PC R 79-686 Z�i�
RESOLUTION NO. 79-686 Z
A RESOLUTION OF THE PT,ANNIriG COMMISSION OI' THE CITY OF
ARROYO �RANDE ADOPTING A NEW ZONIP7G DISTRiCT (RESIDENTIAL
SENIOR CITIZENS DISTRICT), AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THEIR ACTION AND ADOPTION.
WEIEREAS, the Planning Commission has been requested to establish a new zoning
district (Residential Senior Citizens District); and
WI�REAS, according to the provisions of law, a public hearing was held on the
7th day of August 1979.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Arroyo
Grande in regular session assembled, this 7th day of August, 1979, that said Commis-
sion hereby adopts and recommends to the City Council, that Title 9, Chapter 4 of the
City of Arroyo Grande Municipal Code be amended by the addition of the Multiple-Senior
Citizens :(R-SC). Di$trict to read as follows:
Sec. Purpose (R-SC).
The purpose of the Multiple-Senior Citizens (R-SC) District is to stabilize
and maintain the residential character of the district for high density apartment
living, with substantial space for cooperatively used facilities and open spaces,
and to provide for the needs, protection, convenience and life style of Arroyo Grande
senior citizens, 62 years or older. �
Sec. Uses Permitted (R-SC).
The following uses shall be permitted.in the Multiple-Senior Citizens (R-SC)
District:
(a) Duplexes, triplexes, multiple-family dwellings, and apartment complexes.
Sec. Uses permitted subject to obtaining a use permit (R-SC).
The following uses shall be permitted in the Multiple-Senior Citizens (R-SC)
District subject to obtaining a use permit in each case:
(a) Townhouse or condominium type retirement developments;
(b) Rest homes.
Sec. Accessory buildings and uses permitted (R-SC).
Accessory buildings and uses shall be permitted in the Multiple-Senior Citizens
(R-SC) District as follows:
(a) Accessory buildings only if constructed simultaneously with, or subsequent
to, the main building on the same lot;
(b) Accessory uses normally incidental to the uses pennitted in this district.
This is not to be construed as permitting any co�ercia]. use; and
(c) One sign, not over fifteen (15) square feet in area, pertaining only to
the project's name, address of the property upon which the sign is located.
Sec. Maximum allowable height (R-SC).
The maximum allowable height in the Multiple-Senior Citizens (R-SC) District
shall be as follows:
(a) Main buildings. The maximum building or structural height shall be two
(2) stories or thirty (30') feet; and -
(b) Accessory buildings, Fourteen (14') feet. Storage garages of one-half
(�) story or less, or completely below the ground level, shall not be considered a
story.
Sec. Minimum building site and lot width required (R-SC).
The minimum building site and lot width required in the Multiple-Senior Citizens
(R-SC) District, unless the Optional Design and Improvement Standards are used as set
forth in Section 9-4.911 of this article, shall be as follows:
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(a) Minimum building site. (1) 1�aenty thousand (20,000) square feet of lot
area for corner or interior lots; (2) Five (5) acres for townhouse or condominium
projects.
lots.
(b) Minimum lot width. (1) One hundred (100') feet for corner and interior
(c) Minimum lot depth. One hundred and fifty (150') feet,
Sec. �Maximum Buildin� Site Coverage by Buildings or Structures (R-SC)
The maximum coverage of lot by all structures permitted intthe R-SC District,
shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the lot area, which shall include main and
acceasory buildings, parking areas, driveways, covered patios. The remaining forty
(40) percent of the total lot a=ea shall be devoted to landscaping, lawn, outdoor
recreation facilities incidental to residential development such as outdoor recrea-
tion games, putting greens, patios, walkways, fences.
Sec. Minimum Yards Required (R-SC).
Minimum yards required in the R-SC District, unless otherwise required in
Article 25 of this chapter, establishing building lines, or unless Optional Design
Standards have been used as set out in Section 9-4.911, shall be as follows:
(a) Front Yard. Each lot in the R-SC District shall have a front yard ex-
tending (except for access drives and walks) across the full width of the subject
property of a depth of not less than one and one-half (1'�'') feet per each foot of
total building height (including roof design); provided however, that the Plan-
ning Commission may allow staggering of setbacks, with a variation of five (5')
feet between structures. In no case shall a front yard setback of less than
twenty feet be allowed, and such variation of setbacks shall be a part of
a total development plan.
Except for access driveways and walks, there shall be no structures located
in the required front yards, or in the required side yards abutting the street.
(b) Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot, ex-
tending from the front yard to the rear yard, of not less than twenty five (25`)
feet on an interior lot line. A corner lot shall have a side yard abutting the
street of not less than thirty five (35') feet. '
(c) Rear Yard. Each lot shall have a rear yard extending across the full
width of the lot of not less than thirty (30') feet,
Sec. Fences and Wa11s (R-SC)
Fences and walls are permitted but not required in the R-SC District. Such
fences and walls shall not exceed six (6') feet in height, and where the same are
located in the required front or side yard abutting the street, the same shall not
exceed three (3') feet in height,.
Sec, Access (R
Access in the R-SC District shall be as follows:
Where a lot abuts upon an alley, garages or accessory buildings having access
from the alley shall be located not less than thirty (30').feet from the opposite
side of such abutting alley. The ingress and egress to any such garage or acces-
sory building, housing or intended to house any motor vehicles, shall be from such
abutting alley only and not from the street.
Sec
Optional Design and Improvement Standards (R-SC)
When a development has been approved by the,Planning Commission under the
Optional Design and Improvement Standards of the Subdivision Provisions in the
R-SC District, then such approved building sites, coverage and yards under such
plan shall be considered as the requirements of this chapter. .
Sec
Minimum off-street parking required (R-SC).
The provisions of Article 26 of this chapter shall apply determining.the
amount of parking space to be provided for each use in the Multiple-Senior Citizens
(R-SC) District. The parking spaces shall be improved as set forth in Article 26
of this chapter.
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In order to keep the same continuity of the other districts for off-street
parking requirements, I would suggest that the minimum off-street parking section,
being 9-4.2602, be amended to include the following:
Senior Citizens' Project. One garage, carport or open
space per each four (4) units, plus one space for each
administrative or management personnel.
Sec. Open area required and maximum density allowed (R?SC).
The open area and density per family unit in the Multiple-Senior Citizens
(R-SC) District shall beaas follows:
(a) Not less than 200 square feet of open area per family unit shall be
provided on the site, which may include landscaped areas and recreation areas,
but not structures, driveways, or parking areas. The maximum.density shall be
a minimum of 1,175 square feet of gross land area per dwelling unit.
Sec. Development plans (R-SC).
Architectural drawings and plot plans for the development of property in the
Multiple-Senior Citizens (R-SC) District shall be submitted for approval as set
forth in Section•9-4.814 of Article 8 of this chapter,
Sec, Development standards (R-SC). .
Any development in the Multiple Senior Citizens (R-SC) District shall comply
with the following minimum standards: � �
(a) The required open areas shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance
with a detailed landscaping plan.
(b) The landscaped areas shall be provided with an automatic irrigation system.
(c) All trash and garbage collection areas shall be surrounded on at least
three (3) sides by a five (5') foot adequately screened wall and shall have adequate
access for collection vehicles.
(d) All points of vehicular access to and from off-street parking areas and
driveways on to public rights of way shall be approved by the Department of Public
Works.
(e) Fire protection requirements (i.e. stairways, emergency access, sprinkler
systems) shall be subject to the approval of the Fire Chief.
(f) Elevators shall be provided for two story developments to meet or exceed
minimum State requirements subject to review by the Planning Commission and City
Council.
Sec. Architectural Co�ittee (R-SC).
The Architectural Committee sha11 approve the development plans required by
the provisions of Section 9-4.915 of this article if all the provisions of the Mul-
tiple-Senior Citizen (R-SC) District are complied with and if the development is
within the spirit and intent of the district. All development shall be in accord-
ance with the approved plans prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit by the
Building Department.
On motion by Co�nissioner Carr, seconded by Commissioner Sebastian, and by
the following ro11 call vote, to wit: '
AYES: Co�issioners Carr,
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioners Moots,
Fischer, Sebastian and Acting Chairperson Cole
Sinrtnons and Vice Chairman Gorsline
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 7th day of August 1979.
ATTEST • -S?�
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