Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
28.36.001 In General.
28.36.005 Legislative Intent.
28.36.010 Procedure.
28.36.013 Conditions, Restrictions and
Modifications.
28.36.025 Action.
28.36.030 Uses Permitted.
28.36.045 Property Development Standards.
28.36.050 Building Height.
28.36.001 In General.
Chapter 28.36
PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONE
28.36.070 Distance Between Buildings.
28.36.075 Setback Requirements.
28.36.100 Parking Requirements.
28.36.120 Street Requirements.
28.36.135 Development Stages.
28.36.195 Open Space and Landscaping
Requirements.
28.36.220 PUD Zone Exclusive.
Land classified in a PUD Zone shall also be classified in an A, E or R-1 Zone and the following regulations shall
apply in the PUD Zone unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
Land areas approved for planned unit development in accordance with this chapter shall be shown on the Official
Zoning Map by the symbol 'PUD' and a maximum allowable density figure in dwelling units per acre following the
symbol of the basic zone classification for the property, such as A-1-PUD-.8 or R-1-PUD-5.6. (Ord. 3710, 1974;
Ord. 2585, 1957.)
28.36.005 Legislative Intent.
Whereas, Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 12, Sections 6950 - 6954 of the Government Code of the State of California
provide that a city may acquire by purchase, bequest, grant, gift or otherwise, and through the expenditure of public
funds the fee of any lesser interest or right in real property in order to preserve, through limitation of their future use,
open spaces and areas for public use and enjoyment; and
Whereas, rapid growth and spread of urban development is encroaching upon, or eliminating many open areas and
spaces of varied sizes and character, including many having significant economic or aesthetic values, which areas and
spaces if preserved and maintained in their present open state would constitute important physical, social, aesthetic or
economic assets to existing or impending urban development; and
Whereas, Section 6953 of said Government Code specifically declares that the acquisition of interests or rights in
real property for the preservation of open spaces and areas constitutes a public purpose for which public funds may be
expended or advanced and that a city may acquire by purchase, gift, grant, devise lease or otherwise, the fee or any
lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant, or other contractual right necessary to achieve the above
purpose and may acquire the fee to any property for the purpose of conveying or leasing said property back to the
original owner or other person under such covenants or other contractual arrangements as will limit the future use of
the property in accordance with the above public purpose.
Now, therefore, it is declared to be the legislative intent of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara to provide for
greater flexibility in the development of residential properties, and for greater amenities and open spaces related
thereto, when in the public interest and welfare; to encourage a more creative approach to the development of land; to
protect and enhance property values and to provide more desirable spatial relationships between buildings and
structures on the land than would be possible under strict adherence to ordinance requirements of the basic zone; and
to encourage the preservation and enhancement of natural beauty and the provision of landscaped open spaces for
visual and recreational enjoyment.
As a further declaration of the legislative intent of this chapter, it is hereby declared that the provisions hereinafter
contained for the computation of the allowable maximum number of dwelling units shall not be used as a means of
creating density higher than that allowed under Section 28.36.045 of this chapter nor a density higher than would be
possible by way of the usual subdivision procedure, with the exception of affordable housing developments which
may be granted a density increase of up to 25% over the otherwise allowable units when consistent with Section
28.87.400 of the Zoning Ordinance. Further, planned unit developments shall provide for close visual and physical
relationship between dwelling units and the landscaped open areas which must dominate the site development. Such
landscaped open areas must include substantial usable areas for passive and/or active recreational use. From public
view the development must present a landscaped open space effect. Parking areas and building masses must not
dominate the scene. (Ord. 4912, 1995; Ord. 3710, 1974; Ord. 2585, 1957.)
492 rev. 6/30/95