regulations
#
Setback
from
Street
Property
Line (ft.)
40; buildings shall be placed as close to the street as possible, with parking underground, behind a building, or on the interior side or rear of the site.
G 1
Setback
from
Buildings
and Public
Plazas (ft.)
8 ft: 5 ft walkway plus 3 ft landscaping; applicable only to above-ground parking. 2 Access
Location
Side street or alley wherever possible. 3
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Curb Cuts Prohib
ited
on
Laurel
Minimized and in area least likely to impede pedestrian circulation.
Loading/
Service
Area
Side or rear of lot; must be screened from public ROW. 4 Parking
Podium
Maximum height of a parking podium visible from the street is 5 feet from finished grade. 5 G. Limitations on Location of Parking. Parking may be located within forty feet of the street-facing property line, subject to the following requirements.
1. Underground and Partially Submerged Parking. Parking completely or partially underground may match the setbacks of the main structure. The maximum height of a parking podium visible from a street is five feet from finished grade.
2. Surface Parking. Above-ground surface parking may be located within forty feet of a streetfacing property line with the approval of a conditional use permit when the Planning Commission makes the following findings:
a. Buildings are built close to the public sidewalk to the maximum extent feasible; b. The parking area is screened along the public right-of-way with a wall, hedge, trellis, and/or landscaping; and
c. The site is small and constrained such that underground, partially submerged, or surface parking located more than forty feet from the street frontage is not feasible TABLE 18.05.030-6 LANDSCAPING AND OPEN SPACE STANDARDS-MIXED USE DISTRICTS District MUDC100MU
-D100
MUD120MU
-
SC120
M
UN
B
-
12 0
M
USB
-
10 0
MUSB120MUN40MUN50M
UN12
0 Additional
Regulations
#
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Minimum
Residenti
al Open
Space
100 150 15
0 15
0 150
Minimum
Public
and/or
Private
Open
Space (%
of site)
10; applicable only to mixed-use and nonresidential development on lots greater than 15,000 square feet and to developments that are 100% residential.
Minimum
Dimensio
ns (ft.)
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Minimum
Amount
of
Landscap
ing (% of
site)
10 10 10 151
0 10 10 10 10 10 10
H. Landscaping and Residential Open Space. Landscaping and residential open space shall be provided as required by Table 18.05.030-6. Residential open space may be common or private or a combination thereof. Private areas typically consist of balconies, decks, patios, fenced yards, and other similar areas outside the residence. Common areas typically consist of landscaped areas, walks, patios, swimming pools, barbecue areas, playgrounds, turf, or other such improvements as are appropriate to enhance the outdoor environment of the development. Landscaped courtyard entries that are oriented towards a public street are considered common areas. All areas not improved with buildings, parking, vehicular accessways, trash enclosures, and similar items shall be developed as common areas.
1. Minimum Dimensions
a. Private Open Space. Private open space located on the ground level (e.g., yards, decks, patios, roof decks) shall have no horizontal dimension less than ten feet. Private open space located above ground level (e.g., balconies) shall have no horizontal dimension less than six feet.
a. Common Open Space. Minimum horizontal dimension of twenty feet.
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FIGURE 18.05.030-H(1)(B): COMMON OPEN SPACE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS
21. Usability. A surface shall be provided that allows convenient use for outdoor living and/or recreation. Such surface may be any practicable combination of lawn, garden, flagstone, wood planking, concrete, or other serviceable, dust-free surfacing. The maximum slope shall not exceed ten percent.
32. Accessibility.
a. Private Open Space. The space shall be accessible to only one living unit by a doorway to a habitable room or hallway.
b. Common Open Space. The space shall be accessible to the living units on the lot. It shall be served by any stairway or other accessway qualifying as an egress facility from a habitable room. (Ord. 1485 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.05.040 Supplemental regulations.
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A. Maximum Block Length. Five hundred feet; block length of up to six hundred feet is allowed when a mid-block pedestrian connection is provided.
B. Street Preservation. Existing public right-of-way shall be preserved. Public right-of-way shall not be eliminated or abandoned unless substantial public benefits are provided, such as a new park, as determined by the review authority.
C. Street Frontage Improvements. New development shall provide street frontage improvements in accordance with the following:
1. Between the Property Line and Curb.
a. Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be provided if none already exist or if the existing sidewalks are in poor condition as determined by the Public Works Director. b. Street Furniture. Trash receptacles, benches, bike racks, and other street furniture from a list maintained by the Director shall be provided.
c. Street Lights. Pedestrian scaled street lights, including attachments from which banners may be hung, from a list maintained by the Director shall be provided. d. Street Trees. Shade trees shall be planted at least thirty feet on center. Tree guards shall be provided. Trees shall be a minimum of fifteen gallons in size, and at least ten percent of the required trees shall be twenty-four-inch box size or larger.
2. Interior from Property Line. Except where occupied by a building or necessary for parking access, the street frontage, for a depth of ten feet from the property line, shall be utilized for active outdoor uses, including but not limited to outdoor dining; paved for public uses so that it functions as part of a wider public sidewalk; or improved with landscaping, public art, and/or pedestrian amenities such as outdoor seating.
D. Building Orientation and Entrances.
1. Buildings shall be oriented to face public streets.
2. Building frontages shall be generally parallel to streets, and the primary building entrances shall be located on a public street.
3. Building entrances shall be emphasized with special architectural and landscape treatments.
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4. Entrances located at corners shall generally be located at a forty-five-degree angle to the corner and shall have a distinct architectural treatment to animate the intersection and facilitate pedestrian flow around the corner. Different treatments may include angled or rounded corners, arches, and other architectural elements. All building and dwelling units located in the interior of a site shall have entrances from the sidewalk that are designed as an extension of the public sidewalk and connect to a public sidewalk.
5. Entrances to residential units shall be physically separated from the entrance to the permitted commercial uses and clearly marked with a physical feature incorporated into the building or an appropriately scaled element applied to the facade.
FIGURE 18.05.040-D: BUILDING ORIENTATION AND ENTRANCES
E. Building Transparency—Required Openings for Nonresidential Uses. Exterior walls facing and within twenty feet of a front or street side property line shall include windows, doors, or other openings for at least sixty percent of the building wall area located between two and one-half and seven feet above the level of the sidewalk. No wall may run in a continuous horizontal plane for more than twenty-five feet without an opening.
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FIGURE 18.05.040-E: BUILDING TRANSPARENCY—MU DISTRICTS
1. Design of Required Openings. Openings fulfilling this requirement shall have transparent glazing and provide views into work areas, display areas, sales areas, lobbies, or similar active spaces, or into window displays that are at least three feet deep.
2. Exceptions for Parking Garages. Multilevel garages are not required to meet the building transparency requirement of this subsection. Instead, they must be screened and treated, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 18.20, Parking and Loading.
3. Alternatives through Design Review. Alternatives to the building transparency requirement may be approved if the Planning Commission finds that:
a. The proposed use has unique operational characteristics with which providing the required windows and openings is incompatible, such as in the case of a cinema or theater; and b. Street-facing building walls will exhibit architectural relief and detail, and will be enhanced with landscaping in such a way as to create visual interest at the pedestrian level.
F. Building Design and Articulation. Buildings shall provide adequate architectural articulation and detail to avoid a bulky and “box-like” appearance. Building design shall reflect and complement the architectural style of significant buildings within the community. This may be accomplished through the incorporation of architectural style, colors, and materials of significant buildings within the community. The following standards apply to commercial and mixed-use development in the MU districts. Residential-only development is subject to the building design standards for the RM districts in Section 18.04.060(B), Building Design.
1. Massing. Building massing shall align with the street grid of adjacent blocks.
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2. Relation to Existing Buildings. Buildings shall be designed to appear integrated with existing buildings in the district.
3. Wide Buildings. Any building over fifty feet wide shall be broken down to read as a series of buildings no wider than fifty feet each or thirty feet in the MU-DC District or within one hundred feet of the train depot.
4. Vertical Relationship. Buildings shall be designed to have a distinctive base (ground floor level), middle (intermediate upper floor levels), and top (either top floor or roof level). Cornices, balconies, roof terraces, and other architectural elements should be used, as appropriate, to terminate roof lines and accentuate setbacks between stories.
5. Windows.
a. Trim at least one inch in depth must be provided around all windows, or window must be recessed at least two inches from the plane of the surrounding exterior wall.
FIGURE 18.05.040-F(5)(a): WINDOW TRIM OR RECESS—MU DISTRICTS b. Snap-in vinyl mullions between double pane glass is prohibited. If a divided light appearance is desired, mullions must be made of dimensional material projecting in front of the panes on both the inside and outside of the window.
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c. Exceptions may be granted through the design review process to accommodate alternative window design complementary to the architectural style of the structure.
6. Exterior Building Materials and Colors.
a. A unified palette of quality materials shall be used on all sides of buildings. b. Exterior building materials shall be stone, brick, stucco, concrete block, painted wood clapboard, painted metal clapboard or other quality, durable materials approved by the City as part of the project review.
c. A wainscoting of quality materials on the bottom eighteen to thirty-six inches of the ground floor facade is required. Exceptions may be granted through the design review process to accommodate alternative design complementary to the architectural style of the structure. d. Colors shall be used to help delineate windows and other architectural features to increase architectural interest.
7. Building Details. Buildings shall provide adequate architectural articulation and detail to avoid a bulky and “box-like” appearance.
a. Building facades shall include building projections or recesses, doorway and window trim, and other details that provide architectural articulation and design interest. b. All applied surface ornamentation or decorative detailing shall be consistent with the architectural style of the building.
c. All balconies that do not meet the minimum size required for private open space, such as Juliet balconies, shall have a minimum horizontal dimension of two feet. d. Each side of the building that is visible from a public right-of-way shall be designed with a complementary level of detailing.
G. Pedestrian Access. On-site pedestrian circulation and access must be provided according to the following standards:
1. Internal Connections. A system of pedestrian walkways shall connect all buildings on a site to each other, to on-site automobile and bicycle parking areas, and to any on-site open space areas or pedestrian amenities.
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2. To Circulation Network. Regular connections between on-site walkways and the public sidewalk and other existing or planned pedestrian routes, such as safe routes to school, shall be provided. An on-site walkway shall connect the primary building entry or entries to a public sidewalk on each street frontage.
3. To Neighbors. Direct and convenient access shall be provided from commercial and mixed-use projects to adjoining residential and commercial areas to the maximum extent feasible while still providing for safety and security.
4. To Transit. Safe and convenient pedestrian connections shall be provided from transit stops to building entrances.
5. Across Rail Corridor. Safe and convenient pedestrian connections shall be provided across the rail corridor. If an aerial viaduct or trench is used for rail alignment, the following standards shall apply to the extent feasible given engineering requirements. a. Extend the street grid below the aerial viaduct or above the trench to provide new street and pedestrian connections across the corridor.
b. Locate active commercial uses or public park and recreation space below the aerial viaduct to enhance connectivity and create safe, attractive connections across the rail corridor. c. Enhance connections below the viaduct with lighting and public art.
6. Interior Pedestrian Walkway Design.
a. Walkways shall have a minimum clear unobstructed width of six feet, shall be hardsurfaced, and paved with concrete, stone, tile, brick, or comparable material. b. Where a required walkway crosses driveways, parking areas, or loading areas, it must be clearly identifiable through the use of a raised crosswalk, a different paving material, or similar method.
c. Where a required walkway is parallel and adjacent to an auto travel lane, it must be raised or separated from the auto travel lane by a raised curb at least four inches high, bollards, or other physical barrier.
H. Residential Notification. Residents of mixed-use development shall be informed of potential noise from refuse collection and other activities typically associated with commercial activity.
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I. Rail Station.
1. Rail stations shall be designed to have physical presence and visibility on both sides of the rail corridor, including key architectural features that are visible from major roadways and connections, as well as pedestrian-level entries and vehicle drop-off areas.
2. Rain-protected east-west pedestrian connections shall be provided at the ground level of the station to enhance pedestrian connectivity along the rail corridor. These connections should be extensions of the existing street grid and pedestrian network with a minimum clear width of eight feet. (Ord. 1480 (Exh. B (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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Chapter 18.20
PARKING AND LOADING
Sections:
18.20.010 Purpose.
18.20.020 Applicability.
18.20.030 General provisions.
18.20.040 Required parking spaces.
18.20.050 Parking reductions.
18.20.060 Parking in-lieu fee.
18.20.070 Location of required parking.
18.20.080 Bicycle parking.
18.20.090 On-site loading.
18.20.100 Parking area design and development standards.
18.20.010 Purpose.
The specific purposes of the on-site parking and loading regulations are to:
A. Ensure that adequate off-street parking and loading facilities are provided for new land uses and major alterations to existing uses;
B. Minimize the negative environmental and urban design impacts that can result from parking lots, driveways, and drive aisles within parking lots;
C. Ensure that adequate off-street bicycle parking facilities are provided and promote parking lot designs that offer safe and attractive pedestrian routes;
D. Establish standards and regulations for safe and well-designed parking, unloading, and vehicle circulation areas that minimize conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles within parking lots and, where appropriate, create buffers from surrounding land uses; E. Offer flexible means of minimizing the amount of area devoted to vehicle parking by allowing reductions in the number of required spaces in transit-served locations, shared parking facilities, and other situations expected to have lower vehicle parking demand; and F. Reduce urban runoff and heat island effect. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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18.20.020 Applicability.
The requirements of this chapter apply to the establishment, alteration, expansion, or change in any use or structure, as provided in this section.
A. New Buildings and Land Uses. On-site parking shall be provided at the time any main building or structure is erected or any new land use is established.
B. Reconstruction, Expansion and Change in Use of Existing Nonresidential Buildings. When a change in use, expansion of a use, or expansion of floor area creates an increase of ten percent or more in the number of required on-site parking or loading spaces, additional on-site parking and loading shall be provided for such addition, enlargement, or change in use and not for the entire building or site. The existing parking shall be maintained. If the number of existing parking spaces is greater than the requirements for such use, the number of spaces in excess of the prescribed minimum may be counted toward meeting the parking requirements for the addition, enlargement, or change in use. A change in occupancy is not considered a change in use unless the new occupant is in a different use classification than the former occupant. Additional parking spaces are not required for the reconstruction of an existing building when there is no increase in floor area.
C. Alterations That Increase the Number of Dwelling Units. The creation of additional dwelling units through the alteration of an existing building or construction of an additional structure or structures requires on-site parking to serve the new dwelling units. This requirement does not apply when sufficient on-site parking exists to provide the number of spaces required for the existing and new dwelling units.
D. When Constructed. On-site parking facilities required by this chapter shall be constructed or installed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the uses that they serve. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.030 General provisions.
A. Existing Parking and Loading to be Maintained. No existing parking and/or loading serving any use may be reduced in amount or changed in design, location or maintenance below the requirements for such use, unless equivalent substitute facilities are provided.
B. Nonconforming Parking or Loading.
1. An existing use of land or structure shall not be deemed to be nonconforming solely because of a lack of on-site parking and/or loading facilities required by this chapter; provided, that facilities used for on-site parking and/or loading as of the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this title are not reduced in number to less than what this chapter requires.
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2. If an existing garage or carport legally constructed with a building permit is less than sixteen feet wide, it is considered physically unsuitable for two cars.
C. Accessibility. Parking must be accessible for its intended purpose during all business hours.
D. Stacked Parking. Stacked or valet parking is allowed if an attendant is present or an automated system is in place to move vehicles. If stacked parking managed by an attendant is used for required parking spaces, an acceptable form of guarantee must be filed with the Director ensuring that an attendant will always be present when the lot is in operation.
E. Unbundling Parking from Residential Uses. For residential projects of ten units or more requesting to unbundle the parking from residential uses, a minor use permit is required and the following rules shall apply to the sale or rental of parking spaces accessory to new multifamily residential uses of ten units or more unless waived by the Director as infeasible:
1. All off-street spaces shall be leased or sold separately from the rental or purchase fees for dwelling units for the life of the dwelling units, such that potential renters or buyers have the option of renting or buying a residential unit at a price lower than would be the case if there were a single price for both the residential unit and the parking space.
2. In cases where there are fewer parking spaces than dwelling units, the parking spaces shall be offered first to the potential owners or renters of three-bedroom or more units, second to owners or renters of two-bedroom units, and then to owners and renters of other units. Spaces shall be offered to tenants first. Nontenants may lease with a provision for thirty days to terminate the lease.
3. Renters or buyers of on-site inclusionary affordable units shall have an equal opportunity to rent or buy a parking space on the same terms and conditions as offered to renters or buyers of other dwelling units.
F. Residential Garage Conversion. The conversion of single-unit residential garages into living space is allowed only if:
1. The residence was constructed prior to 1954 (the 1954 Zoning Code was the first City zoning code to require one parking space for single-unit dwellings);
2. One off-street parking space will be provided; and
3. The garage dimensions are no more than ten feet wide by thirty feet deep. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. C (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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18.20.040 Required parking spaces.
A. Minimum Number of Spaces Required. Each land use shall be provided at least the number of on-site parking spaces stated in this subsection.
1. Mixed-Use Districts. The required numbers of on-site parking spaces are stated in Table
18.20.040-A(1), Required On-Site Parking Spaces, Mixed-Use Districts. The parking requirement for any use not listed in Table 18.20.040-A(1) shall be the same as required for the land use in other districts as stated in Table 18.20.040-A(3), Required On-Site Parking Spaces, Other Districts.
TABLE 18.20.040-A(1): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES, MIXED-USE DISTRICTS Land Use Required Parking Spaces
Residential
Studio and onebedroom units1 space per unit
Two or more bedrooms 1.5 spaces per
unit
One covered space shall be provided for
each unit.
One additional guest parking space shall be
provided for every 4 units for projects
greater than 10 units.
Nonresidential
Office 1 space per 450 square feet
Retail 1 space per 400 square feet
Restaurant 1 space per 250 square feet
2. Industrial Arts District. Each land use in the IA District shall provide one parking space per two thousand square feet of industrial use area plus one parking space per three hundred square feet of office or customer area.
3. Other Districts. Each land use in all districts except for mixed-use and industrial arts districts shall be provided at least the number of on-site parking spaces stated in Table 18.20.040-A(3), Required On-Site Parking Spaces, Other Districts. The parking requirement for any use not listed in Table 18.20.040-A(3) shall be determined by the Director based upon the requirements for the most similar comparable use, the particular characteristics of the proposed use, and any other relevant data regarding parking demand.
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
Residential Use Classifications
Single-Unit Residential 2 spaces
per
dwelling
unit.
In RS-6, both spaces must be either within a garage
or carport, or 1 space within a garage or carport with
the other space located within a 20-ft.-wide, 2-car
driveway. For all other R districts, parking must be
within a garage or carport.
Accessory Dwelling
Unit
1 space for each unit. See Section 18.23.210(F)(3) for accessory dwelling units parking exemptions.
Junior Accessory
Dwelling Unit
No parking required. See Section 18.23.210.
Affordable Housing Developments (Moderate Income and Below) Studio 0.75
spaces
per unit.
One- or Two-Bedroom 1 space
per unit.
Three or More
Bedrooms
2 spaces
per unit.
1 additional guest parking space shall be provided for
every 4 units, and overall, the number of covered
spaces provided shall equal or exceed the number of
units. Residential developments with 1 or more onsite below market rate units shall be allowed limited reductions in the parking requirements pursuant to
Chapter 18.17, Affordable Housing Incentives.
Multi-Unit Residential
Studio 1 space
per unit.
One- or Two-Bedroom 1.5
spaces
per unit.
Three or More
Bedrooms
2 spaces
per unit.
1 covered space shall be provided for each unit.
1 additional guest parking space shall be provided for
every 2 units.
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
Small Family Day Care None in addition to what is required for the residential use.
Large Family Day Care None in addition to what is required for the residential use.
Elderly and Long-Term
Care
2 spaces for the owner-manager plus 1 for every 5 beds and 1 for each nonresident employee.
Group Residential 1 per bed plus 1 for every 10 beds.
Residential Care,
Limited
None in addition to what is required for the residential use.
Residential Care,
General and Senior
2 spaces for the owner-manager plus 1 for every 5 beds and 1 for each nonresident employee.
Single Room Occupancy 0.5 spaces per unit.
Public and Semi-Public Use Classifications
Colleges and Trade
Schools, Public or
Private
1 per 3 members of the school population (including students, faculty, and staff) based on maximum enrollment.
Community Assembly 1 for each 4 permanent seats in main assembly area, or 1 for every 30 sq. ft. of assembly area for group activities or where temporary or moveable seats are provided.
Cultural Institutions For theaters and auditoriums: 1 for each 4 permanent seats in main assembly area, or 1 for every 30 sq. ft. of assembly area where temporary or moveable seats are provided.
Galleries, libraries and museums: 1 for every 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area.
Other establishments: as determined by the Director.
Day Care Center 1 per employee plus additional parking as provided in the pickup/drop-off plan required pursuant to Section 18.23.090, Day
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
care. Reductions in parking may be granted upon approval of a minor use permit.
Emergency Shelter 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area.
Government Offices 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
Hospitals and Clinics 1.75 per bed.
Instructional Services 1 per 200 sq. ft. of public or instruction area.
Schools, Public or
Private
Elementary and middle schools: 1 per classroom, plus 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office area.
High schools: 7 per classroom.
Social Service Facilities 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area.
Commercial Use Classifications
Animal Care, Sales and Services
Grooming and Pet
Stores
1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
Kennels 1 per employee plus an area for loading and unloading animals on site.
Veterinary Services 1 per 250 sq. ft. of floor area.
Artists’ Studios 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area.
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services
Automobile Rentals 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office area in addition to spaces for all vehicles for rent.
Automobile/Vehicle
Sales and Leasing
1 per 3,000 sq. ft. of lot area.
Any accessory auto repair: 2 per service bay.
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
Automobile/Vehicle
Repair, Major or Minor
1 space plus 4 per service bay. 1 per 250 sq. ft. of any retail or office on site.
Automobile/Vehicle
Washing
1 per 250 sq. ft. of any indoor sales, office, or lounge areas.
Service Station 4 per service bay, if service bays are included on site. 1 per 250 sq. ft. of any retail or office on site.
Banks and Financial
Institutions
1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
Business Services 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
Commercial Recreation Establishments with seating: 1 for each 4 fixed seats, or 1 for every 30 sq. ft. of seating area where temporary or moveable seats are provided.
Athletic clubs: 1 per 150 sq. ft. of floor area.
Bowling alleys: 2 per lane.
Game courts (e.g., tennis): 2 per court.
Swimming pools: 1 per 200 sq. ft. of pool area plus 1 per 500 sq. ft. of area related to the pool.
Other commercial entertainment and recreation uses: as
determined by the Director.
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Bars/Night
Clubs/Lounges
1 per 75 sq. ft. of public area.
Full Service 1 per 75 sq. ft. of customer seating area; no parking is required for outdoor seating when seats provided equal to 50 percent or less of total indoor seating.
Convenience/Fast Food 1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area.
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
Food Preparation 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of use area plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office area.
Funeral Parlors and
Mortuaries
1 for each 4 permanent seats in assembly areas, plus 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office area or 1 for every 30 sq. ft. of assembly area where temporary or moveable seats are provided.
Lodging
Bed and Breakfast 1 per room for rent in addition to parking required for residential use.
Hotels and Motels 1 per each sleeping unit, plus 2 spaces adjacent to registration office. Additional parking required for ancillary uses, such as restaurants, according to the parking requirements for the ancillary use.
Maintenance and Repair
Services
1 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 space for each fleet vehicle.
Nurseries and Garden
Centers
1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area; 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area.
Offices
Business and
Professional
1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area up to 100,000 sq. ft.
1 per 350 sq. ft. over 100,000 sq. ft.
Medical and Dental 1 per 275 sq. ft. of floor area.
Walk-In Clientele 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
Parking, Public or
Private
1 per attendant station (in addition to the spaces that are available on the site).
Personal Services 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
Retail Sales
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
Building Materials and
Services
1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area; 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area.
All Other Retail Sales
Subclassifications
1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
1 per 750 sq. ft. of floor area for appliance and furniture stores.
Industrial Use Classifications
Cannabis Microbusiness 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of cultivation area; 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of manufacturing area; 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of distribution area up to 10,000 sq. ft. or 1 per 5,000 sq. ft. of distribution area over 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office.
Construction and
Materials Yards
1 per 2,500 sq. ft. up to 10,000 sq. ft.
1 per 5,000 sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft.
Custom Manufacturing 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office.
Industry, General 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of use area plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office.
Industry, Limited 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of use area plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office.
Recycling Facility
Collection Facility See Section 18.23.190, Recycling facilities.
Intermediate Processing
Facility
1 for each 2 employees on the maximum work shift, or 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
Research and
Development
1 per 600 sq. ft. of manufacturing and assembly; 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office; 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of warehousing; and 1 per 800 sq. ft. of laboratory.
Salvage and Wrecking 1 per 500 sq. ft. of building area plus 1 per 0.5 acre of gross outdoor use area.
Warehousing and Storage
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TABLE 18.20.040-A(3): REQUIRED ON-SITE PARKING SPACES,
OTHER DISTRICTS
Land Use Classification Required Parking Spaces
Chemical, Mineral, and
Explosives Storage
1 per 2 employees or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office area, whichever is greater.
Indoor Warehousing
and Storage and
Outdoor Storage
1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of area up to 10,000 sq. ft., 1 per 5,000 sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office.
Personal Storage 1 space per 75 storage units, plus 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of office area. A minimum of 5 spaces shall be provided.
Wholesaling and
Distribution
1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of use area up to 10,000 sq. ft., 1 per 5,000 sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of office.
Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Use Classifications Light Fleet-Based
Services
1 per 300 sq. ft. of office floor area, plus 1 space for each fleet vehicle.
Utilities, Major 1 for each employee on the largest shift plus 1 for each vehicle used in connection with the use. Minimum of 2.
Utilities, Minor None.
B. Calculation of Required Spaces. The number of required parking spaces shall be calculated according to the following rules:
1. Fractions. If the calculation of required parking or loading spaces results in the requirement of a fractional space, such fraction, if one-half or greater, shall be considered one additional space; if the fraction is less than one-half, it shall result in no additional spaces.
2. Floor Area. Where an on-site parking or loading requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to floor area, the floor area is assumed to be gross floor area, unless otherwise stated.
3. Employees. Where an on-site parking or loading requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to employees, the number of employees shall be based on the largest shift that occurs in a typical week.
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4. Bedrooms. Where an on-site parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to bedrooms, any rooms having the potential of being a bedroom and meeting the standards of the California Building Code as a sleeping room shall be counted as a bedroom.
5. Students or Clients. Where a parking or loading requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to students (including children in day care), the number is assumed to be the number of students or clients at the State-certified capacity or at Building Code occupancy where no State certification is required.
6. Seats. Where parking requirements are stated as a ratio of parking spaces to seats, each twentyfour inches of bench-type seating at maximum seating capacity is counted as one seat.
C. Sites with Multiple Uses. If more than one use is located on a site, the number of required on-site parking spaces and loading spaces shall be equal to the sum of the requirements calculated separately for each use unless a reduction is approved pursuant to Section 18.20.050, Parking reductions.
D. Exceptions.
1. Small Commercial Uses Exempt. In the mixed-use and commercial districts, the following commercial uses are not required to provide on-site parking when they contain less than one thousand five hundred square feet of floor area: retail sales, personal services, eating and drinking establishments, food and beverage retail sales, offices—walk-in clientele, and banks and financial institutions. However, when more than four such establishments are located on a single lot, their floor areas shall be aggregated with all other establishments located on the lot in order to determine required parking.
2. Industrial Arts District.
a. On-street parking along a lot’s corresponding frontage lines shall be counted toward the parking requirement.
b. Where a use with a legal nonconforming parking deficiency is replaced, the new use shall receive a parking credit equal to the number of required automobile parking spaces unmet by the previous use. (Ord. 1568 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020; Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1525 § 2(1) (Exh. A (part)), 2017; Ord. 1480 (Exh. C (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.050 Parking reductions.
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The number of on-site parking spaces required by Section 18.20.040, Required parking spaces, may be reduced as follows:
A. Assembly Bill 2097 (Friedman), 2022. Section 68563.2 of the Government Code.
1. The number of minimum required automobile parking spaces shall not be imposed for any residential, commercial, or other development project, as defined by Section 68563.2, that is 0.5 mile of public transit (a major transit stop as defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code).
2. A minimum automobile parking requirement may be applied on a housing development project if the City makes written findings, within 30 days of the receipt of a completed application, that not imposing or enforcing minimum automobile parking requirements on the development would have a substantially negative impact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record, on the City’s ability to meet its share of specified housing needs or existing residential or commercial parking within 0.5 mile of the housing development. This exception does not apply if the housing development project (1) dedicates a minimum of 20% of the total number of housing units to very low, low-, or moderate-income households, students, the elderly, or persons with disabilities. (2) contains fewer than 20 housing units, or (3) is subject to parking reductions based on any other applicable law.
3. An event center shall provide parking as required in this ordinance, for employees and other workers.
4. A “project” does not include a project where any portion is designated for use as a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other transient lodging, except where a portion of the housing development project is designated for use as a residential hotel, as defined in Section 50519 of the Health and Safety Code.
5. This section shall not reduce, eliminate, or preclude the enforcement of any requirement imposed on new multifamily residential or nonresidential development that is located within 0.5 mile of public transit to provide electric vehicle supply equipment installed parking spaces or parking spaces that are accessible to persons with disabilities that would have otherwise applied to the development if this section did not apply.
6. When a project provides parking voluntarily, a public agency may impose requirements on that voluntary parking to require spaces for car share vehicles, require spaces to be shared with the public, or require parking owners to charge for parking. The City may not require that voluntarily provided parking is provided to residents free of charge.
7. This shall not apply to commercial parking requirements if it conflicts with an existing contractual agreement of the public agency that was executed before January 1, 2023, provided that all of the required commercial parking is shared with the public. This subdivision shall apply to an existing
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contractual agreement that is amended after January 1, 2023, provided that the amendments do not increase commercial parking requirements.
1.8. A project may voluntarily build additional parking that is not shared with the public.
AB. Transportation Demand Management Programs. The number of required parking spaces for any project subject to Chapter 18.25, Transportation Demand Management, shall be reduced by twenty percent of the normally required number of spaces.
BC. Transit Accessibility. For any land use except residential single-unit and duplex development, if any portion of the lot is located within one-quarter mile of a transit stop with regular, scheduled service during the weekday hours of seven a.m. to nine a.m. and five p.m. to seven p.m., the number of required parking spaces may be reduced by twenty percent of the normally required number of spaces. This parking reduction does not apply in the mixed-use or the industrial arts districts because parking requirements for these districts already reflect transit accessibility.
CD. Motorcycle Parking. Motorcycle parking may substitute for up to five percent of required automobile parking. Each motorcycle space must be at least four feet wide and seven feet deep.
DE. Shared Parking. Where a shared parking facility serving more than one use will be provided, the total number of required parking spaces may be reduced up to forty percent with Planning Commission approval of a conditional use permit, if the Commission finds that:
1. The peak hours of use will not overlap or coincide to the degree that peak demand for parking spaces from all uses will be greater than the total supply of spaces;
2. The proposed shared parking provided will be adequate to serve each use;
3. A parking demand study prepared by an independent traffic engineering professional approved by the City supports the proposed reduction; and
4. In the case of a shared parking facility that serves more than one property, a parking agreement has been prepared consistent with the provisions of off-site parking facilities.
EF. Restaurant Parking. The total number of required parking spaces for restaurants with more than two thousand five hundred square feet of floor area located within the area bounded by the south side of Holly Street, the west side of El Camino Real, the north side of Brittan Avenue and the east side of Walnut Street, as shown on Figure 18.20.050-E, may be reduced with Planning Commission approval of a conditional use permit, subject to the following criteria:
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1. The restaurant is open for operation during the evenings until at least nine p.m., a minimum of five days per week including one weekend evening; and
2. Employees are required to park in permit parking areas of public parking plazas, when such permits are available.
FIGURE 18.20.050-E: RESTAURANT PARKING REDUCTION AREA
FG. Other Parking Reductions. Required parking for any use may be reduced through Planning Commission approval of a conditional use permit.
1. Criteria for Approval. The Commission may only approve a conditional use permit for reduced parking if it finds that:
a. Special conditions, including, but not limited to, the nature of the proposed operation; proximity to frequent transit service; transportation characteristics of persons residing, working, or visiting the site; or because the applicant has undertaken a transportation demand management program, exist that will reduce parking demand at the site; b. The use will adequately be served by the proposed on-site parking; and c. Parking demand generated by the project will not exceed the capacity of or have a detrimental impact on the supply of on-street parking in the surrounding area.
2. Parking Demand Study. In order to evaluate a proposed project’s compliance with the above criteria, the Director may require submittal of a parking demand study that substantiates the basis for granting a reduced number of spaces. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.060 Parking in-lieu fee.
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If a parking assessment district has been established, a fee may be paid to the City in lieu of providing required parking within the district.
A. In-Lieu Fee Amount. The amount of the in-lieu fee shall be calculated and paid as set forth in a resolution of the City Council.
B. Use of Funds. In-lieu fees shall be used for programs to reduce parking impacts including, but not limited to, the costs of any of the following:
1. Off-street parking facilities, including acquisition, development, and maintenance of parking facilities located in the parking assessment district;
2. Mass transit equipment, including stock and attendant facilities serving the area in which the buildings for which the payments are made are located;
3. Transit or paratransit passes, coupons, and tickets to be made available at a discount to employees and customers and to promote and support incentives for employee ride-sharing and transit use; or
4. Transportation system management projects. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.070 Location of required parking.
A. Residential Uses.
1. Single-Unit Dwellings, Duplexes, and Accessory Dwelling Units. Required parking for a singleunit dwelling, duplex, or accessory dwelling unit shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling(s) served. Parking shall not be located within required setbacks except for accessory dwelling units and for the required parking space in the driveway under the provisions for lots in the RS-6 zoning district.
2. Other Residential Uses. Required parking for residential uses other than single-unit dwellings, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units shall be on the same lot as the dwelling or use they serve or in an off-site facility as provided in subsection C of this section. Parking shall not be located within a required front or street-facing side yard.
B. Nonresidential Uses. Required parking spaces serving nonresidential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use they serve, or in an off-site parking facility as provided in subsection C of this section. If
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located in an off-site parking facility, a parking agreement shall be filed as provided in subsection C of this section.
C. Off-Site Parking Facilities. Parking facilities for uses other than single-unit dwellings, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units may be provided off site with approval of a minor use permit, provided the following conditions are met:
1. Location.
a. Residential Uses. Any off-site parking facility must be located within one hundred (100) feet, along a pedestrian route, of the unit or use served. b. Nonresidential Uses. Any off-site parking facility must be located within four hundred (400) feet, along a pedestrian route, of the principal entrance containing the use(s) for which the parking is required.
2. Parking Agreement. A written agreement between the landowner(s) and the City in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney shall be executed and recorded in the Office of the County Recorder. The agreement shall include:
a. A guarantee among the landowner(s) for access to and use of the parking facility; and b. A guarantee that the spaces to be provided will be maintained and reserved for the uses served for as long as such uses are in operation. (Ord. 1566 (Exh. B (part)), 2020: Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. C (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.080 Bicycle parking.
A. Short-Term Bicycle Parking. Short-term bicycle parking shall be provided in order to serve shoppers, customers, messengers, guests and other visitors to a site who generally stay for a short time.
1. Parking Spaces Required. For the following uses, the number of short-term bicycle parking spaces shall be at least ten percent of the number of required automobile parking spaces, with a minimum of four parking spaces provided per establishment:
a. Multi-unit residential, group residential, and single room occupancy with five or more units.
b. All uses in the public and semi-public land use classification except cemeteries and community gardens.
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c. All uses in the commercial land use classification, except animal care, sales, and services and artists’ studios.
2. Location. Short-term bicycle parking must be located outside of the public right-of-way and pedestrian walkways and within fifty feet of a main entrance to the building it serves. a. Commercial Centers. In a commercial center, bicycle parking must be located within fifty feet of an entrance to each anchor store. Bicycle parking shall be visible from the street or from the main building entrance, or a sign must be posted at the main building entrance indicating the location of the parking.
b. Mixed-Use Districts. Bicycle parking in mixed-use districts may be located in the public right-of-way with an encroachment permit, provided an unobstructed sidewalk clearance of six feet is maintained for pedestrians at all times.
3. Anchoring and Security. For each short-term bicycle parking space required, a stationary, securely anchored object shall be provided to which a bicycle frame and one wheel can be secured with a high-security U-shaped shackle lock if both wheels are left on the bicycle. One such object may serve multiple bicycle parking spaces.
4. Size and Accessibility. Each short-term bicycle parking space shall be a minimum of two feet in width and six feet in length and shall be accessible without moving another bicycle. Two feet of clearance shall be provided between bicycle parking spaces and adjacent walls, poles, landscaping, street furniture, drive aisles, and pedestrian ways and at least five feet from vehicle parking spaces.
FIGURE 18.20.080-A: SHORT-TERM BICYCLE PARKING
B. Long-Term Bicycle Parking. Long-term bicycle parking shall be provided in order to serve employees, students, residents, commuters, and others who generally stay at a site for four hours or longer.
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1. Parking Spaces Required.
a. Residential Uses. A minimum of one long-term bicycle parking space shall be provided for every five units for multi-unit residential and group residential projects. b. Other Uses. Any establishment with twenty-five or more full-time equivalent employees shall provide long-term bicycle parking at a minimum ratio of one space per twenty vehicle spaces.
c. Parking Structures. Long-term bicycle parking shall be provided at a minimum ratio of one space per fifty vehicle spaces.
2. Location. Long-term bicycle parking must be located on the same lot as the use it serves. In parking garages, long-term bicycle parking must be located near an entrance to the facility.
3. Covered Spaces. At least fifty percent of required long-term bicycle parking must be covered.
Covered parking can be provided inside buildings, under roof overhangs or awnings, in bicycle lockers, or within or under other structures.
4. Security. Long-term bicycle parking must be in:
a. An enclosed bicycle locker;
b. A fenced, covered, locked or guarded bicycle storage area; c. A rack or stand inside a building that is within view of an attendant or security guard or visible from employee work areas; or
d. Other secure area approved by the Director.
5. Size and Accessibility. Each bicycle parking space shall be a minimum of two feet in width and six feet in length and shall be accessible without moving another bicycle. Two feet of clearance shall be provided between bicycle parking spaces and adjacent walls, poles, landscaping, street furniture, drive aisles, and pedestrian ways and at least five feet from vehicle parking spaces. (Ord. 1537 (Exh.
C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. C (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.090 On-site loading.
A. Loading Spaces Required. Every new building, and every building enlarged by more than five thousand square feet of gross floor area that is to be occupied by a manufacturing establishment, storage facility, warehouse facility, retail store, eating and drinking, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary,
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laundry, dry-cleaning establishment, or other use similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise shall provide off-street loading and unloading areas as follows:
TABLE 18.20.090-A: REQUIRED
LOADING SPACES
Gross Floor
Area (sq. ft.)
Required Loading Spaces
0—6,999 0
7,000—
30,000
1 30,001—
90,000
2 90,001—
150,000
3 150,001—
230,000
4 230,001 + 1 per each additional
100,000 square feet or
portion thereof.
1. Multi-Tenant Buildings. The gross floor area of the entire building shall be used in determining spaces for multi-tenant buildings. A common loading area may be required, if each tenant space is not provided a loading area. Drive-in roll-up doors for multi-tenant industrial projects may be substituted for required loading areas.
2. Reduction in Number of Loading Spaces Required. The loading space requirement may be waived if the Director finds that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that, due to the nature of the proposed use, such loading space will not be needed.
3. Additional Loading Spaces Required. The required number of loading spaces may be increased to ensure that trucks will not be loaded, unloaded, or stored on public streets. Such requirement shall be based on the anticipated frequency of truck pick-ups and deliveries and of the truck storage requirements of the use for which the on-site loading spaces are required.
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B. Location. All required loading berths shall be located on the same site as the use served. No loading berth for vehicles over two-ton capacity shall be closer than fifty feet to any property in a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a uniformly solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof, not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five feet of the nearest point of any street intersection.
C. Minimum Size. Each on-site loading space required by this chapter shall not be less than ten feet wide, twenty-five feet long, and fourteen feet high, exclusive of driveways for ingress and egress, maneuvering areas and setbacks. The minimum size requirement may be modified if the Director finds that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that, due to the nature of the proposed use, such size will not be needed.
D. Driveways for Ingress and Egress and Maneuvering Areas. Each on-site loading space required by this section shall be provided with driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering space of the same type and meeting the same criteria required for on-site parking spaces. Truck-maneuvering areas shall not encroach into required parking areas, travelways, or street rights-of-way. This requirement may be modified if the Director finds that sufficient space is provided so that truck-maneuvering areas will not interfere with traffic and pedestrian circulation.
E. Surfacing. All open on-site loading berths shall be improved with a compacted base, not less than five inches thick, surfaced with not less than three inches of plant-mix asphalt, concrete, or comparable material approved by the City Engineer. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
18.20.100 Parking area design and development standards.
All parking areas, except those used exclusively for stacked parking, shall be designed and developed consistent with the following standards. Parking areas used exclusively for stacked parking are subject only to subsections I through R of this section. Stacked parking areas which will allow parking at some times without attendants must be striped in conformance with the layout requirements of this section.
A. Handicapped Parking. Each lot or parking structure where parking is provided for the public as clients, guests, or employees shall include parking accessible to handicapped or disabled persons as near as practical to a primary entrance.
B. Tandem Parking. Tandem parking may be permitted to satisfy the off-street parking requirement in accordance with the following:
1. No more than two vehicles shall be placed one behind the other.
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2. Both spaces shall be assigned to a single dwelling unit or nonresidential establishment.
3. Tandem parking to meet required parking for nonresidential uses may be used for employee parking; the maximum number of tandem parking spaces shall not exceed fifty percent of the total number of spaces.
4. Tandem parking to meet required parking for multi-unit development shall be located within an enclosed structure; the maximum number of tandem parking spaces shall not exceed fifty percent of the total number of spaces.
5. Tandem parking shall not be used to meet the guest parking requirement.
C. Carpool and Vanpool Parking. At least ten percent of the required parking spaces for offices and all uses within the industrial use classification shall be designated and reserved for carpools or vanpools.
These spaces shall be located closest to the main entrance of the project (exclusive of spaces designated for handicapped).
D. Shopping Cart Storage. When there are businesses that utilize shopping carts, adequate temporary shopping cart storage areas shall be provided throughout the parking lots. No temporary storage of shopping carts is allowed on walkways outside of buildings.
E. Parking Access.
1. Shared Access. Nonresidential projects are encouraged to provide shared vehicle and pedestrian access to adjacent nonresidential properties for convenience, safety, and efficient circulation. A joint access agreement guaranteeing the continued availability of the shared access between the properties approved by the Director shall be recorded in the County Recorder’s Office, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney.
2. Forward Entry. Parking areas of four or more spaces shall be provided with suitable maneuvering room so that all vehicles therein may enter an abutting street in a forward direction.
3. Driveway Length. Driveways providing direct access from a public street to a garage or carport shall be at least twenty feet in depth.
4. Driveway Width.
a. The minimum width of a driveway serving one to two residences shall be no less than eight feet total width, with a minimum clearance of ten feet. Maximum width is twenty feet.
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b. The minimum width of a driveway serving three to six residential units is:
i. Eight feet for a one-way driveway; or
ii. Fourteen feet for a two-way driveway.
c. The minimum width of a driveway serving seven or more residential or commercial uses is:
i. Ten feet for a one-way driveway; or
ii. Twenty feet for a two-way driveway.
d. The maximum driveway width is twenty feet for a one-way driveway and thirty-three feet for a two-way driveway.
F. Size of Parking Spaces and Maneuvering Aisles. Parking spaces and maneuvering aisles shall meet the minimum dimensions required by this subsection. Screening walls, roof support posts, columns, or other structural members shall not intrude into the required dimensions for parking spaces.
1. Standard Parking Spaces and Drive Aisles. The minimum basic dimension for standard parking spaces is eight and one-half feet by eighteen feet, with a minimum vertical clearance of seven feet.
Table 18.20.100-F(1) provides the dimensions of spaces (stalls) and aisles according to angle of parking spaces. The required aisle width may be modified if the City Engineer finds that sufficient space is provided, so that maneuvering areas will not interfere with traffic and pedestrian circulation.
TABLE 18.20.100-F(1): STANDARD PARKING SPACE AND AISLE DIMENSIONS Angle of Parking Stall Width (ft.)
Curb Length Per Stall
(ft.)
Stall Depth (ft.) Aisle Width (ft.)
Parallel 8.5 20 8.5 12
30° 8.5 18 19.5 11
45° 8.5 13 20 13
60° 8.5 10.5 21 18
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TABLE 18.20.100-F(1): STANDARD PARKING SPACE AND AISLE DIMENSIONS Angle of Parking Stall Width (ft.)
Curb Length Per Stall
(ft.)
Stall Depth (ft.) Aisle Width (ft.)
90° 8.5 8.5 18 24
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FIGURE 18.20.100-F(1): STANDARD PARKING SPACES
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2. Parking Spaces Abutting Wall or Fence. Each parking space adjoining a wall, fence, column, or other obstruction higher than one-half of one foot in the vicinity of where a vehicle door may be located shall be increased to accommodate access to the vehicle through the door.
3. Minimum Dimensions for Residential Garages and Carports. Garages and carports serving residential uses shall be constructed to meet the following minimum inside dimensions and related requirements:
a. A single-car garage or carport: ten feet in width by twenty feet in length. b. A two-car garage or carport: twenty feet in width by twenty feet in length for a standard garage, and ten feet in width by forty feet in length for a tandem garage. c. A garage or carport containing three or more spaces: nine feet in width by nineteen feet in length per space.
d. The vertical clearance for garage or carport parking spaces shall not be less than seven feet.
Stairs may encroach into the parking area of a garage; provided, that the front end of a standard size automobile can fit under the stair projection. The bottom of the stairwell (including exterior finish) shall be a minimum of five feet above the garage floor.
G. Parking Lot Striping. All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with striping, and all aisles, approach lanes, and turning areas shall be clearly marked with directional arrows and lines as necessary to provide for safe traffic movement.
H. Wheel Stops. Concrete bumper guards or wheel stops shall be provided for all unenclosed parking spaces on a site with ten or more unenclosed parking spaces. A six-inch-high concrete curb surrounding a landscape area at least six feet wide may be used as a wheel stop; provided, that the overhang will not damage or interfere with plant growth or its irrigation. A concrete sidewalk may be used as a wheel stop if the overhang will not reduce the minimum required walkway width.
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FIGURE 18.20.100-H: WHEEL STOPS
I. Surfacing. All parking areas shall be paved and improved, and all sites shall be properly drained, consistent with California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES permit and subject to the approval of the City Engineer. No unpaved area shall be used for parking.
1. Cross-Grades. Cross-grades shall be designed for slower stormwater flow and to direct stormwater toward landscaping, bio-retention areas, or other water collection/treatment areas.
2. Landscaping Alternative. Up to two feet of the front of a parking space as measured from a line parallel to the direction of the bumper of a vehicle using the space may be landscaped with ground cover plants instead of paving.
3. Permeable Paving. Permeable paving shall be used in all overflow parking areas and installed in accordance with manufacturer recommended specifications.
4. Turf Grids/Grassy Pavers. Turf grids/grassy pavers shall be installed in areas of low traffic or infrequent use wherever feasible.
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J. Perimeter Curbing. A six-inch-wide and six-inch-high concrete curb shall be provided along the outer edge of the parking facility pavement, except where said pavement abuts a fence or wall. Curbs separating landscaped areas from parking areas shall be designed to allow stormwater runoff to pass through.
K. Heat Island Reduction. A heat island is the increase in ambient temperature that occurs over large paved areas compared to natural landscape. In order to reduce ambient surface temperatures in parking areas, at least fifty percent of the areas not landscaped shall be shaded, of light colored materials with a solar reflectance index of at least twenty-nine, or a combination of shading and light colored materials.
1. Shade may be provided by canopies, shade structures, trees, or other equivalent mechanism. If shade is provided by trees, the amount of required shading is to be reached within fifteen years.
2. Trees shall be selected from a list maintained by the Planning Division.
L. Lighting. Public parking areas designed to accommodate ten or more vehicles shall be provided with a minimum of one-half foot-candle and a maximum of three foot-candles of light over the parking surface during the hours of use from one-half hour before dusk until one-half hour after dawn.
1. Lighting design shall be coordinated with the landscape plan to ensure that vegetation growth will not substantially impair the intended illumination.
2. Parking lot lighting shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be designed and installed so that light and glare is not directed onto residential use areas or adjacent public rights-of-way, consistent with Chapter 18.21, Performance Standards.
M. Separation from On-Site Buildings. Parking areas must be separated from the front and side exterior walls of on-site buildings by walkways a minimum of four feet in width. Commercial buildings with twentyfive thousand square feet or more of gross floor area must be separated from on-site parking on all sides by a walkway a minimum of five feet in width, as well as a planter area at least three feet in width. These requirements do not apply to parking areas containing five or fewer spaces.
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FIGURE 18.20.100-M: SEPARATION FROM ON-SITE BUILDINGS
N. Landscaping. Landscaping of parking areas shall be provided and maintained according to the general standards of Chapter 18.18, Landscaping, as well as the standards of this subsection for all uses except single-unit dwellings and duplexes.
1. Landscape Area Required. A minimum of ten percent of any parking lot area shall be landscaped.
2. Minimum Planter Dimension. No landscape planter that is to be counted toward the required landscape area shall be smaller than twenty-five square feet in area, or four feet in any horizontal dimension, excluding curbing.
3. Layout. Landscaped areas shall be well-distributed throughout the parking lot area. Parking lot landscaping may be provided in any combination of:
a. Landscaped planting strips at least four feet wide between rows of parking stalls; b. Landscaped planting strips between parking areas and adjacent buildings or internal pedestrian walkways;
c. Landscaped islands located between parking stalls or at the ends of rows of parking stalls; and
d. On-site landscaping at the parking lot perimeter.
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4. Required Landscaped Islands. A landscaped island at least six feet in all interior dimensions and containing at least one fifteen-gallon-size tree shall be provided at each end of each interior row of parking stalls and between every six consecutive parking stalls.
5. Landscaped Buffer for Open Parking Adjacent to Right-of-Way. A landscaped area at least five feet wide shall be provided between any surface parking area and any property line adjacent to a public street, unless a different dimension is specified in the base district standards applicable to a site.
6. Landscaped Buffer for Open Parking Abutting Interior Lot Line. A landscaped area at least three feet wide shall be provided between any surface parking area and any adjacent lot for the length of the parking area.
7. Landscaped Buffer for Parking Garages. A parking garage that does not incorporate groundfloor nonresidential or residential use or is not otherwise screened or concealed at street frontages on the ground level must provide a landscaped area at least ten feet wide between the parking garage and public street.
8. Parking Garage Rooftop Planting. Uncovered parking on the top level of a parking structure shall have rooftop planters with a minimum dimension of twenty-four inches around the entire perimeter of the top floor.
9. Trees.
a. Number Required. One for each five parking spaces.
b. Distribution. Trees shall be distributed relatively evenly throughout the parking area. c. Species. Tree species shall be selected from a list maintained by the Planning Division. d. Size. All trees shall be a minimum fifteen-gallon size with a one-inch diameter at fortyeight inches above natural grade. e. Minimum Planter Size. Any planting area for a tree must have a minimum interior horizontal dimension of five feet. Additional space may be required for some tree species.
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FIGURE 18.20.100-N: PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING
10. Protection of Vegetation.
a. Clearance from Vehicles. All required landscaped areas shall be designed so that plant materials, at maturity, are protected from vehicle damage by providing a minimum two-foot clearance of low-growing plants where a vehicle overhang is permitted, or by wheel stops set a minimum of two feet from the back of the curb.
b. Planters. All required parking lot landscaping shall be within planters bounded by a concrete curb at least six inches wide and six inches high. Curbs separating landscaped areas from parking areas shall be designed to allow stormwater runoff to pass through.
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FIGURE 18.20.100-N(10): PROTECTION OF VEGETATION
11. Visibility and Clearance. Landscaping in planters at the end of parking aisles shall not obstruct driver’s vision of vehicular and pedestrian cross-traffic. Mature trees shall have a foliage clearance maintained at eight feet from the surface of the parking area. Other plant materials located in the interior of a parking lot shall not exceed thirty inches in height.
O. Screening. Parking areas shall be screened from view from public streets and adjacent lots in a more restrictive district, according to the following standards:
1. Height. Screening of parking lots from adjacent public streets shall be three feet in height.
Screening of parking lots along interior lot lines that abut residential districts shall be six feet in height, except within the required front setback of the applicable zoning district, where screening shall be three feet in height.
2. Materials. Screening may consist of one or any combination of the methods listed below:
a. Walls. Low-profile walls consisting of brick, stone, stucco, or other quality durable material approved by the Director, and including a decorative cap or top finish as well as edge detail at wall ends. Plain concrete blocks are not allowed as a screening wall material unless capped and finished with stucco or other material approved by the Director.
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b. Fences. An open fence of wrought iron or similar material combined with plant materials to form an opaque screen. Use of chain-link or vinyl fencing for screening purposes is prohibited.
c. Planting. Plant materials consisting of compact evergreen plants that form an opaque screen. Such plant materials must achieve a minimum height of two feet within eighteen months after initial installation.
d. Berms. Berms planted with grass, ground cover, or other low-growing plant materials.
P. Circulation and Safety.
1. Visibility shall be assured for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists entering individual parking spaces, circulating within a parking facility, and entering or leaving a parking facility.
2. Off-street parking areas of four or more spaces shall be provided with sufficient maneuvering room so that all vehicles can enter and exit from a public street by forward motion only.
3. Parking lots shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency, and other public service vehicles can provide service without backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.
4. Separate vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems shall be provided where possible. Multiunit residential developments of five or more units must provide pedestrian access that is separate and distinct from driveways. Parking areas for commercial and mixed-use developments that are eighty feet or more in depth and/or include twenty-five or more parking spaces must have distinct and dedicated pedestrian access from the commercial use to parking areas and public sidewalks, according to the following standards:
a. Connection to Public Sidewalk. An on-site walkway shall connect the main building entry to a public sidewalk on each street frontage. Such walkway shall be the shortest practical distance between the main building entry and sidewalk, generally no more than one hundred twenty-five percent of the straight-line distance.
b. Materials and Width. Walkways shall provide at least five feet of unobstructed width and be hard-surfaced.
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c. Identification. Pedestrian walkways shall be clearly differentiated from driveways, parking aisles, and parking and loading spaces through the use of elevation changes, a different paving material, or similar method.
d. Separation. Where a pedestrian walkway is parallel and adjacent to an auto travel lane, it must be raised and separated from the auto travel lane by a raised curb at least four inches high, bollards, or other physical barrier.
Q. Alternative Parking Area Designs. Where an applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director that variations in the dimensions otherwise required by this section are warranted in order to achieve environmental design and green building objectives, including but not limited to achieving certification under the LEEDTM Green Building Rating System or equivalent, an alternative parking area design may be approved.
R. Maintenance. Parking lots, including landscaped areas, driveways, and loading areas, shall be maintained free of refuse, debris, or other accumulated matter and shall be kept in good repair at all times. (Ord. 1537 (Exh. C (part)), 2018: Ord. 1480 (Exh. C (part)), 2015; Ord. 1438 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2011)
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Additional Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance
In Response to Public/Developer Feedback and/or Staff Recommendations Revisions will be reflected in the January 2023 Proposed Zoning Ordinance Edition 1) TABLE 18.05.030-2: BUILDING PLACEMENT STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS, El Camino Real: Require “Property line or 20 ft from curb (the greater)” along the full length of El Camino Real across all zoning districts. Allow for some flexibility allowing 15 ft. curb under certain circumstances. 2) TABLE 18.04.050-1: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS, Interior Setbacks: Change “First two stories: 5, 10; thereafter (A)” to 5 ft, allowing for 5 ft. side yard setbacks.
3) TABLE 18.05.030-5: PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS—MIXED-USE DISTRICTS, G. Limitations on Location of Parking, 2. Surface Parking: Remove the conditional use permit requirement to allow surface parking within 40 ft. of a street facing property line under certain circumstances.
4) San Carlos Municipal Code Section (SCMC Section) 18.04.050, E, 2: Remove the conditional use permit requirement to allow surface parking within 40 ft. of a street facing property line under certain circumstances.
5) SCMC Section 18.04.060, E, 5, a: set required onsite walkway width to 5 feet instead of 6 feet.
6) Clarification of minimum density requirements: Minimum densities apply to new construction (brand new projects) or when adding residential to an existing commercial use. For wholesale conversion of office to residential, minimum densities would apply; but for small conversion of single-spaces of an existing office to residential, minimum densities would not apply.
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CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: November 28, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Appropriating $100,000 from the General Capital Fund to the City Facilities Cameras Project C2205 in Fiscal Year 2022-23, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the City Facilities Cameras Products and/or Services Agreement with Edgeworth Security, LLC in the Amount of $443,573, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an agreement with TPx Communications for Internet Services to Support the Camera System With the Option to Renew Annually and/or Adjust Pricing to Modify Internet Speeds if Needed to Support the Camera System, and Authorizing an Expenditure of Contingency in the Amount of $77,984.
____________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution appropriating $100,000 from the General Capital Fund (“Fund 25”) to the City Facilities Cameras Project C2205 (“Project”) in Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2022-23, authorizing the City Manager to execute the City Facilities Cameras Products and/or Services Agreement with Edgeworth Security, LLC in the amount of $443,573, authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the option to renew annually and/or modify Internet speeds with TPx Communications for internet services to support the camera system, and authorizing an expenditure of contingency in the amount of $77,984.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for the Project was approved in FY 2022-23 in the General Fund Capital Improvement Program budget and has an approved budget of $450,000. Edgeworth Security’s cost proposal totaled $443,573. Staff requests an additional appropriation of $100,000 from Fund 25 to award the total contract amount for the security cameras and internet services, and a contingency budget for a total Project cost of $550,000.
Total Proposed Project Funding
Adopted Project Budget C2205 $450,000
Additional Appropriation $100,000
Revised Project C2205 Budget $550,000
Total Project Costs
Edgeworth Security Camera Contract $443,573
TPx Communications Contract – Year 1 $28,443
Project Contingency (16.5%) $77,984
Total First Year Project Costs $550,000
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TPx Communications cost for three years of internet services would be $75,579 before applicable taxes are assessed. The second and third year operating costs for the TPx Communications contract in the amount of $23,568 each year, plus applicable taxes, will be included in the FY 2023-24 operating budget. This cost could increase if the internet speeds need to be adjusted to better support the connectivity to the cameras once installed.
BACKGROUND:
In 2018, the City installed surveillance cameras at the Youth Center and Burton Park to enhance safety and security in City parks and facilities. Since then, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has used the surveillance video on several occasions to assist with solving crimes that have occurred in Burton Park.
Additionally, the City and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office continue to discover and address graffiti and vandalism in public parks and facilities. Most recently, there was a fire in the newly constructed Wheeler Plaza parking garage that is under investigation. Strategically placing security cameras throughout the garage can help deter and reduce theft, vandalism, and other criminal activities. Cameras in parks and other facilities will help to foster a sense of safety for the public who use public spaces and can provide video evidence for San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office investigations.
ANALYSIS:
A request for proposals (RFP) from qualified firms who specialize in installation of surveillance cameras was posted on the City’s website on June 8, 2022. The City hosted two, non-mandatory project site walk through meetings prior to the proposals deadline. Six firms responded with proposals by the deadline and each firm was ranked based on set criteria for the project. Two of the firms that submitted proposals, Edgeworth Security, LLC and Odin Video Surveillance, were invited for an interview by the selection committee, which consisted of the Public Works Superintendent, IT Manager, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Sergeant, and Parks and Recreation Director.
Interviews were conducted with each firm on October 19, 2022. Questions focused on previous project related experience, planned approach, and user end functionality. After the interviews, the panel ranked Edgeworth Security as the top candidate. During its interview, Edgeworth Security demonstrated its thorough knowledge and expertise working with municipalities on security projects, as well as work prior in San Carlos with the installation of the security cameras at the Youth Center and Burton Park in 2018. Therefore, staff recommends that the City award the project to Edgeworth Security. A copy of the proposal submitted by Edgeworth Security is included as Attachment 2.
During the interview process, all the vendors recommended or required the City to provide Internet service for the cameras. The IT Division contacted ATT, Comcast, and TPx Communications for quotes to provide Internet services. After reviewing the quotes, staff selected TPx Communications to provide Internet services.
ATT $48,738.60 per year
Comcast $50,995.80 per year
TPX Communications $28,443.00 per year
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Should the City Council award agreements to Edgeworth Security, LLC and TPx Communications for the Project, work shall begin in early 2023. Work will occur in the following order of priority:
Arguello and Highlands parks, Wheeler Plaza parking garage, and the Corporation Yard.
ALTERNATIVES:
The alternatives available to the City Council include:
1. Adopt a Resolution appropriating $100,000 from General Capital Fund to the City Facilities Cameras Project C2205 in Fiscal Year 2022-23, authorizing the City Manager to execute the City Facilities Cameras Products and/or Services Agreement with Edgeworth Security, LLC in the amount of $443,573, authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the option to renew annually and/or modify Internet speeds with TPx Communications for internet services to support the camera system, and authorizing an expenditure of contingency in the amount of $77,984; or
2. Do not adopt the Resolution; or
3. Provide staff with alternative direction.
Respectfully submitted by:
Amy Newby, Parks & Recreation Director and
Rebecca Mendenhall, Administrative Services Director
Approved for submission by:
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Jeff Maltbie, City Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution
2. Edgeworth Security Proposal
3. TPx Communications Proposal
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022 – ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS APPROPRIATING $100,000 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL FUND TO THE CITY FACILITIES CAMERAS PROJECT C2205 IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY FACILITIES CAMERAS PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EDGEWORTH SECURITY, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $443,573, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH TPX
COMMUNICATIONS FOR INTERNET SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE CAMERA SYSTEM
WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW ANNUALLY AND/OR ADJUST PRICING TO MODIFY
INTERNET SPEEDS IF NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE CAMERA SYSTEM, AND AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE OF CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,984. ___________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, in 2018, the City installed surveillance cameras at the Youth Center and Burton Park to enhance safety and security in our parks and facilities, which has facilitated in solving crimes in Burton Park; and
WHEREAS, the City and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office continue to discover and address graffiti, vandalism, and other crimes in other public parks and facilities; and WHEREAS, a request for proposals from qualified firms who specialize in installation of surveillance cameras was posted on the City’s website on June 8, 2022; and WHEREAS, six firms responded with proposals by the deadline and each firm was ranked based on set criteria for the project; and
WHEREAS, the two highest ranked firms were invited for an interview; and WHEREAS, during its interview, Edgeworth Security demonstrated its thorough knowledge and expertise working with municipalities on security projects, as well as work prior in San Carlos for the installation of the security cameras at the Youth Center and Burton Park in 2018; and
WHEREAS, internet service at all sites are necessary for video surveillance and video retention; and
WHEREAS, TPx Communications provided the lowest quote for internet services for a three-year contract, with option to renew annually; and WHEREAS, it might become necessary to adjust/modify the pricing with TPx Communications to modify internet speeds to support the system once implemented; and WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $450,000 was allocated in Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2022- 23 for the City Facilities Camera Project C2205 (“Project”); and WHEREAS, staff recommends authorizing the additional appropriation of $100,000 from the General Capital Fund (“Fund 25”) to the Project budget for FY 2022-23 in order to award the Project agreements with contingencies.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the San Carlos City Council hereby appropriates $100,000 from the Fund 25 to the City Facilities Camera Project C2205 in FY 2022- 23; authorizes the City Manager to execute a Products and/or Services Agreement with Edgeworth Security, LLC, in the amount of $443,573; authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with TPx Communications for internet services to support the camera system with the option to renew annually and/or adjust pricing to modify internet speeds if needed; and authorizes an expenditure of contingency in the amount of $77,984. * * * * *
I, City Clerk Crystal Mui, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of San Carlos at a scheduled meeting thereof held on the 28th day of November 2022, by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS: ___________________________________________ NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS: ___________________________________________ ABSENT, COUNCILMEMBERS: ___________________________________________ ________________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of San Carlos
APPROVED:
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MAYOR of the City of San Carlos
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EDGEWORTH SECURITY NEW WORLD NEW PROBLEMS NEW SOLUTIONS Table of Contents
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Background & Executive Summary
References
Appendix A- Proposer Checklist
Appendix B- Scope of Services
Appendix C- Cost Proposal Pricing Page Template
Itemized Bill of Material by Site
Optional Camera for Arguello Park (separate pricing)
Section D- Project Implementation and Schedule
Site Surveys and plan
Product Spec Sheets
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Executive Summary
Edgeworth Integration, LLC was founded to transform the security industry and combines experienced security professionals with tested, proven processes and state of the art technology to provide clients with more effective and more cost-efficient solutions.
Founded in 1995, VAS Security Systems, Inc., now Edgeworth Integration LLC, is a leading expert and integrator in the security industry. Backed by this 2 + years of experience designing and implementing award winning security systems for clients in a variety of industries, Edgeworth is incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robust analytics to provide proactive and revolutionary security solutions.
We have been working in the Bay Area for over 2 years. In addition to video, access, and CCTV integration, we offer 24/7 live audio and video monitoring services at our central station and corporate headquarters. Some of our clients include Livermore Valley Joint USD, San Jose USD, Lammersville USD, Fairfield-Suisun USD, and San Mateo-Foster City USD.
Edgeworth and VAS have had ZERO BBE complaints, ZERO work related injuries, ZERO lawsuits & has never been unable to complete a project successfully and in a timely manner in 2 years & counting. VAS Technician's & staff have over 100 years of combined knowledge and experience in the security industry. VAS maintains a service department that is staffed by full time technicians, tech support & customer service staff.
Our Services:
Video Security/IP Cameras * Video Monitoring/Virtual Guard Services Access Control * Security Integration
Intercom/Telephone Entry * Data Centric Security
Alarm/Intrusion Systems * Commercial Audio/Video
Our Bonding Capacity & Insurance Coverage:
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VAS SECURITY SYSTEMS INC. CORPORATE: 2360 SHASTA WAY, UNIT F, SIMI VALLEY CA, 93065 TOLL FREE # 800-858-VIDEO WWW.VASSECURITY.COM
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
CCTV/IP Video, Access Control, Intrusion, Integration, Design, Data Centric Security, Installation & More!
Government/Law Enforcement
Alhambra Police Department/Jail SSF Police Department City of Beverly Hills Jail Facilities City of West Hollywood/City Hall FDA Oakland CA Long Beach Department of Corrections City of Beverly Hills/ City Hall City of Vacaville PD/City Hall City of Beverly Hills Police Department Culver City Maintenance Yards State of CA Department of Corrections Educational Institutions
San Mateo-Foster City School District CSUF/CSUN (University) Burbank Unified School District L.A Pierce College
PSI Testing Services I.T.T. Technical Institute
JF University(campus wide) Santa Clara; Sacramento
City of Beverly Hills El Rodeo Elementary Sch.
South Pasadena School District
Cal. State University Channel Islands)
National University(campus wide)
Medical Centers & Hospitals
O'Connor Hospital San Jose Fountain Valley Hospital
Beverly Hills Medical Center Tarzana Treatment Center
Southern California Orthopedic Institute Valley Presbyterian Hospital California Medical Center Hospital
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Olive View Hospital/Credit Union
Valley Eye & Laser Medical Center
Pacific Alliance Medical Center
Industrial Manufacturing Plants
Celite Mining Company Lompoc ARB Enterprises
Deluxe Digital Luminent Fiber Optics
Precision Dynamics Medical
Strand Lighting Production
Precision Plastic
Technicolor Corporate
Commercial Businesses & Warehouses
Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors Costco/Price Clubs Sebastian International & IZON Lamps Plus Corp. & . Dst. Anheuser Busch Distribution Centers (SoCal) Deluxe Video Distribution Warehouse Grainger Tool Etc. Distribution (50+ locations) Cash it Quick (Check Cashing Chain) Shaw Segraves & Asc. (Investigative- Security Firm) Hotel Properties
Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills Double Tree Hotel Santa Monica Four Seasons Hotel Santa Barbara Biltmore Santa Barbara Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa (Pasadena) Hotel Oceana Santa Monica Ritz-Carlton Dana Point
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City of San Carlos, RFP Security Camera Project C2203
APPENDIX A
Proposer Checklist
Security Camera Project
SECTION Initial: Comments/Notes:
A. COVER PAGE DH Submitted as requested
B. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS DH Submitted as requested C. SCOPE OF SERVICES MATRIX (APPENDIX B) DH Submitted as requested D. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DH Plan and Schedule attached.
E. PROPOSAL PRICING PAGE (APPENDIX C) DH Pricing and BOM included
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Response Yes, No, Future, Partial A-1 Cameras must be day/night capable; full color Y A-2 Cameras must allow sufficient resolution so that the operator can identify faces (digital 4.0 megapixel of higher IP-based cameras) Y A-3 Cameras must be weatherproof if mounted at an exterior location Y A-4 Motion activated recording Y
A-5 Camera system must store video for 90 days Y
A-6 Cameras must be at least two years from the end of sale date. If cameras have an end of sale date, proposer must state the date. Y A-7 Privacy blurring of exported video Y
A-8 Mobile app for camera viewing Y
A-9 Ability to add license plate recognition and facial recognition features Y B-1 Does the system allow cloud services be utilized for archiving purposes? Y B-2 Does the Video Management System support the exisiting Avigilon or Meraki cameras? Y B-3 Does the system require the installation of a server, port forwarding or open firewall ports to enable remote access or storage? N Youth Center will have a Cloud connecting server, all other sites will not. This will allow all cameras to work on the same Ava VMS since AVA and Avigilon are both owned by Motorola. B-4 Is video downloadable in MP4 or other standard formats? Y B-5 What bandwidth does the system utilize? 50KBPS per camera B-6 Does system enable control of user permissions asocciated with live and archival video access? Y B-7 Does the system provide analytics (including usage and up-time data)? Y B-8 Is there an automatic footage upload if the camera is moved, hit with an object or the image is blurred? Y B-9 Does the system provide additional tamper resistant protections? Y B-10 Does the system automatically provide notifications if it goes offline? Y B-11 Does the system possess a self-contained power supply backup? Y As long as ther switches they cameras are connected to have a connected UPS, the cameras are power backed up. B-12 Does the system utilize any unencrypted protocols (e.g., RTSP streams), or make any unencrypted connections? Y B-13 Does the system support two-factor authentication (2FA)? Y B-14 Is the video encrypted during transfer? Y
B-15 Is stored video encrypted? If so, how? Y
B-16 Can you audit who has accessed live and stored video footage, or where they've done it? Y B-17 Do cameras require inbound connections to stream video? Y You would need to be logged into the AVA Aware/VMS or have an external link to live stream. but you can use RTSP streams as well if needed.
B. QUESTIONS A. CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS
Item # Description Mandatory, Desired, Optional how and when the specification will be met. page 1 of 2
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Response Yes, No, Future, Partial
Item # Description Mandatory, Desired, Optional how and when the specification will be met. C-1 All cabling will be concealed above a drop ceiling in existing cable trays or wire straps. If cable trays or wire straps are not present, contractor will be required to provide cable support. Y C-2 Any cable unable to be concealed will be installed in Electrical Metallic Tubing conduit unless otherwise specfied Y C-3 All exterior connections will use NEMA approved watertight fittings and tubing Y C-4 Contractor will terminate and commission all equipment Y C-5 Contractor will perform a Contractor Verification Test (CVT) immediately upon completion of each facility. Both the contractor and City of San Carlos representative will witness this test Y Final walk with City rep will take place and prove of functionng system. C-6 The Vendor will be responsible for obtaining all required permits, agreements, licenses, and insurance. Y C-7 The Vendor may employ subcontractors to perform certain portions of its responsibilities; however, the Vendor shall not subcontract any portion of its installation responsibilities without first obtaining express written permission from the CITY OF SAN CARLOS. If the CITY OF SAN CARLOS consents to such subcontract(s), the Vendor shall be fully responsible to the CITY OF SAN CARLOS for all acts and omissions of the subcontractor(s). Y C-8 The Contractor shall prepare detailed plans for the installation. These plans shall become the property of the CITY OF SAN CARLOS. Y Preliminary schedule attached to propsal. C-9 Provide a secure mounting rack for system installation. Y D-1 Provide Network connectivity for the camera system. Y/N We will include all network/switch equipment at Parks and Garage, Corp Yard has existing network as explained on job walk. City would need to provide internet and or modem for Parks and Garage. If needed, Edgeworth can provide the modem and or the SIM cards for parks and garage as a CO. D-2 Provide remote access to the proposed solution. Y D. NETWORK REQUIREMENTS C. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS page 2 of 2
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City of San Carlos, RFP Security Camera Project C2203
APPENDIX C
Cost Proposal Pricing Page
This Cost Proposal Pricing Page must itemize the cost to the City for all services to perform the Scope of Services outlined in Section III of the RFP and itemized in Appendix B. A narrative may be attached to clarify any pricing data submitted (e.g. hourly rates).
SECURITY CAMERA DESIGN, INSTALLATION, VIDEO RETENTION, TECHNICAL SUPPORT COSTS Comments/Notes:
A. SECURITY CAMERA HARDWARE $93,508.30
B. ADDITIONAL COSTS $13,600.00 Project managements, training and programing.
C. INSTALLATION $99,735.00
D. NETWORK COSTS $13,690.00 Internet or SIM cards excluded. To be provided by City, unless requested from Edgeworth.
E. VIDEO RETENTION/STORAGE
(Including technical support, years 1-5)
$74,524.00 This is for 5 years Cloud services for 90-days of storage and a 160TB Cloud Connect server for Youth Center.
E. Other: _________________ $
G.
Total Initial Project Cost $
Requested add-ons
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Quote #: 00003230
Quote Prepared For Quote Prepared By
Contact: Amy Newby Contact: Danny Haddad
Company: City of San Carlos Company: Edgeworth Security Address: City of San Carlos Address:
1000 Commerce Dr.
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Phone: 650-802-4131 Phone: (510) 737-0464
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Product Details
Qty Product Name Description
5 Ava Aware
License 5 years
AWA-CLD-5Y
Ava Aware License 5 years
5 Ava Cloud
Storage License
5 years - 60 Day
AWA-CLD-STR-5Y
1 Ava Quad Black
- 20MP - 30
days*
QUAD-20MP-30
Ava Quad Black - 20MP - 30 days
3 Ava 360 White -
9MP - 30 days*
360-W-30
Ava 360 White - 9MP - 30 days
1 Ava Dome White
- 5MP - 30 days*
Dome-W-5MP-30
Ava Dome White - 5MP - 30 days
1 AVA Quad Pole
bracket*
Quad Pole bracket
ACQ-POL-MNT
1 AVA ACC-CONA34-W/B*
ACC-CON-A34-W/B
Conduit adapter 3/4" White
1 AVA ACC-PENCAP-W*
ACC-PEN-CAP-W
Pendant mounting cap white
3 AVA Corner
bracket white*
ACC-CRN-BRA-W
Corner bracket white
1 Ava Quad Wall
mount bracket*
ACQ-WAL-MNT
Quad Wall mount bracket
3 AVA Mounting
arm white*
ACC-MNT-ARM-W
Mounting arm white
3 AVA ACC-PENCAP-W*
ACC-PEN-CAP-W
Pendant mounting cap white
1 AVA Mounting
arm white*
ACC-MNT-ARM-W
Mounting arm white
4 Ubiquiti
GigaBeam* airMAX AC 60 GHz/5 GHz Radio with 1+ Gbps Throughput
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Quote #: 00003230
4 Ubiquiti
Networks* POwer converter
4 Ubiquiti ETH-SPG2* Ethernet Surge Protector Gen2
4 UB-AM* Ubiquiti Universal Antenna Mount
1 Altronix Netway -
P* AX-PMK1 POLE MOUNT KIT OUT P/S MODELS
3 Altronix Netway* NETWAY4EWPX 4 Port PoE+ Hardened Switch 6 7AH Battery* Battery backup for switches
9 Lot Hardware -
Video* Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 3 Lot Hardware -
Electrical* Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 9 Labor - Video
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above.
2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
1 Labor - Flat Rate 100' trench for parking lot pole mount camera 3 Labor - Electrical
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run 120VAC infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) Connect power and test
4 Labor - Wireless
Scope of Work - Wireless
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run cable infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) program system
4) Adjust and test antenna signals
1 Professional
Services On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training. 1 Project
Management On and off site project management.
1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping. 1 Equipment Boom lift
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Quote #: 00003230
Rental
1 General
Administration DIR and certified payroll reporting and contingency
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Quote #: 00003227
Quote Prepared For Quote Prepared By
Contact: Amy Newby Contact: Danny Haddad
Company: City of San Carlos Company: Edgeworth Security Address: City of San Carlos Address:
1000 Commerce Dr.
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Phone: 650-802-4131 Phone: (510) 737-0464
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Product Details
Qty Product Name Description
4 Ava Aware
License 5 years
AWA-CLD-5Y
Ava Aware License 5 years
4 Ava Cloud
Storage License
5 years - 60 Day
AWA-CLD-STR-5Y
4 Ava Quad Black
- 20MP - 30
days*
QUAD-20MP-30
Ava Quad Black - 20MP - 30 days
4 Ava Quad Wall
mount bracket*
ACQ-WAL-MNT
Quad Wall mount bracket
3 AVA Quad
Corner bracket*
ACQ-CRN-MNT
Quad Corner bracket
1 AVA Quad Pole
bracket*
Quad Pole bracket
ACQ-POL-MNT
4 Lot Hardware -
Video* Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 4 Labor - Video
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above.
2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
1 Labor - Flat Rate 40' trench for parking lot pole mount camera 1 Professional
Services On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training. 1 Project
Management On and off site project management.
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Quote #: 00003227
1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping. 1 Equipment
Rental Scissor lift rental
1 General
Administration DIR and certified payroll reporting and contingency.
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Quote #: 00003229
Quote Prepared For Quote Prepared By
Contact: Amy Newby Contact: Danny Haddad
Company: City of San Carlos Company: Edgeworth Security Address: City of San Carlos Address:
1000 Commerce Dr.
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Phone: 650-802-4131 Phone: (510) 737-0464
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Product Details
Qty Product Name Description
15 Ava Aware
License 5 years
AWA-CLD-5Y
Ava Aware License 5 years
15 Ava Cloud
Storage License
5 years - 60 Day
AWA-CLD-STR-5Y
10 Ava 360 White -
9MP - 30 days*
360-W-30
Ava 360 White - 9MP - 30 days
5 Ava Dome White
- 5MP - 30 days*
Dome-W-5MP-30
Ava Dome White - 5MP - 30 days
6 AVA ACC-PENCAP-W*
ACC-PEN-CAP-W
Pendant mounting cap white
8 AVA ACC-PENCAP-W*
ACC-PEN-CAP-W
Pendant mounting cap white
6 AVA ACCQPEN-PIP*
ACCQ-PEN-PIP
Pendant pipe 40cm
6 AVA ACCQPEN-HEA* ACCQ-PEN-HEA
9 AVA Mounting
arm white*
ACC-MNT-ARM-W
Mounting arm white
1 AVA Corner
bracket white*
ACC-CRN-BRA-W
Corner bracket white
2 Altronix Netway* NETWAY8EWPX 8 Port PoE+ Hardened Switch 4 7AH Battery* Battery backup for switches
15 Lot Hardware -
Video* Lot Hardware: Conduit, Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 2 Lot Hardware -
Electrical* Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 15 Labor - Video Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
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Quote #: 00003229
1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above.
2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
1 Labor - Flat Rate Coring for riser IDFs
2 Labor - Electrical
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run 120VAC infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) Connect power and test
1 Professional
Services On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training. 1 Project
Management On and off site project management.
1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping. 1 Equipment
Rental Scissor lift rental
1 General
Administration DIR and certified payroll reporting and contingency
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Quote #: 00003234
Quote Prepared For Quote Prepared By
Contact: Amy Newby Contact: Danny Haddad
Company: City of San Carlos Company: Edgeworth Security Address: City of San Carlos Address:
1000 Commerce Dr.
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Phone: 650-802-4131 Phone: (510) 737-0464
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Product Details
Qty Product Name Description
9 Ava Aware
License 5 years
AWA-CLD-5Y
Ava Aware License 5 years
9 Ava Cloud
Storage License
5 years - 60 Day
AWA-CLD-STR-5Y
4 Ava Quad Black
- 20MP - 30
days*
QUAD-20MP-30
Ava Quad Black - 20MP - 30 days
3 Ava 360 White -
9MP - 30 days*
360-W-30
Ava 360 White - 9MP - 30 days
2 Ava Dome White
- 5MP - 30 days*
Dome-W-5MP-30
Ava Dome White - 5MP - 30 days
4 AVA Mounting
arm white*
ACC-MNT-ARM-W
Mounting arm white
4 AVA Quad Pole
bracket*
Quad Pole bracket
ACQ-POL-MNT
3 AVA ACC-PENCAP-W*
ACC-PEN-CAP-W
Pendant mounting cap white
3 AVA Corner
bracket white*
ACC-CRN-BRA-W
Corner bracket white
4 Ava Quad Wall
mount bracket*
ACQ-WAL-MNT
Quad Wall mount bracket
8 UBNT NBE-5ACGEN2-US* 5GHz NanoBeam ac Gen2 19dBi US
8 Ubiquiti ETH-SPG2* Ethernet Surge Protector Gen2
8 Ubiquiti
Networks* Power converter
1 Ubiquiti AM9M13-120* airMAX Sector 900 MHz, 120º, 13 dBi Antenna
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Quote #: 00003234
1 Ubiquiti
RocketM5 -
AMO-5G10
10dBi*
Ubiquiti RocketM5 airMAX Outdoor BaseStation 5GHz PtP / PtMP, The Rocket is a Ubiquiti Networks airMAX BaseStation that supports speeds of up to 150+ Mbps real TCP/IP throughput.
It is ideal for deployment in Point-to-Point (PtP) bridging or Point-to-MultiPoint (PtMP) airMAX applications.
7 Ubiquiti
GigaBeam* airMAX AC 60 GHz/5 GHz Radio with 1+ Gbps Throughput 8 UB-AM* Ubiquiti Universal Antenna Mount
6 Altronix Netway* NETWAY4EWPX 4 Port PoE+ Hardened Switch 4 Altronix Netway -
P* AX-PMK1 POLE MOUNT KIT OUT P/S MODELS
12 7AH Battery*
8 Labor - Wireless
Scope of Work - Wireless
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run cable infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) program system
4) Adjust and test antenna signals
1 Labor - Electrical
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run 120VAC infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) Connect power and test
17 Labor - Video
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above.
2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
1 Labor - Flat Rate 120' trench for parking lot pole mount camera 1 Lot Hardware -
Electrical* Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 17 Lot Hardware -
Video* Lot Hardware: Conduit, Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware 1 Professional
Services On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training. 1 Project
Management On and off site project management.
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Quote #: 00003234
1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping. 1 Equipment
Rental Articulating Boom lift rental (one week)
1 General
Administration DIR and certified payroll reporting and contingency
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EDGEWORTH
Quote #: 00003231
City of San Carlos- "Other Costs" Arguello Park for Upper Parkign Lot BOM Quote Prepared For Quote Prepared By
Contact: Amy Newby Contact: Danny Haddad
Company: City of San Carlos Company: Edgeworth Security 1000 Commerce Dr.
Address: City of San Carlos Address: Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Phone: 650-802-4131 Phone: (510) 737-0464
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Product Details
Qty Product Name Description
1 Ava Aware AWA-CLD-5Y
License 5 years Ava Aware License 5 years
Ava Cloud
1 Storage License AWA-CLD-STR-5Y
5 years - 60 Day
Ava Quad Black
QUAD-20MP-30 1 - 20MP - 30
days* Ava Quad Black - 20MP - 30 days
1 AVA Quad Pole Quad Pole bracket
bracket* ACQ-POL-MNT
1 Ava Quad Wall ACQ-WAL-MNT
mount bracket* Quad Wall mount bracket
1 Security Pole* 8-12' Tall x 4.0" OD x 11ga Thick, Square Straight Steel, (Painted black) Security Pole anchors and accessories.
Lot Hardware -
-Cages
1 Access Control* -Concrete & accessories
-Anchor/bolt kits
-Mixer rental
1 Lot Hardware -
Lot Hardware: Conduit, Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware Video* Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1 Labor - Video 1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above. 2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
1 Labor - Flat Rate 100' trench for parking lot pole mount camera 1 Professional On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training.
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Quote #: 00003231
EDGEWORTH
Services
1 Project On and off site project management. Management 1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping. 1 Equipment Trencher Rental
1 General DIR and certified payroll reporting. Administration
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City of San Carlos- "Other Costs" 2 X Tennis Court Cameras BOM
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Quote #: 00003373
EDGEWORTH
1) Run 120VAC infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) Connect power and test
Scope of Work - Wireless
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
4 Labor - Wireless
1) Run cable infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) program system
4) Adjust and test antenna signals
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
6 Labor - Video 1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above. 2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
2 Lot Hardware -
Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware Electrical* 6 Lot Hardware -
Lot Hardware: Conduit, Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware Video* 1 Professional On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training. Services 1 Project On and off site project management. Management 1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping.
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City of San Carlos- "Other Costs" LPR Cameras for Parks and Garage BOM
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EDGEWORTH
2 Labor - Electrical
10 Labor - Video
1 Labor - Flat Rate
2 Lot Hardware -
Electrical*
7 Lot Hardware -
Video*
1 Professional
Services
1 Project
Management
1 Shipping
1 General
Administration
Scope of Work - Video
Quote#: 00003375
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run 120VAC infrastructure
2) Install equipment
3) Connect power and test
Scope of Work - Video
Edgeworth Security will provide the above equipment, installation and/or services.
The below SOW represents Edgeworth Security's proposal based on customer provided requirements and site walk.
1) Run cable infrastructure to equipment listed above.
2) Install equipment Listed Above.
3) Program system
4) Focus and Adjust cameras
5) Perform training
120' trench for Highland LPR parking lot 1 pole mount LPR camera 300' trench for Arguello Park tennis court parking lot LPR camera Labor for Arguello Park requires saw cutting and back filling.
Material and machine rental.
Lot Hardware: Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware Lot Hardware: Conduit, Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training.
On and off site project management.
Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping.
DIR and certified payroll reporting and contingency
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City of San Carlos- "Other Costs" New Cameras for Youth Center BOM
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Quote #: 00003377
EDGEWORTH
5) Perform training
14 Lot Hardware -
Lot Hardware: Conduit, Cable, Connectors, & Miscellaneous Mounting Hardware Video* 1 Professional On-site support for programming, troubleshooting, and training. Services 1 Project On and off site project management. Management 1 Shipping Shipping & Handling Costs. This does not include expedited shipping. 1 General Credit from base bid cloud connector quote Administration
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City of San Carlos- "Other Costs" 1 Year SLA Maintenance Plan for all Sites BOM
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Edgeworth Security
SLA- Service Level Agreement
Edgeworth Service Level Agreement
Standard Maintenance
Provides routine maintenance and access to our call-out services, Call-out, labor and materials charges will apply.
Rate: $400.00(1st 2-man hours including travel). $175 /man-hour there after. (2 hour minimum) Standard Plus Maintenance
Provides the benefits of Standard but also covers all new materials (excluding consumables) Rate: $450.00(1st 2-man hours including travel). $195 /man-hour there after. (2 hour minimum) Comprehensive Maintenance
Provides full servicing including call-out charges, labor, supply and fitting of replacement parts for fault and general wear and tear (excluding consumables) and firmware upgrades on Edgeworth Systems.
Rate: $525.00 (1st 2-man hours including travel). $215 /man-hour there after. (2 hour minimum) Note:
All levels of support include 24/7 Phone support with remote Team-viewer diagnostic/repair. Rates may vary per state. *Rates are subject to change based on age and functionality of existing systems in place.
Service Standard Standard Plus Comprehensive
Support 24/7 Telephone support from our Help
Desk/Engineering/Remote Monitoring Station
Yes Yes Yes
Availability Agents available 24/7/365
* Subject to additional charges and engineer availability / remote assistance availability
Yes * Yes * Yes
Response Levels –Intruder/CCTV/Access
(this could be remote or physical depending on fault)
72 Hour Service Engineering Support
Yes Yes Yes
Response Levels –Intruder/CCTV/Access
(this could be remote or physical depending on fault)
48 Hour Service Engineering Support
X Yes Yes
Response Levels –Intruder/CCTV/Access
(this could be remote or physical depending on fault)
24 Hour Service Engineering Support
X X Yes
Physical and Remote Inspections Number & Type of
routine depends on system type & connection
Yes Yes Yes
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Edgeworth Security
SLA- Service Level Agreement
Adjustments Minor System/Programming Adjustments
during inspection
Yes Yes Yes
Warranty 12-month warranty for new equipment
*(labor charges incur after 3 months) Yes * Yes * Yes
Security Review Free Security Review Yes Yes Yes
Service Call /Labor Charges
Engineer Service Call charges included
X X Yes
Materials Replacement parts on new equipment
(failure due to fault & general wear and tear) X Yes Yes Free Upgrades
Firmware upgrades free on Edgeworth Equipment
X Yes Yes
Maintenance (PM contract required)
Quarterly on-site system inspection and maintenance
Yes Yes Yes
Preventative Maintenance (performed
quarterly):
$6,400.00/QRTR - $25,600.00 annually 4/sites. EQUIPMENT COST TBD CCTV Full System Inspection and Testing
1. Check whether staff have experienced any problems with the system.
2. Carry out a visual inspection of all major components (including cabling and connections where accessible) for signs of deterioration or damage and rectify as necessary.
Monitors (If applicable)
1. Check physical condition and cable connections.
2. Check operation of controls and adjust for best picture.
Video / (NVR) Network Video Recording Devices (Server)
1. NVR system monitoring (checks for system errors, video loss, network connection failure, and other system alerts)
2. NVRs are well connected and configured for optimal recording experience.
Configure motion based or continuous recording options. Data is recorded and stacked so that new data is never overwritten.
3. Check for software/firmware updates and update as needed.
4. Check condition and operation controls as necessary.
5. Check time / date settings and adjust accordingly
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Edgeworth Security
SLA- Service Level Agreement
Cameras
1. Cameras are well connected and are configured for maximum and optimal coverage. Angles are appropriate for your site and lens zooming is in accordance with the camera specifications.
2. Examine supporting brackets and towers for signs of corrosion and damage.
3. Check physical condition of cameras and housings for signs of deterioration due to rain, dust and dirt.
4. Check that field of view is correct.
5. Check that all camera bracket fittings and clamping bolts are tight.
6. Check that lenses are correctly focused.
7. Check operation of auto-iris lenses as appropriate.
8. Clean housing as necessary.
9. Check operation of infrared units.
Access Control/Intrusion Full System Inspection and Testing An inspection and test procedure will be undertaken at each scheduled maintenance visit consisting of checks to the following:
1. Check the number and type of readers are in accordance with the specification and any amendment.
2. Confirm that there remains adequate ventilation in the area of the CPU
3. Check warning labels are still in place.
4. Check all cables and conduit are properly supported, undamaged and showing no signs of wear.
5. Check for sound physical fixings of all equipment including loosening or corrosion of supports and fixings.
6. Check all glands, seals and connections on all external equipment.
7. Does the equipment remain free from environmental problems such as dust, vibration, electrical interference etc.
8. Does the system remain protected against unauthorized interference, e.g. password level (s).
9. Are reader timings as specified?
10. Check operation of all door hardware and readers.
11. Check function of all interfaces with alarms is satisfactory including correct triggering of alarms.
12. Check that the performance of the system(s) continues to meet the agreed specification / operational requirement according to the periodic test scheme agreed with the customer.
13. All connections checked and labelled.
14. Customer’s system logbook filled in.
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ID Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors Resource Names 1 City Of South San Carlos Wed 6/8/22
2 Request for Proposal Wed 6/8/22
3 Proposal Due Fri 9/9/22
4 Interview with top Firms 5 days Mon 9/26/22 Fri 9/30/22 5 Contract Awarded Oct/Nov
6 Procurement of Equipment 15 days Tue 11/1/22 Mon 11/21/22 Edgeworth 7 Pre-Con Meeting 1 day Thu 11/10/22 Thu 11/10/22 Edgeworth,City of San Carlos 8 Arguello 6 days Tue 11/22/22 Tue 11/29/22
9 Delivery of Equipment to Site 1 day Tue 11/22/22 Tue 11/22/22 10 Cable Infrastructure 1 day Tue 11/22/22 Tue 11/22/22 11 Install Rack/Switch 1 day Wed 11/23/22 Wed 11/23/22 10 12 Install Cameras/Antennas 1 day Mon 11/28/22 Mon 11/28/22 11 13 Focus and Adjust the Cameras Mon 11/28/22 Edgeworth
14 Program antennas, cameras and server1 day Tue 11/29/22 Tue 11/29/22 12 Edgeworth 15 Corp Yard 3 days Wed 11/30/22 Fri 12/2/22
16 Delivery of Equipment to Site 1 day Wed 11/30/22 Wed 11/30/22 17 Cable Infrastructure 1 day Wed 11/30/22 Wed 11/30/22 18 Install Rack/Switch 1 day Thu 12/1/22 Thu 12/1/22 17 19 Install Cameras 1 day Thu 12/1/22 Thu 12/1/22
20 Focus and Adjust the Cameras Thu 12/1/22 Edgeworth
21 Program cameras and server 1 day Fri 12/2/22 Fri 12/2/22 19 Edgeworth 22 Garage 5 days Mon 12/5/22 Fri 12/9/22
23 Delivery of Equipment to Site 1 day Mon 12/5/22 Mon 12/5/22 S M
Mar 13, '22
Task
Split
Milestone
Summary
Project Summary
Inactive Task
Inactive Milestone
Inactive Summary
Manual Task
Duration-only
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