Reso24-05 0025 - PC Reso Adopt Amendments To The Zoning Code 2023 2031 Housing Element

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ATTY/RESO.0025/PC RESO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE – 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT – EXHIBIT A REV: 06-20-24 VR Page 1 of 158 Attachment 1 Zoning Code Amendments for Code Maintenance, Housing Element Implementation, and El Camino Real Corridor Plan Implementation LEGEND: •Text to be removed = strikethrough •Text to be added = double underline •Editorial notes = [bold italic with blue highlight] Article 2 - DEFINITIONS 2.2 - Definitions. Basement. Basement is that portion of a building between floor and ceiling which does not extend more than 6 feet above grade. Refer to the definition of “Story” for when a basement is considered a story. Building. Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and used or designed for the shelter or housing of any person, or animal or the storage of property or chattel. Distribution, Services. A use intended for the storage and dispatch of items and supplies required for a service business that provides services offsite, including but not limited to storage of professional landscaping and cleaning supplies. Floor Area, Gross. A.For the purpose of determining floor area ratio, the floor area of a building or buildings shall be tThe sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of such buildings measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls separating two (2) buildings and shall include: 1.All stories;Basement space if more than half of the basement story height is above grade, except when the computation of the floor area ratio is defined differently in a zoning district; 2.Elevators, stairs, and stairwells at each floor; 3.Floor space used for mechanical equipment where the structural headroom exceeds seven and one-half (7½) feet but not including equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof, such as bulkheads, water tanks and cooling towers; 4.Attic floor space where the structural headroom exceeds seven and one-half (7½) feet; 5.Interior balconies and mezzanines, except when the computation of the floor area ratio is defined differently in a zoning district; 6.Enclosed porches and lanais, but not uncovered terraces, porches, balconies or stairs; 7.Accessory buildings unless excluded in the Zoning District., where more than one-half (½) of the height is above the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building, but not including garages, carports, and parking structures unless so required in a zoning district.; EXHIBIT A