Low density residential area with active adult neighborhoods, executive neighborhoods, a recreation center, a water tank and pump stations, storm drainage basins, parks and associated open space.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Single-family single-story detached for age-restricted occupancy;
2. Duet units for age-restricted occupancy;
3. Single-family detached homes for non-age-restricted occupancy;
4. Single-family uses not exceeding a density of five dwelling units per gross acre;
5. Accessory facilities or buildings related to the primary use subject to Chapter
17.660;
6. Home occupation subject to obtaining a home occupation permit pursuant to Chapter
17.840;
7. The keeping of domestic animals or pets subject to Chapter
17.670;
8. Model home sales facilities;
9. Recreation center and related facilities including clubhouse, tennis courts, swimming pools, maintenance structures and related recreation facilities;
10. Homeowners' association recreation buildings, tennis courts, swimming pools, gatehouses, other common-use facilities and open area;
11. Water tank, pump stations and associated structures;
12. Detention basin, water quality basin and associated structures;
13. Agricultural planting areas with vineyards and olive groves, maintenance and related structures;
14. Temporary uses related to the primary use and subject to obtaining a temporary use permit pursuant to Chapter
17.850;
15. Parks, playgrounds and recreational trail;
16. Residential care facilities, regardless of size and occupancy, shall be subject only to the same requirements as other residential uses within the same zone;
17. Agricultural employee housing for six or fewer persons, in compliance with California Health and Safety Code Section
17021.5, shall be subject only to the same requirements as other residential uses within the same zone;
18. Other uses determined by the community development department to be similar to and compatible with the preceding permitted uses.
B. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
1. Uses ancillary to a recreation center, which will serve persons other than residents of the active adult community, such as a restaurant or bar;
2. Other uses determined by the community development department to be similar to the ancillary use.
C. General Development Standards.
1. Maximum Number of Units and Minimum Lot Area.
a. Maximum Active Adult Units. A maximum of one thousand one hundred single story active adult Single-Family dwelling units and duets shall be permitted within the lands of subarea A.
b. Maximum Executive Units. A maximum of one hundred fifty single-family dwelling units shall be permitted within the lands of subarea A.
c. Recreation Center. One community center which may have a distinguishing tower that exceeds thirty-five feet in height, is allowed on a centrally located approximately nine-acre site.
d. Lot area. Minimum lot area shall be four thousand square feet for active adult single-family lots, two thousand five hundred square feet for active adult duet lots, and nine thousand square feet for executive single-family lots. A variety of lot sizes, larger than the minimums, shall be included to provide a variety of housing products and yard conditions.
e. Setbacks, Height and Parking. Each yard setback below shall be measured from its respective property line, regardless of guest parking bays, except that measurement shall be from the back of sidewalk wherever a street's sidewalk lies inside a lot. All yard setbacks shall be measured to the nearest specified wall of the dwelling. Allowable projections into yard setbacks shall be as set forth in Section
17.660.005, Encroachments Into Required Yards.
The Vineyards at Marsh Creek Setback Criteria and Lot Coverage |
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Active Adult Residential | Duet Lot | 48′ x 97′ Lot | 58′ x 97′ Lot | 72′-75′ x 97′ Lot |
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Minimum Frontage on a Curve/Cul-de-sac or Knuckle | 18′ | 35′ | 35′ | 35′ |
A. Minimum Front Yard | |
1. To a garage door of a front-entry garage | 18′ | 18′ | 18′ | 18′ |
2. To a wall of a side entry garage | 12′ | 12′ | 12′ | 12′ |
3. To a wall of a habitable room | 12′ | 12′ | 12′ | 12′ |
B. Minimum Side Yard Adjoining a Street | 10′ | 10′ | 10′ | 10′ |
C. Minimum Side Yard at an Interior Lot Line | |
1. To a wall of a garage | 0/5′ | 5′ | 5′ | 5′ |
2. To a wall of a habitable room | 0/5′ | 5′ | 5′ | 5′ |
3. To landscape structures not exceeding 6′ in height | 3′ | 3′ | 3′ | 3′ |
4. Aggregate, both side yards at garage | 5′ | 10′ | 10′ | 10′ |
5. Aggregate, both side yards at non-garage | 5′ | 10′ | 10′ | 10′ |
6. Aggregate, both side yards at landscape walls | 3′ | 6′ | 6′ | 6′ |
D. Minimum Rear Yard | | 8′ minimum with a 15′ average | 8′ minimum with a 15′ average | 8′ minimum with a 15′ average |
E. Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces | |
1. In a garage | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2. In a driveway | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
F. Maximum Building Height | 35′ | 35′ | 35′ | 35′ |
G. Lot Coverage (Note: all plans are single story) | Sq. Ft. | % Coverage | % Coverage | % Coverage |
Plan 1 | 1737 | 37.31 | | |
Plan 2 | 2135 | 45.85 | | |
Plan 3 | 2221 | 47.70 | | |
Plan 4 | 2357 | | 41.89 | |
Plan 5 | 2515 | | 44.70 | |
Plan 6 | 2664 | | 47.40 | |
Plan 7 | 2966 | | | 40.77 |
Plan 8 | 3003 | | | 41.29 |
Plan 9 | 3189 | | | 43.79 |
Executive Single-Family Residential | 9,000 SF Lot Minimum 9,000 SF Average 11,500SF (Min 70′ x 110′) | 13,000 SF Lot Minimum 13,000 SF Average 17,000SF (Min 75′ x 110′) |
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Minimum Frontage on a Curve/Cul-de-sac or Knuckle | 35′ | 35′ |
A. Minimum Front Yard | |
1. To a garage door of a front-entry garage | 20′ | 20′ |
2. To a wall of a side entry garage | 15′ | 15′ |
3. To a wall of a habitable room | 15′ | 15′ |
B. Minimum Side Yard Adjoining a Street | 10′ | 15′ |
C. Minimum Side Yard at an Interior Lot Line | |
1. Minimum/aggregate setbacks | 5/15 | 10/20 |
D. Minimum Rear Yard | 15′ first floor | Lots backing onto 20′ second floor |
20′ second floor | Fairview: 20′ first floor; 25′ second floor; other lots 25′ |
E. Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces | |
1. In a garage | 3 | 3 |
2. In a driveway | 2 | 2 |
3. Total off-street | 5 | 5 |
F. Maximum Building Height | 35′ | 35′ |
G. Lot Coverage | % Coverage | % Coverage |
1. Single story | 45 | 45 |
2. Two-story | 40 | 40 |
D. Construction Standards for Active Adult and Executive Housing.
1. Variety in Building Mass. Variety in building mass shall be accomplished by:
a. Inclusion in the floor plans available for purchase, varying front façade design, such as side-entry garages and varying the entryway location and design;
b. Avoidance of use of a single façade design more than twice in any group of contiguous homes;
c. Inclusion of floor plan purchase-options, such as additional golf cart garage space, which alters the visual mass of a floor plan;
d. Executive single-family homes that back up onto Fairview shall have one story profiles. This is defined by having a minimum of a five-foot horizontal setback between the first and second floors, having a single story component for at least eighty percent of the length of the rear elevation. See the development plan and related exhibits for lot locations and example profiles.
e. At the time site design and development review of multiple floor plans, incorporating design variations such as those described above, shall be submitted.
E. Additional Residential Design Items.
1. Design Review. Design review shall be required as follows:
a. Residential Buildings. Design and site development review shall be required pursuant to Chapter
17.820. The architectural style has a palette of cut and rustic stone with hues of rose, buff and ochre, ornamental carved or cast stone, terra cotta colored clay or concrete roof tile, awning shutters, detailed ironwork and plants in terra cotta pots. Residential units have been organized for "street presence" with several models possessing gathering and semi-private terraces on the street side of the property. Identifying features may consist of:
i. Roofs are typically "S" and barrel concrete or clay tiles at a low pitch;
ii. Doors and windows are generally recessed into thick walls;
iii. Accents may include tile surround, metal railings, shutters and awnings;
iv. Use of columns, window and door surrounds.
b. Landscaping, Fencing and Walls. Landscaping, fencing and walls in areas adjoining a public or private street shall conform to the plans approved by the planning commission. Individual lot landscaping includes a lawn area and a palette of groundcovers and smaller trees in the front and side yards with a mix of shrubs, flowering groundcovers and grasses to provide moderate privacy screening and seasonal interest. Where lot size permits, gardens will be anchored by larger shade trees. Trellises or patio trees that shade courtyards off of living spaces are encouraged. Trellises and walls may be covered with climbing landscaping. Walls are generally stucco, smooth and in earth tone colors. Gatehouses will reflect the residential architecture and incorporate community monumentation.
c. Public and Common Open Space. As part of the aesthetic productive landscape, grapes and olives will be cultivated wherever possible. In larger open-space production areas, grapes will be grown in rows spaced to allow mechanical harvesting. However, in some areas where aesthetics are equally important such as the rows flanking Fairview Avenue, the rows may have to be spaced more tightly and thus harvested by hand. Olive orchards can be located on slopes that are steeper than three to one. Harvest will be by hand or mechanical means, depending on orchard access.
Since the agricultural components are part of a true working landscape, access within the vineyards and orchards will be restricted to those who are growing the grapes and olives. Limited pedestrian and service vehicular access only will be allowed where possible in designated areas.
d. Recreation Facilities and Conditional Use Permit Uses. Design and site development review approval by the planning commission pursuant to Chapter
17.820 shall be required for the following:
i. Recreation center buildings and accompanying outdoor facilities such as pools;
(a) Design elements may include stone accents and a distinguishing tower. Large view oriented spaces will be designed as lightly scaled trellis or outdoor loggia elements (though glass enclosed) attached to the more traditional mass of this architectural character.
ii. Buildings for which approval of a conditional use permit by the planning commission is required.
F. Roadway Items.
1. Fairview Avenue. Public one hundred forty-foot right-of-way, including two to four travel lanes, turn lanes at intersections, bike lanes, with no parking allowed. Landscaping to allow vineyards and olive groves in addition to traditional street trees and groundcover. Public eight-foot multi use path located on each side of Fairview Avenue.
2. Local Spine Streets. Private thirty-six-foot curb-to-curb, including two travel lanes and on-street parking allowed. One side only five-feet of traditional landscaping between a separated four-foot sidewalk and the curb. Ten-foot PUE, that overlaps the right-of-way by six-inches located each side of the roadway.
3. Local Streets. Private thirty-six-foot curb-to-curb, including two travel lanes and on-street parking allowed. One side only four and one-half-foot curb adjacent sidewalk. Ten-foot PUE, that overlaps the right-of-way by six-inches located each side of the roadway.
(Ord. 857 § 2, 2008; Ord. 1084, 3/11/2025)
