Chapter 28.39 — P-D PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE

Land classified in a P-D Zone shall also be classified in another zone and the following regulations shall apply in the P-D Planned Development Zone unless otherwise provided in this chapter. (Ord. 2585, 1957; Ord. 3710, 1974)

These regulations are intended to implement the orderly development of land in conformance with the comprehensive General Plan of the City of Santa Barbara, and in particular the provision for planned centers provided therein, by providing for uses and restrictions other than those contained in other zone districts in this title where justified by one or more of the following circumstances:

• A. Unusual topographic conditions.

• B. Proximity to public parks, buildings, major traffic carriers, bodies of water, watercourses, open spaces and other similar improvements or land features.

• C. Disparity between adjacent zoning district (e.g., single-family residential adjacent to commercial) warranting special features to protect the more restricted district.

• D. Areas designated by the General Plan for planned center or other special or unique land use. (Ord. 3710, 1974)

• A. Any use permitted in the other zone in which the land is classified and when so used subject to the restrictions and limitations contained therein.

• B. Any of the following uses and subject to the restrictions and limitations contained in this chapter.

  1. New automobile sales, rental and leasing, including trucks of not more than one ton capacity, and including the following accessory uses:

     • a. Used car sales;

     • b. Automotive repair and servicing conducted entirely within a building. Repair bays shall not be visible from a public street;

     • c. Motor home and camper sales;

     • d. Incidental sales, servicing and repair of trucks, truck trailers and buses greater than one ton capacity.

  2. Automobile washing and polishing.

  3. Automobile diagnostic center.

  4. Automobile service station and accessory uses limited to incidental tire and tube repairing, battery servicing, automobile lubrication and other minor automotive service within the building, not including auto body repair.

  5. Bank.

  6. Boat sales.

  7. Church.

  8. Club or lodge.

  9. Hospital.

  10. Hotel, motel.

  11. Museum.

  12. Offices: general, administrative, business, professional and public.

  13. Parking lots.

  14. Public building.

  15. Recreational vehicle storage.

  16. Research and development.

  17. Restaurant.

  18. Schools: art, music, dance, vocational and public.

  19. Sports centers.

  20. Tennis, swimming, lawn bowling or other sporting club.

  21. Theatre or auditorium.

  22. Trailer sales.

23. Mini-warehouse, designed and used exclusively for storage of privately owned household articles and vehicles not in inventory for resale; individual storage compartments not to exceed 400 square feet in area.

(Ord. 3853, 1976)

A maximum three stories not exceeding 45 feet. (Ord. 2585, 1957; Ord. 3710, 1974)

• A. Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 10 feet.

• B. Interior yards, lot area, frontage, distance between buildings on the same lot. None, except as may be required pursuant to this title.

(Ord. 2585, 1957; Ord. 3710, 1974)

Off-street parking and loading space shall be provided as required in Chapter 28.90 of this title. (Ord. 2585, 1957; Ord. 3710, 1974)

Signs shall be permitted in this zone only as provided in the Sign Ordinance of the City of Santa Barbara. (Ord. 2585, 1957; Ord. 3710, 1974)

The architectural and general appearance of all buildings and grounds shall be in accordance with the action of the Architectural Board of Review, or the Historic Landmarks Commission if the property is located within El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District or another Landmark district or if the structure is a designated City Landmark. (Ord. 2585, 1957; Ord. 3710, 1974; Ord. 4851, 1994)

• A. Before any building or structure is hereafter erected or any land hereafter used in the P-D Zone under the provisions of this chapter, a development plan shall be submitted for the approval of the Planning Commission showing proposed building location, size, setbacks, floor area and elevations, proposed parking lot design and landscaping plan.

• B. It is hereby declared that most of the uses allowed in the P-D Zone are special uses and of such a nature that it is impractical to establish in advance of development the minimum requirements for parking, site area, setbacks, hours or manner of operation, lighting, landscaping or other standards usually applied to each individual facility or planned center proposed to be established under these provisions.

• C. The Planning Commission may, therefore, further limit the allowed uses and building height and require additional setbacks in the P-D Zone where necessary to secure an appropriate development.

• D. In lieu of prescribing herein minimum performance and development standards, the Planning Commission shall make the following findings and impose conditions necessary to secure and perpetuate the basis for such findings:

  1. That the total area of the site and the setbacks of all facilities from property and street lines are of sufficient magnitude in view of the character of the land and of the proposed development that significant detrimental impact on surrounding properties is avoided;

  2. That prescribed hours and days of operation of the facilities are such that the character of the area is not inappropriately altered or disturbed;

  3. That the design and operation of outdoor lighting equipment will not be a nuisance to the use of property in the area;

  4. That the appearance of the developed site in terms of the arrangement, height, scale and architectural style of the buildings, location of parking areas, landscaping and other features is compatible with the character of the area and of the City.

(3710, 1974; Ord. 3617, 1974; Ord. 4361, 1985)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no application for a land use permit for a nonresidential construction project will be accepted or approved on or after December 6, 1989 unless the project complies with the provisions outlined in Development Plan Approval, Chapter 28.85 . (Ord. 4670, 1991; Ord. 5609, 2013)