This Chapter contains the regulations for the Public Benefit Zone established by the City. The actual designation of each area will be PB followed by a corresponding number (e.g., PB-1).
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
The purpose of the Public Benefit Zone is to provide space for the provision of uses that are beneficial to the public, including affordable housing and supporting uses, such as public park, recreation, open space, and parking.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
The following uses are permitted in the Public Benefit Zone:
(a) 
Accessory structures;
(b) 
Public parking;
(c) 
Recreational facilities/sports complex non-commercial;
(d) 
Residential/attached;
(e) 
Residential/cluster development;
(f) 
Small family day care;
(g) 
Agriculture, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit;
(h) 
Antennas, residential, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit;
(i) 
Antennas, commercial, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit;
(j) 
Day care center, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit;
(k) 
Utility buildings and facilities, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit;
(l) 
Other uses which benefit the public which the City Council may designate from time to time.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
The following general development standards apply to PB-1:
(a) 
Up to a maximum of 29% and less than 10 acres, may be developed with residential uses ("residential area").
(b) 
The maximum number of residential units that may be within the residential area is 238 units.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
The following standards apply to residential development in PB-1:
(a) 
Development Standards Table:
Item
Standard
Minimum density
20 du/gross acre
Maximum density
24 du/gross acre
Maximum building height
35 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front
15 feet
Side
10 feet
Rear
10 feet
Minimum distance between main buildings
10 feet
(b) 
Residential uses shall occupy at least 50% of the total gross floor area of a mixed-use development.
(c) 
For developments in which 20% or more of the units are affordable to lower income households (income and affordability levels set forth in Sections 50079.5, 50093, and 50105 of the Health and Safety Code shall apply), owner-occupied and rental multifamily uses are considered a use by right pursuant to subdivisions (h) and (i) of Government Code Section 65583.2 and shall be reviewed ministerially by the Director.
(d) 
An applicant for a project pursuant to this Section may apply for a density bonus, incentives or concessions, waivers or reductions in development standards, and reduced parking ratios in accordance with Government Code Section 65915 and Section 21.20.040 of this Title.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
Residential development within the Public Benefit Zone must implement the following design standards which are intended to provide developers, builders, and architects with a clear standard of the desired site design characteristics.
(a) 
Site Design and Parking.
(1) 
Primary building entrances (individual or shared) must include at least two of the following building materials: stucco, brick, stone, or wood. Entrances that do not face a public street and sidewalk (such as within deep or large lots) must face an internal pedestrian path that connects to a public sidewalk.
(2) 
At least two different building types must be included in projects with multiple buildings. Building types must be differentiated through variations to building materials, color, rooflines, and the use of architectural features such as awnings and light fixtures.
(3) 
Lighting must be recessed or hooded and downward directed.
(4) 
All surface level parking areas, covered and uncovered, must be screened from public streets. Screening must be accomplished through building placement, landscaping, a planted berm, decorative fencing with vines, topography, or some combination of the above. Landscaping used for screening purposes must be no less than two feet wide (from the back of the sidewalk or street curb to the parking lot paving, whichever is greater) and no less than 42 inches in height.
(5) 
Structured parking must be designed such that all lighting is fully shielded and automobile headlamps within the structure are not visible from adjacent buildings, parcels, or streets. The minimum height of screening for automobile headlights must be 42 inches in height.
(6) 
Parking areas must be separated from any building by a sidewalk or landscaping with a minimum width of five feet.
(b) 
Building Design.
(1) 
Blank walls (facades without doors, windows, landscaping treatments) must be less than 30 feet in length.
(2) 
Buildings three stories and over must provide three distinctive materials, each a minimum of 10% of the total street-facing building facade, and a minimum of two different building colors. Distinctive building materials must include a combination of stucco, brick, stone, and wood.
(3) 
Trim surrounds or recessed windows with a minimum depth of three inches must be provided at all exterior windows and door openings.
(4) 
Exterior front doors must be recessed a minimum of three feet or have a covered porch with a minimum depth of six feet.
(5) 
Exterior walls must include two or more of the following: windows, trellises, arcades, roof overhangs, recessed or projected massing, columns, balconies, wainscots, or awnings.
(6) 
Exterior stairwells must not be directly visible from the street. For safety and security, exterior stairwells must be oriented to interior spaces, such as plazas and gathering areas, parking areas, and pedestrian pathways and must not be separated from these areas by landscaping, fences, or walls taller than three feet.
(c) 
Massing and Articulation.
(1) 
All building walls must have at least one minor massing break every 50 lineal feet. A "minor massing break" means a variation in setback or a building entry, recess, or structural bay or other projection. A minor massing break that is a setback, recess, or projection must be at least 12 inches deep and four feet wide.
(2) 
Buildings over three stories tall must have at least one major massing break every 100 lineal feet along all street frontages, adjacent public park, publicly accessible outdoor space, or open space area. A "major massing break" means a variation in setback or a building entry that is at least 72 inches deep and 60 inches wide and that extends the full height of the building.
(3) 
Rooflines, whether pitched or flat, must be vertically articulated at least every 50 feet along the street frontage. "Vertically articulated" means one or more of the following: a parapet, a variation in cornice, a reveal, a clerestory window or windows, or a variation in roof height or form.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
All nonresidential improvements within the Public Benefit Zone must be consistent with accepted public use and/or park and recreation development standards and consistent with the objective to provide uses that are beneficial to the public.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
See Section 21.100.010.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
See Section 21.27.110.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
See Chapter 21.60 Architecture and Landscape Review.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
See Section 21.27.140.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
(a) 
All utilities services must be installed underground to the buildings.
(b) 
All utilities such as gas meters, electrical meters, telephone pedestal-mounted terminal boxes, surface-mounted electrical transformers, fire hydrants or any other potential obstructions must not be located within the required parking or turning area or driveway.
(c) 
All utility meters must be screened by architectural means from view from public or private streets.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)
See Section 21.90.060.
(Ord. 753, 6/20/2024)