Chapter 17.320 — PEC (PLANNED EMPLOYMENT CENTER) ZONE

PEC (PLANNED EMPLOYMENT CENTER) ZONE

The PEC (planned employment center) zone is a mixed use category intended to provide for integrated subclusters of industrial parks, business and research parks, large individual corporate establishments, professional and administrative office complexes and selected commercial activities as the predominant function (fifty-one percent or more of the total land area devoted to employment-generating uses) in conjunction with higher density residential uses to support the housing needs of employees and businesses in the planned employment center. (Ord. 408, 1987)

• A. The PEC (planned employment center) zone shall be established in accordance with the city of Brentwood general plan and no development shall be allowed to occur unless a specific plan has been adopted for the area. Such specific plan shall be in accordance with the community development plan, the city's guidelines for preparing specific plans, and Government Code Section 65450 et seq.

• B. The specific plan shall serve as, and include all zoning regulations, performance standards, development and design standards. The performance, development and design standards within the zoning ordinance shall be utilized as a basis for evaluating and determining standards for the PEC zone.

• C. In the absence of an adopted specific plan the proponent of a planned employment center may request the city to prepare such a plan which shall be at the cost of the proponent and which shall be in conformance with Section 17.320.004.

• (Ord. 408, 1987)

The PEC (planned employment center) zone is intended to encourage the development of employment-generating uses, however, the land use designation allows for up to a maximum of forty-nine percent of the land area to be developed for residential uses if approved by the city. That land area utilized, shall be the gross acreage for which one specific plan is prepared and the residential acreage ratio is a maximum amount. The city may restrict the residential acreage to a lower ratio or prohibit residential development within the PEC area if the city determines that residential use is inappropriate for the specific area. The following ratio shall be used except for that area designated PEC within the Brentwood redevelopment project area which shall be developed in accordance with the Brentwood redevelopment plan.

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PEC Specific Plan Area Gross Acres Maximum Percent Allowed for Residential Use
0—74 0
75—99 10%
100—124 18%
125—149 26%

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PEC Specific Plan Area Gross Acres Maximum Percent Allowed for Residential Use
150—174 34%
175—199 42%
200 plus 49%

(Ord. 408, 1987)

• A. The area to be included with a specific plan area shall be determined by the city.

• B. Specific plan areas shall normally have physical boundaries such as major thoroughfares and similar public rights-of-way, canals and other waterways and other physical features that define a cohesive planning unit.

• C. A specific plan area may cross a physical boundary when found by the city to be necessary to solve common problems.

• D. When a proponent of a planned employment center is required to prepare a specific plan for his or her property pursuant to Section 17.320.002, the specific plan area shall include any additional land necessary to represent a cohesive planning unit.

• (Ord. 408, 1987)