King City City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
33 P-D-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
§ 17.33.010 Purpose.
P-D districts are for the purpose of establishing regulations to permit the planning and development of large portions of the city. P-D districts may be established in any area suitable for, and of sufficient size to contain a planned community, but in no case less than three acres.
The following regulations shall apply in all P-D districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapters 17.48 through 17.52.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.1, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.020 Plan required.
A general plan and specific plans shall be required of the developer and approved as required herein before any development shall take place in any area designated as a P-D district.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.2, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.030 Elements of the general plan.
The general plan shall, by means of charts, maps and text material include the following:
(1)
Land use: present and proposed
(2)
Streets: present and proposed
(3)
Topography: present and proposed
(4)
Ground cover: present and proposed
(5)
Utilities: present and proposed
(6)
Public service: present and proposed
(7)
Economic analysis: present and proposed.
In addition to the subject property, the general plan shall, for purposes of information also include adjacent areas for a reasonable distance therefrom. |
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.3, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.040 Elements of specific plans.
Upon approval of the general plan by the city council, after receipt of recommendations thereon from the planning commission specific plans in conformity with the general plan may be presented for approval. Specific plans shall be presented, considered and approved in the manner prescribed in Chapter 17.60, Use Permits. Said plans may be presented for all or any reasonable part of the P-D area and shall include any or all of the following items where applicable:
(1)
Grading plans;
(2)
Landscaping plans;
(3)
Utility plans, plans for public improvements;
(4)
Sample building elevations, and information showing how buildings and roads will be fitted to their respective sites with a minimum of grading;
(5)
Subdivision plans;
(6)
Proposals relative to land use, parking, building heights, building site areas in general conformity with, or in excess of minimum requirements set forth in other sections of this title with relation to land uses corresponding with land uses proposed.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.4, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.050 Adoption of plans.
(a)
General plans, and thereafter specific plans, shall be presented to the planning commission for approval. The commission shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the plans and shall immediately report these findings to the city council, and to the developer.
(b)
Upon receipt of the report the city council shall consider the plans and act thereon in any manner deemed under the circumstances to best promote and protect the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the specific plan area, its environs and of the city.
(c)
General plans and specific plans may be amended in the same manner as they are adopted; provided, however, that no specific plan may be amended which also requires an amendment to the general plan, until the latter has been amended.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.5, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998; Ord. 640 § 1, 2003)
§ 17.33.060 Variation from minimum requirements.
Variation from the minimum requirements referred to in Section 17.33.040 may be permitted. The approval of any specific plan which requires such variations shall be had by not less than a majority vote of the total membership of the approving body upon a finding that such variations will produce any one or more of the following results:
(1)
Reduce the area and unsightliness of cut and fill banks;
(2)
Reduce the danger of erosion;
(3)
Create better community environment through dedication of public areas, rearrangement of lot sizes and reforestation of barren areas;
(4)
Create other improvements or permit the use of techniques which will produce a more desirable and livable community than can be obtained by strict compliance with the minimum requirements.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.6, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.070 Effect of adoptions.
No construction or grading shall be done until both of the said plans have been adopted as outlined herein, provided, however, that minor grading which is necessary for the enjoyment or safety of the existing use of any land in a P-D district shall be allowed as a matter of right and subject only to city ordinances pertaining to grading and if there is insignificant environmental impact.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.7, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.080 Uses permitted.
All uses allowed in the R-1 district shall be allowed in any P-D district, provided all requirements of Chapter 17.12 are met.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.8, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)
§ 17.33.090 Uses permitted subject to obtaining permit.
Other residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, public and public utility uses shall be allowed in any P-D district, provided such uses conform to the approved general plan for the PDD district, and to the regulations, conditions and restrictions imposed by any use permit approving a specific plan as required by Section 17.33.040.
(Ord. 354 § 4.32.9, 1973; Ord. 596 § 2 Exh. E, 1998)