§ 24-163. Large retail projects.

A.

Applicability. The standards in this section apply to any new large retail project. Large retail projects are defined as any development project with fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or more of floor area occupied by a retail use.

B.

Location: Large retail projects shall be permitted in zones as provided in Article II (Zoning Districts, Land Uses, and Development Standards).

C.

Permit Required. A large retail project requires Planning Commission approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

D.

Submittal Requirements. In addition to the materials required by Article V, Division 1 (Permit Application and Review), all applications for approval of a large retail project shall provide the following information and materials:

1.

A site plan identifying the exact location of each proposed building, all traffic and parking areas, designated service areas, pedestrian walkways and sidewalks, and designated outdoor display and sales areas. The design of all traffic and parking areas shall show all adjacent public and private streets and roads, traffic signals, traffic lanes, entry ways, fire lanes and all parking areas, including, but not limited to, a depiction of each required fire lane and parking space.

2.

A complete landscaping plan depicting vegetation, location, species, and size.

3.

A complete lighting plan, showing location and type of all lighting, including, but not limited to, building, signage and parking illumination, including specifications on height, intensity or brightness, radiation pattern, and required light shielding.

4.

A complete signage plan, identifying the location, height, lighting, and content for all proposed signs.

5.

A colored facade rendering for each building.

E.

Location. Large retail projects are permitted only within the General Commercial (GC) zone.

F.

Design Standards. The following standards shall be required for all large retail projects.

1.

Facades.

a.

No uninterrupted or unadorned length of any portion of a building shall exceed twenty (20) feet in length. The following features may be used to interrupt or adorn facades: changes in plane, pilasters, column, canopies, porticos, arcades, colonnades, and or parapets.

b.

When a single building contains multiple stores that are each less than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of floor area with separate exterior customer entrances, the street level facade of each store shall provide fenestration along the horizontal length of the building facade of each store.

c.

Fenestration shall be provided along the horizontal length of the building facade.

2.

Materials. Predominant exterior building materials shall include architectural or split face block, brick, glass, wood, stucco, artificial stucco, stone, or concrete with architectural finish.

3.

Entryways. Customer entrances shall be clearly defined and shall include at least two (2) of the following features: canopies, porticos, overhangs, recesses, projections, arcades, raised above-the-doorway cornice parapets, peaked roof forms, arches, outdoor patios, display windows, integrated architectural details such as tile work, moldings, planters or wing walls, or landscaped sitting areas.

4.

Roofs. Flat roof lengths longer than one hundred (100) feet in length, rooftop equipment, and heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) units shall be concealed from any facade view of adjacent residential land uses and public rights-of-way.

5.

Signage. All signage shall be designed as part of an integrated project design and shall be compatible with the primary building design.

6.

Lighting. All outdoor lighting shall be located, adequately shielded, and directed such that no direct light falls onto any neighboring residential property.

7.

Pedestrians. Encourage pedestrian-oriented design, increasing safety between pedestrians and motorists, and providing interconnectivity between buildings, parking areas and other internal/external components

G.

Conflicts with California Building Code. In case of any conflict between this section and the California Building Code, the California Building Code shall prevail.

H.

Violations. Notwithstanding any provision of the Zoning Ordinance to the contrary, including, but not limited to, the definitions of Public Nuisance set forth in Section 32A-2, any violation of any provision of this section is a public nuisance, and the Director of Development Services may utilize the nuisance abatement procedure and provisions of Chapter 32A, as well as all other remedies now or hereafter available, to abate or otherwise regulate or prevent violations of this section.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13)