Placentia City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 23
25 “RPC”-RESIDENTIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
§ 23.25.010 Purpose.
To stabilize and maintain the residential character of the district; to provide a district in which a variety of housing types and unit densities and related commercial uses may be developed through the use of a development plan as described in this chapter; to maximize open space; to provide, through the use of a development plan, an improvement to the integration of the neighborhood environment beyond that which would otherwise be created by normal zoning practices.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973)
§ 23.25.020 Uses permitted.
Uses permitted in the “RPC” district shall be as follows:
(1)
Elevated decks, balconies and other similar structures are permitted subject to the approval of a special use permit per Section 23.81.055 in those areas developed to “R-1” standards;
(2)
Public schools, parks, playgrounds;
(3)
Single-family dwellings developed to the standards of Chapter 23.12;
(4)
Small family day care home;
(5)
Accessory dwelling units in compliance with Chapter 23.73.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973; Ord. 84-O-116 § 2, 1984; Ord. 94-O-116 § 1, 1994; Ord. O-2001-03 § 4, 2001; Ord. O-2019-01 § 8, 2019)
§ 23.25.030 Uses permitted subject to obtaining a use permit.
Uses permitted subject to an approved development plan as provided in this chapter and to obtaining a use permit in the “RPC” district shall be as follows:
(1)
Large family day care home per Section 23.81.160;
(2)
Day nursery;
(3)
Churches, private schools, public utility and quasi-public buildings and uses;
(4)
Commercial office uses developed to the standards of Chapter 23.30, and neighborhood commercial uses developed to the standards of Chapter 23.33, if the planning commission determined said uses to be compatible with and integrated into the overall development plan;
(5)
Multiple family dwellings, subject to the provisions of an approved development plan as described in this chapter;
(6)
Commercial-residential uses including country clubs, tennis clubs, swimming clubs and similar recreational uses determined by the planning commission to be of a similar or compatible nature but not including public parks, school, parkway vistas or open space which is required by any zoning district for a use area; and
(7)
Other uses determined by the planning commission to be of a similar or compatible nature.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973; Ord. 84-O-116 § 2, 1984)
§ 23.25.040 Development plan.
(a)
An application for a development plan shall be submitted for approval by the planning commission and processed as a development plan use permit pursuant to Chapter 23.87.
(b)
The planning commission shall recommend the approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the application to the city council.
(c)
City council shall approve all applications.
(d)
Any application for a use permit under the provisions of this chapter shall be accompanied by the current fee as established by city council resolution.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973; Ord. 80-O-105 § 1, 1980; Ord. O-2007-07 § 33, 2007)
§ 23.25.050 Minimum land area for development plan.
(a)
The minimum land area encompassed by a development plan shall be 150 acres.
(b)
A development plan shall be disapproved by the planning commission if more than twenty (20) percent of the minimum land area has been developed into residential or commercial uses prior to submittal or approval of the development plan.
(c)
The planning commission may, with the concurrence of the owner/developer, increase or decrease the 150 acres minimum land area, if it deems such change necessary to fulfill the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973)
§ 23.25.060 Development standards.
(a)
The maximum mean unit density for the land area encompassed by the development plan shall be seven point one (7.1) units per net acres.
(b)
A minimum of forty-nine percent (49%) of the land area encompassed by the development plan shall be developed with single-family residences in accordance with the standards of the “R-1” district and/or approved open space but not including city parks, schools, parkway vista or open space required by other zoning districts for any use area.
(c)
The maximum density for any area of the land shall be twenty-five (25) units per acre.
(d)
Each identifiable use (that is the single-family, multiple dwelling or commercial use area) shall be developed to the standards of the applicable use district which shall be indicated on the development plan, except as provided in subsection (e).
(e)
For any use area the planning commission may, by a majority vote of its membership, modify the standards of the zoning district applicable to a use area. Planning commission may modify those standards only if the commission finds that either the purpose and intent of the standards are fulfilled elsewhere within the development plan land area of a substantial improvement to a neighborhood environment will result from the modification.
(f)
To integrate the juncture of any two (2) different use areas, provisions shall be made for open space or other uninhabited environmental and recreational areas which would not normally be provided by use of normal zoning practices. The junctures of differing use areas shall be designed to integrate both the adjoining areas and the total area of the development plan.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973; Ord. 85-O-131, 1985; Ord. 95-O-102 § 1, 1995)
§ 23.25.070 Amendment to an approved development plan.
An approved development plan may be modified by amendment. An amendment to an approved development plan shall be submitted to the planning commission as a new use permit application. The planning commission shall recommend the approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the amendment to city council. City council shall approve all amendment.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973; Ord. 80-O-105 § 2, 1980)
§ 23.25.080 Minimum information to be included with development plan.
Minimum information shall be as follows:
(1)
Statement of use areas, including:
(A)
Total acreage covered by development plan;
(B)
Maximum number of dwelling units proposed;
(C)
Maximum proposed mean density of dwelling units for the total area of the development plan;
(D)
Maximum proposed commercial use and acreage.
(2)
Indication of use area. A use area shall be defined as a parcel or area of land that is to be developed to a specific use; that is a single family, multiple dwelling, commercial office or neighborhood commercial. Minimum information contained by the development plan shall be:
(A)
Location and description of separate use areas;
(B)
Acreage of each use area;
(C)
Maximum number of residential units to be developed in each residential use area;
(D)
Statement of the residential or commercial district standards to which each use area is to be developed. District standards shall be those of the “R-1,” “R-2,” “RG,” “R-3,” “PUD,” “C-O” or “C-1” districts.
(3)
Indication of the amenities and improvements such as open space and recreational areas in the neighborhood environment provided by use of the residential planned community concept and development plan that would not otherwise be provided by use of normal zoning practices. The development plan shall indicate the location of amenities and improvements.
(4)
Statement of Anticipated Development Phasing. The development plan shall indicate the chronological order in which individual use areas are estimated to develop.
(5)
Other information deemed necessary by the director of community development or the planning commission to facilitate implementation of the purpose and provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 73-O-116 § 4, 1973)
