Diamond Bar Municipal Code § 22.12.030 Special purpose district land use and permit requirements

This chapter provides regulations for development and new land uses in the special purpose zoning districts established by section 22.06.020 (Zoning districts established).

(1) AG (agricultural) district. The AG zoning district is intended for application to areas upon annexation to the city, where low density residential uses, agricultural and compatible open space uses, and public facility and recreation uses are desired. The maximum allowed density for new single-family residential development is one dwelling per five gross acres. The AG zoning district is consistent with the agricultural land use category of the general plan.

(2) OS (open space/conservation) district. The OS zoning district is applied to areas of the city with open space resources, including scenic qualities, sensitive environmental features including wildlife habitat, and/or natural hazards. The district may also be applied to sites that have been restricted to open space by map restriction, deed (dedication, or condition, covenant and/or restriction), or by an open space easement in compliance with Government Code § 51070 et seq. and § 64499 et seq. The maximum allowed density for new residential development within this zoning district will be one dwelling unit per parcel, unless construction was previously restricted or prohibited by Los Angeles County. The OS zoning district is consistent with the open space land use category of the general plan.

(3) REC (recreation) district. The REC zoning district is applied to areas appropriate for active and passive recreational uses including golf courses, public parks, and private, primarily outdoor, recreation facilities. The REC zoning district is consistent with the golf course, park, and private recreation land use categories of the general plan.

(4) SP (specific plan) district. The SP zoning district is applied to specific subareas identified in the general plan as planning areas (PA), where site characteristics require careful and creative design to integrate proposed development with existing natural resources. The type, amount, and mixture of land uses allowed within the SP district shall be determined through the specific plan process. The SP zoning district is consistent with the planning areas and specific plan overlay land use categories of the general plan.

(Ord. No. 02(1998), § 2, 11-3-98)

(a) General requirements. Table 2-8 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Development Code in each special purpose zoning district, and the land use permit required to establish each use, in compliance with section 22.06.040 (Zoning district regulations).

Note: Where the last column in the tables ("See standards in section") includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other sections of this Development Code may also apply.

(b) Requirements for the SP (specific plan) district. Allowable land uses and permit requirements for the SP zoning district shall be determined by the council through the approval of a specific plan, in compliance with chapter 22.60 (Specific Plans).

TABLE 2-8 ALLOWED USES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS

KEY TO PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

Notes:

(1) See article VI for definitions of each of the land uses listed.

(2) See chapter 22.48 for development review requirements for all uses.

(3) Telecommunications facilities shall be permitted pursuant to the standards contained within Ordinance No. 4-1(1997).

(Ord. No. 02(1998), § 2, 11-3-98)

(a) General development standards. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-9, in addition to any other applicable requirements of this chapter, and the development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) in article III (Site Planning and General Development Standards).

(b) SP (specific plan) district development standards. Standards for development and new land uses within the SP (specific plan) zoning district shall be determined by the applicable specific plan.

TABLE 2-9 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Notes:

(1) Minimum area for parcels proposed in new subdivisions, except as otherwise provided by section 22.08.050 (Minimum lot area), and chapter 22.22 (Hillside Management). For open space/conservation district, no minimum lot area required, unless construction was previously restricted or prohibited on such properties by the County of Los Angeles.

(2) Maximum number of dwellings allowed for each specified unit of land. The approval of a minor use permit or conditional use permit may result in fewer dwelling units being allowed than the maximum density shown. See also chapter 22.18 (Affordable Housing Incentives/Density Bonus Provisions) for possible density bonuses.

(3) Maximum allowable height for structures. See section 22.16.060 (Height measurement and height limit exceptions).

(Ord. No. 02(1998), § 2, 11-3-98)