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City Council Meeting 5-23-95 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1803 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING VARIOUS
PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
C4, C6, AND Ml DISTRICTS, ACCESSORY BUILDING STANDARDS.
LANDSCAPING STANDARDS AND PARKING STANDARDS PROVISIONS;
REPEALING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PROJECT
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; AND ADDING PROVISIONS
REGARDING DEVELOPMENT SPANNING ZONING DISTRICTS,
AUTOMOBILE WASHING FACILITIES, AND OPERATING
HOURS OF CERTAIN AUTO-RELATED USES
WHEREAS, on October 19, 1994 the Planning Commission adopted
a Resolution of Intention to amend various provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance for clarity, to eliminate duplicative provisions, to
revise existing stepback formulae and to add standards for certain
types of uses; and
WHEREAS, the Planning commission held a public hearing on the
proposed amendment on November 2, 1994 and made recommendations to
the City Council following the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the city Council held a public hearing on the
proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the proposed
amendment 1S consistent in principle with the goals, objectives,
pol1cies, land uses, and programs specified in the adopted General
Plan, and the public health, safety, and general welfare require
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the adoption of the proposed amendment in that the amendment would
correct typographical errors in the existing Zoning Ordinance,
would resolve existing conflicts and inconsistencies between
overlapping sections, and would create new standards needed for
some useSi
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Municipal Code section 9.04.08.22.040 is amended
to read as follows:
9.04.08.22.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in
the C4 District subject to the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Auditoriums.
(b) Automobile dealerships, or expansion
of existing automobile dealerships indoor or
outdoor area by more than ten percent, or
more than five thousand square feet, whichever
is less.
(c)
structures.
(d) Automobile repair facilities.
(e) Automobile washing facilities.
(f) Billiard parlors.
Automobile parking
lots
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(g) Clubs and lodges.
(h) Drive-in, drive-through, take-out,
and fast food restaurants.
(i) Exercise facilities.
(j) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
beds or more.
(k) Hotels and motels.
(1) Liquor stores.
em) Nightclubs.
(n) Restaurants over fifty seats.
(0) Self-service storage warehouses.
SECTION 2 . Municipal Code sections 9. 04. 08 .26. 030 and
9.04.08.26.040 are hereby amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.26.030. Uses subject to performance
standards permit.
(a) Automobile rental agencies.
(b) Expansion of existing automobile
dealerships indoor or outdoor area of up to
ten (10) percent, but not exceeding an
additional 5,000 square feet.
(c) Sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.26.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in
the C6 District subject to the approval of a
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Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Expansion of existing automobile
dealerships indoor or outdoor area by more
than ten percent, or more than five thousand
square feet, whichever is less.
(b) Auditoriums.
(e) Department stores over fifty thousand
square feet.
(d) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
beds or more.
(e) Hotels and motels.
(f) Nightclubs.
(g) Service stations.
(h) Take out and fast food restaurants.
(i) Theaters.
SECTION 3. Municipal Code section 9.04.08.34.040 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.34.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in
the Ml District subject to the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Automobile repair and automobile
painting facilities abutting any residential
district or use.
(b) Automobile washing facilities.
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(c) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
beds or more.
(d) Live theaters.
(e) Multifamily dwelling units.
(f) New public or private schools or the
expansion of existing schools.
(g) Outdoor storage of fleet vehicles if
such vehicles are directly related to the
primary industrial or manufacturing operation
on the site.
(h) Parking and automobile storage lots
and structures.
(i) Places of worship.
(j) Retail sales of goods manufactured on
the premises, provided that the floor space
devoted to such use does not exceed ten
percent of the gross floor area of the primary
permitted use.
(k) self-storage or public
mini-warehouses.
(1) senior group housing.
(m) senior housing.
(n) Service stations.
(0) Warehouses.
(p) Any use of the
right-of-way for other than
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purposes.
(q) Other uses that are determined by
the Zoning Administrator to be similar to
those listed above.
SECTION 4. Municipal Code section 9.04.10.02.100 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.100 One-story accessory ~uilding
(fourteen feet maximum height).
No accessory building in a residential
district shall be erected, structurally
altered, converted, enlarged, moved, or
maintained unless such accessory building is
located on the lot in conformance with the
following regulations. Accessory buildings
shall include greenhouses, storage sheds,
workshops, garages, and other structures that
are detached from the main building.
(a) The accessory building shall be
located on the rear half of the lot and shall
not extend into the required side yards.
(b) The accessory building may be
located in a required rear yard, but shall be
at least five feet from the rear lot line. A
garage or garage portion of an accessory
building may extend up to one interior side
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property line on the rear thirty-five feet of
a lot. A garage or garage portion of an
accessory building may extend to the rear
property line abutting an alley provided
vehicle access is not taken from the alley.
(c) The accessory building shall be
located not less than fifteen feet from the
center line of a rear alley.
(d) On a reversed corner lot, the
accessory building shall not be located nearer
to the street side lot line of such corner lot
than one-half of the front yard depth required
on the key lot, nor be located nearer than
five feet to the side lot line of any key lot.
(e) Any accessory building on a through
lot shall not project into any front yard and
shall not be located in any required side
yard.
(f) Where the elevation of the ground at
a point fifty feet from the front lot line of
a lot and midway between the side lot lines
differs twelve feet or more for the curb
level, a private garage, not exceeding one
story nor fourteen feet in height, may be
located within the required front yard,
provided every portion of the garage building
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is at least five feet from the front property
line and does not occupy more than fifty
percent of the width of the front yard.
(g) In all OP-Districts, a garage or
garage entrance on a lot with a theoretical
grade change of ten feet or more may be set
back a distance equal to the average garage
setback of adjacent garage(s) but not less
than five feet, when the garage width does not
exceed twenty feet and the height does not
exceed eleven feet for a flat roof and
fourteen feet for a pitched roof.
(h) Accessory living quarters shall be
permitted only on R1 lots of ten thousand
square feet or more pursuant to the provisions
of Section 9.04.12.080. No kitchen or full
bath containing a shower or tub enclosure
shall be permitted.
(i) A shower which is outside and
unenclosed may be permitted.
(j) No accessory building, including
accessory living quarters, shall have kitchen
facilities or be rented or otherwise used as a
separate dwelling.
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SECTION 5. Municipal Code section 9.04.10.02.110 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.110 Accessory buildings over one
story or fourteen feet.
No accessory building more than one story
or fourteen feet in height shall be erected,
structurally altered, converted, enlarged, or
moved in any residential district unless a
Conditional Use Permit for the building is
approved and the accessory building is located
on the parcel in conformance with the
following regulations:
(a) The accessory building shall not
occupy any part of a required rear yard.
(b) The accessory building shall not
extend into a required side yard, which in
this case shall include that portion of the
rear yard abutting the side property lines.
(c) The portion of any accessory building
which contains only a garage not over sixteen
feet in height may extend into a required rear
or interior side yard as otherwise permitted
in this Chapter.
(d) The accessory building shall not
exceed two stories or twenty-four feet in
height.
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(e) Accessory buildings in other zoning
districts shall be subject to the same
regulations as main buildings.
(f) A shower which is outside and
unenclosed may be permitted.
SECTION 6. Municipal Code Section 9.04.10.02.400 is hereby
deleted.
SECTION 7. Municipal Code section 9.04.10.02.410 is hereby
deleted.
SECTION 8. Municipal Code section 9.04.10.02.430 is hereby
added to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.430 Development spanning zoning
districts.
Where a single project is proposed to be
developed in different zoning districts, all
relevant development standards for the
respective zoning districts shall apply,
including, but not limited to height, floor
area ratio, use, parcel coverage, landscaping
and setbacks, except that any required
setbacks between structures located in each
zoning district shall not be required,
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provided that the land area involved consists
or will consist of a single parcel.
SECTION 9. Municipal Code section 9.04.10.04.080 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.04.080 Landscape screening
buffering of commercial, industrial,
parking uses from residential uses.
(a) In all commercial districts, the Rve
District, and BCD District, all areas devoted
to vehicle parking, storage, service, repair,
equipment replacement, washing, polishing,
painting, and similar uses that are visible
from a public right-of-way shall be screened
according to the standards set forth in this
Section. The provision of this Section shall
not apply to areas devoted to the display of
automobiles for sale, lease, or rental where
the sale, lease, or rental is the principal
commercial business.
and
and
(1) A landscaped strip shall be
provided and maintained, except in a required
driveway or other access area, that is not
less than 2 feet in depth measured
horizontally from the property line adjacent
to the public right-of-way.
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(2) Permanent, opaque landscaping,
berming, fencing, or walls shall be provided
and maintained at a height of not less than 3
feet above the average adjacent grade at a
distance of not less than 2 feet measured
horizontally from the property line adjacent
to the public right-of-way. In no case shall
the screening, fence or wall exceed 8 feet in
height above the adjacent grade. Plant
material may exceed 8 feet in height.
(3) Grading should be used as much
as possible to screen parking lots by lowering
the parking area or by providing landscaped
earth mounds or berms.
(4) In lieu of the requirements of
subsections (1), (2), and (3) above, the
Architectural Review Board may approve other
screening plans, designs, and materials of
equal area and screening which satisfy the
intent of the screening standards.
(5) No screen required to be erected
and maintained by these standards shall be
constructed within 5 feet measured
horizontally on either side of a driveway
entrance or vehicular accessway opening onto a
or alley, which would impair an unobstructed
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cross view of pedestrians on walk, alley, or
elsewhere by motorists entering or leaving.
The unobstructed areas shall not exceed 5 feet
on either side of a driveway, entrance, or
vehicular accessway, unless required for
safety reasons.
(b) A landscaped buffer shall be provided
and maintained on a commercial, industrial, or
"A" zoned parcel when the side or rear yard of
the parcel abuts a residentially zoned or used
parcel. The landscaped buffer to be provided
and maintained on the commercial, industrial,
or "A" parcel shall contain a solid decorative
masonry wall along all parcel lines adjoining
residentially zoned or used parcels which
shall be not less than 5 feet and not more
than 8 feet in height measured from the
ground level of the residential parcel. A 5
foot wide landscape area between the wall and
the commercial, industrial, or parking use
shall be provided consisting of 1 tree per
every 5 linear feet of frontage planted not
less than 5 feet apart and not less than 5
feet in height when planted. In lieu of the
requirements in this subsection, the
Architectural Review Board may approve other
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buffering plans, designs, and materials of
equal area and screening which satisfy the
intent of the buffering standards.
(c) The landscape area required for
screening and buffering shall be in addition
to the landscape area required for building
sites pursuant to the provisions of section
9.04.10.04.060.
SECTION 10. Municipal Code section 9.04.10.08.040 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.08.040 NtUIIJ"'er of parking spaces
required.
Parking space requirements are indicated
in Table 9.04.10.08.040.
TABLE 9.04.10.08.040
RESIDENTIAL
(FA = floor area)
Use
xiniaum Off-Street
parking Requirement
Artist studio
1 space for each 750
sq. ft. of residential
area, minimum of 1 space.
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Maximum
Percent
Compact
spaces
Allowed
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Visitor spaces
Boarding homes
Boarding homes deed
restricted to low and
moderate income
Condominiums:
studio, no
bedrooms
1 or more
bedrooms
Visitor spaces
Congregate Housing
Detached single-family
units
Detached single-family
units on lots of 30'
or less in width
Detached single-family
units on Pacific Coast
Hwy. north of Santa
Monica Pier (LCP
Subarea la)
visitor spaces
Domestic violence
shelters
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1 space for each 400 sq.
ft. of manufacturing space. 40%
1 space for each 300 square
feet of retail gallery space. 40%
1 space per 5 residential
units (applies to projects
of 5 or more residential
units).
0.5 space per unit plus one
guest space per 5 units.
0.25 space per unit plus one
guest space per 5 units.
1 covered space.
2 covered spaces per unit.
1 space per 5 units (applies
to projects of 5 or more units)
1 space per 5 beds.
2 spaces in a garage per
dwelling unit.
2 spaces in a garage which may
be in a tandem arrangement.
2 spaces in a garage per
dwelling unit.
2 per dwelling unit (may
be tandem) .
.5 space per bedroom.
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40%
40%
40%
None
None
40%
40%
None
None
None
None
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Fraternity-type
housing with
sleeping facilities
Homeless shelters
MUlti-family
residential:
Studio, no
bedrooms
1 bedroom
2 or more bedrooms
Visitor spaces
MUlti-family housing
deed-restricted for
occupancy by low and
moderate income
households
Studio, no
bedrooms
1 bedroom
2 bedroom or
larger
Visitor
Senior group housing
and senior housing
Senior group housing
and senior housing
that is deed restricted
or restricted by an
agreement approved by
the city for low and
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1 space per bed.
40%
1 space per 10 beds.
40%
1 covered space.
None
1.5 space per unit.
None
2 spaces per unit.
None
1 space per 5 units
(applies to projects of
5 or more units).
40%
Any surface parking shall
be provided in the rear half
of the residential lot.
1 space per unit.
40%
1 space per unit.
40%
1.5 spaces per unit.
40%
1 space per 5 units
(applies to projects of
5 or more units).
40%
.5 space per unit plus 1
guest space per 5 units.
40%
0.25 space per unit plus
1 guest space per 5 units.
40%
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Single room occupancy
0.5 space per unit plus one
guest space per 5 units.
40%
Single room occupancy
deed restricted to low
and moderate income
0.25 space per unit plus one
guest space per 5 units.
40%
Transitional Housing
0.5 space per bedroom plus
1 guest space per 5 units.
40%
COMHERCIAL
(FA = floor area)
Maximum
Percent
Compact
Minimum Off-Street Spaces
Use parking' Requirement Allowed
Automobile rental 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of
agency FA plus 1 space per 1,000
sq. ft. of outdoor rental
storage area. * 40%
Automobile repair 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of
non-service bay FA plus 2
spaces per service bay.* 40%
Automobile service
station with or
without mini-mart
3 spaces if for full service
station, 1 space if for self
service station, plus 1 space
for each 100 sq. ft. of retail,
and requirements for automobile
repair where applicable
40%
Automobile sales
1 space per 400 sq. ft. of
floor area for showroom and
office, plus 1 space per 2,000
sq. ft. of exterior display area
and requirements for automobile
repair where applicable, plus
1 space per 300 sq. ft. for
the parts department.
Auto washing (self-
service or coin
operated)
2 spaces for each washing stall,
not including the stall.
None
* No required off-street parking space shall be used for sale,
rental or repair of autos.
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General office
Hotels, motels
Lumber yards, plant
nurseries
Market of less than
5000 square feet,
liquor store
Markets with floor
area greater than
5000 sq. ft.
Restaurant:
Restaurant
Fast food,
take-out, drive-
in, drive-through
restaurants
Bars and nightclubs
(dance halls,
discos, etc.)
Retail:
Retail, general
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1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA.
1 space per quest room plus
1 space for each 200 sq. ft.
used for meetings and banquets.
Other uses such as bars and
restaurants which are open to
the general pUblic shall provide
parking as required by this
Section.
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA
for interior retail plus 1 space
per 1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor
area devoted to display and
storage.
1 space per 225 sq. ft.
1 space per 250 sq. ft.
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of
support area, 1 space per 75
sq. ft. of service and seating
area open to customers, and 1
space per 50 sq. ft. of separate
bar area.
1 space per 75 sq. ft. of FA.
Minimum of 5 spaces must be
provided.
1 space per 50 sq. ft of FA.
Portions of restaurants that
include bars shall be calculated
using this standard.
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA.
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40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
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Retail, furniture
and large
appliance
Use
Auditoriums
Day care:
Small family
day care home
Large family
day care home
Pre-school
nursery schools,
day care centers
excluding large/
small family day
care
Libraries
Museums and galleries
Private elementary
schools
Private junior high
schools
Private high schools
Private colleges,
professional business
or trade schools
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1 space per 500 sq. ft. of FA.
EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL
(FA = ~loor area)
Xinimum Off-street
Parkinq Requirement
1 space per 4 fixed seats.
No requirement above that
required for the existing
residence.
No requirement above that
required for the existing
residence.
1 space per 500 sq. ft.
of building area.
1 space per 250 sq. ft. of FA.
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA.
10 spaces plus 1 per classroom.
30 spaces plus 1 space per
classroom.
50 spaces plus 4 spaces per
classroom.
1 space per 80 sq. ft. of
assembly area (including
classroom area) or 1 space per
each 4 fixed seats, whichever
is greater.
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40%
Maximum
Percent
Compact
spaces
Allowed
40%
Not
applicable
Not
applicable
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
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stadiums
1 space per 5 seats.
40%
HEALTH SERVICES
(FA = floor area)
Use
Minimum Off-street
Parkinq Requirement
Maximum
Percent
compact
Spaces
Allowed
Convalescent homes,
residential care
facilities, community
care facilities, rest
home, residential
facilities for 7 or
more persons
1 space per 5 beds.
40%
Hospice facilities
2 spaces.
Hospitals and medical
centers
1 space per 2 beds plus 1
space per 250 sq. ft. of FA
for outpatient use.
40%
Massage
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA.
40%
Medical and dental
offices and clinics
including physical
therapists, acupunc-
turists and chiropractors,
1000 sq. ft. or greater
total FA per building 1 space per 250 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
Medical and dental
offices and clinics
including physical
therapists, acupunc-
turists and chiropractors,
less than 1000 sq. ft.
total FA per building 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
Mental health
professionals
1 space per 300 sq. ft.
40%
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Residential care
facilities with a
capacity of 6 or
fewer residents
veterinarians,
animal and veterinary
hospitals
Use
Film production
studio
Light and limited in-
dustrial manufacturing
Mini-warehousingf
storage
Warehouse
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No requirement beyond that
required for the residence.
1 space per 250 sq. ft. of FA.
INDUSTRIAL USES
(FA = floor area)
Minimum Off-Street
park1nq Requirement
1 space per 400 sq. ft. of
studio production space, 1
space per 300 sq. ft. of
editing FA, 1 space per 300
sq. ft. of administrative
office.
1 space per 400 sq. ft. of
FA for manufacturing plus 1
space per 300 sq. ft. of FA
for office use.
1 space per 4,000 sq. ft. of
FA for manufacturing plus 1
space per 300 sq. ft. of FA
for office use.
1 space per 1,000 sq. ft.
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Not
Applicable
40%
Ha.x1mWll
Percent
Compact
Spaces
Allowed
40%
40%
40%
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COHHERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION
Use
Bowling alleys
Billiard or pool
parlors, roller or
ice skating rinks,
exhibition halls and
assembly halls without
fixed seats, including
assembly areas within
community centers,
private clubs, lodge
halls and union
headquarters
Health clubs, indoor
athletic facilities
and exercise/dance
studios
Theaters, cinemas
(single and multi-
screen) and other
places of assembly
Tennis, handball,
racquetball and other
athletic court
facilities
(PA = floor area)
Minimum Off-street
parking Requirement
2 spaces per lane, plus 50%
of requirements for related
commercial uses.
1 space per 80 sq. ft. of FA
of assembly area.
1 space per 80 sq. ft. of
exercise area, 1 space per
each 300 sq. ft. of locker
room/sauna/shower area, plus
applicable code requirement
for other uses.
1 space per 4 fixed seats or
1 space per 80 sq. ft. of FA
of assembly area, whichever
is greater
2 spaces per court plus 1
space per 80 sq. ft. of
spectator area or 1 space per
4 fixed seats, whichever is
greater.
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Maximum
Percent
compact
spaces
Allowed
40%
40%
40%
40%
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MISCELLANEOUS
(FA = floor area)
Use
Kintaua Off-Street
Parkinq Requirement
Places of worship
and other places of
assembly including
mortuaries, banquet
facilities and
convention facilities
1 space per 80 sq. ft. of FA
of assembly area, or 1 space
for each 4 fixed seats, which-
ever is greater, plus require-
ments for other uses as
applicable.
Maximum
Percent
Compact
Spaces
Allowed
40%
SECTION 11.
Municipal Code section 9.04.12.040 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.12.040 Automobile dealerships.
The purpose of this section is to ensure
that automobile dealerships do not create an
adverse impact on adjacent properties and
surrounding
neighborhoods
reason
of
by
insufficient on-site customer and employee
parking, traffic generation, including road
testing of vehicles, obstruction of traffic,
visual blight, bright lights, noise, fumes, or
drainage run-off.
The following special
conditions
to
automobile
shall
apply
dealerships.
(a) Applicability. All new automobile
dealerships shall comply with the development
standards for the district in which it is
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located and with this Section. Existing
automobile dealerships shall be subj ect to
these standards when seeking anyone of the
following:
(1) Cumulative expansion subsequent
to the adoption of this Chapter of more than
50 percent of improved square footage
existing at the time of adoption of this
Chapter.
(2) Any adjacent expansion of the
land area on which the dealership is located,
whether by purchase, lease, business
combination or acquisition, or similar method.
(3) Any substantial remodel of the
existing dealership. Wi thin one year from the
adoption of this Chapter, existing dealerships
shall be subject to those provisions of this
Section as are hereafter specifically
described.
(b) xinimum Lot size. The minimum lot
size shall be 15,000 square feet for new lots
created by subdivision or combination after
the adoption of this Chapter.
(c) parking and Vehicle storaqe. Employee
and customer parking shall be provided at no
charge. Parking shall comply with Part
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9.04.10.08.
Areas designated for employee and
customer parking shall not be used for vehicle
storage or display. Roof-top storage of
vehicles is permitted, and 50 percent of any
such space shall be counted as floor area for
the purposes of computing floor area ratio.
(d) Landscapinq. Screening of display and
non-display areas shall comply with the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04. A minimum
two-foot landscape and decorative curb strip,
where feasible, shall be provided along the
street frontage perimeter of all vehicle
display areas. Landscape materials shall be
designed to provide an opaque visual buffer at
least 12" in height. Applicable setback
requirements shall be expanded to require a
minimum 5 foot landscaped area adjacent to any
abutting residential district.
Final design treatment shall be subject
to review and approval by the Architectural
Review Board. All parking areas not used for
vehicle display shall be sUbject to the
parking lot screening requirements of Part
9.04.10.04.
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(e) Lighting. All lighting shall comply
with section 9.04.10.02.270.
(f) Loading and Unloading of Vehicles.
Loading and unloading of vehicles is permitted
only in accordance with this subsection. The
dealership operator shall be responsible and
liable for any activities of a common carrier,
operator, or other person controlling such
loading or unloading activities to the extent
any such activities violate the provisions of
this subsection.
(1) Loading and unloading of
vehicles is limited to the hours of 8:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M. Monday through saturday,
excluding legal holidays.
(2) Off-loading shall be on-site or
Off-site, subject to the approval of the City
Parking and Traffic Engineer. Loading and
unloading shall not block the ingress or
egress of any property.
(3) Existing dealerships shall,
within one year of the adoption of this
Chapter, submit plans to the parking and
Traffic Engineer for approval that satisfy the
requirements of this subsection.
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( 4) New automobile dealerships or
substantially remodeled dealerships shall
provide off-loading facilities on private
property (on or off-site). Shared loading and
unloading facilities are permitted for the
purposes of meeting this requirement.
(g) storage of Vehicles to Be Repaired.
No vehicles to be repaired shall be parked or
stored on any pUblic street or alley.
(h) Repair of Vehicles. The repair and
service facility portion of an automobile
dealership shall comply with the provisions of
Section 9.04.14.050.
(i) Queuing of vehicles. An adequate
on-site queuing area for service customers
shall be provided. on-site driveways may be
used for queuing but may not interfere with
access to required parking spaces. Required
parking spaces may not double as queuing
spaces.
(j) Test Driving. Test driving shall not
be done on residential streets or alleys. For
the purposes of this subsection, streets which
are designated by the City as major collector
streets shall be permissible areas for test
driving. Each dealership operator shall have
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an affirmative obligation to inform all its
personnel of this requirement and to ensure
compliance with it. Existing dealerships
shall, within one year of the adoption of this
Chapter , submit plans to the Parking and
Traffic Engineer for approval that satisfy the
requirements of this subsection.
(k) Con~rol of Alley Traffic.
Notwithstanding the prohibition of alley use
for test driving, each dealership operator
shall present to the Parking and Traffic
Engineer, coincident with the application for
a permit for a new dealership or substantial
remodeling. Within one year of the adoption of
this Chapter, existing dealerships shall
present plans for slowing traffic flow in
alleys adjacent to their uses, with the
objective of minimizing dangers to pedestrians
and neighboring vehicle operations, and of
minimizing noise and other environmental
incursions into the neighborhood. Such plans
shall be designed to limit the maximum speed
to 15 miles per hour and may include measures
such as speed bumps or dips, one-way traffic
patterns, increased signage, parking and
loading prohibitions and similar measures.
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(1) circulation. The location of entries
and exits from dealerships shall be located as
far away from adjacent residential properties
as is reasonably feasible and shall be
directed to commercial streets and away from
residential areas by means of signage and
design. The interior circulation system
between levels shall be internal to the
building and shall not require use of public
ways or of externally visible or uncovered
ramps, driveways or parking areas. No
arrangement shall be permitted which requires
vehicles to back into an alley or other pUblic
way.
(m) Hoise Control.
(1) There shall be no outdoor
loudspeakers. Interior loudspeakers shall
produce no more than 45 dba at a boundary
abutting or adjacent to a residential parcel,
under normal operating conditions (e.g., with
windows open if they are likely to be opened).
(2) All noise generating equipment
exposed to the exterior shall be muffled with
sound absorbing materials to minimize noise
impacts on adjacent properties and shall not
be operated before 8:00 A.M. or after 6:00
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P.M. if reasonably likely to cause annoyance
to abutting or adjacent residences.
(3) Rooftop storage areas shall be
screened with landscaping and noise absorbing
materials to minimize noise impacts on
adjacent properties.
(4) Existing dealerships shall
comply with the provisions of this subsection
within six months after the adoption of this
Chapter.
(n) Toxic storage and Disposal.
(1) Gasoline storage tanks shall be
constructed and maintained under the same
conditions and standards that apply for
service stations.
(2) There shall be full compliance
with the terms and conditions of all city laws
relating to the storage and disposal of toxic
chemicals and hazardous wastes.
(0) Air Quality.
(1) Use of brake washers shall be
required in service stalls or areas which
perform service on brakes employing asbestos
or other materials known to be harmful when
dispersed in the air.
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(2) All mechanical ventilating
equipment shall be directed to top story
exhaust vents which face away from abutting or
adjacent residential properties.
(3) Exhaust systems shall be
equipped with appropriate and reasonably
available control technology to minimize or
eliminate noxious pollutants which would
otherwise be emitted.
(p) Modification of neve 1 opaent
Standards. Development standards for the
particular district in which a development is
located are modified and superseded by the
following:
(l) There shall be no windows or
other openings in walls facing abutting or
adjacent residential districts, except for
emergency-only pedestrian exits if required by
the Building and Safety Division and for
delivery facilities.
(2) When only one level of activity
area is located below grade and it is
dedicated to uses typically included in FAR
calculations if located above grade level, the
area shall not be included in FAR calculations
to the extent that there is a substituted
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usage above the first floor which would not be
included in FAR calculations if located below
grade. If service stalls are located below
grade, but an equivalent square footage above
the first floor is dedicated to parking (which
would not be counted in FAR if below grade),
only the above-grade square footage is to be
included in FAR calculations. Only one level
of activity area shall be subject to this
exemption.
(q) Hours of Operation. Unless
otherwise approved by the Planning Commission
on appeal, if the dealership is wi thin 100
feet of a residential district, operation of
the dealership shall be prohibited between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
SECTION 12. Municipal Code Section 9.04.14.040 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.14.040 Service stations.
The purpose of this Section is to ensure
that service stations do not resul t in an
adverse impact on adjacent land uses,
especially residential uses. While service
stations are needed by residents, visitors,
and employees in the City, the traffic, glare,
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and patterns of use associated with service
stations, particularly those open 24 hours per
day, may be incompatible with nearby uses,
particularly residential uses. Mini-markets in
service stations may cause greater impacts
because they are more likely to serve people
passing through the City from other
communities than nearby residents, and they
tend to attract a higher incidence of crime.
Therefore, in the interest of protecting the
health, safety, and general welfare of the
ci ty and its residents, special regulations
shall be imposed on service stations,
consistent with the goals, objectives, and
policies of the General Plan. The following
special conditions shall apply to service
stations:
(a) Applicability. Service stations may
be permitted with the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit in those districts as
provided in Subchapter 9.04.08. All service
stations shall comply with the property
development standards for the district in
Which it is to be located and with this
Section. The provisions of this section shall
apply to all new service stations and to all
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existing service stations at such time as
existing stations come before the city for an
expansion of 10% or greater in floor area, or
a remodeling, or any other development that
would cost more than 50% of the value of the
improvements on the parcel at the time of
remodeling, excluding land value.
(b) Miniaum Lot Size. The minimum lot
size shall be 15,000 square feet.
(c) Minimum street Frontaqe. Each parcel
shall have a minimum street frontage of 100
feet on each abutting street.
(d) set))acks. No building or structure
shall be located within 30 feet of any public
right-of-way or within 20 feet of any interior
parcel line.
(e) Gasoline Pumps. Gasoline pumps shall
be at least 15 feet from any property line and
a minimum of 20 feet from any public
right-of-way.
(f) Canopies. Canopies shall be at least
5 feet from any property line.
(g) ..11s. service stations shall be
separated from an adjacent property by a
decorative masonry wall of not less than 6
feet in height. Materials, textures, colors,
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and design of all walls shall be compatible
with service station design and adjacent
properties. No wall required to be erected and
maintained by the provisions of this section
shall be constructed within 5 feet of a
driveway entrance or vehicle access way
opening onto a street or alley which would
obstruct a cross view of pedestrians on the
sidewalk, alley, or elsewhere by motorists
entering or standing on the parcel.
(h) Pavinq. The site shall be entirely
paved, except for buildings and landscaping.
(i) Landscapinq. The service station site
shall be landscaped pursuant to the following
standards:
(1) A minimum of 15% of the site
shall be landscaped including a planting strip
at least 3 feet wide along all interior parcel
lines, non-driveway street frontages, and
adjacent to buildings. Planters shall be
surrounded by masonry or concrete curb and so
arranged as to preclude motor vehicles from
driving across the sidewalk at locations other
than access dri veways. Permanent opaque
landscaping or herming shall be provided and
maintained in the planters at a height of not
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less than 3 feet above the average adjacent
grade.
(2) A minimum of 150 square foot '
landscaped area shall be provided at the
intersection of two property lines at a street
corner.
(3) All landscaped areas shall be
properly maintained in a neat, orderly, and
safe manner, pursuant to Part 9.04.10.04 Such
landscaping and maintenance shall include, but
not be limited to, the installation and use of
an automatic irrigation system, permanently
and completely installed, which delivers water
directly to all landscaped areas.
(4) All existing street trees shall
be preserved, and driveways and vehicle
approaches shall be designed so as not to
necessitate the removal of any existing street
trees.
(5) Final landscaping design
treatment shall be subject to review and
approval by the Architectural Review Board.
(j) Access and Circulation. No more than
one driveway with a maximum width of 35 feet
shall be permitted on anyone street frontage
and shall be located as follows:
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(1) Driveways shall not be located
closer than 50 feet from a street
intersection, 15 feet from a residential
property line or alley, nor as to otherwise
interfere with the movement and safety of
vehicular and pedestrian traffic, subject to
the approval of the Parking and Traffic
Engineer.
(2) All lubrication bays and wash
racks shall be located within a fully enclosed
building. Access to the service bays and wash
racks shall not be located within 50 feet of a
residentially zoned property.
(k) Parkinq. Parking shall be provided
in the following manner:
(1) There shall be a minimum of two
parking spaces for each service bay, plus
three spaces if full-service, one space if
self-service, plus one space for each 100
square feet of retail area.
(2) The parking area shall be
landscaped and striped in conformance with
Parts 9.04.10.04 and 9.04.10.10.
(3) Customer and employee parking
shall not be utilized for automobile repair,
finishing work, or storage of vehicles.
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(4) Vehicles in the process of being
serviced may be parked on the premises for a
maximum period of two weeks, but additional
parking spaces shall be provided for this
purpose.
(5) No vehicle that will be or has
been serviced may be parked on public streets,
sidewalks, parkways, driveways, or alleys.
(6) No vehicle may be parked on the
premises for the purpose of offering it for
sale.
(1) Air and Water. Each service station
shall provide air and water to customers
without charge and at a convenient location
during hours when gasoline is dispensed.
(m) Restroom.. Each service station shall
provide a men's and women's public restroom
which are accessible to the general pUblic
including the physically disabled during all
hours the service station is open to the
public. Restrooms shall be attached to a
structure on site with entrances or signage
clearly visible from the gasoline service area
or cashier station and concealed from view of
adjacent properties by planters of decorative
screening and shall be maintained on a regular
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basis.
(n) Telephones. At least one public
telephone shall be provided at each service
station in a location that is easily visible
from public rights-of-way.
(0) Vendinq Hachines. Coin-operated
vending machines may be permitted wi thin or
abutting a structure for the purpose of
dispensing items commonly found in service
stations, such as refreshments and maps.
(p) Mini-Marts. Mini-marts may be
permitted on the site of a service station
subject to the following development
standards:
(1) One on-site parking space for
each 100 square feet of retail space shall be
provided in addition to the required parking
spaces for the service station.
(2) The mini-mart shall be designed
wi th materials compatible with the service
station and surrounding properties.
(3) Arcade or game machines or other
coin-operated electronic machines shall be
prohibited.
(4) Unless otherwise approved by
the Planning Commission, or City Council on
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appeal, if the service station is within 100
feet of a residential district, mini-mart
operation shall be prohibited between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
(q) Location of Activities. -All repair
and service activities and operations shall be
conducted entirely within an enclosed service
building, except as follows:
(1) The dispensing of petroleum
products, water, and air from pump islands.
(2) Replacement service activities
such as wiper blades, fuses, radiator caps,
and lamps.
(3) Minor repair work taking less
than one hour to perform.
(4) The sale of items from vending
machines placed next to the main building in a
designated area not exceed 32 square feet and
screened from public view.
(5) The display of merchandise
offered for customer convenience on each pump
island, provided that the aggregate display
area on each island shall not exceed 12 square
feet and that the products shall be enclosed
in a specially designed case.
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(6) Motor vehicle products displayed
along the front of the building and within 36
inches of the building, limited to 5 feet in
height and not more than 10 feet in length.
(r) Refuse storage and Disposal. Trash
areas shall be provided and screened on at
least three sides from public view by a solid
opaque impact-resistant wall not less than 5
feet in height as required by section
9.04.10.02.150.
(1) All trash shall be deposited in
the trash area and the gates leading thereto
shall be maintained in working order and shall
remain closed except when in use.
(2) Refuse bins shall be provided
and placed in a location convenient for
customers.
(3) Trash areas shall not be used
for storage. The premises shall be kept in a
neat and orderly condition at all times and
all improvements shall be maintained in a
condition of reasonable repair and appearance.
No used or discarded automotive parts or
equipment, or permanently disabled, junked, or
wrecked vehicles may be stored outside the
main building.
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(s) utilities. All utilities shall be
placed underground.
(t) Lighting. All lighting shall comply
with the provisions of Section 9.04.10.02.270.
(u) Equip.ant Rental. Rental of equipment
such as trailers and trucks shall be permitted
subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The rental equipment does not
occupy or interfere with the required parking
for the automobile service station.
(2) The rental of the equipment is
clearly incidental and secondary to the main
activity on the site.
(3) The merchandise is screened from
view in conformance with section 90404.13.
(v) operation of Facilities. The service
station shall at all times be operated in a
manner not detrimental to surrounding
properties or residents. site activities shall
not produce or be reasonably anticipated to
produce any of the following:
(1) Damage or nuisance from noise,
smoke, odor, dust, or vibration.
(2) Hazard from explosion,
contamination, or fire.
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(3) Hazard occasioned by the unusual
volume or character of traff ic, or the
congregating of a large number of people or
vehicles.
(w) security Plan. A security plan shall
be developed by the applicant and approved by
the Chief of Police prior to issuance of a
building permit.
(x) Abandonment. Any legal nonconforming
service station that is closed continuously
for a period of at least one year shall be
declared abandoned.
SECTION 13. Municipal Code Section 9.04.14.050 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.14.050 Automobile repair facilities.
The purpose of this Section is to provide
for the mitigation of potential noise, fumes,
litter, and parking problems associated with
automobile repair facilities. The special
conditions contained in this Section are
intended to ensure that automobile repair
facilities operate harmoniously and are
compatible with adjacent and surrounding uses.
In the interest of protecting the heal th,
safety, and general welfare of the City and
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its residents, special condi tions shall be
imposed on automobile repair facilities,
consistent with the goals, objectives, and
policies of the General Plan. The following
special conditions shall apply to automobile
repair facilities:
(a) Applicability. Automobile repair
facilities may be permitted with the approval
of a Conditional Use Permit in those districts
as provided in subchapter 9.04.08. Each
automobile repair facility, including one
which is part of and incorporated within an
automobile dealership, shall conform to the
property development standards of the district
in which it is to be located, with Section
9.04.12.040 or 9.04.14.060, and with this
Section. Existing automobile repair facilities
shall be subject to those provisions of this
Section as are hereafter specifically
described.
(b) Minimum Lot size. The minimum lot
size for automobile repair facilities not
associated with an automobile dealership shall
be 7,500 square feet for new lots created by
subdivision or combination after the adoption
of this Chapter.
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(c) Setbacks. An automobile repair
facili ty shall comply wi th the setback
requirements for the district in which it is
located.
(d) paving. The site shall be entirely
paved, except for buildings and landscaping.
Existing automobile repair facilities that are
currently not paved shall conform with this
requirement within one year from the adoption
of this Chapter.
(e) Landscaping. A landscape area at
least 2 feet wide shall be provided along the
perimeter of the parcel and along building
frontages, excluding authorized driveways, so
that no less than 10% of the repair facility
site not occupied by structures is landscaped.
In all other respects, landscaping shall
conform to the requirements of Part
9.04.10.04. Existing automobile repair
facilities shall comply with this subsection
within one year from the adoption of this
Chapter.
(f) Scre.ning. If body repair work is
performed by the facility, screening approved
by the Architectural Review Board shall be
provided so that vehicles awaiting repair
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shall not be visible from surrounding
properties or public rights-of-way. Existing
automobile repair facilities shall comply with
this subsection within one year from the
adoption date of this Chapter.
(g) structures. Entrances to individual
service bays shall not face abutting
residential parcels. All structures shall be
constructed to achieve a minimum Standard
Transmission Coefficient (STC) sound rating of
45-50.
(h) Retuse. Refuse storage areas shall
comply with section 9.04.10.02.150.
(i) Lighting. All lighting shall comply
with Section 9.04.10.02.270.
(j) Repair Activities. All repair
activities and operations shall be conducted
entirely within an enclosed building. Outdoor
hoists are prohibited. Existing automobile
repair facilities shall comply with this
subsection within one year from the adoption
date of this Chapter.
(k) Enclosure. Automobile repair
facilities performing body and fender work or
similar noise-generating activities shall be
conducted in fully-enclosed structures with
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walls of concrete block or similar materials
and doors in maximum half open position during
operating hours. All painting shall occur
within a fully enclosed booth.
(1) Hours of Operation. In all districts
except on parcels which are more than 100 feet
from a residential district, no work shall be
performed on automobiles between the hours of
8:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., Monday through
saturday, and no work shall be performed on
Sundays.
(m) Litter. The premises shall be kept in
a neat and orderly condition at all times and
all improvements shall be maintained in a
condition of reasonable repair and appearance.
No used or discarded automotive parts or
equipment or permanently disabled, junked or
wrecked vehicles may be stored outside the
main building.
(n) Sound. Sound
repair facility shall
9.04.10.02.310.
generated from the
comply with section
{o} AbandolURent. Any legal nonconforming
automobile repair facili ty that is closed
continuously for a period of at least six
months shall be declared abandoned, except
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when caused by an act of nature provided
reconstruction of the building is commenced
within one year of the date the damage occurs
and is diligently completed.
(p) storage. An exterior parking area
shall be used for employee and customer
parking only and not for the repair or
finishing work or long term (over one week)
storage of vehicles. No vehicles to be
repaired shall be parked or stored on any
street or in any alley.
SECTION 14. Municipal Code section 9.04.14.060 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.14.060 Automobile dealerships.
The purpose of the Section is to ensure
that automobile dealerships do not create an
adverse impact on adjacent properties and
surrounding neighborhoods by reason of
insufficient on-site customer and employee
parking, traffic generation, inclUding road
testing of vehicles, obstruction of traffic,
visual blight, bright lights, noise, fumes, or
drainage run-off. The fallowing special
conditions shall apply to automobile
dealerships.
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(a) Applica1:dlity. All new automobile
dealerships shall comply with the property
development standards for the district in
which it is located and with this section.
Existing automobile dealerships shall comply
wi th this Section when seeking any of the
following:
(1) Cumulative expansion of more
than 50 percent of improved square footage
existing at the time of adoption of this
Chapter.
(2) Any adjacent expansion of the
land area on which the dealership is located,
whether by purchase, lease, business
combination or acquisition, or similar method.
(3) Any substantial remodel of the
existing dealership. Within one year from the
adoption of this Chapter, existing automobile
dealerships shall be subject to those
provisions of this Section as are hereafter
specifically described.
(b) Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot
size shall be 15,000 square feet for new lots
created by subdivision or combination after
the adoption of this Chapter.
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(c) Parking and Vehicle storage. Employee
and customer parking shall be provided at no
charge. Parking shall comply wi th Part
9.04.10.08. Areas designated for employee and
customer parking shall not be used for vehicle
storage or display. Rooftop storage of
vehicles is permitted, and 50 percent of any
such space shall be counted as floor area for
the purposes of computing floor area ratio.
(d) Landscaping. Screening of display and
non-display areas shall comply with the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04. A minimum
two-foot landscape and decorative curb strip,
where feasible, shall be provided along the
street frontage perimeter of all vehicle
display areas. Landscape materials shall be
designed to provide an opaque visual buffer at
least 12 II in height. Applicable setback
requirements shall be expanded to require a
minimum 5 foot landscaped area adjacent to any
abutting residential district.
Final design treatment shall be subject
to review and approval by the Architectural
Review Board. All parking areas not used for
automobile display shall be subject to the
parking lot screening requirements of Part
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9.04.10.04.
(e) Lighting. All lighting shall comply
with Section 9.04.10.02.270.
(f) Loading and Unloading of Vehicles.
Loading and unloading of vehicles is permitted
only in accordance with this subsection. The
dealership operator shall be responsible and
liable for any activities of a common carrier,
operator, or other person controlling such
loading or unloading activities to the extent
any such activities violate the provisions of
this subsection.
(1) Loading and unloading of
vehicles is limited to the hours of 8:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M. Monday through saturday,
excluding legal holidays.
(2) Off-loading shall be on-site or
off-site, subject to the approval of the city
Parking and Traffic Engineer. Loading and
unloading shall not block the ingress or
egress of any adjacent property.
(3) Existing dealerships shall,
within one year of the adoption of this
Chapter, submit plans to the city Parking and
Traffic Engineer for approval that satisfy the
requirements of this subsection.
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(4) New automobile dealerships or
substantially remodeled dealerships shall
provide off-loading facilities on private
property (on or off-site). Shared loading and
unloading facilities are permitted for the
purposes of meeting this requirement.
(g) storage of Vehicles to Be Repaired.
No vehicles to be repaired shall be parked or
stored on any public street or alley.
(h) Repair of Vehicles. The repair and
service facility portion of an automobile
dealership shall comply with the provisions of
Section 9.04.14.050.
( i) Queuing of Vehicles. An adequate
on-site queuing area for service customers
shall be provided. On-site driveways may be
used for queuing, but may not interfere with
access to required parking spaces. Required
parking spaces may not double as queuing
spaces.
(j) Test Driving_ Test driving shall not
be done on residential streets or alleys. For
the purposes of this subsection, streets which
are designated by the city as major collector
streets shall be permissible areas for test
driving. Each dealership operator shall have
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an affirmative obligation to inform all its
personnel of this requirement and to ensure
compliance with it. Existing dealerships
shall, within one year of the adoption of this
Chapter submit plans to the City Parking and
Traffic Engineer for approval to satisfy the
requirements of this subsection.
(k) Control of Alley Traffic.
Notwithstanding the prohibition of alley use
for test driving, each dealership operator
shall present to the City Parking and Traffic
Engineer, coincident with the application for
a permi t for new dealerships or substantial
remodeling, and within one year of the
adoption of this Chapter for existing
dealerships, a plan for slowing traffic flow
in alleys adjacent to their uses, with the
objective of minimizing dangers to pedestrians
and neighboring vehicle operations, and of
minimizing noise and other environmental
incursions into the neighborhood. Such plans
shall be designed to limit maximum speed to 15
miles per hour and may include measures such
as speed bumps or dips, one-way traffic
patterns, increased signage, parking and
loading prohibitions and similar measures.
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(1) Circulation. The location of entries
and exits from automobile dealerships shall be
located as far away from adjacent residential
properties as is reasonably feasible and shall
be directed to commercial streets and away
from residential areas by means of signage and
design. The interior circulation system
between levels shall be internal to the
building and shall not require use of public
ways or of externally visible or uncovered
ramps, driveways or parking areas. No
arrangement shall be permitted which requires
vehicles to back into an alley or other public
way.
(m) Noise Control.
(1) There shall be no outdoor loud
speakers. Interior loudspeakers shall produce
no more than 45 dba at a boundary abutting or
adjacent to a residential parcel under normal
operating conditions (e.g., with windows open
if they are likely to be opened).
(2) All noise generating equipment
exposed to the exterior shall be muffled with
sound absorbing materials to minimize noise
impacts on adjacent properties and shall not
be operated before 8:00 A.M. or after 6:00
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P.M. if reasonably likely to cause annoyance
to abutting or adjacent residences.
(3) Rooftop storage areas shall be
screened with landscaping and noise absorbing
materials to minim.ize noise impacts on
adjacent properties.
(4) Existing dealerships shall
comply with the provisions of this subsection
within six months after the adoption of this
Chapter.
(n) Toxic storage and Disposal.
(l) Gasoline storage tanks shall be
constructed and maintained under the same
conditions and standards that apply for
service stations.
(2) There shall be full compliance
with the terms and conditions of all City laws
relating to the storage and disposal of toxic
chemicals and hazardous wastes.
(0) Air Quality.
(l) Use of brake washers shall be
required in service stalls or areas which
calculations if located above grade level, the
area shall not be included in FAR calculations
to the extent that there is a substi tuted
usage above the first floor which would not be
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included in FAR calculations if located below
grade. If service stalls are located below
grade, but an equivalent square footage above
the first floor is dedicated to parking (which
would not be counted in FAR if below grade),
only the above-grade square footage is to be
included in FAR calculations. Only one level
of activity area shall be subject to this
exemption.
SECTION 15. Municipal Code Section 9.04.14.130
is hereby added to read as follows:
section , . 04 .14 . 130 Autollobile washing
facilities.
Any Automobile Washing Facility
authorized by this Ordinance shall comply with
the property development standards for the
district in which it is to be located
(including setback, height, etc.), and with
the following additional standards:
(1) Kinimum Parcel Size. Seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet.
(2) Setbacks. Unless otherwise approved
by the Planning Commission, no building or
structure for a self-service car wash shall be
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located within thirty (30) feet of any public
right-of-way or within twenty (20) feet of any
interior parcel line.
(3) Canopies. Any canopy shall be at
least five (5) feet from any property line.
(4) Walls. Automobile washing
facilities shall be separated from adjacent
property other than street frontage by a
masonry wall of not less than six (6) and nor
more than eight (8) feet in height. If
adjacent property is commercially developed
and a solid wall already exists on the
property line, the Planning Commission may
modify or waive this requirement as necessary
to achieve the purposes of this Ordinance.
Materials, texture, colors, and design of all
walls shall be compatible with the design of
the principal structures on the parcel and
adjacent properties. No wall required to be
erected and maintained by the provisions of
this Section shall be constructed within five
(5) feet of a driveway entrance or vehicle
accessway opening onto a street or alley which
would obstruct a cross view of pedestrians on
sidewalk, alley, or elsewhere, by motorists
enterinq or exiting the parcel.
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(5) paving. The site shall be entirely
paved, except for buildings and landscaping.
(6) Landscaping. The site shall be
landscaped pursuant to the following
standards:
(i) A minimum of ten percent (10%)
of the site shall be landscaped, and shall
include, at a minimum, a planting strip at
least three (3) feet wide along all interior
parcel lines, non-driveway street frontages,
and adjacent to buildings. Planters shall be
surrounded by masonry or concrete curbs and so
arranged as to preclude motor vehicles from
driving across the sidewalk at locations other
than access driveways. Permanent opaque
landscaping or berming shall be provided and
maintained in the planters at a height of not
less than three (3) feet above the average
adjacent grade.
(ii) A minimum of one hundred fifty
(150) square foot landscaped area shall be
provided at the intersection of two (2)
property lines at a street corner.
{iii} All landscaped areas shall be
properly maintained in a neat, orderly, and
safe manner, pursuant to Subchapter 9.04.10.02
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of the Zoning Ordinance. Such landscaping and
maintenance shall include, but not be limited
to, the installation and use of an automatic
irrigation system, permanently and completely
installed, which delivers water directly to
all landscaped areas.
(iv) All street trees shall be
preserved or replaced where missing, as
required by the city, and driveways and
vehicle approaches shall be designed so as not
to necessitate the removal of any existing
street trees.
(v) Final landscaping design
treatment shall be subject to review and
approval by the Architectural Review Board.
(7) Access and circulation. Unless
otherwise approved by the Parking and Traffic
Engineer, no more than two (2) driveways shall
be permitted on anyone (1) street frontage.
If one driveway the maximum width shall be
thirty-five (35) feet; if two driveways the
maximum width of each shall be thirty ( 30)
feet. Driveways shall be located as follows:
( i) Unless otherwise approved by
the Parking and Traffic Engineer, driveways
shall not be located closer than fifty (50)
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feet from a street intersection, fifteen (15)
feet from a residential property line or
alley, nor as to otherwise interfere with the
movement and safety of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic.
(ii) All washing facilities shall
be located within a building which is enclosed
except those openings necessary for vehicular
and pedestrian access. Such openings shall
not face any adjacent residentially zoned
property. Access to the washing area shall be
located within fifty (50) feet of a
residentially zoned property.
(8) Parking. Parking shall be provided
in the following manner:
(i) There shall be a minimum of two
(2) parking spaces for each washing stall, not
including the stall, plus one (1) space for
each three hundred (300) square feet of retail
area. For facilities without defined stalls,
the calculated minimum stall number shall be
equal to one (1) stall for each twenty (20)
linear feet of washing area lane.
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(ii) The parking area shall be
landscaped and striped in conformance with
subchapter 9.04. 10. 02 of the Zoning Ordinance.
( iii) Customer and employee parking
shall not be utilized for automobile repair or
storage of vehicles. Customer parking areas
may be used for hand drying of vehicles.
(iv) No vehicle that will be or has
been serviced may be parked on public streets,
sidewalks, parkways, driveways, or alleys.
(v) No vehicle may be parked on the
premises for the purposes of offering it for
sale unless the establishment has also been
approved for automobile sales.
(9) Restrooms. Except for self-service
automobile washing facilities, each automobile
washing facility shall provide a men's and
women's restroom which are accessible to
customers, including the physically disabled,
during all hours the establishment is open to
the public. Restrooms shall be attached to a
structure on site with entrances or signage
visible from the waiting area or cashier
station, shall be maintained on a reqular
basis, and concealed from view of adj acent
properties by planters or decorative
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screening.
(10) Telephones. At least one (1)
public telephone shall be provided at each
Automobile Washing Facility.
(11) Vending Machines. Coin-operated
vending machines may be permi tted wi thin or
abutting a structure for the purpose of
dispensing items commonly found in Automobile
Washing Facilities, such as refreshments and
maps.
(12) Gaae Machines. Up to three (3 )
arcade or game machines or other coin-operated
electronic machines shall be permitted if
located within an enclosed building.
(13) Location of Activities. All
washing, vacuuming, waxing, machine drying and
related activities and operations shall be
conducted entirely within an enclosed service
building, except as follows:
(i) Hand drying of vehicle.
(ii) The sale of items from vending
machines placed next to the main building in a
designated area which shall not exceed thirty-
two (32) square feet and shall be screened
from public view.
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(14) Refuse storaqe and Disposal. A
trash and recycling area shall be provided and
screened on at least three (3) sides from
public view by a solid opaque impact-resistant
wall not less than five (5) feet in height as
required by Subchapter 9.04.10 of the zoning
Ordinance.
(i) All trash and recycled
materials shall be deposited in the trash area
and the gates leading thereto shall be
maintained in working order and shall remain
closed except when in use.
(ii) Refuse bins shall be provided
and placed in a location convenient for
customers.
(iii) Trash areas shall not be used
for storage. The premises shall be kept in a
neat and orderly condition at all times and
all improvements shall be maintained in a
condition of reasonable repair and appearance.
No used or discarded automotive parts or
equipment, or permanently disable, junked, or
wrecked vehicles may be stored outside the
main building.
(15) utilities. All utilities shall be
placed underground unless otherwise approved
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by the Environmental and Public Works
Management Director.
(16) Liqbtinq. All lighting shall
comply with the provisions of Subchapter
9.04.10.02 of Zoning Ordinance.
(17) operation of Facilities. The
facility shall at all times be operated in a
manner not detrimental to surrounding
properties or residents. site activities
shall not produce or be reasonably anticipated
to produce any of the following:
(i) Damage or nuisance from noise,
smoke, odor, dust, or vibration.
(ii) Hazard from explosion,
contamination, or fire.
(iii)
Hazard occasioned by the
unusual volume or character of traffic, or the
congregating of a large number of people or
vehicles.
(18) Hours of operation. If located
within one hundred (100) feet of a residential
district, operation of the establishment shall
be prohibited prior to 8: 00 a.m. or after
10:00 p.m. on weekdays, prior to 9:00 a.m. or
after 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and prior to
9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on Sundays.
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(19) Outdoor Loudspeakers. There shall
be no outdoor loudspeakers or public address
systems.
(20) security Plan. A security plan
shall be developed by the applicant and
approved by the Chief of Police prior to
issuance of a building permit.
(21) Queuinq of Vehicles. An on-site
queuing plan for service customers shall be
provided for the approval of the Parking and
Traffic Engineer. On-site driveways may be
used for queuing, but may not interfere with
access to required parking spaces.
(22) Water Recyclinq. Recycling of
water used for vehicle washing shall be
maximized. The Department of Environmental
and PUblic Works Management shall approve
recycling systems used at automobile washing
facilities.
(23) Air Quality.
(i) All mechanical ventilating
equipment shall be directed to top story
exhaust vents which face away from any
adjacent residential properties.
equipped
(ii)
with
Exhaust systems
appropriate and
shall be
reasonably
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available control technology to minimize or
eliminate noxious pollutants which would
otherwise be emitted.
(24) Noise. All operations at the site
shall comply with the City's Noise Ordinance,
as set forth in Chapter 4. 12 of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code.
SECTION 16. Ordinance No. 1731(CCS) is hereby repealed.
SECTION 17. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 18. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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SECTION 19.
The Mayor shall sign and the city Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance.
The city Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption.
This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
.e.SHA JON)': ·
Ci ty Attar'
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Mayor
State of Cahfomla )
County of Los Angeles) ss
CIty of Santa MOUlca )
I, Clarice E Dykhouse, CIty Clerk of the City of Santa MOllICa, do hereby certIfy that the
foregomg Ordmance No 1803 (CCS) had Its first readmg on May 9, 1995 and had Its second
readmg on May 23, 1995 and was passed by the followmg vote
Ayes
Council members
Abdo, Ebner, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, O'Connor,
Rosenstem
Noes
Council members
None
Abstam
Council members
None
Absent
CounCll members
None
ATTEST
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