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20.44.045 General Commercial District: SP-7 (GC) A. Purpose and Intent. The GC District is established to provide regulations for the commercial areas along South Bristol street and to ensure the continuation of commercial uses which offer a wide range of goods and services to both the surrounding residential and business community. It is intended to promote the upgraded aesthetic image of the community and reduce conflicts between commercial and residential uses. B. Principal Uses Permitted. 1. The following principal uses are permitted subject to the approval of a use permit by the Planning Director per Chapter 20.91: a. Retail businesses. b. Service businesses. c. Professional and administrative offices. d. Civic and governmental uses. e. Financial institutions. f. Print shops. g. Animal clinics and hospitals. h. Automobile parking lots and structures per Chapter 20.66. i. Automobile repair specialty shops. j. Automobile dealerships. k. Churches, temples, and other places of worship. l. Commercial recreation. m. Communication transmitting, reception or relay facilities. n. Day nurseries. o. Hotels and motels. p. Public/private utility buildings and structures. q. Restaurants. r. Wholesale business offices with samples on the premises but not to include general storage. 2. The following principal uses are permitted subject to the approval of a use permit by the Planning Commission per Chapter 20.91: a. Automobile washing. b. Mini-storage facilities. c. Retail sale of building materials. d. Automobile service stations per Chapter 20.80. e. Convalescent homes. f. Commercial kennels subject to issuance of a kennel license in accordance with Section 7.04.090 of the Municipal Code. g. Helistops. h. Hospitals. i. Milk processing and distribution in connection with retail dairy outlets. j. Mortuaries. k. Sanitariums, mental and health. l. Any other use which the Planning Commission finds consistent with the purpose and intent of this district. C. Temporary Uses Permitted. Temporary uses are permitted subject to approval per Section 20.60.015. D. Accessory Uses Permitted. Accessory uses and structures are permitted when customarily associated with and subordinate to a principal permitted use on the same building site, per Section 20.60.020, to include: 1. Detached buildings. 2. Fences and walls. 3. Signs. The following signs shall be permitted, subject to the restrictions specified and the provisions of Chapter 20.67: a. Wall Signs Business or identification wall signs shall not exceed 1 square foot of sign area for each linear foot of frontage of the building, or portion thereof, involved. The total aggregate sign area for such signs shall not exceed 150 square feet for each business. If the building frontage of any business is less than 25 square feet, only one sign, with a maximum area of 25 feet, shall be permitted for each business. b. Monument/Ground Signs One business or identification sign, including the foundation, not exceeding 50 square feet in area or four feet in height may be permitted on each additional street frontage that is in excess of 99 feet in length. c. Larger Monument/Ground Signs A business or identification sign, including the foundation, measuring more than 50 square feet in area and/or exceeding 4 feet in height may be permitted subject to a use permit approved by the Planning Commission per Chapter 20.91. Applications for signs shall be accompanied by scale drawings indicating the size, sign copy, color, method and intensity of illumination, height, sign area, and location of all signs on the building site. d. Temporary Pole Signs Temporary non-illuminated construction signs, real estate signs, and travel direction signs are permitted. However, no such sign shall be more than 16 feet in height or the following square feet in area: Construction Project Signs: 32 square feet maximum. Real Estate Signs: For residential building sites with four or less units, six square feet. For residential building sites with five or more units, 32 square feet. For non-residential, 32 square feet. Off-Site Travel Directional Signs: Subject to approval of a sign exception permit by the Planning Commission per Section 20.67.045. Sign location(s), number, and area shall be as specified in the exception permit. (For purposes of this Specific Plan, travel direction sign shall mean a sign to inform the motorist as to the route or direction of travel in order to arrive at the residential development project for sale or rent to which it pertains.) e. Permanent Pole Signs Business and identification pole signs may be permitted subject to a use permit approved by the Planning Commission per Chapter 20.91. Applications for such pole signs shall be accompanied by scale drawings indicating the size, sign copy, color, method and intensity of illumination, height, sign area, and location of all signs on the building site. f. Sign Programs Multiple building sites that share a common access may develop a sign program subject to approval of a sign exception permit by the Planning Commission per Section 20.67.045. Applications for such sign programs shall be accompanied by scale drawings indicating the size, sign copy, color, method and intensity of illumination, height, sign area, and location of all signs on the building site. g. Other Signs Except for signs specifically prohibited below, any sign may be permitted subject to a use permit approved by the Planning Commission per Chapter 20.91. h. Prohibited Signs The following signs are specifically prohibited: Outdoor advertising signs or billboards. Roof and projecting signs. Banner signs. Electronic message board signs. Portable signs. Electronic flashing/blinking signs. Rotating signs. 4. Any other accessory uses or structures which the Planning Director finds consistent with the purpose and intent of this district. E. Prohibited Uses. The following uses are specifically prohibited: 1. All uses not listed in this Section as permitted. 2. Automobile repair, tire retreading, fender and body repair and paint shops. 3. Automobile wrecking, junk and salvage yards. 4. Bottling plants. 5. Rental and sales agencies for agricultural, industrial and reconstruction equipment. 6. Warehouses, contractors' storage and equipment yards, work and fabricating areas. 7. Welding shops. 8. Drive-through facility or restaurant abutting the REQ District, unless approved prior to September 20, 1996. F. Site Development Standards. 1. Floor Area Ratio (FAR): Per Chapter 20.63. 2. Building Site Area: No minimum required. 3. Building Height: 35 feet maximum. 4. Building Setbacks. a. Front Setback: No minimum required. b. Side Setback: No minimum required, except where a side property line abuts a residential district, in which case a minimum setback of 10 feet is required. c. Rear Setback: No minimum required, except where a rear property line abuts a residential district, in which case a minimum setback of 10 feet is required. A minimum setback of 5 feet is required adjacent to an alley. 5. Vehicular Access Regulations. Street openings shall be a minimum of 22 feet apart and 22 feet from any existing street openings, measured at the ultimate street right-of-way line; however, every building site shall be permitted to have at least one street opening. 6. Off-Street Parking. Per Chapter 20.66. 7. Lighting. All lighting, exterior and interior, shall be designed and located so that direct rays are confined to the premises. 8. Loading. All loading operations shall be performed on the site, and loading areas shall be screened by a landscape or architectural feature. 9. Trash and Storage Area. All storage of cartons, containers and trash shall be enclosed by a building or by a wall not less than 6 feet in height. If unroofed, no such area shall be located within 40 feet of any residential district. 10. Enclosed Uses. All commercial uses and their related products shall be contained entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for parking and loading areas, and except for outdoor uses expressly permitted by an approved site development permit or use permit. 11. Screening. a. An opaque screen shall be installed and maintained along all district boundaries where the premises abut areas zoned for residential or agricultural uses. A screen shall consist of one or any combination of the following types: (1) Walls. A wall shall consist of concrete, stone, brick, tile or similar type of solid masonry material a minimum of 4 inches thick. (2) Berms. A berm shall be not more than 20 feet in width at the base. It shall be constructed of earthen materials and it shall be landscaped. (3) Fences, Solid. A solid fence shall be constructed of wood or other materials and shall form an opaque screen. (4) Fences, Open. An open weave or mesh type fence shall be combined with plant materials to form an opaque screen. (5) Planting. Plant materials, when used as a screen, shall consist of compact evergreen plants. They shall be of a kind, or used in such a manner, so as to provide screening, having a minimum width of 2 feet within 18 months after initial installation. Permanent watering facilities shall be provided. If, 18 months after installation, plant materials have not formed an opaque screen or if an opaque screen is not maintained, the Planning Director shall require that either walls, berms, or a solid fence be installed. b. Screen heights shall not be less than 6 feet in height except where a shorter height is required per applicable provisions of this Code. c. No signs or sign supports except those specified in the off-street parking regulations shall be permitted on any required screening. 12. Buffer Area. A minimum 6-foot high slump block wall shall be constructed along property lines abutting the REQ District, except within the front setback area, where the height shall be no greater than 3½ feet. Landscaping adjacent to this wall shall be in conformance with the provisions of Section 20.44.020 and Exhibit 20.44-7 (Design Guidelines). |
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