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city Council Meeting 5-23-95 Santa Monica, California
HAY 2 3 1995
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: 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 MI 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
INTRODUCTION
At its meeting on May 9, 1995, the City Council introduced for
first reading an ordinance amending various provisions of the
zoning Ordinance related to the C4, C6, and MI 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.
The ordinance is now presented to the city Council for adoption.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be
adopted.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney 6C -J.J1
Mary H. Strobel, Deputy City Attorney
MAY 2 3 1995 ~
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Clty council Meeting 5-23-95 Santa Monlca, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1803 (CCS)
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(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
Ordlnance for clarlty, to eliminate duplicatlve prOV1Slons, to
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reVlse existing stepback formulae and to add standards for certain
types of uses; and
~'lHEREAS , the Planning CommlSSlon held a public hearlng on the
proposed amendment on November 2, 1994 and made recommendations to
the city Council following the hearing; and
\fflEREAS , the City council held a publlC hearing on the
proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Clty Councll finds and declares that the proposed
amendment is conslstent In prlnclple wlth the goals, ob]ectlves,
pollcles, land uses, and programs specified 1n the adopted General
Plan, and the publlC health, safety, and general welfare requlre
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the adopt~on of the proposed amendment in that the amendment would
correct typographlcal errors in the eXlsting Zonlng Ordinance,
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would resolve existing conflicts and inconsistenc~es between
overlapp~ng sections, and would create new standards needed for
some uses;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Munlclpal Code section 9.04.08.22.040 1S amended
to read as follows:
9.04.08.22.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The followlng uses may be permltted In
the C4 Dlstrlct sUbJect to the approval of a
Condltional Use Permlt:
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( a) Audltorlums.
(b) Automobile dealershlps, or expans10n
of eXlstlng automob11e dealerships indoor or
outdoor area by more than ten percent, or
more than five thousand square feet, whlchever
is less.
( c) Automobile parking lots and
structures.
( d) Automobl1e repair facilities.
(e) Automobl1e washing facllities.
(f) Billlard parlors.
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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.
(m) 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 performanpe
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
additlonal 5,000 square feet.
( c) Sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.26.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The followlng 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
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dealerships indoor or outdoor area by more
than ten percent, or more than five thousand
square feet, whichever is less.
(b) Auditoriums.
(c) 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 automob~le
painting faCllities abuttlng any residential
district or use.
(b) Automobile washing facilities.
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(c) Homeless shelters wl.th 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 spcu::e
devoted to such use does not exceed ten
percent of the gross floor area of the pr1mary
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 transportation
right-Of-way for other than transportation
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purposes.
(q) other uses that are determined by
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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 building
(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 maln 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 11ne. 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
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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 slde lot line of such corner lot
than one-half of the front yard depth requlred
on the key lot, nor be located nearer than
five feet to the side lot line of any key lot.
(e) Any accessory bUllding 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 ln 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
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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 he~ght does not
exceed eleven feet for a flat roof and
fourteen feet tor a pitched root.
(h) Accessory living quarters shall be
permitted only on Rl 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 1S outs1de 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:
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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 bUl1ding is
approved and the accessory building is located
on the parcel ln conformance with the
following regulations:
(a) The accessory building shall not
occupy any part of a requlred rear yard.
(b) The accessory building shall qot
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 bUlld1ng
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 bu~ldings.
(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 Sect~on 9.04.10.02.430 15 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 distr~cts, 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
zon~ng 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 and
bufferinq of commercial, industrial, and
parkinq uses from residential uses.
(a) In all commercial districts, the RVC
District, and BCD District, all areas devoted
to vehicle parking, storage, service, repair,
equipment replacement, washing, polishing,
painting, and s1milar uses that are visible
from a public right-of-way shall be screened
according to the standards set forth 1n th.is
section. The prov1sion of this Sect10n shall
not apply to areas devoted to the display of
automob1les for sale, lease, or rental where
the sale, lease, or rental is the principal
commercial business.
(1) A landscaped strip shall be
provided and mainta1ned, 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 r1ght-of-way.
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(2) Permanent, opaque landscap1ng,
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 screen1ng, 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 satl.sfy the
intent of the screening standards.
(5) No screen required to be erected
and maintained by these standards shall be
constructed w1thin 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 IIA" parcel shall contain a solid decorative
masonry wall along all parcel lines adjoining
residentially zoned or used parcels whis:h
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 consl.sting 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 subsectl.on, 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 provJ.sions of section
9.04.10.04.060.
SECTION 10. Municipal Code Section 9.04.10.08.040 J.S hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.08.040 Number of parking spaces
required.
Parking space requJ.rements are indicated
in Table 9.04.10.08.040. .
TABLE 9.04.10.08.040
RESIDENTIAL
(FA = floor area)
Maximum
Percent
Compact
Minimum Off-Street spaces
Use parkinq Requirement Allowed
Artist studio 1 space for each 750
sq. ft. of residential
area, minimum of 1 space. None
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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%
Visl.tor spaces 1 space per 5 residential
units (applies to projects
of 5 or more residential
units) . 40%
Boarding homes 0.5 space per unit plus one
guest space per 5 units. 40%
Boarding homes deed
restricted to low and 0.25 space per unit plus one
moderate income guest space per 5 units. 40%
Condominiums:
studio, no
bedrooms 1 covered space. None
1 or more
bedrooms 2 covered spaces per unit. None
visitor spaces 1 space per 5 units (applies
to projects of 5 or more units) 40%
Congregate Housing 1 space per 5 beds. . 40%
Detached single-family
units 2 spaces in a garage per
dwelling unit. None
Detached single-family
unl.ts on lots of 30' 2 spaces in a garage which may
or less in width be l.n a tandem arrangement. None
Detached single-family
units on Pacific Coast
Hwy. north of Santa
Monlca Pier (LCP 2 spaces in a garage per
Subarea la) dwelling unlt. None
Visitor spaces 2 per dwelling unit (may
be tandem). None
Domestic violence
shelters .5 space per bedroom. 40%
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Fraternity-type
housing with
sleeping facilities 1 space per bed. 40%
Homeless shelters 1 space per 10 beds. 40%
MUlti-family
residential:
studio, no
bedrooms 1 covered space. None
1 bedroom 1.5 space per unit. None
2 or more bedrooms 2 spaces per unit. None
Visitor spaces 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.
MUlti-family housing
deed-restricted for
occupancy by low and
moderate income
households .
studio, no
bedrooms 1 space per unit. 40%
1 bedroom 1 space per unit. 40%
2 bedroom or
larger 1.5 spaces per unit. 40%
Visitor 1 space per 5 units
(applies to projects of
5 or more units). 40%
Senior group housing .5 space per unit plus 1
and senior housing guest space per 5 units. 40%
Senior group hous1ng
and senior housing
that is deed restricted
or restricted by an
agreement approved by
the City for low and 0.25 space per unit plus
moderate income 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%
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deed restricted to low 0.25 space per unit plus one
and moderate income guest space per 5 unlts. 40%
Transitional Housing 0.5 space per bedroom plus
1 guest space per 5 units. 40%
COMMERCIAL
(FA = floor area)
Maximum
Percent
compact
Miniaum 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 3 spaces if for full service
station with or station, 1 space if for self
without mini-mart 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 exterlor 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 2 spaces for each washlng stall,
operated) 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 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
Hotels, motels 1 space per guest 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. 40%
Lumber yards, plant
nurseries 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA
for inter10r retail plus 1 space
per 1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor
area devoted to display and
storage. 40%
Market of less than
5000 square feet,
liquor store 1 space per 225 sq. ft. 40%
Markets with floor
area greater than
5000 sq. ft. 1 space per 250 sq. ft. 40%
Restaurant:
Restaurant 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of
support area, 1 space per 7~
sq. ft. of service and seating
area open to customers, and 1
space per 50 sq. ft. of separate
bar area. 40%
Fast food,
take-out, drive- l space per 75 sq. ft. of FA.
in, drive-through Minimum of 5 spaces must be
restaurants provided. 40%
Bars and nightclubs
(dance halls,
discos, etc. ) 1 space per 50 sq. ft of FA. 40%
Portions of restaurants that
include bars shall be calculated
using this standard.
Retail:
Retail, general
and service 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
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Retail, furniture
and large
appliance 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL
(FA = floor area)
Maximum
percent
Compact
Minimum Off-street spaces
Use parking Requirement Allowed
Auditoriums 1 space per 4 fixed seats. 40%
Day care:
Small family No requirement above that
day care home required for the existing Not
residence. applicable
Large family No requirement above that
day care home required for the existing Not
residence. applicable
Pre-school
nursery schools,
day care centers .
excluding large/
small family day 1 space per 500 sq. ft.
care of building area. 40%
Libraries 1 space per 250 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
Museums and gallerles 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
Private elementary
schools 10 spaces plus 1 per classroom. 40%
Private junior high 30 spaces plus 1 space per
schools classroom. 40%
Private high schools 50 spaces plus 4 spaces per
classroom. 40%
Private colleges, 1 space per 80 sq. ft. of
professional business assembly area (including
or trade schools classroom area) or 1 space per
each 4 fixed seats, whichever
is greater. 40%
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stadiums 1 space per 5 seats. 40%
HEALTH SERVICES
(PA = floor area)
Maximum
Percent
Compact
Minimum off-street Spaces
Use parking Requirement 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 1 space per 2 beds plus 1
centers space per 250 sq. ft. of FA
for outpatient use. 40%
Massage 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
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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
therap1sts, 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 No requirement beyond that
fewer residents required for the residence. Not
Appl1cable
Veterinarians,
animal and veterinary
hospitals 1 space per 250 sq. ft. of FA. 40%
INDUSTRIAL USES
(FA = floor area)
Maximum
Percent
compact
Minimum Off-Street Spaces
Use Parking Requirement Allowed
Film production 1 space per 400 sq. ft. of
studio studio production space, 1
space per 300 sq. ft. of
editing FA, 1 space per 300
sq. ft. of administrative
office. 40%
Light and limited in- 1 space per 400 sq. ft. of .
dustrial manufacturing FA for manufacturing plus 1
space per 300 sq. ft. of FA
for office use. 40%
Mini-warehousing/
storage 1 space per 4,000 sq. ft. of
FA for manufacturing plus 1
space per 300 sq. ft. of FA
for office use. 40%
Warehouse 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. 40%
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COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION
(FA = floor area)
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Maximum
percent
Compact
Minimum Off-Street Spaces
Use Parkinq Requirement Allowed
Bowling alleys 2 spaces per lane, plus 50%
of requirements for related
commercial uses. 40%
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 1 space per 80 sq. ft. of FA
headquarters of assembly area. 40%
Health clubs, indoor 1 space per 80 sq. ft. of
athletic facilities exercise area, 1 space per
and exercise/dance each 300 sq. ft. of locker .
studios room/sauna/shower area, plus
applicable code requirement
for other uses. 40%
Theaters, cinemas 1 space per 4 fixed seats or
(single and multi- 1 space per 80 sq. ft. of FA
screen) and other of assembly area, wh~chever
places of assembly is greater 40%
Tennis, handball, 2 spaces per court plus 1
racquetball and other space per 80 sq. ft. of
athletic court spectator area or 1 space per
facilities 4 fixed seats, whichever is
greater. 40%
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M.ISCELLANEOUS
(FA = floor area)
- Maximum
Percent
compact
Minimum Off-street spaces
Use Parkinq Requirement Allowed
Places of worship 1 space per 80 sq. ft. of FA
and other places of of assembly area, or 1 space
assembly including for each 4 fixed seats, which-
mortuaries, banquet ever is greater, plus require-
facilities and ments for other uses as
convention facilities applicable. 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 aJld
surrounding neighborhoods by reason of
lnsufficient on-site customer and employee
parkl.ng, traffic generation! including road
testing of vehicles, obstruction of traffic,
visual blight, bright lights, noise, fumes, or
drainage run-off. The following speclal
conditions shall apply to automobile
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 subject to
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these standards when seeking any one 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. Within one year from the
adoption of this Chapter, existing dealershlps
shall be subject to those provisions of this
Section as are hereafter speclfically
described.
(b) Hinimum 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 storage. 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
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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.
Cd) 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 provlde an opaque visual buffer at
least 12" in height. Applicable setback
requlrements shall be expanded to require a
minimum 5 foot landscaped area adjacent to any
abutting residential district.
Final design treatment shall be subject
to reVlew and approval by the Architectural
Revlew Board. All parklng areas not used for
vehicle display shall be subject to the
parking lot screening requlrements of Part
9.04.10.04.
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(e) Liqhtinq. All lighting shall comply
with section 9.04.10.02.270.
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(f) Loadinq and Unloadinq of Vehicles.
Loading and unloading of vehicles 15 permitted
only in accordance with this subsect10n. The
dealership operator shall he respons1ble 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 Park1ng 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
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provide off-loading facillties on private
property (on or off-site). Shared loading and
unloading facilitles 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-slte drlveways may be
used for queulng but may not interfere with
access to required parking spaces. Requlred
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 l.nform all l.ts
personnel of this requl.rement and to ensure
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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) Control of Alley Traffic.
Notwithstanding the prohibition of alley use
for test driving, each dealership operator
shall present to the Parking and Traffic
Engineer, coincident w~th the application for
a permit for a new dealership or substantial
remodeling. Within one year of the adoption of
this Chapter, existing dealerships shq.ll
present plans for slow1ng traffic flow ~n
alleys adjacent to the1r uses, w1th the
objective of minimizing dangers to pedestrl.ans
and neighboring vehicle operations, and of
minimizing noise and other environmental
incursions into the nel.ghborhood. 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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(l) circulation. The location of entries
and exits from dealerships shall be located as
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far away from adjacent residential propertles
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 requlres
vehicles to back into an alley or other public
way.
(m) Noise 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 resldential parcel,
under normal operating conditlons (e.g. , with
windows open if they are likely to be opened).
(2) All nOlse generating equipment
exposed to the exterior shall be muffled with
sound absorbing mater~als to minimize nOlse
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.
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(3) Rooftop storage areas shall be
screened with landscaping and n01se absorbing
materials to minimize noise impacts on
adjacent properties.
(4) Existing dealerships shall
comply with the provlsions of this subsection
within six months after the adoptlon of this
Chapter.
(n) Toxic storaqe 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 cornpllance
with the terms and conditions of all city laws
relating to the storage and disposal of tOX1C
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 alr.
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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 mlnlmize or
eliminate noxious pollutants which would
otherwise be emitted.
(p) Modification of Development
Standards. Development standards for the
particular district in which a development is
located are modified and superseded by the
following:
(1) There shall be no windows Dr
other openings ln walls facing abutting or
adjacent residentlal districts, except for
emergency-only pedestrian eXlts If required by
the Building and Safety oivislon 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
calculatlons if located above grade level, the
area shall not be included in FAR calculations
to the extent that there 1S a substituted
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usage above the first floor which would not be
included in FAR calculations if located below
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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 within 100
feet of a residential district, operation of
the dealershlp shall be prohiblted between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
SECTION 12. Municipal Code Sectlon 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 serVlce stations do not result in an
adverse impact on adjacent land uses,
especially residential uses. Whi Ie 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 W1.th 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
city and its res1.dents, special regulatlons
shall be imposed on service stations,
consistent wlth the goals, objectives, and
policies of the General Plan. The followi.ng
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 serVlce
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
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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) Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot
size shall be 15,000 s~~are feet.
(c) Minimum street Frontage. Each parcel
shall have a minimum street frontage of 100
feet on each abutting street.
(d) Setbacks. 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) Walls. Service stations shall be
separated from an adjacent property by a
decorative masonry wall of not less than 6
feet in height. Mater~als, textures, colors,
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and design of all walls shall be compatible
with service station design and adjacent
properties. No wall requ1red 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) paving. The s1te shall be entirely
paved, except for buildings and landscaping.
(i) Landscaping. The service station site
shall be landscaped pursuant to the fallowing
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 driveways. Permanent opaque
landscaping or berming 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.
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(2) A mlnimum 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
landscaplng 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 ReVlew 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 w1thin a fully enclosed
building. Access to the service bays and wash
racks shall not be located w1th1n 50 feet of a
resident~ally zoned property.
(k) parking. Parking shall be provided
in the follow1ng manner: ..
( 1) There shall be a m1n1mum of two
parking spaces for each serVlce bay, plus
three spaces 1f 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 ln conformance wlth
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
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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.
(l) Air and Water. Each service station
shall provide air and water to ~ustomers
without charge and at a convenient location
during hours when gasoline is dispensed. .
(m) Restroom.. Each serVlce statlon 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 slgnage
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) vending Machines. COl.n-operated
vending machines may be permitted within 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-slte parking space for
each 100 square feet of retail space shall be
provlded in addition to the required parking
spaces for the service station.
(2) The minl.-mart shall be designed
with 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 COIrllll1SsionT or city Council on
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appeal, if the service station is within 100
feet of a residential distrlct, 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 with1n 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, rad1ator 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 bUllding 1n a
des1gnated area not exceed 32 square feet and
screened from publlC V1ew.
(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 bu~ld~ng and w~thin 36
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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 ma1ntained in working order and shall
remain closed except when 1n use.
(2) Refuse bJ.ns shall be provJ.ded
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 maJ.ntained 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) uti1ities. All utilities shall be
placed underground.
(t) Lighting. All lighting shall comply
with the provisions of Section 9.04.10.02.270.
(u) Equipment 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 merchand1se 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 activ1ties shall
not produce or be reasonably ant1cipated to
produce any of the follow1ng:
(1) Damage or nuisance from noise,
smoke, odor, dust, or vibration.
(2) Hazard from explos1on,
contamination, or fire.
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(3) Hazard occasioned by the unusual
volume or character of traffic, or the
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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 lssuance of a
building permit.
(x) Abandonment. Any legal nonconforming
service station that J.s closed continuously
for a period of at least one year shall be
declared abandoned.
SECTION 13. Municipal Code Section 9.04.14.050 J.s hereby
amended to read as follows: .
9.04.14.050 Automobile repair facilities.
The purpose of this Section is to provlde
for the mitigatlon of potential nOlse, fumes,
litter, and parking problems associated with
automobile repair facJ.litles. 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 health,
safety, and general welfare of the City and
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its residents, special conditions shall be
imposed on automobile repair facilities,
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consistent wlth the goals, objectives, and
policies of the General Plan. The following
special conditions shall apply to automobile
repair facllities:
(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 facllities
shall be subject to those provisions of this
section as are hereafter specifically
described.
(b) Minimum Lot Size. The ml.nimum lot
size for automobile repair facilitl.es 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
facility shall comply with the setback
requirements for the district in which it 1S
located.
(d) paving. The site shall be entirely
paved, except for buildings and landscaping.
Existing automobile repair facllities that are
currently not paved shall conform wi th 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
per1meter of the parcel and along building
frontages, excluding authorized driveways, so
that no less than 10% of the repa1r fac11iry
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) Screening. If body repa~r work is
performed by the facility, screening approved
by the Architectural Review Board shall be
provided so that vehlcles await1ng repa1r
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shall not be visible from surrounding
properties or publ ic rights-of-way. Existing
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automobile repair facilities shall comply with
this subsectlon 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) Refuse. Refuse storage areas shall
comply with Section 9.04.10.02.150.
(i) Liqhtinq. All lighting shall comply
with section 9.04.10.02.270. .
(j) Repair Activities. All repalr
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 maXlmum half open position during
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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 condlt1on at all t1mes and
all improvements shall be maintained in a
condition of reasonable repalr and appearanc~.
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 generated from the
repair facility shall comply with Section
9.04.10.02.310.
( 0) Abandonment. Any legal nonconforming
automobile repair fac1lity that 1S 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
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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 1S 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
insufficlent 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 shall apply to automobile
dealerships.
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(a) Applicability. 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
with this section when seeking any of the
following:
( 1) Cumulative expanslon 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 acqulsition, or similar method.
(3) Any substantial remodel of the
existing dealership. Within one year from the
adoption of this Chapter, existlng automobile
dealershlps shall be subject to those
provislons of this Sectlon as are hereafter
specifically described.
(b) Minimum Lot size. The minlmum lot
size shall be 15,000 square feet for new lots
created by subdivision or comblnation after
the adoption of this Chapter.
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(c) Parkinq and vehicle storage. Employee
and customer parking shall be provided at no
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charge. Parking shall comply with 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 minunum
two-foot landscape and decorative curb strip,
where feasible, shall be provided along the
street frontage perimeter of all vehic;le
display areas. Landscape materials shall be
designed to provide an opaque vlsual buffer at
least 12" in height. Applicable setback
requirements shall be expanded to require a
minimum 5 foot landscaped area adjacent to any
abutting resldential district.
Final design treatment shall be sUbJect
to reVlew 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
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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 activlties 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) Loadlng 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 Englneer. Loading and
unloading shall not block the ingress or
egress of any adjacent property.
(3) Existing dealerships shall,
wlthin 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
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provide off-loading faCllities 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 portlon of an automobile
dealership shall comply with the provisions of
Section 9.04.14.050.
(i) Queuing of Vehicles. An adequate
on-Sl.te queuing area for service customers
shall be provided. On-site driveways may be
used for queuing, but may not interfere with
access to requlred parking spaces. Requlred
parking spaces may not double as queuing
spaces.
(j) Test Driving. Test driving shall not
be done on resldential streets or alleys. For
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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
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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 Traff~c
Engineer, coincident with the application for
a permit for new dealerships or substantial
remodeling, and within one year of the
adoption of this Chapter for existing
dealerships, a plan for slowlng traffic flow
in alleys adjacent to their uses, with the
objective of minimizlng dangers to pedestrians
and neighboring vehicle operations, and of
minimizing noise and other environmental
incursions into the neighborhood. Such plans
shall be designed to lirnlt 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 proh~b~tions and slmllar measures.
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(I) circulation. The location of entries
and exits from automobile dealerships shall be
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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 generatlng equipment
exposed to the exterior shall be mufTled with
sound absorbing materials to minimize noise
impacts on adjacent propertles 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.
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(3) Rooftop storage areas shall be
screened with landscaping and noise absorbing
materials to minimize nOlse 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 C1ty laws
relating to the storage and disposal of tOX1C
chemicals and hazardous wastes.
Co) Air Quality.
(1) Use of brake washers shall be
required in service stalls or areas which
calculations lf located above grade level, the
area shall not be included in FAR calculations
to the extent that there is a substituted
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
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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 9.04.14.130 Automobile washing
facilities.
Any Automobile washing Facll:i.ty
authorized by this ordinance shall comply w1th
the property development standards for the
district in which it is to be located
(including setback, height, etc.), and w1th
the following additional standards:
(1) Minimum 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 ln height. If
adjacent property is commercially developed
and a solid wall already exists on the
property line, the Planning Commlssion 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 wlth the design of
the princlpal 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
entering or exiting the parcel.
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(5) paving. The site shall be entirely
paved, except for buildings and landscaplng.
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( 6) Landscaping. The site shall be
landscaped pursuant to the following
standards:
( i) A mlnimum 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
landscaplng 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 Zon1ng Ordinance. Such landscaping and
maintenance shall include, but not be lim1ted
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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 deslgn
treatment shall be subject to reV1ew 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) dr1veways shall
be permitted on anyone ( 1) street frontage.
rf one driveway the max.imum width shall be
thirty-five (35) feet; if two driveways the
maXlmum wldth 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 resident1al property line or
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alley, nor as to otherwise interfere w1th 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 w1thin 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 (l) 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 Zonlng 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 publlC streets,
sidewalks, parkways, driveways, or alleys.
(v) No vehicle may be parked on the
premises for the purposes of offer1ng it for
sale unless the establishment has also been
approved for automobile sales.
(9) Restrooms. Except for self-service
automobile washing facll~ties, each automobile
washing facility shall provlde a men's and
women's restroom which are accessible to
customers, including the physically disabled,
during all hours the establishment lS 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 maintalned on a regular
basls, and concealed from view of adjacent
properties by planters or decoratlve
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screening.
(10) Telephones. At least one ( 1)
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public telephone shall be provided at each
Automobile Washing Facility.
(11) vending xachines. Coin-operated
vending machines may be permitted within or
abutting a structure for the purpose of
dispensing items commonly found in Automobile
washing Facilities, such as refreshments and
maps.
(12) Game Xachines. 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
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washing, vacuuming, waxing, machine drying and
related activities and operations shall be
conducted entirely wlthin 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 storage and Oisposal. A
trash and recycling area shall be provided and
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screened on at least three (3) sldes from
pUblic view by a solid opaque impact-reslstant
wall not less than five (5) feet in he1ght 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 outslde the
main building.
(15) utilities. All utilities shall be
placed underground unless otherwise approved
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by the Env1ronmental and Public Works
Management Director.
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(16) Lighting. All lighting shall
comply with the provisions of Subchapter
9.04.10.02 of zoning Ordinance.
(17) operation of Facilities. The
facllity 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,
contaml.nation, 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
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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) Queuing of Vehicles. An on-site
queuing plan for service customers shall be
provided for the approval of the Parking and
Traffic Englneer. On-site driveways may be
used for queuing, but may not interfere w~th
access to required parking spaces.
(22) Water Recycl.ing. Recycling of
water used for vehicle washing shall pe
maximized. The Department of Environmental
and Public Works Management shall approve
recycling systems used at automobile washing
facllities.
(23 ) Air Quality.
(i) All mechan~cal ventilating
equipment shall be directed to top story
exhaust vents which face away from any
adjacent residential properties.
( ii) Exhaust systems shall be
equipped with appropriate and reasonably
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available control technology to minim~ze 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 Municlpal Code
or appendices thereto inconslstent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such lnconslstencies 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 invalld 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 ha ve passed this Ordlnance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalid or unconstitutlonal without regard to whether any portlon
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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SECTION 19. The Mayor shall slgn and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of thlS Ordinance. The City Clerk shall
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cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
wlthln 15 days after lts adoptlon. This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
h~~Li~ 1~(A<~
~SHA JONE MOUTRIE
C1.ty Attor y
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Mayor
State of CalIfornIa )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
CIty of Santa MOnIca )
L ClarIce E Dykhouse, Cay Clerk of the Cay of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that the
foregomg Ordmance No 1803 (CCS) had Its first readmg on May 9. 1995 and had Its second
readmg on M~y 23. 1995 and was passed by the foIlowmg vote
Ayes CouncIl members Abdo, Ebner. GenseL Greenberg. Holbrook.O'ConnoL
RosensteIn
Noes Council members None
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Abstam Council members '\J"one
Absent Council members None
ATTEST
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City Clerk V
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