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PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE*
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Title 4 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS*
Title 5 HEALTH AND SANITATION*
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 RESERVED
Title 8 TREES AND VEGETATION
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY*
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*
Title 11 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCEDURE
Title 12 PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
Title 13 IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE*
Title 14 RESERVED
Title 15 FIRE PREVENTION*
Title 16 BUILDING REGULATIONS*
Title 17 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE*
Title 18 ZONING*
Chapter 18.01 ADOPTION, PURPOSES, AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 18.04 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 18.08 DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.09 Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
Chapter 18.10 LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RE, R-2 and RMD) DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.12 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT*
Chapter 18.13 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-20, RM-30 AND RM-40) DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.14 HOUSING INCENTIVES
Chapter 18.15 DENSITY BONUS
Chapter 18.16 NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY, AND SERVICE COMMERCIAL (CN, CC and CS) DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.18 DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL (CD) DISTRICT
Chapter 18.20 OFFICE, RESEARCH, AND MANUFACTURING (MOR, ROLM, RP and GM) DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.24 Contextual Design Criteria and Objective Design Standards
Chapter 18.28 SPECIAL PURPOSE (PF, OS and AC) DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.29 NORTH VENTURA (NV) DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 18.30 COMBINING DISTRICTS
Chapter 18.31 CEQA REVIEW
Chapter 18.32 Affordable Housing Incentive Program
Chapter 18.34 PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (PTOD) COMBINING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 18.36 HOSPITAL (HD) DISTRICT
Chapter 18.38 PC PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 18.40 GENERAL STANDARDS AND EXCEPTIONS
Chapter 18.42 STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL USES
Chapter 18.44 GREEN DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Chapter 18.46 REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ACCESSIBILITY
Chapter 18.52 PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 18.54 PARKING FACILITY DESIGN STANDARDS
Chapter 18.60 ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR STANFORD LANDS
Chapter 18.62 SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
Chapter 18.66 CREATION OF EASEMENTS THROUGH THE EXECUTION AND RECORDATION OF COVENANTS
Chapter 18.70 NONCONFORMING USES AND NONCOMPLYING FACILITIES
Chapter 18.76 PERMITS AND APPROVALS
Chapter 18.77 PROCESSING OF PERMITS AND APPROVALS
Chapter 18.78 APPEALS
Chapter 18.79 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCEDURES
Chapter 18.80 AMENDMENTS TO ZONING MAP AND ZONING REGULATIONS
Title 19 MASTER PLAN*
Title 20 PRECISE PLANS*
Title 21 SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DIVISIONS OF LAND*
Title 22 PARKS*
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
Chapter 18.60
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR STANFORD LANDS
Sections:
   18.60.010   Purpose.
   18.60.020   Definitions.
   18.60.030   Applicability.
   18.60.040   Relation of Overlay District to Other Land Use Regulations.
   18.60.050   Alternative Standards Overlay District One (AS1): Housing and Mixed Use at El Camino Site.
   18.60.060   Alternative Standards Overlay District Two (AS2): Housing at Upper California Site.
   18.60.070   Alternative Standards Overlay District Three (AS3): Community Soccer Fields at Mayfield Site.
18.60.010   Purpose
   The Alternative Standards Overlay Districts provide alternative development standards for specific sites in order to implement the terms of the 2005 Development Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Stanford University adopted by Ordinance No. 4870. Unless otherwise specified in the Development Agreement, these standards are intended to be optional, rather than mandatory, for those sites. The provisions of this Chapter 18.60 shall be applied in a manner consistent with Stanford's rights under the Development Agreement.
(Ord. 4871 § 3 (Exh A [part]), 2005)
18.60.020   Definitions
   Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter 18.60 shall be those defined in either the Development Agreement or the 2003 Rules. As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
   (a)   "El Camino Site" means the combined leaseholds commonly known as 2450, 2470, and 2500 El Camino Real. "Extended El Camino Site" means the El Camino Site and the leasehold commonly known as 505 California Avenue.
   (b)   "Gross Area" means the total land area of a site without deductions for streets or easements.
   (c)   "Mayfield Site" means real property commonly known as 2650, 2700, and 2780 El Camino Real owned by Stanford University and leased to the city for community recreation purposes as provided in the Development Agreement.
   (d)   "Required Housing" means 250 units of housing that Stanford is required to build under the 2005 Development Agreement.
   (e)   "Upper California Site" means the Combined leaseholds commonly known as 1451, 1501, and 1601 California Avenue.
(Ord. 4871 § 3 (Exh A [part]), 2005)
18.60.030   Applicability
   These Alternative Standards Districts are only applicable to the sites identified in this Chapter 18.60. Under the terms of the Development Agreement, Stanford may choose to be subject to the AS1 District, or the AS2 District, or neither, or both. However, if Stanford chooses to have the AS2 District apply, it will be applicable to the entire Upper California Site. The AS1 District may be applied to either the entire El Camino Site or the entire Extended El Camino Site. If the AS1 District is initially applied to the El Camino Site, Stanford may later choose to have it apply to. the Extended El Camino Site. The AS3 District applies to the Mayfield Site as a whole.
(Ord. 4871 § 3 (Exh A [part]), 2005)
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