This chapter provides site planning and development standards for land uses that are allowed by Chapters 21.04 through 21.14 of this title in individual or multiple zoning districts.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
This section provides locational and operational standards for
the provision of day care facilities, in compliance with state law.
These standards apply in addition to the other provisions of this
title and requirements imposed by the California Department of Social
Services.
The establishment of a day care facility shall be in compliance with Chapters 21.04 through 21.14 of this title, and the following criteria and standards.
(a)
"Adult day care—small"
"Child day care centers"
"Family daycare home"
"Large family day care home"
"Small family day care home"
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply. Additional definitions are contained in Chapters 21.32 through 21.50 of this title.
means facilities for six or fewer adults. Adult day care
facilities are allowed within a single-family residence located in
a residential zoning district, with no city land use permits or clearances
required;
means a facility that regularly provides care, protection,
and supervision for fourteen or fewer children, in the provider's
own home, for periods of less than twenty-four hours per day, while
the parents or guardians are away, and is either a large family daycare
home or a small family daycare home. A small family daycare home or
large family daycare home includes a detached single-family dwelling,
a townhouse, a dwelling unit within a dwelling, or a dwelling unit
within a covered multi-family dwelling in which the underlying zoning
allows for residential uses. A small family daycare home or large
family daycare home is where the daycare provider resides, and includes
a dwelling or a dwelling unit that is rented, leased, or owned;
means a facility that provides care, protection, and supervision
for nine to fourteen children, inclusive, including children under
ten years of age who reside at the home in a residential zoning district,
with no city land use permits or clearances required;
means a facility that provides care, protection, and supervision
for eight or fewer children, inclusive, including children under ten
years of age who reside in the home in a residential zoning district,
with no city land use permits or clearances required.
(b)
Permit Processing. Permit processing for small and large family day
care homes shall be conducted in compliance with state law (Health
and Safety Code Sections 1597.455 and 1597.46).
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000; Ord. 1589 § 6, 2022)
Retail trade or service uses providing drive-through facilities
shall be designed and operated to effectively mitigate problems of
traffic, congestion, excessive pavement, litter, noise and unsightliness.
(a)
Drive-through aisles shall have a minimum ten-foot interior radius
at curves and a minimum twelvefoot width. Each drive-through entrance/exit
shall be at least fifty feet from an intersection of public rightsof-way,
measured at the closest intersecting curbs, and at least twenty-five
feet from the curb cut on an adjacent property. Each entrance to an
aisle and the direction of traffic flow shall be clearly designated
by signs/pavement markings.
(b)
Each drive-through aisle shall be separated by curbing and landscaping
from the circulation routes necessary for ingress or egress from the
property, or access to a parking space.
(c)
Pedestrian walkways should not intersect the drive-through access
aisles, but where they do, they shall have clear visibility and be
emphasized by enhanced paving or markings.
(d)
Drive-Through Windows. For each use that provides drive-through window
service to occupants of vehicles, there shall be a queuing lane of
not less than one hundred fifty feet in length and twelve feet in
width. The queuing lane shall not block any parking space or any portion
of a traffic lane.
(e)
Drive-through access aisles shall provide sufficient space before
the menu board to accommodate at least four waiting vehicles.
(f)
Each drive-through aisle shall be appropriately screened with a combination
of landscaping, low walls and/or berms to prevent headlight glare
from impacting adjacent streets and parking lots.
(g)
A minimum six-foot high solid decorative wall shall be constructed
on each property line that adjoins a residentially zoned or occupied
parcel. The design of the wall and the proposed construction materials
shall be subject to the approval of the director. A minimum five-foot
landscaping strip shall be provided between the wall and any driveway.
(h)
Notice shall be given in compliance with state law whenever a drive-through
facility is subject to permit approval by the city.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000; Ord. 1587 § 4, 2022)
The purpose of this section is to ensure that the raising, keeping
and maintenance of animals would not create an adverse impact on surrounding
properties by reason of negative impacts (e.g., bright lights, dust,
fumes, insect infestations, noise, odor or visual blight) by providing
standards for maintaining the animals. Animal keeping uses shall comply
with the requirements of this section and other applicable provisions
of this code.
(1)
Regulations. The keeping or maintaining of livestock, fowl or other
animals of any kind shall not be allowed in any subdivision except
as provided below.
(2)
Dogs and Cats. A maximum of three dogs and/or cats over six months
of age shall be allowed as an accessory use.
(3)
Other Household Pets. The keeping of other household pets shall be
allowed of a type readily classifiable as being customarily incidental
and accessory to an allowed principal residential use when no commercial
activity is involved.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
This section provides standards for the establishment of produce stands in zoning districts where they are allowed in compliance with the provisions of Chapters 21.04 through 21.14 of this title.
(1)
Accessory Use. A produce stand shall be allowed only as an accessory
use to an agricultural production use on the same or adjacent site.
(2)
Laws and Regulations. Produce stand operations (including agricultural
operations) shall be subject to the laws and regulations administered
by other city departments, Orange County Public Health Services, Environmental
Health Department, Orange County Agricultural Commissioner's Office,
as well as the requirements of other applicable agencies (e.g., as
the Southern California Air Quality Management District, California
Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), and the California Department
of Food and Agriculture).
(3)
Site Plan and Information Requirements. Produce stands intended to
be in place for a minimum of ninety days shall submit the following
information for approval by the director:
(A)
The applicant shall provide a site plan showing:
(i)
The location and dimensions of the proposed temporary buildings,
parking areas (with each parking space illustrated), signs, portable
restroom(s) and other temporary improvements;
(ii)
Location of ingress and egress points;
(iii)
Setbacks of buildings and signs from property lines;
(iv)
A north (compass) orientation, adjacent streets and identifying
physical features where applicable.
(B)
A statement of proposed days/hours of operation and the proposed
beginning and ending date of the use shall be provided with the application.
The time period allowed for each produce stand shall be the same as
the harvest season related to the produce grown and sold on-site.
(4)
Standards. All produce stands shall comply with the following standards:
(A)
Only one produce stand shall be allowed per parcel.
(B)
The produce stand shall be set back in compliance with the regulations
in the zoning district in which the use is located, but in no instance
shall it be closer than twenty feet to a public street.
(C)
Parking shall be provided as follows:
(i)
A minimum of three off-street parking spaces shall be provided;
(ii)
An all-weather surface (compacted crushed rock, compacted crushed
asphaltic concrete, compacted crushed Portland cement concrete or
equivalent surface) shall be provided for the vehicle ingress, egress,
circulation and off-street parking areas;
(D)
The produce stand shall be of wood frame type construction.
(E)
The surface for the produce stand site shall be constructed and maintained
in a manner that prevents mud/dirt from being carried onto adjacent
public streets and prevents fugitive dust generation.
(F)
There shall be safe ingress and egress for the site as determined
by review of the public works department.
(G)
Signs for produce stands shall conform to the requirements of the
zoning district in which the use is placed and for the type of sign
used. All signs shall be located outside of the public right-of-way.
(H)
A building permit shall be required for all structures larger than
one hundred twenty square feet.
(I)
No electrical wiring or hook-ups of any kind are allowed.
(J)
Produce stand establishment and operation shall comply with all applicable
sections of the Uniform Fire Code (UFC), Article 32.
(K)
The parcel on which the produce stand is located shall be kept clean
of trash and debris at all times.
(L)
The parcel on which the produce stand is located shall be completely
free of all evidence of the use within seven days following the termination
of the use. Produce stand operations that do not comply with this
standard shall be subject to a code enforcement action.
(M)
If restrooms are provided, they shall conform to all applicable rules,
regulations and codes of the Orange County Public Health Services,
and any other requirements governing the use of these facilities.
(N)
Agricultural products may not be sold from a motorized vehicle.
(O)
Any graffiti on the premises shall be removed within twenty-four
hours.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
This section provides standards for the establishment of outdoor storage areas, in compliance with Chapters 21.04 through 21.14 of this title, which shall be subject to the following:
(1)
Screening. Outdoor storage areas shall be screened from adjoining
properties and public rights-of-way by decorative walls, fences and/or
landscaping. Screening shall be provided to a height of at least one
foot above the approved height of the materials being stored.
(2)
Storage Setback Area. Outdoor storage areas shall not encroach into
required setback areas. In zoning districts where no setback area
is required, the outdoor storage area shall be set back a minimum
of ten feet from adjoining property lines(s) unless otherwise allowed
by a conditional use permit.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
This section provides standards for the establishment of various types and sizes of commercial recycling facilities, in compliance with Chapters 21.04 through 21.14 of this title, which shall be subject to the following criteria and standards:
(2)
Development and Operating Standards. Recycling facilities shall comply
with the following standards:
(A)
Reverse vending machine(s) shall be allowed in all commercial and
industrial zoning districts, subject to compliance with the following
standards:
(i)
The machines shall be installed as an accessory use in compliance
with the applicable provisions of this title, and shall not require
additional parking.
(ii)
If located inside of a structure, the machines shall be within
thirty feet of the entrance and shall not obstruct pedestrian circulation.
(iii)
If located outside of a structure, the machines shall not occupy
required parking spaces, and shall be constructed of durable waterproof
and rustproof material(s).
(iv)
The machines shall not exceed a floor or ground area of fifty
square feet for each installation, including any protective enclosure,
nor eight feet in height.
(v)
The machines shall have a maximum sign area of four square feet for
each machine, exclusive of operating instructions.
(vi)
The machines shall have operating hours which are consistent
with the operating hours of the main use.
(vii)
The area in front of the machines shall be illuminated to ensure
comfortable and safe operation if operating hours are between dusk
and dawn.
(B)
Small collection facilities shall be allowed in all commercial and
industrial zoning districts, subject to compliance with the following
standards:
(i)
The facility shall not exceed a floor or ground area of three hundred
fifty square feet nor three parking spaces, not including space that
would be periodically needed for the removal of materials or exchange
of containers.
(ii)
The facility shall not use power-driven processing equipment,
except for reverse vending machines.
(iii)
The facility shall not be located within fifty feet of any parcel
zoned or occupied for residential use.
(iv)
The facility shall be set back at least ten feet from any public
right-of-way, and not obstruct vehicular or pedestrian circulation.
(v)
The facility shall accept only glass, metal or plastic containers,
paper and reusable items.
(vi)
The facility shall use containers that are constructed with
durable waterproof and rustproof material(s), secured from unauthorized
removal of material and shall be of a capacity sufficient to accommodate
materials collected and the collection schedule.
(vii)
Collection containers and site fencing shall be of a color and
design that would be compatible and harmonious with the surrounding
uses and neighborhoods.
(viii)
Collection containers and site fencing shall be of a color and
design that would be compatible and harmonious with the surrounding
uses and neighborhoods.
(ix)
Signs may be provided as follows:
a.
Recycling facilities may have identification signs with a maximum
area of fifteen percent for each side of the structure or twelve square
feet, whichever is greater. In the case of a wheeled facility, the
side shall be measured from the ground to the top of the container.
b.
Signs shall be both compatible and harmonious with the character
of their location.
c.
Directional signs without advertising messages may be installed
with the approval of the director.
(x)
Additional parking spaces shall not be required for customers of
a small collection facility located in the established parking lot
of the main use.
(xi)
Mobile recycling units shall have an area clearly marked to
prohibit other vehicular parking during hours when the mobile unit
is scheduled to be present.
(xii)
Use of parking spaces by the patrons and the attendant shall
not reduce available parking spaces below the minimum number required
for the main use unless the director determines that existing capacity
is not fully utilized during the time the recycling facility would
be on the site.
(C)
A collection facility that is larger than three hundred fifty square
feet of floor or ground area, or on a separate parcel not accessory
to a main use, shall be allowed in all commercial and industrial zoning
districts, subject to compliance with the following standards:
(i)
The facility shall not abut a parcel zoned or occupied for residential
use.
(ii)
The facility shall be screened from public rights-of-way, by
solid masonry walls or located within an enclosed structure.
(iii)
Structure setbacks and landscaping shall be provided as required
for the applicable zoning district.
(iv)
Exterior storage of material shall be in sturdy containers that
are secured and maintained in good condition. Storage, excluding truck
trailers, shall not be visible above the height of the required solid
masonry walls.
(v)
The site shall be maintained clean, sanitary and free of litter and
any other undesirable materials, and shall be cleaned of loose debris
on a daily basis.
(vi)
Containers provided for "after hours" donation of recyclable
materials shall be permanently located at least one hundred feet from
any residential zoning district, constructed of sturdy, rustproof
material(s), have sufficient capacity to accommodate materials collected
and be secured from unauthorized entry or removal of materials.
(vii)
Dust, fumes, odor, smoke or vibration, above ambient levels,
shall not be detectable on adjoining parcels.
(D)
Processing facilities shall be allowed in all industrial zoning districts, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit in compliance with Chapter 21.36 of this title and the following standards:
(i)
The facility shall not abut a parcel zoned or occupied for residential
use.
(ii)
Light processing facilities are limited to baling, briquetting,
compacting, crushing, grinding, shredding and sorting of source-separated
recyclable materials and repairing of reusable materials.
(iii)
A light processing facility shall not exceed forty-five thousand
square feet of floor or ground area, may have up to an average of
two outbound truck shipments of material each day, and shall not bale,
compact or shred ferrous metals, other than beverage and food containers.
(iv)
A heavy processor may exceed forty-five thousand square feet
of floor or ground area and two outbound truck shipments each day,
and may perform those functions not allowed at light processing facilities.
(v)
The facility shall be screened from public rights-of-way, by solid
masonry walls or located within an enclosed structure.
(vi)
Exterior storage of material shall be in sturdy containers or
enclosures that are secured and maintained in good condition. Storage,
excluding truck trailers, shall not be visible above the height of
the required solid masonry walls.
(vii)
Containers provided for "after hours" donation of recyclable
materials shall be permanently located at least one hundred feet from
any residential zoning district, constructed of sturdy, rustproof
material(s), have sufficient capacity to accommodate materials collected
and be secured from unauthorized entry or removal of the materials.
(viii)
Dust, fumes, odor, smoke or vibration, above ambient levels,
shall not be detectable on adjoining parcels.
(5)
Recycling facilities requiring a conditional use
permit shall have a maximum term, in which to operate, established
by the review authority. Before permit renewal, the director shall
consider the permittee's history of compliance with the established
conditions of approval, as well as all applicable provisions of this
title.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
It is unlawful for any owner, operator, tenant or other person
in control of property within the city for which the specific standards
set forth in this chapter applies, to fail to comply with those standards.
(Ord. 1358 § 9, 2004)
