Brentwood City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Industrial/Commercial Zoning Regulations
§ 17.300.001 Title and purpose of provisions.
A.
Title. The provisions of this article shall be known as the "industrial/commercial zoning regulations" of this title.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of the industrial/commercial zones and the regulations applying to these zones include the following:
1.
To provide appropriately located areas for manufacturing and industrial uses, industrial, commercial and office parks, and in certain circumstances residential uses, to meet the employment and service needs of the Brentwood community;
2.
To encourage the provision of attractive and stimulating surroundings that make Brentwood's industrial/commercial areas enjoyable and clean places in which to work;
3.
To protect the industrial areas from the intrusion of incompatible activities which might impair on an area's functioning as an industrial area;
4.
To establish criteria to protect adjoining land uses and the general community from noise, vibration, smoke, odor, dust, dirt, heat, glare and from fire, explosion and other hazards.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.300.002 Applicability of provisions.
These regulations shall apply to the IC and PEC zones unless expressly provided otherwise, and are supplementary to the industrial/commercial zoning regulations of this title.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.300.003 Development standards.
The development standards set forth in Section 17.200.003 are applicable to the industrial/commercial zones unless expressly provided for otherwise within the regulations of each individual zones and with the exceptions set out in this section to the subsections enumerated in subsections A and B of this section.
A.
Exception to Subsection B of Section 17.200.003—Refuse Container Enclosure. All industrial facilities shall provide refuse container enclosures to city standards and specifications.
B.
Exception to Subsection E of Section 17.200.003—Manufacturing and Storage Areas. All manufacturing processes shall be within a structure and all open storage areas shall be screened with a minimum six-foot-high view-obscuring fence. No storage shall exceed the height of the fence. Masonry walls shall be utilized for screening areas visible from a public street while chain link with view-obscuring slats or other fencing materials, other than wood, may be used for screening areas not visible from a public street.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.300.004 Performance standards.
The performance standards set forth in Section 17.200.004 are applicable to the industrial/commercial zones unless expressly provided for otherwise within the regulations of each individual zone.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.300.005 Nonconforming lots.
See Section 17.610.014.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.310.001 Purpose of provisions.
The IC (industrial/commercial) zone is a mixed use zone providing for a wide range of light industrial uses as the predominant use and business services and office uses not involving frequent public use as the optional secondary use in already established industrial and service commercial areas or on undeveloped parcels close to the downtown. Such uses are subject to development and performance standards to prevent deleterious uses and ensure compatibility with the surrounding community.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.310.002 Permitted uses.
The following light industrial, business services and office uses are permitted in the IC zone:
A.
Light industrial uses which generate minimal noise, odor, smoke, waste material, and similar items which may negatively impact the environment are permitted. Such uses include but are not limited to small assembly plants, printing establishments, contractors storage yard, lumber yard and similar uses;
B.
Business services such as laundry, dry cleaning, automotive repair or service establishments such as electronic, clock or watch repair, small equipment repair, small welding shop, lumber yard and similar facilities;
C.
Commercial uses which may or may not manufacture their primary product on the premises such as drapery shop, cabinet shop, upholstery shop and similar uses;
D.
Office uses which are supplementary to an industrial, business or commercial uses permitted in the zone;
E.
Similar uses subject to the approval of the zoning administrator.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.310.003 Conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted only on the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.830:
A.
Public and quasi-public uses necessary and appropriate to the IC zone;
B.
Manufacture of food products, pharmaceuticals and similar products excluding the production of fish or meat products or similar products that create excessive sewage or odor problems;
C.
Light metal fabrication, machine shops and similar uses;
D.
Self-service storage facilities (ministorage or warehouses);
E.
Churches as temporary uses to be located in existing buildings.
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 450 § 3, 1989)
§ 17.310.004 Regulations for lot area, density, yards, heights and related matters.
The following regulations shall apply to the IC zone:
A.
Minimum lot area: twenty thousand square feet, except the minimum lot size shall not apply under the following circumstances;
B.
Minimum lot width: one hundred feet;
C.
Minimum street frontage yard: ten feet. Except where there is a residentially zoned parcel within the same block, the minimum setback shall be seventy-five percent of the minimum setback for the residential zone, but not less than ten feet;
D.
Minimum nonstreet frontage yard: none except where residentially zoned property is abutting the IC zone, the minimum yard shall be ten feet;
E.
Maximum Building Height.
1.
If the IC zone abuts any residential zone, the maximum height of the structure shall be one story not to exceed twenty feet,
2.
A two-story structure, not exceeding thirty feet may be permitted abutting a residential zone subject to conditional use permit approval,
3.
If the IC zone does not abut a residential zone, the maximum permitted height shall be two stories not to exceed thirty feet,
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 472 § 2, 1990)
§ 17.310.005 Other regulations.
B.
Minimum Zoning District Size. Any IC zone formed shall be a minimum of five acres in size.
C.
Development Standards. The uses within the IC zone shall comply with Section 17.300.003.
D.
Performance Standards. The uses within the IC zone shall comply with Section 17.300.004.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.320.001 Purpose of provisions.
The PEC (planned employment center) zone is a mixed use category intended to provide for integrated subclusters of industrial parks, business and research parks, large individual corporate establishments, professional and administrative office complexes and selected commercial activities as the predominant function (fifty-one percent or more of the total land area devoted to employment-generating uses) in conjunction with higher density residential uses to support the housing needs of employees and businesses in the planned employment center.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.320.002 General provisions.
A.
The PEC (planned employment center) zone shall be established in accordance with the city of Brentwood general plan and no development shall be allowed to occur unless a specific plan has been adopted for the area. Such specific plan shall be in accordance with the community development plan, the city's guidelines for preparing specific plans, and Government Code Section 65450 et seq.
B.
The specific plan shall serve as, and include all zoning regulations, performance standards, development and design standards. The performance, development and design standards within the zoning ordinance shall be utilized as a basis for evaluating and determining standards for the PEC zone.
C.
In the absence of an adopted specific plan the proponent of a planned employment center may request the city to prepare such a plan which shall be at the cost of the proponent and which shall be in conformance with Section 17.320.004.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.320.003 Land use ratio.
The PEC (planned employment center) zone is intended to encourage the development of employment-generating uses, however, the land use designation allows for up to a maximum of forty-nine percent of the land area to be developed for residential uses if approved by the city. That land area utilized, shall be the gross acreage for which one specific plan is prepared and the residential acreage ratio is a maximum amount. The city may restrict the residential acreage to a lower ratio or prohibit residential development within the PEC area if the city determines that residential use is inappropriate for the specific area. The following ratio shall be used except for that area designated PEC within the Brentwood redevelopment project area which shall be developed in accordance with the Brentwood redevelopment plan.
PEC Specific Plan Area Gross Acres | Maximum Percent Allowed for Residential Use |
|---|---|
0—74 | 0 |
75—99 | 10% |
100—124 | 18% |
125—149 | 26% |
150—174 | 34% |
175—199 | 42% |
200 plus | 49% |
(Ord. 408, 1987)
§ 17.320.004 Specific plan area.
A.
The area to be included with a specific plan area shall be determined by the city.
B.
Specific plan areas shall normally have physical boundaries such as major thoroughfares and similar public rights-of-way, canals and other waterways and other physical features that define a cohesive planning unit.
C.
A specific plan area may cross a physical boundary when found by the city to be necessary to solve common problems.
D.
When a proponent of a planned employment center is required to prepare a specific plan for his or her property pursuant to Section 17.320.002, the specific plan area shall include any additional land necessary to represent a cohesive planning unit.
(Ord. 408, 1987)