Chapter 30.45

AUTO, COMMERCIAL, AND SERVICES (ACS) OVERLAY ZONE

The Auto, Commercial, and Services (ACS) Overlay Zone is intended to provide areas for auto related uses, including the sales of new automobiles and vehicles, as well as commercial and service uses in planned centers. Uses and restrictions other than those contained in other zone districts may be appropriate due to one or more of the following circumstances: unusual topographic conditions; proximity to public parks, buildings, major traffic corridors, bodies of water, watercourses, open spaces, and other similar improvements or land features; disparity between adjacent zoning district warranting special features to protect the more restrictive district; or the suitability of a special or unique land use.

The provisions of this chapter apply to properties located within or proposed to be located within the ACS Overlay Zone mapped on the Official Zoning Map.

In addition to the uses allowed in the applicable base zone, the following uses are permitted:

• A. Public and Semi-Public Uses.

  1. College and Trade School

  2. Community Assembly

  3. Cultural Institutions

  4. Hospitals

  5. Instructional Services

  6. Public Facilities

  7. Schools

• B. Commercial Uses.

  1. Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services

  2. Banks and Financial Institutions

  3. Commercial Entertainment and Recreation

  4. Eating and Drinking Establishments

  5. Hotels and Similar Uses

  6. Offices, Business and Professional

  7. Parking, Public or Private

• C.

Industrial Uses.

1. Automobile and Vehicle Repair, Major, conducted entirely within an enclosed building

2. Commercial Vehicle and Equipment Sales and Rental

3. Research and Development

4. Warehousing and Storage

   • a. Outdoor Storage for recreational vehicles

   • b. Personal Storage

• A. Required Front Setback. All structures and parking shall be set back from front lot lines a minimum of 10 feet.

• B. Maximum Height. Structures shall not exceed 45 feet in height.

• C. Parking. Parking shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 30.175, Parking Regulations.

• D. Other Development Standards. Other development standards, including, but not limited to, interior setbacks, lot coverage, lot area, street frontage, hours and manner of operation, lighting, and landscaping, shall be as prescribed by the Conditional Use Permit approved with the ACS Overlay Zone.

• A. Permits Required.

  1. Zoning Amendment. An application for a classification as an ACS Overlay Zone shall be processed as an amendment to the Zoning Map, according to the procedures of Chapter 30.235, General Plan and Zoning Amendments.

  2. Conditional Use Permit. An application for a Conditional Use Permit shall be accepted and processed pursuant to Chapter 30.215, Conditional Use Permits, for development within the proposed ACS Overlay Zone.

• B. Expiration. A Conditional Use Permit associated with the ACS Overlay Zone shall be effective on the same date as the ordinance creating the ACS Overlay Zone for which it was approved and shall expire four years after the effective date unless actions specified in the conditions of approval have been taken, a building permit has been issued and construction diligently pursued, or a time extension pursuant to Section 30.205.120, Expiration of Permits, has been approved. An approved Conditional Use Permit may specify a development staging program exceeding four years.

Development in the ACS Overlay Zone shall be reviewed for consistency with an approved permit and any conditions of approval. No development may be approved and no building permit issued unless the project is consistent with an approved permit and any conditions of approval.