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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2214 - Rezoning Santa Ana Auto Mall from the M1 to the SD District and Adopting Specific Development Plan...019 ORDINANCE NO. NS~214 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REZONING THE SANTA ANA AUTO MALL FROM THE Mi (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) DISTRICT TO THE SD (SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT AND ADOPTING SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 60 (AA NO. 1065) WHEREAS, Amendment Application No. 1065 has been filed to change the zoning district designation of the Santa Ana Auto Mall as hereinafter set forth; and Wq~EREAS, this Council after duly noticed public hearing, has determined that the change in use district designation proposed in the abovesaid ~endment Application is justified by the public necessity, convenience and general welfare; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 1. That parcel of real property designated in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby reclassified from the Mi (Light Industrial) district to the SD (Specific Development) district. 2. Specific Development Plan No. 60, set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved for the above- described real property. 3. Amended Sectional District Maps numbers 17-5-9 and 20-5-9 showing the above described change in use district designation are hereby approved. ADOPTED this 18th day of January , 1994. ATTEST: ~_a~lce C. Guy / /I Clerk of the Council( / COUNCILMEMBERS: Young Aye Pulido Abstained Lutz Aye McGuigan Aye Mills Aye Moreno Abstained Richardson Abstained APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney {3 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION State of California County of Orange I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance /~ - ,2. 2.. t q/ to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on ///~ /5't-~ ; and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: Clerk of the Cour~il ~/ - City of Santa Ana \ ~ ORDINANCE NS-2214 Page 2 '21 DI ;ELOPMENT SITE IEDINGER 0 OPEN SPACE LP UMITED PROFE~SIONAL LM LIMITED I~J~UFACTUR~IG A1 GENERAL AGRICUL'I~JR E P PROFESSIONAL M1 LIGHT INDUS'PRIAL t~RD] NANCE NS--2214 0 2 2 Page 3 EXHIBIT B Santa Ana Auto Mall/ Specific Development 60 Sea,ion 1. &pplicabilit¥ of Ordinance· The specific development zoning district for the Santa Ana Auto Mall as authorized by Chapter 41, Division 26, Sec. 41 593 et/seq, of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is specifically subject to the standards and regulations contained in this plan and the Santa Ana Auto Mall's "Architectural Design Standards" for the express purpose of establishing land use regulations and standards. All other applicable chapters, articles and sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code shall apply unless expressly stated or superseded by this ordinance. Section 2. Purpose. The Specific Development Plan No. 60 (SD-60) consists of standards and regulations hereby established for the express purpose of protecting the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the City by promoting and enhancing the value of properties and encouraging orderly development. Section 3. Uses Permitted. A. Uses Permitted on all parcels in the SD-60 District: 1. New automobile sales. Used automobiles Sales in conjunction with new automobiles sales, provided the sale of used automobiles is subordinate to new automobile sales and the area devoted to used car display does not exceed the area used to display new automobiles. 3. Research and development facilities and laboratories. Professional, administrative and general offices, except medical offices. The assembly or packaging of products from previously prepared materials. Uses permitted subject to a conditional use permit on parcel 3-1: 1. Auto detailing. New car leasing office not in conjunction with a new car dealership. 3. Motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle sales. - ORDINANCE NS-2214 023 Page 4 Auto ~&ll Specific Development (BD-60) Page 2 of 10 Bection 4. Development 8tander4s. A. Building Setbacks. (1) Showroom buildings. The glazed surface of all showrooms shall be a minimum of forty (40) feet and a maximum of one hundred (100) feet from the front property line. (2) Service structures. Ail service buildings shall be setback a minimum of eighty-five (85) feet from the front property line. B. Building Height. No structure shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. (1) showroom buildings. The glazed portion of all showrooms shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) feet and a maximum of thirty (30) feet. office space attached to the showroom structure may exceed the height of the showroom, but shall not exceed thirty (30) feet. (2) Service/Accessory structures. The height of all service and accessory buildings shall not exceed twenty-four feet. C. Protective Screening. (1) Each service area and bulk car storage area for each lot shall be screened from public view along streets, freeway and each plaza within the Auto Mall. The screening shall consist of a minimum six-foot high and maximum eight-foot high masonry wall and landscaping per the Auto Mall's landscape requirements. (2) The service area shall be screened from and or oriented away from public view including the freeway. ORDTNAb'CI~: N:; 221/i ~uto N&ll Specific Development P&ge 3 of 10 (SD-60) D. Site Geometry. Ail showrooms, should be symmetrically oriented towards the central public road round-abouts adjacent to their sites. The buildings are encouraged to be simple, sculptured geometric shapes (triangles, circles and rectangles), with the flush sleekness of streamline automotive design. The use of curving or rolling glass surfaces and opaque panels on the public-oriented facades is encouraged within the rigid geometric framework. Section 5. Architecture1 Style. Ail buildings within the Santa Ana Auto Mall shall be designed in a 'high-tech' industrial design. The Santa Ana Auto Mall's Architectural Design Standards shall be used to determine the structures compliance with the 'high-tech' industrial motif. The use of exposed wood, tile roofs and mansards, and literal traditional architectural motifs shall not be permitted. In addition, the Auto Mall Dealers Association shall review and approve the architectural design for all new buildings and remodels. The service buildings shall be designed to incorporate, on at least a portion of the exterior building, the same materials and colors as those used for the showroom. The public areas and service buildings must be compatible in style and material selection. Section Parking Requirements. The minimum off-street parking requirement for auto mall dealerships are as follows: (1) One parking space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of display area; plus (2) One parking space per truck or van used in connection with the business to be stored on the premises at any one time; plus (3) Three parking spaces per work bay for the first three bays; plus (4) Two parking spaces per work bay in excess of three bays; plus ORDINANCE NS-2214 Page 6 0 2 5 Auto Mall Bpecific Development (SD-60) Page 4 of 10 (5) Thirty parking spaces for employee parking; (6) Vehicle repairs bays shall not be counted parking spaces. a~ Bection 7. Parking requirements for all other uses permitted in Specific Development 60 shall be established per Article XV (Parking Ordinance) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Landscape Requirements. A. Streetscape and Offsite Areas. The streetscape and offsite areas shall be maintained per the approved overall landscape plan and the Auto Mall Design and Development Standards. B. On-site Landscaping Requirements. (1) There shall be a front yard of not less than seven (7) feet, except at approved display areas. Each dealership/lot shall have five (5) percent of the on-site area exclusive of all building footprints and street oriented landscaping in landscaped area. Each planter area shall be landscaped per the Commercial Landscape Design Guidelines. (2) The plant materials utilized for on-site landscaping shall be per the designated landscape palette found in the Auto Mall's Architectural Design Standards. (3) C. Hardscape Materials. Paving materials shall be limited to the following: (1) Concrete pavers matching those used in the adjacent streetside dealer display areas. Exposed aggregate concrete. Exposed aggregate shall be a maximum diameter of 1/2 inch with a maximum surface retardant of "medium reveal" applied. Integral color of the concrete shall be approved by the Architectural Review Board. (2) (3) Plain concrete with a broom finish. - (4) Asphalt concrete. ORDIN~NCE NS-2214 Page 7 Auto Mall Specific Development Page 5 of X0 (8D-60) Walls and Fencing. (1) Ail exterior (property line) fencing and screening walls shall be constructed of masonry materials. Section 8. A. (2) (3) Ail screen walls on-site and all walls exposed to public view shall have clinging vines attached. Ail screening walls shall be provided with a three(3) foot wide landscape planter located adjacent to the wall where such is in public view. Chainlink fencing may not be used except as internal fencing on dealerships. Ail chainlink fences shall be screened from view by a solid masonry block wall. Bollards placed on dealer property for vehicle detainment purposes shall be integrated into planting areas in a manner that effectively and aesthetically screens them. Bollards shall be a maximum of eighteen (18) inches high above finished grade. No chains shall be strung between bollards or planter boxes. siqnage Requirements. Electronic Reader Board Sign. (1) One electronic reader board sign for the Santa Ana Auto Mall shall be permitted along the 55 Freeway. The sign shall be located on parcel 6 or parcel 7 per Exhibit A. (2) Maximum height for the reader board sign shall be seventy (70) feet in height. (3) Maximum square footage of the sign face shall be eight hundred and thirty-five (835) square feet. (4) The copy for the area for individual dealer merchandise shall be limited to either the registered logo or the manufacturer's product name. Colors utilized shall be the standard auto manufacturer's color code, which is typically a shade of red, blue or black. ORDINANCE NS-2214 Page 8 Auto Mall Speoific Development Page 6 of 10 (SD-60) Freestanding Signs. No permit shall be issued for a freestanding sign which does not comply with the following standards: (1) Number. (a) The number of freestanding signs permittable on an integrated development site shall be as follows: Total Street Frontaqe Number 0 - 250 1 251 - 500 2 501 - 750 3 751 - 1000 4 1001 or more 5 (2) Location and Design. (a) No more than one (1) freestanding sign advertising or identifying the same business activity shall be permitted on each street frontage on which the integrated development site has frontage. (b) The freestanding sign shall be located in a landscaped planter having an area at least twice as large as the area of one face of the sign. (c) No sign shall use mirrors reflecting a direct light source or utilize flashing, blinking or sequenced lights. No sign shall utilize unshielded incandescent, fluorescent or neon. (d) No freestanding sign shall be closer than one hundred (100) feet from another freestanding sign on the same site. (e) No freestanding sign shall be located in the triangular area measured fifteen (15) by fifteen (15) feet where a driveway enters onto a street, or in any other area which may obstruct the vision of motorists so as to create a safety hazard. 028 ~,~l~ ~ N^N('I,: N.'~--22 I 4 Page 9 Auto Nail Specific Development Page 7 of 10 (BD-60) (g) The copy area of a freestanding sign shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the sign face. (h) The base of the freestanding sign is to be made of rough sand-blasted concrete with rounded ends, eighteen (18) inches high and shall have a two inch high, on-inch deep contrasting horizontal metal reveal on all sides, four inches from the top (Exhibit B). Directional Signage No permit shall be issued for a directional sign which does not comply with the following standards: (1) Minor freestanding dimectional signage (entrance, service, etc) shall be consistent with the design and materials of the full-size freestanding sign (Exhibit B). (2) Freestanding directional signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in sign area and a maximum height of four (4) feet shall be allowed. (3) Freestanding directional signs shall contain only that information necessary for on-site circulation, parking and site information. A registered manufacturer's logo may be utilized on the directional signs for the service area. (4) Wall-mounted directional signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet. Such directional signs shall contain only that information necessary for on-site circulation, parking and site information. No advertising or loges are permitted. Wall Signs. No permit shall be issued for a wall sign which does not comply with the following standards: (1) Number. (a) Dealerships offering two or less manufacturer's makes of new automobiles for sale shall be permitted one wall sign for each make on each wall of the showroom building up to two wall signs per make of automobile. Page 10 Auto Ma1! Specific Development (SD-60) Page 8 of 10 (b} Dealerships offering three or more manufacturer,s makes of new automobiles for sale shall designate one manufacturer,s make that he carries his primary line of new automobiles. The remaining makes of new automobiles shall be designated as secondary for signage purposes. Primary and secondary lines shall be permitted the following: The primary make of new automobiles shall be permitted a total of two wall signs. The wall sign(s) may be placed on the showroom and/or service building. Secondary car lines shall be allowed one wall sign for each make of automobile. The signs shall be located on the showroom building. (2) Sign Area and Length. (a) The sign area shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the signable area, to a maximum of two (2) square feet of sign area per lineal foot of building frontage. (b) The horizontal dimension of any wall sign shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the horizontal dimension of the building elevation on which the sign is located. (3) Location. (a) The signs on the showroom or main service building shall be located on the top of the facia or wall facing the main street access. (b) No sign shall project above the parapet, canopy facia, or wall to which it is attached, nor above the roofline if attached to the roof. (c) No signage is allowed on the roof of any building. Design. (a) Wall signs shall consist of individual neon box letters with formed plexiglass faces in Old~INANCE NS~-E214 030 Auto Mall Specific Development (SD-60) Page 9 of 10 deep channel metal backs. The metal backs may be either satin anodized aluminum or baked enamel steel (three inches deep). The plexiglas letters are to be kept in the frame with an extruded anodized aluminum 'L' molding retainer. (b) Maximum height of the letters to be used shall be thirty-six (36) inches. E. Special Event Displays. No dealership shall install or maintain or allow to be installed or maintained on the property occupied by such company any special event sign or display, except in accordance with the following requirements: (1) No special event sign or display shall be permitted for individual dealerships. A special event signage permit shall only be issued for an Auto Mall wide sales promotion. All dealerships must take part in the event. (2) The special event sign and display shall be limited to two banners per dealership and sales tents. No use of flags, pennants, streamers or balloons will be permitted. (3) The special event sign(s) or display shall not be maintained for more than fourteen (14) successive days. (4) No more than four (4) special event signs or displays shall be permitted for the Auto Mall in a one (1) year period. Section 9. Theme Decoration or Display. Permanent or temporary theme decorations may be installed on City light standards with Zoning Administrator's approval. The decorations shall be installed on all light standards within the Auto Mall. The installation of decorations shall be at Auto Mall Dealership's Association expense. Lighting Requirements. Dealership lot and street lighting standards shall be as follows: ORDINANCE NS-2214 Page 12 031 Auto Mall BDeoific Development (BD-60) Page 10 of 10 (1) The type of luminaire and pole selected to be used for all exterior lighting shall be to the equivalent to the specifications found in G.A.R.D.C.O. Lighting's 'Form Ten H' luminaire, with type three medium cutoff reflector, or other acceptable alternative. (2) All bronze anodized aluminum luminaires shall be provided with one thousand (1000) watt metal halide lamps. Street lighting will be two hundred and fifty (250) watt high pressure sodium lamps. (3) The mounting height of all luminaires is to be twenty-four feet from ground level. (4) An.initial average, of 5.0-75 foot candles shall be maintained from interior lot lighting with a maximum to minimum uniformity of three to one. Frontline lighting shall have a maximum to minimum uniformity of one and one-half to one, and initial average of 75-100 foot candles. (5) The bronze anodized aluminum poles are to be square in cross section and shall be continuous to ground mounting level with adequate protection by means of a raised six-inch circular concrete curb with a minimum three-foot radius. (6) The average spacing for interior lot poles with two luminaires p~r ~ole is to be sixty feet center to center. Th~s is based on a typical 60-65 foot aisle width. The spacing for all lot frontline poles with single inward facing luminaires is to be forty feet center to center.