The Garin Ranch specific plan as adopted by Ordinance No. 505 and as may be subsequently amended, provides the land use and development regulations for the planned development zone district. The Garin Ranch specific plan is not intended to supersede or amend other sections of Title
17 of this code or any other chapter of this code. In the event of conflict between the provisions of the specific plan and other provisions of this code, the other provisions shall prevail.
A. Purpose and Intent. These regulations will serve as the primary mechanism for implementation of the land uses for the Garin Ranch specific plan. Implementation of the standards set forth in this section will insure that future development proceeds in a coordinated manner consistent with the goals and objectives of the Garin Ranch specific plan and Brentwood general plan. Future review of staff approval permits and other necessary discretionary approvals by the city of Brentwood will ensure the realization of these standards.
The regulations contained herein provide an appropriate amount of flexibility to anticipate future needs and to achieve compatibility between land uses. Principal land use designations for the specific plan shall be as follows:
5. Parks/detention.
All such development within Garin Ranch shall conform to the development standards as set forth in the specific plan. The city Zoning Ordinance shall have effect on areas which are not covered by the standards. In areas of conflict between the city Zoning Ordinance and these provisions, this specific plan shall control. |
B. Definitions. For the purposes of this specific plan, the definitions contained in the Brentwood Zoning Ordinance shall apply.
C. General Provisions.
1. Code Compliance: All construction and development within the specific plan area shall comply with applicable provisions of the Uniform Building Code and the various related mechanical, electrical, plumbing codes, fire code, water ordinance, grading and excavation code and the subdivision code, as currently adopted by the city of Brentwood.
2. Setbacks: The setback requirements are as specified within the development standards for each zoning designation. If not otherwise specified, all setbacks shall be determined as the perpendicular distance from the existing or planned street right-of-way line, or property line, to the foundation point of the closest structure.
3. Process and Procedures: If specific development standards have not been established or if an issue, condition or situation arises or occurs that is not clearly understandable in the specific plan, then those regulations and standards of the Brentwood Zoning Ordinance that are applicable for the most similar issue, condition or situation shall apply as determined by the city community development director.
These regulations are adopted pursuant to Section 65450 of the state of
California Government Code. It is specifically intended by such adoption that the development standards herein shall regulate all development within the specific plan area.
4. Violations: Any person, firm or corporation, whether a principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating any provisions of these regulations shall be made to comply with the Brentwood Zoning Ordinance pertaining to zoning misdemeanors.
5. Unlisted Uses: Whenever a use has not been specifically listed as being a permitted use in a particular zone classification within the specific plan, it shall be the duty of the city community development director to determine if said use is: (1) consistent with the intent of the zone; and (2) that said use is compatible with other listed permitted uses. Any person aggrieved by the determination may appeal that decision to the city planning commission.
D. General Standards.
1. Abandoned Vehicles: Those provisions contained in Chapter 10.28 of the Brentwood City Code shall apply to all development within the specific plan area.
2. Nonconforming Uses of Land: Those provisions contained in Brentwood Zoning Ordinance Chapter
17.610 shall apply to all development within the specific plan area.
3. Nonconforming Structures: Those provisions contained in Brentwood Zoning Ordinance Chapter
17.610 shall apply to all development within the specific plan area.
4. Planning Area Adjustments: The specific plan allows for flexibility to move uses within the general locations (planning areas) shown on the maps.
Adjustments in the planning area boundaries, which do not exceed a cumulative total of ten percent of the original size in acres, resulting from final road alignments, geotechnical or engineering refinements to the site plan, tentative and/or final tract shall not require an amendment of the specific plan where such adjustments are consistent with the intent of the city general plan and this specific plan.
Boundaries not dimensioned on the land use plan shall be established at the tentative or final subdivision map process.
5. Exterior Lighting: Outdoor lighting in public rights-of-way and on private property shall be the minimum to serve its intended purpose. On private property, light sources shall be oriented downward and inward and fixtures shall be selected to minimize illumination of areas not intended to be lit. Generally, the light source shall be shielded so as not to be visible off the premises. Lighting levels will be sufficient to provide for personal safety after dusk.
6. Outdoor Screening: Parking areas abutting street: A screen or other similar structure shall be installed along all parking areas abutting any street. Except as otherwise provided below, the screening shall have a maximum height of three and one-half feet.
a. Outdoor storage in nonresidential areas shall be screened from view. Trash enclosures shall be enclosed and designed to minimize visibility.
b. A screen as referred to above shall consist of one or any combination of the following:
i. Walls, Including Retaining Walls: A wall shall consist of stone, tile or similar type of solid masonry material a minimum of six inches thick.
ii. Berms: A berm shall be constructed of earthen materials and it shall be landscaped.
iii. Fences: A fence shall be constructed of wood, or other materials having a minimum nominal thickness of two inches.
c. Mechanical Equipment: Mechanical equipment placed on any roof or ground level such as, but not limited to, air conditioning, solar devices, heating, ventilating ducts and exhaust, shall be reasonably screened or recessed from view from any abutting street or highway and any abutting residential planning areas.
Note: Mechanical equipment is prohibited on residential roofs.
E. Signage. Those provisions contained in the Brentwood Zoning Ordinance Chapter
17.640 (Signs) shall apply to all development within the specific plan area. A master sign plan shall be designed for the specific plan area which is to be submitted and approved by the city prior to the recordation of any final map. With each phase of development, the city shall ensure that signage is consistent with the master sign plan.
F. Parking. Parking shall be in conformance with the standards set forth in the Brentwood Zoning Ordinance Chapter
17.620 (Off-Street Parking). No on-street parking shall be allowed along major arterial streets nor along collector streets, as follows:
Major Streets: | Balfour Road, Sellers Avenue |
Collectors: | Fairview Parkway, Oak Street, Sycamore Drive |
G. Landscaping. A landscaping and tree planting plan will be required for all development plans or similar information may be required to be included on plot plans.
All front yards adjoining a public or private street shall be landscaped prior to the granting of an occupancy permit. A landscaping plan indicating the type of plants, initial plant size, location and method of irrigation for all landscaped areas including single-family yard areas shall be submitted and approved by the city community development director.
The standards which follow shall apply to all development except, single-family detached subdivisions not having common areas. Landscaping, consisting of evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs or groundcover shall be installed and maintained subject to the following standards:
1. General:
a. Separation: Any landscaped area shall be separated from an adjacent vehicular area by a wall or curb at least six inches higher than the adjacent vehicular area.
b. Water: Permanent automatic watering facilities shall be provided for all landscaped areas. This system may be augmented by water conserving vegetation.
c. Maintenance: All landscaping shall be maintained in a neat, clean and healthful condition. The city has a requirement that all commercial sites enter into an agreement for the maintenance of landscaped areas.
d. All plants within required setback shall be of species suited to valley conditions, using plants listed in the Garin Ranch Design Guidelines.
e. Parking delineators of a minimum area of eighty square feet shall be established at a maximum separation of ten continuous parking stalls. The islands shall be landscaped with groundcovers, with one fifteen-gallon tree planted in each island. Trees should provide a sixty percent shade canopy within fifteen years of planting. A total of two trees shall be provided for every island:
f. All landscaping required within this section shall be reviewed by the planning department as to the type, density of planting and size of plants intended for use. Irrigation lines should be extended to parkways along Balfour Road, Sellers Avenue and Fairview Parkway. A landscaping and lighting district will maintain landscaping within parks, public right-of-way and landscape easements. This landscape district will be annexed to an existing city landscape district. Landscaping within residential property lines shall be maintained by the property owner.
g. All landscaped areas shall be surrounded with six-inch high concrete curbing, unless waived by the design review committee.
2. Trees:
a. Spacing of trees is to be variable depending on type, location and eventual size. The Garin Ranch Design Guidelines specify street tree and median tree spacing.
b. Trees to be used are listed in the Garin Ranch Design Guidelines, Section V.
3. Shrubs: At least seventy-five percent of shrub planting shall be a five-gallon minimum size. One-gallon shrubs should only be used as accent shrubs.
4. Berms: Berms are encouraged along street frontages with a slope rate not to exceed 3:1. Berms of two to three and one-half feet in height should be located along Sellers Avenue and Balfour Road.
Berms are to be compacted prior to planting to prevent excessive runoff and sinkage.
Black plastic is not to be used under wood chips on mounds, or slopes in general.
5. Groundcovers:
a. Definitions:
"Living groundcover"shall mean low-growing plants or shrubs that after being planted will grow together to form a solid cover in one year or less. To achieve that coverage, low-growing groundcover plants taken from flats shall be planted a maximum of twelve inches on center and low-growing shrub type groundcovers grown in cans shall be planted a maximum of three feet on center.
"Non-living groundcover"shall mean forest humus or walk-on bark, aggregate rock, and other materials by permission of the planning department.
b. All areas within a required setback shall contain living groundcover or a combination of living and nonliving groundcovers (nonliving to be a maximum of twenty percent).
6. Fencing: Fencing shall occur at the time of development.
A six-foot high solid masonry wall shall be provided along single-family residential areas adjacent to collector streets except for back or side on lots unless otherwise determined by the city community development director. However, side on culs-de-sac and breaks in fencing and variations in fencing setbacks are encouraged. Streetside and rear yard fencing shall be provided for all single-family detached units on individual lots. The fence will be a six-foot high solid wood fence. Noise attenuation walls along Balfour may require additional height and are subject to approval by the community development director.
Commercial sites that abut residential areas shall provide a minimum of six-foot high masonry wall along such residential border. Pedestrian access from multifamily sites to commercial sites is encouraged.
7. Specific Plan Regulation Validity: If any portion of these regulations is, for any reason, declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or ineffective in whole or in part, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. The city council hereby declares that they would have enacted these regulations and each portion thereof respective of the fact that anyone or more portions be declared invalid or ineffective.
I. Commercial Development Regulations. The commercial zone is intended to serve the general shopping needs of the Garin Ranch community as well as the city of Brentwood and the surrounding area.
Development, including subdividing parcels, will not be allowed within the commercial zone unless a comprehensive site development plan is approved by the planning commission. This plan must include a major tenant, a day care facility, a Park-and-Ride lot and pedestrian access to the school site.
1. Permitted Uses: General retail sales excluding uses with outdoor storage or display; professional office uses, veterinarian or pet stores excluding kennels. Such uses include:
a. Apparel stores, bakery, banks and financial institutions, beauty or barber shops, book store, candy stores, cleaning and laundry agencies, delicatessen, floral shops, food stores, gift shop, meat markets, offices, pharmacy, photography studios, photo processing, sporting goods, video machine and tape rental/sales.
b. Service uses including, but not limited to, addressing and mailing service, appliance, television and radio repair, barber or beauty shop, butcher, meat market, including frozen food locker, shoe repair, laundromat, dry cleaners and similar uses.
d. Restaurant or café without liquor sales.
2. Conditionally Permitted Uses:
a. Billiard hall; dance hall; laboratory-medical, dental, optical; meeting room lodge, fraternal hall, community facility, medical or dental office, hospital, restaurant or café with liquor sales, on- or off-sale liquor establishments, recreation services.
b. All drive-in, drive-through establishments (subject to Chapter
17.655), garden supply, outdoor sales or display.
3. Site Development Standards: Any development of the commercial site will be preceded by a preliminary site plan for the entire site.
Lot Area: | Minimum 7,500 sq. ft. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 50 feet |
Front Yard Setback: | 25 feet on Highway 4 frontage, 20 feet along Balfour |
Side Yard Setback: | 10 feet, 0 feet if adjacent to existing commercial, 15 feet when abutting a residential use |
Rear Yard Setback: | 10 feet, 0 feet if adjacent to existing commercial, 15 feet when abutting a residential use |
Building Height: | 45 feet |
Screening: | A 6-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along a property line to any residential use. Landscape screening as subject to city review. All commercial facilities shall provide masonry refuse disposal closure which meet city standards and specifications. |
Parking: | Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.620 of the Brentwood Municipal Code. The additional parking needed for the park and ride area may be partially credited toward the off-street parking. |
Bus Facilities: | Facilities must be provided in the commercial zone for covered bus stops. |
Illumination of Parking Facilities and Structures: | All commercial facilities shall provide adequate lighting or illumination of parking facilities and structures in accordance with Chapter 17.062, of the Brentwood Zoning Ordinance. |
Open Storage or Display: | Open storage and/or outdoor display of merchandise is prohibited in the commercial zones. |
Yards: | All required yards shall be utilized for landscaping only, except for access drives to the property. |
Security Measures: | All commercial facilities shall provide security measures in accordance with city standards and subject to design review. |
Conservation: | All commercial facilities shall, to the greatest extent possible, incorporate energy and water conservation measures in conformance with city standards and subject to design review. |
Building and Roofing Materials: | All commercial facilities should utilize those materials which have been recommended as acceptable material, subject to design review, and maintained on file within the planning department of the city of Brentwood. |
J. Residential Development Standards. The Garin Ranch specific plan has been designed to provide a variety of housing types including small and large lot single-family housing, attached single-family housing, condominiums, and townhouses. Provisions have also been made to allow for low and moderate income housing and senior housing. A minimum of fifty percent of all single-family detached units within the development and within each planning area shall be:
1. | Garage with side entry; or |
2. | Detached garages within the rear yard; or |
3. | Garage set back from the unit by at least five feet. In this case the front yard setback can be reduced. |
At least: |
1. | Twenty-five percent of all units within the southern half and northern half shall be one-story units. |
2. | Twenty-five percent of all units within the southern half and northern half shall be two story units. |
Architecture style, as further outlined in the Garin Ranch Design Guidelines should emulate the quasi historic style of Brentwood through the use of porches, steeper roof pitches and dormer windows. |
1. Large Lot Single-family Residential: The large lot single-family residential category allows for primarily single-family detached homes. The following standards apply to this category.
a. Permitted Uses.
i. One single-family dwelling per parcel.
ii. Rooming and boarding subject to Brentwood Municipal Code (BMC) Section
17.650.003.
iii. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to BMC Chapter
17.660.
iv. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.850.
v. Home occupations subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.840.
vi. Small family residential care facilities subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
vii. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to BMC Chapter
17.670.
b. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
ii. Public facilities including parks, playgrounds, public schools and other public buildings.
iii. Churches, religious institutions and private schools.
iv. Community buildings, clubs and activities of quasi public, social, fraternal or recreational character such as golf, tennis and swimming clubs intended to primarily serve the immediate neighborhood or residential project.
c. Site Development Standards.
Unit Density: | Unit density shall not be greater than 4.5 dwelling units per acre. |
Lot Area: | Minimum 6,000 square feet. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 60 feet for interior lots and 65 feet for corner lots, minimum of 40 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Lot Depth: | Minimum 100 feet. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories or 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet, average 20 feet for all lots except those backing up to a thoroughfare, minimum 20 feet for thoroughfare lots, average 25 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 20 feet for front facing garages. Minimum 15 feet for house and side facing garages. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 5 feet, sum of both side yards 12 feet. Corner lots shall have a minimum 10 feet on street side. |
Garage: | Maximum 45% of the lot width. |
Parking: | Minimum 1.0 space per lot, on street, plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. |
2. Medium Lot Single-Family Residential. The medium lot single-family residential category allows for primarily single-family detached homes. The following standards apply to this category.
a. Permitted Uses.
i. One single-family dwelling per parcel.
ii. Rooming and boarding subject to Brentwood Municipal Code (BMC) Section
17.650.003.
iii. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to BMC Chapter
17.660.
iv. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.850.
v. Home occupations subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.840.
vi. Small family residential care facilities subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
vii. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to BMC Chapter
17.670.
b. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
ii. Public facilities including parks, playgrounds, public schools and other public buildings.
iii. Churches, religious institutions and private schools.
iv. Community buildings, clubs and activities of quasi public, social, fraternal or recreational character such as golf, tennis and swimming clubs intended to primarily serve the immediate neighborhood or residential project.
v. Large residential care facilities and day care centers subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
c. Site Development Standards.
Unit Density: | Unit density shall not be greater than 5.0 dwelling units per acre. |
Lot Area: | Minimum 5,000 square feet. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 50 feet for interior lots and 55 feet for corner lots, minimum of 40 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Lot Depth: | Minimum 100 feet. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet, average 20 feet for all lots except those backing up to a thoroughfare, minimum 20 feet for thoroughfare lots, average 25 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 15 feet for house and 20 feet for garage. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 5 feet, sum of both side yards 12 feet. Corner lots shall have minimum 10 feet on street side. |
Garage: | Maximum 45% of the lot width. |
Parking: | Minimum 1.0 space per lot on street plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. |
3. Small Lot Single-Family Residential. The small lot single-family residential category allows for single-family detached homes and duets (single-family attached homes). The following standards apply to this category.
a. Permitted Uses.
i. One single-family dwelling or duet per parcel.
ii. Rooming and boarding subject to Brentwood Municipal Code (BMC) Section
17.650.003.
iii. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to BMC Chapter
17.660.
iv. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.850.
v. Home occupations subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.840.
vi. Small family residential care facilities subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
vii. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to BMC Chapter
17.670.
b. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
ii. Public facilities including parks, playgrounds, public schools and other public buildings.
iii. Churches, religious institutions and private schools.
iv. Community buildings, clubs and activities of quasi public, social, fraternal or recreational character such as golf, tennis and swimming clubs intended to primarily serve the immediate neighborhood or residential project.
v. Large residential care facilities and day care centers subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
c. Unit density shall not be greater than six dwelling units per acre.
d. Site Development Standards for Single-Family.
Unit Density: | Unit density shall not be greater than six dwelling units per acre. |
Lot Area: | Minimum 4,500 square feet. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 45 feet for interior lots and 50 feet for corner lots. Minimum of 35 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Lot Depth: | Minimum 100 feet. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet, average 20 feet for all lots except those backing up to a thoroughfare. Minimum 20 feet for thoroughfare lots, average 25 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 15 feet for house and 20 feet for garage. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 0 feet, sum of both side yards 10 feet. Corner lots shall have minimum 10 feet on street side. |
Garage: | Minimum 5-foot offset from the main building. Maximum 55% of the lot width. |
Parking: | Minimum 1.0 space per lot on street plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. The on-street parking may also be provided via parking bays. |
e. Site Development Standards for Duets.
Lot Area: | Minimum 3,200 square feet. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 40 feet for interior lots and 45 feet for corner lots. Minimum of 35 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet, average 20 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 10 feet for house and 20 feet for garage. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 0 feet on the attached side and 5 feet on the exposed side, provided there is a minimum of 15 feet between buildings. Duets on corner lots shall have a minimum 10 feet on the street side. |
Garage: | Minimum 5-foot offset if 2 garages are attached. |
Parking: | Minimum 0.5 spaces per lot on street plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. The on-street parking may also be provided via parking bays. |
4. Wide-Shallow Single-Family Residential. The wide-shallow single-family residential category allows for single-family detached homes on interior lots and duets on the corners. The following standards apply to this category.
a. Permitted Uses.
i. One single-family dwelling per parcel.
ii. One duet per parcel on corner lots.
iii. Rooming and boarding subject to Brentwood Municipal Code (BMC) Section
17.650.003.
iv. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to BMC Chapter
17.660.
v. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.850.
vi. Home occupations subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.840.
vii. Small family residential care facilities subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
viii. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to BMC Chapter
17.670.
b. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
ii. Public facilities including parks, playgrounds, public schools and other public buildings.
iii. Churches, religious institutions and private schools.
iv. Community buildings, clubs and activities of quasi public, social, fraternal or recreational character such as golf, tennis and swimming clubs intended to primarily serve the immediate neighborhood or residential project.
v. Large residential care facilities and day care centers subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
c. Unit density shall not be greater than seven dwelling units per acre.
d. Site Development Standards for Single-Family.
Lot Area: | Minimum 4,000 square feet |
Lot Width: | Minimum 50 feet. Minimum 35 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet, average 20 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 20 feet for front facing garages. Minimum 15 feet for house and side facing garages. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 5 feet, sum of both side yards 15 feet. |
Garage: | Minimum 3-foot setback from the main building. Maximum 45% of the lot width. |
Parking: | Minimum 1.0 space per lot on street plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. The on-street parking may also be provided via parking bays. |
e. Site Development Standards for Duets on Corners.
Lot Area: | Minimum 3,200 square feet. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 40 feet for interior lots and 45 feet for corner lots. Minimum of 35 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet average 20 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 10 feet for house and 20 feet for garage. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 0 feet on the attached side and 10 feet on the exposed side. Duets on corner lots shall have minimum 10 feet on street side. |
Garage: | Minimum 5-foot offset if 2 garages are attached. |
Parking: | Minimum 1.0 spaces per lot on street plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. The on-street parking may also be provided via parking bays. |
5. Small Lot Single-Family Alley Homes. The small lot alley home category allows for small lot detached homes served by a network of private streets and alleyways. The following standards apply to this category.
a. Permitted Uses.
i. One detached single-family home per parcel.
ii. Rooming and boarding subject to Brentwood Municipal Code (BMC) Section
17.650.003.
iii. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to BMC Chapter
17.660.
iv. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.850.
v. Home occupations subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.840.
vi. Small family residential care facilities subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
vii. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to BMC Chapter
17.670.
b. Conditionally Permitted Uses. Large residential care facilities and day care centers subject to locational criteria adopted by the resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
c. Unit density shall not be greater than 7.9 dwelling units per acre.
d. Site Development Standards.
Lot Area: | Minimum 3,149 square feet. |
Lot Frontage: | 32 feet measured at the front property line. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 20 feet for garage. Minimum 12 feet for living space. Minimum 10 feet for porches. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 5 feet. Minimum 10 feet on the street side of corner lots. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 10 feet. |
Parking: | Minimum of 2 covered spaces in a garage and two spaces within the private driveway. |
6. Duet/Townhouse Residential. The duet townhouse category allows for duets (attached single-family) townhouses, and low density condominiums. Senior housing may be allowed in this planning area with a higher maximum density. The following standards apply to this category.
a. Permitted Uses.
i. One duet, townhouse, or condominium per parcel and senior housing.
ii. Rooming and boarding subject to Brentwood Municipal Code (BMC) Section
17.650.003.
iii. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to BMC Chapter
17.660.
iv. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.850.
v. Home Occupations subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to BMC Chapter
17.840.
vi. Small family residential care facilities subject to locational criteria adopted by resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
vii. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to BMC Chapter
17.670.
b. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
i. Public facilities including parks, playgrounds, public schools and other public buildings.
ii. Churches, religious institutions and private schools.
iii. Community buildings, clubs and activities of quasi public, social, fraternal or recreational character such as golf, tennis and swimming clubs intended to primarily serve the immediate neighborhood or residential project.
iv. Large residential care facilities and day care centers subject to locational criteria adopted by the resolution of the planning commission of the city of Brentwood.
c. Unit density shall not be greater than ten dwelling units per acre.
d. Site Development Standards for Duets.
Lot Area: | Minimum 4,000 square feet. |
Lot Width: | Minimum 40 feet for interior lots and 45 feet for corner lots. Minimum of 35 feet at the street for cul-de-sac lots. |
Lot Depth: | Minimum 100 feet. |
Height: | No main building shall exceed the height of 2 stories and 30 feet. |
Rear Yard: | Minimum 15 feet, average 20 feet. |
Front Yard: | Minimum 10 feet for house and 20 feet for garage. |
Side Yard: | Minimum 0 feet on the attached side and 10 feet on the exposed side. Duets on corner lots shall have minimum 10 feet on street side. |
Garage: | Minimum 5-foot offset if 2 garages are attached. |
Parking: | Minimum 1.0 space per lot plus 2 covered spaces in a garage. The common parking may also be provided via parking bays. |
e. Site Development Standards for Townhouses.
i. Site Area: Minimum five acres.
ii. Setbacks: Minimum setbacks from property lines shall be as follows:
Type of Setback | Building * | Parking *,** |
|---|
Abutting a public right-of-way | 20 feet plus 1 foot for each foot of building height over 20 feet | 15 feet |
Property lines not defining a public right-of-way | 20 feet | 10 feet |
Abutting a lot zoned for single-family residential or abutting football field | 50 feet | 10 feet |
Notes: |
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* | Includes garages and accessory buildings. |
** | Includes carports, driveways and other paved areas used for parking. |
iii. Height: No main building shall exceed the height of two stories and thirty feet.
iv. Garage: Minimum five-foot offset if two garages are attached.
v. Parking: Minimum one-half space per dwelling unit plus two covered spaces in a garage. The common parking may also be provided via parking bays.
vi. Other: No more than six units may be attached, provided that no more than four units within a cluster about the same public or private street. A minimum of fifty percent of the site shall be open space, exclusive of parking lots, driveways, or residential buildings. Recreational buildings may be included in the open space area.
f. Site Development Standards for Condominiums.
i. Site Area: Minimum five acres.
ii. Setbacks: Minimum setbacks from property lines shall be as follows:
Type of Setback | Building * | Parking *, ** |
|---|
Abutting a public right-of-way | 20 feet plus 1 foot for each foot of building height over 20 feet | 15 feet |
Property lines not defining a public right-of-way | 20 feet | 10 feet |
Abutting a lot zoned for single-family residential or abutting football field | 50 feet | 10 feet |
Notes: |
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* | Includes garages and accessory buildings. |
** | Includes carports, driveways and other paved areas used for parking. |
iii. Parking: One covered space in a garage plus one and one-half uncovered spaces per unit.
iv. Storage: Minimum two hundred cubic feet per unit located within or adjacent to the garage.
v. Other: A minimum of fifty percent of the site shall be open space, exclusive of parking lots, driveways, or residential buildings. Recreational building may be located within a required open space area.
g. Site Development Standards for Senior Housing.
i. Unit Density: Unit density shall not be greater than twenty-four dwelling units per acre.
ii. Site Area: Minimum five acres.
iii. Setbacks: Minimum setbacks from property lines shall be as follows:
Type of Setback | Building * | Parking *, ** |
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Abutting a public right-of-way | 20 feet plus 1 foot for each foot of building height over 20 feet | 15 feet |
Property lines not defining a public right-of-way | 20 feet | 10 feet |
Abutting a lot zoned for single-family residential or abutting football field | 50 feet | 10 feet |
Notes: |
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* | Includes garages and accessory buildings. |
** | Includes carports, driveways and other paved areas used for parking. |
iv. Parking: Minimum one-half covered space in a garage and one-half uncovered space per unit.
v. Storage: Minimum two hundred cubic feet per unit located within or adjacent to the garage.
vi. Other: A minimum of fifty percent of the site shall be open space, exclusive of parking lots, drive-ways, or residential buildings. Recreational buildings may be located within a required open space area.
h. Special Requirements.
i. Area #11: Due to the proximity to the school, only townhouses and low density condominiums will be allowed in Planning Area #11. A minimum setback of seventy-five feet shall be maintained from the school property line to the nearest residential structure.
ii. Area #10: A Civic Facilities overlay zone shall be applied to area #10 for possible expansion of school district or city facilities.
K. Public Facilities. The purpose of the public facility zone is to provide areas for public facilities such as government offices, community centers, schools and parks.
1. Permitted Uses.
a. Governmental or public administrative offices, special district offices, social service offices and similar uses and rights-of-way.
b. Quasi public offices such as public utility offices and rights-of-way.
c. Public parks, public schools.
2. Conditionally Permitted Uses. Other appropriate uses as determined by the planning commission.
3. Site Development Standards.
a. Minimum Lot Area: Ten thousand square feet.
b. Minimum Lot Width: One hundred feet.
c. Setbacks: Front: Minimum ten feet.
d. Rear: Minimum twenty feet
e. Side: Minimum fifteen feet
f. Maximum Building Height: thirty feet.
L. Open Space Park Standards. Open space areas are established for preservation of natural, visual resources and floodplain areas, for active and passive recreation, and for the enjoyment of the Garin Ranch community and the city of Brentwood.
1. Permitted Uses.
a. Public or quasi-public uses including, but not limited to, the following:
ii. Pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian trails;
iv. Nature preservation and study areas;
v. Archeological and paleontological study sites.
b. Infrastructure service facilities or extension necessary for the development of the adjacent urban areas, including, but not limited to, the following:
iii. Utility transmission lines;
iv. Infrastructure service facilities or extension necessary to serve the adjacent urban areas, and as identified in subsection
I herein.
c. Accessory uses which clearly are incidental or necessary to permitted uses.
2. Conditionally Permitted Uses. Tennis courts, swimming pools, sports facilities, including community or health centers.
Stables and other equestrian-related facilities, when not located within one hundred feet of any habitable structure.
3. Site Development Standards. Development standards for those permitted uses shall be established by the staff approval permit or other applicable plan, as determined by the city. When uses proposed in the open space/park land use classification are permitted in other land use classifications of the Garin Ranch specific plan, the development standards in those other applicable classifications shall apply.
GARIN RANCH LAND USE |
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Housing Type | Planning Area # | Acres | Dwelling Units |
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Residential: | | | |
Cluster Home | 1 | 6.9 | 64 |
Small S.F. Alley Homes | 9 | 6.1 | 48 |
Zero Lot Line | 5 | 10.5 | 96 |
Small S.F. | 6 | 34 | 202 |
Medium S.F. | 2 | 17.4 | 88 |
8 | 17.4 | 88 |
Large S.F. | 7 | 22.4 | 101 |
Wide-Shallow S.F. | 3 | 15.6 | 109 |
4 | 8.8 | 62 |
Total | | 139.1 | 858 |
Public Facilities: | | | |
Parks | | 6.8 | |
Parks/Detention | | 17.9 | |
Road ROW | | 18.6 | |
Commercial | | 8.5 | |
Total Plan Area | | 190.9 | 858 |
(Ord. 857 § 2, 2008; Ord. 864 § D, 2009; Ord. 975 § 2, 2016; Ord. 991 § 4, 2017; Ord. 1067, 2/27/2024; Ord. 1083, 2/25/2025; Ord. 1084, 3/11/2025; Ord. 1089, 10/14/2025)
