§ 22.134

A.

The standards and requirements in this Chapter shall apply to any new sensitive use, including dwelling units (except for accessory dwelling units), schools and school yards, parks, playgrounds, daycare centers, preschools, nursing homes, hospitals, and daycares or preschools as accessory to a place of worship, developed on a lot that is adjacent to or adjoins any legally-established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for vehicle sales and rentals sub-category.

B.

The approval of a new sensitive use shall not subject existing industrial, recycling or solid waste, or vehiclerelated uses that are within a 500-foot radius of the lot containing the new sensitive use to the requirements of Chapter 22.84 (Green Zone).

(Ord. 2024-0028 § 12, 2024; Ord. 2022-0023 § 28, 2022.)

Applications to establish a new sensitive use adjacent to or adjoining an existing, legally-established industrial use, recycling or solid waste use, or vehicle- related use listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall submit a Land Use Map, including a land use legend with symbols identifying existing land uses that are within a 500-foot radius of the property lines of the proposed site.

(Ord. 2024-0028 § 13, 2024; Ord. 2022-0023 § 28, 2022.)

22.134.030 - Development Standards for Sensitive Uses.

A.

Setbacks and Landscaping.

1.

In addition to the requirements of Chapter 22.126 (Tree Planting Requirements) a landscaped setback of a minimum 15 feet in depth and a minimum three feet in height, shall be provided along the adjoining property lines or street frontage that directly faces any portion of an existing industrial, recycling or solid waste use, or vehicle-related use.

2.

All landscaping shall be drought-tolerant, include only non-invasive plant species, and include a mix of shrubs, turf, trees, or vertical landscaping.

3.

The landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy condition, with regular watering, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, litter removal, and replacement of plants when necessary.

B.

Solid Walls. Solid walls shall be provided along the property lines or along required landscaping adjoining the applicable non-sensitive uses (industrial, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses, except for sales and rental) and shall have a uniform height of at least eight feet.

C.

Open Space. Any common open space shall be buffered from the adjacent facilities by a building, structure(s), or landscaping of a minimum of three feet in height. The landscaped buffer shall be a minimum of three feet in depth on the premise.

D.

Additional requirements.

1.

All windows in any buildings shall be double-glazed (double-paned).

2.

Balconies shall be prohibited on the side of a building that faces an adjoining lot containing an existing industrial use, recycling or solid waste use, or vehicle-related use, except for vehicle sales and rentals.

3.

Air filtration systems shall be provided in residential units and other rooms that are intended for human occupancy, as recommended by Public Works, Building and Safety Division and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

(Ord. 2022-0023 § 28, 2022.)

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