Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. restriction
No facility shall be constructed in any area identified as being within a 100 year floodplain boundary established by FIRM or FEMA unless it is designed, constructed, operated and maintained to prevent inundation.
Other
- Drinking water supply protection
All facilities shall locate in areas posing minimal threats to the contamination of drinking water supplies contained in reservoirs and aqueducts.
- Emergency response access
All facilities shall locate in areas where fire departments are able to quickly respond to hazardous materials accidents and where demonstrated emergency response times are deemed acceptable by the local fire department official.
- Geologic hazard avoidance
All facilities shall avoid locating in areas of potential rapid geologic change, or areas with high rate of subsidence and areas subject to liquefaction unless containment structures are designed, constructed and maintained in a manner acceptable to the director of public works and/or the city engineer so as to preclude failure as a result of such changes.
- Maximum decorative block wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
All hazardous waste facilities shall erect a minimum 8-foot high decorative block wall that shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
- Minimum buffer from residential zones2,000 ft
No facility shall be permitted within 2,000 feet of residential zoned sites, hospital sites, school sites or sites planned for immobile populations unless the applicant proves through a risk analysis that a 2,000 foot buffer zone is not required to protect public health and safety.
- Minimum distance from active fault200 ft
No facility shall be placed within 200 feet of any known active earthquake fault or lineation suggesting the presence of a fault.
- Minimum decorative block wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
All hazardous waste facilities shall erect a minimum 8-foot high decorative block wall that shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
- Minimum distance from water features500 ft
No facility shall be placed within 500 feet of a dry wash or river, aqueduct, reservoir, supply well, or aquifer recharge area unless design features are incorporated to avoid any potential for water contamination.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in recreation, cultural, aesthetic areas
All facilities shall be prohibited in areas of recreation, cultural or aesthetic value, as determined by the director.
- Adequate sewer capacity required
Facilities generating wastewater shall be located in areas with adequate sewer capacity and treatment capability to accommodate the expected wastewater discharge.
- Transportation routes
All facilities shall be located so that distance traveled on city streets is kept to a minimum, and any routes to and from state or interstate highways to or from the facility are used primarily by trucks, and the number of nonindustrial structures along such routes is minimal.
- Wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.20 ft
The wall shall be set back at least 20 feet from the property line when located on street or highway frontage.
From the ordinance
Facilities shall be located in areas designated on the general plan land use map as heavy industrial, and shall only be permitted in the HI zone.