HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 821-1980ORDINANCE NO. 821-80
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
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ADDITION OF SECTIONS 4.70 ET SEQ.
Ordinance No. 353, entitled "Zoning Ordinance of the City of South San
Francisco" adopted August 10, 1954, as amended, is hereby amended to add
Sections 4.70 et seq. to read as follows:
4.70 RURAL ESTATES ZONED DISTRICTS OR R-E DISTRICTS
The following regulation shall apply in all R-E Districts
and said districts shall also be subject to the applicable
provisions of Section 5.
4.71 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Rural Estates District or R-E District
is to preserve the character of rural residential neighbor-
hoods, allow the keeping of certain livestock and small animals
for non-commercial purposes and to maintain desirable agricul-
tural uses in rural areas of the City.
4.72 USES PERMITTED
a. Agricultural uses including farms or ranches or orchards,
tree crops, field crops, truck gardening, berry and bush
crops, flower gardening, and similar uses carried on in
the general field of agriculture.
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One single-family dwelling not including mobile homes.
Home occupations.
The keeping of poultry and small animals on any lot for
non-commercial purposes; provided that such animals are
not a nuisance and are properly housed, kept or penned
at least fifty (50) feet from any adjacent residence
and in accordance with standards administered by the
Health and Animal Control Services Department of the
County of San Mateo.
The grazing, raising of farm animals such as horses and
cattle; provided that the parcel has a minimum area of
20,000 square feet; animals are not penned, housed or
pastured within fifty (50) feet of an adjacent residence;
the premises are equipped and maintained to meet the
standards administered by the Health and Animal Control
Services Departments of the County of San Mateo, and
provided further:
1. That not more than one horse, colt, mule, pony, goat,
sheep, cow, calf or animal of like character shall
be kept on any parcel with an area of 20,000 square
feet.
2. That not more than a total of two of any of the
following or a total of two. of any combination of
horses, colts, mules, ponies, goats, sheep, cows,
calves or animals of like character shall be kept on
any parcel with an area of 32,670 square feet and
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that one additional animal may be kept for each
5,000 square feet over the initial 32,670 square
feet on any such property.
3. That offspring of the above permitted livestock
shall not be counted for purposes of compliance
with this Ordinance until they have become six (6)
months old.
f. Nurseries and greenhouses for the propagating and
cultivating of plants, providing no retail sales shall
be permitted on the premises.
g. Parks and playgrounds.
h. Uses customarily inCidental to any of the above uses,
including hobby activities of a non-commercial nature.
i. Accessory building and uses including a private garage,
recreation room, private stable, barn, greenhouses, bath
house, pen, coop or other similar structure provided that
the total floor area of all accessory buildings shall
not exceed 1,O00~square feet. ~ ~
j. One unlighted sign not over four (4) square feet in area
and pertaining only to the sale, lease or rental of the
property on which the sign is located.
k. One name plate, not exceeding two (2) sq. ft. in area
for each single-family dwelling, indicating the name of
the occupant.
1. Racing or homing pigeons, provided the total number of
birds does not exceed forty-eight (48) per parcel at
any one time.
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m. Storage of petroleum products required for permitted
agricultural uses subject to issuance of a permit
therefor by the South San Francisco Fire Department.
n. Private aviaries not exceeding fifty (50) domestic
birds and located not closer than fifty (50) feet from
adjacent residences.
USES PERMITTED SUBJECT TO OBTAINING A USE PERMIT
Because of smoke, fumes, dust, ordors, sound vibration,
traffic congestion or other potential nuisances or hazards,
the establishment, maintenance of operation of the uses
set forth in this section, shall not be permitted in the
"R-E" Zone unless a Use Permit is obtained in the manner
set forth in Section 6.2 of Ordinance 353, as amended, and
such uses conform to every term and condition of the
Permit.
a. A permit for any of the following uses may be granted
by the Planning Commission if the applicant produces
sufficient proof that the use will not be injurious or
detrimental to the public health, safety or general
welfare or to the property in the vicinity or zone in
which the use will be situated, and that such effects
can be prevented with the imposition of conditions,
and that the permit is necessary for the owner of the
property to make reasonable use of the property.
1. Day nurseries and nursery schools.
2. Types of animals and fowl not otherwise permitted
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in the R-E Zone.
3. Churches.
4. An exception to increase the number of allowable
horses, cattle, other small animals and birds.
5. Signs over four (4) square feet.
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT
a. For single-family dwellings - maximum thirty (30)
feet.
b. For accessory buildings - maximum twenty (20) feet
average height between floor slab plate and ridge pole.
LOT SIZE
a. For each dwelling, a minimum of three quarters of one
acre (32,670 square feet), minimum width and street
frontage of one hundred twenty (120) feet. In no case
shall there be more than one (1) single family dwelling
on any one (1) parcel.
MINIMUM YARDS REQUIRED
a. Front yard - minimum required, twenty (20) feet.
b. Side yards - ten (10) feet to the portion of the building
nearest the lot line except that any structure exceeding
twenty (20) feet in height, the side yard setback shall
be increased an additional one (1) foot in width for
each one (1) foot in height by which the structure
exceeds twenty (20) feet.
c. Rear yard - twenty (20) feet minimum not to exceed
five percent (5%) average grade.
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4.77
ENFORCEMENT AND HEALTH STANDARDS
The following section shall apply to the zoning enforcement
and health requirements in the R-E Zone.
a. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, laboring,
or controlling any livestock to permit livestock to run
at large upon the private property of another, without
the permission of the owners of such private property,
or upon the streets or public places of the City.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person who keeps or permits
to remain upon any property in the R-E Zone any animal
which by continuous bleating, neighing, crowing, barking,
whining or other noise unreasonably disturbs the peace,
confort and quiet of any resident of the neighborhood.
c. The premises where such animals are kept shall be main-
tained in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all
times in order to insure the public health, safety,
comfort, convenience and general welfare. All watering
troughs shall be maintained so as to prevent the breeding
of mosquitoes. Said premises shall be maintained in
accordance with all applicable ordinances, laws, rules
and regulations pertaining to the care of animal habita-
tion, manure removal, fly producing conditions and
mosquitoes.
d. For the purposes of enforcing the standards imposed by
the provisions of this chapter or other applicable laws,
the poundmaster, County Health Officer or any Police
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Officer may enter upon private property, except dwellings
located thereon, as follows:
1. When in pursuit of any animal which he has reasonable
or probable cause is in conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance.
2. To impound or place in isolation any animal which he
has cause to believe or suspect has rabies or is
a biting animal.
3. To inspect or examine animals isolated thereon
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or other
applicable animal control laws.
4.78 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR KEEPING OF ANIMALS, POULTRY AND BIRDS
a. Every person, firm or corporation keeping any of the
animals, poultry or birds enumerated in the preceding
sections shall first make application to the City Clerk
for and be issued a permit by the City. All applications
for such permits shall be in writing and shall give the
following information:
1. Name of applicant,
2. Address of applicant, and
3. Number and kinds of animals, poultry or birds kept
or proposed to be kept by applicant and the location
of their keeping.
b. Immediately upon receipt of any such application, the
City Clerk shall notify the Health Officer, who shall
inspect the premises and submit his findings to the
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City Clerk within fifteen (15) days after being
notified to inspect. If the Health Officer finds
that the premises where said animals, poultry or birds
are proposed to be kept is maintained in a clean and
sanitary condition and they conform to the other
requirements of this Zone, the City Clerk shall issue a
permit for the keeping of said animals, poultry and
birds. Such permit shall be renewed annually by mail.
c. If the Health Officer finds that the premises inspected
do not meet the requirements of this Zone, or that the
keeping of the animals, poultry and birds listed on the
application would constitute a public nuisance, or if
said animals, poultry or birds would jeopardize the
health of persons or expose persons or other animals to
bodily injury if the animals, poultry or birds listed
on the application were to escape their enclosure and
run or fly at large, the City Clerk shall not issue or
renew a permit.
d. The Health Officer's determination, recommending that
the permit be denied, shall be subject to an appeal to
the City Council. Notice of such appeal shall be filed
wi th the City Clerk within ten (10) days after the
denial of said permit. Upon failure to file such
notice within the ten (10) day period, the determination
of the Health Officer shall be final and conclusive.
3. A unique pet shall be defined, for the purpose of this
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Ordinance, as any bird, fowl, reptile or animal which
normally lives in a wild habitat and is a curiosity to
the local community when kept in captivity in said
community, whether wild or domestic at the time of its
keeping. The Health Officer shall make the initial
determination as to the uniqueness of said birds, fowls,
reptiles or animals, with the advice of the Humane
Officer. Said determination shall be subject to appeal
to the City Council. Notice of such appeal shall be
filed with the City Clerk within ten (10) days after the
Health Officer's initial determination.
SECTION 2. REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 788-79.
Ordinance No. 788-79, entitled "An Ordinance Establishing Rural Estates
Zone Regulations and Amending Ordinance No. 353, As Amended, Entitled 'Zoning
Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco' to So Provide", adopted
April 4, 1979, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as required
by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after adoption.
at a
San Francisco this 18th day of
Introduced this 7th day of May , 19 80.
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South
June , 19 80, by the
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following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte,
Gus Nicolopulos; and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia
None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco I do hereby approve the
foregoing Ordinance this 18th day of June , 1980.
Mayor