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ORD!NANCl:i: OF THE COUNCIL Ol::i"' TH8 ClT'Y O!r PtiLO ,OiL'fO
AMENDING CHAPT~R 18.47 OF TITLE 18 (THE ZO~ING CODB)
1'0 CLJ.1.,R!F'i THE_ APPt,::.CATJJ)'il OF TOE P DISTRICT h'~GiJLAw
Ti:ONS AND TO ENAJH.E '.!.'HEIR COMB.'tNt\';.'ION "'CTH THf: en.
DISTRICT f<F..:(HJLl\TIONS
WHERE:ASr th8 pedest:.r.ian shopping cornbfr1inq dis:t'r:-ict (Pi r:·eg,)~·
lations ~re intended to foster the continuity of r0tail sto~e~ ~nd (~·i c•n1 '''Y {•11' 1·~··"'\\·'·'' cin<"1 t··ci '"17C·.1'<"' ~ n·1')not· ')l1 ·-i1•1•• <'J(:,;:J,.,,,:.i·~.,.; ·~n ("r:1i t'<J. 1"1•iH"'" ;. ·' ..,.._)«....-.l>~l;,;.( Y'V ,.\J\,,.; ':11:.) (. ·' ( •• •' (. • .( v '·"' .~ c~ \.... ..... l:..~ .J,"'' t .... , ............ L.w. ,.'...(", .. i, ~·"~ ·-• i II .... ll ••
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pt'iatc-1y o.·t)pli,:!d 1o the d:l.scr:etion of
F~~.Vi i cw Board: 2.nd
of Pvl0 Aito desires to
cn$uL·e t:~ett: they JYO 3.pp:co
Uto P;:.do Alto l\rchL:.<~ct.l1ra.J
WHEREAS 1 t:hi'!! P di .8 tr i.c t reguia ti.on s. may be comb.in.r:d with .::i.nd
modify the n,dghborh<..1od coh1r.H:n-:-cial di~tri0t (CN) regul\\tionB o.nd
the community c0mmercial district (CC) regulationB, and the Coun
cil des.ires to also Lrnuble the P d?.strict regulai:.ions tc be
c:0mbin~d w.tt.h :lr.d modify the coinm<.H'c:i-:d d0wntown dist1~ict ~CG)
regulations;.
NOW, THEREfON~, the Council of th~ City ot Palo Alto doe~
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION l. Sectf(_m· 1B.4~/ ... 0.lQ of th~ Palo Alto Mui\icip<:tl Code
i ~· h~~e.by-amended to r:ead ~ ·
18.47.010 Specific l~~t"posea •.. The reda$trh'l\n .~hcipping
combining district is int~nd~d ti modify the regul•~icnz ~f the CN ne~ghborhooo. comnierc ia.1 di i::ltr !ct, t.he CC co1N111..ini"t~· commt:-1rc ia l dis;,..
tri.ct <:1nd the CD commercial d.ownt.own .district in 'ccations where ~ t is Oeemed essiant.ial to fo$t:.er the continu:i ty of r<?•tail stores
and display windows and to avoid a monotor'ious peci~strian e'1vit·o11··
ment in order to est~ bi. i~h and ma int.a in an econoruca.lJ. y bea 1 thy
retail 6istrict. · ·
.. SECTION 2. Section 18.47M020 of the P~lo Alt0 Municipal Cbd~
1~ hereby amended to read:
18.-41 .. 020 J',pplieabllity -.>f .kegulationa. The Pf'd~stril;'.n
srwpping corr.birdng dist.L·ict m.ay ba combined with ~.ny CN, cc o.; CD
distl.'ict, in accord w.tth Chaptet: ltt.08 and Che.pte!' 18.98. Where
so combined, the r~¢ulatlon~ ~stabli~hed by this chapter shall
apply in lieu cf~ or in addition to, th~ p~ovislons e8tablished by
C!'!apter,s 18.41, 18.43 or 18 .. 49 •
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SECTION 3. section 1Bft~7~040 0f the Fala Alto Municipol C&de
is h~reby.an~i1oed to tt~ad:~ ·
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l9~47~040~ Uee lim1l*ticns ~ft~ -sit0 dev~lopEent regul~--
tiono. (a) Pedes:trian Design Feat1ires Required.~. On atiy sit-a,
or portion of a site, aajoining a d~signated pede~tri~n si~ew~lk
or peciestri~nway, new construation •nd alterdtions to e~isting Stl'."IJCtU:C~!=l sh~.ll be required, as detnrmiried by the at."Chit~ctural
cev i ew board,• to provide the fol lowing design iea i..~·l"'ea int~rnded to
c rF..~a te pede s tr. i an or shop9.er in t~i:es t, tc~ pr0v .i.dF..~ wea i.:.i:·::: o.rot~c
ti ori for [)ed(~str:ians! and to pt·eclude inapp~opL~ia:te or inhatmoni
nu 1:; bu i 1 d :lnq di:•~; i qn d nd ~; ;( t. i t\~J ~
(2) Pedestrian arcad0s 1 recessed entryways, er cova~ad
r~-c.~Jr..=u !:"' ut~{~ a cea s ci-e s i gr;e i'..1 fc;r pcdc st~· i an us~) ~··.' :t -;:_ !.l dn
::ir~'(·;c\ not lei::~:?. t.h~n th~ Jongth of the adjcdning
f ron t:E!Qe t:i \lie~ 0 .. :) meter·~~ ( 1. 5 ;:ee.-t) ;
( :1!-Landscaping or architectu:cnl dei::dgn. featm:e.s; in·
tended LO pceclurta blank walls or bu~lding faces.
The specific nature and ~equirement~ of pedestrian desigri features
shall be d\"';tei:'rninr:;d by the architectunl.1 rovlw..; bo.:.1r.6r in accor:d
w.1 th dnsign gu;.ckili nes pr:-ep~red by th.:.t oo~cd puri:n\;;lnt to Cr.aptet·
16.48.
(b) Parking a!ld Vehicular Ac<::.ess R>:":'.st.t'icted.; V-3h~.-ci.tlat'
acces• to sites adjoining de~ignated' pedest~i~n sid-0walk~ ot
pf;de~tri~nw~ys wh].ch requlr.e.s vehic•..1lar mcvement acs:o!I~~ s:.ich ·
pedestrian sioewa lks or pedestT."ianways, s.hall ba prohibitect, · e:i1:c.;pt
wht:re requ~~ed by law or as may: be a~fthprized by a use permft. ·· ··
issued .in accord with Chapter 18 .•. 90. · ·, · ·
SECTION 4. The cou'nc i l he t'eby find~ t.ha t nc.ne of ttH; r.)rov i~ i onf> Of.'°'11iTS"Orc:Hnartce1~i l 1 havo i:l. slgnfficant en'lit"on~e~~a)
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5.ECT!ON 5. This· or:di nari:ce ~~hn 11 ~-ecom~ . ef f$11~tiv~: 1.!por1
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col'!lmencemen t $'f th~ thh:·ty-f h:sl day aCte'li. the day. of i te passag,e •, ·
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INTRODfJCEth Jariuary 19, 1988
PASSED: F·ehruaty B ~ 1988
A'fE8j Bechtel, Fletdier ~ K..t~in. Levy, Pa:titucd ~ fa:nz,t:il r Su'rndus,
Woolley · ·
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS; . N«:me
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