§ 22.98.062. Land Use Category Standards for the San Luis Obispo Sub-area.

All development and new land uses in the San Luis Obispo Sub-area, as shown in Figure 98-1, shall comply with the following standards, as applicable to each land use category.

A.

Rural Lands (RL) Limitation on use. All land uses identified by Section 22.06.030 as allowable, permitted, or conditional in the Rural Lands land use category may be authorized in compliance with the land use permit requirements of that Section, except residential care, correctional institutions, and uses listed by Table 2-2, Section 22.06.030 in the Industry, Manufacturing and Processing use group.

B.

Residential Rural (RR). The following standards apply within the Residential Rural land use category.

1.

Driveways - New land divisions. New land divisions shall include, where possible, design provisions for combining driveways and private access roads serving proposed parcels wherever terrain and adequate sight distance on the public road allow.

2.

Parcel size. The minimum parcel size for new land divisions size shall be 10 acres unless a larger minimum size would otherwise be required by Chapter 22.22.

3.

Tiffany Ranch Road area. The following standards apply to the Tiffany Ranch Road area as shown in Figure 98-12.

Figure 98-13: Tiffany Ranch Road Area

a.

Residential density. The maximum allowable residential density for parcels less than 20 acres is one primary dwelling, one guesthouse and one caretaker's residence.

b.

Architectural committee. No grading, building or land use permit shall be issued, and no tract or parcel map or lot line adjustment shall be approved or recorded until the applicant has filed with the Department certification that the Tiffany Ranch Association Architectural Committee, as it then exists and functions: 1) has reviewed pertinent plans and specifications; and 2) recommends approval or disapproval of such plans and specifications.

If the Architectural Committee recommends disapproval of the plans and specifications, the certification shall set forth the reasons for such disapproval. The Review Authority shall review the reasons for disapproval of the plans and specifications by the committee.

In the event the committee fails to make its recommendation within 30 days after the plans and specifications have been submitted to it, no recommendations will be required and the proposed plans and specifications shall be deemed to be favorably recommended. The Review Authority is not bound by any decision of the committee, and may grant permits and approvals under these provisions.

c.

Limitation on use. Land uses shall be limited to the following, in compliance with the land use permit requirements of Section 22.06.030: agricultural accessory structures; animal keeping; cannabis cultivation; cannabis dispensaries, cannabis nurseries; cannabis transport facilities; crop production and grazing; animal facilities (horse ranches and other equestrian facilities only); energy-generating facilities (limited to renewable energy facilities); caretaker residences; home occupations; mobile homes; residential accessory uses; single-family dwellings; storage, accessory; and public utility facilities. Notwithstanding the provisions of this standard, it is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that any proposed land uses comply with the Tiffany Ranch covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs).

4.

Northwest of Tiffany Ranch Road area. The following standards apply only to the area located northwest of the Tiffany Ranch Road area, as shown in Figure 98-13.

a.

Limitation on use. Land uses shall be limited to those specified for the Tiffany Ranch Road area in Subsection B.3.c.

b.

Residential density. The maximum allowable residential density for each parcel less than 20 acres in size is one primary dwelling, one guesthouse and one caretaker's residence.

c.

Agricultural buffer. New dwelling units shall be set back to provide a buffer from lands in the Agriculture land use category to the north, northeast, northwest, and southwest as shown in Figure 98-13.

Figure 98-14: Agricultural Buffer Northwest of Tiffany Ranch Road Area

[Amended 2007, Ord. 3121; 2014, Ord. 3256; 2017, Ord. 3358; 2018, Ord. 3369; 2018, Ord. 3377]