Vista Municipal Code Ch. 18.46 IP Industrial Park Zone

Sections:

18. 46. 010 Purpose of Provisions
19. 46. 020 Permitted Uses
20. 46. 030 Prohibited Uses in IP Zone
21. 46. 040 Minor Uses
22. 46. 050 Enclosed Buildings Required - Exceptions
23. 46. 060 Development Standards
24. 46. 070 Performance Standards

Section 18. 46. 010 Purpose of Provisions

It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to encourage harmonious industrial

development in the city. The regulations for this industrial park zone are intended to provide compatible industrial uses. Because of the predominantly residential nature and the limited number of potential industrial sites in the city, this chapter is intended to provide for harmonious industrial development between industrial park land activities and residential development. Any industrial activity may operate in the IP zone, provided it conforms to the development and performance standards set forth in this chapter. These standards are intended to ensure that industrial activities which locate in this industrial park zone are compatible with the surrounding environment. Prior Code Appendix A 1551)

Section 18. 46. 020 Permitted Uses

In an IP zone, the following uses are permitted:
A. Primary Activities. The following activities are permitted subject to the

development and performance standards set forth in this chapter: 1. Manufacturing and industrial activities other 2. Scientific and research activities, including laboratories and research facilities. 3. Administrative activities. These activities are limited to regional home offices of businesses, industries and public utilities. 4. General wholesale activity and warehousing of processed or semi- processed products. 5. Medical Cannabis Dispensary 6. Adult Use Cannabis Business B. Secondary Activities. The following secondary activities which support or are adjunct to the primary activities are permitted subject to the development and performance standards and conditions set forth in this chapter:

area, care centers, coffee shops, 1. Within the industrial park day

restaurants and automobile service stations are permitted, subject to the granting of a special use permit. 2. Storage activities. Warehouses and covered and enclosed storage facilities are permitted as part of a primary activity. Outdoor storage areas and facilities are permitted subject to Planning Commission approval. Such outdoor storage shall be limited to interior rear yards and enclosed by a six-foot solid masonry wall, unless substitute material is

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approved under Section 18. 46. 080, and in no case shall materials be stacked or stored so as to exceed the height of the masonry wall. 3. Ancillary retail activities as part of a primary activity. C. A church, club or lodge in the I- P zone may be approved by the minor use permit procedure if the church, club or lodge meets the following requirements: 1. It is located in an existing building 2. There is sufficient on- site parking to accommodate the use 3. It occupies no more than 60 percent of the floor area of the building, or has a membership of a maximum of 100. All other churches, clubs or lodges not meeting the preceding requirements in this zone may be approved only by the special use permit procedure. Prior Code Appendix A 1552; Ord. No. 95- 4, Amended, 03/ 28/ 95; Measure Z, Added, 12/ 11/ 18; Ord. No. 2021- 6, Amended 6/ 22/ 21)

Section 18. 46. 030 Prohibited Uses in IP Zone

zone: Crematoriums The following use is prohibited in the IP

Prior Code Appendix A 1552; Ord. No. 95- 4, Repealed, 03/ 28/ 95; Ord. No. 97- 5, Enacted, 03/ 25/ 97)

Section 18. 46. 040 Minor Uses

In an IP zone, the following uses are permitted, provided a minor use permit is obtained

in accordance with the provisions of this title: A. Parks B. Public buildings and uses Prior Code Appendix A 1552)

Section 18. 46. 050 Enclosed Buildings Required - Exceptions

All uses in the industrial park shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, except for the following: A. Off-street parking B. Trash collections C. Loading and unloading areas D. Signs E. Driveways F. Walkways G. Landscaping H. Approved open storage Prior Code Appendix A 1553)

Section 18. 46. 060 Development Standards

In an IP zone, all projects shall conform to the following development standards:
A. Minimum Lot Size. Each building site in the industrial park zone shall have a

minimum lot area of one- half acre and a minimum street width ( frontage) of 150 feet, except street frontages on a cul- de- sac, which shall be 100 feet in width. Minimum lot depth shall be 150 feet. Smaller lots existing prior to the adoption of this chapter are permitted to develop in accordance with the regulations of this chapter. Industrial condominiums containing smaller than minimum sized lots are permitted subject to subdivision procedures. B. Building Setbacks. No building, structure, parking or loading areas, except

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screening walls, landscaping, drives or monument signs, shall be constructed or maintained in following setbacks:

1. Front yard setbacks shall be 20 feet from the front property line or ten feet

with a three- foot- high landscaped earth berm. 2. Side yard setbacks shall not be required except: a. When the industrial park parcel or building site side yard abuts a public street, the side yard setback shall be 20 feet from the side property line or ten feet with a three- foot- high landscaped earth berm. b. When the industrial park parcel side yard abuts any parcel zoned for residential use, the side yard setback from the residential zone shall be 20 feet for lots with industrial buildings of 10, 000 square feet or less. For buildings over 10, 000 square feet, the side yard setback from such residential zones shall be increased five feet for every 10, 000 square feet of building area over 10, 000 square feet. The width of a railroad right-of-way or flood control channel may be credited against 50 percent of this requirement provided a minimum of 15 feet is maintained. 3. Rear yard setbacks shall be 15 feet from the property line, except for parcels abutting residential zones, where the rear yard setback shall be thirty feet from the property line and increase five feet for every 10, 000 square feet of building over 10, 000 square feet. The width of a railroad right- of-way or flood control channel may be credited against 50 percent of this requirement provided a minimum of 15 feet is maintained. C. Building Height. Height of buildings on parcels or building sites abutting a nonindustrial zone are subject to the building height standards of that zone. Additional height or stories may be permitted subject to the granting of a special use permit. D. Building Coverage. The total area of all buildings, driveways, parking and loading areas shall not cover more than 80 percent of the area of a building site exclusive of public right- of-way. The remaining 20 percent shall be landscaped. Required setbacks and interior required landscaping may be included in calculating this landscaped area. E. Minimum Distance Between Buildings. There shall be a minimum distance of 15 feet between separated buildings located on the same building site. uses F. Multiple- Occupancy Buildings. Multiple occupancy of buildings with requiring different parking regulations is permitted; however, parking and loading requirements shall be calculated for each use in accordance with Chapter 18. 54. The parking area may be shared in common. G. Required Screening. Provisions for screening of the parking and loading areas are set forth in Chapter 18. 54 and shall apply for parking and loading areas. H. Off-Street Parking and Loading. All provisions of Chapter 18. 54 shall apply. I. Signs. All signs shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission prior to approval of the site development plan by the Director of Planning. All signs shall be approved as part of a comprehensive sign package and shall be architecturally compatible with the industrial building when approved changes to the sign copy may be authorized by the Director of Planning. 1. Primary Identification. No more than two signs identifying the name and address of the occupant or product shall be permitted. Such wall signs shall conform to the following: a. One 60- square- foot wall sign shall be permitted. Such wall sign shall not project more than 12 inches from the building wall or structure and shall not extend above the top of the parapet wall or roof line. b. One monument sign shall be permitted in the front yard or side yard abutting a public street. Such sign shall maintain a ten- foot setback from the ultimate property line, and shall not be larger than 60 square feet. C. In case of multiple occupancy, each occupant may have one

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single- faced wall sign not to exceed 25 square feet each. Such wall signs shall be in lieu of, not in addition to, the single- faced wall sign otherwise specified herein. 2. Directional Signs. Directional signs, either single- faced or double- faced, are permitted, subject to Section 18. 52. 150. 3. Safety Signs. Safety signs alert the passersby on the site to potential dangers and include: stop, slow, curve, danger, high voltage, etc. The size, shape and color of safety signs shall be of the same size, shape and color as contained in the current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic- Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as printed by the Bureau of Public Roads, U. S. Department of Commerce. 4. Real Estate Signs. Real estate signs are permitted subject to the provisions of Section 18. 52. 240. J. Refuse Collection and Storage. 1. All developments shall provide a central location( s) for the collection and storage of refuse. Existing developments will be subject to these requirements as provided for by Section 18. 58. 590 of this code. 2. Areas designated for the collection and storage of solid waste material shall conform with the provisions of Section 18. 58. 590 of this code. K. Landscaping. 1. Natural resources or amenities of scenic value may be preserved in required landscaping areas. 2. All required yard setbacks shall be landscaped. 3. Five percent of all parking areas shall be landscaped. This landscaping shall be distributed reasonably throughout the parking area. This landscaping is to be included in the total landscaping requirement. L. Mechanical Equipment. All mechanical equipment, including ducting, whether at ground or rooftop level, shall be contained in a completely screened structure. All wall air conditioner units shall be blocked from view with material that is reasonably compatible with the architectural styling and detailing of the building to allow proper functioning of the equipment. M. Utilities. 1. a. All new and existing utility distribution facilities, including cable television lines, within the boundaries of any lot or building site where a building permit is requested or within any half-street abutting such lot or building site shall be placed underground, except with regard to a building permit for improvements less than 25 percent of the value of the existing building, as to existing facilities. b. The permittee is responsible for complying with the requirements of this subsection, and he shall make the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utilities, including licensed cable television operators, for the installation of such facilities. C. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed duct, and other facilities necessarily appurtenant to such underground utilities and street lighting systems may be placed above ground. 2. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the installation and maintenance of overhead electric transmission lines in excess of 34, 500 volts and long distance and trunk communications facilities. 3. The installation of cable television lines may be waived when, in the opinion of the Director of Planning, no licensed cable television operator is found to be willing and able to install cable television lines in the subdivision. 4. a. When there is less than 600 feet of line requiring conversion, an in- lieu fee may be applied if approved by the Public Works Director. The fee will be established on a cost- per-foot basis using a typical 600- foot project of feeder circuit or local distribution circuit. b. In- lieu fees shall be deposited in a special undergrounding

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account to be used as approved by the City Council for future undergrounding of utilities.

C. This subdivision may be applied to building permits existing on the

effective date of the ordinance codified in this section at any time before certificate of occupancy is granted. N. Metal Buildings. Buildings constructed with a metal exterior are permitted subject to granting of a special use permit. No special use permit for a metal building shall be granted unless the decision- making body makes the findings set forth in Section 18. 74. 120 and specifically finds that the design and exterior architectural treatment of each metal building is compatible with the surrounding area and with industrial buildings constructed with other materials. Prior Code Appendix A 1553; Ord. No. 94- 25, Amended, 10/ 25/ 94)

Section 18. 46. 070 Performance Standards

All activities in the industrial park zone shall be subject to the performance standards

listed below. The applicant, at the time of submittal for building permit, and all subsequent tenants shall certify that the industrial development complies with these performance standards. If inspection reveals noncompliance with any of the performance standards, upon submission of findings the City Council may direct that the industrial operation shall cease until compliance is reestablished. The City Council may grant a compliance time of no greater than 30 days for the project to comply with performance standards. A. Noise or vibration created by, or resulting from, any industrial operation shall not be audible, and in no case shall exceed seventy db. CNEL at the boundary of the industrial park. B. Odors, glare, heat, electrical or other disturbance created by, or resulting from, any industrial operation shall not be detectable beyond the industrial building site on which the disturbance is produced. C. Discharge of air pollutants shall be subject to the air pollution control district rules and regulations, the California State Health and Safety Code and federal air quality regulations. D. Any discharge of industrial waste must conform to the most current local, state and federal regulations controlling industrial waste quality and disposal. E. No industrial operation shall in any way damage or create a nuisance to the public health, safety or welfare. Prior Code Appendix A 1554)

Section 18. 46. 080 Improvement and Modification Conditions

A. After site development plan review and approval of an industrial park

development, no grading, building, structure or other improvement shall be located, erected or constructed on the lot or building site, except those improvements approved by the Director of Planning. As part of the site development plan review, the Director of Planning shall report to the Planning Commission on each such proposed development in the industrial park zone. B. The Planning Commission may approve modifications of the following standards otherwise required by this chapter: 1. The masonry wall requirement may be modified to allow substitute material. 2. The required wall height may be reduced or increased if deemed appropriate. 3. Additional outside uses, such as picnic table areas or light recreational areas, may be permitted in addition to those uses listed in Section 18. 46. 060.

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4. Subdivision of industrial lots into parcels smaller than the minimum lot

size area or modification of required width or depth on adequate sized lots. 5. Other modifications of requirement consistent with the industrial park concept subject to granting of a special use permit. In approving any of these other modifications, the Planning Commission shall make the following findings: a. There are unusual circumstances involving the specific intended use or uses that warrant the modification. b. The modification or modifications are consistent with the intent and purpose of the industrial park zone and area. C. The modification or modifications will not detrimentally affect any adjoining existing or future industrial park use adhering to the stipulated requirements. d. The modification or modifications will not cause a nuisance or inconvenience to any surrounding residential neighborhood. Prior Code Appendix A 1556)

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Chapter 18. 47

Civic Activity Zone

Sections:

18. 47. 010 Application
19. 47. 020 Permitted Uses
20. 47. 030 Height Limit
21. 47. 040 Front Yards and Yards Abutting Public or Private Streets
22. 47. 050 Side Yard
23. 47. 060 Rear Yard
24. 47. 070 Area
25. 47. 080 Distance Between Buildings
26. 47. 090 Development Requirements
27. 47. 100 Landscaping
28. 47. 110 Utilities
29. 47. 120 Signs
30. 47. 130 Parking
31. 47. 140 Requirements for Site Development Plans
32. 47. 150 Prior Approvals

Section 18. 47. 010 Application

The Civic Activity ( CA) zone shall apply only to property which is owned by a public

agency. This zoning designation is intended to implement the " Civic Activity" Land Use Designation of the General Plan. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 020 Permitted Uses

In the Civic Activity Zone, the following uses are permitted:
A. Public buildings and uses by a public agency.
B. Temporary uses, if permitted by the public agency owning the property.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 030 Height Limit

No building or structure shall exceed two stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is less.

Notwithstanding, buildings and structures of greater height may be allowed, provided a special use permit is issued, therefore, in accordance with the provisions of this code. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 040 Front Yards and Yards Abutting Public or Private Streets

No building or structure shall be located and maintained less than 20 feet from the

ultimate right-of-way line of any public or private street upon which the building site fronts. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

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Section 18. 47. 050 Side Yard

Every lot and building site shall have a side yard on each side of the lot or building site,

and each side yard shall be not less than 15 feet in width. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 060 Rear Yard

Every lot and building site shall have a rear yard not less than 15 feet in depth.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 070 Area

The minimum lot area shall be 10, 000 square feet.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 080 Distance Between Buildings

There is no required distance between public buildings.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 090 Development Requirements

Development requirements shall be the same as set forth in Section 18. 36. 130 B and C.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 100 Landscaping

All landscaping shall meet the requirements of Section 18. 36. 130A and Chapter 18. 56.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 110 Utilities

All utilities shall meet the requirements of Section 18. 36. 140. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 120 Signs

All signs shall meet the requirements of Chapter 18. 52 as required for the OP zone. ( Ord.

No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 130 Parking

Parking shall meet the requirements of Chapter 18. 54.

Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

Section 18. 47. 140 Requirements for Site Development Plans

All modifications of buildings and all new buildings must be approved by the City through

the site development plan process, unless exempted by Chapter 18. 64. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

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Section 18. 47. 150 Prior Approvals

If a building or use was previously approved by a Special use permit, Minor Use Permit,

Site Development Plan, or combination of the above the conditions of approval shall take precedence over the requirements of this chapter. Additions or modifications to any use or building approved by prior special use permit, minor use permit or Site Development Plan shall be by Site Development Plan, unless a building of greater height than two stories is proposed, in which case a special use permit is required. Ord. No. 91- 10, Enacted, 05/ 14/ 91)

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Chapter 18. 48

General Plan

Sections:

18. 48. 010 Adoption and Contents of Plan - Statutory Authority
19. 48. 020 Amendments
20. 48. 030 Conformance with General Plan
21. 48. 040 Interpretation of Plan - Appeals

Section 18. 48. 010 Adoption and Contents of Plan - Statutory Authority

A. The development of the City shall be guided by a General Plan adopted and

administered in conformity with Articles 5 through 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the state. B. The General Plan shall consist of a statement of development policies with maps, diagrams and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards and plan proposals, and shall include those elements required by state law and such other elements as are adopted from time to time. The text, documents and maps shall be endorsed in the manner provided by the City Council, and the original copies thereof will be filed with the Secretary of the Planning Commission. Prior Code Appendix A 1601)

Section 18. 48. 020 Amendments

A. The General Plan shall be reviewed periodically as conditions may require, and amendments shall be made thereto as provided by law. Upon approval, amendments to the General Plan shall be endorsed in the same manner as the original and filed with the Secretary of the Planning Commission. Proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance which are not consistent with the General Plan may not be recommended or adopted until the General Plan is amended to eliminate such inconsistencies. B. Such General Plan amendments shall be considered in accordance with the following procedures: 1. Any hearing for such General Plan amendment and zone changes or zoning ordinance amendment may be held concurrently by both the Planning Commission and the City Council; provided, however, that a denial of the General Plan amendment shall constitute denial of the zoning ordinance amendment if such zoning ordinance amendment requires the General Plan amendment to conform to the General Plan. 2. No General Plan element required by state law shall be amended more than four times in any calendar year, exclusive of the adoption of the element; provided, however, that any element may be amended additional times provided that such additional amendments shall be found to be necessary to encourage low and moderate income housing within the city. 3. Amendments to the General Plan may be initiated by the City Council, Planning Commission, City staff or any person owning property or residing within the sphere of influence of the City. Each application for such amendment by an owner/ resident shall be made on forms provided by the Director of Planning and shall be covered by a fee as set forth by resolution of the City Council. The application shall also be accompanied by all required environmental documents in accordance with the City's environmental quality regulations. Each application shall be considered by the Planning Commission at a public hearing which shall

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make a recommendation to the City Council, as provided by law. The City Council shall hold a public hearing on the application as provided by law and should the City Council wish to amend the General Plan, it may do so by adoption of a resolution at any time. Due to the necessity for reducing the number of General Plan amendments in any one calendar year, separate applications shall be combined into one application and held on such combined applications and after required hearings of determination made by the City Council, whenever such combination is feasible. Prior Code Appendix A 1602)

Section 18. 48. 030 Conformance with General Plan

The General Plan shall be administered as provided by law. The zoning ordinance must be consistent with the General Plan. " Consistency" means that the various land uses authorized by the zoning ordinance are compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in such plan. In no case shall the City approve any amendment to the zoning ordinance, zone change or special use permit that is inconsistent with the General Plan. In the event that the zoning ordinance becomes inconsistent with the General Plan by reason of amendment to such plan, or to an element of such plan, the zoning ordinance shall be amended within a reasonable time so that it is consistent with the General Plan as amended. Prior Code Appendix A 1603)

Section 18. 48. 040 Interpretation of Plan - Appeals

A. It shall be the duty of the Director of Planning to render necessary interpretations

of the General Plan designation of any property and of provisions, policy standards and regulations set forth in the General Plan in writing. B. Any appeal of the decision of the City Planner shall be filed pursuant to Section 18. 04. 150. C. In granting an appeal, the Planning Commission or City Council shall find that the selected land use designation is with reasonable proximity of the same land use designation on the existing land use map of the General Plan. Prior Code Appendix A 1604; Ord. No. 91- 18, Amended, 07/ 09/ 91)

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Chapter 18. 50

Specific Plans

Sections:

18. 50. 010 Purpose and Adoption of Provisions
19. 50. 020 Conformance with Plan
20. 50. 030 Variances from Provisions

Section 1830. 010 Purpose and Adoption of Provisions

A. Purpose. Wherein the zoning map establishes only zone boundaries, the text of the ordinance establishes the permitted use of land in the various zones and the conditions applicable to such use, and the adopted General Plan indicates the general location of future land uses, a specific plan, as the term is employed in this chapter, has the following purposes: 1. To apply the provisions and requirements of the ordinance and General Plan in specific detail by means of a map, including possible streets, alleys and other public dedications, the establishment of which would be accomplished in the manner otherwise provided by law and to provide for the design and placement of essential related facilities such as off- street parking, loading and unloading areas, points of ingress and egress, particularly related to bordering traffic flow; the placement and arrangement of buildings, and other subjects not included in this chapter but which are essential to public safety and general welfare such as controlling the pattern and flow of traffic and such other related details as represent modern specialized land development and use. 2. To provide similar plans for the consolidated use of subdivided property, the dimensions, shape and size of which do not individually lend themselves advantageously to any form of modern land utilization. B. Adoption. 1. Such specific plans shall be adopted in the manner prescribed for amending the zoning map, and such specific plans, when so adopted, shall constitute amendments to the zoning map as to zone classifications, where involved, and the details of such specific plans shall supersede and shall take the place of the requirements and conditions upon the use of land as established by this chapter, insofar as the property contained in the specific plans is concerned. 2. A specific plan, when adopted as provided in this chapter, shall be considered as being a specific plan within the full meaning of the State Conservation and Planning Law and, because the adoption of such specific plan accomplishes both the amendment of the zoning map and the establishment of detailed subjects other than zoning matters, separate but concurrent proceedings shall be employed. The resulting specific plan shall be separately recorded both as a component of the comprehensive General Plan and as an amendment to the zoning ordinance. Prior Code Appendix A 1701)

Section 18. 50. 020 Conformance with Plan

In order to assure that the purpose and provisions of a formally adopted specific plan of record shall be conformed to, the land reclassified within any specific plan of record shall be limited exclusively to such uses as are first permitted in the zone to which it is classified. Uses shown on such specific plan, including automobile parking, shall conform to such specific plan, even though such uses are not otherwise specifically classified by this chapter as permissible in any given zone. Prior Code Appendix A 1702)

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Section 18. 50. 030 Variances from Provisions

No variances shall be permitted from the conditions of a specific plan without an

amendment to the specific plan. Prior Code Appendix A 1703)

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Signs on Private Property