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Home My WebLink About98-17 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 98-17 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMOBILE, MOTORCYCLE AND TRUCK DEALERSHIPS. WHEREAS, on November 9, 1993, the City Council of the City of Temecula adopted the General Plan; WHEREAS, on January 25, 1995, the City of Temecula City Council adopted the City's Development Code; WHEREAS, the City has identified a need to amend portions of the Development Code and the Zoning Map; WHEREAS, notice of the proposed Ordinance was posted at City Hall, the County Library, Rancho California Branch, the U.S. Post Office and the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered Planning Application No. PA98-0109 (Zoning Amendment - Development Code), on May 20, 1998, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law, at which time the City staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition to this matter; WHEREAS, Planning Staff met with several concemed individuals regarding the proposed modifications to the landscape standards for automobile, motorcycle and truck dealerships; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission re-considered this item under Planning Application No. PA98-0297 (Zoning Amendment - Development Code), on August 5, 1998, at a duly noticed public headng as prescribed by law, at which time the City staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition to this matter; WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the Commission hearing, and after due consideration of the testimony, the Commission recommended approval of Planning Application No. PA98-0297 (Zoning Amendment - Development Code); and WHEREAS, the City Council considered Planning Application No. PA98-0297 (Zoning Amendment - Development Code), on September 8, 1998, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law, at which time the City staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition to this matter; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings. That the Temecula City Council hereby makes the following findings: A. That Section 65800 of the Government Code provides for the adoption and Ords 98-17 I administration of zoning laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations by cities to implement such general plan as may be in effect in any such city; B. That there is a need to amend the Development Code to protect the public health, safety and welfare; and ordinances. That this Ordinance complies with all applicable requirements of State law and local Section 2. Section 17.08.050.S (Automobile Dealership Landscape Standards) is hereby added to the Development Code and reads as follows: "S. Automobile, Motorcycle and Truck Dealership Landscape Standards. Landscape Standards. The following standards shall be applied to all new automobile, motorcycle and truck dealerships or substantial alterations to existing automobile, motorcycle and truck dealerships: Display areas: a minimum five foot (5') wide landscape island shall be required at the end of all display area lanes adjacent to the main entry drive lane. A one-foot stdp, made of concrete or other materials acceptable to the Community Development Director, shall be located next to the curb immediately adjacent to the end display parking space. Said landscape islands shall have a mixture of trees, shrubs and groundcover and shall have automatic irrigation. Street frontages. All portions of the property which have street frontage shall meet one of the following criteria: A minimum of twelve feet (12') of landscaping shall be provided, measured from the rear of the sidewalk to the display area length and shall be surrounded by low-growing shrubs, groundcover and turf; or A minimum of twenty feet (20') of landscaping shall be provided, measured from the rear of the sidewalk to the display area, with display area allowed to encroach into eight (8) feet of the landscape area. Display areas shall be paved with concrete, a maximum of twenty (20) feet in length and shall be surrounded by low- growing shrubs, groundcover and turf. The number of display areas allowed shall be calculated in the following manner: 3 display spaces per 100 linear feet of street frontage. Fractional spaces (.5 and over) shall be rounded up. No display area shall be located immediately adjacent to another display area. Landscaping shall be provided Ords 98-17 2 between display areas. Development adjacent to existing and proposed residential uses. All portions of the property which abut an existing or proposed residential use shall have a minimum ten foot (10') wide landscape buffer. All other portions of the property which do not abut a street or existing or proposed residential uses shall have a minimum five foot (5') wide landscape buffer. All customer parking on the site shall be clearly identified, either through special paint (i.e. curb painting) or signage and shall be subject to the landscape requirements contained in Section 17.24.050.H of the Development Code. Service bays shall not be visible from a public street and shall be adequately screened from adjacent residential uses. Inventory and vehicle-in-repair storage areas on the site shall be clearly identified and will not need to be internally landscaped. If they are located on the perimeter or adjacent to residential development or sensitive areas they shall be screened in the manner discussed above." Section 3. Fnviror~mer)tal. An Initial Study prepared for this project indicates that although the proposed project will not have a significant impact on the environment, and a Negative Declaration, therefore, is hereby granted. Section 4. Severability. The City Council hereby declares that the provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold any sentence, paragraph, or Section of this Ordinance to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance. Section 5. I=ffective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall publish a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk at least five days prior to the adoption of this Ordinance. Within 15 days from adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall publish a summary of this Ordinance, together with the names of the Councilmembers voting for and against the Ordinance, and post the same in the office of the City Clerk. Ords 98-17 3 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of September, 1998. Ron I~oberts, Mayor ATTEST: S.us~an~'l~ Jon~'~'~s~ ~ [SEAL] STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS CITY OF TEMECULA I, Susan W. Jones, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 98-17 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 8~h day of September, 1998, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temecula on the 22nd day of September, 1998, by the following roll call vote: AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero, Ford, Lindemans, Stone NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Roberts Susa W Jon=s CMC City Clerk Ords 98-17 4