Reso 6057 10-SP-00
CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014
RESOLUTION 6057
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AMEND CHAPTERS 19.08 AND
19.28 OF THE CUPERTINO MLINICIPAL CODE.
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Recommendation of approval is based on Exhibit B.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27`h day of September 2000 at a Regular Meeting of the
Planning Commission of the City of Cupertino, State of California, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Corr, Kwok, Stevens and Chairperson Harris
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Doyle
ATTE : APPROVED:
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Stev Piasecki Andrea Harris, Chairperson
Director of Community Development Planning Commission
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EXHIBIT B
Proposed text as underlaned. Deleted text as struck th�ough.
MODEL ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING CHAPTER 19.08, DEFINITIONS AND CHAPTER 19.28, SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES (R-1) OF THE CUPERTINO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUl�CIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS: -
� Chapter 19.08 of the Municipal Code of Cupertino is h�reby amended to read as follows:
DEFINITIONS
19.08.030 Definitions.
"Basement" means any floor below the first s'tory in a building that
�IPI"�IIPPI'1 fl,,,,Y �,,,� ,.A;i;rrt is fully submerged below grade except for lightwells required for
light, ventilation and emergency egress. A basement may have a maximum
exterior wall height of two feet between natural grade and the ceiling.
"Floor area" means the total area of all floors of a building measured to the outside
surfaces of exterior walls, and including the following:
1. Halls;
2. Base of stairwells;
3. Base of elevator shafts;
4. Services and mechanical equipment rooms;
5. Interior building area above 15' in height between any floor level and the ceiling
above;
6. Basements with lightwells that do not conform to Section 19.28.060(E).
7. In all zones except residential, per�nanently roofed, but either partially enclosed or
unenclosed building features used for sales, service, display, storage or similar uses.
"Floor area" shall not include the following:
1. Basements with lightwells that conform to Section 19.28.060(E). ;
2. Lightwells;
3. Attic axeas;
4. Parking facilities, other than residential garages, accessory to a permitted or conditional
use and located on the same site; �
5. Roofed arcades, plazas, walkways, porches, breezeways, porticos, courts, and similar
features not substantially enclosed by exterior.walls.
"Lightwell" means an excavated area required by the Uniform Building Code to provide
emergency egress, light and ventilation for below grad�rooms.
"Lot coverage" means and encompasses the following:
1. "Single-family residential use" means the total land area within a site that is covered by
buildings, including all projections, but excluding ground-level paving, landscape
features, lightwells, and open recreational facilities.
"Story"means that portion of a building, excluding a basement, between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the
space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
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Chapter 19.28 of the Municipal Code of Cupertino is hereby amended to read as follows:
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONES
19.28.060 Lot coverage, building setbacks, basements, height restrictions and
privacy mitigation measures for nonaccessory buildings and structures.
A. Lot Coverage for Single Family Development. �';r�* c+,,,�, T>n�ra�nr�mnn�
The maximum lot coverage shall be������nR ^r�,,,;ia;n.. m��� n���nr,,,, „-,,,,.A ��,�„
forty-five percent of the net lot area.
E. Basements
1. The number, size and volume of lightwells and basement windows and doors shall
be the minimum required by the Uniform Building Code for egress, light and
ventilation.
2. No�art of a li�htwell retaining wall may be located within a required setback area
except as follows:
a. The minimum side setback for a lightwell retaining wall shall be five feet.
b. The minimum rear setback for a lightwell retaining wall shall be ten feet.
3. Lightwells that are visible from a public street shall be screened by landscaping.
4. Railings for lightwells shall be no higher than three feet in height and shall be
located immediately adjacent to the lightwell.
5. The perimeter of the basement and a111ightwell retaining walls shall be treated
and/or reinforced with the most effective root barrier measures, as determined by
the Director of Community Development.