Colfax Municipal Code Ch. 17.136 Bus Depots

The regulations of this section shall apply to the operation of bus depots where permitted or conditionally permitted in any district as identified in Article III. A conditional use permit is required for a bus depot and shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 519, 8-8-2012)

All bus depots shall comply with the following standards, in addition to the general development standards required under Articles III and IV and the Americans with Disabilities Act:

A. Location. Bus depots shall be located near freeway access or arterial streets so that buses do not travel through residential zone districts.

B. Driveways. The location of driveways shall be approved by the public works department.

C. Limitation on Use. Bus depots may include services for ticket sales, passenger loading, or freight handling, but shall not include overnight storage of buses, refueling, or maintenance and repair of buses.

D. Bus depots shall at all times comply with the most recently idling limitations imposed by Placer County Air Quality Management District.

(Ord. No. 519, 8-8-2012)

In approving a conditional use permit for a bus depot, the following criteria may be applied at the discretion of the planning commission:

A. Site Access. Ingress/egress points should be of sufficient width to accommodate the turning movements of both a bus and other vehicles simultaneously.

B. Turning Lanes. Special turning lanes may be required to reduce traffic conflicts.

C. On-Site Circulation. On-site circulation should be designed to allow looped one-way ingress/egress. In the case of an existing development, circulation of buses should not conflict with the functioning of the existing development.

D. Loading Areas. On-site loading zones should be installed to accommodate the stacking of three buses:

1. Loading zones should be a minimum of twelve (12) feet wide in addition to the minimum required travel lane of twenty-four (24) feet.

2. The location of the loading zone should not conflict with other uses on the property, or block pedestrian or vehicular access, or visibility to other existing on-site uses.

3. Bus depots shall be designed to accommodate a nine by forty-foot bus with a 52-foot turning radius.

E. Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided to accommodate the use as determined by the approval authority.

F. Additional measures as may be deemed necessary, including but are not limited to sound walls, landscaping and other site design modifications, to alleviate noise, aesthetic and other impacts.

(Ord. No. 519, 8-8-2012)