8109-3 - Standards for industrial zones.

8109-3.1 - The following standards shall apply to development in all industrial zones: 8109-3.1.1 - Undergrounding of utilities.

Utility lines, including electric, communications, street lighting and cable television, shall be placed underground by the applicant, who shall make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies for the installation of such facilities. This requirement may be waived by the Planning Director where it would cause undue hardship or constitute an unreasonable requirement, provided that such waiver is not in conflict with California Public Utilities Commission rules, requirements or tariff schedules. This section shall not apply to utility lines which do not provide service to the area being subdivided. Appurtenant structures and equipment such as surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets may be placed aboveground.

(Am. Ord. 3730—5/7/85)

Private streets may be built as part of an industrial development, in accordance with Article 8.

Industrial performance standards are the permitted levels of operational characteristics resulting from processes or other uses of property. Continuous compliance with the following performance standards shall be required of all uses, except as otherwise provided for in these regulations:

a.

Objectionable Factors—The following shall be maintained at levels which are appropriate for the zone and geographic area and are not objectionable at the point of measurement when the use is in normal operation:

(1)

Smoke, odors, vapors, gases, acids, fumes, dust, dirt, fly ash or other forms of air pollution;

(2)

Noise, vibration, pulsations or similar phenomena;

(3)

Glare or heat;

(4)

Radioactivity or electrical disturbance.

The point of measurement for these factors shall be at the lot or ownership line surrounding the use.

b.

Hazardous Materials—Land or buildings shall not be used or occupied in any manner so as to create any fire, explosive or other hazard. All activities involving the use or storage of combustible, explosive, caustic or otherwise hazardous materials shall comply with all applicable local and national safety standards and shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion, and adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment in compliance with Ventura County Fire Prevention Regulations. The burning of waste materials in open fires without written approval of the Fire Department is prohibited.

c.

Liquid and Solid Wastes—Liquid or solid wastes discharged from the premises shall be properly treated prior to discharge so as not to contaminate or pollute any watercourse or groundwater supply or interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment. The disposal or dumping of solid wastes, such as slag, paper and fiber wastes, or other industrial wastes shall not be permitted on any premises.

d.

Exceptions—Exceptions to these regulations may be made during brief periods for reasonable cause, such as breakdown or overhaul of equipment, modification or cleaning of equipment, or other similar reason, when it is evident that such cause was not reasonably preventable. These regulations shall not apply to the operation of motor vehicles or other transportation equipment unless otherwise specified.

The following regulations shall apply to the M-1 Zone:

8109-3.2.1 - Uses involving the following kinds of activities and elements are not considered appropriate in the M-1 zone:

a.

High temperature processes;

b.

Yards for the storage of materials, unless it is determined by the decision-making body that such activity will not create a nuisance or create significant adverse visual impacts in the project area;

c.

Storage of chemicals in excess of that needed as accessory to the main use. This does not apply to accessory recyclable household/CESQG hazardous waste collection facilities;

d.

Explosives in any form;

e.

Obnoxious or dangerous gases, odors, fumes, or smoke;

f.

Assembly-line construction operations.

(Am. Ord. 3810—5/5/87; Am. Ord. 4214—10/24/00)

8109-3.2.2 - Predominant activities and operations shall be enclosed within buildings, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter. The Planning Director is authorized to determine the reasonable application of this provision in cases of operation hardship or other showing of special circumstances.

8109-3.2.3 - Multi-tenant buildings are permitted, provided that the building is designed to appear as a single building with a unified design.

8109-3.2.4 - Principal buildings constructed of metal are not permitted. Accessory buildings constructed of metal shall have exterior surfaces of a stainless steel, aluminum, painted, baked enamel or similarly finished surface.

8109-3.2.5 - Accessory outside storage shall be confined to the area to the rear of the principal building or the rear two-thirds of the property, whichever is the more restrictive, and screened from view from any property line by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds or landscaping.

8109-3.2.6 - Off-street parking spaces may be located within required setbacks from streets under certain circumstances; see Sec. 8106-5.3.

(Add Ord. 3810—5/5/87)

8109-3.3 - M-2 zone.

The following regulations shall apply to the M-2 Zone:

8109-3.3.1 - The same criteria given for the M-1 Zone (Sec. 8109-3.2.1 above) apply to the M-2 Zone, except that the latter allows uses which may involve moderate levels of noise, small-scale assembly-line processes and light metal work.

8109-3.3.2 - Principal buildings constructed of metal shall be faced along any street side with masonry, stone, concrete or similar material, such facing treatment to extend along the interior side yards of such building a distance of at least ten feet. The metal portion of the principal building and all metal accessory buildings shall have exterior surfaces constructed or faced with a stainless steel, aluminum, painted, baked enamel, or similarly finished surface.

8109-3.3.3 - Outside storage and operations yards shall be confined to the area to the rear of a line which is an extension of the front wall of the principal building and shall be screened from view from any street by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds or landscaping. Outside storage located in a required yard shall not exceed a height of 15 feet.

8109-3.3.4 - Off-street parking spaces may be located within required setbacks from streets under certain circumstances; see Sec. 8106-5.3.

(Add Ord. 3810—5/5/87)

8109-3.4 - M-3 zone.

The following regulations shall apply to the M-3 Zone:

8109-3.4.1 - Metal buildings, including accessory buildings, either shall have exterior surfaces constructed or faced with a stainless steel, aluminum, painted, baked enamel, or similarly finished surface; or shall be reasonably screened from view from any street by other buildings or by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds or landscaping; or shall be located not less than 100 feet from the street centerline.

8109-3.4.2 - Outside storage and operations yards shall be fenced for security and public safety at the property line.

8109-3.5 - Standards for the Light Industrial (IND) Zone.

For specific standards that apply to the Light Industrial Zone, see the Old Town Saticoy Development Code (Appendix B of the Saticoy Area Plan). In addition, all of the General Standards under Section 8109-0 and Section 8109-3.1 also apply.

(Ord. No. 4479, § 6, 9-22-2015)

8109-4 - Standards for overlay and special purpose zones. 8109-4.1 - Scenic resource protection overlay zone. 8109-4.1.1 - Application.

The abbreviated reference for this zone when applied to a base zone shall be "SRP." The provisions of this overlay zone are intended to apply to areas of the County within the viewshed of selected County lakes and State or County-designated highways depicted as "Scenic Resource Area" on the Resource Protection Map of the Ventura County General Plan Goals, Policies, and Programs and other scenic areas as determined by an Area Plan. The suffix "SRP" shall be added to the base zone covering land so identified (example: RA-40 ac/SRP), but shall have no effect on the provisions of the base zone, except as provided herein.

(Am. Ord. 4390—9/9/08)

(Ord. No. 4413, § 2, 4-6-2010)