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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3573' ORDINANCE NO. 3573 ORDINANCE OP THE COUNCIL OF TR! ct\'Y OF PALO ALTO ADDING c·BAPTBR 18. 58 (GENERAL MANUFACTURING COM BINING DISTRICT (1) REGULATIONS) TO THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE The Counci~. of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 18. 58 (General Manui:actur.ing Combining Dis- trict (1) Regul~tivns) hereby is added to the ~alo Alto Municipal Code to read as fullows: Chapter 18.58 GDIBRAL llAIRJPAC'J'UBIBG COllBIRDIG DISTRICT ( 1) P.BGULATIOllS Sect.ion: 18.58~010 18.58.020 1~ .. 50.030 18.560040 18.sl;j~oso l8~5Q.060 19.58 .. 070 Specific purpose. Applicabili~y of regulations. zoning map designation. Permitted uses. Conditional uses. Site development regulations. Special re~~i:ements. 11.sa.e·•• Sp,eci£ic parpoee. The general manuf actur- ing cosbining distr.ict is intended to modify the regulations of the general manufacturing. d:lstrict in areas which have high eaplo~nt p0tential but .are already suffering fro• traffic congestion~ The combining district is intended to prohibit uses, ®r11ially allc:>wed i·n the. general manutcturin9 district, which ate consldered high in ~aployaent and traff;ic generat·.7.Qn potential so that those uses do rt!.>t occur. It .is also intended to i-educe floor area to . cl iai t developaent potential. 11~ 58.on .Applicabill~J' · of nplatlou. The ·general aanuf~cturing COllbinin<,; .· district aay be combined with a general •anufact'\1riri9 <Jistricit.,~ · ln accor~ .,i th Chapter 1.8 ".08 and 18"98. Where ~().coai;,)!ned,. ~he regulatiorisastablished by tbi$ ;?b,pt.~t>. sh.al;'! apply ··1.n lieu. of the ·co•p:arable provisions est.abli'~hed. by th~ .. general aanufacturin9 district regula-tions. · · · 11 ... 58 •• 30 .. ,1119 ..._. deaignation. The general manu ... facturing coabinlng di~trict shall apply to properties desi9- nat~ on tbe . zoning· :aap by the .sYJlbql. • 1• w,i thin parentheses, following the. gener~l aanufacturL~g fOtf) desi9r.ation · with which it is cOllbined. 11.58~048 eemt~ted ...-. . The . f9llowing uses shall be peraitt,~.d J.? 'the GM( 1) distri<?t: 1 r,' .. " . /. "·.'.:(,1 ; :_1 • (a) Accessory facilities and activities customarily associat~. w:ith or essential to permitted uses, and operated incidental tQ the principal use; (b) Adainistr~tive office services1 (c) Auiaal care, but excluding boarding.and kennels1 (d} Auto~a~ic teller machines when incidental to a p.erJDitted or conditional use; (e) Business and trade schools; (f) Churches and religious institutions; (g) Convalescent facilities; (h) Day care centers, day ca.i:e homes, family day care homes, and re~idential care homes; ( i ) ( . \ ) I (le.) {l) (ll) (n) Home occupations; Lodging; Manufacturing; MortuaciesJ .Private clubs Private education facilities'1 (o) Rese~rch and d~velopaent; (p) Service and equipaent yard1 (q) SillCJle-fAl!l!ly uses, two-family u,s.e$, and multiple.,,.. f~ily r~sidenC.ial nses; (r) Warehousing and distribution. 11 .. 51.151 CGDli~S.•l uea.. The follo"ing uses may be conditionally allowea in· the· GM( 1) district, subject to the issuance 1;,f a conditional use permit in accord with CQapter 18.90: · · (a) Animal care, including boarding ana ke~nels1 (b) Automotive services1 (c) Coaaercial recreation1 (d) Bating and drinking ·services, except drive-in and take-out services; -2- .• ! • (e) General business services; ( f) Tellporary parking facilities, provided that such facilities sh.all remain no aore than five year.~1 (9) Passenger transportation terainals, (h) Utility facilities. 11.se.060 Site deYelO(Jaeat regalations$ The site develop.ent regulations of Chapter 18.55 (GM District) shall apply except for the following: {a) Floor area ratio. shall be .5 to 1. The raaJ<imum floor area ratio 11.58.170 Special requireltellbl. (a) Retail s~ies service uses ezistin9 on the effective date of this Chapte~, and w~ich, prior to that date were lawful conforming permit ted or con<Jj+-~onal uses ope·.cating subject to a conditional use pereit, shall be deeae~ to be col".lfoming uses. Such uses shall be permitted. to reaodel,. improve or replace site:: im provement,s on the saae site, without complying with site aevelopaent req~lations for continua.l use and occupancy by the suae use; provided that any such remodeling, improvement or replacement shall nQt result in increased floor area, nUlltM:r of roocs, bei9bt, length, or any other inci:ease in the size of the iaprovesent. (b) General business office uses which ( 1) e.xistad on the effective date of this section and which, .. prior to tbat date were lawful CQD.t:oaing peraitted or conditional uses operating subject . to a cof)ditional use perait or (2). had obtained a r~Ddation fo~ approval of the Atchit:ect\lral Review Board pursuant to Chapter· 16 ... 48 (Architect.ural Review) at the time the propert~ is rezoned to GM\'1), shall be deeaed to be c:onfori•ing uses. Such uses shall be pe:raitted to re llOdel, improve or replace site i•proV"eaents on.the sue site, without comp+ying with site dev.:lopsaent r.egulations for con tinual use a.r.:l occup•ncy by the same use; provided that any sucb rellOdeling, improveaent or replacement shall not result in increased floor are&, nuaber of rooas, height, length, or any otb(Jr increase in the size of the iaproveaf!nt. .No gro~s square f ootacie aay be .'ldded for any other use on a site where a genei:cil business oft ice use is deeJ1ed a conforming use by application of this chapter. SBCTIOM 2. irhe ~ouncil finds that this project will have no sig nificant aaverse enviroruaental impact. -3- I l ; i . i ,· H' ., . ... . .• • . . • • SBCTIOll 3. Thia ordinance shall become effective upon the co.~ · 11ence.ent of the thirty-first day after the date of its passage. · 1 UITROOOCED: Septe•ber 17, 1984 PASSRD: October 1. 1984 AYBS: Bechtel, Cobb~ Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Witherspoon -4- ''" ' ,,, I J ' ,_··: .j ,, I I\•, ,-.. l: ''.,.· .. · . ,. '· •'. '' ' •,,I ''.-', ,_,:· '.•I.