Article 27 — SP Zone Requirements and Standards for Specific Plan No. 401

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 1 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article IXa, Section 9.25 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 9.25.A.(1), (2), (8), (9), shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses identified under Section 9.25A shall include the following:

A.

Equestrian establishment. A full-service equestrian facility where horses are kept, sheltered, trained, nursed or boarded. Permitted uses include but are not limited to showgrounds, competition arenas, event areas, riding rings and fields, barns, stables, pastures, vet farrier, horse trails, maintenance facilities, parking, and feed storage buildings.

B.

Commercial retail, restaurants, and other services associated with Equestrian Establishment uses.

C.

Farming and agricultural operations as interim uses.

(2)

The development standards for the permitted uses described in Planning Area 1 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Section 9.26 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the development standards set forth in Section 9.26 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

There shall be no minimum lot size

B.

The minimum interior setbacks shall be ten (10) feet. The minimum setback from Harrison St., Tyler St., and Ave. 64 shall be twenty (20) feet. The minimum distance between buildings shall be ten (10) feet.

C.

All buildings and structures shall not exceed seventy-five (75) feet.

D.

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 2 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VI, Section 6.1 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Sections 6.1A(3), (5), (7), (8), (9), B(1), (3), (6), C, and E shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses under Section 6.1A shall include the following:

A.

Residential amenities including but not limited to horse trails, golf cart paths, and clubhouses.

B.

Keeping of horses with a maximum of three horses per acre.

C.

Farming and agricultural operations as interim uses.

(2)

The development standards for Planning Area 2 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Section 6.2 except that the development standards in Section 6.2(B), (E), and (G) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

The minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

B.

The minimum front yard setback shall be twenty (20) feet. The minimum side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet. The minimum rear yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.

C.

The maximum building lot coverage shall be sixty (60) percent.

(3)

Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.5050, § 2b., 12-16-2025)

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 3 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VI, Section 6.1 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Sections 6.1A,

(2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), B(1), (3), (6), (C), and (E) shall not be permitted. In addition, the permitted uses under Section 6.1A shall include the following:

A.

Residential amenities including but not limited to horse trails, golf cart paths, and clubhouses (including associated restaurant, bar, and other ancillary uses).

B.

Farming and agricultural operations as interim uses.

(2)

The development standards for Planning Area 3 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Section 6.2 except that the development standards in Sections 6.2(B), (E), and (G) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

Minimum lot size for detached single family shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet. Minimum lot size for multi-family shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet.

B.

The front yard shall be not less than ten (10) feet. Minimum side yard setback for detached single family shall be five feet. There shall be no side yard setback for multi-family dwellings. The rear yard shall not be less than ten feet.

C.

Maximum building coverage shall be 80% for detached residential dwellings. Maximum building coverage shall not be applicable to attached dwellings.

(3)

Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.5050, § 2c., 12-16-2025)

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 4A of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article VIII, Section 8.1 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 8.1 (A), (B) 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, (C), & (D) shall be deleted. In addition, the permitted uses under section 8.1.A shall include Farming and agricultural operations as interim uses and Section 8.1.B shall include the following:

A.

Employee housing.

B.

General/convenience store.

C.

Accessory uses and structures (including but not limited to gate house, dog park, shade structures, swimming pools, laundromat, etc.).

(2)

The development standards for Planning Area 4A of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Section 8.2 except that the development standards in Section 8.2 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

There shall be no minimum lot size.

B.

The minimum setback from the southerly specific plan boundary shall be twenty (20) feet. The minimum setback from Interior Property Line shall be ten (10) feet.

C.

The minimum side yard shall be five feet for buildings that do not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. Any portion of a building which exceeds thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be set back from each side lot line five feet plus two feet for each foot by which the height exceeds thirty-five (35) feet; if the side yard adjoins a street, the side setback requirement shall be the same as required for a front setback. No structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, side, or rear yard except as provided in Section 18.19. of Ordinance No. 348.

D.

The maximum building lot coverage shall be seventy-five (75) percent.

E.

The maximum ratio of floor area to lot area shall not be greater than two to one, not including basement floor area.

F.

All buildings and structures shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height.

G.

One parking space per dwelling unit shall be provided.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA.

Dwelling unit size is allowed to be a minimum of three hundred (300) square feet for standard units and four (400) square feet for accessible designed units.

(3)

Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VIII of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.5050, § 2d., 12-16-2025)

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 4B of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article IXa, Section 9.25 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Sections 9.25 (A), (B), and (D) shall be deleted. In addition, farming and agricultural operations as interim uses shall be permitted as a by right use and the permitted uses under Section 9.25A shall include the following:

A.

Recreational vehicle park (including extended occupancy parks).

B.

General/convenience store.

C.

Accessory uses and structures (including but not limited to RV resort office, gate house, dog park, shade structures, swimming pools, laundromat).

The development standards for Planning Area 4B of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Sections 9.26, 19.97, 19.98, 19.98a, and 19.98b except that the development standards in Section 9.26 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

There shall be no minimum lot size.

B.

The minimum setback from the southerly specific plan boundary shall be twenty (20) feet. The minimum setback from Interior Property Lines shall be ten (10) feet.

C.

Maximum building height shall not be greater than fifty (50) feet.

D.

One automobile parking space to be provided for each RV space.

E.

Trash areas shall be screened with an opaque six-foot high fence or wall and shall have an opaque gate.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA.

The maximum building lot coverage shall be seventy-five (75) percent.

BB.

All signage shall comply with the provisions of Article XIX of County Ordinance No. 348.

CC.

Removal of garbage and rubbish shall comply with the requirements of County Ordinance No. 513 and of the trash hauler.

DD.

Lighting shall be indirect, hooded and positioned so as to reflect onto the access roads and away from the recreational vehicle spaces and adjoining property unless otherwise approved by the approving body. Lighting standards for roads and recreational vehicle sites shall be a maximum of ten feet in height. The height of all light standards shall be measured from the elevation of the adjoining pavement of the access roads. Lighting standards in recreational areas may be taller than ten feet. All recreational vehicle parks in the Mt. Palomar Street Lighting Area shall comply with the lighting policies set forth in County Ordinance No. 655.

EE.

The park shall be graded so that there will be no depressions in which surface water will accumulate or as approved by the county flood control district.

FF.

Distance between recreational vehicles and buildings.

a.

Recreational vehicle spaces shall be designed so as to provide the maximum distance between recreational vehicles, taking into account minimum recreational vehicle space size requirements as established within this chapter.

b.

In vacation recreational vehicle parks, recreational vehicle utility connections may be arranged so as to allow grouping of recreational vehicles, up to four vehicles per utility connection, if this is desired by the recreational vehicle owners. However, recreational vehicle owners shall not be required to group more than two to a utility connection unless they so request.

c.

Where recreational vehicle spaces are located near any permitted building, the minimum distance between the recreational vehicle and said building shall be fifteen (15) feet.

GG.

All structures and recreational vehicle pads shall be set back from all side and rear property lines not less than three feet, except where a side or rear property line abuts a street, the setback shall be not less than twenty (20) feet. Where the recreational vehicle park is adjacent to an existing single family development, a one hundred-foot setback shall be provided for structures exceeding one story.

HH.

Maximum building heights shall be as permitted in the zoning classification in which the recreational vehicle park is located.

II.

Management.

a.

A caretaker responsible for the management of the park shall be present on the premises of the park at all times when the park is occupied.

b.

Maintenance and Storage Yard. All storage of supplies, maintenance materials and equipment outside of buildings shall be provided within a storage area. Any storage shall be located outside any required yard and completely screened from adjoining properties with a decorative masonry wall or fencing six feet in height and further buffered with landscaping materials eight feet in height.

JJ.

One washing machine and dryer shall be provided for every fifty (50) recreational vehicle spaces or fraction thereof.

KK.

Recreational vehicle parks which do not provide each recreational vehicle space with a connection to an approved sanitary sewer system shall provide sanitation stations designed to receive the discharge from the sewage holding tanks of recreational vehicles.

a.

The sanitary station shall be constructed in accordance with specifications set forth in Title 25 of the California Administrative Code.

b.

If a sanitation station is provided, it shall be located within the park in such a manner so as not to be obnoxious to the tenants of the park and shall be set back one hundred (100) feet from adjoining residential development, unless approved by the approving body.

LL.

Interior access roads within the recreational park shall not be less than twenty-four (24) feet wide and be paved with a minimum thickness of three inches of asphalt concrete or six inches of Portland Cement Concrete, or with such alternate surfacing as recommended by a soils engineer. The approving body may reduce the minimum width of interior access roads to twenty (20) feet where one way interior access roads are utilized.

MM.

Each recreational vehicle space shall front on or be served by an interior access road.

NN.

In accordance with Title 25 of the California Administrative Code, the following standards shall be met.

a.

Only one power supply connection shall be made to a recreational vehicle.

b.

Electric power supply equipment shall be located on the rear half of the recreational vehicle space within four feet of the location or proposed location of the recreational vehicle on the space.

OO.

Each recreational vehicle space shall have a minimum width of thirty-two (32) feet and depth of forty-five (45) feet.

PP.

Individual space improvements:

a.

Each site shall contain a level, stabilized recreational vehicle parking pad of crushed stone, decomposed granite, paving or other suitable material.

b.

Each recreational vehicle space may be provided with a ten foot by twenty-five-foot parking area of asphalt concrete, Portland Cement Concrete, rock, decomposed granite/or similar material.

c.

All areas not in hard surface shall be landscaped pursuant to Section 18.12. of this ordinance, unless otherwise approved by the approving body.

QQ.

Electrical services.

a.

Each recreational vehicle space shall be provided with an electrical service outlet.

b.

Each recreational vehicle space may be provided with connection to telephone service.

RR.

Each recreational vehicle space shall be provided with a fresh water service outlet delivering safe and potable water. Each recreational vehicle space shall be provided with a connection to an approved sanitary sewer system.

SS.

Only one recreational vehicle connected to utilities shall be allowed per site. No other vehicle parked at the recreational vehicle site, except for the primary recreational vehicle, shall be used for human habitation on a temporary or permanent basis. In addition to the primary recreational vehicle, two cars, vans or trucks may be parked at the recreational vehicle space. One recreational vehicle may be substituted for these other vehicles provided it is the only available source of transportation to and from the recreational vehicle park.

TT.

Wheels shall not be removed from recreational vehicles.

UU.

Accessory structure.

a.

Ramadas and patio covers are allowed.

b.

Accessory storage structures may be allowed at individual vehicle spaces.

c.

All structures shall comply with the requirements of Title 25 of the California Administrative Code, except where this chapter is more restrictive, the more restrictive standards shall apply.

d.

No more than sixty (60) percent of the area of each individual recreational vehicle site may be covered by the recreational vehicle and accessory structures.

e.

Structures to assist the handicapped shall be allowed.

f.

Awnings are permitted in accordance with the provisions of Title 25 of the California Administrative Code.

VV.

Recreational vehicle park shall be screened or fenced as follows: For extended occupancy parks in Category III, IV, or open space land use areas a decorative masonry wall, earthen berm and block wall, fencing, or landscaping screen, or combination thereof shall be on all property lines as specified by the approving body. Where walls and fences are utilized an additional landscape buffer shall be provided as set forth in Section 18.12. of this ordinance. The exterior side of all block walls shall be coated with a protective coating that will facilitate the removal of graffiti.

WW.

Only recreational vehicles which can connect to sewer and water service at the recreational vehicle space shall be allowed to stay for longer than thirty (30) consecutive days or one hundred twenty (120) days in any one year. All recreational vehicles which are sited within a recreational vehicle park on a long term or permanent basis shall be registered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

(3)

Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article IXa of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.5050, § 2d., 12-16-2025)

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 5 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article IXa, Section 9.25, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Section 9.25(A)2 and 8, and (D) shall be deleted. In addition, farming and agricultural operations as interim uses shall be a use allowed by right and the permitted uses identified under Section 9.25A shall include the following:

A.

Resort condominiums, short-term vacation rentals.

B.

Recreational amenities associated with hotel or resort condominium uses including but not limited to: Clubhouses, swimming pools, recreational amenities, spa, gym).

C.

Retail and personal service commercial uses.

(2)

The development standards for Planning Area 5 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Section 9.26 except that the development standards in Section 9.26 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

There shall be no minimum lot size.

B.

Minimum interior setbacks between parcels within the Specific Plan shall be ten (10) feet. Minimum setback from Harrison St. shall be twenty (20) feet.

C.

Building height shall not exceed a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet.

D.

Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Section 18.12 of Ordinance No. 348. Not less than five percent of the parking area shall be landscaped. No planting area shall be less than five feet wide at any point.

E.

Trash areas shall be screened with an opaque six-foot high fence or wall and shall have an opaque gate.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA.

Maximum building lot coverage shall be seventy-five (75) percent.

(3)

Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article VI of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.5050, § 2e., 12-16-2025)

(1)

The uses permitted in Planning Area 6 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those uses permitted in Article IX, Section 9.1 of Ordinance No. 348, except that the uses permitted pursuant to Sections 9.1.A 5, 6, 7, 28, 29, 35, 42, 79, 9.1.B. 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 9.1.D. 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, & G shall not be permitted. In addition, farming and agricultural operations as interim uses shall be permitted by right.

(2)

The development standards for Planning Area 6 of Specific Plan No. 401 shall be the same as those standards identified in Section 9.4 except that B and C shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

A.

Minimum setback from Harrison St. shall be twenty (20) feet. Minimum interior setback shall be ten (10) feet.

B.

Building height shall not exceed a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet.

In addition, the following development standards shall also apply:

AA.

Maximum building lot coverage shall be seventy-five (75) percent.

(3)

Except as provided above, all other zoning requirements shall be the same as those requirements identified in Article IX of Ordinance No. 348.

(Ord. No. 348.5050, § 2f., 12-16-2025)