Chapter 12-4 — OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICT

The sections of this chapter constitute the regulations of the OS (open space) district. (Prior Code § 10-70)

The OS district is designed and intended to provide open space for the preservation of natural resources, managed production of resources, outdoor recreation, the protection of public health and safety, and to preserve natural scenic areas for future population, and to provide areas for future planned growth of the City.

(Prior Code § 10-70.1)

The following uses shall be permitted in the OS district:

• (a) Agricultural lands (areas of economic importance for the production of food or fiber), including farms, plant nurseries, orchards and truck gardening;

• (b) Forest lands;

• (c) Range lands;

• (d) Areas required for recharge of groundwater basin, including retention basins required for flood control;

• (e) Rivers, streams, reservoirs and fishing/casting ponds;

• (f) Areas containing major mineral deposits including sand and gravel;

• (g) Areas required for the preservation of plants and animal life, including habitat for wildlife species;

• (h) Areas for outdoor recreation, including parks, utility easements, riding, hiking and bikeways;

• (i) Areas for transportation corridors including scenic highways, railways and associated uses; i.e., freight and passenger rail service;

• (j) Areas which require special management or regulation because of hazardous conditions such as earthquake fault zones, unstable soil areas, floodplains, watersheds, areas presenting high fire risks, and areas required for the protection of groundwater recharge, and water storage areas;

• (k) Country clubs;

• (l) Golf courses and driving ranges;

• (m) Land reclamation projects;

(n) Publicly owned and operated sanitary landfill operations. (Prior Code § 10-70.2; Ord. 83-1051 § 3, eff. 4/14/83; Ord. 91-21 § 1, eff. 10/3/91)

The following uses and those similar uses which the Planning Commission finds to fall within the intent and purpose of this zone, that will not be more obnoxious or detrimental to the public welfare and are found by the Planning Commission to be compatible with adjacent properties, and which are

of a comparable nature and of the same class enumerated in this section, shall be permitted in the OS district subject to obtaining a conditional use permit according to the procedures set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 12-35 of this title:

• (a) Commercial greenhouses;

• (b) Commercial recreation facilities;

• (c) Extraction of natural resources, including buildings and structures necessary to the production of such natural resources on the site;

• (d) Dwellings, single-family, on lots or parcels with a minimum size of 20 acres;

• (e) Riding academies and stables with the boarding of horses;

• (f) Public utility structures;

• (g) Electrical substations;

• (h) Tourist information centers;

• (i) Libraries and museums;

• (j) Cemeteries;

• (k) An increase in pipeline capacity through the repair, maintenance, replacement or installation of new pipelines as defined in Section 12-2.113.1 ;

• (l) New pipelines;

• (m) Parking, storage and sales of vehicles when the property is adjacent to, and is considered to be compatible with, nonresidential uses.

(Prior Code § 10-70.3; Ord. 86-32 § 2, eff. 2/19/87; Ord. 91-21 § 1, eff. 10/3/91)

Premises in the OS (open space) district may be used for accessory uses, provided such uses are established on the same lot or parcel of land, are incidental to and do not substantially alter the character of any permitted principal use. (Prior Code § 10-70.4)

Development, uses and structures in the OS district shall be subject to the development standards set out in the following sections of this chapter. (Prior Code § 10-70.5)

The following development plans are required:

• (a) Plot plan showing:

  • (1) Location of each building and structure, including setbacks,

  • (2) Approximate areas to be used for various purposes,

  • (3) Parking areas, landscaping, and vehicular and pedestrian access,

  • (4) Topography and natural features of the site including trees and vegetation;

• (b) Elevations or perspective drawings for all proposed structures;

• (c) Time schedule for development indicating the length of time for construction or preparation for the proposed use or change in use and when the new or additional use will begin.

• (Prior Code § 10-70.5(a))

For provisions on parking, see Chapter 12-32 of this title. (Prior Code § 10-70.5(b))

For provisions on signs, see Chapter 12-34 of this title. (Prior Code § 10-70.5(c))

Standards presented in the Entrada Specific Plan may apply to uses in certain locations, see Section 12-3.04 .

(Prior Code § 10-70.5(d))

Architectural and aesthetic standards, single-family dwellings:

• (a) Roof overhang and pitch shall be equal to and compatible with roof overhangs and roof pitches in the neighborhood in which the home is going to be located.

• (b) Roofing materials:

  • (1) Roofing materials shall be limited to materials and textures determined by the Zoning Administrator to be compatible with the neighborhood in which the home is going to be located; i.e., tile, rock, asphalt shingles, wood shakes and shingles;

  • (2) No shiny or reflective materials shall be permitted.

• (c) Siding materials:

  • (1) Siding materials shall be limited to materials and textures determined by the Zoning Administrator to be compatible with the neighborhood in which the home is going to be located, i.e. stucco, wood, brick, stone or decorative concrete block, slumpstone or split face block;

  • (2) The exterior siding material shall extend to the ground;

(3) No shiny or reflective materials shall be permitted. (Prior Code § 10-70.5(e))

• (a) The owner of a mobile home, on the same day the certificate of occupancy is issued, shall surrender to the City the certificate of ownership, license plates or decals, and other Department of Motor Vehicles registration indicia. If any of these items are not available, the owner shall submit to the City a "statement of facts" on Department of Motor Vehicles form reg. 256 indicating, under penalty of perjury, that these items are missing or lost (Section 18551 of the state Health and Safety Code).

• (b) When the mobile home is new and has never been registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the owner shall submit to the City a statement from the mobile home dealer selling the mobile home, stating that the mobile home is new and has never been registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State (Section 18551 of the State Health and Safety Code).

• (Prior Code § 10-70.5(f))

Special performance standards regarding development adjacent to or on the Santa Maria Public Airport:

• (a) Lights must be so arranged/hooded so as not to create confusion for arriving aircraft or interfere with the observation of aircraft from the control tower at night.

• (b) No object or structure may be erected, nor any natural growth be allowed, to penetrate any imaginary surface defined in Federal Aviation Regulation Part 77, Section 77.25.

• (Ord. 84-1077 § 1 (Exhibit B) (A), eff. 11/1/84)