Article I — General Provisions

The city is located in the Livermore-Amador Valley. Within the city's incorporated boundaries and within its sphere of influence are a series of major and minor hills. These hills constitute a significant topographical feature of the community because they are visible to all persons traveling on I-580 and I-680, as well as to citizens residing in and around the community. Although most of the development within the city, caused by the migration of substantial numbers of people, has occurred in the flatlands, some development has occurred in the hills and more development in the hills will occur in the future. In order to insure that a harmonious visual and functional relationship will exist between the existing natural hillside environment and the growing manmade environment, development standards specifically designed for hillside development are required. It is therefore the declared intent of the city that appropriate undeveloped land in hillside areas

be placed in a hillside planned development district to be identified by the initials H-P-D, in order to accomplish the following:

A.

To preserve significant features of a hill area in essentially their natural state as part of a comprehensive open space system;

B.

To encourage in hill areas an alternative approach to conventional flatland practices of development; C.

To minimize grading and cut and fill operations consistent with the retention of the natural character of the hill areas;

D.

To minimize the water runoff and soil erosion problems incurred in adjustment of the terrain to meet on-site and off-site development needs;

E.

To achieve land use densities that are in keeping with the general plan; however, in order to retain the significant natural features of the hill areas, densities will diminish as the slope of the terrain increases;

F.

To insure that the open space as shown on any development plan is consistent with the open space element shown on the general plan; and

G.

To preserve the predominant views both from and of the hill areas and to retain the sense of identity and imageability that these hill areas now impart to the city and its environs.

(Prior code § 2-2.3201)

The following uses may be permitted in the H-P-D district:

A.

Single-family dwellings and planned unit developments;

B.

Recreation facilities, either for general public use or for the exclusive use of the residents of the subdivision or series of subdivisions of which the recreation facilities are a part;

C.

Recreational vehicle storage, stables, day nurseries, child care centers and managerial offices where any such use is owned by and used exclusively for the residents of the subdivision or series of subdivisions which contain such use;

D.

Schools, public or private, attendance at which satisfied the compulsory laws of the state;

E.

Churches and similar religious institutions;

F.

Public facilities, such as administrative offices and similar uses, but not including storage yards, corporation yards, or similar uses;

G.

Employee housing (agricultural) that complies with California Health and Safety Code Sections 17008, 17021.5 and the other applicable provisions of the Employee Housing Act at California Health and Safety Code Section 17000 et seq., and to include a residential safety management plan;

H.

Supportive housing that provides shelter for six or fewer persons in a dwelling unit, subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.107;

I.

Transitional housing that provides shelter for six or fewer persons in a dwelling unit, subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.107;

J.

Other uses accessory to any permitted use.

(Prior code § 2-2.3202; Ord. 2061 § 2, 2013; Ord. 2062 § 2, 2013)

Agricultural uses may be permitted in the H-P-D district subject to the granting of a use permit pursuant to the procedure and criteria specified in Chapter 18.124 of this title.

(Prior code § 2-2.3203)

A.

Property zoned pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall neither be developed nor shall any grading permit be issued pursuant to any provisions of this code until a hillside planned development (H-P-D) permit has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of Article II of this chapter.

B.

As used in this section, "developed" means the submittal of any plans required by this code prior to the commencement of construction of any improvements, excepting therefrom those permitted by Section

18.76.070.

(Prior code § 2-2.3204)

The following property development standards shall apply to the H-P-D district:

A.

Dimensions. There shall be no minimum yards, lot area, lot width, lot frontage or distance between buildings or maximum lot coverage except as may be required by an approved H-P-D permit.

B.

Building Height. No building shall exceed two stories in height, exclusive of covered parking in the same structure.

C.

Parking.

1.

Quantity. For residential use there shall be not less than two covered parking spaces designated for the exclusive use of the occupant of every dwelling unit. In addition to covered parking spaces there shall be a quantity of open parking spaces not in driveways, equal to or greater than the number of dwelling units.

2.

Location. The open parking spaces required by subsection (C)(1) shall be located within two hundred feet of every dwelling unit provided the terrain is appropriate for such placement. Wherever possible, open space parking shall be placed in groups, if six or more spaces are required; groupings may include parking within street rights-of-way, parking bays, and small parking lots, or any combination of the above.

3.

Nonresidential Use. Parking for nonresidential uses shall also be required in a quantity commensurate with the specific use.

4.

Covered Parking. No covered parking shall exceed one story in height. D.

Landscaping. All development in H-P-D districts shall include a combination of landscaping consisting of intensely planted and maintained areas and open space preserved in its natural condition. Unless otherwise

stated in the approval of an H-P-D permit, natural open space may be used for livestock grazing.

E.

Subdivisions. The final subdivision, land division or parcel map shall show not more than one dwelling unit on any one lot and commonly owned land and facilities on one or more additional lots.

F.

Common Area. No final subdivision map or parcel map shall be recorded until documents pertaining to the

maintenance of the privately owned open space and other facilities owned by or used in common by the subsequent owners of the various real properties within the subject development shall have been approved by the city attorney.

(Prior code § 2-2.3205)

Where applicable, the sign regulations for the R districts as set forth in this chapter shall apply to the H-P-D districts.

(Prior code § 2-2.3206)

A.

If any land has been zoned H-P-D but no H-P-D permit has been approved thereon, no new use shall be established on such land. Any single-family residential or agricultural buildings lawfully existing at the time of the establishment of H-P-D zoning on that property may be enlarged, structurally altered, or accessory

buildings may be constructed. Any remodeling or construction allowed by this section shall conform to the conditions to use applicable to the R-40 district.

B.

"Agricultural building," as used in this chapter, shall mean any structure, except fences, for the purposes of housing farm animals or farm equipment and shall specifically exclude any building used for processing farm products on a commercial basis. The remodeling or construction of any building as permitted by this chapter shall conform to the various conditions to uses required in the R-40 district.

(Prior code § 2-2.3207)

The grading of land and maximum height of graded slopes shall be governed by provisions of the Uniform Building Code, the provisions of Title 19 of this code relating to subdivisions, and/or the provision of a comprehensive grading ordinance adopted by the city council. (Prior code § 2-2.3208)

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