San Dimas Municipal Code Art. I General

A. Responsible development of the Via Verde area of the city can be ensured through the adoption of a development control mechanism which reflects thorough and comprehensive land use planning. The most suitable development control mechanism is the specific plan which when adopted, serves both a planning function and a regulatory function.

B. The purpose of Specific Plan No. 7 is to provide for the development of parcels of land as a coordinated, comprehensive project so as to take advantage of the superior environment which will result from site specific community planning. Specific Plan No. 7 establishes the type, location, intensity and character of development to take place. It functions as a general blueprint of future development, focusing on the physical characteristics of the site and the integration of the same with surrounding urban and open space uses.

(Ord. 820 § 1, 1985)

Development standards are proposed to achieve the following objectives:

A. To provide an enriched residential environment with aesthetic cohesiveness, harmonious massing of structures, and interfacing of open space through the utilization of superior land planning and architectural design;

B. To provide mixed use development which, through provisions of land uses of community benefit such as public parkland and open space, represents balanced approach to land development;

C. To utilize current practices of good design, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, grading and hillside land planning to preserve, enhance and promote the existing and future appearance and resources of hillside areas;

D. To provide alternate approaches in hillside areas to conventional flat land development practices;

E. To provide for the planning, design and development of single-family home sites that provide ample safety with respect to fire hazards, exposure to geological and geotechnic hazards, drainage, erosion, siltation, and materials of construction;

F. To provide a safe means of ingress/egress for vehicular, emergency and pedestrian traffic to and within hillside areas, with minimum disturbance to the natural terrain.

(Ord. 820 § 1, 1985)

A. The adoption of Specific Plan No. 7 by the city is authorized by the California Government Code, Title 7, Division I, Chapter 3, Articles 8 and 9, Sections 65450 through 65507.

B. Specific Plan No. 7 applies only to that property within the city indicated on Exhibit 1 attached to this chapter.

(Ord. 820 § 1, 1985)

Specific Plan No. 7 applies to the one hundred forty-two acre area located south of Via Verde and west of San Dimas Avenue. The legal description for the property is contained in Exhibit 1.

(Ord. 820 § 1, 1985)

A. Unless otherwise specified, all development within Specific Plan No. 7 shall comply with the provisions of Title 18 of this code. Terms used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as defined in other portions of this title unless otherwise defined in this chapter.

B. Any details or issues not specifically covered by this specific plan shall be subject to the regulations of this code.

C. The approval of development with the specific plan area shall be governed by Section 65450 et seq., of the state of California Code.

D. All construction within the boundaries of the specific plan area shall comply with all provisions of the Uniform Building Code and the various mechanical, electrical and plumbing codes adopted by the city.

E. Minor modifications to the specific plan which do not give rise to a conflict with the intent of the specific plan as approved, may be approved by the director of community development at his discretion.

F. A focused environmental impact report which analyzes the accumulative impacts for this physical and economic development, proposed by the specific plan, has been certified by the city council and is referenced by this subsection.

G. The area of each planning area is calculated in gross acres including major perimeter and minor interior roadways.

H. Any land use designation not specifically covered by Specific Plan No. 7 shall not be permitted.

I. If any regulation, condition, program or portion thereof of the specific plan is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this specific plan.

J. The maximum number of allowable dwelling units and their approximate location is established for each residential planning area as specified in the land use development plan (Exhibit 1). Such development shall be subject to the development standards stated in this chapter, or in the event of a conflict with any other ordinance of the city, the most restrictive shall apply.

K. The maximum number of buildable lots and residential units are established on the tentative tract map at the time of approval by the planning commission and city council based on the topographic conditions, minimization of grading, street and lot layout, orientation of structures and the need for open space. The approval shall also establish the general grading conditions and approximate lot dimensions.

(Ord. 820 § 1, 1985)