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Home My WebLink About2004-10-04 Ordinance 4847follows: ORDINANCE NO. 4847 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO RENUMBERING AND AMENDING PLANNED COM:MUNITY DISTRICT PC-3350 (1766 EMBARCADERO ROAD) TO PERMIT CERTAIN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP DESIGN FEATURES The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: (a) On July 241 1967 1 the City Council adopted Ordinance 2365 establishing a PC District permitting an auto dealership on the property located at 1766 Embarcadero Road. That ordinance was amended by Ordinance 3550 on May 3 1 1982 to change certain conditions of approval. (b) This ordinance shall renumber and amend Planned Community (PC) district 3550 to permit certain automobile dealership design standards. The design standards are substantially similar to those allowed under the City 1 S Automobile Dealership overlay district. SECTION 2. A new section 6 is hereby added to Planned Community district ordinance 2365 to read as follows: "Section 6. The following changes to the development plan may be made 1 subject to Architectural Review approval 1 . as set forth in Ti tIe 18 of the Palo Al to Municipal Code: (a) Automobile display pads may be added in the required setback area adjacent to a public right-of-waYI including in landscaped areas. Provided no more than two such pads shall be added 1 no automobile display pad shall be higher than eight feet l as measured to the highest point of the automobile on the displaypadl and the surface area of each display pad shall be no more than 175 square feet. (b) such Parking area modifications may be made 1 modifications shall comply with the provisions: 1 041021 jea 6030045 provided following ., ,J (1) The number of parking spaces provided must be at least 1 per 400 square feet of sales and office administration area, and 1 per 500 square feet of exterior sales or display area, excluding automobile storage; and (2 ) Areas f.or designated; and customer parking shall be (3)· ,Areas for outdoor sales and display of motor vehicles, other than automobile display pads, shall meet the minimum design standards applicable to of street parking facilities under Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code with respect to paving I grading, drainage, safety and protective features, lighting, and screening. Auto storage and display areas aretiot required to be striped for parking stallahd aisle width; and (4) Exterior storage shall be screened by a solid wall or fence of between five (5) and eight (8) feet in height. (c) Automobile showroom space may be increased, provided the total automobile showroom space on the site may not e}(1c~ed a floor area ratio of 0.2:1. "Automobile /?howroom spacel' is that area for the display of new automobiles,· 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 authori,zed to determine whether floor area is au tomobile showroom space, as described above. II SECTION 3. Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Al to Municipal Code I the " Zoning Map " I is hereby amended by changing the zone classification of property located at 1766 Embarcadero Road from "Planned Community District PC-3550" to "Planned Community District PC-4847" I as shown in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 4. Except as .amended above and by Ordinance 3350, Ordinance 2365 remains in full force and effect. SECTION 5. The City Council finds that the changes effected by this ordinance are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental 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. 012104 jea 6030045 2 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: OJAK~AN NOT PARTICIPATING: ~ ~ ~ Ma-y-o-r------------------------ ~enior Asst. City Attorney ~~ 012104 jea 6030045 3 The City of Palo Alto :'. hphlill. 2004.().6-o2 D9::57!S4 1'\\ee-mv.P","~~h>\aOtnIl1\PeJ5(lm.~m@) EXHIBIT II A" ** Zoning: PC~3350 Size in Acres (estimated): 4.9 Acres Anderson Honda This map is a product of the City of Palo Alro GIS 17 66 Embarcadero Road EXHIBIT'II A" il'is.uucwn$nlls 1) p,a~ teprei.rttal>Of! orti), of nest Dwiillbm MwroBfi. The City of Pili;) AI'ID DSSurne5 M rBspo~ tor any turorro.