Ventura Municipal Code Ch. 24.222 R-P-D RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Amended

This chapter establishes the R-P-D residential planned development zone, and prescribes use types and other regulations for this zone. Any applicable overlay zones described in Chapters 24.300 through 24.399, and any special development tract regulation may impose regulations in addition to those prescribed in this chapter for the R-P-D zone. (Code 1971, § 15.222.010)

The following use types are permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter:

A. Residential.

Family Residential: Large Multifamily.

Family Residential: Mobile Home.

Family Residential: Single-Family.

Family Residential: Small Multifamily.

Family Residential: Two-Family.

Residential Care.

Residential Condominiums.

B. General.

Government Services.

Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds.

Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor.

C. Agricultural.

Crop Production.

Horticulture: Cultivation.

Indoor Production. (Code 1971, § 15.222.020; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 22, 1-24-00; Ord. No. 2004-007, § 7, 4-19-04; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 15, 12-13-21)

The following use types may be permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter; and further provided, that a use permit is approved pursuant to Chapter 24.520:

A. Residential.

Group Residential.

B. General.

Community Meeting.

Cultural and Library Services.

Day Care Centers.

Day Services Facility.

Education Services: General.

Group Care.

Lodging Services: Bed and Breakfast Inns.

Nursery Sales.

Safety Services.

Utility or Equipment Substations.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Major.

C. Agricultural.

None. (Code 1971, § 15.222.030; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 23, 1-24-00; Ord. No. 2017-008, § 2, 4-17-17)

Incidental uses as defined in Chapter 24.110 may be permitted. (Code 1971, § 15.222.040)

Uses listed in Sections 24.222.020 through 24.222.040 must also comply with the following special provisions:

A. Design Review. Design review approval must be obtained to the extent required by Chapter 24.545.

B. Planned Development Permit. A planned development permit is required in the R-P-D zone as follows:

1. Residential Use Types. A planned development permit required for development must be approved pursuant to Chapter 24.525 prior to construction of any new dwelling unit, or prior to any increases in floor area or other additions to a dwelling unit for which a planned development permit has not previously been approved. A planned development permit must be obtained for a residential condominium conversion.

2. General and Agricultural Use Types. Approval of a planned development permit must be approved pursuant to Chapter 24.525, prior to the initiation of a use classified within the indoor production use type or any general use type or prior to any construction of new structures, or additions or alterations to existing structures, in conjunction with, or in any way related to, a use classified within the Indoor Production use type or any general use type, except for the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini and Minor use types.

C. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses may be conducted in the R-P-D zone only to the extent permitted by Chapter 24.120;

D. Accessory Dwelling Units. Accessory dwelling units must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.430.

E. Home Occupations. Home occupations may be conducted in the R-P-D zone only to the extent permitted by Chapter 24.125;

F. Factory-Built Homes. Factory-built homes may be used for residential purposes in the same manner as conventional site-built housing subject to the provisions of this chapter;

G. Mobile Homes. Uses classified as Family Residential: Mobile Home use types must be located on a permanent foundation system and must comply with the following architectural standards:

1. Roofing and siding materials shall be nonreflective; and

2. Roofs shall have a minimum roof overhang of 16 inches.

H. Group Care. All Group Care uses must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.435.

I. Domestic Animals.

1. Domestic animals, as defined in Chapter 24.110, are permitted in the R-P-D zone; provided, that no more than four adult animals over the age of four months are permitted per dwelling unit; and further provided, that no more than three adult dogs shall be permitted per dwelling unit.

2. Notwithstanding subsection (I)(1) of this section, for uses conducted in the R-P-D zone that are classified in the Family Residential: Single-Family; Family Residential: Two-Family; and Residential Condominiums use types, up to six adult animals over the age of four months are permitted; provided, that no more than three adult dogs shall be permitted per dwelling unit.

J. Livestock Animals. Livestock animals are not permitted in the R-P-D zone.

K. Wild Animals. Wild animals are not permitted in the R-P-D zone.

L. Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points. Uses classified in the Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points use type must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.485.

M. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor. Uses classified in the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor use type shall require a director’s permit pursuant to Chapter 24.505. (Code 1971, § 15.222.050; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 24, 1-24-00; Ord. No. 2004-007, § 8, 4-19-04; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 15, 12-13-21)

A. Density per Gross Acre. The average number of units per gross acre in a planned residential development shall not exceed that specified for the R-P-D subzone in which it is located; provided, that in no instance shall the density exceed 30 units per gross acre. At no time shall more than an average of the allowable units per gross acre be constructed or under construction on the portion of land which has been developed or is under development.

B. Lot Area, Lot Width, and Lot Coverage. There shall be no general minimum lot area, lot width, or lot coverage standards for the R-P-D zone; provided, that the decision-making authority may specify such standards for a particular site as a condition of approval of a planned development permit, or amendment thereto, pursuant to Chapter 24.525. (Code 1971, § 15.222.060)

A. Height Determination. The height of buildings and other structures in the R-P-D zone shall be determined in accordance with Section 24.405.040.

B. Maximum Height. Regardless of the number of stories comprising a building or structure, no portion of a building or other structure in the R-P-D zone shall exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in Section 24.405.030. (Code 1971, § 15.222.070)

Fences, walls, and other uses of yards in the R-P-D zone shall comply with the yard requirements contained in Chapter 24.410. (Code 1971, § 15.222.080)

A. Setback Adjacent to Street Rights-of-Way. No part of any structure shall be constructed less than 20 feet from any property line which is adjacent to a public or private street right-of-way. All buildings or other structures more than 25 feet in height must comply with Section 24.222.100.

B. Other Setback Requirements. There are no other general setback requirements for the R-P-D zone. However, the decision-making authority may specify required front, side, or rear setbacks for a particular project as a condition of approval of a planned development permit, or amendment thereto, pursuant to Chapter 24.525. (Code 1971, § 15.222.090; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 15, 12-13-21)

If a building or other structure is more than 25 feet in height, that portion of the building or other structure exceeding 25 feet in height shall be set back from any property line adjacent to a public or private street right-of-way an additional five feet for each 10 feet in height, or increment thereof, by which such building or other structure exceeds 25 feet. (Code 1971, § 15.222.100)

The decision-making authority may specify standards for accessory structures in the conditions of the planned development permit, or amendment thereto, authorizing a particular project. (Code 1971, § 15.222.110)

The following development regulations and standards shall also apply within the R-P-D zone:

A. Parking. Off-street parking must be provided for all uses as required by Chapter 24.415.

B. Signs. All signs must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.420.

C. Coastal Development. All development within the CP overlay zone shall comply with the provisions of Chapters 24.310 and 24.515.

D. Floodplain Overlay Zones. All development within a designated floodplain (FP) overlay zone shall comply with the provisions of Chapters 24.320 and 24.530.

E. Open Storage. Open storage in the front yard is not permitted in this zone.

F. Vehicle Repair. Repair of vehicles may be carried out on sites occupied by residential land uses only if all the following conditions are met:

1. The vehicle under repair must be owned by the current resident of the property upon which the repairs are being made.

2. Registration or proof of current ownership of the vehicle being repaired shall be available for inspection on the premises at all times while the vehicle is under repair.

3. Vehicle repairs may be conducted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

4. Repair of a particular vehicle shall be conducted and completed in no more than 30 days.

5. Storage of any vehicle under repair, or storage of parts of a vehicle, upon a public street or alley or upon an unpaved yard area, other than a driveway, is prohibited.

6. Body work on a vehicle is prohibited.

7. Painting of a vehicle or any portion of a vehicle is prohibited. (Code 1971, § 15.222.120)

All nonconforming uses, nonconforming structures, and nonconforming lots are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24.465. (Code 1971, § 15.222.130)