Article IV — General Development Standards

The standards contained in this article shall apply to all development/improvements within Specific Plan No. 21.

(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)

All utilities within the project provided to serve the uses and buildings therein shall be installed underground. The high tension power lines on Cienega Avenue shall not have to be relocated underground, however, should the city wish to do so, the initial developer may be required to set aside that amount of money which would have otherwise been used to relocate the power poles on Cienega Avenue abutting the property in accordance with the widening of Cienega Avenue, for use by the city to do the undergrounding of these facilities. The amount to be set aside shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars.

(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)

All graded slopes are to be contoured and blended to harmonize with natural slopes. The maximum steepness of exposed cuts and fill shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the city. (Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)

Mechanical equipment placed on any roof such as, but not limited to, air-conditioning, heating, ventilating ducts and exhaust shall be screened from view from any surrounding property, street or highway. The screening shall be an integral and permanently affixed design element to the building. Wall mounted equipment shall be enclosed utilizing the same materials as the building. (Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)

All downspouts shall be placed on the interior of the buildings.

(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)

Outdoor display and/or storage areas may be permitted when incidental and secondary to a permitted use subject to review and approval by the director of community development. The uses shall not be located or operated in such a manner as to be detrimental to the visual quality of the primary use nor to negatively impact adjacent properties by means of noise, odor, appearance or other characteristic. The uses shall not encroach into any required parking, loading or maneuvering areas. In approving the display or storage area the director of community development may impose buffers consisting of decorative block walls, landscaping or combinations thereof to mitigate any perceived impacts.

(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)

A trash storage area(s) built to the city's standard specifications shall be provided in appropriate locations per city standards.

(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987)

• A. Required Walls. To screen truck areas, and storage where allowed, interior walls may be required by the director of community development or their designee as part of the approval process. The walls shall be solid concrete tilt-up or decorative masonry walls. The height of the walls shall be governed by the viewshed from the surrounding area, which shall take into consideration the height of the tallest truck and other such factors as may be appropriate. All screen walls shall be architecturally compatible with the buildings within the project and shall incorporate vertical landscaping such as vines, trees and shrubbery adjacent to them facing the public right-of-ways to provide visual relief from the horizontal expanse.

• B. Permitted Walls.

  1. Walls shall be permitted on or within all property lines not abutting streets and on or to the rear of all yard setback lines of yards abutting streets. The height of the walls shall be set by the director of community development after giving reasonable due consideration to alternative screening devices and/or methods.

  2. Walls not over forty-two inches in height may be permitted in required setback areas.

• C. Corner Cutback Areas. The cutback line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of fortyfive degrees with the side, front or rear property line. It shall pass through a point not less than ten feet from the intersection of the front, side or rear property line or ten feet from the edges of a driveway where it intersects the street or alley, as the case may be.

  1. Streets and Alleys. There shall be a corner cutback area at all intersecting or intercepting streets and/or alleys.

  2. Driveways. There shall be a corner cutback area on each side of any private driveway intersecting a street or alley.

(Ord. 871 § 1 (IV), 1987; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)