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Chapter 30 — Zoning Ordinance›Article XXVI — PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT

Gilroy Municipal Code § 30.26.30 Site and building requirements

Gilroy Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Gilroy

Cite as: Gilroy Municipal Code § 30.26.30 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 30.26.10. Statement of intent.

The intent of the PUD planned unit development combining district is to allow diversification in the relationships of buildings, structures, and open spaces in building groups and the allowable heights of said buildings and structures, while insuring adequate standards related to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community. By allowing this diversification, the PUD planned unit development combining district intends to promote unified planning and development, economical and efficient land use, a higher standard of amenities, appropriate and harmonious variety in physical development, creative design, and an upgrading of the urban environment.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.26.20. Permitted and conditional uses.

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the land area of those parcels designated as being in a PUD planned unit development combining district shall be used for uses permitted by the base zoning district. Other land uses to a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the PUD land area may be permitted in accordance with a planned unit development approval which shall be obtained according to the provisions of section 30.50.50.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.26.30. Site and building requirements.

(a) Lot Requirements. No parcel or lot of land within this combining district shall be split or subdivided, except as specified in the planned unit development approval, which shall be obtained according to the provisions of section 30.50.50.

(b) Yard, Building Height, and Lot Coverage Requirements. All yard, building height, and lot coverage requirements shall be as specified in the planned unit development approval, which shall be obtained according to the provisions of section 30.50.50.

(c) Landscaping Requirements. All landscaping requirements shall be as specified in the planned unit development approval, which shall be obtained according to the provisions of section 30.50.50.

(d) Additional Requirements. All additional requirements including, but not limited to, parking, sign and fence requirements, shall be as specified in the planned unit development approval, which shall be obtained according to the provisions of section 30.50.50.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.26.40. Establishment of combining district.

The establishment of a planned unit development combining district may be in combination with any residential, commercial or industrial district as defined in this chapter. The establishment or removal of the PUD combining district shall be processed as a zone change according to the provisions of Article LII.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.26.50. Development approval required.

(a) Initial Development. All proposals for construction of any development or improvements on any lot or parcel within this combining district shall be consistent with the planned unit development approval as provided in section 30.50.50. A planned unit development approval application shall be processed concurrently with the PUD combining district zone change.

(b) Minor Modifications. After a completed planned unit development project has been occupied, minor modifications and development may be permitted without planned unit development approval (as provided in section 30.50.50) if:

(1) The proposed modifications meet all of the requirements of the underlying zoning district, and

(2) The planning director determines that the proposed modification or development conforms to the intent of the original planned unit development approval.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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