Ordinance 1980-12 ORDINAN~;E NO. 80-12
AN ORDII~ttNCE OF ~ CITY OF GILROY ENACTING SECTION
50 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO AN P~I
(HILLSIDE) DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Gilroy
has given due notice of a publi~ hearing upon the proposed amend-
ment in accordance with the Zon:ng Ordinance of the City of Gilroy,
has held the hearing, has approved a NegativeDeclaration under
California Environmental Quality Act, and has made its report to
the Council of the City of Gilroy, in which it recommends that
the Zoning Ordinance be amended by enacting section 50 as speci-
fied herei% and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Gilroy fixed the 4th
day of February, 1980, at the hour of 8:00 pom., in the Council
Chambers in the City Hall at 7390 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California,
as the time and place for hearimg .the said report and recommendation
upon the proposed amendment, and due notice of the said hearing has
been given in accordance with the said Zoning Ordinance, and a
public hearing has now been held upon the said application, at the
time and place fixed in the said notice and at continued hearings,
before the Council, and the Coumctl having duly considered the pro-
posed amendment and the evidence presented, has approved the Nega-
tive Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act
and has determined that the Zoning Ordinance should be amended by
enacting section 50 in accordance with the report of the said
Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 50 ofithe Zoning Ordinance is hereby
enacted to read as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 80-12 -1-
~ 50. HILLSIDE
ing regulations, except t
fled by a combining dzstr
that are specifically des
district, and shall be s~
)ISTRICT, RH DISTRICT. The follow-
) ithe extent that they may be modi-
[clt, shall apply to those districts
[g~ated as being in a hillside
)jlect to all of the general pro-
visions of this ordinance In addition, all provisions set
down under Section 55, planned unit development approval,
shall also be applied to all parcels specifically designated
as being within a hillside (RH) district.
~0,1 Purpose. The purpose of this district is:
(a) To protect the public health, safety,
and welfare in regard to hillsides and hillside
development;
(b) To P~r°tect the aesthetic views and
vistas of surroUnding hillsides, hilltops and
ridgelines;
(c) To protect the natural settings and
terrain of Gilr0y's hills and valleys; and
(d) To coordinate with regional and county
plans, and implement all city policies, guidelines,
and plans pertainzng to hillside development.
50.2 Intent. it is the intent of this section to
provide a SpeciaI""zohing district which is sensitive to the
special considerations of!those areas within the City of
Gilroy which are generally at greater than 10% average slope.
Average slope shall be determined by the formula:
S = i'00229 I_~ A
where:
S = Average percentage slope
I = Contour interval in feet
L = Summation oF individual contour
lengths in Scale feet
A = Gross area Of property in acres
Uses Permitted.
(a) Single family, low density homes.
(b) Clustered townhouses, condominiums,
apartments, or single family dwellings.
(c) AgriCultural uses.
(d) Recreational open space uses.
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50.4 Lot requi
(a) Dens
acres per dwell
by the average
a -- (~i -
ment on a given
formula A(ac
a (acre
rem~nts.
.~y requirements. The number of
.ng unit (a) shall be determined
~lope (s) based on the formula
3 .
, with a maximum of 2 acres/unzt
~ . '
~elling unzts allowed for develop-
parcel would be calculated by the
~es) The number of allowable
s/unit) '
units may be increased according to the bonus
che~ule belgw,_~n accord with the planned unit
evezopment (PUD) approval, by a number not to
exceed 30% of the number of allowable units deter-
mined by the densityformula.
BONUS SCHEDULE
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT - (A grouping or groupings of
dwelling units Which are located in reasonable
proximity builtlon the most logical sites with
the large proportion of the remaining area generally
left in an unbroken expanse in appearance, whether
the open area is in a single parcel or several
parcels)- 15% max.
JOINT PROPOSALS - (A combined development proposal
by the owners of three or more adjacent p~operties
of 10 or more a~res consolidated into a szngle plan
of 50 or more acres) - 10% max.
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS - (Transfer of the
rights to develop RI{ districts having steeper
slopes to other property owner(s) having land with
flatter, buildable slopes) - 10% max.
USE OF BUILDABLE SLOPES - (Planned development of
dwellings on stable slopes under 15% and retention
of steeper slopes for open space) - 10% max. -
(applied proportionately)
(b) Slo__~requirements. No construction of
any buildings-~ll occur o~ any portion of any par-
cel where the average slope of that portion covered
by the structure exceeds 30% slope. For slopes over
15%, a special foundation design, based on soils
tests, shall be required in order to preserve the
integrity of the hillside slope.
(c) Oth_~requirements. All other lot re-
quirements sha~ilbe as s~ecified in the planned unit
development (PUD) approval which shall be obtained
according to the provisions of Section 55 of this
ordinance.
50.6 Yard requirements. Ail yard requirements
shall be o~-~-{ne~cording to t~e provisions of Section 55
of this ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO 8 0-12
50.6 Building
No structure s-haIT-5~con
such a way that it shall
when vieWed from the vall
structure built so that tt
feet in height of the hill
.'t~ibilitM'- _ . .and__ Height re. quirements. .
'tructed in any hillside zone in
,eistlhouetted against the skyline
~yifloor below the hillside. Any
Le peak of the roof is within 20
.side ridgeline shall be limited to
15 feet in height, or one story. If the structure is screened
by existing trees and vegetation, it shall be limited to 30
feet in height, or two stories, No existing trees or vege-
tation may be removed except according to the provisions of
Section 55, Ail other building height requirements shall be
as specified in the planned unit development approval which
shall be obtained according to the provisions of Section 55
of this ordinance.
50.7 ~ reqUirementso Ail landscaping
shall be a~' speci~i~din ghe Planned'~unit development approv-
al which shall b~ obtg~ned according to the provisions ~f
Section 55 of this ordinance.
50.8 Additional requirements. Any additional
requirement-~--fncl~ding, but not limite~ to, parking, signing,
and fence requirements, shall be as specified in the planned
unit development approvaliwhich shall be obtained according
to the provisions of Section 55 of this ordinance..
50.9 Development Policies and Guidelines. The
Planning C~ssion shal'l~e~omme~d an--d--th~' City Council shall
adopt a set of developmen~ policies and guidelines for hill-
side (RH) districts which!shall be utilized in the planned
unit development approval!process for ~I districts.
Section 2: Ail ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force thirty (30) days from and iafter its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2~st day of April, 1980, by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
CUNNINGHAM, HUGHAN, LINK, PATE,
TAYLOR and GOODRICH
NONE
ALBERT
- z CitY Cle~
ORDINANCE NO. 80-12 -4-
I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Giiroy, do hereby
certify that the attached Ordinanc~ No.80-12 is an original ordinance,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the__21st da~ of April , 19 80· ,4,, at which
meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
(Seal)
., 19 80,..