The business park BP combining district is intended to be combined with M-1 districts to permit a limited range of retail commercial uses having a close association with, providing convenience to or which are compatible with office, wholesale warehousing and manufacturing uses permitted in those districts. The business park BP combining district is also intended to be combined with C-H and C-2 districts to permit a limited range of high-quality manufacturing uses which are compatible with commercial development.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.010; Ord. No. 449, § l(exh. A(part)), 1988)

The business park BP combining district may be combined with any M-1, C-2 or C-H district which in the judgment of the city council possesses the desired locational and/or developmental standards as stated in section 17.62.060.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.020; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

The uses permitted by the application of the business park BP combining district shall be in addition to those allowed by the district with which it is combined. Therefore, in a business park BP combining district those uses which are presently permitted in any individual M-1, C-2 or C-H district under the zoning regulations currently in effect, are now joined uses under the BP district overlay and such combined uses are permitted.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.030; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

Uses expressly prohibited are as follows:

A.

Junkyards.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.040; Ord. No. 449, § l(exh. A(part)), 1988)

The minimum requirements for yards in a business park combining district are as follows:

A.

Yards.

1.

Depth of front yard: 15 feet along local streets and 20 feet along major collector and arterial streets;

2.

Depth of rear yard: zero;

3.

Depth of interior side yard: zero;

4.

Depth of exterior (adjacent to a public street) side yard: 15 feet along local streets and 20 feet along major collector and arterial streets.

B.

Landscaping.

1.

The entire depth of front yards and exterior side yards, except for parking areas which may encroach up to ten feet, shall be landscaped.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.050; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

Properties to which the business park combining district is applied should have the following locational and existing or proposed site design characteristics:

A.

Substantial direct frontage on an access to one or more major streets as designated by the circulation and transportation element of the city's general plan;

B.

On-site and off-site improvements in substantial conformance with the development standards of the underlying district;

C.

Substantial amenities such as landscaped setbacks, high quality appearance and the like;

D.

Parking facilities in substantial excess of the minimum anticipated requirements;

E.

Gross site area of five acres or larger;

F.

Compatible physical relationship with the surrounding neighborhood.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.060; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

The minimum building site area or lot in the business park combining district shall be 20,000 square feet.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.070; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

No building in a business park combining district shall have a height in excess of 30 feet or two stories.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.080; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

All outdoor storage areas shall be screened from all adjacent property and streets by a building or obscure fencing not less than six feet in height.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.090; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988)

Exterior signs in all commercial districts shall meet the requirements of the chapter 17.85 and require a permit to be issued by the planning department and city building inspector before commencing work.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.100; Ord. No. 449, § 1(exh. A(part)), 1988; Ord. No. 576, § 3, 4-25-2022)

A.

A business park BP combining district shall be imposed only upon approval by the city council and upon the recommendation of the planning commission. Such imposition of the BP business park combining district shall be considered by the planning commission but, in any event, shall not be effective for any purpose unless and until approved by the city council.

B.

The city council may impose such conditions as it deems appropriate prior to imposing a business park BP combining district.

(Code 1985, § 17.62.110; Ord. No. 449, § l(exh. A(part)), 1988)