Chapter 11.16 — PLANNING RESERVE (PR) OVERLAY DISTRICT

11.16.010. - Purpose.¶

The purpose of the Planning Reserve (PR) overlay district is to:

(1)

Reserve land within the County to meet the future needs for urban development, consistent with the General Plan.

(2)

Allow for the continued use of lands designated PR as allowed by the underlying land use designation.

(3)

Prevent premature development of areas designated for future urban development before necessary public services would be available to those areas.

(4)

PR zones are to be applied in areas contiguous to existing urban development where urban expansion is planned and in areas designated for future development.

(5)

Encourage the orderly conversion of parcels within the PR to urban development through the use of specific plan, master plan or similar planning tools.

(6)

When consistent with the General Plan and its elements, and when adequate public facilities are or can be made available, land in the PR may be rezoned, subject to the established procedures for amending the land use plan map and zoning district map, and subject to the development limitations set forth in General Plan.

(Ord. No. 1624)

11.16.020. - Applicability.¶

The standards of the underlying base district apply to all development within the Planning Reserve (PR) Overlay District unless a Master Plan or Specific Plan specifies other requirements.

(Ord. No. 1624)

11.16.030. - Plan required.¶

(a)

Plan required. The County will not accept applications for subdivisions, allow urban land uses, or approve rezonings within a PR Overlay District until there is an adopted Master Plan or Specific Plan in place. If there is no adopted plan in place, development shall be in conformance with the regulations of the base district.

An application for a Master Plan or Specific Plan in the PR Overlay District shall be submitted and processed pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 11.64 (Specific Plans) or 11.65 (Master Plans).

(Ord. No. 1624)

11.16.040. - Additional required findings for approval.¶

In addition to any other findings required by this Code, the Board of Supervisors shall only approve a Master Plan or Specific Plan in the Planning Reserve (PR) Overlay District if it makes all of the following findings:

(1)

The County determines that these lands are needed to fulfill either the County's regional housing needs allocation or accommodate job-generating developments needed to achieve the County's jobs-housing goals;

(2)

The plan promotes the goals and is consistent with the polices of the Community Development Element, Natural Resources Element, Housing Element, and Public Health and Safety Element of the General Plan;

(3)

The plan is planned and designed to improve the match between local jobs and the local labor force, consistent with the goal of accommodating 0.8 total local jobs for every member of the labor force;

(4)

Build out of the plan will directly provide substantial basic (exporting) employment development potential; and

(5)

The development of the plan will include the construction of water, wastewater, and drainage infrastructure that will serve future employment development. Mechanisms will be in place so that project applicants are repaid on a fair-share basis.

(Ord. No. 1624)

DIVISION III. - REGULATIONS APPLYING TO SOME OR ALL DISTRICTS CHAPTER 11.19 - GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS