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ORDINANCE NO. 3098 --
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING SECTION 18.47.010 and 18.47.040 OF TH~~
PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE (PEDESTRIAN SHOPPING
COMBINING DISTRICT (P) TO ELIMINATE USE RESTRICTIONS
The council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Sect.ion 18.47.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal CoO.e
is he~eby amended to read as follows~
11 18.47.010 s 'f' Pr ---,---~9~~-.~. poses
The Pedestrian Shopping Combining District is
intended to modify the regulations of the CN
Neighborhood Commercial District and the CC
Comrnuni ty Commercial District in locations:
where it is deemed essential to foster the
continuity of retail stores and display
windows.• and to avoid a monotonous pedestrian
1;:;nvironrnent in ord<~~r to establish and inaintain
an economically heal thy ret<:d.1 d.istxict, 11
SECTION 2T Section 18,47.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Pedestrian Design Features Required: On any
site, or portion of a site, adjoining a designated
pedestrian sidewalk or pedestrianway, new con
struction and alterations to existing structures
shall be required to provide the following design
features intended to create pedestrian or shopper
interest, to provide weather protection for
pedestrians, and to preclude inappropriate or
inharmonious building desLgn and siting:
(1) Display windows, or retail display
areas.
(2) Pedestrian arcades, recessed entry
ways, or covered recessed areas
designed for pedestrian use with an
area not less th~n the length of the
adjoining frontage times 0.5 meters
(l.S feet).
(3) Landscaping or architectural design
features intended to preclude blank
walls or building faces.
The specific nature and requirements of pedestrian
design features s~all be determined by the Archi
tectu~al Review Board, in accord with design
guidalines prepared by that Board pursuant to
Chapter 16.48.
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(b) Parking and vehi<.·ular access restricted:
Vehicular access to sites adjoining desig
nated peuestrian sidewalks or pedestrian
ways which requires vehicular movement
across such pedestrian sidewalks or pedes
trianways, shall be prohibited, except
where requirAd by law or as may be.authorized
by a. use'permit 1.n accord with Chapter 18.90.n
SECTION 3. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds
that the enactment of this ordinance will have nc s.i.gnif icant
environmental impact and will be consistent with the Palo Alto
Comprehensive Plan.
SECTION 4, This ordinance shall become effective upon
the commen.)ement of the thirty-.first day after its adoption~
IN'I'HODUCED: November 20 ~ l. 978
Pl\SSBD: December 4, 1978
AYE:S: Brenner, Clay, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher$ Henderson, Sher,
~Ji the rs po on
NOES: None
.Zl.BSEN'l': Carey
ABS~t'ENTIONS: None
ATTES'l'!
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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'A'"ssistant City Attorney
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