Chapter 17.42
SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT (SP AND :SP)
Sections:
17.42.020 Development agreement required.
17.42.030 :SP conformance with principal zoning district--Parcels twenty acres and less.
17.42.040 Specific plan required for a parcel or parcels greater than twenty acres.
17.42.050 Relationship to planned developments (PD).
17.42.060 Minimum design standards.
17.42.010 Purpose and intent.
The special planning district may be used alone as a primary zoning district (SP), or as a combining district (:SP) for single or mixed-use developments.
The special planning district is intended to allow flexible, creative, and integrated design on sites with unique or unusual characteristics due to location (e.g., high visibility from highways or collectors), topography, or environmental factors. It is also suitable for sites where multiple alternative land uses may be appropriate.
On parcels twenty acres or greater in size, it is further intended to encourage integrated land uses and consistent design over multiple adjoining parcels, generally under single ownership in compliance with Government Code Sections 65450 through 65457 governing specific plans.
Therefore, on parcels twenty acres and less, special planning will be a combining district; and on a parcel or parcels more than twenty acres, special planning will be the primary zoning district.
This district is intended to implement the special planning land use designation of the city of Angels general plan. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 507 §2, 2021)
17.42.015 Permitted uses.
The following are permitted uses in the SP zoning district. These uses are intended to be interim uses until a specific plan is adopted and implemented for the property(ies). Residential uses will normally be incorporated into the overall specific plan.
A. Single-family residence.
B. Small animal keeping.
C. Large animal keeping.
D. Ongoing or new uses of existing buildings in accordance with Chapter 17.73 or 17.74, as applicable, where the use is compatible with adjacent uses.
E. Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to permitted uses. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023)
17.42.020 Development agreement required.
Except as provided in Section 17.42.015, there are no uses permitted outright in the SP or :SP zones. All uses undertaken in the SP or :SP zoning district shall require a development agreement duly processed and approved or conditionally approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.85.100(E). A development agreement shall serve as the special planning permit for entitlements issued in this district. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 507 §2, 2021)
17.42.030 :SP conformance with principal zoning district--Parcels twenty acres and less.
The permitted uses, conditional uses, and uses requiring a site plan review in the special planning combining district (:SP) shall be identical to the uses, allowable densities, and regulations of the principal zoning district with which the special planning combining district is combined except insofar as such regulations are modified or supplemented by the terms and conditions of the development agreement additionally required in this zone.
The terms and conditions of the development agreement in the special planning combining district may be more or less restrictive than those specified elsewhere in the code, including, but not limited to, the following:
A. Density bonuses allowed pursuant to Section 17.52.040 (Density bonuses);
B. Development incentives provided in Section 17.52.040 (Density bonuses);
C. Height limitations on buildings and structures;
D. Floor area ratio/percentage of coverage of land by structures;
E. Parking requirements;
F. The location, width, and improvements of on-site vehicular and pedestrian facilities and their related access to various portions of the property;
G. Planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs and plants in accordance with a landscaping plan;
H. Fencing, wall and lighting constructed in accordance with approved designs;
I. Limits on size, design, number, lighting and location of signs and advertising structures;
J. Architectural design structures;
K. Parcel size;
L. Parcel configuration;
M. Width of road or utility easements;
N. Project phasing;
O. Performance bonds or other guarantees to ensure development as approved, when required by the city council. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 507 §2, 2021)
17.42.040 Specific plan required for a parcel or parcels greater than twenty acres.
A. Specific Plan Required. A specific plan (comprehensive development plan) is required for a parcel or parcels totaling more than twenty acres designated as special planning on the general plan land use map. Special planning shall serve as the primary zoning district on these parcels. The comprehensive development plan shall be equivalent to a specific plan as set forth in Government Code Section 65450 et seq., governing specific plans and summarized in subsection C of this section.
B. Processing. Application and processing requirements shall be established by city council resolution. In the absence of established application and processing requirements, those governing development agreements shall be implemented as set forth in Section 17.85.100(E) as may be modified by Government Code Sections 65450 through 65457.
Application submittals shall include those required pursuant to Government Code Section 65450 et seq., except that the city planner has the discretion to modify the requirements as may be necessary to reflect the unique circumstances of a particular development or to reflect changes in state law.
Prior to any consideration of the specific plan by the city council, the planning commission shall review the specific plan, hold one or more public hearings concerning the specific plan and provide recommendation(s) to the city council. The city council shall hold one or more public hearings prior to taking final action on the application.
If approved, the specific plan shall be adopted as a development agreement. If adopted, the specific plan will henceforth guide development and control of land uses on the site.
C. Specific Plan Contents.
1. Specific plans prepared pursuant to this chapter generally shall include a text and a diagram or diagrams which specify all the following in detail:
a. The distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land, including open space, within the area covered by the plan.
b. The proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan.
c. Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable.
d. A program of implementation measures including regulations, programs, public works projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out subsections (C)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section.
2. The specific plan shall include a statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan.
3. The specific plan may address other subjects which in the judgment of the city are necessary or desirable for general plan implementation. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 507 §2, 2021)
17.42.050 Relationship to planned developments (PD).
The special planning combining district (:SP) is intended to replace the planned development combining district (:PD). All approved planned developments and planned development permits shall remain in effect as adopted and as may be amended, except that they shall be called special plans. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 507 §2, 2021)
17.42.060 Minimum design standards.
A. Projects greater than twenty acres in size:
1. Shall be governed by standards established in the specific plan.
2. Shall provide a minimum of thirty percent open spaces (including landscaping, recreational uses without buildings and natural areas).
3. For parcels adjoining or visible from highways, arterials or collectors, project design shall accommodate the provision of street trees.
B. Projects twenty acres or less in size:
1. Shall be governed by the primary zoning district. In the absence of a primary zoning district other than SP, land use density and intensity of use shall be per the land use designation(s) most like the use or uses proposed on the site.
2. Shall provide a minimum of twenty-five percent open spaces (including landscaping, recreational uses without buildings and natural areas).
3. For parcels adjoining or visible from highways, arterials or collectors, project design shall accommodate the provision of street trees. (Ord. 530 (5/16/23) §1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 507 §2, 2021)