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Brisbane City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

22 - C/P-U NORTHWEST BAYSHORE COMMERCIAL/PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT

17.22.010 - Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the C/P-U district:

A.

Public Utilities:

1.

Public utility facilities and buildings.

2.

Offices, warehousing and light fabrication associated with public utilities.

3.

Outdoor storage of trucks and equipment associated with public utilities, when screened from public views.

4.

Vehicle service and repair.

B.

Commercial Uses:

1.

Restaurants and bars;

(Ord. No. 623, § 2, 1-4-18)

17.22.020 - Conditional uses.

A.

Public Utilities:

1.

Public utility facilities or buildings, when not screened from views along Bayshore Boulevard or Geneva Avenue, unless exempt from discretionary review under a General Order of the California Public Utilities Code.

B.

Commercial Uses:

1.

Vehicle service and repair.

(Ord. No. 623, § 2, 1-4-18)

17.22.030 - Development regulations.

Development regulations in the C/P-U district are as follows:

A.

Public Utilities. The following development regulations shall apply to public utility lots facilities or buildings, unless exempt from discretionary review under a General Order of the Public Utilities Code:

1.

Lot Area. The minimum area of any public utility lot in the C/P-U district shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet

2.

Setbacks. The minimum setbacks from any lot line shall be fifty (50) feet.

3.

Height. The maximum height of any structure shall be fifty (50) feet.

4.

Lot Coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be sixty percent (60%).

B.

Commercial:

1.

Lot Area. The minimum area for any commercial lot shall be four thousand, five hundred (4,500) square feet.

2.

Setbacks. NA.

3.

Height. The maximum height of any structure shall be twenty-eight (28) feet.

4.

Lot Coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be ninety percent (90%).

5.

Landscaping Requirements.

a.

Not less than five percent (5%) of the gross lot area shall be improved with landscaping;

b.

Landscaping required under this section, including replacement landscaping, shall be according to detailed plans approved by the planning director. The landscape plans shall be consistent with the following objectives:

i.

Use of plants that are not invasive;

ii.

Use of water conserving plants; and

iii.

Use of plants and other landscape features that are appropriate to the context.

c.

Irrigated Landscapes. New and rehabilitated, irrigated landscapes are subject to the provisions of the water conservation in landscaping ordinance (refer to Chapter 15.70) or the latest state provisions, whichever is more effective in conserving water.

C.

Recycling Area Requirements.

1.

Adequate, accessible and convenient areas for depositing, collecting and loading recyclable materials in receptacles shall be provided. The area shall be located and fully enclosed so as to adequately protect neighboring uses from adverse impacts such as noise, odor, vectors, wind-blown litter or glare. The area shall be designed to prevent storm water run-on to the area and runoff from the area, and roofs shall be designed to drain away from neighboring properties. A sign clearly identifying all recycling and solid waste collection and loading areas and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of direct access to the area.

2.

This requirement shall apply to all new commercial, industrial, or institutional buildings, and city facilities (including buildings, structures, and outdoor recreation areas owned by the city) where solid waste is collected and loaded. This requirement shall also apply to any existing development for which building permit applications are submitted within a twelve (12) month period collectively adding thirty percent (30%)or more to the existing floor area of the development project. For existing developments occupied by multiple tenants, this requirement shall apply to applications for one or more building permits for a single or multiple alterations submitted by any tenant within a twelve (12) month period collectively adding thirty percent (30%)or more to the existing floor area of that portion of the development which said tenant leases. Such recycling areas shall, at a minimum, be sufficient in capacity, number, and distribution to serve that portion of the development project which said tenant leases.

D.

In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required.

(Ord. No. 623, § 2, 1-4-18)

17.22.040 - Parking.

Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for each use on the site in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 17.34 of this title; provided however, that no off-street parking shall be required for commercial uses in the C/P-U district.

(Ord. No. 623, § 2, 1-4-18)

17.22.050 - Signs.

Signs allowed in the C/P-U district are as specified in Chapter 17.36.

(Ord. No. 623, § 2, 1-4-18)

17.22.060 - Design review.

A.

Public Utility Facilities or Buildings. Public utility facilities or buildings unless exempt from discretionary review under a general order of the public utilities commission in the C/P-U district that are not screened from public views, along the frontages of Bayshore Boulevard or Geneva Avenue, shall be subject to the granting of a design permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.42 of this title. The planning director shall have the authority to refer any project to the planning commission for design review that does not appear to be screened, or based on other unusual circumstances.

B.

Commercial Structures. The construction of any principal commercial structure in the C/P-U district shall be subject to the granting of a design permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.42 of this title.

(Ord. No. 623, § 2, 1-4-18)