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Vernon City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

26 PACIFIC HAMPTON DISTRICT MU-PH ZONE

§ 17.26.010 Purpose and intent.

A. 
Purpose. The Pacific Hampton District is centered around a cluster of smaller-scale, midcentury singlestory industrial buildings which are slowly being transformed into production studios, creative offices, commercial kitchens and other nonresidential/nonretail uses. The standards in this chapter maintain the low-scaled character of the district, while allowing for new flexibility in uses and accommodation of parking.
B. 
Standards and Nonconforming Uses. The regulation of uses and establishment of development standards and site planning standards set forth in the MU-PH Zone are those deemed necessary to establish an environment prioritizing creative industrial uses. The right to use and maintain legal nonconforming uses and legal nonconforming buildings and standards in the MU-PH Zone and all overlay zones are governed by Section 17.64.010, "Legal nonconforming status."
(Ord. 1293 § 12, 2023)

§ 17.26.020 Use regulation.

A. 
Use Regulation. Tables 17.26.020(A) and 17.26.020(B) detail specific land uses within the MU-PH Zone which are either encouraged, permitted of right, accessory, accessory or conditional, conditional, or prohibited.
B. 
Definitions. Definitions of use classifications are given in Chapter 17.16. Per Section 17.12.010, the Public Works Director may interpret and apply these use classifications to individual cases.
C. 
Commercial, Industrial, Warehouse Uses. Any commercial or industrial or warehouse use which is not included in Table 17.26.020(B) shall be permitted of right, conditionally permitted, or prohibited subject to all standards of the I Zone. Such uses include: research and development labs, commercial testing labs, computer/circuit board/semi-conductor manufacturing, research hospitals/labs (with medical waste), electric vehicle recharge facility, data center, specialty agriculture growing facility, auto body shops, gas dispensing facilities, metal plating shops, materials manufacturing, large manufacturing and assembly plants, industrial machinery, energy and utility operations, warehousing, logistics facility, and mini distribution center. Any commercial or industrial or warehouse use not included in Table 17.26.020(B) shall comply with parking, loading, intensity and approval standards of the I Zone, including Sections 17.22.020, 17.22.030, 17.22.035, 17.22.040, 17.22.050B, 17.22.050C, 17.22.080A, 17.22.080(G), and Chapter 17.56.
Table 17.26.020(A)
Residential and Office Uses
Land Use
Use Control
General Regulations & Notes
Primarily Residential Uses
Single-Family Dwelling
Prohibited
Multifamily Dwelling
Prohibited
Hotel
Prohibited
Live/Work
Prohibited
Residential Care Facilities
Prohibited
Trailer Park
Prohibited
Emergency Shelter
Permitted of Right
Subject to a maximum of 40 beds
Primarily Office Uses
Office Manufacturing
Encouraged
Media Production Studios
Encouraged
Offices
Permitted of Right
Table 17.26.020(B)
Retail, Industrial, and Institutional Uses
Land Use
Use Control
General Regulations & Notes
Primarily Retail Uses
Goods Sales
Accessory or Conditional
Production Retail
Permitted of Right
Restaurant
Permitted of Right
Market
Prohibited
Art Galleries
Encouraged
Nightlife
Prohibited
Personal Services
Permitted of Right
Big Box Retail
Conditional
Drive-Through Retail
Conditional
Subject to standards in Chapter 17.112
Adult or Sexually Oriented Businesses
Prohibited
Fitness and Recreation
Permitted of Right
Primarily Production/Industrial Uses
Artisan Industrial
Permitted of Right
Light Industrial
Permitted of Right
Limited Air Pollution Permits required. Primarily regulating through rules for applicable equipment.
Primarily Civic/Institutional Uses
Community Facilities
Permitted of Right
Trade School
Permitted of Right
Religious Use
Permitted of Right
(Ord. 1293 § 12, 2023)

§ 17.26.030 Legal nonconforming uses.

The following uses are not permitted in any zone or overlay zone, except that any such use that exists as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title may be maintained as a legal nonconforming use, subject to the terms of Section 17.64.010, "Legal nonconforming status."
A. 
Junk or salvage business.
B. 
Public storage (including mini-storage) facilities.
C. 
Manure fertilizer business.
D. 
Contractor's yard.
E. 
Freight terminals, solid waste facilities, truck terminals, transportation-related use, or hazardous waste facilities located outside the T Overlay Zone.
F. 
Slaughtering plants located outside the S Overlay Zone.
G. 
Rendering plants located outside the R Overlay Zone.
(Ord. 1293 § 12, 2023)

§ 17.26.040 Site planning standards.

A. 
Site Planning Standards and Nonconforming Uses. The following site planning standards given in Table 17.26.040(A) and illustrated in Figures 17.26.040(B) and 17.26.040(C) shall apply to all buildings, ancillary structures, land, uses, and businesses in the MU-PH Zone except those uses allowed in the I (Industrial) Zone. Legal nonconforming uses and legal nonconforming buildings or standards are required to comply with the site planning standards at the time of the occurrence of an event described in Table 17.64.030, Right to Continue Nonconforming Uses and Buildings, that requires compliance with the site planning standards.
B. 
Additional Development Standards. For additional development standards see Chapter 17.53, Incentives for Preservation, Creative Uses, and Affordable Housing, and Chapter 17.54, Mixed-Use Design Standards and Guidelines.
Table 17.26.040(A)
Standards
Use Limitations
Ground Floor Frontage Active Uses, minimum
None
Height1
Maximum, first 50 ft of frontage
2 stories / 40 ft
Maximum, other
3 stories / 50 ft
Setbacks
Hampton Street minimum / maximum
0 ft3
Pacific Blvd
Prevailing2
Fruitland Avenue, minimum
5 ft
Fruitland Avenue, maximum
20 ft
Local Street, minimum
None3
Local Street, maximum
15 ft
Interior Property Line, minimum
None
Streetwall and Frontage
Building Streetwall at Setback,4 Hampton Street / Pacific Avenue, minimum
60%
Building Streetwall at Setback,4 Fruitland Avenue, minimum
50%
Transparency,5 minimum
None
Open Space
Ground / Podium Level Open Space,6 percent of lot, minimum
5%
Notes:
1
Mechanical equipment, elevator shafts, and architectural features are permitted to exceed the maximum height limit by up to 12 feet with a maximum horizontal dimension of 30 feet.
2
The Pacific Boulevard setback shall match the setback of adjacent legacy structures, plus or minus three feet.
3
Dedication shall be required to establish a 12-foot minimum sidewalk.
4
Publicly accessible open spaces, such as paseos or plazas, shall be exempt from the calculation.
5
"Transparency" means of a minimum percentage of that portion of a street-facing exterior wall, which is between two feet and 12 feet above the sidewalk grade, which is visually open to the building interior, including untinted, unfrosted, and nonreflective windows, doorways and other openings. Walkways, driveways, paseos and plazas are omitted from the calculation.
6
"Open space" means any open-air space which is designed for specific recreational purposes, including active and passive activities. Open space includes yards (except the required front yard setback), courtyards, balconies, decks, porches, roof decks and patios. Open space does not include driveways, aisles, parking spaces, or side or rear yards less than eight feet in width or front setback areas.
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Figure 17.26.040(B) Use Limitation, Height, Streetwall, and Open Space Requirements
Active Use is not shown in this illustration.
(Ord. 1293 § 12, 2023)