HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Agenda Item 2B - M-2 and E-I Zone Text Amendment 2022-01-13M-2/E-I Zone Text AmendmentAgenda Item #2B
Case #5.1547 ZTA
January 13, 2022
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M-2/E-I Development Standards
•M-2: Manufacturing Zone
•E-I: Energy Industrial Zone
•Zone text amendment prepared by staff based on recent pre-application conferences for distribution/ fulfillment centers
•Distribution/fulfillment center use is currently permitted in both districts
•Key issues: height, parking
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M-2/E-I ZoneLocation Map
Height
•Existing: 30’ base, 40’ with additional setbacks
•Proposed:30’ base60’ and 95’ allowed with additional setbacks, 1000’ from I-10 Freeway, and minimum parcel size
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M-2/E-I Zone1000’ Buffer
Narrow Aisle Racking Systems
Requires building height of approx. 55’ to 60’
Mezzanine Racking Systems
No height limited mandated by system; 95’ proposed
Parking
•Current requirement: 1 space/800 SF
•Issue: Parking need decreases as square footage increases; environmental issues (stormwater, urban heat island)
•Proposed: Under 100,000 SF: 1 space/800 SFOver 100,000 SF: Graduated requirementLoading spaces provided separately
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Planning Commission Action
•Development standards: Support parking revisions, no consensus on height increase
•Environmental Impacts: Concerns regarding traffic, air quality, habitat, impacts to aquifer, visual impacts
•Location: Concern with development south of freeway
•Scale/massing: Impacts related to height, massing
•Voted 4 to 3 to continue to a date uncertain
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Additional Considerations
•Limit additional height to a defined area
•Allow applicants to submit a Specific Parking Plan to determine parking requirement
•Consider adoption of operational standards for fulfillment centers (PSMC Chapter 5)
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Suggested Area: Up to 95’ Height Original Area: Up to 95’ Height
M-2/E-I Zone Text AmendmentAgenda Item #2B
Case #5.1547 ZTA
January 13, 2022
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