Chapter 17.240 — MINI-WAREHOUSES

Chapter 17.240 - MINI-WAREHOUSES*

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The board of supervisors has enacted the following provisions to provide minimum development standards for mini-warehouses in the incorporated areas of Riverside County. These standards are designed to provide for the appropriate development of mini-warehouses and to protect the health, safety and welfare of county residents using such facilities or who live or conduct business adjacent to such facilities.

(Ord. 348.3928 § 2 (part), 2000: Ord. 348 § 18.46(a))

Mini-warehouses shall be allowed in the following zones:

A.

C-1/C-P zone with an approved conditional use permit;

B.

I-P, M-SC, M-M and M-H zones with an approved plot plan.

(Ord. 348.3928 § 2 (part), 2000: Ord. 348 § 18.46(b))

Mini-warehouse facilities shall be designed and operated for the storage of goods in individual compartments or rooms, which are available for use by the general public on a rental or lease basis. In no case shall storage spaces be used for manufacturing, retail or wholesale selling, compounding, office functions, other business or service uses, or human habitation.

(Ord. 348.3928 § 2 (part), 2000: Ord. 348 § 18.46(c))

A.

Individual storage spaces within a mini-warehouse shall have a maximum gross floor area of five hundred (500) square feet.

B.

Walls. A six-foot high decorative masonry wall combined with an earthen berm or landscaping to provide an eight foot high screen shall be provided around the entire mini-warehouse land use, unless otherwise approved by the hearing body. The rear and sides of mini-warehouse buildings may be used in place of portions of the required wall where no individual storage units are accessible from the building sides. The exterior side of all perimeter masonry walls and building sides (if used in place of portions of the walls), shall be coated with a protective coating that will facilitate the removal of graffiti.

C.

Surface Covering. All surfaces shall be color coated in coordinating colors as approved by the hearing body.

D.

Roofing. Roofing materials shall be compatible with area development.

E.

Lighting.

1.

All lighting shall be indirect, hooded and positioned so as not to reflect onto adjoining property or public streets.

2.

All mini-warehouse complexes in the Mt. Palomar Special Lighting Area shall comply with the lighting policies established for that are.

3.

Lighting fixtures may be installed in each individual storage space, provided that the fixtures shall not include or be adaptable to provide electrical service outlets.

F.

Gates. All gates shall be decorative wrought iron, chain link, other metal type, or wood. All metal type or wood gates must be painted in a color which coordinates with the rest of the mini-warehouse development. All gates shall be subject to review and approval by the county fire department and sheriff's department to assure adequate emergency access.

G.

Parking. Parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 17.188.

H.

Landscaping. All street setbacks and walls serving as buffers between the mini-warehouse use and residentially zoned property shall be landscaped. This landscaping shall include shrubs, trees, vines or a combination thereof which act to soften the visual effect of the walls. This landscaping shall be in addition to and coordinated with the landscaping required for parking areas under Chapter 17.188.

I.

Setbacks.

No building, structure or wall shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way.

2.

No building shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet from any residential zoned property. Walls shall be located so as to provide a buffer between the residential zone and the mini-warehouse zone.

3.

All open areas, including interior setbacks, may be used for driveways, parking, outdoor storage or landscaping.

J.

Caretaker's Residence. One caretaker's residence may be included within the site plan for a miniwarehouse land use. Where a caretaker's residence is proposed, a minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for the caretaker's residence in addition to those required for the mini-warehouse land use by Chapter 17.188.

K.

Prohibited Materials. The following materials shall not be stored in mini-warehouses:

1.

Flammable or explosive matter or material;

2.

Matter or material which creates obnoxious dust, odor or fumes;

3.

Hazardous or extremely hazardous waste, as defined by applicable provisions of the Hazardous Waste Control Law (Health and Safety Code Section 25100, et seq.).

L.

Prohibited Facilities.

1.

No water, sanitary facilities, or electricity, with the exception of lighting fixtures, shall be provided in individual storage spaces.

2.

Prefabricated shipping containers shall not be used as mini-warehouse facilities.

M.

Additional Development Requirements. Add-itional development standards may be required as conditions of approval.

(Ord. 348.3928 § 2 (part), 2000: Ord. 348 § 18.46(d))