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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2023 0517 CCSA REG ITEM 09B POWERPOINTZoning Code and Map Update May 17, 2023 ZONING CODE UPDATEGeneral Plan and Zoning Development Agreements SubdivisionMaps DevelopmentPermits ConditionalUsePermits CapitalImprovements GENERAL PLAN 2050 Specific Plans Design Standards GENERAL PLAN 2050 ZONING CODE UPDATEWhat are the types of development we want to see? Images provided by GPAC and community ZONING CODE UPDATEAdopted GP Land Use Map ZONING CODE UPDATEDraft Zoning Map ZONING CODE UPDATEReviewing Code Changes The Draft Zoning Code document includes sections of the City of Moorpark Municipal Code that are proposed to be updated.Blue text and blue table cells indicate additions,while red and struck -through text and red table cells indicate deletions.www.Moorparkca.gov/ZoningCode ZONING CODE UPDATESignificant Changes New Zones MUL, MUM, MUD, R-L, R-3, and I-F Permit streamlining Planned Development (PD) Permits Adjust to Planning Commission Permit Thresholds Increased Permit Types Required Development Standards –heights, FAR, setbacks, etc. Inclusionary Housing Required construction of affordable units Pending in-lieu fee Parking Relief Requirements Keeping of Animals Chickens CUP for keeping additional animals Administrative Citations –“Clean-Up” ZONING CODE UPDATENew Zones ZONING CODE UPDATENew Zones –Mixed -Use Mixed -use Low (MUL)Zone .The purpose of this zone is to provide for neighborhood-serving goods and commercial services and/or multi-family residential in a mixed-use format (vertical or horizontal).Buildings in this designation will be designed to be walkable with wide sidewalks,active street frontages,and minimal setbacks from the back of the sidewalk. Mixed -use Medium (MUM)Zone .The purpose of this zone is to provide for a mix of commercial, office,and housing development in buildings with an additional story in height to achieve project feasibility. Buildings will contain active ground floor uses located at or near the sidewalk with housing or office next to or above. Mixed -use District (MUD)Zone.The purpose of this zone is to allow larger sized properties to be developed with a mix of uses that may include buildings developed for a single use (such as retail,office, restaurant,and housing)and/or structures that integrate multiple uses vertically (such as housing above ground level retail).Typically,such projects establish a compact,walkable,“village-like”environment where buildings are grouped along external and internal street frontages and pedestrian-oriented pathways,plazas, and open spaces,with parking located in structures or subterranean.A model for the redevelopment of underutilized commercial centers. ZONING CODE UPDATENew Zones –Mixed -Use ZONING CODE UPDATENew Zones –Industrial Flex Industrial Flex (I-F) Zone. The purpose of this zone is to provide a broader mix of light industrial and specialty or destination commercial uses, as well as provide services for employees and businesses located within the vicinity. Examples of uses include makerspaces, small business incubators or start-up spaces, business offices and service-based commercial uses such as restaurants, brew pubs, coffee houses, and similar uses that activate the area in the evening and weekends. ZONING CODE UPDATENew Zones –Residential Single-Family Residential Low (R-L)Zone.The purpose of this zone is to provide for and maintain areas which are appropriate for single-family dwellings on individual lots at a lower density.(New Zone) Single-Family Residential (R-1)Zone.The purpose of this zone is to provide for and maintain areas which are appropriate for single-family dwellings on individual lots. (Existing Zone) Medium Density Residential (R-2)Zone.The purpose of this zone is to provide for and maintain residential areas allowing two (2)single-family dwelling units or a two (2)family dwelling unit on lots which meet the minimum area requirements of this zone. (Previously Two -Family Residential Zone) Multifamily Residential (R-3)Zone.The purpose of this zone is to provide for and maintain a mix of attached multifamily residential housing types.(New Zone) ZONING CODE UPDATENew Zones –Residential EXISTINGPROPOSED ZONING CODE UPDATEPermit Process (Streamlining) Current Process Planned Development (PD) Permits Planning Commission Hearing (Recommendation); and City Council Hearing (Decision) Proposed Process PD Permits Planning Commission Hearing (Decision) City Council required only on appeal or as part of a legislative action ZONING CODE UPDATEPlanned Development Thresholds Permit Type Current Threshold Proposed Threshold Residential Planned Development (RPD) New construction of five (5) or more units New construction of ten (10) or more units Commercial Planned Development (CPD) New construction of building floor area of 2,500 square feet New construction of building floor area of 10,000 square feet Industrial Planned Development (IPD) New construction of building floor area of 2,500 square feet New construction of building floor area of 50,000 square feet Mixed -Use Planned Development (MPD) No existing threshold All new or converted structures previously used by one use ZONING CODE UPDATEPermit Required ZONING CODE UPDATEDevelopment Standards ZONING CODE UPDATEDevelopment Standards Cont. ZONING CODE UPDATEDevelopment Standards Cont. ZONING CODE UPDATEInclusionary Housing ZONING CODE UPDATEInclusionary Housing ZONING CODE UPDATERelief from Required Parking Processed along with the base permit (ZC, AP, CUP, PD, etc.) Requires a parking study prepared by a licensed traffic engineer Scenarios: Shared Parking Off-site Parking Compact Parking Spaces Decrease in Required Number of Spaces Waiver of Garage Requirement ZONING CODE UPDATEKeeping of Animals Emergency Keeping of Animals –Administrative Permit Keeping of animals in excess of allowed number of animals with a Conditional Use Permit (5 acre parcel or more) Apiculture (Bee Keeping) in most residential zones Chickens and ducks allowed on smaller parcels in most residential zones (Min 6,000 sq. ft. lot or more) Added small animals kept as pets in residential zones ZONING CODE UPDATEAdministrative Clarifications & Definitions ZONING CODE UPDATEPublic Comments 31 Comment Emails/Letters for Public Comment Period General Summary Development Standards: height, density, setbacks, etc. Keeping of animals -cows Energy Storage –screening vs. “within a building” Developer comments Corrections and suggested edits (Tierra Rejada Park, definitions, etc.) ZONING CODE UPDATEConfirmation from City Council Consolidated Residential Zones Permit Type Required New Industrial Flex Zone Development Standards –Height New Mixed-Use Zones Inclusionary Housing Permit Streamlining Process Parking Relief Requirements PD Permit Thresholds Keeping of Animals ZONING CODE UPDATENext Steps Planning Commission June 22, 2023 City Council Adoption (tentative)July 5, 2023 Thank you! Comments or Questions: Email: Zoning@moorparkca.gov