(a)

It is the purpose of these higher density zoning districts to promote the development of multi-family housing, including rental housing and missing middle housing, as well as mixed-use development and institutional uses.

(b)

The higher density zoning districts are:

(1)

Multiple-Family Residential District R-30

(2)

Multiple-Family Residential District R-40

(3)

Multiple-Family Residential District R-50

(4)

Multiple-Family Residential District R-60

(5)

Mixed-Use District MU-30

(6)

Mixed-Use District MU-40

(7)

Mixed-Use District MU-50

(8)

Mixed-Use District MU-60

(9)

Mixed-Use Institutional District MU-I-30

(10)

Mixed-Use Institutional District MU-I-40

(11)

Mixed-Use Institutional District MU-I-50

(12)

Mixed-Use Institutional District MU-I-60

(§ 6(Exh. A, § 19), Ord. No. 902-C.S., effective September 24, 2025)

(a)

Residential use: All developments must include a minimum of fifty (50) percent of gross square footage for residential use.

(b)

Development standards: The following standards shall apply:

(1)

Ten-foot minimum stepback above the second story on any street-facing façade(s). Railings or parapets that do not exceed the minimum height required by the Building Code may be located in the stepback area.

(2)

Development with more than forty (40) linear feet of frontage along any street must provide one (1) or more of the following at the ground level to optimize the pedestrian experience and ground floor activating strategies:

i.

For ground-level uses located along the primary frontage street awnings or overhangs over all ground floor entrances to provide refuge and shade and enhance the pedestrian realm.

1.

Awnings or overhangs located in the public right-of-way shall be subject to review and encroachment permit approval by Public Works.

ii.

Incorporation of projections (including, but not limited to, open porches, steps, and bay windows), which may project into required setbacks per Article 27 Projections into Yards;

iii.

If included, stoops must be elevated by a minimum of eighteen (18) inches to provide a sense of privacy for residents and human comfort for pedestrians. ADA-compliant units are not required to provide stoops; or

iv.

Where the finished floor elevation is more than three (3) feet above the sidewalk elevation, the elevation change shall include landscaping and/or terraced landscaping and be punctuated with stairs.

(3)

Ground-level commercial uses must include all of the following:

i.

Windows that cover at least twenty (20) percent of the street-facing, ground-level façade; and

ii.

Minimum depth of forty (40) feet, or ten (10) feet less than the lot depth for parcels less than fifty (50) feet deep; and

iii.

Minimum floor-to-floor height of fifteen (15) feet.

(§ 6(Exh. A, § 19), Ord. No. 902-C.S., effective September 24, 2025)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of these approval requirements is to implement State Government Code sections 65583, subdivisions (c)(1) and 65583.2 subdivisions (c), (h), and (i).

(b)

Applicable sites. This section (9-4.5403) applies to properties that are required to be allowed with by right approval pursuant to Government Code sections 65583.2(h) and 65583.2(i), as may be amended from time to time. Specifically, it applies to the sites designated to address the shortfall of lower-income RHNA units listed in the City of Pacifica 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element sites inventory.

(c)

Approval requirements. By-right or ministerial approval (without discretionary action) is required for sites identified in Subsection 9-4.5403(b) that meet all of the requirements of Government Code 65583.2(i), provided that the project conforms with the objective development standards identified in Section 9-4.5402, the underlying zoning district Articles 55 through Article 66, and any other regulations in this title, unless modified by this section.

(d)

Mitigation measures. By-right projects shall be subject to the mitigation measures in the adopted Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program attached to the certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Rezoning Program, as applicable to the project site and scope.

(1)

The applicant shall complete a City provided checklist identifying applicable objective General Plan policies and environmental mitigation measures that apply to the project.

(2)

Completion of the checklist is required as part of a complete application, subject to City review and confirmation prior to permit approval.

(3)

The approved checklist will be attached to the project approval. The applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable provisions prior to approval of the building permit, or as otherwise stated in the checklist.

(4)

The checklist shall be prepared and maintained by the City and updated as necessary.

(§ 6(Exh. A, § 19), Ord. No. 902-C.S., effective September 24, 2025)