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EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
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6.30 USE REGULATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS ......................................... 6-2
6.40 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .................................... 6-5

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6.10 PURPOSE AND INTENT

  1. The General Plan outlines the goals, objectives and policies establishing the character and location of business park and industrial land uses within the City. It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide regulations which implement those goals, objectives, and policies which assure the availability of a solid and diversified economic base which is capable of offering a wide range of employment opportunities to the residents of the City.

  2. The provisions of this Chapter are intended to ensure that specific, well-defined patterns of industrial activities are established which are compatible with the surrounding land uses, provide adequate access to the regional transportation network, accommodate the employment and personal needs of workers and business visitors which meet the service needs of local businesses.

  3. It is the further intent of the provisions of this Chapter to:

    • a. Preserve appropriate areas for industrial uses and protect these areas from intrusion by residential and other incompatible land uses;

    • b. Protect adjacent land uses from noise, odor, dust, smoke, truck traffic, fire, explosion, radiation and other potential hazards and objectionable influences associated with certain industrial uses;

    • c. Provide adequate open space around industrial structures to protect them from hazards and to minimize the impact of industrial plants on nearby residential or commercial districts; and

    • d. Minimize traffic congestion and avoid overloading utilities by regulating the construction of buildings and structures of excessive size relative to the size of the building parcel.

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  1. Business Park (BP)

The primary purpose of the Business Park (BP) zone district is to provide appropriate regulations and suitable locations for light industrial, research and development, warehouse and distribution office based firms seeking pleasant and attractive working environments, business support services, and commercial uses requiring large parcels.

  1. Industrial (I)

The primary purpose of the Industrial (I) zone district is to provide appropriate regulations and suitable locations for manufacturing, research and development, warehousing and distribution, and multi-tenant industrial uses, in addition to administrative support, professional offices, and commercial activities on a limited basis. This zone district is intended to provide an area for the establishment of light industrial and limited service commercial uses which meet high performance standards, but which usually cannot meet site

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development standards applicable to planned research and development parks.

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USE REGULATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS

  1. Identified on Table 6.A of this Chapter are those land uses or activities which may be permitted in each of the employment districts, subject to the provisions of this Title and applicable General Plan Policies. Table 6.A also identifies those land uses and activities that are permitted in specified employment zone districts, but not in others. This table also indicates development procedure and approval type by which each listed land use Of activity may be permitted in the applicable employment district.

  2. Land uses within the employment districts shall meet the provisions of the Section 10.110 (Hazardous Materials Management) of this Title and all applicable local, State, and Federal hazardous materials legislation, in addition to the provisions of this Chapter.

  3. If permitted, land uses within the Business Park or Industrial zone districts which are or would be deemed “Hazardous Materials Handlers or Generators,” as defined in the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan, shall be subject to Section 2.50 (Conditional Use Permits) of this Title, notwithstanding the application process which may be specified in this Chapter.

Table 6.A Uses Permitted Within Employment Districts

Legend

  • Not permitted in this district

  • P Permitted subject to Consistency Assessment

  • C Permitted Subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit application

Uses BP I
A. MANUFACTURINGUSES
1.
Bakery/Food Preparation		 P P
2.
Batch Plants		 C C
3.
Bottling plants		 C P
4.
Carpenter and cabinet shops		 P P
5.
Cementproducts manufacturing		 C P
6.
Processingfrozen foodproducts		 P P
7.
Electronics; electrical and related parts; electrical appliances, motors, and
devices; radio, television,phonograph, computers.		 P P
8.
Fruit, vegetable, and plant products processing, and retail services, including
cold storage,packing,preserving, canning, and shipping.		 P P
9.
Furniture(manufacture and upholstering)		 P P
10. Instruments; electronic and precision; medical and dental; timing and
measuring.		 P P
11. Laboratories: chemical, dental, electrical, optical, mechanical, and medical. P P

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Uses BP I
12. Manufacture and maintenance of electrical and other signs. P P
13. Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise
from the following previously prepared typical materials: canvas, cellophane,
cloth, cork, felt, fiber, fur, glass, leather, paper (no milling), precious or semi-
precious stones or metals, plaster, plastics, shells, textiles, tobacco, wood and
yarns.		 C P
14. Office and related machinery: audio machinery, computers, electrical and
manual, visual machinery		 P P
15. Pharmaceuticals: cosmetics, drugs, perfumes, toiletries, and soap (not including
refiningor renderingof fats or oils).		 P P
16. Rubber and metal stampmanufacturing. C P
17. WeldingShops C P
18. Oil and Gas exploration and production, subject to provisions of Chapter 9 of
this Title; if, however, combined with a “PE” District, a conditional use permit is
not required in the BP zone district.		 C P
B. WHOLESALEUSES ANDWAREHOUSING
1.
General wholesale, storage, and distribution including warehousing, storage,
freight handling, shipping, trucking services and terminals, storage and
warehousing from the premises of unfinished, raw and semi- refined products
requiring further processing; fabrication; or manufacturing. Outdoor storage
shall bepermitted subject to applicable screeningrequirements.		 P P
2.
Contractors’ storage yards; including the storage of equipment, materials and
vehicles for the construction industry (screening of outdoor storage required);
truck terminals.		 C P
3.
Recreational vehicle storage(screeningof outdoor storage required)		 C P
4.
Vehicle storage/towingservices(screeningof outdoor storage required)		 C P
5.
Vehicle wreckingand storage(screeningof outdoor storage required)		 C
6.
Mini Storage		 P P
C. COMMERCIALUSES ANDSERVICES
1.
All uses either permitted or conditionally permitted in the commercial districts
(unless otherwise specified in this table)
2.
Adult entertainment		 P
3.
Auction house		 C P
4.
Automotive fleet storage		 C P
5.
Used Automobile and Light Truck Sales District per Figure 6.A, subject to
Section 11.270 of this Title		 P
6.
Automotive repair(minor)		 P P
7.
Automotive, truck, bus, and recreational vehicle repair(major)		 C P
8.
Bakeryshops(retail and wholesale)		 P P
9.
Barber and beautycolleges		 P C
10. Blueprintingandphotocopying P P
11. Boat and camper sales, manufacture, and repair C P
12. Car wash(self or full service) P P
13. Cleaningandpressingestablishments P P

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Uses BP I
14. Cocktail lounge/bar, including upgrading existing ABC license (e.g. beer and
wine to a hard liquor license). Refer to Section 11.50 of this Title.		 C C
15. Communication and telecommunication facilities(radio and television) C C
16. Commercial recreational facilities(indoor) P P
17. Commercial recreational facilities(outdoor) C C
18. Drivingschools P
19. Exterminators C P
20. Fruit and/or vegetable stand temporary P P
21. Furniture stores(sales, manu facture, repair and upholstery) P P
22. Glass shops andglass studio P P
23. Hotels and motels C
24. Kennel and catteries C C
25. Lumber and buildings materialyards C P
26. Mortuaries C C
27. Newspaper and magazine shops(printingandpublishing) C P
28. Commercialparkingfacilities C P
29. Printingand copyshops P P
30. Plumbingshops and supplies P P
31. Recyclingfacilities(large collection facilities andprocessingfacilities) C
32. Restaurants(includingdrive-in/drive-through) P P
33. Restaurants other than fast foods (Refer to Section 11.50 of this Title);
a.
With entertainment and/or serving alcoholic beverages, including upgrading
an existing ABC license (e.g., beer and wine license to a hard liquor license)
b.
Without entertainment and/or servingalcoholic beverages		 C
P		 C
P
34. Service stations(subject to Section 11.220 of this Title) C C
35. Signpaintingshops P P
36. Tattooparlors C C
37. Truck wash C
38. Truck(tractor only)and RV wash(self or full-service) C C
39. Tire retreadingand recapping C
40. Tire shops(retail and service) C P
41. Vendingmachine service and repair P P
42. Veterinaryoffices and animal hospitals includingexterior kennels,pens or runs C C
D. ACCESSORYUSES
1.
Accessoryuses and structures located on the same site as apermitted use		 P P
2.
Accessory uses and structures located on the same site as a use permitted
subject to a conditional usepermit		 C C
3.
Watchman’s or caretaker’s living quarters only when incidental to and on the
same site as a permitted or conditional use (where 24-hour surveillance is
required)		 C C
E. PUBLIC ANDQUASI-PUBLICUSES
1.
Bus, rail, rail freight classification or switching yard, rail spurs, and taxi stations		 C P

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Uses BP I
2.
Churches, clubs, lodges, fraternities, and sororityheadquarters		 C
3. Educational institutions, museums,public libraries P C
4.
Fire and Police facilities		 P P
5. Public utility and public service substations, reservoir, drainage sumps,
pumping plants, transmission line, and similar installations not including public
utilityoffices, unlessproject otherwise entails apublic hearing; then Permitted.		 C C
6. Recreational facilities(e.g.,golf courses,parks) C C
7.
Daynurseries, nurseryschools, and child care facilities,per State law		 C C
8. Postal services P P
9.
Public administration buildings		 P P
10. Public utilityservices off ices P P
11. EmergencyShelters C
F. OFFICE ANDRELATEDUSES
1.
Administrative and executive offices(incidental toprimaryuse)		 P P
2.
Clerical andprofessional offices(incidental toprimaryuse)		 P P
3.
Financial/mortgage services and institutions		 P P
4.
Medical, dental and related health services for humans, including laboratories,
clinics, and the sale of articles clearlyincidental to the servicesprovided		 P P
5. Prescription pharmacies when located within a building containing the offices of
medicalpractitioners		 P P
G. TEMPORARYUSES
1.
*Temporary uses as prescribed in Section 2.90 (Permits and Approvals) of this
Title arepermitted subject to issuance of a TemporaryUse Permit		 * *
H. Other uses similar to, and no more objectionable than the uses identified above, may be
permitted subject to theprovisions of Section 1.90(Determination of similar Use) of this Title.

6.40 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

  1. General Requirements

    • a. Table 6.8 of this Chapter establishes the minimum property development standards for all land, buildings and structures constructed within the specified zone district. All sites shall conform to the dimensions established by this Section.

    • b. A development or business park may, for the purposes of meeting the minimum site size standards, consist of a combination of parcels whose total net acreage meets the minimum site size criteria, provided that the design for the entire site is integrated and unified.

    • c. In addition to the minimum development standards established in Table 6.B, developments within an employment district shall comply with the provisions of Section 6.40.2 of this Chapter, Chapter 12 (Performance Standards), other applicable City regulations and ordinances, and the City General Plan.

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Table 6.B Employment District Site Development Minimum Standards

REQUIREMENT BP I
1. Minimum parcel size
Flaglots(a)		 7,800 sq. ft.
Not permitted		 9,750 sq. ft.
15,000 sq. ft.
2. Minimum site width 65 ft. 65 ft.
3. Minimum site depth 120 ft. 120 ft.
4. Minimum front, interior side, street side, and rear building
setback		 0 ft. 0 ft.
5. Maximum buildingheight(b) 45 ft. 50 ft.
6. Maximum Lot Coverage 60% 60%

(a) Flag lot street frontage shall be no less than 50 feet. Access to the large portion of any flag lot shall be designed and constructed to City standards and shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer.

(b) In the Employment Districts, structures may exceed the maximum permitted height subject to securing an approved conditional use permit.

(c) The maximum building height required for the Industrial District in Figure 6.B is 100 feet.

  1. Special Site Development Standards

    • a. All uses in the employment districts shall comply with the provisions of Section 10.290 (Screening Requirements) of this Title.

    • b. Where off street parking areas in employment districts are situated along a visual corridor, as may be defined in a precise plan adopted by the City Council, screening such as walls, berms, landscaping, or a combination thereof, no less than two (2) feet in height shall be erected between the street right-of-way and the parking area.

    • c. Parking for each proposed use within the employment districts shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 13 (Parking Requirements) of this Title.

    • d. Permanent installation of commercial coach/office coach (subject to Section 11.280 of this Title).

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