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DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
CITY OF SANTA CLARIT,
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
July 9, 201
Agenda Item: 7
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE FOR THE LYONS
CORRIDOR PLAN
Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1) Adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for the project
2) Conduct the second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
MASTER CASE NO. 10-103 (UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 10-006, ZONE
CHANGE 13-003) AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE (UDC) BY ESTABLISHING THE LYONS CORRIDOR PLAN"
BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2013, the City Council conducted the public hearing for the Lyons Corridor Plan. At
that meeting, the City Council voted 4-1 to introduce and pass to a second reading an ordinance
to establish the Lyons Corridor Plan.
As a part of their motion, the City Council requested the following additional amendment to be
included in the Lyons Corridor Plan. This amendment has been incorporated into the attached
Errata Summary (Exhibit B).
1) All Tier 2 projects shall include noticing to the Planning Commission and City Council
prior to project approval.
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ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as determined by the City Council
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance -
Exhibit A- Lyons Corridor Plan Link
Exhibit B- Errata Summary
Exhibit C- Negative Declaration and Initial Study
Lyons Corridor Plan - Available in City Clerk's Reading File
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE NO. 10-103 (UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE 10-006, ZONE CHANGE 13-003), AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) BY ESTABLISHING THE LYONS CORRIDOR PLAN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact:
a. On June 14, 2011, the City Council adopted the Santa Clarita General Plan, by adoption
of Resolution No. 11-63. The General Plan provides a vision that will guide future
development in the City of Santa Clarita through a set of goals, objectives, and policies;
b. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65860, local jurisdictions, with newly adopted
general plans, are required to amend their zoning ordinances to ensure consistency with
the newly adopted General Plan;
c. Following adoption of the General Plan in June 2011, the City of Santa Clarita (the
"Applicant" or "City") initiated the Lyons Corridor Plan (the "project" or "LCP");
d. The City of Santa Clarita's proposed project consists of the following:
Unified Development Code (UDC) 10-006: To update the Unified Development Code,
to ensure consistency with the General Plan. The Lyons Corridor Plan is incorporated
herein by reference as Exhibit A;
Zone Change (ZC) 13-003: To update the zoning map to ensure consistency with the
General Plan;
e. The Planning Commission held duly -noticed study sessions on October 18, 2011, and
June 19, 2012, in accordance with the City's noticing requirements. The study sessions
were held at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, and at Old Orchard
Park, Community Room, located at 25032 Avenida Rotella, Santa Clarita. The
following occurred at the study sessions:
1. On October 18, 2011, the Planning Commission received a presentation on the
project and the community outreach held to date. At that meeting, staff received
comments from both the Planning Commission and the public;
2. On June 19, 2012, the Planning Commission received a presentation on the draft
Lyons Corridor Plan and a progress report on the project. At that meeting, staff
received comments from both the Planning Commission and the public;
On January 28, 2013, the draft of the Lyons Corridor Plan was made available to the
public and posted at the Santa Clarita Library (Canyon Country, Newhall, and Valencia
Branches), at the Permit Center at the City of Santa Clarita City Hall, and on the
SantaClaritaCorridorPlan.com website. Copies of the Lyons Corridor Plan were also
distributed to the Planning Commission and the City Council;
g. The City Council Development Subcommittee held duly noticed meetings January 28,
and March 4, 2013, in accordance with the City's noticing requirements. The meetings
were held at City Hall, Century Room, at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita;
h. The Planning Commission held duly noticed public hearings on March 19, 2013, and
April 16, 2013, in accordance with the City's noticing requirements. The project wa:
advertised in The Signal newspaper on February 26, 2013. The hearings were held at
City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, at 6:00 p.m. The following
occurred at the public hearings:
On March 19, 2013, the Planning Commission received staff's presentation
summarizing the proposed project, opened the public hearing, and received public
testimony regarding the project. Staff received comments and questions from the
Planning Commission regarding the project. The Planning Commission continued
the public hearing to April 16, 2013;
2. On April 16, 2013, staff provided responses to questions and comments that were
raised by the Commission on March 19, 2013. Staff presented the necessary
approval documents (resolution and associated attachments), including the Errata
Summary, as shown in Exhibit B. The Planning Commission received public
testimony regarding the project, provided final comments to staff, and closed the
public hearing. The Planning Commission voted 4-0 (Commissioner Burkhart
recused himself) to adopt Resolution No. P13-04 recommending that the City
Council certify the Negative Declaration prepared for the project, and approve the
Lyons Corridor Plan;
At hearings on the project listed above, the Planning Commission considered staff pre-
sentations and reports, and public comments and testimony on the Lyons Corridor Plan;
The documents and other materials, which constitute the record of proceedings upon
which the decision of the Planning Commission is based, are on file within the
Community Development Department and are in the custody of the Director of
Community Development;
k. On June 25, 2013, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the Lyons
Corridor Plan, in accordance with the City's noticing requirements. The project was
advertised in The Signal newspaper on June 3, 2013. The hearing was held at 6:00 p.m.
at City Hall, located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita. The City Council
received the staff report, received public testimony, and closed the public hearing;
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On June 25, 2013, the City Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance for the
Lyons Corridor Plan and voted 4-1 to pass the ordinance to a second reading on July 9,
2013;
in. Based upon the staff presentations, staff reports, and public comments and testimony,
the City Council finds that the Lyons Corridor Plan will not adversely affect the health,
peace, comfort, or welfare of persons residing in the area; nor will the Lyons Corridor
Plan jeopardize, endanger or otherwise constitute a menace to the public health, safety,
or general welfare; and
n. The documents and other materials, which constitute the record of proceedings upon
which the decision of the City Council is based, are on file within the Community
Development Department and are in the custody of the Director of Community
Development;
SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS Based upon the
foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows:
a. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration for this project have been prepared, as set
forth in Exhibit C, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA);
b. The Initial Study has been circulated for review, and comment by affected
governmental agencies and the public, and all comments received have been
considered. The Negative Declaration was advertised on February 26, 2013, and posted
on March 5, 2013, in accordance with CEQA. The public review period was open from
March 5, 2013, through April 4, 2013;
There is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the
environment. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of
Santa Clarita;
d. The documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon
which the decision of the City Council is made is the Master Case No. 10-103 project
file, located within the Community Development Department and is in the custody of
the Director of Community Development; and
e. The City Council, based upon the findings set forth above, hereby finds that the
Negative Declaration for this project has been prepared in compliance with CEQA.
SECTION 3. FINDINGS FOR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 10-006 AND ZONE
CHANGE 13-003. Based on the above findings of fact and recitals and the entire record,
including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and other evidence received at the
public hearings, reports and other transmittals from City staff to the City Council, and upon
studies and investigations made by the City Council, the City Council finds as follows:
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a. That the proposed zone change or amendment is consistent with the objectives of the
Development Code, the General Plan, and development policies of the City:
Master Case No. 10-103, which consists of Unified Development Code 10-006 and
Zone Change 13-003, is consistent with the objectives of the Development Code, the
General Plan, and development policies of the City. The Lyons Corridor Plan carries
out a number of General Plan policies and objectives. Specifically, the Land Use
Element of the General Plan dictates the City work to promote business development
that upgrades and revitalizes older commercial corridors in a manner that reflects each
community's character, architecture and history. The Lyons Corridor Plan provides
incentives for property and business owners to invest in upgrading and revitalizing
older commercial centers. The proposed plan is also consistent with Land Use Policy
2.1.2 by promoting healthy, walkable communities. This is achieved by providing an
appropriate mix of residential and service uses in proximity to one another. The street
and streetscape section of the document implements this policy by creating wider
sidewalks and parkways to ensure that pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles are in
harmony with one another. The Lyons Corridor Plan further implements the General
Plan by applying distinctive community character guidelines to the planning area
through the use of frontage types, building types, and architectural styles.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby adopts the Negative Declaration (Exhibit C) prepared for
the project and approves the Lyons Corridor Plan, which includes Master Case No. 10-103,
Unified Development Code 10-006, Zone Change 13-003, consisting of the Lyons Corridor Plan
(Exhibit A) and the Errata Summary (Exhibit B).
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage and
adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published as required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
day of 2013.
MAYOR
I, Armine Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No.13- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at
a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of 2013. That thereafter,
said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
day of 2013, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LYONS CORRIDOR
CHAPTER 2: PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY......................................10
CHAPTER 3: REGULATING PLAN AND TRANSECT ZONES......................14
CHAPTER 4: ZONES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .........................19
CHAPTER5: OVERLAY ZONES......................................................28
CHAPTER G: ALLOWABLE LAND USES ............................................. 30
CHAPTER7: FRONTAGE TYPE STANDARDS.......................................46
CHAPTERB: BUILDING TYPE STANDARDS ........................................ 53
CHAPTER9: ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS........................................64
CHAPTER 10: SIGN STANDARDS ................................................... 77
CHAPTER 11: STREET AND STREETSCAPE STANDARDS ........................ 93
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Purpose of the Lyons Corridor Plan
'Ibis subpart of Title 17 of the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code shall
be known, and may be cited, as the "Lyons Corridor Development Code" or
may be cited simply as the "Lyons Corridor Plan". References to "Code" or
"Development Code" within the text of this Code are references to this Lyons
Corridor Plan unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, e.g., references to the
"Municipal Code" mean the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code; references
to the "Government Code" are to the California State Government Code, and
so on. The Land Use Section of the General Plan describes how the physical
setting and history of the Santa Clarita Valley have combined to create several
distinctive communities, each with its own special character, development
patterns, and lifestyles. "Ihe theme of the general plan is creating a "Valley of
Pillages," in recognition of the various communities and neighborhoods within
the Santa Clarita Valley that wish to maintain thew own distinctive character,
while at the same time recognizing their place in the "big picture" plan for
development within the entire General Plan area. Included among these
"Pillages" is the Lyons Corridor located within the Newhall community. 'This
Lyons Corridor Plan carries out the policies of the General Plan by classifying
and regulating the types and intensities of development and land uses within
the Lyons Corridor planning area, ensuring that they are consistent with, and
in furtherance of, the policies and objectives of the General Plan. "Ihe Lyons
Corridor Plan is adopted to protect and promote the public health, safety,
comfort, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the Lyons Corridor.
More specifically; the purposes of this Lyons Corridor Plan is to:
A. Ensure that development is of human scale, pedestrian -oriented, and
designed to create attractive streetscapes and pedestrian spaces;
B. Moderate vehicular traffic by providing for a mixture of land uses,
pedestrian -oriented development, compact community form, safe
and effective traffic circulation, and appropriate parking facilities;
C. Provide standards for the orderly growth and development of the
Lyons Corridor that will assist in protecting and enhancing the
community identity of the Lyons Corridor;
D. Ensure that proposed development and new land uses conserve energy
and natural resources;
E. Facilitate the development and redevelopment of walkable, complete
neighborhoods with a variety of housing types to serve the needs of a
diverse population; and
GENERAL PLAN
The physical setting and
history of the Santa Clarita
Valley have combined to create
distinctive communities, each
with its own special character,
developmentpatterns, and
Iffestyles. The Lyons Corridor is
one of these distinctive
communities.
Introduction to the Lyons Corridor E
In its earliest days, Lyons Avenue was known as 10th Street and was the main
route between Mentryville and Newhall. 'Ihe first home was constructed on
Lyons Avenue/10th Street in 1910, near Arcadia Street. In 1928, Newhall
Elementary School moved to its current location at the corner of 11th Street
and Walnut Street. This site was just north of 10th Street, close to the downtown
commercial center yet safely off the main thoroughfares of 10th Street and San
Fernando Road. Businesses clustered around the busy comer of 10th Street and
Spruce Street (today's Main Street), serving not only local residents but also
travelers who used San Fernando Road to travel between Los Angeles and San
Francisco. Downtown Newhall continued to grow, providing an active business
district at the east end of Lyons Avenue/10th Street while Mentryville anchored
the west end. This created a natural corridor of commerce and services between
the two communities.
EXHIBIT 1: LYONS CORRIDOR PLANNING AREA
0 Lyons Corridor Development Code
F. Provide for compatibility between different types of development and
land uses through effective urban and architectural design.
Introduction to the Lyons Corridor
The Lyons Corridor planning area (Exhibit 1) is located within the City of Santa
Clarita on Lyons Avenue, east ofInterstate 5 and west ofNewhall Avenue. Lyons
PLAN AREA
Avenue is commonly known as the dividing line between the communities of
The planning area includes
Valencia to the north and Newhall to the south. The planning area embraces 102
102 acres consisting of
acres of mostly commercial development consisting of 1,326,000 square feet of
1,326,000 square feet of
building space.
building space between the
History
Interstate 5 and Newball
Avenue
Newhall was developed in the late 1800s by the Southern Pacific Transportation
Company and was typical of other railroad towns of the same era. Centered
on present-day Railroad Avenue and Market Streets, Newhall included general
stores, saloons, services, churches, and other uses that catered to needs of railroad
employees, their families, travelers, and also people who worked the oil fields in
Mentryville.
In its earliest days, Lyons Avenue was known as 10th Street and was the main
route between Mentryville and Newhall. 'Ihe first home was constructed on
Lyons Avenue/10th Street in 1910, near Arcadia Street. In 1928, Newhall
Elementary School moved to its current location at the corner of 11th Street
and Walnut Street. This site was just north of 10th Street, close to the downtown
commercial center yet safely off the main thoroughfares of 10th Street and San
Fernando Road. Businesses clustered around the busy comer of 10th Street and
Spruce Street (today's Main Street), serving not only local residents but also
travelers who used San Fernando Road to travel between Los Angeles and San
Francisco. Downtown Newhall continued to grow, providing an active business
district at the east end of Lyons Avenue/10th Street while Mentryville anchored
the west end. This created a natural corridor of commerce and services between
the two communities.
EXHIBIT 1: LYONS CORRIDOR PLANNING AREA
0 Lyons Corridor Development Code
In the ten years from 1910 and 1920, petroleum production diminished as the Mentryville oil reserves were depleted.
When the oil stopped flowing, petroleum workers moved to more active oil fields in Southern California and Mentryville
was abandoned. Lyons Avenue was well established by this point and remained the primary east/west road in the Newhall
area even though there was no longer people living in Mentryville. The period from 1930 through the early 1960s was
a quiet time for the corridor. Most of the buildings that were built during the oil boom had been demolished or burned
down, and commercial activities shifted to Newhall proper. There was also a name change: people stopped referring to
the road as "10th Street" and used "Lyons Avenue" exclusively in reference to Sanford and Cyrus Lyons, the owners of
Lyons Station, the first American business in the Santa Clarita Valley. While the east end of Lyons Avenue was busy
and vibrant, the western end was an unpaved country road whose main purpose was to provide access to cattle and
agricultural lands owned by the Newhall Land and Farming Company (Newhall Land). Limited oil and gas production
continued in the western hills, though on a far smaller scale compared to the earlier boom years of Mentryville.
In the 1960s, circumstances changed and Lyons Avenue once again became the major arterial that provided an essential
connection to Downtown Newhall. Interstate 5 was completed in 1965 and Newhall Land commenced development of
the master -planned community of Valencia in 1967. The Interstate created a need for freeway -oriented businesses and
motorist services. The growing communities in Valencia along with the established and expanding neighborhoods south
of Lyons Avenue, created demand for shopping centers, restaurants, theaters, banks, and other uses and services for local
residents. Commercial demand was substantial and the need for business uses and services created the commercial and
retail corridor that remains in place today.
Lyons Avenue was the core commercial and retail boulevard for Newhall and Valencia during the 1970s, 1980s, and
into the early 1990s. The corridor offered a robust mix of shops and services that was central to everyday life for the
residents of Newhall and Valencia. However, as other areas of the Santa Clarita Valley developed, and new commercial
centers were built, Lyons Avenue lost the luster and prominence it had once enjoyed. While still viable and busy, the
corridor was not nearly as vibrant as it had been in its earlier years.
Today, the Lyons Avenue Corridor consists of retail centers, medical office buildings, gas stations, freeway -oriented
businesses, and housing complexes that total more than 1.3 million square -feet of building space. Surface parking
is common, particularly on properties that were developed in the 1960s and 1970s, and building heights range from
one to four stories. Two senior living facilities are located on the north side of Lyons Avenue, west of Wiley Canyon
Road. The senior communities were constructed in the early 2000s and are adjacent to medical offices, freeway -serving
businesses, and a Southern California Edison substation. Other residential uses back up to Lyons Avenue between
Wiley Canyon Road and Avenida Rotella, though primary access to these communities are oriented inward to the
housing development with no street presence on Lyons Avenue itself.
Most properties on Lyons Avenue contain single -story "strip mall" buildings that reflect typical commercial construction
from the 1960s through the late 2000s. This type of development consists of small -lot, multi -tenant, stucco buildings
with parking situated between the store fronts and the street. Newer projects, including a financial building at the
comer of DeWolfe Road and a drug store at the comer of Valley Street, were built with a higher level of design with the
intent to create a better street presence. The newer projects were designed to avoid the visual blight of large parking lots
adjacent to the street and to create as much leasable space as possible under the zoning code. Future development within
the Lyons Avenue corridor will further improve the appearance of the street and will help create an environment that
is more conducive to commerce and economic vitality. The Lyons Corridor Plan will be an integral part of this process.
Introduction to the Lyons Corridor
Old Arco Gas Station Corner of Lyons Avenue and De
Wolfe Road
Properties Surrounding the Lyons Corridor
New Agusta Financial Building Corner of Lyons Av-
enue and De Wolfe Road
The Lyons Corridor is surrounded primarily by single family residences.
Multi -family residential units are located within the corridor itself with other
apartment and condominium complexes located south of the corridor. There
are nearly 3,000 homes within a five minute's walk of Lyons Avenue and more
than 5,000 homes within a ten minute's walk (see Exhibit 2). With thousands
of homes located so close to Lyons Avenue, there is tremendous potential to
create a walkable environment where people can shop, eat, and gather. The
Lyons Corridor Plan will help realize this potential and create a community
destination that meets the needs of residents and visitors alike, regardless if they
reach the corridor by automobile, bicycle, or walking.
COMMUNITY
Nearly 3,000 residential
units are within a five min-
ute walk, and over 5,000
residential units are within a
ten minute walk ofthe Lyons
Corridor.
EXHIBIT 2: 5 AND 10 MINUTE WALK TO THE CORRIDOR
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Santa Clarita General Plan
The Lyons Corridor Plan directly responds to, and implements a variety of
significant policies of the Santa Clarita General Plan. Specific goals and policies
of the General Plan have been highlighted in the form of notes throughout this
plan for reference. More specifically, the General Plan Land Use Map (Exhibit
3) classifies parcels within the corridor planning area as Community Commercial
(CC) and Mixed Use Corridor (MX -C). Typical development and uses within
the CC and MX -C designated parcels include the following:
The Community Commercial (CC) designation is intended for businesses
providing retail and service uses which primarily serve the local market.
Representative uses include restaurants, clothing stores, hardware and auto parts
stores, grocery markets, pharmacies, banks and financial services, specialty retail,
theaters and nightclubs, day care centers, and medical services. These areas
are typically located along arterial streets or at the intersections of high traffic
corridors.
The Mixed Use Corridor (MX -C) designation is intended along specified
commercial corridors in which revitalization of underutilized parcels or aging
buildings is desired, as shown on the Land Use Map, subject to the applicable
requirements of the zoning ordinance. Mixed -uses along corridors may be either
vertical or horizontal, provided that residential units in these areas should be
protected from adverse impacts of high-volume arterial streets, and will typically
be located an appropriate distance from the roadway.
Portions of the Lyons Corridor Plan are located within the General Plan Mixed
Use Overlay. This designated overlay identifies commercial areas that may be
suitable for mixed residential and commercial development and redevelopment.
The purpose of the Mixed Use Overlay is to provide a development alternative
to the underlying commercial land use designation.
WHAT IS A
GENERAL
PLAN?
The General Plan is a
comprehensive long-term plan
for the physical development of
the City. In this sense, it is a
blueprint forthefutureofthe
City of Santa Clarita.
EXHIBIT 3: GENERAL PLAN MAP OF THE LYONS CORRIDOR
Introduction to the Lyons Corridor
LYONS AVENUE
EVALUATION
7be Lyons Corridor was divided
into 23 sections that were evalu-
ated on a parcel--by-parcel basis.
Plan Preparation Process and Outreach
An intense public process and extensive data collection phase was conducted
for the Lyons Corridor Plan. The evolution of this plan is the result of site
visits, reviews of documents including the goals and policies of the General Plan,
interviews, and meetings including community workshops, and an interactive
blogging website. City staff began the Lyons Corridor planning process by
collecting extensive information about the current built environment and overall
conditions of the Lyons Corridor planning area.
The Lyons Corridor was divided into 23 study sections that were evaluated on
a parcel -by -parcel basis (Exhibit 4). The intent of this exercise was to create
manageable images and areas that could be studied and analyzed both during
the staff evaluation and public outreach process. City staff photographed each
structure in its current form, documented current building heights, noted the
condition of landscape within the public domain, and documented other unique
site characteristics.
As part of the Lyons Corridor planning effort, staff had sent a notice to all 70
property owners and over 400 business managers/owners within the planning
area. The intent of this notice was to inform property and business owners
about the kickoff of the Lyons Corridor planning effort, acquaint them with the
corridor website and to give them the opportunity to meet with staff about their
thoughts and concerns about future zoning regulations. This step in the process
also provided insight to City staff about how they could make a more business
friendly document while still maintaining the high standards that residents of
the Santa Clarita Valley expect.
EXHIBIT 4: 23 STUDY AREAS
® Lyons Corridor Development Code
Community Outreach Website with Interactive Blog
A website (SantaClaritaCorridorPlan.com) was created and
launched for the new corridor planning effort acting as the
kickoff of the Lyons Corridor planning process on May 1,
2011. The intent of this website was to keep interested parties
informed about upcoming meetings and draft documents as
they become available. The website also acted as a platform
to gather comments and feedback through an interactive blog
and survey feature. During the corridor planning process, the
website proved to be a valuable source for community members
interested in obtaining information about upcoming events
as well as giving them the opportunity to provide feedback.
This proved to be vital for those unable to attend the outreach
meetings. The website also proved to be a great way for City
staff to answer questions from members of the community
about the planning and outreach process. The excerpt (right)
is an example of the open dialog between City staff and the
community on the website. Within the first five months of the
website's launch, over 5,000 hits to the site had occurred. This
was attributed to many different forms of communication to
get the word out to the community about the existence of the
website.
The chart below exhibits the results of a survey question that
was posted on the corridor planning website. This survey
question asked participants to provide their opinion of what
would make Lyons Avenue better overall. Nearly 75% of over
100 participants that took the survey rated better looking
development as one of their top choices.
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WEBSITE BLOG SAMPLE
Mike says:
July 28, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Thank you for making such an effort to reach
out to the community. Its nice to know our
local government is actually paying attention
to the people that live here. I am a property
owner ofa lot immediately adjacent to one of
the Lyons parcels and am keenly interested in
how we're moving forward with this proj-
ect. Unfortunately, I was out oftown for the
July 21 event, but I am making a point of not
missing the next one in October. By the way,
whats up with the colored dots? Keep up the
good work!
Planning says:
July 28, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Thank you for the comments Mike. The "dots"
were used to rate the current built environ-
ment, future development architectural styles
and future frontage types. Red was disliked,
green was liked and yellow was no opinion.
We will place the results online in the upcoming
weeks.
George says:
We have lived here for over 30+ years
and all I can say is it is about time.
This area has been in neglected for
sometime now. I would love to see a
center median all the way to the
freeway. Cars come out of the gas
stations and go the wrong way to get
back to the freeway.
Introduction to the Lyons Corridor 0
Public Outreach Meetings
A very important component of the corridor planning process was to meet with
the community to discuss the current and potential future conditions within the
planning area. City staff began the process by informing the community about the
first workshop that occurred in the community room at Old Orchard Park on July
21, 2011. This was done by sending over 1,800 postcards to all property owners
within a 1,000 -foot radius of the Lyons Corridor planning area, participating
in 7his Week in Santa Clarita videos that played on the local television network,
a number of articles in the local newspaper, as well as, Twitter and Facebook
feeds. Because of this process, over 100 participants provided feedback between
the two outreach meetings held. This information was tabulated and the results
were shared on the corridor planning website and displayed at the second public
outreach meeting held on October 13, 2011. The information obtained from
these meetings was used in the drafting of this document.
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Other forms of Outreach during the Planning Process
Below is a comprehensive timeline of the important events and
information session that were held to get the word out about
the Lyons Corridor planning process:
April 29, 2011: Letters sent to Property Owners
May 1, 2011: Outreach Website Launched
May 19,2011: Letters to Business Owners
June 17,2011: This Week in Santa Clarita, Video I
July 14,2011: Lyons Avenue Subcommittee
July 18,2011: This Week in Santa Clarita, Video II
July 21,2011: Community Outreach Meeting I
August 1, 2011: Newhall Redevelopment Committee
August 17,2011: Old Town Newhall Association
October 13,2011: Community Outreach Meeting II
October 18,2011: Planning Commission Study Session
November 16,2011: Canyon Country Advisory Committee
June 19,2012: Planning Commission Study Session
January 28, 2013: Draft Release
January 28,2013: Development Subcommittee
Local publications:
The Signal Newpaper
KHTS Hometown Station
SCV Talkcom
Introduction to the Lyons Corridor
CHAPTER 2
APPLICABILITY
2.1.010 Authority
"This development code is adopted under the authority granted to the City of Santa
Clarita by the California Government Code Section 65800 et seq. and 66410 et
seq.
2.1.020 Responsibility For Administration
The standards and other requirements of this Lyons Corridor Plan shall be
administered and enforced by the City of Santa Clarita, Planning Commission
and City Council in the same manner as the provisions of the City's Unified
Development Code. All findings, approvals, determinations, or other exercises of
discretionary judgment or any other delegation of authority pursuant to this code
by the director his successors or designees, or any other decision making authorities,
shall be carried out in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Lyons Corridor
Plan, the Unified Development Code, the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code,
the City's General Plan, and the orderly development of the City.
2.1.030 Applicability
Proposed development, subdivisions, and new land uses within the Lyons Corridor
planning area shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Lyons Corridor
Plan.
A. REGuLmmr PLAN.
The Regulating Plan in Chapter 3 defines the zones within the planning
area that differentiate standards for building placement, design, and use;
and identifies the parcels included within each zone.
B. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
The development standards in Chapter 4 regulate the features of buildings
that affect the public realm. The urban standards regulate building
placement, height, and fagade design, and vary according to the zone for
the parcel applied by the Regulating Plan. Proposed development and land
uses shall comply with all applicable standards.
G LAND-& STANDARDS.
Chapter 6 identifies the land -use types allowed by the City in each of the
zones established by the LCR Each parcel shall be occupied only by land
uses identified as allowed within the applicable zone subject to the type of
approval required by the Unified Development Code (for example, Minor
Use Permit, Conditional Use Permit, etc.).
GENERAL PLAN
The pbysical setting and history
ofthe Santa Clarita Palley
have combined to create several
distinctive communities, each
with its own special character,
development patterns, and
lifestyles.
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D. ARCHFFECTURALSTANDARDS.
'Ilse Architectural Standards in Chapter 9 regulate the architecture of buildings, appurtenances, and site elements
within the Lyons Corridor Planning Area. Proposed development and refacades shall comply with all applicable
standards to the satisfaction of the approval authority.
E. SiON STANDARDS.
Chapter 10 identifies the sign type standards required within the Lyons Corridor planning area. Only projects
that are considered Tier 1 or Tier 2 (Section 2.1.040 Tiered Project Incentives) shall use the Lyons Corridor Plan.
Projects that do not comply with Tier 1 or Tier 2 of the Lyons Corridor Plan shall be subject to Chapter 17.51.080
of the Unified Development Code.
F. STREET AND STREETSCAPE STANDARDS.
Chapter 11 identifies the street and streetscape standards required within the Lyons Corridor planning area to
ensure that proposed development is consistent with the City's goals for character and quality of the public realm of
the street, parkways, and sidewalk.
G. RELATmsHN, To THE UNIFIED DEPEIAPNIENT (DDE.
'Ilse Lyons Corridor Plan is intended to supplement, and in some cases, supersede the requirements of the City's
Unified Development Code, Title 17 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. 'The provisions of the Lyons Corridor
Plan may supersede regulations in the Unified Development Code on the same, or similar topics, but otherwise
applicable requirements of the Unified Development Code that are not covered by this Lyons Corridor Plan shall
apply to development within the planning area as noted. If a conflict occurs between a requirement of this Lyons
Corridor Plan and the Unified Development Code, the provisions of this Corridor Plan shall control.'Ihe definitions
of Chapter 17.11 of the Unified Development Code apply to the Lyons Corridor Planning area unless otherwise
stated in this document.
H. EFFECT ON EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USES.
Development and land uses that were lawfully established, and exist within the Lyons Corridor planning area as of
the effective date of this Corridor Plan are affected as follows:
Existing development and land uses that comply with all applicable requirements of the Lyons Corridor Plan shall
continue to operate, but if altered or replaced, may only be done so in compliance with this Lyons Corridor Plan.
Development or land use that does not comply with the requirements of the Lyons Corridor Plan may continue to
operate, and may be sold or otherwise transferred in compliance with the City's regulations for legal nonconforming
uses or structures in Unified Development Code Chapter 17.05 (Legal nonconforming Uses, Lots and Structures).
An example of this circumstance would be a lawfully established existing land use that is not allowed by this
Corridor Plan in an applicable zone, or an existing building that does not comply with the setback requirements or
height limits of this Corridor Plan.
Existing development and land uses shall comply with the Lyons Corridor Plan unless otherwise stated. Only
projects and properties that are Tier 1 or Tier 2 compliant are permitted to use the Lyons Corridor Plan sign
standards Chapter 10, a 20 % reduction in parking from Section 6.1.050 for Tier 2 compliant sites or any other items
as defined in Section 2.1.040. See Section 2.1.040 A and B for Tier compliant requirements.
2.1.040 Tiered Project Incentives.
A tiered system has been established to provide incentives for property owners and developers to enhance the aesthetics and
use of outdated properties within the corridor planning area. Each tier has specific requirements and incentives to achieve
this goal.
A. TIER 1 PnoimS.
The Director may designate a property as a Tier 1 compliant site with the approval
of a Development Review or Architectural Design Review Permit. Expansion or
modification projects up to 50% of the existing, permitted building square footage
is subject to the appropriate entitlement determined by the Director and must meet
Tier 1 requirements. To be considered a Tier 1 project, the project must comply with
the following items.
TIER 1 REQUIREMENTs.
'Ihe entire project site including existing development shall meet, to the satisfaction
of the Director or approval authority, the Chapter 9 Architectural Standards of
this Corridor Plan.
"Ihe project shall meet the parking lot landscaping requirements per Section
17.51.030 of the Unified Development Code to the satisfaction of the Director.
The project shall plant street trees to the satisfaction of the Director.
TIER 1 PRmEcT INCENTIVES.
Tier 1 projects shall comply with Chapter 10 Sign Standards.
Outdoor seating that meets the architectural standards can be created without
providing additional on-site parking.
B. TIER 2 PRoIECTs.
All new development projects that include complete redevelopment, or over I
a 50% expansion of the permitted building square footage, is considered a Tier 2
project. Tier 2 projects must meet the intent of the Lyons Corridor Plan and may be
granted the following incentives listed below as determined by the Director.
TIER 2 REQUIREMENTS.
The project shall meet all the development standards of this Lyons Corridor Plan.
TIER 2 PRoIECT INCEnm.
Tier 2 projects shall comply with Chapter 10 Sign Standards.
Outdoor seating that meets the architectural standards can be created without
providing additional on-site parking.
Tier 2 projects are granted a 20% parking reduction from the provisions of Section
6.1.050 of this code for all uses on site.
Projects that meet the development standards of the Lyons Corridor Plan can be
approved administratively unless otherwise stated in Chapter 6 (Allowable Land
Uses). All new development over 50,000 square feet in building area shall require
a community outreach meeting subject to the noticing requirements of Section
17.06.110 of the Unified Development Code. This meeting shall be held at or
near the project area subject to the approval of the Director. The Director shall be
notified 30 days prior to the meeting occurrence. If community or staff concerns are
unable to be addressed, the Director shall refer the project to Planning Commission
for review and consideration.
TIERED
PROJECTS
The tiered system has been
established to Provide
incentives for property
owners and developers to
enhance the aesthetics and
use of outdated properties
within the corridor
planning area.
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C. How To USE THIS CODE.
To find the development standards that apply to a particular parcel of land,
the following steps should be taken:
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATING PLAN AND TRANSECT ZONES
3.1.010 Purpose
This Section establishes the zones applied to properties within the Lyons Corridor
Planning Area.
3.1.020 Regulating Plan and Transect Zones
A. ZONES ESTABLISHED.
The area within the Lyons Corridor is subject to this Lyons Corridor
Development Code, and shall be divided into Transect Zones that
implement the City of Santa Clarita General Plan Section 3.1.030. The
Corridor Specific Transect Zones described in Section 3.1.040 are hereby
established, and shall be shown on the Regulating Plan for the Lyons
Corridor.
B. INTERPRETATION ZONE BOUNDARIES.
If there is uncertainty about the location of any zone boundary shown on
the Regulating Plan, the location of the boundary shall be determined by
the Director as follows:
1. Where a zone boundary approximately follows a lot line, alley, or
street line, the lot line, street or alley centerline shall be construed as
the zone boundary, as applicable;
2. If a zone boundary divides a parcel and the boundary line location is
not specified by distances printed on the Regulating Plan, the location
of the boundary will be determined by using the scale appearing on
the Regulating Plan; and
3. Where a public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the
property that was formerly in the street or alley shall be included
within the zone of the adjoining property on either side of the
vacated or abandoned street or alley.
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3.1.030 Transect Zone Descriptions
TABLE A: Transect Zone Descriptions. This table provides the Transect definitions for the City of Santa Clarita. A detailed description of the
Transect refinements used in this Development Code is located in Section 3.1.040.
(N) NATURAL
General Character:
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
Natural Zone consists of lands
General Character:
Natural landscape with some agricultural use
approximating or reverting to a
Building Placement:
Not applicable
wilderness condition, including
Frontage Types:
Not applicable
lmdsummitableforsettlementduem
Typical Building Height:
Not applicable
topography,hydmlogyorvegetation.
Type of Civic Space:
Parks, Greenways
farmhouses, agricultural buildings,
Typical GP Designation:
Open Space, National Forest
(R) RURAL
General Character:
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
Rural Zone consists of sparsely
General Character:
Primarilyagrindturalwithwoodland&wetlandandscattemdbuddings
settled lands in open or cultivated
Building Placement:
Variable Setbacks
states. These include woodland,
Frontage Types:
Not applicable
agricultural land, grassland, and
Typical Building Height:
I- to 2 -Story
irrigabledesert. Typical buildingsare
'type of Civic Space:
Parks, Greenways
farmhouses, agricultural buildings,
Typical GP Designation:
Non -Urban 4, Non -Urban 5, Urban Residential I
cabins, and villas.
Typical GP Designation:
Urban Residential 2, Urban Residential 3
(SU)SUB-URBAN
General Character:
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
Sub -Urban Zone consists of low
General Character:
Lawns, and landscaped yards surrounding detached single-family
density residential areas, adjaceatto
houses; pedestrians occasionally
higher zones that some mixed use.
Building Placement:
Large and variable front and side yard Setbacks
Homeoccupationsandombuildings
Frontage Types:
Porches, fences, naturalistic tree planting
are allowed. Planting is naturalistic
Typical Budding Height
1- to 2 -Story with some 3 -Story
and setbacks are relatively deep.
Type of Civic Space:
Parks, Greenways
Blocks may be large and the mads
Typical GP Designation:
Urban Residential 2, Urban Residential 3
irregular to accommodate natural
Typical GP Designation:
Urbanitendential4, Urban ResidentialS,CommunityCommercial,
conditions.
Neighborhood Commercial, Regional Commercial
(U) URBAN
General Character:
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
Urban Zone consists of mixed uses,
General Character:
Townhouses &smalApartment buildings within Mixed Use Devel-
but primarily commercial. It may
opment, with substantial commercial activity; balance between
have a wide range of building types:
Building Placement:
landscape and buildings; presence of pedestrians
single, sideyard, and rowhouses.
Building Placement:
Shallow m medium front and side yard Setbacks
Setbacks and landscaping are vari-
Frontage Types:
Porches, fences, Dooryards
able. Streets withcurbs and sidewalks
Typical Building Height:
2. to 3 -Story
define medium-sized blocks.
Type of Civic Space:
Squares, Greens
sidewalks.
Typical GP Designation:
Urbanitendential4, Urban ResidentialS,CommunityCommercial,
Neighborhood Commercial, Regional Commercial
®' (UC) URBAN CENTER
General Character:
Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices,
Urban Center Zone consists of
Urban Core Zone consists of the
workplace, and Civic buildings predominantly attached buildings;
higher density mixed use buildings
trees within the public right-of-way; substantial pedestrian activity
that accommodate retail, offices,
Building Placement:
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street defining a
rowhouses and apartments. It has
street wall
a tight networkof streets, with wide
Frontage Types:
Stoops, Shopfronts, Galleries
sidewalks, steady street tree plant-
Typical Building Height;
3- to 5 -Story with some variation
ing and buildings set dose to the
Type of Civic Space.
Parks. Plazas and Squares, median landscaping
sidewalks.
Typical GP Designation:
Business Park Industrial, Mixed Use -Corridor, Mixed Use -Urban
Village
a (UCR)URBAN CORE
General Character:
Medium to high -Density Mixed Usebuildings,entertainment, Civic
Urban Core Zone consists of the
and cultural uses. Attached buildings forming a continuous street
highest density and height, with the
wall; trees within the public right-of-way; highest pedestrian and
greatest variety of uses, and civic
transit activity
buildings of regional importance. It
Building placement:
Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street, defining a
may have larger blocks; streets have
street wall
steadystreettree planting and build-
Frontage Types:
Stoops, Dooryards, Forecourts, Shopfronts, Galleries, and Arcades
mg, are set dose to wide sidewalks.
Typicalyonlylarge towns andcities
Typical Building Height
4 -plus Story with a few shorter buildings
Type of Civic Space:
Parks, Plazas and Squares; median landscaping
have an Urban Core Zone.
Typical GP Designation:
Not applicable
Note: N, R, SU and UCR are shown above for reference, and are not applied to the Lyons corridor area by this Development
Code.
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3.1.040 Corridor Specific Transect Zones
Of the six base zones as described in Section 3.1.030, the Lyons Corridor
Plan utilizes four subzones of the Urban General and Urban Center base
zones. The three subzones of the Urban General base zone are described
below as Lyons Urban 1(L-Ul), Lyons Urban 2 (L -U2), and Lyons Ur-
ban 3(L -U3). The primary uses within these subzones are commercial
and may include a mix of commercial and residential uses in the L -U3
zone. The Lyons Urban Center (L -UC) zone is the only subzone of the
Urban Center base zone within the Lyons Corridor Plan. The L -UC
zone is characterized by mandatory mixed use development including
both commercial and residential use types.
A. LYONS URBAN 1 (L -U1)
Development within the L-Ul zone shall be at a pedestrian
scale to serve immediately surrounding residential uses. The
L-Ul zone is applied to smaller parcels that can accommodate
one to two story commercial structures with reduced street
front setbacks. Greater street -front setbacks may be permitted
with the incorporation of outdoor dining spaces. Typical uses
within the L-Ul zone include small neighborhood restaurants,
pedestrian oriented retail, and service based uses. Typical
development within the L-Ul zone shall only include buildings
that incorporate the Shopfront & Awning frontage type to
encourage a pedestrian oriented environment. Residential uses
are prohibited in the L-Ul zone.
B. LYONS URBAN 2 (L -U2)
The L -U2 zone is applied to uniquely configured lots located at
the eastern portion of the planning area. Development within
the L -U2 zone may accommodate one to two story commercial
structures with street frontage setbacks ranging from 1 to 5 feet.
The L -U2 zone differs from the L-Ul zone by allowing for a
greater variety of frontage types with outdoor gathering areas
highly encouraged within a Lightcourt or Forecourt frontage
type. Typical uses within this zone include mid-sized retail,
neighborhood services and senior community care. Residential
uses are prohibited in the L -U2 zone.
C. LYONS URBAN 3 (L -U3)
The L -U3 zone is applied to large parcels that can accommodate
larger commercial structures. A majority of the L -U3 zone
is located between Peachland Avenue and Orchard Village
Road where larger buildings currently exist. Setbacks within
this zone are limited to 1 foot along Lyons Avenue. The L -U3
zone differs from the L-Ul and L -U2 zones by allowing for
building heights up to three stories and forecourt and shopfront
& awning frontage types. Typical uses within this zone include
medical office, commercial office, retail, and services. Mixed
use projects that include residential units may be conditionally
permitted with the approval of a Minor Use Permit.
D. LYONS URBAN CENTER (L -UC
The design intent of the L -UC zone is to encourage
high quality, higher density commercial and residential
opportunities within the areas mapped on the Regulating
Plan and to achieve the goals of the City of Santa Clarita
General Plan. The L -UC zone is characterized by a mixture
of residential and commercial uses with structures set close
to the sidewalk. Ground floor commercial uses are common
with outdoor amenities such as plazas and outdoor dining
spaces. Upper floors consist of higher density housing and/
or office uses. The L -UC zone is considered to be a major
destination location for people to gather, work and live.
Parcels within the L -UC designation are typically on larger
lots allowing the flexibility for below grade or structured
parking. The L -UC zone differs from other zones within
the planning area by allowing for building heights up to
four stories and requiring mixed use developments with a
residential component.
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3.1.050 Regulating Plan
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CHAPTER 4
ZONES AND DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
Zones and Development Standards
4.1.010 The Lyons Urban 1 Zone (L -U7)
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Diagram A: Building Placement
A. BUILDING PLACEMENT.
Diagram B: Building Profile
B. BUILDING PROFILE AND FRONTAGE.
1. PRIMARY BUILDINGS 1
A primary building shall be placed on a lot in compliance with the following
requirements, within the hatched area as shown in the diagram above,
unless specified otherwise by the standards for an allowed building type
in Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards) or Chapter R (Building Type
Standards).
Minimum Max.
a. Front Setback 1' S'
With outdoor Dimling 10"
b. Setback from Residential Zone 10' 1st story
(Rear and Side) 15'2nd story
c. Side Setback 0'
d. Side Street Setback 5'
e. Rear Alley Setback 0' 1st story
5'2nd story
3. ARCHITECTURAL ENCROACHMENTS
Patios, uncovered stoops, roof overhangs, and awnings may encroach
5' maximum into the required front setback (Diagram B). Outdoor
dining may encroach into the front setback
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HEIGHT
Each structure shall comply with the following height limits.
a. Maximum height: 2 stories shall be permitted. For flat roof
development, the maximum height to parapet cannot exceed 35
feet from grade; and for sloping roofs, the maximum height of
the roof ridge cannot exceed 45 feet from grade (Diagram B).
b. Accessory structure: 15' maximum to peak
ALLOWED FRONTAGE TYPES
Only the following frontage types are allowed within the L-Ul
zone. the streetfacing facade of each primary building shall be
designed as one of the following frontage types, in compliance with
Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards).
a. Forecourt (100' minimum lot frontage required)
c. Lightcourt
d. Shopfront & Awning
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Diagram C: Parking Placement
C. PARKING AND SENINGS.
1. PARKING, SERVICES & ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
PLACEMENT
Off-street parking, services and accessory structures shall be placed
on a lot in compliance with the following requirements, within the
hatched area shown on the diagram above.
a. So= Setback: Within the 5096 of lot nearest the rear lot line.
b. Side Stmt Setback: 5'minimum
c. Side Yard Setback: 5'minimum
d. Rest Setback: 5'minimum
Subteromm parking may extend beyond building footprint, and
may extend to a height of Y max. above finished grade, provided that
the garage perimeter wall aligns with the face of the building.
2. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Each aim shall provide off-street parking in compliance with Section
6.1.050 of this code. A 2046 reduction in parking is permitted for all
projects that fully comply with the Lyons Corridor Development
Code (Tier 2 compliant sites).
D. BUILDING Tym.
1. Only the following building types are allowed in the L-Ul zone.
Each slowed building type shall be designed in compliance with
Chapter 8 (Building Type Standards).
a. Shopf ont Commercial
b. Commercial Fud Station
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Policy C 7.1.6: Encourage
placement ofbuilding entries
in locations accessible to public
sidewalks and transit.
E. Cow LAND UsEs.
1. Only a land use identified as permitted or conditionally permitted
by Chapter 6 (Land Use Tables) shall be established on a lot in the
L-Ul zone.
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4.1.020 The Lyons Urban 2 Zone (L -U2)
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Diagram A: Building Placement
A. BUILDING PLACEMENT.
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A primarybuilding shall be placed on a lot in compliance with the following
requirements, within the hatched area as shown in the diagram above,
unless specified otherwise by the standards for an allowed building type
in Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards) or Chapter 8 (Building Type
Standards).
Minimum Max.
a. Front Setback l' S'
b. Setback from Residential Zone 10' 1st story
(Rear and Side) 15' 2nd story
c. Rear and Side Setback 0'
d. Side Street Setback 5'
e. Rear Alley Setback O'lst story
5'2nd story
3. ARCHITECTURAL ENCROACHMENTS
Patios, uncovered stoops, roof overhangs, and awnings may encroach
5' maximum into the required front setback (Diagram B). Outdoor
dining may encroach into the front setback.
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Diagram B: Building Profile
B. BUILDING PROFILE AND FRONTAGE.
1. HEIGHT
Each structure shall comply with the following height limits.
a. Maximum height: 2 stories shall be permitted. For Bat roof
development, the maximum height to parapet cannot exceed 35
feet from grade; and for sloping roofs, the maximum height of
the roof ridge cannot exceed 45 feet from gmde (Diagram B).
b. Accessory structure: 15' maximum to peak
2. ALLOWED FRONTAGE TYPES
Only the following frontage types are allowed within the L -U2
zone. 'Ae streetfacing facade of each primary building shall be
designed as one of the following frontage types, in compliance with
Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards).
a. Forecourt (100' minimum lot frontage required)
c. Lightcourt
d. Shopfront&Awning
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C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. PARKING, SERVICES & ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
PLACEMENT
Off-street parking, services and accessory structures shall be placed
on a lot in compliance with the following requirements, within the
hatched area shown on the diagram above.
a. Street Setback: Within the 5096 of lot nearest the rear lot line.
b. Side Street Setback: 5'minimum
c. Side Yard Setback: 5'minimum
d. RearSetback: 5' minimum
Subterranean puking may extend beyond building footprint, and
may extend to a height of T max. above finished grade, provided that
the garage perimeter wall aligns with the face of the building.
2. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Each site shall provide off-street parking in compliance with Section
6.1.050 of this code. A 2096 reduction in parking is permitted for all
projects that fiilly comply with the Lyons Corridor Development
Code (Tier 2 compliant sites).
D. BmtDIN6 TYPES.
1. Only the following building types are allowed in the L -U2 zone.
Each allowed building type shall be designed in compliance with
Chapter 8 (Building Type Standards).
a. Shopfront Commercial
b. Commercial Fuel Station
c. Commercial Block Mixed Use
E. ALLo1VED LAND USES.
1. Only a land use identified as permitted or conditionally permitted
by Chapter 6 (Land Use Tables) shall be established on a lot in the
L -U2 zone.
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4.1.030 The Lyons Urban 3 Zone (L -U3)
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Diagram A: Building Placement
A. BUILDING PLAaNUNT.
1. PRIMARY BUILDINGS
A primary building shall be placed on a lot in compliance with the following
requirements, within the hatched area as shown in the diagram above,
unless specified otherwise by the standards for an allowed building type
in Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards) or Chapter 8 (Building Type
Standards).
Minimum Max.
a. Front Setback (1st and 2nd) 1' 5'
3rd Story 15'
Slope Overlay 5' 15'
b. Setback From Residential Zone 10' 1st and 2nd story
(Rear and Side) 15' 3rd story
c. Rear and Side Setback 0'
d. Side Street Setback 5'
e. Rear Alley Setback 0' 1st story
5'2nd story
10' 3rd story
e. The 3rd Story shall not exceed 50% of the building footprint.
2. ARCHITECTURAL ENCROACHMENTS
Patios, uncovered stoops, roof overhangs, and awnings may encroach 5'
maximum into the required front setback.
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Diagram B: Building Profile
B. BUILDING PROFILE AND FRONTAGE.
1. HEIGHT
Each structure shall comply with the following height limits.
a. Maximum height. 3 stories shall be permitted. For flat roof, the
maximum height of the parapet cannot exceed 45 feet from
grade; and for sloping roofs, the maximum height of the roof
ridge cannot exceed 50 feet from grade (Diagram B).
b. Accessory Structure: 15' maximum to peak.
2. ALLOWED FRONTAGE TYPES
Only the following frontage types are allowed within the L -U3
zone. The streetfacing facade of each primary building shall be
designed as one of the following frontage types, in compliance with
Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards).
a. Forecourt (100' minimum lot frontage required)
b. Stoop
c. Shopfront&Awning
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Diagram C: Parking Placement
C. PARRING AND SERVICES.
1. PARKING, SERVICES & ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
PLACEMENT
Off-street parking, services and accessory structures shall be placed
on a lot in compliance with the following requirements, within the
hatched area shown on the diagram above.
a. Street Setback: Within the 5096 of lot nearest the rear lot line.
b. Side Street Setback: 5' minimum
c. Side Yard Setback: 5' minimum
d. Rear Setback 5' minimum
Subterranean parking may extend beyond building footprint, and
may extend to a height of Y max. above finished grade, provided that
the garage perimeter wall aligns with the face of the building.
2. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Each site shall provide off -meet parking in compliance with Section
6.1.050 of this code. A 20% reduction in parking is permitted for all
projects that fully comply with the Lyons Corridor Development
Code (Tier 2 compliant sites).
D. BURDINGTYPES.
Only the following building types are allowed in the L -U3 zone. Each
allowed building type shall be designed in compliance with Chapter 8
(Building Type Standards).
a. Shopfront Commercial
b. Commercial Pad
C. Commercial Block Commercial
d. Commercial Fuel Station
d. Commercial Block Mixed Use
E. ALLOWED LAND USES.
Only a land use identified as permitted or conditionally permitted by
Chapter 6 (Land Use Tables) shall be established on a lot in the L -U3
zone.
Zones and Development Standards
4.1.040 The Lyons Urban Center Zone (L -UC)
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Diagram A: Building Placement
A. BUILDING PLACEMENT.
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A primary building shall be placed on a lot in compliance with the following
requirements, within the hatched area as shown in the diagram above,
unless specified otherwise by the standards for an allowed building type
in Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards) or Chapter R (Building Type
Standards).
Minimum Max.
a. Front Setback (1st and 2nd) 1' S'
3rd and 4th Story 10'
b. Setback from Residential Zone 10' 1st and 2nd story
(Rear and Side) 15' 3rd story
20' 4th story
c. Rear and Side Setback 0'
d. Side Street Setback 0' 5'
e. Rear Alley Setback 0' 1st story
5'2nd story
10' 3rd and 4th story
e. The 4th Story shall not exceed 50% of the building footprint.
2. ARCHITECTURAL ENCROACHMENTS
Patios, uncovered stoops, roof overhangs, and awnings may encroach 5'
maximum into the required front setback.
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Diagram B: Building Profile
B. BUILDING PROFILE AND FRONTAGE.
1. HEIGHT
Each structure shall comply with the following height Emits.
1. Maximum height: 4 stories shall be permitted. For Rat roof, the
maximum height of the parapet cannot exceed 55 feet from
grade; and for sloping roofs, the maximum height of the roof
ridge cannot exceed 60 feet from grade (Diagram B).
2. Accessory structure: 15' maximum to peak.
2. ALLOWED FRONTAGE TYPES
Only the following frontage types are allowed within the L -UC
zone. The streetfacing facade of each primary building shall be
designed as one of the following frontage types, in compliance with
Chapter 7 (Frontage Type Standards).
a. Forecourt (100' minimum lot frontage required)
b. Shopfront&Awning
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Diagram c: Parking Placement
C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. PARKING, SERVICES & ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
PLACEMENT
Off -stmt parking, services and accessory structures shall be placed
on a lot in compliance with the following requirements, within the
hatched area shown on the diagram above.
a. Street Setback: Within the 50% of lot nearest the rear lot line.
b. Side Street Setback 5' minimum
c. Side Yard Setback 5' minimum
d. Rear Setback: 5' minimum
Subterranean puking may extend beyond building footprint, and
may extend to a height of Y max. above finished grade, provided that
the garage perimeter wall aligns with the face of the building.
2. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Each site shall provide off-street parking in compliance with Section
6. 1.050 of this code. A 20% reduction in parking is permitted for all
projects that fully comply with the Lyons Corridor Development
Code (Tier 2 compliant sites).
D. BUILDING TYPES.
Only the following building types are allowed in the L -UC zone. Each
allowed building type shall be designed in compliance with Chapter 8
(Building Type Standards).
a. Commercial Block Mixed Use
E. ALLOWED LAND USES.
Only a land use identified as permitted or conditionally permitted by
Chapter 6 (Land Use Tables) shall be established on a lot in the L -UC
zone.
Zones and Development Standards
CHAPTER S
OVERLAY ZONES
5.1.010 Purpose
To provide a finer level of precision and subtlety— the technique of"Overlay Zones"
is added. Overlay Zones are applied to specific areas of the Regulating Plan,
modifying selected development standards of the underlying Transect Zone. For
instance, such an "overlay zone" would modify some combination of the allowed
building height, or allowed frontage types, or specific setbacks requirements within
the overlay area, while leaving the other standards of that zone intact.
This Chapter provides regulations for development and new land uses in the overlay
zones that are identified in this Chapter applied to property by the Regulating Plan
(Section 3.1.050). Overlay zones provide standards that apply in addition to those
of the primary zone, to address important and localized site, environmental, safety,
compatibility, or design issues.
5.1.020 Applicability of Overlay Zones
The provisions of this Chapter apply to proposed development and land uses in
addition to all other applicable requirements of the primary zone. In the event
of a conflict between a requirement in this Chapter and the primary zone, the
requirement in this Chapter shall control.
A. MAPPING OF OVERLAY ZONES.
'Ihe applicability of an overlay zone to a specific site is shown by the
Regulating Plan (Section 3.1.050).
B. ALLOWED LAND USES, PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Except as may be otherwise provided by this Chapter for a specific overlay
zone:
1. Development and new land uses within a overlay zone shall comply
with all applicable development standards of the primary zone, and all
other applicable provisions of this Code;
2. Any land use normally allowed in the primary zone by this Code may
be allowed within a overlay zone, subject to any additional requirements
of the overlay zone; and
3. Development and new land uses within a overlay zone shall obtain the
zoning approvals required by this Code for the primary zone.
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5.1.030 Slope Overlay (5)
A. PURPOSE.
The Slope Overlay identifies locations where the grade difference between
Lyons Avenue and the parcel pad are significant.
B. APPLICGBIEm.
Properties within the Slope Overlay zone are granted larger setbacks (up to
20 feet) to accommodate the significant change in topography between the
parcel pad and the right-of-way.
SLOPE OVERLAY EXHIBIT
Overlay Zones
CHAPTER 6
ALLOWABLE LAND USES
6.1.010 Purpose
This Section identifies the land use types allowed in each zone established by the
Regulating Plan and determines the type of City approval required for each use.
6.1.020 Applicability
A building shall be occupied by only the land uses allowed by Table A within the
zone applied to the site by the Regulating Plan. Each land use listed in Table A is
defined in section 6.1.050 (Use Definitions and Parking Requirements).
6.1.030 land Use Tables
A. Auowto uxo us[s.
1. Establishment of an allowed use. Any one or more land uses
identified by Table A as being allowed within a specific zone may
be established on any lot within that zone, subject to the planning
permit requirement listed in the Table A, and in compliance with all
applicable requirements of this Development Code.
2. Use not listed.
a. A land use that is not listed in 6.1.040 Table A is not allowed
within the Lyons Corridor Planning Area, except as otherwise
Subsection A.3.
b. A land use that is listed in the table, but not within a particular
zone is not allowed within that zone, except as otherwise provided
in Subsection A.3.
3. Similar and compatible use may be allowed. The Director may
determine that a proposed use not listed in Table A is allowable in
compliance with the procedure in section 17.04.030 (Interpretations
of Unlisted Uses) of the UDC.
4. Permit requirements and development standards. When the Director
determines that a proposed, but unlisted, use is similar to a listed use,
the proposed use will be treated in the same manner as the listed use
in determining where it is allowed, what permits are required, and
what other standards and requirements of this Development Code
apply.
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5. Temporary uses. Temporary uses are allowed in compliance with the
Temporary Use Permit requirements of the UDC.
B. PERMIT REQQIRFmmn.
Table A provides for land uses that are:
1. Permitted subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this
Development Code. "These are shown as "P" uses in the table;
2. Allowed subject to the approval of a Administrative Permit (UDC
Section17.23.100), and shown as "AP" uses in the table;
3. Allowed subject to the approval of a Minor Use Permit (UDC
Section 17.24.120), and shown as "MUP" uses in the table;
4. Allowed subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (UDC
Section 17.25.100), and shown as "CUP" uses in the table;
5. Not allowed in particular zones, and shown as a "X" in the table.
Allowable Land Uses
6.1.040 Land Use Tables
TABLE A: Specific Function.
Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements for
the Lyons Corridor Planning Area
P Permitted Use
AP Administrative Permit
MUP Minor Use Permit required
CUP Conditional Use Permit required
X Prohibited
PERMIT REQUIRED BY ZONE
Land Use Types (1)
L -U1
L -U2
L -U3
L -UC
Services, Business, Financial, Professional
1. Bank and Financial Services
P
P
P
P
2. Business Support Services
P
P
P
P
3. Professional Offices
P
P
P
P
4. Medical Services
X
P(1)
P(1)
P(1)
5. Veterinary Clinic
X
MUP
MUP
x
Sevices - General
6. Catering Establishment
x
x
P
x
7. Grooming and Pet Store
P
P
P
P
8. Lodging
x
x
MUP(1)
MUP(1)
9. Fuel Sales
P(3)
P(3)
x
x
10. Auto Repair and/or Maintenance
x
CUP(3)
CUP(3)
x
11. Car Wash-Manual/Automated Self -Serve
x
MUP(3)
x
x
12. Day Care Center
P
P
P
P
13. Recycling -Collection of truck and/or Bins as an Acc Use
x
x
MUP
MUP
14. Personal Services
P
P
P
P
Recreation, Education & Public Assembly Uses
15. Indoor Entertainment
P
P P
P
16. Indoor Sports and Recreation
x
x MUP
MUP
17. Instructional Schools
MUP
MUP MUP
MUP
18. Live Entertainment
MUP
MUP MUP
MUP
19. Community Assembly
x
x MUP
MUP
20. Museums, Private
P
P P
P
Residential Uses
21. Home Occupation Businesses
x
x
P
P
22. Residential Health Care Facility
x
CUP
x
CUP(1)
23. Multi Family Mixed Use
x
x
MUP
P(1)
24. Community Care Facility
x
x
C
C
Notes:
(1) Upper Floors of structure only
(2) First andlor second floors of structure only
(3) Subject to LCP development standards
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6.1.040 land Use Tables
TABLE A: Specific Function.
Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements for
the Lyons Corridor Planning Area
P
Permitted Use
AP Administrative Permit
MUP Minor Use Permit required
CUP Conditional Use Permit required
X Prohibited
PERMIT REQUIRED BY ZONE
Land Use Types (1)
L -U1
I L-1,12
L -U3
--UC
Retail
25. General retail, except, with any of the following features
P
P
P(2)
P(2)
Alcohol beverage sales (Over 10% shelf space)
X
X
CUP
CUP
Drive-through (no seating)
X
MUP
MUP
X
Floor Area over 20,000 square feet
X
X
P(2)
P(2)
Operating between 11:00 p.m, and 7:00 a.m.
MUP
MUP
MUP(2)
MUP(2)
26. Second Hand Stores
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
27. Thrift Stores
CUP
j CUP
CUP(2)
CUPQ)
28. Food Stores
P
P
P
P
29, Resturants
Fast food/with drive-thru
X
MUP
MUP
X
Full or Limited Service or Takeout/delivery
P
P
P
P
30. Hookah BarlCigar Club
X
X
CUP
CUP
Alcohol Consumption
31. Bar and Alcohol Drinking Establishments
X
CUP
CUP(2)
CUP(2)
32. Wine Bar (Wine Sales and Wine Consumption Only)
MUP
MUP
MUP(2)
MUP(2)
33. As an accessory toa restaurant(limited, full or fast food)
AP
AP
AP
AP
Transportation, Communications, Infrastructure
34. Parking facility, public or commercial
CUP
CUP
MUP
MUP
35. Wireless telecommunications facility
Up to 35 feet high
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
Above 35 feet high
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Co -located
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
36. Public Services, General
P
P
P
P
Notes:
(1) Upper floors of structure only
(2) First and/or second Floors of structure only
(3) Subject to LCP development standards
Allowable Land Uses
6.1.050 Use Definitions and Parking Requirements
This Section identifies the land use definitions of each use type and the required parking. A 20% reductions in parking can be
applied to Tier 2 projects.
1. BANK AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Bank and Financial Services
Parkin
Includes financial institutions including: banks, credit
1 space per 250 square feet
agencies, credit unions, investment companies, savings
and loans, and similar financial services.
2. BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
Business Support Services
Parking
Includes establishments primarily engaged in rendering
1 space per 250 square feet
services to business establishments on a fee or contract
basis. Services include, but are not limited to:
a. Advertising;
b. Blueprinting;
c. Computer related services;
d. Office equipment maintenance and repair;
e. Office equipment sale and rental;
f. Mailing/shipping;
. Photocopying.
3. PROFESSIONAL OFFICES
Professional Offices
Parking
Includes professional offices including, but not limited
1 space per 250 square feet
to, administrative offices, advertising agencies, attorneys,
counseling services, computer software designers,
engineering services, insurance agencies, real estate
agencies, and travel agencies.
4. MEDICAL SERVICES
Medical Services
Parking
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the provision
1 space per 200 square feet
of personal physical health services on an outpatient
basis ranging from prevention, diagnosis, treatment or
rehabilitation services provided by physicians, dentists,
nurses and other health personnel, as well as the provision
of medical testing. Typical uses include, but are not limited
to, medical offices, urgent care facilities, substance abuse
treatment clinics, weight management, physical therapy,
chiropractic, optometry and acupuncture.
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5. VETERINARY CLINIC
Veterinary Clinic
Parkin
Includes a fully enclosed veterinary facility providing
1 space per 250 square feet of area (excluding area devoted
routine examinations and treatment of small animals
to housing of animals)
(less than two hundred fifty (250) pounds), including
vaccinations, and may include short-term boarding (not
overnight) and grooming services for patients. Boarding
shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section
17.66.090 (Kennels).
6. CATERING ESTABLISHMENT
Catering Establishment
Parkin
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the
1 space per 250 square feet
preparation of food for off-site consumption. No retail sale
for additional uses on site
or food consumption occurs on-site.
7. GROOMING AND PET STORES
Grooming and Pet Stores
Parkin
Includes the grooming and/or selling of dogs, cats, and
1 space per 250 square feet
similar small animals with limited indoor boarding of
for additional uses on site
animals during the day,
8. LODGING
Lockfing
Parking
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the provision
1 space per each guest room or suite plus required parking
of commercial lodging on a less than monthly basis to the
for additional uses on site
general public. Typical lodging uses include: Hotels and
Motels.
9. FUEL SALES
Fuel Sales
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the
dispensing and retail sale of fuel and may include as an
accessory and subordinate use the sale ofoils, lubricants and
similar automobile related merchandise. Fuel sales shall be
in accordance with Section 17.63.030 (Fuel Sales). Typical
uses include fuel stations and may include accessory retail
stores offering beverages, prepackaged food, limited food
preparation services, and other associated convenience
items for sale.
10. ADTO REPAIR AND/OR MAINTENANCE
Parking
Minimum 5 spaces; plus required parking for additional
uses on site
Auto Repair and/or Maintenance I Parking
Allowable Land Uses
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the repair 1 space per each 400 square feet; plus required parking for
of automobiles within an enclosed building and may additional uses on site
include the accessory and subordinate sale of parts and
related merchandise used to repair automobiles. Does
not include body repair and painting. Automobile repair
and maintenance uses shall be in accordance with Section
17.63.050 (Vehicle Repair Garages). Typical uses include,
but are not limited to, brake shops, general repair garages,
auto glass shops, oil change/lubricating shops, muffler
shops, stereo and accessory installation, tire shops,
transmission repair shops and tune-up shops
11. CAR WASH- MANUAL/AUTOMATED SELF-SERVICE (NO ATTENDANTS)
Car Wash- Manual/Automated Self -Service
Parkin
Includes establishments that provide facilities for washing
3car stacking distance in front ofeachbay/lane £orwashing,
vehicles either by the customer, or an automated tunnel,
drying and vacuuming of cars; plus adequate parking for
where no attendants are used to either wash, dry, detail, or
drying and vacuuming of vehicles to the satisfaction of the
otherwise clean a vehicle.
Director; plus required parking for additional uses on site
12. DAY CARE CENTERS
Day Care Centers
Parkin
Includes facilities of any capacity other than family day
1 space per employee; plus 1 space per each business
care homes or residential service/care homes in which less
vehicle; plus 1 space per each 5 children/adults or 1 space
than twenty-four (24) hour per day nonmedical care and
per each 10 children/adults if adequate drop off/pickup
supervision is provided for children or adults in a group
area is provided
setting, Includes preschools and adult day care.
13. RECYCLING -COLLECTION OF TRUCKS AND/OR BINS AS AN ACCESSORY USE
Recycling- Collection of Trucks and/or Bins as
an Accessory Use
Parking
Includes automobiles, trucks, trailers or vans, licensed by
No additional parking needed
the Department of Motor Vehicles, which are used for the
collection of recyclable materials and includes the bins,
boxes or containers transported by trucks, vans or trailers,
and used for the collection of recyclable materials in return
for monetary payment.
14. PERSONAL SERVICES
Personal Services I Parking I
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Includes establishments primarily engaged in providing 1 space per 250 square feet
services involving the care or appearance of a person
or his/her personal goods and apparel, and similar
nonbusiness related or nonprofessional services, but
excludes services classified elsewhere in this chapter.
Typical uses include, but are not limited to, barbershops,
beauty parlors, day spas, dry cleaning drop-off/pick-up,
laundries (self-service), manicurists/pedicurists, massage
therapists, photography studios, tailors, tanning salons
and independent automated teller machines (ATMs).
Massage therapy shall be consistent with Chapter 5.08 of
the Municipal Code.
15. INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT
Indoor Entertainment
Parkin
Includes predominantly spectator uses conducted within
1 space per each 3 fixed seats; plus 1 space per each 45
an enclosed building, excluding uses classified under adult
square feet of seating areas with non -fixed seating; plus 1
businesses. Typical uses include movie theaters and live
space for each 3 occupants in other customer service areas
theaters.
16. INDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Parkin
Includes predominantly participant sports and health
Uses not listed below shall be parked at the discretion of
activities conducted within an enclosed building. Typical
the Director.
uses include billiard halls, bowling alleys, health and/or
fitness clubs, ice/roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball
courts and indoor entertainment play facilities.
Billiard Halls
1.5 spaces per each billiard table; plus required parking for
additional uses on site
Bowling Alleys
3 spaces per bowling lane; plus required parking for
additional uses on site
Health and Fitness Clubs
1 space per 150 square feet of weight/equipment room and
pool/spa area; plus 1 space per 60 square feet of aerobic/
martial art instruction area; plus 1 space per 250 square
feet of other floor area (courts, locker rooms, etc.); plus
required parking for additional uses on site
Sports Arenas (soccer, basketball)
25 spaces per field or court; plus 1 space per 3 fixed seats of
spectator area; plus 1 space per 21 square feet of spectator
area without fixed seating; plus required parking for
additional uses on site
Children's Indoor Play Facility
1 space per 200 square feet of recreational activity area;
plus 1 space per 250 square feet of office floor area; plus
required parking for additional uses on site
Allowable Land Uses
17. INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOLS
Instructional Schools
Parkin
Includes specialized non -degree granting schools that
1 space per 200 square feet of instructional area (dance
provide instructional classes in areas including, but
floor, aerobic/martial arts instruction, classroom area,
not limited to, music, martial arts, dance, gymnastics,
etc.); plus 1 space per 250 square feet of office floor area;
language, and tutoring. Includes facilities that focus on
plus required parking for additional uses on site
the physical and mental development of early childhood
assembly area without fixed seats
through the use of exercise equipment, toys, music
1 space per 4 fixed seats (every 24 inches of bench shall
and other age-appropriate stimuli. This use type does
be considered one seat); plus 1 space per 28 square feet of
not include health clubs or similar uses where initial
assembly area without fixed seats
instruction is given and then members/participants are
1 space per 200 square feet of recreational, cultural, social,
free to participate and/or utilize the facility's equipment
and/or cultural activity area; plus 1 space per 250 square
outside of an instructional class.
feet of office floor area; plus required parking for additional
18. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Live Entertainment
Parking
Includes any live show, performance, singing, dancing, or
No additional parking required
artistic interpretation provided for the amusement of one
or more persons but does not alter the nature and function
1 space per 4 fixed seats (every 24 inches of bench shall
of the primary use. (indoor or outdoor)
be considered one seat); plus 1 space per 28 square feet of
19. COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY
Community Assembly
Parkin
Includes the activities typically performed by, or at, the
1 space per 400 square feet
following institutions:
a. Churches, temples, synagogues and other places of
1 space per 4 fixed seats (every 24 inches of bench shall
worship.
be considered one seat); plus 1 space per 28 square feet of
assembly area without fixed seats
b. Public and private nonprofit clubs, lodges, fraternal
1 space per 4 fixed seats (every 24 inches of bench shall
organizations and meeting halls.
be considered one seat); plus 1 space per 28 square feet of
assembly area without fixed seats
c. Community Centers - Includes a building and related
1 space per 200 square feet of recreational, cultural, social,
facilities used for recreational, social, educational and
and/or cultural activity area; plus 1 space per 250 square
cultural activities, open to the public or a designated part
feet of office floor area; plus required parking for additional
of the public, usually owned and operated by a public or
uses on site
nonprofit group oragency.
20. MUSEUMS, PRIVATE
Museums, Private
Parking
Includes permanent facilities generally of a noncommercial
1 space per 400 square feet
nature such as aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens,
private libraries and museums, historic sites and exhibits.
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21. HOME OCCUPATION BUSINESS
Home Occupation Business
Parkin
Includes office businesses which are incidental and
No additional parking required
accessory to a residential use and do not include the storage
of materials of any kind or product manufacturing of any
kind. Home occupation business shall be in accordance
with Chapter 17.65 (Home Occupations).
22. RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY
Residential Health Care Facility
Parkin
Includes residential facilities usually occupied by the
0.5 spaces for each unit and/or bed
elderly that provide rooms, meals, personal care and health
monitoring services under the supervision of a professional
nurse or other professional health care provider and that
may provide other services, such as recreation, social and
cultural activities, financial services and transportation.
Typical uses include convalescent homes
23. MULTI FAMILY MIXED USE
Multi Family Mixed Use I Parkin
Allowable Land Uses
'Ibis designation is intended for mixed use development, I Parking for mixed use developments shall be provided in
which is encouraged along specified commercial corridors
in which revitalization of underutilized parcels or aging
buildings is desired, subject to the applicable requirements
of the Code. Mixed uses along corridors may be either
vertical or horizontal, provided that residential units in
these areas should be protected from adverse impacts
of high-volume arterial streets, and will typically be
located an appropriate distance from the roadway. Non-
residential uses consistent with this district include those
in the Neighborhood Commercial (CN) and Community
Commercial (CC) districts. The residential density range
in mixed use corridors shall be a minimum of eleven (11)
to a maximum of thirty (30) dwelling units per acre, and
maximum floor area ratio for the non-residential portion
of the development shall be 1.0.
24. COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY
the amount as indicated below, unless a minor use permit
for a shared parking agreement is approved:
A. For mixed use developments with two (2)
bedrooms or more, parking shall be provided at a rate of
two (2) spaces per residential unit and 0.5 spaces for guest
parking. Parking area shall be designated and covered.
Tandem parking may be permitted.
B. For mixed use developments with one bedroom
units or studios, parking shall be provided at a rate of one
space per unit and 0.5 spaces for guest parking. Parking
area shall be designated and covered. Tandem parking
maybe permitted.
C. For mixed use developments, parking for the
nonresidential component shall be provided at a rate of
one space per two hundred (200) square feet.
D. A parking analysis shall be required to determine
the total number of parking spaces needed for a mixed use
project. If changes to the uses occur at a future date, a new
parking analysis will be required to reflect the new uses.
E. Residential guest parking at a rate of 0.5 spaces
per unit may be used to supplement the required parking
spaces for the commercial component of the mixed use
development.
F. Subterranean parking will not be defined or
counted as a building story or level and is encouraged in
both vertical and horizontal mixed use developments.
G. The ApprovingAuthoritymayallowthe integration
of parking alternatives for nonresidential uses in the form
of valet and/or on -street parking spaces, where permitted,
with the approval of the project parking analysis.
Community Care Facility
Parking
Includes any residential facility which is planned, designed
0.5 spaces per unit; plus guest parking at 1 space per each
and managed to include facilities and common areas that
8 units
maximize the residents' potential for independent living.
The facility may be occupied by elderly or disabled persons
or households as defined in the Health and Safety Code.
Direct services that maybe provided include those relating
to nutritional, social, recreational, housekeeping and
personal needs of the residents.
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25. GENERAL RETAIL
General Retail
Parkin
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of
1 space per 250 square feet
goods and merchandise, but excludes those uses classified
donation facilities
under "Retail Sales, Specific" and other use classifications
in this chapter. Typical retail uses include, but are not
limited to, apparel boutiques, appliance, antiques, auto
parts, art supply, bakeries, butchers, bicycle, book,
electronics, florists, hardware, hobby, jewelry, magazine,
music, pet supply, pharmacies, sporting goods, stationary,
toy, video rental, and vintage clothing stores.
26. SECOND HAND STORES
Second Hand Stores
Parkin
Includes establishments selling pre -owned or used items,
1 space per 250 square feet
including, but not limited to, apparel, electronics, furniture
donation facilities
and household goods, but does not include antique, coin,
vintage clothing, orsporting goods/memorabilia stores.
27. THRIFT STORES
Thrift Stores
Parkin
Includes a shop selling secondhand goods, such as clothes,
1 space per 250 square feet, plus parking for merchandise
often to benefit a charity; also called thrift shop. 'Thrift
donation facilities
stores may, but are not required to have, merchandise
donation facilities.
28. FOOD STORES
Food Stores -The following are food store
uses:
Parking
(a) Supermarket/Grocery - A retail establishment,
1 space per 250 square feet
exceeding three thousand, five hundred (3,500) square
feet, primarily selling food as well as other convenience
and household goods and may include subordinate uses
such as bakeries, delis, and take out restaurants. Alcohol
sales (beer, wine, or other spirits) shall be limited to less
than 10% of the shelf space for the sale of goods and shall
be in accordance with the provisions of UDC Section
17.66.020 (Alcohol Sales).
(b) Convenience Store - any retail establishment, up to
three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet in size,
offering for sale pre-packaged food products, household
items, newspapers and/or magazines, sandwiches and
other pre -prepared foods for off-site consumption. Beer
and wine sales shall be in accordance with the provisions
of UDC Section 17.66.020 (Alcohol Sales).
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29. RESTAURANTS
Restaurants
Parking
Includes establishments primarily engaged in the
1 space per 250 square feet
preparation and retail sale of food and/or beverages for
square feet of outdoor seating area
immediate or semi -immediate consumption either on- or
off-site. Restaurants are further classified as:
(a) Fast Food with Drive-through or Drive -"Through-
1 space per 60 square feet
includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale
of pre -prepared or rapidly prepared food and/or beverages
at a walk-up counter or drive-through window for either
on-site or off-site consumption and may include seating.
(b) Limited Service - includes establishments primarily
For uses up to 1,500 square feet: 1 space per each 100
engaged in the retail sale of pre -prepared or rapidly
square feet, up to a maximum of 10 spaces; plus 1 space
prepared food and/or beverages at a walkup counter for
per each 100 square feet of outdoor seating areas; For uses
either on-site or off-site consumption and may include
greater than 1,500 square feet:1 space per each 100 square
seating. Includes, but is not limited to, beverage shops
feet; plus 1 space per each 100 square feet of outdoor
(coffee, health drinks), delicatessens, donut shops, ice
seating areas
cream parlors and pizza parlors. Alcoholic beverage service
and/or bars may be provided as an accessory or subordinate
use in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.66.020
(Alcohol Sales).
(c) Full Service - includes establishments primarily
For uses up to 1,500 square feet: 1 space per each 100
engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and
square feet, up to a maximum of 10 spaces; plus 1 space
beverages, where food is ordered and served at a table.
per each 100 square feet of outdoor seating areas; For uses
Alcoholic beverage service and/or bars may be provided
greater than 1,500 square feet: I space per each 100 square
as an accessory or subordinate use in accordance with the
feet; plus 1 space per each 100 square feet of outdoor
provisions of Section 17.66.020 (Alcohol Sales).
seating areas.
(d)Take Out/Delivery -includes establishments primarily
1 space per each 250 square feet; plus 1 space per each
engaged in the retail sale of food and/or beverages where
vehicle used for business purposes
all or a significant portion of the consumption takes place
off-site, no on-site seating is provided.
30. HOOKAH BAR/CIGAR CLUB
Hookah Bar/Cigar Club
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Includes establishments that are primarily engaged in the
on-site recreational use of tobacco products.
1 space per 250 square feet
31. BARS AND ALCOHOL DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS
Bars and Alcohol Drinking Establishments
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Includes establishments used primarily for sale or
1 space per each 100 square feet, plus 1 space per each 100
dispensing of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption
square feet of outdoor seating area
and that are not part of a restaurant. Such establishments
may include food service which is accessory and
subordinate to the primary use. Such establishments shall
be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.66.020
(Alcohol Sales). Excludes wine bars.
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32. WINE BAR (WINE SALES AND WINE CONSUMPTION ONLY)
Wine Bar
Parkin
Includes establishments used primarily for sale or
1 space per 250 square feet
dispensing of wine for on-site consumption and that are
not part of a restaurant. Such establishments may include
food service which is accessory and subordinate to the
primary use. Such establishments shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Section 17.66.020 (Alcohol Sales).
33. AS AN ACCESSORY TO A RESTAURANT
As an Accessory to a Restaurant
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Alcoholic beverage service and/or bars may be provided
No additional parking required
as an accessory or subordinate use in accordance with the
provisions of Section 17.66.020 (Alcohol Sales).
34. PARKING FACILITIES
Parking Facilities
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Includes parking services involving buildings or lots which
are publicly or privately owned or operated.
As determined by the Director
35. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
Wireless Telecommunications Facility
Parkin
Includes commercial and private electromagnetic
As determined by the Director
and photoelectric transmission, broadcast, repeater
and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph,
telephone, cellular telephone, microwave communications
and data network communications; including commercial
earth stations for satellite -based communications.
Includes antennas (dish and satellite), telecommunication
towers, monopoles and equipment buildings. Wireless
communication facilities shall be in accordance with
Chapter 17.69 (Wireless Communication Facilities and
Satellite Dish Antennas). Does not include accessory
structures, including home television and radio receiving
antennas, HAM radio antennas, residential satellite
dishes in accordance with Chapter 17.69 (Wireless
Communication Facilities and Satellite Dish Antennas),
and communications facilities for community services
provided by a public agency.
Co -located — Must be below the roofline of the building,
camouflaged, and architecturally consistent with the
building or structure and similar to the other wireless
facilities on the project site.
Allowable Land Uses
36. PUBLIC SERVICES, GENERAL
Public Services, General
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Includes uses provided by public or semi-public agencies
As determined by the Director
which are necessary to support the community's health,
safety, and welfare. Typical general public services include,
but are not limited to: community water facilities (includes
storage, wells, and treatment facilities); administrative
government facilities; libraries; museums; police and fire
stations; and post offices.
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CHAPTER 7
FRONTAGE TYPE STANDARDS
7.1.010 Purpose and Applicability
A. PURPOSE.
Frontage types are architectural elements that are attached to a building volume and provide a transition between
the outside and the inside of a building. Frontage types, when continuously arrayed, will provide Lyons Avenue
a continuity that gives distinctive character to the street while also contributing to the specific form of each
building. Frontages are the means of access into buildings and visually reinforce their human scale. Frontage
types add individuality to the massing of buildings and create variety on the street as a whole.
This section identifies the frontage types allowed within the Lyons Corridor and provides design standards to
ensure that buildings relate to the street frontage and form a clear boundary between the public and private realm.
B. APPLICABILITY.
Each proposed building shall be designed to incorporate a frontage type designed in compliance with the standards
of this section for the applicable type.
C. ALLOWABLE FRONTAGE TYPES BY ZONE.
A lot may be developed only with a building having a frontage type allowed by Chapter 4 in the transect zone
applicable to the lot.
7.1.020 Frontage Summary and Definitions
"lhe character and arrangement of the private frontage is regulated by the standards herein, these shall be applied
to each zone to create a particular and appropriate transitional relationship between the private and public realm.
This relationship between the private and public realm is what collectively defines the nature of the streetscape.
Frontage types are required for all buildings within each zone as shown in Table C. Frontage types represent a
range of extensions of the basic facade of the building. While the urban standards of this Code provide a range of
frontage types permitted within each zone, the actual choice and review of a type shall be dictated by individual
building designs and, ultimately, the Director's discretion.
Frontage Type Standards
Table C
a. Common Yard: a frontage wherein the facade is set back substantially
fromthe frontage line. The frontyard created remains unfencedand isvisuelly
continuous with adjacent yards, supporting a common landscape. The deep
setback provides a bufferfrom the higher speed thoroughfares.
b. Porch & Fence: a frontage wherein the facade is set back from the
frontage line with an attached porch permitted to encroach. A fence at the
frontage line maintains the demarcation of the yard. The porches shall be no
less than 8 feet deep.
c. Dooryard: a frontage wherein the facade is setback from the frontage
line with an elevated garden or terrace permitted to encroach. This type
can effectively buffer residential quarters from the sidewalk, while remov-
ing the private yard from public encroachment. The terrace is suitable for
cafes as the eye of the sitter is level with that of the standing passerby.
d. Stoop: afrontage wherein the facade is aligned close to the frontage line with
the first story elevated from the sidewalk sufficiently to secure privacy for the
windows. The entrance is usually an exterior stair and landing. OU
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age line and the central portion is set back. The forecourt created is suitable
for vehicular drop-offs. This type should be allocated in conjunction with ether
frontage types. Large trees within the forecourts may overhang the sidewalks.
E Lightcourt•.afrontage wherein the facade asetback from the frontage line
by a woken Iightcourt.This type buffets residential use hom urban sidewalks and
mmovesthe privateyardfrom publicencmachment.The lightmurtasuhablefor
conversion to outdoor cafes.
g. Shopfrom and Awning: a frontage wherein the facade is aligned close
to the frontage line with the building entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is
conventional for retail use. It has a substantial glazing on the sidewalk level
and an awning that may ovedap the sidewalk to the maximum extent possible.
h. Gallery: a frontage wherein the facade is aligned close to the frontage line
with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade overlapping the
sidewalk. This type is conventional for retail use. The gallery shall be no less than
10 feet wide and may oveda p the whole width of the sidewalk to within 2 feet of
the curb. Notwithstanding the graphic, encroachments wilt trot be permitted.
Arcade: a frontage wherein the facade is a colonnade that overlaps the
sidewalk, while the facade at sidewalk level remains at the frontage line. This
type kcomrentionalfor retail use.Thearcade shall benoless than 12feetwide
and may overlap the whole width of the sidewalk to within 2 feet of the curb.
Notwithstanding the graphic, encroachments will not be permitted. stor
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7.1.030 Stoop
A. DesmIPTioN.
Stoops are elevated entry porches/stairs placed close to
the frontage line with the ground story elevated from the
sidewalk. "The stoop is suitable for ground -floor commercial
use at short setbacks. A shed roof may also cover the
stoop. "this type may be interspersed with the Shopfront
and Awning frontage type.
B. DESIGN STANDARDS.
1. Stoops may encroach 8' maximum into front setback.
2. Stoops shall be raised 18" minimum. and 36"
maximum from the finished grade.
3. Stoops must correspond directly with the building
entry(s).
4. Stoops shall be 6' minimum and 10' maximum wide.
5. 'There may be a low (30" or less) decorative fence
along the property lines.
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7.1.040 Forecourt
A. DESCRIPTION.
Forecourts are uncovered courts within a storefront,
gallery or arcade frontage, wherein a portion of the
facade is recessed from the building frontage. The court
is suitable for outdoor dining, gardens, vehicular drop-
offs, and utility offloading. A fence or wall at the property
line may be used to define the private space of the court.
The court may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating
a small retaining wall at the property line with entry steps
to the court. This type should be used sparingly and in
conjunction with Stoops and Shopfronts.
B. DESIGN STANDARDS.
1. A forecourt shall be 10' deep minimum (clear) and
30' deep maximum (clear)
2. A forecourt shall be 10' wide minimum and 50'
wide maximum or 50% of lot width, whichever is
less.
3. Forecourts shall have a minimum of25% landscaping.
4. A 6 to 8 foot decorative non -view obscuring wall
may be used to define the private space of the court.
5. If the forecourt is raised above the adjacent grade,
it should not be more than 3' above the grade of the
sidewalk.
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7.1.050 lightcourt
A. DESCRIPTION.
Lightcourts are frontages wherein the facade is set back
from the frontage line by a sunken light court. Lightcourts
buffer residential uses from sidewalks and remove the
private yard from public encroachment. A lightcourt is
suitable for conversion to outdoor cafes.
B. DESIGN STANDARDS.
1. Basements accessed by a lightcourt shall be depressed
at least 2' below, but not more than 5' below, the
adjacent sidewalk.
2. Ground floors accessed by a lightcourt shall be
raised at least 12" above, but no more than 5' above,
the adjacent sidewalk.
3. Lightcourts must correspond directly with the
building entry(s) and the stairs may be perpendicular
to or parallel with the adjacent walk.
4. Lightcourts shall be at least 10' wide, clear of the
stair to the raised ground floor.
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7.1.060 Shopfront and Awning
A. DESCRIPTION.
Typically, the Shopfront and Awning frontage type
applies to storefronts along the corridor. Storefronts
are facades placed at or close to the right-of-way line,
with the entrance at sidewalk. They are conventional
for retail frontage and are commonly equipped with
cantilevered roofs or awnings. Recessed storefronts are
also acceptable.
B. DESIGN STANDARDS
Storefronts are like small buildings with their own base,
"roofline', and pattern of window and door openings.
1. Storefront assemblies (the doors, display windows,
bulkheads and associated framing) should not be
set back into the Shopfront openings more than 2'
maximum, so that passing pedestrians have a clear
view of the shop interior.
2. With the incorporation of an outdoor dining area,
storefronts may be set back up to 12', but not less
than 8' to create a covered Alcove. The maximum
width of the Alcove shall be no more than 25'or 25%
of the building width, whichever is less.
3. Base: A panel of special material is recommended
below display windows. Materials recommended for
walls are generally suitable. Base materials should be
the same or `heavier" materials visually than walls.
a. Brick and wood should only be used if the rest
of the wall surface is the same material; neither
material should be used exclusively.
b. Ceramic tile is frequently used as a storefront
base. Dark the with light stucco is an effective
combination. Different colors and sizes of tile may
be used for decorative effect.
4. Display windows: Storefront windows along the
primary frontage shall be at least 65% of the width
of the first floor building width, and not have opaque
or reflective glazing. Where privacy is desired for
restaurants and professional services, etc., windows
should be divided into smaller panes.
5. Recessed Entries are recommended.
Recommended treatments include:
a. Special paving materials such as ceramic tile;
b. Ornamental ceilings such as coffering and
c. Decorative light fixtures.
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6. Doors should be substantial and well detailed.
They are the one part of the storefront that patrons
will invariably touch and feel. They should match
the materials, design and character of the display
window framing. Aluminum framed doors are not
recommended.
7. Cornices should be provided at the second floor (or
roofline for a one-story building) to differentiate the
storefront from upper levels of the building and to
add visual interest; this also allows the storefront to
function as the base for the rest of the building.
8. Awnings, signs, and related fixtures shall be located
8 feet min. above the adjacent sidewalk.
9. Awnings shall only cover Storefronts and openings,
so as not to cover the entire Facade.
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CHAPTER 8
BUILDING TYPE STANDARDS
8.1.010 Purpose and Applicability
A. Puerosii.
This section identifies the building types allowed within the Lyons Corridor
Planning area, and provides design standards for each type, to ensure that
proposed development is consistent with the City's goals for building form,
character, and quality.
B. APPLICABILITY.
Each proposed building shall be designed in compliance with the standards
of this section for the applicable building type, except for public and
institutional buildings, which, because of their unique disposition, and
application are not required to comply with building type requirements.
C. ALLOWABLE BUILDING TYPES BY ZONE.
A lot may be developed pursuant to building type allowed by Chapter 4 in
the transect zone applicable to the lot.
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8.1.020 Commercial Pad
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A. DESCRIPTION.
A building may be designed for a single occupant or multiple
occupants. A commercial pad building design is appropriate for
corporate chain restaurants or similar commercial type uses. A
commercial pad building may be located upon a qualifying lot
as defined in Chapter 4.
B. ACCESS.
1. 'The main pedestrian entrance shall directly face the
primary street elevation.
2. Where an alley is present, parking shall be accessed
though the alley.
3. On a comer lot without access to an alley, parking shall
be accessed from the side street.
4. "There shall be no more than one driveway to any one
street for each development site, unless otherwise by the
Director.
5. Reciprocal ingress and egress, circulation and parking
arrangements shall be encouraged where possible to
limit unnecessary driveways.
C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. Required parking may be at -grade, structured, or
subterranean. If structured parking is provided, the
facade of the structure shall be consistent with the colors
and materials and character of the primary structure.
2. Where an alley is present, services, above ground
equipment, and trash enclosure areas shall be located
adjacent to the alley.
3. Where an alley is not present, above ground equipment
and trash enclosures shall be located at least 10 feet
behind the facade of the building and be screened from
public view with landscaping or a fence.
4. Utility, trash, recycling, food waste and service
equipment, including satellite receiving dishes,
transformers, and backilow devices, shall be located
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away from streets and enclosed or screened from view
by landscaping, fencing or other architectural means.
5. Rooftop equipment shall be screened from view on all
sides, and integrated into the overall building design.
6. Trash facilities and recycling containers most always
be within covered enclosures to the satisfaction of the
Director.
Trash enclosures shall be located within the rear 50%
of the project site. Access shall be conveniently located
and causes a minimum number of parking spaces to be
blocked while a refuse truck a present.
D. OUTDOOR DINING/PUBLIC SPACE.
1. Outdoor dining/public space shall be integrated into
the overall project design. A minimum of 250 square
feet of dining space/public space shall be required.
2. Outdoor dining/public space areas may encroach into
front setbacks. However, area utilized for outdoor
dining that encroaches into the front setback shall not
count towards the 250 square foot minimum outdoor
dinning requirement.
3. Outdoor dining/public space shall be landscaped to the
discretion of the Director.
E. BUILDING SIZE AND MASSING.
1. To reduce massing, all elevations shall include
articulation consistent with the architectural design of
the main elevation.
2. 'Ihe visibility of elevators, staircases, and exterior
corridors shall be incorporated into the massing of the
building.
3. Buildings on comer lots shall be designed with two
facades of equal architectural expression.
4. Where appropriate, buildings shall include varying
heights to create visual interest and to reduce massing.
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F. Dove-THWMH.
1. Each drive-through lane shall be separated from the
circulation routes necessary for ingress or egress from
the property, or access to any parking space.
2. Each drive-through lane shall be striped, marked, or
otherwise distinctly delineated.
3. Drive-through reader and order boards shall be obscured
from public view and shall be located within the rear
5096 of the project site.
4. The vehicle stacking capacity for uses containing drive-
through facilities shall be as follows:
A. Drive -'through Restaurant: Stacking shall be
a minimum of 80 feet between the order board
and the pick-up window and a minimum of
120 feet behind the order board.
b. Bank Drive -Through Stacking shall be a
minimum of 100 feet for each window or
automated teller machine. If multiple bays are
proposed stacking shall be to the satisfaction of
the director.
C. Auto uses, such as self-service car washes, off
change facilities and similar uses: Stacking
shall be a minimum of 60 feet free and clear to
all drive aisles and parking areas.
d. A former bank drive-through that does not
meet the minimum regulations for a food use
may be converted to a restaurant drive-through
with the issuance of a MUR
C. Other uses as determined by the Director of
Community Development.
G. LAlimme.
All projects shall be developed in accordance with section
17.51.030 of the UDC unless otherwise detailed below:
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a. All public landscaping fronting the subject property
shall be incorporated as a part of all proposed projects
subject to the regulating public landscape plan.
b. All parcels abutting residentially zoned parcels shall
provide buffer landscaping to screen and minimize
building mass as determined by the Director.
C. Landscape shall not obscure the visibility of ground
floor storefronts.
8.1.030 Shopfront Commercial
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A. DESCRIPTNIN.
A building or block designed for multiple store fronts within the
same structure. A Shopfront Commercial building is designed
to accommodate a variety of retail and service uses that create a
vibrantwalkable communityA Shopfront Commercial building
may be located upon a qualifying lot defined in Chapter 4.
B. ACCESS.
1. Thcre shall be a minimum of two pedestrian entrances,
one located along the primary street elevation and a
second through the rear elevation.
2. Parking shall be accessed though an alley.
3. Where an alley is not present, puking shall be accessed
through a secondary street where possible.
4. Reciprocal ingress and egress, circulation and puking
arrangements shall be required where possible and
feasible to facilitate ease of vehicular movement between
adjoining properties and to limit unnecessary driveways.
C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. Required parking may be at -grade or subterranean.
2. Services, above ground equipment, and trash enclosure
areas shall be located within the rear 25 percent of the
lot and shall be accessed through the ally.
3. Where an alley is not present, above ground equipment
and trash enclosures shall be located at least 10 feet
behind the facade of the building and be screened from
public view with landscaping or a fence.
4. Utilityirash,recyclingfoodwasteand service equipment,
including satellite receiving dishes, transformers, and
backflow devices, shall be located away from streets and
enclosed or screened from view by landscaping, fencing
or other architectural means.
5. Rooftop equipment most be set back a minis um of 10
feet from building walls, screened from view on all sides,
and integrated into the overall building design.
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6. Trash enclosure location and access shall be designed
to the satisfaction of the Director. Such access shall be
conveniently located and causes a minimum number
of parking spaces to be blocked while a refuse truck is
present.
7. Trash facilities and recycling containers most always
be within covered enclosures to the satisfaction of the
Director.
8. Drive-throughs are prohibited.
D. OUTDOOR DINING/PUBLIC SPACE.
1. Outdoor dining/public space shall be integrated into
the overall project design. A minimum of 250 square
feet of dinning/public space shall be required.
2. Outdoor dining/public space areas may encroach into
front setbacks. However, area utilized for outdoor
dining that encroaches into the front setback shall not
count towards the 250 square foot minimum outdoor
dinning/public space requirement.
3. Outdoor dining/public space shall be enclosed with a
fence and landscaped subject to the discretion of the
Director.
E. BUILDING SIZE AND MASSING.
1. To reduce massing, all elevations shall include
articulation consistent with the architectural design of
the main elevation.
2. The visibility of elevators, staircases, and exterior
corridors shall be incorporated into the massing of the
building.
3. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two
facades of equal architectural expression.
4. Where appropriate, buildings shall include varying
heights to create visual interest.
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F. LAMoscm.
All projects shall be developed in accordance with section
17.51.030 of the UDC unless otherwise detailed below:
All public landscaping fronting the subject property
shall be incorporated as a part of all proposed projects
subject to the regulating public landscape plan.
All parcels abutting residentially zoned parcels shall
provide buffer landscaping to screen and minimize
building mass as determined by the Director.
Landscape shall not obscure the visibility of ground
floor storefronts.
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8.1.040 Commercial Block -Commercial
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A. DEsmlmoN.
A building designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or
office uses on the ground floor street frontage, with upper floors
configured for office use. A Commercial Block -Commercial
building may be located upon a qualifying lot defined in
Chapter 4.
B. ACCEss.
I . 'Bre main entrance to each ground floor area shall be
directly from and face the street.
2. Where applicable, elevator access shall be provided
between the subterranean garage and each level of the
building.
3. Pedestrian circulation on upper floors shall not be
exposed to street frontage.
4. Where an alley is present, parking shall be accessed
though the alley.
5. Where an alley is not present, parking shall be accessed
from the street through the budding.
6. On a comer lot without access to an alley, parking shall
be accessed from the side street through the building.
7. Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or
driveways shall be located as close as possible to the side
or rear of each lot.
8. Reciprocal ingress and egress, circulation and parking
arrangements shall be required where possible and
feasible to facilitate ease ofwbicular movement between
adjoining properties and to limit unnecessary driveways.
9. Services and/or loading areas shall not face public streets.
10. Pedestrian linkages to nearby neighborhoods, other
commercial project, and the street edge shall be provided.
11. Access between transit stops and building entrances
shall be dearly defined.
12. On-site pedestrian circulation systems shall be directly
connected to off-site public sidewalks.
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13. Planted islands and pedestrian walkways shall be
provided to connect parking and building entries.
C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. Required parking may be at -grade, strucnued, or
subterranean. If structured is provided, the facade of
the structure shall be consistent with the colors and
materials and character of the primary structure.
2. Where an alley is present, services, above ground
equipment, and trash enclosure areas shall be located on
the alley.
3. Where an alley is not present, shove ground equipment
and trash enclosures shall be located at least 10 feet
behind the facade of the building and be screened from
public view with landscaping or a fence.
4. Utility, trash, recycling, food waste and service
equipment, including satellite receiving dishes,
transformers, and backflow devices, shall be located
away from streets and enclosed or screened from view
by landscaping, fencing or other architectural means.
5. Rooftop equipment most be set back a minimum of 10
feet from building walls, screened from view on all sides,
and integrated into the overall building design.
6. Trash/recycling enclosures and other facilities serviced
by trucks should be strategically placed to minimize
blockage of street traffic during servicing.
7. Trash facilities and recycling containers must always be
within covered enclosures.
D. BUILDING SIZE AND MASSING.
1. On larger lots, new structures should be clustered to
create plazas or pedestrian malls in order to prevent
long rows of buildings.
2. To reduce massing, all elevations shall include
articulation consistent with the architectural design of
the main elevation.
3. The visibility of elevators, staircases, and exterior
corridors shall be incorporated into the massing of the
building.
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4. Buildings on comer lots shall be designed with tura
facades of equal architectural expression. prominent
architectural features should be located near carnets and
intersections.
5. Where appropriate, buildings shall include varying
heights to reduce massing.
E. OPEN SPACE.
1. Courtyard and open space areas may be located on the
ground or upper floors.
2. Open space shall equal a minimum of fifteen percent
(15%) of lot area.
3. Open space requirement may be accomplished through
the incorporation of outdoor dining and public
gathering areas.
4. Outdoor dining areas may encroach into front
setbacks. However, area utilized for outdoor dining
that encroaches into the front setback shall not count
toward the fifteen percent (15%) minimum open space
requirement.
5. Outdoor dinning/public space shall be enclosed and
landscaped to the discretion of the Director.
F. LANvAmE.
All projects shall be developed in accordance with section
17.51.030 of the UDC unless otherwise detailed below:
a. No private landscaping is required in front of the
building if built to property line.
b. All public landscaping fronting the subject property
shall be incorporated as a part of all proposed projects
subject to the regulating public landscape plan.
C. All parcels abutting residentially zoned parcels shall
provide buffer landscaping to screen and minimize
building mass as determined by the Director.
d. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to
avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape through
the use of ample landscaping.
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e. Landscape shall not obscure the visibility of ground
floor storefronts.
f. Where applicable, landscape shall not be used to
separate a front yard from the front yards on adjacent
Parcels.
8.1.050 Commercial Block -Mixed Use
Building Type Diagram
A. DisairrIDN.
A building designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or
office uses on the ground floor street frontage, with upper floors
configured for dwelling units. A Commercial Block -Mixed
Use building may be located upon a qualifying lot defined in
Chapter 4.
B. ACCESS.
t. The main entrance to each ground floor area shall be
directly from, and face the street.
2. Entrance to the residential and/or non-residential
portions of the building above the ground floor shall be
through a street level lobby.
3. Where applicable, elevator access shall be provided
between the subterranean garage and each level of the
building.
4. Pedestrian circulation on upper floors shall not be
exposed to street frontage
5. Where an alley is present, parking shall be accessed
though the alley.
6. Where an alley is not present, parking shall be accessed
from the street through the building.
7. Puking entrances to subterranean garages and/or
driveways shall be located as close as possible to the side
or rear of each lot.
8. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking shall
be accessed from the side street through the building.
9. Services and/or loading areas shall not face public streets.
10. Pedestrian linkages to nearby neighborhoods, other
commercial projects, and the street edge shall be
provided.
11. Access between transit stops and building entrances
shall be dearly defined.
12. On-site pedestrian circulation systems shall be directly
connected to off-site public sidewalks.
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13. Planted islands and pedestrian walkways shall be
provided to connect parking and building entries.
C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. Required parking may be at -grade, structured, or
subterranean. If structured puking is provided, the
facade of the structure shall be consistentwith the colors
and materials and character of the primary structure.
2. Dwellings may have indirect access to their puking
stalls.
3. Where an alley is present, services, above ground
equipment, and trash enclosure areas shall be located on
the alley.
4. Where an alley is not present, above ground equipment
and trash enclosures shall be located at least 10 feet
behind the facade of the building and be screened from
public view with landscaping or a fence.
5. Utility, trash, recycling, food waste and service
equipment, including satellite receiving dishes,
transformers, and backflow devices, shall be located
away from streets and enclosed or screened from view
by landscaping, fencing or other architectural means.
6. Rooftop equipment must be set back a minimum of 10
feet from building walls, screened from view on all sides,
and integrated into the overall building design.
7. Trash/recycling enclosures and other facilities serviced
by trucks should be strategically placed to minimize
blockage of street traffic during servicing.
8. Trash facilities and recycling containers must always be
within covered enclosures.
D. BUILDING SIZE AND MASSING.
1. On larger lots, new structures should be clustered to
create plazas or pedestrian malls in order to prevent
long rows of buildings.
2. To reduce massing, all elevations shall include
articulation consistent with the architectural design of
the main elevation.
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3. The visibility of elevators, staircases, and exterior
corridors shall be incorporated into the massing of the
building.
4. Buildings on comer lots shall be designed with two
facades of equal architectural expression.
5. Where appropriate, buildings shall include varying heights to
reduce massing.
E. OPEN SPACE.
1. Courtyard and open space areas may be located on the
ground or upper floors.
Required residential open space
1. Required yard open space shall be provided for each
residential unit as follows:
a. Studio units- fifty (50) square feet.
b. One bedroom units- seventy-five (75)
square feet.
C. Two (or more) bedroom units- one hundred (100)
square feet.
2. Required recreational facility area shall be provided for
each residential unit as follows:
a. Studio units- one hundred (100) square feet.
b. One bedroom units- one hundred and fifty (150)
square feet.
C. Two (or more) bedroom units- two hundred (200)
square feet.
3. Required recreational facilities shall be provided in one
or more of the following manners:
a. Landscaped park -like quiet area.
b. Childreds play area.
c. Fitness facility.
d. Family picnic area.
e. Swimming pool with cabana or patio cover.
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Required non-residential/comatercial open space
1. Non-residential open space shall equal a minimum of
fifteen percent (15%) of net lot area.
2. The non-residential open space requirement may be
accomplished through the incorporation of outdoor
dining and public gathering areas.
3. Outdoor dining areas may encroach into front
setbacks. However, area utilized for outdoor dining
that encroaches into the front setback shall not count
toward the fifteen percent (15%) minimum open space
requirement.
F. LANDSCAPE.
All projects shall be developed in accordance with section
17.51.030 of the UDC unless otherwise detailed below:
a. No private landscaping is required in front of the
building if built to property line.
b. All public landscaping fronting the subject property
shall be incorporated as a part of all proposed projects
subject to the regulating public landscape plan.
C. All parcels abutting residentially zoned parcels shall
provide buffer landscaping to screen and minimize
building mass as determined by the Director.
d. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to
avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape through
the use of ample landscaping.
e. Landscape shall not obscure the visibility of ground
floor storefronts.
f. Where applicable, landscape shall not be used to
separate a front yard from the front yards on adjacent
parcels.
8.1.060 Commercial Fuel Station
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A. DESCRIPTION.
A Commercial Fuel Station is a facility where gasoline or other
fuels are sold and where accessory car washes may be permitted
with the appropriate entitlement. A fuel station consists of a fuel
but with gasoline or alternative fuel outlets and typically other
associated facilities such as car washes convenience stores and
food services. A Commercial Fuel Station may be located upon
a qualifying lot defined in Chapter 6 (Allowable land Uses).
B. ACCESS.
1. The minimum drive aisle width for exterior drive aisles
adjacent to new or redeveloped pump islands shall be
eighteen (18) feet. The minimum drive aisle width
for interior drive aisles adjacent to new or redeveloped
pump islands shall be twenty six (26) fret curb to curb.
2. Reciprocal ingress and egress, circulation and parking
arrangements shall be required where possible and
frasible to facilitate we of vehicular movement between
adjoining properties and to limit unnecessary driveways.
C. PARKING AND SERVICES.
1. Where an alley is present, services, above ground
equipment and trash container areas shall be located on
the alley.
2. Where an alley is not present, above ground equipment
and trash enclosures shall be located at within the rear
50% of the project site and be screened from public view
with landscaping or a fence to the satisfaction of the
Director.
3. Utility, Trash, Recycling, Food Waste and Service
Equipment, including satellite receiving dishes,
transformers, and backflow devices, shall be located
away from streets and enclosed or screened from view by
landscaping, fencing or other architectural means.
4. Trash facilities and recycling containers must always
be within covered enclosures to the satisfaction of the
Director.
5. Puking area shall not be permitted to block ingress to
or egress from pump islands or service bays.
D. DESIGN STANDARDS.
1. Tank and tank vents shall be completely screened or
incorporated into the building architecture.
2. Separate structures (canopies, car wash, cashiers booth,
etc.) shall have consistent architectural detail and design
elements to provide a cohesive project site.
3. Corporate colors or patterns shall not be permitted for
any structure or site element, other than the sign.
4. All station amenities such as lighting fixtures, trash
receptacles, and other features shall be coordinated in
design with the building and the district in which it is
located
5. Public rest rooms shall be provided on site. Where
a convenience store is present, rest rooms shall be
accessed from the interior of the convenience store.
6. The servicing and/or maintenance of vehicles shall be
prohibited.
7. Propane tanks are allowed as an accessory use to a
fueling sales facility. They shall be screened and/or
landscaped, and set back from any right-of-way in a
location that is satisfactory to the Director.
8. The outer radius of any turning area to all pump islands
shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
9. Sale of merchandise, clearly incidental to the automotive
industry shall be permitted only, within an enclosed
buikiing. Merchandise display shall be permitted on
each pump island; provided, that the aggregate display
area on each island shall not exceed twelve (12) square
feet.
E. CANOPY DESIGN.
1. Pump canopies shall have peaked roofs and relate
architecturally in scale, proportion, materials, detail and
color with the building.
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2. Peaked mof forms shall be required for the pump
canopies with a minimum 4:12 roof pitch and gable
ends oriented to the street when possible.
3. Metal or plastic detail shall not be permitted.
4. Lighted bands or tubes or applied bands of corporate
color are prohibited.
F. LIGHTING STANDARDS.
1. All lightsources shall be directed downwardand shielded
from streets or adjoining properties. Illuminators should
be integrated within the architecture of the building
into the canopy dripline.
2. Light fixtures mounted under canopies should be
completely recessed into the canopy with flat lenses that
are translucent and completely flush with the bottom
surface (ceiling) of the canopy.
3. Lights should not be mounted on the top or sides
(fascias) of the canopy, and the sides (fascias) should not
be illuminated.
4. Maximum pole heights shall not exceed 15'.
G. ACCESSORY CAR WASHES.
The wash rack and any other enclosed work space shall
be constructed and arranged so that entrances, exits
and openings therein shall not face any property in any
residential zone, or shall be adequately screened and
noise buffered from the residential zone.
2. Self-service car washes shall provide a minimum
three (3) car stacking area for the washing, drying and
vacuuming of cars. These stacking areas shall be in the
rear of the site and screened from the public right-of-
way to the satisfaction of the Director.
3. Wash and rinse water shall be fully reclaimed and
recirculated at full service car washes. Additional
non -reclaimed water required to account for losses
due to evaporation, water carried out on vehicles as a
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is permitted. The reclamation and recirculation system
shall be designed by a professional engineer registered
in the State of California to practice in the field of
mechanical engineering.
4. Provisions shall be made to prevent area water from the
site from flowing over any public sidewalk
5. Self-service automated car washes shall be permitted
as accessory uses to fuel sales and shall be located no
closer than fifty (50) feet from a residential zone unless
modified by the Director.
H. LAHDSCAm
All projects shall be developed in accordance with section
17.51.030 of the UDC unless otherwise detailed below:
a. All public landscaping fionting the subject property
shall be incorporated as a part of all proposed projects
subject to the regulating public landscape plan.
b. Provide ample landscaping, in combination with
building orientation, to enhance the streetscape and
define the street edge when setting building structures
back from the street is unavoidable. Landscape planters
shall incorporate a decorative two foot high garden wall
along all street frontage.
CHAPTER 9
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
9.1.010 Purpose and Applicability
A. PURPOSE.
The standards in this section provide direction for the design
of buildings, appurtenances, and site elements within the
Lyons Corridor Planning Area. The materials, methods, and
forms herein are standards. Other materials, methods, and
forms will require explicit approval from the review authority,
GOALS
based on a finding that they conform to the design intent of
this Code.
?he overarching objective of
B. APPLICABILITY.
these-lrchitectural Standards is
The intent of these guidelines is to retain and encourage
to establish communities that
architectural variety, promote quality development, and
possess qualities that make them
ensure that both existing and new development:
special, unique, and
memorable.
Is compatible in size, scale, and appearance with the character
of the Lyons Corridor Plan;
Is attractive and an asset to the community;
Preserves and enhances natural features of a site;
Incorporates quality articulation, community character
features, multiple building forms, desirable building details,
and other elements that display excellence in design;
Provides pedestrian -oriented design to enrich the pedestrian
experience;
Promotes the use of high quality materials; and
Incorporation of green building components.
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1.020 General Design
A. PROJECT ENTRY DESIGN.
Project entries shall be easily identifiable and aesthetically
Pleasing. Entries shall be designed to complement the overall
style of the project.
1. The following accent features shall be incorporated into
the project entry to the discretion of the Director:
Ornamental plantings;
Planted driveway medians (minimum seven feet wide);
Water features;
Architectural monuments;
Decorative walls;
Enhanced paving (colored, textured, and permeable);
and
Accent lighting.
B. PUBLIC PUZA SPACES.
Specialized, defined public outdoor space shall be
incorporated into the overall building and project design per
the allowed building and frontage type to the discretion of
the Director.
1. Pedestrian oriented squares, courtyards, arcades,
atriums, verandas, balconies, and roof terraces, shall
be placed and designed to encourage attention and the
presence of people day and night.
2. Outdoor spaces shall have dear, recognizable shapes
that reflect careful planning and not be a result of"left
over" areas between structures.
3. Site amenities, such as benches, drinking fountains,
provisions for bicyclists, water features, and public art
should be utilized and should complement the project's
architectural character.
4. Shade trees, umbrellas, and shade bars that provide
relief from the sun should be incorporated within public
outdoor spaces where appropriate.
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C. Gat REruaN, Loaom & DELww.
Service and loading areas shall be located and designed
for convenient access by tenants, for easy access by service
vehicles, and to minimize circulation conflicts with other
uses on site.
1. Cart return facilities shall be consistent with the design
of the project and building architecture. Similar or
the same materials shall be used on the return as the
buildings.
2. Cart returns within the parking lot shall be designed
with a minimum of three (3) foot landscape planters on
each side.
3. Service, utility, and loading areas shall be carefully
designed, located, and integrated into the site plan.
These areas shall be located and designed for easy access
by service vehicles, for convenient access by each tenant
and to minimize circulation conflicts with other site
uses. These critical functional elements shall not detract
from the public view shed area or create a nuisance for
adjacent property owners.
4. Loading areas shall be located in the rear of the
site. Loading areas located near a side street shall be
adequately screened from public view.
5. Loading and delivery space shall be provided for all
development subject to the discretion of the Director.
D. PARKING LOT SCREENING.
All parking lots shall be adequately screened with walls,
berms, and landscaping to prevent headlight and visual
impacts to public streets and surrounding properties.
1. A landscaping buffer shall be provided between the
parking area and public right-of-way. The buffer may
be designed to provide stormwater retention through
wet or dry swales, sumps, etc.
2. A 36 -inch to 42 -inch high berm, headlight hedge, or
aesthetically pleasing masonry wall shall be provided
to screen any parking area at the street periphery.
3. When walls are used to screen parking, breaks should
be provided to allow pedestrian circulation.
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E. WAUS AND FEKES.
Walls and fences shall be designed to blend with the site's
architecture. Landscaping shall be used in combination with
walls to soften the appearance and to aid in the prevention
of graffiti.
1. The use of chain link fence is prohibited.
2. Wrought iron fences should have iron posts and/or
brick or stone piers.
3. Both sides of perimeter walls shall be architecturally
treated and shall blend with the site's architecture.
A minimum of a three (3) foot landscape planter is
required adjacent to any wall or fence.
4. Garden walls, and retaining walls exposed to public
view, should be made of a natural material, brick, stone,
or stucco compatible with the design of the principal
building.
5. Uses adjacent to from residentially zoned property or
property developed with a residential use, shall provide
a minimum six (6) foot high masonry wall along all
common lot lines. In addition, fifteen (15) gallon trees
shall be installed and maintained along the inside of
the wall in a minimum five (5) foot wide planter. 'Ihe
trees shall be located a maximum of twenty (20) feet
apart for the length of the common lot line or to the
satisfaction of the Director.
6. Patio walls shall be no taller than 36 inches. Walls shall
have a minimum of a two (2) foot planter around all
wall faces.
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F. Gama Dwrmftmanm
Projects shall be designed to integrate the following. The
following are general design principles that apply to all new
development to ensure that projects possess quality design
attributes.
1. Richness of material surface and texture.
2. Muted earth tone colors (such as off-whites, ochres,
umbers, beiges, tans, browns, or other similar subdued
colors) for primary building surfaces, with more intense
colors limited to accents.
3. Significant wall articulation (insets, canopies, wing
walls, trellis features, arches, colonnades).
4. Full -sloped roofs, multi -planed roofs (combination of
pitched and flat roofs).
5. Window configurations compatible with the design of
the building.
6. Articulated building mass and form.
7. Landscape elements, which include plantings and
hardscape, that complement the type of architecture,
enhance building and site design, and are integrated
into the surrounding context.
8. Plazas, landscaped areas, fountains, public art, textured
pavement, and vertical building features should be
combined to create focal points and identity.
9. Functional and aesthetic vehicular and pedestrian
connections to adjacent sites should be considered
during site plan development.
10. Dead end drive aisles and intersections shall be avoided.
11. Pedestrian links shall be provided between buildings
on the same site, public open spaces, and parking areas
and should be visually emphasized through the use of
landscaping or trellis features, lighting, walls, and/or
distinctive paving. Pedestrian links should be consistent
with Title 24 California Building Code of Regulations
accessibility requirements.
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G. DEsi w u ELEmum a A PmcT DEsx ix.
In addition to the elements previously listed, all projects shall
possess the following:
1. Comprehensive sign program integrated with the
building, site, and landscape design.
2. Visually distinctive, inviting, and identifiable site and
building entrances.
3. Clear vehicular access and circulation.
4. Safe and practical access for pedestrians.
5. Parking areas that are landscaped and screened from
public view.
6. Architecturally integrated and concealed mechanical
equipment.
H. UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS OF A Nona DESIGN.
"Ihe following elements shall be avoided:
1. Large blank, unarticulated wall surfaces.
2. Exterior materials that are inconsistent with the
architectural design or style of the project.
3. Exposed, untextured concrete precision block walls.
4. Highly reflective surfaces.
5. Visible outdoor storage, loading, and equipment areas.
6. Disjointed parking areas and complex circulation
patterns.
7. Large parking areas visible to major thoroughfares.
8. Large, out -of -scale signs.
Architectural Standards
9.1.030 Architectural Standards for Specific Styles
A. Snu hE®Em
This section identifies the architectural styles allowed within the
Lyons Corridor: Craftsman and Victorian. These two styles were
selected by the community during the public outreach effort and also
reflect the style of recent buildings that have been constructed within
the corridor. The standards listed in this section seek to achieve two
purposes: 1) to create high-quality projects whose designs will create
a sense of place both on their immediate property as well as along the
length of Lyons Avenue; and 2) to simplify the development review
and approval process by laying out clear, specific design criteria and
expectations.
The standards listed in this section provide a broad overview of the
Craftsman and Victorian styles, but are not comprehensive. Designers
and applicants are encouraged to create projects that use not only the
design elements listed but also other Craftsman and Victorian elements
that are appropriate and in keeping with the respective style. The
standards listed serve as a development framework and practical style
manual with the understanding that each building or project must fit
the context of its specific site and surroundings. While projects shall
comply with the standards for the applicable building types listed in
this section, designers do have flexibility in the kinds of style elements
they choose to use and how they apply the respective style to their
projects. Creative designs are encouraged and expected.
B. CONFLICTING REQUIREMENB.
Notwithstanding the encouragement for creativity and a project's
individual styling, should a conflict arise in the application of site/
building elements, appurtenances, materials, configurations, etc., the
general standards for the Craftsman and Victorian styles shall control.
In such instances, the approving authority shall have the final word in
what is and what is not consistent with the standards for the Craftsman
and Victorian styles.
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9.1.040 Craftsman
A. HIADRY AND CHARMUR.
lite Craftsman Style is derived from the constructional logic
of carpentry in which buildings are proportioned and formed
by the repetition of structural elements: walls, columns,
beams, rafters railings and so on. Its guiding force was the
English Arts and Crafts movement, which favored the beauty
and honesty of traditional hand craftsmanship and natural
materials. In America, these ideas and the style that derived
from them were espoused and disseminated by Gustav
Stickley.1he style was adapted for countless small houses and
bungalows from the 1900s to the 1940s but found its most
sophisticated expression in the California work of Pasadena
architects Greene and Greene. 'Ihe Craftsman bungalow
became widely popular during that era. Since that time, the
Craftsman style has developed various interpretations that
have adapted it to multi -family and mixed-use prototypes.
Craftsman Style buildings are defined by large gabled
roofs, occupied attic spaces lit by dormer windows and
street -friendly porches. The massing is low slung. Walls of
horizontally patterned wood siding or shingles typically sit
upon a brick, stone or stucco foundation base. Windows and
doors are vertical in proportion and are trimmed in wood.
Roofs are sloped with clad in wood or asphalt shingles with
broad overhangs and exposed rafter tails. Porch and balcony
roofs are typically supported by brick, stone, stucco or heavy
timber piers. Chimneys are stucco, stone or brick.
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Essential Characteristics of
the Craftsman Style
Low, borizontalproportions, characterized
by low pitched gable roofs, horizontal
materials, and broad windows and doors.
Wide, projecting eaves with exposed
rafters tails, supporting beams or braces,
and timber frame decoration in the gable
ends.
Ganged windows and doors, vertical in
proportion and trimmed with wood.
An emphasis on natural materials,
particularly wood and brick, often with
natural stone foundations and piers.
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9.1.040 Craftsman
Although the following items are considered the most
typical character defining features of a Craftsman, not all
of these will apply to each Craftsman -style building. Each
building must be addressed individually and is subject to
the discretion of the Director or other approval body.
A. GENERAL DESIGN ELEMENTS.
1. Wood shingle siding and/or wood horizontal siding
and/or cut stone cladding.
2. Tapered porch supports
3. Exposed rafters
4. Decorative (false) beams or braces under gables
5. Shed, gabled or eyebrow dormers
B. ROOF ELEMENTS.
1. Low -Pitched gabled (or sometimes hipped
roof)
2. Wide, unenclosed eave overhangs
3. Timber framed
4. Triangular knee brace supports are common
C. OPENINGS.
1. Windows are typically double hung, casement or
french casement with clear glass panes.
2. Windows should be framed with 4" minimum wood
or fiber cement trim and a 2" minimum apron.
3. Window sills are highly encouraged.
4. Door surrounds should be wood, brick or cast stone.
5. Doors may have square or arched tops.
D. BATS.
1. Bays are used to break down the massing of the
building.
2. Two types are found: Square and Oriel/Chamfered.
3. Made from a combination of wood, stucco, or cast
stone.
E. VENTS.
1. Attic vents are often found on gable ends and have a
simple trim surround.
2. May be grouped with small accent windows.
3. Sometimes found as decorative grills.
F. MATERIALS
Cladding
Foundations
Windows
Doors
Gutters
Downspouts
Columns
Railings
G. COLORS
Cladding
Roofing
Windows
Trim
Gutters/Downspouts
Columns
Railings
Siding, brick, or stucco. Siding may be wood,
composition board, or fiber -cement board with
beetled lap or bevelled profile. Stucco may be
cement with smooth sand finish. Stucco is per-
mitted only as a primary material on one-story
structures, or as a base material on multi -story
structures.
Stone, cast stone, painted concrete, or brick
face.
Wood, aluminum -clad wood, vinyl, or vinyl -
clad wood. Glass shall be clear and non -
reflective.
Principal doors may be made of wood or fiber-
glass. French doors may be made of wood,
aluminum -clad wood, vinyl, vinyl -shad wood,
or fiberlgass.
Half round copper or metal. PVC is not permit-
ted.
Round or rectangular, copper or metal. PVC is
not permitted.
Wood, fiberglass, or composite.
Square balusters in wood.
Siding and stucco colors may be dark green,
olive-green, light brown, light blue, or natural
stained. Brick may be red.
Roof shingles are typically dark gray or black.
Sashes and frames may be white or off-white.
Additional colors conditional upon approval.
White, off-white, dark brown, dark red, or
dark green. Additional colors conditional upon
approval.
Natural copper finish, or white, black, dark red,
or dark green.
White, off-white, dark brown, dark green, or
natural stained.
White or off-white. Additional colors condi-
tional upon approval.
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9.1.050 Victorian
Victorian architectural styles employ the use of highly decorated wood
accents, attention to detailing at all portions of the building, geometric
shapes, and a mix of hip and gable end roof designs all brought
together with an array of accent and field color schemes. Historically,
the Victorian architectural style is associated with the architectural
styles prominent during the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, which
corresponds to the late decades of the reign of Queen Victoria in the
United Kingdom. There are six sub -styles of Victorian architecture:
Second Empire, Stick (Eastern and Western), Queen Anne, Shingle,
Richardson Romanesque, and Folk Victorian. The type of Victorian
architecture appropriate for the Lyons Corridor Planning Area shall
refer to the Stick, Queen Anne, and Folk Victorian Styles.
Essential Cbaracteristics of
the Victorian Style.
Steeply pitched gable roofs
Wide projecting eaves and decorated gable
rakes.
Tall verticalproportions for windows and
doors.
Highly detailed windows and door head
trim.
Walls of brick, clapboard, board and
batten, shingle, or stone
Highly detailed wooden porches and
balconies.
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9.1.050 Victorian
Although the following items are considered the most typical
character defining features of a Victorian, not all of these will
apply to each Victorian -style building. Each building must
be addressed individually and is subject to the discretion of
the Director or other approval body.
A. ROOF ELEMENTS.
The Victorian style uses steeply sloped roofs that are
composed of a combination of hip, gable, shed, and rare
curvilinear roof forms. Gable ends are highly decorated at
the apex whereas hip forms are less detailed. Tower elements
are often highly decorative to create dramatic interest and are
typically utilized at an entry point or corner of the building.
B. ATTACHED ELEMENTS.
Covered porches and open spindle balconies are common
with the Victorian style. Gable and shed dormers create
interest along the roof plan. Decorative wood detailing is
attached at gable ends, posts, and eaves.
C. OPENINGS.
Doors and windows are detailed with wood trim and accent
color. Door and windows often contain larger panes of glass
surrounded by smaller panes.
D. WALL ARTICULATION.
Each wall plan should be articulated to provide relief, detail,
and scale to the building design. The Victorian style typically
includes the use of enhanced entries and large overhangs,
coupled with steeply sloped roof forms. Wall plans should be
simple and articulated at changes of roof forms. Geometric
wall angles are introduced at corners.
E. ACCENTS.
Typical accents include knee bracing at gable ends, overhang
detailing, siding enhancement, and finials at the gable apex.
Decorative wood detailing are common throughout the
building design.
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F. MATERIALS AND ACCENTS
Walls
Horizontal lap siding, board and batten siding,
scalloped siding, shingle siding, native stone,
brick, cement/fiber siding (6 -inch, 8 -inch, 12 -
inch horizontal siding).
Foundations
Stone, cast stone, painted concrete, or brick
face.
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Windows
Wood, aluminum -clad wood, vinyl, or vinyl -
clad wood. Glass shall be clear and non -reflec-
tive. Often containing larger panels of glass
surrounded by smaller panes.
Doors
Principal doors may be made of wood or fiber-
glass. French doors may be made of wood,
aluminum -clad wood, vinyl, vinyl -clad wood,
orfiberglass.
Gutters
I Half round copper or metal. PVC is not permit-
ted.
Downspouts
Round or rectangular, copper or metal. PVC is
not permitted.
Columns
IWood, fiberglass, orcomposite.
Roofing
IDimensional asphalt/composite shingles,
limited metal roofing, multi -gabled roof.
Accents
Ornamental trim, moldings, scrolled brackets,
scalloped shingles, wood vents, decora-
tive stone or brick bands, decorative braces,
decorative half-timbering, lintel -type sash,
canvas awnings, wood porches, balconies/
shading devices, circular corner building forms,
overhanging eaves, encircling porch or veranda,
tapered round porch posts, spindle and spool -
like balusters, spindles along porch frieze,
lattice-like porch base, barge board or verge
boards, bay windows
G. COLORS
Walls Muted shades of virtually any color are ap-
propriate.
Stonework Certain materials, such as stone and brick,
have distinct coloring in their natural state and
should be thought of as an element of the color
palette used. These materials should not be
painted.
Trim I Brighter colors should be used as accents.
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CHAPTER 10
SIGN STANDARDS
10.1.010 Purpose
This section contains standards and guidelines for signage to ensure that signs installed throughout the Lyons Avenue Corridor
are consistent with the overall quality and character of new development. Please refer to the Unified Development Code for all
sign related information or regulations not specifically addressed in this section of the Lyons Avenue Corridor Plan.
10.1.020 Applicability
The provisions of this Section apply to proposed development and land uses in addition to all other applicable requirements of
the base zone. In the event of a conflict between a requirement in this section and the base zone, the requirement in this section
shall control.
a. The sign standards determine the allowed type and size, material, design, and maintenance requirements for signage
located throughout the Lyons Avenue Corridor planning area. In the event of a conflict between this Section and any
other City code, the provisions of this Section shall apply.
b. All issues not specifically addressed herein shall be addressed pursuant to the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code.
c. The replacement of signs due to tenant changes is exempt from this section if no other exterior alterations are
proposed.
d. Only those existing or proposed projects described as Tier One or Tier Two projects as detailed in section 2.1.040
of this plan shall adhere to the standards set forth in this section of the Lyons Avenue Corridor Plan. All other
properties not considered a Tier One or Tier Two project shall comply with Section 17.51.080 of the Unified
Development Code.
10.1.030 Permit Requirements
A. INDIVIDUAL SIGNS.
The Director shall have the authority to review and approve all signs complying with the standards of this Article except
as otherwise noted. Any sign requests not complying with these standards shall require Variance approval.
B. SIGN PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
1. A master sign plan shall be required for:
a. A new project with five or more tenants;
b. A project consisting of major rehabilitation work on an existing project with five or more tenants, that involves
exterior remodeling, and/or the application proposes modification to 50 percent or more of the existing signs
on the site within a 12 -month period. For the purposes of this Chapter, major rehabilitation includes those
projects described as Tier One or Tier Two projects as detailed in section 2.1.040 of this plan.
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2. Each sign installed or replaced shall comply with the approved master sign plan.
B. STARDARDs.
1. For each business establishment, the total sign area permitted shall be three (3) square feet of total sign area for
each linear foot of primary frontage facing a street or internal pedestrian walkway. Sign area for monument signs
shall not count towards this requirement.
2. For multi -tenant buildings, each establishment shall be calculated individually. For corner establishments, the
facade facing Lyons Avenue shall be considered the primary elevation.
3. Signage on secondary elevations shall count towards the total sign area permitted for each establishment.
4. 'Ihe method of sign attachment to the building should be integrated into the overall sign design.
5. Signs should not cover up windows or important architectural features.
6. Flush mounted signs should be positioned within architectural features, such as the window or panel above the
storefront or flanking the doorways.
7. Flush mounted signs should align with other signs in the project center to maintain the existing pattern.
8. External illumination of signs and awnings is preferred.
9. Lighting of all exterior signs should be directional to illuminate the sign without producing glare on pedestrians
autos, or adjacent residential units.
10. Electrical connections should not be visible on signs.
11. To conserve energy, there should be a standard shut-off time for illuminated signs for businesses that do not
operate at night.
12. A single development with more than five users should provide a unifying sign theme through a sign program. All
signs should be consistent with each other in the following ways:
a. Type of construction materials
b. Letter size
c. Method of sign support
d. Configuration of sign area
e. Shape of total sign and related components
13. Illumination should consist of incandescent, halogen, neon, LED, and metal halide light sources only. High
pressure sodium, low pressure sodium, and fluorescent lighting are strongly discouraged.
14. Contrasting colors should be used between the color of the background and the letters of symbols used. Light
letters on a dark background or dark letters on a light background are most legible.
15. Colors or color combinations that interfere with the legibility of the sign copy should be avoided.
16. Sign design, including color, should be appropriate to the establishment, conveying a sense of what type of business
is being advertised.
17. The location of all permanent signs should be incorporated into the architectural design of the building. Placement
of signs should be considered part of the overall facade design. Sign locations should be carefully considered, and
align with major architectural features.
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18. Storefront signage should help create architectural variety from establishment to establishment. In multi -
tenant buildings, signage should be used to create interest and variety.
19. All signs (including temporary signs) should present a neat and aligned appearance.
20. All signs (including temporary signs) should be constructed and installed utilizing the services of a professional
sign fabricator.
21. All master Sign Plans shall comply with thew standards of this section.
10.1.040 Sign Type Standards & Guidelines
For the purposes of this plan, the following Sign Types are established and permited per the requirements:
A. MONUMENT SIGNS
B. GRAND PROJECTING SIGNS
C. MARQUEE SIGNS
D. WALL SIGNS
E. BLADE SIGNS
F. AWNING FACE SIGNS
G. RECESSED ENTRY SIGNS
H. WINDOW SIGNS
I. BUILDING IDENTIFICATION SIGNS
I. TEMPORARY BANNER SIGNS
K. PORTABLE SIGNS
L. DIRECTIONAL/ INFORMATIONAL SIGNS
M. INCIDENTAL BUSINESS SIGNS
N. REAL ESTATE SIGNS
0. FUEL PRICING SIGNS
P. FUEL SALES CANOPY SIGNS
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A. MoNumwrSIGN.
Monument signs are permitted in all zones: subject to the following regulations:
Number.
a. Only one monument sign may be permitted on any lot or parcel of land having a minimum of one hundred
(100) feet of continuous street or highway frontage. For the purposes of calculating frontage on a corner lot,
frontage shall include the total linear distance of such lot(s) on each of the streets.
b. In the event of any lot or parcel of land having continuous street frontage exceeding one hundred (100) feet,
one additional monument sign shall be permitted for each additional four hundred (400) feet of continuous
frontage. In no event, however, shall a monument sign be located closer than two hundred fifty (250) feet from
any other monument or freestanding sign on the same property or center.
c. In order to reduce the number of nonconforming signs within the City, no parcel of land whereon there
exists any legal nonconforming pylon sign shall be allowed a monument sign unless at least one existing legal
nonconforming pylon sign or billboard of equal or greater sign area is first removed.
2. Area and Height.
a. A maximum area of fifty-four (54) square feet per sign face, including the base, shall be permitted.
b. Larger centers of three (3) or more acres or where visibility constraints justify a monument sign as opposed to
a pylon sign, the sign may have an area exceeding fifty-four (54) square feet per sign face, including the base,
pursuant to a sign review for enhanced signing per Section 17.23.190 of the UDC.
c. A monument sign shall have no more than two (2) sign faces.
d. A maximum height of six (6) feet shall be permitted.
e. Larger centers of three (3) or more acres or where visibility constraints justify a monument sign as opposed to a
pylon sign, a maximum height of up to eight (8) feet may be permitted, pursuant to a sign review for enhanced
signing per Section 17.23.190 of the UDC..
3. Address and Content.
a. Monument signs shall clearly show the property address with letter sizes not to exceed eight (8) inches in
height.
b. Only name and/or symbol of retail/office center (or name of retail/office center and on-site businesses or
organizations) and addresses may be permitted. Brand names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and
other information which makes the sign appear to be advertisement are prohibited.
4. Multiple -Tenant Monument Signs.
a. Displaying five (5) or more tenants per sign face are permitted pursuant to a master sign plan.
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B. GUND PIMEONG SIM.
Grand Projecting Signs are tall, large, vertically oriented signs which project from the building perpendicular to the
fagade and which are structurally integrated into the building.
1. Number.
a. Only one (1) Grand Projecting Sign shall be permitted per establishment.
2. Area, Height and Width.
a. The area of Grand Projecting Signs shall count towards the total sign area permitted based on the Linear
Frontage Ratio.
b. The maximum sign area of Grand Projecting Signs shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet. A maximum
sign area of forty-eight (48) square feet may be approved pursuant to an enhanced Sign Review.
c. Grand Projecting Signs shall be at least twelve (12) feet and no more than thirty (30) feet in height from the
bottom -most part of the sign to the tallest part of the sign.
d. Letter width shall not exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the sign width.
3. Location.
a. Including the attachment apparatus, Grand Projecting Signs shall project no more than three (3) feet from the
fagade of the building. Grand Projecting Signs may project up to four (4) feet from the facade of the building
pursuant to an enhanced Sign Review.
b. Grand Projecting Signs shall not encroach into the public right of way.
c. No portion of a Grand Projecting Sign shall be lower than twelve (12) feet above the level of pedestrian
walkways.
d. No portion of a Grand Projecting Sign shall extend above the roofline.
4. Lighting.
a. Grand Projecting Signs may not use animation, chase lights or flashing lights.
b. Grand Projecting Signs shall be illuminated by halo illumination or exposed incandescent bulb illumination
only.
3. Content.
a. Letters shall be oriented right-side-up and stacked in a single upright row with the first letter being at the top
of the sign and the last letter being at the bottom.
b. Only name and/or symbol of retail/office center (or name of retail/office center and on-site businesses or
organizations) and addresses may be permitted. Brand names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and
other information which makes the sign appear to be advertisement are prohibited.
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C. MARQUEE SIGNS.
Marquee signs for approved movie and live performance/theater uses are permitted in all approved zones subject to the
following regulations:
1. Number.
a. Only one (1) Marquee Sign shall be permitted per establishment.
2. Area and Height.
a. Signs shall be proportional in sign area to the structure on which they are located.
b. Signs shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
3. Location.
a. Marquee signs shall be located no closer than two hundred -fifty (250) feet from another existing marquee sign.
4. Lighting.
a. Signs maybe internally or externally lighted.
b. No electronic copy or digital media shall be permitted.
3. Content.
a. Name of movie or live performance theater maybe permitted. Brand names, telephone numbers, web addresses,
prices and other information which makes the sign appear to be advertisement are prohibited.
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D. WALL SMNS.
Wall Signs are signs that are located on, and parallel to, a building wall are subject to the following regulations:
1. Number and Area.
a. Ground -Floor Establishments.
i. Each ground -floor establishment with a separate entrance shall be permitted one primary wall sign along
the main elevation with a primary entrance, facing a street, on-site parking area or internal pedestrian
walkway. A maximum of one and one-half (1.5) square feet of wall sign area for each one linear foot of
building or tenant frontage shall be permitted.
ii. Each ground -floor establishment with a separate entrance shall be permitted secondary wall signs along
up to two (2) other elevations (including the rear) with a secondary entrance, facing a street, on-site
parking area or internal pedestrian walkway. A maximum of one-half (1/2) the allowable area of the
primary wall sign shall be permitted.
iii. A ground -floor retail establishments with two (2) entrances along the main elevation may be permitted
two (2) primary wall signs along the main elevation, pursuant to a sign review for enhanced signing and
the following regulations:
(1) the main elevation shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred and fifty (150) feet, and a
minimum gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(2) The combined area of all signing along the main elevation shall not exceed one and one-half (1.5)
square feet of wall area for each one linear foot of building or tenant frontage.
(3) The wall signs shall have the same design and shall be located adjacent to or above the building
entrances.
iv. Larger ground -floor retail establishments may be permitted up to four (4) supplemental wall signs along
the main elevation to advertise services provided or sub -tenants, pursuant to a sign review for enhanced
signing and the following regulations:
(1) "Ilse main elevation shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred and fifty (150) feet, and a
minimum gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(2) The combined area of all signing along the main elevation shall not exceed one and one-half (1.5)
square feet of wall area for each one linear foot of building or tenant frontage.
(3) The combined area of all supplemental signs shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the area of
all signing along the main elevation.
b. Shared Entrances.
i. Any building containing establishments that front only an interior mall having a limited number of
entrances shall be considered a single establishment for the purpose of computing the number and area
of wall signs permitted on the exterior walls of such building.
ii. Each first- and second -floor establishment that does not have a separate entrance or does not front a
street or on-site parking area shall be permitted a maximum sign area of two (2) square feet oriented
facing the street, entrance or on-site parking area.
b. Second Floor Establishments.
i. For each second floor establishment with a separate entrance facing a street or on-site parking area, one
wall sign with a maximum area of ten (10) square feet shall be permitted. A maximum area of up to
twenty (20) square feet may be permitted, pursuant to a sign review for enhanced signing.
ii. A maximum three (3) wallsigns shall be permitted per ground floor establishmentwith a separate entrance
and a maximum one wall sign shall be permitted per elevation of each ground -floor establishment.
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2. Height.
a. A maximum height of up to two (2) feet and two vertical lines of text shall be permitted. For initial capital
letters or logos, a maximum height of up to two and one-half (2-1/2) feet shall be permitted.
b. A maximum height of up to eight (8) feet and three (3) or more vertical lines of text may be permitted,
pursuant to a sign review for enhanced signing.
3. Width.
a. The maximum width of seventy-five (75) percent of the building or tenant frontage shall be permitted.
4. Location.
a. Wall signs shall not extend above eave line or parapet on the lowest point on the sloping roof of the
building on which it is located.
b. Wall signs shall be located approximately parallel to the plane of the building and shall not project more
than eighteen (18) inches from the building face.
3. Lighting.
a. Wall signs may be internally or externally lighted. No exposed neon is permitted.
3. Content.
a. Only individual letters of a business name or individual letters and adjacent logo maybe permitted. Brand
names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and other information which makes the sign appear to
be advertisement are prohibited. Supplemental wall signs along the main elevation, advertising services
provided or sub -tenants, may be permitted pursuant to a sign review permit.
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Blade Signs are oriented perpendicularly to the building facade and which are suspended under a bracket, armature, or
other mounting device. Blade Signs are permitted in all approved zones subject to the following regulations:
1. Number.
a. Only one blade sign shall be allowed per establishment with an entrance fronting onto either a public or private
pedestrian walkway.
2. Area, Height and Width.
a. No Blade Sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in size.
b. The height of the blade sign shall be no more than two (2) feet.
c. The width of a blade sign shall be no more than three (3) feet.
3. Location.
a. Blade Signs shall project no more than three (3) feet from the fafade of the building including attachment
apparatus.
b. No portion of a Blade Sign shall be lower than eight (8) feet above the level of the sidewalk or other public
right-of-way over which it projects.
c. Blade Signs shall only be mounted on the wall area below the second floor.
d. No portion of the blade sign shall encroach into the public right-of-way.
e. Blade signs may be located underneath awnings.
4. Lighting.
a. Blade signs shall be unlit or externally lit.
3. Content.
a. Only individual letters of a business name or individual letters and adjacent logo may be permitted. Brand
names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and other information which makes the sign appear to be
advertisement are prohibited. Supplemental wall signs along the main elevation, advertising services provided
or sub -tenants, may be permitted pursuant to a sign review permit.
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F. AwKm FAa S%w.
Awning Face Signs are signs applied to the primary face of an awning, including sloped awning faces and vertical "box"
awning faces. Awning Face Signs are permitted in all approved zones subject to the following regulations:
1. Number.
a. Only one Awning Face Sign per establishment shall be permitted.
2. Area, Height and Width.
a. No Awning Face Sign shall exceed twenty percent (20%) of the area of the awning face.
b. "Ihe height of the Awning Face Sign shall not exceed eighteen (18") inches in height when incorporated with
a Wall Sign at the same entryway or twenty-four (24") inches when not incorporated with a Wall Sign at the
same entryway.
c. The width of the Awning Face Sign shall not exceed seventy-five (75%) of the width of the awning.
3. Location.
a. Awning Face Signs shall project no farther from the building than its associated awning.
b. No portion of an Awning Face Sign shall be less than eight (8) feet above the level of the sidewalk or other
public right-of-way over which it projects.
4. Lighting.
a. Awning Face Signs shall be unlit or illuminated by external illumination only.
3. Content.
a. Only individual letters of a business name or individual letters and adjacent logo may be permitted. Brand
names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and other information which makes the sign appear to be
advertisement are prohibited. Supplemental wall signs along the main elevation, advertising services provided
or sub -tenants, may be permitted pursuant to a sign review permit.
b. The sign copy of Awning Face Signs should consist of the same material, vinyl or paint applied directly to the
awning.
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G. Rmsseo Era Sms.
Recessed Entry Signs are signs that are oriented parallel to the building fa5ade and which are suspended over a recessed
entry. Recessed Entry Signs Signs are permitted in all approved zones subject to the following regulations:
Number.
a. No more than one (1) Under Awning Sign shall be permitted per establishment per fagade.
b. In no circumstance shall a Recessed Entry Sign be incorporated at the entryway of an establishment that
utilizes a Wall Sign at the same entryway.
2. Area, Height and Width.
a. No Recessed Entry Sign shall exceed twenty (20) square feet in size.
b. The height of a Recessed Entry Sign shall not exceed twenty-four (24") inches in height.
c. The width of a Recessed Entry Sign shall not exceed ten (10') feet or seventy-five (75%) of the establishment
frontage, whichever is less.
3. Location.
a. Recessed Entry Signs shall not project beyond the facade of the building.
b. No portion of a Recessed Entry Sign shall be lower than eight (S) feet above the level of the sidewalk.
4. Lighting.
a. Recessed Entry Signs should be illuminated by external illumination only.
3. Content.
a. Only individual letters of a business name or individual letters and adjacent logo may be permitted. Brand
names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and other information which makes the sign appear to be
advertisement are prohibited. Supplemental wall signs along the main elevation, advertising services provided
or sub -tenants, may be permitted pursuant to a sign review permit.
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H. WINDOW SIGNS,
1. Guidelines.
a. Window signs are permitted in all zones; provided, that such signs do not exceed twenty five (25) percent of
the area of any single window or of adjoining windows on the same frontage. Ibis provision is not intended to
restrict signs utilized as part of a window display of merchandise when such signs are incorporated within such
display.
Content.
a. Business name business logos, and services incidental to the business may be permitted. Telephone numbers,
web addresses, prices and other information which makes the sign appear to be advertisement are prohibited.
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I. BUILDING IDENTIEIGTIDN SIGNS.
Building Identification Signs are signs which are mounted to the front fascia of an awning or on and parallel to a building
wall that announces the name of a building. Building Identification Signs are permitted in all approved zones subject to
the following regulations:
1. Number. Only one Building Identification Sign shall be allowed for each multi -tenant building.
a. Under no circumstance shall both a Building Identification Wall Sign and a Building Identification Awning
Sign be permitted for the same building.
2. Location.
a. Building Identification Signs located upon the front fascia of a canopy shall be contained completely within
that fascia and oriented parallel to the building wall surface.
b. Building Identification Awning Signs shall be located only on the fascias of an awning above the primary
building entrance and shall be located entirely within the canopy fascia.
c. Building Identification Awning Signs shall project no farther from the building than its associated canopy.
d. No portion of a Building Identification Awning Signs shall be less than eight (8) feet above the level of the
sidewalk or other public right-of-way over which it projects.
e. Building Identification Wall Signs shall project no more than one (1) foot from the fagade of the building.
f. Building Identification Wall Signs shall be located only on the frieze, cornice, or fascia area of storefront level;-
frieze,
evel;frieze, cornice, fascia, parapet of the uppermost floor; or above the entrance to main building lobby.
3. Lighting.
a. Building Identification Awning Signs should be illuminated by external illumination only.
b. Building Identification Wall Signs should be illuminated by external illumination or halo illumination only.
4. Content.
a. Building Identification Awning Signs should consist of vinyl or paint applied to canopy, or may be inscribed
into the canopy.
b. Only individual letters of a business name or individual letters and adjacent logo may be permitted. Brand
names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and other information which makes the sign appear to be
advertisement are prohibited. Supplemental wall signs along the main elevation, advertising services provided
or sub -tenants, may be permitted pursuant to a sign review permit.
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I. TEmPGRARY BANNER SIGNS.
Temporary Banner Signs are permitted in all approved zones subject to the following regulations:
1. Time Limits.
a. Signs shall be limited to sixty (60) days per calendar year for each establishment. This time may be utilized in
any combination of duration; however, the number of special events shall not exceed five (5) per calendar year.
2. Height and Area.
a. Signs shall be limited to three (3) feet in height and sixty (60) square feet in area and may not include prices,
telephone numbers, leasing information, name brands or specific items for sale. The sign area of Temporary
Banner Signs shall not count towards the total allowable sign area for each establishment.
3. Location.
a. Signs shall be affixed wholly to the structure or site associated with the special event, shall not extend above
the roofline and shall not encroach into the public right-of-way.
4. Content.
a. Name of business and/or a unique event, happening, action, or occasion permitted to occur on-site may be
permitted. Brand names, telephone numbers, web addresses, prices and other information which makes the
sign appear to be advertisement are prohibited.
5. Construction Activity.
a. A business located within a commercial center, undergoing construction, with an active building permit, may
be permitted one temporary banner in lieu of a wall sign, during the period of construction.
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K. POArABLESIGNS.
A portable sign is a sign that is self-supporting, designed to be moveable and not structurally attached to the ground,
a building, a structure or another sign. Portable signs include, but are not limited to, sandwich board signs, A -frame
signs, and other similar signs.
1. Number.
a. One (1) Portable Sign shall be permitted for each establishment with an entryway directly accessed from an
internal pedestrian walkway or the pubic right-of-way. Portable Signs are not permitted on the public right-
of-way.
2. Area, Height and Width.
a. The maximum allowable sign area shall be six (6') feet for each of a total of two (2) permitted sign faces.
b. The maximum allowable height of a Portable Sign shall be three (3') as measured from the grade of the
walkway upon which it is located.
c. The maximum allowable width of a Portable Sign shall be two (2) feet. The maximum width shall be
measured as a part of the entire Portable Sign structure.
3. Location.
a. Portable Signs maybe located on private property and are prohibited within any drive internal drive aisle or
any portion of the public right-of-way.
b. Portable Signs shall be only be located directly adjacent to the associated establishment.
c. Hand-held portable signs are prohibited.
4. Lighting.
a. Portable signs shall remain unlit.
5. Content.
a. Business name business logos, and services incidental to the business and prices maybe permitted. Telephone
numbers, web addresses are prohibited.
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L. DIRECTIONALANFORMATIONAL SIGNS.
Directional/Information signs may be approved subject to Section 17.51.080 (j) of the UDC and shall not count
towards the total permitted sign area.
M. INCIDENTAL BUSINESS SIGNS.
Incidental Business signs maybe approved subject to Section 17.51.080 (k) of the UDC and shall not count towards
the total permitted sign area.
N. REAL ESTATE SIGNS.
Real Estate signs maybe approved subject to Section 17.51.080 (o) of the UDC and shall not count towards the total
permitted sign area.
0. FUEL PRICING SIGNS.
Fuel Pricing signs may be approved subject to Section 17.51.080 (p) of the UDC and shall not count towards the
total permitted sign area.
P. FUEL SALES CANOPY SIGNS.
Fuel Sales Canopy signs may be approved subject to Section 17.51.080 (p) of the UDC and shall not count towards
the total permitted sign area.
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STREET AND STREETSCAPE STANDARDS
11.1.010 Purpose and Applicability
A. PURPOSE.
This section identifies the street and streetscape types allowed within the Lyons Corridor Planing Area, and provides
design standards to ensure that proposed development is consistent with the City's goals for the character of the public
realm of the street. These standards also establish an environment that encourages and facilitates pedestrian activity. The
proposed street network is based on projected development permitted by the Land Use Element of the General Plan.
B. OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE.
1. Make Lyons Avenue a walkable community by retrofitting pedestrian connections and facilities into existing
development where needed, and by promoting healthy streets in new development.
2. Upgrade streets that are not pedestrian -friendly due to lack of sidewalk connections, safe street crossing points,
vehicle sight distance, or other design deficiencies.
3. Establish safe and aesthetically pleasing environments that encourage and facilitate pedestrian and non -motorized
activity.
4. Create walkable communities in which interconnected walkways provide a safe, comfortable and viable alternative
to driving for local destinations.
5. Provide multi -modal circulation systems that move people and goods efficiently while protecting environmental
resources and quality of life.
6. Provide adequate facilities for multi-
modal travel, including but not limited
to bicycle parking and storage.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
GENERAL PLAN
7. Emphasize providing rights-of-way for
non -vehicular transportation modes 7be Santa Clarita Valley circulation system provides
so that walking and bicycling are the vital connections linking neighborhoods, services, and
easiest, most convenient modes of
transportation available for short trips. employment centers throughout the community and
8. Enhance community appearance
through landscaping, street lighting,
streetfuniture, bus shelters andbenches,
and other aspects of streetscape design
within the right-of-way.
9. Provide provisions for equipment and
facilities to support the use ofbicycles as
an alternative means of transportation.
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the region. A comprehensive transportation network of
roadways, multi -use trails and bike paths, bus transit,
and commuter rail provides mobility options to valley
residents and businesses. Planning for the ultimate
location and capacity of circulation improvements will
also enhance economic strength and quality of life in
the Santa Clarita Valley.
11.1.020 LyonsAvenue- Existing
From approximately Newhall Avenue to the
Interstate 5 freeway, Lyons Avenue is defined
by its functionality as a vehicular corridor
for surrounding residential neighborhoods
and primarily consists of one to four story
commercial buildings. Many of these
buildings were constructed in the 1970's
and reflect a style that lacks distinctive
architectural character and is reminiscent of
the development patterns of that era. It is an
urban thoroughfare consisting of four to six
lanes of traffic with limited parallel parking
and partially landscaped medians throughout.
'The existing right-of-way varies between
approximately 90 and 100 feet in width and
provides a pedestrian experience limited by
obstructions such as newspaper stands and a
lack of landscape elements, street furniture and
inviting storefronts.
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EXHIBIT A
Exhibit A shows a typical cross section of Lyons Avenue looking east
towards Peachland Avenue. An under utilized commercial center to
the south (right) and the Old Orchard II residential subdivision and
Old Orchard Park to the north (left). This exhibit demonstrates a
portion of the current condition of Lyons Avenue highlighting the
partially landscaped medians, six lanes of traffic and development
patterns typical of 1970's era development including an uninviting
pedestrian experience and surface parking lots immediately
adjacent to the public right-of-way. 'Ihe Lyons Corridor Plan
encourages buildings to be brought to the front of parcels masking
parking lots from public view and pedestrian oriented development
including public landscaping and inviting storefronts. Many of the
pedestrian spaces within the planning area are constrained by above
ground appurtenances obstructing pedestrian and bicycle traffic as
demonstrated in Exhibit B. The Lyons Corridor Plan encourages
the development of the public realm to create environments that are
inviting and adequately suited to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Street and Streetscape Standards
11.1.020 Lyons Avenue- Existing
B. E>umn CoNwm.
Portions of the sidewalk along Lyons Avenue are
no more than 4 feet in width as evidenced by
Exhibit C. Some buildings have incorporated
planters or other objects into their building
design that have limited sidewalk widths
severely limiting two-way pedestrian and
bicycle traffic. The Lyons Corridor Plan seeks
to improve this condition by increasing the size
of the public realm to include widened sidewalks
and improved public landscaping to enhance
the pedestrian experience. Likewise, Exhibit
D demonstrates another condition within the
planning area where sidewalks may be up to 8'
in width however no public amenities such as
landscaping, benches or bicycle parking have
been provided. A primary objective of the Lyons
Corridor Plan is to significantly improve this
condition by incorporating significant amounts
of landscaping and street furniture to encourage
a pleasant pedestrian environment.
EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
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11.1.030 Future Conditions
A. THE STREET:
The General Plan designates Lyons
Avenue as a Major Highway with an
ultimate buildout right-of-way of 116 feet
with three traffic lanes in each direction.
Exhibit E, details the dimensions of
each of these lanes, the center landscape
median, the parkways, and pedestrian
and bike oriented sidewalks. It should be
noted that the extra wide sidewalks and
parkways help create a buffer between the
street and the public walkable realm. All
Tier 2 projects shall be required to build
out the ultimate right of way along their
property frontage.
Changes from Existing Conditions:
• As illustrated in Exhibit E, increase the
sidewalk to 8' on each side.
• As illustrated in Exhibit E, add 8'
landscaped parkway.
• As illustrated in Exhibit F, add street
trees to the parkway spaced at a distance
of 30' on center.
• As illustrated in Exhibit F, provide
areas within the parkway for benches,
newsstands, and bike racks.
GENERAL PLAN POLICY
LAND USE SECTION 3.4.9
Encourage street cross-sections that locate
landscaped parkways between the curb
and the sidewalk to create a visually
pleasing streetscape and provide pedestrian
protector.
E: LYONS AVENUE ROADWAY CROSS SECTION
Street and streetscape Standards
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• As illustrated in Exhibit E, increase the
sidewalk to 8' on each side.
• As illustrated in Exhibit E, add 8'
landscaped parkway.
• As illustrated in Exhibit F, add street
trees to the parkway spaced at a distance
of 30' on center.
• As illustrated in Exhibit F, provide
areas within the parkway for benches,
newsstands, and bike racks.
GENERAL PLAN POLICY
LAND USE SECTION 3.4.9
Encourage street cross-sections that locate
landscaped parkways between the curb
and the sidewalk to create a visually
pleasing streetscape and provide pedestrian
protector.
E: LYONS AVENUE ROADWAY CROSS SECTION
Street and streetscape Standards
11.1.030 Future Conditions
B. THE PARKWAY AND SIDEWALK
The 8 foot wide parkway along Lyons Avenue shall have canopy shade trees (street trees) every 30 linear feet on
center as shown in Exhibit F to the discretion of the Director or approval body. The applicant is required to plant
24" box trees. The variety and tree plant species shall be determined by the Director. All other unpaved area within
the parkway shall be planted with ground cover, flowers, and/or bushes to the satisfaction of the Director refer
to the Corridor Guidelines on file with the Planning Division for a list of approved amenities and plant species.
EXHIBIT F: PLAN VIEW LYONS CORRIDOR PARKWAY AND SIDEWALK
C. PARKWAY AMENITY- BENCH, BIKE RACKS,
NEWSSTANDS
As shown in Detail A, parkway amenities
have been established to keep benches, bike
racks, and newsstands out of the sidewalk
area. The applicant shall refer to the Corridor
Guidelines on file with the Planning Division
for a list of approved amenities and plant
species type. At time of project submittal,
the Director shall determine what parkway
amenity is appropriate and consistent with
the Guidelines for the proposed location.
This will be determined by the distance to
nearest amenity on adjacent parcels. No
parkway amenity shall be any closer than 50
feet to the next location.
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EXHIBIT C
OF ORDINANCE NO. 13 -
NEGATIVE DECLARATION / INITIAL STUDY
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
[X] Proposed [ ] Final
MASTER CASE NO:
Master Case 10-103
PERMIT/PROJECT
NAME:
Unified Development Code Amendment 10-006, Zone Change 13-003, and Initial Study 13-
002
APPLICANT:
City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Valencia, CA 91355
LOCATION OF THE
PROJECT:
Along Lyons Avenue from 1-5 to the west and Newhall Avenue to the east
DESCRIPTION OF
THE PROJECT: The Lyons Corridor project area is located within the City of Santa Clarita in the County of Los
Angeles on Lyons Avenue, east of Interstate 5 and west of Newhall Avenue. The project area embraces 102 acres. Today, the Lyons
Avenue Corridor consists of retail centers, medical office buildings, gas stations, freeway -oriented businesses, and housing
complexes that total more than 1.3 million square -feet of commercial building space. The Lyons Corridor Plan has been proposed to
protect and promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the Lyons Corridor. The LCP,
as proposed, will take on a form -based code type approach. This type of code addresses the relationship between the buildings
themselves and public spaces for the entire planning area. Form -based codes create environments that highlight the importance of
outdoor public spaces such as plazas, squares, and open space, while looking at the connectivity of streets and blocks. The regulations
and standards in this form -based code are presented in both words and clearly drawn diagrams and other visual exhibits. The result
will be a more user friendly document for property owners and business owners, as well as, a community engaged plan that promotes
high quality development and uses.
Based on the information contained in the Initial Study prepared for this project, and pursuant to the requirements of Section 15070
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Santa Clarita
[X] City Council [ ] Planning Commission [ ] Director of Planning and Building Services
finds that the project as proposed or revised will have no significant effect upon the environment, and that a Negative Declaration
shall be adopted pursuant to Section 15070 of CEQA.
Mitigation measures for this project
[X] Are Not Required [ ] Are Attached [ ] Are Not Attached
Jeff Hogan, AICP
PLANNING MANAGER
Prepared by: Patrick Leclair, Associate Planner
(Signature) (Name/Title)
Approved by: JOT Hogan, AICP, Planning Manager
(Signature) (Name/Title)
Public Review Period From March 5, 2013 To April 4, 2013
Public Notice Given On February 26, 2013
[X] Legal Advertisement I ] Posting of Properties [ ] Written Notice
CERTIFICATION DATE:
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INITIAL STUDY
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
Project Title/Master Case Number: Master Case 10-103
Unified Development Code Amendment (UDC 10-006)
Zone Change (ZC 13-003)
Initial Study (IS 13-002)
Lead Agency name and address:
Contact person and phone number:
City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Mike Ascione
Assistant Planner II
(661)255-4330
Project location: The Lyons Corridor project area is located within the
City of Santa Clarita, in the County of Los Angeles, on
the Lyons Avenue Corridor, east of Interstate 5 and
west of Newhall Avenue.
Applicant's name and address: City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
General Plan designation: Community Commercial (CC) and Mixed Use Corridor
(MXC)
Existing Zoning: Community Commercial (CC)
Proposed Zoning: Corridor Plan (CP) zoning designation including Lyons
Urban I (LU I), Lyons Urban 2 (LU2), Lyons Urban 3
(3), and Lyons Urban Corridor (LUC)
Description of project and setting: The City of Santa Clarita is updating the Unified
Development Code (UDC or Code) consistent with the
General Plan adopted on June 14, 2011. One element of
this Code update is the creation of "Corridor Plans" that
guide development/redevelopment within a specific
"corridor" or "planning area" in the City where specific
development requirements will assist in creating a took
and feel consistent with the vision of the General Plan.
This initial study shall serve as the environmental
I,
analysis in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the first
"Corridor Plan" known as the Lyons Avenue Corridor
Plan (LCP). A Program Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) was certified for the City's General Plan on June
14, 2011. In addition, the City adopted its Climate
Action Plan (CAP) on August 28, 2012, with its own
certified environmental document. This Initial Study
shall tier off of the findings of the EIR prepared for the
General Plan, and shall further be in compliance with
the City's Climate Action Plan to ensure that the City's
greenhouse gas emissions are reduced in accordance
with State Law.
General Plan EIR
This initial study is a tiered document in accordance
with Section 15152(b) of CEQA. In accordance with
this Section, agencies are "encouraged to tier the
environmental analyses which they prepare for separate
but related projects including general plans, zoning
changes, and development projects" in an effort to
avoid "repetitive discussions on the same issues and
focus the later EIR or negative declaration on the actual
issues ripe for decision at each level of environmental
review." The approval of the LCP is implementing the
General Plan by creating specific development
standards for the Lyons Avenue corridor to maintain the
theme of development along the corridor, while
prescribing the look and feel of future development of
the Mixed Use Zones approved along the corridor as a
part of the General Plan. The LCP will create a "form -
based" code for the Lyons Avenue Corridor that will
direct the aesthetics of future development including
the location of structures on a project site, the heights
associated with development, and the location of
parking on a project site. The LCP will not entitle
additional development other than what was considered
under the General Plan. A copy of the EIR certified for
the General Plan is available for review at the City of
Santa Clarita Permit Center at 23920 Valencia
Boulevard, Suite 140, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Proposed Project
The Lyons Corridor project area is located within the
City of Santa Clarita in the County of Los Angeles on
Lyons Avenue, east of Interstate 5 and west of Newhall
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Avenue. Lyons Avenue is commonly known as the
dividing line between the communities of Valencia to
the north and Newhall to the south. The project area
embraces 102 acres. Today, the Lyons Avenue Corridor
consists of retail centers, medical office buildings, gas
stations, freeway -oriented businesses, and housing
complexes that total more than 1.3 million square -feet
of commercial building space. Surface parking is
common, particularly on properties that were developed
in the 1960s and 1970s, and building heights range
from one to four stories. Two senior living facilities are
located on the north side of Lyons Avenue, west of
Wiley Canyon Road. The senior communities were
constructed in the early 2000s and are adjacent to
medical offices, freeway -serving businesses, and a
Southern California Edison substation. Other residential
uses back up to Lyons Avenue between Wiley Canyon
Road and Avenida Rotella, though primary access to
these communities are oriented inward to the housing
development with no street presence on Lyons Avenue
itself.
Most properties on Lyons Avenue contain single -story
"strip mail" buildings that reflect typical commercial
construction from the 1960s through the late 2000s.
This type of development consists of small -lot, multi -
tenant, stucco buildings with parking situated between
the store fronts and the street. Newer projects, including
a financial building at the corner of DeWolfe Road and
a drug store at the comer of Valley Street, were built
with a higher level of design with the intent to create a
better street presence. The newer projects were
designed to avoid the visual blight of large parking lots
adjacent to the street and to create as much leasable
space as possible under the zoning code. Future
development within the Lyons Avenue corridor will
further improve the appearance of the street and will
help create an environment that is more conducive to
commerce and economic vitality. The LCP will be an
integral part of this process.
The Lyons Corridor planning area is surrounded
primarily by single family residences. Some multi-
family residential units are located within the Lyons
Avenue corridor itself but are not included in the
planning area. Other apartments and condominium
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complexes are located south of the corridor. There are
nearly 3,000 dwelling units within a five minutes' walk
of Lyons Avenue and more than 5,000 units within a
ten minutes' walk. With thousands of homes and multi-
family units located so close to Lyons Avenue, there is
tremendous potential to create a walkable environment
where people can shop, eat, and gather. The Lyons
Corridor Plan will help realize this potential and create
a community destination that meets the needs of
residents and visitors alike, regardless if they reach the
corridor by automobile, bicycle, walking, or other
means of transportation.
The Lyons Corridor Plan has been proposed to protect
and promote the public health, safety, comfort,
convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the
Lyons Corridor. More specifically, the purposes of this
Lyons Corridor Plan is to:
A. Ensure that development is of human scale,
pedestrian -oriented, and designed to create
attractive streetscapes and pedestrian spaces;
B. Moderate vehicular traffic by providing for a
mixture of land uses, pedestrian -oriented
development, compact community form, safe and
effective traffic circulation, and appropriate parking
facilities;
C. Provide standards for the orderly growth and
development of the Lyons Corridor that will assist
in protecting and enhancing the community identity
of the Lyons Corridor;
D. Ensure that proposed development and new land
uses conserve energy and natural resources;
E. Facilitate the development and redevelopment of
walkable, complete neighborhoods with a variety of
housing types to serve the needs of a diverse
population; and
F. Provide for compatibility between different types of
development and land uses through effective urban
and architectural design.
The LCP, as proposed, will take on a form -based code
type approach. This type of code addresses the
relationship between the buildings themselves and
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public spaces for the entire planning area. Form -based
codes create environments that highlight the importance
of outdoor public spaces such as plazas, squares, and
open space, while looking at the connectivity of streets
and blocks. The regulations and standards in this form -
based code are presented in both words and clearly
drawn diagrams and other visual exhibits. The result
will be a more user friendly document for property
owners and business owners, as well as, a community
engaged plan that promotes high quality development
and uses. More specifically, the LCP will achieve these
goals by:
A. Creating the Corridor Plan (CP) zone on the City of
Santa Clarita zoning map. Further, within the CP
four new distinct zones will be created including the
Lyons Urban 1 (L -U l ), Lyons Urban 2 (L. -U2),
Lyons Urban 3 (L -U3), and Lyons Urban Center (L -
UC) zones. Typical uses within these zones include
medical office, commercial office, retail and
services. A mixture of residential and commercial
uses is permitted in the L -U3 with the appropriate
entitlement. Building heights in the L -U1, L -U2,
and L -U3 range from I to 3 stories. The L -UC zone
is characterized by mandatory mixed use
development including both commercial and
residential use types. Maximum building height in
the L -UC zone is 4 stories. The zoning types
mentioned will ensure that properties along the
corridor planning area are maintained and
redeveloped in context to parcel size and based on
adjacent uses. These zoning standards will assist in
ensuring development is of human scale and
pedestrian -oriented by regulating placement of
buildings directly adjacent to public sidewalks.
B. Creating a street and streetscape standard plan that
identifies the street and streetscape types allowed
within the Lyons Corridor planning area to promote
walking, biking, and other alternative modes of
transportation. This section provides right-of-way
design standards to ensure that proposed
development is consistent with the City's goals for
the character of the public realm of the street. This
section is also based on projected development
permitted by the Land Use Element of the General
Plan. The ultimate right-of-way width under the
City's General Plan is 116 feet. The LCP will
require all future development to build -out the
ultimate right-of-way to include an eight -foot (8'-
0") sidewalk and an eight -foot (8'-0") landscaped
parkway. The "curb -to -curb" pavement portion of
the right-of-way is already built -out to ultimate
width and would not change under the proposed
plan.
C. Providing architectural standards which currently
include Craftsman and Victorian architecture for all
future development and modifications to existing
development. Other architectural styles could be
included as deemed appropriate by the City
Council, or its designee. These standards provide
direction for the design of buildings, appurtenances,
and site elements within the planning area. The
intent of these standards is to retain and encourage
architectural variety, promote quality development,
and ensure that both existing and new development
is compatible in size, scale, and appearance with the
character of the LCP.
D. Creating standards for building types and frontage
types allowed within the planning area, and provide
design standards for each type, to ensure that
proposed development is consistent with the City's
goals for building form, character, and quality.
Frontage types will provide the planning area a
continuity that gives distinctive character to the
street while also contributing to the specific form of
each building. The frontage and building types will
also ensure that buildings are oriented directly
adjacent to the street and provide opportunities for
outdoor dining and sitting areas.
Surrounding land uses: The Lyons Corridor planning area includes a mixture of
Urban Residential and Commercial land uses on all
sides of the Lyons Corridor.
Other public agencies whose N/A
approval is required:
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A. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project,
involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact' or a "Less than
Significant with Mitigation" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
[ ] Aesthetics
[] Biological Resources
[ ] Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
[ ] Agriculture Resources [ ]
[ ] Cultural Resources [ ]
[ ] Hazards & Hazardous [ ]
Materials
Air Quality
Geology / Soils
Hydrology / Water
Quality
[ ] Land Use / Planning [ ] Mineral Resources [ ] Noise
] Population / Housing [ ] Public Services [ ] Recreation
Mandatory Findings of
_1_ Transportation / Traffic [ ] Utilities / Service Systems []____Significance
B. DETERMINATION:
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
[X] I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the
environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
[ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the
project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
[ ] I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
[ ] I find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact' or
"potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one
effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal
standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis
as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required,
but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
[ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately
in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and
(b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier FIR or NEGATIVE
DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the
proposed project, nothing further is required.
Patrick Leclair, Associate Planner
Date
Jeff W. Hogan, AICP, Planning Manager Date
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C. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS:
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
I. AESTHETICS - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
not limited to, primary/secondary ridgelines, trees,
rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a
state scenic highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
quality of the site and its surroundings?
d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare that [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the
area?
e) Other [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
II. AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES — In determining whether impacts to
agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to
the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared
by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts
on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources,
including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to
information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment
Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement
methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources
Board. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the
Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural
use?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
a Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning
of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code
section 12220 (g)), timberland (as defined by Public [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned
Timberland Production (as defined by Government
Code section 51104(g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of [] [] I [X]
forestland to non -forest use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use?
III. AIR QUALITY - Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable
air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the
following determinations. Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
non -attainment under an applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for
ozone precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant [] [ ] [] [X]
concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial [ ] [ ] [] [X]
number of people?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
f) Other [ ]
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES — Would the
project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or [ ]
through habitat modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status
species in local or regional plans, policies, or
regulations, or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian [ ]
habitat or other sensitive natural community
identified in local or regional plans, policies,
regulations, or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service?
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally [ ]
protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to,
marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct
removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other
means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any [ ]
native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species
or with established native resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native
wildlife nursery sites?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances []
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance? Oak trees?
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat []
Conservation Plan, Natural Community
Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional,
or state habitat conservation plan?
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g) Affect a Significant Ecological Area (SEA) or
Significant Natural Area (SNA) as identified on the
City of Santa Clarita ESA Delineation Map?
h) Other
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource as defined in
'15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of an archaeological resource pursuant
to'15064.5?
c) Directly or indirectly destroy or impact a unique
paleontological resource or site or unique geologic
feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries?
e) Other
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project:
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or
death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as
delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the
State Geologist for the area or based on other
substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking?
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
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iii) Seismic -related ground failure, including
liquefaction?
iv) Landslides?
b) Result in substantial wind or water soil erosion or the
loss of topsoil, either on or off site?
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable,
or that would become unstable as a result of the
project, and potentially result in on- or off-site
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction
or collapse?
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-
1-13 of the Uniform Building Code (1997), creating
substantial risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the
use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
f) Change in topography or ground surface relief
features?
g) Earth movement (cut and/or fill) of 10,000 cubic
yards or more?
h) Development and/or grading on a slope greater than
10% natural grade?
i) The destruction, covering or modification of any
unique geologic or physical feature?
j) Other
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
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VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS- Would the project:
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly
or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
the environment?
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or
regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
emissions of greenhouse gasses?
VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the [ j [ ] [ ] [X]
environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
and accident conditions involving explosion or the
release of hazardous materials into the environment
(including, but not limited to oil, pesticides,
chemicals, fuels, or radiation)?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or [] [] I [X]
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a significant hazard to the public or
the environment?
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within
two miles of a public airport or public use airport,
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
loss, injury or death involving wildland fires,
including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized
areas or where residences are intermixed with
wildlands?
i) Exposure of people to existing sources of potential [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
health hazards (e.g. electrical transmission lines, gas
lines, oil pipelines)?
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IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
discharge requirements?
b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
interfere substantially with groundwater recharge
such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer
volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table
level (e.g., the production rate of pre-existing nearby
wells would drop to a level which would not support
existing land uses or planned uses for which permits
have been granted)?
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, in a manner which would
result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-
site?
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d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, or substantially increase
the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner
which would result in flooding on- or off-site?
e) Create or contribute runoff water which would
exceed the capacity of existing or planned
stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial
additional sources of polluted runoff?
f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
g) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as
mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or
Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard
delineation map?
h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures
which would impede or redirect flood flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of
loss, injury or death involving flooding, including
flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?
k) Changes in the rate of flow, currents, or the course
and direction of surface water and/or groundwater?
1) Other modification of a wash, channel creek or river?
m) Impact Stormwater Management in any of the
following ways:
i) Potential impact of project construction and
project post -construction activity on storm water
runoff?
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
ii) Potential discharges from areas for materials [ ] [] [ ] [X]
storage, vehicle or equipment fueling, vehicle or
equipment maintenance (including washing), waste
handling, hazardous materials handling or storage,
delivery areas or loading docks, or other outdoor
work areas?
iii) Significant environmentally harmful increase in [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
the flow velocity or volume of storm water runoff?
iv) Significant and environmentally harmful [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
increases in erosion of the project site or
surrounding areas?
v) Storm water discharges that would significantly [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
impair or contribute to the impairment of the
beneficial uses of receiving waters or areas that
provide water quality benefits (e.g. riparian
corridors, wetlands, etc.)
A Cause harm to the biological integrity of drainage [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
systems, watersheds, and/or water bodies?
vii) Does the proposed project include provisions [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
for the separation, recycling, and reuse of materials
both during construction and after project
occupancy?
X. LAND USE AND PLANNING - Would the
project:
a) Disrupt or physically divide an established [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
community (including a low-income or minority
community)?
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
project (including, but not limited to the general
plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
plan, natural community conservation plan, and/or
policies by agencies with jurisdiction over the
project?
XI. MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES - Would the
project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
resource that would be of value to the region and the
residents of the state?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
important mineral resource recovery site delineated
on a local general plan, specific plan or other land
use plan?
c) Use nonrenewable resources in a wasteful and [ ] [ ] [] [X]
inefficient manner?
XII. NOISE - Would the project result in:
a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
in excess of standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of
other agencies?
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive [] [] I [X]
groundbome vibration or groundbome noise levels?
Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise [ ] [ J [ ] [X]
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above
levels existing without the project?
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within
two miles of a public airport or public use airport,
would the project expose people residing or working
in the project area to excessive noise levels?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
would the project expose people residing or working
in the project area to excessive noise levels?
XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project:
a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, [ ] [ ] [] [X]
either directly (for example, by proposing new
homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example,
through extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
necessitating the construction of replacement
housing elsewhere (especially affordable housing)?
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES - Would the project
result in:
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
a) Substantial adverse physical impacts associated with
the provision of new or physically altered
governmental facilities, need for new or physically
altered governmental facilities, the construction of
which could cause significant environmental
impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service
ratios, response times or other performance
objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire protection? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
ii) Police protection? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
iii) Schools? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
iv) Parks? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
XV. RECREATION - Would the project:
a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and [] [] [] [Xj
regional parks or other recreational facilities such
that substantial physical deterioration of the facility
would occur or be accelerated?
b) Include recreational facilities or require the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
construction or expansion of recreational facilities
which might have an adverse physical effect on the
environment?
XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project:
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
establishing measures of effectiveness for the
performance of the circulation system, taking into
account all modes of transportation including mass
transit and non -motorized travel and relevant
components of the circulation system, including but
not limited to intersections, streets, highways and
freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass
transit?
b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
program, including, but not limited to level of
service standard and travel demand measures, or
other standards established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or
highways?
c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including [ ] [ ] [ ] [Xj
either an increase in traffic levels or a change in
location that results in substantial safety risks?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
e) Result in inadequate emergency access? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
t) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs [ J [ ] [ ] [X]
regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian
facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or
safety of such facilities?
g) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or bicyclists? [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS - Would the project:
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
b) Require or result in the construction of new water or [ ]
wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of which could
cause significant environmental effects?
c) Require or result in the construction of new storm [ ]
water drainage facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause
significant environmental effects?
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the [ ]
project from existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
e) Result in a determination by the wastewater [ ]
treatment provider which serves or may serve the
project that it has adequate capacity to serve the
project's projected demand in addition to the
provider's existing commitments?
f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted [ ]
capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste
disposal needs?
g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE:
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining
levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the range
of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of
California history or prehistory?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than No
Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact with Impact
Mitigation
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
limited, but cumulatively considerable?
("Cumulatively considerable" means that the
incremental effects of a project are considerable
when viewed in connection with the effects of past
projects, the effects of other current projects, and the
effects of probable future projects)?
c) Does the project have environmental effects which [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
will cause substantial adverse effects on human
beings, either directly or indirectly?
XVII. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME `DE MINIMUS' FINDING
a) Will the project have an adverse effect either [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
individually or cumulatively, on fish and wildlife
resources? Wildlife shall be defined for the purpose
of this question as "all wild animals, birds, plants,
fish, amphibians, and related ecological
communities, including the habitat upon which the
wildlife depends for its continued viability."
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D. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND/OR EARLIER ANALYSIS:
Section and Subsections
Evaluation of Impacts
I. AESTHETICS
a.) No Impact: The City of Santa Clarita is located within Southern
California's Santa Clarita Valley, which is bound by the San Gabriel
Mountains to the south and east, the Santa Susana Mountains to the
southwest, and the mountains of the Los Padres and Angeles National
Forests to the north. The surrounding natural mountains and
ridgelines, some of which extend into the City, provide a visual
backdrop for much of the City. Other scenic resources within or
visible from the City include the Santa Clara River corridor,
forested/vegetated land, and a variety of canyons and natural
drainages in portions of the City. The proposed LCP is not located
on, or in proximity to any, scenic vistas in the City. The project
would create a "form -based" code for the portion of the Lyons
Avenue Corridor starting at the Interstate 5 Freeway on the western
edge of the project area, to Newhall Avenue on the eastern boundary
of the project area. No development would be approved with the
adoption of the LCP, rather the LCP would provide the framework
for future development/redevelopment within the planning area.
Based on the analysis completed with the EIR for the General Plan
and the proposed LCP, no impact to scenic vistas is anticipated and
no further analysis is required.
b.) No Impact: The LCP is located along the Lyons Avenue corridor
between I-5 and Newhall Avenue. The LCP planning area does not
include any General Plan designated ridgelines as it is located in a
relatively flat portion of the City. The western portion of the planning
area does gradually slope up to the Lyons Avenue/Pico Canyon
overpass at the 1-5, beginning at Wiley Canyon Road. The property
between the I-5 and Wile Canyon Road is substantially developed,
and is terraced to maintain the integrity of the existing grade in this
portion of the planning area. Development in this area in the future
would likely continue in this "terraced" pattern of development and
would maintain the topography of the community. Further minor
topographical changes exist along the eastern portion of the project
area east of Wayman Street. The area within this portion of the
planning area is likely to continue to develop/redevelop in a
"terraced" pattern of development as well. Since no General Plan
designated ridgelines are located within the planning area, no impacts
to these scenic resources are anticipated.
Oak trees exist within the LCP planning area. However, the proposed
LCP does not allow for any further impact to oak trees. The Ci 's
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Unified Development Code includes provisions for the removal,
encroachment, and pruning of oak trees in the City. Impacts to oak
trees will be evaluated on a project by project basis as impacts are
identified. Therefore, no impacts are anticipated to oak trees with the
approval of the LCP.
In January 2013, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
adopted the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance to protect historic
resources in the City. The Ordinance allowed property owners to
"opt -in" to place the historic designation on their property. In
addition eight properties were designated as "historic" under the
ordinance as well. However, none of the properties designated as
historic are located within the LCP planning area. The proposed LCP
will not impact the Historic Preservation Ordinance and will allow
property owners within the LCP to opt -in and request that a property
be designated as historic.
c.) No Impact: The LCP will guide the orderly
development/redevelopment of property within the LCP planning
area. The LCP designates that future development/redevelopment
within the planning area utilize two specific architectural themes
including Victorian and Craftsman styles. Further, the LCP
designates the building and frontage types permitted within the
planning area. Designating the frontage and building types in a form -
based code clearly defines the street scene that is desired along the
Lyons corridor in order to get more orderly development consistent
with the vision for the corridor. The Lyons Corridor has been
predominantly developed with parking and small outbuildings
located on the street side of each lot, with the buildings located along
the rear portions of the project. The LCP would require that each new
development/redevelopment of a project site would bring the
buildings out to the street, tucking the parking either behind the
building, or within structured parking as appropriate. The changes to
the street scene will change upon development/redevelopment.
However, the clear prescriptions provided by the LCP will ensure the
orderly design and development to ensure that the appropriate street
scene is accomplished. Therefore, a less than significant impact
related to visual character or quality of the site and surroundings is
anticipated with the adoption of the LCP.
d.) No Impact: The LCP does not propose to regulate any lighting
within the plan area. The City's Unified Development Code
addresses lighting, providing regulations that require that all lights
are directed downward and are screened from neighboring properties.
In addition, the UDC requires that there is no spill-over of light onto
sensitive biological areas or neighboring properties.
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Development/redevelopment in the LCP will likely create new
sources of light, however structured parking in mixed use areas will
likely reduce the need for unenclosed lighting structures in parking
areas. Since no development is proposed at this time, lighting impacts
are too speculative to analyze at this time and must be evaluated on a
project -by -project basis. However, compliance with the provisions of
the UDC is anticipated to reduce all impacts relating to light in the
LCP area to less than significant levels.
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the General
Plan analyzed the potential impact of aesthetics in Section 3.6 of the
General Plan EIR. The EIR determined that all impacts relating to
aesthetics were anticipated to be less than significant with the
buildout of the General Plan and no mitigation measures were
required for aesthetics.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the Lyons Corridor Plan proposed at this time, no impact
to aesthetics is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
II. AGRICULTURE
a. -e.) No Impact — There is no farmland of any kind located within
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the LCP planning area. The LCP planning area is predominantly
developed with a mixture of residential, commercial, and service
related uses. The creation of a form -based code to guide
development/redevelopment in the planning area will therefore not
impact any farmland, forest areas, or other agricultural uses.
The EIR prepared for the General Plan discusses agricultural
resources in section 3.5 of the EIR. The General Plan EIR identifies
there would be a significant impact to Important Farmlands due to
areas in the City's Sphere of Influence being converted to Urban
Land Use designations and a Statement of Overriding Considerations
(SOC) was adopted for agricultural resources. No mitigation
measures were identified that would reduce impacts as a result of the
conversion of farmland described above. However, none of these
Important Farmland areas are located within the current City
boundary, its recently annexed areas, or the LCP, and will therefore
not be impacted with the creation of the LCP.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the Lyons Corridor Plan proposed at this time, no impact
to agricultural, farmland, or forest resources is anticipated and no
further analysis is required.
III. AIR QUALITY
a. -e.) No Impact: The City of Santa Clarita is within the South
Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which is bounded by the San Gabriel, San
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Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains to the north and east, and the
Pacific Ocean to the south and west. The air quality in the SCAB is
managed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD).
The SCAB has a history of recorded air quality violations and is an
area where both state and federal ambient air quality standards are
exceeded. Because of the violations of the California Ambient Air
Quality Standards (CAAQS), the California Clean Air Act requires
triennial preparation of an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP).
The AQMP analyzes air quality on a regional level and identifies
region -wide attenuation methods to achieve the air quality standards.
These region -wide attenuation methods include regulations for
stationary -source polluters; facilitation of new transportation
technologies, such as low -emission vehicles; and capital
improvements, such as park-and-ride facilities and public transit
improvements.
The most recently adopted plan is the 2007 AQMP, adopted on June
1, 2007. This plan is the South Coast Air Basin's portion of the State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This plan is designed to implement the
California Clean Air Act an in turn implement the Federal Clean Air
Act administered by the EPA. The AQMP accommodates population
growth and transportation projections based on the predictions made
by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
Thus, projects that are consistent with employment and population
forecasts are consistent with the AQMD.
The creation of the LCP will not alter any of the aforementioned
measures. The General Plan for the City outlined the land use
designations in the City, including the establishment of commercial
and residential densities within the various zones in the City. The
LCP is a form -based code that will set parameters for the
development of property within the LCP planning area consistent
with the densities envisioned in the General Plan. The form -based
code for the LCP provides clear direction on the types of buildings,
the design of the frontages along the public right-of-way, and the
architectural style of the buildings within the planning area. These
parameters will provide the clear direction for future
development/redevelopment within the planning area, encouraging
the mixing of uses in the corridor to create a walkable, pedestrian
community that will reduce vehicle miles traveled by providing the
necessary services in close proximity to existing and future
residential uses. There are over 2,800 residential units within a five
(5) minute walk of the planning area and over 5,000 residential units
within a 10 minute walk of the planning area. Providing a well
balanced mix of uses along the corridor will encourage further
pedestrian connectivity, reducing vehicle trips in the corridor.
The EIR prepared for the General Plan discusses air quality impacts
in Section 3.3 of the EIR. The EIR identifies that there would be
impacts to air quality that require mitigation for both construction -
related and operations -related air quality. The EIR proposes the
implementation of mitigation measures MM 3.3-1 to MM 3.3-9 to
mitigate any potential air quality impacts associated with the
implementation of the General Plan. The General Plan EIR
determined that with the implementation of these mitigation
measures, the impacts to air quality will likely be significant and
unavoidable and an SOC for air quality was adopted. Since the LCP
is implementing the General Plan by providing the form -based
framework for the development/redevelopment of the planning area,
no further mitigation would be required for the proposed amendments
to the UDC. Future projects developed under the LCP would be
subject to appropriate CEQA analysis to determine project -specific
impacts, if any, to air quality to ensure compliance with the General
Plan and the required mitigation measures established in the General
Plan EIR.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP proposed at this time, no further impact to air
quality is anticipated with the proposed amendments and no further
analysis is required.
IV. BIOLOGICAL a. -g.) No Impact — The LCP is located in an urban environment that
RESOURCES is predominantly developed and therefore does not include any
habitat identified by the Department of Fish and Game or the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Therefore, the creation of the LCP is not
anticipated to impact any special status species of flora or fauna. The
LCP is intended to guide the development/redevelopment of property
within the planning area and will not entitle any construction activity
within the planning area. The creation of the LCP will implement the
General Plan, by creating a form -based code that will prescribe the
building types, frontage types, and architectural styles for
development/redevelopment of property within the planning area.
Any development in the planning area is speculative at this time,
however must be consistent with the densities outlined in the General
Plan for both residential and commercial land uses. All future
projects under the LCP would be required to be analyzed under
CEQA to determine any project specific impacts to biological
resources as a result of the project would exist.
The EIR prepared for the General Plan
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biological resources in Section 3.7 of the EIR. The EIR identifies that
potential impacts related to biological resources would exist as a
result of the implementation of the General Plan including impacts to
special status species of flora and fauna, impacts to possible
"blueline" streams, and possible impacts to conservation plans in the
City. However, the extent of these potential impacts cannot be
identified at this time and will require further analysis on a project by
project basis. The General Plan incorporated mitigation measures
MM 3.7-1 to MM 3.7-3 to address the possible impacts to biological
resources. However, these mitigation measures are not anticipated to
address the potential impacts to biological resources and an SOC was
adopted for biological resources.
The creation of the LCP proposed at this time is a regulatory act and
is not development specific. The Mitigation Measures identified in
the General Plan will address project specific impacts requiring
additional studies at the time development is proposed in the City.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, the
proposed UDC amendments are not anticipated to have an impact to
biological resources and no further analysis is required.
V. CULTURAL a. -d.) No Impact — The General Plan identifies resources of historic
RESOURCES significance to the City of Santa Clarita, as well as resources that
have historical significance to the State of California. To further
protect these resources, as well as provide for regulations for the
treatment of historical structures in the City, the City Council adopted
a Historic Preservation Ordinance on January 8, 2013. The LCP
planning area is located in a portion of the City that is urbanized with
a mixture of commercial, residential and service related uses. None
of the resources identified in the General Plan, or the Historic
Preservation Ordinance are located within the LCP planning area,
and would therefore, not be impacted as a result of the creation of the
LCP. Historic resources within the LCP would still be subject to the
Historic Preservation Ordinance for any properties that are
designated as historic resources in the future. Further, impacts
associated with historical resources were considered in Section 3.8 of
the EIR prepared for the General Plan. The creation of the LCP will
not have any further impact on cultural resources in the City of Santa
Clarita as it will not alter any unique geological feature,
paleontological resource, any human remains or affect any historical
or archeological resource. However, as identified in mitigation
measures MM 3.8-1 to MM 3.8-7 of the General Plan EIR, further
studies on a project specific basis will be required to determine if any
possible historical resources or unique paleontological resources exist
on a project site. Should any resources be identified in any future
studies or found during any construction activities, the proper
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authorities would be notified to ensure that the proper measures are
taken to preserve all identified resources. With the mitigation
measures outlined in the General Plan EIR, all impacts would be
reduced to a less than significant level.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to archeological, historical or
cultural resource is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
VI. GEOLOGY AND
aA.) No Impact — Southern California has numerous active and
SOILS
potentially active faults that could affect the City. As stated in the
City's General Plan, the City is susceptible to geologic hazards in the
event of a major earthquake (magnitude 8.3) along the San Andreas
Fault. This could result in ground failure and liquefaction. However,
the creation of the LCP would not change the requirements of future
development to follow all state and City building codes/regulations.
The proposed corridor plan will implement the General Plan by
establishing code language to guide future development in the LCP
planning area. The LCP planning area is located in a portion of the
City that is urbanized with a mixture of commercial, residential and
service related uses. Although no construction is proposed at this
time, any future construction would be required to address the
geologic and/or soils conditions on their project site prior to the
issuance of any permits on the project site. The creation of the LCP
proposed at this time is regulatory in nature to further implement the
General Plan. The EIR prepared for the General Plan evaluated the
potential impacts to geology and soils in Section 3.9 of the EIR.
Mitigation measures MM 3.9-1 to MM 3.9-9 were identified and are
anticipated to reduce any impacts associated with future development
to less than significant impact levels.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact related to geology and soils is
anticipated and no further analysis is required.
VII. GREENHOUSE
a. -b.) No Impact — "Greenhouse gases" (so called because of their
GAS EMISSIONS
role in trapping heat near the surface of the earth) emitted by human
activity are implicated in global climate change, commonly referred
to as "global warming." These greenhouse gases contribute to an
increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere. The principal
greenhouse gases (GHGs) include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane,
and nitrous oxide. Collectively GHGs are measured as carbon
dioxide equivalent (CO2e).
Fossil fuel consumption in the transportation sector (on -road motor
vehicles, off-highway mobile sources, and aircraft) is the single
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largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for approximately half
of GHG emissions globally. Industrial and commercial sources are
the second largest contributors of GHG emissions with about one-
fourth of total emissions.
California has passed several bills and the Governor has signed at
least three executive orders regarding greenhouse gases. GHG
statues and executive orders (EO) include Assembly Bill (AB) 32,
Senate Bill (SB) 1368, Executive Order (EO) S-03-05, EO S-20-06
and EO S-01-07.
AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, is one
of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation that
California has adopted. Among other things, it is designed to
maintain California's reputation as a "national and international
leader on energy conservation and environmental stewardship."
Most notably AB 32 mandates that by 2020, California's GHG
emissions be reduced to 1990 levels.
The EIR prepared for the General Plan analyzed the impacts related
to global climate change in Section 3.4 of the General Plan EIR. The
analysis in the General Plan EIR determined that mitigation measures
MM 3.4-1 to MM 3.4-16 were required to reduce impacts to global
climate change. With these mitigation measures, the impacts to
global climate change were considered to be significant and
unavoidable, and a Statement of Overriding Considerations was
adopted related to global climate change. However, Policy CO8.1.1
of the Conservation Element of the General Plan required that a
Climate action Plan (CAP) be adopted within 18 months of the
certification of the City's General Plan to ensure that the City will be
able to achieve California's State -mandated targets to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. On August 28,
2012, the City of Santa Clarita adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP)
in compliance with the General Plan policy. The CAP used the
baseline year of 2005 in comparison to the impacts associated with
the General Plan land use designations to establish the mitigation
measures required to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. The CAP
determined that projects in compliance with the General Plan are
consistent with the CAP. The proposed LCP is a planning document
for the Lyons corridor that is in compliance with the land use
designations outlined in the General Plan and therefore would be in
compliance with the CAP.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, the CAP
prepared for the City, and the creation of the LCP no further impact
related to greenhouse gas emissions is anticipated and no further
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analysis is required.
VIII. HAZARDS AND
a. -i.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP would not directly expose
HAZARDOUS
people to health hazards or hazardous materials, interfere with any
MATERIALS
emergency response plans, or any land use within 2 miles of an
airport, airfield, or otherwise impact any airport land use plan. The
LCP will implement the goals and policies of the General Plan and
will not have an impact on the environment other than what was
previously analyzed under the General Plan EIR. The General Plan
EIR analyzed the impacts to hazards and hazardous material in
Section 3.11 of the EIR and did not identify any mitigation measures
related to hazards or hazardous materials were required.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact related to hazards and
hazardous materials is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
IX. HYDROLOGY
a. -I.) No Impact — The City of Santa Clarita has an interconnected
AND WATER
system of waterways that lead to the Santa Clara River. Development
QUALITY
in the City is required to reduce the alteration of flows, impeding
flows, and further changing flows of water that would impact
properties and resources both up and/or down -stream. Prior to the
installation of any improvements, developers must demonstrate that
the improvements will not have an impact on the path or velocity of
water flow off of the site. Further, development in the City must
comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) having the responsibility to ensure that water is properly
treated prior to leaving a project site and discharging into any
stormwater drainage facility. The proposed LCP is not changing any
development standards that would impact these requirements.
The EIR for the General Plan evaluated the potential impacts to
hydrology and water quality in Section 3.12 of the EIR. The EIR
determined that there could be impacts associated with hydrology and
water quality, and required that mitigation measures MM 3.12-1 to
MM 3.12-5 be incorporated to mitigate all potential impacts. With
these mitigation measures, all impacts would be reduced to less than
significant levels, requiring all development to demonstrate
compliance with the NPDES standards prior to the issuance of any
permits for development on a project site. Further, prior to any
permits, development would also be required to demonstrate that
there would be no impact to any floodway, water way, or other
drainage course as a result of the proposed project.
The creation of the LCP is a regulatory act and is not anticipated to
chane any of these standards as they currently exist in the UDC or in
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the Municipal Code of the City of Santa Clarita. The LCP will not
result in direct impacts on hydrology and water quality. Further, the
LCP is not anticipated to impact any 100 -year flood hazard area,
tsunami, drainage pattern, or runoff of Stormwater Management
systems. Any construction related activity within the City would
comply with the zoning codes in place at the time that revisions are
requested, including any additional CEQA review if required.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to hydrology and water quality
is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
X. LAND USE AND a. -c.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP is implementing the
PLANNING General Plan by creating a plan for future
development/redevelopment along the Lyons Avenue corridor. The
planning area is predominantly developed with commercial,
residential, and service -related uses. Future
development/redevelopment along the corridor will not impact any
established community that would be disrupted or physically divided
due to the proposed amendments, and therefore, no impact is
anticipated. Further, the creation of the LCP will implement the
General Plan adopted by the City on June 14, 2011, including the
following objectives and policies of the General Plan encouraging the
creation of similar plans for revitalization of communities in the City:
Objective LU 1.2 Maintain the distinctive community character of
villages and neighborhoods throughout the planning area by
establishing uses, densities, and design guidelines appropriate to the
particular needs and goals of each area, including but not limited to
the following:
Policy LU 1.2.1 In Newhall, provide opportunities for new business
and housing by implementing the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan,
provide incentives to promote infill development and re -use of
underutilized sites, and continue to plan for the future development of
North Newhall.
Objective LU 4.3 Enhance older commercial and industrial areas.
Policy LU 4.3.4 Promote business development that upgrades and
revitalizes older commercial corridors, including Lyons Avenue,
Railroad Avenue/Newhall Avenue, Main Street and Soledad Canyon
Road, in a manner that reflects each area's character, architecture,
and history.
As described above, the creation of the LCP will create
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the development/redevelopment within the planning area consistent
with the land use designations approved in the City's General Plan,
promoting infill development and re -use of existing sites. The EIR
prepared for the General Plan comprehensively analyzes the Goals
and Policies of the Land Use Element of the General Plan in Section
3.1 of the EIR. Implementation of the Goals and Policies of the
General Plan is anticipated to address any potential impacts
associated with Land Use and Planning and no further mitigation
measures are necessary.
The proposed LCP will not affect current City standards regarding
habitat conservation plans, natural community preservation plans,
and/ or the policies of agencies with jurisdiction over resources and
resource areas within the City since no development is proposed at
this time. All future development would be subject to the standards
established by the City, at the time development is proposed.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to land use and planning is
anticipated and no further analysis is required.
XI. MINERAL AND a. -c.) No Impact — Gold mining and oil production historically have
ENERGY been the principal mineral extraction activities in and around the
RESOURCES Santa Clarita Valley. Other minerals found in the General Plan
planning area include construction aggregate, titanium, and tuff.
Mineral resources and extraction areas are shown in Exhibit CO -2 of
the City's General Plan. There are no current extraction operations
within the Lyons Corridor planning area. There are small portions of
the planning area at the Wiley Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue
intersection and areas east of Orchard Village that are identified as
being in a Zone 2 (Aggregate) Mineral Resource Zone. However,
these areas are developed and do not have any mining operations.
Therefore, the creation of the LCP is not expected to affect mineral
resources in the planning area, or the City. Should any aggregate or
oil extraction be expanded or introduced in the planning area,
additional review under CEQA will be required to determine if any
project specific impacts exist. The EIR prepared for the General Plan
evaluates the impacts to mineral and energy resources in Section 3.10
of the EIR. The EIR did not identify the need for any mitigation
measures as all impacts were anticipated to be less than significant
relating to mineral and energy resources.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to mineral and energy
resources is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
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XII. NOISE a. -f.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP will not expose persons
to the generation of a significant increase in noise levels,
groundborne vibration, or increase ambient noise. The LCP is a
planning document that will serve as the code for the
development/redevelopment within the Lyons Corridor planning
area. The LCP will serve as a regulatory document and does not
propose any development at this time and therefore, there would not
be a direct impact to noise levels in the city. Further, the LCP does
not propose to alter any noise standards in the Unified Development
Code, or the City's Municipal Code that would impact
development/redevelopment along the Lyons Corridor planning area.
The EIR prepared for the General Plan evaluated the impacts
associated with noise in Section 3.18 of the EIR. The EIR determined
that the impacts associated with construction and operations -related
noise impacts will be significant and unavoidable, even with the
mitigation proposed under mitigation measure MM 3.18-1 to limit
the use of pile driving activities during construction, and an SOC was
adopted for noise. Since the creation of the LCP is implementing the
General Plan and is not proposing any alterations to 11.44 of the
Municipal Code regarding noise standards in the City, no impacts to
noise are anticipated. The proposed LCP is consistent with the
General Plan and will not require any further analysis under CEQA.
However, all future development will be subject to CEQA and would
be required to analyze possible project specific noise impacts and
incorporate all feasible mitigation measures to reduce any identified
impacts.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to noise is anticipated and no
further analysis is required.
XIII. POPULATION a. -c.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP is not anticipated to
AND HOUSING induce substantial population growth in the Santa Clarita Valley
beyond what was considered as a part of the General Plan. The LCP
will implement the General Plan by creating a development code for
the future development/redevelopment along the Lyons Corridor to
encourage redevelopment along the corridor. The EIR prepared for
the General Plan evaluated the impacts related to population and
housing in Section 3.19 of the EIR. The EIR determined that there
would be no impacts related to population and housing and no
mitigation measures relating to population and housing were
required. The creation of the LCP is a regulatory act and will not
include any development activity at this time. Therefore, the creation
of the LCP would not alter the City's population projections and
would be consistent with the City's General Plan.
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Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to population and housing is
anticipated and no further analysis is required.
XIV. PUBLIC
a)i: iv No Impact — The proposed LCP will not directly increase the
SERVICES
need for additional fire, police, schools, or libraries. However, any
future development/redevelopment along the Lyons Avenue corridor
would be subject to any applicable development fees, which are
established to compensate for growth. The creation of the LCP
would implement the General Plan by creating a plan for the future
development/redevelopment along the Lyons Corridor. Further, the
EIR prepared for the General Plan analyzed the impacts associated
with public services in Section 3.15 of the EIR. The EIR found that
mitigation measures including mitigation measures MM 3.15-I to
MM 3.15-4 which will require individual development applications
to pay the applicable development impact fees associated with their
development prior to the applicable timeline established by the
jurisdiction responsible for the regulatory fee. With the payment of
the applicable development impact fees impacts to public services
would be mitigated to less than significant levels.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to mineral and energy
resources is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
XIV. RECREATION
a. -b.) No Impact — The proposed LCP will not have any impact on
recreational amenities within the City of Santa Clarita. The LCP will
implement the General Plan by creating a planning document for the
future development/redevelopment along the Lyons Avenue
Corridor. The General Plan EIR evaluated the impacts associated
with recreation in Section 3.16 of the EIR. The EIR determined that
there would be no impact to recreation facilities and no mitigation
measures were required for recreational facilities. The proposed
project does not include any development activities at this time and
all subsequent approvals would be required to comply with the Open
Space and Conservation Element in the City's General Plan and
would be subject to the City's park impact fees.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to recreation is anticipated and
no further analysis is required.
XV.
a. -g.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP is regulatory in nature
TRANSPORTATION /
and is not anticipated to have direct developmental impacts that alter
TRAFFIC
traffic load or capacity on streets stems. As previously discussed,
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Land Use Objective LU 1.2, Policy LU 1.2.1, Objective LU 4.3, and
Policy LU 4.3.4 of the General Plan seek to encourage the
revitalization of the Lyons Avenue corridor and further revitalize
existing, older communities in the City, implementing of the General
Plan. The LCP will create development standards for the
development/redevelopment of property within the planning area,
providing standards for the building types, frontage types, and
architectural types for all future projects along the Lyons Avenue
corridor. The General Plan prescribed the land uses permitted along
the corridor, including the introduction of the Mixed Use land use
designation along the corridor, with the Mixed Use Overlay zone
designation at the Lyons Avenue/Orchard Village intersection. Any
subsequent development under the LCP would be regulated by the
City's UDC, General Plan, and transportation policies and would be
subject to additional CEQA review to determine the specific project -
related impacts. The EIR prepared for the General Plan analyzed the
potential impacts related to traffic and transportation in Section 3.2 of
the EIR. The EIR determined that all impacts related to transportation
and traffic in the City would be less than significant with the
incorporation of three mitigation measures including MM 3.2-1 to
MM 3.2-3. These measures will require the City to work with
CalTrans as additional infrastructure is required on the regional
highways neighboring the City, and to analyze traffic impacts on a
project -by -project basis. Since no new development is proposed at
this time, no further study is required regarding traffic and
transportation.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to traffic and transportation is
anticipated and no further analysis is required.
XVI. UTILITIES AND a. -g.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP does not include any new
SERVICE SYSTEMS development at this time. The LCP would implement the General
Plan by creating a planning document to guide the future
development/redevelopment of the Lyons Avenue corridor,
consistent with the land use designations of the General Plan.
Therefore, the project would not directly result in the construction of
new water facilities, expansion of existing electric or natural gas
facilities, affect drainage patterns, water treatment services, and
furthermore, no impacts to landfill capacity would occur beyond
what was analyzed in the General Plan EIR. The EIR prepared for the
General Plan evaluated the impacts to utilities and service systems in
Section 3.17 of the EIR. The EIR determined that there would be
significant and unavoidable impacts related to solid waste even with
the incorporation of mitigation measures MM 3.17-1 to MM 3.17-8,
and an SOC was adopted for solid wate. These mitigation measures
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require that future development be required to provide the
appropriate facilities at the time they are developed, in coordination
with the applicable City/County agency.
Water availability was extensively analyzed in the General Plan EIR
in Section 3.13. Water facilities, including adequacy of water
supplies, groundwater recharge, and perchlorate contamination, will
be adequate for areas within the Castaic Lake Water Agency
(CLWA) service area and the east subbasin. However, water
facilities for areas outside the CLWA service area and east subbasin
would be unavoidably significant even with the mitigation measures
identified in the General Plan EIR and an SOC was adopted for
water. The General Plan incorporates mitigation measures MM 3.13-
1 to MM 3.13-46.
Any subsequent development would be required to comply with the
City's General Plan and the requirements of the Regional Water
Quality Control Board and all applicable utility purveyors.
Compliance with these requirements would ensure all federal, state
and local statutes and imposed regulations are met. Since the LCP is
implementing the General Plan, no further impact to utilities and
services are anticipated.
Therefore, based on the EIR prepared for the General Plan, and the
creation of the LCP, no further impact to utilities and service systems
is anticipated and no further analysis is required.
XVH. MANDATORY
a. -c.) No Impact — The creation of the LCP will not have a
FINDINGS OF
significant impact on the environment that would lead to a substantial
SIGNIFICANCE
reduction in habitat of a fish or wildlife species, or reduce or restrict
the number of rare, threatened or endangered species. The LCP
planning area consists of urbanized development along a commercial
corridor in the City. Since the LCP being considered at this time is
implementing the General Plan, no further impacts beyond those
considered under the EIR prepared for the General Plan are
anticipated.
XVIII. DEPARTMENT
a.) No Impact — The legislative intent of the Department of Fish and
OF FISH AND GAME
Game `De Minimus' Finding is "to extend the current user -based
`DE MINIMUS'
funding system by allocating the transactional costs of wildlife
FINDING
protection and management to those who would consume those
resources through urbanization and development..." (AB 3158,
Chapter 1706, Statutes of 1990, effective January 1, 1991, Section
1(c)). However, the creation of the LCP would not entitle any new
development; and any future development proposal seeking
discretionary approval would remain subject to CEQA and the CDFG
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Code. Since, the creation of the LCP implements the General Plan,
no further impacts beyond those considered under the EIR prepared
for the General Plan are anticipated and no significant adverse effect
either individually or cumulatively are anticipated to fish and wildlife
resources. Therefore, the project's impacts on fish and wildlife are de
minimus.
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