In addition to the general purposes listed in Chapter 1.04 Title, Components, and Purposes, the specific purposes of the PS Public and Semipublic District are to:
A. 
Allow consideration of a large public or semipublic use separately from regulations for an underlying base zoning that may or may not be appropriate in combination with the public or semipublic use.
B. 
Allow consideration of establishment or expansion of a large public or semipublic use at rezoning hearings rather than at use permit hearings only, and give notice to all of the extent of a site approved for a large public or semipublic use by delineating it on the zoning map.
C. 
Allow the Planning Commission and City Council to consider the most appropriate use of a site following discontinuance of a large public or semipublic use without the encumbrance of a base zoning district that may or may not provide appropriate regulations for reuse of the site.
(Ord. 2001-015 § 1; Ord. 2020-002 § 4)
The PS District is intended to be the base district for use classifications listed in Section 2.20.200 PS District—Use Regulations where these have a contiguous site area of two acres or more, including alleys, streets, or other rights-of-way, and the area has a developed or "urban" character. Public and semipublic use classifications on sites of less than two acres shall be subject to the regulations of the base and overlay districts in which they are located.
A. 
Certain Properties Near BART. Development consistent with California Public Utilities Code Sections 29010.1 through 29010.12, is allowed on parcels that meet the applicability criteria.
1. 
Applicable Parcels.
a. 
Located within a half-mile of a BART Station;
b. 
At least one-quarter acre in size (either individual or contiguous parcels);
c. 
Owned by BART on or before July 1, 2018; and
d. 
An infill site (defined in Section 21061.3 of the Public Resources Code as a site that had previous development or a site without development immediately adjacent to urban uses).
2. 
Residential and Office Development. Multi-Family Residential and office development is a permitted use and shall be subject to the development standards of the DA-6 District.
(Ord. 2001-015 § 1; Ord. 2020-002 § 4; Ord. 2022-001 § 3)