HomeMy WebLinkAbout1210ORDINANCE NO. 1210 (1992 SERIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
ADDING A MIXED -USE ZONE TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS (CR 1538)
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the City Council
have held public hearings to consider appropriate zoning
provisions in accordance with the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed
zoning provisions are consistent with the general plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the potential
environmental impacts of the new regulations, evaluated in
initial study ER34 -91; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment promotes the public
health, safety and general welfare;
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council determines that there will be
no significant environmental impacts of adding the regulations
and that additional environmental review will be required for any
project proposed pursuant to the mixed -use zone, and hereby
approves a negative declaration of environmental impact.
SECTION 2. The Zoning Regulations are hereby amended
by the addition of Chapter 17.55, fully contained in the attached
Exhibit A, included in this ordinance by reference.
SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance, approved by .
the City Attorney, together with the votes for and against, shall
be published once, at least five (5) days prior to its final
passage, in the Telegram- Tribune, a newspaper published and
circulated in this City. This ordinance shall go into effect at
the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo at its meeting held on the 19th day
of May , 1992, on motion of Councilmember Rappa
seconded by Councilmember Reiss and on the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Rappa, Reiss, Pinard, Roalman and Mayor Dunin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Ordinance No. 1210 (1992 Series)
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EXHIBIT A
Chapter 17.55
MIXED -USE (MU) ZONE
sections:
17.55.010 Purpose
17.55.020 Application and procedure
17.55.030 Property development standards
17.55.040 Mandatory findings
17.55.010 Purpose
The MU zone, in combination with any other zone, permits
combining uses on a site which otherwise would not be allowed or
required.
The primary purpose of the MU zone is to permit combining
residential uses and commercial uses on a single parcel, although
any combination of uses may be approved by the City. The MU zone
is intended to promote a compact city, to provide additional
housing opportunities (including affordable housing
opportunities), which is the first priority, and to reduce auto
travel by providing services, jobs, and housing in proximity.
The City desires the safety provided by having residential
components in commercial areas.
17.55.020 Application and procedure
A. Application of the MU zone may be initiated by:
(1) The City Council or Planning Commission, to ensure that
mixed residential and commercial uses will be included
when certain parcels are developed or redeveloped; or
(2) An applicant, to obtain permission for a mix of uses
not otherwise allowed.
B. Each ordinance adopting an MU zone shall specify:
(1) The types of uses which are required or allowed to be
combined;
(2) Any standards for the uses' locations or their
relationships to each other;
(3) Any issues specific to the site or the intended
combination of,uses which must be resolved by the
design of the project.
C. Use permit approval by the Planning Commission is required
prior to establishing any use within the MU zone, except
that this provision does not apply to changes of use within
an existing building. The use permit requirement allows the
Planning Commission to determine proposed uses' compliance
with the MU zone, compatibility with each other and their
surroundings, and consistency with the general plan.
17.55.030 Property development standards
Property development standards shall be those of the underlying
zone. However, use - permit approval may include more provisions
and standards to assure compatibility of uses and surroundings,
or less restrictive standards, to the extent allowed by use -
permit approval in other sections of these regulations, to make
particular use combinations more feasible.
17.55.040 Mandatory findings
A. In granting a use permit pursuant to this chapter, the
Planning Commission must make the following findings:
(1) The project's mixed uses are consistent with the
general plan and are compatible with their
surroundings, with neighboring uses, and with each
other.
(2) The project's design protects the public health,
safety, and welfare.
(3) The mixed uses provide greater public benefits than
single -use development of the site. This finding must
enumerate those benefits, such as proximity of
workplaces and housing, automobile trip reduction,
provision of affordable housing, or other benefits
consistent with the purpose of this chapter.
B. To require property development standards more restrictive
than those of the underlying zone, the Planning Commission
must make one of the following findings:
(1) Site - specific property development standards are needed
to protect all proposed uses of the site, in particular
residential uses.
(2) Site - specific property development standards are needed
to make the project consistent with the intent of these
regulations.
(3) The preponderance of the development proposed for the
site is of a type not normally permitted in the
underlying zone, so property development standards for
the zone where such development is normally found are
appropriate.
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Ordinance No. 1210 (1992 Series)
FINALLY PASSED this 1St day of June
1992 on motion of Councilmember Rappa ,seconded by
Councilmember Roalman
and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Rappa, Roalman, Pinard, Reiss and Mayor Dunin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
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