HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2764. . ' • • ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO.· 2764
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CQDE
BY AMENDING AND ADDING. CERT.1.i.IN SECTIONS AND· CHAPTERS
RELATING· TO THE· CONSTRUCTION·,· MAINTENANCE;·• ENHANCE•
'MENT, ANJ'l REHABILITATION OF DWELLING' UNITS
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· The· Council of· the· City· of· Palo Alto doesr ORDAIN as· follows:
SECTION 1. Title 18 of th!:!' Palo Al to Mun icipa'l Code is
hereby amended to add thereto Chapter· 18~17, entitled "R-2:REHAB~
P.ehabilitation'District· Regulations" to read· as· follows:
"ie·.17. 010· Declaration of purpose.· The· Council
declares· that· it fs thE::t purpose ofttils district -to es
tablish; maintain,· and enhance the character·,· quality, and
livability of existing·housingr to bring such housing up
to housing code· standards, and to help meet the housing
needs of those persons disadvantaged in the housing· market.
18.17.020· Definitions. -(a)· Bona· fide·rehabiiitation.
The term "bona· fI'Oe renabifitation" meana restoration ano"
improvement of existing· Type· V wood frame buildings to
housing code standards c0nsistent with the purposes of this
district.
(b) · LQw·, and moder~i;e' income· housing. Th7 term "~ow
an(!moderate· incomehousingw=means dwell1n9·un1ts· providad
pursuant· to· this chapter and intended, de~igned, and· used
to rent,· lease, sell, transfer, or convey at low or moderate
rents or prices to persons or families of· low or moderate
income· or to organizations wnich promote· housing for persons
or families of low or m:>derate income.
(c.) · Low or· moderate: income· rents' or rices-.. The term
"low or· mo erate ncome rents or prices means at.amount
of money paid monthly for the rent, lease, sale, transfer
or conveyance·, including principal and interest·, which
equals·"~ but· does not exceed, twenty ... five· percent of the
~ monthly income of ·1ow or moderate income· persons or
· families.
(d)· Persons andfam.;i.lies·of lowor·moderace:income.
The term· ·"persons and famllles of Tow or :mo-derate income"
means persons· and· families financially ~ualitied for
assistance under the federal Department of.Housin9 and
Urban· Development Section 236 Program or similar successor
pro<p:ams.
18:.17. 030 R•2 ·re~irements. Except as· provided in
this·ohapter,. •il ofe 'r'1!quireii:ients of· Chapter· 18.16 shall
apply in aJ.l R-21REHAB districts. The .uses permitte~ and ·
the uses requiring use . permits are those· provided in> .
Chapter ltt.16·. '.tn case of conflict, the provisions ot· 'this
chapter-shall· prevail.
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18.17.040 Density.for Bona Fide Rehabilitation. For bona
fide rehabilitation in tl'iis aistric't, the nUiTlber of dwelling
units shall be determined pursuant to the· requirements for room
dimension contained in Section H-503 of the housin9 code as
adopted. and made a part of this cede in Section 16.04.420.
· ~8 .17. 050 .Max!,!l11f'l ·buildin5r covera9e·. For ·bona fide
rehabilitation· tlie·6u1!~ln9· coverage of tot· area· may be
increased up to fifteen percent more than the building
coverage existing on February· 20; 19?4, so long· as· the
requirements-of Section 18~17.060 are· met.
18 .17', 060· ··Front· yard,· side· yards•[' rear~·xard ~ For
bona· fide rahabiI1€ation, the front yard, slaeyards, and
rear yard· ·requirements· of· Chapter 18, 16 apply in· this
district·.· Lots improved by· Type V wood frame buildings
existing on February· 20, 1974, need not conform to such
requirements, but no fu~ wa"""r projections· into required
front yard, side yards, or· rear yards shall be permitted
after February 20·, 1974.
18.17.070 Parking. Lots improved through bona fide
rehabilitation shalf require no automobile parking in
addition to thi!.t. which existed on February 20;. 1974.
· 18·. l 7. 080 · · Usable open space. Thet.·e is no minimum
usable open space requirement in this diistrict for lots
improved through bona fide rehabilitation.
18.17.090· ·New· construction. (a} The number of
dwelling· unite· permitfea pursuant to· Chapter· lB.20 may
be constructed upon any lot if thirty-three and one-third
percent of the new dwellinq units which equal t~e dif
ference· between the number· permitted pursuant to Chapter
18.16 and· Chapter 18.20 are low and moderate income
housing.
(b) If the number which equals thirty-three and
one-third percent of the new dwelling units is not a
whole· nU&'"nber,· then such· number shall be rounded to the
nearest whole·numbere
(c) Where new conatruotion provides low and·moderate
income housing· pursuant to subsect.ion (a) of this· section,
the· requirements of Sections 18.20.040·,. 18.20~050, 18.20.060,.
18.20.070, 18.20.080, l8.2v.090, 18.20.110 and 18.20 .. 120
shall apply.
18.17.100 Automobile· Parking, Automobile parking
:requirements for low and·moderat'i·income;houatn9'provided
pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 18 .17. 090, shall be
one apace for each Btudio dwelling unit, one space for
eaQh dwelling unit with one l:;>edroom, and one and one-half
sp~ces for each dwelling unit with two or more bedrooms1
of such spacea, at least one shall be covered-.· For new
dwelling units other than low and moderate income housing,
the parkinq·requirements of Section 18.20.100 shall apply."
SECTlON 2·. Title 18 of the Palo Alto Mun~cipal· Code is
hereby a.mended· to add thereto Chapter 18.23, entitled "R-3:REHAB,
Rehabilitation District Regulationa,"·to read as follows:
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"18.23.010 Declaration of ,eur,,Pose. The Council
declares that it Is the purpose of this district to es
tablish, ~aintain, and enhance the character, quality, and
livability of existing housing, to bring such housing up
to housing code standaras, and to help meet the housing
needs of those persons disadvantaged in the housing market.
18.23.020 ·Definitions. (a) Bona fide rehabilitation.
~he term nbona ff<ie rehabilitation" means restoration and
improvement of existing Type V wood frame buildings to
housing code standards consistent with the· purposes of this
district.
(b) L~w and moderate income housi~. The term "low
and moderate income housing" means dwelling units provided
pursuant to this chapter and intended, designed, and used
to rent, lease, sell, transfer, or convey at low or moderate
income rents or prices to persons or families of low or
moderate income or to organizations which promote housing
for persons or families of low or moderate income.
· {c) Low or moderate rents or ~rices. ·The term
"low or moderate income rents or prices" means that amount
of money paid monthly for the rent, lease, sale, transfer,
or conveyance, includin~ principal and interest, which
equals, but does not exceed, twenty-five percent of the
monthl~1 income of low or moderate income persons or families.
(d) Persons and families of low or· moderate income.
The ternr ... persona and f'amiiies of low or moderate income"
means persons and families financially qua-lified for
assistance under the federal Department of Housing and
Urban Development Section 236 Program or similar successor
programs.
18.23.030 ~-3 r~uire,!!le~t~. ·Except as provided in
this chapter, all of e requ.i.rements of Chapter 18. 20
shall apply· in all R-3:REHAB districts. The uses permitted
and the uses requiring use permits are those provided in
Chapter 18.20. !n case of conflict, the provisions of
this chapter shall _prevail.
18.23.040 Density.for Bona Fide Rehabilitation. For bona
fide rehabilitation in this district, the number of dwelling
units shall be determined pursuant to the requirements for room
dimension contained in Section H-503 of the housing code as
adopted and made a part of this code in Section 16.04.420.
18.23.050 Maximum building· coverage. For bona fide
rehabilitation tile building coverage of lot area may be
increased· \lP to fifteen percent more th.an the building
coverage-existing on February 20, 1974, so· long as the
requirements of Section 18.23.060 are met.
ard. For -'""'1-~~--""".,.._._.._...,_ __ ~.,.._~'J""'ll'-o:-~y~a~rds, and
in this
Lots improved by Type V wood frame buildings_
20',-1974,· need not conform· to· such·
further projections into required front
rear yards shall be permitt.ad after
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18.23.070· Parking. Lots improved through· bona fide
rehabilitation· shall require no· automobile parking in
addition to that which existed on February 20, 1974.
18.23.080 Usable oeen·space. There is no minimum
usable open· space requirement in this district for lots
improved throuqh bona fide rehabilitation.
18. 23. 090• New• construction.· ·(a)· The number of
dwel·ling··units· periD!tted pursuant to· Chapter 18·. 24 may
be constructed upon any lot if thirty-three and· one-third
pe~cent of the new dwelling units which equal the difference
between the number permitted pursuant to Chapter 18.20 and
Chapter 18.24 are low and moderate income housing~
(b) If the number which equals thirty ... three and
one-third percent of the new dwelling units is not a
whole number, then such· number shall be rounded to the
nearest·· whole·· number.
(c) Where new construction provides low and moderate
incotnEt-housinq pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
the requirements of Sections 18.24.040, 18.24.050, 18.24.060,
18.24.070, lS.24.080, 18.24c090, 18.24.110 and 18.24.120
shall· apply.
18.23.100 Automobile aarking. Automobile parking
require:mt:i~ts for iow and mo erate inCOine'hOUSin9·provided
pursuant to svbsection (a) of Section 18.23.090 shall be
one space for each studio dwelling unit, one space for
each dwelling unit with one bedroom, and one and one-half
spaces for each dwelling unit with two or· more bedrooms;
of such spaces, at least one shall be covered. For new
dwelling units other than low and moderata income housing,
the parking requirements of Section 18.24.100 shall apply.11
SECTION 3. Subsection {a) of Section 18.40.020 (uses
permitted in the c-2 district) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
is hereby· amended to· read:
n(a)· ·Uses permitted in R districts, except dwellings
unless in e~istence or constructed pursuant· to· subsection (h)
hereof.-"
SECTION 4. A new subsection (h) is hereby added to Section . ~
18.40.020 (uses permitted in t.he C•2 district) of t}le Palo Alto ~
~unioipal Code to read as follows:
"(h) A dwelling unit in existence prior to FebruatY
20, 1974·, or con$t;ructed after February 20, 1974, within
the Downtown Fire Zone 1, an area in Palo Alto as set forth on a map entitled "Official Fire zo~e Map of the City of ~
Palo Alto, California," on file in the· office of· the
building official, and as adopted· in Section 16.04;180."
SECTION S, Subsection (b) of Section 18.40.030 (uses
requiring u•e permits in tbe C-2 district) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Cod~ is hereby amended to read as :foilow"!i
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"(b) Dwelling units, except no use permit need be
obtained for dwelling units as· specified in subsection (h)
of Section 18.40.020."
SECTION 6c Section 18.40.035 is hereby added to Chapter
18.40 (C-2 -Central Business District Regulations) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to rea.d· as follows:
"18.40.0·35· New dwelling units. All of the require
ments of Chapter 18.24 snail apply to any new dwelling
units constructed in this district pursuant to subsection
(h) of Section 18.40.020 of this chapter."
SECTION 7G Section 18.40.100 is hereby added to Chapter
18.40 {C-2 -Central Business District Regulations) of the
Falo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows:
"18.40.lOO· ·Automobile· Parking. If a Type V building
in this district rn existence on February 20, 1974f is
improved through-bona fide rehabilitation, as defined in
Section 18.17.020 and Section 18.23.020, no automobile
parking shall be required for residential use in addition
to the parking which existed on February 20, 1974."
SECTION ~· Subsection (a) of Section 18.50.020 (uses
permitted in the C-3 district)· of t.he Palo Alto Municipal Code
is hereby amended to· read:
"(a) Uses permitt~d in c~2 districts, except dwellings
unless in existence or constructed pursuant to subsection (f)
hereof."
SE:CT!ON 9. A new subsection Cf) is hereby added to section
18.50.020 {uses permitted in the C-3 district) of the Palo Alto
Municipal· Code to read as follows:
"{£). -A dwelling unit in existence p.t·ior to or con
structed after February 20, 1974, within the Downtown
Fire Zone 1, an· area in Palo· Alto as set forth· on· a map
entitled "Official Fire Zone Map·of the· City· of Palo Alto,
California·,"· on· file in the--offioe· of the' bui·lding
offici1id, and as adopted-in Section· 16.04,180."
SECTION 10. Subsection (a) of Section 18.50.030 {uses
requiring use permits in the c-3 district) of the Palo Alto
. Municipal Code· is hereby ·amended to read as follows I
"(a)· Dwelling units, except no use permit need be
obtained for· dwelling units as· specified· in-subsection {f)
. . of Saction· 18~ 50 ~ 020."
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· SECTION 11. Section 18.50.035 is hereby ad4ed to Chapter
18.SO (C•3 -General Commercial District Requlatione) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to read aa followsa
"18.50.035 New· dwellin,· units·. All of the require
ments of Chapter 18.2a shal 'apply to new dwelling units
oonatruoted·in· this district purauant to aubaection (f)
of· Section· 18·, 50. 020· of this chapter~"
SECTION 12. Section· 18.50.090 ·is hereby added to Chapter
18. 50' (C-3· -General Commercial District Regulation•)· of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to read •• fo1l~ws:
"18. SO. 090· Automob!ile, parkin9·. If· a· Type v building
in· thie··diutrict· In·-exts£ence on February· 20·; 19'14, is
improved through bona· fide ·rehabilitation·, .. aa· defined in
Section 18.17.020 and Seetion·lB.23.020, no automobile
parking shall· be· required for residential use in addition
to the parking which· existed on February 20, 1974."
· · : ·· .. SECT:CON· l·J·. Subsection (a) of Section 18. 54. 020 (uses
permitted in the·M•l district) of the Palo Alto·Mun'.icipal Coda
ie hereby amended·to readr
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"\ai · u11e:s permitted· in C-3 districts; except dwellings
unlcaas in ·existence' or oonstructed .. pursuant··to· s\lbisection (e)
· hereof·,· hoteia and· motels, "
SECTION 14 • A new subsection (e) is hereby added to
Section 19~·540020 ·(uses permitted in the M•l district) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows:
"(e) A dwellinq· unit iri· ax~;stence pri'or to or oon
struQtcd aft11r February 20,· 1974·,-within the Downtown
Fire Zone ··1,· an area in Palo A·lto as set· forth on a ~P
· ant~tled "Officiel· Fire Zone Map of-the Cit¥ of Palo Alto,
California:,. 11 • on· file in the office of the building official,
and. as adopted· in Section 16.04.180.it
. SBa:'ION. 15. Subsection (a')· of Section· 19. 54. 030 ·(uses
requiring u1a permits in the M•l district) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code is· hereby ainandad to read as follows:
"(a) Dwellin9 unita, except no uae perJCl.it need be
obtained for dwelling units aa •pacified in subsection
(e) ot Section 18.54.020.~
SECTION 16. Section 18.54.035 ia hereby added to Cha.pter
18.54 (M .. l ··Light Industrial District Regu1,ationa) ·of the
Palo Alto Municipal· Code to read as followa1
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"18. 54. O 35 New, dweil·liny' unit•. The· requirements of
Chapter 18.24 shall apply to now dwelling· units constructed
in this· district pursvant to s\Wseotion (e) of Section
18.54.020 of this· chapter."
SECT:.tON 17. Section 18,54.120 is heieby ~dded to Chapter
18. 54 (M-1 -Light l1'!dustrial District Regulations) of the
Palo Alto Municipftl Code to read as followsa
"18. 54 .120"' Automobile· parkin~. If· a: Type V building
in thia district in existence on P'ebruary· 20·,· 1974, is
iniproved through· bona· fide 2·ehabili tation·, as· defined in
. Section· 18·.11.020 and Section 18.23.020~ no automobile
parking· shall ce required for residential use in addition
to the parking which existed on February 20-, 1974."
SECTION 18.· The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds
that the enactment of this ordinance and actions to be carried
out pursuant thereto will have no significant· environmental
impact.
SECTION 19. This ordinance shall become effective upon
the expiration of thirty· days from· its passage.
INTRODUCED: January 7, 1974
PASSED: January 21, 1974
AYESt Comstock, Henderson, Pearson, Rosenbaum, Sher
NOES1 Beahrs, Berwald, Norton, Clay
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
..... Mayor ' '·
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT1
CONTENT&
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