Chapter 17.26 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS

The purpose of this chapter is to identify all special purpose districts within the city. Special purpose districts require special project entitlement, which allows for flexibility from traditional development standards. These districts are consistent with and implement the city's general plan special planning land use designation as shown in Table 17.24.020-1 (Zoning Districts). (Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)

A. Purpose of the Specific Plan Zoning District. The purpose of the specific plan zoning district is to designate unique planning areas within the city for which the City Council has adopted or requires adoption of a separate planning document (a specific plan) consistent with the general plan and state law. The contents, requirements, and adoption and amendment procedures for specific plans are listed in Section 17.12.170 (Specific Plans).

B. Designation. Specific plan zoning districts shall be delineated on the zoning map in a manner similar to that of any other zoning district except that each specific plan-zoned area shall also bear a name, number, symbol, or other delineation, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, which distinguishes it from other specific plan zoning districts, base zoning districts, or overlay zoning districts. The assignment of the specific plan zoning district serves to provide a reference to the corresponding specific plan zoning document adopted by ordinance of the City Council. Applicable zoning regulations and standards applicable to the land area shall be provided in the specific plan document, and shall be adopted by reference in this title.

C. Allowed Uses. Allowed uses within the specific plan area are those listed uses in the adopted specific plan document as permitted, conditionally permitted, or not permitted.

D. Development Standards. Development standards within the specific plan area are those standards listed in the adopted specific plan. (Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)

A. Purpose. The purpose of a planned development district is to encourage and provide the means for promoting desirable development in the city which may be characterized by variations in siting, mixed land use, mixed housing types and integrated design techniques which result in complementing surrounding uses. The planned development district allows diverse building setbacks, lot size and building height while complying with the intent of the general plan and development standards necessary to ensure the requirement of public health, safety and general welfare. By enacting the 2010 Comprehensive Zoning Code update, it is the intent of the city to recognize PD-Planned Development zoning districts adopted before the update, but after the update, to use other mechanisms instead of PD zoning to implement flexible zoning standards.

B. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to property zoned PD-Planned Development as of the effective date of this title. Existing PD zoning may be amended but no new PD-Planned Development zoning shall be approved after the effective date of this title. C. Relation to Existing PD Zoned Sites.

1. Continued effect. The ordinances applying PD zoning to affected sites shall continue in effect until amended or the site is rezoned to another district.

2. Other zoning regulations. Except as specifically provided in the applicable PD ordinance, all development in the PD-Planned Development district site shall be subject to the regulations of the closest comparable zoning district as determined by the Community Development Director, and of this title.

D. Amendments to Existing PD Zoning. The Community Development Director by administrative action may approve minor amendments to an adopted PD-Planned Development zoning upon a finding that the amendment substantially complies with and does not otherwise materially change the provisions or intent of the PD ordinance for the site. All other amendments to the adopted PD ordinance for a site shall be pursuant to the procedures in Section 17.12.190 (Zoning Code (Text and Map) Amendment).

E. Findings for approval of PD Zoning Amendments. In addition to any findings required in Section 17.12.190 (Zoning Code (Text and Map) Amendment), amendments to a PD ordinance shall require any findings that were required for the original PD ordinance. (Ord. 201002 § 1 (part), 2010)