§ 26C-111. Uses requiring a use permit.

(a)

Sensitive Area Uses:

(1)

Permitted uses listed in Section 26C-110 when located within a sensitive area, riparian corridor, critical habitat area, or unique feature designated in the general plan or coastal plan.

(2)

Any clearing of vegetation, grading, excavation, fill or construction when located within a sensitive area, riparian corridor, critical habitat area or unique feature designated in the general plan or coastal plan.

(b)

Residential Uses:

(1)

Planned Developments and Condominiums. Compatibility with adjacent development, unique characteristics, innovation, provision of amenities and the provision of housing which is affordable pursuant to the requirements of housing element Sections 3.1 and 3.1.1 to very low and low income households are additional criteria which will be utilized in evaluating such development. Condominium conversion shall be subject to the requirements of Housing Element Policy HE-3i. The lot size, coverage, and yard requirements of Section 26C-112 shall not apply to planned developments or condominiums.

(2)

Mobile home parks and recreational vehicle parks combined therewith, subject to the provisions of Article 26C-325.5.

(3)

Closure, cessation of use, or conversion of a mobile home park to an alternate land use provided that the criteria set forth in Section 26C-332.2 are met.

(4)

Housing opportunity area type A or type C projects based on alternative design and development criteria to those set forth in Section 26C-326.2 of the coastal zoning ordinance or, as applicable, Section 26C-112 below for type A housing opportunity areas located in medium density residential seven to eight (7-8) dwelling units per acre and for type C located in the medium density residential five to six (5-6) dwelling units per acre areas depicted on the coastal plan land use maps. A use permit for such project shall not be approved unless the project meets all other requirements of the general plan and the coastal plan for such type A or C projects. Nothing herein shall limit the ability of the decision making body to either deny or to apply conditions to the approval of such a housing opportunity type A or C project.

(c)

Other Uses:

(1)

Cemeteries, mausoleums, columbariums and crematoriums.

(2)

Swimming clubs, tennis clubs, noncommercial clubs and lodges, golf courses, but not including miniature golf courses.

(3)

Public and private nonprofit elementary schools, junior high schools and colleges.

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Public playgrounds, parks, community centers, libraries, museums, and similar uses and buildings.

(6)

Minor public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission, distribution lines and telecommunications 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 parking lots which, at a minimum, meet the criteria of General Plan Policy PF-2s and which are not otherwise exempt by state law.

(7)

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.

(8)

Large residential community care facility.

(9)

Day care center.

(10)

Intermediate free-standing commercial telecommunication facilities subject at a minimum to the applicable criteria set forth in Section 26C-325.7.

(11)

Non-commercial Telecommunication Facilities greater than eighty feet (80′) in height subject at a minimum to the applicable criteria set forth in Section 26C-325.7.

(12)

Small-scale homeless shelters serving ten (10) persons or less, subject to design review.

(d)

Other non-residential uses which in the opinion of the director of the permit and resource management department are of a similar and compatible nature to those uses described in Sections 26C-111.

(Ord. No. 5429 § 4, 2003; Ord. No. 5318 § 1, 2001.)