Sonoma County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 26. SONOMA COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS |
Article 26. PC Planned Community District. |
§ 26-26-040. Uses permitted with precise development plan.
Uses permitted with precise development plan ("precise development plan" is synonymous with "use permit") include the following:
(a)
On lands designated as rural residential on the general plan land use map, those uses permitted with a use permit in the RR district (Section 26-18-020), except 26-18-020(m);
(b)
On lands designated as urban residential on the general plan land use map, those uses permitted with a use permit in the R1 (low density residential), R2 (medium density residential), or R3 (high density residential) (Sections 26-20-020, 26-22-020 and 26-24-020 respectively) whichever is applicable;
(c)
Golf courses, boarding of horses and commercial stables, and similar recreation facilities;
(d)
Accessory buildings and uses;
(e)
On lands designated as limited commercial, limited commercial - traffic sensitive, or general commercial on the general plan land use map, the following uses, provided that they are necessary or desirable and are not detrimental to surrounding areas:
(1)
Any generally recognized retail business which supplies commodities on the premises, such as groceries, meats, dairy products, baked goods or other foods, drugs, dry goods, clothing, notions or hardware,
(2)
Any personal service establishment which performs services on the premises for persons residing in adjacent residential areas, such as shoe repair, dry cleaning, tailoring, beauty parlors, or barber shops, or any service establishment of an office-showroom or workshop nature,
(3)
Restaurants or other places serving foods or beverages,
(4)
Professional, administrative and general business offices,
(5)
Gasoline service stations and minimarts,
(6)
Other similar commercial uses which the planning commission determines are consistent with the provisions of Sections 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 of the general plan land use element,
(7)
Mixed Use Developments. Additional dwelling units for permanent occupancy as part of a mixed commercial/residential development, provided that the property is located within an urban service area as defined in the general plan and that the residential units complement and are compatible with an existing or proposed commercial use, subject to the provisions of Section 26-88-123, Mixed use developments or as defined in an approved precise development plan. However, in no case shall the residential floor area in a mixed use development in the PC district exceed eighty percent (80%) of the total floor area of the development,
(8)
Intermediate freestanding commercial telecommunication facilities greater than fifty feet (50′) subject at a minimum to the applicable criteria for such facilities in the CO district set forth in Section 26-88-130,
(9)
Non-commercial telecommunication facilities greater than eighty feet (80′) in height subject at a minimum to the applicable criteria set forth in Section 26-88-130;
(10)
In designated urban service areas, SRO facilities, including those with more than thirty (30) SRO rooms, subject to the requirements of 26-88-125.
(f)
Minor public service uses or facilities (transmission and distribution lines and telecommunication facilities excepted), including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, small power stations, transformer stations, fire and police stations and training centers, service yards and related parking lots which, at a minimum, meet the criteria of general plan Policy PF-2s and which are not otherwise exempt by state law;
(g)
Exploration and development of low temperature geothermal resources for other than power development purposes provided that at a minimum it is compatible with surrounding land uses;
(h)
Day care center;
(i)
Large residential community care facility;
(j)
Live/work uses in conjunction with a legally established single family residential unit subject to the requirements of Section 26-88-122. Live/work uses shall not be permitted in a mixed use development, SRO unit, or caretaker unit;
(k)
Other nonresidential uses which in the opinion of the planning director are of a similar and compatible nature to those uses described in this section;
(l)
Small single room occupancy facilities subject to design review and in compliance with Section 26-88-125 (Single Room Occupancy Facilities).
(Ord. No. 6223 , § XIX, 5-8-2018; Ord. No. 5711 § 7 (Exh. F), 2007; Ord. No. 5569 §§ 5, 6, 7, 2005; Ord. No. 4973 § 7(d), (e), 1996; Ord. No. 4643, 1993.)