Monterey County Municipal Code Ch. 20.40 Regulations for Public/Quasi-Public Zoning Districts or "pqp (cz)"…

The purpose of this chapter is to allow in designated areas public/quasi-public uses such as schools, parks, regional parks, recreation areas, and uses which serve the public at large.

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in all "PQP" Districts subject to the provisions Chapter 20.62 (Height and Setback Exceptions) and Chapter 20.70 (Coastal Development Permits) of this Title.

The following list shall require a Coastal Development Permit regardless of which category of allowed uses it falls into:

A. Development which will cause a Significant Environmental Impact;

B. Development within the Critical Viewshed as defined by Section 20.145.020.V (Big Sur);

C. Development on slopes of thirty (30) percent or greater (twenty-five (25) percent in North County) except as provided for in Section 20.64.230(C)(2) and (3);

D. Ridgeline Development;

E. Development within one hundred (100) feet of mapped or field identified environmentally sensitive habitats;

F. Development with positive archaeological reports;

G. Land divisions;

H. Development of new or expanded agricultural operations if fifty (50) percent or more of the parcel has a slope of ten (10) percent or greater; or where the operation is to occur on soils with a high or very high erosion hazard potential, according to the Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey Manual.

A. Crop and tree farming, grazing of cattle, sheep and goats.

B. Water system facilities including wells and storage tanks serving fourteen (14) or fewer service connections, pursuant to Title 15.04, Monterey County Code and replacement of water tanks and wells where no increase in service connections is created. The screening of any tanks and associated structures are approved by the Director of Planning and Building Inspection;

C. Home occupations pursuant to Section 20.64.090;

D. One caretaker unit for the purpose of providing on-site security;

E. Reduction in setback requirements provided the proposed reduction is ten (10) percent or less of the required setbacks;

F. Structures accessory to any principal permitted use;

G. Additions to existing, approved wireless communications facilities, pursuant to Section 20.64.310.

A. Public recreational uses;

B. Removal of minerals or natural materials;

C. Golf courses and country clubs;

D. Public utility uses and accessory structures;

E. Public/Quasi-Public uses including hospitals, hospices, churches, cemeteries, firehouses, parks and playgrounds, schools, jails, prisons, detention facilities, convalescent homes, and rehabilitation centers;

F. Subdivisions;

G. Legal nonconforming use changed to a use of a similar or more restricted nature;

H. Legal nonconforming use of a portion of a structure extended throughout the structure (ZA);

I. Ridgeline development;

J. Conditional Certificates of Compliance;

K. Cottage industries, pursuant to Section 20.64.095 (ZA);

L. Airports;

M. Day care centers (ZA);

N. Solid and liquid waste disposal sites;

O. On National Forest Lands, all uses which are specified for the "WSC (CZ)" district in Big Sur except for private residential development, inn units, and Transferable Development Credits;

P. On Federal Lands (other than National Forest Lands) in Big Sur, coastal-dependent development;

Q. On Federal Lands (other than National Forest Lands) in Big Sur, moderate intensity recreational uses which are specified for the "OR (CZ)" district in Big Sur;

R. Lot Line Adjustments.

S. Wireless communications facilities, pursuant to Section 20.64.310.

A. Minimum Building Site. None

B. Development Density, Maximum. None

C. Structure Height and Setback Regulations. The following structure height and setback regulations apply unless superseded by a structure height limit noted on the zoning map (e.g., "PQP(24)" would limit structure height to twenty-four (24) feet), setback requirements when combined with a "B" district or setbacks shown on a recorded final or parcel map, or setback lines on a Sectional District Map.

1. Main Structures.

a. Minimum Setbacks:

Front: Thirty (30) feet

Side: Twenty (20) feet

Rear: Twenty (20) feet

b. Height:

Maximum Height: Thirty (30) feet

2. Accessory Structures (Habitable).

a. Minimum Setbacks:

Front: Fifty (50) feet

Side: Six feet

Rear: Six feet

b. Height:

Maximum Height: Fifteen (15) feet

3. Accessory Structures (Non-habitable).

a. Minimum Setbacks:

Front: fifty (50) feet

Side: Six feet on front one-half of property; one foot on rear one-half of property.

Rear: One foot

b. Height

Maximum Height: Fifteen (15) feet

D. Minimum Distance Between Structures

Main Structures: Twenty (20) feet

Accessory/Main Structure: Ten (10) feet

Accessory/Accessory: Six feet

Accessory structures used as barns, stables or farm out structures shall not be less than fifty (50) feet from the front of the property or twenty (20) feet from the side or rear property line or twenty (20) feet from any residence on the property. The maximum height shall be thirty (30) feet.

E. Building Site Coverage, Maximum: Twenty-five (25) percent

F. Parking Regulations. All parking shall be established pursuant to Chapter 20.58.

G. Landscaping Requirements. None, except as may be required by condition of approval of a Coastal Administrative or Combined Development Permit.

H. Lighting Plan Requirements. None, except as may be required by condition of approval of a Coastal Administrative or Coastal Development Permit.

I. Sign Regulations. Signing for all development shall be established pursuant to Chapter 20.60.

J. Building Site Area. The minimum building site area shall be one acre.

A. Manufactured Dwelling Units. Manufactured dwelling units meeting the standards of Section 20.64.040 are permitted subject to the requirements of any conventional dwelling unit in this chapter.

B. Ventana Wilderness.

1. Land uses in the Ventana Wilderness portion of Los Padres National Forest shall be limited to back-country recreational use only.

C. Vehicle Trip Reduction. The following types of development are subject to Section 20.64.250 (Regulations for the Reduction of Vehicle Trips) of this Title:

1. Any new or expanded commercial, industrial or tourist oriented development which will employ fifty (50) or more persons; or

2. Any new or expanded commercial, industrial or tourist oriented development of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gross square feet or more. None.