Sec. 26-50. - Purpose and intent by zone.

(a)

Office-professional mixed-use (OPMU) zone.

(1)

The purpose of the office-professional mixed-use (OPMU) zone is to classify and set standards for those business, office, administrative or professional land uses which by their nature are of relative low intensity and therefore, when properly located and designed are compatible with adjacent residential zoning and the development therein.

(2)

Office-professional mixed uses should have access to four-lane or wider streets as specified on the master plan of streets and highways; on land that is topographically suited to such uses without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes; situated to serve several neighborhoods; and capable of serving as a buffer separating residential land uses from the more intense community, regional, service, or highway commercial uses.

(b)

Neighborhood-commercial mixed-use (NMU) zone.

(1)

The purpose of the neighborhood-commercial mixed-use (NMU) zone is to classify and set standards for those retail and service commercial uses which by their nature are of moderate intensity; are necessary in order to provide convenient daily shopping facilities to residential home and apartment dwellers; and are generally adjacent to or within close proximity to residential zoning or development and, therefore, require

extraordinary physical treatment in order to guarantee compatibility with and protection to surrounding properties and their values.

(2)

Neighborhood-commercial mixed-use centers should serve several neighborhoods and be located with primary access to a four-lane or wider street, preferably at the intersection of a major and collector street or two (2) four-lane or, wider streets. Land so utilized should be topographically suited to such use without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes.

(c)

Regional-commercial mixed-use (RMU) zone.

(1)

The purpose of the regional-commercial mixed-use (RMU) zone is to classify and set standards for a regional business center which provides a complete line of shop and store types, eating and entertainment facilities, business and financial services and multi-family residential uses. The dominant establishments are one (1) or more department stores flanked by specialty shops.

(2)

Regional-commercial business and mixed-use centers shall be in a strategic location to serve the general regional area of the East San Gabriel Valley and have direct access on major traffic carriers (i.e., freeways or four-lane or wider streets or highways). Land should be topographically suited for such use.

(d)

Service-commercial mixed-use (SMU) zone.

(1)

The purpose of the service-commercial mixed-use (SMU) is to classify and set standards for those retail and service commercial, recreational, business office and multi-family residential land uses which by their nature are of a relative high intensity; are unique in that their success depends upon direct motorist exposure and excellent access; require special traffic circulation patterns that will not unduly restrict rapid traffic flow and extraordinary physical treatments in order to create compatibility with adjacent zoning and the development thereon.

(2)

Service-commercial uses should have access to a four-lane or wider street or highway as specified on the master plan of streets and highways, on land that is the same grade level as the street or highway without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes.

(e)

Manufacturing (M-1) zone.

(1)

The purpose of the manufacturing zone is to classify and set standards for those industrial and incidental commercial facilities which are of moderate to heavy intensity and have no objectionable or obnoxious effect on any adjacent property. The developmental and operational standards are intended to provide compatibility with and protection to surrounding properties by minimizing traffic congestion, noise, glare, vibration, emission of odorous, toxic or noxious matter, and to provide adequate off-street parking, landscape buffering, and the proper placement of buildings.

(2)

Manufacturing uses should have primary access to a four-lane or wider street or highway as specified on the master plan of streets and highways. Land so utilized should be topographically suited to such use without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slope.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)