Request For Establishment: A request for the establishment of a PUD district shall be accompanied by the following information, unless the overlay district is initiated by the city, in which case the requirements shall be the responsibility of any subsequent applicant.

Information Required: The preliminary development plan shall contain the following information:

Submission of application for PUD zone classification to the planning department, including the development plans and supportive materials; staff review for completion of submittal requirements and adequacy of project design.

Planning commission review for approval of rezoning request and preliminary development plan in a public hearing.

City council approval of the preliminary development plan and the conditions thereon, and the rezoning request. Within one year after the effective date of the amendment to the zoning map, the applicant shall file with the community development department a precise development plan and necessary supportive material, as described in section 12.104.070 of this chapter, for staff review of its conformity to the preliminary development plan. Failure to provide required documents within a one year period shall result in a reversion of the pertinent zoning to the previous zoning district. (This reversion clause shall not apply to city initiated rezoning.)

Planning director approval of site plan, landscape plan, building design, and sign program for all developments except for custom lot developments.

Review of environmental impact information, as required by the California environmental quality act.[1]

Planning commission review and finding that the precise development plan is in substantial conformance to the preliminary development plan.

Area Map: A map showing any street system and lot design proposed within the district. Areas proposed to be dedicated or reserved for parks, parkways, playgrounds, school sites, public buildings, and other such uses must be shown.

Topographic Map: A topographic map with contour intervals suitable to reflect existing grade differences of the proposed site.

Plans And Diagrams: Any or all of the following plans and diagrams may also be required by the planning director if deemed necessary for the complete review of the project:

Setback Requirements: Commercial and industrial development is encouraged to make a variety of use of the building setback through the development of open plazas, pedestrian malls, outdoor employee areas and other public spaces and uses, with adequate landscaping.

Lot Coverage: Basic lot coverage will be dictated by the parking requirements, as stated in chapter 12.120 of this title, but in no case shall building coverage exceed sixty percent (60%).

Special Yard Requirements When Adjacent To Existing Residential Districts: Along any boundary line of a residential district, a buffer yard shall be provided which shall be not less than thirty feet (30') in depth, measured from the district boundary line.

Landscaping Standards: See chapter 12.124 of this title.

Create a historic district that will allow property owners to take advantage of tax benefits offered to historic properties and will assist the city in its efforts to conserve historic resources.

Establish and maintain a priority listing of buildings and sites in the historic district in cooperation with the historic preservation commission of Gonzales.

Develop design guidelines for new buildings and alterations to existing buildings within the historic district.

Explore possible funding sources for rehabilitation and restoration of historic buildings and sites within the historic district.

Promote the use of consistent plaques, markers, brochures, and other informational tools to increase awareness and appreciation of local historic resources, and to link them together in a path of history.

Create development standards and building code requirements for the historic district that are flexible in terms of setbacks, stairway widths, fees, etc., in order to encourage the rehabilitation and preservation of historic structures.

Multiple family residential;

Low barrier navigation centers;

Residential care facilities (Refer to Chapter 12.158);

Supportive housing (Refer to Chapter 12.160); and

Transitional housing (Refer to Chapter 12.160).

Any sites rezoned after the start of the planning period, proposed to be developed at a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre, and providing at least 20% of the total units in the development as affordable to lower income households are eligible for by-right approval as defined in Cal. Gov't. Code §§ 65583.2(h) and (i).

Any sites being used to accommodate the current lower-income RHNA that are nonvacant and were identified in the previous planning period or vacant and identified in two or more previous consecutive planning periods, providing appropriate densities and providing at least 20% of the total units in the development as affordable to lower income households shall be permitted by right consistent with Cal. Gov't. Code § 65583.2(i).

Minimum Density: All residential developments within the AHO Zone shall provide a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre.

Minimum Lot Size: Lot size shall be a minimum of 0.8 acres (34,848 square feet).

Maximum Lot Coverage: Lot coverage shall not exceed 90%.

Floor Area Ratio: Floor area ratio shall not apply within the AHO Zone.

Maximum Building Height: Maximum building height shall not exceed 55 feet and four stories. Additional height and/or stories may be allowed with a conditional use permit.

Minimum Setbacks: Setbacks shall be a minimum of the following measured from the property line:

Parking: Parking requirements as specified in chapter 12.120.

Landscaping: Landscaping requirements as specified in chapter 12.124, except that when buildings are proposed within commercial districts and with zero foot setbacks at the front property line, or with 100% lot coverage, landscaping requirements may be reduced or waived.

Income Levels: All housing units built pursuant to this chapter shall provide a minimum of 20% of all units as affordable to extremely low-income, very low-income, or low-income households as defined and periodically updated by the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) for Monterey County.

Affordability Restrictions: Each affordable unit must be restricted for a minimum of 55 years for rental units and 45 years for owner-occupied units. The deed restriction or affordable housing agreement shall be recorded prior to, or concurrently with, final map recordation or, where the qualified housing development does not include a map, prior to issuance of a building permit for any structure on the site. The Director is hereby authorized to enter into the agreements authorized by this section on behalf of the City upon approval of the agreements by City attorney for legal form and sufficiency.

Manager's Unit: For all developments where all units are affordable units and include between 10 and 40 units, one manager's unit is exempt from the affordability requirement. For a development between 41 and 80 units, up to two manager's units are exempt from the affordability requirement. For developments of 81 or more units, up to three manager's units are exempt from the affordability requirement. Developments that provide nine or less affordable units do not obtain an exemption for a manager unit.