The specific purposes of the RD Resources Overlay District are to:

A.

Maintain environmental equilibrium consistent with existing vegetation, soils, geology, slopes, and drainage patterns and to preserve the natural topography, including knolls, creeks, slopes, oak lands and ridge lines.

B.

Provide a mechanism for flexible design of residential and commercial development so that development and uses are compatible with the environment.

C.

Avoid development that would result in unacceptable flood and other safety hazards.

D.

Avoid development that would require extensive grading and creekside encroachment.

E.

Maintain development and use for historic sites and structures that preserve the character of historic sites and adjacent area.

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The Resource Overlay District may be combined with any residential and/or commercial district encompassing properties that have environmental characteristics sensitive to development and use. It may be initiated by an applicant or by the City under the procedures established in Chapter 17.56, Amendments. Each overlay district shall be shown on the zoning map by adding the designator "RD" to the base district designation, and a Resource Overlay Plan shall be required for all development, consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

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Land use regulations shall be those of the base district with which the RD is combined.

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Development regulations shall be those applicable to the base district with which the RD district is combined, unless modified by another overlay district or provided by performance standard schedules.

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Any project in an RD district shall have an approved RD Development Plan prior to issuance of a grading permit or approval of a subdivision or parcel map.

An RD plan shall be approved, approved with conditions, or disapproved by the Planning Commission, with the Commission's decision appealable to the City Council.

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An RD plan shall include any or all of the following items deemed necessary by the Planning Director to determine compliance with the purposes of this chapter:

A.

A map of the RD plan area showing sufficient topographic data to indicate the nature of the terrain including creeks, and the type, location, and condition of mature trees and other vegetation.

B.

A site and circulation plan with dimensions delineating proposed uses, building locations and density, public and private streets and parking areas, and a conceptual grading plan indicating the nature and general extent of grading proposed. A tentative map prepared pursuant to Title 16, Subdivisions, may be substituted for this requirement.

C.

A soils engineering report including, but not limited to, data regarding the nature, distribution, and strengths of existing soils; conclusions and recommendations for grading procedures; design criteria for any identified corrective measures; and opinions and recommendations covering the adequacy of sites to be developed. The investigation shall be compiled by a California-registered soils engineer.

D.

A geology report including, but not limited to, the surface and subsurface geology of the site; degree of seismic hazard; conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of geologic conditions on the proposed development; opinions and recommendations covering the adequacy of sites to be developed; and design criteria to mitigate any identified geologic hazards. The investigation and report shall be compiled by a California-registered geologist or engineering geologist.

E.

A hydrology report including, but not limited to, the hydrologic conditions on the site; possible flood inundation with existing development and with future development under the General Plan and the RD Plan; downstream flood hazards, including cumulative impacts of development in the drainage basin; natural drainage courses; conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of hydrologic conditions on the proposed development; opinions and recommendations covering the adequacy of the site to be developed; and design criteria to mitigate any identified hydrologic hazards, including cumulative impacts consistent with these regulations. This report shall account for all runoff and debris from tributary areas and shall provide consideration for each lot or swelling unit site in a proposed hillside development project. The investigation and report shall be compile by a California-registered civil engineer experienced in hydrology and hydrologic investigation.

F.

A landscape plan shall be prepared by a landscape designer, a licensed landscape architect or other qualified person, and no significant or substantive changes to approved landscaping or irrigation plans shall be made without prior written approval by the Planning Director and the landscape designer.

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A.

General Procedures. An application for approval of an RD Overlay Development Plan shall be processed as a use permit application in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.60 with the responsibilities for approval as prescribed in said Chapter. Such an application may be processed simultaneously with, and as a part of a project development approval process.

B.

Required Findings. The Planning Commission, with ability to appeal to the City Council, shall approve or conditionally approve a proposed RD Plan upon finding that it:

1.

Conforms to the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan(s).

2.

Consistent with 17.34.010.

3.

Complies with the land-use and development regulations of the base zoning district, the RD Overlay District, and any other overlay districts applied to the property; and

4.

Can be adequately, reasonably and conveniently served by public services, utilities and public facilities.

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An RD plan shall become void two (2) years following the date of approval unless actions specified in the Conditions of Approval have been taken or unless the initial approval was for a stated period longer than two (2) years. An RD plan may by renewed by the Planning Commission, appealable to the City Council, upon application thirty (30), but not more than sixty (60) days prior to expiration if the Planning Commission finds that circumstances have not changed to make the plan inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.

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Plans for a project requiring an RD plan shall be accepted for development plan review only if they are consistent with a valid RD plan and with all other applicable requirements of this code.

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