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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1270ORD 1270ÛyÁ åw @äÚyÿŠ„èô ORDINANCE NO. 1270 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK REPEALING SECTIONS 153.270 THROUGH 153.276 OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 153.270 THROUGH 153.277 TO CHAPTER 153 OF TITLE 15 OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS CASE NO.: AZC-153; LOCATION: CITYWIDE; APPLICANT: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK) WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park desires to maintain a positive balance between the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park desires to improve its standards related to various types of housing developments; and WHEREAS, without additional controls on residential planned unit developments, the residential character of the City may be compromised; and WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park desires to implement additional controls on the specifics of planned unit developments including; and WHEREAS, in an effort to assist in attaining a positive, visual city image, the City desires to increase lot sizes and open space areas amongst other things within residential planned developments; and WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance specifying development standards and requirements for planned unit developments in order to facilitate control of these types of residential developments. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 153.270 through 153.276 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code are hereby repealed. Section 2. Sections 153.270 through 153.277 are hereby added to the Baldwin Park Municipal Code to read as follows: PD) RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONE 153.270 PURPOSE This subchapter is established in order to provide specific standards and requirements for the development of planned ORD 1270ÛyÁ åw @äÚyÿŠ„èô Ordinance No. 1270 Page 2 residential developments. 153.271 APPLICATION Planned Unit Development Districts shall be created in the same manner as property is reclassified from one zone to another, as set forth in 153.630 et seq. of this Code. When a Planned Unit Development District has been created, it shall be designated upon the zoning map of the City as an overlay zone, by adding the parenthetically enclosed letters PD)" after the zoning symbol indicating that underlying zone in which the subject property is reclassified. 153.272 DEFINITIONS COMMON OPEN SPACE. Area(s) within the PROJECT AREA which are accessible to all the residents of the project and their guests for purposes other than vehicular access. COMMON OPEN SPACE area can include pools, tennis or basketball courts, and community areas and/or community rooms. DOUBLE-LOADED. A type of site planning that is identifiable by showing residential planned development units along both sides of a public street. INDIVIDUAL LOT. Separate and distinct parcels within the PROJECT AREA. The sum of all INDIVIDUAL LOTS within each separate Planned Unit District shall comprise the overall PROJECT AREA. PD ZONE. A Planned Development District approved pursuant to the provisions of this part Sections 153.270 through 153.277). PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. Area within an INDIVIDUAL LOT which is generally utilized by the occupants of the individual dwelling unit and their guests. PRIVATE OPEN SPACE can be located to the rear of the dwelling unit, generally between the rear property line of the INDIVIDUAL LOT and the rear elevation of the dwelling unit, and may also include side yard areas. PROJECT AREA. The total area, measured in a horizontal plane, included within the lines of the lot, less all public dedications or improvements. PROJECT AREA can also be referred to as NET LOT AREA ORD 1270ÛyÁ åw @äÚyÿŠ„èô Ordinance No. 1270 Page 3 SINGLE-LOADED. A type of site planning that shows residential planned development units along only one side of a public street. 153.273 EFFECT OF CREATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS No building permit shall be issued for the construction, reconstruction or relocation of any building or structure, nor shall any use of land be commenced or permitted on any lot within the City which is classified as a Planned Development District, unless a development plan has been approved, in time and manner set forth herein. Where such a development plan has been approved, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the conditions of approval imposed upon such plan, and the provisions of this part, depending upon the underlying zoning classification, shall be observed in development of the property to which such plan applies, to the exclusion of any contrary regulations applicable to such property. 153.274 PERMITTED USES. No person shall utilize any lot classified in the PD Zone for any use other than those uses allowed in the underlying zone classification in which the lot is classified. 153.275 APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUBMITTALS A) An application for consideration of a development plan shall be filed with the Planning Division and shall include all of the following: 1) The total number of lots involved, the lot dimensions and total project area. 2) The location, proposed size, height, floor plans, elevations and type and color of materials to be utilized on the building exterior of all proposed buildings on the subject lot(s), and the location of all existing buildings in the Project Area. 3) The location, height, and type of any proposed walls and/or fences. 4) The location and dimension of public streets, accessways, sidewalks, and loading areas. 5) A schematic landscaping plan including the location and type of plant life proposed to be utilized. 6) Proposed covenants, conditions, and restrictions. 7) Any other such information as may be deemed necessary by the City Planner or Community Development Director. ORD 1270ÛyÁ åw @äÚyÿŠ„èô Ordinance No. 1270 Page 4 B) All such applications and plans shall be prepared by a design team consisting of a registered building architect and a registered civil engineer or land surveyor; additional qualified persons may be included in a design team. 153.276 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, no property within any residential zone shall be considered for reclassification in the PD Zone unless the project meets the following requirements: ORD 1270ÛyÁ åw @äÚyÿŠ„èô Ordinance No. 1270 Page 5 Table #1 Development R-1 R-G R-3 Standards Project Lot Area 1.5 acres net 40,000 sf net 30,000 sf net Minimum Project Lot Width Single-Loa ed 150 ft. Minimum Double-Loaded 200 ft. Density Maximum 8.7 du/ac 12 du/ac 20 du/ac Individual Lot Area 4,000 sf 3,700 sf 3,000 sf Minimum Individual Lot Width Minimum 40 ft 38 ft 35 ft General 45 ft 43 sf 40 ft Corner Individual Lot Depth 80 ft 75 ft 70 ft Minimum Front Yard Setback General 15 ft 15 ft 15 ft w/ roll-up garage l8 ft l8 ft 18 ft door 20 ft 20 ft 20 ft w/o roll-up garage door Side Yard Setback General 5 ft 5 ft 5 ft Corner Lot loft loft loft Rear Yard Setback 15 ft 15 ft loft Individual Private Open 600 sf minimum 300 sf/du minimum 300 sf/du minimum dimension 10 Space Minimum dimension 15 ft dimension 12 ft ft Project Common Open 400 sf/du minimum 300 sf/du 250 sf/du Space Minimum dimension 40 ft minimum dimension 30 ft minimum dimension 30 ft Minimum Floor Areas One Bedroom 900 sf 900 sf 900 sf Two Bedrooms 1,250 sf 1,050 sf 1,050 sf Three Bedrooms 1,400 sf 1,200 sf 1,200 sf Four Bedrooms 1,600 sf 1,400 sf 1,400 sf Each Additional 200 sf 200 sf 200 sf Bedroom Building Width 30 ft 20 ft 20 ft Minimum Building Height 27 ft 27 ft 27 ft Maximum Public Street Width 40 ft curb to curb 40 ft curb to curb 40 ft curb to curb Maximum 60 ft including sidewalks 60 ft including sidewalks and 60 ft including sidewalks and and parkway parkway parkway Individual Lot Site 50% 60% 65% Coverage Maximum Guest Parking 1.5 spaces/du 1.5 spaces/du 1.5 spaces/du Minimum ORD 1270ÛyÁ åw @äÚyÿŠ„èô Ordinance No. 1270 Page 6 153.277 DESIGN REVIEW REQUIREMENTS. All buildings or structures hereinafter proposed to be located on any property classified in a PD Zone shall be subject to the provisions of Section 153.655 et seq. of this Code. Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in a manner prescribed by law, and shall forward a copy of the same to the Secretary of the Planning Commission. APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21St day of Se er 2005. L LOZANO AYOR ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, ROSEMARY M. RAMIREZ, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 1270 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held September 7, 2005 and was adopted by the City Council at its regular meeting held on September 21, 2005, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Marlen Garcia, David J. Olivas, Bill Van Cleave, Mayor Pro Tern Ricardo Pacheco and Mayor Manuel Lozano NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ROSEMARY REZ, CMC CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK BIB] 38657-U01 ORD-U02 1270-U02 LI2-U03 FO8535-U03 FO62476-U03 DO75131-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 10/19/2005-U04 ROBIN-U04