Title 8 — ZONING & DEVELOPMENT CODE

Chapter 8.34 — PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

San Mateo County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · San Mateo County

8.34.010 - Establishment Of “PUD” Districts.

PUD (Planned Unit Development District) regulations may be enacted and areas subject to PUD District regulations shall be set forth on Zoning Maps. Within each PUD District, specific conditions of the regulation of the use of property shall be specified.

8.34.020 - Review And Findings.

No PUD District shall be enacted for any area unless and until the Planning Commission shall first have:

  • (a) Reviewed a precise plan of the subject area and its environs, and found that the proposed zoning of the area would be in harmony with said plan, and would not be in conflict with the County Master Plan, or with any other current land use plan for a sub area of the County previously adopted by the Commission.

  • (b) Made the findings after special notice direct to any unincorporated area that the specific PUD District under consideration:

    1. Is a desirable guide for the future growth of the subject area of the County.

    2. Will not be detrimental to the character and the social and economic stability of the subject area and its environs, and will assure the orderly and beneficial development of such areas.

  1. Will be in harmony with the zoning in adjoining unincorporated area.

  2. Will obviate the menace to the public safety resulting from land uses proposed adjacent to highways in the County, and will not cause undue interference with existing or prospective traffic movements on said highways.

  3. Will provide adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to the subject property and further, that said property shall not be made subject to unusual or undue risk from fire, inundation, or other dangers.

  4. Will not result in overcrowding of the land or undue congestion of population.

8.292.030 - Map Texts.

Each PUD shall be numbered in sequence of adoption, the Zoning Map shall show the PUD designation and number, and the specific text of the entitlement allowed in the PUD shall be included as an amendment to Chapter 8.276, Approved Special Districts (SS) & Planned Unit Development (PUD) Regulations.

(Prior code Sections 6192, 6194 - Repealed by Ordinance No. 1483 - October 10, 1961)

(Prior code Chapter 9, Sections 6190, 6191, 6193, 6195 - Repealed by Ordinance No. 2862 - December 13, 1983)

(Prior code Chapter 9, Sections 6190, 6191, 6192 - Added by Ordinance No. 2862 - December 13, 1983)