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ORDINANCE NO. 600
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING ORDINANCE 490 AND BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
TITLE 17 BY ADDING SECTIONS 17.30.200, 205, 210, 215
AND 220 PROVIDING INDUSTRIAL PARK (I -P) ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Sections 17.30.200, 205, 210, 215 and 220 are
added to read as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made
a part hereof by reference.
SECTION II. This Ordinance is passed, adopted and enacted
pursuant to Section 36934 of the California Government Code as
an Urgency measure pursuant to the police power of the City of
Beaumont. The intent of this Ordinance is to protect the public
health, safety and welfare through the creation of zoning regu-
lations to control and regulate the use of land.
MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED as an Urgency Ordinance at its first
reading on the llth day of June , 1984.
ATTEST:
MAYOR. 'OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
CERTIFICATION
I, Irene Joyce Sweeney, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Urgency Ordinance was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the
llth day of June, 1984, and was duly adopted upon first reading on
the date herein set forth by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Lowry, May, Russo, Mitchell and Mayor Thompso
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
C4 TY CLITY OF BEAUMONT
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6. Lighting, including spot lights, flood lights,
electrical reflectors and other means of illumination
for signs, structures, landscaping, parking areas,
loading and unloading areas and the like shall be
focused, directed, and so arranged as to prevent
glare or direct illumination on streets or adjoining
property.
7. Radioactive material. Unless specific additional uses
are permitted by the Certificate of Occupancy the use
of radioactive materials within the I -P zone shall be
limited to measuring, gauging and calibration devices,
as tracer elements, in x-ray and like apparatus, and
in connection with the processing and preservation of
foods. In no event shall radioactivity, when measured
at each lot line be in excess of 2.7 x 10-11 microcuries
per milliliter of air at any moment of time.
8. Electrical and Electronic. Devices and equipment shall
be suitably wired, shielded and controlled so that in
operation they shall not, beyond the lot lines, emit
any electrical impulses or waves which will adversely
affect the operation and control of any other electrical
or electronic devices and equipment.
17 30.215 Certificate of Occupancy.
-1.) A Certificate of Occupancy shall be applied for pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 17.80. The application for
a Certificate of Occupancy shall contain, in addition to
the information required by Chapter 17.80 the following:
1. A description of the proposed industrial operation in
sufficient detail to fully describe the nature and ex-
tent of the proposed use.
2. Plans or reports describing proposed treatment of any
excess traffic condition, noise, glare, and treatment
and handling of hazardous gases, liquids or other
material.
3. Plans or reports showing proposed treatment and dis-
posal of sewage and industrial waste.
-2.) A change or changes in the physical facilities or use
permitted by a Certificate of Occupancy shall occur only
after the holder of such Certificate has obtained an amend-
ment thereto allowing such change or changes. An amend-
ment to a Certificate of Occupancy may be applied for and
granted in the same manner as herein provided for a
Certificate of Occupancy.
-3.) Whenever appropriate and reasonable, the Public Works
Director or Planning Director may require the install-
ation, maintenance and operation by the applicant of
continuous recording instruments to demonstrate the
operation or effect of the operation of any machines,
devices or instruments used to control noise, glare, air
pollution, smoke, hazardous gases, liquids or other
material.
17.30.200 I -P Zone (Industrial Park) - Intent. The I -P Zone
is intended to provide for and encourage the grouping together of,
light industrial uses that can maintain high standards as to the
appearance of the buildings and the treatment of land about them
and so operate as to not be detrimental to adjacent commercial and
residential uses. Excluded are any uses which by reason of their
nature or manner of operation would create conditions hazardous,
noxious or offensive to the community when so located.
17.30.205 Permitted Uses. In the I -P Zone, no building shall
be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any
building or land be used for any purposes except as hereinafter
specifically provided and allowed by this Chapter.
-1.) PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES. No uses are permitted without
requiring specific planning approval.
-2.) PLOT PLAN USES. The following uses are permitted sub-
ject to the approval of the Planning Commission and the
submittal of a Plot Plan pursuant to Chapter 17.70 or
any other existing applicable ordinance or procedure of
this ordinance. The Plot Plan approval may include con-
ditions requiring fencing and landscaping of the parcel
to assure that the use is compatible with the surrounding
area. More than one use shall be permitted on a lot.
Only those uses which meet all of the "Performance
Standards" can be permitted in this zone.
I -P uses appropriate to this zone shall all have the
following characteristics:
1.) be exclusively engaged in a commercial,
industrial/manufacturing activity.
2.) except as provided by a temporary sale permit,
no activity in this zone shall be open to the
general public for either retail or wholesale
sales.
Examples of such uses, but not limited to these are:
1. Administrative or executive offices of a business
or industrial establishment;
2. Manufacture, assembly, fabrication, warehousing and
wholesale distribution of goods, wares, merchandise,
articles or substances; provided that goods, wares,
merchandise, articles or substances are not hazard-
ous to the surrounding land uses or their inhabitants.
3. Research offices and laboratories for the conduct of
scientific research and theoretical studies and in-
vestigations including the fabrication and testing
of prototypes, and the performance of environmental
tests, and related activities, by or under the super-
vision of professional scientists and highly trained
specialists.
EXHIBIT "A"
4. Public utilities, whether owned or operated munici-
pally or under certificate of public necessity and
convenience issued by and any duly constituted
governmental board, body, or agency having juris-
diction.
5. Those activities determined by the Planning Director
to be "substantially similar" to the listed examples
and in complete accord to the goals and objectives
of this zone.
-3.) CONDITIONAL PERMIT USES. The following uses are per-
mitted subject to the approval of a Conditional Use
Permit pursuant to Chapter 17.70 or any other existing
applicable ordinance or procedure of this ordinance.
1. Automobile impoundment yards, and automobile wrecking
yards.
2. Sewage disposal facilities.
3. Any other use found in the initial review of the
application by the Planning Director, to have the
potential for extreme hazard or public objection.
-4.) PUBLIC USES. The following uses are permitted subject
to the approval of a Public Project Use Permit pursuant
to Chapter 17.40 of this ordinance.
17.30.210 Site Development Standards.
-1.) LOT AREA & DIMENSIONS. There shall be a minimum lot area
of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, except that a lot
having less area may be approved in connection with the
uses permitted under a Conditional Use Permit. There shall
be a minimum lot width of seventy-five (75) feet, except
that a lot having less width may be approved in connection
with uses permitted under a Conditional Use Permit.
-2.) SETBACKS, LOT COVERAGE & YARD.
1. Front Yard. The minimum required front yard shall be
25 feet. A minimum 5 foot strip adjacent to the front
street line shall be appropriately landscaped and main-
tained except for designated pedestrian, vehicular, and
utility accessways. The remainder of the front yard
may be used for off-street automobile parking, drive-
ways, or landscaping.
2. Side Yards. The minimum required side yard shall be 10
feet. A minimum 3 foot strip adjacent to the street
shall be appropriately landscaped and maintained except
for designated pedestrian, vehicular and utility access -
ways. The remainder of such a side yard adjacent to
a street may be used for off-street automobile parking,
driveways or landscaping. Minimum side yards of forty
feet shall be required wherever a lot or parcel in the
I -P Zone abuts a lot or parcel in any residential zone.
3. Rear Yard. The minimum required rear yard shall be 20
feet. A minimum rear yard of fifty feet shall be re-
quired wherever a lot or parcel in the I -P Zone abuts
a lot or parcel in any residential zone or abuts a
street. In the event a rear yard abuts a street,
such rear yard shall meet all of the minimum require-
ments for a front yard and may be used in accordance
with the front yard provisions pertaining to Permitted
Uses.
-3.) BUILDING HEIGHT. The maximum height of all structures,
including buildings, shall not exceed 75 feet.
-4.) OFF STREET PARKING. Automobile storage space shall be
provided as required by Chapter 17.40 of this ordinance.
-5.) LANDSCAPING. The provisions of Chapter 17.45 of this
ordinance shall apply.
-6.) SIGNS. The provisions of Chapter 17.50 or any other ex-
isting applicable ordinance or procedure of this ordinance
shall apply.
-7.) OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS. The provisions of Chapter 17.70
or any other existing applicable ordinance or procedure
shall apply.
-8.) LIGHTS. Lighting, including spotlights, floodlights,
electrical reflectors and other means of illumination
for signs, structures, landscaping, parking areas, loading
areas and the like, shall be focused, directed and so
arranged as to prevent glare or direct illumination on
streets or adjoining property.
-9.
-10.
SERVICE AND REFUSE AREAS. All service areas, refuse
collection areas, and trash bins shall be completely
screened by a solid fence or wall, or shall be enclosed
within a building.
WALLS. Wherever a lot or parcel in the I -P zone sides
on or backs to a lot or parcel in any residential zone
or to an alley which separates an I -P zone from any
residential zone, a six-foot high solid masonry wall
shall be constructed along the property line separating
the I -P zone from the residential zone or along the alley
right of way line on the I -P side of the alley.
SCREENING OF OUTDOOR STORAGE. When permissible outdoor
storage is utilized, such storage shall be visually screened
from all adjacent building sites and streets by a solid
masonry wall not less than six feet nor more than eight
feet in height, a building or a combination of open fencing
and a planting screen not less than six feet nor more than
fifteen (15) feet in height, or any combination thereof.
Where a planting screen is established to meet the require-
ments of this chapter, such screen shall consist of not
less than one row of evergreen shrubs or trees which, after
three full growing seasons under accepted planting and
irrigation practice, will grow to not less than six feet
in height and will grow in a manner necessary to obscure
the viewing of outdoor storage areas from all adjacent
building sites and streets. The screening herein required
shall be established at or before the time any area is
used for outdoor storage.
-12 ) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. Uses permitted by this article
shall comply with the following standards:
1. Sound, shall be muffled so as not to become objection-
able due to intermittance, beat frequency or shrillness.
The ambient, pre -project measurements of sound shall be
measured at the lot lines and shall be measured in
decibels (a -scale) with a sound level meter manufactured,
according to standards prescribed by the American
Standards Association. The purpose of these measure-
ments is to establish the pre -project noise levels
experienced at and around the subject site. Maximum
permissible sound pressure levels of any project approved
in this zone shall comply with the following standards:
a. For project properties that do not have any
common property boundaries with residential
zones, the maximum 24 hour average dba levels
shall be 60 dba.
b. For project properties that have one or more
common property boundary with a residential
zone, the maximum acceptable noise level shall be
a CNEL noise level of 65 dba.
c. That all pre -project and post -project testing
costs shall be completely born by the applicant
or subsequent property owner. Both pre -project
and post -project consultant fees for noise level
testing and evaluation shall be collected and
deposited in accordance with the City of Beaumont
prior to any action to approve or disapprove the
project. Further, that both the pre -project and
post -project testing condition shall be included
in any action to approve a project in this zone.
2. Toxic Gases or Matter,
project site which can
animals or vegetation,
or which can cause any
lot lines of this use.
3. Vibration, from any machine, operation or process which
can cause a displacement of .004 of one inch as measured
at the lot lines of the use shall be prohibited. Shock
absorbers or similar mounting shall be allowed which
will reduce vibration below .003 of one inch as measured
at the lot lines.
4. Glare and Heat, from any source shall not be produced
beyond the lot lines of the use.
5. Storage, of refuse, trash, rubbish or other waste
material outside a permanent building shall be kept
in enclosed containers, in areas other than the front
and side yards.
shall not
cause any
damage to
excessive
be emitted from a
damage to health, of
all forms of property
soiling beyond the
footage between your "addition" square footage category and the next
higher "addition" square footage category. Take this resulting amount
and add to your "total addition" permitted.
-3.) In either -1.) or -2.) above, no significant public
controversy shall be known to exist either about the
characteristics of the proposed project or the site
itself.