Ord 144ORDINANCE NO. 144
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE ZONING
DEVELOPMENT CODE TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS FOR SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING (ZOA 84-01)
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish reasonable
regulations to control the development of Senior Citizen Housing,
and;
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a duly advertised public
hearing to provide the public the opportunity to address the proposed
Ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED THAT THE City Council does hereby
establish the following as part of the City of Poway Zoning
Development Code:
Section 1: Section 5.5 Residential Senior Citizen Zone of the
City of Poway's Zoning Development Code adopted as part of the
Comprehensive Plan is hereby repealed in its entirety and shall
have no force upon the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 2: Section 6.8 of the City of Poway's Zoning Development
Code entitled "Residential Senior Citizen Standards" is hereby
established and should read as shown in Attachment 2.
Section 3: Sections 2.1.A.5 and 3.1.C.7 of the City of Poway
Zoning Development Code is hereby amended in its entirety to
read:
Group residential, including but not limited to dormitories,
independent living, board and care and intermediate care
[see Section 6.8] (maximum living units for dormitories
shall not exceed 20 per acre).
Section 4: Sections 2.1.C.2 and 3.1.C.2 of the City of Poway
Zoning Development Code is hereby amended to require convalescent
homes to comply with Title 22 and 24 of the Uniform Building
Code.
Section 5: Section 1.7 of the City of Poway Zoning Development
Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following
definitions:
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Independent Living shall mean a facility which provides
housng and recreation for active ambulatory senior
citizens.
Board and Care shall mean a facility licensed by the State
Department of Social Services, which provides room, board,
minor medical care and cleaning services for ambulatory
senior citizens.
Intermediate Care shall mean a facility licensed by the
State Department of Public Health, the State Department of
Social Welfare, or the County of San Diego, which provides
bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative
convalescent, chronically ill or dietary problems, and
persons aged or infirm unable to care for themselves; but
not including alcoholics, drug addicts, or person with
mental or contagious diseases on afflictions.
Living Unit shall mean a unit that provides the basic
amenities for everyday living and includes but is not
limited to a sleeping area, closet space, restroom,
sitting/entertainment area, incidential kitchen facilities
and/or common dining and recreational facilities.
Section 6: The City Council of the City of Poway California
hereby finds that this amendment will not cause significant
adverse impacts on the environment and issues a Negative
Declaration for this amendment.
Introduced and first read at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Poway held the 16th day of October, 1984, and
thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
Council held the October 23, 1984, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: EMERY, KRUSE, ORAVEC, SHEPARDSON, TA]
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Marjorie!K. Walsten, City Clerk
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Bruce J. Tar~ Mayor
SECTION 6.8 RESIDENTIAL SENIOR CITIZEN STANDARDS
A. General Requirements
The following requirements are minimum unless otherwise stated:
1. Density - Maximum living units per 20
net acre (a density bonus of up to 25
percent may be given by the City
Council) or 50 beds/ac whichever is more
restrictive
2. Site area (in acres)
3. Front yard setback (in feet)
25
4. Side yard setback each side (in feet) 10/10
5. Side yard setback street side (in feet) 25
6. Rear yard setback (in feet)
25
7. Building height, maximum
35 feet or two stories,
whichever is less
8. Site coverage, maximum
50 percent
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Parking spaces per one bedroom unit
(covered in carport) and guest
parking spaces per unit (uncovered)
plus one space per employee. Two
bedroom units and those units providing
for private ownership shall provide one
space per unit. H
be provided at the
Title 24.
10. Distance between bu
11. Minimum age requirel
B. Special Requirements
The following special devel.
Citizen developments:
~ndicap parking shall
ratio prescribed by
[ldings (in feet)
nent
Combined total of 1.2
spaces per living unit
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)pment requirements shall apply to all Senior
The Senior Citizen development shall be designed and developed
in a manner compatible with and complementary to existing and
potential development in the immediate vicinity of the project
site. Site planning on the perimeter shall provide for the
protection of the property from adverse surrounding influences,
as well as protection of the surrounding areas from potential
adverse influences within the development.
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Required open space shall comprise at least 20 percent of the
total area of the planned development. Land occupied by
buildings, streets, driveways, or parking spaces may not be
counted in satisfying this open space requirement; provided,
however, that land occupied by recreational buildings and
structures may be counted as required open space. The addition
of expanded exterior walkways is encouraged.
Ail or any part of the required open space shall be reserved for
use in common by the residents of the development. The City
Council may require that the open space easements over the
required open space be conveyed to the City.
No building, except as hereafter provided, shall be located
closer than five feet from any interior vehicular or pedestrian
way, court, plaza, open parking lot, or any other surfaced area
reserved for public use or for use in common by residents of the
planned development. Such setback shall generally be measured
from the nearest edge of a surfaced area; provided, however,
that where no sidewalk exists in conjunction with a public or
private street, such setback shall be measured from the nearest
edge of the street right-of-way or private road easement.
Each building shall be surrounded on all sides by relatively
level open space having a slope no greater than ten percent and
extending a minimum distance of ten feet in all directions
measured from the furthest projections of the external walls of
the building.
Ail public streets within or abutting the proposed planned
development may be dedicated and shall be improved to City
specifications for the particular classification of street.
When the developer desires to retain any streets within the
development as private streets, such streets shall be
irrevocably offered for dedication and maintained for their
intended purpose by means acceptable to the City Council. Other-
forms of access, such as pedestrian ways, courts, plazas,
driveways or open parking lots shall not be offered for
dedication.
Each Senior Citizen housing project will be evaluated according
to the location criteria set forth in this section.
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Projects should be located on property of 15 percent or less
in slope, in addition a paved surface, not exceeding a slope
ratio of 1-12 shall be required to provide access to
shopping/services and/or transportation.
Projects should be located near a wide range of commercial
retail, professional and social services patronized by
senior citizens.
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Projects should be located within one-half mile from a major
food store/market (one which carries a full line of meat,
groceries, produce, etc.).
Projects should be located within approximately 500 feet of
a bus or transit stop.
Projects which do not meet these locational criteria guidelines
will be required to provide supplemental transportation for
tenants. The type, amount and extent of the supplemental
transportation system will be determined by the Planning
Sevices Director and shall be based on project size, location
and availability of services. Minimal standards for
supplemental transportation may range from three to six round
trip visits per' week/per tenant to services expected to be
patronized by these tenants.
Ail projects shall provide laundry facilities adequately sized
and located to serve the needs of residents as provided in
Section 2.3.
Projects totaling 14 living units or more shall provide a
recreation/community-social room that is handicapped
accessible. For projects up to 25 living units, the facility
shall be of at least the size of the smallest living unit
provided in the project. For projects exceeding 25 units, the
facility should be appropriately sized to serve the needs of
residents and shall have adjacent toilet facilities for men and
women. The size of the recreation room may be appropriately
reduced if it is located adjacent to usable outdoor space.
Unless the building is serviced by an elevator, recreation
rooms should be located on the ground floor, and are more
appropriately located near the entrance of projects to afford
residents a protected view out onto the streetscape.
In addition to the basic requirements for Conditional Use
Permit submittals the project applicant shall also submit a
detailed vicinity map showing the project location and such
details as the nearest market, transit stop, park or recreation
center, hospital or clinic, bank, post office, or other related
uses/services likely to patronized by tenants.
Ail projects which do not have an on-site manager shall provide
a posted phone number of the project owner or off-site manager
for emergencies or maintenance problems.