Pleasanton City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
56 P PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
§ 18.56.010 Purpose.
In addition to the objectives prescribed in Section 18.04.010 of this title, the P public and institutional district is included in the zoning ordinance to provide a procedure for the orderly establishment of public facilities, expansion of their operations, or change in the use of lands owned by governmental agencies and for the orderly establishment of quasipublic institutional uses.
(Prior code § 2-7.41)
§ 18.56.020 Required conditions.
A.
All uses shall comply with the regulations prescribed in Chapter 18.84 of this title. Each yard space shall be not less than the yard required in the district adjoining or directly across a street from each property line, but the planning commission may require larger yards and may prescribe limits to height, bulk or coverage as a condition of a use permit in order to ensure compatibility with adjoining uses.
B.
No use shall be permitted, and no process, equipment or material shall be employed which is found by the commission to be objectionable to persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property located in the vicinity by reason of odor, insect nuisance, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water carried wastes, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightliness, or truck traffic, or to involve any hazard of fire or explosion.
(Prior code § 2-7.42)
§ 18.56.030 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the P district:
A.
Each use and structure existing in the P district at the time of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, May 3, 1960, is declared to be a conforming use and structure.
B.
Surface parking on the city-owned transportation corridor.
C.
Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use and the following accessory structures and uses located on the same site with a permitted use or with a conditional use which has been granted a use permit in accord with the provisions of Chapter 18.124 of this title:
1.
Emergency standby electricity generator, fuel cell, and/or battery facilities provided that the facilities shall be tested from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday only, the facilities shall not be tested for more than one hour during any day, and no testing shall be on "Spare the Air Days" in Alameda County;
2.
Photovoltaic facilities;
3.
Small electricity generator facilities that meet the following criteria:
a.
The fuel source for the generators shall be natural gas, biodiesel, or the by product of an approved co-generation or combined-cycle facility;
b.
The facilities shall use the best available control technology to reduce air pollution;
c.
The facilities shall not create any objectionable odors at any point outside of the property plane where the facilities are located;
d.
The facilities shall not exceed a noise level of forty-five (45 dBA) at any point on any residentially zoned property outside of the property plane where the facilities are located;
e.
On a site with fuel cell facilities, small electricity generator facilities shall not be permitted unless the aggregate wattage of the two facilities is less than one megawatt. If the aggregate wattage of the two facilities is one megawatt or greater, the small electricity generator facilities shall be subject to all requirements and processes prescribed in this title for medium or large electricity generator facilities, whichever is the most applicable, in the subject zoning district; and
f.
The facilities shall be co-generation or combined-cycle facilities, if feasible.
4.
Small fuel cell facilities that meet the following criteria:
a.
The facilities shall not create any objectionable odors at any point outside of the property plane where the facilities are located;
b.
The fuel cell facilities shall not exceed a noise level of 45 dBA at any point on any residentially zoned property outside of the property plane where the facilities are located; and
c.
On a site with electricity generator facilities, small fuel cell facilities shall not be permitted unless the aggregate wattage of the two facilities is less than one megawatt. If the aggregate wattage of the two facilities is one megawatt or greater, the small fuel cell facilities shall be subject to all requirements and processes prescribed in this title for medium or large fuel cell facilities, whichever is the most applicable, in the subject zoning district;
d.
Small fuel cell facilities are encouraged to be co-generation or combined-cycle facilities.
(Prior code § 2-7.43; Ord. 1880, 2003; Ord. 2194 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2216 §2, 2021)
§ 18.56.040 Conditional uses.
The following conditional uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit, in accord with the provisions of Chapter 18.124 of this title:
A.
Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use and the following accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use or a conditional use that has been granted a use permit:
1.
Medium electricity generator facilities that meet the applicable standards of Section 18.124.290 of this title.
2.
Medium fuel cell facilities that meet the applicable standards of Section 18.124.290 of this title.
B.
Agricultural experiment facilities.
C.
Airports.
D.
Animal shelters.
E.
Churches, convents, monasteries, parish houses, parsonages, and other religious institutions.
F.
Fairgrounds.
G.
Hospitals.
H.
Parks, playgrounds, golf courses, zoos, and other public recreation facilities.
I.
Public buildings and grounds.
J.
Public schools, including nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and colleges.
K.
Private schools, private nursery schools, tutorial schools, and colleges.
L.
Public utility and public service facilities including pumping stations, power transmission stations, power distribution stations, equipment buildings, service yards, drainageways and structures, water reservoirs, percolation basins, well fields, and storage tanks. These facilities must be found by the planning commission to be necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare.
M.
Required off-street parking facilities located on a site separated from the use which the facilities serve, as prescribed by Chapter 18.88 of this title relating to location of off-street parking facilities.
N.
Any other public or quasi-public use which the planning commission determines is similar in nature to those listed above and which will not be detrimental to the proper development and maintenance of surrounding land uses.
O.
Convalescent hospitals, convalescent homes, rest homes, and senior care/assisted living facilities.
(Prior code § 2-7.44; Ord. 1743, 1998; Ord. 1880, 2003; Ord. 2086 § 2, 2014)
§ 18.56.050 Temporary conditional use.
The following conditional use shall be permitted upon the granting of a temporary conditional use permit in accord with the provisions of Section 18.116.040 of this title:
Outdoor sales in city parks to benefit only charitable or nonprofit organizations.
(Prior code § 2-7.45)
§ 18.56.060 Prohibited uses.
§ 18.56.070 Underground utilities.
Electric and communication service wires to a new structure shall be placed underground from the nearest utility pole. If the city engineer finds, upon application by the owner, that compliance is not feasible or economically justifiable, he or she shall permit different service arrangements. The property owner, other than the city, shall comply with the requirements of this section without expense to the city and shall make the necessary arrangements with the public utility involved.
(Prior code § 2-7.46; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)
§ 18.56.080 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for each use in the P district as prescribed in Chapter 18.88 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-7.47; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998)
§ 18.56.090 Off-street loading.
Off-street loading facilities shall be provided for each use in the P district as prescribed in Chapter 18.92 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-7.48; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998)
§ 18.56.100 Signs.
No sign, outdoor advertising structure, or display of any character shall be permitted in the P district except as prescribed in Chapter 18.96 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-7.49; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998)
§ 18.56.110 Design review.
All uses in the P district shall be subject to design review as prescribed in Chapter 18.20 of this title. Applicants are advised to confer with the zoning administrator before preparing detailed plans.
(Prior code § 2-7.50; Ord. 1738 § 1, 1998)