§ 9-68.050. Relationship of Land Required to Population Density

Based upon the standards of the Recreation Element of the General Plan, it is hereby found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, welfare, and safety require that five acres of property for each 1,000 persons residing within the City be devoted to local park and recreational purposes, exclusive of and in addition to school lands used cooperatively for recreational purposes.

A.

Population density. For the purposes of this Article, population density shall be determined as follows, based on the most recent data available in the form of the Federal and State census and studies of population density in the County and City. The density shall be determined by the City at the time it issues a Zoning Clearance in compliance with the following:

1.

Single-family dwelling units: 3.97 persons per dwelling unit;

2.

Multi-family dwelling units:

a.

1.7 persons per one-bedroom/bachelor dwelling unit;

b.

2.45 persons per two bedroom dwelling unit;

c.

3.8 persons per three bedroom dwelling unit;

3.

Mobile homes: 2.03 persons per dwelling unit; and

4.

Senior citizen dwelling units: 1.7 persons per dwelling unit.

B.

Determinations of numbers of bedrooms.

1.

For the purposes of this Section, when a room (e.g., den, study, or sewing room) is provided in conjunction with a one bedroom/bachelor dwelling unit, and the room meets the Uniform Building Code definition of a habitable room, the room shall be considered a bedroom.

2.

When a room (e.g., den, study, or sewing room) is provided in conjunction with a two-bedroom dwelling unit, and the room meets the Uniform Building Code definition of a habitable room, the additional room shall not be considered as a den, study, or sewing room, but as a bedroom if a wardrobe, closet, or similar facility normally found in a bedroom is proposed and if the room is constructed in a manner that 50 percent or less of one wall is open to an adjacent room or hallway.

3.

If the City, as part of its issuance of a Zoning Clearance determines that a room can be converted to a bedroom, the room shall be considered a bedroom.

C.

Determinations of density.

1.

The basis for determining the total number of dwelling units or bedrooms shall be the number of the units or bedrooms allowed by the City on the land included within the subdivision at the time the City issues a Zoning Clearance.

2.

The basis for determining the number of bedrooms per dwelling unit shall be the number of the rooms as determined from data submitted to the City and the District by the subdivider and the review and evaluation of the data and the project by the City and the District.

3.

Where no data is provided, dwelling units shall be treated, for the purpose of determining density, as single-family dwelling units.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)