Loma Linda City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
48 COMBINING/OVERLAY ZONES FP, GH, HM AND PD
§ 17.48.010 Applicability.
A.
Applicability.
1.
The applicability of any combining/overlay zone to specific sites is illustrated by the overlay zoning map symbol established by Section 17.04.050 (Zones established).
2.
Combining/overlay zones will generally be applied to areas that have different underlying zones, but have unique features or characteristics that are common to the parcels that are located within the combining/overlay zone.
B.
Identification. Combining/overlay zones shall be identified by suffixing the applicable combining/overlay letters next to the underlying zoning map's symbol.
(Ord. 739 § 4, 2017)
§ 17.48.020 Purpose and intent.
The purposes of the individual combining/overlay districts and the manner in which they are applied are as follows:
A.
FP Floodplain Overlay District. The intent of the floodplain overlay district is to safeguard those areas of the city subject to periodic flooding and accompanying hazards, with the objective of promoting health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the city. This overlay district implements various general plan land use designations. The objectives of the floodplain overlay district are:
1.
To prohibit occupancy or the encroachment of any structure, improvement, or development that would obstruct the natural flow of floodwaters within a designated floodway on the floodplain;
2.
To keep developments in the remainder of the floodplain above the design flood flow elevation; and
3.
To prevent economic loss caused by excessive flooding and to prevent loss of life or property.
B.
GH Geologic Hazards Overlay District. The intent of the geologic hazards overlay district is to provide for suitable protection for areas subject to the threat of loss, life, and/or personal property due to seismic shaking and resultant ruptures or ground failure, landslides, and other potential geologic hazards. More specifically, this overlay district will allow the city to exercise the mandated approval authority within special study zones as established by the state geologist required by the provisions of the Geologic Hazards Zones Act (Chapter 7.5, Division 2, of the California Public Resources Code). This overlay district implements various general plan land use designations.
C.
HM Historic Mission Overlay District.
1.
The intent of the historic mission overlay district is to accommodate a basic framework for future development to achieve the following objectives:
a.
To preserve and enhance the Mission Road area and associated historical and cultural resources;
b.
To preserve and enhance the rural atmosphere of the area;
c.
To facilitate the continued use and enjoyment of existing properties by focusing on new development projects and/or rehabilitation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of historical and/or cultural resources;
d.
To allow for consistent, compatible, and complementary development of the vacant properties within the Mission Road area; and
e.
To encourage pedestrian friendly new development in the area through the incorporation of livable/walkable community concepts.
2.
This overlay district implements various general plan land use designations.
D.
PD Planned Development Overlay District.
1.
The intent of the planned development overlay district is to provide opportunities for nontraditional approaches to residential development. Using this overlay district, applicants can craft unique development standards, provided that the density complies with that established for the underlying zone and all applicable general plan policies, and further provided that the development plan:
a.
Preserves natural land features, open space, and other valuable and desirable environmental features of a particular area;
b.
Provides for specified community benefits not otherwise required for development in the underlying zone as a trade-off for deviating from the otherwise applicable development standards;
c.
Clearly demonstrates compatibility of use with respect to existing and future developments in the surrounding areas;
d.
Provides for specified community benefits not otherwise required for development in the underlying zone as a trade-off for deviating from the otherwise applicable development standards;
e.
Clearly demonstrates compatibility of use with respect to existing and future developments in the surrounding areas: and
2.
This overlay district shall only be applied to suitable properties classified in the commercial, institutional, mixed use, and residential zones. This district implements various general plan land use designations.
(Ord. 739 § 4, 2017; Ord. 764 § 2, 2021; Ord. 768 § 2, 2021)