Camarillo Municipal Code § 19.35.030 CMU site (V4 and adjacent lot)

The city will allow by-right, ministerial approval for residential projects on vacant site number 3 ("V3"), as identified in the city's adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, that include twenty percent or more of its units affordable to lower-income households as defined in Health & Safety Code § 50079.5, provided it complies with all of the standards identified in this Section.

All by-right residential projects submitted pursuant to this chapter must include an affordable housing agreement with the city, including, among other things, provisions governing continued affordability to lower income households.

A. Front Yard. When a unit fronts on a public right-of-way, the minimum setback shall be no less than fifteen feet from the existing or proposed right-of-way line.

B. Two- and three-story dwellings shall have a minimum side yard of ten feet.

C. Rear Yards. The rear yard shall not be less than ten feet in depth with a grade not to exceed three percent except if included in a project where common open space is provided, the minimum building separation of subsection D of this section shall be met.

D. Distance between buildings shall be as follows:

1. The minimum distance between adjoining buildings developed or proposed within a cluster project when arranged front-to-front, front-to-rear or rear-to-rear shall not be less than thirty feet.

2. The minimum distance between buildings for side to front or side to rear shall be thirty feet.

3. Buildings placed side-to-side shall have a minimum separation of fifteen feet.

4. The minimum distance between an accessory building and any other building shall be ten feet.

E. Height. All buildings are limited to three stories and may not exceed a height of forty feet.

F. Lighting. Exterior lighting is permitted subject to the procedures and regulations of Chapter 19.47 of this code.

G. Building Coverage. Developments shall not exceed fifty percent building coverage wherein recreation buildings may be excluded from coverage measurements.

H. Common Usable Open Space. Common usable open space does not include land occupied by streets, driveways, parking areas, service areas, or required front or street side yards; provided, however, that land occupied by recreational structures and facilities may be counted as common usable open space and in accordance with the following standards:

1. The minimum common usable open space required for each dwelling unit shall be as follows:

a. One hundred twenty-five square feet for each studio or efficiency unit;

b. Two hundred twenty-five square feet for each dwelling unit having one or more bedrooms.

2. At least fifty percent of the required common usable open space shall be contained in one or not more than three common areas. The required common usable open space may be distributed throughout the project and need not be in one large area provided that required common usable open space shall have an area six hundred twenty-five square feet and a rectangle described within it shall have a minimum dimension of not less than twenty-five feet.

3. All required common usable open space shall be either landscaped, Barbecue space, or playgrounds and all lawn and landscaping areas shall be provided with a permanent watering system.

4. Fifty percent of the required common usable open space shall be situated on slopes not to exceed five percent.

I. Off Street Parking. In no case shall required parking be provided in the front yard setback area. Parking must be provided in accordance with the following standards:

1. Parking must be provided in accordance with the following table:

2. The parking spaces must be located on the same lot, parcel, or site as the buildings they serve.

3. No off-street parking lot, parcel, or site may be located more than three hundred feet from a building lot, parcel, or site it is intended to serve.

4. No permanent parking is permitted in the required front yard.

5. Open off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of nine feet wide and twenty feet long.

6. Enclosed or covered off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of ten feet wide and twenty feet long, interior dimensions.

7. A handicapped parking space must comply with the requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or other applicable regulations

8. A residential driveway serving four or more units must be a minimum of twenty feet wide.

9. The gradient of access to and within all parking facilities including parking lots and parking garages may not exceed a maximum of fifteen percent slope.

10. Paving must be either a portland cement or asphalt surface.

11. A continuous six-inch concrete curb above parking lot level must be installed and serve as a wheel stop for cars on all periphery areas of the parking lot and as an edging for planting areas and islands and for walls for entrances and exits.

12. Where parking fronts onto a public street, a wall, hedge, or combination of these must provide screening of the parking lot that is at least thirty-six inches high.

13. A plot plan of any proposed off-street parking area must be submitted to the Department of Community Development at the time of the submittal.

14. All open parking must comply with the following exhibits and table:

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15. Where two parking spaces adjoin on the inside corner of a 90-degree change in the direction of a drive aisle, the adjacent parking space to the corner area must be widened by one foot or the adjoining area must include an offset of a minimum of one foot in each direction as shown on the following exhibit:

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16. Landscaping of parking must comply with the following regulations:

a. Peripheral landscaping at least five feet in width, or greater, must be provided along the interior of all property lines and adjacent to all public streets.

b. One tree, fifteen-gallon minimum must be planted within a minimum five foot wide (as measured from the inside face of the curbing) at no more than every ten parking stalls.

c. Each unused space resulting from the design of parking spaces or accessory structures over twenty-four square feet in area must be landscaped.

d. Irrigation System. All landscaping must be provided with a permanent watering system. The design of the irrigation system must be drawn to scale and must include water pressure, pipe size, and type of heads (sprinkler, bubbler, or rainbirds).

e. Identification of Plant Materials. The common and botanical names of each plant, its container size, the number of each, and the location of the plant within the parking area must be clearly illustrated.

f. Choice of Plant Materials. Landscaping must consist of a combination of trees, shrubs and groundcover.

g. Parking Space Overhang. Parking spaces are allowed to overhang into a landscaped area a maximum of two feet.

h. Parking spaces may overhang two feet into a paved pedestrian area where the pedestrian area has a minimum width of six feet as measured from the face of the curb that serves as a wheel stop.

J. A fence or wall not to exceed six feet in height is required to be located and maintained along the side or rear lot lines provided such fence or wall does not extend into the required front yard or into the side yard along the street side of a reverse corner lot, in which case such fence or wall shall be limited to three feet in height.

K. All utilities shall be placed underground in accordance with the provisions of the Camarillo Municipal Code and any other applicable law.

L. No mechanical equipment consisting of ventilation, air conditioning equipment and servicing equipment for swimming pools shall be placed in the side yard or front yard area.

M. Landscaping. Landscaping and other ground space treatment shall be provided on all areas not used for buildings, parking, roadways, pathways or recreational facilities. Landscaping shall be considered actual planting areas of lawn, trees, planter boxes, shrubs, groundcover or other plant material. Such landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:

1. The entire required setback area shall be landscaped with the exception of vehicle accessways and other areas designated for recreational purposes.

2. Fountains, ponds, sculpture and decorative screen walls are permitted as part of the landscaping.

3. Landscape Plan. A plan at a minimum scale of one-inch equals thirty feet shall be submitted to the department of community development.

4. All landscaping must comply with Chapter 14.14 - Water Efficient Landscapes of this Code of Ordinances

N. Refuse. All outdoor refuse and recycling storage areas shall be enclosed on all sides by a minimum six-foot high brick, concrete block or masonry wall. The opening of such storage area shall be screened by a solid gate of durable wood or metal. The gate height shall be equal to the height of the enclosure and the gate shall be equipped with a latch or other device to insure that the gate remains closed when not in use. Refuse enclosures must meet the following standards:

1. The enclosures shall be constructed so that the contents, including containers shall not be visible from a height of six feet above ground level on any street frontage

2. A six-inch concrete curb around the bottom interior portion of the enclosure walls shall be provided.

O. All mechanical equipment or electrical equipment shall be completely screened behind a permanent structure and all rooftop mechanical equipment placed behind a permanent parapet wall or be completely restricted from all view at ground level.

P. Private streets and/or driveways provided within the project shall be subject to the following standards:

For private streets, the minimum street width shall be as follows:

1. Twenty-six feet curb-to-curb (when parking is provided off street);

2. Thirty-two feet curb-to-curb (parallel parking on one side);

3. Thirty-six feet curb-to-curb in single-family developments (parallel parking on both sides);

4. Forty feet curb-to-curb in multiple residential developments (parallel parking on both sides).

Q. Design Standards.

1. Paint. By-Right projects must include two colors; one for the main wall color and another for architectural trim pieces and must be selected from the following colors: white, off white, tan, light brown, or light gray. The paint treatment must be applied along all window surrounds, and on all wall façades of all elevations. Rust-inhibitive paint must be used for all exterior metal building surfaces to prevent corrosion and release of metal contaminants into the storm drain system.

2. Roof. The roofs on any new building must be pitched covered in clay barrel or concrete roofing tile with a minimum 3:12 pitch. Roof color must be gray, brown, or natural clay. Mansard roofs are not permitted.

3. Elevation Materials. A minimum of two different materials must be used on all building elevations, consisting of brick, stone, fiber cement siding, or stucco. On a single building, the two minimum building materials must be repeated on each elevation.

4. Windows. All windows on each side of buildings must provide stucco over foam or wood surrounds a minimum of four inches in width, on all four sides of the windows with a minimum projection of two inches from the face of the structure.

5. Eaves. All buildings must provide eaves of not less than twelve inches and not greater than thirty-six inches and must not encroach into any required setback area.

6. Variation. Unbroken wall planes greater than thirty feet in length are prohibited. Wall planes may be broken up by windows or recesses. Recesses are to measure a minimum of twelve inches in depth and length.

7. Architectural Styles. One of five architectural styles must be chosen for each building. These styles are Traditional, Spanish Colonial Revival, Monterey, Craftsman, and French Country. Within a chosen architectural style, a minimum of five listed architectural elements must be included per building:

8. Traditional. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the Traditional Style for a building:

a. Substantial profiled wood cornices at eaves, and profiled trim at gable ends;

b. Rectangular (vertical), single- or double- hung windows;

c. Window shutters;

d. Brick used as an elevation material;

e. Windows with divided lites;

f. Brick chimneys;

g. Pedimented wood surrounds at front entries.

9. Spanish Colonial Revival. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the Spanish Colonial Revival Style for a building:

a. Molded cornices;

b. Curvilinear parapets;

c. Iron balconies and window grilles;

d. Arcades supported by columns;

e. Corbels;

f. Decorative tiles;

g. Tower elements;

h. Arched window and entry opening;

i. Lintel type window opening;

j. Recessed windows.

10. Monterey. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least 5 of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the Monterey Style for a building:

a. Exposed rafter tails or profiled cornice at eaves;

b. Recessed windows;

c. Flat, arched, segmental, or half round window heads;

d. For windows, stone or cast stone trim at accent openings, or at sills of openings;

e. Walls with cut or cast stone accents;

f. Window shutters;

g. Heavy exposed beams;

h. Wood balconies supported by heavy wood posts and roofed with low-pitched shed roofs;

i. Arcades and trellises;

j. Decorative tile insets.

11. Craftsman. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the Craftsman Style for a building:

a. Exposed, profiled rafter tail eaves, and simple wide gable boards with trim;

b. Vertical and square windows combined into horizontal groupings;

c. Divided lites in upper sashes of single- or double hung-windows;

d. Windows surrounded by wide, detailed wood trim;

e. Use of cobblestone and river rock;

f. Use of brick at base of wall or porch;

g. Exposed wood beams and brackets, profiled at the ends;

h. Tapered wood posts set on rectangular or tapered masonry piers;

i. Bandsawed and pierced ornamentation in wood railings.

12. French Country. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the French Country Style for a building:

a. Gable forms, linking one- and two-story masses with a single roof plane;

b. Simple cornices (with outward concaves), at eaves;

c. Wood plank shutters;

d. Single round, oval, or hexagonal windows accenting façades;

e. Smooth cut or cast stone and wood trim;

f. Circular and segmental arches at main entries;

g. Wrought iron or wood balconies;

h. Smooth or sand finish stucco;

i. Deep set windows on front elevation (four inch minimum).

(Ord. No. 2009, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)

The city will allow by-right, ministerial approval for residential projects on non-vacant site numbers 1-14 ("NV1-NV14") identified in the city's adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element that include twenty percent or more of its units affordable to lower-income households as defined in Health & Safety Code § 50079.5, provided it complies with all of the standards identified in this section.

All by-right residential projects submitted pursuant to this chapter must include an affordable housing agreement with the city, including, among other things, provisions governing continued affordability to lower income households.

A. Front Yard. Front yards may not be less than fifteen feet nor greater than twenty feet from the edge of the curb.

B. Side Yard. No interior side yards are required. Side yards adjacent to a major street are only permitted to allow for plazas and pedestrian walkways. The side yard adjacent to a residential zone must be a minimum of twenty feet.

C. Rear Yard. No rear yards are required. The rear yard adjacent to a public street must meet the front yard requirements.

D. Density. The maximum allowed density under this section is thirty dwelling units per acre.

E. Whenever the by-right project abuts a residential zone, a solid masonry screen wall a minimum of six feet in height must be erected along the property line abutting the residential zone.

F. Whenever the parking or circulation area abuts a public street, there must be a low stucco or slump block wall or landscaped hedge, not greater than three feet in height (excluding architectural features such as pilasters), along the property lines adjacent to the parking or circulation area adjacent to the street.

G. Lighting. Exterior lighting is permitted subject to the procedures and regulations of Chapter 19.47 of this code.

H. All buildings must be a minimum of twenty-five feet in height or two stories. Buildings adjacent to a public street may not exceed forty feet in height. Buildings not adjacent to a public street are limited to a height of forty-five feet or four stories. No building may exceed four stories.

I. Location. Residential units must have a separate entry and exit apart from the commercial units.

J. All mechanical and electrical equipment, and satellite dish antennas (except dishes less than one meter in diameter), must be screened from view by landscaping or fence screen wall or combination of, and all rooftop equipment must be placed behind a permanent parapet wall or equipment screen and be completely screened from view at ground level.

K. Private Usable Outdoor Area. Each unit must include a deck or balcony to provide an exterior area for the unit. The minimum dimension of a deck or balcony is six feet. The minimum area of the exterior space is one hundred square feet exclusive of mechanical equipment.

L. Recreation Area. In addition to private useable outdoor space, each dwelling unit shall provide common useable open space as follows:

1. One hundred twenty-five square feet for each studio, efficiency, or one bedroom unit;

2. Two hundred twenty-five square feet for each dwelling unit having two or more bedrooms

M. The common recreational/leisure area may be composed of active or passive facilities and may be located either indoors or outdoors or may be a combination of both. Common useable open space may incorporate any required setback areas other than required front or street-side yard setback areas, but may not include or incorporate any driveways, trash pickup areas, storage or utility areas or parking areas other than the rooftop deck of a parking structure.

N. Landscaping and all other ground space treatment must be provided upon the net developed site. Landscaping includes the actual planting areas of lawn, trees, planter boxes, shrubs, or other plants. Landscaping must be surrounded by either a six-inch masonry curb, sidewalk or building. All landscaping must comply with the following standards:

1. The parking area setback must be landscaped with the exception of the area provided for vehicles or pedestrian access.

2. No planting area will be considered a landscaped area unless it contains at least twenty-four square feet of area and is a minimum of four feet in width; except raised planting boxes within close proximity to the building.

3. One tree, twenty-four-inch box minimum, must be planted within a minimum sixty-inch-wide planter area at every ten rows of single-row parking stalls, or at every twenty rows of double-row parking stalls.

4. Above-grade and semi-subterranean parking structures must include potted or boxed trees and landscaping on all open-air parking decks that are above grade and visible from any public or private right-of-way, subject to the limitations posed by the engineering of the structure with respect to the weight loads generated by such landscaping.

5. Each unused space resulting from the design of parking spaces or over twenty-four square feet in area must be landscaped.

6. When the commercial development abuts a residential zone, or where the CCM zone abuts an alley or development property, adjacent to a residential zone, it must include a six-foot-wide landscaped area to screen the commercial development. The design of the screening must consist of trees and shrubs.

7. All landscaping must comply with Chapter 14.14 - Water Efficient Landscapes of this Code of Ordinances.

O. Landscaping Plan. A landscaping plan at a minimum scale of one inch equals thirty feet must be submitted and must contain the following:

1. The dimensions and square footage of each planting area;

2. The total square footage of each planting area;

3. Identification of each plant, common and botanical names at the planting area, and the number of each and their container size;

4. The permanent watering system, including all pipe sizes, and type and size of all sprinkler heads or emitters;

5. Specification sheet indicating the soil preparation and maintenance program for continual maintenance of the landscaping area and any type of guarantee associated with the installation of the landscaping.

P. Off Street Parking. No minimum parking requirements are required on a residential, commercial, or other development project if the project is located within one-half mile of the Camarillo Metrolink Station. This exemption does not include electric vehicle charging parking spots and parking for person with disabilities. A project shall be considered to be within one-half mile of the Camarillo Metrolink Station if all parcels within the project have no more than twenty-five percent of their area farther than one-half mile from the station and if not more than ten percent of the residential units or one hundred units, whichever is less, in the project are farther than one-half mile from the station. Projects must the following standards:

1. The floor area calculation will be based on the gross floor area of the building or use except where otherwise provided.

2. Restrooms, utility rooms, equipment rooms, elevator shafts, duct space, and stair wells will be excluded from the square footage when computing floor area for parking purposes.

3. The floor area includes exterior walls but excludes exterior areas.

4. Interior hallways will be included as part of the floor area for determining the gross floor area.

5. Any fractional spaces over fifty percent will be construed as one full space.

6. In any place of public assembly utilizing benches, pews, or other non-individualized seating structure, each eighteen-inch section of such structure will be construed as one seat.

7. A building or portion of a building devoted to off-street parking will have no off-street parking requirements.

8. In the case of mixed-uses in a building or on a lot, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities will be the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately. Off-street parking facilities for one use will not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use except as specified in this chapter for common facilities or joint uses.

9. Residential Parking Table:

10. Drive-through facilities for food uses must provide the following:

a. A minimum stack-up space from the pick-up window to the entrance to the drive-through lane that provides for minimum of ten vehicles.

b. Separate window areas: one for the payment for the food items and a second window to pick up the food items.

c. The drive-through lane must include an ordering panel a minimum of thirty feet ahead of the payment window, and a preview panel a minimum of twenty-four feet ahead of the ordering panel. If the ordering panel is visible a second order station may be substituted for the preview panel.

d. No more than one drive-through lane is permitted.

11. Drive-up kiosks must provide for the following:

a. A minimum of two stacking spaces at each window clear of the required driving lanes.

b. A maximum of two drive-through lanes is permitted.

12. Drive-up banking facilities must provide the following:

a. A minimum of four stack-up spaces.

b. A maximum of four drive-up lanes is permitted.

13. Other types of drive-through uses, including drive-up retail uses, must provide a minimum of four stack-up spaces and no more than two drive-through lanes.

14. For all residential uses, the parking spaces must be located on the same lot, parcel, or site as the buildings they serve.

15. No off-street parking lot, parcel, or site may be located more than three hundred feet from a building lot, parcel, or site it is intended to serve.

16. Open off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of nine feet wide and twenty feet long.

17. Enclosed or covered off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of ten feet wide and twenty feet long, interior dimensions. Single stall enclosed parking spaces must be a minimum of twelve feet in width. Tandem enclosed or open spaces are prohibited in townhouse, condominium, or other multifamily ownership projects.

18. A handicapped parking space must comply with the requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or other applicable regulations.

19. Drive-through lanes must be a minimum width of twelve feet with increased widths at turns and proper radii to accommodate the turning of vehicles.

20. Each stack-up space must be a minimum length of twenty-four feet as measured at the center line of the drive-through lane.

21. A commercial or industrial driveway must be a minimum of twenty feet wide.

22. The gradient of access to and within all parking facilities including parking lots and parking garages may not exceed a maximum of fifteen percent slope.

23. Bicycle racks must be provided to accommodate four bicycles for the first fifty thousand square feet of floor area. One additional bicycle space must be provided for each additional increment of fifty thousand square feet of floor area.

24. Transit Stops. Transit stop improvements (bus turnouts, bus pads, bus shelters are required for nonresidential development of one hundred thousand square feet or more of floor area and for residential developments of one hundred dwelling units or more.

25. Transportation Information Centers. All nonresidential developments employing at least fifty individuals are required to provide a bulletin board, display case or kiosk displaying transportation information. The information displayed must include, but is not limited, to the following:

a. Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit serving the site

26. Uses required to provide for more than fifty parking spaces must provide a minimum of one motorcycle parking space plus one space for every fifty parking spaces thereafter up to the first two hundred parking spaces. For parking facilities with more than two hundred parking spaces, one motorcycle parking space for every one hundred parking spaces must be provided.

27. A use will be given credit in lieu of providing motorcycle parking if the parking facility provides a greater amount of parking than otherwise required by this section. In such instance, one additional automobile parking space will count for two required motorcycle parking spaces. Similarly, additional motorcycle parking may be credited for automobile parking spaces (up to a maximum of eight parking spaces) at a ratio of two motorcycle parking spaces for each one automobile parking space.

28. Motorcycle parking spaces must have a minimum dimension of at least four feet in width and seven feet in length, and must be accessed by a drive aisle of at least eight feet in width.

29. All open parking must comply with the following exhibits and table:

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30. Parking structures. All parking within parking structures must comply with the following exhibits, criteria, and table:

a. Driveways with grades greater than five percent must provide a vertical transition. No driveway may have a slope greater than twenty percent.

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31. Where two parking spaces adjoin on the inside corner of a 90-degree change in the direction of a drive aisle, the adjacent parking space to the corner area must be widened by one foot or the adjoining area must include an offset of a minimum of one foot in each direction as shown on the following exhibit:

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32. Landscaping of parking areas must comply with the following regulations:

a. Peripheral landscaping at least five feet in width or greater must be provided along the interior of all property lines and adjacent to all public streets.

b. One tree, fifteen-gallon minimum must be planted within a minimum five foot wide (as measured from the inside face of the curbing) at no more than every ten parking stalls.

c. Each unused space resulting from the design of parking spaces or accessory structures over twenty-four square feet in area must be landscaped.

d. All planting areas must be maintained in a healthy, stable condition or replaced.

e. Irrigation System. All landscaping must be provided with a permanent watering system. The design of the irrigation system must be drawn to scale and must include water pressure, pipe size, and type of heads (sprinkler, bubbler, or rainbirds).

f. Identification of Plant Materials. The common and botanical names of each plant, its container size, the number of each, and the location of the plant within the parking area must be clearly illustrated.

g. Choice of Plant Materials. Landscaping must consist of a combination of trees, shrubs and groundcover.

h. Parking Space Overhang. Parking spaces are allowed to overhang into a landscaped area a maximum of two feet.

i. Parking spaces may overhang two feet into a paved pedestrian area where the pedestrian area has a minimum width of six feet as measured from the face of the curb.

33. All parking areas must be improved as follows:

a. Paving must be either a portland cement or asphalt surface.

b. A continuous six-inch concrete curb above parking lot level must be installed and serve as a wheel stop for cars on all periphery areas of the parking lot and as an edging for planting areas and islands and protection for walls for entrances and exits.

c. Where parking fronts onto a public street, a wall, hedge, berm or combination of these must provide screening of the parking lot that is at least thirty-six inches high.

d. A plot plan of any proposed off-street parking area must be submitted to the department of community development at the time of the application.

Q. Refuse. Refuse and recycling enclosures shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:

1. The enclosures shall be constructed so that the contents, including containers shall not be visible from a height of six feet above ground level on any street frontage.

2. The enclosure shall be constructed of masonry, block or decorative block.

3. Wall heights shall be no less than six feet for bins and five feet for cans measured from finished grade at the exterior of the enclosure. Interior dimensions for an enclosure containing two three-cubic yard bins, shall be no less than ten feet by seven feet.

4. Each refuse and recycling enclosure shall be provided with solid wood or metal gates. The gate height shall be equal to the height of the enclosure and the gate shall be equipped with a latch or other device to insure that the gate remains closed when not in use.

5. A six-inch concrete curb around the bottom interior portion of the enclosure walls shall be provided.

R. Loading. Loading Spaces will comply with the following:

1. When the lot upon which loading spaces are located abuts upon an alley, such loading spaces shall have access from the alley. The length of the loading space may be measured perpendicular to or parallel with the alley. Where such loading area is parallel with the alley and the lot is fifty feet or less in width, the loading area shall extend across the full width of the lot.

2. No part of an alley or street shall be used for loading excepting areas designated by the city for loading.

3. No loading space required by the provisions herein shall be eliminated, reduced, or converted in any manner unless equivalent facilities are provided.

4. Standard loading spaces shall be not less than twelve feet in width extending fifty feet in depth and fourteen feet in height.

5. For all non-residential building square footage, the following standards shall apply:

S. All utilities shall be placed underground in accordance with the provisions of the Camarillo Municipal Code.

T. Except as provided in this section, the development must comply with the Camarillo Commons Strategic Plan.

U. Building Coverage. Buildings and other structures may not occupy more than fifty percent of the project area.

V. Design Standards

1. Paint. By-Right projects must include two colors; one for the main wall color and another for architectural trim pieces and must be selected from the following colors: white, off white, tan, light brown, or light gray. The paint treatment must be applied along all window surrounds, and on all wall façades of all elevations. Rust-inhibitive paint must be used for all exterior metal building surfaces to prevent corrosion and release of metal contaminants into the storm drain system.

2. Roof. The roofs on any new building must be pitched covered in clay barrel with a minimum 3:12 pitch. Roof color must be brown or natural clay. Mansard roofs are not permitted.

3. Elevation Materials. A minimum of two different materials must be used on all building elevations, consisting of brick, stone, fiber cement siding, or stucco. On a single building, the two minimum building materials must be repeated on each elevation.

4. Windows. All windows on each side of buildings must provide stucco over foam or wood surrounds a minimum of four inches in width, on all four sides of the windows with a minimum projection of two inches from the face of the structure.

5. Eaves. All buildings must provide eaves of not less than twelve inches and not greater than thirty-six inches and must not encroach into any required setback area.

6. Variation. Unbroken wall planes greater than thirty feet in length are prohibited. Wall planes may be broken up by windows or recesses. Recesses are to measure a minimum of twelve inches in depth and length.

7. Spanish/Mission Architectural Style Additional Elements (Minimum five Required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated on all buildings in a by-right project:

a. Molded cornices;

b. Curvilinear parapets;

c. Iron balconies and window grilles;

d. Arcades supported by columns;

e. Corbels;

f. Decorative tiles;

g. Tower elements;

h. Arched window and entry opening;

i. Lintel type window opening;

j. Recessed windows.

(Ord. No. 2009, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)

The city will allow by-right, ministerial approval for residential projects on vacant site number 4 ("V4") identified in the city's adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element and the adjacent lot (identified by APNs: 229-0-320-165 and 229-0-320-155), that include twenty percent or more of its units affordable to lower-income households as defined in Health & Safety Code § 50079.5, provided it complies with all of the standards identified in this section.

All by-right residential projects submitted pursuant to this chapter must include an affordable housing agreement with the city, including, among other things, provisions governing continued affordability to lower income households.

A. Front Yard. Buildings may be constructed up to the front property line or right-of-way, whichever is greater. Parking areas must be set back a minimum of five feet.

B. Side Yard. No interior side yards are required. The side yard adjacent to a public road must meet the front yard setback requirements.

C. Rear Yard. Rear yard must be no less than ten feet. If the building height is in excess of twenty-five feet, the setback must be increased by ten feet for each ten feet of building height or portion thereof to a yard area not to exceed fifty feet.

D. Density. The maximum allowed density under this section is thirty dwelling units per acre.

E. Off Street Parking. No minimum parking requirements are required on a residential, commercial, or other development project if the project is located within one-half mile of the Camarillo Metrolink Station. This exemption does not include electric vehicle charging parking spots and parking for person with disabilities.

F. A handicapped parking space must comply with the requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or other applicable regulations.

G. A commercial or industrial driveway must be a minimum of twenty feet wide.

H. Transit Stops. Transit stop improvements (bus turnouts, bus pads, bus shelters are required for nonresidential development of one hundred thousand square feet or more of floor area and for residential developments of one hundred dwelling units or more.

I. Bicycle racks must be provided to accommodate four bicycles for the first fifty thousand square feet of floor area. One additional bicycle space must be provided for each additional increment of fifty thousand square feet of floor area.

J. Transportation Information Centers. All nonresidential developments employing at least fifty individuals are required to provide a bulletin board, display case or kiosk displaying transportation information. The information displayed must include, but is not limited, to the following:

1. Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit serving the site

K. All open parking must comply with the following exhibits and table:

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L. Parking structures. All parking within parking structures must comply with the following exhibits, criteria, and table:

1. Driveways with grades greater than five percent must provide a vertical transition. No driveway may have a slope greater than twenty percent.

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M. Where two parking spaces adjoin on the inside corner of a 90-degree change in the direction of a drive aisle, the adjacent parking space to the corner area must be widened by one foot or the adjoining area must include an offset of a minimum of one foot in each direction as shown on the following exhibit:

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N. Landscaping of parking areas must comply with the following regulations:

1. Peripheral landscaping at least five feet in width or greater must be provided along the interior of all property lines and adjacent to all public streets.

2. One tree, fifteen-gallon minimum must be planted within a minimum five foot wide (as measured from the inside face of the curbing) at no more than every ten parking stalls.

3. Each unused space resulting from the design of parking spaces or accessory structures over twenty-four square feet in area must be landscaped.

4. All planting areas must be maintained in a healthy, stable condition or replaced.

5. Irrigation System. All landscaping must be provided with a permanent watering system. The design of the irrigation system must be drawn to scale and must include water pressure, pipe size, and type of heads (sprinkler, bubbler, or rainbirds).

6. Identification of Plant Materials. The common and botanical names of each plant, its container size, the number of each, and the location of the plant within the parking area must be clearly illustrated.

7. Choice of Plant Materials. Landscaping must consist of a combination of trees, shrubs and groundcover.

8. Parking Space Overhang. Parking spaces are allowed to overhang into a landscaped area a maximum of two feet.

9. Parking spaces may overhang two feet into a paved pedestrian area where the pedestrian area has a minimum width of six feet as measured from the face of the curb.

O. All parking areas must be improved as follows:

1. Paving must be either a portland cement or asphalt surface

2. A continuous six-inch concrete curb above parking lot level must be installed and serve as a wheel stop for cars on all periphery areas of the parking lot and as an edging for planting areas and islands and protection for walls for entrances and exits.

3. Where parking fronts onto a public street, a wall, hedge, or combination of these must provide screening of the parking lot that is at least thirty-six inches high.

4. A plot plan of any proposed off-street parking area must be submitted to the department of community development at the time of the application

P. Loading. Loading Spaces will comply with the following:

1. When the lot upon which loading spaces are located abuts upon an alley, such loading spaces shall have access from the alley. The length of the loading space may be measured perpendicular to or parallel with the alley. Where such loading area is parallel with the alley and the lot is fifty feet or less in width, the loading area shall extend across the full width of the lot.

2. No part of an alley or street shall be used for loading excepting areas designated by the city for loading.

3. No loading space required by the provisions herein shall be eliminated, reduced, or converted in any manner unless equivalent facilities are provided.

4. Standard loading spaces shall be not less than twelve feet in width extending fifty feet in depth and fourteen feet in height.

5. For all non-residential building square footage, the following standards shall apply:

Q. Whenever the CMU zone abuts on a residential zone, a solid masonry screen wall of six feet in height must be erected along the property line abutting the residential zone.

R. Whenever the parking or circulation area abuts a public street, there must be a low wall and landscaped hedge, not greater than three feet in height, along the property lines adjacent to the parking area adjacent to the street.

S. Lighting. Exterior lighting is permitted subject to the procedures and regulations of Chapter 19.47 of this code.

T. Commercial Space. A project may not have less than ten percent of its total building square footage devoted to commercial space. A project may not have more than fifty percent of its total building square footage devoted to commercial space.

U. Buildings and other structures may not occupy more than fifty percent of the project area, where other sections of the code are met and with which all standards have been complied. The remaining area may be used for landscaping, automobile parking and circulation, and must be completely improved for these purposes.

V. All buildings are limited to three stories and may not exceed a height of forty feet.

W. Building Coverage. Buildings and other structures may not occupy more than fifty percent of the project area.

X. Residential units are subject to the following standards:

1. Residential units must have a separate and secured entrance and exit from the commercial areas.

2. Usable Outdoor Area. Each unit must include a deck or balcony to provide an exterior area for the unit. The minimum dimension of a deck or balcony is seven feet, six inches. A minimum area of the exterior space is one hundred square feet.

3. Recreation Area. Recreation space, including recreational facilities for children, shall be provided for the residential units.

4. Pedestrian and Vehicular Connections. Buildings are to be connected by pedestrian pathways and vehicular circulation systems.

5. Live/work units shall provide an area devoted to the commercial use located on the ground floor of not less than five hundred square feet.

Y. Horizontal mixed-use developments. In addition to all other requirements set forth in this section, horizontal mixed-use developments shall provide common usable open space. Common usable open space does not include land occupied by streets, driveways, parking areas, service areas, or required front or street side yards; provided, however, that land occupied by recreational structures and facilities may be counted as common usable open space and in accordance with the following standards:

1. The minimum common usable open space required for each dwelling unit shall be as follows:

a. One hundred twenty-five square feet for each studio or efficiency unit;

b. Two hundred twenty-five square feet for each dwelling unit having one or more bedrooms.

2. At least fifty percent of the required common usable open space shall be contained in one or not more than three common areas. The required common usable open space may be distributed throughout the project and need not be in one large area provided that required common usable open space shall have an area six hundred twenty-five square feet and a rectangle described within it shall have a minimum dimension of not less than twenty-five feet.

3. All required common usable open space shall be either landscaped, Barbecue space, or playgrounds and all lawn and landscaping areas shall be provided with a permanent watering system.

4. Fifty percent of the required common usable open space shall be situated on slopes not to exceed five percent.

Z. Landscaping. Landscaping and all other ground space treatment must be provided upon the net developed site. Landscaping includes the actual planting areas of lawn, trees, planter boxes, shrubs, or other plants. Landscaping must be surrounded by six-inch masonry curb, walk or building. Courtyards, water ponds, streams, walkways, decks, kiosks are permitted. All landscaping must comply with the following standards:

1. Required landscaped areas must be provided with a permanent method of watering of plants. This watering system must consist of piped water lines terminating in sprinklers or emitters.

2. No planting area will be considered a landscaped area, unless it contains at least twenty-four square feet in area and is a minimum of four feet in width, except raised planting boxes within four feet of a building.

3. One tree, fifteen gallons minimum, must be planted within a minimum sixty-inch wide planter area at every ten rows of single-row parking stalls, or at every twenty rows of double-row parking stalls.

4. Each unused space resulting from the design of parking spaces or over twenty-four square feet in area must be landscaped.

5. When the commercial development abuts a residential zone, or where the CMU zone abuts an alley or development property, adjacent to a residential zone, it must include a six-foot wide landscaped area. The design of the screening must consist of trees and shrubs.

6. All landscaping must comply with Chapter 14.14 - Water Efficient Landscapes of this Code of Ordinances.

7. Landscaping Plan. A landscaping plan at a minimum scale of one-inch equals thirty feet must be submitted to the Department of Community Development and must contain the following

a. The dimensions and square footage of each planting area;

b. he total square footage of each planting area;

c. Identification of each plant, common and botanical names at the planting area, and the number of each and their container size.

d. The permanent watering system, including all pipe sizes, and type and size of all sprinkler heads or emitters;

e. Specification sheet indicating the soil preparation and maintenance program for continual maintenance of the landscaping area and any type of guarantee associated with the installation of the landscaping.

AA. Refuse. Refuse and recycling enclosures shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:

1. Each development established must provide an outdoor refuse and recycling storage area, enclosed on all sides by a minimum of six-foot high brick, concrete block, or masonry wall. The opening of the storage area must be screened by a solid gate of durable wood or metal. The enclosure must be covered by a solid roof. The gate height shall be equal to the height of the enclosure and the gate shall be equipped with a latch or other device to insure that the gate remains closed when not in use.

2. The enclosures shall be constructed so that the contents, including containers shall not be visible from a height of six feet above ground level on any street frontage

3. Interior dimensions for an enclosure containing two three-cubic yard bins, shall be no less than ten feet by seven feet.

4. A six-inch concrete curb around the bottom interior portion of the enclosure walls shall be provided.

BB. All utilities shall be placed underground in accordance with the provisions of the Camarillo Municipal Code.

CC. All mechanical and electrical equipment, and satellite dish antennas (except dishes less than one meter in diameter), must be screened from view by landscaping or fence screen wall or combination of, and all rooftop equipment must be placed behind a permanent parapet wall or equipment screen and be completely screened from view at ground level.

DD. Design Standards

1. Paint. By-Right projects must include two colors; one for the main wall color and another for architectural trim pieces and must be selected from the following colors: white, off white, tan, light brown, or light gray. The paint treatment must be applied along all window surrounds, and on all wall façades of all elevations. Rust-inhibitive paint must be used for all exterior metal building surfaces to prevent corrosion and release of metal contaminants into the storm drain system.

2. Roof. The roofs on any new building must be pitched covered in clay barrel or concrete roofing tile with a minimum 3:12 pitch. Roof color must be gray, brown, or natural clay. Mansard roofs are not permitted.

3. Elevation Materials. A minimum of two different materials must be used on all building elevations, consisting of brick, stone, fiber cement siding, or stucco. On a single building, the two minimum building materials must be repeated on each elevation.

4. Windows. All windows on each side of buildings must provide stucco over foam or wood surrounds a minimum of four inches in width, on all four sides of the windows with a minimum projection of two inches from the face of the structure.

5. Eaves. All buildings must provide eaves of not less than twelve inches and not greater than thirty-six inches and must not encroach into any required setback area.

6. Variation. Unbroken wall planes greater than thirty feet in length are prohibited. Wall planes may be broken up by windows or recesses. Recesses are to measure a minimum of twelve inches in depth and length.

7. Architectural Styles. One of the following architectural styles must be chosen for each building. These styles are Monterey or Spanish Colonial Revival. Within a chosen architectural style, a minimum of five listed architectural elements must be included per building:

8. Monterey. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the Monterey Style for a building:

a. Exposed rafter tails or profiled cornice at eaves;

b. Recessed windows;

c. Flat, arched, segmental, or half round window heads;

d. For windows, stone or cast stone trim at accent openings, or at sills of openings;

e. Walls with cut or cast stone accents;

f. Window shutters;

g. Heavy exposed beams;

h. Wood balconies supported by heavy wood posts and roofed with low-pitched shed roofs;

i. Arcades and trellises;

j. Decorative tile insets.

9. Spanish Colonial Revival. Additional elements (minimum five required). At least five of the following elements must be incorporated in a by-right project that selects the Spanish Colonial Revival Style for a building:

a. Molded cornices;

b. Curvilinear parapets;

c. Iron balconies and window grilles;

d. Arcades supported by columns;

e. Corbels;

f. Decorative tiles;

g. Tower elements;

h. Arched window and entry opening;

i. Lintel type window opening;

j. Recessed windows.

(Ord. No. 2009, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)

The following standards are applicable to all developments proposed under this chapter:

A. The structure walls of any affordable unit may not touch the structure walls of any other affordable unit.

B. Fees.

1. By-right developments are subject to applicable development fees as established by resolution. The amount of fees to be paid will be those in effect at the actual time of payment of such fees. Applicant must pay the applicable development fees before the grading/encroachment/sewer permit is ready to be issued, whichever occurs first, unless otherwise required by law.

2. Applicant must pay park impact fee per Chapter 16.52 of this code to be calculated by, and paid directly to, the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District before the issuance of a zone clearance.

3. Applicant must pay school facilities fees as determined by the school districts and the city prior to building permit issuance in accordance with city and/or state regulations.

C. Development standards. A proposed by-right development project must comply with the following development standards:

1. Permits.

a. Encroachment permits must be obtained from the city for all work within the city right-of-way, as well as any work that would impact the city's right-of-way.

b. Grading permit and/or sewer permit must be obtained from the city for all applicable project work.

c. All necessary permits must be obtained from Caltrans for all work within the Caltrans right-of-way, as well as any work that would impact Caltrans' right-of-way. A copy of the Caltrans permits must be submitted to the department of public works.

d. A Consent for Offsite Construction must be obtained from adjacent property owners for any improvements within the adjacent properties.

e. All other permits as required under Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of this code.

2. Improvements.

a. Buildings must not be located within existing or new easements.

b. Design and calculations for all development perimeter and retaining walls must be submitted to building and safety prior to obtaining the required permit and inspection.

c. Any existing public improvements adjacent to the limits of the project found to be damaged during the construction of the project must be removed and reconstructed.

d. A pavement treatment over the existing parking lot, including pavement preparation, must be applied.

e. A pavement treatment over the full width of the street must be applied, if the existing street is in moratorium and the street is cut for project utility installations. Traffic signs and pavement markings on public streets must conform to the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD), latest edition.

f. Curb, gutters and on-site paving/hardscape must be designed and constructed to meet existing city and Ventura County design standards.

g. All street or road improvements inside and adjacent to the project boundaries must be designed and constructed to meet current city and Ventura County design standards. Sidewalks must be constructed for pedestrian access.

h. Frontage landscaping must be designed such that it will not obstruct a motorist's line of sight above three feet nor below seven feet within the corner cutoff area of an uncontrolled intersection, or within the sight triangle of a controlled intersection.

i. Trees and landscaping:

i. Private trees must be planted based on an approved landscape plan or at forty-foot intervals along the public street.

ii. The landscape plan must be coordinated with the grading plans to avoid conflicts of trees with BMP's for stormwater quality and with storm drains.

iii. The developer must install private landscape/hardscape features, and irrigation systems within the public right-of-way adjacent to the project.

iv. A license agreement must be finalized with the City of Camarillo for the owners' association to own, operate and maintain the private landscaping, private trees, and private irrigation system within the public right-of-way parkways. All required landscaping, trees and irrigation within the public right-of-way will be private.

j. Evidence of existing corner lot monumentation must be submitted before project approval and at the completion of the project to ensure that existing corner monumentation and witness markings are not disturbed by construction activities or were reset.

k. An owners' association or other approved program approved by the city and city attorney must be formed to be recorded to provide maintenance of private improvements.

3. New driveways and access.

a. There may be no ingresses or egresses to the project property except for those shown on the improvement plans.

b. Ingresses or egresses must have a width in accordance with the current city and Ventura County design standards.

c. Driveways must be located at least ten feet away from the beginning of the street curb return, if no stop signs exist and are not proposed. Driveways must be located at least fifty feet away from the limit line of the existing or proposed stop sign.

d. Driveway approaches must be constructed or relocated to serve the development. If an existing driveway approach is removed, then curb, gutter, and sidewalk must be constructed in its place.

e. A single driveway width must have a minimum width of twenty feet and a maximum width of:

i. Twenty feet for a lot width less than one hundred feet.

ii. Thirty feet for a lot width of one hundred feet to one hundred and fifty feet.

iii. Twenty percent of lot frontage but less than sixty feet.

iv. The total combined width of all driveways must not exceed sixty percent of the property frontage.

f. In addition to the standards set forth in this subsection, driveways must comply with Section 19.44.160 of this code.

g. All entrances must be surfaced and improved to include necessary pave-out to join existing pavement in accordance with existing city standards.

h. Traffic circulation and control on adjacent streets, including all curb openings, control signs for regulation, warning, and guidance of traffic, must be designed to meet existing city standards including traffic study. These shall include, without limitation, stop signs, speed signs, turn prohibition signs, one-way signs, parking signs, together with required pavement striping, raised pavement markers, and road symbols.

i. Each parking aisle shall connect to another parking aisle or have adequate area for the vehicle parked in the space at the end of the aisle to execute a backing unparking maneuver (e.g., extend the parking aisle ten feet past the end stall).

j. All traffic control signs must be installed before final occupancy, and before final acceptance, the city may require the developer to add traffic control devices, such as signing and striping, the need for which are not apparent at time of improvement plan approval but which are warranted due to actual field conditions. The developer must install the traffic control devices before final acceptance.

k. Ramps and other accessible path of travel elements (sidewalk, walk, appurtenances) must be constructed to meet existing city and Ventura County design standards. Accessible facilities shall be constructed and existing facilities reconstructed within the project limits as necessary to comply with California Title 24 accessibility requirements of the California Building Codes and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

l. Intersection visibility must be designed as set forth in CMC § 19.38.050. The sight distance requirements will also apply to commercial and industrial driveway intersections with public and private streets.

m. Horizontal and vertical curves at all intersections must be designed to meet existing city standards.

n. Turn lanes must be designed and constructed to be two hundred feet long with ninety-foot bay tapers.

o. All two-way drive aisles must have a minimum width of twenty-six feet, including two-way drive aisles that are shared with adjacent developments.

p. Easements must be obtained from those adjacent properties over areas where shared drive aisles are proposed.

q. Access roads with turnarounds must be designed and constructed to meet existing city standards.

4. Grading.

a. All grading must conform to Chapter 16.04 of this code.

b. Grading and improvement plans and supporting reports and calculations must be prepared and submitted to the public works department for review and approval. Grading and improvement plans must be submitted on standard city title block sheets of twenty-four by thirty-six inches to a standard engineering scale representative of sufficient plan clarity.

c. The site must be raised as needed to provide standard clear cover and standard slopes for sewer, water and storm drains.

5. Soils.

a. A soils and geologic study as required by Chapter 16.38 of this code and in accordance with the requirements of Resolution No. 88-57 (and all subsequent amendments) must be prepared and submitted to the public works department for review and approval. The study must include, without limitation, fault trenching, slope stability, liquefaction, hydroconsolidation and seismically-induced settlement testing and analysis (contact the public works department for guidelines). The recommendations of the soils and geologic study must be incorporated into the project.

b. Any restricted use zones must be shown on the grading and improvement plan.

c. The project property and all proposed building pads must be individually certified as geotechnically suitable for their intended use.

6. Drainage.

a. The applicant must prepare and submit a hydrology and hydraulics study for the project to the city engineer for review and approval. The study must include, without limitation, the hydraulic analysis for the sizing of the required storm drain system. Appropriate facilities for proper drainage within the development must be provided and constructed as approved by the city engineer.

i. All areas must be graded in such a manner that there will be no undrained depressions.

ii. All storm drain facilities must be designed to convey the Q50 storm runoff.

iii. Building pads must be protected from the Q100 storm and the overflow path must be shown on the hydrology map.

b. Water Surface Pressure Gradient (WSPG) calculations using WSPG Program for all pipes eighteen inches or larger must be provided.

c. No storm drain facility may be located in conflict with buildings and structures.

d. Concrete swales must be constructed behind retaining walls and at slopes.

e. Flowline and cross fall slopes throughout the development must be designed and constructed in the following manner:

i. Concrete gutters must have a minimum flowline slope of one-half percent.

ii. Asphalt areas must have a minimum of one percent cross fall slopes.

iii. Landscaping must have a minimum flowline slope of one percent and a minimum cross fall slope of two percent.

f. Each lot must drain to an approved drainage facility. Cross lot drainage must be minimized.

g. The development must be protected from offsite drainage, and any water concentration and/or increase as a result of the construction of the development must be conveyed by means of adequate facilities to the existing storm drain system designed to convey the development's runoff.

h. The applicant must provide storm water acceptance deeds on any and all lots subject to runoff water from adjacent lots or properties.

i. Cross gutters may be permitted on minor streets only at those points where the traffic would normally be expected to stop.

j. No grated drain inlet shall be located within the drive aisles and/or middle of the parking areas.

k. Access and maintenance easements to the City of Camarillo must be provided for those storm drain lines designated as public. The developer must obtain the necessary easements including deed, legal description and sketch for dedication to the City of Camarillo. The developer must coordinate execution of deeds with adjacent property owners.

l. All storm drain lines within the project boundaries shall be private storm drain lines.

7. Stormwater Quality.

a. Development must be undertaken in accordance with conditions and requirements in the Waste Discharge Requirements and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Permit No. CAS004004, Board Order R4-2021-0105.

b. Applicable new development or redevelopment projects which do not have applications that were deemed complete for processing or an approved tract map prior to October 11, 2011 must be responsible for implementing the planning and land development requirements outlined in the Ventura County Municipal Stormwater Permit; Order No. 2010-0108 and further detailed in the July 13, 2011 Technical Guidance Manual. These requirements include implementation of criteria related to low impact development, hydromodification, and water quality treatment. A Post-Construction Stormwater Management Plan will be required on city-provided form available on the City of Camarillo web site at www.cityofcamarillo.org. A two thousand dollar fee deposit will be required with submittal of the Post-Construction Stormwater Management Plan (PCSMP). Applicable projects include:

i. All development projects equal to one acre or greater of disturbed area that adds more than ten thousand square feet of impervious surface area.

ii. Commercial strip malls with ten thousand square feet or more of impervious surface area.

iii. Restaurants/Cafeterias with five thousand square feet or more of total altered surface area.

iv. Parking lots with five thousand square feet or more of impervious surface area, or with twenty-five or more parking spaces.

v. Projects located in, directly adjacent to, or discharging directly to an Environmentally Sensitive Area, where stormwater runoff may impact a sensitive biological species or habitat and creates two thousand five hundred square feet or more of impervious surface area.

vi. Redevelopment projects that meet redevelopment thresholds identified in Order No. 2010-0108. Redevelopment projects include those identified in i.—v. above and that conduct land-disturbing activities that result in the creation or addition or replacement of five thousand square feet or more of impervious surface area on an already developed site. If a redevelopment project replaces, creates or adds fifty percent or more impervious surface area to the existing impervious surfaces, then stormwater runoff from the entire area (existing and additions) must be conditioned for stormwater quality mitigation. Otherwise, only the additional area of redevelopment project requires mitigation.

vii. Streets construction of ten thousand square feet or more of impervious surface area must incorporate USEPA guidance regarding Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure: Green Streets to the maximum extent practicable.

d. A Stormwater Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP) is required for projects that disturb less than one acre of soil and are not part of a larger common plan of development. Before the City issues a grading permit or zone clearance, the applicant must submit a Stormwater Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP) on the form provided by the City for the stormwater program manager's and City engineer's review.

i. The SWPCP must be developed and implemented in accordance with requirements in the Waste Discharge Requirements and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Permit No. CAS004004, Board Order R4-2021-0105.

ii. The SWPCP must identify potential pollutant sources that may affect the quality of discharges to stormwater and must include the design and placement of recommended BMPs to effectively prohibit the entry of pollutants from the construction site into the storm drain system during construction. Suggested BMPs can be downloaded from the California Stormwater BMP Handbook for Construction at www.cabmphandbooks.com.

e. State general construction permit requirement for projects that disturb one acre or more of soil or are part of a larger common plan of development. Before the city issues a grading permit, the developer must submit a copy of the project receipt of the Notice of Intent (NOI) and Waste Discharge Identification (WDID) from the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Storm Water Permit Unit, for coverage under the General Construction NPDES Permit (GCP) (Permit No. CAS000002/ Order No. 2009-009-DWQ as amended). The developer must comply with all requirements of the General Permit.

f. All development subject to the state GCP, must prepare a local Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) based on the template available in the California Construction BMP Handbook Portal available at www.casqa.org. The SWPPP must be submitted to the city for review and approval, and once approved; the developer must submit the SWPPP in electronic format to the city.

g. If a change of ownership takes place for the entire development or portions of the common plan of development where construction activities are still on-going, development must provide City with Proof of a Change of Information form (COI) with the State GCP.

h. The project construction plans must incorporate best management practices (BMPs) applicable to the development for the review and approval of the city engineer. Suggested construction BMPs are listed in the California Stormwater BMP Handbook for Construction, which can be downloaded at www.cabmphandbooks.com.

i. All onsite storm drain inlets, whether newly constructed or existing, must be labeled "Don't Dump - Drains to Creek" before occupancy in accordance with City requirements. The labels are to be provided by the city to the developer at cost; this does not include installation of the labels. There will be additional labor charges for installation by the city.

j. No architectural copper should be used that is exposed to stormwater runoff. This area drains to a watershed that has been listed by the state water resources control board as being impaired for copper per Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution No. 2006-012.

k. All exterior metal building surfaces, including roofs, must be with rust-inhibitive paint to prevent corrosion and release of metal contaminants into the storm drain system prior to occupancy.

l. Certified full capture trash devices must be installed to address the trash total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirements imposed under Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution No. 2007-007 or the Statewide Trash Amendments adopted April 7, 2015. Contact the city's stormwater program manager for a list of certified devices and more information. Existing storm drain inlets located within this project must be retrofitted to address the above trash policies.

m. Trash enclosures and/or recycling area(s) must include a lattice structure to cover the enclosure with a solid roof design below to direct stormwater away from entering the enclosure. All litter/waste material must be kept in leak-proof containers. Area(s) must be paved with impermeable material. No other area may drain onto these areas. The trash enclosure and/or recycling area(s) may not drain to the storm drain system or the sanitary sewer and all cleanups must be performed using dry cleanup methods. There must be no slope on the interior floor of the enclosure and the waste handling area must be bermed to prevent run-on of stormwater. Post sign on trash enclosure informing users that hazardous materials are not to be disposed of therein. Enclosures for air compressors must include a roof installation similar to trash enclosures, if feasible, to direct water from entering the enclosure.

n. Landscape areas must be designed and maintained with efficient irrigation to reduce runoff and promote surface filtration and minimize the use of fertilizers and pesticides which can contribute to urban runoff pollution.

o. Parking and associated drive areas with five or more spaces must be designed to minimize degradation of stormwater quality. BMPs, such as bioretention, bioswales, oil/water separators, sand filter basins or approved equals, must be installed to intercept and effectively prohibit pollutants from discharging to the storm drain system. The design of the BMP must be submitted to the city engineer for review and approval before the city issues a grading permit.

p. If applicable, decorative fountains and lakes must be designed with no connection to the storm drain system. Decorative fountains and lakes may be discharged to the storm drain system as long as the discharge meets the city's municipal stormwater permit requirements.

q. Air-conditioning condensate flows shall not discharge to the storm drain system. If air conditioning condensate is discharged to the storm drain system, then coverage must be obtained under the General NPDES Permit No. CAG994003, Discharges of Nonprocess Wastewater to Surface Water in Coastal Watershed of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

r. All property areas must be maintained free of litter/debris.

s. All onsite storm drains must be cleaned at least twice a year; once immediately before October 1 (the beginning of the rainy season), and once in January. Additional cleaning may be required by the City Engineer.

t. Sidewalks and parking lots must be maintained free of litter/debris. Sidewalks and parking lots must be swept at least on a monthly basis, with a minimum of two sweepings occurring during the month of October, prior to the beginning of the rainy season. Such sweepings must be a minimum two weeks apart. When swept or washed, debris must be trapped and collected to prevent entry to the storm drain system. The applicant must provide a program for the compliance with this requirement prior to issuance of zoning clearance.

u. Trash enclosures, and/or waste handling areas must be dry swept/cleaned at least on a monthly basis, with a minimum of two sweepings occurring during the month of October, prior to the beginning of the rainy season. Such sweepings must be a minimum two weeks apart. When swept, debris must be trapped and collected to prevent entry to the storm drain system. The facility must have a spill prevention, control and cleanup plan.

v. There must be no pressure washing of roofs, home or building surfaces, parking areas, material and waste storage areas, or building site with discharges to the street, curb/gutter or storm drain, unless the city approves a collection system to keep water from entering the storm drain.

w. If applicable, waters from salt-chemistry pools or spas, filter waste and acid-wash or other cleaning waste water are prohibited and illegal to discharge to either the storm drain system or to the sewer system. Water from fresh-water swimming pools may be discharged to the storm drain system as long as the discharge meets the city's municipal stormwater permit requirements. There must not be any swimming pool drains directly connected to the storm drain system.

x. The owner is responsible for maintaining and operating all on-site private improvements. The owner is responsible for submitting a stormwater quality mitigation device maintenance plan and is responsible for providing a stormwater treatment device access and maintenance agreement on the form provided by the city for all post-construction stormwater treatment devices, as required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Permit No. CAS004004, Board Order R4-2021-0105. The agreement will be subject to the review and approval of the city engineer and city attorney. Before final acceptance of project improvements, the owner or his/her designated representative must certify that the treatment device was constructed and installed in accordance with the approved plans.

8. Water and Fire Protection.

a. The water conservation measures must be complied with per city of Camarillo Municipal Code Chapter 14.12.

b. Before the city issues a water will serve letter, the by-right development must satisfy the Project's Water Demand Offset Requirement per city of Camarillo Resolution 2016-90. A Water Supply Study (WSS) must be submitted to the public works department that identifies the amount of water required for the project uses, and the sources that will provide one hundred percent of the identified water demand. The WSS must include a description of the entitled project and the estimated water demand for the entitled uses.

c. Before the city issues any building permits, a WSS update must be submitted to the public works department to demonstrate that the approved water conservation measures (WCMs), which satisfy the water demand offset requirement, are implemented, and before the city issues any certificate of occupancy, the by-right development must demonstrate that the approved WCMs, which satisfy the water demand offset requirement, are one hundred percent operational and provide the specified water reductions. The water demand offset requirement must be met and confirmed by the public works department and community development department.

d. In order to provide for reasonable fire protection during the construction period, passable vehicular access to all buildings must be maintained. Adequate fire hydrants with required fire flow must be installed before structural framing as recommended by the Fire Department and Camarillo Water Division.

e. An easement for water line and access purposes must be prepared, reviewed and recorded for those water lines that encroach from one property into another property.

f. Access and maintenance easements to the City of Camarillo must be provided for those public water lines to be located on other properties. The developer must obtain the necessary offsite easements including deed, legal description and sketch for dedication to the City of Camarillo. The developer must coordinate execution of deeds with adjacent property owners.

g. Water System.

i. All water system facilities, appurtenances, and water systems must be designed to meet all requirements set forth in the City of Camarillo's water design standards.

ii. A minimum of one water service lateral with one water meter, between the public water main line and the public right-of-way line, will be required for residential units and a separate water service lateral with one water meter will be required per commercial unit. By-right developments must connect to this water service lateral and water meter. The addition of water sub-laterals/water meters for the project must connect to the water laterals within the property outside of the public right-of-way.

iii. A hydraulic analysis of the existing and proposed water system must be provided to the public works department to determine if the facilities are adequate to provide domestic and fire flow service demands.

iv. The existing public water facilities must be upgraded to meet applicable requirements and water demands of the project.

v. The separation between water and other utilities (i.e. sewer, storm drain, etc.) must be designed and constructed in accordance with the City of Camarillo's existing water standards.

vi. An encroachment permit will be required for water main lines, service laterals, and meter construction within the public street right-of-way. Certificates of insurance and traffic control plans will be required for work within the public street right-of-way.

h. No pre-grading or grading permits, building permits shall take place until a water will-serve letter is issued by the City of Camarillo indicating that adequate water supply is available to service the proposed application.

9. Sanitary Sewer.

a. Backflow prevention control devices must be provided as required by the Ventura County Department of Environmental Health.

b. An easement for sewer line and access purposes must be prepared, reviewed and recorded for those sewer lines that encroach from one property into the other property.

c. Access and maintenance easements to the Camarillo Sanitary District must be provided for those public sewer lines to be located on other properties. The developer must obtain the necessary offsite easements including deed, legal description and sketch for dedication to the Camarillo Sanitary District. The developer must coordinate execution of deeds with adjacent property owners.

d. Sewer system.

i. Sewerage system design, including connections to the district system, must be submitted to the district for approval.

ii. The sewer system must meet the sewer purveyor's or the Camarillo Sanitary District (District) Standards.

iii. A minimum six-inch sewer lateral is required to serve two to ten residential units between the public sewer main line and the public right-of-way line.

iv. A minimum eight-inch sewer lateral is required to serve eleven or more residential units between the public sewer main line and the public right-of-way line.

v. A minimum six-inch sewer lateral is required to serve commercial or industrial buildings. Each commercial unit requires a separate sewer lateral.

vi. An analysis of the existing and proposed sewer system must be provided to the public works department to determine if the existing facilities are adequate to provide service demands.

vii. The existing public sewer facilities must be upgraded to meet applicable requirements and sewer demands of the project.

viii. For commercial units a sewer monitoring well of a design approved by the Camarillo Sanitary District is required. The wells shall be located in a manner that will provide unrestricted access for district personnel.

ix. For food service establishments a grease interceptor of a design approved by the Camarillo Sanitary District will be required.

x. For food service establishments a Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Wastewater Discharge Permit will be required.

xi. The separation between sewer and other utilities (i.e. water, storm drain, etc.) must be in accordance with the Camarillo Sanitary District Standards.

xii. Sewer permits will be required for any connections to the District sewer system including connections to the private sewer lateral.

xiii. An encroachment permit will be required for sewer main lines and lateral construction within the public street right-of-way. Certificates of insurance and traffic control plans will be required for work within the public street right-of-way.

d. An unconditional sanitary will-serve letter must be provided to the public works department from the Camarillo Sanitary District indicating that adequate sewer conveyance and treatment capacity are available to service the project.

10. Utilities.

a. Existing utilities.

i. All facilities and wires for the supply and distribution of electric energy and service, television, and telephone service shall be placed underground per Chapter 13.08 of this code.

ii. All underground irrigation, water, and other pipes or openings which are encountered during construction of site improvements must be removed.

b. New utilities must be placed underground in the following manner:

i. Southern California Edison Company, Frontier Communications (telephone), and Spectrum must be contacted to make a determination of the requirement for the aboveground structures necessary to serve and to be constructed for this project.

ii. Easements and screening for the aboveground structures outside of the public right-of-way must be provided.

iii. All utility lines and stub connections to property lines of each lot must be installed underground before any paving is placed.

c. All necessary encroachment permits must be obtained before construction of the project begins. This includes, without limitation, City of Camarillo, Southern California Edison Company, Southern California Gas Company, Frontier Communications (telephone), Spectrum, Ventura County, Ventura County Watershed Protection District and Caltrans.

d. Trenching for conduit and miscellaneous substructures, necessary for the installation of cable television and electronic gear, must be provided.

e. Any transformers must be installed, such that their locations do not interfere with other improvements. Locations of transformers must be coordinated with Southern California Edison Company, Public Works Department and Community Development Department.

11. Flood Control.

a. The applicant must obtain all necessary permits from Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD) for any connections, alterations or construction that may impact the VCWPD facilities, as well as any work that would affect VCWPD existing storm drain system.

b. A copy of any applicable VCWPD permit must be submitted to the department of public works.

c. Those portions of the project, which are located within a "special flood hazard area" (SFHA), must conform to all provisions and requirements of CMC Chapter 16.34 relating to flood damage protection in order to remove the existing and proposed buildings from the SFHA.

i. Reports must be prepared and a conditional letter of map revision and a letter of map revision submitted to FEMA for review and approval for removal of the buildings from the SFHA.

ii. The final building pad elevations must be above the surrounding water surface elevations in conformance with CMC Chapter 16.34.

12. Plans.

a. Grading and improvement plans and erosion control plans for the development must be submitted to the department of public works for review and approval. These plans must include proposed site and street improvements, proposed drainage facilities as required by the development design, sewer system, and water supply system.

b. All grading improvement plans must be on twenty-four by thirty-six-inch drawing size. Originals must be inked on four mil Mylar. No "cut and paste," "sticky-backs," "zip-a-tone," "kroy lettering," or other tape will be permitted on final originals.

c. The landscape plan must be coordinated with the grading plans to avoid conflicts of trees with BMP's for stormwater quality, storm drains, water lines and sewer lines.

d. "As-built" grading improvement plans must be submitted to the department of public works.

13. A pre-construction meeting must be scheduled, before commencing any work, with the city public works inspector, city stormwater inspector, and city landscape supervisor.

14. No permanent building construction may be commenced until the department of public works approves final grading and improvement plans, the community development department issues a zone clearance, and building and safety issues a building permit.

15. The project site must be maintained properly and be cleared of trash and deleterious materials.

16. There will be no burning or burying of materials at any time during the development.

17. Responsibility.

a. Before commencing work, the owner/applicant must designate in writing an authorized representative with complete authority to represent and act for the owner/applicant. Said authorized representative must be present at the site of the work at all times while work is actually in progress. During periods when work is suspended, arrangements acceptable to the city engineer must be made for any emergency work which may be required.

b. In the absence of the owner/applicant or authorized representative from the project site, required decisions will be made by the city engineer. If warranted, the city engineer will order completion of work to protect the general public. If such orders are not acted upon immediately by the authorized representative, the city may complete the work or have such work completed at the owner/applicant's expense.

c. The owner/applicant must be responsible for all actions of his contractors and subcontractors until the improvements have been completed and as-built.

18. A certificate stating that this development will not interfere with any areas of archaeological significance must be provided. If archaeological or historical artifacts are uncovered during land modification activities, the site must be preserved until a qualified archaeologist is consulted for proper disposition of site.

19. The applicant must agree to provide maintenance of any common areas, parking area, driveway approaches, private walkways/hardscape, private trees, landscaping, irrigation, private sewer, private water and private storm drain facilities, and private BMP's, at the development.

20. Legal lot. Applicant must submit verification that existing property is a legal lot at time of filing application.

21. Attached building standard. An application will not be rejected solely because it proposes adjacent or connected structures provided that the structures meet building code safety standards and are sufficient to allow separate conveyance. The project must conform to all requirements of Title 18 of this code.

22. Paint. Rust-inhibitive paint must be used for all exterior metal building surfaces to prevent corrosion and release of metal contaminants into the storm drain system.

23. Landscaping requirements.

a. That a detailed landscaping, irrigation plan, and specifications prepared by a registered Architect or by a registered landscape architect must be submitted prior to issuance of a building permit for all green areas, including required street trees. Installation of the landscaping must be completed prior to occupancy.

b. Landscaping and irrigation must be in compliance with the city's Landscape and Irrigation Guidelines and Chapter 14.14 - Water Efficient Landscapes of the Camarillo Municipal Code.

c. The applicant must install landscaping and irrigation in all parkways, including street trees in accordance with the approved landscape plans prior to occupancy.

d. Landscape plans must be at a minimum scale of 1" = 20'; except that slope planting plans may be at 1" = 30' minimum scale.

e. That any tree within five feet of any public sidewalk, or other public improvement, must be provided with a root barrier consistent with existing city standards.

f. All landscape plan check fees must be paid at the time of submittal of landscape plan.

g. All trees are to be double-staked per City Standard S-2.

24. Walls. The final architectural drawings must include a provision for the detail of party walls and include the reference for a test number that assures a minimum fifty STC (Sound Transmission Class).

25. Air quality. The applicant must meet all regulations of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District and must be in compliance with the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) in connection with development of any by-right development.

26. Construction activities. Site preparation and construction activities must be limited to between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m., and not on Sundays or holidays, in accordance with the city's noise ordinance.

27. Business license requirement. All persons doing business in the city in connection with the by-right development must have a current business license tax certificate before commencing construction.

28. Deposits or security. Any deposit or security required by any ordinance, resolution or policy must be delivered to the city in a form acceptable to the city. The community development director or the public works director is authorized to review, approve, and release any such deposits or securities in the amounts as set forth under Sections 18.65.110 and following.

(Ord. No. 2009, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)