Capitol View Protection

8162.5.

Definitions.

(a) This section and Sections 8162.6, 8162.7, 8162.8, and 8162.9 shall be known as the Capitol View Protection Act.

(b) "Capitol Park" means the area lying between 9th Street on the west, 15th Street on the east, N Street on the south, and L Street on the north.

(c) "Height limit" means the highest point of the building except for the following unoccupied elements: building caps that serve a decorative function and rooftop mechanical equipment that is screened and placed in a location furthest away when viewed from the State Capitol or Capitol Park.

(d) "Block" means a reference to a block in a specified direction from a given numbered street bounded by the center line of the given street and the center line of the adjacent numbered street in the specified direction. A reference to a block in a specified direction from a given lettered street shall mean the property bounded by the center line of the specified street and the center line of the adjacent lettered street in the specified direction. A reference to a block may also be defined by specific stated lines on opposite sides of a given street, but parallel to the center line of the street.

(e) "Half block" means a reference to a half block in a specified direction from a given numbered street bounded by the center line of the given street and a line parallel to, and 200 feet in the specified direction from, the center line of the given street. A reference to a half block in a specified direction from a given lettered street shall mean the property bounded by the center line of the given street and a line parallel to, and 210 feet in the specified direction from, the center line of the given street.

(f) "Street" means, for purposes of the height restrictions and setback requirements, the center line of the street.

(g) "Abandoned or built across streets" means an instance in which a portion of a given street has been abandoned or built across. A reference to the given street shall mean the center line of the street that would have existed if the street had not been abandoned or built across, and was the same width as the existing given street.

(h) "K Street" shall mean, for property west of 14th Street, the center line of the K Street Mall.

8162.6. Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

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(a) Sacramento's State Capitol and Capitol Park provide the City of Sacramento with a unique cultural and open-space resource that is a major attraction for thousands of visitors each year.

(b) Over the past 10 years, the skyline of downtown Sacramento has changed dramatically, signifying the city's diversity as a center of commerce and government. As a result of this growth, the State Capitol no longer has the most prominent position on the skyline.

(c) In the last three years, 10 major project office buildings have been constructed or approved within the downtown's C-3 zone and approximately 14 additional buildings have been proposed. This growth has prompted increased community concern about preservation of the visual prominence of the State Capitol. (d) Since June of 1990, state officials have been working with the city toward developing a plan that would guide future development downtown in a way that would preserve and enhance the visual prominence of the State Capitol and the character and scale of Capitol Park.

8162.7. Height limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in Section 8162.9, the following height limits shall apply as follows:

(a) The applicable height limit shall be 80 feet for the following areas:

(1) The block surrounded by L Street on the north, 16th Street on the east, Capitol Avenue on the south, and 15th Street on the west.

(2) The half block surrounded by Capitol Avenue on the north, 16th Street on the east, 15th Street on the west, and a line parallel to and 210 feet to the south of Capitol Avenue on the south.

(3) The half block to the east of 15th Street between a line running parallel to and 210 feet to the north of N Street on the north, and a line running parallel to and 210 feet to the south of N Street on the south.

(4) The half block to the south of N Street between 15th Street on the east, and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 9th Street on the west.

(b) The applicable height limit shall be 120 feet for the following area: The blocks between L Street on the north, 17th Street on the east, N Street on the south and 16th Street on the west.

(1) The half block to the west of 16th Street between a line parallel to and 210 feet to the north of N Street on the north, and a line parallel to and 210 feet to the south of N Street on the south.

(2) The half block to the north of O Street between 16th Street on the east and 8th Street on the west.

(3) The half block to the south of N Street between 8th Street on the west and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 8th Street on the east.

(4) The block to the south of O Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 11th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 11th Street on the west.

(5) The half block to the north of L Street between 16th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 9th Street on the west.

(6) The half block to the west of 9th Street between L Street on the north and N Street on the south.

(d) The applicable height limit shall be 250 feet for the following areas:

(1) The half block to the south of O Street between 13th Street and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 12th Street.

(2) The half block to the south of O Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 10th Street on the east, and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 8th Street on the west.

(3) The half block to the west of 8th Street between N Street on the north and O Street on the south.

(4) The half block to the south of K Street between 12th Street on the east and 10th Street on the west.

(5) The block to the north of K Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of

11th Street on the west, and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 11th Street on the east. (e) The applicable height limit shall be 300 feet for the following areas:

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(1) The half block to the south of K Street, between 16th Street on the east and 12th Street on the west.

(2) The half block to the South of K Street, between 10th Street on the east and 8th Street on the west.

(3) The half block east of 8th Street, between a line parallel to and 210 feet to the north of L Street on the north and N Street on the south.

(f) The applicable height limit shall be 350 feet for the following areas:

(1) The block to the north of J Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 11th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet west of 11th Street on the west.

(2) The half block to the north of I Street, between 11th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 11th Street on the west.

(g) The applicable height limit shall be 400 feet for the following areas:

(1) The half block to the north of K Street between 16th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 12th Street on the west.

(2) The half block to the north of K Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet east of 10th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet west of 8th Street on the west.

(3) The block to the west of 8th Street between K Street on the north and N Street on the south.

(h) The applicable height limit shall be 450 feet for the following areas:

(1) The half block to the south of J Street between 16th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet west of 12th Street on the west.

(2) The half block to the south of J Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 10th Street on the east and 7th Street on the west.

(3) The half block to the north of K Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 7th Street on the east and 7th Street on the west.

8162.8. Setback requirements.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following setback requirements shall apply:

(a) Buildings in the first half block north of L Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 15th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 9th Street on the west, and buildings in the first half block west of 9th Street between L Street on the north and N Street on the south shall be subject to the following setback requirements:

(1) Each building shall be set back not less than 15 feet from the property line along L Street or 9th Street.

(2) Buildings may be designed to include street level pedestrian oriented features such as arcades, plazas, or building bases. These features may extend up to six feet into the required 15-foot setback area, but shall not exceed 30 feet in height.

(b) Buildings in the first half block east of 15th Street between L Street on the north and N Street on the south shall be subject to the following setback requirements:

(1) Each building shall be set back not less than 9 feet from the property line along 15th Street.

(2) That portion of each building exceeding 60 feet shall be set back not less than 15 feet from the base of the building along 15th Street.

(c) Buildings in the first half block east of 11th Street between I Street on the north and a line parallel to and 210 feet to the south of K Street on the south, and buildings in the first half block to the west of 11th Street between H Street on the north and a line parallel to and 210 feet to the south of K Street on the south, shall be subject to the following setback requirement:

That portion of each building exceeding 70 feet or five floors, whichever is lower, shall be set back not less than 30 feet from the base of the building along Capitol Mall and 11th Street.

8162.9. Height limitation capitol area development authority’s Stanford and Heilbron Mansions.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 8162.7, a 96-foot height limit shall apply to construction, exclusively for the purposes of residential development, for Lot 4, Block 223 (known as Capitol Area Development Authority Residential Site 21) surrounded by N Street on

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the north, 14th Street on the east, 120 feet west of 14th Street on the west, and one quarter of a half block to the south of N Street on the south.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, development on the city blocks surrounding the Stanford Mansion located at 802 N Street, and the Heilbron Mansion located at 704 O Street, shall be environmentally sensitive to these historic mansions. Copies of environmental documents for any development on the city blocks surrounding these mansions shall be distributed by the State Clearinghouse within the Governor's Office of Planning and Research to the State Office of Historic Preservation, and other agencies as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.