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Chapter 36

§ 36-19. Site Plan Review.

Oakdale Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Oakdale

§ 36-19.1. Applicability. [Ord. No. 1026, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. 1143, Exh. C.]

The regulations in this section shall apply in all zoning districts wherein site plan review is specified and shall be subject to the provisions of § 36-18. Specifically, site plan review provisions shall apply in all zoning districts to any principal use and uses subject to use permit.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 36-19.2

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 36-19.5

§ 36-19.2. Purpose.

The purposes of the site plan review process are to enable the Site Plan Review Committee to make a finding that the proposed development is in conformity with the intent and provisions of this ordinance and to guide the Department of Community Development and the Building Official in the issuance of building permits. More specifically, Site Plan Review is provided to ensure that structures, parking areas, walks, refuse containers, landscaping and street improvements are properly related to their sites and to surrounding sites and structures; to prevent excessive grading of the land and creation of drainage hazards; to prevent the indiscriminate clearing of property and the destruction of trees and shrubs of ornamental value; site development; and to encourage originality in site design and development in a manner which will enhance the physical appearance and attractiveness of the community. The Site Plan Review process is intended to provide for expeditious review of Environmental Impact Assessments required by official policy of the City and the State of California.

§ 36-19.3. Site Plan Review Committee–Membership.

A Site Plan Review Committee, consisting of the Community Development Director, the Public Works Director and a representative appointed by the City Administrator, is created to carry out the duties hereinafter specified. Said Committee will also function as the Environmental Review Committee to perform the required Environmental Impact Assessment under the applicable provisions of the City policy as adopted by resolution pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.

§ 36-19.4. Powers and Duties.

The Site Plan Review Committee shall have the following powers and duties:

  • A. To review Site Plan Applications for new construction and/or enlargement of structures for conformity with this chapter and adopted Design Standards for advisement to the Building Inspector; and

  • B. The Committee may grant variations from the Design Standards whenever the Committee determines that the Design Standards impose a physical hardship which cannot be reasonably met. However, said variations shall not abridge any minimum standard or regulation imposed by this chapter.

§ 36-19.5. Application.

The applicant shall submit five (5) prints of the site plan to the Community Development Department. The site plan shall be drawn to scale and indicate clearly and with full dimensions, the following information:

  • A. Lot or site dimensions.

  • B. All buildings and structures: location, size, height, proposed use.

  • C. Yards and space between buildings.

  • D. Walls and fences: location, height and materials.

  • E. Off-street parking and off-street loading: location, number of spaces and dimensions of parking and loading areas, internal circulation pattern.

  • F. Access – Pedestrian, vehicular, service: points on ingress and egress, internal circulation.

  • G. Signs: location, size, height and type of illumination, if any including hooding devices.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 36-19.5

ZONING

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  • H. Lighting: location and general nature, hooding devices.

  • I. Name all adjacent streets, roads or alleys, showing right-of-way and dedication widths, reservation width, and all types of improvements existing or proposed.

  • J. Landscaping: location, type, and method of irrigation.

  • K. Refuse enclosures: location, type and material.

  • L. Such other data pertaining to site development as may be required by the planning Department to make the required findings. [Ord. No. 911, § 8,1987.]

§ 36-19.6. Application Evaluation and Findings.

The Site Plan Review Committee shall evaluate the Site Plan application to establish whether or not the following findings, and such other findings which may be specified by State law, can be determined, based on the evidence and testimony presented:

  • A. That the proposed use is consistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plans adopted by the City.

  • B. That the design or improvements of the proposed use is consistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plans adopted by the City.

  • C. That the site is physically suitable for the type, density, and intensity of the proposed use.

  • D. That the design or improvements of the proposed use are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and unavoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.

  • E. That the design of the proposed use is not likely to cause public health problems.

§ 36-19.7. Site Plan Review Committee Action.

The Site Plan Review Committee may approve or conditionally approve a Site Plan. In conditionallyapproving a Site Plan, the Committee may impose such requirements and conditions with respect to location and design, as determined to be necessary to obtain conformity with this chapter and adopted Design Standards. Denial of a Site Plan by the Site Plan Review Committee shall be in the form of a recommendation to the Planning Commission. Upon receipt of the recommendation for denial, the Planning Commission shall review the Site Plan and said recommendation for denial at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

§ 36-19.8. Relationship to Environment Assessment and Environmental Impact Reporting…

  • A. A site plan approved pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be considered in relation to requirements of City policy governing the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments. It is the intent of this section that an Environmental Impact Assessment be made concurrently with and as a part of the Site Plan Review process.

  • B. Where it is determined by the Environmental Review Committee that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required for a proposed project, action on a proposed site plan shall be deferred until such time as the EIR has been prepared and reviewed pursuant to provisions of the City's Guidelines and State law. The Planning Commission and/or City Council shall, at the completion of said EIR

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City of Oakdale, CA

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 36-19.8

§ 36-20.3

review, attach such conditions to the approval of the site as in their judgement mitigate or reduce to acceptable levels any of the environmental impacts identified during review of the EIR. The Planning Commission and/or City Council may deny a site plan if it is found that such mitigation or reduction of environmental impacts is not feasible.

§ 36-19.9. Appeals.

Any action taken by the Committee and the Planning Commission in considering a Site Plan application may be appealed pursuant to the provisions of § 36-22.

§ 36-19.10. A Site Plan Issuance.

Upon expiration of the appeal period pursuant to § 36-22 or upon final action relating to an appeal, if filed, the Director shall advise the applicant, in writing, of the determination and include any applicable requirements and conditions.

§ 36-19.11. Site Plan Expiration. [Ord. No. 911, § 9,1987.]

A Site Plan shall become null and void if the Site Plan has not been used for its intended purpose within one (1) year from the date of the approval action. Upon written request of the applicant filed with the City prior to the expiration date, the expiration date may be extended by the Director for an additional period up to, but not exceeding, ninety (90) days.

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Article IV — Fees and Charges.
  5. Chapter 4
  6. Article I — In General
  7. Article II — Dogs
  8. Article III
  9. Article IV — Permissible Household Pets, Etc.
  10. Article V — Abatement of Vicious Dogs
  11. Chapter 6
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  15. Article I
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  17. Article III
  18. Article 300.21 — (a) is added to read as follows:
  19. Article IV
  20. Article V
  21. Article VI — California Energy Code [Ord. No. 1243-16; amended…
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  25. Article X
  26. Article XI
  27. Chapter 8 — Referenced Standards is amended as follows:
  28. Article XII — Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System Pe…
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  30. Article XIV — Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Str…
  31. Chapter 8
  32. Chapter 9
  33. Chapter 10
  34. Chapter 11
  35. Article II — Transactions and use tax.[3 ]
  36. Article III — Transient Occupancy Tax.[5 ]
  37. Article IV — Documentary Stamp Tax.[6 ]
  38. Article V — Financial Plan
  39. Article VI — City Treasurer Investments
  40. Article VII — Cannabis Business Tax [Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. …
  41. Article VIII — Parking and Business Improvement Area [Adopted …
  42. Article X — Crane Crossing Specific Plan - Plan Area Fee Progr…
  43. Chapter 12
  44. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION PERMITS
  45. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  46. Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES FIRE APPARATUS ROADS
  47. Chapter 5
  48. Chapter 5
  49. Chapter 5
  50. Chapter 6
  51. Chapter 6
  52. Chapter 11
  53. Chapter 24 — FLAMABLE FINISHES
  54. Chapter 35
  55. Chapter 41
  56. Chapter 50 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GENERAL PROVISIONS
  57. Chapter 55
  58. Chapter 56
  59. Chapter 57
  60. Chapter 61
  61. Chapter 13
  62. Chapter 14
  63. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  64. Article I — Waitresses and Entertainers
  65. Article II — Smoking at Council Meetings
  66. Article III — Smoking Pollution Control
  67. Article V — Waste Containers.
  68. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  69. Chapter 15
  70. Chapter 16
  71. Chapter 17
  72. Chapter 18
  73. Article II — Abandoned, Wrecked, etc., Vehicles
  74. Article III — Railroad Crossing Permits
  75. Article IV
  76. Article V — Paid Parking Zones and Parking Permits[1 ]
  77. Article VI — Privately Owned and Maintained Roads and Parking …
  78. Article VII — Police Towing Services
  79. Article VIII — Traffic Rules
  80. Article X — Turning Movements
  81. Article XI — One-Way Alleys
  82. Article XII — Right-of-Way
  83. Article XIII — Public Offenses
  84. Article XIV — General Penalty
  85. Chapter 18A
  86. Chapter 19
  87. Article I — Offenses – Miscellaneous
  88. Article II — Graffiti[3 ]
  89. Article III
  90. Article IV — Coasting Devices
  91. Article V — Administrative Citation Process
  92. Article VI — Administrative Remedies
  93. Article VII
  94. Article VIII — Oakdale Massage Establishment Regulations
  95. Article X
  96. Article XI
  97. Article XII
  98. Article XIII
  99. Article XIV — Squatter Camps
  100. Article XV
  101. Article XVI — Noise Control [Added 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 1263]
  102. Chapter 20
  103. Article III — Parks
  104. Article IV — Special Events
  105. Article V — Senior Citizens Commission
  106. Article VI — Drug Free Zones
  107. Chapter 21
  108. Chapter 22
  109. Article II — Police Relief and Pension Fund
  110. Chapter 23
  111. Chapter 24
  112. Chapter 25 — PURCHASES
  113. Chapter 26
  114. Article II — Collection and Disposal
  115. Article IV — Defacing Public and Private Property
  116. Article V — Legislative Recycling Mandates
  117. Chapter 28
  118. Article I — General Provisions
  119. Article II — Fees and Charges
  120. Article III — Sewer Mains and Sewer Laterals
  121. Article IV — Industrial Users
  122. Article V — Industrial Users' Discharge Permits
  123. Article VI — Enforcement
  124. Chapter 29
  125. Chapter 30
  126. Article II
  127. Article III — Trenching
  128. Article IV — Numbering of Streets
  129. Article V — Maintenance Districts
  130. Chapter 31
  131. Article II — Definitions and Responsibilities
  132. Article IV — Tentative Subdivision Maps
  133. Article V — Final Subdivision Maps
  134. Article VII — Vesting Tentative Maps for Residential Subdivisi…
  135. Article VIII — Dedications. Reservations, and Development Fees
  136. Article XI — Reversions to Acreage
  137. Article XII
  138. Article XIII — Correction and Amendment of Maps.
  139. Article XIV — Enforcement.
  140. Chapter 31A
  141. Chapter 32
  142. Chapter 33
  143. Article II — Disposition of Surplus Property
  144. Article III — Purchase by City Employees of Unclaimed or Surpl…
  145. Chapter 34
  146. Chapter 35
  147. Article II — Mains, Laterals and Hydrants
  148. Article III — Fees and Charges
  149. Article VII — Backflow and Cross-Connection Control
  150. ▸Chapter 36
    Overview
    1. § 36-1. General Provisions.
    2. § 36-2. Rules Of Construction And Definitions.
    3. § 36-3. Establishment And Designation Of Zones.
    4. § 36-4. Flood Hazard Prevention.
    5. § 36-5. "O-S" Open Space District.
    6. § 36-6. "R-A" Residential Agricultural District.
    7. § 36-7. "R-1" Single Family Residential Zone.
    8. § 36-8. "R-2/R-2-M" Duplex Residential District.
    9. § 36-9. "R-3" Multiple Family Residential District.
    10. § 36-10. "C-1" Neighborhood Commercial.
    11. § 36-11. "C-C" Central Commercial.
    12. § 36-12. "C-2" General Commercial.
    13. § 36-13. "L-M" Limited Industrial.
    14. § 36-14. "M-1" Light Industrial.
    15. § 36-15. "M-2" Heavy Industrial.
    16. § 36-16. "N-O" Neighborhood Office District.
    17. § 36-17. "H-C" Historical-Cultural Combining District.
    18. § 36-18. Special Provisions.
    19. § 36-19. Site Plan Review.
    20. § 36-20. Zoning And Occupancy Permits. Use Permits And Varianc…
    21. § 36-21. Specific Plans.[9 ]
  151. Part I — General Provisions.
  152. Part II — Specific Plan Preparation Process.
  153. Part I — General Provisions
  154. Chapter 37
  155. Article II
  156. Article III — Regulations for Cannabis Businesses
  157. Article IV — Appeals and Enforcement
  158. Chapter DL

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