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Home My WebLink About2004-10-04 Ordinance 4845" follows: ORDINANCE NO. 4845 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 18.65 (AUTO DEALER COMBINING DISTRICT) AND AMENDING CHAPTER 18. 04 (DEFINITIONS) AND 18.83 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS) The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. finds and declares as follows: The City Council (a) That in December 2000, the City Council approved a work plan for the Zoning Ordinance Update involving the preparation of a new Title 18 (Zoning Code) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) , including the update of existing land use chapters and processes as well as the preparation of· chapters for new and revised land uses; (b) That on July 28, 2003, the City Council accepted a report from the City's Ad Hoc Committee on the City's Economic Base ("Ad-hoc Committee") whose purpose was two-fold: (i) to assess and evaluate economic trends that affect Palo Alto's financial bottom line; and (2) to determine what actions can be taken to retain businesses; (c) That the City's Ad-hoc Committee identified priority goals that the City of Palo Alto should implement and an action plan that accomplishes the following: (i) retain valued Palo Alto businesses; (2) enhance the economic base by sharing information with Boards and Commissions; (3) streamline processes where appropriate that undercut vibrant economic activity, retain sales dollars in the community; (4) identify economic development "best practices" for implementation in Palo Alto; and (5) retain auto dealers in Palo Alto. SECTION 2. A new paragraph (12 .5) , is added to subsection (a) of section 18.04.030 (Definitions) of Title 18 [Zoning] of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows: (12.5) "Automobile dealership" means a use primarily engaged in sale, lease, service, or minor repair of new and used automobiles and trucks. Other accessory services incidental and supporting auto sales include service bays for· engine, 1 041021 jea 6030041 transmission, air conditioning, and minor painting, body and fender repair, car wash, auto rental, and similar services. SECTION 3. "A new Chapter 18.65 (Auto Dealer Combining District), as shown in the attached Exhibit A, is added to Title 18 [Zoning] of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. SECTION 4. The following entry is added to Table 1 (Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements) of Section 18.83.050 (Schedule of off-street parking, loading and bicycle facility requirements) ofT!itle 1.8 [Zoning] of the Palo Alto Municipal Code: Minimum Bicycle Parking Requirement Use Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces Class Requirement Automobile 1 per 400 square feet of sales " ."\ Dealerships and office administration , area, apd 1 per 500 square --feet of exterior sales or display area, excluding automobile storage. SECTION 5. The City Council finds that the changes effected by this ordinance are exempt from the provisions of the California Envirom,n~ntal Quality Act (CEQA), per section 15061 of CEQA Guidelines, "because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. II II II II II II II 2 041021 jea 6030041 SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after the date of its adoption. INTRODUCED: September 20, 2004 PASSED: October 4~2004 AYES: BEECHAM, BURCH, CORDELL, KLEINBERG, MORTON, MOSSAR NOES: FREEMAN, KISHIMOTO ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: OJAKIAN NOT PARTICIPATING: A~L , . \ . City Clerk 9-~ AP~"ED f(fsfolf. FORM: ~~ Senior Asst. City Attorney ?flel/~€ Ctf1I1~., 041021 jea 6030041 3 Chapter 18.65 Regulations Automobile Dealership (AD) Combining District Sections: 18.65.010 18.65.020 18.65.030 18.65.040 18.65.050 18.65.060 18.65.070 Specific purposes Applicability of regulations Zoning Map Designation Permitted Uses Site Development Regulations Parking and Loading Special requirements 18.65.010 Specific Purpose The automobile dealership (AD) combining district is intended to modify the regulations of the service commercial (CS) and general manufacturing (OM or OM(B» districts to create and maintain areas accommodating automobile dealerships primarily engaged in new and used automobile sales and service on a citywide and regional basis. Such uses generally require special parking, access, and outdoor display provisions for customer convenience, servicing of vehicles or equipment, loading or unloading, or parking of commercial service vehicles. 18.65.020 Applicability of Regulations Exhibit A The combining district may be combined with a service commercial (CS) district or a general manufacturing (OM or OM(B» district, in accord with Chapters 18.08 and 18.98. Where so combined, the regulations established by this chapter shall apply in lieu of the comparable provisions established by the service commercial district or community commercial district. 18.65.030 Zoning map designation. The service commercial combining district shall apply to properties designated on the zoning map by the symbol "AD" within parentheses, following the service commercial (CS) or general manufacturing (OM or OM(B» designation with which it is combined. 18.65.040 Permitted Uses The following uses shall be permitted in the (AD) combining district: (a) Automobile dealerships Auto Dealership Overlay 1 18.65.050 Site Development Regulations The site development regulations in this section 18.65.050 apply to automobile dealership uses in the (AD) combining district, in addition to the regulations of the underlying district. Where.the regulations of the underlying district conflict with this section 18.65.050, this section shall control. (a) Floor Area Ratio. (1) 0.4 to 1. The maximum floor area ratio for automobile dealership uses shall be (2) An additional 0.2:1 FAR is permitted exclusively for automobile showroom space, for a total FAR of 0.6:'1. "Automobile showroom space" is that area for the display of new automobile&, located only on the first floor and excluding all other uses associated with the. automobile dealership including sales office and sale of related merchandise. The Director of Planning ·and Community Environment is authorized to determine whether t1oo{area is automobile showroom space, as described above. Floor area used for automobile showroom space shall not be converted to any other use if the total floor area devoted to uses other than automobile showroom space would exceed a floor area ratio Of 0.4: 1 following the conversion. (b) Height. The maximum height shall be fifty (50) feet. Provided, the maximum height for automobile showroom space,.as defined in subsection (a)(2), shall be 20 feet. (c) Outdoor Sales and Storage. Outdoor sales and display of automobiles and merchandise shall be permitted subject to the following regulations: (1) Two automobile display pads shall be permitted in the required setback area, including landscaped areas, adjacent to a public right-of-way. A single automobile display pad shall be no higher than eight feet, as measured to the highest point of the automobile on the display pad, and the surface of the display pad area shall be no larger than 175 square feet. (2) Areas for outdoor sales and display of motor vehicles, other than automobile display pads, shall meet the minimum design standards applicable to off- street parking facilities with respect to paving, grading, drainage, safety and protective features, lighting, and screening. Striping for parking stalls shall not be required for auto display and storage areas ... (3) Exterior storage shall screened by a solid wall or fence of between five (5) and eight (8) feet in height. 18.65.060 Parking and Loading Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be required for all automobile dealerships in the AD combining district, in accord with Chapter 18.83. Where the provisions of Chapter 18.83 conflict with the provisions of this section 18.65.060, this section shall Auto Dealership Overlay 2 control. The following parking requirements apply to automobile dealerships in the (AD) combining district, in lieu of comparable requirements of Chapter 18.83 and the underlying district: (a) Auto storage and display areas shall not be required to be striped for parking stall and aisle width. (b) Areas for customer parking shall be designated. 18.65.070 . Special Requirements The special requirements in this section 18.65.070 apply to automobile dealership uses in the (AD) combining distri€t, in addition to the regulations of the underlying district. Where the regulations of the underlying district conflict with this section 18.65.070, this section shall control. (a) Sites abutting or having any portion located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any RE, R-l, R-2, RM or any PC district pennitting single-family development or multifamily development shall be subject to the following additional height and yard requirements: (1) On any portion of a site in the AD combining district which abuts a site in any RE, R-l, R-2, RM or applicable PC district, a minimum interior yard of ten (10) feet shall be required and a solid wall between five (5) and eight (8) feet in·height shall be constructed and maintained along the common site line. The minimum interior yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscaped screen. If the Director detennines that location and installation of the landscape screen is not practical, such landscaping may be reduced or deleted, if measures are taken to ensure that screening with an eight (8) foot decorative wall is adequate to mitigate noise and visual impacts to the satisfaction of the Director. (2) On any portion of a site in the AD combining district which is opposite from a site in any RE, R-l, R-2, RM or applicable PC district and separated there from by a street, alley, creek, drainage facility, or other open area, a minimum yard of ten (10) feet shall be required. The minimum yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscaped screen, excluding areas required for access to the site. If the Director detennines that location and installation of the landscape screen is not practical. such landscaping may be reduced or deleted, if measures are taken to ensure that screening with an eight (8) foot decorative wall is adequate to mitigate noise and visual impacts to the satisfaction of the Director. (3) Sites sharing any lot line with one or more sites in any RE, R-l, R-2, RM or any residential PC district shall be subject to a maximum height established by a daylight plane beginning at a height often (10) feet at the applicable side or rear site lines and increasing at a slope of one meter for each two meters of distance from the side or tear site lines until intersecting the height limit otherwise established for the underlying district. Auto Dealership Overlay 3