SMUD Substation in South Sacramento NPA

Sacramento County Zoning Code
SMUD Substation in South Sacramento Neighborhood Preservation Area Ordinance

Adopted December 27, 1978
Amended November 20, 1986 & June 1, 1988
NPA-78-7
Adopted by ZMA #3967 (1978 South Sacramento Consistency Rezone)
Amended by ZMA #4788 / 1986-CP-RZ-VA-369 & ZMA #4874 / 1988-CZB-UPB-PAP-1280 (ARCO 47th Ave & Sacramento Blvd)

530-70. INTENT.

It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors in adopting this Neighborhood Preservation Area Ordinance to provide for the continued and future quasi-public use of electrical substation property described in Section 530-71, while at the same time protecting and preserving existing and planned multiple-family residential neighborhoods on abutting properties from adverse and incompatible impacts of said necessary and beneficial use. It is the further intent of the Board of Supervisors to provide the greatest protection possible to residential uses while recognizing the public use of the designated property.

530-71. BOUNDARIES.

The boundaries of this Neighborhood Preservation Area are shown on the exhibit labeled 530-71.

530-72. PERMITTED USES.

Uses permitted in this Neighborhood Preservation Area shall include those permitted in the underlying residential land use zones as described in Section 201-02 thru 201-04 of the Zoning Code of Sacramento County.

530-73. DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW.

No development shall take place on any property to which this Article applies until final development plans have been approved by the Project Planning Commission as provided herein. The Planning Commission shall approve the development plan if the location and design of the proposed use mitigates potential adverse effects, consistent with development standards established, below. The Planning Commission shall not approve development plans unless it first finds that the proposed development will not create adverse noise, visual, air quality, health, or safety impacts beyond the present condition on adjoining residentially zoned uses.

530-74. DEVELOPMENTS STANDARDS.

a. Reference to Underlying Land Use Zone.

All lot requirements, building setbacks, parking requirements, sign regulations, or other regulations not specifically described herein, shall conform to those regulations in the Zoning Code of Sacramento County for the particular underlying land use zone.

b. Residential Setback Adjacent to Quasi-public Use (Electrical Substation).

When residential uses abut said quasi-public use, the abutting yard shall be at least 25 feet in width. The required 25 foot setback shall be fully landscaped and shall include a combination of trees and shrubs designed to screen the quasi-public use from the view of adjoining residential use. The planter area shall be provided with a permanent irrigation system. Trees of a moderate height, in keeping with adjacent property use, shall be planted at least every 30 feet on-center along the common property line.

530-75. FINDINGS.

1. Residential neighborhoods and the adjoining quasi-public use areas subject to this NPA Ordinance are unique in that the two uses are located in a manner which does not provide the necessary buffering between uses normally provided for by a gradual transition of compatible land use zones, including open space areas. Regulations and standards contained herein will provide sufficient buffering on the residential use areas to preserve and protect both the residential and the quasi-public use of the electrical substation.
2. The area to which this NPA Ordinance applies encompasses and would affect an identifiable neighborhood in the South Sacramento Community Plan Area.
3. The NPA Ordinance provides for a reasonable buffering area for a public utility property abutting residential uses and in a manner which will encourage its long-term individual use and, therefore, does not constitute undue hardship on property owners within the zone.