The purpose of the GI zoning district is to accommodate and encourage general industrial development in the county by providing visually contained areas where land use and environmental impacts can be minimized for industrial operations requiring relatively low land costs and reasonably good accessibility and not adaptable to the more stringent criteria associated with IP-zoned areas.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279)

In the GI district:

A.

The following uses are permitted without a use permit provided that, prior to the issuance of any building permit or the commencement of such use, the director or his designee has issued a site plan approval pursuant to Chapter 18.140 (commencing with Section 18.140.010) and further providing that the use(s), other than agriculture, do not employ more than twenty-five full-time equivalent employees:

1.

Agriculture;

2.

Bakeries and creameries;

3.

Cabinet shops and lumber storage yards, including wholesale and incidental retail sales;

4.

Electrical, plumbing, heating, welding, sheet metal and machine parts and shops, if conducted within a completely enclosed building or screened outdoor yard area;

5.

Equipment storage, rental or repair yards, including contractor storage yards or building materials yards if conducted within a completely enclosed building or screened outdoor yard area;

6.

Truck terminals, including truck repair facilities;

7.

Storage, warehousing and related wholesale and incidental retail sales of goods and nonvehicular equipment, whether conducted outdoors or within buildings, including facilities for the aging, and storage subsequent to aging, of alcoholic beverages, except that no more than ten percent of the gross floor area shall be devoted to incidental retail sales activities;

8.

Assemblage or packaging of products from previously prepared materials such as aluminum, cloth, plastic, paper, leather, precious or semi-precious metals or stones;

9.

Minor antennas meeting the requirements of Sections 18.119.240 through 18.119.260;

10.

Telecommunication facilities that meet the performance standards specified in Section 18.119.200, provided that prior to issuance of any building permit, or the commencement of the use if no building permit is required, the director or his/her designee has issued a site plan approval pursuant to Chapter 18.140.

B.

The following industrial uses are permitted, provided that a use permit has been granted pursuant to Chapter 18.124 (commencing with Section 18.124.010):

1.

Laundries and cleaning and dyeing plants;

2.

Wrecking, auto dismantling, salvage and recycling or junkyards;

3.

Heavy manufacturing, which shall include the manufacture of automobiles, tractors, farm equipment, trucks, railway equipment, aircraft, cranes, electrical generating or transmission equipment; the processing of steel or other metals, scrap metal, chemicals, waste products or pet food; any uses involving electroplating or electropainting; and any uses involving the compounding, heating, processing, refining, treating, incineration or generating of goods, materials or products which are defined by state law as hazardous or extremely hazardous, or which are caustic, toxic, highly combustible, noxious or poisonous;

4.

Manufacturing or commercial processing of asphalt and asphalt products, building materials, cement, concrete, sand and rock, minerals, mineral ores or similar products or materials;

5.

Agricultural processing plants and facilities, including bakeries and creameries employing more than twenty-five full-time equivalent employees, wineries or other alcoholic beverage plants; fruit and vegetable packing plants, dehydrators or canneries;

6.

Limited professional and personal service commercial uses, such as contractor's showrooms, as an accessory use to other allowed uses listed within Section 18.44.020;

7.

Educational and training facilities which support the above-identified types of uses;

8.

Caretaker residences;

9.

Other uses which, in the opinion of the approving officer or body, are consistent with the intent of this district and similar in their environmental effects to those of any of the above-listed uses;

10.

Telecommunication facilities that do not meet one or more of the performance standards specified in Section 18.119.200;

11.

Emergency shelters, providing that all the conditions set forth in Section 18.104.065 are met and that applicable conditions in the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan and the Napa County Airport Industrial Area Specific Plan are met.

12.

Commercial renewable energy facilities;

C.

Uses described in subsection (A) of this section, other than agriculture, shall require the approval of a use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.124 (commencing with Section 18.124.010) if those uses would be constructed/established in environmentally sensitive areas as defined in Section 18.08.270; would involve storage or use of more than fifty-five gallons or five hundred pounds of hazardous, infectious wastes or any amount of extremely hazardous waste as defined in Health and Safety Code Sections 25117, 25115 and 25117.5, and Title 22, Division 4, Articles 9 and 11 of the California Administrative Code or hazardous materials as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 25411(c); or employ more than twenty-five full-time equivalent employees.

D.

In the event a proposed use involves multiple uses, some of which require a use permit and some of which do not, the entire proposed use shall require a use permit.

E.

In the event that a use allowed without a use permit pursuant to subsection (A) of this section is converted to a use permitted in subsection (B) of this section following site plan approval, a use permit shall be required pursuant to Chapter 18.124 (commencing with Section 18.124.010).

(Ord. No. 1323, § 13, 6-23-2009; Ord. 1246 § 9, 2004: Ord. 1244 § 1, 2004: Ord. 1097 §§ 30, 31, 1996; Ord. 896 § 1, (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.1)

(Ord. No. 1453, § 5, 1-28-2020)

In the GI district:

A.

The standards set forth in this chapter, in this title, and in any relevant specific plan, shall be applicable to the development of any property located within the GI district. If a parcel proposed to be developed is subject to a specific plan and that specific plan contains development standards that are inconsistent with or are in addition to the standards established by this chapter or in this title, such additional or inconsistent development standards contained in the specific plan shall control.

B.

On sites with mixed industrial and commercial uses, industrial design criteria and development standards shall apply to industrial uses and commercial design and development criteria shall apply to commercial uses. Where the mixed industrial and commercial uses are in the same structure, the more restrictive regulations shall apply.

C.

Development plans for all parcels shall be subject to review by the approving officer or body. Said review shall be based upon the pertinent development and performance standards set forth in this chapter. Any development plan submitted including, but not limited to, the required landscape plan shall demonstrate that all pertinent development standards contained in this chapter have been met.

D.

Site grading and disturbance shall be minimized.

E.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all front yard setbacks are to be measured from the street or highway right-of-way line. All other setbacks are to be measured from the property line of the parcel.

F.

Expansions of pre-existing uses which are conforming as to use but not as to the required development standards shall only be permitted if the development standards set forth in Sections 18.44.080, 18.44.090 and 18.44.110 can be met; provided, however, that the front yard landscaping requirement established by subsection (A) of Section 18.44.110 need not be met to the extent compliance would require the removal of a portion of an existing structure, the construction of which required the issuance of a building permit.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.2)

Minimum lot size, minimum lot width, lot coverage and height development standards in the GI district are as follows:

A.

The minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand square feet; provided, that when a parcel larger than twenty acres is divided, at least twenty-five percent of the total site area shall be divided into parcels at least five acres in size to accommodate large-site users.

B.

The minimum width of a single parcel shall be one hundred feet at its narrowest point; provided, however, that in the case of cul-de-sac lots, the minimum width of the parcel shall be determined exclusive of the radius of the right-of-way.

C.

The maximum permitted percentage of lot coverage by buildings or structures shall be fifty percent, provided all setback, public improvements, landscaping and parking requirements are accommodated.

D.

The maximum height of all structures, including buildings, shall not exceed thirty-five feet or the height permitted by Title 11 of this code (commencing with Section 11.04.010), whichever is least. The height of a structure shall be the vertical distance from the highest point of the structure to the average of the highest and lowest points where the exterior walls touch the finished grade. Heating, cooling and other roof equipment shall be included in determining whether or not a proposed structure meets the structure height restrictions.

(Ord. 981 § 49, 1991; Ord. 896 § 1, (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.3)

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.4)

A.

Unless a larger setback is required by subsection (B) of this section or by whatever edition of the Uniform Building Code the county has most recently adopted, the minimum yard setbacks are as follows:

1.

Front yard setbacks, which shall apply to any property line which is adjacent to a street, are as follows:

a.

State Route 29: fifty-five-foot average, with forty-five-foot minimum. A landscaped setback shall be provided meeting the standards set forth in Section 18.44.110,

b.

All other streets: twenty-foot minimum;

2.

Side yard setbacks: none (with the exception of exterior lots where front yard standards shall apply to all street frontages);

3.

Rear yard setbacks: none.

B.

The following special setback and setback landscaping requirements are applicable to the following parcels subject to this chapter:

1.

Where a lot in the GI district adjoins or is across the street from one or more parcels in the IP district, a minimum building setback of sixty-five feet shall be required. If a street intervenes, this setback is reduced by fifteen feet. In lieu of the requirements of this subsection, a thirty-foot landscape setback planted with a dense landscape screen may be approved by the department based on site-specific design considerations.

2.

A minimum ten-foot landscaped side or rear yard shall be required where a lot in a GI district adjoins a residentially zoned parcel.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.5)

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.6)

In the GI district:

A.

On-street parking shall not be permitted on any public streets. All required parking and loading facilities shall be located on the same site as the proposed use.

B.

Where the computation of required parking spaces produces a fractional result, fractions of one-half or greater shall require one full parking space.

C.

All parking spaces and driveways serving those facilities shall be surfaced by a dust-free, all-weather surface approved by the director of public works.

D.

The surfacing of all parking spaces and driveways serving those facilities shall be permanently maintained.

E.

When two or more uses are located in the same building or parcel and share common parking facilities, the parking requirements shall be the same as the separate requirements for each use.

F.

Parking space and drive aisle dimensions shall comply with the requirements of the Napa County Road and Street Standards.

G.

The county may establish a maximum parking limit where a development proposal exceeds the number of spaces provided for in subsection (I) of this section.

H.

Parking lot lighting shall be directed onto the subject property only, so that the light source is not visible from adjacent properties or streets.

I.

The following off-street parking and loading facilities shall be required:

1.

One parking space per one thousand square feet of the first twenty thousand square feet of gross building floor area which is to be used for warehousing or storage space. One parking space per two thousand square feet of gross floor area above twenty thousand square feet;

2.

One parking space per two hundred fifty square feet of gross building area which is to be used for office uses;

3.

One parking space per five hundred square feet of gross building floor area which is to be used for manufacturing, processing, packaging, research, service or other permitted uses;

4.

One parking space for each company-owned or leased truck, passenger car or other vehicle located or principally based on the premises.

5.

Other allowed uses not identified above in subsections (I)(1)—(I)(4) of this section: required parking shall be established through the use permit or site plan approval, and shall be in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 18.110.

J.

All parking shall be screened from existing or proposed streets and adjacent properties through the use of a permanently maintained evergreen hedge, view-obscuring wall or fence, raised planter, planted berm or the like approved by the director. The minimum height shall be forty-two inches.

(Ord. 1234 § 8, 2004: Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.7)

In the GI district:

A.

Buildings of at least ten thousand square feet of gross floor area shall have a minimum of one off-street loading space, plus one additional space for each forty thousand square feet of gross floor area.

B.

Each loading space shall be at least twelve feet by forty feet, with fourteen feet of vertical clearance.

C.

Where buildings are used entirely for office uses, or other uses which in the determination of the decision-maker do not result in off-street loading, no loading space is required.

(Ord. 1234 § 9, 2004: Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.8)

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.9)

Landscaping development standards in the GI district are as follows:

The following standards shall apply to all landscaping required pursuant to this chapter:

A.

A minimum of twenty feet of the required front yard setback, as established by subsection (A) of Section 18.44.060, including exterior lots, shall be permanently landscaped in accordance with these standards.

B.

All unpaved developed areas between a street curb line and the front walls of a building or side or yard enclosure shall be permanently landscaped and maintained by the owner, lessee or occupant.

C.

All outdoor storage or work areas shall be prohibited from any required front yard setback and screened from view of public streets and adjacent property by a minimum six-foot evergreen hedge or solid opaque fencing, or a combination approved by the director.

D.

All parking lots shall be landscaped at the ratio of one tree per six parking spaces for double-loaded stalls and one tree per three parking spaces for single-loaded stalls.

E.

Where the use is on a parcel adjacent to or across the street from one or more parcels within the IP district, a minimum landscape setback of thirty feet is required. A minimum of fifty percent of the required landscape setback line shall be mounded and bermed and planted in lawn or a suitable substitute established in a landscape master plan and approved by the planning commission, and all outdoor storage or open manufacturing uses shall be screened.

F.

All landscaped areas shall have an automated irrigation system to ensure that plantings are adequately watered.

G.

Landscaping approved by the county shall be installed prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit.

H.

Trees shall be planted not less than twenty-five feet from the beginning of curb returns at intersections, and not less than ten feet from streetlights, utility poles, fire hydrants and driveways. Trees shall be planted a minimum of six feet behind a curb, and lower branches of established trees shall be trimmed up to a minimum of thirteen feet above the road surface to ensure safe stopping sightlines.

I.

Existing vegetation, especially mature trees and shrubs, shall be preserved whenever practical.

J.

In the selection of new plant materials, preference shall be given to native and drought-tolerant species, and to species which are hardy, long-lived, and require little maintenance. Landscaping material shall also be consistent with any applicable approved master landscape plan.

K.

The required front yard landscaped area shall include trees at a ratio of one per every thirty feet of parcel frontage.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.10)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 153, 1-29-2013)

In the GI district:

A.

Signs shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Chapter 18.116 (commencing with Section 18.116.010), with particular attention given to the compatibility of proposed signs to the surrounding development.

B.

Signs on lots within the GI district which are adjacent to or across the street from lots within the IP district shall conform to the sign standards of the IP district.

C.

Within any road right-of-way, only traffic control signs and street identification signs shall be permitted. Traffic control signs shall conform to the standards set forth in the Caltrans Traffic Manual.

D.

Exterior site lighting shall be designed and maintained so as to maximize energy conservation while continuing to meet safety and security needs.

E.

All lights shall be directed so as to not cause off-site glare.

F.

All lighting visible from the outdoors shall be designed so as to minimize aviation hazards.

G.

At intersections, streetlights, traffic signals and vehicular and pedestrian signs shall be integrated whenever possible onto a single pole.

H.

All utility services and boxes shall be underground.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.11)

Street development standards in the GI district are as follows:

A.

All lots shall have adequate access and public street frontage.

B.

All roads and streets necessary to provide such frontage shall be dedicated and shall, along with all public roads fronting a given lot, be improved in accordance with current Napa County Road and Street Standards, or any applicable specific plan, whichever is more restrictive. The required improvements shall be completed prior to issuance of an occupancy permit or parcel/final map recordation, or use of the lot pursuant to a use permit, whichever comes first; except that, alternatively, a security instrument guaranteeing that all required improvements will be completed within twelve months which meets the requirements set forth in Sections 17.38.030 and 17.38.040 of this code may be provided. Such improvements shall include, for lots which are subject to any specific plan requiring same, all walkways, bike lanes, turn lanes, bus turnouts, railroad gates, and flashers which are required or recommended in the applicable specific plan. Where the roadway runs between two parcels, the lot owner shall be responsible only for the improvement of half the width of the ultimate roadway, or that needed for two-way traffic, whichever is greater.

C.

All rights-of-way for all other public roads and improved intersections identified in any specific plan for the area involved that border or pass through a lot shall be irrevocably offered for dedication to the county in the widths specified in the adopted 1987 County Road and Street Standards, as amended, or any applicable specific plan, whichever is more restrictive, prior to issuance of an occupancy permit or parcel/final map recordation, or commencement of use of the lot pursuant to a use permit, whichever comes first. Where a planned roadway alignment runs between two lots, the owner of each lot shall be responsible for irrevocably offering for dedication half of the ultimate width of the right-of-way.

(Ord. 1160 § 10, 1999; Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.12)

In the GI district:

No building permit or use permit shall be issued or tentative map approved, whichever comes first, until a drainage plan for the lot or lots involved in the project has been approved by the public works director. No occupancy permit shall be issued, parcel map/final map recorded, or use commenced pursuant to a use permit, whichever comes first, until all easements identified in the approved plan have been irrevocably offered for dedication and all improvements required in the approved plan have been installed. Alternatively, security guaranteeing that the required improvements will be completed within twelve months and which meets the requirements set forth in Sections 17.38.030 and 17.38.040 may be provided.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.13)

Drainage development standards in the GI district are as follows:

A.

Connection to a public sewer, as that term is defined in Section 13.16.290, shall be required prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the commencement of a use not requiring a certificate of occupancy, except that if the director or director's designee determines that serving a lot is not feasible due to topography or location of the lot, and certifies that the proposed use will not produce a sewage flow of more than fifteen hundred gallons per day and that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the public health and/or safety, a private or individual sewage disposal system shall be permitted until such time as public sewer connection becomes feasible.

B.

Where a lot within the GI district is also located within the jurisdiction of a water service agency which has adopted a water facilities master plan, no occupancy permit shall be issued, parcel/final map recorded, or use commenced pursuant to a use permit, whichever occurs first, until the property owner has furnished the county with proof of compliance from the service agency that the requirements of such master plan have been met.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.14)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 154, 1-29-2013)

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.15)

Any use within the GI district shall be conducted in compliance with the watercourse protection standards set forth in the Napa County Floodplain Management Ordinance (commencing at Section 16.04.010) or the standards set forth in any specific plan applicable to the lot or lots on which the use is conducted, whichever is more restrictive. Proof of compliance with the applicable standards shall be a prerequisite for issuance of any occupancy permit, recordation of a parcel/final map, or approval of issuance of any use permit, whichever is applicable and/or occurs first.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.16)

Hazardous, toxic, highly flammable and/or explosive materials performance standards in the GI district are as follows:

A.

In General.

1.

All current local, state and federal regulations regarding hazardous and/or toxic materials shall be complied with as a condition of building permit issuance.

2.

All activities and all storage of highly flammable and/or explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against fire, explosion and other hazards, and firefighting and fire-suppression equipment adequate to meet industrial standards.

B.

Reporting. A list of all the hazardous, toxic, highly flammable and/or explosive materials present at each facility shall be provided by the operator of said facility to the director of environmental health, the fire chief, and the agency providing fire protection to the subject property prior to the start of operations. Said list shall identify the specific materials involved, the quantities present and the locations where they will be stored.

C.

Storage. All hazardous, toxic, highly flammable and/or explosive materials shall be stored in a manner acceptable to and approved by the fire chief of the agency providing fire protection to subject property. In addition, the storage of all hazardous and/or toxic materials shall be done in a manner acceptable to the director of environmental health.

D.

Spill Containment and Cleanup. A spill containment and cleanup plan, acceptable to and approved by the director of environmental health, shall be submitted to the director of planning by the operator of any facility using toxic materials prior to the start of operations. Said plan, which must be followed, shall identify the specific measures that are to be taken to reduce the possibility that hazardous or toxic materials will enter either the storm drainage system or any watercourse.

(Ord. 1258 § 3, 2005: Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.17)

Solid and liquid wastes performance standards in the GI district are as follows:

No solid or liquid wastes shall be discharged into a public or private sewage disposal system, a stream or on the ground except in compliance with the regulations of the authority having jurisdiction over the sewer system, the Napa County department of environmental health and the San Francisco regional water quality control board.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.18)

Nuisances performance standards in the GI district are as follows:

A.

Vibration, Heat or Glare. No use shall be permitted which creates unreasonable vibration, heat or glare beyond the boundaries of the site.

B.

Smoke, Dust, Fumes or Contaminants. No use shall emit smoke, dust, fumes or particulate matter contaminants which violate the standards established by the applicable air quality management district.

C.

Odor. No use shall create odors beyond the boundaries of the site which constitute a public nuisance. All trash receptacles shall be stored within an enclosure with materials compatible with the proposed structure.

D.

Sound.

1.

All noise shall be muffled so as not to be objectionable due to intensity or periodicity.

2.

The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band analyzer conforming to standards prescribed by the American National Standards Institute.

3.

To avoid noise conflicts, uses on any lot within the GI district which adjoins or is across the street from one or more lots within the IP district shall ensure that noises collectively measurable at the property line of the former lot nearest to the latter lots shall not exceed seventy dBa for more than thirty minutes in any hour.

4.

All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be enclosed with materials compatible with the proposed building to limit sound transmission.

E.

Radioactivity, Electrical Disturbance or Electromagnetic Interference. No use shall be permitted which emits dangerous levels of radioactivity, causes off-site electrical disturbance or creates electromagnetic interference which adversely affects the operation of any aircraft or equipment in the vicinity of or at the Napa County Airport or Skaggs Island.

(Ord. 896 § 1 (part), 1988: prior code § 12279.19)

A.

The planning commission may authorize variations to standards included within this chapter as part of a use permit, under the conditions provided for in this section.

1.

The intent of this section is to encourage innovative design and siting of a variety of land uses in an environmentally sensitive manner on a single parcel or parcels involving single or multiple ownership. To encourage such design, it is necessary to be flexible in the application of certain development standards so long as the intent of the district and any applicable general or specific plan is maintained.

2.

Land Uses Permitted. All uses allowed within the underlying zoning district are permitted.

3.

Development Standards. The planning commission may allow, as part of approval of a use permit, deviations from the development standards contained in this chapter in the following areas:

a.

Setbacks;

b.

Minimum lot dimensions;

c.

Lot frontage;

d.

Landscape requirements;

e.

Coverage and those area requirements on individual parcels within the development, so long as these standards are met in relation to the total acreage of the project submitted under the section;

f.

Parking;

g.

Sign area.

B.

Procedure.

1.

Filing of Development Plan. Applicants requesting approval of development projects involving multiple parcels or owners shall file a development plan and pay those fees established by resolution of the board of supervisors relating to use permits. The development plan shall be processed in the manner prescribed for use permits.

2.

Content of Development Plan. A development plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

a.

A legal description and assessor parcel map of all lands to be included in the use permit;

b.

The existing topographical features of the property;

c.

Land use and zoning of parcels contiguous to those proposed for development;

d.

A mapping of environmentally sensitive areas on both the subject parcel and parcels adjacent to those proposed for development;

e.

A narrative statement of how the development proposal is consistent with the goals and intent of the applicable specific plan, the Napa County Airport land use compatibility plan, other relevant plans and codes, and how the development proposal recognizes and treats the lands identified as being environmentally sensitive;

f.

A detailed site plan identifying locations and uses of all buildings, locations of all parking, landscape and common use areas, circulation and infrastructure alignment, required setbacks, trails, open space and other public or semi-public land uses;

g.

A list of utility service providers within the area of the proposed development, along with "will serve" statements from all service providers;

h.

Proposed ownership and method of financing, improving and maintaining of common areas, open space, parking areas, trails and pedestrian paths, landscaped areas, etc.;

i.

Elevations for all major buildings and site improvements demonstrating compliance with applicable general and specific plans;

j.

Conceptual landscaping and planting plans demonstrating compliance with applicable general or specific plans and which demonstrate that the project is being developed with a unified design theme;

k.

A sign plan for all free standing and wall mounted signs demonstrating that the project is being developed with a unified design;

l.

A tentative subdivision map detailing those areas of the project which will be held in common ownership and those portions which will be privately owned;

m.

A lighting plan with a unified design;

n.

Phasing plan detailing the order in which site improvements are to be completed and occupied;

o.

Any additional information required by the director to demonstrate that the site will be developed under a unified development concept.

C.

Approval Process.

1.

The development plan shall be processed pursuant to Chapter 18.124 of the Napa County Code.

D.

Findings Required.

1.

In addition to findings required pursuant to Section 18.124.070, the commission shall make the following additional findings:

a.

The development plan results in a project that is superior in terms of design and environmental impacts when compared to a project processed under the development standards specified by this chapter.

b.

The development plan results in a cohesive design and treatment of the site, including architecture, landscaping, signage and lighting.

c.

The orientation and location of buildings, structures, open space and other features of the site plan protect and enhance existing natural resources or site features including significant existing vegetation and maintain and enhance existing views from and through the site.

d.

The overall project is consistent with the intent, purpose and applicable standards of the Napa County Airport industrial area specific plan.

e.

The site plan minimizes the effect of traffic on abutting streets through careful layout of the site with respect to location, dimensions of vehicular and pedestrian entrances, exit drives and walkways; through the adequate provision of off-street parking and loading facilities; through an adequate circulation pattern within the boundaries of the development; and through the surfacing and lighting of off-street parking facilities.

f.

The site plan shall encourage alternatives to travel by automobile where appropriate, through the provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists including covered parking for bicycles and motorcycles where appropriate. Public transit stops and facilities shall be accommodated as appropriate and other incentive provisions considered which encourage non-automotive travel.

g.

The site shall provide open space and landscaping which complement buildings and structures. Said open space shall be provided in a manner so as to be useful to residents, employees, or other visitors to the site. Landscaping shall be used to separate and/or screen service and storage areas, separate and/or screen parking areas from other areas, break up expanses of paved area, and define open space for usability and privacy.

h.

Design of the site plan and proposed structures shall respect design principles in terms of maintaining a balance of scale, form and proportion, using design components which are harmonious and materials and colors which blend with elements of the site plan and surrounding areas. Location of structures shall take into account maintenance of view. Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be incorporated into the roof design or screened from adjacent properties. Utility installations such as trash enclosures, storage units, traffic control devices, transformer vaults and electrical meters shall be accessible and screened.

i.

Signs, lighting fixtures, landscape improvements and similar common area features shall complement the site plan and avoid dominating the site and/or existing buildings on the site or overwhelming the building or structures to which they are attached. Multiple signs on a given site shall be of a consistent design theme.

j.

Provisions have been made for the permanent use and maintenance of parking areas and other common area fixtures used jointly by owners of the parcels included within the development plan.

(Ord. 1234 § 10, 2004)