(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the office-professional (O-P) zone is to classify and set standards for those business, office, administrative or professional land uses which by their nature are of relative low intensity and therefore, when properly located and designed are compatible with adjacent residential zoning and the development therein.

(b)

Location. Office-professional uses should have access to four-lane or wider streets as specified on the master plan of streets and highways; on land that is topographically suited to such uses without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes; situated to serve several neighborhoods; and capable of serving as a buffer separating residential land uses from the more intense community, regional, service, or highway commercial uses.

(Code 1960, § 10901.01; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the neighborhood-commercial (N-C) zone is to classify and set standards for those retail and service commercial uses which by their nature are of moderate intensity; are necessary in order to provide convenient daily shopping facilities to residential home and apartment dwellers; and are generally adjacent to or within close proximity to residential zoning or development and, therefore, require extraordinary physical treatment in order to guarantee compatibility with and protection to surrounding properties and their values.

(b)

Location. Neighborhood-commercial centers should serve several neighborhoods and be located with primary access to a four-lane or wider street, preferably at the intersection of a major and collector street or two (2) four-lane or, wider streets. Land so utilized should be topographically suited to such use without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes.

(Code 1960, § 10901.02; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the community-commercial (C-C) zone is to classify and set standards for retail and service commercial uses which by their nature are of relatively high intensity; are necessary to provide a wide range of shopping facilities and goods, professional and administrative offices, and entertainment establishments; and are generally within close proximity to residential zoning or development and, therefore, require extraordinary physical treatment in order to guarantee compatibility with and protection of surrounding properties and their values.

(b)

Location. Community-commercial centers should serve one (1) or more communities and be located with primary access to a four-lane or wider street. Land so utilized should be topographically suited to such use.

(Code 1960, § 10901.03; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the regional-commercial (R-C) zone is to classify and set standards for a regional business center which provides a complete line of shop and store types, eating and entertainment facilities, and business and financial services. The dominant establishments are one (1) or more department stores flanked by specialty shops.

(b)

Location. Regional-commercial business centers shall be in a strategic location to serve the general regional area of the East San Gabriel Valley and have direct access on major traffic carriers (i.e., freeways or four-lane or wider streets or highways). Land should be topographically suited for such use.

(Code 1960, § 10901.04; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the service-commercial (S-C) zone is to classify and set standards for those retail and service commercial, recreational, and business office land uses which by their nature are of a relative high intensity; are unique in that their success depends upon direct motorist exposure and excellent access; require special traffic circulation patterns that will not unduly restrict rapid traffic flow and extraordinary physical treatments in order to create compatibility with adjacent zoning and the development thereon.

(b)

Location. Service-commercial uses should have access to a four-lane or wider street or highway as specified on the master plan of streets and highways, on land that is the same grade level as the street or highway without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes.

(Code 1960, § 10901.05; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

C-2 (Medium Commercial) and C-3 (Heavy Commercial) are antiquated zoning categories, and no expansion of these categories shall be permitted by the city.

(Code 1960, § 10901.06; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the manufacturing zone is to classify and set standards for those industrial and incidental commercial facilities which are of moderate to heavy intensity and have no objectionable or obnoxious effect on any adjacent property. The developmental and operational standards are intended to provide compatibility with and protection to surrounding properties by minimizing traffic congestion, noise, glare, vibration, emission of odorous, toxic or noxious matter, and to provide adequate off-street parking, landscape buffering, and the proper placement of buildings.

(b)

Location. Manufacturing uses should have primary access to a four-lane or wider street or highway as specified on the master plan of streets and highways. Land so utilized should be topographically suited to such use without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slope.

(Code 1960, § 10901.07; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the planned industrial zone is to classify and set standards for those industrial and incidental commercial facilities which are of light to moderate intensity and have no objectionable or obnoxious effect on any adjacent property. The developmental and operational standards are intended to provide compatibility with and protection to surrounding properties by minimizing traffic congestion, noise, glare, vibration, emission of odorous, toxic or noxious matter, and to provide adequate off-street parking, landscape buffering, and the proper placement of buildings.

(b)

Location. Planned industrial uses should have primary access to a four-lane or wider street or highway as specified on the master plan of streets and highways. Land so utilized should be topographically suited to such use without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slope.

(Code 1960, § 10901.08; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), adopted Feb. 16, 2010, repealed § 26-544 in its entirety. Former § 26-544, pertained to Planned—Administrative Research (PAR) zone. See Code Comparative Table for derivation.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the open space zone is to identify and set forth permitted uses, and standards of development within open space lands.

(b)

Location. Open space zoned land may be located anywhere in the city provided it is consistent with the city's adopted policies and plans.

(Code 1960, § 10901.10; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

As applied to open space zones only:

Environmental quality element is the adopted element of the city combining the city's open space, conservation, scenic highways and recreation elements.

Open space land is any parcel or area of land or water which is primarily unimproved and devoted to an open space use as defined in section 26-597, and which is designated in the city's environmental quality element and general plan as any of the following:

(a)

Open space for the preservation of natural resources including, but not limited to, areas required for the preservation of plant and animal life, including habitat for fish and wildlife species; areas required for ecologic and other specific study purposes; rivers, streams, bays and estuaries; and coastal beaches, lakeshores, banks of rivers and streams, and watershed lands.

(b)

Open space used for the managed production of resources, including, but not limited to, forest lands, rangeland, agricultural lands and areas of economic importance for the production of food or fiber; areas required for recharge of ground water basins; bays, estuaries, marshes, rivers and streams which are important for the management of commercial fisheries; and areas containing major mineral deposits, including those in short supply.

(c)

Open space for outdoor recreation, including but not limited to, areas of outstanding scenic, historic and cultural value; areas particularly suited for park and recreation purposes, including access to lakeshores, beaches and rivers and streams; and areas which serve as links between major recreation and open-space reservations, including utility easements, banks of rivers and streams, trails, and scenic corridors.

(d)

Open space for public health and safety, including, but not limited to, areas which require special management or regulation because of hazardous or special conditions such as earthquake fault zones, unstable soil areas flood plains, watersheds, areas presenting high fire risks, areas required for the protection of water quality and water reservoirs and areas required for the protection and enhancement of air quality.

(Code 1960, § 10902.02; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the specific plan zone is to provide greater specificity and flexibility in carrying out the general plan of the city than would be possible in other zoning districts. This zoning district is intended for areas that are subject to specific plan adopted under article 8 of chapter 3 of title 7 of the Government Code (sections 65450 et seq.). The uses, types of development and development standards in an area zoned specific plan are those permitted by the specific plan adopted for that area. Each separate specific plan district and its accompanying specific plan shall be sequentially numbered. If land is placed in the specific plan district before a specific plan is adopted for that land, the standards of the immediately preceding zone shall continue to apply until a specific plan is adopted.

(b)

Location. Specific plan zoned land may be located anywhere in the city provided uses within the specific plan are consistent with the general plan of the city.

(c)

Criteria. The uses and types of development proposed in this zone shall maintain and enhance the character of the surrounding vicinity. During the preparation, review and approval processes for a specific plan, consideration shall be given to elements including but not limited to: Orientation of buildings and uses, building bulk and scale, building height and setback, parking, traffic generation, noise and landscaping. At a minimum, these elements shall be specifically addressed in the specific plan in such a manner as to integrate the proposed uses and buildings with surrounding development.

(Ord. No. 1710, § 1, 1-27-86; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

The general criteria set out in this division are hereby established for use in the classification or reclassification of land to the proper zone.

(Code 1960, § 10903; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

Consistency with the general plan or specific plans shall be established.

(Code 1960, § 10903.01; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

A demonstrated public need shall be established within the area.

(Code 1960, § 10903.02; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

The existing utilities systems (water, sewer, drainage, electrical, gas and communications facilities) are adequate or new systems shall be constructed to adequately serve the land use.

(Code 1960, § 10903.03; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

The following development standards shall apply for nonresidential zones. All mixed-use development within the overlay zone shall comply with standards set forth in article XIII, division 5 (mixed-use overlay) of this chapter.

(Code 1960, § 10904; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10; Ord. No. 2506 , § 2, 12-6-22)

A precise plan of design will be required as specified in article VI, division 2 of this chapter, with particular attention given to compatibility with adjacent residential and commercial zoning and uses, and must be approved prior to development. In addition, all municipal parks and recreational areas shall be developed in a manner consistent with the adopted specific plans of design for parks contained in the city's adopted environmental quality element. Such precise plans of design shall conform to planning commission resolution No. 567.

(Code 1960, § 10904.01; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

All exterior storage areas and service yards, loading docks and ramps, electrical cage enclosures and storage tanks are to be screened from view by a fence, wall or mature landscaped materials.

(a)

Mechanical equipment and duct work.

(1)

All roof top mechanical equipment shall be placed behind a permanent parapet wall and be completely restricted from all ground level views.

(2)

No mechanical equipment is to be exposed on the wall surface of a building.

(3)

Gutters and downspouts are not to project from the vertical surface of the buildings.

(4)

Vents, louvers, exposed flashing, tanks, stacks, overhead doors, rolling and "man" service doors are to be treated in a manner consistent with the color scheme of the building.

(5)

All ground mechanical equipment shall be completely screened behind a permanent structure and all roof top mechanical equipment shall be placed behind a permanent parapet wall and be completely restricted from all views.

(6)

Such screening shall be as high as the highest portion of the equipment or ducting, and shall be permanently maintained.

(b)

Refuse storage.

(1)

All outdoor trash, garbage and refuse containers shall be screened on all sides from public view by a minimum five and one-half (5½) foot high concrete, or masonry decorative block wall, and the opening provided with a solid gate.

(2)

Such area shall be so located as to be easily accessible for trash pick-up.

(c)

Storage. Except in the case of uses listed "outdoor displays" in section 26-597, of this chapter, all storage of wares, merchandise, crates, bottles or similar items shall be within a completely enclosed building, excepting that:

(1)

In the I-P Zone, finished products may be stored in side or rear yards when completely screened by a six-foot high minimum solid concrete block or masonry wall.

(Code 1960, § 10904.02; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

In addition to the refuse storage requirements of section 26-568, any new or existing development project for which a building permit application is submitted on or after September 1, 1994, for an expansion or expansions that collectively add fifty (50) percent or more to the existing floor area of the development project shall provide adequate, accessible and convenient areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials as set out herein.

(1)

The required area for recyclable materials shall be determined based on a recycling area program submitted by the applicant/developer upon submittal of a precise plan or conditional use permit application which identifies at a minimum, the following items:

a.

Identification of the anticipated number of tenant spaces in the proposed or expanded development.

b.

Anticipated types of the recyclable materials produced by the proposed type of tenants/development.

c.

Spatial needs of the tenants/development per type and number of recyclable materials generated at the site.

d.

Anticipated pick up schedule for the recyclable materials.

e.

Area requirements will vary with the occupying activity or business. The applicant will be required to indicate rationale for area requirement estimates.

f.

Any other information the planning director determines to be pertinent based on the characteristics of the proposed development and/or use(s).

The planning director shall review and approve the recyclable area program as submitted by the applicant/developer prior to the issuance of building permits.

(2)

The design and construction of recycling areas shall enhance security of any recyclable materials placed therein.

[(3)

Reserved.]

(4)

Recycling areas shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with nearby structures and with the existing topography and vegetation.

(5)

A sign clearly identifying all recycling collection and loading areas and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of direct access to the recycling areas.

(6)

Areas for recycling shall be adequate in capacity, number, and distribution to serve the development project.

(7)

Such area shall be so located as to be easily accessible for recyclable materials pickup.

(8)

Any and all separate recycling area(s) shall be located so they are at least as convenient for these persons who deposit, collect and load the recyclable materials placed therein as the locations(s) where solid waste is collected and loaded. Whenever feasible, areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials shall be the same or adjacent to the solid waste collection areas.

(Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

Colors, materials and finishes are to be coordinated on all exterior building elevations to achieve total continuity of design.

(Code 1960, § 10904.03; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

All lighting of the building, landscaping, parking lot or similar facilities other than exposed neon shall be so hooded and directed as to reflect away from adjoining properties.

(b)

All luminaries shall be designed and placed to complement the development. Luminaries attached to a building shall be concealed, wall-mounted or recessed fixtures.

(c)

Security lighting fixtures are not to be substituted for parking lot or walkway lighting fixtures and are restricted to lighting loading and storage areas, and similar service locations.

(d)

Exposed tube architectural lighting shall not constitute undue glare or nuisance to adjoining street and properties.

(e)

Neon architectural lighting shall be limited to thirty (30) milliamps, except that a planning director's modification may be granted for unusual installations requiring amperage higher than thirty (30) milliamps in order to achieve brightness comparable to that which is ordinarily achievable with thirty (30) milliamps.

(f)

Exposed neon architectural lighting shall be subject to approval by the planning commission as a part of the precise plan of design as required by Article VI, Divisions 1 and 2 of this chapter. A precise plan shall be required where no precise plan exists, for structures built prior to the precise plan requirement in the Municipal Code (Article VI, Division 2, section 26-226).

(g)

Neon architectural lighting shall be approved pursuant to the Municipal Code requirements for neon signs in Chapter 26, Article VII (signs), and Chapter 7, Article IX (signs).

(Code 1960, § 10904.04; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 1768, § 5, 2-22-88; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

No part of a roof, excluding mansards, may project above the parapet.

(b)

All exterior walls shall be architecturally treated to provide aesthetic relief.

(Code 1960, § 10904.05; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

A minimum of eight (8) percent of the total net area (net area shall be computed by excluding public streets) of the development, in all zone except the manufacturing (M-1) zone, shall be landscaped, and permanently watered with a water efficient automatic irrigation system. In the manufacturing (M-1) zone, a minimum of four (4) percent of the total net area (net area shall be computed by excluding public streets) of the development shall be landscaped, and permanently watered with a water efficient automatic irrigation system, and seventy-five (75) percent of the landscaping shall be within fifty (50) feet of a public street.

Approximately one-half of such landscaped area shall be generally distributed throughout the parking lot with the remainder as planted areas around buildings, peripheral planters around the site, parkways, street tree wells and other locations as deemed appropriate by the planning director. The planning director shall also determine whether the type, size, and location of the proposed landscaping is appropriate given the scale and design of the development.

(b)

No planting area shall be less than twenty-four (24) square feet or less than three (3) feet in width (inside dimensions) with the exception of raised planter boxes around or in close proximity to buildings.

(c)

Parking lot trees.

(1)

An average of at least one (1) tree (minimum fifteen-gallon) of a species satisfactory to the planning director shall be planted for every ten (10) single row parking stalls or every twenty (20) double row parking stalls within the parking lot in all zones.

(2)

An average of at least one (1) tree (minimum fifteen-gallon) of a species satisfactory to the planning division shall be planted for every five (5) single row parking stalls.

(d)

Landscaping shall consist of combinations of trees, shrubs, and ground covers with careful consideration given to eventual size and spread, susceptibility to disease and pests, durability, drought tolerance and adaptability to existing soil and climatic conditions. A majority of plant material used through a development must be specimen-size material a combination of twenty-four-inch boxed, thirty-six-inch boxed, and fifteen-gallon trees and minimum five (5) gallon for shrubs.

(e)

Unused space resulting from the design or layout of parking spaces or accessory structures which is over twenty-four (24) square feet shall be landscaped.

(f)

All planted areas shall be surrounded by a concrete curb six (6) inches above final grade or above asphalt level of the parking lot. However, when such planted areas lie adjacent to a concrete sidewalk, masonry wall, or a building, a raised concrete curb need not be provided in the adjacent area.

(g)

A minimum of six (6) feet of either the rear or side yard adjacent to residential zoning or development shall be landscaped with specimen plant materials and trees appropriate in size and type to create a solid plant screen, subject to the approval of the planning director, and as represented on the approved landscaping plan.

(h)

Undeveloped areas proposed for future expansion shall be maintained in a weed free and dust free condition

(i)

All landscaping referred to in this section shall be maintained in a neat orderly fashion and free of debris.

(j)

The landscaping and irrigation plan shall be approved by the planning director in compliance with the provisions of this division. Landscape and irrigation plans or projects with required landscaping consisting of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet or more, shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect. The planning director has the right to disapprove a landscaping plan if the quantity, size, type, placement and use of plant material do not meet the minimum requirements of this division, planning commission guidelines for water efficient landscaping and article XIV, division 1.

(k)

All landscape areas and irrigations systems shall be subject to the water efficiency provisions contained in division 1 of article XIV of chapter 26 of this Code, and the Planning Commission Guidelines for Water Efficient Landscaping, unless specifically exempted by those water efficiency provisions.

(Code 1960, § 10904.06; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 1912, § 1, 1-15-93; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10; Ord. No. 2205, § 3(Exh. A), 4-6-2010; Ord. No. 2472, § 1, 5-19-20 )

All landscape areas, whether installed pursuant to this chapter or not, shall be maintained free of litter and diseased or dead plants. Diseased, dead, damaged and/or disfigured plants shall be replaced as deemed necessary by the planning director. Irrigation systems and their components shall be maintained in a fully functional manner consistent with the originally approved design.

Landscapes shall be maintained to ensure water efficiency and minimize water waste leading to excessive runoff, low head drainage, overspray and other similar conditions where water flows onto adjacent property, nonirrigated areas, walks, roadways or structures. A regular maintenance schedule should include, but not be limited, to checking, adjusting, and repairing irrigation equipment; resetting the automatic controller; aerating and dethatching turf areas; replenishing mulch; fertilizing; pruning; and weeding in all landscaped areas. All tree pruning shall be preformed in compliance with acceptable standards as set forth by The Western Chapter International Society of Arborists.

All landscape areas and irrigations systems shall be subject to the water efficiency provisions contained in division 1, of article XIV of chapter 26 of this Code, and the planning commission guidelines for water efficient landscaping, unless specifically exempted by those water efficiency provisions.

(Ord. No. 1912, § 2, 1-15-93; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10; Ord. No. 2205, § 3(Exh. A), 4-6-2010)

All sites shall conform to the dimensions set forth in this section. A development or center may, however, be a combination of many parcels totaling at least the required site size, but its design must be integrated and unified.

(Code 1960, § 10904.07; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 1470, § 3, 2-11-80; Ord. No. 1663, § 1, 4-8-85; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

Building coverage of any lot, parcel or center shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the lot, parcel, or site after all necessary street or alley dedications, except that open space zoned parcel building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent. A parking structure shall not be calculated as building area provided that a minimum of twenty (20) percent of the total net area of the development is landscaped.

(Code 1960, § 10904.08; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

All parking areas shall be screened from public rights-of-way with various means of screening such as land contouring, low-profile walls, shrub plantings and similar screens or a combination thereof.

(b)

A six-foot high concrete, masonry or decorative block wall shall be provided and maintained on the boundary of any nonresidential zone which abuts or lies across a public street or alley from a residential zone except in the front setback area where said wall shall be thirty-six (36) inches high.

(c)

The height of all walls shall be measured from the highest finished grade within the required adjacent setback.

(d)

All walls shall be architecturally compatible with main buildings. Type, texture, and color shall be approved by the planning commission. Barbed wire shall not be permitted.

(Code 1960, § 10904.09; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10; Ord. No. 2472, § 2, 5-19-20 )

Buildings within the nonresidential zone, when within charted feet of a single-family zone, shall have a maximum height as follows:

(Code 1960, § 10904.10; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

No building or above ground structure shall be constructed within:

(a)

(See chart in this section for feet) of the front or rear property lines.

(b)

(See chart in this section for feet) of each side property line adjacent to residential zoning or development. The five (5) feet of the front yard nearest the front property line shall be landscaped and the remaining footage may either be landscaped or utilized as a portion of a driveway or off-street parking area. The six (6) feet of either a rear of side yard adjacent to residential zoning or development shall be landscaped with specimen-size plant material (a combination of thirty (30) inch boxed and fifteen (15) gallon trees and minimum five (5) gallons for shrubs) appropriate in type and size to create a solid plant screen. Such landscaping shall be to the approval of the planning director as represented on the approved landscaping plan.

Minimum Setbacks

Minimum Setbacks

PP* ;hg;No yards required except such as may be incorporated in a precise plan, conditional use permit or variance.

When the rear of a site zoned O-P, N-C, R-C or S-C abuts a public street, at the discretion of the planning commission, the minimum rear setback may be reduced to five (5) feet, providing that such a reduction will result in an improved design of the development.

(Code 1960, § 10904.11; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 1365, § 1, 12-27-77; Ord. No. 1470, § 4, 2-11-80; Ord. No. 1484, § 1, 8-11-80; Ord. No. 1488, § 26, 8-25-80; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

No single-family residential structure may be converted to a nonresidential use without approval of a precise plan.

(Code 1960, § 10904.12; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

All utilities shall be underground in accordance with the Municipal Code and approved by the city engineer.

(Code 1960, § 10904.13; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

No portion of the property shall be used in such a manner as to create a nuisance to adjacent properties, such as but not limited to vibration, sound, electro-mechanical disturbance or radiation, air or water pollution, dust, emission of odorous, toxic, or noxious matter.

(Code 1960, § 10904.14; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

(a)

Generally: All parking areas in nonresidential zones shall conform to the requirements set forth in planning commission Resolution No. 2513 and Article XIV, Division 2.

(b)

Location: Off-street parking facilities shall be located as specified hereinafter, and shall also comply with Article XIV, Division 2. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be the walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that such facilities are required to serve:

(1)

For hospitals, homes for the aged, orphanages, and other similar uses, not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the building they are required to serve; and

(2)

For uses other than those specified above not over three hundred (300) feet from the building they are required to serve.

(3)

Off-street parking facilities at greater distances than specified above may be permitted subject to the approval of a conditional use permit as set forth in article VI of this chapter.

(c)

Mixed occupancies: In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. Off-street parking facilities for one (1) use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use, except as hereinafter specified for joint use.

(d)

Uses not specified: Where the parking requirements for a use is not specifically defined herein, the parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the planning commission in the manner set forth in section 26-165 of this chapter, and such determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use specified herein.

(e)

Minor parking reduction: The planning director or his/her designee may, upon application of an administrative use permit by the owner or lessee of any property, authorize a five (5) percent reduction of the number of spaces required by section 26-582, based on quantitative information (e.g., parking survey of the site, documentation of customer frequency, etc.) conducted and prepared by staff that documents the need for fewer spaces.

(f)

Joint use: The planning commission may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property for a conditional use permit as set forth in article VI of this chapter, authorize the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities under the conditions specified herein:

(1)

Up to fifty (50) percent of the parking facilities required by this article for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by a use considered to be primarily a nighttime and/or Sunday use; up to fifty (50) percent of the parking facilities required by this article for a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use may be provided by a use considered to be primarily a daytime use, provided that such reciprocal parking area shall be subject to conditions as set forth in subparagraph (4) below.

(2)

Up to one hundred (100) percent of the parking facilities required by this article for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily daytime use, provided that such reciprocal parking area shall be subject to conditions set forth in subparagraph (4) below.

(3)

The following are typical daytime uses: Banks, business and financial offices, manufacturing uses. The following uses are typical nighttime and/or Sunday uses: Auditoriums, incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, dance halls and theaters.

(4)

Conditions required for joint use:

a.

The building or use for which application is being made for authority to utilize the existing off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use, shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of such parking facilities.

b.

The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours for the buildings or uses for which the joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.

c.

Parties concerned in the joint use of off-street parking facilities shall evidence agreement for such joint use by a proper legal instrument approved by the city attorney as to form and content. Such instrument, when approved as conforming to the provisions of this chapter, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder and copies thereof filed with the building, planning, and engineering divisions.

(g)

Common facilities: The planning commission may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property for a conditional use permit as set forth in article VI of this chapter, authorize common parking facilities. Common parking facilities shall include size, shape, and relationship to business sites to be served, provided that the total of such off-street parking spaces when used together shall not be less than the sum of the various uses computed separately. Only calculated parking required for general retail uses may be reduced by up to the percentages provided below as approved by the planning commission.

(1)

When any such common facility is to occupy a site of five thousand (5,000) square feet or more, then the parking requirements as specified herein for each of two (2) or more participating buildings or uses may be reduced not more than fifteen (15) percent.

(2)

When any such common facility is to occupy a site of seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet or more, then the parking requirements as specified herein for each of two (2) or more participating buildings or uses may be reduced not more than twenty (20) percent.

(h)

Required improvement and maintenance of parking areas and used car sales areas: Every lot or parcel of land used as a public or private parking area and having a capacity of five (5) or more vehicles, or car sales area, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the requirements as established from time to time by resolution of the planning commission.

(i)

Comprehensive planned facilities (parking districts): Areas may be exempted from the parking requirements as otherwise set up in this article, provided:

(1)

Such area shall be accurately defined by the planning commission in the manner prescribed for conditional uses in article VI of this chapter.

(2)

No such district may be established and exempted from the provisions of section 26-583 unless sixty (60) percent or more of all record lots comprising such proposed district are devoted to uses first permitted in a "C" or "M" Zone.

(3)

Before such defined district shall be exempt as provided in this section, active proceedings under any applicable legislative authority shall be instituted to assure that the exempted area shall be provided with comprehensive parking facilities which will reasonably serve the entire district.

(j)

Multiple story parking: Multiple story parking shall be permitted only within a structure with drive-up ramps.

(k)

Parking or storage of commercial vehicles restricted: It shall be unlawful to park any commercial vehicle on property which is zoned for commercial purposes except in a space which is reserved for that purpose in the parking facility required to be maintained in connection with such commercial use.

It shall be unlawful to store any commercial vehicle on property which is not zoned for manufacturing purposes.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to commercial automobiles, pickups, panel delivery trucks and station wagons.

(Code 1960, § 10904.15; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 1913, § 2, 2-16-93; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

The following off-street parking spaces shall be provided in nonresidential zones. Any employee parking area shall comply with the definitions and standards outlined in Article XIV, Division 2 of this chapter.

(a)

General Business:

(1)

Business, general retail and personal service, one (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area (see definition).

(2)

Medical and dental office having less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) parking space for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area; medical or dental office having more than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(3)

Business office having less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) parking space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area; business office having more than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) parking space for every three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area.

(b)

Automobile, boat or trailer sales or rental; retail nurseries, lumber yards, and other open uses, one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross land area devoted to display of such use.

(c)

Bowling alleys, five (5) parking spaces for each alley.

(d)

Theaters, skating rinks, and other places of public assembly, one (1) parking space for each two and one-half (2.5) seats and one (1) for every forty (40) square feet of assembly area not occupied by seats, or as determined by a parking demand study approved by the planning commission.

(e)

Restaurant (permanent seating, drive-in, drive-through, or any combination thereof) and cocktail lounges, one (1) parking space for every three and one-half (3.5) permanent seats, and one (1) for every forty (40) square feet of assembly area not occupied by permanent seats. Not less than ten (10) such parking spaces shall be provided.

(1)

Outdoor seating (not covered by a permanent canopy), one (1) parking space for every five (5) fixed seats.

(f)

Motels and hotels, one (1) parking space for each unit.

(g)

Billiard parlors (main use and accessory use), two (2) parking spaces per billiard table plus one (1) additional parking space for each employee.

(h)

Automobile service stations, one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees with a minimum of two (2) such spaces plus one (1) parking space for each service bay.

(i)

Boarding house, one (1) parking space per unit.

(j)

Convalescent homes, one (1) parking space per two (2) beds.

(k)

Hospitals and sanitariums, one and one-half (1.5) parking spaces per bed.

(l)

Orphanage and rest home, one (1) parking space per three (3) beds.

(m)

Clubs, fraternal organizations, etc., one (1) parking space per two (2) beds plus one parking space per every forty (40) square feet of assembly area.

(n)

Schools:

(1)

Elementary, one parking space per employee.

(2)

Junior high, one parking space per employee plus one (1) parking space per one hundred (100) students.

(3)

High school, one (1) parking space per employee plus one (1) parking space per ten (10) students.

(4)

Colleges, business schools, trade schools, and similar uses, one (1) parking space per two (2) employees plus one (1) parking space per two (2) students.

(o)

Manufacturing uses, storage, warehouses and laboratories:

(1)

(Nonresidential zones except I-P and), one (1) parking space per two (2) employees or one (1) parking space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area whichever is greater.

(2)

(I-P), one (1) parking space for each one and one-quarter (1¼) employees on the largest shift or one (1) parking space per each five hundred (500) square feet, shall be provided for any planned industrial use.

(p)

Computer game/internet access center, one (1) parking space for every five (5) machines, plus one (1) space for every five (5) seats in the waiting area.

(Code 1960, § 10904.16; Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. 1352, § 1, 8-8-77; Ord. No. 1570, § 2, 1-10-83; Ord. No. 1913, § 2, 2-16-93; Ord. No. 1933, § 1(Amd. 258, Exh. 1), 4-5-94; Ord. No. 2030, § 4, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 2102, § 3, 6-17-03; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), adopted Feb. 16, 2010, repealed § 26-583 in its entirety. Former § 26-583 pertained to offstreet parking PAR Zone only. See Code Comparative Table for derivation.

The purpose of this section is to protect the appearance, character and integrity of nonresidential zoned properties and promote a safe and decent environment by establishing minimum standards as they relate to the maintenance of nonresidential buildings and structures. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any nonresidential property in the city to maintain on such property any of the following when viewable from the public right-of-way or abutting properties/businesses:

(1)

Buildings or structures which are neglected as a result of abandonment, are partially destroyed, or have remained in a state of incomplete construction for an unreasonable period of time as determined by the planning director and building official.

(2)

Buildings or structures with peeling, blistering or otherwise deteriorating paint, or unpainted surfaces, in excess to ten (10) percent of the surface area.

(3)

Roofs with loose, unstable or missing tiles, shingles or other material used as roof composition in excess of ten (10) percent of the roof area.

(4)

Buildings or structures that have broken, damaged or missing windows, doors, attic vents, and underfloor vents rendering these items unusable for their purpose and causing an attractive nuisance.

(5)

Buildings or structures whose exteriors, porches, steps, stairs, walls, devices, fences, driveways, or walkways are cracked, broken, defective, deteriorating, in disrepair, or defaced due to writing, inscription, or figures rendering these items unusable for their purpose and constituting in the opinion of the planning director and building official a hazardous condition or an attractive nuisance.

(6)

Garage doors that are missing, broken, sag, or buckle to the extent that they cannot be either opened or closed, rendering the garage unusable for its purpose and causing an attractive nuisance.

(7)

Any structure or building or portion thereof which, as compared to adjacent properties, is unsightly in appearance and out of character by reason of its condition.

(8)

Parking lots or other paved areas with a cracked, broken or otherwise deteriorating surface, in excess of ten (10) percent of the surface area shall be considered a nuisance and shall be repaired.

(9)

Any sidewalk, hardscape or parking facility, with potholes, broken, raised or depressed sections, large cracks, mud and/or dust, accumulation of loose material, faded or illegible pavement striping or other deterioration shall be repaired.

(Ord. No. 1815, § 2, 5-22-89; Ord. No. 2204, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-10)