La Puente Municipal Code Ch. 11.11 Planned Development Projects

Sections:

• 11.11.010 Purpose.

• 11.11.020 Division of land required.

• 11.11.030 Criteria for planned development project.

• 11.11.040 Design and property development regulations.

The city council finds that in some land divisions, a planned development provides better for the preservation of the access of light and air, for safety, convenience, property values and general welfare of the community than would be provided by strict compliance with Chapter 11.24 (Design Standards) of this code. Thus, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide reasonable standards for the location, design and development of planned development projects.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

A tentative map of a planned development project shall be prepared in accordance with Chapter 11.12 of this code, and processed in accordance with Chapter 11.16.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, no tentative tract map, which would have the effect of creating a planned development project, shall be approved, nor shall a final map be filed, unless the following requirements are met or guaranteed in a manner approved by the city council:

(a) A complete system of pedestrian walks in front of the lots, separate from the streets, completely serving all lots in the subdivision in such a direct manner, particularly in relation to schools servicing the subdivision, that there will be little inducement or necessity for pedestrians to walk in the streets;

(b) A system of short dead-end streets at the rear of the majority of lots, to discourage intrusion of through traffic which can be confined to the relatively few through streets from which these dead-end streets branch, and which bound the superblocks thus formed;

(c) A system of continuous park, of such size, shape and arrangement as to be useful in part for recreation, and adjacent to all lots or the walks immediately in front of such lots and not separated from the lots by any street for vehicular use;

(d) Effective restrictions binding on and for the benefit of the project as a whole and enforceable by the property owners as a whole, providing that the lots served only by such dead- end streets may be used for single-family residence only, and providing that all such houses will be so located that the garage is accessible directly from the street, and the principal entrance of the house is accessible directly from the walk, and that adequate space between buildings will be maintained;

(e) Where economically proper and feasible, business properties and multiple-dwelling properties located only upon the through streets bounding the superblocks and served by adequate automobile parking space either off the street or by special design of the street, and in case of business properties, such parking shall be easily accessible from all parts of the project by the system of walks above-mentioned;

Provided, that in no case shall any lot proposed to be subdivided into a planned development project shall have a area of less than six thousand square feet; that every through street shall have a width of not less than sixty feet; that every such dead-end street shall be entered directly from a through street, shall have an adequate turning area at the dead end, and shall have a width of not less than thirty-four feet; that vision clearance and curb construction at block corners be maintained as provided for in Section 11.24.120; that in all cases of property fronting on such streets of reduced width or on walks, the distance between houses across such streets or walks shall be not less than fifty feet, and that where lots front upon such walks rather than upon streets, the side lines shall be, so far as practical, at a right angle to said walks instead of the streets;

(f) Copies of the required covenants, conditions and restrictions, articles of incorporation, and bylaws or other documents of the owner’s association or other identity which controls the common facilities shall be submitted to the city for approval;

(g) All open areas with the exception of vehicular access ways and parking areas, pedestrian walkways and paved or covered recreational facilities, shall be landscaped and irrigated with a fully automatic system. Such landscaping and irrigation shall be permanently maintained.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

In a planned development project, the following design and property development regulations shall apply:

(a) Dwelling Unit Density. A proposed planned development project shall not be developed with more than the maximum density permitted in the underlying zone of the property, exclusive of any publicly dedicated street or alley.

(b) Lot Area, Size and Coverage. Every lot upon which a dwelling unit is proposed to be developed shall contain not less than one thousand square feet of lot area, and shall not be less than twenty feet in width nor less than fifty feet in length, and not more than eighty percent of the lot area shall be covered by buildings and/or structures.

(c) Group and/or Cluster Dwellings. Contiguous lots and/or attached dwelling units which are grouped or clustered in any manner so as to form a single building may be permitted; provided, however, that such group shall not contain more than six dwelling units and/or lots, nor shall the horizontal dimensions of such building or dwelling structure be greater than one hundred seventy-five feet.

(d) Development Standards. The development standards with respect to setbacks, dwelling unit size, building heights, parking and other associated requirements of the underlying zone shall be complied with.

(e) Circulation. Private drives may be permitted. Said drives shall be a minimum width of twenty-six feet, and shall be posted to prohibit parking.

(Ord. 646 § 9, 1991: Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)