San Diego County Municipal Code § 6.9 Non-Residential Structures

∙ Orient buildings to face either a public or private street.

∙ Site buildings in a way that enhances relationships between buildings, promotes pedestrian circulation, and facilitates vehicular circulation.

∙ Utilize special paving, lighting, and/or landscaping to delineate site entries.

∙ Screen loading and services areas with fencing and landscaping.

∙ Locate loading and service areas away from the primary public access, ideally in the rear.

∙ Locate recreational facilities, such as athletic fields, away from public streets to offer privacy for facility users.

∙ Utilize permeable surfacing materials, such as gravel or decomposed granite, for parking lots in order to minimize surface runoff.

∙ Incorporate onsite parking for commercial uses to minimize negative impacts on the street and adjacent uses.

∙ Utilize architectural features, such as awnings and canopies, to define building entries and provide a “sense of entry” for the building.

∙ Maintain one to two stories in height.

∙ Relieve building surfaces over 50’ in length with a change of plane or other architectural treatment.

∙ Incorporate storefront windows, door, entries, canopies, awnings, cornice treatments, and other architectural features to add visual interest.

∙ Ensure storefronts in multi-tenant buildings convey an individual expression of each tenant’s identity while adhering to a common architectural theme.

∙ Design commercial storefront entries as recessed and/or sheltered by a covered arcade.

∙ Recess street level windows and doors to create strong shadow lines.

∙ Provide building entries visible from the public street and accessible from pedestrian pathways or parking areas.

∙ Provide separate entrances when residential and commercial uses are provided in the same structure.

∙ Avoid removal of an oak tree (any tree of the quercus genus with a trunk more than 12” in diameter as measured 4 ½’ above the root crown) or any tree with any two trunks having a combined diameter of at least 16” as measured 4 ½’ above the root crown.

∙ Avoid removal of a significant tree (any tree with a trunk more than 12” in diameter as measured 4 ½’ above the root crown) or any tree with any two trunks having a combined diameter of at least 8” in diameter as measured 4 ½’ above the root crown.

∙ Soften the visual impact of parking areas by screening with landscaping.

∙ Screen roof top equipment from the public view or enclose within housing.

∙ Landscape areas not used for structures, parking, or other designated functions.

∙ Landscape public areas between a newly developed property and the existing sidewalk or street edge.

∙ Locate shrubs beneath trees, between buildings and parking lots, and within side and rear yards.

∙ Limit turf grasses to parks and other active use areas.

∙ Plant trees and shrubs within parking areas.

∙ Provide a minimum of 5’ between the perimeter of the parking lot and the building and from rear and interior side property lines.

∙ Avoid locating parking spaces within 30’ of the trunk of a tree.

∙ Require trees to be a minimum of 24” box size.

∙ Provide brush management per the zones required by the local fire district.

∙ Establish a long-term care and maintenance plan for coast live oaks.

∙ Restore and enhance Chaffee Park.

∙ Ensure that parks have a hierarchy of sizes serving all ages with multiple active and passive recreation opportunities.

∙ Provide seat backs, with end and mid- point arms with wood or composite slats.

∙ Provide a minimum of two benches per park.

∙ Utilize steel, concrete slabs, decomposed granite, or compacted subgrade, and do not locate directly within vegetated ground covers.

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∙ Provide ADA accessibility and seating areas.

∙ Encourage materials made from wood, composite, and/or concrete.

∙ Provide a minimum of one picnic table per park.

∙ Utilize concrete slabs, decomposed granite, or compacted subgrade, and do not locate directly within vegetated ground covers.

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∙ Locate barbeque grills near eating areas, away from flammable vegetation, and permanently anchored to the ground.

∙ Provide charcoal disposal rings to minimize potential for instigating wildfire.

∙ Encourage materials made of concrete, metal, or a combination of the two.

∙ Utilize black or earth tone colors.

∙ Protect and screen trash and recycle receptacles from adjacent pedestrian activity.

∙ Protect trash from animals.

∙ Screen Trash, Recycle and Green (TRG) waste receptacles from public view with secure lids to provide service access only.

∙ Locate TRG receptacles along service access locations of user facilities.

∙ Provide bicycle racks that accommodate multiple bikes, locking capabilities, and are permanently anchored to the ground.

∙ Locate bicycle racks where four or more bicycles are staged.

∙ Provide shade structures where a minimum of two picnic tables are located.

∙ Design shade structures to complement and reflect the surrounding setting, landscape, and pedestrian circulation.

∙ Buffer shade structures from vehicular circulation.

∙ Shade structures should be sized to accommodate a minimum of two picnic tables with ease of circulation under roof and between support structures.

∙ Shade structures are designed to complement and reflect the surrounding setting of structures, landscape, and pedestrian circulation.

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∙ Design freestanding walls and fences to complement and reflect the surrounding setting of structures, landscape, and pedestrian circulation.

∙ Provide a 3’ landscape buffer on the street facing side of the wall when fences and walls are over 3’ high and face the public view.

∙ Walls on sloping terrain are to be vertically stepped at regular 50’ intervals to follow the terrain.

∙ Walls longer than 100’ should have a change of horizontal plane for a distance of 10’ before resuming along the same plane.

∙ Encourage the following materials:

∙ Native stone

∙ Masonry or masonry with cement pilaster finish

∙ Cement plaster over framing

∙ Wrought iron or picket fence

∙ Wood

∙ Brick

∙ Discourage the following materials:

∙ Chain link or open wire except where heavily screened by landscape

∙ Corrugated metal

∙ Bright colored (red, orange, or yellow) plastic or plastic coated materials

∙ Reed materials

∙ Establish a brand identity for the Camp Lockett area.

∙ Utilize a variety of earth tone colors to evoke Camp Lockett’s cultural and historical heritage.

∙ Ensure the brand identity is highly visible across the project site.

∙ Establish a hierarchy of entry monuments to identify the site.

∙ Entrance signage shall reinforce the design theme, materials, and landscaping of the project.

∙ Encourage painted wood and metal for sign materials.

∙ Locate signage in or on the ground, or suspended, or attached to a structure.

∙ Provide signage that is attractive, clear, and consistent in theme, location, and design.

∙ Locate signage in areas highly visible to vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

∙ Identify locations of CLIG members and estimated travel time for pedestrian, cyclists, and horseback riders.

∙ Within the Historic District, identify key historic, cultural, and civic facilities.

∙ Display directional and informational copy required for accessing uses onsite.

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∙ Provide information regarding the natural or cultural resources of a particular site, trail, or scenic vista.

∙ Interpretive signage should be composed of plaques and vertical monuments located at gateways, on or adjacent to rights-of-way, along trails, and at project entries.

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∙ Utilize consistent materials, easily recognizable letterforms, natural colors, and standardized sizes that emphasize the natural setting.

∙ Locate trailhead signs at the beginning of trails and where major trails intersect.

∙ Design trailhead signs with a natural stone character and a mounted sign to prevent vandalism.

∙ Mark trailheads to serve the following purposes:

∙ Provide users with readily identifiable entrances;

∙ Orient and educate the user;

∙ Alert users to unusual trail conditions (e.g. fire, storm damage, trail closings);

∙ Indicate mileage; and

∙ Provide emergency response information.

∙ All outdoor lighting fixtures are cutoff and shielded to prevent direct view of the light source and keep the light out to the viewer’s line of sight. At least 90% of the light is projected below an angle of 80 degrees. No outdoor light is projected above the horizontal plane passing through the lowest light-emitting point of the fixture.

∙ Incorporate lighting that complements and enhances building design and reinforces neighborhood character.

∙ Equip lighting with appropriate reflection and shielding to prevent spillover into adjacent areas.

∙ Encourage energy efficient exterior lighting.

∙ Prohibit the following lighting:

∙ Fluorescent

∙ High-pressure sodium

∙ Laser

∙ Floodlights

∙ Lights that move or flash

∙ Searchlights

∙ Provide ground lighting that illuminates the characters of the sign without spilling beyond the intended area.

∙ Prohibit backlit signs.