Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

6. Where subdivision of land is intended, City Ordinance Number 2872, as amended or superseded, shall apply
and tentative subdivision maps may be processed concurrently with the conditional use permit application. (Ord.
4851, 1994; Ord. 3710, 1974; Ord. 2585, 1957.)
28.36.013 Conditions, Restrictions and Modifications.
As a condition of the approval of a development plan hereunder, the Planning Commission may impose such other
appropriate and reasonable conditions and restrictions, and permit such modifications as it may deem necessary for
the protection of property in the neighborhood or in the interests of public health, safety and welfare in order to carry
out the purposes, spirit and intent of this chapter. However, no variance or modification shall be granted for building
height, maximum number of dwelling units per building (four) or maximum dwelling units per acre of site area, as set
forth in this chapter. (Ord. 3710, 1974; Ord. 2585, 1957.)
28.36.025 Action.
1. Upon receipt of fifteen (15) copies of the development plan, together with the required supplemental data, the
Division of Land Use Controls shall transmit one (1) copy to each of the following agencies: Public Works Director,
Water Superintendent, Chief of the Fire Department, County Assessor, County Health Officer, Clerk of the City
Council, City Park and Recreation Commissions, and City Board of Education. Within fifteen (15) days, each such
agency shall file with the Division of Land Use Controls recommendations for improvements and revisions to be
required as a condition of approval of the development plan. The Division of Land Use Controls shall correlate
departmental recommendations and submit them to the developer or his authorized agent not later than one (1) week
prior to the Planning Commission meeting at which the plan is to be considered. Within six (6) weeks of receipt of
the development plan, the Planning Commission shall consider said plan and the recommendations of the above
mentioned agencies and of the Division of Land Use Controls and shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove
the development plan within a reasonable time thereafter.
2. A conditional approval may specify the limits within which the dimensions shown on the development plan
may vary. The Planning Commission action shall be final, subject to appeal to the City Council.
Upon approval or conditional approval of the development plan, permits may be issued for grading, uses,
buildings and structures which are in substantial conformity with the approved development plan and the conditions
imposed.
3. No grading shall be commenced nor shall any building or structure be erected, moved, altered, enlarged, or
rebuilt on a planned unit development site except in substantial conformity with the approved development plan and
said conditions, except as otherwise provided herein. Substantial conformity shall be determined by the Chief of
Building and Zoning, or in case of disagreement with the developer, by the Planning Commission.
4. Revised development plans shall be submitted and processed in the same manner as the original development
plan. When approved, such revised development plan shall automatically supersede any previously approved plan.
(Ord. 3710, 1974; Ord. 3045, 1965.)
28.36.030 Uses Permitted.
A. Any use permitted in the basic zone classification.
B. Planned unit developments containing:
1. Single-family and/or two-family dwellings.
2. Multiple-family dwellings, provided no building shall contain more than four (4) dwelling units.
3. Accessory buildings and uses, such as recreation facilities, parking lots, carports and garages, private and
public parks, open spaces and areas for public and private use.
C. A State-licensed Small Family Day Care Home.
D. A State-licensed Large Family Day Care Home, subject to the provisions in Chapter 28.93.
E. State authorized, licensed, or certified uses to the extent they are required by State Law to be allowed in
residential zones. (Ord. 4912, 1995; Ord. 4858, 1994; Ord. 3710, 1974; Ord. 2585, 1957.)
28.36.045 Property Development Standards.
1. Planned Unit Development Site. A planned unit development site is a lot, or combination of lots which
comprise an area of land under, or committed to, a development plan which has been filed with the Planning
Commission in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
2. Site Area. The site area shall exclude existing public street rights-of-way and any non-residential use;
however, open recreation, such as golf courses, putting greens, swimming pools, cabana areas, tennis and badminton
courts and like facilities, shall not be construed as non-residential uses.
494 rev. 9/30/08