5500 Rathdrum Way, Antioch, CA 94531

Planned Development District

This district accommodates various types of development, such as neighborhood and district shopping centers, professional and administrative offices multiple housing developments, single-family residential developments, commercial service centers, and industrial parks, or any other use or combination of uses which are appropriately a part of a planned development. This district is intended to enable and encourage flexibility in the design and development of land so as to promote its most appropriate use; to allow diversification in the relationship of various uses, structures, and space; to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets and utilities; to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open space; to offer recreational opportunities convenient to residents to enhance the appearance of neighbor-hoods through the preservation of natural green spaces; and to counteract the effects of urban con-gestion and monotony. The minimum area required for the establishment of a residential Planned Development shall be three contiguous acres of land and the minimum area for an exclusively non-residential Planned Development shall be one contiguous acre of land.; Planned Development Districts are intended to accommodate a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial land uses which are mutually supportive and compatible with existing and proposed develop-ment on surrounding properties. P-D Districts shall encourage the use of flexible development standards designed to appropriately integrate a project into its natural and/or man-made setting and shall provide for a mix of land uses to serve identified community needs. In addition, P-D Districts shall orient pedestrian and bicycle facilities to encourage non-auto oriented circulation within the development. Further-more, the P-D process may be used to implement the various Specific Plans adopted by the city. Once established, the P-D District becomes, in effect, the zoning code for the area within its respective boundaries.