Sacramento County Zoning Code § 408-03 Criteria

• a. SIZE: A planned development, or unit thereof, shall be of sufficient size, composition and arrangement that its composition, marketing, and operation is feasible as a complete unit independent of any subsequent unit.

• b. PERMITTED USES. All uses which are authorized in the basic zone(s) with which the (PD) zone is combined including uses which are authorized only with a Conditional Use Permit, provided the uses are approved and made part of the Development Plan as provided in this section. In

residential developments the applicant must show that accessory commercial uses are intended to serve principally the residents of the development.

• c. LAND USE INTENSITY. The planned development shall be at a land use intensity which conforms to the General Plan of Sacramento County and complements existing permitted uses in the neighborhood. If the planned development proposed indicates a greater intensity of land use than is permitted by existing zoning regulations, the applicant shall show that the design of the project merits such a change in zoning and will not:

  1. Create traffic congestion in the streets which adjoin or are near the planned development;

  2. Create a burden on parks, schools, and other public facilities and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the planned development;

  3. Have an undue and adverse impact on the reasonable enjoyment of neighboring property.

An increase in land use intensity shall be compensate for by additional amenities to be achieved by the amount, location and proposed use of open space and the location, design and type of development.

• d. DESIGN STANDARDS. The Board of Supervisors after a recommendation by the Planning Commission may permit deviations from the standards in the basic zones with which the (PD) zone is combined provided the developer demonstrates by his design proposal, that the objectives of the General Plan, the Subdivision Ordinance and this Ordinance will be achieved.

• e. COMMON OPEN SPACE. The Planning Commission may adopt regulations to govern the amount, use and locate of open space. After development, the common open space may be conveyed to a public agency or private association. The Planning Commissions, prior to any conveyance of common open space, shall approve all agreements and instruments relating to use, maintenance and ownership thereof. The Planning Commission may also require the dedication of development rights or scenic easements to assure that common open space will be maintained. The Planning Commission may further require that instruments of conveyance or covenants or deed restrictions of associations provide that in the event the common open space is not maintained in a condition consistent with the approved development plan, the County may, at its option, cause such maintenance to be performed and assess the costs to the affected property owners or responsible association. If the common open space is dedication, conveyed or designed for use by the general public and so used, any assessment of maintenance costs shall be made by benefit areas which are not necessarily restricted to the subject (PD) zone.