9293.11. - Equestrian Overlay District Standards.

All housing development projects in the Equestrian Overlay District shall meet the following standards:

A.

Lots equal to or greater than ten thousand eight hundred ninety (10,890) square feet shall contain at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of usable area to dedicate toward the stabling and servicing of horses. This provision does not apply to lots with an average slope greater than twenty-five (25) percent. Lots under ten thousand eight hundred ninety (10,890) square feet are not required to maintain a horse keeping area.

B.

Useable area for horse keeping shall be defined as an area with an average slope no greater than ten (10) percent. Proposed development projects shall demonstrate that the horse keeping area is able to viably site, at a minimum, the following horse facilities:

1.

Stall: Twelve (12) feet by twelve (12) feet or a minimum one hundred forty-four (144) square feet per horse with a minimum ten-foot interior clearance.

2.

Paddock (corral): A 24-foot by 48-foot (1,152 square foot) paddock area with length for running shall be provided. Paddocks refer to pens, exercise areas, or pasture often adjacent to horse stalls.

3.

Access for feed delivery, manure management and veterinary access.

4.

A minimum area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for hay and tack storage.

C.

The dedicated horse keeping area, if not actually supporting horses, may be developed to the extent that any activity (such as landscaping) or structures may be easily removed without any loss of value to the entire property. Site improvements consisting of landscaping and irrigation; detached trellises, patio covers or gazebos; above-grade/portable spas; barbeques and fire pits; temporary (as defined by the building code) non-habitable accessory structures that are no more than one hundred twenty (120) square feet in size and private sewage disposal systems shall be permitted within the horse keeping area. Orchards,

vineyards and specimen trees are not considered landscaping for the purposes of this section and would be prohibited within the horse keeping area. Any improvements in the horse keeping area shall have a permeable foundation.

D.

Barns and other similar roofed structures for stabling or servicing horses shall be permitted to encroach up to thirty (30) percent into the required front yard setback of the underlying district.

E.

Unless prohibited by Government Code Section 66411.7(b)(3), all lots adjacent to a proposed equestrian trail shall provide the public equestrian trails in accordance with city plans and policies.

(Ord. No. 23-471, § 3, 7-12-2023)