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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2118 - Amending Chapter 41 of Santa Ana Municipal Code to Provide Development Standards for Service Stations and Automobile Servicing and Auto Mobile Repair Facilities ORDINANCE NO. NS-2ll8 27n REL: 2/22/91 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 41 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SERVICE STATIONS AND AUTOMOBILE SERVICING AND AUTO MOBILE REPAIR FACILITIES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-19, which said section reads as Sec. 41-19. Automobile repair. Automobile repair is the repair of motor vehicles, including the repair or replacement of engines and transmis- sions, body and fender repair, and the installation of non- factory-installed products except those specified in section 41-20. SECTION 2: That section 41-151 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-151. Service stations. A service station is a filling station which supplies motor fuel and oil to motor vehicles and which may also include automobile servicing, the sale of motor vehicle accessories, and other retail sales. SECTION 3: That section 41-365 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-365. Uses permitted in the CI district. The following uses are permitted in the CI district: (a) Retail and service uses. (b) Professional, administrative and business offices. (c) Automobile parking lots and parking structures. 1 280 I I[ [ i I ORDINANCE NO. NS-2ll8 (d) Automobile sales, but excluding truck, trailer, tractor and boat sales. (e) Churches and accessory church buildings. (f) Mortuaries. (g) Theaters. (h) Hospitals, clinics, and sanitariums. (i) Animal hospitals and veterinaries. (j) Plant nurseries. (k) Gymnasiums. (I) Golf courses, both regulation and miniature, and driving ranges. (m) Public utility structures, including electric distribution and transmission substations. , (n) Restaurants, cafes, and eating establishments, other than those specified in section 41-365.5. (0) Schools and studios operated for commercial or public purposes. (p) Day nurseries. (q) service stations. (r) Automobile servicing. SECTION 4: That section 41-366 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Bec. 41-366. operational standards in theCI district. (a) All business activities in the CI district shall be conducted and located within an enclosed building, except as otherwise provided in section 41-194, and except that the following business activities, to the extent permitted under section 41-365 and section 41-365.5, may be conducted outside an enclosed building: (I) Plant nurseries. (2) Automobile sales and parking lots. 2 ORDINANCE NO. NS-211B 281 (3) Recreational or entertainment uses. (b) storage of goods and supplies shall be limited to those sold at retail on the premises or utilized in the course of business. (c) Public utility electric distribution and transmission substations shall be screened by a fence at least six (6) feet high, except as restricted by sections 36-45, 36-46, and 36-47 of this Code. (d) No sales shall be made directly from a building to persons on a public sidewalk, either through a window or similar opening or by means of any coin-operated device. (e) Service stations and automobile servicing: no automobile servicing within 300 feet of property used or zoned for residential purposes shall be conducted before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on any day of the week. SECTION 5: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-374, which said section reads as Sec. 41-374. Standards for service stations and automobile servicinq in the 01 district. In addition to the provisions of this chapter, the following minimum standards apply to service stations and automobile servicing 1. Driveways. (a) sites with only one street frontage shall have no more than two driveways. (b) sites with frontage on more than one street are subject to the following requirements: (I) For lots under 40,000 square feet: a. There shall driveways on streets. be no more than two one of the abutting b. There shall be no more than one driveway on all other abutting streets, except as otherwise approved by the zoning administrator based on a traffic analysis study. 3 282 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 (c) Driveways shall not exceed 35 feet in width when more than one exists on a street frontage. [ (d) Traffic analysis studies supporting additional driveways shall consider on-site and off-site traffic circulation as well as intersection capacity, traffic counts and other pertinent data. 2. Landscaping. Landscaping shall be installed in accordance with the standards applicable to commercial development generally, subject to the following: (a) A five (5) foot landscaped yard shall be provided along the side and rear lot lines where such area is not occupied by a building or appurtenant structure. (b) On sites less than 40,000 square feet in lot size, a reduction in landscaping may be granted by the zoning administrator as necessary for public safety or traffic circulation reasons. SECTION 6: That section 41-378 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-378. Operational standards in the C2 district. (a) All business activities in the C2 district shall be conducted and located within an enclosed building, except as otherwise provided in section 41-194, and except that the following business activities, to the extent permitted under section 41-377 and section 41- 377.5, may be conducted outside of an enclosed building: (I) , (2) , I '[ (3 ) (4) (5) (6) Plant nurseries. Automobile sales and parking lots. Recreational or entertainment uses. Light equipment rental. Truck, trailer, tractor and boat sales. Open-air markets, swap-meets, and fairgrounds. 4 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 280 (7) open-air car washes . (8) Trailer parks and camps. (b) No sales shall be made directly from a building to persons on a public sidewalk, either through a window or similar opening or by means of a coin-operated device. (c) service stations, automobile servicing, and automobile repair are subject to the following requirements: 1. No outdoor overnight vehicle storage is permitted except as permitted by section 41-613.2. 2. No auto repair or auto body activity within 3 00 feet of property zoned or used for residential purposes shall be conducted before 7: 00 a.m. or after 9: 00 p.m. on any day of the week. SECTION 7: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-385, which said section reads as Sec. 41-385. standards for automobile repair in the C2 district. In addition to the commercial development standards, automobile repair uses are subject to the following: 1. A ten (10) foot minimum width planter shall be provided along the side or rear property line which abuts property zoned or used for residential purposes, except when such area is occupied by a building. 2. Driveways on corner lots shall not be located closer than five (5) feet from the corner radius. SECTION 8: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-386, which said section reads as Sec. 41-386. Service stations and automobile servicing in the C2 district. In addition to the provisions of this chapter for commercial uses, service stations and automobile servicing are 5 28'4 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 subject to the requirements of section 41-374. SECTION 9: That section 41-395 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: i[ Sec. 41-395. Uses permitted in the C-3 district. All uses permitted in the C-2 district pursuant to section 41377 are likewise permitted in the C-3 district except that service stations, automobile servicing, and automobile repair are prohibited. SECTION 10: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-418, which said section reads as Service stations, automobile serv1c1nq, and automobile repair in the C4 district. In addition to the provisions of this chapter for commercial uses, service stations and automobile servIcIng are subject to the requirements of 41-374, and automobile repair is subject to the requirements of 41-385. Sec. 41-418. SECTION 11: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-131, which said section reads as Sec. 41-431. Service stations and automobile servicing in the C5 district. In addition to the provisions of this commercial uses, service stations and automobile subject to the requirements of 41-374. chapter for servicing are SECTION 12: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-480, which said section reads as f Service stations, automobile serv1c1nq, and automobile repair in the Ml district. In addition to the provisions of this chapter for commercial uses, service stations and automobile servicing are subject to the requirements of 41-374, and automobile repair is subject to the requirements of 41-385. Sec. 41-480. 6 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 285' SECTION 13: a section, follows: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by adding to be numbered 41-494, which said section reads as Sec. 41-494. service stations, automobile servicing, and automobile repair in the M2 district. In addition to the provisions of this chapter for commercial uses, service stations and automobile servl.cl.ng are subject to the requirements of 41-374, and automobile repair is subject to the requirements of 41-385. SECTION 14: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41-689, which said section reads as follows: sec. 41-689. Non-conforming service stations. When a non-conforming service station is rehabilitated or intensified, or a use is changed on the premises, the 15 foot street frontage setback requirement may be reduced provided that an equivalent area of landscaping is provided at a location on-site in the view of the public street and approved by the Planning Manager. SECTION 15: That section 41-1347 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-1347. Automobile repair and automobile servicing. (a) automobile follows: The minimum off-street parking requirements for repair and automobile serivicing facilities are as 4 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. (b) Vehicle repair bays automobile servicing facilities parking spaces. in automobile shall not be repair and counted as SECTION 16: Those "Service station Design and Development Stan- dards" set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein are hereby adopted as development design and architectural standards applicable to service stations for purposes of section 41-670 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Said standards may hereafter be amended or repealed by resolution of the city council. 7 C)8l' ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 f.J I) , , [ [ SECTION 17: Those "Auto Servicing and Auto Repair Design and Development Standards" set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby adopted as development design and architectural standards applicable to automobile servicing and automobile repair for purposes of section 41-670 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Said standards may hereafter be amended or repealed by resolution of the city council. SECTION 18: If application for a building permit for development of any particular property has been filed pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Building Code prior to the effective date of this ordinance, such property may be developed in accordance with the off-street parking requirements set forth in Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as they existed immediately prior to their amendment by this ordinance; provided, however, that in the event that such building permit application expires without issuance of a building permit, or, if a building permit is issued, if such building permit expires without the commencement of construction pursuant thereto, then any subsequent development of such property must comply with the off-street parking requirements set forth in this ordinance. . SECTION 19: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 20: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited 8 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2ll8 28"'; pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 18th day of March 1991. l , ATTEST: fl- -~ ~ ice C. Guy , Clerk of the Coun il ~1t::n Mayor COUNCILMEMBERS: Young Acosta Griset Richardson McGuigan Norton Pulido Aye Ave Ave Aye Ave Aye Abstained APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~ city Attorney CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION State of california County of orange I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance NS-2118 to be the original ordinance adopted by the city Council of the city of Santa Ana on 3/18/91 ; and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the city of Santa Ana. lerk of the Coun City of Santa Ana Date ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 C}8'\ SERVICE STATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ~ :, In addition to the zoning standards applicable for this use, the following design standards apply to service stations and accompanying uses: 1. T i A five (5) foot minimum planter should be provided footprint of all buildings except at pedestrian and entrances to said buildings where feasible. around the vehicular 1. (3) foot high berm andlor hedge shall be provided in required along all streets. A three planters 3. Where commercial development abuts the service station, two-way vehicular access integrated with the adjacent commercial development should be provided where feasible. 4. A six (6) foot high minimum solid masonry wall shall be provided along the side and rear property lines. Notwithstanding, said wall shall not exceed 42 inches in height within 15 feet of the property line abutting a street. If the site is abutting a commercial development, the wall height requirement may be deleted or reduced by the Planning Manager. Flowering vines should be planted at intervals along the wall to discourage grafitti. 5. Parking for retail uses in conjunction with motor fuel sales should be located adjacent to the sides or front of the retail use or in close proximity to the primary customer entrance. 6. Where retail sales are provided in conjunction with motor fuel sales, a safe pedestrian path shall be provided from the required on-site parking to the main customer entrance. 7. Storefronts for retail sales shall have a facing a public street uses in minimum in clear conjunction of 50 percent glass. with motor fuel of the storefront 8. Cash registers for retail sales shall be located abutting primary street. uses in conjunction with motor fuel in the direct line of sight of the 9. Service station buildings shall be designed in consideration of the context of the site and area. The design shall complement and be compatible with the predominant architectural theme of the area, or with the integrated' center if such a station is developed within a center. ,~Hl&U A p. , 290 [ [ ORDINANCE NO. NS-2118 10. All pump island barrel vaulted, architecture of a canopies shall be designed or other roof system detached main building. with a hip, gable, to match the 11. Cashier kiosks, under canopy and ancillary structures shall compliment the architecture of the main building. 12. Parallel parking spaces should be avoided, A fuel delivery track lane shall be provided through with a 40 foot minimum turnirlg radius and provision side unloading of the vehicle into underground tanks. the site for righ t 13. 14. Building elevatiorls containing service or not face toward a public street nor property if the elevations are within 300 zoned or used for residerltial purposes. ~HIElJI A J'" .l. repair toward feet bays should residential of property I I I , ORDINANCE NO. NS-2ll8 291 AUTO SERVICING AND AUTO REPAIR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS In addition to design standards the zoning standards applicable for this apply to auto body and auto repair uses: use, the following 1. A three (3) foot high berm and hedge shall be provided in the planters required along all street frontages, 2. Driveway access on through streets primarily servicing residential purposes. lots should not be allowed onto property zoned or used for 3, or repair toward 300 feet bays should residential of property Building elevations containing service not face toward a public street nor property if the elevations are within zoned or used for residential purposes. 4. A centralized utility core area should be provided containing the loading zone required by 41-417 (ii), the trash enclosure required by 41-623, utility meters, transformers and equipment rooms. Such utility core should be adjacent to and easily accessible to the servicelutility entrance of the building. 5, A six (6) foot high minimum masonry block wall shall be provided along side and rear property lines not abutting public streets. Walls or fences excluding chainlink shall not exceed 42 inches high within 15 feet of public streets. If the site abuts a commercial development, the Planning Manager may reduce or delete the wall requirement. Flowering vines should be planted at intervals along the wall to discourage grafitti. 6. Exterior building elevations facing public streets shall have a minimum of 50 percent of the storefront in clear glass. 7, A five (5) foot minimum planter should be provided around the footprint of all building elevations except at pedestrian and vehicular entrances to said building and at any building elevation abutting a landscaped perimeter yard, 8. A safe pedestrian path should be provided from the required on-site parking to the primary customer entrance. f,XHIBlI 8 f' , 292 [ { ORDINANCE 9. NO. NS-2118 Security fencing, if provided in addition to the perimeter masonry wall, shall be of a decorative design compatible with the building architecture. All gates and fencing shall remain free of signs or other advertisements. Gates shall remain open during business hours and shall satisfy Public Works Agency requirements for vehicular stacking, Barbed wire, if used, shall be mounted below the top of the masonry wall and screened from view. Chain link shall not be utilized. 10. Auto repair buildings shall be designed in consideration of the context of the site and area, The design shall complement and be compatible with the predominant architectural theme of the area or of the integrated development site if the auto repair facility is within such a developmen t. EXHIBIT H /'. ;J..