Ordinance 002(w)ORDINANUE N0. 002(w)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CUPERTIPdO ADOPTING THE SANTA GLARA COUNTY
ZONING ORDINANCE NS 1200, SECTION ~5 TI-~REOF BEING REGULATIONS-FOR
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ("PO-H") DISTRIc;TS, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUP];RTINO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Amendment
Section 1:1: Section ~-5 0? the Santa Clara County Zoning
Ordinance No. NS1200 entitled "Regu:Lations for 'P-0' Professional Office
Districts" is hereby enacted as an amendment to Ordinance No. 002 of
the City of Cupertino, save and except as hereinafter modified.
Section 1:2: No tentative qr final map shall be approved nor
application for building permit be granted until the minimum requirements
of the ordinance are complied with as hereinafter referred to.
SECTION 2: Regulations for "PO-H"..Professional Office Districts
Section 2:1: Defined: A professional office district is
created to accommodate a demonstrated need for the development of office
space together with necessary lands~~aping and off-street parking facil-
ities in locations served by primary access, yet in appropriate for
commercial development because of close proximity to purely residential
uses. It is intended that the professional office uses established in
this district shall be designed and landscaped so as to be in harmony
with such adjacent residential uses.
Section 2:2: Uses Permitted: No building structure or land
shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered or enlarged ex~~ept for the following uses:
(a) Administrative o r Executive Offices: Similar to and
including those pertaining to the management of office
operations or the dir~°ction of enterprises but not
including merchandising or sale services.
(b) Professional Offices; Such as those pertaining to
the practice of the professions and arts including but
not limited to architecture, dentistry, engineering,
law and medicine, but not including the sale of drugs
or prescriptions except as incidental to the principal
use and where there is no external evidence of such
incidental use.
(c) Research Laborat~~ries: Such as those pertaining to
investigation, analysis, or experimentation, to establish
new or revised findings and standards, subject in addition,
in each case, to the securing of a use permit, as provided
by Ordinance No. 002(x) of the City of Cupertino.
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Section 2:3: Development Standards: M.irlmwn development
standards are est'a~lished 2.s follows:
(a) He3.ght: Ono and cne-r.~,.lf s~i;ories but not to
exceed twenty-:ii;r8 (27) feot,
(b j Lot Co~~T^ra ~e : ~;a3.ldin~ s within fot.in~
not to exce~a f.'ort'y~ (~~Cf) per cent of lo~c
(c) Yards: Fi'c;nt yaz~d tvren'cy (20) aeet,
which may bP used for requ:i~°ed cff-street
and rear yards equal 'co these required in
ad~aeent residence zone.
~.ation lines
area.
no portion of
parking; side
nearest
(d) Off-Street Parkin: Th.e developer must prov:Ide
sufficient off-street parking 2nd access lanes to
accommodate the permanent working force within the
building to be c7nst;z~,~cted as well as any and all
visitors to the building. As a minimum, one car
space shall be provided for each 150 square feet of
gross area in the building or each 1.3 employees
working therein, whichever is greater. A car. space
shall be defined as sufficient room to park the car
and also sufficient pavement for ingress s.nd egress.
Off-street parking will not be allowed in any required
front yard setback nor will such par~:ing be allowed in
a required side yard facing the street on a corner lot.
(e) Laridsca~ing end Site Ira. out: Subject to the
provisions of Ordir~~ance No. 002 f) of the City.
(f) Signs: Sub~Prt to the provisions of the sign
ordinances of the (-ity.
SECTION 3: Urgency Clat;Se
Section 3:1: The facts co.~stitutirlg urgency are:
1. That th~~ City i;~ ~.n the proceUs of drawing up a
permanent zoning o^dinan^.e, and that it is the finding of
the City Council rh.at this crdira:ice will be a part thereof.
2. That then are p~:nding ma.`ters and oxisting PO-H
zoning in the City that require ~hE existing PO-ri ordinance
to be in full force acid effecf; until the permanent ordinance
is enacted.
SECTION ~: Amending Clause
Section 4:1: All ordinances heretofore enacted in cor~flict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the exten~~ that they would
vary the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5: Severability Clause
Section 5:1: If ary section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
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this ordinance, Tk.e 1eg3 clat.;.ve ~a<~y hereby declares that it would
have enacted this crdinance ar~d each section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase tY:ereof', irreup::ct_Cvo oc' the f~~.ct that any phrases be
declared unconstitutiona.lo
SECTION 6: Publishing Cla~ase
Section 6: 1: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
instructed to cause a certified cop,T cf this ordinance to be published
at least once witYiin fifteen (15) d~~ys after its enactment in the
Cupertino Courier, the official nev~spaper of the City, published and
circulated within the City.
INTRODUCED AND
Council of the City of
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
NOES; Councilmen:
ABSENT: Councilmen:
ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City
Cupertino, t~iis 16th day of November, 196-,
llempster, F~.i;z,erald, Noel, Stokes, Finch
None
None
Mayor-, City of Cupertino
TTEST:
City Clerk
I hereby certify that this is an
exact copy of original ordinance on file
in the office of the City Clerk of the
CitTT of Cupertino, and that Ordinance
No,002(W)has been published pursuant to
laws.
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