§ 22.104.070. Santa Margarita Community Standards.

The following standards apply within the Santa Margarita Urban Reserve Line, in the land use categories or specific areas listed, in addition to the standards of Section 22.94.080.

A.

Communitywide. The following standards apply to all land use categories inside the Santa Margarita Urban Reserve Line.

1.

Compliance with the Santa Margarita Community Design Plan. All Minor Use Permit and Conditional Use Permit applications shall be in conformity with the Santa Margarita Design Plan, and any amendments thereto. The Santa Margarita Design Plan was duly approved by the Board of Supervisors in Resolution 01-413 and is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and which is hereby incorporated by reference herein as though set forth in full. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Salinas River Area Plan and the design plan, the design plan shall prevail.

Applicants and the general public are encouraged to read the Santa Margarita Design Plan. The standards are requirements that supersede and replace any conflicting standards in Articles 1 through 8 of this Title. The guidelines are flexible standards for discretionary land use permits that are intended to provide for interpretation and flexibility in designing a project, such that "equal or better" design features may be approved.

2.

Permit requirements.

a.

Minor Use Permit approval is required for all new construction or exterior alteration of existing structures where a land use permit is otherwise required by this Title, except for the following:

(1)

Minor exterior alterations, as well as expansions not to exceed 10 percent of the existing floor area, may be exempted from this requirement by the Director of Planning and Building. Such projects are still subject to other applicable requirements.

(2)

Exterior facade remodeling and expansions that exceed 10 percent of the existing floor area may be approved as "minor" Minor Use Permits if they are determined to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act by the Director of Planning and Building and are in conformance with the Santa Margarita Design Plan.

(3)

New uses that are proposed to occupy existing development. Such uses are still subject to other applicable permit requirements.

(4)

Single-family and multi-family residences and residential accessory structures, secondary dwellings, and agricultural accessory structures.

(5)

Where Conditional Use Permit approval is otherwise required by this Title.

3.

Street tree requirement. Before final building inspection, plant deciduous shade trees with low water-using irrigation along streets and pedestrian lanes when new residential tracts are developed, when multi-family residences, commercial or other non-residential buildings are constructed, or for any new or expanded use requiring a Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit. Trees shall be selected and located to have a continuous row of shade canopy along the street right-of-way within 10 years after planting.

B.

Commercial Service (CS). The following standards apply within the Commercial Service land use category.

1.

Limitation on use. All land uses identified by Section 22.06.030 as allowable, permitted, or conditional uses within the CS land use category may be authorized in compliance with the land use permit requirements of that Section, except: concrete, gypsum and plaster products, and electric generating plants.

2.

Permit requirement. Minor Use Permit approval is required where Site Plan Review would otherwise be required by this Title, for all initial construction or exterior alteration to existing buildings

New uses that are proposed to occupy existing development are not subject to the above requirement but are subject to land use permit approvals as required by this Title, with the exception that the following uses are required to have Minor Use Permit approval, to review potential water, wastewater, hazardous material, odor, noise, traffic, solid waste and potential impacts that may apply: Ag processing; drive-in theater; sports assembly; apparel products; electrical equipment, electronic and scientific instruments; furniture and fixture products; metal industries, fabricated; small scale manufacturing; recycling and scrap; stone and cut stone products; laundries and dry cleaning plants.

C.

Industrial (IND). The following standards apply within the Industrial land use category.

1.

Limitation on Use - Railroad property. Allowable land uses are limited on lands in Southern Pacific Railroad ownership to offices, accessory storage, storage yards, vehicle and freight terminals, pipelines and transmission, public utility facilities and warehousing

D.

Recreation (REC). The following standards apply within the Recreation land use category.

1.

Limitation on use. Land uses shall be limited to libraries and museums, membership organization facilities, outdoor sports and recreation, public assembly and entertainment, sports assembly, temporary events, government offices and caretaker residences.

2.

Permit requirement. Minor Use Permit approval is required for any construction of new buildings, unless a Conditional Use Permit is otherwise required by this Title.

3.

Setback requirement. A 20-foot front setback is required, within which a landscaped parkway between the curb and sidewalk shall be provided.

E.

Residential Single-Family (RSF). The following standards apply within the Residential Single-Family land use category.

1.

Building height. For properties with less than 75 feet of frontage, the maximum height for a new residence or addition to an existing residence is 18 feet, or one story, whichever is less, unless a greater height is authorized by Minor Use Permit approval to consider privacy and neighborhood character.

2.

Minimum building site. The minimum building site for existing adjoining lots under single ownership shall be 6,000 square feet with 50 feet of frontage.

3.

Design Standards - New subdivisions and Zoning Clearances for single-family residences. The following standards apply to proposed subdivisions and new single-family residential development unless modified by a Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit on individual lots:

a.

Varied front yard setbacks. The required 25-foot front yard setback shall be adjusted at least five feet in either direction if a building site is between or adjacent to two residences that are located at the required front setback. Existing front building setbacks shall be shown on application submittals.

b.

Driveway frontage and garage location. No more than 25 percent of a lot's frontage shall be utilized for a driveway opening, unless it is necessary to allow a 16-foot width for a two-way drive, except for flag lots, cul-de-sac lots and lots with less than 40 feet frontage.

Garages and carports shall be located five feet further back from the street than the front of residences, except where limited site area, width and/or access make the required setback infeasible, an adjustment may be approved in compliance with Section 22.70.030.

c.

Fence and wall requirement. Fences and walls that are proposed at or within the front setback or visible from public streets, shall be constructed of stuccoed masonry, river cobblestone or wood, and shall be designed, painted or stained similar to the building architecture and colors. Fences or walls constructed of other materials or finishing shall be set back at least 10 additional feet and continuously screened by landscaping from the street right-of-way.

F.

Residential Multi-Family (RMF). The following standards apply within the Residential Multi-Family land use category.

1.

Minimum site frontage. New multi-family development shall have a minimum 75-foot street frontage.

2.

Height limit. Building height shall be no more than 28 feet.

3.

Design standards - All land use permits. Multi-family residential structures and accessory buildings shall comply with the following design standards, or their intent if a discretionary permit is applicable, in addition to the Residential Single-Family category standards in Subsections E.3.a through E.3.c, unless modified by a Minor Use Permit.

a.

Parking location. Parking spaces shall not be located between the front property line and buildings.

b.

Wall, roof and balcony articulation. Building walls and balconies shall be inset or notched at least once for every 30 linear feet. Insets shall be at least one foot and shall be extended to the roof cornice or penetrate the roof plane. Roofs shall not be mansard style. Exterior stairs, balconies and porches shall be covered by the roof plane and form part of the building articulation.

c.

Private Patios and balconies. Residential private outdoor use areas shall be provided for individual units. Private balconies shall be provided, with a depth of at least 6 feet and width of 10 feet. Private ground-level patios shall be provided with an area of at least 150 square feet.

d.

Building materials. Wall surface materials shall be wood or wood-appearing materials, stucco, brick, or rock. Prohibited wall materials include metal siding, unfinished or painted concrete block, metal window awnings, and reflective glass.

e.

Building trim. Cornices and moldings shall be provided at building corners, eaves, baseboard lines, and window borders except where windows are not flush with a wall surface.

[Amended 1996, Ord. 2776; Added 2001, Ord. 2947; Amended 2006, Ord 3097; 2014, Ord. 3256]