Gilroy City Zoning Code

The Hecker Pass special use district is intended to protect and enhance the Hecker Pass area’s rural character, open space, and agricultural uses, as well as to create a logical, coherent pattern of rural-style uses as part of the western gateway to Gilroy. The average residential density is intended to create consistency with the densities described in the land use chapter of the Hecker Pass specific plan document. The land uses permitted in this zone are intended to allow economically viable land uses and capitalize on the area’s unique potential as a year-round tourist draw, while simultaneously preserving Hecker Pass’s rural character.

Land in the Hecker Pass special use district may be used as provided in the Hecker Pass specific plan’s “Agricultural Use Table” (Table 3-2) and “Residential Use Table” (Table 3-4). Conditional uses may be permitted with a conditional use permit issued by the planning commission in accordance with the regulations included in section 30.50.30.

The lot, yard, height and additional requirements in the Hecker Pass special use district shall be as established in the Hecker Pass specific plan’s “Minimum Residential Site and Building Requirements Table” (Table 7-1) and the “Minimum Agritourist, Agricultural Commercial, and Community Facility Site and Building Requirements Table” (Table 7-2).

The maximum density in the Hecker Pass special use district shall be consistent with the densities described in the Hecker Pass specific plan “Land Use” chapter (Chapter 3).

Projects within the Hecker Pass special use district shall be designed in accordance with the Hecker Pass specific plan’s “Community Design” chapter (Chapter 7).