Application for a planned development shall be made to the planning department and shall consist of a preliminary development plan, to include:

A.

A legal description of the total site involved;

B.

A statement of the objectives to be achieved by the planned development through the particular approach to be used by the applicant;

C.

A tentative phasing schedule indicating the approximate timeline and order of project build out;

D.

A description of the total number and type of dwelling units, parcel sizes, area coverage, modified and natural open space, grading, residential densities, and areas devoted to non-residential uses;

E.

Identification of portions of the development which would otherwise require a variance, and all proposed modifications to applicable development standards and an explanation of the reasons for the proposed variance and modifications;

F.

A site plan and supporting maps, drawn to a suitable scale and clearly labeled, showing, if applicable:

1.

Existing site conditions, including contours, vegetation and water courses;

2.

Proposed lot designs;

3.

Approximate location and floor area of existing and proposed buildings or outlines of areas within which buildings may be located;

4.

Location and size of all areas to be conveyed or reserved as common or open spaces or for public uses;

5.

Existing and proposed circulation system of arterial, collector, and local streets; off-street parking, loading, and emergency access areas, points of access to public rights-of-way, and proposed ownership and maintenance of circulation routes;

6.

Existing and proposed sidewalks, walking and bike paths;

7.

Existing and proposed utility systems, including sanitary sewer, storm drainage, water, electricity, gas and telephone;

8.

A general landscape plan.

9.

A general grading plan;

G.

Information on land area adjacent to the proposed development, indicating important relationships between the proposal and surrounding land uses, circulation systems, public facilities and natural features;

H.

Any additional information which may be required by the Director to evaluate the character and impact of the planned development.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, 7-17-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, adopted July 17, 2018, repealed the former § 17.62.050, and enacted a new § 17.62.050 as set out herein. The former § 17.62.050 pertained to PD district site development and derived from (Prior code § 5.02.300(E).

The approving body may approve a Planned Development rezone only after first making all of the following findings:

A.

The project is consistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plan;

B.

The project complies with all applicable development standards including those modified by the PD rezoning;

C.

The modifications to the development standards are necessary and appropriate to accommodate the superior design of the proposed project, its compatibility with adjacent land uses, and its successful mitigation of environmental impacts;

D.

All affected public facilities, services, and utilities are or will be adequate to serve the proposed project;

E.

The location, size, site planning, building design features, and operating characteristics of the project are suited to and compatible with the site and surrounding area;

6.

The site has or will have adequate access to public streets and emergency ingress and egress points with adequate capacity to accommodate the quantity and type of traffic expected to be generated by the use; and

7.

The establishment, maintenance, or operation of the proposed project will not, in the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity of the proposed use, or be detrimental or injurious to property and improvements in the neighborhood or to the general welfare of the County.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, 7-17-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, adopted July 17, 2018, repealed the former § 17.62.060, and enacted a new § 17.62.060 as set out herein. The former § 17.62.060 pertained to PD district modifications and derived from (Prior code § 5.02.300(F).

A.

Within two years of approval or conditional approval of the Planned Development district, and prior to construction of improvements and structures, the applicant shall file with the director a final development plan. At his/her discretion and for good cause, the director may extend the time for filing the final development plan for a period or periods not exceeding a total of three additional years.

B.

The final development plan shall be based upon those items from Section 17.62.050 (Preliminary development plan) and shall provide detailed plans and descriptions addressing proposed division of land, the type, size, location and use of all buildings and improvements, preliminary elevations of structures, including residential buildings, grading and drainage improvement plans, and so on.

C.

The director shall review the final development plan for substantial conformity to the approved preliminary development plan, and shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the final development plan. The Director shall notify the applicant of his/her decision within 60 days of filing. The decision of the Director

D.

No land division may be undertaken and no construction begun within an area with an approved Planned Development district until a final development plan has been approved.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, 7-17-2018)

The terms of an approved planned development district shall become operational only upon recordation of a final or parcel map implementing the planned development, or, where a final or parcel map is not part of the planned development, when the final use permit is approved or final development plan is approved by the director, planning commission or board of supervisors as applicable.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, 7-17-2018)

A.

Minor differences between approved development plans and construction plans may be allowed by the director.

B.

Modifications to approved development plans (preliminary or final) such as changes in the size and position of buildings, the number, area or configuration of lots, landscape treatment, phasing, and the like, may be permitted if a use permit is issued in accordance with Section 17.92.020.

C.

Modifications such as substantial changes in proposed land uses, substantial increase or decrease in overall residential density, changes in the approved mandatory project features without a similar, equivalent feature, and similar changes may only be accomplished by amendment to the approved PD district through reapplication and submittal of a new preliminary development plan in conformance with Section 17.92.080 and this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, 7-17-2018)

If a final development plan is not filed with the Director in the time specified in this chapter including any approved extension period, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors may remove the PD district zoning according to the procedure for county-initiated zone amendments in Section 17.92.080.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 24, 7-17-2018)