24.13.140 QFF-STREET LOADING BERTH REQUIREMENTS

AllCouncilcommercial and industrial uses, unless specifically exempted.by the City upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, which have an aggregate gross floor area of 25,000 square feet or more shall provide off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with the following table:

SQUARE FEET OF AGGREGATE GROSS FLOOR REQUIRED NO. AREA DEVOTED TO SUCH USE OF BERTHS 25,000 sq.ft. up to and including 40,000 sq.ft. ll: 40,001 sq.ft. up to and including 100,000 sq.ft. 2 100,001 sq.ft. up to and including 160,000 sq.ft. 3 160,001 sq.ft. up to and including 240,000 sq.ft. 4 240,001 sq.ft. up to and including 320,000 sq.ft. 5 320,001 sq.ft. up to and including 400,000 sq.ft. 6 400,001 sq.ft. up to and including 490,000 sq.ft. 7 For each additional 90,000 sq.ft. add 1

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24.13.150 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES

The following property development standards shall apply to all commercial and industrial buildings which are required to have loading facilities. Al] offstreet loading facilities shall conform to the following standards: (See also Section 24.17.130 C)

• A. Each loading berth shall be not less than forty-five (45) feet in length and twelve (12) feet in width exclusive of aisle or maneuvering space, and shall have an overhead clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet.

• B. Such space may occupy all or any part of any required yard space, except front and exterior side yards and shal] not be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any jot in any residential zone unless enclosed on all sides except the entrance by a wall not less than eight (8) feet high.

• C. Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles shall be provided on the site so that vehicles shall cross a property line only by driving forward.

• D. Each loading berth shall be accessible from a street or alley or from an aisle or drive connecting with a street or alley.

• E. Entrance from and exits to streets and alleys shall be designed to minimize traffic congestion.

• F. The loading area, aisles, and access drives shall be paved so as to provide a durable, dustiess surface and shall be so graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water without damage to private or public properties, streets or alley.

• G. Bumper rails shall be provided at locations where needed for safety or to protect property.

• H. If the loading area is illuminated, lighting shall be deflected away from abutting residential sites so as to cause no annoying glare.

• I. No repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted in a loading area.

• J. Off-street loading facilities shall be located on the same site with the use for which the berths are required.

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24.13.150 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES (continued)

• K. If more than one use is located on a site, the number of loading berths provided shall be equal to the sum of the requirements prescribed in this Ordinance for each use. If more than one use is the minimum for which loading berths are required but the aggregate gross floor area is greater than the minimum for which loading berths are required, off-street loading berths shall be provided as if the aggregate gross floor area were used for the use requiring the greatest number of loading berths.

• L. Off-street loading facilities for a single use shall not be considered as providing required off-street loading facilities for any other use.

• M. At the time of initial occupancy, major alteration or enlargement of a site, or of completion of construction of a structure or of a major alteration or enlargement of a structure, there shall be provided offstreet loading berth requirements. The number of loading berths provided for a major alteration or enlargement of a site or structure shall be in addition to the number existing prior to the alteration, or enlargement.

• N. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facility.

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24,13.160

PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: OFF-STREET PARKING

The following property development standards shall apply to all Tand, buildings, and uses authorized by the Zoning Ordinance.

A. General Requirements

The following are minimums unless otherwise stated:

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A. General Requirements

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3. Automobile, Handicapped, Motorcycle, and Bicycle: Al] parking stalls and maneuvering areas shall be paved and permanently maintained with asphalt, concrete, or any other all-weather surfacing approved by the Director of Planning and subject to current City standards.

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4. Stripingand Identification a. Automobile: All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined on the surface of the parking facility.

   • b. Handicapped: All handicapped spaces shail be striped and marked according to the applicable State standards.

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• Cc. Motorcycle: All motorcycle spaces shall have bollards installed and appropriately spaced to prevent automobile usage of the motorcycle area. Motorcycle spaces shall be marked so that they can be clearly identified for motorcycle usage.

• d. Bicycle: All bicycle spaces shall be clearly identified.

B. Special Requirements

1. One (1) fifteen (15) gallon tree, per City specifications, shall be provided for every three (3) parking spaces. Said tree shall be so located to provide shade cover for the vehicles. (See exhibit below).

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2. Any unused space resulting from the design of the parking area shal} be used for Jandscaped purposes.

3. All_parking Jot landscaped islands shall have a minimum inside dimension of four (4) feet and shall contain twelve (12) inch wide walk adjacent to parking stall and be separated from vehicular areas by a six (6) inch high, six (6) inch wide portland concrete cement curbing.

4, All landscaped areas shall be irrigated and kept in a healthy and thriving condition free from weeds, debris and trash.

5. All_parking facilities shal] have lighting as approved on the site plan. The lighting shall be designed and installed so as to confine direct rays to the site. Parking lot lights shall be a maximum height of eighteen (18) feet from the finished grade of the parking surface and directed away from all property lines and shall be low pressure sodium or currently approved type.

6. All parking facilities, shall be graded and drained so as to provide for the disposal of all surface water on the site.

7. In_any R zone except the RC_and RA parking of motorized and nonmotorized vehicles shall be subject to the following requirements and those shown in the example below:

   • a. No motorized or non-motorized vehicle shal] be stored or kept in the front yard as shown below except on land adjacent to the driveway or the driveway.

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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: OFF-STREET PARKING

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• A. All parking facilities required by this ordinance shall be maintained in good operating condition for the duration of the use requiring such facilities. Such facilities shall be used exclusively for the parking of vehicles. The parking facilities shall not be used for the storage of

• _ merchandise, or for the storage or repair of vehicles or equipment. Parking facilities shall not be used for the sale of merchandise, except on a temporary basis pursuant to Section 24.11.110 (Temporary Uses).

• B. All shopping centers that use shopping carts shall provide convenient and safe on-site storage areas for the shopping carts.

• C. Handicap, motorcycle, and carpool parking spaces when required, shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of an entrance to the facility.

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IMPERIAL AMENDING SECTION 24.16.030 DEFINITIONS, REPEALING AND AMENDING SECTION 24.16.050 PROHIBITED SIGNS, AMENDMENT TO SECTION 24.16.030 DEFINITIONS, AND AMENDING SECTION 24.16.080 PERTAINING TO SIGN OF THE IMPERIAL ZONING CODE A REGULATIONS

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IMPERIAL, STATE OF CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Sections:

24.16.010 Purpose and Intent 24.16.020 Applicability 24.16.030 Definitions 24.16.040 Sign Area Calculations 24.16.050 Prohibited Signs 24.16.060 Exempt Signs 24.16.070 Subdivision Signs 24.16.080 Pennitted Signs 24.16.090 Master Sign Program 24.16.100 Design Standards 24.16.110 Construction and Maintenance 24.16.120 Enforcement, Penalties and Abatement 24.16.130 Non-Conforming Signs and Signs without pennits