Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 18.30 (d) Hotel (h) Combining

18.30(D).010 Specific Purposes

The hotel combining district is intended to modify the regulations of the research, office and limited manufacturing (ROLM), research park (RP), and general manufacturing (GM) districts to permit hotels in those districts and to develop to specified maximum floor area ratios, upon rezoning to the (H) combining district, and subject to site and design review.

(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)

18.30(D).020 Applicability of Regulations

The combining district may be combined with a ROLM, RP, or GM district, in accord with Chapter 18.20 of the Zoning Ordinance. Where so combined, the floor area regulations established by this chapter shall apply in lieu of the comparable provisions established by the underlying ROLM, RP, or GM district.

(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)

18.30(D).030 Zoning Map Designation

The hotel combining district shall apply to properties designated on the zoning map by the symbol "H" within parentheses, following the research, office or limited manufacturing (ROLM), research park (RP), or general manufacturing (GM) designation with which it is combined.

(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)

18.30(D).040 Site Development Regulations

The site development regulations of Chapter 18.20 (ROLM, RP and GM), whichever is applicable, shall apply except for the following:

(a) Floor Area Ratio. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) for hotel use shall be 2.0 to 1 in the ROLM, RP and GM districts.

(b) Site and design review pursuant to Chapter 18.30(G) shall apply to all proposed hotel uses with a FAR in excess of 0.6 to 1.

(Ord. 5035 § 4 (part), 2009: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)

18.30(D).050 Special requirements.

Hotels in the CC(H) or CS(H) District shall be permitted to develop beyond the density otherwise permitted in the CC or CS District, whichever is applicable, up to a maximum 0.6 to 1 floor area ratio, only upon issuance of a conditional use permit in accord with Chapter 18.76 (Permits and Approvals), and subject to site and design review in accord with Chapter 18.30(G).

(Ord. 4826 § 89, 2004: Ord. 3890 § 14 (part), 1989)