Garden Grove City Zoning Code

The land use specific plans provide a process for initiation, review and regulation of largescale, comprehensively-planned urban communities that affords the maximum flexibility to the developer within the context of an overall development program and specific, phased development plans coordinated with the provision of necessary public services and facilities tied to specific plans. The specific plan establishes criteria for uses, development standards, design and other provisions that contribute to the overall area's enhancement, preservation and livelihood,

The "street" specific plans are concerned with the improvements, ultimate rights-of-way and circulation for streets and highways through the community. "Street" specific plans pertain particularly to: streets; highways; lot patterns; streets and arrangements; and special treatments of areas involving the use of land where necessary; recreational facilities; public buildings; off-street parking and related subjects.

The Planning Commission shall be responsible for the establishment of the public hearing process.

The Planning Commission shall prepare and maintain, for public inspection, a map of the City on which shall be shown the location of all specific plans with proper identification to make accurate reference to the full scale map and the record pertaining to each specific plan.

The Planning Commission shall identify and assign all specific plans serial numbers.

Provide for the development of a comprehensively planned development that is superior to development otherwise allowable under alternate regulations;

Provide for development within the specific plan area in a manner consistent with the General Plan and with related development and growth management policies of the City;

Provide for the construction, improvement or extension of transportation facilities, public utilities and public services required by development within the specific plan area;

Provide the measures for implementation of the specific plan.

This prohibition shall not apply to street improvements, including sidewalks, or to surface or subsurface installation of public utility services whether installed by a public agency, privately-owned public utility or individuals.

Further, such installation shall conform to application legal controls.

When the floor area of a single-family building addition is added to the floor area of all other single-family building additions that have been constructed since February 20, 1971, and the sum is less than 25% of the gross floor area existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.

When a specific plan offsets the street centerline, thereby requiring the dedication of land on one side of the street in excess of the original specific plan requirements, the property owner shall not be required to dedicate excess property; however, setback requirements based on the currently-effective specific plans shall be observed.

For single-family dwellings, when the floor area of a proposed building addition is added to the floor area of all other building additions that have been constructed since February 18, 1971, and the sum is less than 25% of the gross floor area existing on February 18, 1971, these provisions shall not apply.

Where only sidewalk installation is required on a local street and where more than 50% of the block based on front footage on the same side of the street is without sidewalks, no sidewalks shall be required.

For commercial and industrial buildings, when the floor area of a proposed building addition is added to the floor area of all other building additions that have been constructed since February 18, 1971, and the sum is less than 25% of the gross floor area existing on that date, the owner shall pay to the City a fee equal to one-half the estimated cost of the required improvements as estimated by the City Engineer.

The amounts collected under these provisions shall be placed in a trust fund to be used to construct street improvements only for those properties for which funds have been deposited. The City shall assume the responsibility for the construction of the street improvements at the City's convenience after the property owner has paid the above fees.

Satisfactory evidence to show proof of dedication for public street purposes subsequent to June 8, 1956, shall be furnished by the property owner to the City.

Unless proof is submitted by the owner, he or she shall fully comply with dedication requirements.

Any property owner, his or her authorized agent or the City may apply for a waiver of the minimum lot size and/or minimum street frontage requirements.

Waiver of the minimum lot sizes and/or minimum street frontage requirements shall be permitted, subject to the site plan approval procedures in this title and in the applicable adopted specific plan.

The minimum lot size and/or minimum street frontage may be decreased up to 15%, subject to the approval of the Planning Commission based upon the quality of the development plan, beyond that which could be obtained by the rigid application of the requirement.

The cash deposit or bond may be waived by the City Council for the development of property in the central industrial district.

The council may also waive the cash deposit or bond for any charitable, nonprofit or religious organization that is improving real property within the City limits.