319 ORDINANCE NO. 319
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA FINDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS
EXEMPT FROM REVIEW PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(b)(3)
AND. AMENDING TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE GRAND TERRACE
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 18.06 (DEFINITIONS),
REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTERS 18.36 (CM COMMERCIAL
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT), 18.39 (MR RESTRICTED
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT), 18.40 (M2 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) AND
AMENDING TITLE 18 WITH THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 18.74
(PERFORMANCE STANDARDS)
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace ("City") adopted a zoning code, which has
been amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Code, as it pertains uses in Commercial Manufacturing.
(CM), Restricted Manufacturing (MR) and Industrial (M-2) zone districts, has not been
updated in several years;
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a comprehensive General Plan on April 27,
2010, which contains a Land Use Element that includes Industrial and Floodplain
Industrial land use designations;
WHEREAS, the General Plan Industrial land use designation is intended those
uses that can be made compatible with other surrounding uses within the City regarding
noise, dust, odors, vibration, glare, air quality, traffic, aesthetics, and hazardous
materials. Typical uses may include light manufacturing and assembly, small scale
warehousing and distribution, research and development, and administrative and
service types of uses.
WHEREAS, properties within the Floodplain Industrial designation are planned
for ultimate .development as light industrial, non-polluting uses similar to the Light
Industrial designation, and where those proposed developments demonstrate that
adequate measures can be implemented to ensure that the proposed use is effectively
protected from identified flood hazards.
WHEREAS, state law requires that the City's Zoning Code (Title 18 of the Grand
Terrace Municipal Code) conform with the General Plan's goals and policies.
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace City Council adopted a temporary
moratorium on the expansion, establishment or operation of outdoor storage and
outdoor manufacturing uses.
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�--' WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 65800 and 65850 of the California
Government Code, the City may adopt ordinances to regulate the use of buildings,
structures, and land as between industry,.business, residences, and open space, and
other purposes; to regulate the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of
buildings and structures, the size and use of lots, yards, courts and other open spaces,
the percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or structure, and the
intensity of land use; and to establish requirements for off-street parking, in compliance
with the California Government Code.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (hereinafter
"CEQA") (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.) and State
CEQA guidelines (Sections 15000 et seq.) the Ordinance is exempt pursuant to
Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 the California Code of. Regulations because the
revisions to this ordinance establish regulations for uses that are consistent with the
General Plan and Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2018 and March 22, 2018, the Planning Commission of
the City of Grand Terrace conducted a duly noticed public hearings on Zoning Code
Amendment 17-04 at the Grand.Terrace City Hall Council Chambers located 22795
Barton Road and concluded the hearing by voting to recommend City Council approval.
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2018, the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace
conducted a duly noticed public hearing on Zoning Code Amendment 17-04 at the
Grand Terrace City Hall Council Chambers located 22795 Barton Road and concluded
the hearing on said date.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY GRAND TERRACE
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set
forth in the above Recitals, are true and correct and are incorporated herein as findings
of the City Council.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds that the Project is not subject to
environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 the California Code
of Regulations because the revisions are regulatory in nature and will not in
themselves create impacts to the environment.
SECTION 3. Based on substantial evidence presented to the City Council during
the public hearings, including public testimony, and written and oral staff reports, the
City Council specifically finds as follows with regard to Zoning Code Amendment 17-04:
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�,. a. It is in the best interest of the public to establish and update reasonable
l� standards relating to manufacturing and outdoor .storage uses because
the zoning code does not, presently, adequately define or regulate these
types of land uses, nor establish adequate standards of development.
b. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the health, safety,
morals, comfort or general welfare of the persons residing or working
within the neighborhood of the proposed amendment or within the city or
injurious to property because the amendment is intended to insure that
outdoor uses and activities are properly regulated to mitigate impacts.
c. The proposed amendment is consistent with the latest adopted general
plan, because the proposed amendments conform and promote the Grand
Terrace General Plan. The proposed amendments are consistent with the
land use designation of Industrial and Floodplain Industrial and implement
Goal 2.4 and its policies.
SECTION 4. Chapter 18.06 (Definitions) of Title 18 of the Grand Terrace
Municipal Code is amended as contained in attached Exhibit 1 of this ordinance and
incorporated herein by reference, and the remaining renumbered.
SECTION 5. Chapter 18.36 (Commercial Manufacturing District), Chapter 18.39
(Restricted Manufacturing District) and Chapter 18.40 (Industrial District) of Title 18 of
the Grand Terrace Municipal Code are hereby repealed and replaced in their entirety as
contained in attached Exhibit 1 of this ordinance and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 6. Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby amended
with the addition of Chapter 18.74 (Performance Standards) as contained in attached
Exhibit 1 of this ordinance and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 7. Inconsistencies. Any provision of the Grand Terrace Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the
extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that
extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. Severability. Should any provision of this Ordinance, or its
application to any person or circumstance, be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable or otherwise void, that determination shall
have no effect on any other provision of this Ordinance or the application of this
Ordinance to any other person or circumstance and, to that end, the provisions hereof
are severable. The City Council of the City of Grand Terrace declares that it would have
adopted all the provisions of this ordinance that remain valid if any provisions of this
ordinance are declared invalid.
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SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
�. days from and after its adoption.
SECTION 10. Certification. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance
shall take effect 30 days after its final passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace at a regular meeting held on the 24t" day of April 2018.
D rcy Mc abbe
M or
ATTEST:
Debra Thomas
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard L. Adams, II
City Attorney
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Exhibit 1
Chapter 18.06 (Definitions) of Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is
amended as follows, and the remaining renumbered:
New Section 18.06.182 Contractor storage yard
Contractor storage yard Storage yards operated by, or on behalf of, a contractor for
storage of large equipment, vehicles, or other materials commonly used in the individual
contractor's type of business; storage of scrap materials used for repair and
maintenance of contractor's own equipment; and buildings or structures for uses such
as offices and repair facilities.
New Section 18.06.518 Manufacturing
Manufacturing means to assemble, fabricate, compound, treat, etc. in order to produce
something.
Revised Section 18.06.520 - Manufacturing, heavy.
Heavy manufacturing" means activities which typically include manufacturing,
compounding of materials, assembly, fabrication, processing, packaging, treatment or
fabrication activities. Activities in this area may have frequent truck traffic and the
transportation of heavy, large-scale products. Such activities may produce odors,
noise, vibrations, illumination or particulates which may affect other uses on the same
site and in the general vicinity. Uses typically utilize raw materials to fabricate semi-
finished products, and the resulting product may be semi-finished so as to become a
component for further assembly and packaging.
Revised Section 18.06.525 - Manufacturing, light.
"Light manufacturing" means activities which typically include manufacturing,
assembly, fabrication, packaging or repair processes which do not involve large
container truck traffic or the transport of large scale bulky products. Such activities
shall not produce odors, noise, vibration, hazardous waste material, illumination or
particulates which adversely affect-other uses on the same site. The resulting product
may be finished in that it is ready for use, consumption or it may be semi-finished so
as to become a component for further assembly and packaging. These types of
business establishments are customarily directed to the wholesale market, inter-plant
transfer, rather than direct sale to the consumer.
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Revised Section 18.06.530 - Manufacturing, medium.
"Medium manufacturing" means activities which typically include manufacturing,
compounding of materials, assembly, fabrication, processing, or packaging which may
involve frequent large container truck traffic, the transport of large scale bulky
products or rail traffic. Such activities may produce odors, noise, vibrations,
illumination or particulates which may affect other uses on the same site or vicinity.
The resulting product may be semi-finished so as to.become a component for further
fabrication, assembly and packaging and directed to inter plant transfer or to other
industrial uses.
New Section 18.06.587 Outdoor Display
Outdoor display or storage means an outdoor arrangement of'objects, items, products
or other materials, typically not in a fixed position and capable of rearrangement.
New Section 18.06.936 Warehousing
"Warehousing" means the use of a building or buildings primarily for the storage of
goods of any type but excluding bulk storage of materials which are flammable or
explosive or which create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.
New Section 18.06.937 Warehousing and Distribution
"Warehousing and distribution" means businesses whose sole purpose is to store and
then distribute goods for sale as opposed to businesses whose sole purpose is. to
move goods by truck.
New Section 18.06.939 Wholesale
"Wholesale" means the sale of goods by bulk for resale purposes and not for direct use
or consumption, including incidental storage and distribution.
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Chapter 18.36 (CM Commercial Manufacturing District) of Title 18 of the Grand
Terrace Municipal Code is repealed and replaced as follows:
Chapter 18.36 - CM COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
18.36.010 - Purpose.
The purpose of the CM district is to provide for the development of combined
commercial and light manufacturing uses. The regulations of this district are intended to
allow limited light manufacturing uses which operate free of objectionable noise, dust,
odor or other nuisances to locate in a mixed use development area along with
commercial uses. Light manufacturing uses do not involve large container truck traffic or
transport of large bulky.items.
18.36.020 - Permitted uses.
Permitted uses in the CM district shall be as follows:
A. Business and office facilities;
B. Business support services;
C. Communication services;
D. Public storage facilities; indoor
E. Research and development facilities;
F. Other uses which are permitted in the C2 district without a CUP;
G. Other uses which are determined by the planning commission to be similar in
nature to a use listed in this section;
H. Temporary uses which are determined by the community development director
,not to have significant long-term impact on the environment. (Uses such as
parking lot sales, Christmas tree sales, seasonal sales, rummage sales, and
others with review through. the land use approval or administrative site and
architectural approval process in accordance with Chapter 18.63, Site and
Architectural Review.)
18.36.030 - Conditionally permitted uses.
Uses permitted in the CM district with a conditional use permit are as follows:
A. Building maintenance services;
B. Building supplies and sales; ++
C. Manufacturing-light facilities;
D. Public storage facilities; outdoor
E. Public utility facilities and services;
F. Recreational facilities;
G. Other uses which are permitted in the C2 district with a CUP;
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H. Other uses which are determined by the planning commission to be similar in
( nature to a use listed in this section.
18.39.040 — Prohibited uses
Uses that include the storage of hazardous and/or flammable material is prohibited.
Such uses include, but are not limited, to pallet yard, and other wood products, and tire
storage.
18.36.050 - Site development standards.
Site development standards in the CM district are as follows:
Development Issue Standard
Lot Area 10,000
(Minimum square feet)
Lot Width 70
(Minimum linear feet)
Lot Depth 100
i (Minimum linear feet)
Street Frontage 70
(Minimum linear feet)
Setbacks
(Minimum linear feet)
front yard 15, with 5' landscape
setback
! rear yard (except when adjacent to a lot in an R-District, then 0
125 feet, with 10 foot landscape setback)
side yard .(except when adjacent to a lot in an R district, then 25 0
!feet, with 10 foot landscape setback)
J street side yard) 15, with 5' landscape
setback
Height 35
i
(minimum linear feet)
1 Lot Coverage (maximum percent, less the required parking, 100
setbacks, and landscaping)
18.36.060 - Storage and trash facilities.
A. Permitted outdoor storage shall be set back 25 feet when adjacent to residential
properties.
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.� B. When permissible outdoor storage is utilized, such storage shall be visually
screened from all adjacent building sites, public view, and public streets and alleys by a
solid decorative masonry wall of a height sufficient to screen all materials stored
outdoors, but not less than 6 feet in height, or by a building.
B. The screening herein required shall be established at or before the time any area
is used for outdoor storage.
C. Where topographical conditions or existing structures are such that strict'
compliance with the requirements of this section would not be necessary to accomplish
the purposes of this section, the Planning Commission may waive compliance with all or
part of such requirements.
D. Trash enclosures shall be required. Trash enclosures shall be screened by a six-
foot-high decorative block wall with metal gates. Metal gates shall be attached to metal
posts.
18.36.070 - Off-street parking.
The provisions of Chapter 18.60 shall apply in determining the amount of parking
space that must be provided for each use located in the CM district.
18.36.080 - Signs.
The provisions of Chapter 18:80 shall apply to all signs in the CM district.
{ 18.36.090 - Site and architectural review.
The provisions of Chapter 18.63 for site and architectural review shall apply in the
CM district.
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Chapter 18.39 .(MR Restricted Manufacturing District) of Title 18 of the Grand
Terrace Municipal Code is repealed and replaced as follows:
Chapter 18.39 - MR RESTRICTED MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
18.39.010 - Purpose.
The purpose of the MR district is to provide for the development of low intensity and
low impact light manufacturing and industrial uses. The regulations of this district are
intended to allow various manufacturing and industrial uses which operate free of
objectionable noise, dust, odor or other nuisances to other (nonindustrial uses) in
planned architecturally integrated building groups.
18.39.020 - Permitted uses.
Permitted uses in the MR district shall be as follows:
A. Agricultural and nursery supplies and services;
B. Automotive related services (includes motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles,
trailers and campers): parts and supplies;
C. Building maintenance services;
D. Building supplies sales; enclosed
E. Communication services;
F Equipment sales and services, indoor
G. Laundry and cleaning services;
I. Manufacturing-light facilities;
J. Mail order services;
K. Printing, blueprinting and reproduction services;
L. Public storage facilities; indoor
M. Research services;
N. Veterinary.clinics (completely contained in a building);
O. Wholesale, storage and distribution facilities;
P Other uses which are permitted in the CM.district without a CUP;
Q. Other uses which are determined by the planning commission to be similar in
nature to'a use listed in this section;
R. Temporary uses which are determined by the community development director
not to have significant long-term impact on the environment. (Uses such as
parking lot sales, Christmas tree sales, seasonal sales, rummage sales, and
i
others with review through the land use approval or administrative site and
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architectural approval process in accordance with Chapter 18.63, Site and
l Architectural Review.)
18.39.030 - Conditionally permitted uses.
Uses permitted in the MR district with a conditional use permit are as follows:
A. Automotive related services (includes motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles,
trailers and campers):
1. Rentals,
2. Repair,
3. Sales (new and used vehicles),
4. Service stations;
B. Building supplies and sales, outdoor;
C. Contractor's office and storage yards, outdoor;
D. Funeral homes (without crematory services);
F. Public storage facilities;
G. Recreational facilities;
H. Public utilities
I. Modular units for office purposes only;
' J. Other uses which are permitted in the CM district with a CUP;
K. Other uses which are, determined by the planning commission to be similar in
nature to a use listed in this section.
18.39.040 — Prohibited uses
Uses that include the storage of hazardous and/or flammable material is prohibited.
Such uses include, but are not limited, to pallet yard, and other wood products, and tire
storage.
18.39.050 - Site development standards.
Site development standards in the MR district are as follows:
Development Issue Standard
Lot Area 20,000
(Minimum square feet)
Lot Width 70
(Minimum linear feet)
Lot Depth 100
(Minimum linear feet)
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Street Frontage 70
�. (Minimum linear feet)
Setbacks
(Minimum linear feet)
front yard 25, with 10'
landscape setback
rear yard (except when adjacent to a lot in an R District, then 0
125 feet, with 10 foot landscape setback)
side.yard (except when adjacent to a lot in an R district, then 0
25 feet, with 10 foot landscape setback)
street side yard 15, with 5' landscape
setback
Height 35
(minimum linear feet)
Lot Coverage
(maximum percent, less the required parking, setbacks, and 100
landscaping)
18.39.060 - Storage and trash facilities.
A. Permitted outdoor storage shall be set back 25 feet when adjacent to residential
properties.
B. When permissible outdoor storage is utilized, such storage shall be visually
screened from all adjacent building sites, public view, and public streets and alleys by a
solid decorative masonry wall of a height sufficient to screen all materials stored
outdoors, but not less than 6 feet in height, or by a building.
B. The screening herein required shall be established at or before the.time any area
is used for outdoor storage.
C. Where topographical conditions or existing structures are such that strict
compliance with the requirements of this section would not be necessary to accomplish
the purposes of this section, the Planning Commission may waive compliance with all or
part of such requirements.
D. Trash enclosures shall be required. Trash enclosures shall be screened by a six-
foot-high decorative block wall with metal gates. Metal gates shall be attached to metal
posts.
18.39.070 - Off-street parking.
The provisions of Chapter 18.60 shall apply in determining the amount of parking.
space that must be provided for each use located in the MR district.
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18.39.080 - Signs.
C` The provisions of Chapter 18.80 shall apply to all signs in the MR district.
18.39.090 - Site and architectural review.
The provisions of Chapter 18.63 for site and architectural review shall apply in the
MR district.
18.39.100 - Commercial modular units.
The provisions of Chapter 18.66 for commercial modular units shall apply in the MR
district.
L�
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Chapter 18.40 (M2 Industrial District) of Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal
Code is repealed and replaced as follows:
Chapter 18.40 - M2 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
18.40.010 - Purpose.
The purpose of the M2 district is to provide for the development of medium
manufacturing and industrial uses. The regulations of this district are intended to allow
Various manufacturing and industrial uses which operate free of overly excessive noise,
dust, odor or other nuisances and can be made compatible to other (nonindustrial)
districts.
18.40.020 - Permitted uses.
Permitted uses in the M2 district are as follows:
A. Agricultural and nursery supplies and services;
B. Automotive related services (includes motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles,
trailers and campers):
1. Parts and supplies (wholesale and retail),
2. Rentals,
3. Repair;.
C. Bakery (wholesale);
D. Building maintenance services;
E. Building supplies and sales (wholesale and retail), indoor;
F. Communication services;
G. Contractor's office and storage yards, indoor;
H. Heavy equipment sales and services, indoor;
I. Laundry and dry-cleaning facilities;
J. Mail order services;
K. Manufacturing-light and medium facilities;
L. Photography and film processing facilities;
M. Printing, blueprinting and reproduction services;
N. Public storage facilities; indoor
O.. Recreational vehicle storage, indoor
P. Veterinary clinics (completely contained in a building);
{" Q. Wholesale, storage and distribution facilities;
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R. Emergency shelters.
i
S. .Other uses which are determined by the Planning Commission to be similar in
nature to a use listed in this Section.
T. Temporary uses which are determined by the Community Development Director
not to have a significant long term impact on the environment. (Uses such as
parking lot sales, Christmas tree sales, seasonal sales, rummage sales, and
others with review through the land use approval or administrative site and
architectural approval process in accordance with Chapter 18.63, Site and
Architectural Review).
18.40.030 - Conditionally permitted uses.
Uses permitted in the'M2 district with a conditional use permit are as follows:
A. Automotive related services (includes motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, .
trailers and campers):
1. Sales (new and used vehicles),
2. Service stations;
B. Funeral homes (with crematory services);
C Building supplies and sales (wholesale and retail), outdoor
D. Heavy equipment sales and repair, outdoor
E. Plant nurseries, wholesale, outdoor;
F Public storage facilities, with, outdoor;
G Public utilities and facilities
H. Recreational facilities;
I. Recreational vehicle storage, outdoor;
J. Modular units for business office or headquarter purposes only;
K. Other uses which are determined by the planning commission to be similar in
nature to a use listed in this section.
18.39.040 — Prohibited uses
Uses that include the storage of hazardous and/or flammable material is prohibited.
Such uses include, but are not limited, to pallet yard, and other wood products., and tire
storage.
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t
18.40.050 - Site development standards.
Site development standards in the M2 district are as follows:
Development Issue Standard
Lot Area
(Minimum square feet) 20,000
Lot Width 70
(Minimum linear feet)
Lot Depth 100
(Minimum linear feet)
Street Frontage 70
(Minimum linear feet)
Setbacks
(Minimum linear feet)
25, with 10'
front yard landscape
setback
rear yard (except when adjacent to a lot in an R District, then 25 feet, 0
with 10 foot landscape setback)
side yard (except when adjacent to a lot in an R district, then 25 feet,
with 10 foot landscape setback)
Height
(minimum linear feet) 35
Lot Coverage
(maximum percent, less the required parking, setbacks, and 100
landscaping)
18.40.060 - Storage and trash facilities.
A. Permitted outdoor storage shall be set back 25 feet when adjacent to residential
properties.
B. When permissible outdoor storage is utilized, such storage shall be visually
screened from all adjacent building.sites, public view, and public streets and alleys by a
solid decorative masonry wall of a height sufficient to screen all materials stored
outdoors,-but not less than 6 feet in height, or by a building.
B. The screening herein required shall be established at or before the time any area
is used for outdoor storage.
. C. Where topographical conditions or existing structures are such that strict
compliance with the requirements of this section would not be necessary to accomplish
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the purposes of this section, the Planning Commission may waive compliance with all or
part of such requirements.
D. Trash enclosures shall be required. Trash enclosures shall be screened by a six
foot high decorative block wall with metal gates. Metal gates shall be attached to metal
posts.
18.40.070 - Off-street parking.
The provisions of Chapter 18.60 shall apply in determining the amount of parking
space that must be provided for each use located in the M2 district.
18.40.080 - Signs.
The provisions of Chapter 18.80 shall apply to all signs in the M2 district.
18.40.090 - Site and architectural review.
The provisions of Chapter 18.63 for site and architectural review shall apply in the
M2 district.
18.40.100 — Commercial modular units.
The provisions of Chapter 18.66 for commercial modular units shall apply in the M2
district.
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New Chapter 18.74
Chapter 18.74 Performance Standards
Applicability: The following requirements shall apply to the use of land throughout
the city. The City has the authority to establish any conditions of approval on land
uses to ensure conformance with these standards.
A. Property Maintenance. Property owners are responsible for the continuous
maintenance of all buildings, structures, yards, landscaping, signs, parking areas,
and other improvements in a manner which does not detract from the
appearance of the surrounding area.
B. Noise standards. All uses shall comply with the noise standards set forth in the
City's noise ordinance, contained in chapter 8.108 of the Grand Terrace
Municipal Code.
C. Odor. No operation or activity shall be permitted to emit odorous gases or other
odorous matter in .such quantities as to be dangerous, injurious, noxious, or
otherwise objectionable which is detectable with or without the aid of
instruments at or beyond the property line
_ D.. Particulate matter and air contaminants standards. The operation of facilities
shall not directly or indirectly discharge air contaminants into the atmosphere,
including smoke, sulfur compounds, dust, soot, carbon, noxious acids, gases,
mist, odors, or particulate matter, or other air contaminants or combinations
which exceed any local, state or federal air quality standards or which might be
obnoxious or offensive to anyone residing or conducting business either on site
or abutting the subject site. Particulate matter shall not be discharged into the
atmosphere in excess of the standards of federal and state requirements
E. Vibration standards. Uses shall be operated in compliance with the following
provisions:
1. The generation of vibration of a duration and intensity so as to be
excessive, disturbing, or objectionable to persons located offsite, shall
not be permitted
2. Uses shall not generate ground vibration that interferes with the
operations of equipment and facilities of adjoining parcels.
F. Temperature. No operation or activity shall emit heat or cold which would
cause a temperature increase or decrease on any adjacent property in excess
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of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit, whether the change is in the air, on the ground,
or in any structure
G. Illumination. No operation, activity, sign, or lighting fixture shall create
illumination on adjacent property that exceeds three foot-candles, whether the
illumination is direct or indirect light from the source, as measured from the
property line.
H. Electrical disturbance. No operation or activity shall cause any source of
electrical or electronic disturbance that adversely affects persons or the
operation of any equipment on any other lot and is not in conformance with the
regulations of the Federal Communication Commission.
I. Radioactive materials. No operation or activities shall be permitted which result
at any time in the release or emission of any fissionable or radioactive materials
into the atmosphere, the ground, or sewerage system.
J. Discharges. No operation or action shall discharge at any point into any public
or private street, public or private sewer, stream, body of water, or into the
ground any materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any
water supply, interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment, or
otherwise cause the emission of dangerous or offensive elements, except in
accord with applicable standards approved by governmental agencies having
jurisdiction. All grading, grubbing, clearing, soil disturbance, an/or construction
operations shall comply with the erosion control and best management
practices of the city's current permit for the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES), as it may be amended from time to time.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
�\ COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 319 was .
duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 24th day of April 2018, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Wilson, Hussey, Henderson; Mayor Pro Tern
Robles; Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Executed this 25th day of April 2018, at Grand Terrace, California.
Debra L. Thomas
City Clerk - _
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