San Dimas City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
534 SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 21
§ 18.534.010 Purpose and intent.
A.
The size and location of Specific Plan No. 21 creates a unique development opportunity within the city. The majority of the site is currently undeveloped. The site is also adjacent to an established residential neighborhood. A specific plan for the development is the best mechanism to provide for a comprehensive project that is compatible and complementary to the adjacent uses as well as provide for the highest and best land use of the property.
B.
To achieve the goal stated in subsection A, Specific Plan No. 21 includes design and development standards to achieve the following objectives:
1.
To insure that the development of the project area is compatible to adjacent uses;
2.
To minimize adverse impacts of additional traffic created by the development on Cienega and Lone Hill Avenues;
3.
To mitigate adverse impacts on school children's' safety on Lone Hill and Cienega Avenues;
4.
To utilize practices of good design, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering and grading, to provide a project that will enhance and promote the existing and future appearance of the city.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.020 Authority and scope.
B.
Specific Plan No. 21 applies only to that property within the city indicated on Exhibit A attached to this chapter.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.030 Location.
Specific Plan No. 21 applies to 9.86 acres located on the south side of Cienega Avenue and east of Lone Hill Avenue as depicted on Exhibit A. The entire site is designated as industrial on the general plan land use map.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987; Ord. 906 § 2, 1989)
§ 18.534.040 General notes and conditions.
A.
Unless otherwise specified, all development within Specific Plan No. 21 shall comply with this code. Terms used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as defined elsewhere in this code unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
B.
Any details or issues not specifically covered by this specific plan shall be subject to the regulations of this code.
C.
The approval of development within the specific plan area shall be governed by Section 65450 et seq. of the state of California Code.
D.
All construction within the boundaries of this specific plan area shall comply with all provisions of the Uniform Building Code and the various mechanical, electrical and plumbing codes adopted by the city.
E.
Minor modifications to the specific plan, which do not alter the intent of the specific plan as approved, nor permit a deviation to the established development standards, may be approved by the director of community development at his discretion.
F.
If any regulation, condition, program or portion thereof of the specific plan is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this chapter.
G.
Any land use designation not specifically covered by Specific Plan No. 21 shall not be permitted without a zoning amendment.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.050 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, or unless different definitions are set forth in individual titles, chapters, or sections of this title, the words or phrases defined in this chapter shall have the meaning and construction ascribed to them in this chapter. When not inconsistent with the context, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive. Words and phrases not defined in this chapter shall be as defined in the following sources and in the following order: other chapters of this code, definitions contained in city adopted chapters of the Uniform Building Codes, definitions contained in legislation of the state, Webster's Dictionary.
means contiguous to. For example, two adjoining lots with a common property line are considered to be abutting.
means a structure, including patio cover located on the same lot with a principal building serving an incidental and secondary use to the main building or the use of the land. It shall not apply to "second units."
means a use that is incidental and secondary to the principal use of the main building or the use of the land and devoted exclusively to the main use of the lot or building.
means the same as abutting, however, public rights-of-way and major utility easements shall not be construed as separating "adjacent" uses.
means a part, portion or projection that contributes to the beauty or elegance of a building or structure, exclusive of signs, that is not necessary for the structural integrity of the building or structure or to make the building or structure habitable.
means parking of operational and street legal vehicles on a temporary basis within an off-street parking area.
means man-made mound(s) of earth, eighteen inches in height or higher, used for decorative, screening or buffering purposes.
means an area of land used to visibly separate one use from another or to shield noise, lights or other possible nuisances.
means an structure built or maintained for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind. The work "building" as used in this title includes the word "structure."
"Accessory building" means the same as "accessory structure."
means the gross area of a lot or parcel of land occupied by all of the ground floor of a building or structure which is under roof. As a percentage, it is the relationship between the ground floor area of the building under roof and the net area of the site.
means the maximum vertical distance between the ground and the uppermost part of the structure through any vertical section.
"Main building" means a building within which is conducted the principal permitted use on the lot, as provided by this title.
"Nonconforming building" means a building or portion thereof lawfully existing pursuant to the ordinances in effect at the time of its construction or subsequent alteration, but which does not comply with any development criteria adopted at a later date.
means the purchase, sale or other transaction or place thereof involving the handling or disposition of any article, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit, including an addition, operation or provision of any service or service establishment, office building, outdoor advertising sign and/or structure, recreational and/or amusement enterprise conducted for livelihood or profit.
means the lineal footage of any side of a business building facing an adjacent street or the unit's designated automobile parking area and upon which a sign may be located.
means the city of San Dimas.
means a business, normally involving office, retail sales or service uses.
means the city council of the city.
means an open, unoccupied space, other than a required yard, on the same lot with a building or buildings and which is bounded on two or more sides by such building(s).
means the process of city review and approval of development proposals pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18.12 of this title.
means the lineal footage of the front of an area used for display and sale of merchandise located outdoors; typically the portion of a display area facing a street or automobile parking area.
means an establishment which provides parking facilities and service to those facilities in order that patrons may utilize on-site goods and/or services without leaving their vehicles. The drive-in service may be in conjunction with, or exclusive of, any other form of service, including drive-through or conventional seating.
means an unobstructed paved area providing access to a vehicle parking, loading or maneuvering facility.
means a building enclosed by a permanent roof and on all sides by solid exterior walls pierced only by windows and customary entrance and exit doors.
means an area enclosed on all sides by a solid physical barrier, such as a solid wood fence or masonry wall.
means the perimeter of any lot or parcels of land or group of lots or parcels to be developed as an integrated project.
means any device forming a physical barrier between two areas and constructed of chainlink, louver, stake, masonry or lumber in accordance with adopted city standards.
"Gross floor area" means the total horizontal area of a building under roof, in square feet, including to the outside of the exterior walls of all floors.
means, with regard to a lot, that side of a lot abutting on a street; typically, the front lot line. With regards to a building, see "business frontage."
means the manufacture, fabrication, processing or reduction of any article, substance, or commodity or any other treatment thereof in such a manner as to change the form, character or appearance thereof. In addition, it shall include trucking facilities, warehousing, storage facilities, businesses serving primarily industry, and similar enterprises.
means a non-profit or quasi-public use or institution, such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital, or municipally owned or operated building, structure or land, used for public purposes.
means the planting and maintenance of a combination of trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, flowers or lawns. In addition, the combination of design which may include natural features such as rock and stone, and structural features, including but not limited to, water elements, art works, decorative walks, decorative walls, and benches.
means the portion of a site developed to accommodate loading spaces including the related aisles, access drives and buffers.
means an off-street space or berth on the same lot and contiguous with the building it is intended to serve, for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading. Loading spaces shall not make use of public rights-of-way for the maneuvering of vehicles utilizing the space nor shall the encroach in parking areas or drive aisles.
means a building or structure in which is conducted a main use of the lot or parcel of land upon which it is situated.
means any use of a building, structure or land which is not clearly and entirely incidental, secondary or accessory to some other use on the same parcel or unit of development.
means a raised embankment of earth a minimum of eighteen inches in height intended as a landscape feature and/or to screen an area from sight or sound.
means a development project that is constructed in increments, each increment being capable of existing independently of the others.
means a temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way, dedicated or private.
means a portion of a site devoted to the temporary parking of motor vehicles, including the actual parking spaces, aisles, access drives and related landscaped areas.
means buildings and other structures and equipment owned and operated by a public utility or private utility company subject to regulation by the state Public Utilities Commission.
means a use which involves as its primary purpose, the administration of a required government program or a government regulatory program.
means the selling of goods, wares or merchandise directly to the ultimate consumer or persons without a resale license.
means a "gasoline dispensing establishment" offering the sale of gasoline, oil, minor accessories, and minor repair services done indoors for the operation of motor vehicles, but not including painting, body work, restoration, auto wrecking or salvaging, radiator rodding or rebuilding, and other than occasional major motor overhauls.
means an act, or any results of useful labor, which does not in itself produce a tangible commodity.
means the area between the building line and the nearest property line.
means any device or part thereof capable of visual communication or attraction including any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, insignia or symbol used to advertise or promote the interest of any person, partnership, association, corporation, institution, organization, product, service, event, location or other business entity by any means, including words, letters, figures, design, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination or projected images.
shall not include any official notice, directional, warning, or information signs or structures issued by any federal, state, county or municipal authority.
"Animated or moving sign" means any sign or part of a sign which changes physical position by any movement or rotation of which gives the visual impression of such movement or rotation.
means and is computed as, the entire area within a geometric pattern enclosing the limits of writing, representation, emblem, or any figure together with any material or color forming an integral part of the display or used to differentiate such sign from the background against which it is placed, provided that in the case of a sign designed with more than one exterior surface, the area shall be computed as including only the maximum single display surface visible from any position. The supports, uprights, or structures on which any sign is supported shall not be included in determining the sign area unless such supports, uprights or structures are designed in such a manner as to form an integral background of the display.
"Freestanding sign" means any nonmovable sign not affixed to a building.
"Monument sign" means a freestanding sign no taller than six feet in height and which is incorporated into a projects landscape design.
"Pole sign" means a freestanding sign, the supports or uprights of which have received no substantial architectural enhancement.
"Roof sign" means a sign erected wholly upon or above the roof or highest horizontal plane of a building or structure. Signs placed on portions of a building, the structure of which serves primarily to circumvent the intent of this section, shall be considered "roof signs."
"Temporary sign" means a sign intended to be displayed for a limited period of time not to exceed ninety days. Such signs shall be constructed of cloth, canvas, fabric, wood or plastic.
"Wall sign" means a sign of solid face construction or individual letters which is mounted to and parallel with an exterior wall of a building. Letters and figures incorporated into such signs shall protrude from the sign face. However, in no case shall any part of a wall sign extend more than one foot out from the surface of the wall upon which it is mounted.
means an area used or intended for the storage of materials, refuse or vehicles and equipment not in service. Storage areas shall not incorporate any other areas of project development such as parking areas, landscaping, and yard areas unless specifically authorized by the applicable land use regulations.
means man-made, above-ground items that are usually found in a street right-of-way such as hydrants, manhole covers, benches, traffic lights and signs, utility poles and lines, parking meters, and the like.
means a structure which is permitted within a land use district without any foundation or footing and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
means a use permitted within a land use district and established for a fixed period of time within the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.
means that part of natural environment which adds character to a location and which if altered or damage cannot be artificially replaced.
means the purpose for which land or a building is occupied, arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or building is, or may be occupied or maintained. A use may be passive. For example, parking and/or storage is a use of property.
means an open space that lies between the principal building and the nearest lot line. Such yard is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be specifically provided for elsewhere in this title. Unless otherwise specified, a yard is fully landscaped.
"Required yard" means a yard, as defined in this section, that occupies the area of a required setback.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.060 General purpose and intent.
The purpose of Specific Plan No. 21 is to provide for the development of quality industrial uses which include fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, or processing of materials that are already in processed form, wholesaling and warehousing in order to serve the needs of the city and vicinity. The resultant development shall be compatible with the adjacent residential uses to the north, west and south and the existing light manufacturing uses to the east.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.070 Location.
The property is located at the southeast corner of Cienega and Lone Hill Avenues at the southwestern border of the industrial designation of the general plan zoning for the city. Despite its general plan industrial classification, the property is essentially bounded by residential on the north, west and south sides, a Southern Pacific rail line on the south.
The enclosed aerial photographs vividly illustrate the location of the property vis a vis the neighboring residential and industrial uses.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.080 Community setting and development trends.
The city has enjoyed considerable development activity over the last few years. Commercial development has focused along Arrow Highway while industrial development has focused on those areas north of the city adjacent to Highway 30 and in the southern areas approximate to the 57/210 Freeway corridor. Residential development, meanwhile, is continuing in the southwest and northern areas of the city. Within this environment, this site represents an opportunity to develop a large parcel of land that is currently undeveloped and is in need of development on a timely basis to accommodate the increased traffic demands placed on Cienega and Lone Hill Avenues. Within the local community setting the objective is to create a business park that is compatible with the adjacent residential uses. To accomplish this, the development will include a substantial amount of site work for streets and significantly more extensive development restrictions to produce a park-like environment such as greater setbacks, grass berming, decorative landscape treatments, mature box trees, and other park-like features.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.090 Site specific conditions.
The site has a number of inherent development problems that must be considered to appropriately address the development issues such as setbacks, curb cuts, etc. The two most important issues are the general topography of the site, which includes a ravine running through it and the fact that a main trunk service water line bisects the property at a diagonal. A major storm drain system will have to be installed to resolve the topographical problem. While a number of design compromises will have to be made to allow for development around the water line, which cannot be built upon. A third item having a significant adverse impact on the development, is the odd configuration of the property, which in conjunction with the water line, divides the property into a number of odd shapes that inhibit efficient development.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.100 Infrastructure.
The development of the site will incorporate several major infrastructure improvements. These will include: a storm drain system running through the property from Cienega Avenue to the Southern Pacific railroad right-of-way south of the property to accept the drainage from the property north of the site; an interior street complete with all utilities (i.e. electrical, gas, sewer, water, etc.); and a dedication of additional land for Lone Hill and Cienega Avenues to become one hundred feet and eighty feet right-of-ways respectively with full street curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements related thereto to be installed abutting the property.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.110 Land use summary.
Due to the odd configuration of the site, limited access off Lone Hill and Cienega Avenues, and extensive setbacks along Lone Hill and Cienega Avenues of twenty-five to thirty feet, the efficiency of the site has been reduced to below standard coverage for an industrial park. This low coverage and extensive landscaping will result in the creation of a pleasant park-like environment, which will blend easily with the adjacent residential and industrial uses.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.120 Circulation.
The restrictions noted in Sections 18.534.090, 18.534.100 and 18.534.110, with respect to building setbacks, landscape islands and curb cuts typically inhibit efficient circulation throughout the park by creating dead-end alleys and obstructive landscape islands. In order to improve circulation by mitigating the impact of these restrictions and focusing traffic onto an interior street, the development will also include reciprocal access agreements for adjacent parcels. This will also mitigate the impact of the development on Cienega Avenue traffic, and thereby buffer the project from the residential district to the north.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.130 Loading and trucking.
Special consideration has been given to screening truck-loading areas from view from the public right-of-ways off Lone Hill and Cienega Avenues. Truck maneuvering and loading will be designed to provide adequate maneuvering on-site.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987)
§ 18.534.140 Tentative site plan.
A copy of the proposed site plan has been included with this specific plan as Exhibit B to indicate how the specific plan is intended to be implemented by the applicant. Any modifications within the scope of Specific Plan No. 21 to the proposed plan will be determined via the city's standard development plan review process.
(Ord. 871 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)
§ 18.534.150 Business park district.
The business park district is intended to allow for the careful combination of industrial, warehousing, service, office, commercial and business uses in a high-quality, amenity-oriented setting. The various uses are to be combined into an integrated park environment through consistent landscaping requirements and standards for setbacks, screening, signage, building materials and appearance.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.160 Permitted uses.
A.
The business park district permits certain limited industrial, general business, office, commercial and other uses as described in this section. Each business shall be evaluated in terms of its operational characteristics and specific site plan location and must provide for the stipulated off-street parking requirements per this code to be a permitted use. Should the director of community development find that the business does not meet city parking requirements, then a parking variance shall be required.
B.
Buildings, structures and land shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered or enlarged only for those uses enumerated in this section as well as those uses the commission may deem to be similar and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare than the enumerated uses. All uses shall be subject to the development standards set forth in this chapter. All uses shall be conducted within a totally enclosed building, except as permitted by a conditional use permit.
C.
Permitted uses in Specific Plan No. 21 are as follows:
1.
Those uses permitted in the I-P zone;
2.
Upholstery shop;
3.
Packaging businesses;
4.
Electrical or neon sign manufacture and maintenance;
5.
Garment manufacturing;
6.
Ice and cold storage plants;
7.
Machinery and shops such as, cabinet or carpentry shops, machine shops, sheet metal shops, tinsmiths, welding shops;
8.
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of products such as, alcoholic beverages, bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, food products (excluding sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast, and rendering of fats and oils), perfumes, toiletries;
9.
Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horns, leather, metals, paper, plasters, precious and semi-precious stones and metals, shells, textiles, tobacco, wood, yarns, rubber and metal stamps, shoes, stone monument works;
10.
Processing, such as: laboratories, blueprinting or photocopying, laundries, carpet and rug cleaning plants, dry cleaning and dying plants;
11.
Fabrication, such as: fabrication of products made from finished rubber and plastics, prefabricated houses, auto trailer, camper and mobile home manufacture;
12.
Wholesaling and warehousing, such as: wholesaling and warehousing facilities, storage and distribution agencies, janitorial service/building maintenance, TV repair and service, athletic supply;
13.
Office and related uses, such as: bookkeeping service, catalog store, data processing, employment agency, finance office, import-export office and warehouse (wholesale only), mail-order, office machine sales and service, stock brokerage, telephone answering;
14.
Other uses incidental and directly related to the services and operations of a permitted industrial use, recreational facilities for employees, hospital and medical clinic, industrial, fiberglass manufacturing or processing of furniture, upholstering and refinishing, training centers, industrial;
15.
Outdoor storage.
D.
Other similar uses which the planning commission finds compatible with the permitted uses described in this section, consistent with the purpose and intent of the district and not of a type to affect adversely the use of adjoining properties. Application for determination of similar uses shall be made in writing to the director of community development and shall include a detailed description of the proposed use, reasons for justification and such other information as may be required by the planning commission to facilitate the determination.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987; Ord. 1244 § 1, 2016)
§ 18.534.170 Use subject to conditional use permits.
Uses subject to conditional use permits are as follows:
A.
Any use described in Section 18.534.160 which because of operational characteristics specific to that particular business is found by the director of community development to have the potential to impact negatively adjoining properties, businesses, or residents and, therefore, required additional approval and consideration. The impacts may be related to, but not necessarily limited to, impacts of traffic, hours of operation, assemblages of people, noise, or site location.
B.
The following uses may be permitted subject to a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.200:
1.
Animal hospitals, shelters, kennels and sales;
2.
Manufacturing plants, manufacturing or processing chemicals;
3.
Automobile assembly, body and fender works, dismantling and used parts storage when operated wholly within a building;
4.
Truck repairing;
5.
Tire recapping, retreading, and rebuilding;
6.
Outdoor storage incidental to and directly related to those uses permitted in Section 18.128.080;
7.
Utilities, electric distribution and public utility substations, electric and public utility transmission substations, public and private utility service yards;
8.
Mini storage;
9.
Ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay and fired in kilns using only electricity or gas;
10.
Boat building and repair;
11.
Bottling plants;
12.
Machinery and shops, paint shops (excluding manufacturing), punch presses;
13.
Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: paints not employing a boiling process, plastics and synthetics, petroleum and petroleum products;
14.
Processing, creameries;
15.
Other: garages, parking or parking structures, restaurants, on-site consumption of alcoholic beverages;
16.
Tasting rooms providing on-site alcoholic beverage tastings and the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption provided that the alcoholic beverage is produced on the premises. Tasting rooms may include other ancillary activities to the tastings such as food trucks and live entertainment, provided that all uses are secondary and incidental to the manufacturing component and that, prior to their commencement, a site plan approved by the planning division is obtained for any outdoor activities and a live entertainment permit from the license and permit hearing board is obtained for any live entertainment.
§ 18.534.180 Development standards.
The standards outlined in this article shall govern all improvements and structures within the project area.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.190 Building setbacks.
Building setbacks in Specific Plan No. 21 are as follows:
A.
Streets.
1.
Cienega Avenue. Minimum thirty feet for structures with building heights of up to twenty-six feet and fifty feet for structures with building heights greater than twenty-six feet;
2.
Lone Hill Avenue. Minimum twenty-five feet per code for structures with building heights of up to twenty-six feet high and fifty feet for structures with building heights greater than twenty-six feet;
3.
All Interior Streets. Minimum fifteen feet for structures with building heights up to twenty-six feet high and twenty-five feet for structures with building heights greater than twenty-six feet.
B.
Interior Lot Lines. None are required; however, each project shall be accompanied by an illustrative site plan demonstrating that the project is designed sufficiently to accommodate the type of uses permitted in the area in accordance with the development standards of this article.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.200 Maximum building coverage.
None required, permitted maximum coverage shall be a secondary consideration subordinate to compliance with all other design regulations contained within this chapter.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.210 Maximum building height.
The maximum building height is thirty-five feet, except as provided for in this section:
A.
For buildings abutting Cienega Avenue and within six hundred feet of Lone Hill Avenue, the maximum height of the building as measured from a point on the centerline of Cienega Avenue located three hundred feet from Lone Hill Avenue shall be no more than twenty-two feet (e.g., a building with a building height of twenty-six feet must have a finished floor elevation of four feet below that point in the centerline of Cienega Avenue, described in this subsection, see also, Exhibits B and C3 and C5).
B.
The maximum building height for any buildings abutting Cienega Avenue, which are located greater than seven hundred feet from Lone Hill Avenue shall be twenty-two feet.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.220 Landscaping.
The following areas shall be fully landscaped and irrigated, maintained in good appearance and kept in a weed and disease free manner:
A.
Streets. See Article VI;
B.
Overall Site. The total project development shall have a minimum landscaped coverage equivalent to a minimum of five percent of the net project area which excludes setbacks and street dedications.
The actual percentage will be of secondary importance to the overall acceptability of the landscape plan to be submitted for approval by the director of community development. All landscaping shall consist of an effective combination of trees, ground cover and shrubbery. A reduction in coverage may be sought and approved during the design review process in recognition of quality design. For the purposes of this provision, quality considerations include the use of sculpture, water elements and courtyards, etc. All areas not utilized for structures, parking, or other permitted uses shall be landscaped.
C.
All interior side and rear setbacks shall be fully landscaped except where paved for parking or enclosed as a storage yard;
D.
Buffer Landscaping. Where the area abuts residential use, other than along a street, a continuous ten foot landscaped buffer strip shall be provided.
E.
Parking Lot Landscaping. A minimum of five percent of the parking area exclusive of setbacks shall be landscaped with the intent of the landscaping to offer visual relief of parked cars and to create shade areas and an overhead canopy for the lot. A five-foot planter shall be located adjacent to each end-stall. End-stall landscaping and the five percent requirement in secured areas can be relocated subject to review and approval of the director of community development.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.230 Lighting.
Lot and street lighting standards shall be as follows:
A.
All display and security lighting in the project area shall be decorative and designed for architectural uniformity of lighting poles and fixtures with the buildings;
B.
All outside lighting shall be so arranged and shielded as to prevent any glare or reflection, any nuisance, inconvenience or hazardous interference of any kind on adjoining rights-of-way or residential property.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.240 Signage.
§ 18.534.260 Architecture.
A.
A common architectural theme is encouraged to provide a high-quality project. Structures shall be designed utilizing concrete tilt-up construction and shall be approved by the review authority pursuant to Chapter 18.12 of this title.
B.
The building exteriors shall be expected to employ a combination of architectural treatments such as the staggering of planes, use of decorative piers, patterned concrete, sandblasting, and assorted concrete finishes, along exterior walls to create pockets of light and shadow, to break up the mass and provide relief from monotonous, uninterrupted expanses of wall. Also, in order to improve the appearance of a project from adjacent rights-of-way, the rear elevation of those structures directly facing the right-of-way should receive special architectural enhancement or landscaping as well.
C.
Sensitive alteration of colors and materials should be used to produce diversity and enhance architectural effects. While no category of exterior materials is considered "correct," the use of a particular material should, as a rule, exemplify the special characteristics of the project or be demonstrative of its unique application. Paint, in general should be considered an enhancement tool, but not be considered a replacement for the use of textured surfaces.
D.
Architectural and design treatment illustrations are included as examples to be used in designing within this specific plan area.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)
§ 18.534.270 Circulation.
A.
Internal circulation shall be designed so as to provide safe and efficient access to internal properties. A minimum forty foot curb-to-curb width is recommended for internal public streets, if needed. The width dimensions for an internal private street may be reduced to a minimum of thirty-six inches, curb-to-curb, subject to the approval of the city engineer, provided, that all street plans meet city standards. Parking will not be allowed on internal streets unless otherwise approved by the city engineer, and sidewalks shall be eliminated to discourage street parking. Sidewalks are considered unnecessary since all traffic is destination oriented with each of the buildings having ample off-street parking. Furthermore, the additional landscaping will enhance the aesthetics of the project.
B.
Restricted Access to Cienega Avenue. Access to Cienega Avenue shall be limited to two driveway entrances servicing a combined maximum of twenty standard parking stalls and four handicapped parking stalls. The centerline of any such driveway must be more than six hundred fifty feet east of the centerline of Lone Hill Avenue.
C.
Restricted Access to Lone Hill Avenue. Access to Lone Hill Avenue shall not exceed one driveway plus one street entrance for an interior street.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.280 Street dedications.
To improve traffic-flow and enhance public safety, Cienega and Lone Hill Avenues shall be widened to their respective full dedications. A five foot wide meandering sidewalk shall be installed within the setback areas along Lone Hill Avenue to facilitate pedestrian traffic. If the property is not subdivided, all street improvements shall be included in the initial development plan for the site and shall be bonded for or otherwise guaranteed for completion (e.g., letter of credit or standby letter subject to the approval of the city) by the initial developer. Streetscape design concepts are set forth in Article VI.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (III), 1987)
§ 18.534.290 Generally.
The standards contained in this article shall apply to all development/improvements within Specific Plan No. 21.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.300 Utilities.
All utilities within the project provided to serve the uses and buildings therein shall be installed underground. The high tension power lines on Cienega Avenue shall not have to be relocated underground, however, should the city wish to do so, the initial developer may be required to set aside that amount of money which would have otherwise been used to relocate the power poles on Cienega Avenue abutting the property in accordance with the widening of Cienega Avenue, for use by the city to do the undergrounding of these facilities. The amount to be set aside shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.310 Grading.
All graded slopes are to be contoured and blended to harmonize with natural slopes. The maximum steepness of exposed cuts and fill shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the city.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.320 Mechanical equipment.
Mechanical equipment placed on any roof such as, but not limited to, air-conditioning, heating, ventilating ducts and exhaust shall be screened from view from any surrounding property, street or highway. The screening shall be an integral and permanently affixed design element to the building. Wall mounted equipment shall be enclosed utilizing the same materials as the building.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.330 Downspouts.
All downspouts shall be placed on the interior of the buildings.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.340 Outdoor display/storage area.
Outdoor display and/or storage areas may be permitted when incidental and secondary to a permitted use subject to review and approval by the director of community development. The uses shall not be located or operated in such a manner as to be detrimental to the visual quality of the primary use nor to negatively impact adjacent properties by means of noise, odor, appearance or other characteristic. The uses shall not encroach into any required parking, loading or maneuvering areas. In approving the display or storage area the director of community development may impose buffers consisting of decorative block walls, landscaping or combinations thereof to mitigate any perceived impacts.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)
§ 18.534.350 Trash storage.
A trash storage area(s) built to the city's standard specifications shall be provided in appropriate locations per city standards.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.360 Walls.
A.
Required Walls. To screen truck areas, and storage where allowed, interior walls may be required by the director of community development or their designee as part of the approval process. The walls shall be solid concrete tilt-up or decorative masonry walls. The height of the walls shall be governed by the viewshed from the surrounding area, which shall take into consideration the height of the tallest truck and other such factors as may be appropriate. All screen walls shall be architecturally compatible with the buildings within the project and shall incorporate vertical landscaping such as vines, trees and shrubbery adjacent to them facing the public right-of-ways to provide visual relief from the horizontal expanse.
B.
Permitted Walls.
1.
Walls shall be permitted on or within all property lines not abutting streets and on or to the rear of all yard setback lines of yards abutting streets. The height of the walls shall be set by the director of community development after giving reasonable due consideration to alternative screening devices and/or methods.
2.
Walls not over forty-two inches in height may be permitted in required setback areas.
C.
Corner Cutback Areas. The cutback line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five degrees with the side, front or rear property line. It shall pass through a point not less than ten feet from the intersection of the front, side or rear property line or ten feet from the edges of a driveway where it intersects the street or alley, as the case may be.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)
§ 18.534.370 Generally.
All uses established or placed into operation after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall comply at all times with the limitations or performance standards contained in this article.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.380 Fire and explosion hazards.
All activities involving flammable or explosive materials, and all storage of such materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion. Adequate fire fighting and fire suppression equipment and devices standard in the industry shall be provided. All incineration is prohibited except as permitted by the air pollution district of the county.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.390 Radioactivity and electrical disturbance.
Devices which radiate radio-frequency energy shall be so operated as not to cause interference with any activity carried on beyond the boundary line of the property upon which the device is located. Radio-frequency energy is defined as electro-magnetic energy at any frequency in the radio spectrum between ten kilocycles and three million megacycles.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.400 Sound.
Sound related to industrial or manufacturing processes, excluding traffic noise, shall be muffled so as not to become objectionable to intermittence, beat, frequency or shrillness and shall comply with Chapter 8.36 of this code.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.410 Vibration.
Every use shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point on any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.420 Smoke, dust, fumes and contaminants.
Industrial or manufacturing processes out of which evolve smoke, dust, fumes, particulate matter, contaminants and specific contaminants shall comply with the lease rules and regulations of the air pollution district of the county.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.430 Odors.
Odors shall not be in such quantities as to be offensive beyond the boundary line of the parcel from which the odors emanate.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.440 Toxic gases.
Toxic gases or other toxic matter shall not be emitted which can cause damage to health, to animals or vegetation, or other forms of property, or which can cause any soiling beyond the boundary line of the parcel on which the use is located.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.450 Emission of heat and glare.
Every use shall be so operated that it does not emit heat or glare in such quantity or degree as to be readily detectable on any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.460 Outdoor storage and waste disposal.
All outdoor storage facilities for waste materials and trash shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall adequate to conceal such facilities from adjacent properties. No material or waste shall be deposited upon a subject lot in such form or manner that they may be transported from the lot by acts of nature.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.470 Streetscape design concepts.
This article of Specific Plan No. 21 contains a series of design concepts, requirements and guidelines that will be used to guide subsequent levels of planning and design for individual development projects within the specific plan area. These concepts and guidelines are intended to promote a consistent character of streetscape development that enhances the visual quality and aesthetic character of the project. Variations to or modifications of these concepts and guidelines may be granted subject to the approval of the city engineer, subject to appeals according to the city standard appeal process.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.480 General design guidelines.
The following general guidelines are intended to promote a consistent and careful treatment of street tree plantings and landscaping programs.
A.
Unless a formal design is recommended, street tree planting should generally consist of random patterns. Interesting tree massings with random spacings are encouraged to provide an undulating and varied streetscape, with view "windows" created at selected points. In some cases, often depending on adjacent architectural styles, a more formal "on-center" spacing of single tree species may be more appropriate. Whether a formal or informal design concept is used, the selected design concept should be reflected along the entire length or substantial continuous cement of the street.
B.
Street trees along arterial and collector roadways should be planted in mounded areas of turf, ground cover, or shrubs. Mounded areas of turf should not exceed a 3:1 slope condition.
C.
Landscaping should be intensified to emphasize entries, transitions and destinations. Entry monuments should be enhanced with tree shrub and groundcover plantings.
D.
All community-wide and common area landscape plantings shall be adequately irrigated and maintained. Automatic irrigation systems should be utilized to insure the continued growth of plant materials.
E.
Landscaping should be used to accentuate view windows into commercial office and residential neighborhoods. Trees and shrubs can be planted to frame or screen views selectively.
F.
Vegetation of varying heights, textures and colors should be used in conjunction with walls and fences to define discreet boundaries.
G.
Walls and fences should be designed as an integral element of the streetscape design concept, enhancing and complementing the landscaped setback areas.
H.
Primary landscape elements should be "mature specimen, long-lived" trees with perennial shrubs and/or groundcovers included where appropriate. Annual flower beds can serve as attractive accent elements, particularly at entry monument locations.
I.
Landscape elements should complement architectural design elements. Expansive horizontal and vertical surfaces, comprised of singular materials, should be modulated or interrupted by foliage masses.
J.
Within individual projects, trees should be used to define and enclose exterior spaces intended for different activities.
K.
Landscaping and architectural features should be used to screen from view certain visually undesirable elements such as parking, storage, loading, refuse containers, utilities and irrigation controls.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.490 Streetscape concept plan.
A.
The streetscape concept plan for the Lone Hill Business Park identifies two streets which will receive special landscape treatments. Standards for landscaping, screening and building setback requirements are illustrated in Exhibits C1 through C5 for the following streets: Lone Hill Avenue and Cienega Avenue.
B.
In order to regulate the design of the building setback areas and to create a pattern of varying setbacks, a series of "setback zones" has been defined along each streetscape. These setback zones apply to each of the streets listed in subsection A, as shown in the cross-sections on Exhibits C1 through C5. Regulations associated with each zone include the following:
1.
Setback Zone A. This zone must be one hundred percent landscaping, with sidewalks and entry drives also permitted where applicable. No parking is permitted. Area A1 is within the public street right-of-way. Area A2 is private land outside of the right-of-way.
2.
Setback Zone B. This zone provides for an additional setback of twenty feet for buildings greater than twenty-two feet in height as measured from the centerline of Cienega Avenue at a point three hundred feet from Lone Hill Avenue to the top of the building parapet if such buildings are within six hundred feet of Lone Hill Avenue (see Maximum Building Height per Section 18.534.210) and is restricted to: one hundred percent landscaping; landscaping with limited parking; or landscaping with restricted encroachment of commercial buildings twenty-two feet or less in height as measured in this subsection.
C.
To achieve the desired streetscape appearance, the following special standards shall apply to all streets in the specific plan area:
D.
Special design features should be utilized to create particular design statements at key street intersections and project entry points. The design statements should be uniform in concept and utilize elements associated with the streetscape along the adjacent street and the entries should be vehicular oriented.
E.
Transitional plantings of trees and shrubs are recommended at the interfaces between residential and office park land uses. As an example, entries into office park areas might feature flowering canopy trees, with parking lot edges mounded and planted to screen cars and trucks. Effective landscape transition can give better definition to the office park/residential edge.
F.
Transitions between neighborhoods and public uses should have a gradual transition of tree types and tree scale. If developed in the plan, public use areas should have their own landscape identity, but will be visually connected by blending plant material with adjacent land uses.
G.
Parking lots for business park, commercial and office uses should be buffered along the interior street using berms and tree and shrub plantings.
This planting should be designed to break up and partially screen views of the parked cars. Trees should also be planted in curbed islands within the parking area to break up large expanses of paving, filter views, provide shade and reduce glare.
(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)
§ 18.534.500 Plan review and disposition.
A development plan review shall be required. No person shall construct any building or structure, or relocate, rebuilt, alter, enlarge or modify any existing building or structure, until a development plan has been reviewed and approved in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.12.
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(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)