Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Only permitted in areas designated heavy industrial on the general plan land use map and in the HI zone.
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
20 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
- Comprehensive review interval5 years
A comprehensive review of the facility will be required after every 5 years.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required
All hazardous waste facility projects shall require a conditional use permit as set forth in Article I of Chapter 17.32.
- Expiration if not commenced2 years
If the applicant fails to commence operation of the facility within 2 years of the date of the land use decision, the conditional use permit shall expire.
- Minimum separation 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.
- Fire department response capability
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.
The minimum setbacks shall be 20 feet for front and street side yards.
- Avoidance of rapid geologic change areas
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 permit duration10 years
The duration of the land use decision will be determined at the time of conditional use permit approval but shall not exceed 10 years.
- Maximum renewal period10 years
The conditional use permit may be renewed for an additional time period not to exceed 10 years
- Prohibition in recreation/cultural/aesthetic areas
All facilities shall be prohibited in areas of recreation, cultural or aesthetic value, as determined by the director.
- Minimum separation from sensitive uses2,000 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.
- 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.
- Minimum street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
The minimum setbacks shall be 20 feet for front and street side yards.
- Truck route restrictions
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 (homes, hospitals, schools, etc.) along such routes is minimal.
- VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No variance shall be granted to the requirements or conditions set forth in this article.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Minimum separation from water sources500 ft
No facility shall be placed within 500 feet of a dry wash or river, aqueduct, reservoir, supply well, or aquifer recharge area or within any area known or suspected on basis of a geological study to be supplying recharge to an aquifer unless design features are incorporated to avoid any potential for water contamination.
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. 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.