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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1990-884ORDINANCE NO. 884 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 17.56.020, 17.60.020 AND SECTION 17.66.030.C OF CHAPTERS 56, 60, AND 66 OF TITLE 17 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE, PROVIDING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REDUCTIONS IN MANUFACTURING DISTRICT PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE: Section 17.66.030.C of Chapter 66, of Title 17, of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended to add Subsection l., to Section C., of Section 17.66.030 to read as follows: C. In Manufacturing Districts, except the commercial/ manufacturing District, one (1) parking space shall be provided for each five-hundred (500) square feet of unit area for up to twenty-thousand (20,000) square feet, plus one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of unit area over twenty-thousand (20,000) square £eet, and one parking space for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of warehousing floor area, unless otherwise specified in subsection (D) below. 1) A request to reduce the number of required parking spaces may be made to the Planning Commission concurrent with Design Review of an industrial project or with a proposed change of use within an industrial building when the applicant determines that the actual number of needed parking spaces is less than that required by the code. A request for a parking determination will be by an established fee and will require a separate application. 2) In order for the Planning Commission to grant a parking determination findinqs shall be made. Said findings may include but shall not be limited to the following: a) A parkinq study supports the finding that the number of parking spaces actually needed for a development and/or use is less than that required by the code. b) Adequate off-street parking will be provided for the proposed use. c) Traffic safety safety will not be modification of requirements. d) Reduced parking wi health, saPety and public. and pedestrian affected by the the parking L1 not affect the welPare of the e) Alternative transportation programs exist such as ride sharing, mass transit etc... that reduces the actual number of parking spaces needed. f) Only a predetermined portion of the building on the parcel is to be occupied. g) Sufficient area exists on-site for expansion of the parking area ' should the occupancy or use of the - structure change. h) That space that would otherwise be dedicated for parking could be utilized for a purpose that enhances the project. i) The parking determination has been conditioned to insure compliance with the findings and the intent of Section 17.66.030.C.1 and 2, and to ensure that additional parking spaces will be provided per code requirements should demand for parking increase on-site. A parking determination granting reduced parking requirements may be revoked at anytime if there is evidence of insufficient on-site parking, i.e., ~~spill over" parking onto a public right-of-way or onto an adjacent lot. Upon revocation of a parking determination approval the applicant will be required to submit a new application for a parking determination or provide on-site parking per code requirements. SECTION TWO: Section 17. 56.020, of Chapter 56, of Title 17, of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 17.56.020 Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the "M-1" District shall include those businesses listed below which operate in compliance with the purpose, intent and standards of this district, are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and maintain an exterior environment free from odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, vibration, electromagnetic disturbance, and the storage of hazardous waste. Each business shall be evaluated in terms of its operational characteristics and specific site location. The requisite number of parking spaces specified in Section 17.66.030.C shall be provided unless a parking determination pursuant to Section 17.66.030.C.1 is approved by the Planning Commission for a particular use. A parking determination does not run with the land. A new determination is required upon any changes in business operation characteristics or a change of use which results in an increased demand for parking. SECTION THREE: Section 17.60.020, of Chapter 60, of Title 17, of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 17.60.020 Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the "M-2~' District shall include those businesses listed below STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance had its first reading on March 27, 1990, and had its second reading on April 24, 1990 and was passed by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WASHBURN, WINKLER NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE L~ CITY OF LAK ELSINORE (SEAL) STATE OF CALIFORNIA j COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE) I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and corr.ect copy of Ordinance No. 884 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED: May 17, 1990 C~~ ~NN~ KASAD, CITY CLERK CI`iY OF LA ELSINORE (SEAL)