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ORDINANCE OF THE COUN-C~I~L~Ci~F~T-H~E .... CITY OF
PALO ALTO AMENDI.NG 'tlTLE 18 (ZONING CODB)
REGARDING MEDICAL ANO PRO-F.ESSIO.NAL OFF.ICES
GRAN.DFATHERED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
WHEREAS, the definitions of medical and professional offices
in the zoning code have been amended to allow product testing and
analysis and prototy·pe development 1 and
WHEREAS, the Council does not wish to have such expanded
definitions applicable to medical and professional uses which
remain in residential zones by virtue of special requirements
("grandfather clauses").
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alt.o does
ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Section l8ol2o070(a} [R-1 Special Requirements)
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read:
(a) Professional and medical office uses, (except
roduct testin and anal sis .1'nd _£rototype develot
ment , ex1st1ng on the effect1ve date of this sect on
ancr-which, prior to that date, wece lawful conforming
permitted uses or conditional uses operating subject
to a conditional use permit, or which uses were, prior
to the effective date of this section, located in an
R-1 district which wa.s imposed by reason of annexation
of the property to the city without benefit of pre
zoning and which, prior to the date of annexation, were
lawful conforming ~rmitted uses or conditional uses
operating subject to a.conditional use permit, shall be
deemed to be conforming uses.
SECTION 2. Section 18.17.0?0(a) [R-2 Special Require•ents)
of the Palo Alto Muncipal Code is hereby amended to read:
(a.) Professional and medical off ice µses '· {except
roduct testin and anal sis and rotot develo -
ment , ex st ng on t e e ect1ve te o th s sect on
and which~ prior to that date, were lawful conforsdng
permit~ed uses or conditional use~ operating subject
to a conditional use permit, or which uses werei prior
to the effective date of this section, located in an
R-2 di$trict which was imposed by reason of annexa
tion of the property to the city w;.t:hout benefit of
prezoning and which, prior to the 'jate of annexation,
were lawful conforming permitted U14itS or conditional
uses opera ting subject to a condi tie>;'al use permit,
shall be deemed to be conforming use~\
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SECTION 3. S~ction 18.l9.070(a) [RMD Special Re~uirements]
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby &mended to read:
(a) Professional and medical office. use$. {except
2roduct testing and analysis, and prototype develof
ment >~existing on the effective date of this sect on and which, prior t~ that date, were lawful conforming
permitted uses or conditional uses operating subject to
a conditional use permit, shall be deemed to be con
forming uses.
SECTION 4. Section 18. 21. 070 (a) [ RM-1 Spec ia 1 Require men ts l
of the Palo Aito Municipal Code is hereby amended to read;
(a) Professional and medical office uses, {except
product testin~ and.analysis, and protot~pe develo?
rnent)', Elxisting on the effecti\Te date of this section
arrcr-which., prior to that date, were lawful conforming
permitted uses or conditional uses operating subject to
a conditional use permit, or which uses were, prior to
the effective date of this section, located in an RM-1
residence district which was imposed by reason of
annexation of the property to the city without benefit
of prezoning and which, prior to the date of annexa
tion, were lawful con forming permitted uses or conc.li
tional uses operating subject to a conditional use
permit, shall be deemed to be conforming uses.
SECTION 5. Section 18.23.070(a) [RM-2 Special Requir~ments]
of the Palo Al to Municipal Code is hereby amended to read:
(a) Professional and medical office uses, (except
roduct te$tin and ~nal sis, and rotot e develo -
ment , ei st n~ on the e ect1ve ate o t is section
and which, prior to that date, were l.awful conforming
permitt~d uses or conditional USJS operating subject to
a conditional use permit, or which uses were, prior to
the effective date of this section, located in an RM-2 disttic~ which was imposed by reason of annexation of
the property to the city without benefit of prezoning
and which, prior to the date of annexation, were lawful
coriforming permitted uses or conditional uses operating
subject to a conditional use permit, shall be. deemed to
be conformi.ng uses.
SECTION 6. Section in.25.070(a) {RM-3 Special Requirements)
of the Palo.Alto Municipal COde is hereby amended to·read:
(a) Profe~sional and medical office uses, (except
roduct testin· and anal $iS arid
roent , _ex st ng on t e e ect ve ate o t s section
ancf'""'which, prior to that d~_te, were lawful conforming
permitted uses or Condit i.on:al _U-SEt~ opeJ:a ting $Ub jec t to
a conditional ~se permit, or which uses ~ere~ ptior to
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th~ effective date of' this secti~n, loc,ted in ~n RM-3
district which was i~posed by~reasbn of annexation of
the property to the city without ~enefit of prezoning
and which, prior to the date 6f annexation, were lawful
conforming permitted uses or conditional uses operating
subject to a conditional use permit~ s_hall' be deemeq to
be conforming uses.
SECTION 7. Section 2a:21~070(a) [RM-4 Sp~cial Requiremen~si
of the Palo.Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: ·
(a.) Pro fessiona 1 and medical off ice uses, { exce2..!:
· pro9..,~<:.t test ing__!nd analysis, and prot2..E:ype T develoe_:.
ment), existing on the effective date of this section
andwhich, prior to that date, were lawful conforming
permitted uses or conditional uses operating subject to
a conditional use permit, or which uses were, prior to
the effective date of this section, located in an RM-4
district which was imposed by reason of annexation of
the property to the city without benefit of prezoning
and which, prior to the date of annexation, were lawful
conforming permitted uses or conditional uses operating
subject to a conditional use permit, shall be deemed to
be conforming uses.
SECTION 8. Section 18.29.070(a) [RM-5 Special Requirements]
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read:
(a) Professional and medical office uses, (exceet
product testing and analysis, and prototype develop.=
mentJ, existing on the effective date of this section
ana-which, prior to that date, were lawful conforming
permitted uses or conditional uses operating subject to
a conditional use permit, or which uses were, prior to
the effective date of this section, located in an RM-5
district which was imposed by r$ason of annexation of
the property to the city without benefit of prezoning,
and which, prior to the date of anne~ation, were lawful
conforming permitted uses or conditional uses operating
subject to a conditional use permit,, sha~P be deemed to ..
be confor~ing uses.
SECTION 9. The Council hereby finds that this ordinance_ will
have no significant adverse environmental impact ..
SECTION IO. This ordinance shall become effective upon the commencem~~t of the thirty-first day a.fter the day of its
pa$sage ..
INTRODUCED: February 17' 1987
PASSED: March 9' 1987
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patitucci; Sutorius, Woolley
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.NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Renzel
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
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APPROVED:
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