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Chapter
17.12
COMMERCIAL ZONE Sections:
17.12.010 General prohibition.
17.12.020 Uses permitted with use permit.
17.12.025 Uses permitted with conditional use permit.
17.12.030 Entertainment and/or dance regulations.
17.12.040 Entertainment and/or dance exemptions.
17.12.050 Regulations.
17.12.010
General prohibition. A person shall not use any premises
in zone C except as specifically permitted in this chapter
and subject to all regulations and conditions enumerated
in this chapter. (Ord. 178 ¤200, 1961) .
17.2.020- Uses permitted with use permit. Property in zone C may be
used for the following uses subject to their issuance of a use permit
for such use(s) pursuant to
Chapter 17.44:
1. Athletic/health clubs;
2. Automobile agency for selling or leasing of new automobiles
and the selling or leasing of secondhand automobiles on
the same lot or parcel of land taken in as a trade-in on
such new automobiles;
3. Automobile service and repair performed in con- junction
with an automobile agency under subsection 2 of this section,
or a retail auto parts sales business, run on the same parcel
or run on an adjoining parcel and owned by the same person,
firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity. All
such service and repairs must be done inside a building
and must be incidental to a primary use of selling or leasing
new automobiles or selling new auto- mobile parts;
4. Banks and financial institutions
5. Bar or cocktail lounge
6. Barber shop
7. Beauty shop
8. Blueprinting and photocopying
9. Carwash
10. City, county, state, federal or other governmental public buildings,
including but not limited to, city halls, schools, libraries, police
and fire stations, and post offices;
11. Coffee
shop
12. Cleaners/laundromat
13. Commercial
off-street parking facility
14. Delicatessen
15. Drug store
16. Employment agency
17. Fast-food
restaurant
18. Liquor store
19. Motorcycle agency for the selling or leasing of new motorcycles
and the selling or leasing of secondhand motorcycles on the same lot
or parcel of land taken in as a trade-in on such new motorcycles and
repairs related to such new or secondhand motorcycles
20. Office (administrative, professional or service), including
medical and dental offices and outpatient clinics
21. Photographer's studio
22. Printing and publishing
23. Recycling facilities as defined in and permitted by Chapter 17.52
of this title
24. Retail stores;
25. Travel agency
26. Veterinarian office
27. Vocational school. (Ord. 651 ¤7, 2000; Ord. 545 ¤¤2(part), 4, 1988;
Ord. 542 ¤4(part), 1987: Ord. 410 ¤1, 1977; Ord. 408 ¤1, 1977; Ord.
178 ¤201, 1961)Ê
17.12.025 Uses permitted with conditional use permit. Property in zone
C may be used for the following uses subject to the issuance of conditional
use permit for such use(s) pursuant to Chapter 17.48:
1. Bowling
alley
2. Child care--Preschool
3. Church
4. Dance
studio
5. Drama theater or playhouse
6.
Entertainment or dancing. Any business or use that includes
entertainment or dancing as part of that business or use.
This subsection shall not apply to any business regulated
by the terms of Chapter 17.14 of this code and defined in
Section 17.08.005 of this code
7. Gasoline service station;
8. A combination of gasoline service station and any retail store(s)
not related to automobile services on the same parcel of property;
9. Hospital;
10. Ice
skating/roller skating rink;
11. Indoor children's soft play facility in which each child must be
accompanied by an adult who must remain in the building at all times
until the child departs the building;
12. Movie theater or cinema;
13. Restaurants.
(Ord. 651 ¤8, 2000; Ord. 608 ¤1, 1994: Ord. 545 ¤¤2(part), 4, 1988;
Ord. 542 ¤4(part),
1987: Ord. 410 ¤1, 1977; Ord. 408 ¤1, 1977; Ord. 178 ¤201, 1961) .
17.12.030
Entertainment and or dance regulations . Any business or use that includes
entertainment and/or dancing as part of that business or use shall
comply with the following:
A. A
business must have a minimum of five thousand square feet of continuous
building area to conduct entertainment and/or dancing.
B. A Los Angeles County sheriff's department investigation shall be
conducted on the background on all owners or officers of a business
or corporation prior to the planning commission review of the conditional
use permit application.
C. A written security program for the premises shall be presented to,
and approved by, the Los Angeles County sheriff's department and city
manager prior to the planning commission review of the conditional
use permit application.
D. The required security program shall be implemented and maintained
in a manner satisfactory to the city and the sheriff's department.
E.
The entire premises is subject to inspection by the Los
Angeles County sheriff's department and/or city representative
at any reasonable time without prior notification.
F. Adequate lighting will be provided in the parking lot
areas and access sidewalks at all times.
G. The hours of operation shall be restricted to six a.m. to two a.m.,
seven days a week.
H. Permittee
will be held responsible for acquainting all employees with these rules
and all applicable local, county, state, or federal laws.
I. No
changes to the approved floor plan shall be permitted without written
permission from both the Los Angeles County sheriff's department and
the city.
J.
The noise level created by any entertainment and/or dance
business shall not exceed the following at the property
line of any adjacent or nearby residential land use, hospital,
school in session, church or public library as measured
by a sound level meter:
1. Fifty-five dBA between seven a m. -ten p.m. Fifty dBA
between ten p.m. -seven a.m. for a cumulative period of
more than thirty minutes in any hour;
2.
Sixty dBA between seven a.m. -ten p.m. Fifty-five dBA between ten p.m.
-seven a.m. for a cumulative period of more than fifteen minutes in
any hour;
3.
Sixty-five dBA between seven a.m. -ten p.m. Sixty dBA between
ten p.m. -seven a.m. for a cumulative period of more than
five minutes in any hour;
4. Seventy
dBA between seven a.m. -ten p.m.
Sixty-five dBA between ten p.m. -seven a.m. at any time.
Any noise level measurements made pursuant to this subsection
shall be performed in accordance with the following criteria:
a. "Noise level" means the "A" weighted
sound pressure level in decibels obtained by using a sound
level meter at slow response with a reference pressure of
twenty micronewtons per square meter. The unit of measurement
shall be designated as dB(A)
b. "Sound level meter" means an instrument meeting
American National Standard Institute's Standard Sl.4-1971
for Type or Type 2 sound level meters or an instrument and
the associated recording and analyzing equipment which will
provide equivalent data.
K. Any violation of these regulations or any local, county,
state or federal laws shall constitute grounds for revocation
or suspension of the conditional use permit. (Ord. 651 ¤9,
2000; Ord. 644 ¤3, 1999; Ord. 608 ¤¤4--6, 1994; Ord. 545
¤2(part), 1988; Ord. 542 ¤5, 1987; Ord. 501U ¤1, 1985; Ord.
178 ¤202, 1961) .
17.12.040 .Entertainment and/or dance exemptions. The following
activities or events shall be exempt from the provision
of Sections 17.12.025 and 17.12.030 of this code:
A. A nonprofit organization or nonprofit group of persons
whose organization or group is either one of a patriotic
nature, or of a social, education, religious or charitable
purpose shall be permitted to conduct four events annually
(commencing on the first day of each year) with entertainment
and/or dancing.
B. Any entertainment and/or dance conducted at a city owned
facility. (Ord. 651 ¤10, 2000)
17.12.050
Regulations. The conditions under which the uses described
in Sections 17.12.020 and l7.l2.025 are permitted in zone
C are as follows:
A.That not to exceed fifty percent of the land be occupied
by structures;
B.That all goods, other than nursery stock and new and used
cars, offered for sale, be displayed within a building enclosed
by a roof and on all sides by walls;
C. That parking spaces shall be provided at a minimum ratio
of one space per two hundred fifty square feet of floor
area within the structures served by such spaces.. All parking
spaces shall be at least nine feet in width by nineteen
feet in length, except that compact parking spaces which
are at least eight feet in width by sixteen feet in length
may constitute up to twenty percent of the required parking
spaces. If the use consists of a gasoline service station
and any retail store on the same parcel or lot, then the
parcel or lot shall have, in addition to the parking spaces
otherwise required for the gasoline service station, a number
of parking spaces for the exclusive use of the retail store
at a minimum ratio of one space per one hundred sixty-seven
square feet of floor area within such retail store, or a
total of six parking spaces, whichever is greater;
D. Restaurants and cocktail lounges shall provide on the
same lot or parcel of land, parking spaces at the ratio
of one space for every two and one-half fixed seats available
for use by the public and one space per fifty square feet
of floor area not occupied by fixed seating. Additional
parking spaces may be required in connection with the granting
of a conditional use permit;
E. That all buildings and structures shall be set back a
minimum of thirty feet from the curb line of all streets;
F. That architectural and general appearance of all such
commercial buildings and grounds be in keeping with the
character of the neighborhood and such as not to be detrimental
to the public health, safety, and general welfare of the
community in which such use or uses are located;
G. That no commercial structure shall exceed a height of
five stories or fifty feet, whichever is greater;
H. All driveways shall be a minimum of twenty-six feet in
width. Aisles serving parking areas shall be a minimum twenty-six
feet in width. All driveways shall be located so that vehicles
exiting the site have an unobstructed view of the street
and oncoming traffic. No driveway shall be located in such
a manner that it creates a hazard for vehicles entering
or exiting the site;
I. Truck loading docks located on the front or side of a
building shall be screened by masonry walls, accessory structures,
or landscaping in such a manner so as to be consistent with
the provisions of Section 17.36.060(R);
J. No outside storage of any personal property, building
materials, or other property not permanently affixed to
the real property shall be allowed, other than as provided
for in this section and in Section 17.32.050 of this code.
This requirement shall not apply to new and secondhand automobiles
held out by an automobile agency for sale or lease pursuant
to Section 17.12.020(2) or Section 7.20.030(B) (1)
K. All trash containers shall be kept within designated
trash enclosure structures permanently affixed to the real
property, constructed of either the same materials as the
main structure or masonry blocks, and consisting of walls
which are at least as high as the trash containers to be
kept therein; 17.14.010
L.
Emergency fire facilities (hydrants) shall be provided and
kept free and unobstructed at all times in accordance with
the requirements of the Los Angeles County fire department.
A fire prevention inspection must be made by the Los Angeles
County fire department within two weeks after occupancy
of the building by a new purchaser or tenant;
M. All mechanical equipment (including roof-mounted equipment)
shall be screened from public view by screening which is
the same color as the main structure;
N. As an incidental use to a permitted use pursuant to Section
17.12.020 or incidental to a use permitted with a conditional
use permit in accordance with Section 17.12.025, a maximum
of two pool tables or billiard tables will be permitted.
(Ord. 669 ß6 ß 7, 2001; Ord. 651 ß11,
2000).
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