19.020 Establishment of a P.U.D. District.

A Planned Unit District may be established or removed from the Zoning Map in accordance with the provisions set

forth herein. No minimum site area is established for a P.U.D. District provided that the Endings set forth in

Section 19.030 can be made for each case.

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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A. Permitted Land Uses. Any and all compatible land uses are permitted in a P.U.D. District provided such use or

uses have been shown on the Unit Development Plan for the District and approved pursuant to this chapter. All

residential P.U.D.'s shall permit small family day care facilities.

B. Unit Development Plan. An application for the creation of a P.U.D. District shall be Eled with the Planning

Commission in a form prescribed by the City and shall be accompanied by a Unit Development Plan as speciEed

herein. The Unit Development Plan shall consist of as many of the following as are appropriate to the size and

nature of the proposed P.U.D. and shall in any case provide all data required by the Planning Commission in order

to be able to arrive at the Endings set forth in Section 19.030:

1. A map showing the street system and lot design, if any, proposed within the district. Areas proposed to

be dedicated or reserved for interior circulation, parks, school sites, public buildings, and other such uses

must be shown.

2. Existing Conditions and Topography Map. A map showing the topography of the proposed P.U.D. District,

with existing and proposed contour intervals suGcient to meet all the requirements of the City. Existing trees,

drainage courses, and other signiEcant topographical features shall be shown. Adjacent property lines and

improvements on adjacent properties within 75 feet of the boundary of the subject site shall be reFected on

the plan.

3. Land Use Plan. A land use plan for the proposed district, precisely indicating the area or areas to be used

for each particular land use.

4. Site Plan. A professionally prepared site plan for each building site, or sites, in the proposed P.U.D.

District. Said site plan shall be drawn to scale and shall show the location of all proposed buildings, including

notation of minimum distances between buildings, and between buildings and building site and/or use

boundaries.

5. Parking and Loading Plan. An oH-street parking and loading plan showing the ratio between oH-street

parking and loading spaces and building Foor areas and/or the ratio of parking spaces to anticipated

residents and employees, or other criterion required by the Commission. Such plan shall be supported by

data demonstrating the adequacy of the parking for the demand generated by the use to which it pertains.

6. Circulation Plan. A circulation diagram indicating the proposed movement of vehicles, goods, and

pedestrians within the P.U.D. District, and to and from any adjacent public thoroughfares. Any special

engineering features and traGc regulating devices needed to facilitate or insure the safety and eGciency of

the circulation pattern shall be shown.

7. Landscaping Plan. A professionally prepared landscape and tree planting plan.

8. Elevations. Professionally prepared elevations and/or perspective drawings of all major proposed

structures. Such drawings need not be the result of Enal architectural plans but must be in adequate detail to

enable the Commission to determine, within reasonable limits, the height, bulk, materials, and arrangement

of the proposed buildings and their general appearance.

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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9. Development Standards. Development Standards for the project shall be professionally prepared and

submitted with the application package. The standards shall include, but not be limited to, information

regarding parking, setbacks, building heights, lot coverage, grading, landscaping, and other issues appropriate

to the district.

C. Graphic Information. As deemed appropriate by the Director to illustrate or highlight the overall project or a

speciEc aspect thereof, special graphic information may be required such as project models, video simulation,

photomontages, perspectives, renderings, etc.

D. Interior Streets. Interior streets of a project shall be improved in accordance with City subdivision street

standards. The applicant may request some interior streets to be private; however, any modiEcations of City street

standards for interior private streets must be noted on the plan and be acceptable to the Planning Commission.

All improvements of public and private streets shall be certiEed as meeting standards as noted on the plan as

prepared by a registered civil engineer prior to Enal inspection and occupancy.

E. Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. If the project proponent intends to utilize formal covenants, conditions

and restrictions and/or create an association of property owners in the planned unit development; covenants,

conditions and restrictions (CC&R's) and a sample copy of the article of incorporation of the association shall be

submitted as part of the application materials. These are subject to review and approval by the City. Covenants,

conditions and restrictions or articles of incorporation of an association shall be recorded prior to the sale of any

lot or prior to the issuance of a CertiEcate of Occupancy for any building within the P.U.D.

F. Development Plan and Phasing Schedule. An application for a P.U.D. zone shall be accompanied by a

development schedule and phasing plan indicating the elapsed time and date on which construction is to begin,

the anticipated rate of development, and the anticipated date of completion. The development schedule, upon the

recommendation of the Planning Commission, and when approved by the City Council, shall become a part of the

Unit Development Plan and shall be adhered to by the owner of the property in the P.U.D. District and any

successors in interest.

G. Application Fee. Before an application for the creation of a P.U.D. District may be accepted for Eling, the

applicant shall pay a Eling fee as established by resolution of the City Council from time to time hereinafter

enacted.