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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-14 - ORDINANCES - A2 AGRICULTURAL ZONE (2)ORDINANCE NO. 89-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY .COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AMENDING TITLE 22, CHAPTER 22.24, PART 3, AND CHAPTER 22.56, PART 1, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE A-2 HEAVY AGRICULTURAL ZONE AND THE CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1., Title 22, Chapter 22.24, Part 3, "A-2 Heavy Agricultural Zone" of the Municipal Code'of the City of Santa Clarita (the "Code") is hereby renamed and amended to read as follows: "PART 3 -- CHAPTER 22.24 A-2 AGRICULTURAL ZONE SECTIONS: 22.24.120 Permitted uses. 22.24.130 Accessory uses. 22.24.140 Uses subject to Director's review and approval. 22.24.150 Uses subject to permits. 22.24.160 Development standards. 22.24.170 Oil Wells. Assignment of savings and loan certificates and shares. 22.24.180 Oil Wells. Insurance agreement. 22.24.120. PERMITTED USES. Premises in Zone A-2 may be used for: A. The following uses: - Adult residential facilities, limited to six or fewer persons. - Crops -- Field, tree, bush, berry and row, including nursery stock. - Foster family homes. - Group homes, children, limited to six or fewer persons. mrw/ORN5196 - Residences, single-family, subject to the standards provided in Section 22.20.105. - Small family day care homes. - Small family homes, children. B. The following agricultural uses, provided all buildings or structures used in connection therewith shall be located not less than 50 feet from any street or highway or any building used or designed for human habitation: - Aquaria. - Greenhouses, on a lot or parcel of land having, as a condition of use, an area of not less than one acre. - Riding and hiking trails, but excluding trails for motor vehicles. C. The following additional uses: - Parks and playgrounds, with all appurtenant facilities customarily found in conjunction therewith. 22.24.130. ACCESSORY USES. Property in Zone A-2 may be used for: A. The following accessory uses, subject to the same limitations and conditions provided in Section 22.20.080 (Zone R-1): - Accessory buildings and structures for uses not otherwise prohibited herein. - Animals, domestic and wild, maintained or kept as pets for personal use as provided in Part 3 of Chapter 22.52. - Detached living quarters for guests or servants. - Living quarters for servants, attached to such residence. - Room rentals. -2- 0 i mrw/ORN5196 H. Stands for the display and sale of any products, the production of which is permitted in Zone A-2 by Section 22.24.120, and which have lawfully been produced on such lot or parcel of land, provided: 1. That said stand shall be exclusively of wood -framed construction (except the floor). 2. That said stand shall have a floor area of not more than 300 square feet. 3. That said stand shall be located not nearer than 20 feet from any street or highway upon which such lot or parcel fronts, or adjacent residences. 4. That said stand will be on a parcel of land not less than one acre in area. C. Signs as provided in Part 10 of Chapter 22.52. .�, 22.24.140. USES SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL. If site plans therefor are first submitted to and approved by the Director, premises in Zone A-2 may be used for: A. The following uses, subject to the same limitations and conditions provided in Section 22.20.090 (Zone R-1): - Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in Zone A-2. - Grading projects, off-site transport. - Large family day care homes. - Mobilehomes used as a residence of the owner and his family during the construction by such owner of a permanent single-family residence, but only while a building permit for the construction of such residence is in full force and effect and in no event longer than one year. - Model homes. - Parking lots, as a transitional use. -3- x mrw/ORN5196 - Real estate tract offices, temporary. - Residential care facilities. S. The following additional uses: - Child care centers where operated in conjunction with and incidental to a legally established accredited school offering instruction required to be taught by the Education Code. - Christmas trees and wreaths, the sale of, between December 1st and December 31st, both dates inclusive, to the extent permitted by other statutory and ordinance provisions. Any structures, facilities and materials used for the sale of trees and wreaths shall be removed from the premises by December 31st of the calendar year, and the property restored to a neat condition. - Group homes, children, having seven or more children. - Schools, through grade 12, accredited, including appurtenant facilities, which offer instruction required to be taught in the public schools by the Education Code of the State of California in which no pupil is physically restrained, but excluding trade or commercial schools. - Signs as provided in Part 10 of Chapter 22.52. 22.24.150. USES SUBJECT TO PERMITS. Property in Zone A-2 may be used for: A. The following uses, provided a conditional use permit has first been obtained as provided in Part 1 of Chapter 22.56, and while such permit is in full force and effect in conformity with the conditions of such permit for: - Adult day care facilities. - Adult residential facilities, having seven or more persons. -4- mrw/ORN5196 - Airports. - Amphitheaters having a seating capacity of not to exceed 500 seats, but excluding drive- in theaters. - Animal hospitals, shelters and pounds. - Arboretums and horticultural gardens. - Athletic fields, excluding stadiums. - Building materials, storage of, subject to the same limitations and conditions provided in Section 22.20.080 (Zone R-1), and any other appropriate conditions. - Churches, temples or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including customary incidental educational and social activities in conjunction therewith. - Circus winter quarters. - Child care centers, except as otherwise provided in Section 22.24.140. - Colleges and universities, including appurtenant facilities giving advanced academic instruction approved by the State Board of Education or other recognized accrediting agency, but excluding trade or commercial schools. - Communication equipment buildings. - Convents and monasteries where established on the same lot or parcel of land as a legally established church or school. - Correctional institutions, including jails, farms and camps. - Density bonus, subject to the provisions of Section 22.56.202. - Density -controlled developments, subject to the conditions of Section 22.56.205. -5- mrw/ORN5196 - Disability rehabilitation and training centers, on a lot or parcel of land having an area of not less than one acre, where sheltered employment or industrial -type training is conducted. - Dog kennels. - Dog training schools. - Earth stations. - Electric distribution substations, electric transmission substations, electric generating plants, and steam and electric cogeneration facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 22.56, Part 1, including microwave facilities used in conjunction with any one thereof. - Fairgrounds of a public character, when permanently located, including such commercial uses as are normally accessory or appurtenant thereto. Such fairgrounds shall be at least 300 feet from any public park or residential zone. - Farm equipment repair shops. - Farm equipment -- storage, sales and rental. - Farm labor camps. - Fire stations. - Gas metering and control stations, public utility. - Golf courses, including the customary clubhouse and appurtenant facilities. - Golf driving range. - Grange halls. - Grading projects, off-site transport, where more than 100,000 cubic yards of material are to be transported, subject to the conditions mrw/ORN5196 and limitations of Sections 22.56.210 and 22.56.230. - Grading projects, on-site, but excluding projects where the Planning Commission or the City Council has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project. - Guest ranches. - Heavy equipment training schools, on a lot or parcel of land having, as a condition of use, an area of not less than 100 acres. Health retreats, subject to the conditions of Section 22.24.060. - Heliports. - Helistops. - Hospitals. - Juvenile halls. - Land reclamation projects. - Landing strips. - Libraries. - Living quarters for persons employed or deriving a major portion of their income on the premises, if occupied by such persons and their immediate families. - Menageries, zoos, animal exhibitions or other similar facilities for the keeping or maintaining of wild animals. - Microwave stations. - Mobilehome parks, subject to the conditions of Chapter 22.52. - Mobilehomes for use by a caretaker and his immediate family in accordance with Part 6 of Chapter 22.52. -7- mrw/ORN5196 - Model homes, except Section 22.20.090 in uses are specifically Plan. as otherwise provided in those areas where such mentioned in the General - Motion picture sets, including the temporary use of domestic and wild animals in motion picture and television production, provided the animals are kept or maintained pursuant to all regulations of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Control, and are not retained on the premises for a period exceeding 60 days. The Director may extend such time period for not to exceed 30 additional days subject to the provisions of Part 12 of Chapter 22.56 on Director review. - Museums. - Mushroom farms. - Observatories. - Oil wells, including the installation and use of such equipment, structures and facilities as are necessary or convenient for all drilling and producing operations customarily required or incidental to usual oil field practice, including but not limited to, the initial separation of oil, gas and water, and for the storage, handling, recycling and transportation of such oil, gas and water to and from the premises. This subsection does not permit refineries or absorption plants. The use permitted by this subsection is subject to the following conditions, except that by specific action in each instance the Commission may waive or modify any one or more of such conditions if it finds that such waiver or modification will not result in material detriment to the public welfare or to the property of other persons located in the vicinity thereof: 1. Drilling shall not be within 300 feet ^' of any residence, except the residence of the owner of the land on which the well is located, and except a residence located on land which, at the time of the drilling of the -8- mrw/ORN5196 well, is under lease to the person drilling the well. 2. If the drilling is within. 500 feet of one or more residences and except a residence located on land which, at the time of the drilling of the well, is under lease to the person drilling the well, that: a. All derricks used in connection with the drilling of the well shall be enclosed with fire-resistant and soundproofing material unless the heads of all families occupying any residence within 1,320 feet (one quarter mile) of the drilling site, other than of a residence described at the beginning of this paragraph 2, file a written waiver with the Commission. b. All drilling and pumping equipment shall be operated by muffled internal-combustion engines or by electric motors; c. Materials, equipment, tools or pipe used for either drilling or producing operations at the well hole shall not be delivered to or removed from the drilling site except between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except in case of emergency. 3. The derrick used pursuant to this section to drill any well hole or to repair, clean out, deepen or redrill any completed or drilling well, shall be removed within 90 days after completion or abandonment of any well. 4. Within 90 days after abandonment of any well, earthen sumps used in drilling or production, or both, shall be filled, and the drilling site restored as nearly as practicable to its original condition. 5. Any unattended earthen sump located within 1,320 feet (1/4 mile) of the nearest highway, or within 2,640 feet (1/2 mile) of 20 "^ or more residences shall be enclosed with a fence not less than five feet high, mounted on steel posts with not less than three strands of barbed wire around the top. Such fence mrw/ORN5196 shall be constructed of woven wire fencing or equivalent of not greater than six-inch mesh. 6. When private roads to wells are constructed, that portion of such roads lying within 200 feet of an oiled or surfaced pubic highway, or of an existing residence, shall be oiled or surfaced. 7. A well hole, derrick or tank shall not be placed within 20 feet of any public highway. 8. Except as provided in Section 22.24.180, a faithful performance bond in amount determined by the Director, but not less than $2,000.00, shall be filed with the City of Santa Clarita for each well for the first five wells. Where more than five wells are drilled, $10,000.00 in bonds shall be the minimum total required of all oil operators. Either such bond shall include as obligees all persons who may be damaged or annoyed by such use, or a policy of insurance shall be filed with the City having a maximum amount of recovery not less than the amounts required of a bond, directly insuring all persons who may be damaged or annoyed by such use. 9. All drilling and producing operations shall conform to all applicable fire and safety regulations. 10. Not more than two production tanks, neither to exceed 1,000 barrels capacity, shall remain on the premises following completion of production tests at each well; provided, however, that this condition shall not restrict the maintenance of additional tanks for storage and shipping. 11. Technological improvements in drilling and production methods shall be adopted as they may become, from time to time, available if capable of reducing factors of nuisance and annoyance. 12. All drilling and production operations shall be conducted in such a manner as not to constitute a public nuisance. -10- mrw/ORN5196 13. Signs shall not be constructed, erected, maintained or placed on the premises, or any part thereof, except those required by law or ordinance to be displayed in connection with the drilling or maintenance of the well. 14. Suitable and adequate sanitary toilet and washing facilities shall be installed, and maintained to a clean and sanitary condition at all times. - Outdoor festivals. - Pest control operators. - Plant nursery, retail, subject to conditions of Section 22.40.060. - Police stations. Publicly owned uses necessary to the maintenance of the public health, convenience or general welfare in addition to those specifically listed in this section. - Public utility service centers. - Public utility service yards. - Radio and television stations and towers, but not including studios. - Raising of poultry, fowl, birds, rabbits, chinchilla, nutria, mice, frogs, fish, bees, earthworms, and other similar animals of comparable nature, form and size, including hatching, fattening, marketing, sale, slaughtering, dressing, processing and packing, and including eggs, honey or similar products derived therefrom, on a lot or parcel of land having, as a condition of use, an area of not less than one acre. - Riding academies, equestrian establishments and stables, with the boarding of horses, on a lot or parcel of land having, as a condition of use, an area of not less than five acres. -11- mrw/ORN5196 - Recreation clubs, private, including tennis, polo and swimming; where specifically designated a part of an approved conditional use permit, such use may include a pro shop, restaurant and bar as appurtenant uses. - Recreational trailer parks, as provided in Part 6 of Chapter 22.52. - Refreshment stands, operated in conjunction with and intended to serve the patrons of a use permitted in Zone A-2, but not as a separate enterprise. - Residence, caretaker's; a conditional use permit may be granted for a caretaker's residence even though the number of existing residences on the lot or parcel of land is the maximum number permitted by Part 2 of Chapter 22.52. - Residence, senior citizen, subject to the conditions listed in Section 22.56.235. - Revival meetings, tents. - Rifle, pistol, skeet or trap ranges. - Road construction and maintenance yard. - Rodeos, but not including horse racing. - Sewage treatment plants. - Signs, as provided in Part 10 of Chapter 22.52. - Solid fill projects. - Stations: bus, railroad, taxi. - Storage, temporary, of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, flood control works, pipelines and similar uses for a period not to exceed one year. -12- mrw/ORN5196 - Subdivision directional signs subject to the limitations and conditions of Part 8 of Chapter 22.56. - Telephone repeater stations. - Terminals, bus and railroad. - Theaters, drive-in. - Theaters, amphitheaters having a sitting capacity of not to exceed 500 seats, but excluding drive-in theaters. - Townhouses, subject to the conditions of Section 22.56.255. - Veterinaries. - Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gaging stations, pumping stations, tanks, wells and any use normal and appurtenant to the storage and distribution of water. - Wild animals, the keeping of, either individually or collectively for private or commercial purposes. B. The following uses, provided the specified permit has first been obtained, and while such permit is in full force and effect in conformity with the conditions of such permit for: - Cemeteries as provided in Part 4 of Chapter 22.56. - Explosives storage as provided in Part 5 of Chapter 22.56. - Mobilehomes, individual placement of a mobilehome containing one dwelling unit in lieu of a single-family residence on a lot or parcel of land having as a condition of use the area requirement of the zone but in no case with an area of less than two and one- half acres, as provided in Part 6 of Chapter 22.56. - Surface mining operations as provided in Part 9 of Chapter 22.56. -13- mrw/ORN5196 - Temporary uses as provided in Part 14 of Chapter 22.56. 22.24.160. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. A. Front, side and rear yards shall be provided as required in Zone R-1. B. Single-family residential uses shall be subject to all development standards applying to Zone R-1, except as otherwise specified in this Title 22. C. Premises in Zone A-2 shall provide the required area as specified in Part 2 of Chapter 22.52. 22.24.170. OIL WELLS -- ASSIGNMENT OF SAVINGS AND LOAN CERTIFICATES AND SHARES. In lieu of the bond required by Section 22.24.150, the oil well operator may deposit with the City Clerk and assign to the City, savings and loan certificates or shares equal in amount to the required amount of the bond. Such deposit and assignment shall comply with all of the provisions and conditions of Chapter 4.36 of this Code. 22.24.180. OIL WELLS -- INSURANCE AGREEMENT. If an oil well operator deposits and assigns savings and loan certificates and shares in lieu of filing the bond required by Section 22.24.150, and does not file with the City the policy of insurance described in said -Section 22.24.150, he also shall file a written agreement with the City that the City may satisfy, either in whole or in part from such certificates or shares, any final judgment, the payment.of which would have been guaranteed by such bond or policy of insurance." SECTION 2. Title 22, Chapter 22.56, Part 1, of the Code is hereby amended by adding Section 22.56.260 "Certain Uses - Additional Findings Prerequisite to Permit" to read as follows: "22.56.260. CERTAIN USES - ADDITIONAL FINDINGS PREREQUISITE TO PERMIT. In addition to the findings required by - Section 22.56.090, the Planning Commission shall not approve an application for a conditional use permit for electric distribution substations, -14- mrw/ORN5196 electric transmission substations, electric generating facilities, or steam and electric cogeneration facilities unless the information submitted by the applicant and/or presented at the public hearing on the application substantiates each of the following findings: 1. The requested use utilizes the best available control technology to reduce air pollution; and 2. The requested use will not produce any emissions which exceed the standards established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District or has provided equivalent offsets in the Santa Clarita Valley; and 3. The requested use will not operate during first stage smog alerts in the Santa Clarita Valley; and 4. Noise levels from the requested use will not exceed the ambient noise levels at the boundary of the proposed site; 5. Water vapor emissions from the requested use will be reduced by utilization of the best available control technology and will not significantly increase humidity at the proposed site; and 6. The requested use will not emit odors which can be detected by monitoring devices at the boundary of the proposed site; and 7. The requested use will be reasonably protected from geologic hazards; and 8. The requested use will not contribute to the degradation of the underlying aquifers or surface runoff; and 9. Lighting proposed for the requested use will not have an adverse impact on adjacent properties; and 10. The requested use will be adequately screened from surrounding properties; and -15- mrw/0RN5196 11. The requested use will not utilize or produce hazardous materials that are not adequately protected against accidental spillage, discharge or release at or from the proposed site. SECTION 3. The Planning Commission and City Council find that the City is proceeding in a timely fashion with the preparation of the general plan. There is a reasonable probability that this ordinance will be consistent with the general plan proposal being considered or studied, or which will be studied within a reasonable time. There is little or no probability of substantial detriment to or interference with the future adopted general plan if this ordinance is ultimately inconsistent with the plan. This action complies with all other applicable requirements of state law and local ordinances. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause it to be posted in the manner prescribed by law. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of November , 1989. G/YLt� P.d 462r OR A AA 4ER STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, George Caravalho , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 89-25 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 30th day of October , 1989. That -16- mrw/ORN5196 thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of November , 19cW , by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Boyer, Darcy, Koontz, McKeon, Heidt NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER$ Nnna -17-