10.7.5 Conditions of Approval . — Belmont Zoning Code

(a) In approving any application for a Use Permit, the reviewing authority may require higher standards of site development than listed for such use in this Ordinance and may make approval contingent upon the acceptance and observance by the applicant of specified conditions that are consistent with Section 10.5.3.
(b) Conditions of approval may include but are not limited to, the following considerations:
- (1) Conformity to plans and drawings submitted with the application;
- (2) The provision of open spaces, buffer strips, screen walls, fences, hedges and landscaping;
- (3) The volume of traffic generated, vehicular movements within the site, and points of vehicular ingress and egress;

3 Amended by Ordinance 2023-1173, §4, 11/14/2023

City of Belmont Zoning Ordinance

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(4) Performance characteristics, related to the emission of noise, vibration and other potentially dangerous or objectionable elements;
(5) Limits on time of day for the conduct of specified activities.
(6) Guarantees as to compliance with the terms of the approval.
10.8 REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS. This Section provides a procedure to request reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities seeking equal access to housing under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act in the application of zoning laws and other land use regulations, policies and procedures, and establishes relevant criteria to be used when considering such requests.
10.8.1 Applicability . In order to make specific housing available to an individual with a disability, any person may request a modification or exception to the rules, standards and practices for the siting, development and use of housing or housing-related facilities that would eliminate regulatory barriers and provide a person with a disability equal opportunity to housing of his or her choice. A person with a disability is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that limits or substantially limits one or more major life activities, anyone who is regarded as having such impairment or anyone who has a record of such impairment. This Section applies only to those persons who are defined as disabled under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.