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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2500• • ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 2500 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SECTION 18.88.110 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNI CIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTION 18.88.120 TO·THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING IMPROVEMENT AND . MAINTENANCE.OF CERTAIN PAVED AREAS WHEREAS, the Council o.f the City of Palo Alto finds that · the existence of expanses of paved areas tend~ to depress the value of property in the area; and WHEREAS, expanaes of paved areas present a bleak and blighted appearance to the detriment of the residents of the City of Palo Alto; and WHEREAS, the clutter of parked automobiles, exposed build ing sides, refuse and storage areas depress the economic values of the area of the City of Palo Al to; . arid WHEREAS, in order to protect the economic stability and investment in residential and commercial areas of Palo Alto and ·in order to protect.tha health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Cityof:·Palo Alto, NOW~ THEREFORE, the council of the City of Palo Alto --~ dcies ORDAIN .. as follows: SECTION 1. Section 18.88.110 of the Palo Alto Municipal code is hereby amendEid to read as follows: "18.88.110 !8quired improvement and mainte~$nce of parkinK lots.and.eaveil area!;I. All parkinq lots includinq automo·iie.and trailer sales are~s shall be developed and maintained in.accordancewith the followinqminimum specifications: . (a) Surface of parking lots.. Parkinq le>ts sJiall" be surf a.ced a~d ... m~intained .wlth .asphal tic; concrete, or . other compacted: material.which will eliminate ID'1d, dust .and loose gravel, arid shall have adequate drainage anCl · .. gradinq, all as approve4 by the city enqineer. · ·. (}:)) Safety barriers, screening ·and. illumination. ' -.. . -. · · 1. Every parking lot· .that ls not separated by a fence ·from any street or alley upon which it abuts, , •.J· -.l -. -) • ,-~. -· :f 1-' ' \ shall be provided with a suitable barrier not lea• than ai~ inches in heiqht, located not less than two feet fro~ such street or alley and so as to prevent any portion of any vehicle parked on such lot from extendinq over public sidewalk or riqht of way. Such barrier shall be securely installed and maintained. No such barrier shall be required across any driveway' or entrance to such parking lot. 2. Every parking lot and paved area abuttinq property locate" in one of the R residential districts shall be separated from such property by a solid wall, view-obscurinq fence or compact evergreen hedge six feet in height measured from the grade of the finished surface of such parking -lo-t or paved area closest to the contiguous R zone property, pro vided that in all zones in which a front yard is required, such wall, fence or hedge shall meet the vision clearance requirements of_ Sections 16~24.010, 16.24.040 and 8.04.050(3) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. No such wall, fence or hedge need be provided where the elevation of that pc>rtion of the parking lot or paved area immediately adjacent to an R dis tract is six feet or more below the elevation of sµch R district property along the conunon property line. 3. Any lights provided :to illuminate any parking lot or paved area shall' be arr~nged so as to reflect the light away from any premises in an R residential district. (c) Entrances and exits. The location and desiqn of all entrances and exits shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer. (d) Conformity required. All existing pariing fats not presently conforming to the requirements of this section shall be brought into conformity on or before July·l, 1967, . provided that the date for complyinq with the .paving re quirements specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be January 1, 1968, and provided further that no parking lqt lying within the territory known as El Camino Real Widening Project No-64-1, shall be subject to the requirements of thi.s section until three months following completion of the. project.~s determined by the.District Engineer, Califorilia Division of 'Highways, District 4 • . _.-(e) Exceptiorus. The provisions of tlils section shall not apply to·parking lots within single family and duplex residential uses~" SECTION 2 .. /,' Section 18.88.120 -is ·hereby added to/the Palo·Alto municipal Cod~ to re\l!d as followril '.; -"18-. 88 .120, · Paved a:::ea defined; _scre~ning, landscaping and'plan.revlew. 'or-:thit' ·p.Urpose· of _t>;ii,a-~ection, "paved area" sh1&ll mean all areas_ used; de•icrned to be used or required for t-he storage AQ-d :-PAX'K~nq . 6f a\i~omobiles including parking I lots 1 auto, beat· alld · trailer -s&l$S., -rental, P:;Jrvice · or - storag~ areaef servi'ee stations and-drive-in -.est~lishments. Driveway.and access aisles for-such fa.cilities shall also be included. - 2 - 'l , -· • • (a} Screening fence or_wall: 1. Along any ~ublic street frontage there shall be erected and maintained a fence, wall, berm or equivalent not less than two and one-half feet in :height, nor more than the maximum_ height imposed by•Chapter 16.24 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, set back a minimum of five feet from the _street property line. Said five feet shall_ be in addition to any setback -established for street widening purposes. No such -fence, wall, berm, or equ1-valerit, shall be required across any driveway or entrance to such paved area. 2. The area between the fence, wall or berm artd the street property line shall be landsca?ed and con tinuously maintained. (b) Landsca2ing: 1. In addition to planting otherwise required, not less than-five percent of the paved area shall be landscaped. Provided, in the case when the paved area abuts an R-1 or R-DUP property and a planted screen not less than ten feet in width is required (Sections 18.38.030, 18.40.040, 18.50.040, 18.54.040, 18.56.040, 18.60.050, 18.62~050 and 18.64.050), such planting area may be counted as meeting a portion of the required five percent in the amount of not more than one and one-half percent of the paved area. 2. Trees in reasonable number shall be provided. Ground cover alone is not acceptable. Where screening is required or desirable, a combination of trees and shrubs shall be used. The five percent interior planting areas shall be distributed throughout the paved area as evenly as possible. 3. Provision shall be made for irriqating all planted area. If a permanent 'in place' watering system is not provided, hose bibbs shall be located such that no planted area is more than fifty feet away from one or more such hose bibbs. 4. All planting shall be protected with concrete or other acceptable barriers. 5,. Al,l planting required by this section shall be continuously maintained. (c) Plan review and approval: , Plahs for development of such paved areas shali be su,bmitt~d to the Planning Department for review and approval 'prior to the issuance of any building permit. The Planning . Departme-nt shall review all such plans -to determine if - such plans will substailtially _achieve the _purposes of this ordinance and to this end may require additions; deletions,· __ and/or alterations_ of-the pJ.ans· submitted. If the applicant disagrees with any .requirement or requirements, condition or qcniditions of-the Planping oepartmer+;:·, he may ·file a written appeal with the Planning,"Gornmission· -\.dth;i.n terr days of receipt of -notice pf the· decision, which written appeal __ shall state fully and completely therein his object'ion. or objections to the ·J;"equirement or requirements, condition or conclitlons. --Such appeal shall be -heArd and considered by ·-,l -3 - •. .. -- ,··· -. ~ '' • the Planning Commission at their next regul.ar meeting, provided such appeal is filed at least ·fifteen days prior to such Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Conunission shall consider such requirements or conditions imposed· by the Pl.anning Department and shall consider the appeal of the applicant and shall make such recornmendations to the Council of the City of Palo Alto as it deems appropriate. The Planning Commission may approve; delete, amend, alter or a~d to the conditions arid requlrernents imposed by the Planning ·Department •. The Council of the City. of Palo Alto may, by motion, reverse or affirm 'in whole or in part, or may modify, amerid, change or alter any decision, determination, or re quirement of-the Commj,ssion and may make such decision or ·.determination or ·impose· such requirements or conditions as the facts warr~nt, and its decision shall be final. . . -. This subsection shall not apply in any P-C district or any district which is combined with a 1 -D' district. In any P-C district applicant shall follow the procedures set.forth in Chapters·lS.68 and 18.98. tn any district subject to the regulations of Chapter 18.82(d) ('-0 1 Districts), applicant shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 18~02.010. The Planning Commission and the City Council shall be guided in those procedures by the standards of this section regarding paved areas. (d) Exceptions: The provisions of this section shall not apply to 1. paved areas within single family and duplex residential uses, 2. drive-in establishments having only a driveway(s) and not associ?t:~d with additional paved areas, and 3. parking structures. (e) Conflict: Ih case of conflict with other provisions of this title, the more restrictive provision shall apply." SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective Upon the expiration of thirty days from the date of its passage. IN~RODUCED: April 7, 1969. PASSED: May 5, 1969 AYES: Arnold, Beahrs, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher, Gullixson, Pearson, Spaeth, Wheatley NOES: None .·el· ity Attorney TO. CONTENT: - 4 -