§ 21.25.506. Findings required.

The Site Plan Review Committee or the Planning Commission shall not approve a site plan review unless the following findings are made:

A.

Development Projects.

1.

The design is harmonious, consistent and complete within itself and is compatible in design, character and scale, with neighboring structures and the community in which it is located;

2.

The design conforms to any applicable special design guidelines adopted by the Planning Commission or specific plan requirements, such as the design guidelines for R-3 and R-4 multifamily development, the downtown design guidelines, PD guidelines or the General Plan;

3.

The design will not remove significant mature trees or street trees, unless no alternative design is possible;

4.

There is an essential nexus between the public improvement requirements established by this ordinance and the likely impacts of the proposed development;

5.

The project conforms with all requirements set forth in Chapter 21.64 (Transportation Demand Management), which requirements are summarized in Table 25-1; and

6.

The approval is consistent with the green building standards for public and private development, as listed in Section 21.45.400.

Table 25-1

Transportation Demand Management Ordinance Requirements

TDM Requirements	New Nonresidential Development
	25,000+ Square Feet	50,000+ Square Feet	100,000+ Square Feet
Transportation information area	♦	♦	♦
Preferential carpool/vanpool parking		♦	♦
Parking designed to admit vanpools		♦	♦
Bicycle parking		♦	♦
Carpool/vanpool loading zones			♦
Efficient pedestrian access			♦
Bus stop improvements			♦
Safe bike access from street to bike parking			♦
Transit review	For all residential and nonresidential projects subject to EIR

 

B.

Sign Standards Waiver Requests. Sign standards waiver requests can only be approved when positive findings are made for all of the following:

1.

The proposed sign(s) enhance(s) the theme and/or architectural character of the proposed development and is consistent, compatible, and in scale within the development and/or neighborhood;

2.

The sign design or application is not detrimental to and does not detract from the development or the surrounding community;

3.

The proposed site or development is so unique that the application of standard signage would detract from the project;

4.

For signs located seaward of the first public road inland from sea, the sign design and scale does not:

a.

Obstruct views to or along the coast from publicly accessible places;

b.

Adversely impact public access to and use of the water;

c.

Adversely impact public recreational use of a public park or beach; or

d.

Otherwise adversely affect recreation, access or the visual resources of the coast.

(ORD-09-0013, § 3, 2009; Ord. C-7881 § 1, 2003; Ord. C-7617 § 1, 1999; Ord. C-7500 § 3, 1997; Ord. C-7326 § 7, 1995; Ord. C-7247 § 5, 1994; Ord. C-6933 § 6, 1991; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)