Contents of Oro Valley Zoning Code
- Chapter 20: General Provisions
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Chapter 21:
Review and Decision-Making Bodies
- Section 21.1 Officers and Agencies
- Section 21.2 Town Council
- Section 21.3 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Section 21.4 Planning and Zoning Department
- Section 21.5 (Repealed by (O)17-05)
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Section 21.6
Board of Adjustment
- A. Scope
- B. Powers and Duties
- C. Meetings, Administration of Oaths, and Compelling Attendance of Witnesses
- D. Composition
- E. Transaction of Business
- F. Appeals from Administrative Decisions
- G. Appeals from Planning and Zoning Administrator Interpretations
- H. Application for Variances
- I. Hearing and Notice
- J. Action
- K. Review
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Section 21.7
Appeal Hearing Officer
- A. Scope
- B. Powers and Duties
- C. Meetings, Administration of Oaths and Compelling Attendance of Witnesses
- D. Composition
- E. Transaction of Business
- F. Appeals from Required Dedication and Exactions
- G. Hearing and Notice
- H. Burden of Proof
- I. Action
- J. Appeal to Superior Court
- K. Interim Remedies, Damages, and Attorney Fees
- Section 21.8 (Repealed by (O)11-15)
- Section 21.9 Historic Preservation Commission
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Chapter 22:
Review and Approval Procedures
- Section 22.1 General Provisions
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Section 22.2
General Plan Amendment Procedures
- A. Purpose
- B. Rezoning Conformance with the General Plan
- C. Types of Amendments to the General Plan
- D. General Plan Amendment Procedures
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Section 22.3
Amendments and Rezonings
- A. Code May Be Amended
- B. Initiation of Application to Amend, Filing
- C. Neighborhood Meetings
- D. Requirements for Rezoning Application
- E. Site Analysis and Tentative Development Plan with Application
- F. Amendments to General Requirements and Uses
- G. Administrative Review - Rezoning
- H. Notice of Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing
- I. Action of Planning and Zoning Commission
- J. Failure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Report on Amendment
- K. Hearing by Town Council
- L. Written Protest by Property Owners
- M. Conditional Zoning
- N. Another Application After Denial or Withdrawal
- O. Annexations
- P. Rezonings to Planned Residential Development or Planned Area Development
- Section 22.4 Zoning in Conformance with the General Plan
- Section 22.5 Use Permits
- Section 22.6 (Repealed by (O)11-15)
- Section 22.7 (Repealed by (O)22-09)
- Section 22.8 Certificates of Occupancy
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Section 22.9
Development Review
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. Authorities
- D. Development Review and Approval Process
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E.
Development Review Steps
- E.1. Step 1 – Pre-Application Conference with the Development Review Committee
- E.2. Step 2 – Public Participation
- E.3. Step 3 – Master Development Plan
- E.4. Step 4 – Preliminary Plat
- E.5. Step 5 – Final Plat
- E.6. Step 6 – Development Plan
- E.7. Step 7 – Architecture Design
- E.8. Step 8 – Sign Design
- E.9. Step 9 – Artwork Plan
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Section 22.10
Grading Permit Procedures
- A. Applicability
- B. Grading Permits/Procedures
- C. Grading Exceptions
- D. Grading Permit Authorization, Liability, Enforcement and Penalties
- Section 22.11 (Repealed by (O)09-20)
- Section 22.12 Appeals From Administrative Decisions
- Section 22.13 Variances
- Section 22.14 Administrative Approval Required
- Section 22.15 Public Participation
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Chapter 23:
Zoning Districts
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Section 23.1
Districts and Boundaries Thereof
- A. Division of Town Into Districts; Enumeration
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B.
Purpose of Districts
- B.1. R1-300 Single-Family Residential District
- B.2. R1-144 Single-Family Residential District
- B.3. R1-72 Single-Family Residential District
- B.4. R1-43 Single-Family Residential District
- B.5. R1-36 Single-Family Residential District
- B.6. R1-20 Single-Family Residential District
- B.7. R1-10 Single-Family Residential District
- B.8. R1-7 Single-Family Residential District
- B.9. SDH-6 Site Delivered Housing District
- B.10. R-4 Townhouse Residential District
- B.11. R-4R Resort District
- B.12. R-S Residential Service District
- B.13. R-6 Multi-Family Residential District
- B.14. C-N Neighborhood Commercial District
- B.15. C-1 Commercial District
- B.16. C-2 Commercial District
- B.17. PS Private Schools District
- B.18. T-P Technological Park District
- B.19. Parks and Open Space District
- C. Boundaries of Districts – Rules Where Uncertainty May Arise
- Section 23.2 Effect of Districts
- Section 23.3 Table of Permitted Uses
- Section 23.4 Table of Dimensional Requirements
- Section 23.5 Measurements and Exceptions
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Section 23.6
Property Development Standards for Single-Family Residential Districts
- A. Common Regulations of R-1 Districts
- B. R1-300 Single-Family District
- C. R1-144 Single-Family District
- D. R1-72 Single-Family Residential District
- E. R1-43 Single-Family Residential District
- F. R1-36 Single-Family Residential District
- G. R1-20 Single-Family Residential District
- H. R1-10 Single-Family Residential District
- I. R1-7 Single-Family Residential District
- J. SDH-6 Site Delivered Housing District
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Section 23.7
Property Development Standards for Multi-Family Residential Districts
- A. Common Regulations of Multi-Family Districts
- B. R-4 Townhouse Residential District
- C. R-4R Resort District
- D. R-S Residential Service District
- E. R-6 Multi-Family Residential District
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Section 23.8
Property Development Standards for Nonresidential Districts
- A. Common Regulations of Nonresidential Districts
- B. C-N Neighborhood Commercial District
- C. C-1 Commercial District
- D. C-2 Commercial District
- E. PS Private Schools
- F. T-P Technological Park District
- G. Parks and Open Space District
- Section 23.9 Property Development Standards for Planned Districts
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Section 23.1
Districts and Boundaries Thereof
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Chapter 24:
Supplementary District Regulations
- Section 24.1 (Superseded by (O)11-01)
- Section 24.2 (Recodified by (O)11-01)
- Section 24.3 PRD Planned Residential Development Regulations
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Section 24.4
Planned Area Development (PAD)
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. General Provisions
- D. Application
- E. Review Process
- F. General Plan Compatibility
- G. General Plan Criteria
- H. Findings – Specific and Required
- I. Records
- J. Approvals Required
- Section 24.5 (Superseded by (O)11-01)
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Section 24.6
Golf Course Overlay Zone
- A. Purpose and Use
- B. Related Uses
- C. Standards for Golf Course Design and Irrigation
- D. Golf Course Development Plan Submittal
- E. Plan Review
- F. Procedures and Limitations
- G. Variance
- Section 24.7 (Recodified by (O)11-01)
- Section 24.8 Airport Environs Zone
- Section 24.9 Economic Expansion Zone
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Chapter 25:
Use Regulations
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Section 25.1
Requirements for Specific Uses
- A. General Requirements for All Nonresidential Uses
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B.
Requirements for Specific Nonresidential Uses
- B.1. Assisted Living Home
- B.2. Animal Services
- B.3. Bars
- B.4. Commercial Stables
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B.5.
Communication Structures and Facilities
- B.5.a. Antenna
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B.5.b.
Communication Facilities
- B.5.b.i. Applicability
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B.5.b.ii.
General Requirements for All Communications Facilities
- B.5.b.ii.a. Stealth Applications
- B.5.b.ii.b.
- B.5.b.ii.c. Setback Requirements for All Ground-Mounted Facilities, Excluding Joint-Use Installations on Street Lights, Traffic Lights, Electric Utility Poles and/or Other Utility Structures and Collocations on Existing Facilities
- B.5.b.ii.d. Equipment Buildings and Cabinets
- B.5.b.ii.e. Additional Standards for Development in Parks and Open Space Zoning
- B.5.b.ii.f. Discontinuance of Use
- B.5.b.ii.g. Noninterference with Public Safety
- B.5.b.ii.h. Technical Evaluation
- B.5.b.ii.i. Monopole and Tower Site Standards
- B.5.b.ii.j. Collocations or Modifications to Existing Towers or Structures
- B.5.b.ii.k. Access and Signage
- B.5.b.ii.l. Provider’s Communication Plan
- B.5.b.iii. Minor Communication Facilities
- B.5.b.iv. Major Communication Facilities
- B.6. Convenience Uses
- B.7. Daycare or Preschool
- B.8. Drive-Thru Uses, Not Including Banks
- B.9. Entertainment at a Bar, Restaurant or Private Club
- B.10. Farms and Ranches
- B.11.
- B.12. Repealed
- B.13. Food Processing
- B.14. Gas Stations
- B.15. Golf Safety Nets
- B.16. Health Studio or Fitness Center
- B.17. Manufacturing Services
- B.18. Marketing of Products Raised on the Premises
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B.19.
Marijuana Establishments
- B.19.a. Standards for all Marijuana Establishments
- B.19.b. Marijuana Dispensary
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B.19.c.
Marijuana Cultivation
- B.19.c.i. Marijuana Dispensary Off-Site Cultivation Location
- B.19.c.ii. Medical Marijuana Designated Caregiver Cultivation Location
- B.19.c.iii. Medical Marijuana Qualifying Patient Cultivation Location
- B.20. Repealed
- B.21. Mobile Food Units or Food Trucks
- B.22. New Utility Poles and Wires
- B.23. Private Clubs
- B.24. Religious Institutions
- B.25. Restaurants, Drive-Through/Drive-In
- B.26. Senior Care Facility
- B.27. Sexually Oriented Businesses
- B.28. Temporary Real Estate Sales Office
- B.29. Vehicle Parts Store
- B.30. Vehicle Rental Establishments
- B.31. Vehicle Repair Facilities
- B.32. Vehicle Washes/Detailing
- B.33. Visitor Accommodations
- B.34. Warehousing
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Section 25.2
Accessory Uses and Structures
- A. Accessory Buildings – General
- B. Abandoned or Junk Vehicles
- C. Recreational Vehicle Parking
- D. Prohibited Uses
- E. Home Occupations
- F. Swimming Pools and Spas
- Section 25.3 Temporary Uses and Structures
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Section 25.1
Requirements for Specific Uses
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Chapter 26:
Subdivision and Site Plans
- Section 26.1 Purpose and Intent
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Section 26.2
Design Standards
- A. Conformity with Existing Plans, Ordinances and Laws
- B. Dedications for Public Purposes
- C. Subdivision of Unsuitable Land
- D. Subdivision of Land within the Hillside Development Zone
- E. Naming and Signage of Streets
- F. Street Location and Arrangement
- G. Street Design Standards
- H. Block Design Principles
- I. Lot Planning Procedures
- J. Landscaping in Subdivisions
- K. Utility Easements
- L. Address Standards
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Section 26.3
Required Improvements
- A. Purpose
- B. Improvements: Subdivider’s Responsibility
- C. Engineering Plans
- D. Construction and Inspection
- E. Improvements: Plan Review Fees
- F. Street and Alley Improvements
- G. Street Name Signs
- H. Storm Drainage
- I. Sanitary Sewage Disposal
- J. Water Supply
- K. Survey Monuments
- L. Lot Corners
- M. Street Lights
- N. Utilities: Electric and Telephone
- Section 26.4 Modifications of Subdivision Regulations
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Section 26.5
Provision of Recreational Area
- A. Applicability
- B. Recreational Area Plan Submittal and Approval
- C. Minimum Recreation Area Standards
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D.
Recreational Area Plan Standards
- D.1. Site Location
- D.2. Recreational Facilities Improvement Standards
- D.3. Play Equipment Standards
- D.4. Repealed
- D.5. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Elements
- D.6.
- D.7.
- D.8.
- D.9.
- D.10.
- D.11.
- E. Facilities Installation, Ownership and Maintenance
- F. In-Lieu Fee Option
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Section 26.6
Assurances
- A. Assurances for Construction
- B. Assurances for Site Stabilization
- C. Assurances for Landscape
- D. Assurances for Water Service
- E. Assurances for Other Improvements
- F. Amount and Type of Assurances
- G. Terms of Assurances
- H. Securing and Approval of Assurances
- I. Releases of Assurances
- J. Forfeiture of Assurances
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Chapter 27:
General Development Standards
- Section 27.1 Operational Performance Standards
- Section 27.2 Cultural Resource Preservation
- Section 27.3 Artwork Provisions
- Section 27.4 (Repealed by (O)09-20)
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Section 27.5
Outdoor Lighting
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. Prohibitions
- D. Lighting Plan Application Requirements
- E. Total Outdoor Light Output
- F. Outdoor Light Fixture Height Requirements
- G. Outdoor Light Design Standards
- H. Recreational Facilities
- I. Temporary Lighting Exemption
- J. Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction, Installation, and Operation
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Section 27.6
Landscape Conservation
- A. Purpose
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B.
Native Plant Preservation, Salvage and Mitigation
- B.1. Applicability
- B.2. General Provisions
- B.3. Site Resource Inventory Standards and Requirements
- B.4. Native Plant Preservation, Salvage and Mitigation Plan Requirements
- B.5. Plant Salvage Protocol
- B.6. Compliance
- B.7. Approval for Salvage
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C.
Landscape Design
- C.1. Applicability
- C.2. General Landscape Standards
- C.3. Plant Materials and Plant Restrictions
- C.4. Buffer Yards
- C.5. Screening
- C.6. Off-Street Parking
- C.7. Nonresidential Uses
- C.8. Revegetation
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D.
Irrigation and Water Management
- D.1. Applicability
- D.2. Irrigation System
- D.3. Landscape Water Plan
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D.4.
Rainwater Harvesting
- D.4.a. Rainwater Harvesting Plan
- D.4.b. Rainwater Harvest System General Provisions
- D.4.c. Rainwater Harvest System Single-Family and Townhouse Residential Provisions
- D.4.d. Rainwater Harvest System Multifamily Residential, Commercial, Technical Park, and Other Nonresidential Provisions
- D.4.e. Detention Credit
- D.5. Water Features
- E. Administration
- F. Applicability Provisions and Exceptions
- Section 27.7 Off-Street Parking
- Section 27.8 Off-Street Loading
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Section 27.9
Grading
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
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C.
General Grading Requirements
- C.1. Cut and Fill Limitations
- C.2. Site Revegetation and Stabilization
- C.3. Driveways
- C.4. Slope Setbacks
- C.5. Restriction of Slope Development
- C.6. Protective Cover and Dust Control
- C.7. Erosion Control Systems
- C.8. Import and Export of Earth Material
- C.9. Hours of Grading
- C.10. Phased Grading
- C.11. Restriction of Vehicles
- C.12. Additional Requirements
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Section 27.10
Environmentally Sensitive Lands
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) Regulations and Maps
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D.
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Conservation System
- D.1. Conservation System
- D.2. Categories
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D.3.
Conservation Categories
- D.3.a. Major Wildlife Linkage (MWL) Category
- D.3.b. Critical Resource Area (CRA) Category
- D.3.c. Core Resource Area (COR) Category
- D.3.d. Resource Management Area (RMA) Category
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D.3.e.
Cultural Resources Category
- D.3.e.i. Purpose
- D.3.e.ii. Mapping
- D.3.e.iii. Applicability
- D.3.e.iv. Conservation Strategies
- D.3.e.v. Review Procedures
- D.3.e.vi. General Requirements
- D.3.e.vii. Appeals and Reviews
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D.3.f.
Scenic Resources Category
- D.3.f.i. Purpose
- D.3.f.ii. Scenic Resource Conservation Areas Established
- D.3.f.iii. Applicability
- D.3.f.iv. Viewshed and Vegetation Analysis
- D.3.f.v. Vegetation and Landscape Treatment
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D.3.f.vi.
Site Development
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D.3.f.vi.a.
Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District
- D.3.f.vi.a.1. Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District Established
- D.3.f.vi.a.2. Approvals Required
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D.3.f.vi.a.3.
Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District Use
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.A. Residential Development Regulations
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D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.
Resort Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.i. Access to Oracle Road
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.ii. Required Setbacks
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.iii. Density/Bulk
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.A.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.B.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.iv. Landscaping Treatments
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.v. View Corridors
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.A.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.B.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B.vi. Performance Requirements
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D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.
Commercial Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.i. Access to Oracle Road
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.ii. Required Setbacks
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.A.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.B.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.C.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.D.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.iii. Freestanding Building Pads
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.A.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.1.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.2.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.3.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.B.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.1.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.2.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.3.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.iv. Landscaping Treatments
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.A.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.B.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.v. View Corridors
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.A.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.1. West Side
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.2. East Side
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.a.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.b.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.c.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.d.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C.e.
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.D. Employment/Institutional Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.E. Commercial Retail Intensity
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D.3.f.vi.b.
Tangerine Corridor Overlay District
- D.3.f.vi.b.1. Tangerine Corridor District Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.b.2. Tangerine Corridor District
- D.3.f.vi.b.3. Application Requirements
- D.3.f.vi.b.4. Tangerine/Arterial Frontage Tracts
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D.3.f.vi.b.5.
Tangerine Road Corridor Overlay District Use Provisions
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.A. Residential Development Regulations
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D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.
Commercial Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.i. Roadway Access
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.ii. Required Setbacks
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.iii. Building Height
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.iv. Building Bulk
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.v. Land Use Distinctions
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vi. View Preservation
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D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.
Site Planning
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.A.
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.B.
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.C. Employment and Institutional Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.1. Roadway Access
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.2. Required Setbacks
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.3. Building Height
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.4. Building Bulk
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.5. View Preservation
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.vii.6. Site Planning
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.D. Master Planned Developments Flexibility
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.1. Applicability
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.2. Subject Matter
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.3. Frontage Tracts
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.4. Mixtures of Use Types
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.a. Density/Intensity
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.b. Compatibility Assurance
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B.c. Shared Facilities
- D.3.f.vi.c. Design Guidelines
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D.3.f.vi.a.
Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District
- D.3.g. Hillside Area Category
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E.
Open Space Requirements
- E.1. Open Space ESOS Designation
- E.2. ESOS Tracts
- E.3. General Requirements
- E.4. Criteria for ESOS Selection and Location
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F.
ESOS Use and Conservation Development
- F.1. ESOS Use
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F.2.
Development Balance and Incentives
- F.2.a. Purpose
- F.2.b. Applicability
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F.2.c.
Flexible Development
- F.2.c.i. Process
- F.2.c.ii. Review Criteria
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F.2.c.iii.
Requirements Subject to Modification
- F.2.c.iii.a. Building Setback
- F.2.c.iii.b. Landscape Buffer Yards
- F.2.c.iii.c. Minimum Lot Size
- F.2.c.iii.d. Minimum Lot Width
- F.2.c.iii.e. Alternative Parking Analysis
- F.2.c.iii.f. Building Height
- F.2.c.iii.g. Open Space
- F.2.c.iii.h. Mixed Use
- F.2.c.iii.i. Modified Review Process
- F.2.c.iii.j. Recreation Area Credit
- F.2.c.iii.k. Native Vegetation Preservation
- F.2.d. Conservation Subdivision Design