Rezoning and review of a site to a pedestrian and transit oriented development (PTOD) combining district shall be made pursuant to the following procedures:
(a) Application to apply the PTOD overlay district may be made by an owner of record of any property located or partially located within the PTOD boundary, or may be initiated by vote of the planning and transportation commission or city council;
(b) Applications for rezoning shall be made and reviewed in accordance with Chapter 18.80 (Amendments to Zoning Map and Zoning Regulations), including Section 18.80.020 regarding changes in district boundaries. Planning and transportation commission review and city council approval shall establish limits on allowable or required uses (e.g., the types and appropriate mix of uses, including revenue-generating uses) and intensity (e.g., density, floor area ratio, height, site coverage) of development. The specified limitations shall be part of the rezoning and shall be recorded as property restrictions enforceable by the City of Palo Alto. Revisions to these restrictions requires rezoning through the same process, except that the director of planning and development services may determine that a revision is minor and does not materially alter the city council’s restrictions or intent regarding land use and intensity. As used in this subsection, the term “minor” means a change that is of little visual significance, does not materially alter the appearance of previously approved improvements, is not proposed to change the use of the land in question, and does not alter the character of the structure involved. If the cumulative effect of multiple minor changes would result in a major change, a new application for approval of a pedestrian and transit oriented development is required and shall be reviewed by the architectural review board, planning and transportation commission, and/or city council, as determined by the director. Submittal requirements for the PTOD combining district may be supplemented as determined by the director of planning and development services;
(c) Applications for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to designate a site consistent with transit oriented residential development shall be made and reviewed pursuant to the provisions of Section 19.04.080; and
(d) Upon approval of rezoning of a property to pedestrian transit oriented development (PTOD) combining district, the project plans shall be submitted as a major architectural review to the architectural review board, who shall review the project for compliance with the architectural review criteria specified in Chapter 18.76 of the Zoning Code, as well as Section 18.34.050 of this chapter. A single preliminary review by the ARB may be allowed in advance of rezoning approval if plans are submitted and reviewed prior to planning commission consideration of the rezoning request.
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 4914 § 2 (part), 2006)