Article 38 — H-M-D HOSPITAL-MEDICAL-DENTAL DISTRICT

No building, structure, improvement or premises shall be used, and no building structure, or improvement shall be erected, constructed, established, altered or enlarged which is designed or arranged, or intended to be occupied or used, for any purpose other than the following:

a) Hospital as defined by this Code

• b) Rest home, guest home and home for aged

c) Professional office offering medical, dental and related services

d) Accessory buildings and facilities necessary for the successful functioning of the hospital, such as, maintenance shops, power plants, etc.

e) The following uses shall be allowed only if they are primarily for the convenience of doctors, patients, visitors and employees, provided that no signs shall be allowed in connection therewith without the approval of the Planning Commission.

1. Recreational facility

• 2. Parking structure

3. Laundry

4. Library

• 5. Restaurant and cafeteria
• 6. Barber and beauty shop

7. Day nursery

8. Dormitory

9. Florist 10) Gift shop

10. Book shop 12) Pharmacy f) The following uses may be permitted if a conditional use permit has been granted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Division 9 1) Institutions for the treatment of alcoholics 2) Long-term facility for the chronic mentally ill 3) Mental hygiene home

• 4. School for mentally retarded
• 5. Ambulance service facility
• 6. Medical or dental schools and their ancillary facilities
• 7. Commercial uses not otherwise mentioned in this Article

There shall be a minimum twenty (20) foot setback from all streets, provided, however, that at no point shall any building or structure project into an imaginary plane established by an angle of sixty (60) degrees projected from the centerline of any public right-of-way and/or property line.

The building height shall be regulated by the Building Code of the City of Torrance.

All mechanical equipment, plumbing lines, storage tanks, and duct work shall be screened on all sides with solid material architecturally compatible with the main structure.

Utilities shall be provided underground. There shall be no additional poles constructed to service the facilities and no overhead wires will be provided from the point of connection to any improvements within the proposed facility.

(Amended by O-3426)

a) A complete landscaping plan shall be submitted for approval by the Planning Director. Plants used shall be listed alphabetically and a key number shall be assigned to each plant so that they can be easily located on the plan. The landscaping plan must include the following:

• 1. Botanical and common names of the plants to be used;
• 2. Sizes of the plants to be used;
• 3. Quantity of each plant to be used;
• 4. The spacing and layout of landscaping and hardscaping materials;
• 5. The location of the sprinkler system.

• b) All landscaping shall be permanently maintained.

• c) An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided.

d) In addition to the above, in cases where the subject parcel of land is located within the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan area, the landscaping standards and guidelines as provided in Chapter IV and Chapter V of the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan shall apply.

The initial design of facilities in the H-M-D zone shall provide for adequate insulation to protect said facilities from expected increases in future outside noise levels. Interior noise levels shall not exceed the following:

(Amended by O-3426)

Before any building or other structure is erected, the following must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission:

a) Plot plan showing dimensions and locations of all existing and proposed buildings, driveways, off-street parking areas, loading and unloading areas, landscaping plans, adjacent streets, outside lighting plan and other pertinent features of the sites;

b) Architectural plans and specifications for all proposed buildings, walls and fences;

c) A description of the proposed operation in sufficient detail to set forth its nature and extent.

d) Notwithstanding subsections a), b), and c) above, in cases where the subject parcel of land is located within the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan area, all development activity thereon shall be subject to a Development Permit as provided for in Article 35, Chapter 2 of this Code. For the purposes of this Section, development activity shall include:

• 1. Construction of a new building or structure;
• 2. The enlargement of an existing building or structure;
• 3. The exterior alteration of an existing building or structure;
• 4. Any intensification in use of a structure or parcel of land for which a Development Permit, or other similar entitlement permit, has never been issued; or

5. Any substantial remodel, which is defined as the removal of fifty (50%) percent or more of the exterior wall area or removal of fifty (50%) percent or more of the supporting members of a building or structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, whichever is stricter.

(Added by O-3426)

All property zoned HMD and located within the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan area is subject to the Design Guidelines and Design Review procedures of Chapter V and Chapter VII of the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan. For the purposes of this section, any new building or structure, any enlargement of an existing building or structure, any exterior alterations of an existing building or structure, all on-site improvements, and any modification of an approved landscaping plan or parking lot design shall be subject to these Design Guidelines as applicable. Only those projects expressly listed in Chapter V of the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan may be exempted from this requirement.