119-02 - General Provisions

LAST AMENDED
5/12/2021

In harmony with the general purpose and intent of this Resolution and the general purposes of the #Special Hillsides
Preservation District#, the regulations of the districts upon which this Special District is superimposed are supplemented or
modified in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Except as modified by the express provisions of this Chapter, the
regulations of the underlying districts remain in effect.

Any #development#, #enlargement# or #site alteration# on the #buildable area# of a #zoning lot# where the #average percent of
slope# is less than 10 percent shall be regulated by the provisions set forth in Section 119-10 (PROVISIONS REGULATING
TIER I SITES). Any #development#, #enlargement# or #site alteration# on the #buildable area# of a #zoning lot# having an
#average percent of slope# equal to or greater than 10 percent shall be governed by the provisions set forth in Section 119-20
(PROVISIONS REGULATING TIER II SITES).

No #development#, #enlargement# or #site alteration# is permitted within any #area of no disturbance# on a #zoning lot# or
other tract of land. #Areas of no disturbance# shall remain in their natural state, except:

(a)    for #steep slopes# or #steep slope buffers#, an authorization may be granted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant
        to Section 119-30 (SPECIAL REVIEW PROVISIONS);

(b)    vegetation and #topsoil# may be removed from a #steep slope buffer# during construction on a #Tier I site#, provided
        that the #development#, #enlargement# or #site alteration# complies with the requirements of Sections 119-215
        (Landscaping controls to preserve trees, shrubs and ground cover), 119-217 (Tier II controls during construction) and
        119-22 (Tier II Submission Requirements); or

(c)    in accordance with a #tree protection plan#.

Those portions of a #zoning lot# having #areas of no disturbance#, however, may count as #lot area# for the purposes of the
applicable regulations on #yards#, #floor area ratio#, #open space ratio# or maximum number of #dwelling units# or #rooming
units#.

The following #uses#, including #enlargements# to such #uses#, shall not be permitted within the #Special Hillsides
Preservation District# unless an authorization is granted by the Commission pursuant to Section 119-30: #community facility
uses#, #group parking facilities# of 30 cars or more, whether or not they are necessary to satisfy parking requirements.

When the #Special Hillsides Preservation District# is designated on a #public park#, or portion thereof, #site alterations#, the
construction of new park-related facilities such as, but not limited to, roadways, parking lots, comfort stations, storage facilities,
swimming pools, eating establishments, tennis courts, amphitheaters and stadiums, and improvements to existing park-related
facilities, shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections 119-10 or 119-20 but shall require an authorization from the
Commission, pursuant to Section 119-31 (Authorizations).

In #flood zones#, in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 4
(Special Regulations Applying in Flood Zones), the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 4 shall control.