The RC Zone is designed to be used as a transition between commercial and residential activities. Allowed uses include a mixture of residential and retail office activities conforming to the adjacent R2 residential floor area ratio, and with the percentage of commercial floor area not to exceed 40 percent of the total floor area.

Property within the RC Zone shall be designated by ordinance to be depicted upon the City zone map.

The following uses are allowable in the RC Zone:

A.

Any use allowable in the R2 Zone; provided, however, that at least 60 percent of the floor area, exclusive of parking, shall be for such R2 zoned use.

B.

Any primary use (not requiring a conditional use permit) allowed in the CC Zone; provided, however, that not more than 40 percent of the floor area, exclusive of parking, shall be for such CC zoned use.

(Ord. No. 932, § 30, 10-2-2017; Ord. No. 1002, § 4, 12-18-2023)

A.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the allowable uses, including private garages and carports.

B.

Off-street parking for a permitted use.

C.

A licensed Family Child Care Home within an occupied single dwelling unit per California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.70.

D.

Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with Chapter 30.91.

(Ord. No. 932, § 31, 10-2-2017; Ord. No. 1002, § 5, 12-18-2023)

See Chapter 30.80 for parking requirements.

All development in the RC Zone shall be subject to design review by the Design Review Board pursuant to the provisions of this Code. Design consideration shall be given to the harmonious blend of commercial and residential land uses consistent with the village character of the City of Del Mar.

A.

Density. The residential density in the RC Zone shall not exceed 12.5 dwelling units per net acre.

B.

Lot Dimensions.

1.

Minimum lot size: 7,000 square feet.

2.

Minimum street frontage: 35 feet.

3.

Minimum lot width: 50 feet.

4.

Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.

C.

Construction Standards.

1.

Setbacks:

a.

Front yard: 20 feet.

b.

Rear yard: Zero feet.

c.

Interior side yard: Five feet.

d.

Street side yard: Ten feet.

2.

Height: 26 feet.

3.

Floor area ratio: 30 percent.

4.

Maximum lot coverage: 55 percent.

A.

Where implementation of a development project would result in a net reduction in the number of dwelling units on a property, the project shall be conditioned for payment of the City of Del Mar's Housing Reduction Mitigation Fee, with payment made based upon the net reduction in dwelling units.

B.

The requirement for payment of a Housing Reduction Mitigation Fee(s) required in this Section shall not apply where: 1) a property is nonconforming in that it contains a number of dwelling units in excess of that allowed per the Density Development Standards of this Chapter; and 2) the development project's net reduction of dwelling units will bring the property into conformance with the Density Development Standard.

1.

The exemption for payment of a Housing Reduction Mitigation Fee(s) provided in this Subsection B. shall not apply where the number of dwelling units to be reduced exceeds the requirement to achieve conformance with the Density Development Standards. In such cases, payment of a Housing Reduction Mitigation Fee(s) shall be required, on a unit-for-unit basis, for each dwelling unit reduction in excess of the minimum required to achieve conformance with the Density Development Standards.

(Ord. No. 889)