[Ord. 672]
The MD Zone is established in order to provide for residential
areas wherein two family dwelling units per lot or parcel are permitted.
Additional uses, necessary and incidental to residential development,
are also permitted.
[Ord. 672, as amended by
§ 4, Ord. 775, eff. January
21, 1985]
Premises in the MD zone may be used for the following principal
uses:
(a)
Single family detached units; and
(b)
Two family dwelling units, excluding any congregate housing projects.
(c)
Small
and large daycare facilities, as those terms are defined by Health
and Safety Code section 1596.78 and as may be amended from time to
time.
[Added by Ord. No. 1203-21, eff. January 6, 2022]
[Ord. 672]
Premises in the MD zone may be used for accessory uses provided
such uses are established on the same lot or parcel of land and are
incidental to and do not substantially alter the character of any
permitted principal use, including, but not limited to:
[Ord. 672, as amended by
§ 5, Ord. 775, eff. January
21, 1985; § 2, Ord. 788, eff. February 12, 1986]
Premises in the MD zone may be used for the following purposes
providing a conditional use permit has first been obtained:
[Ord. 672; §§ 6,
7, Ord. 851, eff. January 4, 1990;
§ 1, Ord. 855-U-90, eff.
April 5, 1990; § 2, Ord. 935, eff. October 17, 1996; § 4, Ord. 944-97, eff. June 6, 1997]
Premises in this zone shall be subject to the development standards contained in this section, Chapter 9-7 (General Standards of Development) and, in the case of congregate housing construction or conversion, the standards of development, procedures and findings set forth in Chapter 9-13 of this Title.
(a)
Maximum Permitted Density. The maximum permitted density shall be
20 units per acre.
(b)
Permitted Lot Area. Each lot or parcel created after the adoption
of this title shall have a minimum size of 4,400 square feet.
When single family attached dwelling units are permitted under
a conditional use permit, minimum lot size standards are not applicable.
(c)
Minimum Permitted Lot Width. Each lot or parcel created after the
adoption of this title shall have a minimum lot width of 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum Required Setbacks. The minimum required for lots of 14°
average slope or less shall be 10 feet. Where the lower property line
of a hillside or a steep hillside lot is adjacent to a public street,
there shall be a maximum height of 14 feet from the lot's surface
(as measured from the center line of the nearest adjacent street and
extending as a vertical plane to the lot's existing surface as of
January 1, 1990), along a distance equal to 1/8 the length of the
lot plus the setback required for the zone (as measured through the
center line of the lot back from the street side setback).
(e)
Building Bulk.
(1)
Maximum Permitted Heights.
(i)
For lots of 14° average slope or less: No portion of the
building may exceed a height greater than 28 feet above the lot's
natural surface and shall not be more than two stories;
(ii)
For hillside lots, as defined: No portion of the
building may exceed a height greater than 14 feet above the upper
lot line and 32 feet on any part of the lot's natural surface, and
shall not be more than three stories;
(iii)
For steep hillside lots, as defined: No portion
of the building may exceed a height greater than 14 feet above the
upper lot line and 40 feet above any part of the lot's natural surface.
The number of stories allowed shall be determined by the applicable
Building Code requirements.
(2)
Maximum Permitted Lot Coverage: 50% of gross lot area.
(f)
Off-Street Parking. One off-street parking space shall be required
for each dwelling unit.
