Agoura Hills Municipal Code Part 4 Crs Commercial Retail/Service District

The purpose of the CRS district is to provide areas for a diversity of general commercial, retail and service uses. It is intended that this district provide for the needs of the residents of the city and the surrounding area. The uses shall exhibit a high level of architectural and site design quality, providing a positive experience for visitors and community residents, and fostering business activity.

(Ord. No. 11-388, § 18, 12-14-2011)

The limitations as to uses and structures in the CRS district shall be as follows:

Subject to the provisions of section 9301 et seq. and chapter 6, buildings and structures may be erected, structurally altered or enlarged and land may be used within this district for commercial, service, office and other uses as provided in the commercial use tables (section 9311 et seq. of this chapter). The entire business operation shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building or within the buildable area of the lot.

Any use or structure not specified in section 9332.1 shall be prohibited in the CRS district.

Subject to the provisions of sections 9903, 9391 et seq. and chapter 6, the following development standards shall apply in the CRS district.

All lots hereafter created shall contain the following:

A. Minimum lot area: Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

B. Minimum lot width: One hundred (100) feet.

C. Minimum depth: One hundred (100) feet.

The maximum building coverage shall be sixty (60) percent.

The maximum building height shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

The minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:

A. Minimum front yard: Equal to height of building or minimum of twenty (20) feet;

B. Minimum side yard: None except when adjacent to a residential district or public street: Ten (10) feet;

C. Minimum rear yard: Equal to the height of the building or minimum of ten (10) feet.

A minimum of ten (10) percent of the total lot shall be landscaped unless otherwise specified during a discretionary review. In addition landscaping shall be provided within all required yards adjacent to public right-of-way. Said landscaping shall be provided and maintained in perpetuity subject to the following:

A. Berming (undulating or embanked) shall be required with a minimum variation of elevation being thirty (30) inches;

B. One (1) native oak tree twenty-four inches in size per fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of building shall be provided within said areas or at alternate locations as approved by the city;

C. Landscaping shall minimize the visual dominance of the parking areas, shall complement on-site pedestrian circulation, and serve to reduce pavement temperature; and

D. No other usage or storage shall be permitted within any required landscaping.

(Ord. No. 11-388, § 19, 12-14-2011)

Unless waived by the city, all developments shall be screened according to the following:

A. A decorative wall at a minimum height of six (6) feet shall be provided on all property lines except for those adjacent to a public right-of-way.

Access shall be as approved by the planning commission.

Except for miniwarehouses, the amount of storage or warehousing related to the principal use shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the gross floor area of any building. This provision shall not apply to permitted uses that involve outdoor storage that comply with the outdoor storage provisions of section 9301 et seq.

A. Clearly articulated pedestrian paths through parking lots to the businesses.

B. Pedestrian pathways connecting adjoining neighborhoods and districts.

(Ord. No. 11-388, § 20, 12-14-2011)

Commercial uses adjoining off-site residential neighborhoods shall be designed to be compatible by incorporating the following:

A. Landscape and decorative walls, or comparable buffering and/or screening elements, along the edges of the shopping center;

B. Enhanced architectural treatment of elevations facing the residential uses;

C. Low-intensity lighting and screening to minimize light spillover and glare into residential neighborhoods; and

D. Locating automobile and truck access and unloading areas so that they do not directly front residential neighborhoods, or by providing adequate screening with landscaping and/or decorative walls in areas adjacent to the residential neighborhoods.

(Ord. No. 11-388, § 20, 12-14-2011)