Chapter 18.21

This zone is intended to provide for development of a commercial area with recreation and related activities serving both residents and visitors in a manner consistent with the community's distinctive rural character and image. Provisions of this zone are intended to insure that such commercial recreation uses are properly located in the community to be compatible with adjacent developments.

The following uses are permitted and land shall be used and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, altered, enlarged, or otherwise modified for the following uses only:

• (1) Recreational Uses:

  • (a) Auditoriums.

  • (b) Bowling alleys.

  • (c) Clubs and lodges.

  • (d) Dance halls.

  • (e) Gymnasiums.

  • (f) Liquor, off-sale.

  • (g) Miniature golf courses.

  • (h) Motels and motor hotels.

  • (i) Pool and billiards.

  • (j) Public or private parks.

  • (k) Skating rinks.

  • (l) Swim parks and natatoriums.

  • (m) Theatres, including drive-in theaters.

• (2) Related Commercial Uses:

  • (a) Automobile service stations which comply with Section 18.33 (SERVICE STATIONS).

  • (b) Barber and beauty shops.

  • (c) Restaurants, without cocktail lounge.

  • (d) Sporting goods stores.

  • (e) Sports equipment rental and incidental maintenance.

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• (3) Necessary accessory buildings.

• (4) Other similar uses by Commission Determination, in accordance with Chapter 18.42 (SIMILAR USES).

• (5) Shoeing horses, if said use is not being conducted at a fixed place of business, which is being operated wholly or partially for farrier purposes.

• (Ord. 306 Sec. 14, 1974)

The following uses may be permitted, subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Chapter 18.45 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS)

• (1) Games arcades, general commercial amusements, and amusement parks.

• (2) Nursery school or child care center, provided it is only operated in conjunction with the recreation facilities.

• (Ord. 468 Sec. 3, 1981; Ord. 528 Sec. 4, 1984; Ord. 887 Sec. 4, 2008)

All lots hereafter created in this zone shall contain a minimum of 13,125 square feet. The specified lot area is not intended to prohibit two or more separate uses on a lot where the lot is in undivided ownership.

All lots shall maintain the following minimum standards and no lot shall be created which does not satisfy these standards:

• (1) Width: Minimum width of 75 feet.

• (2) Depth: Minimum depth of 175 feet.

The Planning Commission, or City Council on appeal, may, as a part of the Site Plan Review procedure, impose any or all of the Performance Standards as specified in Section 18.24.14 of the M-2 zone.

Subject to Section 18.21.24 herein, the following shall apply:

• (1) Yard Abutting Street: Minimum of 30' from the ultimate right-of-way line as determined by the Master Plan of streets and highways; parking to be permitted in the required front yard excepting for the front 5 feet, which shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 18.02.04(40) (LANDSCAPING).

• (2) Interior Side Yard and Rear Yard: There shall be no requirement, except where a property in this zone abuts a school site, or any "A" or "R" zone, where a 50-foot yard shall be provided. Such yards may be used for off-street parking. Where any rear yard is provided,

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City of Norco, CA

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there shall also be provided a side yard of twelve (12) feet on at least one side of the lot, or a recorded vehicular access easement from a public street to said rear yard.

The maximum height of any building or structure shall be two stories or 35 feet; provided, however, that a Conditional Use Permit application may be made to increase this height to not more than 50 feet.

Buildings not actually adjoining shall be separated by a distance equal to one half of the height of the taller building; but in no event less than twelve (12) feet.

The provisions of Section 18.31.08 (WALLS, FENCES, AND STRUCTURES IN THE SETBACK AREAS) shall apply. In addition, where a property in this zone abuts any "A" or "R" zone, or an LD or 05 zone, a masonry wall six feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the abutting lot line. The Planning Commission may require that all open storage areas be screened from public view by a solid wall or fence at least 6 feet high under Site Plan Review.

Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.38 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in this Title, the display for sale or rental of goods, wares and merchandise in association with and furtherance of any of the following uses if permitted in this zone, may be conducted outside a completely enclosed building unless specifically prohibited hereinbelow: nurseries, lumber yards, equipment rental and sales, horse trailers, automobile sales, prefabricated fencing, hay sales yards, and other similar uses (subject to any conditions imposed on such displays as part of the approval of a site plan). The determination whether a similar use exists shall be made by the Planning Director, provided, however, such decision may be appealed to the City's Planning Commission in accordance with those applicable procedures provided in Subsections (6) through (8) of Section 18.35.06 of the Municipal Code of the City of Norco.

Except as specifically prohibited hereinbelow, the display for sale or rental of goods, wares and merchandise in association with and furtherance of any use permitted by the Norco Municipal Code in this zone may be conducted outside a completely enclosed building, if the display is located completely under a canopy attached to such building, subject to any conditions imposed on such display as part of approval of a site plan.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated hereinabove, any such display for sale or rental

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of goods, wares and merchandise as described hereinabove on that portion of property which is used or required by law to be used for vehicular parking or landscaping or on any portion of any property being used or required by law to be used for the traffic circulation of vehicles or loading of vehicles is specifically prohibited.

(Ord. 251 Sec. 2 (part), 1973; Ord. 275 Sec. 2 (part), 1973; Ord. 332 Sec. 1 (part), 1975)

All air conditioning equipment shall be so designed and located so as to transmit no noise or vibration to adjacent properties, insofar as practicable. Furthermore, such equipment shall be screened from view from adjacent properties or public streets by use of landscaped screens, walls or other devices; and such screening shall consider the view of air conditioning equipment from adjacent multi-story buildings. Determination of the adequacy of screening shall be made at the time of Site Plan Review.

The provisions of Chapter 18.37 (SIGNS) shall apply.

A special trash pick-up area shall be provided for each building at a location and of a certain size as established after Site Plan Review and approval. Said trash area shall be completely enclosed in such a manner as to prevent the attraction of flies thereto, unless the trash receptacle in such area is a dumpster, having a volume of fifty (50) cubic feet or more, and is kept shut in a manner as to prevent the attraction of flies. Any such dumpster shall be screened from view by the public on adjacent streets, which screening may include buildings and structures on the site. The final determination as to the adequacy of the proposed screening as to height and component materials shall be determined by the Planning Commission after Site Plan Review. (Ord. 335 Sec. 2 (part), 1975)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in Title 18 of the Municipal Code of the City, all property developed with a building or structure shall have landscaping in an amount equal to no less than five percent (5%) of the total area of the property having land improvements thereon and at least twenty-five percent (25%) of such required landscaping shall be located in that portion of the property being used for off-street parking. In addition to said amount of landscaping there shall be additional landscaping installed to a depth not less than five feet (5') immediately adjacent to and along the extension of those lot lines of the property, including front and side yards which abut streets, including the sidewalk portion thereof, provided, however, that portion of the area, required for landscaping, which constitutes an access way from the property to the street need not be landscaped.

Any portion of and all of said required landscaped area shall be separated from any portion of the property which is used for parking or movement of vehicles by a wall or curb not less than six inches (6") higher in elevation than the adjacent area being used for vehicular parking or movement.

Any landscaping installed immediately adjacent to a lot line, which abuts a street, shall not exceed three feet (3') in height at any point within twenty feet (20') of the intersection of

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City of Norco, CA

NORCO CODE

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a vehicular driveway and a street or sidewalk or the intersection of two or more vehicular driveways or streets.

A permanent irrigation system shall be installed and maintained in an operable condition at all times for irrigation of all such required landscaped areas, and said landscaped areas shall at all times be maintained in a clean, neat and healthy condition, which maintenance shall include but not be limited to pruning, weeding, fertilizing, mowing of lawns, removal of litter, regular watering and replacement of landscaping when it has become incurably unhealthy or has died.

No building permit or occupancy permit shall be issued for any building or structure until landscaping plans for the property on which a building or structure is proposed has been submitted for review and approval by the City's Planning Department and/or Planning Commission pursuant to Site Plan approval. Such plans shall include, but not be limited to showing the following data and information on drawings and plans:

• (1) The size and dimension of all landscaped areas;

• (2) The type and location of irrigation system to be installed and maintained;

• (3) The type of proposed plant material for each area to be landscaped;

• (4) Manner of constructing planter curbs, including location thereof, height, width and type of materials therefor.

• (Ord. 311 Sec. 1 (part), 1974)

The provisions of Chapter 18.40 shall apply. (SITE PLAN REVIEW)

The provisions of Chapter 18.41 (ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW) shall apply.

Deleted by Ord. 701, July 1995.

(Ord. 294 Sec. 2(a) (part), 1974; Ord. 400 Sec. 1–3 (part), 1977; Ord. 639, Sec. 1, 1991)

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City of Norco, CA

ZONING

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CHAPTER 18.22

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