HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1006-1986 ORDINANCE NO. 1006-86
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING TITLE 20, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
CHAPTERS 20.57, 20.59, 20.61 AND 20.63, OF THE SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE IORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED)
AND ADOPTING A NEW TITLE 20 ENTITLED "ZONING"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. TITLE 20, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHAPTERS 20.57,
20.59, 20.61 and 20.63, OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE, (ORDINANCE NO. 353, AND ALL AMENDING
ORDINANCES THERETO) REPEALED
Title 20, with the exception of Chapters 20.57, 20.59, 20.61 and 20.63, of
the South San Francisco Municipal Code and the following Ordinances are hereby
repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution
or punishment of any person for any act committed or omitted in violation of
said Chapter or said Ordinances prior to the effective date of this Ordinance:
353 ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
356 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
357 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
358 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
359 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
365 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
366 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
376 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
379 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
383 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
387 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
393 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO~ 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
394 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
398 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
399 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
400 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
401 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
414 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
419 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
421 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ZONING ORDI-
NANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING THERETO A PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE
RESEARCH DISTRICT OR P-1 DISTRICT
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ZONING PARCELS THEREIN DESCRIBED C-1
AND R-3
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED, ZONING PARCELS HEREIN DESCRIBED PRO-
FESSIONAL, EXECUTIVE AND RESEARCH DISTRICT OR P-1 DISTRICT
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING AND CORRECTING
ORDINANCE NO. 433 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRAN-
CISCO AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ZONING PARCELS
HEREIN DESCRIBED PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE AND RESEARCH DISTRICT OR P-1
DISTRICT"
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO~ 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE
NO. 353, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 3.12(e) -- PRIVATE NON-
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED, "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST
10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0.353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST
10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353
ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA."
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST
10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST
10, 1954, IN PARTICULAR AMENDING SECTION 2.2 THEREOF, AND ADOPTING ZONING
MAP ENTITLED "ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
DATED MARCH 10, 1961."
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO."
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST
10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OR C-1 DISTRICT
AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL RESTRICTED MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
OR R-3 DISTRICT AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10
1954
AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OR C-1 DISTRICT
AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL OF APPROXIMATELY 106.930 ACRES, KNOWN AS
NEIGHBORHOOD 18 OF THE GENERAL PLAN (A PORTION OF THE WESTSBOROUGH AREA)
DESCRIBED HEREIN, PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT OR P.C. DISTRICT; PROVIDING
REGULATIONS FOR SAID DISTRICT; AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED
"ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PARCEL DESCRIBED HEREIN AND KNOWN AS THE BALBI
PARCEL RESTRICTED MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR R-3 DISTRICT AND
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PARCELS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND KNOWN AS THE BRUSCO
AND CASSINELLI PARCELS RESTRICTED MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR
R-3 DISTRICT AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10,
1954
AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PARCELS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND KNOWN AS THE GISELDINI
PARCELS RESTRICTED MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR R-3 DISTRICT AMEND-
ING ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353
AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND IN PARTICULAR AMENDING SECTION
4.44 THEREOF
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSI-
FICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO' 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSI-
FICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSI-
FICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PARCEL DESCRIBED HEREIN AND KNOWN AS WESTBOROUGH
UNIT NO. 3, TRACT 817, INCLUDING PARCEL F BUT EXCLUDING PARCEL E, SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-1 DISTRICT) AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353
AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO~ 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT (REFERRED TO AS
STONEGATE RIDGE); PROVIDING REGULATIONS THEREFOR FOR THE DISTRICTS THEREIN
CONTAINED, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASS-
IFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
540 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
(PARKING REGULATIONS FOR C-2 AND C-3 DISTRICTS)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,"
BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 5.7 REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGES AND
CARPORTS IN DUPLEXES, APARTMENT HOUSES AND DWELLING GROUPS
544 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
545 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 528 ESTABLISHING THE STONEGATE RIDGE
PLANNED COMMUNITY BY CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PLANNED COMMUNITY
DISTRICT; BY CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY
ZONE CONTAINED THEREIN; BY ADDING REGULATIONS FOR THE MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONE,
AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO" (P-C-M DISTRICT REGULATIONS)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353
AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
(PARKING REGULATIONS FOR C-2 AND C-3 DISTRICTS)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING SECTIONS 6.1, 6.2,
6.3 AND SUBSECTIONS THEREOF OF ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10,
1954
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING SECTION 4~42 OF
ORDINANCE NOi 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSI-
FICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 7.29A (HOME OCCUPATIONS)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,"
DELETING SUBSECTION 5.6(a)1 THEREOF
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 4.11 AND 4.48 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO."
AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL OF APPROXIMATELY 163 ACRES KNOWN AS NEIGHBORHOOD
17 OF THE GENERAL PLAN (A PORTION OF WESTBOROUGH KNOWN AS WESTBOROUGH - WEST
PARK UNIT #3) AND DESCRIBED HEREIN A PLANNED COMMUNITY OR PC DISTRICT, AND
ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC DISTRICTS OR ZONES THEREIN; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR
SAID PC DISTRICT OR ZONE AND SPECIFIC DISTRICTS OR ZONES; AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO," ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
(SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE N0.353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND IN PARTICULAR SECTIONS 7.28 AND 7.33
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
(PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 511 PASSED THE lOTH DAY OF AUGUST 1964
(WEST PARK i AND 2, PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 528 PASSED THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE 1965
(STONEGATE RIDGE PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT)
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 353, AS AMENDED, AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED
BY ORDINANCE 575, PASSED MAY 13, 1968
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION VI-A,l(a) OF ORDINANCE 575, AS AMENDED, AND
ORDINANCE 353, AS AMENDED
617 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 511 - PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT, AND ORDI-
NANCE 353, AS AMENDED
618 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 575, AS AMENDED (PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT)
AND ORDINANCE 353, AS AMENDED
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN
DESCRIBED
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AN ORDINANCE TO RATIFY, VALIDATE AND CONFIRM ACTS AND PROCEDURES OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
RELATING TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF STONEGATE RIDGE PLANNED COMMUNITY AND
PLANNED UNITS THEREOF AS THE GRANTING OF USE PERMITS FOR SAID PLANNED UNITS;
TO CONFIRM, VALIDATE AND DECLARE LEGALLY ESTABLISHED SAID PLANNED COMMUNITY
AND PLANNED UNITS THEREOF; AND TO DECLARE EFFECT UPON SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 575 AND ZONING A PARCEL OF 1.28 ACRES
AND DESCRIBED HEREIN TO PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL OR PC-C DISTRICT AND
PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR SAID PC-C DISTRICT; AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO," ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954
657 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE 353, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING AN OPEN SPACE ZONING
DISTRICT AND CLASSIFYING THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5.5(a), 6.21(a), 6.31(a) AND 6.61(a)-1, OF
ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
672 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO' 575, AS AMENDED (PLANNED COMMUNITY
DISTRICT) AND ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PARCELS ON SOUTH SPRUCE AVENUE HEREIN DESCRIBED AS
A PLANNED COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (PCM)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSI-
FICATIONS FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO~ 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, REPEALING SUBSECTION 3.15(a)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, ADDING SECTIONS 411 c AND d
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
684 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE'CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED (COMPREHENSIVE PARKING REGULATIONS)
695 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDI-
NANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10,
1954, IN PARTICULAR AMENDING SECTION 2.2 THEREOF AND ADOPTING ZONING MAP
ENTITLED, "OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, SAN
MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DATED APRIL 22, 1975
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3.52(b) AND 3.62(b) OF ORDINANCE 353, AS
AMENDED, DESIGNATED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,"
PASSED AUGUST 10, 1954
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED WESTBOROUGH 10.365 ACRES
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING 835 AND 843 OLIVE AVENUE AS AN "R-3" RESTRICTED MULTIPLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, AND ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSI-
FICATIONS FOR THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED
712 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED (SECTION 4.42)
713 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED (SECTIONS 4.132(c) AND 4.142(b))
719
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING AN R-3 RESTRICTED MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONE DISTRICT (PORTION
OF ASSESSOR'S PARCEL 011-262-026)
732
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING PARCELS LOCATED AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF EL CAMINO REAL AND
CHESTNUT AVENUE AS C-1, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
737
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING AN R-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONE DISTRICT
741 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
ORDINANCE 353, AS AMENDED (OPEN SPACE ZONE)
743 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
744
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE ZONE DISTRICT (PORTION OF ASSESSOR'S
PARCEL NO. 011-327-010)
748 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A C-O DISTRICT (SOUTH OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE ON THE EASTERLY
SIDE OF CHESTNUT AVENUE
749 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.5(a), 6.21(a), 6.31(a) AND 6.61(a)-1, AND
ADDING SECTION 6.66 FEES, TO ORDINANCE NO. 353 AS AMENDED
752 AN ORDINANCE DELETING SECTION 6.62(c) AND ADDING SECTION 6.22(c), 6.32(c)
AND 6,62c PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO ORDINANCE 353, AS AMENDED
756
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (R-P-D-lO) - HOUSING
AUTHORITY SITE
761 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTIONS 3.74 AND 3.84 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
768
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4.121(c) OF ORDINANCE NO. 353, ADOPTED AUGUST
10, 1954, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO"
769
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING AN RPD-40 RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (NORTHEASTERLY
CORNER OF WILLOW AND GRAND AVENUES)
770
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," ESTABLISHING A DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE
AND DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
773
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE ZONE DISTRICT (SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER
OF EL CAMINO REAL AND WESTBOROUGH BOULEVARD)
776
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
(RPD-6) ZONE DISTRICT - HILLSIDE TERRACE (A.P. NO. 012-070-010)
777
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - 5 (RPD-5) ZONE DISTRICT
(WESTBOROUGH 4B AND 4C)
780
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE ZONE DISTRICT
787
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING AN R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICT (NORTHSIDE
OF COUNTRY CLUB COMMONLY KNOWN AS 276 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
788 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RURAL ESTATES ZONED REGULATIONS AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" TO SO PROVIDE
789
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING AN RPD-iO RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
797 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PREZONING A PARCEL DESIG-
NATED AS THE LANDS OF CUNNINGHAM IN COUNTRY CLUB PARK TO A RURAL ESTATES ZONE
806
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A C-1 DISTRICT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EL CAMINO REAL
AND PONDEROSA ROAD
813
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
ADOPTED AUGUST 10, 1954, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO" - (PARKING REGULATIONS)
821
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RURAL ESTATES ZONE REGULATIONS, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO" TO SO PROVIDE AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 788-79
822 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PREZONING A DESIGNATED PORTION
OF THE COUNTRY CLUB PARK AREA AS A RURAL ESTATES ZONE (RZ-80-61)
830 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, AS AMENDED
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838
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO' 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A C-3 DISTRICT ON A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
NORTH SPRUCE AVE' AND HILLSIDE BLVD.
844
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ODINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "R-i" SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
847
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "C-O" DISTRICT ON PARCELS LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF MISSION
ROAD FROM COLMA-SSF LINE SOUTHERLY TO OAK STREET AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF
EL CAMINO REAL GENERALLY FROM McCLELLAN NURSERY SOUTHERLY TO ARROYO DRIVE
FROM "U" UNCLASSIFIED TO "C-O" COMMERCIAL OFFICE
854
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "C-I" NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ON CERTAIN PROPERTY
GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF MISSION
ROAD AND HOLLY AVENUE FROM "U" UNCLASSIFIED
855
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO' 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "C-1" NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ON CERTAIN PROP-
ERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF MISSION ROAD, NORTHEAST OF ANTOINETTE
LANE AND NORTHWEST OF CHESTNUT AVENUE FROM "U" UNCLASSIFIED
862
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" (OFF-STREET
PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTELS AND MOTELS)
864 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "C-1" NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ON CERTAIN
DEVELOPED PROPERTIES, INCLUDING 269, 301, 321-333, 415, 551-555 AND 585
EL CAMINO REAL GENERALLY BETWEEN PONDEROSA ROAD AND HAZELWOOD DRIVE FROM
"U" UNCLASSIFIED
865
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "R-3" MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ON CERTAIN
DEVELOPED PROPERTIES, INCLUDING 316, 328, 338, 358 AND 362 ALIDA WAY,
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF ALIDA WAY
866 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" (OFF-STREET PARKING FOR COMPACT CARS)
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870
873
884
889
893
894
900
905
910
922
928
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO~ 353,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AND ESTABLISHING A "RPD-6 RESIDENTIAL PLANNED ZONE DISTRICT ON CERTAIN
PROPERTY (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE EL RANCHO DRIVE-IN THEATRE SITE)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" (BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 552, AND THE SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 20.80.070
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 10.20 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
CODE AND ORDINANCE NO. 852 ENTITLED "ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS MORATORIUM"
AND ADDING CHAPTER 20.38 ENTITLED "ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS REGULATED"
TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE"
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20.80 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
CODE AND SECTION 6 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDI-
NANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 20.66.045 AND 20.66.090 AND AMENDING CHAPTER
20,66 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND SECTIONS 4.41, 4,44 AND
4.47 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO," AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCES 518 AND 546
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 20.08.025 AND 20'08.105 DEFINING "AMUSEMENT
ARCADES" AND "COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICE," AND AMENDING SECTION
20.28.040 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND SECTION 3,43 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO'S. 365 AND 490.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20.80.150 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
CODE AND SECTION 6.51 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO"
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20.66.050 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
CODE AND SECTION 4.44 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353, ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCES 518, 546 AND 894
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2.1 AND 2.2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," SECTIONS
20.12.010 AND 20.12.020 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THE
MAP ENTITLED "OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, SAN
MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA" DATED APRIL 22, 1975, AS AMENDED, AND REZONING
CERTAIN PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PONDEROSA
ROAD AND ALIDA WAY FROM "U" UNCLASSIFIED TO "RPD-15" RESIDENTIAL PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT
AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 20.18 ENTITLED "RESIDENTIAL SECOND UNITS" TO
THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE
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944 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 20.18.030A6 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE
949 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 20.66.030 AND 20.66.050 OF THE SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND SECTION 4.42 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED
"THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE NO'S 553 AND 712
955 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 20.72.280 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE AND SECTION 5.6(g) OF ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED "THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 684
959 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 20.52.070C OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE AND SUBSECTION 4.131(c) OF ORDINANCE NO. 353 ENTITLED
"THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO" AND ADDING
SUBSECTION 20.52.070D TO SAID MUNICIPAL CODE (PARKING "IN LIEU" FEES)
965 AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 20.08.115 AND SUBSECTION 2066.050H TO THE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE (USES PERMITTED IN PCM ZONE)
979 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.2 OF ORDINANCE NO' 353 AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO," SECTION 20.12.020 OF
THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THE MAP ENTITLED "OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA"
DATED APRIL 22, 1975, AS AMENDED, AND REZONING A 25,252 SQ. FT. PARCEL OF
LAND LOCATED ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF ALIDA WAY, SOUTH OF PONDEROSA SCHOOL,
TO R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
984 AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 20.66.050I TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
CODE {USES PERMITTED IN PCM ZONE)
SECTION 2. TITLE 20 ENTITLED "ZONING" ADDED TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE
Title 20 entitled "Zoning" is hereby added to the South San Francisco
Municipal Code and shall read as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
by this reference incorporated herein.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof,
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irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION.
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a Summary of
this Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days
prior to the Council meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be adopted
the City Clerk shall {1) publish the Summary, and {2) post in the City Clerk's
Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after
adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the Sun~ary, and
(2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of the full text of this
Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and
against this Ordinance or otherwise voting.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty {30) days from and after its
adoption.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco, held the 29th day of OCtober , 19~86 ·
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 12th
day of November , 1986 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mark N. Addieqo, John "Jack" Draqo, Gus Nicolopulos,
and Roberta Cerri Teglia
NOES: Nnn~
ABSENT: Richard A. Haffe¥
City Clerk
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the
foregoing Ordinance this 13th day of November , 19 86 .
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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE EXISTING TITLE 20
OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ADOPTING A NEW TITLE 20 IZONING)
1. SUMMARY.
A. General.
This Ordinance represents a comprehensive revision to the Zoning
Ordinance, Title 20, of the South San Francisco Municipal Code. This
Ordinance is City-wide and will affect all present and future land develop-
ment in the City. This Ordinance implements the policies and land use
decisions which are contained in the City's General Plan. This Ordinance
repeals the existing Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code,
except for Chapters 25.57 IGateway), 20.59 IOyster Point Marina), 20.61
ITerrabay), and 20.63 /Shearwater) Specific Plan Districts.
B. The Ordinance contains the following chapters:
(1) Basic Provisions, 20.02. This chapter includes general pro-
visions, definitions, a use classification system, and an accessory use
section. The use classification system organizes all the various land
uses by type: residential, civic, commercial, industrial, and agricul-
tural. The accessory use section includes provisions for home occupations.
12) Basic Zoning Districts, 20.12. This chapter describes the ten
zoning districts which relate to the land uses designated in the City's
General Plan. The zoning districts are: Rural Estates, Single Family
Residential, Duplex Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Retail Commercial,
Planned Commercial, Downtown Commercial, Industrial, Planned .Industrial, and
Open Space. This chapter identifies which use types are permitted and con-
ditionally permitted within each zoning district.
This chapter includes, by reference, the Zoning District Map~
Areas of the City have been zoned according to the provisions of the City's
General Plan and unincorporated areas have been prezoned, The California
Golf Club is prezoned Open Space, the Country Club area is prezoned Rural
Estates, and the commercial nursery on E1Camino Real is prezoned a combina-
tion of Single Family, Duplex Residential, and Open Space.
(3) Development standards and Criteria, 20.68. This chapter con-
tains standards and criteria for development in the City. Residential
density regulations, height regulations, setback and lot coverage regula-
tions are included., Off-street parking and loading regulations describe
the development standards for parking areas and list the number of parking
spaces required for various land uses. All new parking spaces must be
18'x 8.5' in size. Landscaping, buffering and screening regulations which
reflect City policy are included in this chapter. The section on adult
entertainment regulations limits the locations of those establishments.
The signal receiving or transmitting antenna regulations section establishes
a procedure for antenna permits, lists exempted antennas, and sets height
and location standards. This chapter also includes planned unit development
regulations and residential second unit regulations.
(4) Administration, 20.80. This chapter includes the procedures
applicable to administering the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Sections
describe the procedures to be followed from application through final de-
cision for: use permit and variance procedures, antenna permit procedures,
planned unit development permit for residential, commercial, and mixed use
developments. Also includes are design review procedures, notice and hearing
requirements for all types of actions, and appeal procedures. Steps for the
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revocation and modification of permits are described, as well as enforcement
mechanics, penalties, and legal procedures~ Also included are prezonin§
procedures and non-conforming use regulations~
2. CERTIFICATION AND POSTING PRIOR TO ADOPTION.
A certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance is posted in
the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, South San Francisco, California. The
Ordinance was read for the first time on t~e 29th day of October , 198 6
and is scheduled for second reading and adoption on the 12th day of November
1986
DATED:
October 31, 1986
CERTIFICATION AND POSTING AFTER ADOPTION.
This Ordinance was adopted on the 12th day of November ,
198 6 , and a certified copy of the full text, together with the names of the
Council members voting for an against the Ordinance or otherwise voting, is
posted in the office of the City Clerk.as Ordinance No. 1006-86.
The vote was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego, John "Jack" Drago,
Gus Nicolopulos, and Roberta Cerri Teglia
AGAINST: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Richard A. Haffey
This Ordinance Summary was prepared pursuant to Government Code Section
The City Council ordered preparation of this Ordinance Summary by the
36933.
City Attorney.
DATED: November 13, 1986
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SOU SAN :: ANCSCO
ZON NG 0:{3 NANCE
Title 20, South San Francisco Municipal Code
This Edition does not include:
Chapter 20.61
Chapter 20.76
Chapter 20:86
Shearwater Specific Plan District
Sign Regulations
Sign Permit Procedure
Adopted by the City Council
November 12, 1986
- CENTRAL RECORDS
FILX NO.: ~ -,/~' ~' ~/" '~'~'
CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
ZONING ORDINANCE
CITY COUNjCI L
Roberta Teglia, Mayor
Gus Nicolopulos
Mark Addiego, Vice Mayor
Richard Haffey
Jack Drago
PLANNING CONNISSION
Joy-Ann Wendler, Chair Beverly A. Boblitt, Vice-Chair
Doris Agee Charles W. Getz IV
Louis Martin Eugene P. Terry
ZONING CONSULTANTS
Sedway Cooke Associates
Urban and Environmental Planners and Designers
San Francisco and Los Angels, California
STAFF
Mark Lewis, Deputy City Manager/Conm~unity Development & Administration
Jean T. Smith, Planning Director
Moureen K. Morton, Senior Planner
Philip Gorny, Senior Planner
Daniel Christians, Senior Planner
David F. Carbone, Associate Planner
Susy Kalkin, Assistant Planner
Sylvia Pa)me, Senior Typist Clerk
Olga gimenez, Clerical Assistant
Valerie J. Armento, City Attorney
Robert Rogers, Former City Attorney
Robert Kasper, Former Assistant City Attorney
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE 20--ZONING
CHAPTER 20.02 BASIC PROVISIONS
20.04
20.06
20.08
20.11
General Provisions
Definitions
Use Classification System
Accessory Uses and Accessory Buildings
CHAPTER 20.12
20.14
20.16
20.18
20.20
20.22
20.24
20.26
20.30
20.32
20.34
BASIC ZONING DISTRICTS
R-E Rural Estates District Use Regulations
R-1 Single-Family Residential District Use Regulations
R-2 Duplex Residential District Use Regulations
R-3 Multi-Family Residential District Use Re93A. lations
C-1 Retail Commercial District Use Regulations
P-C Planned Commercial District Use Regulations
D-C Downtown Commercial District Use Regulations
M-1 Industrial District Use Regulations
P-I Planned Industrial District Use Regulations
O-S Open Space District Use Regulations
CHAPTER 20.36 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
20.37 Adult Entertainment Overlay District
20.38 Westborough Townhomes Overlay District
CHAPTER 20.56 SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICTS
20.57 Gateway Specific Plan District
20.59 Oyster Point Marina Specific Plan District
20.61 Shearwater Specific Plan District
20.63 Terrabay Specific Plan District
CHAPTER 20.68
20.69
20.70
20.71
20.72
20.73
20.74
20.77
20.78
20.79
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND CRITERIA
Density Regulations
Height Regulations
Front, Rear, and Side Yard Regulations
Lot Coverage and Dimension Regulations
Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening Regulations
Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
Signal Receiving or Transmitting Antenna Regulations
Planned Unit Development Regulations
Residential Second Unit Regulations
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
CHAPTER 20.80
20.81
20.82
20.83
20.84
20.85
20.87
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20.90
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ADMINISTRATION
Use Permit Procedure
Variance Procedure
Antenna Permit Procedure
Planned Unit Development Permit Procedure
Design Review Procedure
Amendment Procedure
Notice and Hearing Requirements
Appeal Procedure
Revocation and Modification of Permits
Nonconforming Uses and Structures Regulations
Enforcement, Penalties, and Legal Procedure
Prezoning Procedure
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Corner, Reversed Corner, Key, Through, and
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District/Use Matrix ...........................
Maximum Projection of Open Uncovered
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Stairways into Required Yards .................
Lot Lines and Yards ...........................
Minimum Yards in R-1 and R-2 Zones,
Corner Lot ....................................
Minimum Yards in R-1 and R-2 Zones,
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General Requirements for Residential
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Suggested Parking Layouts .....................
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Chapter 20.02
BASIC PROVISIONS
CHAPTI~ 20.02
BASIC PROgISIONS
Section:
20.02.010
Designation.
Section 20.02.010 Desicrnation. Chapters 20.02 through 20.11
encompass provisions to specify the title, purpose, basic
structure, and applicability of the zoning ordinance and to
require conformity to this ordinance. These provisions shall
apply to the entirety of the zoning ordinance and include the
following:
Chapter 20.04: General Provisions
Chapter 20.06: Definitions
Chapter 20.08: Use Classification System
Chapter 20.11: Accessory Uses and Accessory Buildings
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections=
20.04.010
20.04.020
20.04.030
20.04.040
20.04.050
20.04.060
20.04.070
20.04.080
20.04.090
20.04.100
Title--Reference.
Adoption of Zoning Plan.
Purpose.
Consistency of Zoning Ordinance with the South
San Francisco General Plan.
Use Restriction.
Interpretation of the Ordinance.
Interpretation--Conflicts.
Effect on Other Ordinances.
No Relief from Other Provisions.
Inapplicability of Formal Rules of Evidence.
Section 20.04.010 Title--Reference. The ordinance codified in
this title (Title 20) shall be known and cited as the "Zoning
Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco" or the "Zoning
Ordinance." Reference to section numbers herein are to the
sections of this title.
Section 20.04.020 AdoDtion of Zonin~ Plan. There is hereby
adopted a zoning or districting plan. The designations,
locations, and boundaries of the districts or zones established
including basic zoning districts, overlay.districts, and specific
plan districts, and the number, shape, and area thereof, are
delineated upon the map entitled "Zoning District Map of the'City
of South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California," dated
November 1986, which map and all notations and informations
thereon are made a part of this title by this reference, a copy
of said map is available in the office of the Planning Director.
Section 20.04.030 ~se. The purpose of this title shall be
to serve the public health, safety and general welfare; to
implement the South San Francisco General Plan; and to achieve
the following objectives:
(a)
To encourage the most appropriate use of land and the
harmonious relationship among land uses.
(b)
To promote a safe and efficient traffic circulation
system.
(c) To provide open spaces for light and air.
(d)
To prevent the overcrowding of land and the undue
concentration of population and to secure safety from
fire and other dangers.
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(e)
To facilitate the provision of needed community
facilities.
(f) To conserve and stabilize the value of property.
(g)
To conserve the City's natural beauty, to improve its
appearance, and to enhance its physical character.
Section 20.04.040 Consistency of Zoning Ordinance With the
South San Francisco General Plan. All actions, approvals and
procedures taken with respect to or in accordance with this
zoning ordinance shall be consistent with the South San Fran-
cisco General Plan. In the event this zoning ordinance becomes
inconsistent with the South San Francisco General Plan by reason
of the adoption of a new General Plan or by amendment of the
existing General Plan or any of its elements, the zoning
ordinance shall be amended within a reasonable time so that it is
consistent with the newly adopted General Plan or remains
consistent with the existing General Plan as amended.
Additionally, all zoning ordinance amendments beyond those
previously described shall be consistent with the South San
Francisco General Plan. The procedure for the amendment of the
zoning ordinance is contained in Chapter 20.87.
Section 20.04.050 Use Restriction. It is unlawful to erect,
reconstruct, maintain, move or structurally alter any building,
structure, or facility in any manner, or to use or allow the use
of any building, facility or land for any purpose, other than as
permitted by, and in conformance with, this title and all other
ordinances, laws, and maps referred to herein.
Section 20.04.060 Interpretation of the Ordinance. If
ambiguity arises concerning the content or application of the
zoning ordinance, it shall be the duty of the Planning Director
to ascertain all pertinent facts and interpret the ordinance.
Alternatively, the Planning Director may request the Planning
Commission to make the interpretation. An interpretation by the
Planning Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission as
provided in Chapter 20.90.
Section 20.04.070 Interpretation--Conflicts.
(a)
When interpreting and applying the provisions of this
title, the provisions shall be held to be the minimum
requirements for the promotion of the purpose of this
title, as set forth in Section 20.04.030.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (d) below and as
otherwise specifically herein provided, it is not
intended by the adoption of the ordinance codified
herein to repeal, abrogate, annul, or in any way to
impair or interfere with any existing provisions of law
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or ordinance, or any rules, regulations, or permits
previously adopted or issued, or which shall be adopted
or issued pursuant to law relating to the erection,
construction, establishment, moving, alteration, or
enlargement of any building or improvement.
(c)
Except as provided in subsection (d) below, it is not
intended by the adoption of the ordinance codified
herein to interfere with or abrogate or annul any
easement, covenant, or other agreement between parties.
(d)
In cases in which this title imposes a greater
restriction upon the erection, construction,
establishment, moving, alteration, or enlargement of
buildings or the use of any such building or premises
in the several districts established, or in any of
them, than is imposed or required by any existing
provisions of law or ordinance or by any rules,
regulations, or permits, or by any easements,
covenants, or agreements, then in such case, the provi-
sions of this title shall control.
Section 20.04.080 Effect on Other Ordinances. The provisions
of this title shall not be deemed or construed to repeal, amend,
modify, alter or change any other ordinance or any part thereof
not specifically repealed, amended, modified, altered, or
changed herein, except in such particulars or matters as this
title is more restrictive than such other ordinance or parts
thereof; and that in all particulars where-in this title is not
more restrictive, each such other ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 20.04.090 No Relief from Other Provisions. Except as
otherwise specifically provided, no provision of this zoning
ordinance shall be construed as relieving any party to whom a use
permit or variance is issued from any other provision of state or
federal law or from any provision, ordinance, rule, or regulation
of the City requiring a license, franchise, or permit to
accomplish, engage in, carry on, or maintain a particular
business, enterprise, occupation, transaction, or use.
Section 20.04.100 Inapplicability of Formal Rules of Evidence.
(a)
Formal Rules of Evidence Do Not Apply. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this title, formal
rules of evidence or procedure which must be followed
in a court of record in this state shall not apply to
hearings conducted pursuant to this title.
(b)
No Presumption Regarding Error. There shall be no
presumption that error is prejudicial or that injury
was done if error is shown.
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DEFINITIONS
Sections:
20.06.010
20.06.020
20.06.030
20.06.040
20.06.050
Title, Purpose, Applicability.
General Rules for Construction of Language.
General Terms.
Use Classifications.
General Definitions.
Section 20.06.010 Title, ~se, Applicability. The
provisions of Section 20.06.010 through Section 20.06.300,
inclusive, shall be known as the Definitions. The purpose
of these provisions is to promote consistency and precision in
the interpretation of the zoning ordinance. The meaning and
construction of words and phrases as set forth shall apply
throughout the zoning ordinance, except where the context of such
words and phrases clearly indicates a different meaning or
construction. Definitions contained in the Uniform Building Code
shall be applicable except when in conflict with definitions
contained in the zoning ordinance, in which case the zoning ordi-
nance definition shall prevail.
Section 20.06.020 General Rules for Construction of Language.
The following general rules of construction shall apply to the
textual provisions of the zoning ordinance:
(a)
Headings. Section and subsection headings contained
herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or
in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of
any provision of the zoning ordinance.
(b)
Illustrations. In case of any difference of meaning or
implication between the text of any provision and any
illustration, the text shall control.
(c)
Shall and May.
discretionary.
"Shall" is always mandatory and not
"May" is discretionary.
(d)
Tenses and Numbers. Words used in the present tense
include the future, and words used in the singular
include the plural, and the plural includes the
singular, unless the context clearly indicates the
contrary.
(e)
Conjunctions. Unless the context clearly indicates the
contrary, the following conjunctions shall be
interpreted as follows:
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(1)
"And" indicates that all connected items or
provisions shall apply.
(2)
"Or" indicates the the connected items or
provisions may apply singly or in any combination
(3)
"Either . . . or" indicates that the connected
items or provisions shall apply singly but not in
combination.
Section 20.06.030 General Terms.
(a) "City" means the City of South San Francisco.
(b)
"Commission" or "Planning Commission" means the
Planning Commission of South San Francisco.
(c)
"Council" or "City Council" means the City Council of
South San Francisco.
(d) "County" means the County of San Mateo.
(e)
"Department" means the Department of Community
Development and Administration of South San Francisco.
(f)
"Design review board" means an advisory board composed
of five members who advise the Planning Director and
Planning Commission on various-architectural,
landscaping, and sign plans.
(g)
"Director" or "Planning Director" means the Director of
the Planning Division of the Department of Community
Development and Administration.
(h)
"Federal" means the government of the United States of
America.
(i)
"General plan" means the City of South San Francisco
General Plan,
(j)
"Permitted" means permitted without the requirement for
a use permit but subject to all other'applicable
regulations.
(k)
"Section" means a section of this title unless
otherwise indicated.
(1) "State" means the State of California.
(m)
"Used" includes "arranged for," "designed for," or
"occupied."
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Section 20.06.040 Use Classifications. Use types, the names of
which always start with capital letters, are described in this
chapter.
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Section 20.06.050.
(a)
Abutting. Having a common boundary, except that
parcels having no common boundary other than a common
corner shall not be considered abutting.
(b) Accessory Building. See "Building, Accessory."
(c)
Accessory Use. A use which (1) is subordinate to and
serves a principal structure or a principal use; (2) is
subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the
principal structure or principal use served, occupying
an area less than thirty (30) percent of the gross
floor area of the principal structure or use, but
excluding open storage; (3) is located on the same lot
as the principal structure or use served except as
otherwise expressly authorized by provisions of this
ordinance; and (4) is customarily incidental to the
principal use.
(d)
Administrative and Business Offices. The Adminis-
trative and Business Offices use type refers to offices
of private firms or organizations which are primarily
used for the provision of executive, management, or
administrative services. Typical uses include
administrative offices and services, including real
estate, insurance, property management, investment,
personnel, travel, secretarial services, telephone
answering, and business offices of public utilities,
organizations, and associations, or other use
classifications when the service rendered is that
customarily associated with administrative office
services.
(e)
Administrative Services. The Administrative Services
use type refers to consulting, record keeping,
clerical, or public contact services that deal
directly with the citizen, together with incidental
storage and maintenance of necessary equipment and
vehicles.
(f)
Adult Entertainment. The Adult Entertainment use type
is specifically defined and regulated by Chapter 20.37.
All criteria and conditions outlined in Chapter 20.37
are applicable to the designation of the Adult
Entertainment use type.
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(g)
(n)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(1)
Alley. See "Lane."
Amendment. Any change, modification, deletion, or
addition to the wording, text, or substance of the
zoning ordinance, or any change, modification,
deletion, or addition to the application of the zoning
ordinance to property within the City of South San
Francisco including any alteration in the boundaries of
a zone, when adopted by ordinance passed by the City
Council in the manner prescribed by law.
Animal, Livestock. Domestic animals including, but not
limited to, cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, and goats,
raised for home use or for profit.
Animal Production. The Animal Production use type
refers to the raising of animals or production of
animal products, such as eggs or dairy products, on an
agricultural or commercial basis. Typical uses include
grazing, ranching, dairy farming, and poultry farming.
Animal Sales and Services. The Animal Sales and
Services use type refers to establishments or places of
business primarily engaged in animal-related sales and
services. The following are Animal Sales and Services
use types:
(1)
Grooming and Pet Stores. Grooming or selling of
dogs, cats, and similar small animals. Typical
uses include dog bathing and clipping salons, pet
grooming shops, or pet stores and shops.
(2)
Kennels. Kennel services provided within any lot,
building, structure, enclosure, or premises
whereupon or wherein are kept seven or more dogs,
cats, or similar small animals in any combination
for more than ten days, whether such keeping is
for pleasure, profit, breeding, or exhibiting, and
including places where dogs or cats or similar
small animals in any combination are boarded, kept
for sale, or kept for hire.
(3)
Veterinary. Veterinary services for small
animals. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog
and cat hospitals, or animal hospitals (small
animals).
Animal, Small. Ail dogs, cats, and other animals
which, when fully grown, are or would be no larger than
36 inches at the shoulder and no heavier than 200
pounds; not including goats, sheep, bovine and other
livestock animals.
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(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
Antenna. Any combination of wood, metal, or wire or
any other substance which either alone or in
combination with any supports is erected or
constructed for the purpose of receiving or
transmitting radio, television or any other sort of
electronic or other type of signal.
Antiques and Collectibles. The Antiques and
Collectibles use type refers to establishments
primarily engaged in the sale of goods and merchandise
which are one hundred years old or older or which are
generally accumulated as a hobby or for study. Typical
uses include antique shops and coin, stamp, and rare
book dealers.
Attached Sign. Any sign which is painted, fixed,
fastened or supported in whole or in part to any
building or any sign which is attached to any other
structure ~ppended to a building. Examples of attached
signs are projecting, roof, wall and awning signs.
Automotive and Equipment. The Automotive and Equipment
use type refers to establishments or places of business
primarily engaged in automotive-related or heavy
equipment sales or services. The following are
Automotive and Equipment use types:
(1)
Automotive Repairs. Repair of automobiles and the
sale, installation, and servicing of automobile
equipment and parts, but excluding body repair and
painting. Typical uses include muffler
shops, automobile repair garages, or automobile
glass shops.
(2)
Automotive Sales/Rentals. Sale, retail or
wholesale or rental from the premises of
automobiles, non-commercial trucks, motorcycles,
motor homes and trailers together with incidental
maintenance. Typical uses include automobile
dealers, car rental agencies, or recreational
vehicle sales and rental agencies.
(3)
Cleaning. Washing and polishing of automobiles.
Typical uses include automobile laundries or car
washes.
(4)
Commercial Parking. Parking of operable motor
vehicles on a temporary basis within a privately
owned off-street parking area with or without a
fee. Typical uses include commercial parking lots
or garages.
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(5)
Equipment Repair/Sales. Repair of equipment such
as aircraft, boats, recreational vehicles, trucks,
etc., as well as the sale, installation, and
servicing of automobile and other equipment and
parts together with body repair, painting, and
steam cleaning. Typical uses include truck
transmission shops, body shops, or motor freight
maintenance groups.
(6)
Storage of Operable Vehicles. Storage of operable
vehicles, recreational vehicles, and boat
trailers, but excluding commercial parking.
Typical uses include recreational vehicle storage
lots and bus and taxi storage lots.
(7)
Truck StoDs. A business engaged in the sale of
fuel and lubricants primarily for trucks, routine
repair and maintenance of trucks, and associated
uses such as selling food and truck accessories.
(q) Averaqe Slope. See "Slope, Average."
(r)
Awning. A structure made of metal with a metal frame
attached to and projecting from a building.
(s)
Awning Sign. Any sign of any nature which is painted,
printed, stamped, or otherwise attached to an awning.
Section 20.06.060.
(a)
Boarding House. Any residential building or portion
thereof where lodging, or lodging and meals, for
boarders is provided for compensation.
(b)
Building. Any structure having a roof supported by
columns or by walls and designed for the shelter or
housing of any person, animal or chattel.
(c)
Building, AccessorF. A building or structure used only
to serve an accessory use.
(d)
Buildinq Code. Any ordinance of the City governing the
type and method of construction of buildings, signs and
sign structures and any amendments thereto and any
substitute therefor, including but not limited to the
Uniform Building Code, other state-adopted uniform
codes and the Minimum Building Security Standards
Ordinance.
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(e)
Buildin~ Frontaue. The lineal dimension, parallel to
the ground, of a building abutting on a public street,
or a parking lot accessory to that business even though
another business may also have entitlement to that
parking lot.
(f) Building Height. See "Height, Building."
(g)
Building, Main. A building in which is conducted the
principal use of the lot or building site on which it
is situated.
(h)
Building Maintenance Services. The Building
Maintenance Services use type refers to establishments
primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and
custodial services to firms rather than individuals.
Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance,
or window cleaning services.
(i)
Building Site. A lot or parcel of land occupied or to
be occupied, by a main building and accessory buildings
together with such open spaces as are required by the
terms of this title and having its principal frontage
on a street, road, highway, or waterway.
(j)
Business and Professional Services. The Business and
Professional Services use type refers to establishments
or places of business primarily engaged in the sale,
rental, or repair of office equipment and the provision
of services to offices of other businesses and
organizations, rather than to individuals. Typical
uses include office supply stores, photocopying
centers, secretarial services, and office machine sales
and repair stores.
Section 20.06.070.
(a)
Camper Shell. A structure designed to be mounted upon
a motor vehicle that provides shelter from the elements
but does not contain plumbing, refrigeration, cooking,
heating, electrical equipment or other facilities for
human habitation.
(b)
CanoN. A structure made of cloth with a metal frame
attached to and projecting from a building.
(c)
Cano~F Si~n. Any sign of any nature which is painted,
printed, stamped, sewed, or otherwise attached to a
canopy.
( d ) Carport. See "Garage."
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(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(k)
CEQA. The California Environmental Quality Act of
1970, as amended, setting forth requirements for
governmental agencies at all levels to develop
standards and procedures necessary to protect
environmental quality, and setting forth regulations
for the preparation of environmental documents.
Cocktail Lounge. The Cocktail Lounge use type refers
to an establishment or place of business primarily
engaged in the preparation and retail sale of
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
Typical uses include taverns, bars, cocktail lounges,
and similar uses other than Eating and Drinking
Establishments.
Coin-Operated Amusement Device. Any device, machine,
apparatus or other instrument (including but not
limited to electronic games, marble games, and pinball
games) the operation of which is permitted, controlled,
allowed, or made possible by the deposit or placing of
any coin, plate, disk, slug, or key into any slot,
receptacle, crevice, or other opening, or by the
payment of any fee or fees, for its use as a game or
contest of any description, or which may be used for
any such game or contest, and the use or possession of
which is not prohibited by any laws of the State of
California.
Combination Sicrn. A sign incorporating any combination
of features of freestanding sign, projecting sign or
roof sign.
Commercial Recreation. The Commercial Recreation use
type refers to establishments or places of business
primarily engaged in the provision of sports,
entertainment, or recreation for participants or
spectators. The following are Commercial Recreation
use types:
(1)
Amusement Arcade. Public place of amusement or
public place of business in which three or more
coin-operated amusement devices are installed and
includes any place open to the public, whether or
not the primary use of the premises is devoted to
the operation of such devices.
(2)
Indoor Entertainment. Predominantly spectator
uses conducted within an enclosed building.
Typical uses include motion picture theaters,
meeting halls, and dance halls.
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(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(3)
Indoor Sports and Recreation. Predominantly
participant sports conducted within an enclosed
building. Typical uses include bowling alleys,
billiard parlors, ice and roller skating rinks,
indoor racquetball courts, athletic clubs, and
physical fitness centers.
(4)
Outdoor Entertainment. Predominantly spectator
uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or
screened facilities. Typical uses include sports
arenas, racing facilities, and amusement parks.
(5)
Outdoor Sports and Recreation. Predominantly
participant sports conducted in open or partially
enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses
include driving ranges, miniature golf courses,
golf courses, swimming pools, and tennis courts.
Co~,ercial Vehicle. A motor vehicle customarily used
for the commercial transportation of goods or people,
or customarily used as part of a business operation,
but excluding automobiles and pick-up trucks smaller
than three-quarter ton, provided the automobile or
pick-up truck does not display the name or symbol of
the business.
Community Education. The Community Education use type
refers to educational services provided by public,
private, or parochial institutions. Typical uses
include elementary, junior high, and senior high
schools and junior colleges.
Community Recreation. The Community Recreation use
type refers to recreational, social, or multi-purpose
uses within buildings with no fixed seats and occupancy
limited to five hundred or fewer. Typical uses include
private, non-commercial clubs.
Construction Sales and Service. The Construction Sales
and Service use type refers to establishments or places
of business primarily engaged in construction
activities and incidental storage on lots other than
construction sites as well as the retail or wholesale
sale from the premises of materials other than retail
sales of paint, fixtures, and hardware used in the
construction of buildings or other structures, but
excludes those uses classified as one of the Automotive
and Equipment use types. Typical uses include tool and
equipment rental or sales and building materials
stores.
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(n)
Convalescent Services. The Convalescent Services use
type refers to the provision of bed care and
in-patient services for persons requiring regular
medical attention, but excludes a facility providing
surgical or emergency medical services and a facility
providing care for alcohol or drug addiction.
(o)
Convenience Sales. The Convenience Sales use type
refers to establishments or places of business
primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or
recurrently needed small personal items for residents
within a reasonable walking distance and generally
offering extended hours of operation. These include
various general retail sales of an appropriate size
and scale to meet the above criteria. Typical uses
include neighborhood grocery or drug stores and
markets.
(P)
Crop Production.. The Crop Production use type refers
to the raising and harvesting of tree crops, row crops,
or field crops on an agricultural or commercial basis,
including packing and processing.
Cultural and Librar~ Services. The Cultural and
Library Services use type refers to non-profit,
museum-like preservation and exhibition of objects of
permanent interest in one or more of the arts and
sciences, gallery exhibition of works of art or library
collection of books, manuscripts, etc., for study and
reading.
(r)
Custom Manufacturinq. The Custom Manufacturing use
type refers to establishments primarily engaged in
on-site production of goods by hand manufacturing which
involves only the use of hand tools or domestic
mechanical equipment not exceeding two horsepower or a
single kiln not exceeding eight kilowatts, and the
incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods
produced on-site. Typical uses include ceramic
studios, candle making shops, or custom jewelry
manufacturers.
Section 20.06.080.
(a)
Day Care Services. The Day Care Services use type
refers to the use of a building or a portion thereof
for the daytime care of individuals under eighteen
years of age. This use type includes nursery schools,
preschools, day care centers, and similar uses, but
excludes those classified under Community Education.
The following are day care services use types:
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(1)
Day Care Center. Day care services provided in a
child day care facility other than a family day
care home, including infant centers, nursery
schools, and preschools.
(2)
Large Family Day Care Home.
Home."
See "Family Day Care
(b) Defective Goods Sales. The Defective Goods Sales use
type refers to establishments primarily engaged in the
sale of goods and merchandise that have imperfections
in their design or manufacture or have been damaged.
Typical uses include "seconds" stores.
(c) Density. The number of dwelling units per net acre,
for residential uses.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
Development Sign. A sign listing the owner, architect,
landscape architect, engineer, planner, contractor, or
other person or firm participating in the development
or construction or financing of the project on the
premises on which the sign is located.
District. A portion of the City within which certain
uses of land and building are permitted or prohibited
and within which certain yards and other open spaces
are required and certain height limits are established
for buildings, all as set forth and specified in this
title.
Double-Faced Sign. A sign designed to be viewed from
two directions and which at no point is thicker than
twenty-four inches, measured from the exterior surface
of each face, and the two faces of the sign are either
parallel or the angle between them is thirty degrees or
less.
Drive-Throuqh Window. A feature of a building which
permits customers to receive services or obtain goods
while remaining in their motor vehicles provided that
services or goods directly related to the motor
vehicle, such as car washing or gasoline, are not
included.
Duplex. See "Family Residential: Two-Family Duplex."
Dwelling. A building or portion thereof used
exclusively for residential purposes and accessory uses
thereto, including single-family, two-family, and
multiple dwellings, but not including hotels, motels,
and-boarding houses.
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(j)
Dwelling Unit. Any building or portion thereof which
contains living facilities, including provisions for
sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, for not more
than one family.
(k)
Dwelling, Multiple. A building or portion thereof used
and designed as a residence for three or more families
living in independent, separate units, including
apartment houses and residential condominiums.
Section 20.06.090.
(a)
Eating and Drinking Establishments. The Eating and
Drinking Establishments use type refers to
establishments or places of business primarily engaged
in the sale of prepared food and beverages for on-
premise consumption, but excludes those uses classified
under the Cocktail Lounge use type. The following are
Eating and Drinking Establishments use types:
{1)
Convenience. Establishments or places of business
primarily engaged in the preparation and retail
sale of food and beverages, and which do not
provide for ordering at the tables, if any.
Typical uses ice cream parlors, sandwich shops,
and delicatessens.
(2)
Limited Service. Establishments or places of
business primarily engaged in the sale of prepared
food and beverages and which include one or more
of the following characteristics: containers and
utensils are disposable; table service is not
provided; food is often taken out; customers are
expected to bus their containers and utensils; or
drive-throughwindows are provided. This use may
include the on-site sale of beer and wine.
Typical uses include drive-in and fast-food
restaurants.
(3)
Full Service. Establishments or places of
business primarily engaged in the sale of prepared
food and beverages on the premises, which
generally have a customer turnover rate of one
hour or longer, but excluding Convenience and
Limited Service Eating and Drinking Estab-
lishments. This use may include the on-site sale
of beer and wine. Typical uses include diners,
coffee shops, and dinner house restaurants.
(b)
Electrical Code. Any ordinance of the City regulating
the alteration, repair and the installation and use of
electricity or electrical fixtures.
20.06-12
(c)
Energy Storaqe. The Energy Storage use type refers to
the storage of gas or other energy sources used solely
by agricultural equipment on the premises.
(d)
Environmental Assessment. A formal evaluation process
to determine whether a proposed project may have a
significant impact on the environment.
(e)
Environmental Impact Report. A report which analyzes
the environmental effects of a proposed project
pursuant to CEQA.
(f)
Erect. To build, construct, attach, hang, place,
suspend or affix to or upon any surface. Such term
shall also include the painting of wall signs.
(g)
Essential Services. The Essential Services use type
refers to services which are necessary to support
principal development and involve only minor structures
such as gas distribution pipelines, electrical
distribution lines, utility poles, and pole
transformers which are necessary to support principal
development, but exclude antennas and antenna towers.
Section 20.06.100.
(a)
Face of Building. The general outer surface of the
structure or walls of a building. Where bay windows or
pillars project beyond the walls, the outer surface of
the windows or pillars shall be considered to be the
face of the building.
(b) Face of Sign. See "Sign Face."
(c)
Facility. A building, structure, or any improvement to
land such as a parking lot or sign.
(d)
Factory-Built Housing. A residential building,
dwelling unit, or an individual dwelling room or
combination of rooms thereof, or building component,
assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that
all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot
be inspected before installation at the building site
without disassembly, damage, or destruction of the
part, including units designed for use as part of an
institution for resident or patient care, which is
either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part
manufactured at an off-site location to be wholly or
partially assembled on-site in accordance with building
standards published in the State Building Standards
Code and other regulations adopted by the commission
pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
20.06-13
(e)
(f)
(g)
19990. Factory-built housing does not include a mobile
home, as defined in Section 18211, mobile accessory
building or structure, as defined in Section 18213, a
recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 18215.5, or
a commercial coach, as defined in Section 18218 of the
Health and Safety Code.
Family. One or more persons occupying a premises and
living as a single housekeeping unit, as distinguished
from a group occupying a hotel, club, or fraternity or
sorority house. A family shall be deemed to include
necessary servants.
Family Da¥ Care Home. A home which regularly provides
care, protection, and supervision of twelve or fewer
children, in the provider's own home, for periods of
less than twenty-four hours per day, while the parents
or guardians are away, and includes the following:
(1)
"Large Family Day Care Home" means a home which
provides family day care to seven to twelve
children, inclusive, including children who reside
at the home.
(2)
"Small Family Day Care Home" means a home which
provides family day care to six or fewer children,
including children who reside at the home.
Family Residential. The occupancy of living quarters
by one or more families. The following are Family
Residential use types:
(1)
Single Family Detached. The use of a site for
only one dwelling unit that is set back from all
parcel lines.
(2)
Two-Family Duplex. The use of a site for two
dwelling, units within a single building.
(3)
Single-Family Semi-Attached. The use of a site
for a single dwelling unit constructed with only
the garage wall abutting, or in common with, the
garage of the dwelling unit on the adjacent
parcel.
(4)
Townhouse. The use of a site for two or more
dwelling units, constructed with common or
abutting walls and each located on its own
separate parcel within the townhouse group.
(5)
Single-Family Group. The use of a site for two or
more dwelling units which are not attached.
20.06-14
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(n)
(6)
Multi-Family. The use of a site for three or more
dwelling units within one or more buildings.
(7)
Caretaker. The use of a site for a dwelling unit
in addition to a permitted business located on the
same site provided that the occupant of the
dwelling unit operates, manages, or provides
security to said business.
Financial Services. The Financial Services use type
refers to establishments primarily engaged in the
provision of financial and banking services. Typical
uses include banks, savings and loan institutions, loan
and lending activities, check cashing facilities
(including mobile facilities), and similar services.
Floor Area, Gross. The area included within the
surrounding exterior finish wall surface of a building
or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts and
courts. The floor area of a building, or portion
thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls
shall be the area under the horizontal projection of
the roof or floor above.
Food Preparation. The Food Preparation use type refers
to establishments primarily engaged in the preparation
of food products only for off-site sales. Typical uses
include wholesale bakeries.
Food and Beverage Retail Sales. The Food and Beverage
Retail Sales use type refers to establishments or
places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale
of food and beverages for home consumption. Typical
uses include groceries, liquor stores, or delicatessens
with take-out facilities only.
Freestanding Sign. Any sign supported wholly by
uprights or braces placed in the ground. Examples of
freestanding signs are pole and monument signs.
Freeway. A highway in respect to which the owners of
abutting lands have no right or easement of access to
or from their abutting lands or in respect to which
such owners have only restricted right or easement of
access.
Funeral and Interment Services. The Funeral and
Interment Services use type refers to establishments
primarily engaged in the provision of services
involving the care, preparation, or disposition of
human dead.
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Section 20.06.110.
(a)
Garage. A building or portion thereof, containing
accessible and usable enclosed space for the parking or
storage of motor vehicles.
(b)
Garage or Carport, One-Car. An accessible and usable
covered space designed and constructed for the parking
or storage of one motor vehicle, the minimum inside
dimensions of which are ten (10) feet in width by
twenty (20) feet in length. A carport is not
considered an enclosed space.
(c)
Garage or Carport, Two-Car. An accessible and usable
covered space, designed and constructed for the parking
or storage of two motor vehicles, the minimum inside
dimensions of which are twenty (20) feet in width by
twenty (20) feet in length. A carport is not
considered an enclosed space.
(d)
Gasoline Sales. The Gasoline Sales use type refers to
establishments or places of business primarily engaged
in the retail sale, from the premises, of petroleum
products with the incidental sale of tires, batteries,
and replacement items, lubricating services, and minor
repair services. Up to fifteen percent of the total
floor area of any service station building can be used
for retail sales of items for the convenience of
travelers. These items are defined as those which may
be legally consumed or used within a vehicle, such as
snack foods, soft drinks, and other package food items,
and sundry items which one uses when traveling, such as
tissues, film, razor blades, magazines, etc. No
alcoholic beverage sales are allowed. Typical uses
include automobile service stations, or filling
stations.
(e)
General Industrial. The General Industrial use type
refers to industrial plants primarily engaged in
manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling,
packaging, treatment, or fabrication of materials and
products.
(f)
Grade. The lowest point of elevation of the finished
surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the
area between the building and the property line, or
when the property line is more than five feet from the
building, between the building and a line five feet
from the building.
(g) Gross Floor Area. See "Floor Area, Gross."
20.06-16
(h)
Grou~ding Rod. A metal pole permanently positioned in
the earth to serve as an electrical conductor through
which electrical current may safely pass and dissipate.
(i)
GrouD Care. The Group Care use type refers to services
provided in residential facilities licensed by the
Director of the State Department of Social Services to
serve seven or more persons, but excludes those uses
classified under Day Care Services and Major Public
Services. Typical uses include halfway houses,
intermediate care facilities, or senior citizen board
and care homes.
(j)
GrouD Residential. The occupancy of living quarters by
a group or groups of persons not defined as families on
a weekly or longer basis, such as boarding houses.
Section 20.06.120.
(a)
Height, Building. The vertical distance above grade or
average grade measured to the highest point of the
coping or parapet wall of a flat roof or to the highest
point of a peaked, mansard or shed roof. The height of
a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of
any segment of the building.
(b)
Height of Roof. The vertical distance from the bottom
of the roof facia to the highest point on the roof.
(c)
Height of Sign. The vertical distance from the
upper-most point used in measuring the area of a sign
as defined herein, to the grade or average grade below
such point.
(d)
Home OccuDation. Any use customarily carried on within
the living area of a dwelling by the inhabitants
thereof which use is incidental to the residential use
of the dwelling, and subject to the limitations in
Section 20.11.020.
(e)
Horticulture. The Horticulture use type refers to
premises primarily devoted to horticultural and
floricultural specialties such as flowers, shrubs, and
trees intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes.
The following are horticulture use types:
(1) Cultivation. Cultivation of plants.
(2)
Storage. Storage of plants, primarily in
containers, for wholesale sale, including
wholesale nurseries.
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Figure I
Section 20.06. 120
Height, Building
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Flot Roof
The height is measured
coping,
from grade to the highest point of the parapet wall or
Peaked, Mansard, or SHed Roof
The height is measured from grade (or average g~ade) to the highest point of the ,
roof,
/%
V
LEVEL SITE
SLOPING SITE
(f)
HosDital Services. The Hospital Services use type
refers to a facility which specializes in giving
clinical, temporary and emergency services of medical
or surgical nature to injured persons and which
maintains and operates 24-hour inpatient services for
the diagnosis and treatment of patients. To be
considered a hospital, the institution must be licensed
by the State Department of Health.
(g)
Hotel. A commercial facility, other than a motel,
containing guestrooms for the temporary use of
transients where access to individual units is
predominantly by means of common interior hallways.
Section 20.06.130.
(a)
Identification Sign. A sign which serves to tell the
name and address of the premises upon which the sign is
located or to which it is affixed.
(b)
Illuminated Sign. Any sign which has characters,
letters, figures, designs or outline illuminated by
electric lights or luminous tubes as an integral
part of the sign, but excluding signs illuminated by an
exterior light source.
(c)
L~liate Care Facility. Medical clinic where only
emergency and immediate medical care is dispensed, but
provides no overnight or extended stay services.
(d)
Inoperable Vehicle Storage. The Inoperable Vehicle
Storage use type refers to premises devoted to the
parking or storage of inoperable vehicles, but excludes
vehicle salvage yards. Typical uses include truck
storage yards and tow storage yards.
Section 20.06.140 (Reserved).
Section 20.06.150 (Reserved).
Section 20.06.160.
(a)
LandscaDed Freeway. One or more sections of a freeway
as to which at least one side of the right-of-way is or
may be improved by the planting of lawns, trees,
shrubs, flowers, or other ornamental vegetation which
shall require reasonable maintenance. The character of
a freeway is not changed to a landscaped freeway merely
by planting for the purpose of erosion control, traffic
safety requirements, reduction of fire hazards, or
traffic noise abatement.
20.06-18
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance,
Figure 2
Section 20.06.130 Identification Sign.
TIRES
2 02 ~AiN
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
LandscaDin~. Living vegetation, planted in the ground,
including some combination of trees, ground cover,
shrubs, vines, flowers, or lawns.
Lane. Any public thoroughfare with an overall width of
less than twenty-five feet which is primarily used to
access side and rear entrances to property or affords a
secondary means of access to the block and to
abutting property.
Laundry Services. The Laundry Services use type refers
to establishments primarily engaged in the provision of
laundering, dry cleaning, or dyeing services other than
those classified as Personal Services. Typical uses
include laundry agencies, diaper services, or linen
supply services.
Large Family Day Care Home.
Home."
See "Family Day Care
Light Manufacturing. The Light Manufacturing use type
refers to the manufacture, predominantly from
previously prepared materials, of finished products or
parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly,
treatment, and packaging of such products, and
incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such
products.
Livestock Animal. See "Animal, Livestock."
Lodging Services. The Lodging Services use type refers
to establishments primarily engaged in the provision of
lodging on a less-than-weekly basis with incidental
food, drink, and other sales and services intended for
the convenience of guests, but excludes those
classified under Group Residential. Typical uses
include hotels and motels.
Lot. A parcel of land which has its principal frontage
on a public street, road, highway, or private road
established pursuant to the provisions of Title 19.
For the purpose of this title, the term "lot" and
"parcel" shall be considered synonymous. The
classifications of lots are:
(1)
Corner. A lot bounded by two or more adjacent
streets which have an angle of intersection of not
more than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.
(2)
Through. An interior lot having frontage on two
parallel or approximately parallel streets.
20.06-19
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(3)
Flag or Panhandle. A lot with access to a street
by means of a corridor having not less than twenty
feet of width. The area of the access corridor
shall be included in determining the site area of
a "flag" or "pan-handle" lot.
(4) Interior. A lot other than a corner lot.
Key. The first lot to the rear of a reversed
corner whether or not it is separated from this
lot by an alley.
(6)
Reversed Corner. A corner lot, the side street
line of which is substantially a continuation of
the front lot line of the lot upon which the rear
of this corner lot abuts.
Lot Area. The area of a lot measured horizontally
between bounding lot lines.
Lot Depth. The horizontal distance between the front
and rear lot lines, measured in the mean direction of
the side lot lines.
Lot Front. The narrowest dimension of the lot facing a
street.
Lot Line. Any boundary of a lot.
of lot lines are:
The classifications
(1)
Front. On an interior lot, the line separating
the parcel from the street. On a corner lot, the
shorter lot line abutting a street. On a through
lot, the lot line abutting the street providing
the primary access to the lot. On a flag or
panhandle lot, the interior lot line most parallel
to and nearest the street from which access is
obtained.
(2) Interior. Any lot line not abutting a street.
(3)
Rear. The lot line not intersecting a front lot
line which is most distant from and most closely
parallel to the front lot line; and, in the case
of an irregular or triangular lot, a line within
the lot most nearly parallel to and at the maximum
distance from the front lot line, having a length
of at least ten feet.
(4)
Side. Any lot line which is not a front or rear
lot line.
20.06-20
Figure 3
Subsection 20.06. 160.
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Corner, Reversed Corner, Key, Through, and Interior Lots.
REVERSED CORNER LOT
KEY LOT
· INT1ERIOR LOT
THROUGH. LOT
CORNER LOT
Corner Lot vs. Interior Lot
IF ANGLE · IS GREATER THAN 135°,
THIS IS AN INTERIOR LOT, IF LESS
THAN 135o; THIS IS A CORNER LOT.
Fioure 4
Subsection 20.06.160.
This diogrom is illustrotive
only ond is not port of the
zoning ordinance.
Lot Depth and Lot Width
/~, FRONT Lo/LF LiNE
I ~ I
FRONT LOT LINE
I
I
FRONT
LOT LINE
L. ot Width =
2
(all three c=ses)
(5) Street. Any lot line abutting a street.
(n)
Lot, Substandard. A lot (1) which is situated in any
zoning district whose area or lot width does not meet
minimum requirements for such zoning district; and (2)
which was shown as a separate lot or parcel on a
subdivision map filed in the office of the county
recorder of the County of San Mateo prior to January 8,
1948; and (3) which has never since January 8, 1948
been of one record ownership with adjoining land
sufficient together with said lot or parcel to create a
standard building site.
(o)
Lot Width. The mean of the horizontal distance between
the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot
depth at points twenty feet from the front lot line and
twenty feet from the rear lot line, or from the
rear-most point of the lot depth in cases where there
is no rear lot line.
Section 20.06.170.
(a) Main Buildinq. See "Building, Main."
(b)
Major Public Services. The Major Public Services use
type refers to public services which have substantial
impact, but excludes uses classified under Essential~
Services and Utility Services. Such uses may be
conditionally permitted when the public interest
supersedes the usual limitations placed on land use and
transcends the usual restraints of zoning for reasons
of necessary location and community-wide interest.
Typical uses are sanitary landfills, airports, or
detention and correctional institutions.
(c)
Manufactured Home. A structure, transportable in one
or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is
eight body feet or more in width, or forty body feet or
more in length, or, when erected on-site, is three
hundred twenty or more square feet, and which is built
on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a
dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when
connected to the required utilities, and includes the
plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical
systems contained therein; except that such term shall
include any structure which meets all the requirements
of this paragraph except the size requirements and with
respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a
certification and complies with the standards
20.06-21
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
established under this part. Includes but is not
limited to a mobile home subject to the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of
1974.
Marguee. A permanent hood or roofed structure attached
to and supported wholly by a building and projecting
from the wall of the building.
Marquee Si~n. Any advertising of any nature which is
painted, printed, or in any manner affixed or attached
to a marquee.
Maximu~ Sign Area. The total sign area, being the
aggregate sign area of all signs in any individual
business establishment or any multi-tenant complex or
facility with a sign program, expressed in square feet.
Maximum Surface Area. The maximum permissible sign
area, expressed in square feet, for an individual sign.
Medical Services. The Medical Services use type refers
to establishments primarily engaged in the provision of
personal health services ranging from prevention to
diagnosis and treatment, or rehabilitation services
provided by physicians, dentists, nurses, and other
health personnel as well as the provision of medical
testing and analysis services, but excludes those
classified as any Civic use type. Typical uses include
medical offices, dental laboratories, health
maintenance organizations, immediate care facilities,
or sports medicine facilities.
Mixed-Use Development. The development of a building
or structure containing one or more Residential Use
Types and one or more Civic, Commercial, or Industrial
Use Types.
Mobile Mome. A structure transportable in one or more
sections, designed and equipped to contain not more
than two dwelling units to be used with or without a
foundation system. Does not include a recreational
vehicle or motor home.
Mobile Mome Park. The occupancy of a mobile home in
any area or tract of land where two or more mobile home
lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease
to accommodate manufactured homes or mobile homes used
for human habitation. The rental paid for any such
manufactured home or mobile home shall be deemed to
include rental for the lot it occupies.
20.06-22
(1)
Monument Si~n. A monument sign is a freestanding sign
without a supporting structure of poles, posts or
braces which separate the body of the sign from the
ground. Although such a sign may have a foundation,
its appearance is that of one continuous slab or
other form from the ground to the top of the sign.
(m)
Motel. A group of attached or detached buildings
containing individual sleeping or living units where a
majority of such units open individually and directly
to the outside, and where a garage is attached or a
parking space is conveniently located to each unit, all
for the temporary use by automobile tourists. An
establishment shall be considered a motel when it is
required by the Health and Safety Code of the State to
obtain the name and address of the guests, the make,
year and license number of the vehicle, and the state
in which the license was issued.
(n)
(o)
Multi-Tenant Facility or Complex. A complex consisting
of a building or buildings containing two (2) or more
independently operated businesses developed under one
comprehensive plan and being served by a common
parking lot. The recording of a condominium subdi-
vision map shall not affect the status of multi-tenant
facility or complex.
Multi-Tenant Facility or Complex, Office-Warehouse. A
multi-purpose building which is divided by the lessor,
not necessarily equally, among two (2) or more separate
businesses each of which further subdivides their space
into office and warehouse activity areas.
(p) Multiple Dwelling. See "Dwelling, Multiple."
Section 20.06.180.
(a)
Nonconforming Si~n. A sign which does not conform with
one or more provisions of this title but was lawfully
placed and maintained on property in the City prior to
the time this title became effective, or on property
which was outside the City at the time of the placement
of the sign but was subsequently annexed to the City.
(b)
Nonconforming Structure. A building or structure, or
portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered
or maintained, but which, because of the application of
this title to it, no longer conforms to the specific
regulations applicable to the zone in which it is
located.
20.06-23
(c)
Nonconforming Use. The use of a building, structure,
or site, or portion thereof, which was lawfully
established and maintained, but which, because of the
application of this title to it, no longer conforms to
the specific regulations applicable to the zone in
which it is located.
Section 20.06.190.
(a)
Off-Site Advertising Si~n. Any sign which advertises
goods, products, services or facilities not sold on the
premises upon which the sign is located.
(b)
Off-Street Parking Facilities. An area on a lot or
within a building, or both, including one or more
parking spaces together with driveways, aisles, turning
and maneuvering areas, clearances, and similar
features, and meeting the requirements established by
this chapter. The term shall include parking lots,
garages, and parking structures.
(c)
On-Site Liquor Sales. The sale of l$quor, not soley
beer and wine, for consumption on the premises.
Section 20.06.200.
(a) Parcel. See "Lot."
(b)
Park and Recreation. The Park and Recreation use type
refers to publicly owned and operated parks,
playgrounds, recreation facilities, and open space.
(c)
Parking Space. An open accessible and usable space on
the building site at least eight and one-half feet
(8'6") by eighteen feet (18') and located off the
street with access for the parking of automobiles.
(d)
Personal Services. The Personal Services use type
refers to establishments primarily engaged in the
provision of personal, informational, instructional,
personal improvement, and similar services, but
excludes services classified as Commercial Recreation
or Lodging Services. Typical uses include photography
studios, driving schools, barber shops, beauty salons,
tailors, and retail dry cleaning outlets.
(e)
Personal Storage. The Personal Storage use type refers
to storage services primarily for personal effects and
household goods within enclosed storage areas having
individual access, but excludes uses such as workshops,
hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity.
Typical uses include mini-warehouses.
20.06-24
(f)
Planned Unit DeveloDment. A group of residential,
commercial, or industrial buildings where the entire
site is planned in such a manner that the various units
or buildings, either attached or detached, are arranged
in groups or clusters on those portions of the site
most conducive to development, designed in such a
manner that each may be sold or leased separately from
all others.
(g)
Pole Si~n. A sign supported wholly by a pole or poles
placed in, or upon, the ground and which are not part
of a building.
(h)
Precise Plan. A plan and drawings which present
detailed site and building information for each
building phase of a project within a specific plan
district.
(i)
Principal Use. A use which fulfills a primary or
predominant function of an establishment, institution,
household, or other entity.
(j)
Projecting Sign. Any sign which is attached to a
building or other structure and extends beyond the line
of the building or structure to which it is attached.
(k)
Public Parking Services. The Parking Services use type
refers to parking services involving buildings and lots
which are publicly owned and operated.
(1)
Public Transit Facility. Any premises for the
transient housing or parking of transit vehicles and
the loading and uploading of passengers, which is
part of a system used for the mass transport of people,
owned or regulated by a governmental agency.
(m)
Public Utility. A public utility as defined in Section
216 of the California Public Utility Code, as amended.
Section 20.06.210 (Reserved).
Section 20.06.220.
(a)
Real Estate Sign. Any sign advertising for sale or
lease the lot or parcel of land upon which it is
erected or maintained.
(b)
Recreational Vehicle. Any vehicle or trailer designed,
or modified for use as a camp car, camper, motor home,
trailer, trailer coach, boat, boat trailer,
snow-mobile, snowmobile trailer, camping trailer, or
for any similar purpose.
20.06-25
(c)
Religious Asseh%bl¥. The Religious Assembly use type
refers to religious services involving public assembly
such as customarily occurs in synagogues, temples, and
churches.
(d)
Repair Services, Consumer. The Repair Services, Consumer
use type refers to establishments primarily engaged in
the provision of repair services to individuals and
households rather than firms, but excludes automotive
repair. Typical uses include appliance repair shops,
apparel repair shops, or instrument repair firms.
(e)
Research and Develol~ent. The Research and Development
use type refers to establishments engaged in research
and development activities, engineering and testing
activities, and office uses. The production of
products, plans, or designs is permitted when the
primary purpose of such production is research,
development, or evaluation. Manufacturing uses,
wholesale and storage uses, repair and retail sales
shall not be permitted except as an accessory use as
defined herein. Typical uses include biotechnology
firms, electronic research firms or pharmaceutical
research laboratories.
(f)
Residential Second Unit. The occupancy of a separate,
complete housekeeping unit with kitchen, sleeping, and
full bathroom facilities and which is located on the
same parcel or lot as a single-family detached
residential dwelling and which complies with the
provisions of Chapter 20.79.
(g)
Retail Sales. The Retail Sales use type refers to
places of business primarily engaged in the sale of
commonly used goods and merchandise, but excludes those
classified as Animal Sales and Services, Automotive and
Equipment, Construction Sales and Services, Convenience
Sales, Food and Beverage Retail Sales, and Gasoline
Sales. Typical uses include department stores, apparel
stores, furniture stores, or drug stores.
(h)
Roof Si~n. Any sign of any nature, together with all
its parts and supports, which is erected, constructed
or maintained on or above the roof or parapet of any
building.
Section 20.06.230.
(a)
Safety Services. The Safety Services use type refers
to the conduct of public safety and emergency services,
including emergency medical and ambulance services, but
excluding police and fire protection services.
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Satellite Signal Receiving Antenna. A signal receiving
device, the purpose of which is to receive commun-
ications or other signals directly from satellites in
earth orbit and from other extra-terrestrial sources.
Secondhand Dealers and Sales. The Secondhand Dealers and
Sales use type refers to Secondhand dealers as defined in
Chapter 6.92 and establishments primarily engaged in the
sale of goods and merchandise which are not being sold for
the first time, but excludes those classified as Animal
Sales and Services, Antiques and Collectibles, and Auto-
motive and Equipment. Typical uses include pawnshops,
secondhand stores, and thrift shops.
Senior Citizen Residential. The occupancy of living
quarters exclusively by one or more persons, age 62
years or older, living as a single house-keeping unit.
Setback. A required, specified distance between a
building or structure and a lot line or lines, measured
perpendicularly in a horizontal plane extending across
the complete length of said lot line or lines. The
classifications of setbacks are:
(1)
Front Yard Setback. The setback applicable in the
front yard of a building or structure.
(2) Rear Yard Setback. The setback applicable in the
.rear yard of a building or structure.
(3)
Side Yard Setback. The setback applicable in the
side yard of a building or structure.
Shingle Sign. A type of projecting sign made from
light weight materials, no more than three inches thick
and suspended perpendicular to a building at a height
between eight and ten feet above any sidewalk in order
to be visible to pedestrians from the sidewalk.
Side and Front of Corner Lots. The narrowest frontage
of a corner lot facing the street is the front, and the
longest frontage facing the intersecting street is the
side irrespective of the direction in which the
dwelling faces.
Sign. Any metal, wood, paper, cloth, plastic, paint,
material, structure, or part thereof, device, or other
thing whatsoever which is located in or upon, placed,
erected, constructed, posted, painted, tacked, nailed,
glued, stuck, carved, fastened, or affixed to any
building or structure, on the outside or inside of a
window or on any awning, canopy, marquee, or similar
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(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
appendage, or on the ground or on any tree, wall, bush,
rock, post, fence, or other thing whatsoever in such
manner as to be visible out-of-doors and which displays
or includes any numeral, letter, word, model, banner,
air-inflated balloon, emblem, insignia, symbol, device,
light, illuminated device, searchlight, trademark, or
other representation used as, or in the nature of, an
announcement, advertisement, attention attester,
direction, warning, or designation of any person, firm,
group, organization, place, commodity, product,
service, business, profession, enterprise, or industry.
"Sign" shall include any portable sign.
Sign Area. The space enclosed by the outer dimensions
of the sign. When a sign consists of individual images
mounted or painted directly on a building, fence, wall,
or any other structure, without a border, the area of
the sign shall be computed by calculating only the area
covered by the individual letters or images.
Sign Copy Area. That portion of a sign which consists
of the actual writing, pictorial representation,
decoration, emblem, or flag, or any other device,
figure, logo, or similar character, as distinguished
from that portion of the sign which forms the
background of any such writing or other said elements.
Sign Face. That portion of a sign containing sign
copy, which constitutes a single plane, which is
intended to be visible from a single vantage point.
Signal Receiving or Transn~tting Antenna.
"Antenna."
See
Slope, Average. The characteristic slope over an area
of land, expressed in percent as the ratio of vertical
rise to horizontal distance. Where a line drawn
between the highest and lowest points on a parcel
representing direction and extent of slope for the
entire parcel, the difference in elevation between the
high and low points, divided by the distance between
the points, will determine the average slope. In any
clustered development or where the average size of
proposed new parcels exceeds ten acres, average slope
is to be determined for-the entire site and does not
need to be determined for each proposed parcel. In all
other cases, average slope is to be determined based on
the most accurate available topographic information for
each proposed new lot.
(n) Small Animal. See "Animal, Small."
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(o) See "Family Day Care
Small Family Day Care Home.
Home."
(p)
S~ecial Residential Care Facility. A State authorized,
certified, or licensed family care home, foster home,
or group home serving six or fewer mentally disordered
or otherwise handicapped persons or dependent and
neglected children, when such home provides care on a
24-hour a day basis.
(q)
Specific Plan. A plan used for the implementation of a
portion of the area covered by the General Plan and
which complies with the appliqable provisions of the
California Government Code.
(r)
Street. A public or private thoroughfare which affords
the principal means of access to a block and to
abutting property. "Street" includes avenue, court,
circle, place, way, drive, boulevard, highway, road,
and any other thoroughfare, except an alley or lane as
defined herein.
(s)
Street Line. The boundary between a street and a
parcel of land.
(t)
Structure. Anything constructed or erected, the use of
which requires location on the ground or attachment to
something having location on the ground.
(u)
Structural Alterations. Any change in the supporting
members of a structure or building, such as bearing
walls, columns, beams, or girders.
(v) Substandard Lot. See "Lot, Substandard."
Section 20.06.240.
(a)
Tem~rar~Office Trailers. A transportable structure
used as a non-permanent office.
(b)
TemDorar~ Sign. Any sign to be displayed for no more
than thirty (30) days within a one-year period.
(c)
TransDortation Services. The Transportation Services
use type refers to establishments which provide private
transportation of persons and goods. Typical uses
include taxi services and commercial postal services.
(d)
Truck Terminal. An area or building where large trucks
and trailers are stored and maintained.
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Sect£on 20,06.250,
(a)
Use. The purpose for which land or the premises of a
building, structure, or facility thereon is designed,
arranged, or intended, or for which it is or may be
occupied or maintained.
(b)
Use Classification. A system of classifying uses into
a limited number of use types on the basis of common
functional, product, or compatibility characteristics.
All use types are grouped into the following
categories: residential, civic, commercial,
industrial, and agricultural.
(c)
Use Permit. A permit which may be granted by the
appropriate City of South San Francisco authority to
provide for the accommodation of land uses with special
site or design requirements, operating characteristics,
or potential adverse effects on surroundings, which are
not permitted'as of right but which may be approved
upon completion of a review process and, where
necessary, the imposition of special conditions of
approval by the permit granting authority.
(d)
Use Regulations. That element of the zone which
indicates, by means of a designator combining a letter
and a number, the use types which are permitted in that
-zone.
(e)
Use TYl~e. A category which classifies similar uses
based on common functional, product, or compatibility
characteristics.
(f)
Utility Services. The Utility Services use type refers
to utility services which are necessary to support
development but which allow flexibility in location
such as electrical substations, gas pumping stations,
and utility equipment buildings, but excludes those
uses classified under Essential Services.
Section 20.06.260. (Reserved)
Section 20.06.270.
(a)
Wall. Any vertical exterior surface of building or any
part thereof, including windows.
(b)
Wall Si~n. Any sign attached to, painted on, or
erected against, and in a plane parallel to, the
exterior front, rear, or side wall of any building or
other structure; wall signs include painted wall signs
and individual letter signs.
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(c) Wholesaling, Storage, and Distribution. The
Wholesaling, Storage, and Distribution use type refers
to establishments or places of business primarily
engaged in wholesaling, storage, and bulk sale
distribution, including, but not limited to open-air
handling of materials and equipment other than live
animals and plants. The following are Wholesaling,
Storage, and Distribution use types:
(1)
Light. Wholesaling, storage, and warehousing
services within enclosed structures. Typical uses
include wholesale distributors, storage
warehouses, or moving and storage firms.
(2)
Heavy. Distribution and handling of materials and
equipment. Typical uses include monument or stone
yards, truck terminals, or open storage yards.
Section 20.06.280. (Reserved)
Section 20.06.290.
(a)
Yard. An open space other than a court on the same lot
with a building, which open space is unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward, except as
otherwise permitted in Chapter 20.71. The
classifications of yards are:
(1)
Yard, Front. A yard extending across the front of
the lot between the inner side yard lines and
measured from the front line of the lot to the
nearest line of the building; provided, however,
that if any building line or official plan line
has been established for the street upon which the
lot faces, then such measurements shall be taken
from such building line or official plan line to
the nearest line of the building.
(2)
Yard, Rear. A yard extending across the full
width of the lot and measured between the rear
line of the lot and the nearest line of the
main building.
(3)
Yard, Side. A yard between the side line of the
lot and the nearest line of the building and
extending from the front line of the lot to
the rear yard.
Section 20.06.300. (Reserved)
20.06-31
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USE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Sections:
20.08.010
20.08.020
20.08.030
20.08.040
20.08.050
General Intent of the Use Classifications.
Principal and Accessory Uses.
Listing of Use Classifications.
Classification of Combination of Principal
Uses.
Classifying Uses.
Section 20.08.010 General Intent of the Use Classifications.
Chapter 20.80 establishes the Use Classification System. The
purpose of these provisions is to classify uses according to a
limited number of use types on the basis of common functional,
product, or compatibility characteristics, thereby providing a
basis for regulation of uses in accordance with criteria which
are directly relevant to the public interest. These provisions
shall apply throughout this title.
Section 20.08.020 Principal and Accessory Uses. Uses subject
to the provisions of this Title shall be known as either
principal or accessory uses. A principal use is a use which
fulfills a primary function of an establishment, institution,
household, or other entity and which is defined in Section
20.06.200. An accessory use is defined in Section 20.06.050.
Only principal uses are included within the Use Classification
System.
Section 20.08.030 Listing of Use Classifications. Ail uses are
hereby classified according to the following use types, which are
defined in Chapter 20.06. Section 20.08.040 provides for the
classification of combinations of uses resembling different use
types. The names of these use types are capitalized throughout
the zoning ordinance.
(a)
Residential Use TyDes. Residential use types include
the occupancy of living accommodations on a wholly or
primarily non-transient basis but exclude institutional
living arrangements providing 24-hour skilled nursing
or medical care and those providing forced residence,
such as asylums and prisons.
(1) Family Residential.
(A) Single-Family Detached.
20.08-1
(b)
(B) Two-Family Duplex.
(C) Single-Family Semi-Attached.
(D) Townhouse.
(E) Single-Family Group.
(F) Multi-Family.
(G) Caretaker.
(2) Group Residential.
(3) Mobile Home Park.
(4) Residential Second Unit.
(5) Senior Citizen Residential.
Civic Use Types. Civic use types include the
performance of utility, educational, cultural, medical,
protective, governmental, and other uses which are
strongly vested with public or social importance.
(1) Administrative Services.
(2) Community Education.
(3) Community Recreation.
(4) Convalescent Services.
(5) Cultural and Library Services.
(6) Day Care Services.
(A) Day Care Center.
(B) Large Family Day Care Home.
(7) Essential Services.
(8) Group Care.
(9) Hospital Services.
(10) Major Public Services.
(11) Park and Recreation.
(12) Public Parking Services.
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(c)
(13) Religious Assembly.
(14) Safety Services.
(15) Utility Services.
Commercial Use Types. Commercial use types include the
distribution and sale or rental of goods; and the
provision of services other than those classified as
Civic or Industrial use types.
(1) Administrative and Business Offices.
(2) Adult Entertainment.
(3) Animal Sales and Services.
(A) Grooming and Pet Stores.
(B) Kennels.
(C) Veterinary.
(4) Antiques and Collectibles.
(5) Automotige and Equipment.
(A) Automotive Repairs.
(B) Automotive Sales/Rentals.
(C) Cleaning.
(D) Commercial Parking.
(E) Equipment Repair/Sales.
(F) Storage of Operable Vehicles.
(G) Truck Stops.
(6) Building Maintenance Services.
(7) Business and Professional Services.
(8) Cocktail Lounge.
(9) Commercial Recreation.
(A) Amusement Arcade.
(B) Indoor Entertainment.
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(d)
(C) Indoor Sports and Recreation.
(D) Outdoor Entertainment.
(E) Outdoor Sports and Recreation.
(10) Construction Sales and Services.
(11) Convenience Sales.
(12) Defective Goods Sales.
(13) Eating and Drinking Establishments.
(A) Convenience.
(B) Limited Service.
(C) Full Service.
(14) Financial Services.
(15) Food and Beverage Retail Sales.
(16) Funeral and Interment Services.
(17) Gasoline Sales.
(18) Lodging Services.
(19) Medical Services.
(20) Personal Services.
(21) Repair Services, Consumer.
(22) Research and Development.
(23) Retail Sales.
(24) Secondhand Dealers and Sales.
(25) Transportation Services.
Industrial Use Types. Industrial use types include the
on-site production of goods by methods not agricultural
or extractive in nature, including certain accessory
uses.
(1)
(2)
Custom Manufacturing.
Food Preparation.
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(e)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(A) Light.
(B) Heavy.
Agricultural Use Types.
General Industrial.
Inoperable Vehicle Storage.
Laundry Services.
Light Manufacturing.
Personal Storage.
Truck Terminal.
Wholesaling, Storage, and Distribution.
Agricultural use types include
the on-site production of plant and animal products by
agricultural methods.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Animal Production.
Crop Production.
Energy Storage.
Horticulture.
(A)
(B)
Section 20.08.040
Cultivation.
Storage.
Classification of Combination of Principal
Uses. The following rules shall apply where a lot contains uses
which resemble two or more different use types and which are not
classified by Chapter 20.11 as accessory uses.
(a)
Separate Classifications of Several Establishments.
The principal uses conducted on a lot by two or more
individual establishments, managements, or institutions
shall be classified separately.
(b)
Separate Classification of Different Major Categories
of Uses Conducted by Individual Establishment. If the
principal uses on a lot by an individual establishment,
management, or institution appear to fit under two or
more different categories of use types--for example,
Residential, Civic, Commercial, Industrial, or
Agricultural--the principal uses shall be classified
under each appropriate category.
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(c)
Classification of Different Uses Within Same Category
of Use Types Conducted by Individual Establishment. If
principal uses conducted on a lot by an individual
establishment, management, or institution resemble two
or more different use types within the same category of
use types (see Subsection 20.08.040(b) above), all such
principal uses shall be classified within the use type
whose description most closely portrays the overall
nature of such uses.
Section 20.08.050 Classifying Uses. Uses will be classified
into use types based upon the description of the use types and
upon common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics
with other uses already classified within the use type, subject
to the applicable provisions of Section 20.08.040 with respect to
combinations of uses. A list of common uses and the use types
into which they are classified shall be maintained by the
Director. The Director shall have the authority to classify
common uses according to use types. The classification of a use
is subject to the right of appeal pursuant to the Appeal
Procedure commencing at Section 20.90.
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ACCESSORY USES AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
Sections:
20.11.010
20.11.020
20.11.030
20.11.040
Accessory Uses and Accessory Buildings.
Home Occupations.
Open Storage.
Temporary Office Trailers.
Section 20.11.010 Accessor~Uses and Accessory Buildings.
Accessory uses and accessory buildings, as defined in Section
20.06.050, are permitted in all residential and non-residential
districts. This is not to be construed as permitting any
commercial uses, including the storage of commercial vehicles in
residential districts.
Section 20.11.020 Home Occupations. Home occupation accessory
uses are permitted in all residential districts with a business
license when carried on within the living area of a dwelling by
the inhabitants thereof, which use is incidental to the
residential use of the dwelling, and which use:
(a)
Is confined within the living area of the dwelling;
does not occupy any accessory structure, attached or
detached garage, open space, or yard; and occupies not
more than a total of two hundred and fifty square feet
per dwelling.
(b)
Involves no sale of merchandise other than that
produced on the premises, or directly related to, and
incidental to the service offered, but not including
mail order businesses which do not involve the in-home
storage or handling of merchandise.
(c)
Is carried on only by the residents of the dwelling
with no other persons employed at the residence.
(d)
Does not include any use where customers come to the
dwelling or where salespersons or employees not living
on the premises assemble or report as a part of their
duties. The only exception to this provision is for
educational services where not more than one student is
taught at one time.
(e)
Does not include barber shops, beauty salons, animal
grooming, veterinarians, or similar uses.
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(f)
Produces no evidence of its existence beyond the
premises such as noise, smoke, odors, vibrations,
advertisings, or similar annoyances.
(g)
Includes no storage of merchandise except that which is
produced on the premises.
(h)
Does not include its residential address on
advertising.
(i)
Has no vehicle larger than a one-ton truck parked on
the premises.
Section 20.11.030 Open Storaqe. Storage of materials,
equipment, or goods in open or non-enclosed areas is not an
accessory use. Open storage is permitted only as set forth in
the individual zoning districts.
Section 20.11.040 TemDorar~Office Trailers. Temporary office
trailers are permitted as an accessory non-residential use only
when used as a temporary construction office during the period of
construction.
20.11-2
BASIC
Chapter 20.12
ZONING DISTRICTS
C}Di:'TER 20.12
BASIC ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections:
20.12.010
20.12.020
Section 20.12.010
Designation.
Applicability of Additional Regulations.
Designation. Chapters 20.12 through 20.34
Chapter 20.14:
Chapter 20.16:
Chapter 20.18:
Chapter 20.20:
Chapter 20.22:
Chapter 20.24:
Chapter 20.26:
Chapter 20.30:
Chapter 20.32:
Chapter 20.34:
Section 20.12.020
encompass provisions to establish zoning districts. The several
districts established are as follows:
R-E Rural Estates District.
R-1 Single-Family Residential District.
R-2 DuPlex Residential District.
R-3 Multi-Family Residential District.
C-1 Retail Commercial District.
P-C Planned Commercial District.
D-C Downtown Commercial District.
M-1 Industrial District.
P-I Planned Industrial District.
O-S Open Space District.
Applicability of ~ditional Regulations. In
addition to the regulations contained in Chapters 20.14 through
20.34, other regulations Which may be pertinent to the districts
can be found in other chapters of this title including but not
limited to the Development Standards and Criteria beginning at
Chapter 20.68, and the Overlay Zoning Districts beginning at
Chapter 20.36.
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R-E RURAL ESTATES DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.14.010
20.14.020
20.14.030
20.14.040
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Section 20.14.010 ~se. Chapter 20.14 establishes the R-E
Rural Estates District and prescribes regulations for land uses
within this district. The purpose of the regulations contained
in this chapter is to implement policies contained in the Land
Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan, particularly
policies prescribed by the Open Space land use category. It is
further the purpose of this district to preserve the character of
rural residential neighborhoods, to allow the keeping of certain
livestock and small animals for non-commercial purposes and to
maintain desirable agricultural uses in rural areas of the City.
Section 20.14.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in R-E districts:
(a) Residential Use TyDes.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
(b)
Civic Use Types.
Essential Services
Park and Recreation
(c)
Agricultural Use Types.
Animal Production
Crop Production
Energy Storage
Horticulture:
Cultivation
Storage
Section 20.14.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.. The following use types are permitted in R-E districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a)
Civic Use Types.
Day Care Services:
Large Family Day Care Home
Utility Services
20.14-1
Section 20,14,040 SDec£&i Residential Regulations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing shall be
treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three- family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or which break the
existing roof line.
20.14-2
CHAPTER 20.16
R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.16.010
20.16.020
20.16.030
20.16.040
P%~rpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Section 20.16.010 ~se. Chapter 20.16 establishes the R-1
Single-Family Residential District and prescribes regulations for
land uses within this district. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Low Density Residential
land use category.
Section 20.16.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in R-1 districts:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
(b) Civic Use Types.
Essential Services
Section 20.16.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in R-1 districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use TyDes.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Semi-Attached
Mobile Home Park
Residential Second Unit
Senior Citizen Residential
(b) Civic Use Ty~es.
Community Education
Community Recreation
Cultural and Library Services
Day Care Services:
Day Care Center (only in
school sites or churches)
Large Family Day Care Home
Park and Recreation
Religious Assembly
Utility Services
20.16-1
(c)
Agricultural Use Types.
Crop Production
Horticulture:
Cultivation
Storage
Section 20.16.040 SDecial Residential Regulations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing
shall be treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three- family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or which break the
existing roof line.
20.16-2
~ 20.18
R-2 DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.18.010
20.18.020
20.18.030
20.18.040
Purpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Section 20.18.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.18 establishes the R-2
Duplex Residential District and prescribes regulations for land
uses within this district. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Medium Density
Residential land use category.
Section 20.18.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in R-2 districts:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
Two-Family Duplex
Single-Family Semi-Attached
Single-Family Group
Townhouse
(b) Civic Use Types.
Essential Services
Section 20.18.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in R-2 districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Mobile Home Park
Residential Second Unit
Senior Citizen Residential
(b)
Civic Use T!rpes.
Community Education
Community Recreation
Cultural and Library Services
Day Care Services:
Day Care Center (only in
school sites or churches)
Large Family Day Care Home
Park and Recreation
Religious Assembly
Utility Services
20.18-1
(c) Agricultural Use Types.
Crop Production
Horticulture:
Cultivation
Storage
Section 20.18.040 Special Residential Regulations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing shall be
treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three- family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or which break the
existing roof line.
20.18-2
~ 20.20
R-3 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.20.010
20.20.020
20.20.030
20.20.040
20.20.050
Purpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Mixed-Use Developments
Section 20.20.010 Pur~se. Chapter 20.20 establishes the R-3
Multi-Family Residential District and prescribes regulations for
land uses within this district. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
articularly policies prescribed by the High Density Residential
and use category.
Section 20.20.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in R-3 districts:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
T~o-Family Duplex
Single-Family Semi-Attached
Single-Family Group
Townhouse
Multi-Family
(b) Civic Use TyDes.
Day Care Services:
Center
Essential Services
Day Care
Section 20.20.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaininq a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in R-3 districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Group'Residential
Residential Second Unit
Mobile Home Park
Senior Citizen Residential
(b)
Civic Use Types.
Administrative Services
Con~nunity Education
Con~nunity Recreation
Convalescent Services
20.20-1
I lit
Cultural and Library Services
Day Care Services:
Large Family Day Care Home
Group Care
Parks and Recreation
Public Parking Services
Religious Assembly
Utility Services
(c)
Commercial Use Types.
Administrative and Business
Offices
Medical Services
(d)
AGricultural Use Types.
Crop Production
Horticulture:
Cultivation
Storage
Section 20.20.040 SDecial Residential Regulations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing shall be
treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three- family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or which break the
existing roof line.
Section 20.20.050 Mixed-UseDeveloDments. A use permit
pursuant to Chapter 20.81 shall be required for any mixed-use
development.
20.20-2
C~ 20.22
C-1 RETAIL COM~RRCIAL
DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.22.010
20.22.020
20.22.030
20.22.040
20.22.050
20.22.060
20.22.070
PermittedUses.
Use Permit Required.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Mixed-Use Developments
Special Operations or Structures.
Section 20.22.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.22 establishes the C-1
Retail Commercial District and prescribes regulations for land
uses within this district. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use, Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Retail Commercial land
use category.
Section 20.22.020 Permitted Uses. Subject to provisions of
Section 20.22.030, the following use types shall be permitted in
C-1 districts:
(a) Civic Use Types.
Administrative Services
Community Education
Cultural and Library Services
Day Care Services: Day Care Center
Large Family Day Care Home
Essential Services
Park and Recreation
Public Parking Services
Religious Assembly
Safety Services
(b) Commercial Use Types. Administrative and Business Offices
Convenience Sales
Eating and Drinking Establishments:
Convenience
Full Service
Financial Services
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Medical Services
Personal Services
Repair Services, Consumer
Retail Sales
20.22-1
Section 20.22.030 Use Permit Required. Whenever any of the use
types specified in Section 20.22.020, except Residential use
types, are for a location closer than two hundred feet to the
boundary of any residential district, a use permit shall be first
obtained, except that a use permit is not required when a use
classified under a given Commercial use type is replacing a use
classified under the same use type.
Section 20.22.040 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in C-1 districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types. Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
Two-Family Duplex
Townhouse
Multi-Family
Group Residential
Mobile Home Park
Senior Citizen Residential
(b) Civic Use Types.
(c) Commercial Use Types.
Community Recreation
Group Care
Hospital Services
Major Public Services
Utility Services
Animal Sales and Services:
Grooming and Pet Stores
Veterinary
Automotive and Equipment:
Automotive Sales/Rentals
Antiques and Collectibles
Business and Professional
Services
Cocktail Lounge
Commercial Recreation:
Amusement Arcade
Indoor Entertainment
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Limited Service
Funeral and Interment Services
Gasoline Sales
Lodging Services
Secondhand Goods Sales
Section 20.22.050 Special Residential Requlations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing shall be
treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
20.22-2
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three- family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or which breaks the
existing roof line.
Section 20.22.060 Mixed-Use Developments. A use permit
pursuant to Chapter 20.81 shall be required for any mixed-use
development.
Section 20.22.070 Special O~erations or Structures. Any use
which involves drive-through windows; hours of operation from
midnight to 6:00 a.m., on-site liquor sales; or the open storage
of goods, materials, or vehicles (other than parking) shall
require a use permit. Unless approved with a use permit for the
open storage of goods, all uses (except parking) shall be
conducted entirely within a building. Temporary office trailers
are permitted only as temporary construction offices during the
period of construction and only with Building Division approval.
20.22-3
~ 20.24
P-C PLANNED COM~R. RCIALDISTRICTUSEREGULATIONS
Sections:
20.24.010
20.24.020
20.24.030
20.24.040
20.24.050
20.24.060
20.24.070
~urpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Mixed Use Developments
Non-Residential Uses Which Create One Hundred
or More Trips.
Special Operations or Structures.
Section 20.24.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.24 establishes the P-C
Planned Commercial District and prescribes regulations for land
uses within this district. The Durpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Planned Commercial land
use category.
Section 20.24.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in P-C districts:
(a) Civic Use Types.
Administrative Services
Community Education
Day Care Services: Child Day Care
Large Family Day Care Home
Essential Services
Public Parking Services
(b) Commercial Use Types.
Administrative and Business
Offices
Antiques and Collectibles
Convenience Sales
Eating and Drink Establishments:
Convenience
Full Service
Financial Services
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Medical Services
Personal Services
Repair Services, Consumer
Research and Development
Retail Sales
20.24-1
Section 20,24,030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in P-C districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a)
Residential Use TyDes. Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
Two-Family Duplex
Townhouse
Multi-Family
Group Residential
Mobile Home Park
Senior Citizen Residential
(b) Civic Use Types.
Community Recreation
Convalescent Services
Cultural and Library Services
Group Care
Hospital Services
Major Public Services
Park and Recreation
Religious Assembly
Safety Services
Utility Services
(c) Commercial Use Types.
Adult Entertainment
Animal Sales and Services:
Veterinary
Automotive and Equipment:
Automotive Sales/Rentals
Commercial Parking
Business and Professional
Services
Cocktail Lounge
Commercial Recreation:
Amusement Arcade (within movie
theaters only)
Indoor Entertainment
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Eating and Drinking Establishments:
Limited Service
Funeral and Interment Services
Gasoline Sales
Lodging Services
Secondhand Goods Sales
Transportation Services
Section 20.24.040 Special Residential Regulations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing shall be
treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
20.24-2
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three- family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or breaks the existing
roof line.
Section 20.24.050 Mixed-Use Developments. A use permit
pursuant to Chapter 20.84 shall be required for any mixed-use
development.
Section 20.24.060 Non-Residential Uses Which Create One Hundred
or More Trips. All Non-Residential Uses which by their use
generate one hundred or more vehicle trips per day shall require
a use permSt. The number of vehicle trips shall be determined
according to the standard ADT (average daily trips) per 1000
gross square feet for the proposed use; the method shall be that
as established in the edition of the Institute of Transportation
Engineer's Trip Generation which is current at the time of
application for the use permit.
Section 20.24.070 Special Operations or Structures. Any use
which involves drive-through windows; hours of operation from
midnight to 6:00 a.m.; on-site liquor sales; or the open storage
of goods, materials, or vehicles (other than parking) shall
require a use permit. Unless approved with a use permit for the
open storage of goods, all uses (except parking) shall be
conducted entirely within a building. Temporary office trailers
are permitted only as temporary construction offices during the
period of construction and only with Building Division approval.
20.24-3
CHAFri!:R 20.26
D-C DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.26.010
20.26.020
20.26.030
20.26.040
20.26.050
20.26.060
L:~Lrpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Mixed-Use Developments
Special Operations or Structures.
Section 20.26.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.26 establishes the D-C
Downtown Commercial District and prescribes regulations for land
uses within this district. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco Genera~ Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Planned Commercial,
Retail Commercial land use categories and policies D-4, D-12,
D-13, and D-19.
Section 20.26.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in D-C districts:
(a)
Civic Use Types.
Administrative Services
Community Education
Convalescent Services
Cultural and Library Services
Day Care Services: Day Care Center
Large Family Day Care Home
Essential Services
Park and Recreation
Public Parking Services
Religious Assembly
Safety Services
(b) Commercial Use Types.
Administrative and Business
Offices
Antiques and Collectibles
Convenience Sales
Eating and Drinking Establishments:
Convenience
Full Service
Financial Services
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Medical Services
20.26-1
Personal Services
Repair Services, Consumer
Retail Sales
Section 20.26.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in D-C districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
Two-Family Duplex
Single-Family Semi-Attached
Townhouse
Multi-Family
Group Residential
Residential Second Unit
Senior Citizen Residential
(b) Civic Use Types.
Community Recreation
Group Care
Hospital Services
Major Public Services
Utility Services
(c) Commercial Use Types.
Animal Sales and Services:
Grooming and Pet Stores
Veterinary'
Automotive and Equipment:
Commercial Parking
Business and Professional
Services
Cocktail Lounge
Commercial Recreation:
Indoor Entertainment
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Eating and Drinking Establishment:
Limited Service
Funeral and Interment Services
Gasoline Sales
Lodging Services
Secondhand Goods Sales
Transportation Services
(d) Agricultural Use Types.
Horticulture:
Cultivation
Storage
Section 20.26.040 Special Residential Regulations.
(a)
Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval pursuant
to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all factory-built
housing. Factory-built housing shall be treated in this
20.26-2
title the same as conventional site-built housing in all
other respects.
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required'for
all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that the
scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the same
as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special residential
care facility shall be permitted as a residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for additions
to one, two- and three- family dwelling units if the
addition exceeds fifty percent of the existing floor area
of the unit or which break the existing roof line.
Section 20.26.050 Mixed-Use Developments. A use permit pursuant
to Chapter 20.81 shall be required for any mixed-use development.
Section 20.26.060 S~ecial O~erations or Structures. Any use
which involves drive-through windows; hours of operation from
midnight to 6:00 a.m.; on-site liquor sales; or the open storage of
goods, materials, or vehicles (other than parking) shall require a
use permit. Unless approved Qith a use permit for the open
storage of goods, all uses (except parking) shall be conducted
entirely within a building. Temporary office trailers are permitted
only as temporary construction offices during the period of
construction and only with Building Division approval.
20.26-3
~ 20.30
M-1 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.30.010
20.30.020
20.30.030
20.30.040
Purpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Operations or Structures.
Section 20.30.010 Purgose. Chapter 20.30 establishes the M-1
Industrial District and prescribes regulations for land uses
within this district. The purpose of the regulations contained
in this chapter is to implement policies contained in the Land
Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan, particularly
policies prescribed by the Light Industrial land use category.
Section 20.30.020 PermittedUses. The following use types
shall be permitted in M-1 districts:
(a) Civic Use TTDes.
Administrative Services
Community Education
Cultural and Library Services
Essential Services
Safety Services
(b) Commercial Use Types.
Administrative and Business
Offices (which do not exceed
50% of total floor area)
Automotive and Equipment:
Automotive Repairs
Truck Stops
Building Maintenance Services
Business and Professional
Services
Construction Sales and~
Services
Eating and Drinking
Establishments: Convenience
Financial Services
Medical Services
Personal Services
Repair Services, Consumer
Research and Development
Transportation Services
20.30-1
(c) Industrial Use Types.
Custom Manufacturing
Food Preparation
General Industrial
Laundry Services
Light Manufacturing
Personal Storage
Wholesaling, Storage, and
Distribution:
Light
Heavy
Section 20.30.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit. The following use types are permitted in M-1 districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types. Family Residential: Caretaker
(b) Civic Use Types.
Community Recreation
Convalescent Services
Day Care Services: Day Care
Center
Group Care
Major Public Services
Public Parking Services
Utility Services
(c) Commercial Use TI/Des.
Administrative and Business
Offices (which exceed 50% of
total floor area)
Animal Sales and Services:
Grooming and Pet Stores
Kennels
Veterinary
Automotive and Equipment:
Automotive Sales/Rentals
Cleaning
Commercial Parking
Equipment Repair/Sales
Storage of Operable Vehicles
Commercial Recreation:
Indoor Entertainment
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Convenience Sales
Defective Goods Sales
Eating and Drinking Establishments:
Full Service
Limited Service
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Gasoline Sales
Retail Sales
Secondhand Dealers and Sales
20.30-2
(d)
Industrial Use TyDes.
Inoperable Vehicle Storage
Truck Terminal
(e) Agricultural Use Types. Horticulture: Cultivation
Section 20.30.040 SDecial Operations or Structures. Any use
which involves drive-through windows; hours of operation from
midnight to 6:00 a.m.; on-site liquor sales; or the open storage of
goods, materials, or vehicles (other than parking) shall require a
use permit. Any industrial or manufacturing use which, in the
opinion of the Planning Commission, may be objectionable by reason
of production of offensive odor, dust, noise, bright lights, or
vibration or involving the storage or handling of explosives or
dangerous materials shall require a use permit. Unless approved
with a use permit for the open storage of goods, all uses (except
parking) shall be conducted entirely within a building. Temporary
office trailers are permitted only as temporary construction
offices during the period of construction and only with Building
Division approval. Existing single-occupant industrial buildings
shall require a use permit in order to convert to multi-tenant
facilities.
20.30-3
C~ 20.32
P-I PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.32.010
20.32.020
20.32.030
20.32.040
20.32.050
20.32.060
20.32.070
Purpose.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Mixed-Use Developments.
Non-Residential Uses Which Create One Hundred
or More Trips.
Special Operations or Structures.
Section 20.32.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.32 establishes the ~-I
Planned Industrial District and prescribes regulations for land
uses within this district. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Planned Industrial land
use category.
Section 20.32.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in P-I districts:
(a) Civic Use TyDes.
Administrative Services
Community Education
Cultural and Library Services
Essential Services
Safety Services
(b)
Commercial Use Types.
Administrative and Business
Offices
Building Maintenance SerVices
Eating and Drinking Establishments:
Convenience
Full Service
Financial Services
Medical Services
Personal Services
Repair Services, Consumer
Research and Development
(c) Industrial Use Types.
Custom Manufacturing
General Industrial
Light Manufacturing
Wholesaling, Storage, and
Distribution: Light
20.32-1
Section 20.32.030 Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use Permit.
The following uses are permitted in P-I districts subject to
obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Family Residential: Caretaker
Group Residential
(b) Civic Use Types.
Community Recreation
Convalescent Services
Day Care Services:
Day Care Center
Group Care
Hospital Services
Major Public Services
Public Parking Services
Utility Services
(c) Commercial Use Types.
Automotive and Equipment:
Automotive Sales/Rentals
Cleaning
Commercial Parking
Truck Stops
Business and Professional Services
Commercial Recreation:
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Construction Sales and Services
Convenience Sales
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Limited Service
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Gasoline Sales
Retail Sales
Transportation Services
(d) Industrial Use Types.
Food Preparation
Personal Storage
Section 20.32.040 Special Residential Regulations.
(a)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care home
located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a residential
use.
(b)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special residential
care facility shall be permitted as a residential use.
Section 20.32.050 Mixed-Use Developments. A use permit pursuant t
Chapter 20.81 shall be required for any mixed-use development.
20.32-2
Section 20,32.060 Non-Res£dent£al Uses Which Create One Hundred or
More Trips. All Non-Residential Uses which by their use generate one
hundred or more vehicle trips per day shall require a use permit.
The number of vehicle trips shall be determined according to the
standard ADT (average daily trips) per 1000 gross square feet for the
proposed use; the method shall be that as established in the edition
of the Institute of Transportation Engineer's Trip Generation which
is current at the time of application for the use permit.
Section 20.32.070 Special Operations or Structures. Any use which
involves drive-through windows; hours of operation from midnight to
6:00 a.m.; on-site liquor sales; or the open storage of goods,
materials, or vehicles (other than parking) shall require a use
permit. Any industrial or manufacturing use which, in the opinion of
teh Planning Commission, may be objectionable by reason of production
of offensive odor, dust, noise, bright lights, or vibration or
involving the storage or handling of explosives or dangerous
materials shall require a use permit. Unless approved with a use
permit for the open storage of goods, all uses (except parking) shall
be conducted entirely within a building. Temporary office trailers
are permitted only as temporary construction offices during the
period of construction and only with Building Division approval.
Existing single-occupant industrial buildings shall require a use
permit in order to convert to multi-tenant facilities.
20.32-3
~ 20 o 34
Sections:
20.34.010
20.34.020
20.34.030
20.34.040
20.34.050
O-S OPEN SPACE DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
~se.
Permitted Uses.
Uses Permitted Subject to Obtaining a Use
Permit.
Special Residential Regulations.
Mixed-Use Regulations
Section 20.34.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.34 establishes the O-S
Open Space District and prescribes regulations for land uses
within this district. The purpose of the regulations contained
in this chapter is to implement policies contained in the Land
Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan, particularly
policies prescribed by the Open Space-Existing and Open
Space-Proposed land use category. It is the further purpose of
these regulations to function as a method for the protection of
valuable open space lands and uses, including the preservation of
natural resources, the managed production of resources, outdoor
recreation, and public health and safety.
Section 20.34.020 Permitted Uses. The following use types
shall be permitted in O-S districts:
(a) Civic Use Types.
Community Education
Cultural and Library Services
Essential Services
Park and Recreation
Safety Services
(b) Agricultural Use Types.
Animal Production
Crop Production
Energy Storage
Horticulture:
Cultivation
Storage
Section 20.34.030 'Uses Permitted Subject to Obtainina a Use
Permit. The following uses are permitted in O-S districts
subject to obtaining a use permit:
(a) Residential Use Types.
Family Residential:
Single-Family Detached
Two-Family Duplex
Single-Family Semi-Attached
Townhouse
Single-Family Group
20.34-1
(b) Civic Use Types.
Community Recreation
Day Care Services:
Day Care Center
Major Public SerVices
Public Parking Services
Utility Services
(c) Commercial Use Types.
Commercial Recreation: Indoor Entertainment
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Outdoor Entertainment
Outdoor Sports and Recreation
Eating and Drinking Establishments:
Convenience
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Retail Sales
Section 20.34.040 Special Residential Regulations.
(a)
'Factory-Built Housing. A design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required for all
factory-built housing. Factory-built housing shall be
treated in this title the same as conventional
site-built housing in all other respects.
(b)
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for all mobile homes on residential lots, provided that
the scope of review shall be limited to roof overhang,
roofing material, and siding material. Mobile homes on
residential lots shall be treated in this title the
same as single-family dwellings in all other respects.
(c)
Small Family Day Care Homes. A small family day care
home located in a dwelling shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(d)
Special Residential Care Facility. A special
residential care facility shall be permitted as a
residential use.
(e)
Additions to Residential Units. A design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required
for additions to one-, two- and three-family dwelling
units if the addition exceeds fifty percent of the
existing floor area of the unit or which break the
existing roof line.
Section 20.34.050 Mixed-Use Developments. A use permit
pursuant to Chapter 20.81 shall be required for any mixed-use
development.
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OVERLAY
· Chapter 20.36
ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 20.36
OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections:
20.36.010
20.36.020
Districts Established.
Delineation of Zoning Map
Section 20.36.010 Districts Established. The overlay districts
established are as follows:
Chapter 20.37: Adult Entertainment Overlay District
Chapter 20.38: Westborough Townhomes Overlay District
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CHAPTER 20.37
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections:
20.37.010
20.37.020
20.37.030
20.37.040
20.37.050
20.37.060
20.37.070
20.37.080
20.37.090
20.37.100
20.37.110
Purpose.
Effect.
Definitions.
Home Occupations.
Location of Adult Entertainment Businesses.
~ult Entertainment District Location
Criteria.
Measurement of Distance.
Variances.
Adult Entertainment Use Permit Required.
Applicability of this Chapter and
Discontinuance of Non-Conforming Businesses.
Public Display of Certain Matter Prohibited.
Section 20.37.010 Purpose. The purpose of the Adult
Entertainment Overlay District is to implement policies contained
in the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly Policies 30 and 33, respectively, addressing Adult
Entertainment and the Design Policy of the City. In adopting
this chapter, it is recognized that certain types of adult
entertainment businesses possess certain objectionable
operational characteristics. It is further recognized that
locating adult entertainment businesses in close proximity to
facilities frequented by minors will cause the exposure of minors
to adult material which may adversely affect such minors. In
addition, it is recognized that substantial numbers of citizens
of the City are offended by the public display of sexually
oriented material. Special regulations of adult entertainment
uses is, therefore, necessary to insure that these adverse
effects of adult entertainment uses will not contribute to the
blighting or downgrading of zones in which they are permitted or
of surrounding neighborhoods; will not adversely affect minors;
and will not offend the citizens of the City who do not wish to
be exposed to sexually oriented material.
Section 20.37.020 Effect'. Ail applicable provisions of this
title shall apply to the regulation of adult entertainment
businesses unless in conflict with other provisions of this
chapter. This chapter shall not be interpreted as legalizing or
condoning the production, presentation, sale, advertisement,
dissemination, or distribution of matter which is obscene as
defined and regulated by applicable state and local laws;
nor shall this chapter be interpreted as legalizing or condoning
participation in management, production, presentation, or
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exhibition of obscene live conduct in any public place or any
place exposed to the public view as defined and regulated by
applicable state and local law.
Section 20.37.030 Definitions.
(a)
For the purpose of this chapter, "adult entertainment
businesses" refers to the following establishments:
(1)
"Adult arcade"--An establishment where, for any form of
consideration, one or more motion picture projectors,
slide projectors, or similar machines, for viewing by
five or fewer persons each, are used to show films,
motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other
photographic reproductions which are characterized by
an emphasis upon the depiction or description of
"specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical
areas."
(2) "Adult bookstore" includes any of the following:
(A)
An establishment which has at least thirty percent
of its stock-in-trade, and offers for sale for any
form of consideration, any one or more of the
following:
(i)
Books, magazines, periodicals or other
printed matter, or photographs, films, motion
pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other
visual representations which are
characterized by an emphasis upon the
depiction or description of "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas,"
or
· (ii) Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which
are designed for use in connection with
"specified sexual activities." This defin-
ition does not include a bona fide pharmacy.
(B)
An establishment which uses at least thirty
percent of the floor area of that portion of its
total premises devoted to the display of its
stock-in-trade for the sale, for any form of
consideration of any one or more of the following:
(i)
Books, magazines, periodicals or other
printed matter, or photographs, films, motion
pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other
visual representations which are charac-
terized by an emphasis upon the depiction or
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(3)
(4)
(5)
description of "specified sexual activities"
or "specified anatomical'areas," or
(ii) Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which
are designed for use in connection with
"specified sexual activities." This defin-
ition does not include a bona fide pharmacy.
(c)
An establishment which derives at least thirty
percent of its gross income from the sale, for any
form of consideration, of any one or more of the
following:
(i)
Books, magazines, periodicals or other
printed m~tter, or photographs, films, motion
pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other
visual representations which are
characterized by an emphasis upon the
depiction or description of "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas,"
or
(ii) Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which
are designed for use in connection with
"specified sexual activities." This
definition does not include a bona fide
pharmacy.
"Adult motion picture theater"--An establishment where,
for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures,
video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic
reproductions are shown to an audience of six or more
persons, and in which a substantial portion of the
total presentation time is devoted to the showing of
material which is characterized by an emphasis upon the
depiction or description of "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas."
"Adult theater"--A theater, concert hall, auditorium,
or similar establishment which, for any form of
consideration, regularly features live performances
which are characterized by the exposure of "specified
anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities."
"Bathhouse"--An establishment which provides the
services of baths of all kinds, including all forms and
methods of hydrotherapy, during which "specified
anatomical areas" are displayed or "specified sexual
activities" occur. This section shall not apply to
hydrotherapy practiced by, or under the supervision of,
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(b)
a medical practitioner, chiropractor, acupuncturist, or
physical therapist, or a similar establishment where
baths or hydrotherapy are offered as incidental or
accessory services.
(6)
"Massage parlor"--An establishment where massage,
alcohol rub, fomentation, electric or magnetic
treatment or similar treatment or manipulation of the
human body is administered, in exchange for any
form of consideration, unless such treatment or
manipulation is administered by a medical practitioner,
chiropractor, acupuncturist, physical therapist, or
similar professional person licensed by the state.
This definition does not include a bona fide athletic
club, school, gymnasium, reducing salon, or similar
establishment where massage or similar manipulation of
the human body is offered as an incidental or accessory
service. .
(7)
"Outcall service activity"--Any establishment or
business which provides an outcall service which
consists of individuals leaving the premises upon
request or by appointment to visit other premises for
a period of time for the purpose of providing any
service during which time "specified anatomical areas"
are displayed or "specified sexual activities" occur.
(8)
"Sexual encounter establishment"--An establishment,
other than a hotel, motel or similar establishment
offering public accommodations, which, for any form of
consideration, provides a place where two or more
persons may congregate, associate, or consort in con-
nection with "specified sexual activities" or the
exposure of "specified anatomical areas." This
definition does not include an establishment where a
medical practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist, or
similar professional person licensed by the state
engages in sexual therapy.
(9)
Any other business or establishment which offers its
patrons services or entertainment characterized by an
emphasis on matter depicting, displaying, describing,
or relating to "specified sexual activities" or
"specified anatomical areas."
For the purposes of this chapter, "specified sexual
activities" shall include the following:
(1)
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or
arousal.
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(c)
(d)
(2)
Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, or
sodomy.
(3)
Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals,
pubic region, buttock, or female breast.
For the purposes of this chapter, "specified anatomical
areas" shall include the following:
(1)
Less than completely and opaquely covered: (1) human
genitals or pubic region; (2) buttock; and (3) female
breast below a point immediately above the top of the
areola.
For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms and words
are defined as follows:
(1)
"Establishment"--The "establishment" of an adult
entertainment business shall mean and include any of
the following:
(A)
The opening or commencement of any such business
as a new business;
(B)
The conversion of an existing business, whether or
not an adult entertainment business, to any of the
adult entertainment businesses defined herein;
{c)
The addition of any of the adult entertainment
businesses defined herein to any other existing
adult entertainment business; or
(D) The relocation of any such business.
(2)
"Person"--Includes any person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company, or organization of
any kind.
(3)
"Public park"--Means a park, playground, swimming pool,
beach, pier, athletic field or public parkway within
the City which is under the control, operation, or
management of the City or County Parks and Recreation
Department, the San Mateo County Harbor District or the
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development
Commission.
(4)
"Religious institution"--Means a building which is used
primarily for religious worship and related religious
activities.
(5)
"School"--Means an institution of learning for minors,
whether public or private, which offers instruction in
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those courses of study required by the California
Education Code or which is maintained pursuant to
standards set by the State Board of Education. This
definition includes a nursery school, kindergarten,
elementary school, junior high school, senior high
school, or a special institution of learning under the
jurisdiction of the State Department of Education, but
it does not include a vocational or professional
institution or any institution of higher education,
including a community or junior college, college,
or university.
Section 20.37.040 Home Occupations. It is unlawful to
establish any adult entertainment business as defined in this
chapter as a home occupation as such term is defined in this
title.
Section 20.37.050 Location of Adult Entertainment Businesses.
It is unlawful to establish any adult entertainment business, as
defined in this chapter, in any district other than the Adult
Entertainment Overlay District.
Section 20.37.060 Adult Entertainment Overlay District Location
Criteria. The location of such district is based on the
following criteria: No Adult Entertainment Business shall be
established in the following locations:
(a)
Within five hundred feet of any area zoned for
residential use.
(b) Within one thousand feet of any public park, religious
institution, or school.
Section 20.37.070 Measurement of Distance. The distance
between any adult entertainment business and any residential
zone, religious institution, school, or public park shall be
measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening
structures, from the closest property line of the residential
zone, religious institution, school, or public park to the
closest exterior structural wall of such adult entertainment
business.
Section 20.37.080 Variances.
(a)
Any property owner or his authorized agent may apply to
the Planning Commission for a variance from Section
20.37.050 herein. The Planning Commission, after a
hearing, may issue a variance permit if the following
findings are made:
(1)
That the applicant has met the conditions required
for variances from the zoning ordinance pursuant
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to Government Code Section 65906 and chapter
20.82, herein.
(2)
That the proposed use will not be contrary to the
public interest or injurious to nearby properties,
and that the spirit and intent of this chapter
will be observed.
(3)
That the proposed use will not enlarge or
encourage the development of a "skid row" type of
area.
(4)
That the establishment of an adult entertainment
business in the area will not be contrary to the
City's General Plan or any program of neighborhood
conservation, nor will it interfere with any
program of Redevelopment.
(5)
That all applicable provisions of state and local
law will be observed.
(b)
The procedure for obtaining and receiving a variance
permit shall be the same as that provided in Chapter
20.82 of this title with, among other matters, the same
notice requirements, the same right of appeal to the
City Council, and the same fees payable by the
applicant. However, if the Planning Director
determines that such a variance would impact a nearby
residential area, public park, religious institution,
or school beyond a three-hundred-foot radius of the
requested location, notice of such variance request
shall be given to all property owners on the assessment
rolls within a radius of five hundred feet or one
thousand feet of such requested location.
Section 20.37.090 Adult Entertainment Use Permit Required. It
is unlawful to establish an adult entertainment business without
first obtaining a use permit as provided in this chapter. Such
permit shall be issued by the Planning Commission if the
applicant meets the criteria listed below. The criteria listed
below supersede any different or contrary provisions in this
title for the issuance of use permits, unless otherwise stated.
No other use permit shall be required to operate an adult
entertainment business, and only the following criteria may be
required as conditions to the issuance of this use permit:
(a)
An application for such use permit has been made in
accordance with the procedure set forth in Chapter
20.81.
(b)
Ail building height, building site, minimum yard, and
off-street parking requirements for uses subject to a
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use permit in a P-C zone have been met. These
requirements are set forth in Chapter 20.69 through
Chapter 2Q.74 of this title. Issuance of an adult
entertainment business use permit may be conditioned
upon the installation of a fence of a type and design
which meets the approval of the Planning Commission.
(c)
The building and lot on which such business is located
complies with the local and state laws concerning
signs, building security, design review, occupancy,
structural safety, and landscaping, and all applicable
building, plumbing, and fire codes have been met.
(d)
Hours of operation may be designated by the Planning
Commission as a condition to the issuance of this use
permit if the Planning Commission finds, based on
substantial evidence, that there is a need for
regulation of hours due to a specifically identified
significant problem linked to the adult entertainment
business so regulated. When regulating the hours of
operation of an adult entertainment business, the
Planning Commission shall, whenever possible, designate
hours which are consistent with the hours of operation
of nearby businesses which are similar in nature. If
shorter hours than those of nearby businesses of a
similar nature are imposed, the Planning Commission
shall:
(1)
Identify in writing the need for such shorter
hours.
(2)
Make a specific finding that a less restrictive
condition or requirement would not alleviate the
problems imposed by the longer hours of operation
of such business.
(3)
Set forth the period of time after which the
permit holder could seek review of the Planning
Commission's designation of the hours of operation
of said business.
(e)
Ail regulations and provisions of this chapter have
been complied with except as otherwise provided herein.
(f)
Ail applicable fees required by this title have been
paid.
Section 20.37.100 Applicability of this Chapter and
Discontinuance of Non-Conforminq Businesses. Adult entertainment
businesses operated or maintained in violation of this chapter
shall be terminated immediately upon the effective date of
this chapter. A variance from this provision may be obtained if
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such business continues to be in non-compliance with requirements
of this chapter, upon a finding that the business is obligated by
written lease entered into before June 5, 1982 for a period
extending beyond the effective date of this ordinance, or that
the activity involves investment of money in a lease-hold or
improvements such that a longer period is necessary to prevent
undue financial hardship. For the purpose of this section, an
option to renew a lease shall not be evidence that a business is
obligated by a written lease for a period beyond the current term
of the lease. The variance procedure shall be the same as
provided in Chapter 20.82, and applications therefor
shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee in an amount as set
forth in the Master Fee Schedule the City of South San Francisco
adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
Section 20.37.110 Public DisDla¥ of Certain Matter Prohibited.
All building openings, entries, and windows of adult
entertaiD~ent businesses shall be located, covered, or screened
in such a manner as to prevent a view into the interior from any
public or semi-public area, including public sidewalks, streets,
arcades, hallways, or passageways of any material which has as
its primary or dominant theme matter depicting, illustrating,
describing, or relating to "specified sexual activities" or
"specified anatomical areas" as defined in this chapter.
Furthermore, such businesses may not have signs, graphics, or
window displays which in any way present, depict, illustrate, or
describe such material when such material has as its purpose or
effect sexual arousal, gratification, or affront.
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CHAPTER 20.38
WESTBOROUGH TOWNHO~S OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections:
20.38.010
20.38.020
20.38.030
20.38.040
Purpose
Exterior Colors and Materials
Exterior Modifications
Exception
Section 20.38.010 Purpose. The purpose of the Westborough
Townhomes Overlay District is to regulate the exterior appearance
of the attached dwellings in this district, because of the
unique character of the nature of the attached units, the
importance of the compatibility among the attached units, and
because the units in this district were originally approved and
built as a Planned Community.
Section 20.38.020 Exterior Colors and Materials. The exterior
colors and materials used on a townhome shall be compatible with
those used on the attached units and compatible with those used
in the surrounding neighborhood. Those colors and materials
should be consistent with those approved for the development.
Any proposal to deviate form this requirement shall require
design review approval.
Section 20.38.030 Exterior Modifications. Any exterior
modification to a townhome in this district which requires a
building permit, except as noted below, shall require design
review approval.
Section 20.38.040 Exception. No design review approval shall be
required for a minor addition to a townhouse with a detached
garage located in front of the dwelling on an individual lot
which:
(1)
does not exceed two hundred fifty (250) square feet in
size; and
(2) does not exceed one story in height; and
(3)
is not visible from a public street, public park, or
common area; and
(4)
encloses the area between the dwelling unit and the
garage.
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SPECIFIC
Chapter 20.56
PLAN DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 20.56
SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICTS
Sections:
20.56.010 Designation.
Section 20.56.010 Designation. Chapters 20.57 through 20.60
encompass provisions to establish specific plan districts. The
specific plan districts established are as follows:
Chapter 20.57: Gateway Specific Plan District.
Chapter 20.59: Oyster Point Marina Specific Plan District.
Chapter 20.61: Shearwater Specific Plan District.
Chapter 20.63 Terrabay Specific Plan District.
20.56.1
Chapter 2Q.57
GATEWAY SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
Sections:
20.57.010
20.57.020
20.57.030
20.57.040
20.57.050
20.57.060
20.57.070
20.57.080
20.57.090
20.57.100
20.57.110
20.57.120
20.57.130
20.57.140
20.57.150
20.57.160
20.57.170
20.57.180
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Gateway specific plan adopted.
Gateway specific plan zoning district
established.
Zoning map amended.
Regulations.
Procedures.
Definitions.
Authority and scope.
Purpose and intent.
Location.
Notes and conditions--Approval of development.
Notes and conditions--Precise plan approval.
Notes and conditions--Public improvements--
Owner participation agreement.
Notes and conditions--Permissible types of
construction.
Notes and conditions--Environmental impact
report.
Notes and conditions--Land use.
II. LAND USE AND CIRCULATION
Categories.
Circulation--Street location.
Circulation--Street standards.
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Sections: (Continued)
III. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
20.57.190
20.57.200
20.57.210
20.57.220
20.57.230
20.57.240
20.57.250
20.57.260
20.57..270
20.57.280
20.57.290
20.57.300
20.57.310
Development standards--Purpose.
Uses permitted.
Buildings limitations.
Setback and yard requirements.
On-street parking requirements.
Off-street parking--General requirements.
Off-street parking--Minimum standards.
Off-street parking--Compact spaces.
Off-street parking--Sizes of spaces.
Off-street parking--Improvements.
Off-street parking--Lighting and maintenance.
Off-street parking--Loading and unloading
spaces.
Public utilities.
IV. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
20.57.320
20.57.330
20.57.340
20.57.350
20.57.360
20.57.370
20.57'.380
20.57.390
20.57.400
20.57.410
20.57.420
20.57.430
20.57.440
20.57.450
20.57.460
20.57.470
Buildings and improvements--General require-
ments.
Exterior walls.
Exterior design.
Noise abatement.
Energy conservation.
Erosion control.
Protection of trees.
Signs--General requirements.
Signs--Program--Area per site.
Signs--Computing area.
Signs--Illumination.
Signs--Extension above roofline.
Signs--Freestanding--Limitations.
Signs--Temporary--Advertising site for sale
or lease.
Landscaping.
Fences.
V. OPEN SPACE STANDARDS
20.57.480 Open space standards.
VI. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
20.57.490 Floodplain management.
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Sections: (Continued)
VII.
PRECISE PLAN PROCEDURE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC PLAN
20.57.500
20.57.510
20.57.520
20.57.530
20.57.540
20.57.550
20.57.560
20.57.570
20.57.580
20.57.590
20.57.600
20.57.610
20.57.620
20.57.630
20.57.640
20.57.650
20.57.660
General method.
Precise plan required.
Application for approval.
Contents.
Changes after approval.
Guidelines for review.
Perio~ of review.
Executive director's review.
Redevelopment agency approval decision.
Mandatory findings for approval.
Expiration of approval.
VIII. VARIANCE PERMITS
Basis for granting.
Application.
Application--Investigation.
Application--Public hearing.
Redevelopment agency decision.
IX. AMENDMENT OF GATEWAY SPECIFIC PLAN
Amendment procedure and guidelines.
X. MAP OF SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
20.57.670
"Exhibit B" to "Exhibit A" to Ordinance
868-81.
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
20.57.010 Gateway specific plan adopted. The Gateway
specific plan, which plan. is set forth in Sections 20.57.060
through 20.57.67'0, is approved and adopted. (Ord. 868-81
S2, 1981).
20.57.020 Gateway specific plan zoning district estab-
lished. A zoning district entitled "The Gateway Specific
Plan District" is established consisting of, and in all
respects consistent with, the regulations contained in the
Gateway specific plan. (Ord. 868-81 S3, 1981).
20.57.030 Zoning map amended. A. Section 20.12.020
is amended by changing the district boundaries shown on the
map incorporated by reference* in Section 20.12.020 to rezone
the property, shown in the map set forth in Section 20.57.670,
The referenced map is on file in the office of the city
clerk.
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as the "Gateway Specific Plan District," and to include the
property described in subsection B of this section within
the Gateway specific plan district.
B. "Exhibit A" to "Exhibit A" to Ordinance 868-81,
describing the property included within the Gateway specific
plan district: all that certain parcel of.land situate in
the city of South San Francisco, county of San Mateo, state
of California, being the whole of lands recorded in Reel
7970 at Image 552, the westerly portion of P~rcel Four
recorded in Book 347 at Page 400, the whole of Parcel 1 as
shown on a Parcel Map recorded in Vol. 12 at Page 29 of
Parcel Maps, a portion of lands recorded in Book 412 at Page
411 and the westerly portion of lands recorded in Book 324
at Page 103 of the Official Records of the County. of San
Mateo and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the southwesterly corner of this
parcel, being also the southwesterly corner of Parcel Four
as recorded in Book 347 at Page 400 of San Mateo County
Official Records, being also a point in the northerly line of
East Grand Avenue (formerly Swift Avenue) and running by
bearings based on the California Coordinate System Zone 3;
thence,
1. N38°42'41"E 3396.45 feet, along the easterly
line of Southern Pacific Right-of-Way, to a point; thence,
2. N88°14'26"E 554.10 feet, along the southerly
line of Oyster Point Blvd. (formerly Butler Road), to a
point; thence,
3. N82"37'26"E 368.13 feet, along same, to a point;
thence,
4. N88~14'26"E 417.67 feet, along same, to a point;
thence,
5. S02~38'04"E 300.06 feet, along lands of Blue
Line Transfer, Inc. as recorded in Vol. 5847 at Page 610 of
San Mateo County Official Records, being also along Parcel
2 as shown on a Parcel Map recorded in Vol. 12 at Page 29 of
Parcel Maps of San Mateo County Official Records, to a point;
thence,
6. N87"23'46"E 561.24 feet, along same and along
lands of John M. Malcolm as recorded in Reel 7823 at Image
2400. of San Mateo County Official Records, to a point; thence,
7. Along the arc of a curve to the left, whose radius
point bears N02°36'14"W for 307.74 feet, through a central
angle of 32~01' and a length of 171.96 feet, along the said
lands of John M. Malcolm, to a point; thence,
8. N55~22'46"E 447.73 feet, along said lands of
John M. Malcolm, to a point; thence,
9. N88o14'36"E 75.90 feet, along the southerly
line of said Oyster Point Blvd. as recorded in Vol. 4801 at
Page 251 of San Mateo County Official Records, to a point;
thence,.
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10. S87°43"22°E 172.00 feet, along same, to a point;
thence,
11. Back along the arc of a curve to the left, whose
radius point bears S10°06'49"E for 655.00 feet, througk a
central angle of 24~49'57'' and a length of 283.88 feet,
along the lands of South San Francisco Industrial Park, Unit
No. 3-B, recorded in Book 62 at Pages 3 to 8 of Maps in San
Mateo County Official Records, to a point; thence,
12. S55°03'14"W 275.41 feet, along same, to a point;
thence,
13. Along the arc of a curve to the right, whose
radius point bears N34~56'46"W for 645.00 feet, through a
central angle of 10"12'27" and a length of 114.91 feet, along
same, to a point; thence,
14. S51"14'14"w 866.63 feet, along same, to a point;
thence,
15. S44"10'10"W 1199.83 feet, along same, to a point;
thence,
thence,
16. S30°35'41'W 372.72 feet, along'same, to a point;
17. Along the arc.of a curve to the right, whose
radius point bears N59"24'19"W for 100.00 feet, through a
central angle of 09"25'58'' and a length of 16.46 feet, along
same, to a point; thence,
18. S87"17'26"W 18.11 feet, along lands of city of
South San Francisco recorded in Book 5066 of San Mateo County
Official Records at Page 693, to a point; thence,
19. Along the arc of a curve to the left, whose radius
point bears S02"43'29"E for 655.55 feet, through a central
angle of 56"41'15" and a length of 648.59 feet, along same said
lands, to a point; thence,
20. S30°35'16"w 456.28 feet, along same said lands,
to a point; thence,
21. Along the arc of a curve to the right, whose
radius point bears N59~24'44"W for 25.50 feet, through a
central angle of 60"27' and a length of 26.90 feet, along
same said lands, to a point; thence,
22. N88"57'44"W 1700.01 feet, along the northerly
line of said East Grand Avenue, to the point of beginning
and containing an area of 117.144 acres. (Ord. 868-81 S4
(part), and Exh. A to Exh. A, 1981).
20.57.040 Regulations. The regulations contained in
the Gateway specific plan set forth in Sections 20.57.060
through 20.57.670 are adopted and shall apply in the Gateway
specific plan district. (Ord. 868-81 §5, 1981).
20.57- 5
20.57.050 Procedures. Whenever this chapter does not
provide specific procedures for the approval and/or admini-
stration of projects within the Gateway specific plan district
or for appeals concerning such approvals or administration
measures, the general procedures outlined in the zoning
ordinance of the city of South San Francisco in effect at
the time the issue arises shall be the pro6edures used within
the Gateway specific plan district. (Ord. 868-81 '~6, 1981).
20.57.060 Definitions. For the purpose of the Gateway
specific plan, the following words are defined as follows:
A. "Building" means the principal structure or struc-
tures on any site, including all projections or extensions
thereof, and all garages, outside platforms, outbuildings,
docks and other similar structures.
B. "City" means the city of South San Francisco.
C. "City council" means the duly elected city council
of the city of South San Francisco.
D. "Developer" means Homart Development Co.
E. "Final or Parcel Map" means any map designating the
boundaries of one or more sites prepared by or for any owner
and approved by the city pursuant to applicable ordinances
and regulations.
F. "General plan" means the general plan adopted on
April 21, 1969 by the city council of the city of South
San Francisco by Resolution No. 5073, as amended, and such
elements as may be adopted and amended from time to time in
accordance with Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Section 65300
et seq. of the California Government Code.
G. "Owner" means, at any particular time or times,
any person, partnership, firm, corporation or other legal
entity (including developer) which owns fee title to one
or more sites, as shown by the official records of the county
of San Mateo; provided, however, that a person or entity
holding a security interest in any site or sites shall not be
deemed an owner so long as its interest in the particular
site or sites is for purposes of security only.
H. "Owner participation agreement" means that certain
owner participation agreement dated as of March 19, 1981
entered by and among the city of South San Francisco, the
redevelopment agency of the city of South San Francisco
and Homart Development Co., as amended from time to time.
I. "Property line" means a line bounding a site as
shown on any final or parcel map then in effect.
J. "Redevelopment agency" means the redevelopment agency
of the city of South San Francisco created, in accordance
with Division 24, Part 1, Section 33000 et seq. of the
California Health and Safety Code, by Or~-~nance No. 804-79
adopted by the city council of the city of South San.
Francisco on December 19, 1979, and codified at Chapter 2.18.
20.57- 6
K. "Redevelopment plan" means the redevelopment plan
adopted b~ the city council of the city of South San Fran-
cisco on June 17, 1981 by Ordinance No. 867-81 in accordance
with Division 24, Part 1, Section 33000 et seq. of the
California Health and Safety Code.
L. "Research and development" means a land use classi-
fication suitable for and limited to research and development
activities, engineering and testing activities, and office
uses. The production of products, plans or designs is
permitted, when the primary purpose of such production is
research, development or evaluation. Manufacturing uses,
wholesale and storage uses and retail sales shall not be
permitted except as otherwise permitted in the specific plan
district. Permitted research and development uses include:
1. Laboratories, offices and other facilities for
research and development including basic, applied, development
and technical services conducted by or for any individual
organization or concern whether public or private;
2. Production of prototype products when limited
to the scale reasonably necessary for full investigation of
the merits of a product including commercial viability;
3. Pilot plants in which processes planned for
use in production elsewhere can be tested to the extent
reasonably necessary for full investigation of the merits
of a product or process including commercial viability;
4. Engineerinq and testing, laboratories and offices;
5. Clinics--medical and dental.
M. "Sign ordinance" means Ordinance No. 455 adopted
November, 1960 by the city council of the city of South San
Francisco, codified at Title 17, as amended from time to
time.
N. "Site" means a contiguous area of land within the
specific plan area which is owned of record by the same owner,
whether shown as one or more lots or parcels or portions
of lots or parcels on any recorded final or parcel map
affecting the specific plan area.
O. "Specific plan area" means the property described in
subsection B of Section 20.57.030 as shown on the specific
plan map found in Section 20.57.670.
P. "Subdivision ordinance" means, the subdivision ordi-
nance of the city of South San Francisco, adopted by the
city council on May 21, 1981 as Ordinance No. 861-81,
codified at Title 19, as amended from time to time.
Q. "Zoning ordinance" means the zoning ordinance of
the city of South San Francisco adopted by the city council
on August 10, 1954 as Ordinance No. 353, codified at Title
20, as amended from time to time or its successor. (Ord.
868-81 Exh. A SA(l), 1981).
20.57-7
20.57.070 Authority and scope. The adoption and imple-
mentation of the Gateway specific plan by the city of South
San Francisco is authorized by the following:
A. Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 8 of the
California Government Code (Sections 65450 through 65453).
Pursuant to these provisions, tke planning commission may,
or shall if so directed by the city counciI, prepare specific
plans based on the general plan and drafts of such regulations,
programs and legislation as may, in the judgment of the
planning commission, be required for the systematic execution
of the general plan. Such a specific plan shall include
all detailed regulations, conditions, programs and proposed
legislation which shall be necessary or convenient for the
systematic implementation of each element of the general
plan;
B. Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 9 of the
California Government Code [Sections' 65500 througk 65507)
which sets forth the procedure for adoption of specific plans;
C. Title'7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 10 of the
California Government Code (.Sections 65550 through 65553)
pursuant to which the city council may establish administra-
tive rules and procedures for the application and enforcement
of specific plans and pursuant to which the city council may
delegate administrative functions, powers and duties to and
create such administrative agencies or boards of review as
may be necessary or desiraSle to administer a specific plan;
D. Division 24, Part 1, Chapter 3, Article 3 of the
California Health and Safety Code (Section 33220) which relates
to the authorized methods to be used by public bodies to aid
and cooperate with redevelopment projects located within the
area in which they are authorized to act. (Ord. 868-81
Exh. A ~A(2), 1981).
20.57.080 Purpose and intent. The Gateway specific
plan provides for the coordinated development of certain
property located in the city of South San Francisco Gateway
redevelopment project area so as to take advantage of the
superior engironment which can result from large scale compre-
hensive planning. The concepts, regulations and conditions
established by the Gateway specific plan are intended to pro-
vide for various commercial and research and development land
uses integrated by consistent development standards.
The Gateway specific plan serves to refine and to imple-
ment the general plan of the city of South San Francisco
with respect to the specific plan area. The Gateway specific
plan further provides the opportunity to combine the concepts,
procedures and regulations of several documents into one.
These documents include the general plan, the redevelopment
plan, the zoning ordinance and certain aspects of the subdi-
vision ordinance.
20.57-8
The Gateway specific plan establishes the type, location,
intensity and character of development to take place in the
specific plan area, while allowing for crea%ive and imagina-
tive design concepts. The zoning regulations, development
standards and other regulations of the Gateway specific
plan are designed to foster well-conceived development of
the specific plan area as a positive community asset of the
city of South San Francisco. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A SA(3), 1981).
'20.57.090 Location. The Gateway specific plan applies
only to the property located within the specific plan area
which property is described in the legal description set
forth in subsection B of Section 20.57.030 and which property
is shown on the specific plan map in Section 20.57.670.
Generally, the specific plan area is located east of the
Southern Pacific Transportation Company railroad tracks
between East Grand Avenue and Oyster Point Boulevard and
west of Cabot, Cabot and Forbes Industrial Park. (Ord. 868-
81 Exh. A §A(4), 1981).
20.57.100 Notes and .conditions--Approval of development.
The approval of development within the specific plan area
shall be governed generally by Title 7, Division 1, Chapter
4.5 of the California Government Code (Sections 65920 through
65957.1) which sets forth general procedures for the review
and approval of development projects, and shall be governed
more specifically by the approval procedures set forth in
the Gateway specific plan adopted in accordance with Title
7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 9 of the California Govern-
ment Code (Sections 65500 through 65507). (Ord. 868-81 Exh.
A §A(5) (a), 1981).
20.57.110 Notes and conditions--Precise plan approval.
In accordance with Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article
10 of the California Government Code, the Gateway specific
plan provides that the redevelopment agency shall have the
authority to review and approve oF disapprove precise plans
for development within the specific plan area, and the pro-
cedure for review of such precise plans is set forth in
Sections 20.57.500 through 20.57.600. Accordingly, such
precise plans shall not be subject to review under Sections
20.72.160 through 20.72.210. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~A(5) (b),
1981).
20.57.120 Notes and conditions--Public improvements--
Owner participation agreement. The improvements shown on the
tentative map for the specific plan area, to be filed by
developer and approved by the city council in accordance with
20.57-9
the subdivision ordinance, shall be constructed in accordance
with the owner participation agreement. The adoption of the
Gateway specific plan ordinance is subject to the express
condition that all development pursuant.to the Gateway
specific plan shall be suspended if the owner participation
agreement is terminated pursuant te Paragraph 4.3.2 thereof
until satisfactory funding is developed fo~ the Grand Avenue
separation, or alternative mitigation acceptable to the city
is provided. (Ord. 868-81 Exk. A SA(5) (c), 1981).
20.57.130 Notes and conditions--Permissible types of
construction. Ail construction within the boundaries of the
specific plan area shall comply with all provisions of the
Uniform Building Code, the various Mechanical, Electrical
and Plumbing Codes, the Unifof-m Fire Code and the Building
Security Standards adopted by the city of South San Francisco,
as amended from time to time. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A SA(5) (d),
1981).
20.57.140 Notes and conditions--Environment'al impact
report. An environmental impact report which analyzes
the cumulative impacts for the physical development proposed
by the specific plan has been certified by the city council.
(Ord. 868-8 Exh. A SA(5) (e), 1981).
20.57.150 Notes and conditions--Land use. Any land
use designation not specifically covered by the Gateway
specific plan shall be deemed prohibited. (Ord. 868-81 Exh.
A ~A(5) (f) , 1981) .
II. LAND USE AND CIRCULATION
20.57.160 Use categories. The only use categories
permitted in the specific plan area shall be commercial use
and research and development use. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~B~i),
1981).
20.57.170 Circulation--Street location. The street
system within the specific plan area shall be located,
generally, as shown on the specific plan map in Section
20.57.670. Precise alignments shall be established during
the process for review and filing of subdivision maps in
conformance with the standards established in this chapter,
and otherwise as established in the subdivision ordinance.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~B(2) (a), 1981).
20.57-10
20.57.180 Circulation--Street standards. Local streets
within the specific plan area shall.be established through the
precise plan review procedure provided for in Sections 20.57.500
through 20.57.600. The streets within the specific plan area
shall conform to the design standards for commercial arterials
and collectors set forth in Chapters 19.16 and 19.20 with the
exception that Gateway Boulevard shall have a minimum curve
radius of seven hundred fifty feet and that Gateway Boulevard
and Oyster Point Boulevard shall have the following minimum
dimensions: ~
Minimum Dimensions--Streets Located
in Gateway Project Area
Street Right-of-Way Pavement Median Sidewalk
Gateway 94' 56' 26' 6'*
Boulevard (each side)
Oyster Point
Boulevard 87' 56' 16' 5'
(north side)
10'
(south. side)
This area is dedicated to landscaping and/or sidewalk.
Sidewalk may be meandering pedestrian walkway outside of
right-of-way providing connection between East Grand
Avenue and Oyster Point Boulevard. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A
§B(2) (b), 1981).
III. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
20.57.190 Development standards'--Purpose. The general
development standards shall provide continuity throughout
the specific plan area by providing standards for all improve-
ments constructed in the specific plan area. The specific
plan district shall be divided into separate development
parcels as shown in Section 20.57.670. Each parcel shall be
limited in the types of uses permitted. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A
SC(l), 1981).
20.57.200 Uses permitted. The following uses are
permitted in the parcels indicated:
20.57-11
Uses Permitted
Parcels
A. Retail stores and personal service Ail
establishments.
B. Office buildings for professional or Ail
business purposes.
C. Banks, theaters and automobile service B, E, F, J
stations.
D. Restaurants.
Ail
E. Hotels, motels and related faciiities Ail
and services.
F. Research and development.
A, F
G. Signs appurtenant to any permitted use.
Ail
H. Other uses similar to permitted uses.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~C(.2), 1981).
Ail
20.57.210 Buildings limitations. The number of build-
ings for the entire specific plan area shall not exceed fifty,
and the buildings, excluding garages, shall conform to the
following standards:
A. The building coverage shall not exceed fifty percent
of the area of a site; and
B. The height of buildings shall not exceed two hundred
fifty feet; and
C. The gross floor area of buildings shall not exceed
one and twenty-five hundredths times the area of a site.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~C(3), 1981).
20.57.220 Setback and yard requirements. The following
shall be the minimum setback distances and yards required for
all buildings and parking areas located within the specific
plan area:
A. Buildings shall be set back forty feet from any
property line on any street.
B. Parking shall be permitted within a required set-
back but shall not be permitted within twenty feet from any
property line on a street and shall not be permitted within
twenty feet from any building.
C. No yards are required except as may be necessary to
satisfy the parking, setback and landscaping requirements
set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A §C(4), 1981).
20.57 -12
20.57.230 On-street parking requirements. On-street
parking shall not be permitted on the arterial street desig-
nated as "Gateway Boulevard" on the specific plan map shown
in Section 20.57.670. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A §C(5), 1981).
20.57.240 Off-street parking--General requirements. Ail
parking facilities on each site in the specific plan area shall
be sufficient to serve the business conducted on each such site
without using adjacent streets for parking. Off-street park-
ing shall be required in accordance with the minimum stand-
ards set forth in Section 20.57.250 taking into account any
shared parking which may result from staggering of peak
activity periods between adjacent or,mixed uses. Off-street
parking shall include a reasonable number of spaces to accommo-
date handicapped persons as specified in an approved precise
plan, and, except as otherwise provided in this section and
Sections 20.57.250 through 20.57.300, off-street parking shall
be maintained in accordance with Chapter 20.52. (Ord. 868-81
Exh. A SC(6) (a), 1981).
20.57.250 Off-street.parking--Minimum standards. The
following are minimum off-street parking standards for sites
in the specific plan area:
Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards
ae
Any commercial use listed
in Section 20.57.200 except
as otherwise specifically
provided in this section
B. Hotels and motels
Spectator entertainment
20.57-13
1 for each 200
square feet of
gross floor area.
1 for each 3 units;
1 1/2 for each unit
with kitchen facili-
ties, plus 1 for
each 200 feet of
gross floor area for
lobby and offices
and 1 for each 5
units for guests.
1 for every 5 fixed
seats, and for every
35 square feet of
nonfixed seating
area in the audi-
torium plus 1 for
each 200 square feet
gross of nonseating
area plus one for
each 50'square feet
of 'dining and/or
drinking area.
Dining and drinking estab-
lishments·
1 for each fifty
square feet gross
customer area, and
1 for each 200
square feet of all
other floor areas.
Business and professional
offices, financial institu-
tions
1 for eaCh 300
square feet of gross
floor area.
F. Research and development
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A SC(6) (b), 1981).
1 for each 500 square
feet of gross floor
area; 1 for each
300 square feet
gross of office or
nonstorage areas or
nonlaboratory area.
20.57.260 Off-street parking--Compact spaces. The
allowable number of compact car parking spaces shall be up
to fifty percent of the total spaces required, and compact
car parking spaces may be grouped together in certain loca-
tions. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~C(6) (c), 1981).
20.57.270 Off-street parking--Sizes of spaces. The
size of off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:
Width Depth Aisles
A. Standard 8.5
B. Compact 7.5
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A SC(6) (d) , 1981)
20' 24'
15' 24'
20.57.280 Off-street parking--Improvements. Ail park-
ing areas and drives shall be separated from landscaped areas
by concrete curbs in accordance with the zoning ordinance
and shall be paved with a hard impervious surface. Paving
structural sections for parking areas shall be designed in
accordance with recommendations of a professional soils
engineer 5ased on the site's soils' conditions and projected
traffic loadings. Such soils report shall be submitted to
the redevelopment agency along with the precise plan for the
site. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~C(6) (e), 1981).
20.57.290 Off-street parking--Lighting and maintenance.
The owner shall ensure that all parking areas and drives are
properly illuminated at the level of one footcandle or such
20.57- 14
greater level as may reasonably be required for areas subject
to heavy nighttime vehicular traffic. All parking areas shall
be maintained for safe operation ~f vehicles and to present
a sightly and well-kept appearance. (Ord. 868-81 Exk. A
~C(6) (f), 1981).
20.57.300 Off-street parking--Loading and unloading
spaces. A. Sufficient off-street loading and unloading
spaces shall be provided on each site, and adequate provisions
and space shall be made for maneuvering freight vehicles and
handling all freight. Off-street loading and unloading
spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following
minimum standards:
Under 20,000 square feet None
20,000 to 100,000 square feet 1
Each additional 500,000 square 2
feet
B. Buildings and structures shall be so designed and
so placed upon the site, ~nd loading facilities shall be so
constructed and so located, that motor vehicles, whether
rear loading or side loading (of the maximum length permitted
by the state of California at the time of construction of the
buildings and structures, but in no case less than sixty feet
in total length), may be loaded or unloaded at any loading
dock or door, or loading area, without extending beyond the
property line. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~C(6) (g), 1981).
20.57.310 Public utilities. A. Water. Water supply
for the specific plan area shall be provided by the water
service company franchised by the city to serve that area.
The water mains shall be undergrounded and located within
public rights-of-way and/or public easements.
B. Sewage Disposal. Sewage and waste water generated
from the specific plan area shall 5e conducted in sanitary
sewer trunk-lines located in puSlic rights-of-way and/or
public easements to the sewage treatment plant serving tke
city of South San Francisco.
C. Storm Water Drainage. Storm water generated within
the specific plan area will be collected at appropriate
intervals in area drains, catch basins and curb in, ets and
conducted in underground drainage pipes and/or open water
courses to Colma Creek, a major flood control channel in
the City of South San Francisco. The storm drain lines,
located in public rights-of-way and/or public easements
will be maintained by the City Public Works Division.
D. Solid Waste Disposal. Solid waste generated within
the specific plan area will be collected and disposed of by
a company which is franchised to collect and dispose of
solid waste within the city limits of the city. (Ord. 967
~10, 1984; Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~C(7), 1981).
20.57-15
IV. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
20.57.320 Buildings and improvements--General require-
ments. All buildings and improvements located on any site
shall be constructed by the owner of such site in accord-
ance with the requirements of the redevelopment agency and in
accordance with the standards found in Sections 20.57.330
through 20.57.380, unless an exception is approved in writing
by the redevelopment agency. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A SD(l) (part),
1981).
20.57.330 Exterio~ walls. Exterior walls shall be of
wood, masonry, concrete or other equivalent material approved
by the redevelopment agency and shall be finished in a manner
acceptable to the redevelopment agency. (0rd.'868-81 Exh. A
SD(l) (a), 1981).
20.57.340 Exterior design. Building construction and
design shall be used to create a structure with Substantially
equally attractive sides of high quality, rather than placing
all emphasis on the front elevation of the structure and
neglecting or downgrading the aesthetic appeal of the side
elevations of the structure. Any accessory buildings and
enclosures, whether attached to or detached from the main
building, shall be of similar compatible design and materials.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(1) (b), 1981).
20.57.350 Noise abatement. A. Buildings shall be
designed and oriented on the site to reduce interior noise
levels within the buildings caused by on-site activities or
by adjacent highways, roads, flight paths or rail facilities
to a level complying with all then applicable federal, state
and local health and safety requirements. Noise generated
on a site during construction or in areas outside completed
buildings shall be minimized as necessary to avoid creation
of a nuisance.
B. Ail construction contracts for any construction
work to be performed on a site shall require the contractor
to comply with all applicable federal, state and local govern-
mental requirements relating to noise limitations on construc-
tion vehicles and equipment. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A §D(1) (c),
1981).
20.57.360 Energy conservation. Ail buildings shall be
designed, insulated and lighted in accordance with applicable
federal and state energy conservation laws and regulations.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(1) (d), 1981).
20.57-16
20.57.370 Erosion control. Each owner engaging in any
construction work shall take appropriate measures to maintain
existing water courses, to minimize erosion and to control
dust. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(1) (e), 1981).
20.57.380 Protection of trees. Construction vehicles
and equipment and excavated soils shall be kept away from
under the canopy of any trees on the site which are to be
preserved. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(1) (f), 1981).
20.57.390 Signs--General requirements. Each sign shall
be harmonious with the texture and color, of the building
to which it is affixed or in conjunction with which it is
employed and shall otherwise be governed by the sig~ ordi-
nance guidelines, codified in Title 17, as amended from time
to time; provided, however, that the limitations found in
Sections 20.57.400 through 20.57.450 shall apply to the extent
they add to or are different from the requirements of the
sign ordinance. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A §D(2) (a) (part), 1981).
20.57.400 Signs--Program--Area per site. A sign pro-
gram shall be submitted as a part of the precise plan appli-
cation for a site. The area of signs appurtenant to the use
of a site shall not exceed one hundred square feet per acre
of site area. The sign area permitted for each site may be
divided into the number of single or. double faced signs
appropriate for the number and size of buildings located on
a site. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(2) (a) (1), 1981).
20.57.410 Signs--Computing area. The area of any sign
shall include the entire face of the sign and any structural
work incidental to its erection and/or decoration. If the
sign is composed of individual letters, figures, or design,
the space between and around such letters, figures, or
design shall be considered as part of the sign area. For
the purpose of computing the area of a double-faced sign,
the two faces shall be treated as one if the copy is the same
on both faces. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A '~D(2) (a) (2), 1981).
20.57.420 Signs--Illumination. A sign may be illuminated
provided that no flashing, traveling, animated or intermittent
illumination shall be used. Such illumination shall be con-
fined to the area of the sign except when such illumination
is backlighting for an otherwise nonilluminated sign. No
colored illumination, other than white, shall be used with-
out prior approval by the executive director of the redevelop-
ment agency. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(2) ~a) (3), 1981).
20.57-17
20.57.430 Signs--Extension above roofline. No sign.
shall extend above' the dominant roofline of a building. (Ord.
868-81 Exh. A ~D(2) (a) (4), 1981).
20.57.440 Signs--Freestanding--Limitations. Permanent
freestanding signs are permitted subject to the same sign
limitations described in Sections 20.57.390 through 20.57.430,
except that the total size of any such sign shall not exceed
a total of one hundred square feet in area. (Ord. 868-81
Exh. A ~D(2)(a)(5), 1981).
20.57.450 Signs--Temporary--Advertising site for sale
or lease. One sign may be erected on a site to offer the site
for sale or lease of a size not to exceed twenty square feet
in area, and temporary signs may be erected, during construc-
tion operations,' of a character and size first'approved by
the executive director of the redevelopment agency. (Ord.
868-81 Exh. A ~D(2) (a) (6), 1981).
20.57.460 Landscaping. In general, to be approved,
landscaping plans ordinarily must provide for the following:
A. Completion of landscaping on the site contemporane-
ously with completion of the building and other improvements
on the site;
B. Automatic underground sprinkling systems for all
landscaped areas;
C. Landscaping which does not obstruct sight lines
at street or driveway intersections;
D. Preservation of existing trees to the extent prac-
tical;
E. At least one tree for each two thousand square feet
of area between building lines and street property liens with
the exception of paved areas and parking islands;
F. Reasonable access to public and private utility
lines and easements for installation and repair. (Ord. 868-81
Exh. A ~D(3), 1981).
20.57.470 Fences. No fence, wall, or similar structure
shall be erected, installed or permitted to remain on any
site within twenty feet of the front property line, or within
ten feet of a side or rear property line that is not a
street property line, or in front of a building facing the
street, without the prio~ approval of the redevelopment agency.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~D(4), 1981).
20.57 -18
V. OPEN SPACE STANDARDS
20.57.480 Open space standards. Open space areas shall
be conserved, designed and developed to enhance the environ-
mental quality of the site'and to achieve safe, efficient
and harmonious development of the site. (Ord. 868-81 Exh.
A ~E, 1981).
VI. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
20.57.490 Floodplain management. The southwest corner
of the specific plan area is located in zone B as per the
flood insurance rate map (.FIRM) of the city of South San
Francisco. This zone includes areas subject to certain
types of one-hundred-year shallow flooding where depths are
less than one foot, as well as areas subject to one-hundred-
year flooding' from'sources with drainage areas less than one
square mile. This area of the specific plan area will be
developed to lie above the zone B flood elevations, and as
a result, potential flood hazards will be mitigated. (Ord.
868-81 Exh. A §F, 1981).
VII. PRECISE PLAN PROCEDURE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC PLAN
20.57.500 General method.. The.Gateway specific plan
shall be'implemented through the review of precise plans
which shall set forth in detail development guidelines for
proposed structures and improvements and their arrangements
within the specific plan area. The redevelopment agency
shall review precise plans submitted for approval to deter-
mine whether they are consistent with the Gateway specific
plan, the redevelopment plan, and the owner participation
agreement. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A §G(!), 1981).
20.57.510 Precise plan required. No person shall
commence any use or erect any structure or make exterior
modifications to any existing use, parking area or struc-
ture, and no building permit, variance permit or certifi-
cate of occupancy shall be issued for any new use or struc-
ture or modification thereof until a precise plan therefor
has been approved in accordance with the requirements set
forth in Sections 20.57.520 through 20.57.600. The following
shall not require prior approval of a precise plan:
A. Change in sign copy on existing changeable signs
or on signs designed to allow a change of copy; .
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B. Changes required in whole or in part by a requirement
of any governmental agency;
C. A permit for demolition of buildings existing in the
specific plan area prior to adoption of the Gateway specific
plan enabling ordinance and a general site grading permit
for the specific plan area shall be granted without approval
of precise plans therefor. (Ord. 868-81 ~xh. A ~G(2), 1981).
20.57.520 Application for approval. When a precise plan
is required by the Gateway specific plan, the precise plan
sball be submitted to the executive director of the redevelop-
ment agency. The executive director of the redevelopment
agency shall check each application for completeness and,
if the precise plan is found to be incorrect, the executive
director shall notify the applicant of the deficiency witkin
fourteen days of submission of the precise plan to the agency.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A $G(3), 1981).
20.57.530 Contents. The following information and
drawings shall be required for consideration by the redevelop-
ment agency, except that the executive director of the
redevelopment agency may require lesser information or fewer
drawings if in his opinion the information and drawings
submitted meet the intent and purpose of this section; or,
the executive director of the redevelopment agency may require
additional information if such additional information is
necessary to meet the intent and purpose of this section:
Ao All applicable tentative, final or parcel maps within
the area covered by the proposed precise plan;
B. A legal and physical description of the site including
boundaries, easements, existing topography, natural features,
existing buildings, structures and utilities;
C. A plot or site plan, drawn to scale which depicts
all proposed on-site improvements and utilities and the
locations of same in accordance with the standards estab-
lished in the Gateway specific plan;
D. A landscape plan drawn to scale which sets forth
information pertinent to the landscape requirements of the
Gateway specific plan and the zoning ordinance and shows
all existing trees and shrubs on the site;
E. Grading and drainage plans unless the City Engineer
determines they are unnecessary for the review process;
F. Architectural plans and exterior elevations indicat-
ing profiles, glazing and materials drawn to scale. The
applicant shall submit one colored full-size print showing
elevations drawn to scale and ten 8-1/2" x 11" reductions
showing all land uses and buildings;
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G. Scale drawings of all signs and light standards with
details of height, area, color and materials specified therein;
H. Any other drawings or'additional information neces-
sary for the redevelopment agency to review and make its
determination as required hereby. (Ord. 967 ~11, 1984;
Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~G(4), 1981).
20.57.540 Changes after approval. If significant changes
to an approved precise plan are desired by the applicant, a
revised precise plan shall be submitted and processed accord-
ing to the procedures established herein for approval of the
original precise plan. Revisions which are minor in nature,
other than those applied as a condition of approval, shall
be reviewed and approved by the executive director of the
redevelopment agency. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A §G(5), 1981).
20.57.550 Guidelines for review. In reviewing precise
plans pursuant to the Gateway specific plan, the redevelop-
ment agency shall adhere to the standards set fortk in Sections
20.57.160 through 20.57.470 and shall further attempt to
foster and promote the general character and purposes of the
specific plan area as set'forth in the redevelopment plan
and the owner participation agreement. (Ord. 868-81 Exh.
A ~G(6), 1981).
20.57.560 Period of review. To ensure the orderly
development and marketing of property in the specific plan
area, the redevelopment agency shall act promptly on any
request for its approval, and in any event shall complete
review of any precise plan within forty-five days of sub-
mission of the complete precise plan to the executive direc-
tor of the redevelopment agency. The period for review of
a precise plan may be extended once for a period not to exceed
thirty days upon the written consent of the agency and the
applicant. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~G(7) (a), 1981).
20.57.570 Executive director's review. The executive
director of the redevelopment agency shall review the appli-
cation in light of the guidelines and standards set forth
in Sections 20.57.160 through 20.57.470, and shall consult
with the staff of affected departments and offices of the
city in connection with the review of each precise plan.
Upon completion of his review and consultations, the execu-
tive director shall submit .the precise plan to the board of
the redevelopment agency and shall recommend that the board
of the redevelopment agency approve, conditionally approve,
disapprove or suggest modifications to the precise plan.
(Ord. 868-81 Exn. A ~G(7)(b), 1981).
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20.57.580 Redevelopment agency approval decision. The
redevelopment agency shall approve, conditionally approve,
disapprove or suggest modifications to the precise plan.
Any conditions shall be reasonable, and designed to assure
attainment of the standards established in Section 20.57.550.
No approval shall be unreasonably withheld.by the board if the
precise plan shall be within the standards set forth in
Section 20.57.550. If the board disapproves the precise
plan, it shall specify the standards or conditions which have
not been met. If the board fails to approve, approve with
conditions, disapprove or suggest modifications to the precise
plan as submitted by the applicant within forty-five days
following the date the complete precise plan (plus any period
of extension under Section 20.57.560) was submitted to the
executive director of the redevelopment agency( the precise
plan shall be deemed approved. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~G~7) (c),
1981).
20.57.590 Mandatory findings for approval.. The board
of the redevelopment agency shall make the following findings
before approving or conditionally approving any precise plan:
A. The project proposed in the precise plan is compati-
ble with the intent and purpose of the Gateway specific plan.
B. The proposed development and/or construction stand-
ards of the precise plan are designed to achieve compliance
with the development and/or construction standards of the
Gateway specific plan.
C. The project proposed in the precise plan is consist-
ent with the redevelopment plan and the owner participation
agreement.
D. The project proposed in the precise plan is consistent
with the general plan. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~G(8), 1981).
20.57.600 Expiration of approval. Any building permit
or variance permit for which a. precise plan has been approved,
conditionally approved or modified shall lapse and shall be
deemed void two years after the date thereof if a building
permit has not been issued therefor and/or construction
has not commenced or has not proceeded with due diligence
thereafter. Reasonable extensions of time may be granted
by the board of the redevelopment agency. (Ord. 868-81
Exh. A ~G(9), 1981).
VIII. VARIANCE PERMITS
20.57.610 Basis for granting. Where practical diffi-
culties, unnecessary hardships and results inconsistent
with the general purpose of the Gateway specific plan may
20.57-22
result from the strict application of certain provisions
thereof, variance permits may be granted as provided in this
section and Sections. 20.57.620 through 20.57.650. (Ord.
868-81 Exh. A §H(part), 1981).
20.57.620 ' Application. An owner may apply for a
variance by submitting a written application on a form
prescribed by the redevelopment agency. (Ord. 868-81 Exh.
A SH(1), 1981). .
20.57.630 Application--Investigation. When an appli-
cation is filed, the executive director of the agency shall
make an investigation and review of said application. Upon
completion of the investigation and review, the executive
director of the agency shall set a public hearing before
the redevelopment agency on the application. (Ord. 868-81
Exh. A §H(2), 1981).
20.57.640 Application--Public hearing. A. Notice of
the public hearing shall be published once in a newspaper
of general circulation printed and published in the city of
South San Francisco not less than ten days prior to the
date set for the hearing.
B. Notice of the public hearing shall be posted on
the property which is subject of the application, or adjacent
thereto, not less than ten days prior to the date set for
such hearing.
C. Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed by
the redevelopment agency through the United States mail,
using names and address from the last equalized county
assessment roll at least ten days prior to a public hearing.
The applicant shall submit to the executive director of
the agency a certified, complete and accurate mailing list
of all assessor's parcel numbers, owners and addresses of
all properties shown on the last equalized assessment roll
as owning real property within three hundred feet of the
property which is the subject of the proposed application
in a form as prescribed by the redevelopment agency. (.Ord.
868-81 Exh. A ~H(3), 1981).
20.57.650 Redevelopment agency decision. At the con-
clusion of the public hearing, the redevelopment agency shall
make written findings of fact as to whether the variance
sought will be in harmony with the general purpose of the
Gateway specific plan. The redevelopment agency may, by
resolution, grant or deny the variance as it deems necessary
to fulfill the purposes of the Gateway specific plan and may
grant the variance with conditions and require reasonable
guarantees and evidence that such conditions are being or
will be met. (Ord. 868-81 Exh. A ~H(4), 1981).
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IX. AMENDMENT OF' GATEWAY SPECIFIC PLAN
20.57.660 Amendment procedure and guidelines. The
procedure for amending the Gateway specific plan shall be as
specified in the California Government Code, Sections 65500
through 65507. Prior to approving any amendment to the
Gateway specific plan, the city council shall find that:
A. The amendment is consistent with the redevelopment
plan and the owner participation agreement.
B. The amendment is consistent with the general plan.
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. A SI, 1981).
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X. MAP OF SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
20.57.670
868-81.
"Exhibit B" to "Exhibit A" to Ordinance
I
(Ord. 868-81 Exh. B to Exh. A, 1981).
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Chapter 20.59
OYSTER POINT MARINA SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
Sections:
20.59.010
20.59.020
20.59.030
20.59.040
20.59.050
20.59.060
20.59.070
20.59.080
20.59.090
20.59.100
20.59.110
20.59.120
Definitions.
Regulations generally.
Land use and circulation.
General development standards.
Construction standards.
Open space standards.
Floodplain management.
Procedure for implementation.
Variance permit procedure.
Amendment of Oyster Point Marina specific
plan.
Permits from other agencies.
Permissible types of construction.'
20.59.010 Definitions. The following definitions
shall be supplementary to those contained in Chapter 20.08
of this code:
A. Building. "Building" means the principal structure
or structures on any site, including all projections or ex-
tensions thereof, and all garages, outside platforms, out-
buildings, docks and other similar structures.
B. City. "City" means the city of South San Francisco.
C. City Council. "City council" means the duly elected
city council of the city of South San Francisco.
D. General Plan. "General plan" means the general
plan adopted on April 21, 1969 by the city council by Reso-
lution No. 5073, as amended, and such elements as may be
adopted and amended from tL~e to time commencing with Title
7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Section 65300 of the Government
Code.
E. Harbor District. "Harbor district" means the San
Mateo County Harbor District.
F. Joint Powers Agreement. "Joint powers agreement"
mea~s the agreement between the city and the San Mateo
County Harbor District, which became effective on the llth
day of November, 1977 and as amended from time to time, which
authorizes said agencies to jointly develop and construct
all of the required facilities for the expansion and improve-
ment of the Oyster Point Marina Park.
G. Lessee. "Lessee" means, at any particular time or
times, any person, partnership, firm, corporation or other
legal entity which holds a lease to one or more sites with
the Harbor District and/or city.
20.59-1
H. Property Line. "Property line" means a line bound-
ing a lot or parcel as shown on any final or parcel map then
in effect.
I. Sign Ordinance. "Sign ordinance" means Title 17 of
the South San Francisco Municipal Code as amended from time
to time.
J. Site. "Site" means a contiguous area of land within
the specific plan area which is the subject of a proposed
precise plan, whether shown as one or more lots or parcels
or portions of lots or parcels on any recorded final or par-
cel map affecting the specific plan area.
K. Specific Plan. "Specific plan" means the Oyster
Point Marina specific plan adopted by the city council by
Resolution No. 124-83 dated September 7, 1983 and as amended
from time to time.
L. Specific Plan Area/Specific Plan District. "Speci-
fic plan area" or "specific plan district" means the property
described in Exhibit "A" set out at the end of this chapter
and incorporated herein by this reference and as shown on
the specific plan map, designated as Exhibit "B" and set out
at the end of this chapter, and incorporated herein by this
reference.
M. Subdivision Ordinance. "Subdivision ordinance" means
Title 19 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code as amended
from time to time.
N. Zoning Ordinance. "Zoning ordinance" means Title
20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code as amended from
time to time or its successor. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983).
20.59.020 Regulations generally. A. The regulations
contained in this chapter shall apply in the specific plan
district.
B. Wherever this chapter or the specific plan do not
provide specific standards and/or procedures for the approval
and/or administration of development projects within the
specific plan district or for appeals concerning such ap-
provals or administration of development projects, the
standards and procedures outlined in Title 20 of the South
San Francisco Municipal Code in effect at the time the issue
is decided shall be the standards and procedures applicable
to such development projects.
C. Whenever a subdivision map or parcel map is required
to be filed in connection with a project within the specific
plan district, the standards and procedures contained in
Title 19 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code shall apply
to said project unless those procedures and standards are
inconsistent with specific standards or procedures set forth
in this chapter.
D. Whenever a subdivision map or parcel map is re-
quired to be filed in connection with a project within the
specific plan district, no building permit shall be issued
for said project unless and until all of ~he requirements
20.59-2
(including but not limited to recordation) related to final
subdivision or parcel maps have been met.
E. Approval of Development. The approval of develop-
ment within the specific plan area shall be governed generally
by Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 4.5 of the Government Code
(commencing with Section 65920) which sets forth general
procedures for the review and approval of development proj-
ects and shall be governed more specifically by the approval
procedures set forth in the specific plan.
F. Precise Plan Approval. The specific plan provides
that the city council shall have the authority to review and
approve or disapprove precise plans for development within
the specific plan area, and the procedure for review of such
precise plans is set forth in Section G of the specific plan.
G. Land Use. Any land use designation not specifically
authorized by the specific plan shall be deemed prohibited.
(Ord. 927 §4(part), 1983).
20.59.030 Land use and circulation. A. Use Categories.
The following uses may be permitted on various parcels lo-
cated within the specific plan area subject to first obtain-
ing precise plan approval:
Uses Parcels
Retail stores, offices, and personal
service establishments
1,2,3,4
Restaurants, excluding fast-food
restaurants with drive-through
windows
1,2,3,4
Hotels, motels and related fa-
cilities and services
1,2,3,4
Signs appurtenant to any permitted
use
Ail
Public park and related uses, such
as parking lots and park service
buildings
5,9,11
6. Harbor Master building
11
Public buildings, public parking
and related public uses and fa-
cilities
6,8,10,11
Marina, fuel docks, launching
ramp and related facilities
11
20.59-3
Uses Parcels
9. Private clubs
10
10. Boat storage, repair and service
6,7,8
11. Fishing pier
11
B. Circulation.
1. Street Locations. The street system within the
specific plan area shall be located as shown on the specific
plan map, Exhibit "B", set out at the end of this chapter.
2. Maintenance. All streets and roadways within
the specific plan district shall be private and maintained
by the Harbor district. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983).
20.59.040 General development Standards. A. Pur-
pose. The general development standards shall provide con-
tinuity throughout the specific plan district by providing
standards for all improvements constructed in the district.
The specific plan district shall be divided into separate
development parcels as shown on Exhibit "B", set out at the
end of this chapter. Each parcel shall be limited in the
types of uses permitted, to those shown on Exhibit "B" and
indicated in subsection 20.59.030 A.
B. Setbacks. No building, wall, or similar struc-
ture shall be erected, installed or permitted to remain
on any site within twenty feet of the front property line,
or within ten feet of a side or rear property line.
C. Lot Coverage. Building lot coverage shall not
exceed fifty percent.
D. Building Height. Building height shall not exceed
fifty feet except for buildings on Parcel 3 which shall not
exceed one hundred feet in height.
E. Off-street parking requirements.
1. General Requirements. Ail parking facilities
on each site in the specific Plan area shall be sufficient
to serve the uses conducted on each such site. Off-street
parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the
minimum standards set forth in subsection E of this section
taking into account any shared parking which may result
from staggering of peak activity periods between adjacent
or mixed uses. Parking shall include a reasonable number
of spaces to accommodate handicapped persons. Except as
otherwise provided in this section, parking shall be main-
tained in accordance with Sections 20.52.010 through
20.52.190 of this code.
2. Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards.
a. Any commercial use 1 space for each 200
listed in Section square feet of gross
20.50.030A except floor area.
otherwise specifi-
cally provided in
this section
20.59-4
be
Hotels and motels
1 space for each
3 guest units; 1-1/2
spaces for each guest
unit with kitchen fa-
cilities, plus 1
space for each 200
feet of gross floor
area for lobby, meet-
ing rooms, and of-
fices plus 1 visitor
parking space for
each 5 guest units.
Dining and drink-
ing establishments
1 space for each 50
square feet gross
customer area, and
1 for each 200 square
feet of all other
floor areas.
de
Public park, marina,
private club, harbor
master building,
fishing pier, launch
ramp and other pub-
lic uses and facili-
ties
As shown on the speci-
fic plan map set out
at the end of this
chapter as Exhibit "B".
ee
Business and profes-
sional offices
1 space for each 300
square feet of gross
floor space.
3. Compact Spaces. The allowable number of com-
pact car parking spaces shall be up to thirty percent of
the total spaces required.
4. Sizes of Spaces. The size of off-street park-
ing spaces shall be as follows:
Width Depth Aisles
Standard 9' 20' 25'
Compact 7.5' 16' 25'
F. Signs.
1. A sign program shall be submitted as a part of
the precise plan application for a site. The sign area per-
mitted for each site may be divided into the number of single
or double faced signs appropriate for the number and size
of buildings located on a site.
20.59- 5
2. Each sign shall be harmonious with the texture
and color of the building to which it is affixed or related
and shall otherwise be governed by the sign ordinance as
amended from time to time; provided, however, that the fol-
lowing limitations shall apply to the extent they add to or
are different from the requirements of the sign ordinance:
a. The area of any sign shall include the entire
face of the sign and any structural work incidental to its
construction and/or decoration. If the sign is composed of
individual letters, figures, or design, the space between
and around such letters, figures, or design shall be con-
sidered as part of the sign area. For the purpose of comput-
ing the area of a double-faced sign, the two faces shall be
treated as one if the copy is the same on both faces.
b. A sign may be illuminated provided that no
flashing, traveling, animated or intermittent illumination
shall be used. Such illumination shall be confined to the
area of the sign except when such illumination is backlight-
ing for an otherwise nonilluminated sign. No colored illum-
ination, other than white, shall be used without prior ap-
proval by the city council and harbor district board.
c. No sign shall extend above the dominant roof-
line of the building~to which it is attached.
d. Permanent free-standing signs are permitted
subject to the same sign limitations described above.
G. Landscaping. Landscaping plans shall be approved
by the director of parks and recreation and shall provide
for the following:
1. Completion of landscaping on the site contem-
poraneously with completion of the building and other im-
provements on the site;
2. Automatic underground sprinkling systems for all
landscaped areas;
3. Landscaping which does not obstruct sight lines
at street or driveway intersections as approved by the city
traffic engineer;
4. Preservation of existing trees to the extent
practical;
5. At least one tree shall be provided for each
two thousand square feet of area between building lines and
street property lines with the exception of paved areas and
parking islands;
6. Reasonable access to public and private utility
lines and easements for installation and repair as approved
by the director of public services.
H. District Security Plan. The general manager of the
Harbor district shall have the responsibility of formulating
a security plan for the specific plan district. Said security
plan shall be submitted within sixty days of adoption of the
specific plan for approval by the city's police department
20.59-6
and shall be amended and updated as necessary. The security
plan shall address overall specific plan district safety and
security issues, as well as integrate individual security
measures of projects developed under precise plans. The
security plan shall address on-site circulation and traffic
control, access control, lighting, fencing, enforcement of
traffic regulations and applicable city and. county ordi-
nances, use o~ security personnel, reporting and complaln%
processes, and any other security and safety issue that
affects the specific plan district and its users. (Ord.
927 §4(part), 1983).
20.59.050 Construction standards. Buildings and Im-
provements. All buildings' and improvements located on any
site shall be constructed by the lessee or owner of such
site in accordance with the requirements of the city coun-
cil and Harbor district board and in accordance'with the
following standards, unless an exception is approved in
writing by the city and Harbor district.
A. Exterior Walls. Exterior walls shall be.of wood,
masonry, concrete or other equivalent material approved by
the city council and the Harbor district board.
B. Exterior Design. Building construction and design
shall be used to create a structure with substantially equally
attractive sides of high quality. All accessory buildings
and enclosures, whether attached to or detached from the main
building, shall be of similar and compatible design and ma-
terials.
C. Noise Abatement.
1. Buildings shall be designed and oriented on the
site to reduce intericr noise levels within the buildings
caused by on-site activities, adjacent streets, or rail fa-
cilities to a level complying with all then applicable feder-
al, state, county, and local health and safety requirements.
Noise generated on a site during construction or in areas out-
side completed buildings shall be minimized as required to
avoid creation of a nuisance.
2. Buildings shall be designed and oriented on the
site to reduce interior noise levels within the buildings
caused by aircraft overflight or operations at the San
Francisco International Airport to a level which conforms with
the standards set forth in Exhibit "C" set out at the end of
this chapter and incorporated herein by reference as though
set forth verbatim.
3. Ail construction contracts for work to be per-
formed on a site shall comply with all applicable federal,
state and local governmental requirements relating to noise
limitations on construction vehicles and equipment.
D. Energy Conservation. Ail buildings shall be de-
signed, insulated and lighted in accordance with applicable
federal and state energy conservation laws and regulations.
20.59-7
E. Erosion Control. Each owner or lessee engaging in
or authorizing any construction work shall take reasonable
measures to minimize erosion and. control dust as required
by the director of public services.
F. Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems. All build-
ings shall be provided with an automatic fire extinguishing
system or an alternate means of protection or notification
as approved by the fire chief.
G. Secondary Source of Water. A secondary source of
water for fire protection shall be installed by the Harbor
district and made usable prior to the issuance of building
permits for any future building phase in the specific plan
area. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983).
20.59.060 O~en space standards. Open space areas shall
be conserved, designed and developed to enhance the environ-
mental quality of the site and to achieve safe, efficient and
harmonious development of the site. (Ord. 927 §4(part),
1983).
20.59.070 Floodplain management. The perimeter of
the specific plan area is located in Zone VI on the Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) of the city. This zone includes
areas subject to certain types of one-hundred-year coastal
flooding and wave action. This portion area of the specific
plan area shall be developed to lie above the Zone VI flood
elevations. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983).
20.59.080 Procedure for implementation. A. General
Method. The specific plan shall be implemented through the
review and approval of precise plans which shall indicate
in detail proposed structures and improvements and their
arrangements on sites within the specific plan area. The
city shall review precise plans to determine whether they
are consistent with the general plan and specific plan.
B. Precise Plan Required. No person shall commence any
use or erect any structure or make exterior modifications
to any existing structure, use or parking area and no buiid-
ing permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for
any new use or structure or modification thereof until a
precise plan therefor has been approved in accordance with
the requirements hereinafter set forth. The following shall
not require prior approval of a precise plan:
1. Changes in sign .copy on existing changeable signs
or on signs designed to allow a change of copy;
2. Changes required in whole or in part by a law-
ful requirement of any governmental agency having competent
jurisdiction to impose such requirements;
3. Interior modifications of buildings which do not
alter the nature, character or intensity of a use;
20.59-8
4. Any public use, public building, or public im-
provement which is shown on the Specific Plan Map (Exhibit "B"),
however, any such use, building or improvements shall be
submitted to the city's design review board for approval
prior to the issuance of a building permit.
C. Filing Fees. A precise plan application fee shall be
paid for all private development proposals pursuant to the
Master Fee Schedule of the city; provided, 5owever, that said
application fees shall be waived for all precise plans which
involve only public buildings and uses.
D. Application for Approval of Precise Plan. The di-
rector of the department of community development shall check
each application for completeness and, if the precise plan
is found to be incomplete, the director shall notify the
applicant of the deficiency within thirty days of submission
of the precise plan to the city.
E. Contents of Precise Plan. The following information
and drawings shall be required for consideration by the city,
except, that the director of the department of community
development may require lesser information or fewer drawings
if in his opinion the information and drawings submitted
meet the intent and purpose of this section. The director
of the department of community development may also require
additional information if such additional information is
necessary to meet the intent and purpose of this section:
1. All applicable tentative, final or parcel maps
within the area covered by the precise plan;
2. A legal and physical description of the site in-
cluding boundaries, easements, existing topography, natural
features, existing buildings, structures and utilities;
3. Ten full-sized and twenty-five eight and one-
half inch by eleven inch reduction copies of a site plan
which depicts all proposed on-site improvements and utilities
and the locations of same in accordance with the standards
.established in the specific plan;
4. A landscape plan drawn to scale which sets forth
information pertinent to the landscape requirements of the
.~pecific plan and the zoning ordinance and shows all exist-
lng trees and shrubs on the site;
5. Grading and drainage plans unless the city en-
gineer determines they are unnecessary for the review pro-
cess;
5. Architectural plans and exterior elevations in-
dicating profiles, glazing and materials drawn to scale.
The applicant shall submit one colored full-size print
showing elevations drawn to scale, seven full scale draw-
ings drawn to one-fourth scale and twenty-five eight and
one-half inch by eleven inch reductions showing all land
uses and buildings.
7. One colored full scale drawing and twenty-five
eight and one-half inch by eleven inch reductions of all
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signs and light standards with details of height, area, color
and materials specified therein;
8. An estimate, prepared by a qualified professional,
of the average daily and peak sanitary sewage discharge from
the proposed development;
9. Any other drawings or additional information
necessary for the city to review and make its determination
as required herein.
F. Changes in Approved Precise Plan. If significant
changes to an approved precise plan are desired by the appli-
cant, a revised precise plan shall be submitted and processed
according to the procedures established herein for approval
of the original precise plan. Minor revisions other than
those including revisions of uses, densities or applied as a
condition of approval, may be reviewed and approved by the
city manager.
G. Standards and Guidelines for Review. In reviewing
precise plans pursuant to the specific plan, the city shall
adhere to the standards set forth in this chapter and shall
further attempt to foster and promote the general character
and purposes of the specific plan.
H. Procedure for Review and Approval.
1. To ensure the orderly development and marketing
of property in the specific plan area, the city council shall
act promptly on any request for its approval, and in any
event shall complete review of any precise plan within forty-
five days of submission of the complete precise plan appli-
cation to the director of the department of community de-
velopment. The period for review of a precise plan may be
extended upon the written consent of the city and the appli-
cant.
2. The director of the department of community de-
velopment shall review the application in light of the guide-
lines and standards set forth in this chapter and shall con-
sult with the staff of affected departments and offices of
the city in connection with the review of each precise plan.
Upon completion of his review and consultations, the direc-
tor shall submit the precise plan to the city council and
shall recommend that the city council approve, conditionally
approve, or disapprove the precise plan.
3. Upon completion of its review, the city council
shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the
precise plan. Any conditions of approval shall be reason-
able, and designed to reasonably mitigate significant ef-
fects of the proposed project on the environment and to as-
sure attainment of the standards established in this chapter.
4. If the city council fails to approve, approve
with conditions, or disapprove the precise plan as submitted
by the applicant within forty-five days following the date
the precise plan was submitted to the city council, the
precise plan shall be deemed approved.
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5. Notwithstanding subsection H4 of this section,
the forty-five-day decision requirement specified therein
may be extended with the written consent of the applicant
for a precise plan.
I. Mandatory Findings for Approval of Precise Plan.
The city council shall make the following findings before
approving or conditionally approving any precise plan:
1. The project proposed in the precise plan is con-
sistent with the specific plan;
2. The proposed development and/or construction
standards of the precise plan are consistent with the de-
velopment and/or construction standards of the specific
plan;
3. The project proposed in the precise plan is con-
sistent with the joint powers agreement;
4. The project proposed in the precise plan is con-
sistent with the general plan;
5. The project has received prior approval by the
Harbor district board.
J. Expiration of Precise Plan Approval. A precise
plan which has been approved or conditionally approved shall
lapse and shall be deemed void two years after the date
thereof if construction has not commenced or has not pro-
ceeded with due diligence thereafter. A one-year time ex-
tension may be granted by the city council. (Ord. 927 S4
(part), 1983).
20.59.090 Variance permit procedure. Where practical
difficulties, unnecessary hardships and results inconsistent
with the general purpose of the specific plan may result
from the strict application of certain provisions thereof,
variance permits may be granted by the city council pursuant
to Section 65906 of the Government Code and Sections 20.80-
.090 through 20.80.140 of the Municipal Code. (Ord. 927
S4(part), 1983).
20.59.100 Amendment of Oyster Point Marina specific
plan. The procedure for amending the Oyster Point Marina
specific plan shall be as specified in the Government Code
(commencing with Section 65500). Prior to approving any
amendment to the Oyster Point Marina specific plan, the city
council shall find that:
1. The amendment is consistent with the intent of
the specific plan and the joint powers agreement.
2. The amendment is consistent with the general
plan. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983).
20.59.110 Permits from other agencies. No develop-
ment proposal which requires a permit or an approval of any
sort to be issued by any local, state or federal agency, may
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be approved by the city until proof of such other permit,
license or approval is on file in the department of com-
munity development. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983).
20.59.120 Permissible types of construction. Ail
construction within the boundaries of the Oyster Point
Marina specific plan district shall at a minimum comply with
all applicable provisions of state law and this code. Oyster
Point Marina specific plan requirements will prevail where
more restrictive. (Ord. 927 ~4(part), 1983)
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Exhibit A
Exhibit A to Ordinance 927-83
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
OYSTER POINT MARINA
PARCEL ONE
Ail that certain real property situate in the'city of
South San Francisco, county of San Mateo, state of
California, described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly line of the lands
described in the Deed from Mary Barrett Carter, a
single woman, to South San Francisco Scavenger Co.,
a partnership, dated June 2, 1959 and recorded June
8, 1959 in Book 3615 Official Records of San Mateo
County, page 541 (56465-R), which point bears South
45.19 feet and North 88°27'14'' East 538.17 feet from
a 6 inch granite monument set 660 feet South.of the
corner common to Sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, Township
3 South Range 5 West, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian,
said monument being distant 12 feet North from the
Southwesterly corner of the lands described in the
Deed from South San Francisco Land and Improvement
Company, a California corporation, to Irving I. Wild-
berg, Arthur A. Wildberg and Leopold Oppenheimer, Co-
partners, doing business under firm name and style of
Wildberg Bros., dated March 8, 1923 and recorded March
9, 1923 in Book 66 Official Records of San Mateo County,
page 381 (2569-A); thence from said point of beginning
North 55°58'26'' East 197.35 feet; thence North 40:58'30''
East 168.65 feet; thence North.34o50'00" East 93.02
feet; thence North 46°04'00" East 266.64 feet; thence
North 119.67 feet; thence North 39"45'00'' West 94.46
feet to a point in the dividing line between Tide Lots
7 and 26 produced Westerly; said point also known as
the Northwesterly'corner of parcel one herein described,
thence due East along said production 978.63 feet along
the most Northerly boundary of Tide Lots 7 and 6 in
Section 23, Township 3 South, Range 5 West, Mount
Diablo Base and Meridian, as shown in Map No. 1 of
Salt Marsh and Tide Lands situate in the County of
San Mateo, State of California, prepared by Order of
the Board of Tide Land Commissioners under the authority
and in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled
"an act supplementary to, and amendatory of an Act, en-
titled an act to survey and dispose of certain salt marsh
and tide lands belonging to the State of California,
approved March thirtieth eighteen hundred and sixty
eight," approved April 1st, 1870 to the most Northeasterly
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Exhibit A
corner of said lot 6, being also the common corner of
Tide Lots 5, 6, 27 and 28; thence North 1320 feet to
the most Northwesterly corner of Lot 28, being also the
common corner of Tide Lots 27, 28, 21 and 22; thence
East 1320 feet along the most Northerly boundary of Tide
Lots 28 and 29 to the most Northerly corner of Tide
Lot 30, said tide land lots being in Section 14, Town-
ship 3 South, Range 5 West, Mount Diablo Base and Meri-
dian, as shown on the map entitled "MAP NO. 1 OF SALT
MARSH AND TIDE LANDS SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SAN
MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PREPARED BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF TIDE LAND CO~IISSIONERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT ENTITLED
'AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO AND AMENDATORY OF AN ACT EN-
TITLED AN ACT TO SURVEY AND DISPOSE OF CERTAIN SALT
MARSH AND TIDE LANDS BELONGING TO THE STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA, APPROVED MARCH THIRTIETH EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
SIXTY-EIGHT,' APPROVED APRIL 1, 1970"; thence South
45° East, 933.37 feet to the most Northeasterly
corner of Tide Lot 30; thence South 1980 feet along
the most Easterly boundary of Tide Lots 30 and 3
to the most SoutheasteYly corner of Tide Lot 3; thence
West, 3214.86 feet along the most Southerly boundary
of tide land Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Section 23, Town-
ship 3 South, Range 5 West, Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian, as shown on the map entitled "~.~AP NO. 1
OF SALT MARSH AND TIDE LANDS SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF
SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PREPARED BY ORDER OF
THE BOARD OF TIDE LAND COMMISSIONERS UNDER THE AU-
THORITY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF AN
ACT ENTITLED 'AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO AND AMENDATORY
OF AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO SURVEY AND DISPOSE OF
CERTAIN SALT MARSH AND TIDE LANDS BELONGING TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVED MARCH THIRTIETH EIGHTEEN
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT,' APPROVED APRIL 1, 1870," to
the most Southwesterly corner of Lot 7; thence North
22°10'25" East 52.49 feet, thence North 56°10'25"
East 13.78 feet to a point in the Easterly line of that
certain additional Right of Way for slopes referred to
in Parcel 1, as "on the left between Stations "A" 10
plus 00 to "A" 17 plus 00, 80 feet" in the Deed from
South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company, a
corporation, to South San Francisco Belt Railway, a
corporation, dated October 20, 1928 and recorded Decem-
ber 8, 1928 in Book 384 of Official Records of San
Mateo County at page 289 (23920-B); thence leaving the
line of Tide Land Lot 7 on and along the Easterly line
of the Right of Way for slopes above referred to on the
arc of a curve to the left, a radial line through the
last mentioned point bears North 85°04'53'' West, having
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Exhibit A
a radius of 610.26 feet, and an arc length 16.55 feet
to a point; thence North 86°38'07'' West, 55.00 feet
to a point which bears South 86°38'07'' East 45.00 feet
from Survey line Station "A" 10 plus 00, as said sur-
vey line is described in Parcel 1 of that certain Deed
recorded December 8, 1928 in Book 384 of Official Records
of San Mateo County at page 289 (23920-B) a radial line
through the last mentioned point bears'North 86°38'07''
West; thence on the arc of a curve to the left with a
radius of 555.26 feet, a distance of 169.23 feet to the
Southeasterly corner of the lands described in the above
mentioned deed from Mary Barrett Carter to the South San
Francisco Scavenger Co.; then South 75°55'03'' West along
the Southerly line of the lands described in the last
mentioned deed, 25.16 feet to a point in the Easterly
line of Lot 29, Block 16 of "SOUTH S~N FRANCISCO INDUS-
TRIAL PARK UNIT NO. 3," as said Lot and Block are shown
on that certain map recorded in Book 49 of Maps at
pages 25, 26, 27, and 28, in the office of the Recorder
of the County of San Mateo, State of California; thence
Northerly along said Easterly line of said LOt 29 and
its Northwesterly prolongation, along a curve to the
left having a tangent bearing of North 14~04'32" West,
a radius of 530.26 feet a central angle of 41"39'55"
and an arc length of 385.60 feet to the Northwesterly
line of the lands described in Parcel "D" of the Deed
from Southern Pacific Company, a Delaware corporation,
to Utah Construction and Mining Company, a corporation
dated July 14, 1958 and recorded July 17, 1958 in Book
3425 Official Records of San Mateo County, page 381
(58567-Q): thence along the Northwesterly line of said
last mentioned lands along a curve to the right having
a tangent bearing of North 49~1.7'56" East, a radius of
195.19 feet, a central angle of 6°11'23'' and an arc
length of 21.09 feet and tangent to the preceding curve
North 55°29'19'' East 56.44 feet to the Northerly corner
of said Parcel "D"; thence North 35.68 feet to a point
which is distant South 25.00 feet from the Southeasterly
corner of the lands described in the above mentioned
Deed recorded March 9, 1923 in Book 66 of Official
Records of San Mateo County, page 381 (2569-A); thence
North 86~27'14'' East 7.96 feet to the point of begin-
ning.
TOGETHER WITH an Easement for roadway purposes, with
right of ingress and egress over a strip of land gen-
erally 25 feet in width lying contiguous to and adja-
cent to the Northwesterly line of Parcel One above
described, said strip of land being more particularly
described as follows:
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BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Parcel One as
herein described; thence from said corner South 39°45'00''
East 94.46 feet to a point;, thence South 119.67 feet to
a point; thence South 46°04'00" West 266.64 feet to a
point; thence South 34o50'00'' West 93.02 feet to a
point; thence South 40°58'30'' West 168.65 feet to a
point; thence South 55°58'26" West 197.35 feet to a
point; thence South 88°27'14'' West 7.96 feet to a point
in the Easterly line of the lands of the South San
Francisco Belt Railway, a corporation; thence along
said lands, north 14.32 feet to the Southeasterly
corner of that 0.146 acre parcel of land acquired by
Wildberg Brothers, a description of which was recorded
March 9, 1923 in Book 66 of Official Records of San Mateo
County at page 381; thence North 55°58'26'' East 186.77
feet to a point; thence North 40°58'30" East 164.22
feet to a point; thence North 34°50'00" East 94.14 feet
to a point; thence 46°04'00'' East 258.47 feet to a
point; thence North 100.00 feet to a point; thence
39°45'00" West 106.22 feet to a point in the dividing
line between Tide Lots 7 and 26 produced Westerly;
thence along said line East 32.52 feet to the point of
beginning.
PARCEL TWO
BEGINNING at a point which bears West 32.52 feet from
the Northwesterly corner of Parcel One above described;
thence South 39°45'00" East 106.22 feet to a point;
thence South 100.00 feet to a point; thence South
46°04'00" West 138.86 feet to a point; thence North
278.01 feet to a point in the dividing line between
Tide Lots 7 and 26 produced Westerly; thence along said
dividing line East 32.08 feet to the point of beginning.
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Ex~ID1t C
Exhibi= C =o Ordinance 937-83
USE CAT~G--~RY
2.5 dB 30 c~ 35 d~
35 c~ 40 cia 45 ct~
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I )TI
Chapter 20.61, Shearwater Specific Plan District, is not included
in this printing. Copies are available un, er separate cover from
the Planning Division.
~hapter 20.63
TERRABAY SPECIFIC. PLAN DISTRICT
Sections:
20.63.010
20.63.020
20.63.030
20.63.040
20.63.050
20.63.060
20.63.070
20.63.080
20.63.090
20.63.100
20.63.110
20.63.120
20.63.140
20.63.150
20.63.160
20.63.170
20.63.180
20.63.190
20.63.200
20.63.210
20.63.220
20.63.230
20.63.240
20.63.250
20.63.270
Definitions.
Regulations generally.
Uses permitted.
Site design and grading.
Street standards.
Transportation systems management.
Parking.
Utilities.
Landscaping.
Parks and recreation facilities.
Environmental quality.
Special regulations within the Terrabay
residential district.
Special regulations applicable within the
Terrabay commercial district.
Development procedure generally.
Precise plan and subdivision maps--Generally.
Precise plan and subdivision maps--Submittal--
Initial review.
Precise plan--Contents.
Precise plan--Action by secretary of planning
commission.
Planning commission report on precise plan.
Precise plan--Action by city council.
Mandatory findings for approval of precise
plan.
Amendments to approved precise plan.
Expiration of precise plan approval.
Permits from other agencies.
Permissible types of construction.
20.63.010 Definitions. The following definitions shall
be supplementary to those contained in Chapter 20.08 of this
code.
A. "Building" means the principal structure or structures
on any site, including all projections or extensions thereof,
and all garages, outside platforms, outbuildings, docks and
other similar structures.
B. "City" means the city of South San Francisco.
C. "City council" means the duly elected city council
of the city of South San Francisco.
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D. "Development agreement" means any agreement(s) entered
by and among the city of South San Francisco and a project
sponsor, in accordance with Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3,
Article 2.5, Section 65864 et seq., of the California Govern-
ment Code.
E. "Final or parcel map" means any final subdivision
map or parcel map, as defined in the SubdiVision Map Act
(Section 66410 et seq., Government Code).
F. "General plan" means the general plan adopted on
April 21, 1969 by the city council of the city of South San.
Francisco by Resolution No. 5073, as amended, and such elements
as may be adopted and amended from time to time in accordance
with Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Saction 65300 et seq.
of the Government Code.
G. "Habitat conservation plan (HCP)" means a method of
conserving, managing and enhancing the natural'resources
necessary for the perpetuation of endangered species as
such plan was approved by the city on November 15, 1982,
and as such plan is lawfully amended from time to time.
H. "High technology center" means a land use classi-
fication which utilizes a combination of showrooms and
office space for the sale and distribution of high technology
and electronic equipment.
I. "Owner" means, at any particular time or times, any
person, partnership, firm, corporation or other legal entity
(including sponsor) which o~s fee title to one or more
sites, as shown by the official records of the county of
San Mateo; provided, however, that a person or entity holding
a security interest in any site or sites will not be deemed
an owner so long as its interest in the particular site or
sites is for purposes of security only.
J. "Precise plan" means plans and drawings which pre-
sent detailed site and building information for each building
phase of a project.
K. "Project sponsor" means any person, partnership,
firm, corporation or other legal entity attempting to sub-
divide or in any way develop any site within the Terrabay
specific plan district. "Project sponsor" includes but is
not limited to W. W. Dean and Associates and their successors
in interest of any description.
L. "Property line" means a line bounding a site as
shown on any final subdivision or parcel map then in effect.
The property line along a street shall be the respective
right-of-way line shown on the final subdivision or parcel
map.
M. "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular unit,
regardless of size, primarily designed as a temporary living
quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use; it either
has its own motive power cr is designed to be mounted on or
drawn by an automotive vehicle. "Recreational vehicle"
20.63-2
includes but is not limited to motor homes, truck campers,
travel trailer, camping trailer, and boats. For the purpose
of this definition, a boat shall be a recreational vehicle
regardless of whether or not its design includes temporary
living quarters.
N. "Site" means a contiguous area of land within the
Terrabay specific plan district which is owned of record
by the same owner, whether shown as one or more lots or
parcels or portions of lots or parcels on any recorded sub-
sivision parcel map affecting the specific plan area.
O. "Terrabay commercial district" means all of the
real property located within the boundaries described in
Exhibits B and C attached to the ordinance codified in this
chapter and by this reference incorporated herein as though
set forth verbatim. (See exhibits at end of chapter.)
P. "Terrabay residential district" means all of the
real property located within the boundaries described in
Exhibits B and D attached to the ordinance codified in this
chapter and by this reference incorporated herein as though
set forth verbatim. (See exhibits at end of chapter.)
Q. "Trailer" means a' vehicle without motive power,
designed so that it can be drawn by a motor vehicle, to be
used for the carrying of persons or property or as a human
habitation. However, a structure which meets the requirements
of the building code of the city in all ways, including founda-
tion, is not a trailer, whether or not it was once a vehicle.
(Ord. 915 S4(part), 1983).
20.63.020 Regulations generally. A. The regulations
contained in this chapter shall apply in the Terrabay specific
plan district.
B. Whenever this chapter or the Terrabay specific plan
do not provide specific standards and/or procedures for the
approval and/or administration of development projects within
the Terrabay specific plan district or for appeals concerning
such approvals or administration of development projects,
the standards and procedures outlined in Title 20 of the
South San Francisco Municipal Code in effect at the time
the issue arises shall be the standards and procedures appli-
cable to such development projects.
C. Whenever a subdivision map or parcel map is required
to be filed in connection with a project within the Terrabay
specific plan district, the standards and procedures contained
in Title 19 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code shall
apply to the project unless those procedures and standards
are inconsistent with specific standards or procedures set
forth in this chapter.
D. Whenever a subdivision map or parcel map is required
to be filed in connection with a project within the Terrabay
20.63-3
specific plan district, no building permit shall be issued
for the project unless and until all of the requirements
(including but not limited to recordation) related to final
subdivision or parcel maps have been met. (Ord. 915 S4(part),
1983).
20.63.030 Uses permitted. Uses permitted in the
Terrabay specific plan district subject to first obtaining
approval of precise plans and, if applicable, subdivision
or parcel maps, and subject to the regulations contained in
this chapter, the Terrabay specific plan and applicable
sections of Title 19 and 20 of this code as set forth in
Section 20.63.020, are:
A. Terrabay residential district:
1. Public and private open space areas,
2. Habitat conservation areas,
3. Public and private parks, playgrounds, tot lots,
recreation/community buildings, and fire stations, 4. Schools,
5. Child care centers,
6. Public and private utilities, and facilities,
7. Single family detached dwellings,
8. Townhouses/single family attached dwellings,
9. Multifamily dwellings, terraced townhouses,
10. Home occupations,
11. Accessory buildings and uses;
B. Terrabay commercial district:
1. Public and private open space area,
2. Habitat conservation areas,
3. Public and private utilities and facilities,
4. Hotels,
5. Health clubs,
6. High technology center, sales and distribution
of high technology and electronic equipment,
7. Sit-down restaurants, but not including fast-
food restaurants with or without drive-through windows, 8. Office buildings,
9. Meeting and conference rooms,
10. Accessory service and retail uses. (Ord. 915
S4(part), !983~.
20.63.040 Site design and grading. A. No building
permits shall be issued by the city for any phase of construc-
tion within the Terrabay specific plan district until the pro-
ject sponsor obtains detailed soil and geotechnical studies
for each phase of construction and implements the recommenda-
tions contained in said studies for each phase of proposed
construction. The project sponsor shall provide the city
engineer with satisfactory evidence that all grading and
drainage work was accomplished in accordance with the ap-
proved soils and geotechnical studies.
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B. Prior to approval of any precise plan or the issuance
of any building permit within the Terrabay specific plan dis-
trict, the project sponsor shall provide the city engineer
with satisfactory evidence that all elements of the project
are designed in accordance with the recommendations of the
approved soils and geotechnical studies relating to ground
slippage and landslides, erosion, and storm drainage.
C. The project sponsor shall obtain the city engineer's
approval of detailed grading and utility plans prior to
approval of any precise plan or tentative subdivision map.
D. All grading plans and operations in the Terrabay
specific plan district shall be in compliance with the pro-
visions of the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan.
E. Winterization programs acceptable to the city engineer
and the director of parks and recreation and consistent with
the Terrabay specific plan, the San Bruno Mountain Habitat
Conservation Plan and other applicable provisions of this
code shall be put into effect for all graded areas prior to
October 15th of each year. (Ord. 915 S4(part), 1983).
20.63.050 Street standards. The streets within the
Terrabay specific plan district shall conform to the design
standards set forth in specific plan. The minimum dimensions
authorized for streets located in the Terrabay specific plan
district are:
A. The minimum street grades for public and private
streets in the Terrabay specific plan district shall be one
percent. The maximum grades for public and private streets
shall be ten percent and twelve percent, respectively,
unless steeper grades on limited segments of said streets
are approved by the city engineer. In no case shall the
city engineer approve street grades in excess of fifteen
percent for any private streets.
B. The Hillside Boulevard Extension shall be designed
in accordance with city council Resolution No. 141-78 adopted
November 1, 1978. (Ord. 915 S4(part), 1983).
20.63.060 Transportation systems management. Prior to
approval of any precise plans or tentative subdivision or
parcel maps for development within the Terrabay commercial
district, the project sponsor shall obtain from the director
of community development and the city engineer approval of a
transportation systems management plan. The transportation
systems management plan shall be consistent with the require-
ments of the Terrabay specific plan. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63- 5
20.63.070 Parking. A. Parking areas shall be con-
structed in the amounts, location and phasing indicated in
the Terrabay specific plan.
B. On-street parking shall not be permitted along the
public collector road proposed within the Terrabay residential
district. Parallel parking spaces located.along private
roads shall be a minimum of eight feet in width.
C. Off-street parking shall be required in accordance
with the minimum standards set forth in subsection D below
and those standards set forth in the Terrabay specific plan.
D. Size of Spaces.
1. The size of off-street parking spaces shall be,
at a minimum, as follows:
Width Depth Aisles
Standard Space
9' 20' 25'
Compact Space
7-1/2' 16' 25'
2. Maximum angle of stall allowed is ninety degrees.
The parking plan and space design shall be shown in the Terra-
bay specific plan. (Ord. 915 S4(part), 1983).
20.63.080 Utilities. A. Sanitary Sewers.
1. Sanitary sewerage services will be provided
through a system of on-site gravity sewer mains and inter-
ceptors which will connect to the city sewer system. The
Terrabay sewer system will be designed in accordance with
the requirements of the city engineer. The sewer trunk lines
will, wherever possible, be located within the public or
private streets.
2. Sanitary sewers will be designed to handle waste-
water flows of two hundred gallons per day per residential
unit, with a peaking factor of 3.0. Infiltration/inflow
will be calculated at five hundred gallons per day, per inch
diameter, per mile. Commercial wastewater flows will be
calculated on a case-by-case basis.
B. Storm Drainage System.
1. A storm drainage system shall be provided in
the Terrabay specific plan district and shall include a
storm-drain trunk system to intercept runoff from the open
space upstream of the project, and transport it through the
project. The trunk system shall also collect in-tract runoff
from the on-site collection system.
2. The storm-drain trunk system shall be designed
to handle runoff of an intensity equal to the worst storm
of record or a one-hundred-year return period, whichever is
worse. The inlet structures at the heads of the ravines shall
be designed to pass the runoff from a one-hundred-year return
period storm without utilizing the overflow system. The
20.63-6
overflow system at the inlet structure shall be designed to
handle runoff from storms in excess of the one-hundred-year
return period utilizing the public street system and hydrau-
lically designed overflow catchment structures within the
public streets so as to protect residential or commercial
structures from potential damage from storm runoff and from
the planned storm period indicated above.
3. The storm drainage system shall intercept a
majority of the existing runoff and transport it directly to
San Francisco Bay, bypassing existing storm drainage systems,
in accordance with a design approved by the city engineer.
4. Storm-drain catch basins, manholes and storm-
drain pipes shall be constructed in accordance with city
standards and the requirements of the city engineer.
C. Water System.-
1. A water system shall be designed and constructed
by the project sponsor in accordance with the standards of the
California Water Service Company or its successor in interest.
The water mains shall be underground and located within public
rights-of-way or public easements.
2. The new water system shall be designed with fire
protection facilities installed at the locations, and flowing
sufficient water, as required by the South San Francisco fire
chief.
3. The new water system shall, where feasible, be
interconnected to the existing South San Francisco water
systems to provide a continuous loop'. The design of the water
system shall be approved by the fire ~hief.
D. Other Utilities.
1. Solid waste storage and pick-up areas shall be
designed in accordance with the Terrabay specific plan.
2. All natural gas, electricity, telephone and
cable television and similar facilities shall be installed
as underground systems. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.090 Landscaping. Prior to approval of any precise
plan or tentative subdivision map, the project sponsor shall
obtain from the director of parks and recreation, approval
of a landscape plan which adopts the standards set forth in the
Terrabay specific plan and is consistent with the habitat
conservation plan. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983}.
20.63.100 Parks and recreation facilities. Ail parks
and recreation facilities at the Terrabay specific plan dis-
trict shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
the standards set forth in the Terrabay specific plan. (Ord.
915 S4(part), 1983).
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20.63.110 Environmental quality. Ail measures necessary
to protect environmental quality shall be implemented as set
forth in the Terrabay specific plan, the environmental impact
report for the Terrabay specific plan and the habitat con-
servation plan. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.120 Special regulations within'the Terrabay
residential district. The following special regulations
shall apply to development within the Terrabay residential
district:
A. No single independent structure shall be built
within eight feet of any other single independent structure.
B. No part of any single family or other permitted
structure shall be constructed within five feet of any pro-
jected curbline for a private road.
C. Multiple family uses permitted are:
1. Multiple family dwellings;
2. Accessory buildings when constructed at the time
the residential structure is constructed;
3. One sign not over four square feet in area and
unlighted, pertaining only to the sale, lease or rental of
the property upon which the sign is to be located.
D. Multiple family dwelling structures shall not exceed
forty-five feet in height, measured from the roof line to the
ground directly beneath it.
E. Townhomes and single-family detached homes shall not
exceed thirty feet in height, measured from the roof line to
the ground directly beneath it.
F. Materials used in the Terrabay residential district
shall be consistent with the requirements of the Terrabay
specific plan.
G. Internal Roadway Systems Standards.
1. A public residential collector street shall be
constructed in the Terrabay residential district as part
of the subdivision improvements and shall be dedicated to
the city. No parking shall be permitted along either side
of said public collector street. The street shall have a
curb-to-curb width of thirty-six feet, consisting of two
thirteen-foot travel lanes and two five-foot wide bicycle
lanes;
2. The private minor roadways shall have a minimum
thirty-five foot right-of-way with two twelve and one-half
foot wide travel lanes. The neighborhood roadways shall also
have a minimum thirty-five foot right-of-way, providing a
twelve and one-half foot wide travel lane in each direction,
and parking bays on one side where the driveways are adjacent
to residential units. Where the road is not associated witk
a residence, an eight foot wide emergency pull-off area shall
be provided within the right-of-way;
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3. Sidewalks and/or walkways shall be provided at
a minimum on at least one side of all private and public
roadways to residential groupings within a project, provided
adequate access is afforded all residential units;
4. All deDd-end roadways within the Terrabay resi-
dential district shall be provided with bulbs or turn-around
areas to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
H. Parking Standards.
1. With the exception of studio units, all dwelling
units within the Terrabay residential district shall be pro-
vided with at least two off-street parking spaces per unit,
at least one of which shall be covered. Studio units shall
be provided with one 'covered off-street parking space per
unit;
2. A minimum of three visitor parking spaces shall
be provided for each four dwelling units through the use of
parking bays adjacent to each cluster of units;
3. In addition to off-street parking spaces required
by this chapter, at least three parallel and/or perpendicular
visitor parking spaces for each four dwelling units shall be
provided along the privat9 roadways and lanes in the Terrabay
residential district. The spaces shall be located within
close proximity to the units which they are intended to
serve. The approval of any tentative subdivision or parcel
map for residential development of property in the Terrabay
specific plan district shall be conditioned upon the project
sponsor executing and recording C.C.'&R's which shall include
a provision prohibiting the parking or storage of'recreational
vehicles and boa~s, whether stored on trailers or not, in
such residential area;
4. In single family developments, parking garages
for two vehicles will be provided for each unit. On-street
visitor parking will be provided at a minimum ratio of three
spaces for each four units. Additional visitor parking of
two spaces per unit will be provided in the driveway aprons;
5. In townhouse developments, off-street parking
shall be provided in the garage structures at a minimum ratio
of one space for each studio unit; units with one bedroom or
more shall be assigned at least two off-street parking spaces
per unit, at least one of which shall be covered. Additional
covered parking shall be provided upon request for studio
units. Visitor parking shall be provided in parking areas
located near each garage entrance at a minimum ratio of three
spaces for each four units;
6. In multifamily dwelling unit developments, two
spaces per' unit shall be provided in the garage structure.
Off-street visitor parking shall be provided in condominium
parking areas adjacent to the garages at a minimum ratio of
three spaces for each four units.
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I. Residential Density.
1. Approximately one hundred fourteen acres (fifty-
one percent of the residential land area of two hundred twenty-
five acres) may be developed with not more than seven hundred
forty-five residential units;
2. The mix and location of residential units shall
be consistent with the standards contained'in the Terrabay
specific plan as adopted by the city council and as amended
from time to time;
3. Residential building densities shall, on a
neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis, be in accordance with
the Terrabay specific plan;
4. The density in the residential district may be
reduced by the city, if detailed geological characteristics
of each development site and/or implementation of city
development requirements indicates that a lesser number of
dwelling units should be permitted. (Ord. 915 S4(part),
1983).
20.63.140 Special regulations applicable within the
Terrabay commercial district.
A. Building Height Limits.
1. Office, restaurant, health club and accessory
service uses: Maximum seventy feet in height, measured from
the roof line to the ground directly beneath it;
2. Hotel and tech center complex: Maximum two-
hundred and fifty feet,'measured from the roof line to the
ground directly beneath it.
B. A privately maintained collector street shall be
constructed to serve the Terrabay commercial district: The
street shall have a forty-foot curb-to-curb width and shall
provide a travel lane and parking in each direction.
C. In keeping with the requirements of the Terrabay
specific plan, development in the Terrabay commercial district
shall proceed only to the extent that the project sponsor
improves the adjacent roadways in accordance with the
Terrabay specific plan. There shall be an irrebutable pre-
sumption that adjacent roadways are not able to carry the
traffic generated by each phase of the development if the
public improvements identified in the Terrabay specific plan
as necessary for each phase are not included as improvements
to be constructed in that phase.
D. The parking requirements for the Terrabay commercial
district shall be calculated on an overlapping/common-use basis
for adjacent structures. The overlapping use of parking
facilities shall be based on a time-of-day parking requirement
study which is presented in detail in the Terrabay specific
plan. A total of two hundred thirty-five parking spaces
shall be provided at the office condominium/health club/
restaurant complex, and one thousand and nineteen parking
spaces shall be provided at the hotel/seminar center/tech-
nology center complex.
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E. A total of one thousand two hundred fifty-four p~rk-
ing spaces shall be provided in the Terrabay commercial dis-
trict at plan build-out. The parking structure shall be
designed to accommodate additional tiers of parking should
land use requirements change. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.150 Development procedure generally. A. After
the Terrabay specific plan district has been annexed to the
city, the project sponsor may submit precise plans, gradin~
plans and subdivision maps for approval by the city. The
final precise plans or subdivision maps for development of
the Terrabay specific plan district shall conform to the
standards, criteria and requirements of the Terrabay specific
plan. Unless otherwise stipulated in the Terrabay specific
plan, all applicable provisions of this code shall be followed
including, but not limited to, the payment of all applicable
fees as set forth in the master fee schedule of the city.
B. Building permits shall expire as provided~-in the
Uniform Building Code, as approved and amended by the city.
(Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.160 Precise p~an and subdivision maps--Generally.
No person shall commence any use or erect any structure or
make exterior modifications to any existing use, and no
building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued
for any new use or structure or modification thereof until
a precise plan and, when applicable, a final subdivision or
parcel map, has been approved by the city council~ and said
final subdivision or parcel map has been recorded in accord-
ance with the requirements of the Terrabay specific plan and
of Title 19 of this code. (Ord. 915 S4(part), 1983).
20.63.170 Precise plan and subdivision maps--Submittal--
Initial review. A. Precise plans and tentative subdivision
or parcel maps for development in the Terrabay specific plan
district shall be submitted to the secretary of the planning
commission. The secretary shall check each application for
completeness and conformance with the Terrabay specific plan.
B. If the precise plan or tentative subdivision or
parcel map is found incorrect, incomplete or not in con-
formance with the Terrabay specific plan, the secretary will
notify the applicant of the deficiency within thirty days of
submission of the precise plan or tentative subdivision map.
C. If the precise plan is found to be complete and
correct, the secretary shall proceed as set forth in Sections
20.63.190 and 20.63.'200 of this code.
D. Subdivision and parcel maps shall be processed as
set forth in Title 19 of this code and the Subdivision Map
Act (Sections 66410, et seq., of the Government Code). (Ord.
915 S4(part), 19831.
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20.63.180 Precise plan--Contents. The following infor-
mation and drawings related to precise plans shall be required
for submittal to the secretary of the planning co~issiQn at
~east thirty-five days prior to the planning commission
meeting at which the precise plan is to be considered, to-
gether with the required filing fees as set forth in the
master fee schedule of the city adopted by.resolution of the
city council:
A. Ten full-sized and twenty-five, eight and one-half
inches by eleven inches reduction copies of the precise plan;
B. All applicable tentative subdivision or parcel maps
within the area covered by the precise plan. The maps shall
in every case be complete, as required by Title 19 of this
code and the Subdivision Map Act;
C. A legal and physical description of the site, in-
cluding boundaries, easements, existing topography, natural
features, existing buildings, structures and utilities;
D. A plot or site plan, drawn to scale which depicts
all proposed on-site improvements and utilities and the
locations of same, in accordance with the standards estab-
lished in the Terrabay specific plan;
E. A landscape plan drawn to scale which sets forth
detailed information in accordance with the landscape require-
ments of the Terrabay specific plan and the habitat conserva-
tion plan, and the director of parks and recreation.
F. Final grading, drainage and grading/erosion mainte-
nance plans;
G. Architectural plans and detailed exterior elevations
indicating profiles, glazing and materials drawn to scale.
The applicant shall submit ten black and white full-size print
set(s) drawn to 1/4 scale and ten eight and one-half inches by
eleven inches reductions showing all land use and buildings,
for each precise plan;
H. Final scale drawings of all signs and light standards,
with details of height, area, color and materials;
I. Final plans for off-site improvements associated
with the precise plan;
J. Any other drawings or additional information necessary
to show that the precise plans are in conformance with the
Terrabay specific plan, as required by the city. (Ord. 915
~4(part), 1983).
20.63.190 Precise Dian--Action by secretary of plannin?
commission. Upon receipt of the complete precise plan, the
secretary of the planning commission shall transmit complete
copies to the following departments or officers: Director
of community development, city engineer, chief building
inspector, director of parks and recreation, police chief,
fire chief, and, if affected, the superintendent of the South
San Francisco Unified School District, and each serving
utility company. (Ord. 915 §4(part), 1983).
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20.63.200 Planning commission report on precise plan.
A. The date of the actual filing of the precise plan, for
purposes of this chapter, shall'be the date of the next
succeeding closing of the agenda of the planning commission
meeting following the presentation of the complete precise
plan to the secretary of the planning commission.
B. The secretary of the planning commission shall
assemble the various reviews of the precise plan. Upon
completion of the city review and consultations, the secre-
tary to the planning commission shall submit the precise
plan to the planning commission and shall recommend that the
precise plan be approved, conditionally approved or disap-
proved.
C. The planning commission shall submit to the city
council its written report advising approval, conditional
approval or disapproval of the precise plan within thirty
days after the actual date of filing, unless that time period
is extended by written consent of both the project sponsor
and the planning commission. Such report shall set forth
in detail the reasons for the recommendations made, and shall
state all specific conditigns recommended for a conditional
approval. The report will indicate whether or not the
precise plan is consistent with the specific plan. (Ord. 915
~4(part), 1983~.
20.63.210~ Precise plan--Action by city council. A. At
the next regular meeting of the city' council following the
filing of the planning commission report with the ~council,
the council shall fix a meeting at which the precise plan
will be considered, which meeting date shall be within thirty
days thereafter. The city council shall approve, condi-
tionally approve, or disapprove the precise plan within such
thirty-day period.
B. Any conditions imposed will be reasonable and de-
signed to assure attainment of the standards established in
the Terrabay specific plan. No approval will be unreasonably
withheld by the city council if the precise plan complies
with the standards, conditions and requirements of the
specific plan. If the city council disapproves the precise
plan, it will specify the standards or conditions which have
not been met. (Ord. 915 ~4(part~, 1983).
20.63.220 Mandatory findings for approval of precise
plan. The city council shall make the following findings
before approving or conditionally approving any precise plan:
A. The project proposed in the precise plan is consistent
with the city of South San Francisco general plan and the
Terrabay specific plan; and
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B. The proposed development and/or construction standards
of the precise plan are designed to achieve compliance with
the development and/or construction standards of the Terrabay
Specific plan. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.230 Amendments to approved precise plan. A. If
major amendments to the precise plan are desired by the appli-
cant, an application will be submitted to the planning commis-
sion and processed in accordance with procedures established
herein for approval of the original precise plan.
B. Revisions which are minor in nature, other than
those imposed as a specific condition of plan approval, shall
be reviewed and approved by the director of community develop-
ment. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.240 Expiration of precise plan approval. Any
precise plan which has been approved, conditionally approved
or modified will lapse and shall be deemed void two years
after the date thereof if a building permit has not been
issued therefor and/or construction has not commenced or has
not proceeded with due diligence thereafter. Reasonable
extensions of time may be granted by the city council. (Ord.
915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.250 Permits from other agencies. No development
proposal which requires a permit or an approval of any sort
to be issued by any local, state or federal agency, may be
approved by the city until proof of such other permit,
license or approval is on file in the department of community
development. (Ord. 915 ~4(part), 1983).
20.63.270 Permissible types of construction. Ail con-
struction within the boundaries of the Terrabay specific plan
district shall at a minimum comply with all applicable provi-
sions of state law and this code. Terrabay specific plan
requirements will prevail where more restrictive. (Ord. 915
~4(part), 1983).
20.63-14
Exhibit A
Terrabay Specific'Plan
District Boundaries
.Parcels of land situated in the Rancho Canada De
Guadalupe, La Visitacion Y Rodeo Viejo as shown upon the
maps recorded in Volume 37 of Parcel Maps at page 32, 33,
34, 35, 37 and 38 and bounded by the following lines:
Beginning at the angle point of the corporate limit line
of the city of South San Francisco 'as established by the board
of supervisors of San Mateo County, California, on February
15, 1960, by Resolution No. 13614 duly passed and adopted,
said point also being at the centerline of Hillside Boulevard
(35 foot half width}; thence on and. along said city corporate
limit line of the city of South San Francisco North 19°32'08"
West 69.99 feet to the point of intersection o~ the north-
westerly line of Hillside Boulevard, as described in the
deed from Crocker Land Company to the county of San Mateo,
recorded April 7, 1960, in Volume 3776 of official records
at page 141 through 147, records of San Mateo County, with
the southwesterly corner of Parcel 2 as shown upon the Parcel
Map recorded in Volume 37 of Maps at page 34, Records of San
Mateo County; thence continuing along said corporate limit
line North 19°32'08" WEst 307.99 feet; thence North 40°16'17"
West 282.82 feet; thence North 76°24'40'' West 374.97 feet to
a point on the easterly line of Parcel 1; thence leaving
said corporate limit line North 33~36'20'' West 640.00 feet;
thence South 71°46'18'' East 527.96 feet; thence North
84°33'35'' East 316.43 feet; thence South 84~29'59'' East
271.25 feet; thence North 18~10'27" East 416.79 feet; thence
North 45~43'31" East 279.33 feet; thence South 46°28'53"
East 164.10 feet; thence North 68°57'45'' East 27.86 feet;
thence North 14°30'01'' East 59.91 feet; thence South 68~41'15''
East 239.37 feet; thence North 74°55'09'' East 172.96 feet;
thence South 61~00'22" East 274.39 feet; thence North
81~28'09" East 303.36 feet; thence South 4"47'56" West 406.42
feet; thence South 39"47'16" East 412.53 feet; thence South
87~36'51'' East 120.10 feet; thence North 15~06'20'' East
404.64 feet; thence South 62~00'00" East 255.90 feet; thence
South 21"48'00'' West 407.67 feet; thence South 19~17'24" East
296.65 feet; thence South 73~6'34'' East 258.14 feet; thence
South 19~35'09" East 283.40 feet; thence North 68°01'43" East
312.71 feet; thence North 7~34'29" East 379.31 feet; thence
North 5!~53'00'' East 167.33 feet; thence South 62°00'00"
East 495.23 feet; thence South 30~43'00'' East 354.53 feet;
thence South 1~41'05'' East 272.12 feet; thence South 12~04'04''
West 296.55 feet; thence South 12°04'04'' West 296.55 feet;
20.63-15
Exhibit A
thence South 35°38'59'' East 178.44 feet; thence South
71033'54'' East 268.79 feet; thenc~ North 28048'39'' East
342.38 feet; thence North 73°18'03'' East 208.81 feet; thence
South 1°28'08'' East 78.03 feet; thence South 88023'52'' East
143.06 feet; thence South 52°31'13" East 432.22 feet; thence
South 26~50'26'' West 372.09 feet; thence North 76047'47''
East 267.06 feet; thence North 43°19'54" East 145.73 feet;
thence North 64"53'37" East 193.26 feet; thence South
80°49'53'' East 288.69 feet; thence North 44~09'49'' East
193.77 feet; thence South 71~55'00" East 257.73 feet; thence
North 8°49'35'' East 325.86 feet; thence South 80~04'26" East
243.65 feet; thence South 52"51'12'' East 372.60 feet; thence
North 79~00'4!'' East 104.92 feet; thence North 4~12'19" East
340.92 feet; thence North 80°18'57" East 297.24 feet; thence
North 25~29'51" East 288.06 feet; thence North 34°06'52'' West
449.32 feet; thence North 35°58'57'' East 374.44 feet; thence
North 51"34'55" East 185..07 feet; thence South 85~31'16" East
384.17 feet; thence North 19~12'04'' East 425.68 feet; thence
due East 92.00 feet; thence South 53°21'21'' East 355.20 feet;
thence North 86"28'36" East 219.69 feet to a point of curva-
ture on the westerly line of Bayshore Boulevard, formerly
Bayshore Highway, also being the corporate limit of the city
of Brisbane as described in ordinance number 62 of the city
of Brisbane approving annexation to said city of uninhabited
contiguous property designated as South Annexation Number 1;
thence southwesterly along said corporate limit line and
the westerly line of Bayshore Boulevard to the point of
intersection of the corporate limit line of the cities of
Brisbane and South San Francisco; thence leaving said
westerly line of Bayshore Boulevard and said corporate limit
line of the city of Brisbane and running northwesterly along
the original corporate limit line of the city of South San
Francisco as described in the resoiution and order declaring
the City of South San Francisco to have been duly incorporated
as a municipal corporation of the sixth class dated August 17,
1908, to the point of beginning.
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Exhibit C
Boundary Description
Terrabay Specific Plan
Zone District
Commercial Zone
Parcels of land situated in the Rancho Cordova De
Guadalupe, La Visitacion Y Rodeo Viejo as shown upon the
maps recorded in Volume 37 of Parcel Maps at page 37 and 38
and bounded by the following lines:
Beginning at a point of curvature on the westerly line
of Bayshore Boulevard, formerly Bayshore Highway, also
being the corporate limit of the city of Brisbane as de-
scribed in Ordinance Number 62 of the city of Brisbane
approving annexation to said city of uninhabited contiguous
property designated as South Annexation Number 1; thence
along a tangent curve to the right having a radius of 4,937.15
feet, through a central angle of 12°07'00'' an arc length of
1,044.09 feet; thence South 38~33'31" West 903.17 feet;
thence along a tangent curve to the right having a radius
of 7,436.97 feet, through a central angle of 8~50'21" an
arc length of 1,147.3204 feet; thence leaving said westerly
line of Bayshore Boulevard and said corporate limit line of
the city of Brisbane North 17°03'35'' West 596.49 feet; thence
North 59~55'53" West 329.32 feet; thence North 8~49'35" East
325.86 feet; thence South 80~04'26" East 243.65 feet; thence
South 52~51'12" East 372.60 feet; thence North 79~00'41'' East
104.92 feet; thence North 4~12'19" East 340.92 feet; thence
North 80"18'57" East 297.24 feet; thence North 25°29'5i" East
288.06 feet; thence North 34:06'52''. West 449.32 feet; thence
North 35~58'57'' East 374.44 feet; thence North 51~34'55" East
185.07 feet; thence South 85°31'16" East 384.17 feet; thence
North !9~12'04" East 425.68 feet; thence due East 92.00 feet;
thence South 53~21'21" East 355.20 feet; thence North 86°28'36''
East 219.69 feet, to the point of beginning.
20.63-18
Exhibit D
Boundary Description
Terrabay Specific Plan Zone
District
Residential Zone
Parcels of land situated in the Rancho Canada De
Guadalupe, La Visitacion Y Rodeo Viejo as shown upon the
maps recorded in Volume 37 of Parcel Maps at page 32, 33,
34, 35, 37 and 38 and bounded by the following lines:
Beginning at the angle point of the corporate limit
line of the city of South San Francisco as established by
the board of supervisors of San Mateo County, California,
on February 15, 1960, by Resolution Number 13614 duly passed
and adopted, said point also being at the centerline of
Hillside Boulevard (35 foot half width); thence on and along
said city corporate limit line of the city of South San
Francisco North 19°32'08'' West 69.99 feet to tke point of
intersection of the northwesterly line of Hillside Boule-
vard, as described in the deed from Crocker Land Company
to the county of San Mateo, recorded April 7, 1960, in
Volume 3776 of official records at pages 141 through 147,
records of San Mateo County, with the southwesterly corner
of Parcel 2 as shown upon the Parcel'Map recorded in Volume
37 of Maps at Page 34, records of San Mateo County; thence
continuing along said corporate limit line North 19°32'08"
West 307.99 feet; thence North 40:16'17" West 282.82 feet;
thence North 76°24'40" West 374.97 feet to a point on the
easterly line of Parcel 1; thence leaving said corporate
limit line North 33°36'20'' West 640.00 feet; thence South
71~46'18" East 527.96 feet; thence North 84°33'35" East 316.43
feet; thence South 84°29'59'' East 271.25 feet; thence North
18:10'27'' East 416.79 feet; thence North 45°43'31" East
279.33 feet; thence South 46~28'53" East 164.10 feet; thence
North 68°57'45'' East 27.86 feet; thence North 14°30'01"
East 59.91 feet; thence South 68~41'15" East 239.37 feet;
thence North 74°55'09'' East 172.96 feet; thence South
61°00'22'' East 274.39 feet; thence North 81°28'09" East
303.36 feet; thence South 4°47'56" West 406.42 feet; thence
South 30~47'16'' East 412.53 feet; thence South 87°36'51''
East 120.10 feet; thence North 15°06'20" East 404.64 feet;
thence South 62°00'00'' East 255.90 feet; thence South
21°48'00" West 407.67 feet; thence South 19°17'24'' East
296.65 feet; thence South 73~06'34" East 258.14 feet; thence
South 19°35'09'' East 283.40 feet; thence North 68°01'43''
East 312.71 feet; thence North 7°34'29" East 379.31 feet;
20.63-19
Exhibit D
thence North 51°53'00" East 167.33 feet; thence South
62:00'00" East 495.23 feet; thence South 30:43'00" East
354.53 feet; thence South l°41'05" East 272.12 feet; thence
South 12:04'04" West 296.55 feet; thence South 35038'59''
East 178.44 feet; thence South 71~33'54" East 268.79 feet;
thence North 28048'39'' East 342.38 feet; thence North
73~18'03" East 208.81 feet; thence South l°29'08'' East 78.03
feet; thence South 88"23'52" East 143.06 feet; thence South
52~31'13" East 432.22 feet; thence South 26°50'26'' West
372.09 feet; thence North 76~47'47" East 267.06 feet; thence
North 43~19'54" East 145.73 feet; thence North 64~53'37''
East 193.26 feet; thence South 80:49'53'' East 288.69 feet;
thence North 44°09'49" East 193.77 feet; thence South
71~55'00'' East 257.73 feet; thence South 59°55'53'' East
329.23 feet; thence South 17°03'35" East 596.49 feet to a
point on the westerly line of Bayshore Boulevard, formerly
Bayshore Highway also being the corporate limit of the city
of Brisbane; thence along a non-tangent curve concave to the
northwest having a radius of 7,436.97 feet, a radial line
of said curve through said point bearing South 42~36'08''
East, through a central angle of 2~13'00" an arc length of
287.72 feet to the point of intersection of said westerly
line of Bayshore Boulevard with the northerly line of Peck's
Subdivision Number 1, as said subdivision is shown upon the
map recorded in Book 5 of Maps at Page 11, records of San
Mateo County, said point of intersection also being the
point of intersection of the corporate limit line of the
cities of Brisbane and South San Francisco; thence leaving
said westerly line of Bayshore Boulevard and said corporate
limit line of the city of Brisbane and running northwesterly
along the original corporate limit line of the city of South
San Francisco as described in the resolution and order de-
claring the city of South San Francisco to have been duly
incorporated as a municipal corporation of the sixth class
dated August 17, 1908 the following courses and distances:
thence North 75°21'18'' West 1,850.95 feet along said
northerly line of Peck's Subdivision Number 1; thence North
68:46'07" West 4,315.647 feet along the northerly line
of Paradise Valley, as said subdivision is shown upon the map
recorded in Book 22 of Maps at Page 40, Records of San Mateo
County, said northerly line is also the northerly line of
Randolph Avenue (25 feet wide~ as shown upon said subdivision
map of Paradise Valley, and along the centerline of Hillside
Boulevard (35 foot half width) as said Boulevard is shown
upon the map of Sterling Terrace Number 4, recorded in Book
30 of Maps at Page 48, records of San Mateo County; thence
continuing along the centerline of Hillside Boulevard (35 foot
half width) South 70:27'52" West 920.95 feet, as said Boule-
vard is shown upon the map of Sterling Terrace Number 5,
recorded in Book 31 of Maps at Page 24, records of San Mateo
County, to the point of beginning.
20.63-20
Chapter 20.68
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
AND CRITERIA
DEVELOPMRNT STANDARDS AND CRITERIA
Section:
20.68.010 Designation.
Section 20.68.010 Designation. Chapters 20.68 through 20.79
encompass provisions to specify the nature, components, and use
of the development standards and criteria and to establish
regulations regarding physical character, density, and other
impacts of development.
The development standards are organized into the following
categories:
Chapter 20.69: Density Regulations
Chapter 20.70: Height Regulations
Chapter 20.71: Front, Rear, and Side Yard Regulations
Chapter 20.72: Lot Coverage and Dimension Regulations
Chapter 20.73: Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening
Regulations
Chapter 20.74: Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
Chapter 20.77: Signal Receiving or Transmitting Antenna
Regulations
Chapter 20.78: Planned Unit Development Regulations
Chapter 20.79: Residential Second Unit Regulations
20.68-1
C~ 20.69
DENSITY REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.69.010
20.69.020
20.69.030
Purpose.
Density Regulations.
Mixed-Use Developments.
Section 20.69.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.69 establishes the
Density Regulations. The purpose of these provisions is to
implement the growth, population distribution, conservation, and
development policies of the South San Francisco General Plan.
Section 20.69.020 Density Regulations. Density regulations
shall be expressed as a combination between minimum lot size and
minimum site area per dwelling unit. The combinations of
requirements, corresponding to a specific number of dwelling
units per net acre, shall be indicated by a capital letter
designator suffixed to the letter-number designator of the
applicable zoning district, as shown on the official zoning map.
Table 20.69.020 lists the capital letter suffixes and their
corresponding minimum building site area requirements. For
example, in Zone District R-l-E, the letter E is the density
designator which represents a maximum density of eight units per
net acre.
Section 20.69.030 Mixed-Use Developments. The maximum
residential density of any mixed-use development may be required
to be reduced in order that the building or buildings comply with
other provisions of this title.
20.69-1
Table 20.69.020 Density Regulations (a)
Density
(Maximum Units Minimum Lot
Designator per Net Acre) Size (s.f.) (b)
A 1 43,560
B 1.3 32,600
C 5 8,710
D' 6 7,260
E 8 5,000
F 8.7 5,000
G 10 4,000
H 15 5,000
I 17.5 2,500
-J 40 5,000
K 43 6,000
L (d) 21.8 5,000
L (d) 30 10,000
Minimum Site Area
per Dwelling(
Unit (s.f) c)
43,560
32,600
8,710
7,260
5,445
5,000
4,360
2,904
2,500
1,090
1,000
2,000
1,452
Notes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Densities which exceed the maximum densities given in the
General Plan reflect existing densities in already developed
neighborhoods.
Per residential building or group of buildings.
When the average slope of a building site is between twenty
percent and thirty percent, the Planning Commission may
increase the applicable Minimum Site Area per Dwelling Unit
requirement.
In zones with a density designator of "L," the minimum lot
size shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet. However,
the Minimum Site Area per Dwelling Unit on lots ten thousand
(10,000) square feet or more shall be one thousand four
hundred fifty-two (1,452) square feet.
C~ 20.70
HEIGHT REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.70.010
20.70.020
20.70.030
~r~ose.
Mechanical Appurtenances--Structures.
Height Regulations.
Section 20.70.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.70 establishes the
Height Regulations. The purpose of these provisions is to
establish the maximum height of buildings and other
structures within zones.
Section 20.70.020 Mechanical Appurtenances--Structures.
Chimneys, cupolas, flagpoles, monuments, gas storage holders,
towers, water tanks, and similar structures and mechanical
appurtenances may be permitted in excess of height limits,
provided that a use permit is first obtained in each case.
Section 20.70.030 Height Regulations. The maximum height
permitted for buildings and other structures shall be specified
for each zone corresponding to one row of the height regulations
in Table 20.70.030.
20.70-1
Table 20.70.030 Height Regulations
Maximum Building Height (in feet) (a)
Zone Primary Building Accessory Use
R-E 30 20
R-I 3S 12(b)
R-2 35 12(b)
R-3 S0 12(b)
C-I 30 --
P-C 50(c) --
D-C 50(c) --
M-I ~5(c) --
P-I 65(c) --
O-S 30 20
Notes:
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this title to the contrary, the maximum"
height of buildings in the takeoff and landing path~ of the San Francisco Inter-
national Airport shall not exceed the most restrictive of the following standards:
The standards set forth in Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 or
its successor;
2. The standards set forth in the San Mateo County Airport Land Use Plan; or
e
A building height which does not penetrate a plane representing a climb
gradient of 62.5:1, when measured from the mid-line of the nearest end of
the nearest runway to the point at which the building or structure is pro-
posed to be built.
(b)
For accessory buildings or facilities, maximum of twelve feet average height
between floor slab plate and ridge pole. If floor joist type of construction is
used, the height limit may be increased three feet.
(c)
Additional height may be permitted if a use permit is first procured in each
case. As provided by General Plan Policy q2, mid- and high-rise office buildings
shall be permitted only east of the Bayshore Freeway and along the east slope of
the San Bruno Mountains.
20.70-2
CHAPTER 20.71
FRONT, REAR, AND SIDE YARD REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.71.010
20.71.020
20.71.030
Purpose.
General Restrictions on the Use of Yards.
Front, Rear, and Side Yard Regulations.
Section 20.71.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.71 establishes the
Front, Rear, and Side Yard Regulations. The purpose of these
provisions is to establish minimum and maximum front, side, and
rear yard requirements for all buildings and other structures in
South San Francisco in order to assure light, air, privacy and
open areas appropriate to the use, location and impact of
structures.
Section 20.71.020 General Restrictions on the Use of Yards.
(a) Architectural Features.
(1)
Cornices, eaves, chimneys, and canopies may
encroach up to two feet into any required yard.
(2)
Open uncovered porches, landing places, or outside
stairways may project not more than two feet into
any required side yard, or not more than six feet
into any required front or rear yard. This is not
to be construed as prohibiting open porches or
stoops not exceeding eighteen inches in height and
not located closer than eighteen inches to any lot
line.
(b)
Required Parking. Pursuant to subsection 20.74.120(c),
no required yard area in any zoning district shall be
utilized for required parking.
(c)
Open Storage. No required front or street side yard
shall be used for open storage of inoperable vehicles,
building materials, appliances, containerized trash or
similar materials. Storage of recreational vehicles
and camper shells shall comply with Chapter 8.44 of the
South San Francisco Municipal Code.
Section 20.71.030 Front, Rear, and Side Yard Regulations. The
minimum and maximum dimensions of the front, side, and rear yards
are specified for each zone Table 20.71.030.
20.71-1
This disgram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Figure 6
Subsection 20.71.020(a) (2).
Maximum Projection of Open Uncovered Porches,
Landing Places and Outside Stairways into Required Yards.
t8" Minimum from required
Rear Lot Line -x, /' rear yard
5;
I //(maximum
I //above grade)//"//~
required I
2' ~ ~
maxi //,//// · '
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,/, (L~. above grade)~.
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~ 6~ maximum
required front ~ard
I
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required.
side yard
Table 20.71.030 Front, Rear, and Side Yard Regulations
Minimum Yard Dimensions (in feet)
Zone Front Side Rear Notes
IR-E 20 10 20(a) see also (b,c)
IR-I IS(d) 5(e) 20(a) see also (b,c)
IR-2 IS(d) $(e) 20(a) see also (b,c,f)
R-3 15(d) 5(e) I O-I 1.5(a,g) see also (b,c,f,h)
C-I 15 O-I O(i,j) 0(k) see also (b,c,I)
P-C 20 0(i,j) 0(k) see also (b,c,I)
D-C 0 0(i) 0(k) see also (b,c,I)
M- I I 0 0 0 --(b)
P-I 20 0 0 --(b)
O-S 20 10 20 --(b)
Notes:
(a) Accessory buildings in any IR district may occupy not more than foze. y pez;cent
of the required rear yard area.
(b)
in all zones, on any corner lot with reversed frontage which abuts a key lot
located in any residential zone, no detached accessory building shall be located
within five feet from the abutting side lot line of the key lot. No detached
accessory building on such lot shall be located closer to the street line on which
the key lot fronts than a distance equal to the minimum front yard depth re-
quired on the key lot, unless the accessory building is at least thirty-five feet
from the side lot line of the key lot. An accessory building shall be considered
detached from any principal building on the same lot if the only roofed attach-
ment thereto consists of a breezeway or similar structure exceeding neither
twelve feet in height nor eight feet in width.
(c)
In case an accessory building or facility is attached to the main building, it shall
be made structurally a part of, and have a common wall with, the main building
and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this title applicable to
the main building.
(d)
Nlinimum required is fifteen feet, and maximum permitted is thirty-five feet,
but in no case shall any garage, carport, or accessory building be erected so that
the entrance thereof is closer than twenty feet to the nearest edge of the side-
walk line.
(e)
Five feet to the portion of the building nearest the lot line (excluding eaves,
bays, chimneys~ and similar architectural features); provided that the side yard
on the street side of a corner lot shall not be less than ten feet; and provided,
further, that on the rear twenty feet of the street side of a corner lot, where
there is reversed frontage, the side yard shall not be less than the front yard
required or existing on the adjacent reversed frontage; and provided, further,
that the side yard on any lot with an average width of fifty feet or less shall be
20.71-2
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(I)
a minimum of ten percent of the lot width but in no case less than three feet.
No cave, bay~ chimney, or other architectural feature shall extend more than
two feet into any required yard. In the case that the existing side yard setback
is less than five feet, new extensions or additions to structures may conform to
the existing setback, providing, however, that in no case shall such extension or
addition be located closer than three feet to the side lot line.
The setback for garages facing streets and alleys in duplex and multi-family
housing shall be measured from the inboard edge of the sidewalk line. If no
sidewalk or sidewalk line has been established, such setb(x:k shall be measured
from the property line.
P,ear yards in P.-3 districts shall be a minimum of ten feet for buildings up to
thirty-five feet in height; plus one foot for each ten feet of building height over
thirty-five feet.
Special yards and distances between buildings. Special yards and distances
between buildings in R-3 districts shall be as follows:
(I) Distance between buildings shall be minimum of ten feet;
(2) Interior side yards shall be increased by two feet for each ten feet or por-
tion thereof that the building exceeds thirty feet in height.
Side yard required, none, except where the side of a lot abuts upon the side of a
lot in an P, district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than ten feet.
Side yards on the street side of a corner lot shall be a minimum of ten feet.
P,ear yard required, none, except that where the rear of a lot abuts on an R
district, in which case the rear yard shall not be less than ten feet, or where the
property is one hundred fifty feet or more in depth and there is no alley and
property rears on other commercial property, the rear yard setback shall be
fifteen feet.
Side yard conformance required. Every building or portion thereof which is
designed or used for any dwelling purpose in any C district shall comply with the
provisions of this title as to side yards which are required in Fa, districts~ pro-
vided that when the ground floor of any such building is used for any commercial
purpose, no side yard shall be required.
20.71-3
Figure 7
Table 20.71.030
Lot Lines and Yc~ds
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
i I FRONT YARD F FRONT LOT LINE
REAR YARD
R REAR LOT LINE
SIDE YARD S SIDE LOT LINE
1
2
3
4
5
6
A through lot has two frontages.
The front lot llne on a corner lot where angle · is between 45° and 135° is the
shorter side.
The front lot llne on a corner lot with equal sides is left to the choice of the owner.
A corner lot with angle · less than 45° has two frontages and thus two Front lot lines.
When angle · exceeds 135° the lot is an interior lot and the entire street llne is the
Front lot line.
Any lot llne which is neither front nor rear is a side lot llne.
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Figure 8
Table 20.71.030:
Footnotes (a) and (b): Minimum Yards in R-I and R-2 Zones, Corner Lot
INTERIOR SIDE YARD .
ACCESSORY BUILD lNG
i 0-20'
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REAR YARD
WHICHEVER
IS GREATER
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YARD
40'-
15'
40'
EXTERIOR
SIDE YARD
v
CENTERLINE
OF STREET
-
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Figure 9
Table 20.71.030
Footnotes (a) and (b):
versed Frontage
Minimum Yards in R-I and R-2 Zones, Corner Lots with Re-
REAR
YARD'
INTERIOR SIDE YARD
ACCESSORY BUILDING
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CHAlYI'ER 20.72
LOT COVERAGE ANDDIMENSION REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.72.010
20.72.020
20.72.030
Purpose.
Lot Coverage Regulations.
Lot Dimension Regulations.
Section 20.72.010 Title and Purpose. Chapter 20.72 establishes
the Lot Coverage and Dimension Regulations. The purpose of these
regulations is to implement the growth, population distribution,
conservation, and development policies of the City of South San
Francisco General Plan.
Section 20.72.020 Lot Coverage Regulations. Lot coverage
regulations shall be expressed as a maximum percentage of the lot
which can be covered by a structure. Lot coverage regulations
for all basic zoning districts are contained in Table 20.72.
Section 20.72.030 Lot Dimension Regulations. Lot dimension
regulations shall be expressed in terms of minimum lot width and
minimum lot depth. Lot dimension regulations for all basic
zoning districts are contained in Table 20.72.
20.72-1
Table 20.72 Lot Coverage and Dimension Regulations
Maximum Minimum Minimum
Lot Coverage Lot Width Lot Depth Minimum
Zone (percent) (in linear feet) (in linear feet) Lot Size Notes
R-E none 120 none (c) (a)
R-1 50 50 80 (c) (a,b)
R-2 50 50 80 (c) (a,b)
R-3 65 50 80 (c) (a,b)
C-1 50 50 none 5000 (d)
P-C 50 50 none 5000 (d)
D-C 100 none none 2500 (d)
M-1 60 50 none 5000 (d)
P-I 60 50 none 5000 (d)
O-S 25 none none (¢) ---
Notes:
(a)
Accessory buildings in any R district may occupy not more
than forty percent of the required rear yard area.
(b)
Ail corner lots shall be a minimum of six thousand square
feet, with a minimum frontage (width) of sixty feet and
length (depth) of eighty feet.
(c) See Table 20.69.020 for residential lot sizes.
(d)
Any lot or parcel of land under one ownership and of record
as of the effective date of this title and where no building
site for one building even when less of area than that
required by the minimum lot size regulations for the
district in which it is located.
C~ 20.73
LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, AND SCREENING REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.73.010
20.73.020
20.73.030
20.73.040
20.73.050
~hr~ose.
Maximum Height of Fences or Walls and Dense
Planting Within Required Yards.
General Regulations for All Districts.
General Requirements for Residential
Districts.
General Requirements for Co~,.~ercial and
Industrial Districts.
Section 20.73.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.73 establishes the
Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening Regulations. The purpose
of these provisions is to prescribe standards for landscaping,
buffering, and screening within South San Francisco for the
conservation and protection of property through the improvement
of the appearance of individual properties, neighborhoods, and
the City. These standards shall apply to all zones, except as
otherwise specified.
Section 20.73.020 Maximum Height of Fences or Walls and Dense
Planting Within Required Yards.
(a)
Within Required Front Yards. Dense planting, or a
fenCe or wall within any required front yard area shall
be no taller than three feet in height.
(b)
Within Required Side Yards Abutting a Street. Dense
planting, or a fence or wall within any required side
yard which abuts a street, or within twenty feet of the
street corner along the street side lot line of a
corner lot shall be no taller than three feet in
height.
(c)
Within Rear Yards and Side Yards Not Abutting a Street.
Dense planting, or a fence or wall within any required
rear yard or any side yard which does not abut a street
shall be no taller than six feet in height.
(d)
Exceptions. Erection of a fence, wall, or dense
landscaping in excess of three feet in the required
front yard area of a lot, except as provided in this
section may be permitted upon the granting of a
conditional use permit pursuant to the conditional use
permit procedure in Chapter 20.81.
20.73-1
Section 20,73.030 General Regulations for All Districts.
(a)
Composition of Required Landscaping. Ail required
landscaping shall include the planting and maintenance
of some combination of trees, ground cover, shrubs,
vines, flowers, or lawns. In addition, the combination
or design may include natural features such as rock and
stone and structural features, including but not
limited to fountains, reflecting pools, artwork,
screens, walls, and fences.
(b)
Prescribed Heights. The prescribed heights of
landscaping shall indicate the height to be attained
within three years after planting. An earth berm not
taller than two feet may count toward the prescribed
height of any fence, wall, or dense landscaping.
(c)
Measurement of Prescribed Heights. The prescribed
heights of required landscaping, fences, or walls shall
be measured above the actual adjoining level of
finished grade, except that where parking, loading,
storage, or similar areas, or usable open space, are
located above finished grade, the height of
landscaping, fences, or walls required to screen such
areas or space shall be measured above the adjoining
level thereof. When there is a difference in the
ground level between two adjoining lots, the height of
any wall or fence constructed along any property line
should be determined by using the elevation of the
adjoining lot line of the highest contiguous lot.
(d)
Measurement of Fence Heights. Any baffle, louver, or
wind deflector incorporated into the construction of a
fence or wall shall be included within the measurement
of its total height for the purpose of determining
its compliance with any maximum height requirement
contained in these regulations.
(e)
Timing and Maintenance. Ail required plantings shall
be in place prior to use or occupancy of new
structures. All required plantings shall be maintained
in good growing condition and, whenever necessary,
replaced with new plant materials to ensure continued
compliance with applicable landscaping, buffering, and
screening requirements. Ail required fences and walls
shall be permanently maintained in good condition and,
whenever necessary, repaired or replaced. Ail property
shall be maintained in a manner that will not
depreciate adjacent property values.
20.73-2
(f)
Parking Areas. Ail landscaped areas shall be separated
from parking and maneuvering areas by a six-inch-high
concrete curb.
(g)
Control of Artificial Illumination of Parking and
Loading Areas. Artificial illumination of all off-
street parking, loading areas, and driveways, shall be
nonflashing and shall be directed away from all
abutting lots.
(h)
Screening of Open Storage Areas. Ail open storage of
building materials, appliances, and similar materials,
located in rear and side yards, shall be screened from
all abutting lots and streets, alleys, paths, and
private streets by landscaping or by a solid fence or
wall.
(i)
Trash areas. Trash areas for large debris boxes shall
be enclosed by a six foot high decorative solid masonry
fence. Adequate solid gates and vehicular access to
such areas shall be provided.
(j)
Landscape and irrigation plans shall be subject to the
approval of the City's Landscape Specialist.
Section 20.73.040
Districts.
General Requirements for Residential
(a)
Screening of Open Parking and Loading Areas. The
following requirements shall apply to all open,
off-street parking areas containing three or more
parking spaces, and to all off-street loading areas
including driveways for such parking and loading areas
on any lot in all residential districts:
(1)
Such parking and loading areas, when located
adjacent to any required side or rear yard, except
street side yards, shall be screened from the
abutting lot or alley.
(2)
Such parking and loading areas, when located
adjacent to any required front or street side
yard, shall be screened from the abutting street.
(b)
Minimum Landscape Requirements. At least ten percent
of each multiple family site shall be landscaped.
Section 20.73.050 General Requirements for Commercial and
Industrial Districts.
(a)
Buffering of Perimeter of Commercial and Industrial
Sites. Any lot which is located in any Commercial or
20.73-3
Figure 10
Section 20.73.0b,0
General Requirements for Residential Districts
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Parking illumination
must be non-flashing
and directed away
from abutting lots
and residential units
on the site. Sub-
section 20.73.030(g).
l,
Open storage must
be screened from
abutting lots,
streets and alleys.
Subsection 20.73.
030(g).
· L_. Residential Units ~
~ I..-
~ ~ V l~I I=-~
Lot Line
Open parking and
loading areas
adjacent to side
or rear yards
must be screened
from the abutting
lot or alley.
Subsection 20.73.
040(a)(1).
Open parking and
loading areas,
including drive-
ways, located
adjacent to
front or street
sideyards, must
be screened from
abutting streets.
Subsection 20.73
040(a)(2).
Exceotion
Requirements for
parking areas apply
only to areas with
three or more parking
spaces.
Front Yard
LEGEND
IIIIIIII!i1111
SiX FEET HIGH DENSE LANDSCAPING, FENCE OR WALL
THREE FEET HIGH DENSE LANDSCAPING, FENCE OR WALL
(b)
(c)
Industrial district, shall be buffered from all
abutting lots (except where a maneuvering aisle is
shared with the abutting lot or where required parking
or maneuvering is located), and from all abutting
streets, alleys, paths and private streets by a
landscaped buffer strip not less than six feet wide.
Screening Along Entire Lot Line Abutting Residential
District. Wherever any lot which is located in any
Commercial or Industrial district and which is
occupied by any Civic, Commercial, Industrial, or
Agricultural use types abuts a lot located in any
residential district, in addition to the required
buffering strip as stated in subsection 20.73.050(a)
above, it shall be screened from said residential lot
along the abutting lot line (except where a driveway or
maneuvering aisle is shared with the abutting lot, or
opposite required front yards) by dense landscaping not
less than six feet high and not less than three feet
wide, or by a solid fence or wall not less than six
feet high.
Minimum Landscaping Requirements. At'least ten percent
of each building site in other than the D-C Downtown
Commercial District shall be landscaped.
20.73-4
This dicgram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
Figure 11
Secti°n 20.73.050
General Requirements for Commercial and
Industrial Districts
Civic, commercial, in-
dustrial, or agricultural
uses abutting residen-
tial zones must be
screened along lot line
with six-feet-high
dense landscc~ping,
fence, or wall. Subsec-
tion 20.73.050(b).
Lot Line
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CHAPTER 20.74
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.74.010
20.74.020
20.74.030
20.74~040
20.74.050
20.74.060
20.74.070
20.74.080
20.74.090
20.74.100
20.74.110
20.74.120
20.74.130
20.74.140
20.74.150
20.74.160
20.74.170
20.74.180
20.74.190
~se.
Requirements Generally.
Exceptions to Requirements.
Residential Uses.
Civic Uses.
Con~uercial Uses.
Industrial Uses.
Computation of Required Spaces--Exceptions.
Computation of Required Spaces--Multi-Tenant
Uses.
Computation of Required Spaces--Uses Not
Specified.
Size.
Location.
Lighting.
Entrances and Exits.
Driveway Access.
Circulation.
Landscaping.
Off-Street Loading and Unloading.
Continuing Obligation of Requirements.
Section 20.74.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.74 establishes the
Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations. The purpose of these
provisions is to provide adequate streets, highways, and parking
to meet the present and future traffic needs generated by the
rapidly expanding population of the City. These issues are of
prime concern to both the City government and individual citizens
of the City. All types of property, regardless of location or
use, are harmed by inadequate off-street parking facilities. As
a result, cars parked on the str~ ~ts create a safety hazard,
impede the flow of traffic, and delay firefighting equipment.
The provision of adequate off-street parking, on the other hand,
benefits the property owner by adding security and stability to
his property, benefits his neighbors by relieving congestion, and
benefits the entire City by allowing the streets to be used as
traffic movers.
Section 20.74.020 Reguirements Generally. Every use hereafter
inaugurated, or altered, and every building, facility, or
structure hereafter erected or enlarged, except as otherwise
specifically provided in Section 20.74.030 below, shall have
permanently maintained parking spaces in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter. All parking areas shall be paved
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and improved and all sites shall be properly drained, subject to
the approval of the City Engineer.
Section 20.74.030 Exceptions to Requirements.
(a)
Landscaping Features. The Design Review Board may
recommend a reduction in the total number of required
parking spaces for any project containing ten or more
such spaces by ten percent of the total number required
if, in the consideration of the Board, such reduction
shall result in additional landscaping features.
(b)
Additions to Existing Dwelling Units. In the case of
proposed additions to existing one-, two-, and
three-unit dwellings, the following regulations shall
apply:
(1)
If there are no off-street parking spaces
existing, then an addition consisting of less than
one hundred square feet and resulting in a total
of up to one thousand five hundred square feet per
unit shall be permitted.
(2)
If there is one off-street space per unit
existing, then an addition resulting in a total of
up to one thousand five hundred square feet per
unit, and up to a total of three bedrooms per unit
shall be permitted.
Section 20.74.040 Residential Uses. The number of off-street
parking spaces required for residential uses shall be no less
than the following:
(a) Family Residential Use Types.
(1)
Single-Family Detached, Two-Family Duplex,
Single-Family Semi-Attached, Townhouse, and Single
Family Group dwellings: two (one enclosed) per
unit for dwellings with less than five bedrooms
and less than 2,500 square feet in size; three
(two enclosed) per unit with five or more
bedrooms, or for any dwelling unit with a gross
floor area of 2,500 square feet or greater.
(2)
Facilities with four or more units: two spaces
per unit with at least one space covered. One
guest space per every four units shall be provided
on the site.
(b)
Group Residential Use Types.
for each sleeping room
Residential hotels: one
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(c)
Senior Citizen Residential. Depending on the level of
care provided and the location of the project, the
Planning Commission shall determine the parking
requirement from one-half space to one and one-quarter
spaces per unit.
(d)
Family Residential Use Types Within the D-C Zone
District. The following are special standards for
buildings with four or fewer units. For one-bedroom
units, eight hundred square feet or less and for
studio units, five hundred square feet or less: one
covered space per unit plus one-quarter uncovered space
per unit for guest parking. Where total of necessary
parking spaces contains a fraction, the number shall be
rounded up to the next whole number. For units larger
than those stated, normal standards apply.
Section 20.74.050 Civic Uses. The number of off-street parking
spaces required for Civic uses shall be no less than the
following:
(a) Community Education.
(1)
Elementary and junior high schools: one for each
classroom and one for every five fixed seats, or
one for every thirty-five square feet of non-fixed
seating area in the auditorium.
(2)
High schools: five for each classroom and one for
every five fixed seats, or one for every
thirty-five square feet of non-fixed seating area
in the auditorium, plus the standard for public
assembly areas and dormitories.
(3)
Technical Training Schools: one for each employee
plus one for every one hundred gross square feet
of floor area.
(b)
Convalescent. Convalescent hospitals, children's
homes, and nursing homes: one for each three beds.
(c)
Cultural and Library Services. Libraries, museums, and
galleries: one for each two hundred gross square feet
of floor area.
(d) Day Care Services.
{1)
Large Family Day Care Homes. One for each five
children based on maximum enrollment plus the
required off-street residential parking spaces.
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(2)
Day Care Centers. One for each five children
maximum enrollment based on maximum occupancy
load. A drop-off/pick-up area is also required.
(e)
GrouD Care. Elderly board and care homes: two spaces
per every three beds. The Planning Commission may
require additional parking spaces for guest parking
when the Commission finds such additional parking is
necessary to serve the development, after taking into
consideration the non-availability or limited
availability of on-street parking facilities in and
adjacent to the development.
(f) Hospital Services.
bed.
One and one-half spaces for each
(g) Religious Assembly. One for every four fixed seats, or
twenty-eight square feet, where no permanent seats are
maintained in the main assembly area; every twenty-four
inches on a bench shall be considered as one seat for
parking purDoses.
Section 20.74.060 C~,""ercial Uses. The number of off-street
parking spaces required for Commercial uses shall be no less than
the following:
(a)
Retail and General Commercial Uses. Any commercial use
listed in the C-1 or P-C districts, irrespective of
where it is maintained, except as specifically provided
below: one for each two hundred gross square feet of
floor area, plus one for each delivery vehicle.
(b)
Retail Uses in the Downtown Commercial District. In
the Downtown Commercial District, the general standard
for retail uses shall be one space for each five
hundred gross square feet of floor area. Standards for
other uses shall be as specified in (c) through (m)
below, or if specific standards are not set forth in
those subsections for a particular use, the standards
shall be as set forth in subsection (a) above.
(c)
Administrative, Business, and Professional Offices. One
for each three hundred gross square feet of floor area,
provided that in no case shall less than one space for
every business establishment or firm be required.
(d)
Financial Services and Offices. One for each three
hundred gross square feet of floor area, provided that
in no case shall less than one space for every business
establishment or firm be required.
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(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Research and Development. One for each two hundred and
fifty gross square feet of floor area up to fifty
thousand square feet; plus three for every one thousand
square feet of gross floor area over fifty thousand
square feet.
Furniture Stores and Other Similar Uses with Showrooms.
one for each seven hundred fifty gross square feet of
floor area.
Multi-Tenant Retail/Commercial. Shopping Centers: For
centers with a gross floor area of 25,000-400,000
square feet, four spaces per every one thousand square
feet. For centers with a gross floor area of
400,001-600,000 square feet, four and one-half spaces
for every one thousand square feet. For centers with a
gross floor area over 600,000 square feet, five spaces
for every one thousand square feet.
(1)
Office Space. Centers with office space amounting
to a total of more than ten percent of the total
floor area require additional parking spaces, at a
rate of two spaces for every separate office area.
(2)
Cinemas. At centers with 100,000-200,000 gross
square feet of having cinemas with up to four
hundred fifty seats, and at centers with over
200,000 gross square feet having cinemas with up
to seven hundred fifty seats, no additional
parking spaces are required. Cinemas having more
than this number of seats, or cinemas located at
smaller centers, however, require an additional
three spaces per one hundred seats.
Lodging Services. One for each unit for rent plus two
for a manager's unit and one-half space per every ten
rooms for employee parking, except as provided below.
If a rental car agency is located within the facility,
ten additional spaces are required.
(i) AirDort-Oriented Hotels and Motels.
(1)
In the case of airport-oriented hotels or motels
containing not less than one hundred rooms, the
Commission may approve, subject to a use permit,
an off-street parking ratio of not less than one
space for each three units, provided substantial
documented evidence is presented by the applicant
that a lower than one space per unit ratio as
specified in (h) above is justified.
Justification of a lower than 1:1 parking ratio
shall take into account the following factors and
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conditions and any other factors the Commission
may deem applicable:
(A)
Distance the hotel or motel is located from
the airport.
(B)
Availability of airport bus and/or limousine
service to the hotel or motel site.
(C) Proximity of car rental agencies to the site.
(D)
Availability of parking facilities adjoining
the site which have peak use hours different
from peak hours of the hotel or motel.
(E)
Documentation of actual use of parking spaces
at an existing and comparable facility for an
extended period of time.
(2)
In determining the required number of off-street
parking spaces needed for an airport-oriented
hotel or motel, the Commission shall include
provisions for additional off-street parking
spaces to serve employee needs at the rate of
one-half space per employee and for related uses
such as restaurants and conference/meeting rooms.
(j) Commercial Recreation.
(1) Indoor sports and recreation.
(A)
Bowling lanes: two for each bowling lane,
plus the requirements for connected
commercial uses, such as eating or drinking
establishments.
(B)
Athletic clubs: four spaces per one thousand
gross square feet of floor area.
(2) Outdoor sports and recreation.
(A)
Golf courses: eight per hole and one for
each thirty-five gross square feet of floor
area in assembly buildings connected with the
course, plus one for each two hundred gross
square feet of floor area for adjoining
commercial uses.
(B)
Golf driving ranges: one and one-half for
each tee plus one for each two hundred gross
square feet of floor area for adjoining
commercial uses.
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(k)
(c)
Miniature golf courses: two per hole and one
for each two hundred gross square feet of
floor area for adjoining accessory commercial
uses.
(D)
Game courts (tennis, etc.): one for each
player authorized to participate at one time.
(E)
Swimming pools: one for each five hundred
gross square feet of area related to the pool
and related facilities, and one for each two
hundred gross square feet of pool area.
(3) Indoor entertainment.
(A)
Theaters intended for live stage productions,
spectators, entertainment, fraternal
organization clubs, and lodges: one for
every five fixed seats, and for every
thirty-five square feet of non-fixed seating
area 'in the auditorium, plus one for each two
hundred gross square feet of non-seating
area, other than dining or drinking area,
plus one for each fifty square feet of dining
or drinking area.
(B)
Movie Theaters: one for every four fixed
seats, plus one for each one hundred fifty
gross square feet of non-seating area plus
one for each fifty square feet of dining
area.
(c)
Dance halls and participating entertainment:
one for each fifty gross square feet of floor
area.
Eating and Drinking Establishments.
(1)
Full service: one for each fifty gross square
feet of customer area, and one for each two
hundred square feet of all other floor areas.
(2)
Convenience and Limited Service (drive-in
restaurants, fast food restaurants, delicatessens,
etc.): one for each fifty gross square feet of
floor area.
(1) Automotive and Equipment.
(1) Sales/rentals and light equipment.
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(A)
Automobile and open-air sales: one for each
three thousand gross square feet of lot area.
(m)
Gasoline Sales. Four spaces for each hoist, rack, or
area primarily designed for servicing or minor repair
of one motor vehicle, but excluding fuel pump service
areas, and one space for each two hundred fifty gross
square feet of floor area devoted to retail sales or
office use. In no case shall there be less than five
off-street parking spaces provided. Tandem spaces will
be permitted, provided that in no case shall the
off-street parking requirement be satisfied by space
provided in any area normally used for servicing,
repair, ingress, and egress of vehicles.
Section 20.74.070 Industrial Uses. The number of off-street
parking spaces required for industrial uses shall be no less than
the following:
(a)
Industrial uses listed in the M-1 and P-I zones: one
for each one thousand five hundred gross square feet of
floor area (enclosed and open storage areas), plus one
for each three hundred square feet of office area.
(b)
Automatic or semi-automatic public or quasi-public
utilities: one for each two thousand five hundred
square feet, provided, however, that no fewer than two
spaces shall be provided.
(c)
Research and Development Manufacturing: one space for
every three hundred gross square feet of floor area up
to fifty thousand square feet, plus one space for every
four hundred gross square feet of floor area over
fifty thousand square feet.
(d)
Single-Tenant Wholesaling, Storage, and Distribution:
(exclusive of any assembly, manufacturing, or sales
activities). One for every two thousand gross square
feet of enclosed floor and open storage area for the
first ten thousand square feet of area, then one for
each additional five thousand gross square feet of
area, plus one for each three hundred square feet of
office area.
(e)
Speculation buildings, unless specified on building
plans, will be assumed to contain forty percent of the
floor space as office and sixty percent as warehouse;
parking shall be provided accordingly.
(f)
Automotive and Equipment: Automotive Repairs and
Equipment Repair/Sales. Four spaces for each hoist,
rack, or area primarily designed for servicing or minor
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repair of one motor vehicle, but excluding fuel pump
service areas, and one space for each two hundred fifty
gross square feet of floor area devoted to retail sales
or office use. In no case shall there be less than
five off-street parking spaces provided. Tandem spaces
will be permitted, provided that in no case shall the
off-street parking requirement be satisfied by space
provided in any area normally used for servicing,
repair, ingress, and egress of vehicles.
Section 20.74.080 Computation of Required Spaces--Exceptions.
Ail off-street parking spaces shall be computed as set forth in
Sections 20.74.020 through 20.74.070, except as follows:
(a)
When the application of Sections 20.74.020 through
20.74.070 results in the requirement of a fractional
parking space, any fraction shall be construed as
requiring one full parking space.
(b)
When required parking computations are based on gross
floor area, floor area devoted exclusively to parking
shall not have off-street parking space or landscaping
requirements.
(c)
When a building has more than one use, parking
standards will be calculated by adding the total
required spaces for the ancillary use or uses to the
total parking required spaces for a primary use.
(d)
When the property proposed for development is located
within an approved parking district and the Parking
Commission has granted an exception, based on a finding
that there is sufficient public parking in the vicinity
of the proposed development to meet all or a portion of
the required on-site parking requirement. Such an
exception may include conditions to mitigate the
parking impact.
(e)
The Planning Commission or City Council may require
additional off-street parking facilities in connection
with the occupancy or use of a building in any
commercial or industrial area, in the following
instances:
(1)
Whenever the proposed use of a building is
anticipated to create the need for an unusual or
exceptional amount of off-street parking.
(2)
Whenever alteration, expansion or change in use of
a building creates a need for off-street parking
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spaces in excess of the spaces required for such a
building or use before the alteration, expansion
or change in use.
Section 20.74.090 Computation of Required Spaces--Multi-Tenant
Uses. In the case of multi-tenant uses, the total requirements
for off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the
requirements for the various uses. Off-street parking facilities
for one use shall not be considered as providing parking
facilities for any other use.
(a)
Multi-Tenant Office/Warehouse Buildings. In the case
of multi-tenant office/warehouse buildings, the lessor
is required to provide parking spaces for each separate
lessee depending on the specific use(s) occurring in
the leased space. The amounts of space in a given
leased area devoted to each different use shall be the
basis for computing the total parking requirement for
each leased area. In no case shall less than one space
for every business establishment or firm plus one space
for every warehouse space be required.
(b)
Joint Use. The Planning Commission may, in addition,
approve the alternating use of parking facilities in
cases where parties wish to cooperatively establish and
operate parking facilities and where these uses
generate parking demands primarily during hours when
the remaining uses are not in operation, i.e., one use
may operate in the daytime only, and the other at
night only, and the parking would then serve both uses.
The burden of proof for a reduction in the total number
of required parking spaces, however, shall remain with
the applicant, and documentation shall be submitted to
the Planning Commission substantiating the reasons for
this requested parking reduction. As a condition
precedent to approving such alternating use, the
Planning Commission shall require:
(1)
That whenever alternative units of measurement are
required for computing off-street parking
requirements, that unit of measurement which
provides the greater number of off-street parking
spaces shall control.
(2)
A special condition on the use permit, or other
permit, restricting the nature of the uses and
times when such uses operate so as to ensure a
lack of conflict between them.
(3)
Submittal of a title report for the parcel and an
agreement between the owners of record and the
respective users which describes the parcel and
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obligates it for the parking purposes free and
clear of exceptions which would interfere with the
use, describes the obligation of each party,
describes the parking facility by parking diagram
approved by the Planning Commission, which
agreement shall be recorded in the County
Recorder's office.
(4)
Use of the respective facilities is limited to the
mutually exclusive hours of operation set forth in
the use permit.
(5)
No more than fifty percent of the required off-
street parking spaces for a building or use may be
supplied by parking facilities for any other
building or use.
(6)
No use established pursuant to the provisions of
this section may be changed without the prior
approval of the City in accordance with this
chapter.
Section 20.74.100 Computation of Required Spaces--Uses Not
Specified. The parking space requirements for uses not listed in
Sections 20.74.020 through 20.74.070 shall be recommended by the
Planning Director to the Planning Commission. Such determination
shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use
specified in Sections 20.74.020 through 20.74.070.
Section 20.74.110 Size.
(a)
Each uncovered off-street parking space shall be at
least eight and one-half feet by eighteen feet,
exclusive of driveway and aisles except that, in the
case of a space located parallel to a curb, the length
of the space shall be twenty feet.
(b)
The vertical clearance shall not be less than 7'-6"
feet over the entire area.
(c)
Concrete bumper guards or wheel stops shall be provided
for all uncovered parking spaces, except where a
sidewalk is adjacent to a curb stop. The concrete curb
around the required landscaping shall not be used as a
bumper stop unless the landscaping or walkway adjacent
to the space is at least six feet wide and the area of
the guard overhang will not damage or interfere with
plant growth or its irrigation or pedestrian movement.
In the latter case, a parking space length may be
reduced from eighteen to sixteen feet.
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Subsection 20.74. 110(b)
Suggested Parking Layouts
90 DEGREE ANGLE
This diagram is illustrative
only and is not part of the
zoning ordinance.
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Section 20.74.120 Location.
(a)
Residential parking spaces shall be located on the same
lot or building site as the dwellings to be served. At
least one space per unit shall be a totally enclosed
garage space not less than ten feet in width and twenty
feet in depth. Each garage space shall be equipped
with an automatic door opener and door. On
multi-family dwellings, a security gate on a
multi-space garage is acceptable.
(b)
Parking spaces for all non-residential uses shall be
located on the same lot or parcel as the facility or
use to be served, except that an adjacent or
contiguous lot may be used by the permittee for the
parking spaces if the owner of record submits a title
report for the parcel and a covenant running with the
land, or an easement, which (1) describes the parcel
and obligates it for parking purposes free and clear of
exceptions which would interfere with the use, (2)
describes the obligation of the party to maintain the
parking facility, and (3) describes the parking
facility by a parking diagram approved by the Planning
Commission. The covenant running with the land, or
easement, shall be subject to the approval of the City
Attorney and shall be recorded in the County Recorder's
office.
(c)
No required yard space in any zoning district shall be
utilized for required parking.
Section 20.74.130 Li~htinq. Ail parking areas shall be
illuminated to the satisfaction of the Police Department.
Lighting shall consist of high-pressure sodium lamps
with vandal-resistant lenses. Any such lighting shall be
arranged so as to reflect the light away from any adjoining
residential property and public streets.
Section 20.74.140 Entrances and Exits.
(a)
Each entrance and exit to a parking lot shall be
constructed and maintained so that any vehicle entering
or leaving the parking lot shall be clearly visible at
a distance of not less than ten feet to a person
approaching such entrance or exit on any pedestrian
walk or footpath.
(b)
Exits from parking lots shall be clearly posted with
stop signs.
(c)
Appropriate directional signs or painted arrows shall
be maintained where needed.
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Section 20,74.150 Driveway Access.
(a)
Driveway access to parking areas for single-family
dwellings shall be not less than ten feet in width
throughout, and required turnaround areas may not be
used for required parking spaces.
(b)
Driveway access to all uses other than single family
dwellings shall be at least fifteen feet in width for
one-way traffic, and not less than twenty-five feet in
width for two-way traffic.
(c)
The City Engineer may recommend a reduction in width of
a one-way access drive to no less than twelve feet if,
the City Engineer concludes, such width reductions are
necessary to the proper functioning of such accessways
and if such reductions will have no adverse effect on
public health, safety, and welfare.
Section 20.74.160 Circulation. A back-up distance shall be
provided of at least twenty-five feet for ninety-degree parking,
eighteen feet for sixty-degree parking, fifteen feet for
forty-five-degree parking, fifteen feet for thirty-degree parking
and fifteen feet for parallel parking, provided that at least
four feet shall be provided between each two parallel parking
spaces.
Section 20.74.170 Landscaping. Landscape improvements to
parking areas shall conform to standards specified in Chapter
20.73.
Section 20.74.180 Off-Street Loading and Unloading. Unless
waived or modified by the Planning Commission, every
non-residential use hereafter inaugurated, and every
non-residential building or structure hereafter erected or
enlarged by more than five thousand square feet shall have
permanently maintained off-street loading and
unloading areas as follows. Such loading and unloading areas
shall be exclusive of drive-ways, setbacks and public
rights-of-way.
(a)
Uses of an institutional nature and uses listed as
permitted in the commercial and industrial zones:
No. of Square Feet
No. of Areas
under 7,000
7,000-30,000
30,001-90,000
90,001-150,000
150,001-230,000
none
1
2
3
4
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One additional area for each additional 100,000 square
feet or portion thereof.
(b)
Each loading area shall be of dimensions not less than
twelve feet by fifty feet and shall have a vertical
clearance of not less than fourteen feet.
(c)
The square footage 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 fore required loading areas.
20.74.190 Continuing Obligation of Requirements. The
requirements for off-street parking spaces and loading areas
shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of the lot on which
the use or uses requiring such facilities exists. It shall be
unlawful for an owner of any lot subject to such requirements to
discontinue or to allow or cause the discontinuance of any of the
required parking spaces and loading areas without establishing
alternative parking spaces and loading areas which meet the
requirements imposed by this chapter, or for any person to use a
lot without complying with the parking and loading requirements
imposed by this chapter. Any revisions to a parking area, its
landscaping, lighting, marking or access shall be subject to the
approval of the Planning Director.
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CHAPTER 20.77
SIGNAL RECEIVING OR TRANSMITTING ANTENNA REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.77.010
20.77.020
20.77.030
20.77.040
20.77.050
20.77.060
20.77.070
20.77.080
20.77.090
20.77.100
20.77.110
20.77.120
20.77.130
20.77.140
Purpose.
Scope.
Antenna Permit Procedures.
ExemptedAntennas.
Consent of Owner.
Enforcement-Liability-Penalty.
Prohibition on Location of Antennas.
Restriction on Height of Roof-Mounted
Antennas.
Restriction on Height of Ground-Mounted
Antennas.
Requirements for Antennas.
Special Requirements for Ground-Mounted
Antennas.
Special Requirements for Roof-Mounted
Antennas.
Removal of Non-Conforming Antennas.
Other Codes.
Section 20.77.010 ~se. Chapter 20.77 establishes the Signal
Receiving or Transmitting Antenna Regulations. The purpose of
these provisions is to prescribe standards for the installations
and screening of signal receiving or transmitting antennas within
South San Francisco for the conservation and protection of prop-
erty and public safety through the improvement of the appearance
of individual properties and neighborhoods and by providing spe-
cific design and installation standards.
Section 20.77.020 ScoDe. The provisions of this chapter apply
to all antennas except as specifically exempted by Section
20.77.040.
Section 20.77.030 Antenna Permit Procedure. It is unlawful for
any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity
to erect or maintain a signal-receiving or signal-transmitting
antenna, except those exempted in Section 20.77.040, without
first obtaining an antenna permit in accordance with the proced-
ure in Chapter 20.83.
Section 20.77.040 ExemDted Antennas. Certain types of antennas
are exempt from the requirements of this chapter, except as pro-
vided in Section 20.77.040, when the antennas meet the require-
ments of subsections (a), (b), and (c), or the requirements of
subsection (d) or (e) as follows:
(a)
Any roof-mounted antenna the height of which when mea-
sured from the average grade below it to the topmost
point on the antenna does not exceed the maximum height
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allowed in the zoning district in which the antenna is
to be constructed, pursuant to Section 20.70.030 of
this code, plus five feet; or any ground-mounted verti-
cal antenna which is less than 40' high; and
(b)
which, together with its supporting structure, does not
exceed seventy-five pounds in weight; and
(c)
which has less than 18 square feet of wind loading
area; or
(d)
any roof mounted vertical antenna with a wind loading
area not exceeding 6 square feet; or
(e)
any antenna installed on behalf of or for the use of a
governmental agency.
Section 20.77.050 Consent of Owner. It is unlawful to erect,
construct, plan or maintain any signal-receiving or signal-
transmitting antenna upon any property or building without the
consent of the owner, holder, lessor, agency, or trustee thereof.
Section 20.77.060 Enforcement-Liability-Penalty.
(a)
Liability for Damages. The provisions of this chapter
shall not be construed as removing or limiting in any
way the responsibility or liability of any person
erecting, maintaining or owning any signal-receiving or
signal-transmitting antenna for personal injury or
prop-erty damage resulting from the negligence or
willful acts of such persons, their agents, employers
or workers in the construction, maintenance, repair or
removal of any such antenna; nor shall this chapter be
construed as imposing upon the City, its officers, or
employees any responsibility or liability by reason of
the approval of any antenna, materials or devices under
the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Chief
Building Inspector and the Code Enforcement Officer to
enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(c)
Penalty for Violation. Any person who violates any
provision of this chapter or fails to comply with any
of the mandatory requirements of this chapter shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be
punished as set forth in Chapter 1.24 of the South San
Francisco Municipal Code.
Section 20.77.070 Prohibition on Location of Antennas.
(a)
No antenna shall be located in the front or required
side yards of any lot, parcel or premises, nor shall it
be located on any driveway or walkway.
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(b)
The antenna and all support items, including cables,
etc., shall be located on the property being serviced
and shall not be linked physically to a receiver not
located on the property involved, unless a franchise is
first obtained from the City of South San Francisco.
(c)
No part of any antenna shall be located less than three
feet from any property line of the property involved or
from any power lines, buildings or structures, unless
attached to the structure.
Section 20.77.080 Restriction on Height of Roof-Mounted
Antennas. 'The height of any roof-mounted antenna, measured from
the average grade below it to the topmost point on the antenna,
shall not exceed the maximum height allowed for the building on
which it is mounted in the zoning district in which the antenna
is to be constructed, pursuant to Section 20.70.030 of this code
plus five feet; except that a roof-mounted radio antennae may be
permitted in a residential district up to 65 feet, providing
justifying documentation is provided satisfactory to the Chief
Building Inspector. Retractable antennas are encouraged
especially for antennas in excess of 40 feet .
Section 20.77.090 Restriction on Height of Ground-Mounted
Antennas. No part of any ground-mounted antenna shall exceed the
maximum height allowed for accessary buildings in the zoning dis-
trict, pursuant to Section 20.70.030 of this code, except that a
radio tower may be built to the height limit allowed for a
structure in the applicable zoning district, plus five feet. A
radio tower may be allowed in a residential district up to 65
feet, provided justifying documentation is provided satisfactory
to the Chief Building Inspector. Retractable antennas are
encouraged, especially for antennas in excess of 40 feet.
Section 20.77.100 Requirements for Antennas. Ail antennas, not
otherwise exempted by this chapter, shall meet the following
requirements:
(a)
All structural support shall be of galvanized steel or
other material approved by the Chief Building Inspec-
tor.
(b)
The antenna shall be designed to withstand a wind force
of seventy-five miles per hour if ground-mounted and
eighty-five miles per hour if roof-mounted.
(c)
Any driving motor shall be limited to 110 volts maximum
power design and be encased in protective guards.
(d)
Any metallic support structure for an antenna must be
bonded to a grounding rod.
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Section 20.77.110 Special Requirements for Ground-Mounted
Antennas. For ground-mounted antennas, the wiring between the
antenna and a receiver shall be installed in accordance with the
National Electric Code as adopted by the City of South San
Francisco.
Section 20.77.120 Special Requirements for Roof-Mounted
Antennas. For roof-mounted antennas, the antenna and any sup-
porting structure shall be mounted directly to the roof of a
primary or accessory structure, as defined in the Uniform Build-
ing Code and shall not be mounted upon appurtenances such as
chimneys or spires.
Section 20.77.130 Removal of Non-Conforming Antennas. Ail
antennas not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter
shall be brought into conformity within the appropriate amorti-
zation period following the effective date of this ordinance, as
provided below, or shall be removed at the expense of the owner
of the antenna. A nonconforming antenna, within the meaning of
this section, shall include any antenna which has not obtained a
use or antenna permit as required by this chapter. As used in
this section, "value of antenna" means the total cost of instal-
ling the antenna based on documentation, the provision of which
is the sole responsibility of the owner of the antenna. Unless
documentation provided by the owner establishes otherwise, it
shall be presumed that the value of an antenna is less than one
thousand five hundred dollars. Value of antenna shall not
include the cost of any peripheral equipment, including but not
limited to, signal dividers, amplifiers or channel selectors.
(a) Amortization Periods.
(1)
Value of antenna less than one thousand five hun-
dred dollars--not more than two years.
(2)
Value of antenna equal to or greater than one
thousand five hundred but less than two thousand
five hundred dollars--not more than three years.
(3)
Value of antenna equal to or greater than two
thousand five hundred but not more than five thou-
sand dollars--not more than five years.
(4)
For every increment of two thousand dollars of
value, or fraction thereof, in excess of five
thousand dollar, an additional year of amortiza-
tion over and above the five-year period may be
added, provided that the total amortization period
shall not exceed fifteen years.
Section 20.77.140 Other Codes. The regulations set forth in
this chapter shall still be subject to the ordinances of the City
where not inconsistent with this chapter, including the Building
Code and Electrical Code.
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CI'~kPTER 20.78
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.78.010
20.78.020
20.78.030
20.78.040
Purpose.
Appplicability.
Replacement Structure.
Procedure for Obtaining Permit
Section 20.78.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.78 establishes the
Planned Unit Development Regulations. The purpose of these
regulations is to prescribe when the use of the Planned Unit
Development Permit Procedure is required and to provide
for replacement structures in planned unit development areas.
Section 20.78.020 Applicability. The provisions of this
chapter shall apply to all areas of the City shown on the Zoning
Map with the capital letter "P" following the density designator
of that zone district. When that letter appears, a planned unit
development permit shall be required for new developments within
the district. Projects of three or fewer units shall conform to
the design of the closest adjacent planned unit development in
the same zone district and shall require design review approval
pursuant to Chapter 20.85.
Section 20.78.030 ReDlacement Structure. Whenever an existing
structure in a district subject to the Planned Unit Development
Permit Procedure is replaced for any reason, a design review
approval pursuant to Chapter 20.85 shall be required.
Section 20.78.040 Procedure for Obtaining Permit. A planned
unit development permit shall be obtained by following the
procedures set forth in Chapter 20.84.
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CHAPTER 20.79
RESIDENTIAL SECOND UNIT REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.79.010
20.79.020
20.79.030
20.79.040
Use Permit Required.
Existing Second Units.
Limitation.
Section 20.79.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.79 establishes the
Residential Second Unit Regulations. The purpose of this chapter
is to provide a mechanism for allowing residential second units
in residentially zoned districts, thereby providing the oppor-
tunity for the development of small housing units designed to
meet the special housing needs of one-person and two-person
households. Furthermore, the purpose of these provisions is to
allow the more efficient use of the City's existing stock of
dwellings, to provide housing units for family members who are
elderly or disabled, to avoid parking problems in residential
neighborhoods, and to protect property values and the single
-family character of a neighborhood by ensuring that second units
are developed under such special conditions as may be appropriate
to further the purpose of this chapter. This chapter implements
the provisions of Government Code Sections 65852.1 and 65852.2.1
Section 20.79.020 Use Permit Required. New residential second
units may be permitted in any residentially zoned district in
which they are listed as a permitted use type subject to a
conditional use permit as provided in Chapter 20.81. In
addition, the following standards shall apply to the development
of each residential second unit:
(a)
No more than one residential second unit shall be
permitted on any one parcel or lot.
(b)
A residential second unit may only be permitted on a
residential lot on which there is already built one
single-family detached dwelling unit (primary unit),
and such second unit shall be within or attached to the
existing primary unit.
(c)
Residential second units may not be permitted on
residential lots already having two or more dwelling
units located thereon.
1This Chapter restates the provisions of former Chapter
20.18 adopted by Ordinance No. 928 on September 21, 1983.
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(d)
Size of unit: The size of the second units shall not
exceed six hundred forty square feet of gross floor area.
(e)
Minimum yard requirements: Second units shall conform to
the front, side, and rear yard setback requirements of
the zone in which they are developed, except that in the
R-1 and R-2 zones, ten feet shall be the rear yard
setback requirement.
(f)
Off-street parking requirements: One off-street parking
space shall be required for the second unit in addition
to any off-street parking spaces required for the primary
unit by Chapter 20.74 of this code, as amended from time
to time.
(g) Code compliance.
{1)
Minimum housing code compliance shall be required
for the primary unit.
(2)
The second unit shall comply with all provisions of
the South San Francisco Municipal Code in effect at
the time of approval of the use permit, including
but not limited to all uniform codes adopted by
reference in said municipal code.
(3)
Products of combustion detectors shall be required
for each primary and second unit.
(h)
Entrance: The second unit shall utilize the same
exterior doorways as the primary unit; it shall not have
a separate entrance.
(i)
Lot size: The minimum size of the lot on which the
second unit may be built shall be five thousand square
feet. The lot shall have a minimum width of fifty feet
and a minimum depth of eighty feet.
(j)
Owner occupancy and deed restriction required: Prior to
issuance of a building permit for the second unit, a deed
restriction to run with the land shall be recorded such
that the use of the second unit as a separate dwelling
may continue only as long as the property is
owner-occupied.
(k)
Services: Second units shall not be metered separately
from the main units for gas, electricity, and water
services.
(1)
No conditional use permit for a residential second unit
may be approved unless the Planning Commission first
makes the following findings:
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{1)
The second unit is compatible with the design of the
main unit and the surrounding neighborhood in terms
of landscaping, scale, height, length, width, bulk,
lot coverage, and exterior treatment, and will not
cause excessive noise, traffic, or other
disturbances to the existing neighborhood or result
in significantly adverse impacts on public services
and resources.
{2)
The second unit will not tend to change the
character or cause a concentration of such units
sufficient to change the characteristic of the
residential neighborhood in which it is located.
Section 20.79.030 Existing Second Units. This section shall in
no way validate any existing illegal second unit. An application
for a use permit may be made pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
20.81 to convert an illegal second unit to a conforming
legal second unit, and the standards and requirements for said
conversion shall be the same as for newly proposed second units.
Section 20.79.040 Limitation. Any single-family dwelling unit
constructed after October 21, 1983, the effective date of the
residential second unit ordinance codified in this zoning
ordinance, shall be ineligible for a second unit.
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Chapter 20.80
ADMINISTRATION
20.80
ADMINISTRATION
Section:
20.80.010
Designation.
Section 20.80.010 Designation. Chapters 20.80 through 20.100
encompass procedures for the administration of this Title,
including the following:
Chapter 20.81: Use Permit Procedure
Chapter 20.82: Variance Procedure
Chapter 20.83: Antenna Permit Procedure
Chapter 20.84: Planned Unit Development Permit Procedure
Chapter 20.85: Design Review Procedure
Chapter 20.87: Amendment Procedure
Chapter 20.88: Notice and Hearing Requirements
Chapter 20.90: Appeal Procedure
Chapter 20.91: Revocation and Modification of Permits
Chapter 20.97: Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Regulations
Chapter 20.98: Enforcement, Penalties, and Legal Procedure
Chapter 20.100: Pre-zoning Procedure
20.80-1
~ 20.81
USE PERMIT PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.81.010
20.81.020
20.81.030
20.81.040
20.81.050
20.81.060
20.81.070
20.81.080
20.81.090
20.81.100
20.81.110
Purpose.
Use Permit Issuance/Denial.
Application for the Granting of a Use Permit.
Hearing and Notice.
Required Findings.
Action by Con~uission.
Appeals.
Effect.
Expiration.
Failure to Comply with Conditions.
Revocation or Modification of Use Permits.
Section 20.81.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.81 establishes the Use
Permit Procedure. The purpose of these provisions is to provide a
procedure for review and decisions regarding use permits.
Section 20.81.020 Use Permit Issuance/Denial. Use permits may,
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, be issued or
denied for any of the uses or purposes for which the permits are
required or permitted by the terms of this title.
Section 20.81.030 Application for the Granting of a Use Permit.
An application for the granting of a use permit shall be made as
follows:
(a)
Persons Eligible. The following persons shall be
eligible to apply for the granting of a use permit:
(1) A property owner or authorized agent;
(2)
A lessee, with a written lease, the term of which
exceeds one year; or
(3)
A person authorized to exercise the power of
eminent domain.
(b)
Application Form, Filing, and Fee. An application for
the granting or modifying of a use permit shall be made
on the prescribed form and shall be filed with the
Planning Director, and shall be accompanied by a
non-refundable fee as set forth in the Master Fee
Schedule of the City of South San Francisco adopted by
Resolution of the City Council.
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Section 20,81,040 Hearing and Notice. All applications for
granting or modifying a use permit and all actions to revoke or
modify a use permit shall be heard at a public hearing scheduled
and noticed as required by Chapter 20.88.
Section 20.81.050 Required Findings. In order for the Planning
Commission to grant a use permit, the Planning Commission shall
find:
(a)
The proposed use will not be adverse to the public
health, safety, or general welfare of the community,
nor detrimental to surrounding properties or
improvements.
(b) The use is consistent with the City's General Plan.
(c)
The proposed use complies with all applicable standards
and requirements of this Title.
Section 20.81.060 Action by C~m.ission.
(a)
The Planning Commission may grant the permit by
resolution or motion and impose such conditions in
connection with the issuance of a use permit
as it deems necessary in order to fulfill the purposes
of this title and may require reasonable guarantees and
evidence that such conditions are being, or will be,
complied with. No permit shall be granted unless and
until the requirements of CEQA have been met.
(b)
The Planning Director shall file with the City Council
a report of the determination and action of the
Planning Commission.
Section 20.81.070 Appeals. A decision of the Planning
Commission may be appealed to the City Council as provided by
Chapter 20.90.
Section 20.81.080 Effect. No building permit shall be issued
except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the use
permit.
Section 20.81.090 Exl~iration.
(a)
Any use permit granted in accordance with the terms of
this title shall automatically expire if building
permits have not been issued within two years from the
date of final approval. A time extension not exceeding
one year beyond the initial two-year period may be
granted. However, after three years from the date of
approval, a new application shall be required.
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(b)
If the use for which a use permit was granted ceases
for a period of six months or more, the use shall be
considered abandoned and thereafter a new use permit
shall be required for any use for which a use permit is
required in that zone district.
Section 20.81.100 Failure to Comply With Conditions. Failure
to comply with any use permit condition is a violation of this
title subject to Enforcement, Penalties, and Legal Procedure as
prescribed by Chapter 20.98. Any use permit granted in
accordance with the terms of this title may be revoked upon
failure to comply with any of the conditions or terms of such
permit, or if any law or ordinance is violated in connection
therewith.
Section 20.81.110 Revocation or Modification of Use Permits.
use permit may be revoked or modified as provided by Chapter
20.91.
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50.81-3
C:HkP'LT~ 20.82
VARIANCE PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.82.010
20.82.020
20.82.030
20.82.040
20.82.050
20.82.060
20.82.070
20.82.080
20.82.090
20.82.100
20.82.110
20.82.120
20.82.130
20.82.140
~Lr~ose.
Variances.
Application for the Granting of a Variance.
Hearing and Notice.
Required Findings.
Optional Findings.
Use Variance.
Variances from Parking Requirements.
Action by C~muission.
Appeals.
Effect.
Expiration.
Failure to Comply with Conditions.
Revocation and Modification of Variance.
Section 20.82.010 PurDose. Chapter 20.82 establishes the
Variance Procedure. The purpose of these provisions is to
provide a procedure for review and decisions regarding variances.
Section 20.82.020 Variances. Where practical difficulties,
unnecessary hardships, and results inconsistent with the general
purpose of this title may result from the strict application of
certain provisions thereof, variance permits may be granted as
provided in this chapter.
Section 20.82.030 ApDlication for the Granting of a Variance.
An application for the granting of a variance shall be made as
follows:
(a)
Persons Eligible. The following persons shall be
eligible to apply for the granting of a variance:
(1) A property owner or authorized agent;
(2)
A lessee, with a written lease, the term of which
exceeds one year; or
(3)
A person authorized to exercise the power of
eminent domain.
(b)
Required Documents. An application for the granting of
a variance shall be made on the prescribed form and
accompanied by a written statement, plans, fee as set
forth in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of South
San Francisco adopted by Resolution of the City
Council, and evidence showing that the requested
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variance conforms to the required findings set forth in
Section 20.82.050.
Section 20.82.040 Hearing and Notice. Ail applications for the
granting of a variance, all applications for the modification of
a variance, and all actions for the revocation or modification of
a variance for cause shall be heard at a public hearing scheduled
and noticed as required by Chapter 20.88.
Section 20.82.050 Required Findings. The Planning Commission
shall grant the requested variance in whole or in part,
conditionally or unconditionally, only if from the facts
presented with the application or at the public hearing, or
determined by investigation, the following is found:
(a)
That, because of special circumstances applicable to
the property, including size, shape, topography,
location, or surroundings, the strict application of
the zoning ordinance deprives such property of
privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity
and under identical zoning classification.
In this context, personal, family or financial difficulties, loss
of prospective profits and neighboring violations or pre-existing
nonconforming uses or facilities are not hardships justifying a
variance.
(b)
That such variance, if granted, would not constitute a
special privilege granted to the recipient inconsistent
with limitations upon other properties in the vicinity
and zone in which such property is situated.
Section 20.82.060 Optional Findings. In addition to the
Required Findings in Section 20.82.050, the Planning Commission
may make other findings appropriate to justify the approval or
disapproval of the requested variance.
Section 20.82.070 Use Variance. A variance shall not be
granted for a parcel of property which authorizes a use or
activity which is not otherwise expressly authorized by the zone
regulations governing such parcel of property.
Section 20.82.080 Variances from Parking Requirements.
Notwithstanding Sections 20.82.050 and 20.82.070, a variance may
be granted from the parking requirements of this title in order
that some or all of the required parking spaces be located off-
site, including locations in other local jurisdictions, or that
in-lieu fees or facilities be provided instead of the required
parking spaces, if both of the following conditions are met:
(a)
The variance will be an incentive to, and a benefit
for, the non-residential development.
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(b)
The variance will facilitate access to the
non-residential development by patrons of public
transit facilities.
Section 20.82.090 Action by Commission.
(a}
After the conclusion of the public hearing, and prior
to granting a use permit, the Planning Commission shall
make written findings of fact showing whether the
provisions of Section 20.82.050 have been satisfied.
(b)
The Planning Commission shall by resolution or motion
grant or deny the variance and in granting a variance
may impose such conditions as it deems necessary to
fulfill the purpose of this title. Any variance
granted shall be subject to such conditions as will
assure that the adjustment thereby authorized shall not
constitute a grant of special privileges inconsistent
with the limitations upon other properties in the
vicinity and zone in which such property is situated.
Upon granting a variance subject to certain conditions,
the Planning Commission may require reasonable
guarantees and evidence that such conditions are being,
or will be, complied with.
(c)
The Planning Director shall file with the City Council
a report of the determination and action of the
Planning Commission.
Section 20.82.100 Appeals. A decision of the Planning
Commission made pursuant to this chapter may be appealed to the
City Council as provided by Chapter 20.90.
Section 20.82.110 Effect. No building permit shall be issued
except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
variance.
Section 20.82.120 Expiration. Any variance granted in
accordance with the terms of this title shall automatically
expire if building permits have not been issued or use
commenced within two years from the date of final approval. A
time extension not exceeding one year beyond the initial two-year
period may be granted. However, after three years from the date
of approval, a new application shall be required.
Section 20.82.130 Failure to ComDly with Conditions. Failure
to comply with any variance condition is a violation of this
title subject to Enforcement, Penalities, and Legal Procedure as
prescribed by Chapter 20.98. Any variance granted in accordance
with the terms of this title may be revoked upon failure to
comply with any of the conditions or terms of the variance, or if
any law or ordinance is violated in connection therewith.
20.82-3
Section 20,82,140 Revocation and Modification of Variance. A
variance may be revoked or modified as provided by Chagter 20.91.
20.82-4
CHAPTER 20.83
ANTENNA PERMIT PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.83.010
20.83.020
20.83.030
Purpose.
Antenna Permits Required.
Antenna Permit Procedure.
Section 20.83.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.83 establishes the
Antenna Permit Procedure. The purpose of these provisions is to
provide a procedure for obtaining the Antenna Permits required by
this title.
Section 20.83.020 Antenna Permits Required. Unless otherwise
exempted by the Provisions of Chapter 20.77, all antennas within
South San Francisco shall require an Antenna Permit.
Section 20.83.030 Antenna Permit Procedure. Prior to the
installation of an antenna, the owner or occupant, with written
permission from the owner of the lot, premises, parcel of land,
or building on which an antenna is to be installed, shall first
obtain a permit from the City of South San Francisco, Building
Division. The permit application shall contain the following
information:
(a)
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant(s)
and the owner of the lot, premises, parcel of land, or
building;
(b)
Plot plan of the lot, premises, parcel of land or
building showing, among other things, the exact
location of the proposed antenna, exact location and
dimensions of all buildings, and property lines;
(c)
Construction plans and specifications, including
manufacturer's specifications and installation
instructions, if any; the gross weight of the antenna;
and all support materials;
(d) The exact location of any wiring to be required;
(e)
The exact location of any concrete or other material to
be used as a base;
(f) Any support measures that must be used for the antenna;
(g)
Any other information that may be required by the
Building Division given the particular circumstances of
any such erection, construction, or installation; and
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(h)
For a roof mounted antenna less than 75 pounds in
weight, an engineering report prepared by a licensed
civil or structural engineer showing plans and
engineering calculations for wind load, anchoring and
structural supports, and foundations
20.83-2
CHAPTER 20.84
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.84.010
20.84.020
20.84.030
20.84.040
20.84.050
20.84.060
20.84.070
20.84.080
20.84.090
20.84.100
20.84.110
20.84.120
20.84.130
20.84.140
20.84.150
20.84.160
Purpose.
Scope.
Permit Required.
Coordination with Other Regulations.
General Requirements and Criteria.
Special Requirements for Residential Planned Unit
Developments.
Special Requirements for Mixed-Use Planned Unit
Development.
Special Requirements for Mixed-Use Planned Unit
Development.
Application for a Planned Unit Development Permit.
Preparation of Tentative Subdivision Map.
Planning Commission Approval.
City Council Approval.
Issuance of Other Permits.
Effects of Final Development Plan Action.
Failure to Comply with Conditions.
Revocation and Modification of Planned Unit
Development Permit.
Section 20.84.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.84 establishes the
Planned Unit Development Permit Procedure and prescribes
regulations for the review of planned unit developments proposed
within South San Francisco. The purpose of the regulations
contained in this chapter is to implement policies contained in
the Land Use Element of the South San Francisco General Plan,
particularly policies prescribed by the Planned Commercial and
Planned Industrial land use categories and the Design Policy
expressed in Policy 33. Planned unit developments achieve this
purpose by allowing diversification in regulations such as
building relationships, setbacks, height limitations, lot sizes,
types of structures, parking and the amount and location of open
space, while insuring substantial compliance with the land use
and density regulations of the district and other provisions of
this title, in order that the intent of this title in requiring
adequate standards related to the public health, safety, and
general welfare may be observed without unduly inhibiting
developers attempting to secure the advantages of modern large
scale site planning for residential, commercial, or industrial
purposes. Where use is made of the planned unit development
process, as provided in this chapter, a planned unit development
permit (hereinafter PUD permit) shall first be obtained as herein
provided.
20.84-1
Section 20.84.020 Scope. The PUD permit procedure shall be
optional for development projects in all districts and mandatory
for projects within a district containing a "P" suffix designator
and projects greater than two acres within either the P-C Planned
Commercial or P-I Planned Industrial Districts. For the purpose
of this section, a development project is defined as the
development, or modification of a parcel of land or the
introduction or modification of a use of a parcel of land under
one ownership or under unified control and which is not subject
to a specific plan as defined in the California Planning and
Zoning Law.
Section 20.84.030 Permit Required. Prior to commencing any
construction, including grading, for any development within the
scope of this chapter, a PUD permit shall be obtained as set
forth herein, with the following exceptions:
(a)
Modifications to sign programs or change of copy on
approved signs;
(b)
Replanting of existing landscape areas or additional
landscaping;
(c)
Revisions to internal circulation or parking areas
which do not result in a loss of parking spaces;
(d)
A minor addition to a single-family home or townhouse
with an attached garage on an individual lot which:
(1)
does not exceed ten percent of the total gross
floor area of the dwelling unit; and
(2)
is not visible from a public street, public park,
or common area; and
(3)
conforms to previously established minimum setback
requirements for the development in which it is
located.
(e)
A minor addition to a townhouse with a detached garage
located in front of the dwelling on an individual lot
which:
(1)
does not exceed two hundred fifty square feet in
size; and
(2) does not exceed one story in height; and
(3)
is not visible from a public street, public park,
or common area; and
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(4)
encloses the area between the dwelling unit and
the garage.
Items (a) through (d) above shall require Design Review approval
and building permit, item (e) shall require only a building
permit.
Section 20.84.040 Coordination With Other Regulations. The PUD
permit procedure shall be coordinated as closely as possible with
the regulations of Title 19, Subdivisions, when those regulations
are applicable.
Section 20.84.050 ~eneral Requirements and Criteria. Planned
unit developments in all districts shall comply with the
following requirements:
(a)
Higher standards may be required or lower standards may
be permitted for a planned unit development than are
required for the zone district in which it is located
for height, parking, traffic circulation, landscaping,
open space, setbacks, lot sizes and other elements with
which this title regulates.
(b)
Uses and densities permitted in a planned unit develop-
ment shall be the same as those of the zone district in
which it is located.
(c)
The parcel on which the development is to be located
shall be in one ownership or under unified control.
(d)
The proposed development shall be in conformity with
the adopted General Plan and shall conform with any
applicable specific plans adopted in conformance
therewith for the purpose of effectuating the General
Plan.
(e)
The proposed development shall be designed to produce
an environment of stable and desirable character in
harmony with the character of the surrounding area.
(f)
The development shall not produce a volume of traffic
in excess of the capacity for which the access streets
are designed. Vehicular entrances and exits shall be
carefully located and designated to minimize traffic
hazards. The plan shall provide for safe, convenient
internal pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Private
common driveways may be approved if alternatives
utilizing public roadways are not viable.
Section 20.84.060 SDecial Requirements for Residential Planned
Unit DeveloDments. A residential planned unit development is a
development planned and executed as a unit and consisting of a
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single-family, a two-family, or multiple dwellings or any
appropriate combination thereof, together with related uses
serving the individual planned unit development. Residential
planned unit developments shall comply with the following
requirement:
Recreation Areas. The development shall include the
provision for recreation areas adequate to meet the
needs of the anticipated population of the development.
Section 20.84.070 Special Requirements for Co~uercial and
Industrial Planned Unit Developments. A commercial or
industrial planned unit development is a development planned and
executed as a unit and consisting of commercial, office, or
industrial uses, or any appropriate combination thereof, together
with related uses. Commercial and industrial planned unit
developments shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)
Parking and Loading Space Requirements. The develop-
ment shall make adequate provision for delivery and
shipment of materials by truck or rail; standing space
for service vehicles; and parking for visitors,
clients, customers and employees. In no case shall a
lesser number of parking or loading spaces be provided
than required by Chapter 20.74 for similar uses, and
the Planning Commission may increase the requirements.
(b)
Noise, Dust, Odor, Smoke, Vibration Limitations.
Noise, dust, odor, smoke and vibration shall be limited
or controlled so as not to be detrimental to uses
within the development or adjoining properties.
Section 20.84.080 Special Requirements for Mixed-Use Planned
Unit Development. A mixed-use planned unit development is a
development planned and executed as a unit and consisting of
residential uses plus commercial or professional uses, together
with related uses. A mixed-use planned unit development shall
comply with the following requirements:
(a)
Recreation Areas. The development shall include the
provision of recreation areas adequate to meet the
needs of the anticipated population of the development.
(b)
Parking and Loading Space Requirements. The develop-
ment shall make adequate provision for delivery and
shipment of materials by truck or rail; standing space
for service vehicles; and parking for visitors,
clients, customers and employees. In no case shall a
lesser number of parking or loading spaces be provided
than required by Chapter 20.74 for similar uses, and
the Planning Commission may increase the requirements.
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(c)
Noise, Dust, Odor, Smoke, Vibration Limitations.
Noise, dust, odor, smoke, and vibration shall be
limited or controlled so as not to be detrimental to
uses within the development or adjoining properties.
(d)
Overall Scale. The overall scale of development for
the combined uses shall be consistent with the scale of
development permitted for either a residential
development or a non-residential development. The
normally allowed number of residential units may be
reduced to compensate for the space used by non-
residential uses in order to maintain the appropriate
overall scale.
Section 20.84.090 ADDlication for a Planned Unit Development
Permit. By applying for the granting of a PUD permit, the
applicant initiates a review process which must be completed
prior to the issuance of a PUD permit.
(a)
Persons Eligible. An application for the granting of a
PUD permit may be made by any person having an interest
in the property to be included in the proposed planned
unit development; provided, however, that the applicant
must evidence a full ownership interest in all of the
property to be included in the proposed planned unit
development at the time of the submission of the final
development plan.
(b)
Required Documents. An application for the granting of
a PUD permit shall be made on the prescribed form and
accompanied by the following documents:
(1)
A list of names and addresses of all owners of the
property and the extent and nature of their
interest in the Parcel proposed for PUD district
zoning or permit.
(2)
A legal description of the parcel and a statement
of the number of acres, or square feet if less
than one acre, contained therein.
(3)
A title report verifying the description and the
ownership of the property.
(4)
The method whereby the landscaped areas adjacent
to building sites and landscaped open areas are to
be established and maintained.
(5)
A declaration as to whether the parcel is to
remain under the same ownership and control or to
be divided into small units during or after
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development and the manner and method of the
division.
(6)
A generalized narrative describing the location of
the site, its total acreage, and the existing
character and use of the site and adjoining,
properties; the concept of the proposed planned
unit development, including proposed uses and
activities, proposed residential densities if
appropriate, and physical land alteration required
by the development; and the relation of the
proposed planned unit development to the South San
Francisco General Plan.
(7)
A development schedule, including anticipated
timing for commencement and completion of each
phase of development, tabulation of the total
number of acres in each separate phase and
percentage of such acreage to be devoted to
particular uses, and an indication of the proposed
number and type of dwelling units by phase of
development, if applicable.
(8)
Graphics necessary to establish the physical scale
and character of the development and demonstrate
the relationship among its constituent land uses,
buildings and structures, public facilities, and
open space. Said graphics shall as a minimum
indicate: perimeter boundaries of the site;
streets and driveways, sidewalks and pedestrian
ways, and off-street parking and loading areas;
location and dimension of buildings and
structures; a lighting plan for the building and
adjacent parking and pedestrian travel areas,
utilization of buildings and structures, including
activities and the number of living units; reser-
vation for public uses, including schools, parks,
playgrounds, and other open spaces; and major
landscaping proposals. Also included shall be
building elevations, color program and samples, a
comprehensive sign program, and a preliminary
landscape plan. The Director may require graphics
presenting additional information which is
necessary to support the statement of intent.
(9)
A completed environmental assessment information
as provided for environmental impact review.
(c)
Application Form, Filing and Fee. An application for
granting or extending, or for waiving or modifying the
conditions of a PUD permit shall be made on the
prescribed form, shall be filed with the Planning
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Division, and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable
processing fee as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule
of the City of South San Francisco adopted by
Resolution of the City Council.
Section 20.84.100 Preparation of Tentative Subdivision Map.
When a planned unit development requires the submission of a
tentative subdivision map, this map and all supporting documents
shall be prepared and submitted concurrently with the application
of the planned unit development.
Section 20.84.110 Planning Con~nission Approval. The Planning
Commission shall take final action on the PUD permit when a
planned unit development requires neither the submission of a
tentative subdivision map nor an environmental impact report. A
public hearing, noticed as required by Chapter 20.88, shall be
held. At the conclusion of this public hearing, the Planning
Commission shall review the planned unit development plan for
conformity with the General Plan and any applicable special
requirements contained in this Chapter and, after making any
required findings, shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny
issuance of the PUD permit. For planned unit developments on
which the Planning Commission does not take final action, the
Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and submit a
recommendation to the City Council within forty-five days of the
conclusion of the public hearing.
Section 20.84.120 City Council Approval. The City Council shall
take final action on the PUD permit when a planned unit develop-
ment requires either a tentative subdivision map or an environ-
mental impact report.
(a)
The Planning Commission shall forward to the City
Council the appropriate environmental documents; the
Commission's written report advising approval, condi-
tional approval, or disapproval of the tentative map;
and a written report advising approval, conditional
approval, or disapproval of the planned unit
development.
(b)
Within forty-five days following the receipt by the
City Clerk of the reports forwarded by the Planning
Commission, a public hearing, noticed as required by
Chapter 20.88, shall be held before the City Council
for formal action on the proposed planned unit
development. At the conclusion of this public hearing,
the City Council shall take the following action:
(1)
(2)
Compliance with CEOA. Prior to approval of a
permit, the City Council shall take the necessary
action to comply with the requirements of CEQA.
Tentative Subdivision Map. The City Council shall
approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove any
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tentative subdivision map incident to the planned
unit development.
(3)
Planned Unit Development. The City Council shall
review the planned unit development for conformity
with the General Plan and any applicable special
requirements contained in this chapter and, after
making any required findings, shall approve,
conditionally approve, or deny issuance of the PUD
permit.
Section 20.84.130 Issuance of Other Permits. No building or
occupancy permits shall be issued to the applicant until a PUD
permit has been issued.
Section 20.84.140 Effects of Planned Unit Development Plan
Action.
(a)
Re-Submission. Whenever any application for a PUD
permit has been denied, no application for the same
proposal on the same site or any portion thereof shall
be filed by the same applicant within six months after
the date of denial.
(b)
Adherence to Approved Plan. The applicant shall agree
in writing to be bound, for himself/herself/itself all
successors in interest, by the conditions prescribed
for approval of the development. The approved
development plan and staged development schedule shall
control the issuance of all building permits and shall
restrict the nature, location and design of all uses.
Minor changes in an approved development plan may be
approved by the Planning Director if such changes are
consistent with the purposes and general character of
the approved plan. All other modifications, including
extension or revision of the phased development
schedules, shall be processed in the same manner as the
original application and shall be subject to the same
procedural requirements.
Section 20.84.150 Failure to ComD1v with Conditions. Failure to
comply with any planned development permit condition is a
violation of this title subject to Enforcement, Penalties, and
Legal Procedures as prescribed by Chapter 20.98.
Section 20.84.160 Revocation or Modification of Planned Unit
Develo~ament Permit. A PUD permit may be revoked or modified as
provided by Chapter 20.91.
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C:~ 20.85
DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.85.010
20.85.020
20.85.030
20.85.040
20.85.050
20.85.060
20.85.070
20.85.080
20.85.090
20.85.100
20.85.110
~hr~ose.
Applicability.
Design Review Guidelines and Standards.
Application.
Design Review Board.
Design Review Action.
Appeals.
Effect.
Expiration of Design Review Approval.
Failure to Comply with Conditions.
Revocation or Modification of Design Review
Approval.
Section 20.85.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.85 establishes the
Design Review Procedure. The purpose of these provisions is to
provide a review procedure for development proposals which is
concerned with physical design.
Section 20.85.020 Applicability.
(a)
No person shall commence any use or erect any structure
or make exterior modifications to any existing use,
parking area, or structure; and no permit, including
but not limited to building, use or variance permit,
shall be issued for any new use or structure or
modification thereof until the design review process
has been completed in accordance with these
requirements.
(b)
Design review for new single-family two-family and
three-family dwellings on individual lots which are not
in Planned Developments shall be limited to height,
bulk, lot coverage, and general compatibility with the
neighborhood.
(c)
The following exceptions which do not require design
review shall apply to exterior modifications:
{1)
Changes in sign copy on existing changeable copy
signs or signs designed to allow a change of copy,
excluding painted signs or copy changes which
increase the sign area or coverage or which
physically alter the sign structure. Sign
programs less than twenty-five square feet are
also exempt.
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(2)
Changes required in whole or part by a requirement
of any government agency.
(3)
Additions to one-, two-, and three-family
residential structures which do not break the
existing roof line of the structure and which
do not constitute a fifty percent or greater
increase in floor area.
Section 20.85.030 Design Review Guidelines and Standards.
(a)
The Planning Commission, in exercising the scope of
authority set forth in this section, shall by
resolution adopt guidelines and standards for design
review. The guidelines and standards shall be adopted
only after a public hearing noticed and conducted in
the manner required for zoning amendments in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 20.87. Any person or
persons aggrieved by the actions of the Planning
Commission may appeal the action in accordance with the
provisions for appeal set forth in Chapter 20.90.
(b)
Guidelines and standards for design review shall be in
accordance with the following:
(1)
The site subject to design and review shall be
graded and developed with due regard for the
natural terrain, aesthetic quality, and land-
scaping so as not to impair the environmental
quality, value, or stability of the site or the
environmental quality or value of improved or
unimproved property in the area.
(2) A building, structure, or sign shall:
(A)
Reasonably relate to its site and property in
the immediate and adjacent areas; and
(B)
Not be of such poor quality of design as to
adversely affect the environmental quality or
desirability of the immediate areas or
neighboring areas; and
(c)
Not impair the benefits or occupancy of
existing property or environmental quality
thereof in such areas or the stability and
value of improved or unimproved real property
in such areas, or produce degeneration of
property in such areas with attendant
deterioration of conditions affecting the
health, safety, and general welfare of the
community.
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(3)
A site shall be developed to achieve a harmonious
relationship with the area in which it is located
and adjacent areas, allowing a reasonable
similarity of style or originality which does not
impair the environmental quality or value of
improved or unimproved property or prevent
appropriate development and use of such areas or
produce degeneration of properties in such areas
with attendant deterioration of conditions
affecting the health, safety, and general welfare
of the City.
(4)
Open space, parking areas, pedestrian walks,
signs, illumination, and landscaping (including
irrigation) shall be designed and developed to
enhance the environmental quality of the site,
achieve a safe, efficient, and harmonious
development, and accomplish the objectives
set forth in the precise plan of design and design
criteria.
(5)
Electrical and mechanical equipment or works and
fixtures and trash storage areas shall be designed
and constructed so as not to detract from the
environmental quality of the site. Electrical and
mechanical equipment or works and fixtures and
trash storage areas shall be concealed by an
appropriate architectural structure which uses
colors and materials harmonious with the principal
structure, unless a reasonable alternative is
recommended by the Design Review Board.
(6)
For the purpose of determining a reasonable
implementation of the design and the effect on the
environmental quality of the area, the
components considered in design review shall
include but not be limited to exterior design,
materials, textures, colors, means of
illumination, landscaping, irrigation, height,
shadow patterns, parking, access, security,
safety, and other usual on-site development
elements. The Design Review Board may also make
recommendations as to site coverage, and the
intensity of proposed development.
Section 20.85.040 ApDlication.
(a)
When design review is required by this title, the
application shall be submitted to the planning division
as a part of the application for a PUD permit, use
permit, or variance. Design review applications for
projects not requiring a PUD permit, use permit, or
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variance shall be submitted to the Planning Division on
the prescribed design review forms. The application
shall be accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee
in an amount as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule of
the City of South San Francisco adopted by Resolution
of the City Council.
(b)
The planning division shall check each application
submitted for design review for completeness and shall
set the request for the review and consideration of the
Design Review Board.
(c)
If alterations to the approved drawings are desired by
the applicant, said drawings shall be re-submitted and
processed according to the procedures established
herein for approval of the original drawings.
Section 20.85.050 Design Review Board.
(a)
The Design Review Board shall consist of five members
appointed by the Planning Commission. Each member
shall be appointed for a term of four years. Two
members shall be architects licensed by the state. Two
members shall be either a landscape architect,
designer, contractor, horticulturist, or person with
equivalent landscaping expertise or background. One
member shall be a building or engineering contractor.
At least one of the members shall also be a resident
and elector of the City.
(b)
The Design Review Board shall review design review
applications, related drawings, and other matters
related there-to and make recommendations to
the Planning Commission and Director in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter and the design review
guidelines.
(c)
The Design Review Board members shall be compensated
according to the schedule adopted by the City Council.
Section 20.85.060 Design Review Action. On matters that
require Planning Commission approval, such as PUD permits, use
permits, and variances, the Planning Director shall forward the
Design Review Board's recommendations, with comments and
recommendations if desired, to the Planning Commission. The
Planning Director shall consider the recommendations of the
Design Review Board and shall approve, conditionally approve, or
disapprove the design review application. Conditions shall be
reasonable, and designed to assure attainment of the standards
established by this title. If the Planning Director disapproves
the application standards or conditions which have not been met
shall be specified. If the Planning Director fails to approve,
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approve with conditions, or disapprove the application as
submitted by the applicant within ninety days following the date
the recommendation is received from the Design Review Board, the
application as submitted shall be deemed approved, unless the
Planning Commission grants the Planning Director a reasonable
extension of time therefor. The determination by the Planning
Director shall be subject to review by the Planning Commission
either on appeal by the applicant or upon motion of the Planning
Commission. If the Planning Commission fails to make an order to
review the Planning Director determination at
its next regular meeting after the determination, then the
Planning Director determination shall be final.
Section 20.85.070 Appeals. A decision of the Planning Director
may be appealed to the Planning Commission as provided in Chapter
20.90.
Section 20.85.080 Effect. No building permit shall be issued
except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the design
review approval. No certificate of occupancy shall be granted by
the building division or approved by the Planning Director unless
a design review approval has been secured therefor and the
building or structure complies therewith.
Section 20.85.090 Expiration of Design Review Approval. Any
design review approval granted in accordance with the terms of
this title shall lapse and shall be deemed void two years after
the date thereof if a building permit has not been issued
therefor or construction has not commenced. Additional
extensions of time may be granted by the Planning Director,
Planning Commission, or City Council, whichever took the final
action approving the permit.
Section 20.85.100 Failure to Comply with Conditions. Failure
to comply with a design review approval condition is a violation
of this title subject to enforcement, penalties, and legal
procedure as prescribed by Chapter 20.98.
Section 20.85.110 Revocation or Modification of Design Review
Approval. A design review approval may be revoked or modified as
provided by Chapter 20.91.
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CHAFIT..R 20.87
AMRNDMENTPROCEDURE
Sections:
20.87.010
20.87.020
20.87.030
20.87.040
20.87.050
20.87.060
20.87.070
Method.
Initiation.
Hearing and Notice.
Action by Planning Con~ission.
Council Approval, Modification, or
Disapproval.
Other Amendments.
Section 20.87.010 Purpose. The provision of Chapter 20.87
shall be known as the Amendment Procedure. The purpose of these
provisions is to provide a uniform process for the amendment of
this title.
Section 20.87.020 Method. This title may, by following the
provisions of this chapter, be amended to change the boundaries
of districts or to change any other provisions hereof which:
(a)
Regulate the use of buildings, structures and land as
between industry, business, residences, open space,
including agriculture, recreation, enjoyment of scenic
beauty, use of natural resources and other purposes.
(b) Regulate signs.
(c) Regulate any or all of the following:
(1)
The location, height, bulk, number of stories, and
size of buildings and structures;
(2)
The size and use of lots, yards, courts and other
open spaces;
(3)
The percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a
building or structure;
(4) The intensity of land use.
(d)
Establish requirements for off-street parking and
loading.
(e) Establish and maintain building setback lines.
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(f)
Create civic districts around civic centers, public
parks, public buildings, or public grounds and
establish regulations for those civic districts.
Section 20.87.030
by:
Initiation.
An amendment may be initiated
(a)
The verified petition of one or more owners of property
affected by the proposed amendment, which petition
shall be filed with the Secretary of the Planning
Commission and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
processing fee in an amount as set forth in the Master
Fee Schedule of the City of South San Francisco adopted
by Resolution by the City Council.
(b) The Planning Commission.
(c) The City Council.
Section 20.87.040 Hearing and Notice. Ail considerations for
amendments shall be heard at public hearings scheduled and
noticed as required by Chapter 20.88.
Section 20.87. 050 Action bF Planninq C~Li.ission.
(a)
After the hearing, the Planning Commission shall render
its decision in the form of a written recommendation to
the City Council. The recommendation shall include the
reasons for the recommendation, a plat of the parcel
for which the classification amendment is proposed, if
applicable, and the proposed regulations for the
classification if the proposed amendment is for a
parcel in a Planned Community District.
(b)
When the City Council has requested that Planning
Commission study and report upon an ordinance amending
this title to add, delete or change any regulation set
forth in Section 20.87.020, and the Planning Commission
fails to act upon such request within a reasonable
time, the City Council may, by written notice, require
the Planning Commission to render its report within
forty days. Upon receipt of the written notice, the
Planning Commission, if it has not done so, shall
conduct the public hearing required by Section
20.87.040. Failure to report to the City Council
within the above time period shall be deemed to be
approval of the proposed ordinance.
Section 20.87.060 Council ADproval, Modification, or
Disapproval. The Council may approve, modify, or disapprove the
recommendations of the Planning Commission, provided that any
modification of the proposed ordinance or amendment by the
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Council not previously considered by the Planning Commission
during its hearing, shall first be referred to the Planning
Commission for report and recommendation, but the Planning
Commission shall not be required to hold a public hearing
thereon. Failure of the Planning Commission to report within
forty days after the reference, or such longer period as
designated by the Council, shall be deemed to be approval of
the proposed modification.
Section 20.87.070 Other Amendments. The procedure outlined in
this chapter for amendments to, or changes in, this title are not
mandatory to the extent that such amendments or changes do not
affect the regulations set forth in Section 20.87.020. With
regard to ordinances which do not affect the regulations, they
may be adopted as other ordinances are adopted.
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~ 20.88
NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
20.88.010
20.88.020
20.88.030
20.88.040
20.88.050
20.88.060
Contents of Notice.
Types of Notice Defined.
Required and Optional Notice.
Public Hearing Scheduling Responsibility.
Public Hearing Procedures.
Section 20.88.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.88 establishes Notice
and Hearing Requirements. The purpose of these provisions is to
establish a procedure for notices and hearings required by this
title.
Section 20.88.020 Contents of Notice. A notice of a public
hearing shall include the date, time, and place of a public
hearing, the identity of the hearing body or officer, a general
explanation of the matter to be considered, and a general
description, in text or by diagram, of the location of the real
property, if any, that is the subject of the hearing.
Section 20.88.030 TF~es of Notice Defined. The following types
of notice shall be provided when required by this chapter:
(a)
Type A Notice. When a provision of this title requires
notice of a public hearing be given pursuant to this
subsection, notice shall be published pursuant to
Section 6061 of the Government Code in at least one
newspaper of general circulation within the City of
South San Francisco at least ten days prior to the
hearing, or if there is no such newspaper of general
circulation, the notice shall be posted at least ten
days prior to the hearing in at least three public
places within South San Francisco.
(b)
Type B Notice. When a provision of this title requires
notice of a public hearing be given pursuant to this
subsection, notice shall be given in all of the
following ways:
(1)
Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered
at least ten days prior to the hearing to the
owner of the subject real propeprty or the
owner's duly authorized agent and to the project
applicant.
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(2)
Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered
at least ten days prior to the hearing to each
local agency expected to provide water, sewage,
streets, roads, schools or other essential
facilities or services to the project, whose
ability to provide those facilities and services
may be significantly affected.
(3)
Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered
at least ten days prior to the hearing to all
owners of real property as shown on the latest
equalized assessment roll within three hundred
feet of the real property that is the subject of
the hearing. In lieu of utilizing the assessment
roll, the department or officer giving notice may
utilize records of the County Assessor of Tax
Collector which contain more recent information
than the assessment roll. If the number of
owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered
pursuant to this paragraph or paragraph (1) is
greater than one thousand, the department or
officer giving notice, in lieu of mailed or
delivered notice, may provide notice by placing a
display advertisement of at least one-eighth page
in at least one newspaper of general circulation
within South San Francisco, at least ten days
prior to the hearing.
(4)
If the notice is mailed or delivered pursuant to
paragraph (3), the notice shall also either be:
(A)
Published pursuant to Section 6061 of the
Government Code in at least one newspaper of
general circulation within South San
Francisco at least ten days prior to the
hearing; or
(B)
Posted at least ten days prior to the hearing
in at least three public places within the
boundaries of the City of South San
Francisco, including one public place in the
area directly affected by the proceeding.
(c)
Type C Notice. When a provision of this title requires
notice of a public hearing to be given pursuant to
subsection (a) or (b) above, the notice shall also be
mailed or delivered at least ten days prior to the
hearing to any person who has filed a written request
for notice with the Clerk or the secretary of the body
conducting said hearing. A fee may be charged for
such notices which fee shall be reasonably related to
the cost of providing the service and shall be as set
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forth in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of South
San Francisco adopted by Resolution of the City
Council.
(d)
Type D Notice. Notice of the hearing mailed or
delivered at least ten days prior to the hearing to all
owners of real property as shown on the latest
equalized assessment roll within three hundred feet of
the real property that is the subject of the hearing.
In lieu of utilizing the assessment roll, the records
of the county assessor or tax collector which contain
more recent information than the assessment roll may be
utilized. Type D notice shall also include either
notice published one time in at least one newspaper of
general circulation within the City of South San
Francisco at least ten days prior to the hearing; or
notice posted at least ten days prior to the hearing in
at least three public places within the city limits of
South San Francisco, including one public place in the
area directly affected by the proceedings. If the
number of owners to whom Type D notice would be mailed
or delivered is greater than one thousand, notice in
the form of a display advertisement of at least
one-eighth page, published in at least one newspaper of
general circulation within the City of South San
Francisco, at least ten days prior to the hearing date
may be used in lieu of Type D notice.
Section 20.88.040 Rec~ired and Optional Notice. The type or
types of notice required for public hearings shall be as shown in
Table 20.88.040. Optional notice may be provided as shown in
this table.
Section 20.88.050 Public Hearing Scheduling Responsibility.
Public hearings required by this title shall be scheduled by the
responsible party shown in Table 20.88.040.
Section 20.88.060 Public Hearinq Procedures. An applicant, or
an applicant's representative may make a presentation of a
proposed project. Hearings shall be conducted informally and
need not be conducted according to technical rules relating
to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant information shall be
considered if it is the sort of information on which responsible
persons are accustomed to rely on the conduct of serious affairs.
The public hearing must be closed before a vote is taken.
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Table 20.88.040: Hearing Scheduling Responsibilities and Notice Requirements
F~equired Optional
Scheduling Notice Notice
Type of Hearing Responsibility Type Type
Amendment of Zoning Ordinance
- Planning Commission Planning Director AI,c D
- City Council City Clerk A,C D
Variance and Use Permit
o granting or modification
requested by permittee
- Planning Commission Planning Director B,C D
o action to revoke or modify
for cause
- Planning Commission Planning Director B,C D
o appeal of Planning
Commission decision
- City Council City Clerk B,C D
PUD Permit
o granting or modification
requested by permittee
- Planning Commission Planning Director B,C D
- City Council City Clerk B,C D
(if required)
o action to revoke or modify
for cause
- Planning Commission Planning Director B,C D
o appeal of decision
of non-compliance
- City Council City Clerk B,C D
Appeal of Planning Director
Decision
- Planning Commission Planning IDirector B,C ID
Note: I If the proposed amendment affects the permitted uses of real property,
Notice Type B shall also be required.
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C~ 20.90
APPEAL PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.90.010
20.90.020
20.90.030
20.90.040
20.90.050
~lrl~ose.
Appeal from Design Review and Planning
Director Decision.
Planning Commission Hearing Procedure.
Appeal from Planning Commission Decision.
Action by City Council.
Section 20.90.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.90 establishes the
Appeal Procedure. The purpose of these provisions is to
establish a procedure for administrative appeals of zoning
decisions.
Section 20.90.020
Director Decision.
Appeal From DesignReview and Planning
(a)
The Planning Commission shall have the power to hear
and decide appeals of Design Review Board and Planning
Director decisions based on the enforcement or
interpretation of the provisions of this title.
(b)
The applicant or any other person affected by any
decision on a sign permit, design review decision,
general plan conformity, or other similar matter by the
Planning Director may file an appeal with the Planning
Commission, provided the appeal and appropriate fee is
filed on the prescribed form with the Secretary of the
Planning Commission within fifteen days after final
action by the Planning Director. The appeal shall set
forth the grounds for appeal. If no appeal is filed
within fifteen days after the decision, the decision is
final.
(c)
The Planning Commission shall set a hearing on the
appeal, and notice shall be given as specified in
Section 20.88.050.
Section 20.90.030 Planning Commission Hearing Procedure.
Hearings on appeals of conditions imposed upon projects or from
the approval or denial of applications for permits or other land
use entitlements shall be conducted informally and need not be
conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and
witnesses. Any relevant information shall be considered if it is
the sort of information upon which responsible persons are
accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs.
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Section 20.90.040 Appeal From Planning Commission Decision.
(a)
Except as specifically provided otherwise herein, the
applicant or any other person affected by any order,
requirement, decision, determination, or other action
of the Planning Commission including any Planning
Commission decision of an appeal from an order
requirement, decision, determination or other action of
the Planning Director may file an appeal with the City
Council, provided the appeal is filed in writing on the
prescribed form with the City Clerk within fifteen days
after final action by the Commission. The appeal shall
set forth the grounds for appeal. In addition, the
City Council may on its own motion, within the
fifteen-day period, order that a determination of the
Planning Commission stand appealed. If no appeal is
filed within fifteen days after the decision, the
decision is final.
(b)
The City Council shall set a date for hearing the
appeal. Notice of the hearing shall be given in the
manner provided in Section 20.88.040 herein and to the
applicant and party filing the appeal. Notice of such
appeal shall also be given to the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission may be represented at the
hearing.
(c)
The City Council shall render its decision within sixty
days after the conclusion of the hearing on the appeal.
(d)
Failure on the part of the City Council to render its
decision within the sixty day time frame set forth in
Section 20.90.040(c) above, shall be deemed an approval
by the City Council of the Planning Commission's
action.
Section 20.90.050 Action b~ City Council.
(a)
Upon receipt of a written notice of appeal, the City
Clerk shall inform the Secretary of the Planning
Commission, who shall forward a record of the
proceedings at the Planning Commission to the City
Council. The record shall consist of the minutes of
the proceedings and copies of documents and other
evidence submitted to the Planning Commission for its
consideration.
(b)
At the regular meeting at which the City Council is
scheduled to act on the appeal from the Planning
Commission's decision, the presentation by the
appellant shall be limited to the information and
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unless the Council finds that there is relevant,
non-cumulative evidence which, in the exercise of
reasonable diligence, could not have been produced at
the Planning Commission hearing or which was
improperly excluded at that hearing. In the event
significant new evidence, which may include substantial
changes to the proposal, is presented in conjunction
with the appeal, the matter may be returned, at
the City Council's option, to the Planning Commission
for further consideration and decision.
(c)
The City Council shall exercise its independent
judgment after considering the information set forth in
subdivision (b) above. The decision of the City
Council shall be final.
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¢~ 20.91
REVOCATION AND MODIFICATION OF PERMITS
Sections:
20.91.010
20.91.020
20.91.030
20.91.040
20.91.050
20.91.060
20.91.070
20.91.080
~tr~ose.
Application for Modification of a Permit.
Revocation or Modification of a Permit for
Cause.
Planning Co~,~,,ission Hearing.
Planning Commission Hearing Procedure.
Planning Co~muission Rec~muendation.
Presentation of Planning Commission
Recommendation to City Council.
City Council Action on Planning Co~,ission
Recommendation.
Section 20.91.010 ~se. Chapter 20.91 establishes the
procedure for Revocation and Modification of Permits. The
purpose of these provisions is to establish procedures for the
revocation or modification of permits pursuant to this title.
Section 20.91.020 Application for Modification of a Permit.
Any person holding a permit granted under this title may apply
for a modification by following the same procedure required for
the initial application for the permit, except that any permit
which was issued ten years ago or earlier shall not be modified;
a new permit shall be required. For the purpose of this
section, the modification of a permit may include modification of
the terms of the permit itself or the waiver or alteration of
conditions imposed incident to the granting of the permit. The
modification of a permit includes the modification of a design
review approval.
Section 20.91.030 Revocation or Modification of a Permit for
Cause. A permit may be revoked or modified for cause as provided
by the provisions of this section. For purposes of this section,
the modification of a permit may include the modification of the
terms of the permit itself or the waiver, alteration or
imposition of new conditions. The revocation or modification of
a permit for cause includes the revocation or modification of a
design review approval for cause.
(a)
Grounds for Revocation or Modification. A permit may
be revoked or modified pursuant to the provisions of
this section upon a finding of any one or more of the
following grounds:
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(1)
That such permit was obtained or extended by
fraud.
(2)
That one or more of the conditions upon which such
permit was granted have been violated.
(3)
That the use or facility for which the permit was
granted is so conducted or maintained as to be
detrimental to the public health or safety, or as
to be a nuisance.
(b)
Initiation of Action. An action to revoke or modify a
permit may be initiated by order of the City Council,
Planning Commission, or the Planning Director,
whichever granted, extended or modified the permit, on
its own motion or on the request of any City officer;
provided, however, that the Planning Commission may
initiate an action to revoke or modify any permit
granted or modified by the Planning Director, and the
City Council may initiate an action to revoke or modify
any permit granted or modified by either the Planning
Director or Planning Commission. The order shall
set forth grounds for revocation or modification.
Section 20.91.040 Planninq C~.ission Hearing. The Planning
Commission shall hold an evidentiary hearing, scheduled and
noticed as required by Chapter 20.88, regarding the order
proposing the revocation or modification of a permit.
Section 20.91.050 Planning Co~m~ission Hearing Procedure. The
Planning Commission hearing shall be conducted according to the
following procedure.
(a)
At the time and place of hearing, the Planning
Commission shall hear and consider all relevant
evidence, including but not limited to applicable staff
reports, objections or protests by the permittee with
regard to the alleged violations of required
conditions, and recommendations proposed by staff.
The hearing may be continued if so warranted.
(b)
The hearing need not be conducted according to the
technical rules of evidence.
(c)
Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of
supplementing or explaining direct evidence, but
hearsay evidence shall not be sufficient in
itself to support a finding.
Section 20.91.060 Plannin~ C~.~ission Reco..~endation. Upon the
conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission may, on
the basis of the evidence presented at the hearing, make a
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finding on any one or more of the grounds listed in section
20.91.030 and make a recommendation to the City Council to revoke
or modify the permit.
Section 20.91.070 Presentation of Planning Commission
Rec~,..endation to City Council. The Planning Director shall
submit a staff report at the next regular City Council meeting
which recommends that the City Council set a date to consider
the recommendation of the Planning Commission and to act on same.
The staff report shall recommend a date within thirty days of the
council's receipt of the recommendation of the Planning
Commission. This staff report shall note that no further hearing
is required to be held on the matter. The document containing
the recommendation of the Planning Commission and a copy of the
minutes of the Planning Commission proceedings and copies of
documents and other evidence submitted to the Planning Commission
shall accompany the staff report.
Section 20.91.080 City Council Action on Planning Commission
Recommendation. At the regular meeting at which the City Council
is scheduled to act on the recommendation of the Planning
Commission, the Council shall hear brief arguments by the
permittee and City staff; and take action based upon the record
of proceedings and the recommendation of the Planning Commission,
the findings contained in the staff report, and the arguments
presented to the Council and revoke, modify, or let stand
the permit in question. A decision by the City Council to revoke
or modify a permit shall be accompanied by a directive to the
City Attorney to prepare a resolution setting forth the action
taken by the Council.
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CHAPTER 20.97
NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.97.010
20.97.020
20.97.030
20.97.040
20.97.050
20.97.060
20.97.070
20.97.080
20.97.090
Purpose.
Continuation--Restrictions.
Continuation-Residential Dwelling.
Nonconformance to District Regulations.
Extension Throughout Building or Structure.
Improvement of Nonconforming Uses or
Structures.
Abandonment.
Restoration of Destroyed Building or
Structure.
Applicability of Regulations.
Section 20.97.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.97 establishes the
Nonconforming Uses and Structures Regulations. The purpose of
these provisions is to establish procedures for dealing with
nonconforming uses and structures.
Section 20.97.020 Continuation--Restrictions. The lawful use
of land existing at the time of the adoption of this title,
although such use does not conform to the regulations herein
specified for the district in which such land is located, may be
continued, provided that no such use shall be enlarged or
increased or be extended to occupy a greater area than that
occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of this title,
and that if any such use ceases, the subsequent use of such land
shall conform to the regulations specified by this title for the
district in which such land is located unless otherwise specified
herein.
Section 20.97.030 Continuation-Residential Dwelling. Any lot
or parcel of land under one ownership and of record as of the
time of the adoption of this title, and where no adjoining land
is owned by the same person, may be used as a building site
for a residential dwelling even when it contains less area than
that required by either the minimum site area per dwelling unit
or the minimum lot size regulations for the district in which it
is located.
Section 20.97.040 Nonconformance to District Regulations.
The lawful use of a building or structure existing at the time of
the adoption of this ordinance may be continued although such use
does not conform to the regulations specified for the district in
which such building or structure is located, and continued use is
not hazardous or dangerous to public health or safety.
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Section 20,97,050 ExDansion Throughout Buildinq or Structure.
The nonconforming use of a portion of a building or structure may
be extended throughout the building or structure provided that in
each case a use permit is first obtained.
Section 20.97.060 Improvement of Nonconforming Uses or
Structures. The physical improvement of nonconforming buildings
or structures, or buildings and structures containing
nonconforming uses, shall be permitted, provided that the area
occupied by the nonconforming use, building, or structure is not
increased, unless as provided in Section 20.97.050.
Section 20.97.070 Abandonment. If the nonconforming use of a
building or structure, or of a portion of a building or structure
ceases for a continuous period of six months, it shall be
considered abandoned and shall thereafter be used only in
accordance with the regulations for the district in which it is
located.
Section 20.97.080 Restoration of Destroyed Building or
Structure. A nonconforming building or structure damaged or
destroyed by fire, explosion, earthquake, or other act to an
extent of more than fifty percent of the appraised value thereof,
may be restored only if made to conform to all the regulations of
the district in which it is located, provided that such building
may be restored to a total floor area not exceeding that of the
former building if a use permit is first secured.
Section 20.97.090 Applicability of Regulations. Nothing
contained in this title shall be deemed to require any change in
the plans, construction, or designated use of any building or
structure for which a building permit has properly been issued,
in accordance with the provision of ordinances then in effect and
upon which actual construction has been started prior to the
effective date of this ordinance, provided that in all such
cases, actual construction shall be diligently carried on until
completion of the building or structure.
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~ 20.98
ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES, AND LEGAL PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.98.010
20.98.020
20.98.030
20.98.040
20.98.050
20.98.060
Enforcement.
Penalty for Violation.
Nuisances Declared--Abatement.
Revocation of Other Permits and/or Business
Licenses.
Remedies Cumulative.
Section 20.98.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.98 establishes the
Enforcement, Penalties, and Legal Procedures. The purpose of
these provisions is to set forth uniform procedures for
enforcement of the requirements of this title.
Section 20.98.020 Enforcement. Ail departments, officials, and
public employees of the City vested with the duty or authority to
issue permits, or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this
title, and shall issue no permit or license for uses, buildings
or purposes in conflict with the provisions of this title, and
any such permit or license issued in conflict with the provisions
of this title shall be null and void. It shall be the duty of
the building inspector of the City to enforce the provisions of
this title pertaining to the erection, construction,
reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration, or addition to or
of any building or structure.
Section 20.98.030 Penalty for Violation. Any person violating
a provision of this title or failing to comply with a mandatory
requirement of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction, such person shall be punished as set forth in
Chapter 1.24 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code.
Section 20.98.040 Nuisances Declared--Abatement. Any building,
structure, or planting set up, erected, constructed, altered,
enlarged, converted, moved, or maintained contrary to the
provisions of this title, any use of any land, building, or prem-
ises established, conducted, operated, or maintained contrary to
the provisions of this title, and failure to comply with any of
the conditions of a permit granted under this title is declared
to be unlawful and a public nuisance; and the City Attorney of
the City shall, upon order of the City Council, or on his or her
own motion, immediately commence action or proceedings for the
abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner
prescribed by law, and shall take such other steps and shall
apply to such courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such
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relief as will abate and remove such use, building, structure, or
planting and restrain and enjoin any person, firm, or corporation
from setting up, erecting, building, or maintaining any such use,
building, structure or planting contrary to the provisions of
this title.
Section 20.98.050 Revocation of Other Permits and/or Business
Licenses. In addition to the remedies provided above, any person
violating a provision of this title or failing to comply with the
mandatory requirements of this title is subject to having any
other related permits or any related business licenses revoked by
the issuing authority for said violation.
Section 20.98.060 Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided
for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
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CHAPTER 20.100
PREZONING PROCEDURE
Sections:
20.100.010
20.100.020
20.100.030
20.100.040
Scope.
Procedure.
Effective Date of Zoning.
Section 20.100.010 Purpose. Chapter 20.100 establishes the
Prezoning Procedure. The purpose of these provisions is to
establish a procedure for prezoning adjoining unincorporated
territory.
Section 20.100.020 Scope. Unincorporated territory adjoining
the City may be prezoned for the purpose of determining the
zoning that will apply to such property in the event of
subsequent annexation.
Section 20.100.030 Procedure. Prezoning shall be initiated and
subject to the procedures established under Chapter 20.87.
Section 20.100.040 Effective Date of Zoning. The zoning
accomplished by prezoning of the property shall become effective
at the time that annexation to the City becomes effective.
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DESIGNATOR DENSITY IVlJNIMUM LOT
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A I 43,560
B 1.3 32,800
C 5 8,710
D 6 7,260
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P - A planned unit development permit shall be required
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Projects of three or fewer units shall conform to the
design of the~.closest adjacent planned unit development
in the same zoned district and shall require design
review approval.