HomeMy WebLinkAbout547 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 547
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING INDUSTRIAL
AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 95-03, AMENDING
PART III, SUBSECTION IV DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
A. Recitals.
1. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to
increase public safety through adoption of a minimum
lighting standard for parking lots.
2. On the 26th day of July 1995, the Planning
Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a
duly noticed public hearing concerning the above-referenced
Industrial Area Specific Plan Amendment, and following
conclusion thereof, adopted its Resolution No. 95-32,
recommending that the City Council adopt these
amendments.
3. On August 16, 1995, the City Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga conducted and concluded a duly
noticed public hearing concerning the subject amendments
to the Development Code.
4. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of
Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION I: The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the
facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
hereby finds that this amendment is established and adopted to protect and
promote the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, and
welfare; and more particularly:
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1. To implement the goals and objectives of the General
Plan; and
2. To protect the physical, social, and economic stability
of commercial, office, and other land uses within the City to
assure its orderly and beneficial development; and
3. To reduce hazards to the public resulting from the
inappropriate location, use, or design of buildings and other
improvements; and
4. To attain the physical, social, and economic
advantages resulting from comprehensive and orderly land
use and resource planning.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
hereby finds that the project has been prepared and reviewed in compliance
with the Califomia Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the
Guidelines promulgated thereunder, and further, specifically finds that,
based upon substantial evidence, it can be seen with certainty that there is
not a possibility that the proposed Ordinance will have a significant effect on
the environment and therefore, the proposed Ordinance is exempt; pursuant
to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (a) and (f).
SECTION 4: Part III, Subsection IV, Development Standards, General
Provisions A.4, shown in bold text in Exhibit 1, and attached hereto for
reference.
SECTION 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this Ordinance is ,for any reason, deemed or held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this
Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby
declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or other portions might subsequently be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 6: Publication. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the
City Clerk shall cause the same to be published within 15 days after its
passage at least once in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of Ontario, California and circulated
in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6th day of September, 1995.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Gutierrez, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
William J. Alex~'d~r, Ma~/or '
ATTEST:
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/D'~,bra J. Adam~, C~C, City Clerk
I, DEB~ J. ADAMS, CI~ CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby ce~i~
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga held on the 16th day of August, 1995, and was passed at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 6th day of September 1995.
Executed this 7th day of September 1995, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
DeBm J. Ada~CMC, City Clerk
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A. GenerOl ProvisiOnS
The purpose of standards within General Provisions is to
establish minimum standards regulating specific details
in the development of any project within the industrial
Area. The standards set forth in this section shall
apply either within the entire Industrial area or where
stated by the Land Use category.
Condition of Uses A.1. All business and manufacturing operations shall
be conducted within an enclosed building unless
specifically permitted and adequately screened
from public view pursuant to this Section.
Signs A.2 Signs shall be used for the purpose of
identification and direction. The design
permitted signs shall be architecturally
integrated with the building design. Submitts':
of preliminary design concepts during
development review process is encouraged. T:e
design of signs including location. materials
colors. copy. size. and construction details are
all set forth in the City Sign Ordinance (Chapter
14 of the Municipal Code).
A.3. A coordinated Uniform Sign Program may be
required for any development. incluGing wall and
monument signs. to encourage design
compatibility.
Lighting A.4. Lighting shall be used for the purpose of
providing illumination for the security and
safety of on-site areas such as parking. loading.
shipping and receiving. pathways. and working
areas. The following standards shall apply in
all areas.
a. The minimum illumination requirement is one
(1) foot candle. maintained across the
entire surface of the parking area.
b. The design of light fixtures and its
structural support shall be architecturally
compatible with the surrounding buildings.
Free standing light standards shall not
exceed 25' or the height of the shortest
on-site building.
EXHIBIT "1"
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c. Security 1 ighting fixtures are not to
project aDove the fascia or roof line of
the bui 1 di ng.
d. All lighting is to be shielded to confine
light spread within the site boundaries.
Particular concern shall be for lighting
adjacent to residential areas.
Equipment Screening A.5. The purpose of Equipment Screening standards
shall be to allow for the use of equipment while
preserving the architectural character and
integrity of the surrounding environment.
Equipment is deemed to include exterior
mechanical or electrical equipment. such as A/C
units. fans. duct work. cyclone blowers, cranes.
storage tanks. and satellite dish antennas. The
following standards shall apply according to Land
Use category:
a. All roof, wall and ground mounted equipment
shall be screened from all sides within all
land use categories except Minimum Impact
Heavy Industrial and Heavy Industrial.
b. Wherever possible, all roof, wall and
ground mounted equipment shall be screened
on all sides within the Minimum Impact
Heavy Industrial and heavy industrial
categories.
c. All screening shall be architecturally
integrated with the building design and
where possible a roof parapet wall shall be
used to screen roof or wall mounted
equipment. Where roof-mounted mechanical
equipment and/or duct work projects
vertically more than one and one-half (1-
1/2) feet above the roof or roof parapet it
shall be screened by an architecturally
designed enclosure which exhibits a
permanent nature with the building design
and is detailed consistent with building.
Where roof-mounted mechanical equipment
and/or duct work projects one and one-half
(1-1/2) feet or less above the roof or roof
parapet it shall be painted consistent with
the color scheme of the building in all
cases.