Ordinance No. 635 - Land Use Regulations Concerning Mini MallsORDINANCE NO. 635
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD. ADOPTING LAND USE REGULATIONS CONCERNING
MINI MALLS. I
Section 1. (Section 9181.1 of Part XXV of the Rosemead Municipal
Code is hereby amended by adding subsection (34) to read as follows:
34. Mini Malls and other similar developments meeting the definition set
forth in section,19102.36.2 of the Rosemead Municipal Code and located
in the C-1, C-3; C.B.D., M-1, and P-D zones subject to meeting the
following requirements:
1. Back-up aisles shall be used exclusively by the parking stalls in
which they serve. No stacking lanes, access driveways or other
similar features shall encroach into required back-up aisles.
Back-up aisles shall not be located in such a manner so as to
interfere with the ease of ingress and egress to the site.
2. At intersecting streets, a corner setback for all structures and
parking areas shall be a minimum of 10 feet as measured
perpendicular from both intersecting property lines.
3. Architecture of the development shall be consistent with and/or
complementary to the surrounding neighborhood to assure the
neighborhood's integrity and the character of the community.
4. "Proposed Use Mixture." The floor area ratio of the three land
use categories (retail, office, restaurant) shall be identified
upon the plan submitted for review under the C.U.P. procedures.
5. Each commercial stall or suite shall have a minimum interior
width of 25 feet and a minimum of at least 1,000 square feet of
gross floor area. Said requirement shall exclude suite(s)
designated, designed and used for office purposes.
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6. There shall be a landscaped area, with a minimum depth of at
least five (5) feet, separating the structure(s) from any public
right-of-way, parking space or drive aisle, except for sidewalks
along the main entrance (s) to the building or suites. All
setback areas, except where used as walkways, shall be suitably
landscaped, maintained and provided with an automatic sprinkler
system and moisture sensing devices. A minimum of 15% of the
required landscaped area shall be planted in trees subject to the
approval of the Director of Planning,..
7. At the discretion of the Director of Planning, a complete traffic
report from a California Licensed Traffic Engineer shall be
submitted to, and reviewed by, the Traffic Engineer and the
Planning Commission prior to approval of the C.U.P. Said report
shall be paid for wholly by the applicant, with present and
potential traffic levels identified, and shall include specific
recommendations to mitigate any potential impacts anticipated
from the proposed project.
8. Compact spaces shall not be located directly abutting any portion
of a building.
9. A uniform signage theme shall be established for all suites
within a development based on the following requirements:
1. No billboards, pole signs, roof signs or projecting signs
shall be permitted at any time.
2. Wall signs and monument signs may be permitted subject to
the following requirements:
(a) Wall signs. One square foot of sign for each lineal
foot of building frontage with a maximum of 50 square
feet.
(b) Monument signs shall be used only to identify multiple
businesses in a mini-mall development based on the
following:
1. 1/3, Square foot of monument sign area for every
one (1) lineal foot of lot frontage with a maximum
of 50 square feet.
2. The entire sign structure shall be considered as
sign area.
3. The sign copy area shall not exceed sixty (607)
percent of the background wall area.
4. Monument signs shall not encroach into any
required landscaped setback area when abutting
open areas or encroach more than one-half (1/2)
the required landscape setback area when located
in front of a building.
5. Sign copy shall be back-lighted or indirectly
lighted.
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exceed six (6') feet in height.
7. Mini malls which are located on two (2) or more
intersecting commercial public streets and have
one hundred and fifty (150) feet of continuous
street frontage may have a maximum of two (2)
monument signs; one per street frontage, provided
they met subsection 1 of section 9 (b) of this
code.
10. Plans approved under the C.U.P. process shall be considered as a
Precise Plan Review; no changes to said plans shall be permitted
without review and approval of the Planning Commission.
Section 2. Part XXI entitled General Provisions of the Rosemead
. Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding subsection 9121._Q9 to read as
follows:
Section 9121.a3 Variable Height. In addition to the height requirements
set forth in each zone, the following development standards shall apply. When
requirements conflict with other sections of this code, the most restrictive
shall apply:
(a) All commercial and industrial zones shall have a variable height
limitation established when abutting R-1 and R-2 zones:
(1) C-1, C-3, C.B.D., P-0, and Commercial P-D rear yard
limitations. Establishing a height at six (6) feet above
finished grade of adjacent residential property line, a
twenty (20) degree incline plane is projected that
establishes the height limitation.
(2) M-1 rear yard height limitations. Establishing a height of
nine (9) feet above finished grade of adjacent residential
property, a twenty (20) degree incline plane is projected.
(3) Side yard height limitations. In all zones except for R-3
buildings shall be a maximum height of fifteen (15) feet,
twenty (20) feet from the side property line, with a forty
(40) degree inclined plane projected six (6) feet high from
property line to establish the height limitation.
(b) When street frontage is opposite R-1 or R-2 zones, the inclined
plane set forth in subsection (3) of subsection (a) of this
section shall be used, commencing at a height of thirty-five
(35') feet from the residential street property line.
(c) In all zones, accessory buildings and structures, when abutting
R-1 and R-2 zones, shall not exceed a height of nine (9') above
the adjacent residential finished grade, and when abutting R-3
development, the height shall not exceed fifteen (15') feet
provided a five (5') foot setback is maintained.
(d) When any lot or parcel of land, except in an R-1 or R-2 zone,
sides on or backs up to residentially zoned property, all doors,
windows, light wells, stairways, walkways, and the like within
sixty-five (65') feet of property line and above the first floor
shall be screened so as to prohibit viewing of the adjacent
residential zones.
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Section 3. Part XXI, entitled General Provisions of the Rosemead
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding subsections 9121.-T® and 9121.31 to
read as follows:
9121.30; Trash Enclosure. Enclosed solid waste storage collection areas
shall be conveniently located and shall be an integral part of the
architectural development of a property. Enclosure dimensions shall be a
minimum of 6.5 feet in depth by 7.5 feet in width. Said trash enclosures
shall be constructed with reinforced masonry block walls not less than 6'
in height and equipped with self-closing doors. No trash enclosure shall be
located in any required parking stall, back-up aisle, or landscaping area.
9121.31 Required Setbacks Abutting More Restrictive Zones. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Chapter, when any zone abuts an R-1, R-2, or
R-3 Zone, the setback of the most restrictive zone shall apply for a
distance of fifty (50') from the common property line.
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Section 4. Section 9102, of Part 11, entitled Definitions is
hereby amended by adding subsection 9102.36..4 to read as follows:
9102.36.4 "Mini mall project" shall mean any development with a site area
of less than forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet which is to be
improved with multiple uses or retail sales, retail services or
restaurants, or a combination of retail or industrial uses and which are
developed into a commercial complex with surface parking situated on the
same property. Commercial projects devoted to office use exclusively shall
be exempt from this definition.
Section 5. Section 9200 of Chapter l', of`the Rosemead Municipal
Code entitled Signs and Outdoor Advertizing is hereby amended by adding
subsection 990(m) to read as follows:
(m) "Monument sign" shall mean a low profile sign, which is an integral
part of a landscaping plan, located between a building or street
setback line and a street property line for identification purposes,
and having a solid base support.
Section 6. The City Clerk will certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in the manner
required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 10th day of January, 1989
I hereby certify that the foregoying ordinance
ATTEST: No. 635 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Rosemead held on the
0 13th day of December, 1988, and was duly adopted by
said Council at their regular meeting held on the
10th day of ,anuary,"1989., by the following vote:
City Clerk
Yes: DeC;cker Taylor McDonald
- No: None
Absent: Bruesch';1ImFerial:
' None .
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