Attachment 1OBJECTIVE STANDARDS
GENERAL PLAN
ATTACHMENT 1
Land Use Element
E. 1. a. Hillside Residential:
o 0 -1 dwelling units per net acre
o Up to 3.5 persons per acre
E. 1. b. Low Density Residential:
o 0 -5 dwelling units per net acre
o Up to 17.5 persons per acre
E. 1. c. Medium Density Residential:
o 5 -12 dwelling units per net acre
o Up to 24 persons per acre
E. 1. d. High Density Residential:
o 12 -20 dwellings per net acre
o Up to 40 persons per acre
E. 1. e. Mobile Home Park:
o 5 -12 dwellings per net acre
o Up to 24 persons per acre
E. 2. a. Office Professional:
o Up to 50 percent land coverage with a 35 -foot height limit
E. 2. b. Central Business District:
o 0.6 FAR with a 45 -foot height limit
E. 2. c. Mixed -Use Commercial:
o Up to 50 percent land coverage with a 35 -foot height limit
E. 2. d. Neighborhood Commercial:
o Up to 50 percent land coverage with a 35 -foot height limit
E. 2. e. Service Commercial:
o Up to 50 percent land coverage with a 35 -foot height limit
E. 2. f. Light Industrial:
o Up to 50 percent land coverage with a 35 -foot height limit
Community Design Eleme nt
Policy CD -14.3 Effective visible mass shall be reduced through such means as stepping
structures up and down the hillside, following topographical contours, and limiting the
height and mass of wall planes. A maximum of two stories shall be visible from every
elevation.
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Transportation Element
Policy TRA -3.4 New projects shall not cause the level of service for intersections to drop
more than one level if it is at Level A, B, or C and not drop at all if it is at D or below.
Policy TRA -3.5 If project traffic will cause any intersection to drop more than one level if the
intersection is at LOS A, B, or C, or to drop at all if the intersection is at LOS D or below, the
project shall mitigate the traffic so that the level of service will remain at an acce ptable
level.
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