(Ord. No. 1976, 2019)

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019)

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019)

6. Specific Applicable Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ Regulations. The following regulations apply to retail uses:
   1. Clothing Stores. Clothing stores shall not exceed a 200-person capacity in the main structure area.
   2. Convenience Stores. Alcoholic beverage sales are not permitted without the approval of an Administrative Permit.
   3. Drug Stores. Alcoholic beverage sales are not permitted without the approval of an Administrative Permit.
   4. Grocery Stores. This excludes entirely the sales of alcoholic beverages.
   5. Pharmacies. Pharmacies may not exceed 30,000 square feet of gross floor area.
   6. Pet Stores. A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Assembly Bill 485 (AB485).
   7. Personal Services, Restricted Uses. Sales establishments selling tobacco, paraphernalia, and vaping products and supplies shall not be located within a 1,000-foot radius of sensitive uses (i.e., schools, parks, youth facilities). The distance between a tobacco, paraphernalia, and vaping products and supplies sales establishment shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from property line to property line of the parcel on which the structure, or portion of the structure, in which the sensitive use is located.
   8. Hotels and Motels. Hotels and motels are prohibited from renting any sleeping room by the hour or for any period of fewer than 10 consecutive hours or rent any sleeping room more than once within any consecutive 10-hour period measured from the start of one rental to the start of the next.
7. Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ:
   1. Residential land uses and hostels, other than a hotel, motel, extended stay, or temporary workforce housing;
   2. Bars and nightclubs with on-site beer, wine, or liquor sales not associated with a restaurant;
   3. Adult Entertainment (i.e., but not limited to, adult book and video stores; dance and strip clubs; and arcades;
   4. Drug, alcohol, or other rehabilitation centers;
   5. Mortuaries, pawn shops, retail use as a “head shop” or other retail sale of items and paraphernalia commonly associated with illegal drugs (even if a legal use exists);
   6. Flea markets and other outdoor sales or business activities, carnivals, games of chance, amusement parks or thrill rides (except as an occasional temporary weekend use ancillary to a parcel’s predominant use);
   7. Any use which involves the sale, raising, breeding, keeping, slaughtering, rendering, or processing of any farm animals or poultry, except the keeping of service animals for the disabled; and,
   8. Other uses of the same or substantially similar or are of like kind to those expressly listed as prohibited.

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019)

Figure 2-3: Example Plot Plan in Aviation/Manufacturing Zone

Figure 2-4: Example Plot Plan in Business Park Zone

Figure 2-5: Example Plot Plan in Commercial, Visitor Commercial, and Institutional Zones

3. Landscape Regulations.
   1. Purpose. Provide standards for the enhancement of new development and modifications to existing development permits through landscaping within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ that:
      1. Increases compatibility between dissimilar uses through the use of landscape buffers and screening;
      2. Promotes the conservation of water through the use of indigenous and other drought-tolerant plant species and high-efficiency irrigation systems, and reduce the need for fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides;
      3. Reduces heat and glare generated by development and balance solar gain in structures; and
      4. Promotes the percolation of storm water and reduce amount of run-off from hard surfaces.
   2. Definitions. See ARTICLE 8 for Definitions.
   3. General Landscape Regulations and Standards. All projects within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ shall comply with Chapter 18.36 (Landscaping), and all other general regulations/standards as contained in this Zoning Code. All landscape and irrigation plans shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect or licensed landscape contractor.
      1. All trees shall be at least 24-inch box in size. All plants shall be at least 15 gallons in size. Adequate groundcover shall be provided for erosion and dust control.
      2. Trees within the landscape strip along Santa Fe Drive shall be planted in clusters of at least two and three trees per cluster.
      3. Landscaping within the area along Santa Fe Drive shall incorporate elevation changes and may include walkways or other special features.
      4. At least one 24-inch box tree shall be planted within the parking lot area for every six parking spaces. One 24-inch box tree shall be planted at the end of all parking rows.
4. Parking.
   1. Parking Requirements. All parking/loading standards, parking space requirements, design standards, and improvement standards shall conform to Chapter 18.38 (Off-Street Parking Regulations and Design Standards). Parking lots shall be designed to be safe, convenient, and attractive. The Director may reduce the amount of required parking spaces in compliance with Section 18.38.040 (Off-Street Parking Space Requirements).
   2. Use of Common Parking Facilities. Common parking facilities for two or more uses may be provided in lieu of individual requirements. Total parking requirements for common facilities shall be the sum of all uses computed separately, except where the facility accommodates “joint use parking” as defined in Subparagraph 3. (Joint Use of Parking Facilities) below.
   3. Joint Use of Parking Facilities. Joint use of all or portions of the same parking spaces by two or more uses may be allowed by the Director provided:
      1. An applicant(s) shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal proposed joint use. For purposes of this Subparagraph, no substantial conflict shall mean operating hours of the structures or uses for which the joint use of off-street parking facilities is provided:
         1. (1)Up to 75 percent of the required parking for daytime use may be provided in the parking facilities of a nighttime or weekend use;
         2. (2)Up to 75 percent of the required parking for a nighttime or weekend use may be provided in the parking facilities of a daytime use; or,
         3. (3)Typical daytime uses include educational and institutional uses, business and professional offices, retail, and manufacturing use. Typical nighttime or 24-hour uses include aviation or transportation uses, communication uses, hotels, and restaurants.
         2. The concerned parties shall execute a legal agreement binding for as long as the joint use of parking facilities is necessary and acceptable to County Counsel and recorded with the Office of the County Recorder, mutually agreeing to the joint use.
5. Sign Regulations.
   1. Purpose. To promote the health, safety, and welfare of businesses located within Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ as well as all County residents to:
      1. Promote traffic safety and reduce visual obstructions and distractions, specifically along Santa Fe Drive;
      2. Enhance the appearance of the County by regulating the design, type, location, materials, color, and illumination of signs;
      3. Protect property values within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ; and,
      4. Promote sign compatibility with surrounding structures and land uses in terms of height and bulk without dominating or obstructing architectural features.
   2. Definitions. See ARTICLE 8 for Definitions.
   3. Permitted Permanent Signs. Entrance signs may be permitted within the Castle Urban Community. The location, height, size, color, materials, and lighting of entrance signs shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Director. All other signs within the Castle Urban Community shall comply with Table 2-10, below. Signs located within Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ shall also be designed in compliance with Section 18.44 (Sign Regulations).

1. 4. Permitted Temporary Signs. The following temporary signs specified in Table 2-11 below are permitted subject to Director approval:

1. 5. Design Features. Materials and colors for all monument and freestanding signs shall be similar to the structure’s materials and colors. All on-building signs shall be channel letters. All signs may be illuminated but only internally illuminated.
   6. Location for Monument and Freestanding Signs. Monument and freestanding signs shall be set back at least five feet from the existing or ultimate road right-of-way.
   7. Prohibited Signs. The following signs are prohibited within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ:
      1. A-frame signs;
      2. Animated signs;
      3. Off-premise signs;
      4. Special event signs;
      5. Portable signs;
      6. Vehicle signs;
      7. Signs emitting material or sound;
      8. Window signs;
      9. Temporary Political signs; and,
      10. Electronic reader board signs.

6. Solid Waste and Recycling Regulations. See Chapter 18.46 (Solid Waste and Recycling Materials Storage).
7. Specific/Temporary Events. Temporary events shall comply with Chapter 18.124 (Temporary Use Permits). For certain events (i.e., festivals, carnivals, air shows, and concerts), the following standards shall apply:
   1. Duration of Time. Events shall not run more than nine consecutive days, nor shall they run four successive weekends per year.
   2. Hours of Operation. Daylight hours only; longer hours permitted through the granting of an Administrative Permit.
   3. Access to Site. At least one unobstructed AB-based (gravel) driveway approach at least 20 feet wide from the event site to a publicly maintained road shall be provided and additional access may be required if deemed necessary by County Public Works, Sheriff, or Fire Marshal.
   4. Parking. Minimum parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with the requirements of Subsection D. (Parking) above.
   5. Fire and Sheriff Protection. Fire and Sheriff protection shall be provided in compliance with the requirements of the County Fire and Sheriff Departments.
8. Performance Standards. The purpose of these regulations and performance standards are to ensure compatibility between land uses by setting limits, whether generic or quantitative, for the effects caused by dust, fumes, vapors, hazardous materials, noise, lighting, electrical disturbance, and wastewater. All uses within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ shall comply with Chapter 18.40 (Performance Standards).
9. Accessory Uses.
   1. Conditions of Approval. Accessory uses shall be consistent with all of the following criteria:
      1. The use is incidental and subordinate to the primary use on the site;
      2. The use supports and enhances the primary use on the site;
      3. The use does not change the character of the primary use; and,
      4. The use is compatible with the primary uses on surrounding properties.
   2. Considerations. The Director shall use the following considerations when reviewing proposed accessory uses to help determine if they will meet the above criteria:
      1. The type of primary use on the site (i.e., manufacturing, warehousing) and the relationship of the proposed accessory use to the primary use;
      2. The size and intensity of the proposed accessory use in comparison to the primary use (with respect to: hours of operation, floor area, sales revenue, number of employees, traffic, etc.); and,
      3. The relationship and distance to any nearby use to ensure that the accessory use does not detract from or be in competition with existing commercial uses within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ zone.

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019)