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 Del Mar
 Municipal Code
 Title 30. ZONING
 Chapter 30.54. OVERLAY ZONE: DOWNTOWN INITIATIVE (DI-OZ)

  § 30.54.020. Definitions.  

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  • For purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

    A.

    Downtown Commercial Area shall mean that area within the "Commercial Central" as the same is shown on page 65 of the Del Mar Community Plan, the property within the Central Commercial Zone, and any parcel rezoned to any commercial designation contiguous to the aforementioned Commercial Central area or Central Commercial Zone, but not including any property in the Public Facilities Zone.

    B.

    Development project subject to this measure shall mean any proposal for any discretionary City approval for development or redevelopment in the Downtown Commercial Area on a parcel or adjacent parcels under the ownership or control of the same applicant where the parcel or parcels taken together contain at least 25,000 square feet. A "development project subject to this measure" shall also mean any project for which a discretionary City approval is sought, regardless of the parcel size, which proposes to develop or redevelop in excess of 11,500 square feet of commercial floor area. A "Development project subject to this measure" may not be divided into parts, parcels or phases to avoid being subject to this measure.

    C.

    Specific plan and specific plans shall mean a specific plan or plans as provided by Government Code §§ 65450 et seq.

    D.

    Effective date shall mean the date on which this initiative measure was adopted by the City Council of the City of Del Mar or the date on which it was passed by the voters at the polls, whichever occurs first.

    E.

    Discretionary approval shall mean any discretionary land use entitlement or permit of any type whatsoever issued by the City including, but not limited to, tentative and parcel maps, rezones, General Plan amendments, use permits, variances, grading permits, land conservation permits, specific or precise plans, design review, view blockage review, conceptual review, coastal permits pursuant to an approved Local Coastal Plan, and building permits when discretionary.