Ordinance No. 07-2000
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ORDINANCE NO. 07-2000
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
CHAPTER 19.28.050 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL ZONES (R-l), REGARDING BUILDINGS PROPOSED ON
PROPERTIES WITH AN AVERAGE SLOPE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
FIFTEEN PERCENT, APPLICATION NOS. MCA-2006-01
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Chapter 19.28 of the Municipal Code of Cupertino is hereby amended to read as follows:
19.28.050 Development Regulations (Site).
A. Lot Area Zoning Designations.
1. Lot area shall correspond to the number (multiplied by one thousand square
feet) following the Rl zoning symbo1. Examples are as follows:
Minimum
Lot Area
Zoning in Square
Symbol Number Feet
RI 5 5,000
RI 6 6,000
RI 7.5 7,500
RI 10 10,000
RI 20 20,000
2. Lots, which contain less area than required by subsection A(l) of this
section, but not less than five thousand square feet, may nevertheless be
used as building sites, provided that all other applicable requirements of this
title are fulfilled.
B. Lot Width. The minimum lot width shall be sixty feet measured at the front-yard
setback line, except in the R 1-5 district where the minimum lot width is fifty feet.
C. Development on Properties with Hillside Characteristics.
1. Buildings proposed on properties located west of the 10% hillside slope line
as defined in the Cupertino General Plan, that have with an average slope
equal to or greater than fifteen percent, shall be developed in accordance
Ordinance No. 07-2000
with the site development and design standards specified in Sections
19.40.050 through 19.40.140 of the Residential Hillside ordinance, Chapter
19.40, or the RI zoning ordinance, Chapter 19.28, whichever specific
regulation is more restrictive.
Buildings proposed on a portion of a lot with slopes of thirty percent or
greater shall be developed in accordance with the site development and
design standards specified in Sections 19.40.050 through 19.40.140 of the
Residential Hillside ordinance, Chapter 19.40, or the R -1 zoning ordinance,
Chapter 19.28, whichever specific regulation is more restrictive.
2. No structure or improvements shall occur on slopes of thirty percent or
greater unless an exception is granted in accordance with Section
19.40.140, unless no more than five hundred square feet of development,
including grading and structures, occurs on an area with a slope of thirty
percent or greater. (Ord. 1886, (part), 2001; Ord. 1868, (part), 2001; Ord.
1860, ~ 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 1834, (part), 1999; Ord. 1635, ~ 1 (part), 1993;
Ord. 1601, Exh. A (part), 192)
D. An application for building permits filed and accepted by the Community
Development Department (fees paid and permit number issued) on or before
March 1, 2005 may proceed with application processing under the ordinances in
effect at that time.
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PUBLICA nON CLAUSE:
The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published at least once in a newspaper
of general circulation published and circulated in the City within 15 days after its adoption, in
accordance with Government code ~ 36933, shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and
shall cause this ordinance and her certification, together with proof of publication; to be
entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage.
Ordinance No. 07-2000
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino
the 3rd day of April 2007 and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cupertino the 1 st day of May 2007, by the following vote:
Vote:
Members of the City Council
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Wang, Kwok, Lowenthal, Mahoney, Sandoval
None
None
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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