8177-3 - Standards for Coastal Industrial (CM) zone.

Setback areas may be used for driveways, walkways, landscaping and appurtenant fixtures, and similar uses. Off-street parking may also be located in required setback areas provided it is located at least ten (10) feet from a street property line and separated by the street by appropriate walks, fencing, or landscaping.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

All utility lines shall be placed underground by the developer. This requirement may be waived by the decisionmaking authority where it would cause undue hardship or constitute an unreasonable requirement, provided such waiver is not in conflict with California Utilities Commission regulations. Appurtenant structures and equipment such as surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes, and meter cabinets may be placed aboveground.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Private streets may be built as part of an industrial development, in accordance with the private street policy adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 6, 1966, and as may be amended.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

8177-3.4 - Exterior storage.

All areas used for exterior storage shall be fenced for security and public safety. All materials stored shall be accessory to the principal use conducted on the property.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 4451, § 9, adopted December 11, 2012, amended § 8177-3.4 to read as set out herein. Previously § 8177-3.4 was titled open storage.

All metal buildings shall be faced along any street side with masonry, stone, concrete, wood, or similar material. Such facing treatment shall extend along the interior side setbacks of such building a distance of at least ten (10) feet. The metal portion of the principal building and all metal accessory buildings shall have exterior surfaces constructed or faced with a stainless steel, aluminum, painted, baked enamel, or similar finished surface.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

The following standards constitute the minimum permitted levels of operational characteristics for uses allowed in the CM zone. The point of measurement shall be at the lot or ownership line surrounding the use.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Such forms of pollution shall be limited to levels determined to be appropriate for the area, and shall not be objectionable to surrounding properties.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Land or buildings shall not be used or occupied in any manner as to create any dangerous, noxious, injurious or otherwise objectionable fire, explosive or other hazard. All activities involving the use or storage of combustible or explosive materials shall comply with nationally recognized safety standards and shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion, and adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment in compliance with the County Fire Prevention Regulations.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Liquid or solid wastes discharged from the premises shall be properly treated prior to discharge so as not to contaminate or pollute any watercourse or ground water supply, or interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment. The disposal of solid wastes shall not be permitted on the premises.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Exceptions to these regulations may be made during brief periods for reasonable cause, such as breakdown or overhaul of equipment, modification or cleaning of equipment, or other similar reason, when it is evident that such cause was not reasonably preventable. These regulations shall not apply to the operation of motor vehicles or other transportation equipment unless otherwise specified.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

The Planning Director is authorized to require that substantial compliance be carried out for any use of land subject to the performance standards of these regulations.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

The Director may require the owner or operator of a use to submit such data and information needed to make an objective determination of compliance or noncompliance with the standards of this Article. The data may include the following:

(a)

A description of any machinery, process, and products;

(b)

Measurements of the amount or rate of emission of any possibly objectionable elements;

(c)

Methods or techniques that could be used in restricting the emission or generation of such elements.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Failure to submit data required by the Planning Director within a reasonable amount of time shall constitute grounds for ceasing the processing of any permit request, or for revoking any previously issued entitlements, and requiring a cessation of operations until the violation is remedied.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

During the course of an investigation, the Planning Director may require the owner or operator of the use in violation to direct an expert consultant or consultants to advise how the use in violation can be brought into compliance with the performance standards. Such consultant(s) shall be fully qualified to give the required information and shall be a person or firm mutually agreeable to the Planning Director and to the owner or operator of the use in question. The cost of the consultant's services shall be borne by the owner or operator of said use.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

The Planning Director shall report in writing within a reasonable amount of time to the owner or operator of the use in violation concerning compliance with the performance standards. The Planning Director may require modifications or alterations in the construction or operational procedures to ensure that compliance with the performance standard is maintained. The owner or operator shall be given a reasonable length of time to effect any changes prescribed by the Planning Director.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

If, after the conclusion of the time granted for compliance with the performance standards, the Planning Director finds the violation still in existence, revocation of the permit may proceed.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

Any use or process subject to these regulations shall comply with all other authorized governmental standards or regulations that are in effect in the County. More restrictive performance standards or regulations enacted by any authorized governmental agency having jurisdiction in Ventura County on such matters shall take precedence over these regulations.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)

8177-4 - Standards and Procedures for Santa Monica Mountains (M) Overlay Zone.

The standards and procedures in this Article shall apply to all property in the Santa Monica Mountains overlay zone whose zoning district carries the (M) suffix [example: COS(M)].

All other pertinent standards in this Chapter shall also apply, including the applicable resource-protection standards in Article 8, Section 8178-2.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012; Ord. No. 4586, 10-19-2021)

8177-4.1 - Development Standards.

The following additional resource protection standards shall apply to developments proposed in the Santa Monica Mountains overlay zone (M).

See applicable resource-protection standards for the (M) overlay zone in Section 8178-2.

8177-4.1.1 - New development, including all private and public recreational uses, shall preserve all unique vegetation such as Coreopsis gigantea (giant coreopsis) and Dudleya cymosa ssp. Marcescens (marcescent dudleya).

8177-4.1.2 - All new upland development shall be sited and designed to avoid adverse impacts on environmentally sensitive habitat areas (ESHA). Section 8178-2 contains development standards that apply to areas of the Santa Monica Mountains (M) Overlay Zone that contain ESHA or buffer zones (see Coastal Area Plan, Figure 4.1.3-3). Properties located within the Santa Monica Mountains (M) Overlay Zone are also subject to specific ESHAdevelopment policies and standards of the LCP, including those set forth in the following sections:

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Section 8174-4 Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas

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Section 8175-5.2.4(b) Animals and Fowl

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Section 8178-2.3 (c) Environmental Reviews

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Section 8178-2.4.1 (d) Definition of ESHA

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Section 8178-2.6.2 Maximum Allowable Building Site in ESHA or Buffer Zone

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Section 8178-2.6.3(d) General Siting and Building Design Standards

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Section 8178-2.6.8(c) Access Roads and Driveways in ESHA

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Section 8178-2.6.14 Fences, Gates and Walls

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Section 8178-2.6.15 Outdoor Lighting Standards

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Section 8178-2.6.16 Noise Standards

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Section 8178-2.8(a) Pesticides and Pest Management in the Coastal Zone

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Section 8178-2.9.4 ESHA Preservation Incentive (Santa Monica Mountains)

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Section 8178-2.10.8(d) Ventura County In-Lieu Fee Program

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Section 8178-8 Water Efficient Landscaping Requirements

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Section 8181-3.5.2 Additional Findings for Development in the Santa Monica Mountains Overlay Zone

8177-4.1.3 - For proposals for land divisions in the Santa Monica Mountains, all offers of dedication for trail easements shall be recorded on the final map. Trail easements established by deed restriction shall be recorded on the deed no later than final map recordation. See Section 8178-2.9.2.

8177-4.1.4 - New development shall be sited and designed to protect public views to and from the shoreline and public recreational areas. Where feasible, development on sloped terrain shall be set below road grade. 8177-4.1.5 - Development shall not be sited on ridgelines or hilltops when alternative sites on the parcel are available, and shall not be sited on the crest of major ridgelines.

8177-4.1.6 - Except within the existing South Coast community, as shown on the south coast subarea Land Use Plan map, all development proposals located within one thousand (1,000) feet of publicly owned park lands shall be sited and designed to mitigate potential adverse visual impacts upon park lands. Appropriate mitigation measures include additional landscaping, use of natural materials, low building profiles, earth tone colors, and the like. Development shall not be sited within five hundred (500) feet of a park boundary unless no alternative siting on the property is possible consistent with the policies of the Plan.

8177-4.1.7 - Development shall neither preclude continued use of, nor preempt, the option of establishing inland recreational trails along routes depicted on the LCP Land Use Plan maps. A recorded offer of dedication

or a deed restriction creating a trail easement shall be required as a condition of approval on property crossed by trails shown on the LCP Land Use Plan maps.

8177-4.1.8 - All new trail corridors shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet in width, with a larger corridor width for major feeder trails. The routing of trails shall be flexible in order to maintain an adequate buffer zone from adjacentdevelopment. Where feasible, development shall be sited sufficiently distant from the trail so as not to interfere with the trail route.

8177-4.1.9 - During the permitting process, the applicant shall provide the County with any documentation in their possession, or any information they are aware of, regarding the potential or contemplated acquisition of the subject property or portion thereof by a public natural resource agency or non-profit conservation organization.

8177-4.1.10 - Any areas within the Santa Monica Mountains used for private recreational purposes shall continue to be so used unless it becomes infeasible to do so. These properties are subject to the following:

(a)

The only principally-permitted uses (not appealable to the Coastal Commission) on such properties are recreational uses. Planned Development Permits for new recreational uses, or the expansion of existing recreational uses, shall be reviewed for conformance with Section 8178-2 and may be issued by the Planning Director in accordance with Article 11. Permits for all other uses shall be decided upon in accordance with Articles 4 and 11, and all other applicable provisions of this Chapter and the certified LCP Land Use Plan.

(b)

Prior to the granting of a permit that allows a conversion of recreational uses to non-recreation uses, Section 8177-4.1.9 shall be followed.

(Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012; Ord. No. 4586, 10-19-2021)

8177-4.1.11 - Outdoor lighting.

The following standards and requirements apply to all outdoor lighting for development in the Santa Monica Mountains (M) Overlay Zone. If ESHA or a buffer zone is located on the lot or may be impacted by proposed outdoor lighting, additional outdoor lighting standards and restrictions may apply to the lighting pursuant to Section 8178-2.6.15. If development is subject to the standards of more than one (1) section in this Chapter with respect to outdoor lighting, the more restrictive standards shall apply.

(Ord. No. 4586, 10-19-2021)