Placentia City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 23
105 SPECIFIC PLAN 5
§ 23.105.010 Location.
This specific plan shall encompass 19.13 +/- net acres at the northeast corner of Placentia Avenue and Orangethorpe Avenue, 727 +/- feet south of Crowther Avenue and lying west of Placentia Storm Drain Channel, represented by the following specific plan area map:
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§ 23.105.020 Purpose.
The specific plan is intended to provide a site for retailers and businesses, which through the characteristics of their respective services offered, cater to the entire community.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.030 Permitted uses for parcels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10.
All retail, business and office uses are permitted on these parcels as shown on Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and on file in the office of the city clerk, including, but not limited to, the following examples:
(1)
Apparel stores;
(2)
Appliance stores;
(3)
Educational and training offices;
(4)
Financial institutions;
(5)
Food stores;
(6)
General administrative offices;
(7)
Health clubs;
(8)
Home improvement centers;
(9)
Hotels with lounges;
(10)
Medical and dental offices and clinics;
(11)
Professional offices;
(12)
Research and development including laboratories;
(13)
Restaurants including drive-through facilities;
(14)
Sales and service operations with or without light assembly and storage;
(16)
Use conformity determination.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the planning commission of the city of Placentia may, upon application made pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 23.87, review and determine whether a proposed use, not otherwise specified in this section, conforms to the intent and purpose of this chapter with regard to permitted uses and has characteristics similar to those uses listed in this section. The city administrator shall determine the number of plot plans to be submitted together with the application. The planning commission shall make the findings required by Section 23.87.040(1) and (2) in making any such determination. |
§ 23.105.040 Permitted uses for parcels 6 and 7.
The primary purpose of parcels 6 and 7 is hotel in nature. All retail, business and office uses listed in Section 23.105.030 shall be permitted.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.050 Permitted uses for parcels 9 and 11.
The purpose of these parcels is to provide a site for motor vehicle dealerships, and for other selected other commercial uses. Hospitality uses listed in Section 23.105.030 shall be permitted. General retail, financial, office, medical, and restaurant uses including drive-through facilities listed in Section 23.105.030 shall be permitted. On Parcel 9, a mixed-use project with up to two hundred forty-eight (248) units shall be permitted at a density range of sixty-five (65) minimum to ninety-five (95) maximum dwelling units per acre.
§ 23.105.060 Uses subject to obtaining a use permit for all parcels.
(a)
Establishments that sell alcoholic beverages including on- and off-sale;
(b)
Uses similar to those permitted in Section 23.105.030 with special design characteristics which have the potential to adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood;
§ 23.105.070 Height.
Maximum allowable building height shall be seventy-five (75) feet. Rooftop amenities and architectural projections, such as and not limited to, clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis courts, open space areas, fitness centers, are permitted to project sixteen (16) ft. above the maximum height limit if integrated into the overall design of the project and the maximum rooftop building coverage is limited to forty (40) percent of the rooftop floor area.
§ 23.105.080 Lot coverage.
Not more than eighty-five (85) percent of the net lot area shall be devoted to main and accessory building area, parking area or driveways except on those lots containing an auto dealership where one hundred (100) percent coverage shall be permitted.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.090 Front yard setback.
Minimum front yard setbacks shall be fifteen (15) feet. The front yard setbacks on Parcel 9 shall be ten (10) feet. All of the required yard area shall be landscaped and maintained, except for drive entrances.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.100 Side yard.
Minimum side yard setback shall be fifteen (15) feet when adjacent to public streets. Side yards adjacent to public streets shall be landscaped and maintained. All other side yards shall be a minimum of three (3) feet. Parking shall be permitted within the side yard setback except in areas designed for landscaping. Minimum side yard setbacks on Parcel 9 shall be ten (10) feet.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.110 Rear yard.
Minimum rear yard setback shall be fifteen (15) feet. A minimum of five (5) feet shall be landscaped and maintained. Minimum rear setback on Parcel 9 shall be ten (10) feet.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.120 Distance between buildings.
The minimum distance between buildings shall be twelve (12) feet, except for buildings on parcels 9 and 11.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.130 Walls and fences.
All fences shall be six (6) feet high chain link with one (1) inch private decorative slatting, color to be compatible with architecture of building. These fences shall occur along the southerly, easterly and northerly exterior property lines on parcels 1 through 7, as shown on Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and on file in the office of the city clerk.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.140 On-site parking.
Parking shall be provided per Chapter 23.78 for all areas covered by the specific plan, with the following exceptions:
(2)
Reciprocal parking shall be provided between parcels 1 and 2 and parcels 3 and 4.
(3)
Parking for a mixed-use project on parcel 9 shall be shared between the retail and the residential units. Residential parking shall be one (1) space per dwelling unit for bachelor and one (1) bedroom units, one and one half (1.5) spaces per dwelling unit for two (2) bedroom units, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit for three (3) bedroom units, and guest parking at one (1) space per five (5) dwelling units, which quest parking shall be shared with the retail.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)
§ 23.105.150 Signs.
All signs shall be integrated with the design of the development and shall reflect the architecture of the building except those provided for in Section 23.90.160 (temporary advertising devices) and shall not be located in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and shall comply with all local building and electrical codes and their supporting structures shall be enclosed, structurally safe and maintained in good condition.
(2)
Interior monument signs shall not exceed four (4) feet in height and ten and one-half (10.5) feet in length.
(7)
Additional signs shall be permitted subject to the review and approval of the planning commission.
(Ord. 95-O-118, 1995; Ord. O-2024-05, 9/17/2024)