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Sacramento County Zoning Code
Timberwood Estates Planned Development Ordinance

Section titled “Sacramento County Zoning Code Timberwood Estates Planned Development Ordinance”

Adopted May 12, 1976
76-PD-5
Adopted by ZMA #3497

Section 23.01.186 of the Zoning Code of Sacramento County, Ordinance No. 1111, as amended, which incorporates Comprehensive Zoning Plan No. 364/212, is amended to change the real property described in Exhibit “A” on said Comprehensive Zoning Plan to the A-1-A (PD) Agricultural (Planned Development) Zone. Exhibit “A” is attached hereto and incorporated herein and made a part of this ordinance.

SECTION 2. INCORPORATION WITHIN ZONING CODE

Section titled “SECTION 2. INCORPORATION WITHIN ZONING CODE”

Article 3 of the Zoning Code of Sacramento County, Ordinance No. 1111, is hereby amended by adding thereto Section 23.01.353, which shall read as follows:

Section 23.01.353 – Planned Unit Development Ordinance 76-PD-5

Exhibit “1” is described generally in this section and attached to this ordinance and is incorporated herein and made a part of this ordinance to regulate the property described in Exhibit “A”. The Exhibit is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is a part of this ordinance as if fully set forth herein.

EXHIBIT:

  1. Development Plan

The following uses are authorized on the property described in Exhibit “A”. All uses not specifically named are prohibited:

  1. One single family dwelling on each lot.
  2. Field, vegetable, and horticultural crops.
  3. One stand for the display and sale of crops grown on the premises.
  4. The raising and sheltering of domestic animals within the buildable portion of the lot where the use thereof and the products therefrom are primarily for the use or home consumption of the landowner or occupants of the lot, including 4-H or other agricultural organization projects. All pens, corrals, stalls, shelters, and enclosures shall be located within the buildable portion of the lot and at least twelve (12) feet from any lot line.
  5. Parks, playgrounds, and golf courses.
  6. Public and private schools, kindergarten through high school.
  7. Foster homes not to exceed six (6) children.
  8. Customary accessory uses and buildings which are incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use on the premises. Accessory buildings shall be located within the buildable portion of the lot only.
  9. Home occupations as defined in Section 23.18.303.
  10. Home occupation signs as provided in Section 23.16.004.
  11. Day care homes not to exceed ten (10) children.
  12. Boarding and rooming houses for not to exceed six (6) persons including the proprietor.
  13. Subject to the issuance of a use permit by the appropriate authority, one mobile home or travel trailer may be used as an accessory dwelling where there is a need for close.
  14. supervision of handicapped persons, subject to the provisions of Section 23.14.021.

SECTION 5. SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS

Section titled “SECTION 5. SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS”

The number of lots in the project shall be as shown on Exhibit “1”. The size and shape of each lot in the project shall be as shown for each lot on Exhibit “1”. The development of each lot set forth on Exhibit “1” shall conform to the height and yard requirements set forth in Sections 23.04.034 and 23.04.035 of the Sacramento County Zoning Code. The lot area, width, and public street frontage requirements for each lot shall be as set forth in Exhibit “1”.

The location, configuration, and arrangement of the streets shall be substantially as shown on Exhibit “1”. Such streets shall be offered for dedication as public roads with the right-of-way as shown. Said public roads shall be constructed in conformance with the standards set forth in the County Improvement Standards adopted by Resolution No. 73-495 of the Board of Supervisors, and amendments thereto, for Class “C” Streets.

The Board of Supervisors recognizes that in construction of the project, minor deviations from the lot area requirements as shown on Exhibit “1” may be necessary. The Board, having considered this possibility, has determined that any substantial deviations from the lot area of each lot of no more than 10%, as those requirements are shown on Exhibit “1”, do not constitute an amendment to the plan and delegates to the Planning Director the authority to approve any such minor changes.

SECTION 8. MINOR DEVIATIONS – LOT WIDTH AND STREET FRONTAGE

Section titled “SECTION 8. MINOR DEVIATIONS – LOT WIDTH AND STREET FRONTAGE”

The Board of Supervisors recognizes that in construction of the project, minor deviations from the lot width and street frontage requirements as shown on Exhibit “1” may be necessary. The Board, having considered this possibility, has determined that any substantial deviations from the lot width and street frontage requirements of not more than 10 feet for the lot width and not more than 10 feet for the street frontage requirements, as those requirements are shown on Exhibit “1”, do not constitute an amendment to the plan and delegates to the Planning Director the authority to approve any such minor changes.

Grading on the property described in Exhibit “A” shall be limited to that necessary for the installation of public streets, individual driveways for garage and house pads, and that necessary to ensure adequate drainage. Cuts and fills for grading for house pads are not to exceed five (5) feet.

The variance provision of Article 1, Chapter 18, of the Zoning Code of Sacramento County, Ordinance No. 1111, shall not apply to this ordinance.

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

  1. The proposed development will carry out the intent of the General Plan.
  2. The proposed development is of sufficient size and is designed so as to provide a desirable environment within its own boundaries.
  3. The proposed development is compatible with existing and proposed land uses in the surrounding area.
  4. Exceptions to the standard requirements of the Sacramento County Zoning Code, Ordinance No. 1111, are justified by the design of the development.
  5. There is adequate assurance that all public improvements will be installed at the scheduled times as required by the Public Works Department.
  6. The existing or proposed utility services are adequate for the uses and population densities proposed.

Parcel No. 1: The West 50 feet of the North 100 feet of the East 717.8 feet of lot 6, Fair Oaks Tract, the official plat of which is recorded in the office of the Recorder of Sacramento County in Book 3 of Maps, Map No. 24.

Action: to A-1-A(PD)

Parcel No. 2: The East 667.8 feet of said lot 6, Fair Oaks Tract.

Action: to A-1-A(PD)

Parcel No. 3: All of Lot 4 of said Fair Oaks Tract, and including all adjacent Right-of-Way along Hazel Ave.

Action: to A-1-A(PD)

Map of the Development Plan for Timberwood Estates