HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 1136ORDINANCE NO. 1136
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 17.11.150 "STORAGE
FACILITIES," TO THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. CEQA. The City Council finds that the actions contemplated by this Ordinance
are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to 15061(b)(3),
CEQA review is not required because there is no possibility that this Ordinance may have a
significant effect upon the environment and the proposed text amendments constitute a minor
alteration in a land use limitation under CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, and such a land use
limitation is a permissible exercise of the City's zoning powers.
SECTION 2. Severability. The City Council hereby declares that if any provision, section,
paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance is rendered or declared to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of
any preemptive legislation, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, sections,
paragraphs, sentences, or words of this Ordinance, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance
irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof and intends that the invalid portions
should be severed, and the balance of the Ordinance enforced.
SECTION 3. Prosecution of Prior Ordinances. Neither the adoption of this Ordinance nor the
repeal of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution of any
violation of any City ordinance or provision of the City of Beaumont Municipal Code,
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any penalty or the
penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby amends Title 17, to include Chapter 17.11.150 entitled
"Storage Facilities" to the Beaumont Municipal Code, to read as specifically set forth in Exhibit
"A", which Exhibit is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SECTION 5. Effective Date and Publication. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
certify to the passage of this Ordinance and cause the same or a summary thereof to be published
within 15 days after adoption in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This
Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption in accordance with Government Code Section
36937.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont,
California, approves an amendment to the City Code.
INTRODUCED AND READ for the first time and ordered posted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Beaumont, California, held on the 15th day of June 2021, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Santos, Fenn, Martinez, White, Lara
NOES
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Beaumont, California, held on the 20th day of July 2021.
AYES: Santos, Fenn, Martinez, White, Lara
NOES:
ABSENT:
AB STAIN:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
O. Pinkney, City Attorney
Chapter 17.11.150 Storage Facilities.
17.11.150 Storage Facilities
A. Intent. This section establishes requirements for the storage of goods, materials (except temporary storage of
construction materials associated with an active building permit), machines, vehicles, trailers, and other
equipment. The purpose of these regulations is to provide adequate and convenient guidelines for self -storage,
outdoor storage and display of materials, merchandise, and equipment in the appropriate zones. The intent of
these regulations is to minimize visual impacts to adjacent properties and public rights -of -way and to protect
public health, safety and welfare due to the over development of these storage intensive facilities and encourage
economic development within the City of Beaumont by controlling the number, size, and location of these types of
facilities.
B. Classification of Storage Uses. The following words and phrases shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section, as follows:
1. Outdoor Storage use means establishments that engage primarily in the outdoor storage of goods,
materials (except temporary storage of construction materials associated with an active building permit),
machines, vehicles, trailers, and other equipment.
2. Truck Yard or Truck Terminal means a type of outdoor storage use whereby an outdoor lot, lot area, or
parcel of land used, is designed and maintained primarily for the purpose of storing, parking, dispatching, or
keeping trucks, tractors, construction equipment and associated equipment together with or without facilities
necessary to service, dispatch, store or maintain aforementioned vehicles, their cargos and crews. Also applies to a
business engaged in the storage and distribution of goods having more than five heavy trucks (having a rating of
more than 10,000 pounds and/or an unladen weight of more than 6,000 pounds) on the premises at any one time
but excluding trucking accessory to another industrial use on the site.
3. Automobile Parking or Storage Facility means a type of outdoor storage use whereby an outdoor lot, lot
area, or parcel of land used, is designed and maintained primarily for the purpose of storing, parking, dispatching,
or keeping automobiles or recreational vehicles (including RV's, boats, watercraft, off -road vehicles) or other
vehicles, together with or without facilities necessary to service, dispatch, store or maintain aforementioned
vehicles, their cargos and crews. Also applies to a business establishment providing towing and/or storage of
operative or inoperative vehicles. This classification includes the storage of tow-aways, impound yards, and
storage lots for buses and recreational vehicles, but does not include vehicle dismantling.
4. Contractor or Building Materials Storage Yard means establishments which engage primarily in the
outdoor storage of goods, materials (except temporary storage of construction materials associated with an active
building permit), machines, vehicles, trailers, and other equipment associated with a construction or contractor's
business licensed within the City of Beaumont.
5. Mini -storage, Mini -warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage means an operation serving the public where
customers rent or lease, or self -store and have direct access to, individual storage areas, compartments, or
facilities rooms within a larger structure or structures provided for storage use. This use may also include limited
caretaker facilities.
6. Storage Uses means any of the forgoing uses in subsections 1-5.
C. Applicability. The requirements of this chapter shall apply to the establishment or modification of Storage Uses
in zoning districts in which the Storage Use is permitted, pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 17.03.
This chapter shall not apply to legally existing Storage Uses or pending applications as of the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this chapter. The continuation of legally established existing Storage Uses shall be subject to
the regulations and guidelines of Chapter 17.08, Non -conforming Uses of the Beaumont Municipal Code.
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D. Storage Uses. The following shall apply to all Outdoor, Truck Yard or Truck Terminal, Automobile Parking or
Storage and Contractor or Building Materials Storage Yard Uses:
1. Storage Uses shall not be located adjacent to or across a street or intersection from residentially zoned
land, public or private schools, public parks and open space intended for public park and recreational use.
2. Storage Uses should be limited to occupying parcels not suitable for valuable commercial or industrial,
job producing uses.
A. Site Design Standards.
1. All buildings and structures shall incorporate enhanced architectural treatments on all sides
visible from public view. Enhanced architectural treatments include combinations of accent building
materials, windows/spandrel glass, reveals, metal eyebrow accents, cornices, etc.
2. Parking shall be provided for the primary use associated with a Storage Use in accordance with
Chapter 17.05 (Off -Street Parking and Loading Standards) of the Beaumont Municipal Code or an
applicable specific plan.
3. All passenger vehicle parking lots, drive -aisles, and truck parking areas or truck courts, and
outdoor storage areas shall be paved with asphalt or concrete; no areas shall remain unfinished and all
areas of a developed site shall be finished with a permanent surface or permanent landscaping materials
and irrigation.
4. Sufficient space, including additional overflow areas, shall be provided to accommodate all
maneuvering, queuing, stacking, loading, unloading, and parking of vehicles on -site and to avoid queuing,
stacking, loading, unloading, and parking of vehicles off -site on adjacent streets.
5. Signage for directional guidance to vehicles entering and exiting the facility shall be provided on -
site.
B. Screening Standards.
1. All stored goods and materials, not including trucks and trailers within truck parking areas and courts,
shall be completely screened from public view , by a combination of buildings and/or solid screen walls
of either decorative concrete masonry block or decorative concrete tilt -up walls. Decorative masonry
block means neutral colored slump stone block, split -face block, or precision block with a stucco,
plaster, or cultured stone finish. Decorative concrete tilt -up wall means concrete with a combination of
paint and raised patterns, reveals, and/or trim lines.
2. Screen walls shall not be located within any required front yard or street side yard building or
landscape setback area.
3. All stored goods and materials, not including trucks and trailers within truck parking areas, shall not
exceed eight feet in height. Screen walls shall be of adequate height to screen on -site uses but not
exceed eight feet in height. Mature landscaping shall be required to effectively screen along street
frontages any area where the eight -foot screen wall is unable to provide complete screening and
subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.11.080 Walls and Fences.
4. Solid walls surrounding storage uses which are either at grade or are above the grade of an adjacent
street shall incorporate a berm/slope along the entire length of the wall that ensures that no more
than eight feet of the wall is visible from public view.
5. A combination of fencing and landscaping may be provided in lieu of solid screening walls along the
side and rear property lines in areas where the site is not visible to the public. A combination of trees
and shrubs shall be provided to ensure adequate screening and subject to the requirements of Chapter
17.06 Landscaping Standards.
6. Access gates and doors may be constructed of open wrought iron and provide adequate vehicle
stacking.
7. Anti -graffiti coating or equivalent measure to prevent graffiti shall be provided for all solid screen walls.
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C. Security Standards.
1. All Storage Uses shall be secured and incorporate security cameras which maintain recordings to the
satisfaction of the Police Chief or their designee.
2. All outdoor Storage Uses shall be illuminated entirely every night, from dusk until dawn, in compliance
with the Chapter 8.50 Outdoor Lighting of the Beaumont Municipal Code.
D. Operational Standards for Outdoor, Truck Yard or Truck Terminal, Automobile Parking or Storage and
Contractor or Building Materials Storage Yard Uses.
1. An operations and truck route plan shall be submitted for review and approval as part of the
Conditional Use Permit or Plot Plan application as required under Chapters 17.02 and 17.03. The plan
shall describe the operational characteristics of the proposed use, including but not limited to, hours of
operation, number of employees, types of items to be stored at the site, property maintenance and the
proposed truck routing to and from the facility to designated truck routes which to the greatest extent
feasible avoids passing residential, educational, park and open space intended for public park and
recreational use areas. The plan shall also include physical and operational measures for preventing
truck queuing, stopping, and parking on public streets.
2. Storage Uses are subject to all applicable fire, health, safety, and building regulations.
3. Storage is not permitted in required front or street side yard setback areas.
4. Caretaking units shall be permitted, provided parking is accommodated on -site.
E. Performance Measures and Standard Conditions of Approval.
1. The following measures shall be included as performance measures and standard conditions of
approval for all Storage Uses:
a. The queuing of trucks on streets or elsewhere outside of facility shall be prohibited. All queuing,
stacking, loading, unloading, and parking shall occur exclusively on -site.
b. The operator of the storage use shall be responsible for implementing and monitoring an
operations and truck route plan during all operations, including, but not limited to posting the plan and
educating truck drivers on the approved routes.
c. Facilities shall not store any products, goods, materials, or containers outside of any building on -
site, except for trucks and trailers associated with the facility, unless such storage is permitted through
the entitlement process in accordance with this chapter.
d. Drivers shall not sleep or reside within any vehicle on -site overnight or for any other extended
duration of time.
e. Operators shall address any parking, traffic, noise, or safety issues within forty-eight hours of
being notified by the city that an issue exists.
f. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or Business License, any new tenant or
operator of a storage facility shall: a) submit an operational plan and trip generation analysis prepared
by a licensed traffic engineer for review and approval demonstrating the proposed operations and
projected traffic associated with the new tenant or operator is the same or less than the projected
traffic assumed in the approved entitlements for the facility; and b) sign a statement acknowledging
acceptance of all operational conditions of approval associated with the approved entitlements for the
facility. If the proposed operations and trip generation represent a significant change in operational
characteristics or more than ten percent increase in trip generation beyond what was entitled, a
modification to the entitlements shall be required prior to the start of operations.
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F. Exempt Uses.
1. The following uses shall be exempt from the provisions and requirements of this chapter:
a. Vehicle, boat, and recreational vehicle dealerships
b. Temporary seasonal displays (e.g. Christmas tree lots, pumpkin patch lots, etc.)
c. Ancillary or outdoor display by indoor retailers approved as an accessory use.
d. Existing, conforming uses are exempt from these provisions.
E. Mini -storage, Mini -warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage. The following shall apply to Mini -storage, Mini -
warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage uses:
1. Mini -storage, Mini -warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage uses shall be limited to occupying parcels of
irregular shape not suitable for valuable commercial or industrial, job producing uses.
A. Site Design Standards.
1. All buildings and structures shall incorporate enhanced architectural treatments on all sides
visible from public view. Enhanced architectural treatments include combinations of accent building
materials, windows/spandrel glass, reveals, metal eyebrow accents, cornices, etc.
2. Parking shall be provided for the primary use associated with a storage use in accordance with
Chapter 17.05 (Off -Street Parking and Loading Standards) of the Beaumont Municipal Code or an
applicable specific plan.
3. All passenger vehicle parking lots, drive -aisles, and truck parking areas or truck courts, and outdoor
storage areas shall be paved with asphalt or concrete; no areas shall remain unfinished and all areas of a
developed site shall be finished with a permanent surface or permanent landscaping materials and
irrigation.
4. Sufficient space, including additional overflow areas, shall be provided to accommodate all
maneuvering, queuing, stacking, loading, unloading, and parking of vehicles on -site and to avoid queuing,
stacking, loading, unloading, and parking of vehicles off -site on adjacent streets.
5. Signage for directional guidance to vehicles entering and exiting the facility shall be provided on -site.
B. Screening Standards for Mini -storage, Mini -warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage.
1. All stored items, not including trucks, trailers or recreational vehicles within truck parking areas and
courts, shall be completely screened from public view, by a combination of buildings and/or solid
screen walls of either decorative concrete masonry block or decorative concrete tilt -up walls.
Decorative masonry block means neutral colored slump stone block, split -face block, or precision block
with a stucco, plaster, or cultured stone finish. Decorative concrete tilt -up wall means concrete with a
combination of paint and raised patterns, reveals, and/or trim lines.
2. Screen walls shall not be located within any required front yard or street side yard building or
landscape setback area.
3. All stored items, not including trucks, trailers or recreational vehicles within truck parking areas, shall
not exceed the height of the permanent structures or screen walls depending on location of stored
items. Screen walls shall be of adequate height to screen on -site uses but not exceed eight feet in
height. Mature landscaping shall be required to effectively screen along street frontages any area
where the eight -foot screen wall is unable to provide complete screening.
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4. Solid walls surrounding storage uses that either at grade or are above the grade of an adjacent street
shall incorporate a berm/slope along the entire length of the wall that ensures that no more than eight
feet of the wall is visible from public view.
5. A combination of fencing and mature landscaping may be provided in lieu of solid screening walls along
the side and rear property lines in areas where the site is not visible to the public. A combination of
trees and shrubs shall be provided to ensure adequate screening.
6. Access gates and doors may be constructed of open wrought iron.
7. Anti -graffiti coating or equivalent measure to prevent graffiti shall be provided for all solid screen walls.
C. Security Standards.
1. All storage buildings and storage areas shall be secured and incorporate security cameras which
maintain recordings to the satisfaction of the Police Chief or their designee.
2. All outdoor storage uses shall be illuminated entirely every night, from dusk until dawn, in compliance
with the Chapter 8.50 Outdoor Lighting of the Beaumont Municipal Code.
D. Operational Standards for Mini -storage, Mini -warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage Uses.
1. A property maintenance plan shall be included as part of the Conditional Use Permit or Plot Plan
application. The program shall provide for the regular maintenance of building structures, landscaping,
and paved surfaces in good physical condition and appearance. The methods and maximum intervals
for maintenance of each component shall be specified in the program
2. Storage uses are subject to all applicable fire, health, safety, and building regulations.
3. Storage is permitted in required side and rear yards. Storage is not permitted in required front or street
side yards.
4. Caretaking units shall be permitted, provided parking is accommodated on -site.
E. Performance Measures and Standard Conditions of Approval.
1. The following measures shall be included as performance measures and standard conditions of
approval for all Mini -storage, Mini -warehouse, Self -storage or Public -storage uses:
a, Facilities shall not store any products, goods, materials, or containers outside of any building on -site,
except for trucks, trailers or recreational vehicles associated with the facility.
b. Facilities shall not be used for temporary or permanent residential purposes. No person may sleep or
reside within any structure or vehicle on -site overnight or for any other extended duration of time.
c. Operators shall address any parking, traffic, noise, or safety issues within forty-eight hours of being
notified by the city that an issue exists.
d. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or Business License, any new tenant or operator
of a storage facility shall: a) sign a statement acknowledging acceptance of all operational conditions of
approval associated with the approved entitlements for the facility.
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