Arcade Oaks Vista NPA

Sacramento County Zoning Code
Arcade Oaks Vista Neighborhood Preservation Area Ordinance

Adopted April 15, 1992
Adopted by ZMA #5065 (County-Initiated Rezone)

535-010. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of the Board of Supervisors in adopting this Neighborhood Preservation Area Ordinance to preserve and protect the existing single family semi-rural residential atmosphere that contributes to the unique social and environmental characteristics of the neighborhood described in Section 535-016, and to prevent encroachment of commercial uses into the neighborhood.

535-011. APPLICABILITY.

The provisions of this Article shall apply to those properties described in Section 535-016. Unless otherwise specified in this Article, provisions of Title I, II, and III of this Code shall apply.

535-012. EXHIBITS.

The property regulated by this Section is identified in Section 535-016 which is incorporated herein and made a part of this Article.

535-013. PERMITTED USES.

Those uses provided for by the underlying land use zones as defined in Section 201-02, Table I of this Code shall be permitted and conditionally permitted in the area described in Section 535-016.

535-014. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

Except as provided herein, development standards applicable to property in the underlying zone shall be applicable to the property described in Section 535-016.

1. Each lot shall have a minimum width and public street frontage of one hundred (100) feet. The width for lots fronting on a curved street or curved portion of a cul-de-sac street shall be measured along a chord located fifty (50) feet from the edge of the street right-of-way.
2. No structures shall exceed two (2) stories and any two-story structures shall have side yards of at least thirty (30) feet.
3. Those uses designated as "institutional uses" in Zoning Code Section 201-02(D) shall require a minimum lot size of three (3) acres.

535-015. FINDINGS.

During the public hearings on this ordinance, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors determined that:

1. The area described in Section 535-016 is a unique area of winding narrow class C streets with no curb or paved gutter, large lots and a spacious semi-rural residential type atmosphere. The 100 foot lot width requirement is necessary to preserve the unique characteristics of the neighborhood.
2. The Arcade Oaks neighborhood is of sufficient size to constitute an identifiable neighborhood.
3. The large lots, narrow streets, and semi-rural nature of the neighborhood creates a spatial condition which provides a unique opportunity for neighborhood use and social interaction on the streets, and provides a refuge for a variety of animals.
4. This NPA zone is reasonable and will not cause undue hardship for any of the property owners since the majority of the existing lots in this area meet the development requirements of this ordinance.
5. It is in the best interest of the residents of Arcade Oaks and the County of Sacramento that the character of the existing single family semi-rural residential neighborhood be preserved, protected and maintained.

535-016.