Chapter 18.30 — (H) — Palo Alto Zoning Code

FLOODPLAIN (F) DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Sections:

18.30(H).010 Specific Purposes

18.30(H).020 Applicability of Regulations

18.30(H).030 Permitted Uses

18.30(H).040 Conditional Uses

18.30(H).050 Site Development Regulations

18.30(H).010 Specific Purposes

The F Floodplain district is intended to protect persons and property from the hazards of development in inundated areas or in areas subject to inundation, to protect the community from costs which may be incurred when unsuitable or premature development occurs in such areas, and to allow uses which may be appropriate to such areas.

(Ord. 3048 (part), 1978)

18.30(H).020 Applicability of Regulations

The specific regulations of this chapter and the additional regulations and procedures established by Chapters 18.54 to 18.99, inclusive, shall apply to all F floodplain districts.

(Ord. 3048 (part), 1978)

18.30(H).030 Permitted Uses

The following uses shall be permitted in the F floodplain district:

(a) All agricultural uses, except the conduct and maintenance of hog farms;
(b) Extraction of chemicals from seawater, by solar and natural evaporation.

(Ord. 3048 (part), 1978)

18.30(H).040 Conditional Uses

The following uses may be conditionally allowed in the F floodplain district:

(a) Dredging of oyster shells and other deposits;

(b) Any permanent structures shall be subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accord with Chapter 18.76 (Permits and Approvals).

(Ord. 3048 (part), 1978)

18.30(H).050 Site Development Regulations

The following site development regulations shall apply in the F floodplain district:

(a) Site Area. The minimum site area shall be ten acres.
(b) Site Width. The minimum site width shall be three hundred feet.
(c) Site Depth. The minimum site depth shall be three hundred feet.
(d) Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be fifty feet.
(e) Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be forty feet.
(f) Side Yard. The minimum side yard shall be thirty feet.
(g) Height. The maximum height shall be fifteen feet.

(h) Accessory Facilities and Uses. Regulations governing accessory facilities and uses and governing the application of site development regulations in specific instances are established by Chapter 18.88.

(Ord. 3048 (part), 1978)