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DATE: September 20, 2000
TO: City Council
FROM: Director of Planning and Building
CASE NOS:5.0833 and 5.0848:ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AM EN DMENTS IN REGARD
TO OUTDOOR LIGHTING REGULATIONS, THE HEIGHT OF COMMERCIAL WIND
ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS, MOTORCYCLE RENTAL IN THE C1 ZONING
DISTRICT SUBJECT TOA CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, RATE SIGN REGULATIONS,
DAY SPA REGULATIONS,AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS
TO PROMOTE CLARITY.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and, if desired, adoptthe
draft Ordinance amending the text of the Zoning Ordinance.
Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendments at its meetings of July 12,
August 2, and August 16 and voted to recommend amending the zoning text as proposed.
BACKGROUND
In general, the text amendments fall into six categories:
1. Outdoor Lighting Regulations
2. Height of Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems
3. Motorcycle Rental In the C1 Zoning District Subject to a Conditional Use
Permit.
4. Rate Sign Regulations.
5. Day Spa Regulations.
6. Non-substantive Amendments to Promote Clarity.
1. Outdoor Lighting Regulations
The Outdoor Lighting Regulations were crafted with considerable public participation. Three
lighting field trips were conducted to gain"hands on experience"on the different aspects of
outdoor lighting. Attending the field trips were Planning Commission members,
representatives from the lighting industry, and local residents. Drafts of the proposed text
were circulated to the Uptown Association, Main Street, the various neighborhood
associations, Southern California Edison and to the facilities department of area grocery
stores. Comments were then incorporated into the draft.
Highlights of the proposed Outdoor Lighting regulations are noted below.
1. It is proposed that Outdoor Lighting be removed from the Parking section of the
Ordinance and become its own section. This will allow for all outdoor lighting to be
housed in the same part of the Ordinance.
2. The intent and purpose are taken from the General Plan.
3. A minimum maintained foot candle of.5 foot candles is proposed. In order to allow
flexibility when the situation warrants it,the Planning Commission may allow a higher
or lower minimum maintained foot candle level. This will allow the Planning
Commission to ensure that implementation of the Ordinance is consistent with the
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goals and objectives. Additionally, this will create a record regarding the
circumstances underwhich a reduction oran increase has been permitted. This will
allow the Ordinance to be further refined. Upon further refinement,the staff can take
on complete responsibility for implementation of the Ordinance.
4. The ratio of minimum to maximum illumination is proposed to not exceed 16:1 so as
to promote reasonable evenness while minimizing the likelihood of excessively bright
or dark spaces.
5. The average illumination level is proposed to not exceed three foot candles. This will
allow for safe conditions while not allowing excessive lighting.
6. The proposed regulations require that vertical lamps be utilized and sag lenses be
prohibited.
7. The proposed regulations mandate the use of a full cut-off light so as to minimize
light pollution and spill light. This provision does not apply to lights not exceeding a
height of three feet above finished grade. Consequently,flood lights used to accent
architectural features,landscape lighting,and bollards used to delineate walkways
would not be subject to this provision.
8. The maximum height of a parking lot lighting fixture is proposed to remain at 18 feet,
although the Planning Commission has the authority to allow a taller fixture.
9. Decorative lighting utilized in non-residential development is subject to architectural
approval.
10. Lighting in parking areas is limited to High Pressure Sodium. Metal Halide may be
utilized to light architectural elements and pedestrian walkways.
11. A reference is proposed in the Lighting section to directthe userto the Tennis Court
section for tennis court lighting provisions.
12. A reference is proposed in the Parking section so as to direct the userto the Outdoor
Light Section.
2. Height of Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS)
The proposed amendmentwould allows a Commercial Wind Energy Conversion System
to have a height up to 300 feet. The current maximum height is 200 feet. Riverside County
and the Bureau of Land Management allow a height of 300 feet. The City has granted
several variances for WECS up to 300 feet in height. A taller structure will result in fewer
structures being erected. Note that as a Conditional Use Permit will still be required. The
Commission will review the findings of fact and issue the permit at a height that allows the
findings of fact to be met. The proposed 300 feet is the maximum height allowed, but will
not necessary be found to be acceptable every time.
3. Motorcycle Rental In the C1 Zoning District Subject to a Conditional Use Permit
Currently,Motorcycle Rental is a permitted use in the Highway Commercial Zone,the"M-1"
Service/Manufacturing Zone and the"M-2"Manufacturing Zone. In each of these zones,
the use may be established subject to the issuance of a Land Use Permit.
Motorcycle rental is of interest to the tourist community. Many of the tourists desire to tour
the desert on motorcycle. Given the existing regulations regarding where a motorcycle
rental use can be located, the tourists seeking to patronize motorcycle rental businesses
are forced in travel into industrial areas or to travel up to Interstate 10 where it can be very
windy. The wind can then create challenges to the novice rider. The proposed text
amendment seeks to allow motorcycle rental to locate in areas closer to the users. '5OR ,
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Motorcycle rental, as a use, is not without some concerns. For example, it is important that
the location be situated so that it provides a safe area for the motorcycle driver to begin his
trip, meaning the site has a parking area and driveway. To address this and other locational
matters, the use is proposed to be permitted in C-1 zoning subject to the issuance by
Planning Commission of a Conditional Use Permit. This will allow the Planning Commission
to better review the site suitability and to hear input from property owners in the area.
All activity for the rental and driver check out should occur on private property. This will
improve safety as novice riders will not begin their ride on public rights-of-way, but rather on
private property. All uses will be required to comply with all requirements housed in the
zoning ordinance,including the sign ordinance,as well as to complywith building code and
fire code.
There is also concern that the motorcycle rental use could become a mechanic's shop or
a service station. To address this concern, the regulation is proposed to prohibit fluid
service or engine part removal or repair from being conducted on the premises. It is
expected that minor repair,such as the replacement of a rearview mirror, may occur on the
site. However,the intent of the regulation is not to create a space for mechanics to work on
motorcycles. The proposed text is crafted to prevent this from being the case.
4. Rate Signs
The Palm Springs Hotel and Hospitality Association has requested that the City apply the
existing rate signs regulations to signs that are located indoors with the intent of being
viewed from outdoors. The proposed text has been circulated to the Hotel and Hospitality
Association.
5. Day spas
The proposed regulations concerning Day spas were presented to both the Uptown
Association and Main Street. Additionally, copies of the proposed text were circulated to
neighborhood groups as well as operators of some of the local beauty salons. Comments
have been incorporated into the text.
Currently, by definition, a day spa must include a beauty salon, steam room and/or sauna,
showers and therapy pool,and sequestered rooms for massage and body treatments. This
definition describes facilities that serve as a principal use, but does not accommodate
smaller facilities that may be an accessory use to a beauty parlor or a small inn. The
proposed revision distinguishes between a day spa as a principal use and a day spa as an
accessory use. The existing definition is used to describe day spas when they are a
principal use. Wording is added to eliminate the requirement of an assortment of facilities
if the day spa is an accessory use. As an accessory use, the day spa must focus on
relaxation and therapeutic programs rather than beauty and fitness programs.
Portions of the existing definition that discuss requirements for licensing and requirements
for compliance with the municipal code are moved from the definition to the portion of the
Ordinance where Permitted Uses are found. This is the preferred location for use
standards.
Provisions are made to allow smaller hotels to operate a day spa as an accessory use
subject to a Conditional Use Permit. This provision is restricted to those hotels that have
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at least fifteen guest rooms. The day spa use is limited to those who are guests at the hotel.
Lastly, provisions are made to allow a day spa as an accessory use to a Beauty Parlor or
a Health / Fitness Facility subject to a Land Use Permit.
6. Miscellaneous Non-substantive Text Amendment
A number of non-substantive text amendments are proposed to simply clarify the
regulations.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
Following is a summary of the proposed amendments. A legislative draft is also attached
so as to allow for a comparison between existing wording and proposed wording.
Section 9100.08: EFFECTS OF ZONING
Minor amendments are not substantive.
Section 9100.09: ENFORCEMENT
Minor amendments are not substantive.
Section 9100.10.A: DEFINITIONS
Minor non-substantive amendments crafted to promote clarity and consistency are proposed
for the terms"Administrator,"'Basement,""Building Height,""Child Care Center,""Dwelling,"
"Fairway Lots," "Frontage," "Gross Area," "Guest Room," and "Hotel." The term "Future
Street Line' is proposed to be deleted. The terms"Footcandle" and "Glare" are proposed
to be included in the defined terms.
Section 9202.01.C: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT (R1)
The proposed amendment makes provisions for day day spas as an accessory use to a
Hotel subjectto a number of established standards and subjectto a Conditional Use Permit
in the RGA zoning district.
Section 9203.01: USES PERMITTED (R2)
A minor non-substantive amendment is proposed in the section concerning Commission
determinations so as to create consistency. The proposed amendment makes provisions
for day day spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to a number of established
standards and subject to a Conditional Use Permit in the R2 zoning district.
Section 9204.01: USES PERMITTED (R3)
The proposed amendment makes provisions for day day spas as an accessory use to a
Hotel subjectto a number of established standards and subjectto a Conditional Use Permit
in the R3 zoning district.
Section 9205.01.D: USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (R4)
The proposed amendment makes provisions for day day spas as an accessory use to a
Hotel subjectto a numberof established standards and subjectto a Conditional Use Permit
in the R4 zoning district.
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Section 9209.01.C: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT (CBD)
This is a minor non-substantive amendment referencing the applicable section of the
Municipal Code.
Section 9209.01.D: USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CBD)
The proposed amendment makes provisions for day day spas as an accessory use to a
Hotel subjectto a numberof established standards and subjectto a Conditional Use Permit
in the CBD zoning district.
Section 9212.01: USES PERMITTED (C1)
Proposed amendments to this section include a minor non-substantive amendment
referencing the applicable section of the Municipal Code. An amendment is proposed to
allow a day spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor subjectto a Land Use Permit in the
C-1 zoning district. The proposed amendment makes provisions for day day spas as an
accessory use to a Hotel subject to a number of established standards and subject to a
Conditional Use Permit in the C1 zoning district. The section is proposed to be amended
to allow Medical /sick room supplies (retail) as a permitted use in the C1 zoning district.
Proposed amendments allows subjectto a Conditional Use Permitin the C1 zoning district
"Motorcycle Rental provided there is no fluid service or engine part removal or repair
conducted on the premises. All activities including instructions and driver checkout are to
be conducted on private property within an approved parking area."
Section 9212.02: USES PROHIBITED (Cl)
Proposed amendment removes Motorcycle Rental from the list of prohibited uses in the C1
zoning district.
Section 9213.01.C: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT (C1AA)
Proposed amendment allows a day spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor or health
/ athletic club subject to a land use permit in the C-1AA zoning district.
Section 9213.01.D: USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (C1AA)
The proposed amendment makes provisions for day day spas as an accessory use to a
Hotel subject to a numberof established standards and subjectto a Conditional Use Permit
in the C-1AA zoning district.
Section 9214.01.C: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT (C2)
Proposed amendment allows a day spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor or health
/ athletic club subject to a land use permit in the C2 zoning district.
Section 9306.00.C.4OFF STREET PARKING: PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS: LIGHTING
Proposed amendment deletes parking lot lighting regulations and replaces itwith a reference
to the outdoor lighting regulations.
Section 9306.00.E: OFF STREET PARKING: DESIGN DIMENSIONS
Proposed amendment identifies parking lot aisle widths based on the traffic pattern and
parking angle.
Section 9319.00: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
Proposed amendment states that the parking or storing of motor vehicles is to occur in
areas constructed for motor vehicles and shall not be parked or stored in other portions of
the front or side yard, particularly not on what is commonly referred to as the front lawn.
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Section 9320.03.25: SIGNS: DEFINITIONS
Proposed amendment incorporates the term"unless otherwise stated"into the definition of
sign.
Section 9320.05.A.2: PERMITTED SIGNS - COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS
Minor amendments are not substantive.
Section 9320.05.B.3: PERMITTED SIGNS - COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS
Minor amendments are not substantive.
Section 9320.06.C.3: PERMITTED SIGNS-APARTMENTS, HOTELS, RESORT HOTELS
AND RESIDENTIAL MOBILEHOME PARKS
This section states that, for rate signs, if a sign is placed inside a building for the purpose
of being viewed from outside the building,it shall be considered an outside advertising sign
and shall be subject to the provision outlined in this section.
Section 9321.00: OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS (NEW SECTION)
This is a proposed new section of the Ordinance that would address outdoor lighting
standards. The goal of the regulations are to promote safety while protecting the night skies.
The proposed regulations address parking area illumination levels(max.to min. ratio of 16:1,
maximum 8 footcandles, average not to exceed 3 footcandles)with the ability for Planning
Commission to allow for deviation from the standards. The proposed regulations also
address entrance lighting, spillover lighting, lighting height, decorative lighting, hours of
operation, and lamp fixture types.
Section 9402.00.H.8.e.1.a:CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS:CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC
USES: COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECS)
The proposed amendment will allow wind energy conversion systems to have a height of
300 feet rather than the current 200 feet. This use will continue to be subject to a conditional
use permit.
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendments at its meetings of July 12,
August 2, and August 16, 2000 and recommended adoption of the text amendments as
presented in the attached ordinance. The vote was 6 in favor, 0 against, 1 absent.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
An environmental assessment was prepared for these amendments. The proposed
amendments are consistent with the General Plan and it has been determined that no
potentially significant effect to the environment will resultfrom the proposed amendments.
Director o anning and Building
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Minutes of the July 12, 2000 and August 23, 2000 Planning Commission meeting
2. Legislative Draft.
3. Draft Ordinance.
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Section 9100.08: EFFECTS OF ZONING
A. Application of Provisions. The provisions of this Zoning Code governing the use of land,
buildings and structures,the size of yards abutting buildings and structures,the height and bulk of
buildings,the density of population,standards of performance and other provisions are declared to
be in effect upon all land included within the boundaries of each and every zone established by the
Zoning Code.
B. Conflicting orAmbiguous Provisions. In any case where there maybe conflicting or
ambiguous provisions within this Zoning Code, the director of planning and building eomrrit"
development,or his authorized representative,shall determine the applicability of such provisions.
Such determination may be appealed to the planning commission.
Section 9100.09: ENFORCEMENT
A. The eity attorney, the police chief, the director of planning and building eommunity
development, the city clerk and all officials charged with the issuance of licenses or permits, shall
enforce the provisions of this Zoning Code.
Section 9100.10 DEFINITIONS
A. When not inconsistent with the context,words used in the presenttense include the future,
words in the singular number include the plural;and those in the plural number include the singular,
"or" :m_, d "and" and "and" in 't ire_ n.--n
���� R,e��"And" indicates that all the connected words or
provisions shall apply. "Or"indicates that the connected words or provisions may appy sigularly but
not in combination.. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.
"Administrator"meansthezoning administrator,orthedirectorof eornientinitydevelo planning
and building in his capacity of zoning administrator.
"Building height"means the vertical distance plus eighteen(18)inches measured from the average
grade at the curb adjacent to the property or from the top of the crown of the roadway if there is no
curb, exclusive of exceptions permitted in Section 93.03.00. In the event of hillside lots, lots in
excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or lots where the approved pad height is greater
than eighteen (18) inches above or below the curb level, the planning director or planning
commission may establish the point of measurement at a level higher or lower than the curb or
crown of street. The building height for large parcels in excess of 30,000 square feet shall be
measured from adjacent natural grade unless otherwise established bythe planning commission.
"Child care center" means any establishment, activity or use of a site providing group day-care
services(less than twenty-four(24) hours)for children other than those residing on-site including
a day nursery, play group, after-school group, pre-school group or kinder college.
"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy,
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including one-family and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels, boarding or lodging
houses,ormobilehomes ortrailers,exceptwhen installed on a permanent foundation,ormotorized
homes.
"Fairway lots" means lots which are a portion of a golf course development and have their rear or
side yard abutting ee-tefrnintiswith the golf course fairway.
"Foot candle" means a measurement unit used in determining lighting levels.
"Frontage"means that portion of a parcel of propertywhich abuts a public or approved private street
or highway, measured along the future street line as indicated on the general planes Setback
erdimanee.
"Ftiture stfeet'one" means ihe ftittire right of-way 'One f0f a major or seeandary highway or tra
colleetor street as'ceated and d'ifflemsioned in the genera' plan or for a local street as indieat
the setbaekerdimanee. A yard abutting such a highway or street she"be measured frorm this future
right of-way 'One.
"Glare" means a harsh dazzling light.
"Gross area"means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of lot or parcel of land before public
streets, easernemts or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use are deducted from
such lot or parcel.
"Guest room" means a room which is designed to be occupied by one (1) or more guests for
sleeping purposes, , not including dormitories.
"Hotel"means any building or portion thereof containing six(6)or more guest rooms used by six(6)
or more guests,forcompensation(exceptingjails and hospitals),where provision forcooking may
be made in a limited number of individual suites, and which rooms are designed and intended as
temporary or overnight accommodations. Such hotel may not have aceessofy effnffleFeial Uses
exee pt that food service may be provided solely for the eanven me nee of the g tiests thereof, Also see
"Hotel, Resort."
"Spa"means a facility which provides an integrated combination of fitness, beauty,rejuvenation and
relaxation programs. Aprimary use spa is one where theT-he minimum facilities provided shall be
a beauty salon,and steam room and/or sauna,showers and therapy pool,and sequestered rooms
for massage and body treatments. An accessory use spa is one where the focus is relaxation and
therapeutic programs rather than fitness and beauty. If a facility is an accessory use spa the
provision for minimum facilities is not required. 6taff she"be"censed and trained On the part cula
programs provided. Stieh fae"ity shall eomply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal eade.
Section 9202.01 USES PERMITTED (RGA)
C. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses may be permitted, subject
to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
1. Public parks, recreational areas and public schools;
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2. Private clubs, golf courses, tennis and swimming clubs;
3. Churches on sites of two (2) acres or more;
4. Assisted living facilities and convalescent homes,subjectto the provisions of Section
94.02.00(H)(7);and provided, property on which such use is proposed is located one hundred fifty
(150) feet from any R-1 zone district;
5. Resort hotels, on parcels not less than twenty (20) acres in area, subject to the
requirements in Section 92.04.01(A)(2);
6. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidentto the permitted uses listed above
and located on the same lot therewith;
7. Accessory apartments subject to the provisions of Section 93.18.00;
8. Child care centers; provided, the subject site is located on a major or secondary
thoroughfare. (Ord. 1553 (part), 1998; Ord. 1551 (part), 1998; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1347
(part), 1990; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
9. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel quests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 quest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular proa rams provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
Section 9203.01 USES PERMITTED (R2)
B. Similar Uses Permitted by Commission Determination.The commission may,by resolution
of record, permit any other uses which it may determine to be similar to those listed above and not
more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health,safety and welfare or to other uses permitted in
the zone, as provided in Section 94.01,00. All uses shall be subject to the standards in Section
92.03.03.
sul�eet to the provision of Seetion 93-16.00.
C. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.The following uses may be permitted subject to
approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00.
1. Accessory apartments subject to the provisions of Section 93.18.00;
2. Assisted living facilities and convalescent homes,subjectto the provisions of Section
94.02.00(H)(7);
3. Child care centers;
4. Churches;
5. Country clubs, golf courses, tennis and swimming clubs;
6. Hospitals;
7. Hotels in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen
facilities;
8. Private education institutions;
9. Professional offices, provided:
a. The subject site must be located fronting on a major thoroughfare as indicated on
the city' s general plan,
b. The only allowable sign shall be an identification sign for the building complex,with
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public convenience signs as necessary,
C. All development standards of Section 92.08.00 can be met;
10. Public parking areas, not as an accessory to uses permitted in this zone, pursuant
to Section 93.06.00, and as follows:
a. The property proposed for off-street parking use shall abut a commercial zone or on
an alley which is the boundary with such zone, and extends not more than one hundred fifty(150)
feet from the boundary;
11. Public parks and recreation areas at locations indicated on the general plan;
12. Public schools at locations indicated on the general plan;
13. Restaurant, in conjunction with hotel, provided the site shall have a minimum area
of one hundred twentythousand(120,000)squarefeet;orprovided,the hotel contains a minimum
of thirty (30) guest rooms;
14. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
44-15. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00; provided the
subject site must be located fronting on a major or secondary thoroughfare as indicated on the city'
s general plan;
45-.16. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort hotel
subject to the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998; Ord. 1551 (part), 1998;Ord.
1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1300 (part), 1988; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
Section 9204.01 USES PERMITTED (R3)
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.The following uses maybe permitted subjectto
approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
1. Assisted living facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 92.04.00(H)(7);
2. Athletic, sport and recreation clubs;
3. Child care centers;
4. Churches;
5. Convention centers;
6. Country clubs, golf courses, driving ranges, tennis and swimming clubs;
7. Hospitals;
8. Hotels and resort hotels(subjectto the provisions of Section 92.04.01(A)(2))in which
more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen facilities;
9. Incidental or accessory commercial uses, located within hotels containing less than
one hundred (100) guest rooms and operated primarily for the convenience of the hotel guests,
providing,such total commercial uses shall occupy not more than twenty(20)percent of the gross
floor area of the hotel buildings;
10. Museums;
11. Private educational institutions;
12. Private clubs and lodges not as an accessory to a hotel;
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13. Professional offices, provided:
a. The subject site must be located fronting on a major thoroughfare as indicated on
the city' s general plan,
b. The only allowable sign shall be an identification sign for the building complex,with
public convenience signs as necessary,
C. All development standards can be met;
14. Public parks and recreational areas at locations indicated on the general plan,
15. Public schools at locations indicated on the general plan;
16. Restaurants; provided that,they are an integral part of a hotel which contains from
thirty (30) to ninety-nine (99) guest rooms;
17. Restaurants, but not including cafeterias,drive-in ordrive-through restaurants orfast
food service establishments; provided that,the following minimum criteria will be met in all cases:
a. The site shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet on a major
thoroughfare with a minimum lot size of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of net lot area,
b. The site area shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet from any single-
family residential zone,
C. Parking within the required front yard setback shall be prohibited, and
d. A minimum of twenty-five(25) percent of the total site area shall be maintained as
landscaped open space;
18. Sound stages, as an accessory use to a resort hotel;
19. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained inthe particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
+9-.20. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of the Section 93.15.00;
20-21. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort hotel
subject to the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part), 1998;Ord.
1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1300 (part), 1988; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
Section 9205.01 USES PERMITTED (R4)
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.The following uses maybe permitted subject to
approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
1. Hotels and resort hotels(subjectto the provisions of Section 92.05.01(A)(2))in which
more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen facilities;
2. Private clubs not as an accessory to a hotel;
3. Professional offices, provided:
a. The subject site must be located fronting on a major thoroughfare as indicated on
the city' s general plan,
b. The only allowable sign shall be an identification sign for the building complex,with
public convenience signs as necessary,
C. All development standards can be met;
4. Public and semi-public uses as follows:
a. Assisted living facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 94.02.00(H)(7),
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b. Athletic and health clubs as an accessory to a hotel,
C. Automobile parking lots and structures not in conjunction with a permitted use,
subject to the provisions of Section 93.06.00,
d. Child care center,
e. Churches,
f. Civic uses and community center buildings,
g. Convention centers,
h. Museums;
5. Restaurants,butnotincluding cafeterias,drive-in ordrive-through restaurants orfast-
food establishments; provided that,they are an integral part of a hotel which contains from thirty(30)
to ninety-nine (99) guest rooms;
6. Sound stages, as an accessory use to a resort hotel;
7. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code
-7.8. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
8. 9. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort hotel
subject to the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part), 1995; Ord.
1482(part), 1994; Ord, 1418(part), 1992;Ord. 1347(part), 1990;Ord. 1300(part), 1988;Ord. 1294
(part), 1988)
Section 9209.01.C.1: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT: INDOOR USES (CBD)
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Art schools;
b. Automotive rental agencies as part of a resort hotel. The following standards shall
apply:
i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2), Accessory commercial uses for
resort hotels shall be complied with,
J. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the number necessary
to serve the hotel only,
iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted at the hotel site,
iv. Such use shall be permitted only if the hotel contains an adequate number of parking
spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00;
C. Bicycle rentals (Deleted by Ord. 1347);
d. Bicycle rental agencies;
e. Blueprinting and photocopying;
f. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
g. Child care centers;
h. Conversion of existing upper-story floor area to apartments.The following standards
shall apply:
i. Each unit shall contain complete kitchen and sanitary facilities,
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ii. No outdoor storage may be visible from any street,
iii. Such conversion shall be subject to applicable building code provisions,
iv. Additional standards as deemed appropriate by the director of planning and zoning,
including considerations for open space, parking, and trash collection;
i. Delicatessens;
j. Farmers market;
k. Festivals and exhibits;
I. Food services and restaurants, all types unless otherwise regulated;
M. Ice cream parlors;
n. Post office branches;
o. Offices (except contractors) and financial institutions on the street level which are
in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area, but offices and financial
institutions which front a streetwithin the historic village center shall not exceed two thousand five
hundred (2,500) square feet of gross floor area;
P. Spas provided that the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs
provided as outlined in Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code and such facilitv complies with Chapter
5.34 of the Municipal Code;
q. Specialty marketplaces;
r. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use;
S. Valet cleaning service.
Section 9209.01.D: USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CBD)
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.
1. Automobile parking (Deleted by Ord. 1418);
2. Automobile service stations designed and constructed as an integral part of an
automobile parking structure;
3. Automobile showrooms(at least fifty(50) percent of autos displayed for sale shall
be new or classic cars);
4. Beer gardens;
5. Cocktail lounges and nightclubs with or without dancing;
6. Discotheques;
7. Financial institutions with drive-through facilities;
8. Hotels in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen
facilities;
9. Liquor stores;
10. Lodges, meeting halls, private clubs;
11. Offices(except contractors)and financial institutions in excess of two thousand five
hundred(2,500)square feet of gross floor area which front a street within the historic village center,
12. Recreational facilities, commercial;
13. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel quests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
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43.14. Tennis courts (Deleted by Ord. 1418);
44.15. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
4516.7 Video/amusement arcades as a primary use, and video/amusement machines as
a secondary use,except as otherwise regulated,subjectto the provisions of Section 93.16.00; and
provided that, such arcades/machines are located no closer than three hundred (300)feet to any
othersuch use. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998; Ord. 1502 (part), 1995; Ord. 1423(part), 1992; Ord. 1418
(part), 1992; Ord. 1385, 1991; Ord. 1366 (part), 1991; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1333 (part),
1989; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
Section 9212.01.A: USES PERMITTED (Cl)
A. Uses Permitted. Buildings, structures and land shall be used and buildings and
structures shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses.All uses shall
be subject to the standards in Section 92.12.03.
1. Accessory uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses and located on the
same lot therewith;
2. Antique shops;
3. Apparel stores;
4. Art galleries;
5. Artists studios;
6. Art schools;
7. Athletic or health clubs;
8. Auto parts (Deleted by Ord. 1502);
9. Bakeries, retail;
10. Banks and savings and loan institutions;
11. Barber shops;
12. Baths (Deleted by Ord. 1502);
13. Beauty parlors and colleges;
14. Bicycle sales including accessory repair;
15. Blueprinting and photocopying;
16. Book and stationery stores;
17. Catering, in conjunction with a permitted food service use;
18. Confectionery stores;
19. Dancing studios;
20. Department stores;
21. Drug stores;
22. Film and camera sales and exchange;
23. Florist shops;
24. Food stores and delicatessens;
25. Furniture stores;
26. Gift and hobby shops;
27. Hardware and appliance stores;
28. Hotels and resort hotels subject to the R-3 zone standards, Section 92.04.00;
29. Jewelry stores;
30. Laundromats (Deleted by Ord. 1324);
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32. Liquor stores (Deleted by Ord. 1324);
33. Medical / sick room supplies (retail)
M-.34 Modeling schools;
34 35. Movie, radio and TV production and broadcast facilities;
35-36 Multiple-family dwellings subject to the R-3 zone standards, Section 92.04.00;
36--37 Museums;
37-38 Music shops;
38-.39 Newsstands;
39-40 Offices notincluding storage orpresence of goods, materials,supplies orequipment
not consumed or used by office use on the premises, or storage or presence of vehicles not used
to transport business personnel or patrons to and from the premises;
40-41 Pet stores, pet grooming;
44.42 Photographers studios;
42-43 Private clubs;
43.44 Restaurants, with or without outdoor dining, excluding drive-in or drive-through
restaurants,or those within mixed-use developments in excess of twenty thousand(20,000)square
feet of floor area;
44 45 Security exchange;
45.46 Shoe stores;
46-47 Small appliance shops and service;
47-48 Supermarkets;
48-49 Tailor shops;
49-50 Theaters, movie and legitimate stage;
58-51 Travel agencies;
&1--52 Toy stores;
53-53 Used/consignment merchandise in conjunction with new merchandise or antiques,
provided fifty (50) percent of stock is new merchandise or antiques;
53.54 Video/amusement machines as an accessory use subject to the provisions of
Section 93.16.00;
Section 9212.01.C.1: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT: INDOOR USES (Cl)
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Auction houses, pursuant to Chapter 5.04 of the Municipal Code;
b. Automotive rental agencies as part of a resort hotel. The following standards shall
apply:
i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2), Accessory Commercial Uses for
Resort Hotels shall be complied with,
ii. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the number necessary
to serve the hotel only,
iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted at the hotel site,
iv. Such use shall be permitted only ifthe hotel contains an adequate number of parking
spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00;
C. Bicycle rental;
d. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
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e. Child care centers;
f. Conversion of existing upper-story floor area to apartments.The following standards
shall apply:
i. Each unit shall contain complete kitchen and sanitary facilities,
ii. No outdoor storage may be visible from any street,
iii. Such conversion shall be subject to applicable building code provisions,
iv. Additional standardsas deemed appropriate bythedirectorof planning andzoning,
including considerations for open space, parking, and trash collection;
g. Farmers market;
h. Festivals and exhibits;
i. Ice cream parlors;
j. Restaurants within mixed-use developments;
k. Spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor provided the staff is licensed and trained
in the particular programs provided as outlined in Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code
and such facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
k.I Special purpose schools;
f.m Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use;
m.n Valet cleaning service.
Section 9212.01.D: USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (Cl)
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.The following uses maybe permitted subject to
approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
1. Ambulance services,and accessory uses customarily incident to the permitted use;
provided,the site is located on a major or secondary thoroughfare as indicated by the general plan;
2. Automobile parking lots not in conjunction with a permitted use, subject to the
provisions of Section 93.06.00;
3. Automobile parking structures;
4. Auto parts and accessories, retail, and installation of same;
5. Automobile sales agencies(at least fifty(50)percent of autos displayed for sale shall
be new);
6. Automobile service stations;
7. Car washes;
8. Churches;
9. Cocktail lounges and night clubs as a primary use;
10. Commercial recreational facilities;
11. Convenience stores;
12. Convention center;
13. Drive-through facilities;
14. Hotels in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen
facilities;
15. Laundromats;
16. Liquor stores;
17. Lodges, meeting halls;
18. Motorcycle Rental provide there is notfluid service or engine part removal or repair
conducted on the premises. All activities including instructions and driver checkout
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are to be conducted on private property within an approved parking area.
+8-.19 Pawnshops, provided that no pawnshop is located closer than two thousand five
hundred (2,500) feet to another;
49-.20 Restaurants within a hotel containing from thirty(30)to ninety-nine(99)guest rooms;
-29.21 Spas provided the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs provided
and such facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code;
22. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
Y4.23. Thrift shops operated by charitable organizations;
22.24. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
�25. Video/amusement arcades as a primary use subject to the provisions of Section
93.15.00;
2+26. Video/amusement machines as a secondary use subject to the provisions of Section
93.16.00. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part), 1998;Ord. 1502(part), 1995;Ord. 1418(part),
1992;Ord. 1366(part), 1991;Ord. 1347(part), 1990;Ord. 1324(part), 1989;Ord. 1294(part), 1988)
Section 9212.02 USES PROHIBITED
All uses and structures not permitted in Section 92.12.01 are deemed to be specifically prohibited.
The following classifications of uses shall not be permitted in this zone by commission
determination:
A. Automobile sales, used, as a primary use, and major repair;
B. Dog kennels and catteries;
C. Industrial uses;
D. Motor scooter, motorbike and motorcycle rentals .d sales, both as a primary and
accessory use;
E. Single-family residences;
F. Wholesale and warehousing;
G. Thrift shops not operated by charitable organizations;
H. Mobilehome parks. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1502(part), 1995;Ord. 1418(part),
1992; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
Section 9213.01.C.1: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT: INDOOR USES (C1AA)
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Automotive rental agencies as part of a resort hotel. The following standards shall
apply:
i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2), Accessory Commercial Uses for
Resort hotels shall be complied with,
ii. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the number necessary
to serve the hotel only,
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iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted at the hotel site,
iv. Such use shall be permitted only if the hotel contains an adequate number of parking
spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00;
b. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
c. Child care centers;
d. Delicatessen (provided no animals are kept or slaughtered on the premises),
e. Farmers market;
f. Festivals and exhibits;
g. Ice cream parlors;
h. Liquor store;
i. Restaurants;
L Spa as an accessory useto a beauty parlor or health/athletic club provided the staff
is licensed and trained in the particular programs provided and such facility is in
compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
j.k. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use.
Section 9213.01.D: USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (C1AA)
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.The provisions of Section 94.02.00 shall
apply.
1. Auto parking structures;
2. Discotheques, nightclubs and cocktail lounges;
3. Drive-through facilities, unless otherwise prohibited;
4. Grocery store,subjectto the C-D-N zone standards,Section 92.10.00,and applicable
provision of the general plan;
5. Hotels in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen
facilities, subject to the standards in the R-4 Zone, Section 92.05.00;
6. Liquor store;
7. Spas provided the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs in
accordancewith Chapter5.34 of the Municipal Code and provided such facility is in compliancewith
Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.;
8. Spas as an accessory to a Hotel subiect to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
6.9. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
9-10. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort hotel
subject to the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord. 1553 (part), 1998; Ord. 1502 (part), 1995; Ord.
1482(part), 1994;Ord. 1418(part), 1992;Ord. 1366(part), 1991;Ord. 1324(part), 1989; Ord. 1294
(part), 1988)
Section 9214.01.C.1: USES PERMITTED BY LAND USE PERMIT: INDOOR USES (C2)
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
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1. Indoor Uses.
a. Automobile rental agencies;
b. Bicycle rental;
C. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use,
d. Child care centers;
e. Classic auto sales;
f. Estate sales;
g. Farmers market;
h. Festivals and exhibits;
i. Gun shops;
j. Ice cream parlors;
k. Nurseries, including outdoor storage of plants only;
I. Recycling collection center as an accessory use;
M. Restaurants within mixed-use developments in excessof twentythousand(20,000)
square feet of floor area;
n. Spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor provided the staff is licensed and trained
in the particular programs as outlined in Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code and provided such facility
is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code
n.o. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use;
�o Thrift shops.
Section 9306.C.4: PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS: LIGHTING
4. Lighting. Parking lot lighting must be in accordance with Section 9321.00: Outdoor Lighting
Standards. -All off-stFeet parking areas in multiple residential zemes she" be illuminated at night.
Cormofflereqa' and industrial establishments shall provide night-lighting throdghatit required pa*ft
areas at all hours of eusternef and employee use.
developments shall pFavide se" lighting as approved by the planning earnmission.
b. Thelight setiree shall not be visible from off the property,shall met direet light skyward,
and sha" be so arranged to refleet light away frorn adjoining pfoperties and street. Light standard
heights she'' be as per manufacturer's recommended phatermetfies, but an no case shall the hekjht
exceed the maximurn permitted btiolding height of the rame in which it is situated oreighteen(18)feet-,
wh;eheveF 05 less. Graduated light standaFd heights within a site with 'ewer heights On perip
areas may be required bythe planning commission to provide compatibility with adja n ng pmperfies
and stfeets. Illumination levels On parking areas whieh require lighting Shall be an aveFage of oftef+)
feateand'e with a Fatia of average light to fninimurn light of fotir to eme (41). Up lighti=r"
landscaping, low level welk lights and lighting diffused off of wall surfaces are 818() eneatiraged-
Lighting plans shall take Onto aeecunt the placement and growth of landseape materials. Light
stamdards should be placed between papkimg spaees.
Section 9306.E OFF STREET PARKING: DESIGN DIMENSIONS
E. Design Dimensions.The off-street parking area design criteria,asset forth as follows,
exemplify minimum dimensions necessary for traffic circulation, ingress and egress, and public
safety to and through parking areas,while setting aside ample open space to integrate landscaping,
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lighting and pedestrian design features into the plan to create an off-street parking area aesthetically
complimentary to the urban environment.
In order to allow for innovative designs to be explored,alternate designs maybe considered
and approved by the planning commission.While this provision is not intended to allow deviation from
the minimums as set forth herein, it is to provide flexibility in the application and structuring of
landscaping and related environmental elements.
The following parking lot dimensions shall apply to all parking lots constructed in accordance
with this Zoning Code. In event practical difficulties and hardships result from the strict enforcement
of the following standards due to existing permanent buildings, or an irregular shaped parcel,
administrative relief may be granted by the director of planning and building according to Section
9306.00B.10. and Section 9402.01 (Minor modification).
Parking Dimensions--Ninety (90) Degree Angle (See Exhibit F-1 found at the end of this
section).
1. Parking spaces shall be seventeen(17)feet deep(standard)and fifteen(15)feetdeep
(compact), except where nose to nose deep (see subsection (E)(8) of this section).
2. Parking spaces shall be nine (9) feet wide (standard) and eight (8) feet wide
(compact).
3. A driveway adjoining adoublerowof parking spaces shall be twenty-six(26)feet wide.
Driveways adjoining a single-row of spaces shall be twenty-four (24) feet wide.
4. Curbs shall be installed at a minimum of five (5) feet from face of walls, fences,
buildings or other structures. This requirement excepts driveways that are not a part of the
maneuvering area for parking.
5. Peripheral planting areas are required every ten(10)spaces.The planters shall have
a minimum exterior width of nine (9) feet and provide at least six (6) foot minimum planting width.
6. Curbs shall be placed at a minimum of two feet from the face of walls, fences or
buildings adjoining driveways which are not part of a maneuvering area. (See subsection (E)(4)of
this section where drive adjoins a maneuvering area).
7. Tree wells/median islands shall have a planting area of six(6)feet in diameter/width
8. Nose-to-nose parking spaces shall be nineteen (19) feet long (standard) and
seventeen (17) feet long (compact).
9. Cumulative dimensions. (Deleted by Ord. 1300)
10. Driveway widths shall be twenty-four (24) feet minimum and constructed to city
standards. The director of planning and building may require a wider driveway to accommodate
needs.
11. First parking space shall be ten (10) feet minimum distance from property line
adjacent to the street. The director of planning and building may require a greater distance.
12. Six (6) inch PCC curb and gutters shall be installed, except that six (6) inch PCC
vertical curbs may be installed in-lieu of curb and gutters if no drainage is carried along curb line.
Where a six-(6) inch PCC vertical curb is used, a two(2)foot wide concrete gutter section shall be
installed along drainage lines. Individual wheelstops shall be prohibited unless approved by the
director of planning and building.
13. Concrete walkswith a minimum width of two(2)feet shall be installed adjacent to end
parking spaces or end spaces may be increased to eleven (11) feet wide.
14. Curb radii shall be three (3) feet minimum.
15. One-way drives shall be fourteen (14)feet minimum wide. Two-way drives shall be
twenty-four (24) feet minimum wide.
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16. Cumulative dimension. (Deleted by Ord. 1300)
17. Parallel parking spaces shall be eight(8)feet wide by twenty-four(24)feet long.The
length maybe reduced to eighteen(18)feet, if a six(6)foot separation(no parking area)is provided
between every two (2) spaces.
18. Single-family covered parking spaces shall be ten(10)feet wide by twenty(20)feet
long.
19. Handicapped Parking Spaces. See Section 93.06.00(C)(10).
Other dimensions as accepted by the Institute of Traffic Engineers maybe approved by the
director of planning and building or planning commission.
Parking Dimensions--45'/68' angle!
(See Exhibit F 2 found at the end of this section)
B G B E E
45' Standard +T 9' 4-& 5! 33 ? 18'6?
drr 9' 4$ 5' 30' +6LP
68' Standard -1-71 9 2& 5' 316? A 93?
-1-5' 8' W 5' 34' 471641
AISLE WIDTH* PARKING ANGLE (IN DEGREES)
30 45 60 75
One Way Traffic 12' 14' 18' 20'
Two Way Traffic 20' 21' 22' 22'
These dimensions are face-of-curb to face-of-curb for curb and gutter aisles, or edge of
pavement to edge of pavement for strip paved aisles.
Nose -to-nose parking spaces shall be an additional two (2) feet in length.
Section 9319.00 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
The economic welfare,residential attractiveness and community character of Palm Springs
are attributable to its unique aesthetic features and setting. The city finds that proper maintenance
of properties is necessary to protect the welfare, attractiveness and character of the community.A
standard of maintenance guards against unsafe and unhealthful conditions which can cause
neighborhood deterioration. To insure a proper standard of maintenance, all properties in the city,
including all areas between the extensions of side property lines to the centerline of adjacent streets,
shall be subject to the following provisions:
1. All properties,including vacant properties,shall be keptfree of trash, building materials
or the storage of other goods which are visible from the street or adjacent properties. Properties shall
also be kept free of excessive vegetative undergrowth.
2. Buildings, including accessory structures, trellises, awnings and other similar
features,shall be maintained in a condition free of the following abuses including, but not limited to:
loose roofing and siding materials, unconcealed roof equipment,peeling paint orfaded stain, broken
or cracked windows, any unsafe structural element or other items which would degrade the
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appearance and/or safety of the structure.
3. Site improvements shall be maintained in a condition to guarantee safety and quality
appearance and shall include but not be limited to: parking and walking areas free of weeds and
excessive sand and dirt, visible parking lot striping, paving materials (including walkways) which
provide a smooth, unbroken surface, unbroken curbs and gutters,litter free trash and loading areas,
walls and fences in a sturdy condition and free of graffiti or the like, fountains or other water uses
which are free of potential health dangers, lighting,signs, bicycle racks, internal traffic control items
such as speed bumps, and drainage control items which are maintained in safe repair.
4. Landscaping improvements shall be maintained in a healthy condition and
complementary to neighboring buildings and properties.Such maintenance shall include, but not be
limited to: lawns which are watered and trimmed to a uniform height, flowers and ground covers
which are healthy and uniform in their appearance, and shrubs and trees which are trimmed and
pruned to retain their health and adequate clearance over pedestrian and vehicular areas.
Landscaping incorporating bare earth or gravel shall be kept free of weed growth. Plant materials
designated on a landscape plan shall be retained in their natural shape unless otherwise denoted on
the approved plan.
5. Irrigation systems shall provide adequate irrigation to all plant materials to allow
normal growth, retain water within planted areas and be maintained in an operative condition.
6. Any other provisions established by the planning commission to insure proper
maintenance of properties including maintenance standards established through architectural
advisory committee, conditional use permit, or planned development district reviews. (Ord. 1294
(part), 1988)
7. Motor vehicles including automobiles and trucks are to be parked in areas
constructed for motor vehicles and shall not be parked or stored in other portions
of the front or sideyard, particularly not on what is commonly referred to as the
front lawn.
Section 9320.03 SIGNS: DEFINITIONS
25. "Sign"means any identification,description,illustration or device illuminated or nonilluminated,
which is visible from any public place or is located on private property and exposed to the public and
which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, business or solicitation with
the exception of window display.Any emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard, lighting or other
item,designed to advertise, identify or convey information shall be considered a sign. National flags
or flags of political subdivisions shall not be construed as signs. Unless otherwise states, an Aft
interior unlit sign or graphic, other than sale sign, with letters or numbers less than two (2) inches
high per foot of distance from the street front glass shall be exempt from provisions of the sign
ordinance. Unless otherwise stated.this The sign ordinance does not apply to signs located further
than three (3) feet from the street front glass.
a. This definition shall not include official notices issued by any court or public body or
officer or directional warning or information sign or structures required by or authorized by law or by
federal, state, county or city authority. Nor shall it apply to an interior unlit sign or graphic, otherthan
a sale sign,with letters or numbers less than two(2)inches high per foot of distance from the street
front glass nor to signs located further than three (3) feet from the street front glass.
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Section 9320.05.A PERMITTED SIGNS - COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS: MAIN
SIGNS
A. Main Signs. The number and area of signs as outlined in this section are intended to he
maximum standards and do not necessarily insure architectural compatibility. In addition to the
enumerated standards,consideration shall be given to a sign's relationship to the overall design of
the subject property and the surrounding community.
1. Signs for Residential Uses in a Commercial Zone. Section 93.20.06 shall apply.
2. Signs for Commercial and Industrial Uses. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, each separate business shall be limited to one (1) main sign. Where a monument or
freestanding the sign is located at a right angle to the right-of-way, each face may be allowed
seventy-five (75) percent of the area otherwise permitted for the applicable a main sign. Relative
thereto, the following provisions shall apply:
a. Buildings Within One Hundred (100) Feet of Right-of-way. The maximum area of a
main sign for any business in a building located within one hundred(100)feet of the right-of-way upon
which it faces shall be one(1)square foot of sign area per lineal foot of frontage which the business
has facing on a right-of-way, plaza, promenade, arcade or parking lot (in the case of shopping
centers). Except as otherwise provided herein,such signs shall have a surface area no greater than
fifty (50) square feet. No such sign shall be closerthan ten (10)feet from any other sign permitted
hereunder. The main sign must be located adjacent to or on the building facing the right-of-way or
parking lot from which its maximum allowable size is determined.
b. Buildings One Hundred(100)Feet or More From the Right-of-way.The total aggregate
area for a main sign for any business in a building located one hundred(100)feet or more from any
right-of-way upon which it faces shall be the equivalent of one and one-half(1 1/2)square feet of sign
area per lineal foot of frontage which the building has facing on a right-of-way or parking lot. Except
as provided herein, such signs shall have a surface area no greater than seventy-five (75) square
feet. No main sign shall be closer than ten (10) feet from any other sign permitted hereunder. The
main sign must be located adjacent to the right-of-way or on the building or parking lot from which
its maximum allowable size is determined.
C. Additional Sign Area for a Single Business in a Building Having Over Fifty(50) Feet
of Frontage.Asingle business having a lineal frontage on any right-of-way in excess of fifty(50)feet
shall be entitled to, in addition to subsections(A)(2)(a)or(A)(2)(b)of this section, an additional one
(1) square foot of sign area for each four (4) feet of frontage in excess of fifty (50) feet up to one
hundred (100) feet, and an additional one (1) square foot of sign area for each eight (8) feet of
frontage in excess of one hundred (100) feet.
d. Businesses Not on the Ground Floor. Businesses fronting on a main thoroughfare
maintained exclusively on the second floor of a multiple story building shall be entitled to fifty(50)
percent of the sign area authorized for businesses conducted on the ground floor of the building.
e. Buildings Within One Thousand (1,000) Feet of the Right-of-Way of Interstate 10.
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsections (A)(2)(a) through (A)(2)(d) of this section, the
maximum area of a main sign forany business in a building located within one thousand(1,000)feet
of the right-of-way of Interstate 10 shall be one and one-half(1'/:)square feet of sign area per lineal
foot of frontage which the business has facing on the right-of-way of Interstate 10. Except as
otherwise provided herein, such signs shall have a surface area no greater than one hundred fifty
(150) square feet. No such sign shall be closer than twenty-five (25) feet from any other sign
permitted hereunder.The main sign must be located adjacent to or on the building facing Interstate
10.
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3. Height. Except as otherwise regulated,thetopof anysignshall notbe higherthanthe
building on which it is located and in no event higher than twenty-eight (28) feet.
Section 9320.05.B.3 PERMITTED SIGNS - COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS:
ACCESSORY AND CONVENIENCE SIGNS
3. Pedestrian Sign Directory for Businesses within a Multi-Tenant Building. Sheps- iri
"-rncadesor Mans.Where a multi-tenant building pedestrian arcade armall has been developed-with
steeps, a sign directory maybe allowed which will identify the building or complex areode armali and
each of the businesses housed in the building or complex
ptiblie The sign directory may be attached to the building or may be a monument
sign.freestanding-The arcade or identification sign shall not be larger than six(6)square feet
per side, and the sign for the individual tenants shall be no larger than two(2) square feet per side.
Section 9320.06.C.3 PERMITTED SIGNS -APARTMENTS, HOTELS, RESORT HOTELS AND
RESIDENTIAL MOBILEHOME PARKS: SPECIAL PROVISIONS: RATE
SIGNS.
3. Rate Signs. It is unlawful for any owner or operator of any apartment, hotel or mobilehome
park within the city to post or maintain posted on any outdoor or outside advertising sign, pertaining
to such establishment,any rates for accommodations in such establishments unless the signs shall
have posted thereon the rates charged for all rooms or other rental units or accommodations offered
for rental, the number of rooms or other rental units offered for rental at each rate, and the number
of persons accommodated at the rate posted.All posted rates and descriptive data allowed by this
section shall be an integral part of the principal sign and shall be in a type and material of the same
size and prominence as the other elements in the principal sign. Rate signs shall not be posted on
temporary signs or interchangeable elements of permitted signs. No additional sign area will be
granted forthe specific purpose of the posting of rates.This section shall not be held to be complied
with by signs stating the rate per person or bearing the legend"and up." For purposes of this section,
if a sign is placed inside a building for the purpose of being viewed from outside the building it shall
be considered an outside advertising sign and shall be subject to the provisions herein.(Ord. 1538
(part), 1996; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
Section 9321.00 OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
SECTION 22. Section 9321.00 is amended to read as follows:
9321.00 OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
A. INTENT & PURPOSE
These regulations are intended to maintain ambient lighting levels as low as possible
in order to enhance the City's community character and charm and maintain dark
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skies. Area lighting should provide good visibility, minimum glare and minimum
spillage onto other properties or into the sky. It is the intent of this Section to
encourage,through the regulation of the types, kinds, construction, installation and
uses of outdoor electrically powered illuminating devices, lighting practices and
systems to conserve energy without decreasing safety, utility, security and
productivity while enhancing nighttime enjoyment of property and night skies. These
regulations are intended to be consistentwith the requirements of the electrical code,
as adopted by the City under Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 8.04.055,except
where a different standard is provided based on the local climactic, geological or
topographical conditions of the City of Palm Springs.
Exterior lighting shall be:
• architecturally-integrated with the character of the associated structures, site
design and landscape;
• directed downward and shielded, or specifically directed to walls, landscape
elements or other similar features, so that light is confined within the boundaries
of the subject parcel;
• installed so that lights do not blink, flash or be of unusually high intensity or
brightness;
• appropriate in height, intensity and scale to the uses and the site they are serving;
• installed in conformance with the provisions of this Section,the Building Code,the
Electrical Code, and under appropriate permit and site inspection.
B. EXCEPTIONS
The following outdoor lighting is not subject to the provisions of this section.
1. All outdoor light fixtures existing and legally installed prior to the effective date of this Section
except:
• when 50% of more of the existing luminaires are reconstructed or replaced, or
• when a tenant or use change causes a change in the hours of operation or intensity of night
time use;
2. Lights used for holiday decorations,when displayed during the period ofdisplay ofthe City's
public holiday decorations;
3. Portable temporary lighting used by law enforcement or emergency services personnel to
protect life or property;
4. In single family residential zones,fixtures containing lamps emitting less than 1800lumens
(26 watt for flourescent lighting, 50 watt for high intensity discharge, and 100 watt for
incandescent) provided the light fixture is fully shielded and properly focused downward to
minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent properties and does not
exceed a height of fifteen feet; and
5. Street lights erected on public or private right-of-way. Street light design is to be in
compliance with City standards.
6. Lighting associated with a Special Event as described in Palm Springs Municipal Code
Chapter 6.12.
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C. LIGHTING STANDARDS
1. Parking Area Illumination Levels
The minimum maintained illumination requirement is .50 foot candles in the general parking
areas. "General parking areas"are defined as being 80%of a parking lot excluding entrances
or traffic lanes directly in front of store entrances for commercial zones The maximum to
minimum foot candle ratios shall not exceed 16:1 with a maximum of 8 footcandles and an
average not to exceed 3 footcandles in general parking areas Lighting plans should be designed
so that higher traffic areas have sufficient lighting Vertical lamps shall be utilized Lensesshall
not protrude below the lamp screening material that is sag lenses are not permissible
Subiect to Planning Commission approval the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement
may be reduced, so long as the minimum to maximum ration is maintained to below one-half
(.5)foot candles in parking areas which are provided with a significant level of ambient light in
parking areas that utilize a lighter colored parking surface such as concrete and in parking areas
located along a transition with sensitive land uses Also subject to Planning Commission
approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement mayexceed 50footcandleswhen
necessary for security or other purposes.
2. Entrance Lighting
Multi-family residential and nonresidential development shall provide glare-free lightfixtures at
building entrances and exits Nonresidential developments shall provide for lighting in
accordance with this chapter at all vehicle and pedestrian entrances and on-site vehicle
intersections Entrance lighting may not exceed a height of twelve (12) feet and must be high
pressuresodium. In order to promote safety,average lighting levels at entrances shall be equal
to the average lighting level of the associated parking lot
3. Spillover Lighting
With the exception of light sources that do not exceed a height of three feet above finished grade
light sources must be a full cutoff so as to not direct light skyward and shall be so arranged by
means of filters or shields to avoid reflecting lighting onto adioining properties or streets. Lighting
fixtures that do not exceed a height of three (3) feet above finished grade shall be properly
focused to minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent properties
Direct lighting of the sky or of the hillside is prohibited except as provided pursuant to Section
5.64 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code (Searchlight Operations)
4. Height
In nonresidential zoning districts, the height of parking lot lighting must be in scale with the
building and structure heights on the site. If a building is within forty_(40)feet of a property line
the lighting between the building and the property line shall be full cutoff shielded wall mounted
units rather than free standing light poles. However, in order to allow creativity, the Planning
Commission is authorized to allow freestanding lights in the 40 foot area..
Building mounted lights may be mounted no higher than 18 feet and must be a sharp cutoff.
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Lighting may not be mounted above the roofline.
In commercial and industrial zones, pole heights shall notexceed twelve(12)feet for portions of
tte arkingareaswhicharelocatedwithintwenty-five(25)feetofapropertywithinasingle-family
residential zone.
Notwithstanding the above,the height of a free standing light fixture shall not exceed eighteen
(18)feet above fiinishedgrade. The Planning Commission has the authority to allow the erection
of lighting fixtures in excess of eighteen (18)feet in order to provide compatibility with adjoining
properties and streets. When such lighting is located in parking areas located along a transition
with sensitive land uses such as hotel or residential uses,the height may be limited to twelve(12)
feet.
5. Decorative Lighting
All decorative lighting utilized in nonresidential and multifamily developments is subject to
approval oursuantto Section 9404(Architectural Approval). Such lighting is permitted to remain
illuminated throughout the evening.
6. Hours of Operation
a. All off-street parking areas associated with multi-family residential commercial
and industrial uses shall be illuminated at night. Multi-family residential lighting
systems shall provide the full illumination required herein throughout the night
hours. Nonresidential uses shall provide the full illumination required during hours
the facility is accessible to customers, employees and other users with a
maximum of 50% of full illumination provided throughout the remainder of night.
b. Outdoor lighting used for illumination for walkways, private roadways and streets.
equipment yards and outdoor security may remain on all night.
C. Areas which contain approved permanent outdoor storage may be lighted at 50%
of full illumination.
8. Permitted Lamp Fixture Types
Lighting in parking areas is limited to High Pressure Sodium. Metal Halide may be utilized to light
architectural elements and pedestrian walkways.
9. Tennis Court Lighting
Provisions for Tennis Court Lighting is found in Section 9301.01: TENNIS COURTS.
Section 9402.00.H.8.e.1.a: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT: CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC
USES: COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION
SYSTEMS:STANDARD&DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA: HEIGHT
LIMITS
e. Standard and Development Criteria.
i. Height Limits.
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(A) No commercial WECS shall exceed three hundred
3( 00) feet in height, measured at the top of the blade in the "twelve o' clock position." Where
unusual conditions warrant, a lower height limit may be imposed as a condition of a conditional
use permit.
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Regarding Day Spas as an Accessory Use in a Hotel.
Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. For hotels with under fifty (50) rooms, the facility is to serve hotel guests only.
Facilities located in hotels with more than fifty (50) rooms and located on a
Major Thoroughfare may be permitted to serve clients who are not hotel
guests.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
Regarding Motorcycle Rental Subject to a CUP in C1.
Motorcycle Rental provided there is no fluid service or engine part removal or repair conducted on
the premises. All activities including instructions and driver checkout are to be conducted on private
property within an approved parking areas. In order to address potential noise concerns, all
rental bikes will maintain the original exhaust systems approved by the manufacturer and
the state of California.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000: ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE LIGHTING ORDINANCE
Proposed changes appear in bold. Proposed additional language is underlined. Language
proposed for deletion appears with a strikeout.
9321.00 OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
A. INTENT & PURPOSE
These regulations are intended to maintain ambient lighting levels as low as possible
in order to enhance the City's community character and charm and maintain dark
skies. Area lighting should provide good visibility, minimum glare and minimum
spillage onto other properties or into the sky. It is the intent of this Section to
encourage,through the regulation of the types, kinds,construction, installation and
uses of outdoor electrically powered illuminating devices, lighting practices and
systems to conserve energy without decreasing safety, utility, security and
productivity while enhancing nighttime enjoyment of property and night skies. These
regulations are intended to be consistent with the requirements of the electrical
code, as adopted bythe City under Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 8.04.055,
exceptwhere a different standard is provided based on the local climactic,geological
or topographical conditions of the City of Palm Springs.
Exterior lighting shall be:
• architecturally-integrated with the character of the associated structures, site
design and landscape;
• directed downward and shielded, or specifically directed to walls, landscape
elements or other similar features,sothatlight isconfined within the boundaries
of the subject parcel;
• installed so that lights do not blink, flash or be of unusually high intensity or
brightness;
• appropriate in height, intensity and scale to the uses and the site they are
serving;
• installed in conformance with the provisions of this Section, the Building Code,
the Electrical Code, and under appropriate permit and site inspection.
B. EXCEPTIONS
The following outdoor lighting is not subject to the provisions of this section.
1. All outdoor light fixtures existing and legally installed prior to the effective date of this Section
except:
• when 50% of more of the existing luminaires are reconstructed or replaced, or
• when a tenant or use change causes a change in the hours of operation or intensity of night
time use;
2. Lights used for holiday decorations,when displayed during the period of display of the City's
public holiday decorations;
3. Portable temporary lighting used by law enforcement or emergency services personnel to
protect life or property;
4. In single family residential zones,fixtures containing lamps emitting less than 1800lumens
(26 watt for flourescent lighting, 50 watt for high intensity discharge, and 100 watt for
incandescent)provided the light fixture is fully shielded and properly focused downward to
minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent properties and does not
exceed a height of fifteen feet; and
5. Street lights erected on public or private right-of-way. Street light design is to be in
compliance with City standards.
6. Lighting associated with a Special Event as described in Palm Springs Municipal Code
Chapter 6.12.
C. LIGHTING STANDARDS
1. Parking Area Illumination Levels
The minimum maintained illumination requirement is .50 foot candles in the general parking
areas. "General parking areas"are defined as being 80%of a parking lot excluding entrances
or traffic lanes directly in front of store entrances for commercial zones. The maximum to
minimum foot candle ratios shall not exceed 16:1, with a maximum of 8 footcandles and an
average not to exceed 3 footcandles, in general parking areas. Lighting plans should be
designed so that highertraffic areas have sufficient lighting. Vertical lamps shall be utilized for
liqhts on poles. Wall mounted liqhts may be utilize horizontal lamps, provided they are
fully shielded. Lenses shall not protrude below the lamp screening material,that is sag lenses
are not permissible.
Subject to Planning Commission approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement
may be reduced, so long as the minimum to maximum ration is maintained,to below one-half
(.5)foot candles in parking areas which are provided with a significant level of ambient light; in
parking areas that utilize a lighter colored parking surface such as concrete, and in parking
areas located along a transition with sensitive land uses. Also subject to Planning Commission
approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement may exceed.50 foot candles when
necessary for security or other purposes.
2. Entrance Lighting
Multi-family residential and nonresidential development shall provide glare-free lightfixtures at
building entrances and exits. Nonresidential developments shall provide for lighting in
accordance with this-chapter at all vehicle and pedestrian entrances and on-site vehicle
intersections. Entrance lighting may not exceed a height of twelve (12)feet and must be high
pressure sodium. In order to promote safety,average lighting levels at entrances shall be equal
to the average lighting level of the associated parking lot.
3. Spillover Lighting
With the exception of light sources that do not exceed a height of three feet above finished
grade, light sources must be a full cutoff so as to not direct light skyward, and shall be so
arranged by means of filters or shields to avoid reflecting lighting onto adjoining properties or
streets. Lighting fixtures that do not exceed a height of three(3)feet above finished grade shall
be properly focused to minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent
properties.
Direct lighting of the sky or of the hillside is prohibited except as provided pursuant to Section
5.64 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code (Searchlight Operations).
4. Height
In nonresidential zoning districts, the height of parking lot lighting must be in scale with the
building and structure heights on the site. If a building is within forty(40)feet of a property line,
the lighting between the building and the property line shall be full cutoff shielded wall mounted
units rather than free standing light poles. However, in order to allow creativity, the Planning
Commission is authorized to allow freestanding lights in the 40 foot area..
Building mounted lights maybe mounted no higherthan 18 feet and must be a s"full cutoff.
Lighting may not be mounted above the roofline.
In commercial and industrial zones, pole heights shall not exceed twelve(12)feetfor portions
of the parking areas which are located within twenty-five(25)feet of a propertywithin a single-
family residential zone.
Notwithstanding the above,the heightofa free standing lightfixture shall not exceed eighteen
(18)feet above finished grade. The Planning Commission has the authority to allow the erection
of lighting fixtures in excess of eighteen(18)feet in orderto provide compatibility with adjoining
properties and streets. When such lighting is located in parking areas located along a transition
with sensitive land uses such as hotel or residential uses, the height may be limited to twelve
(12) feet.
5. Decorative Lighting
All decorative lighting utilized in nonresidential and multifamily developments is subject to
approval pursuantto Section 9404(Architectural Approval). Such lighting is permitted to remain
illuminated throughout the evening.
6. Hours of Operation
a. All off-street parking areas associated with multi-family residential, commercial
and industrial uses shall be illuminated at night. Multi-family residential lighting
systems shall provide the full illumination required herein throughout the night
hours. Nonresidential uses shall provide the full illumination required during
hours the facility is accessible to customers, employees and other users with a
maximum of50%of full illumination provided throughoutthe remainder of night.
b. Outdoor lighting used for illumination forwalkways,private roadways and streets,
equipment yards and outdoor security may remain on all night.
C. Outdoor lighting used for outdoor sales or eating areas, assembly or repair
areas, signs, recreational facilities and other similar applications, shall be off
between the time thirty (30) minutes after the closing of the business and
sunrise. Areas which contain approved permanent outdoor storage may be
lighted at 50% of full illumination.
8. Permitted Lamp Fixture Types
Lighting in parking areas is limited to High Pressure Sodium. Metal Halide may be utilized to light
architectural elements and pedestrian walkways.
9. Tennis Court Lighting
Provisions for Tennis Court Lighting is found in Section 9301.01: TENNIS COURTS.
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
above-entitled matter.I am the principal clerk of a SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM
printer Of the,DESERT$fJN PUBLISHING SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE ZON-
COMPANY a general
newspaper of l circulation, ING ORDINANCE IN REGARD TO OUTDOOR I
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printed and published in the city of Palm Springs, CVOMMERCIIAL WIND
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County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been ZONING DISTRICT SUBJECT TO A CONDITION-
AL USE PERMIT RATE SIGN REGULATIONS,
adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the DAY SPA REGULATIONS, AND NON-SUBSTAN-
Superior Court of the County of Riverside,State of MOTE I CE LANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO PRO-
California under the date of March 24,1988.Case This ordinance amends the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Palm Springs The amendments pro-
Number 191236;that the notice,of which the vide for outdoor lighting regulations,the height of
commercial wind energy conversion systems, mc-
annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller totcycle rental in the 1 zoning district subject to
a Conditional Use Permit, Rate Sign regulations,
than non pariel,has been published in each regular Day Spa regulations,and Non-substantive miscel- '
laneous amendments to promote clarity.
and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any A full copy is on file in the Office of the City
supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: Clerk.
l P g Introduced for first reading on October 4,2000.
Adopted as Ordinance _ this_ day of
October 13th - Ayes z000. —
Noes
________________________________________________________________ Absent:
Abstain:
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Attest:
iC Clerk Mayor
All in the year 2000 PUB: October 13, 2000
I certify(or declare)under penalty of perjury that the
foregoing is true and correct.
13th
Dated at Palm Springs,California this-------------day
October
of---------------------- 2000
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Signature
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POTENTIAL CHANGES TO TEXT AMENDMENTS
Potential new language appears in bold.
Regarding Day Spas as an Accessory Use in a Hotel.
Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. For hotels with under fifty (50) rooms, the facility is to serve hotel guests only.
Facilities located in hotels with more than fifty (50) rooms and located on a
Major Thoroughfare may be permitted to serve clients who are not hotel
guests.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
Regarding Motorcycle Rental Subject to a CUP in C9.
Motorcycle Rental provided there is no fluid service or engine part removal or repair conducted on
the premises. All activities including instructions and drivercheckout are to be conducted on private
property within an approved parking areas. In order to address potential noise concerns, all
rental bikes will maintain the original exhaust systems approved by the manufacturer and
the state of California.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000: ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE LIGHTING ORDINANCE
Proposed changes appear in bold. Proposed additional language is underlined. Language
proposed for deletion appears with a strikeout.
9321.00 OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
A INTENT & PURPOSE
These regulations are intended to maintain ambient lighting levels as low as possible
in order to enhance the City's community character and charm and maintain dark
skies. Area lighting should provide good visibility, minimum glare and minimum
spillage onto other properties or into the sky. It is the intent of this Section to
encourage,through the regulation of the types, kinds,construction, installation and
uses of outdoor electrically powered illuminating devices, lighting practices and
systems to conserve energy without decreasing safety, utility, security and
productivity while enhancing nighttime enjoyment of property and night skies. These
regulations are intended to be consistent with the requirements of the electrical
code,as adopted by the City under Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 8.04.055,
except where ad ifferent standard is provided based on the local climactic,geological
or topographical conditions of the City of Palm Springs.
Exterior lighting shall be:
• architecturally-integrated with the character of the associated structures, site
design and landscape;
• directed downward and shielded, or specifically directed to walls, landscape
elements or other similar features,so that light is confined within the boundaries
of the subject parcel;
• installed so that lights do not blink, flash or be of unusually high intensity or
brightness;
• appropriate in height, intensity and scale to the uses and the site they are
serving;
• installed in conformance with the provisions of this Section,the Building Code,
the Electrical Code, and under appropriate permit and site inspection.
B. EXCEPTIONS
The following outdoor lighting is not subject to the provisions of this section.
1. All outdoor light fixtures existing and legally installed prior to the effective date of this Section
except:
• when 50% of more of the existing luminaires are reconstructed or replaced, or
• when a tenant or use change causes a change in the hours of operation or intensity of night
time use;
2. Lights used for holiday decorations,when displayed during the period of displayof theCity's
public holiday decorations;
3. Portable temporary lighting used by law enforcement or emergency services personnel to
protect life or property;
4. In single family residential zones,fixtures containing lamps emitting less than 1800lumens
(26 watt for flourescent lighting, 50 watt for high intensity discharge, and 100 watt for
incandescent)provided the light fixture is fully shielded and properly focused downward to
minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent properties and does not
exceed a height of fifteen feet; and
5. Street lights erected on public or private right-of-way. Street light design is to be in
compliance with City standards.
6. Lighting associated with a Special Event as described in Palm Springs Municipal Code
Chapter 6.12.
C. LIGHTING STANDARDS
1. Parking Area Illumination Levels
The minimum maintained illumination requirement is .50 foot candles in the general parking
areas. "General parking areas"are defined as being 80%of a parking lot excluding entrances
or traffic lanes directly in front of store entrances for commercial zones. The maximum to
minimum foot candle ratios shall not exceed 16:1, with a maximum of 8 footcandles and an
average not to exceed 3 footcandles, in general parking areas. Lighting plans should be
designed so that higher traffic areas have sufficient lighting. Vertical lamps shall be utilized for
lights on poles. Wall mounted lights maV be utilize horizontal lamps, provided they are
fully shielded. Lenses shall not protrude below the lamp screening material,that is sag lenses
are not permissible.
Subjectto Planning Commission approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement
may be reduced, so long as the minimum to maximum ration is maintained, to below one-half
(5)foot candles in parking areas which are provided with a significant level of ambient light; in
parking areas that utilize a lighter colored parking surface such as concrete, and in parking
areas located along a transition with sensitive land uses. Also subject to Planning Commission
approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement may exceed .50 foot candles when
necessary for security or other purposes.
2. Entrance Lighting
Multi-family residential and nonresidential development shall provide glare-free lightfixtures at
building entrances and exits. Nonresidential developments shall provide for lighting in
accordance with this chapter at all vehicle and pedestrian entrances and on-site vehicle
intersections. Entrance lighting may not exceed a height of twelve(12)feet and must be high
pressure sodium. In orderto promote safety,average lighting levels at entrances shall be equal
to the average lighting level of the associated parking lot.
3. Spillover Lighting
With the exception of light sources that do not exceed a height of three feet above finished
grade, light sources must be a full cutoff so as to not direct light skyward, and shall be so
arranged by means of filters or shields to avoid reflecting lighting onto adjoining properties or
streets. Lighting fixtures that do not exceed a height of three(3)feet above finished grade shall
be properly focused to minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent
properties.
Direct lighting of the sky or of the hillside is prohibited except as provided pursuantto Section
5.64 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code (Searchlight Operations).
4. Height
In nonresidential zoning districts, the height of parking lot lighting must be in scale with the
building and structure heights on the site. If a building is within forty(40)feet of a property line,
the lighting between the building and the property line shall be full cutoff shielded wall mounted
units rather than free standing light poles. However, in order to allow creativity, the Planning
Commission is authorized to allow freestanding lights in the 40 foot area..
Building mounted lights may be mounted no higher than 18 feet and must be a siiram full cutoff.
Lighting may not be mounted above the roofline.
In commercial and industrial zones, pole heights shall not exceed twelve (12)feet for portions
of the parking areas which are located within twenty-five(25)feet of a property within a single-
family residential zone.
Notwithstanding the above,the height of a free standing lightfixture shall not exceed eighteen
(18)feet above finished grade. The Planning Commission has the authority to allow the erection
of lighting fixtures in excess of eighteen(18)feet in orderto provide compatibility with adjoining
properties and streets. When such lighting is located in parking areas located along a transition
with sensitive land uses such as hotel or residential uses, the height may be limited to twelve
(12) feet.
5. Decorative Lighting
All decorative lighting utilized in nonresidential and multifamily developments is subject to
approval pursuantto Section 9404(Architectural Approval). Such lighting is permitted to remain
illuminated throughout the evening.
6. Hours of Operation
a. All off-street parking areas associated with multi-family residential,commercial
and industrial uses shall be illuminated at night. Multi-family residential lighting
systems shall provide the full illumination required herein throughout the night
hours. Nonresidential uses shall provide the full illumination required during
hours the facility is accessible to customers, employees and other users with a
maximum of 50%of full illumination provided throughout the remainder of night.
b. Outdoor lighting used for illumination forwalkways,private roadways and streets,
equipment yards and outdoor security may remain on all night.
C. Outdoor lighting used for outdoor sales or eating areas, assembly or repair
areas, signs, recreational facilities and other similar applications, shall be off
between the time thirty (30) minutes after the closing of the business and
sunrise. Areas which contain approved permanent outdoor storage may be
lighted at 50% of full illumination.
8. Permitted Lamp Fixture Types
Lighting in parking areas is limited to High Pressure Sodium. Metal Halide may be utilized to light
architectural elements and pedestrian walkways.
9. Tennis Court Lighting
Provisions for Tennis Court Lighting is found in Section 9301.01: TENNIS COURTS.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN REGARDTOOUTDOOR
LIGHTING REGULATIONS,THE HEIGHT OF COMMERCIAL WIND
ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS, MOTORCYCLE RENTAL IN
THE C1 ZONING DISTRICT SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT, RATE SIGN REGULATIONS, DAY SPA REGULATIONS,
AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO
PROMOTE CLARITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9100.08 is amended to read as follows:
A. Application of Provisions.The provisions of this Zoning Code governing the
use of land, buildings and structures,the size of yards abutting buildings and structures,the
height and bulk of buildings,the density of population,standards of performance and other
provisions are declared to be in effect upon all land included within the boundaries of each
and every zone established by the Zoning Code.
B. Conflicting or Ambiguous Provisions. In any case where there may be
conflicting or ambiguous provisions within this Zoning Code, the director of Planning and
Building, or his authorized representative, shall determine the applicability of such
provisions. Such determination may be appealed to the planning commission.
C. Buildings Under Construction. Any building for which a permit has been
issued under the provisions of earlier ordinances of the city which are in conflict with this
Zoning Code, and on which substantial construction has been performed by integration of
materials on the site before the effective date of this Zoning Code, may nevertheless be
continued and completed in accordance with the plans and specifications upon which the
permit was issued. (Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
SECTION 2. Section 9100.09 is amended to read as follows:
A. The police chief, the director of planning and building, the city clerk and all
officials charged with the issuance of licenses or permits,shall enforce the provisions of this
Zoning Code.
B. Legal Procedure.Any building or structure erected or maintained or any use
of property, contrary to the provisions of this Zoning Code shall be and is declared to be
unlawful and a public nuisance, and the city attorney may commence action, or actions,
proceeding or proceedings for the abatement, removal and enjoinment thereof, in the
manner provided by law; and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or
courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate or remove such building,
structure or use and restrain and enjoin any person from setting up,erecting or maintaining
such building or structure, or using any property contrary to the provisions of this Zoning
Code. It shall be the right and duty of every citizen to participate and assist the city officials
in the enforcement of the provisions of this Zoning Code.
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C. Remedies. All remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not
exclusive. The conviction and punishment of any person hereunder shall not relieve such
person from the responsibility of correcting prohibited conditions or removing prohibited
buildings, structures or improvements, nor prevent the enforced correction or removal
thereof.
D. Violations. It is a violation of this Zoning Code whenever any person,firm or
corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, fails to comply with any
provision of this Zoning Code or any order or regulation made hereunder. It is a separate
offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violation of this Zoning Code is
continued or permitted to continue.
1. Infraction. Any person, firm or corporation who commits a violation of this
Zoning Code shall be guilty of an infraction.
2. Misdemeanor. Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation
of the same provision of this Zoning Code within one(1)year of the commission of the first
such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each such violation.
E. Penalties.
1. Any person found guilty ofan infraction hereunder shall be punished byafine
pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36900(b).
2. Any person found guilty of a misdemeanor hereunder shall be punished by
a fine or imprisonment or both pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section
36901. (Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
SECTION 3. Section 9100.10.A. of the Zoning Ordinance is amended to read as follows.
A. For the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Zoning Code,words, phrases, and
terms shall be deemed to have the meaning ascribed to them in the following sections
covering definitions.
B. When not inconsistent with the context,words used in the present tense include the
future; words in the singular number include the plural; and those in the plural number
include the singular. "And"indicates that all the connected words or provisions shall apply.
"Or" indicates that the connected words or provisions may apply singularly but not in
combination The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.
"Abut" means as follows: two (2) adjoining parcels of property with a common
property line are herein considered as one(1)parcel abutting the other, including where two
(2) or more lots adjoin only at a corner or corners, and except where the property line is
located in a city public street right-of-way.
"Access or access way"means the place, means,orway bywhich pedestrians and
vehicles shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use as
required by this Zoning Code.
"Accessory building" means a building, part of a building, or structure which is
detached from the main building and the use of which is incidental to that of the main
building structure or use on the same lot.
"Accessory living quarters" means the same as "Dwelling."
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"Accessory use"means a use incidental, related,appropriate and clearly subordinate
to the main use of the lot or building, which accessory use does not alter the principal use
of the subject lot or affect other properties in the zone.
"Adjacent" means near, close or abutting; for example an industrial zone across a
street or highway from a residential zone shall be considered "adjacent."
"Adjoin" means the same as "Abut."
"Administrator" means the zoning administrator, or the director of planning and
building in his capacity of zoning administrator.
"Advertising structure"means any notice or advertisement, pictorial or otherwise,and
all such structures used as an outdoor display, regardless of size or shape,for the purpose
of advertising property or the establishment or enterprise, including goods and services
which are not located on the same property as said advertising structure.
"Airport" means any area which is used or is intended to be used for the taking off
and landing of aircraft, including helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used or
intended to be used forairportbuilding orfacilities,including open spaces,taxiways and tie-
down areas, hangars and other necessary buildings and open spaces.
"Alley"means any dedicated way, intended for vehicular service to the rear or side
of property served by a street. Buildings facing only on an alley shall not be construed as
satisfying the requirements of this Zoning Code related to frontage on a dedicated street.
"Altered" shall have the same meaning as "Structural alteration."
"Amendment"means a change in the wording, context, or substance of this Zoning
Code,as addition ordeletion,ora change in the zone boundaries or classifications upon the
zoning map,which imposes any regulation nottheretofore imposed or removes or modifies
any such regulation theretofore imposed.
"Animal hospital"means a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical
treatment and are cared for during the time of such treatment. Use as a kennel shall be
limited to short-time boarding and shall be only incidental to such hospital use.
"Antique"means an item of furniture or furnishings, utensils,equipment, objects of
art,objects having aesthetic value,ornamental objects,curios and like objects of personal
value,all of which by reason of age,antiquity,obsolescence or rarity, are valued principally
for decorative, aesthetic or sentimental value or purpose, or as collector' s items, as
opposed to the utility value or purpose for which originally manufactured or produced. An
antique shall have an age of at least forty (40) years.
"Apartment" means a room or suite of two(2) or more rooms with a single kitchen
in a multiple-family dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one(1)
family.
"Apartment house" means the same as "Dwelling, Multiple-Family."
"Apiary" means a place where bees are kept, especially a collection of hives or
colonies of bees kept for their honey and/or for pollination purposes.
"Assisted living facility"means a special combination of housing,supportive services,
personalized assistance and health care licensed and designed to respond to the individual
needs of those who need help with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily
living. Supportive services are available twenty-four(24)hours a day to meet scheduled and
unscheduled needs in a way that promotes maximum dignity and independence for each
resident and involves the resident' s family, neighbors and friends, and professional
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caretakers.
"Assessor" means the county assessor of the county of Riverside, or city officer
handling the function of city real property assessment, as the case may be.
"Attached"means as follows:two(2)structures which are structurally integrated with
each other by supporting members shall be considered to be attached.
"Automobile service station"means a lot or portion of a lot used for the servicing of
motorvehicles. Such servicing may include sale of motorfuel and oils, lubrication,sale and
service of tires, tubes, batteries and service of auto accessories. Such servicing shall not
include tire recapping, sale of major auto accessories, brake and wheel repair or parts, sale
or rebuilding of engines, battery manufacturing or rebuilding, radiator repair or steam
cleaning, body repair, painting or upholstery, or installation of auto glass.
"Automobile wrecking"means the dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles
or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or
wrecked vehicles ortheir parts,but not including the incidental storage of damaged vehicles
in connection with the operation of a repair garage.
'Basement' means a story partly or wholly underground. A basement shall be
counted as a story for purposes of height measurement where more than one-half('/z) of
its height is above the average level of the adjoining ground.
"Billboard" means the same as "Advertising structure."
"Block frontage" means all property fronting on one (1) side of a street between a
street and right-of-way,waterway, or between intersecting or intercepting streets,the end
of a dead-end street, or city or county boundary measured along a street line. An
intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the frontage on the side of the street
that it intercepts.
"Breezeway"means a roofed passageway,open on at least two(2)sides where the
roof is structurally integrated with the structure of the main building.
"Building" means any structure that is completely roofed which is built and
maintained for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property
of any kind, but shall not include temporary buildings as defined in"Structure,Temporary."
"Building coverage" means the relationship between the ground floor area of the
building or buildings and the net area of the site. Swimming pools or any portion of a
structure which is open on at least one side and is an extension of the exterior open space,
in the opinion of the director of planning and building, shall not constitute a building for the
purpose of this definition.
'Building height' means the vertical distance plus eighteen (18) inches measured
from the average grade at the curb adjacent to the property or from the top of the crown of
the roadway if there is no curb,exclusive of exceptions permitted in Section 93.03.00. In the
event of hillside lots, lots in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or lots where
the approved pad height is greaterthan eighteen(18)inches above or belowthe curb level,
the planning director or planning commission may establish the point of measurement at a
level higher or lower than the curb or crown of street. The building height for parcels in
excess of 30,000 square feet shall be measured from adjacent natural grade unless
otherwise established by the planning commission.
Building, Main. "Main building" means a building or buildings within which is
conducted the principal use permitted on the lot, as provided by this Zoning Code
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"Building site"means the ground area of a building together with all the open space
required by this Zoning Code. A building site may encompass more than one (1) lot.
Building, Temporary. "Temporary building" means the same as "Structure,
Temporary."
"Cabana"means any portable,demountable or permanent cabin,small house,room,
enclosure or other building or structure erected,constructed or placed on a trailer space and
used in conjunction with a residential trailer. Such structure shall not be used for sleeping
purposes. A cabana shall mean the same as a "ramada."
"Carport"means a permanent roofed structure with not more than two(2)enclosed
sides used or intended to be used for automobile storage forthe occupants of the premises
and enclosed storage lockers shall be provided for such occupants.
"Car wash" means a lot or portion of a lot used for the washing, waxing and/or
polishing of motor vehicles. Such use may include interior cleaning of vehicles such as
vacuuming,but shall notinclude other uses associated with an"Automobile service station."
"Child care center"means any establishment,activity or use of a site providing group
day-care services (less than twenty-four(24) hours)for children other than those residing
on-site including a day nursery, playgroup, after-school group, pre-school group or kinder
college.
"Church" means a permanently located building commonly used for religious
worship,fully enclosed with walls(including windows and doors)and having a roof(canvas
or fabric excluded) and conforming to applicable legal requirements affecting design and
construction.
"City" shall mean the city of Palm Springs.
"Classic automobile" means an automobile which, by reason of age, antiquity,
obsolescence or rarity, is valued principally for aesthetic or sentimental value, or as a
collector' s item, and which has a value greater than the utility value when originally
manufactured or produced. Such automobile shall be in a new or near-new condition and
have a value of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). This definition may include
vintage, antique and special interest automobiles.
"Clinic" means a place for group medical services to human patients not involving
the overnight housing of human patients.
"Clothes cleaning and dyeing plant"means a plantwherein clothing and used fabrics
are cleaned and dyed and where volatile materials are used in the process. Such use is
defined as light industrial.
"Clothes cleaning establishment"means a commercial use wherein clothes cleaning
is incidental to a laundry pickup establishment,launderette,or a coin-operated dry cleaning
service, and where nonvolatile materials are used in the process.
"Club"means an association of persons(whether or not incorporated)for a common
purpose, but not including groups organized solely or primarily to render a service carried
on as a business for profit.
"Coin-operated cleaning service"means any premises wherein coin-operated dry
cleaning machines with a capacity not to exceed eight (8) pounds, using nonvolatile
materials provide a retail service similar to that provided at a self-service "Launderette."
College, Trade. "Trade college" means the same as "School, Trade."
"Columbarium" means a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns.
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"Commercial recreation" means a use providing recreation, amusement or
entertainment services, including indoor uses such as arcades, theaters, bowling lanes,
billiard parlors, skating arenas and similar services, and outdoor uses such as golf,tennis,
basketball, baseball and similar services, operated on a private or for-profit basis.
"Commission" means the planning commission of the city of Palm Springs.
"Compensation"means anything of value given or received in return for some item
or service.
"Condominium"means an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property
coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are
described on a recorded final map, parcel map or condominium plan in sufficient detail to
locate all boundaries thereof,and as furtherdefined in Section 1351(f)of the California Civil
Code.
"Conservatory" means a school specializing in one of the fine arts.
"Convalescent home"means a facility licensed by the State Department of Public
Health,the State Department of Social Welfare, orthe county of Riverside,which provides
bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative convalescent chronic illness or
dietary problems, and persons unable to care for themselves.
"Convenience food and sundries store"means a business selling a limited range of
food, beverage, drug goods, hardware, house goods, auto products, and often including
ready to consume food and beverage products for consumption off the premises.
"Council" means the city council of the city of Palm Springs.
"County" means the county of Riverside.
"County recorder" means the county recorder of the county of Riverside.
"Cul-de-sac lot" means the same as "Lot, Cul-de-Sac."
"Curb level"means the level of the established curb at the center or the front of the
building. Where no curb level has been established, the city engineer shall establish such
curb level or its equivalent for the purpose of this Zoning Code.
"Curve lot" means the same as "Lot, Curve."
Day Care, Small. "Small day care"means regularly provided care and supervision
of six(6)or fewer children in the provider' s own home for periods of less than twenty-four
(24) hours. The total number of children shall include those children under the age of ten
(10) who reside at the home.
Day Care, Large. "Large day care"means regularly provided care and supervision
of seven (7)to twelve (12) children, inclusive, in the provider's own home including those
children under the age of ten (10) who reside at the home.
"Department store" means a store divided into separate departments carrying a
great variety of goods, including major appliances and large items of furniture.
"Director" means the director of planning and building of the city of Palm Springs.
"Dormitory" means a building intended or used principally for sleeping
accommodations, where such building is related to an educational or public institution,
including religious institutions and fraternities and sororities.
"Drive-through facility"means any building which provides an outdoor service window
where a service or retail transaction may be conducted by the driver of a vehicle without
leaving the vehicle.
"Dump"means a place used forthe disposal, abandonment or discarding by burial,
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incineration, or by any other means, of any garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, rubble,waste
materials, offal or dead animals. Such use shall not involve any industrial or commercial
process.
"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential
occupancy, including one-family and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels,
boarding or lodging houses, or mobilehomes or trailers, except when installed on a
permanent foundation, or motorized homes.
Dwelling,Guest."Guest dwelling"means living quarters within an accessory building
which occupies not more than one-fiftieth(1/50)of the area of the lot on which it is situated,
for use exclusively by temporary, nonpaying guests of the resident family, such quarters
having no cooking facilities or kitchen, except where otherwise permitted by a conditional
use permit.
Dwelling, Multiple-family."Multiple-family dwelling"means a building containing two
(2)or more dwelling units or containing a combination of two (2)or more dwelling units on
one (1) lot or parcel.
Dwelling,Single-family."Single-family dwelling"means a detached building designed
primarily for the use of a single family and no portion of which is to be rented separately.
"Dwelling unit"means one(1)or more rooms and a single kitchen in a single-family
dwelling, apartment house or hotel designed as a unit for occupancy by one (1) family for
living and sleeping purposes. Also see "Rental unit."
"Educational institutions"means public and other nonprofit institutions conducting a
regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, secondary and collegiate levels
and including graduate schools, universities, nonprofit research institutions and religious
institutions.Such institutions must either: (a)offer general academic instruction equivalent
to the standards prescribed by the State Board of Education, or (b) confer degrees as a
college or university of undergraduate or graduate standing, or(c)conduct research, or(d)
give religious instruction. This definition does not include commercial or trade schools.
"Fairway lots"means lots which are a portion of a golf course developmentand have
their rear or side yard abutting the golf course fairway.
"Family"means an individual or two(2)or more persons living together as a single
housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit.
"Federal" means the government of the United States of America.
"Floor area"means the total horizontal area of all floors included within the exterior
surface of the surrounding exteriorwalls of a building or portion thereof,exclusive of elevator
shafts, light and stairwells,and other similar features.The floor area of a building,or portion
thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the
horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
"Floor area ratio" means the ratio of gross building floor area to total lot area.
Example: two (2) square feet of gross floor area for each three (3) square feet of total lot
area would result in a floor area ratio of 2:3.
"Footcandle" shall mean a measurement unit used in determining lighting levels.
"Freeway" means a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial
control of access and generally with grade separations at intersections: For the purposes
of this Zoning Code, the word "freeway" shall include the "expressway."
Freeway, Landscaped. A 'landscaped freeway" means a freeway which is
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landscaped and maintained by a public authority.
"Frontage" means that portion of a parcel of property which abuts a public or
approved private street or highway, measured along the future street line as indicated on the
general plan.
Garage, Private."Private garage"means a detached accessory building or a portion
of a main building on the same lot for the parking or temporary storage of vehicles of the
occupants of the premises.
Garage, Public. "Public garage" means any garage other than a private garage.
Garage, Repair."Repair garage"means a building otherthan a private garage used
for the care, repair or equipment of automobiles.
Garage, Storage. "Storage garage"means any premises, used exclusively for the
storage of vehicles.
"General plan"means the general plan for the city of Palm Springs, consisting of all
general plan maps and reports, adopted by the city council.
"Glare" shall mean a harsh dazzling light.
"Golf course" means a lot or portion of a lot used for the playing of golf, including
pitch-and-putt courses, but shall not include driving ranges, miniature golf courses or other
similar commercial enterprises, unless expressly permitted in the Zoning Code.
"Gross area" means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of
land before public streets, or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use are
deducted from such lot or parcel.
"Guest" means any transient person who occupies a room for sleeping purposes
"Guest house" means the same as "Dwelling, Guest."
"Guest ranch"means a hotel, including all accessory buildings and commercial uses
operated primarily forthe convenience of the guests thereof, having a building site or hotel
grounds containing not less than five (5) acres.
"Guest room"means a room which is designed to be occupied by one (1) or more
guests for sleeping purposes, not including dormitories.
"High-rise buildings"means a building or structure which exceeds thirty-five(35)feet
in height.
"Highway"means a street shown as a freeway, major or secondary highway on the
general plan for the city.
"Home improvement center" means any lot or premises where any major
assemblage of the following listed items or services aimed at servicing the homeowner(but
not limited to), are offered for retail sale and includes outside storage area for nursery plants
only. Lumber supply items may not exceed ten (10) percent of the floor area devoted to
retail sales. A home improvement center does not include industrial application such as
contractor's supply,wholesaling, bulk building supplies, or industrial type uses, as milling,
planing, and major cutting of lumber or cutting or threading of pipe.
a. Concrete (bagged);
b. Decorative gravel (bagged);
C. Drywall;
d. Electrical supplies;
e. Fencing--wood, metal and plastic;
f. Flooring cover and carpets;
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g. Garden tools and supplies, garden furniture;
h. Glass, windows, mirrors;
i. Hardware;
j. Heating and cooling equipment;
k. Household supplies;
I. Insulation;
M. Miscellaneous household items;
n. Paint and wallpaper;
o. Painting, compressor and equipment;
P. Plant and nursery;
q. Plumbing supplies, pre-threaded pipe;
r. Recreational equipment;
S. Roofing;
t. Screening--doors and windows;
U. Storage sheds;
V. Tile;
W. Tools;
X. Wood products--moldings, paneling, lumber (pre-cut), cabinets, furniture.
"Hospital" means any building or portion thereof used for the accommodation and
medical care of sick, injured or infirm persons and including sanitariums, alcoholic
sanitariums, institutions for the cure of chronic drug addicts and mental patients.
"Hotel"means any building or portion thereof containing six(6)or more guest rooms
used by six (6) or more guests, for compensation (excepting jails and hospitals), where
provision forcooking may be made in a limited number of individual suites,and which rooms
are designed and intended as temporary or overnight accommodations. Also see"Hotel,
Resort."
Hotel, Resort."Resort hotel'means a full-service hotel containing one hundred(100)
or more guest rooms. Such hotel may have accessory commercial and recreational uses
operated primarily for the convenience of the guests thereof, in accordance with the
provision of Section 92.05.01(A)(2) of this Zoning Code.
"Indian Land"means any real property,including water rights, belonging to any Indian
or to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians that is held in trust by the United States or
is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, as well as any
structures erected on such realty, located within the boundaries of the city of Palm Springs
"Industry"means the manufacture,fabrication,processing,reduction or destruction
of any article,substance orcommodity,orany other treatment thereof,and including storage
elevators, truck storage yards, warehouses, wholesale storage and other similar types of
enterprise.
"Industrial park" means the same as "planned industrial park."
Interior Court, Residential."Residential interior court"means the open area between
residential structures with facing windows.
"Junk"means any worn out, cast-off or discarded article or material which is ready
for destruction or has been collected or stored for salvage or conversion to some use.Any
article or material which is unaltered or unchanged and,without further reconditioning, can
be used for its original purpose as readily as when new, shall not be considered junk.
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"Junk yard" means any lot, or the use of any portion of a lot, for the dismantling of
machinery(not including motor vehicles)or for the storage of keeping for sale of parts and
equipment resulting from such dismantling orwrecking,orforthe storage of keeping of junk,
including scrap metals or other scrap materials. No burning shall be permitted. For motor
vehicles, see "Automobile wrecking."
"Kennel" means any lot or premises on which four(4)or more dogs or cats at least
four(4)months of age, are kept,boarded ortrained,whether in special buildings or runways
or not.
"Key lot" means any lot where the side property line abuts the rear property line of
one (1) or more lots and where such lots are not separated by an alley or any other public
way.
"Kitchen"means any room in a building or dwelling unitwhich is used for cooking or
preparation of food.
"Landscaping" means the planting and continued maintenance of suitable plant
materials or a combination of plant materials with minimum areas of paving, gravel, or
otherwise dust-free materials. An adequate irrigation system is required.
Landscaping, Screen. "Screen landscaping" means the planting and continued
maintenance of a compact screen of evergreen shrubbery forming a physical barrier or
enclosure not less than six(6)feet in height, composed of materials selected from the city'
s list of acceptable screen landscaping plant materials. Minimum size of materials planted
shall be as specified on the city list. An adequate irrigation system is required.
"Launderette"means a business premise equipped with individual clothes washing
and drying machines either coin-operated or attendant operated for the use of retail
customers, exclusive of laundry facilities provided as an accessory use in an apartment
house or an apartment hotel.
Laundry.A"laundry"means as a premises where clothing and fabrics are washed,
other than a launderette and is defined as an industrial use.
"Lesser restrictive use in more restrictive district"means the expressed enumeration
and authorization in this Zoning Code of a particular class of building or use in any district
shall be determined a prohibition of such building or use in all more restrictive districts
except as otherwise specified.
"Loading space" means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a main
building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of commercial
vehicles while loading or unloading, and which has access from a street, alley or other
permanent means of ingress and egress.
"Lot" means:
a. A parcel of real property with a separate and distinct number of other
designation shown on a plat recorded in the office of the county recorder.
b. A parcel of real property delineated on an approved record of survey, parcel
map or subdivision map,in conformance with applicable state and local subdivision laws in
effect at the time of its creation, as filed in the office of the county recorder or in the office
of the planning department, and abutting at least one (1) public street or right-of-way, or
easement determined by the commission to be adequate for the purpose of access.
Lot,Corner."Corner lot"means a lot located atthe intersection or interception of two
(2)or more streets at an angle of not more than one hundred thirty-five(135)degrees. If the
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angle is greater than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees, the lot shall be considered an
"interior lot."
Lot, Cul-de-sac. "Cul-de-sac lot"means a lot fronting on,orwith more than one-half
('/z) of its lot frontage on, the turnaround end of a cul-de-sac street.
Lot, Curve. "Curve lot"means a lot fronting on the outside curve of the right-of-way
of a curved street,which street has a centerline radius of two hundred fifty(250)feet or less.
"Lot depth" means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot-lines
measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines.
Lot, Flag. "Flag lot"means a lot so shaped and designed that the main building site
area is set back from the street on which it fronts and includes an access strip to the
frontage street. The access strip of each lot shall not be considered in calculating the
minimum lot area and dimension requirements of subject lot.
Lot, Hillside. See Section 93.13.00(A) of this Zoning Code.
Lot, Interior. 'Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner or reversed corner lot.
"Lot line" means any line bounding a lot as defined in this section.
Lot Line,Side Front."Side front lot line"means any lot line not a front lot line or a rear
lot line which abuts a street.
Lot Line, Front. On an interior lot, the"front lot line" is the property line abutting the
street except in those cases where the latest tract deed restrictions specify another line as
the front lot line.On a corner or reversed corner lot,the"front lot line"is the shorter property
line abutting a street. On a through lot or a lotwith three(3)or more sides abutting a street
or a corner or reversed corner lotwith lot lines of equal length,the director shall determine
which property line shall be the front lot line, for purposes of compliance with yard and
setback provisions of this Zoning Code.
Lot Line, Interior. 'Interior lot line" means a lot line not abutting a street.
Lot Line, Rear."Rear lot line"means a lot line not abutting a streetwhich is opposite
and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular,triangular orgoreshaped
lot, aline within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line, having
a length of not less than ten (10) feet; a lot which is bounded on all sides by streets may
have no rear lot line.
Lot, Reversed Corner. 'Reversed corner lot" means a corner lot, the side line of
which is substantially a continuation of the front lot lines of the lots to its rear, whether
across an alley or not.
Lot Line, Side. "Side lot line" means any lot line not a front lot line or rear lot line.
Lot Lines, Zone Boundaries. Where the district boundaries are not shown to be
streets or alleys and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks
or lots, the zoning boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines; and where the indicated
boundaries on the zoning map are approximate lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed
to be the boundaries of such districts, unless said boundaries are otherwise indicated on the
map. Where a zone boundary, as shown on the zoning map, divides a lot in single
ownership at the time of passage of this Zoning Code,the use, height and area regulations
of the less restrictive portion of such lot shall be construed as extending to the entire lot;
provided, such lot does not extend more than fifty (50) feet beyond such boundary line.
Lot,Through."Through lot"means a lot having frontage on two(2)dedicated parallel
or approximately parallel streets.
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"Lot width" means the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines,
measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot
lines.
"Marquee" means a roofed structure or awning or canopy attached to the building.
"Mini-warehouse"means a facility designed and operated for the storage of goods
in individual compartments or rooms, which are available for use by the general public on
a rental or lease basis. In no case shall storage spaces be used for manufacturing, retail,
or wholesale selling compounding, office functions, other business or service uses, or
human habitation. A mini-warehouse shall not include the following facilities:
a. Nowater,sanitary facilities or electricity,with the exception of lighting fixtures,
shall be provided in individual storage spaces, unless otherwise approved by the planning
commission;
b. Prefabricated shipping containers shall not be used as mini-warehouse
facilities, unless specifically approved by the planning commission.
In addition, the following materials shall not be stored in mini-warehouses:
a. Flammable or explosive matter or materials;
b. Material which creates obnoxious dust, odor or fumes; or
C. Hazardous or extremely hazardous waste.
"Mixed-use development"means a lot, or a series of adjacent lots, developed as a
unit containing more than one (1) land use type.
"Mobilehome"means a portable structure built upon a semi-trailer chassis designed
to be used as a permanent dwelling unit for human habitation.
"Mobilehome park" means a space, area or building designed, equipped or
maintained for the harboring, parking or storing of one (1) or more trailers, or house cars
which haul such trailers,or house cars being used as living or sleeping quarters for humans.
"Motorized home"means a structure designed as an integral part of a self-propelled
vehicle to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation uses.
"Multiple-family dwelling" means a building designed for or occupied by two (2)or
more families living independently of each other.
"Net area" means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot or within the
property lines of a lot or parcel, and after all streets and other dedications have been
complied with and to which development standards of this Zoning Code shall apply.
"Nonconforming building"means a structure or portion thereof lawfully existing at one
time, but which does not conform to the zone in which it is located due to a later adopted
height, area or dimension regulations. See Section 94.05.00 for regulations.
"Nonconforming lot"means a parcel of land having less area,frontage ordimensions
than required in the zone in which it is located. See Section 94.05.00 for regulations.
"Nonconforming use" means a use lawful when established but, which does not
conform to subsequently established zoning or zoning regulations. See Section 94.05 00
for regulations.
"Nursery school" means child care center.
"Outdoor advertising"means and includes the definitions of"Advertising structure"
and "Sign."
"Parcel of land" means the same as "Lot."
Parking Area, Private. "Private parking area" means an open area, located on the
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same lot with a dwelling or apartment for the parking of four(4)or less automobiles of the
occupants of such buildings.
Parking Area, Public."Public parking area"means an open area,other than a street,
or a private parking area, used for the parking of five (5) or more automobiles.
Parking Space, Automobile. "Automobile parking space" means space within a
building or a private or public parking area, exclusive of driveways, ramps, columns, office
and working areas, for the parking of one (1) automobile.
Parking Space, Covered. "Covered parking space"means an"automobile parking
space" which is located completely under a roof structure.
"Pawn shop"means an establishment engaged in retail sales of new orsecondhand
merchandise and offering loans secured by personal property, and as further defined in
California Financial Code Section 21000. It does not include the loaning of money on
personal property or personal security by any bank authorized to do so underthe laws of the
state of California. Such establishments are subject to the provisions of Chapter 5.44 of the
Municipal Code.
"Planned industrial park" (or "organized industrial district') means an industrial
subdivision developed according to a comprehensive site plan to provide serviced sites for
manufacturing plants, distribution warehouses and similar uses. Adequate control of the
tract and buildings is provided, in order to maintain aesthetic values and to protect the
investments of developers of the park, of the occupying industries, of neighboring
developments, and of the community as a whole.
"Property line" means the same as "Lot line."
"Provisions"means and includes all regulations and requirements referred to in the
text of this Zoning Code.
"Quarry," "sand pit' or "gravel pit' mean a lot or land or part thereof used for the
purpose of excavating sand,gravel, limestone, marble or other such nonmetallic materials,
but shall not include oil wells or shaft mine operations and shall be exclusive of a process
of grading a lot preparatoryto the construction of building forwhich application for building
permit has been made.
"Quasi-public use" means a use owned or operated by a nonprofit, religious or
philanthropic institution and providing educational,cultural,recreational,religious,health care
or similar types of programs.
"Radio transmitter"means the same as a radio tower, including broadcasting studio
facilities and any other equipment necessary in the operation of a radio station.
"Ramada" means a roofed area open on all sides.
Recreational Facilities,Commercial."Commercial recreational facilities"means any
use or development, either public or private, providing amusements, pleasure or sport,
which is operated or carried on primarily for financial gain, including, but not limited to,
bowling alleys, skating rinks and billiard parlors.
"Recreational vehicle" means a structure, with or without motive power, such as a
travel trailer,pickup camper or motorized home,designed fortemporary,short-term human
habitation for recreational purposes.
"Recreational vehicle park"means an area designed to accommodate recreational
vehicles including tents and tent trailers on a temporary basis.
"Recycling collection center"means a nonpermanent structure or facility operating
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as a collection point to purchase or collect aluminum cans, newspapers, bottles, and/or
used thrift goods to be recycled and reused at another location. All collected materials shall
be completely enclosed.
"Rental unit" means a room and bath with a separate entrance.
"Residence"means a building used,designed or intended to be used as a home or
dwelling place for one (1) or more families.
"Resort hotel" means the same as "Hotel, Resort."
"Restaurant" is a comprehensive term meaning a building or room where food is
prepared and served to the general public on the retail level.Some types of establishments
included with the term restaurant (some of which are further defined in this chapter) are
cafes, cafeterias, coffee houses, coffee shops, dinner houses, drive-in or drive-through
restaurants,fast food service establishments,fountain lunches, lunchrooms,pancake and
waffle houses, sandwich shops and tea rooms.
a. "Cafeteria"means where food primarily is pre-prepared(not cooked to order)
and served to the customer by direct visible selection,for consumption principally(but not
necessarily exclusively) upon the premises.
b. "Coffee shop"means where food,generally cooked to order,is served to the
customer seated at a table or counters for consumption principally (but not necessarily
exclusively)upon the premises,the establishment being open for all three(3)meals of the
day, and sometimes on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.
C. "Dinner house"meanswhere meals are generally cooked to order and serve
to the customers seated at tables or counters for consumption on the premises, and the
establishment is open for service of the dinner meal only, although it may also be open for
service of the midday meal.
d. "Drive-through restaurant" means any building which provides an outdoor
service window where food and/or beverages may be obtained by the driver of a vehicle
without leaving his vehicle and where consumption of the food and/or beverage obtained is
primarily off the premises.A drive-through restaurant shall not mean a drive-in facility where
consumption of food and/or beverages takes place primarily within the patron's vehicle on
the premises.
e. "Fast food service establishment" means where food not displayed for
selection as in a cafeteria, and which food may or may not be cooked to order or be pre-
prepared, is served to the customer at a window or over a counter for consumption
elsewhere on the premises or away from the premises as the customer prefers.
f. "Convenience food and beverage service"means the same as a"fast food
service establishment"except that the preparation of food shall not require a full kitchen nor
a grease trap.
"Retail store"means a business of selling goods,wares or merchandise directly to
the ultimate consumer.
"Rezoning" means the same as "Zone, Change of."
"Room"means an unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling unit, excluding
bathroom, kitchen, closets, hallways and service porches.
"Sanitarium" means a health station or retreat or other place where patients are
housed and where medical or surgical treatment is given. This does not include mental
institutions or places for the treatment of narcotic addicts.
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School, Trade. 'Trade school' means private schools offering instruction in the
technical, commercial or trade skills, such as real estate schools, business colleges,
beauticians and barber colleges, electronics schools, automotive and aircraft technicians
schools, and similar commercial establishments operated for a profit.
"Service station" means the same as "Automobile service station."
Setback Line, Front Yard."Frontyard setback line"means the line which defines the
depth of the required front yard. The setback line shall be parallel with the street line or the
line established by the general plan or setback ordinance,and be removed therefrom by the
perpendicular distance prescribed for the front yard in the zone.
Setback Line, Rear Yard or Side Yard."Rear yard or side yard setback line"means
the line which defines the width or depth of the required rear or side yard. The setback line
shall be parallel with the property line, removed therefrom by the perpendicular distance
prescribed for the yard in the zone. Where the side or rear yard abuts a street,the distance
shall be measured as set forth in "Setback Line, Front Yard."
Sign. See Section 93.20.03, Definitions.
"Site plan"means a plan, prepared to scale,showing accurately and with complete
dimensioning,all of the buildings,structures and uses and the exact manner of development
proposed for a specific parcel of land. See Section 94.04.00 for requirements.
"Site plan review" means the review by the planning commission of site plan and
other studies to assist the commission to determine the manner in which the applicant
intends to make use of his property. The provisions of Section 94.04.00 shall apply
"Spa"means a facilitywhich provides an integrated combination of fitness, beauty,
rejuvenation and relaxation programs. A primary use spa is one where the minimum
facilities provided shall be a beauty salon, and steam room and/or sauna, showers and
therapy pool, and sequestered rooms for massage and body treatments. An accessory use
spa is one where the focus is relaxation and therapeutic programs rather than fitness and
beauty. If a facility is an accessory use spa, the provision for minimum facilities is not
required.
"Specialty market place" means the use, rental or lease of stalls or areas inside of
an enclosed building by vendors offering new goods or materials, or antiques, for sale.
Where permitted,such goods or materials offered for sale shall be those ordinarily offered
for sale by the permitted uses in the zone in which the specialty market place is located.
Stable, Commercial. "Commercial stable" means a stable for horses, mules or
ponies which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.
Stable, Private."Private stable"means a detached accessory building forthe keeping
horses, mules or ponies owned by the occupants of the premises and not kept for
remuneration, hire or sale.
"State" means the state of California.
"Story"meansthat portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and
the surface of the floor next above it,or if there be no floor above it,then the space between
such floor and the ceiling next above it.
"Street" means a public thoroughfare or right-of-way dedicated, deeded or
condemned for use as such,or approved private thoroughfare or right-of-way,other than an
alley, which affords the principal means of access to abutting property including venue,
place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road and any other thoroughfare, except as
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excluded in this Zoning Code. The word "street" shall include all major and secondary
thoroughfares, collector streets, and local streets.
Street, Local. "Local street" means any street, dedicated as such, serving as the
principal means of access to property, which street is not shown as a freeway, major or
secondary thoroughfare or collector on the general plan for the city.
Street, Side. "Side street"means that street bounding a corner or reversed corner
lot and which extends in the same general direction as the line determining the depth of the
lot.
"Street line" means the boundary line between street right-of-way and abutting
property. See also "Future street line."
"Street, centerline"means the centerline of a street right-of-way as established by
official surveys.
"Structure" means anything constructed or erected and the use of which requires
permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location
on the ground, including awnings and patio covers, but excluding walls and fences six(6)
feet in height or less, and outdoor areas such as uncovered paved areas, patios, walks,
tennis courts, and swimming pools.
"Structure, advertising" means the same as "Advertising structure."
"Structural alteration"means any change in or alteration to the structure of a building
involving a bearing wall, column, beam or girder, floor or ceiling joists, roof rafters, roof
diaphragms, foundations, piles, retaining walls, or similar components.
Structure, Temporary. "Temporary structure" means a structure which is readily
movable and used or intended to be used for a period notto exceed ninety(90)consecutive
days. Such structure shall be subject to all applicable property development standards for
the zone in which it is located.
"Swap meet"means the use, rental or lease of stalls orareas outside of an enclosed
building by vendors offering goods or materials for sale or exchange, not including public
fairs, art exhibits or farmer' s markets.
Swimming Pool, Private. A"private swimming pool" means and includes all pools
which are used or intended to be used in connection with a single-family residence, and
available only to the family or householder and his private guests.
Swimming Pool, Public or Semi-Public. A"public"or"semi-public swimming pool"
means any pool other than a private swimming pool.
"Thriftshop"means a retail store selling goods,wares or merchandise,the majority
of which have been previously sold at the retail level.
"Trailer"means a vehicle without motive power,designed and constructed to travel .
on the public thoroughfares in accordance with the provisions of the State Vehicle Code,and
to be used for human habitation or for carrying property, including a trailer coach.
"Transient" means a person who is receiving accommodations for a price, with or
without meals, for a period of not more than one hundred eighty(180) continuous days in
any one (1) year.
"Truck and trailer sales lot" means an open area where trucks or trailers are sold,
leased or rented, and where no repairs, repainting or remodeling is done.
"Use" means the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed or
intended, or for which either land or building is or may be occupied or maintained.
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"Used" includes the words"arranged for,""designed for,""occupied,"or"intended
for."
"Walk-away business"means a business which sells primarily at retail certain items
readily prepared for immediate consumption without facilities customarily incident to a
restaurant operation, including waiter service; such foods shall be limited to the following:
ice cream, candies, sandwiches and soft drinks.
"Wall"or"Fence"means any structure or device not including landscape features,
forming a physical barrier. This shall include concrete,concrete block,wood, metal, or other
materials that are so assembled as to form a barrier. Where a solid wall is specified, one
hundred (100)percent of the vertical surface shall be closed, except for approved gates or
other access ways. Where a masonry wall is specified, the wall shall be concrete block,
brick, stone or other masonry material and one hundred(100)percent of the vertical surface
shall be closed, except for approved gates or other access ways.
"Warehousing"means a building or buildings used for the storage of goods of any
type, when such building or buildings contain more than five hundred (500) square feet of
storage space and where no retail operation is conducted. See also "Wholesaling."
"Wholesaling" means the selling of any type of goods for purposes of resale,
including incidental storage and distribution.
"Yard" means any open space on the same lot with a building or dwelling group,
which open space is unoccupied and unobstructed except for the projections permitted by
this Zoning Code.
Yard, Front."Frontyard"means a space between the frontyard setback line and the
front lot line or future street line, and extending the full width of the lot.
Yard, Rear. 'Rear yard"means a space between the rear yard setback line and the
rear lot line, extending the full width of the lot.
Yard, Side. "Side yard" means a space extending from the front yard, or from the
front lot line where no front yard is required by this Zoning Code,to the rear yard, or rear lot
line, between a side lot line and the side yard setback line.
"Zone"means a zoning district, as defined in the State Conservation and Planning
Act, shown on the zoning map to which uniform regulations apply.
Zone,Change of."Change of zone"means the legislative act of removing one(1)or
more parcels of land from one (1) zone and placing them in another zone on the official
zoning map of the city.
"Zone map"means the official zoning map ofthe city of Palm Springs,which is a part
of the zoning ordinance of the city of Palm Springs.
"Zoning ordinance"or"ordinance" means the zoning ordinance of the city of Palm
Springs. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part), 1998;Ord. 1511 (part), 1995;Ord. 1502
(part), 1995; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1366 (part), 1991; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord.
1333 (part), 1989; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
SECTION 4. Section 9202.01.0 is amended to read as follows:
C. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses may be permitted,
subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
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1. Public parks, recreational areas and public schools;
2. Private clubs, golf courses, tennis and swimming clubs;
3. Churches on sites of two (2) acres or more;
4. Assisted living facilities and convalescent homes, subjectto the provisions
of Section 94.02.00(H)(7); and provided, property on which such use is proposed is located
one hundred fifty (150) feet from any R-1 zone district;
5. Resort hotels, on parcels not less than twenty(20)acres in area, subjectto
the requirements in Section 92.04.01(A)(2);
6. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the permitted uses
listed above and located on the same lot therewith;
7. Accessory apartments subject to the provisions of Section 93.18.00,
8. Child care centers; provided, the subject site is located on a major or
secondary thoroughfare. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998; Ord. 1551 (part), 1998; Ord. 1418(part),
1992; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
9. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in
accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
SECTION 5. Section 9203.01 is amended to read as follows:
A. Uses Permitted. Building,structures and land shall be used and buildings and
structures shall hereafter be erected,altered orenlarged only forthe following uses.All uses
shall be subject to the standards in Section 92.03.03.
1. Permanent single-family dwelling subjectto the standards of the R-1-Azone
(Section 92.01.00);
2. Multiple-family dwellings;
3. Hotels (provided that no more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms
contain kitchen facilities);
4. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses
and located on the same lot therewith;
5. Video/amusement machines as an accessory use subject to the provisions
of Section 93.16.00;
6. Home occupations subject to the provisions of Chapter 5.22 of the Palm
Springs Municipal Code.
B. Similar Uses Permitted by Commission Determination. The commission
may, by resolution of record, permit any other uses which it may determine to be similar to
those listed above and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and
welfare orto other uses permitted in the zone,as provided in Section 94.01,00.All uses shall
be subject to the standards in Section 92.03.03.
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C. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses may be
permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00.
1. Accessory apartments subject to the provisions of Section 93.18 00;
2. Assisted living facilities and convalescent homes, subjectto the provisions
of Section 94.02.00(H)(7);
3. Child care centers;
4. Churches;
5. Country clubs, golf courses, tennis and swimming clubs;
6. Hospitals;
7. Hotels in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain
kitchen facilities;
8. Private education institutions;
9. Professional offices, provided:
a. The subject site must be located fronting on a major thoroughfare as
indicated on the city' s general plan,
b. The only allowable sign shall bean identification sign for the building complex,
with public convenience signs as necessary,
C. All development standards of Section 92.08.00 can be met;
10. Public parking areas, not as an accessory to uses permitted in this zone,
pursuant to Section 93.06.00, and as follows:
a. The property proposed for off-street parking use shall abut a commercial
zone or on an alley which is the boundary with such zone, and extends not more than one
hundred fifty (150) feet from the boundary;
11. Public parks and recreation areas at locations indicated on the general plan;
12. Public schools at locations indicated on the general plan;
13. Restaurant, in conjunction with hotel, provided the site shall have a minimum
area of one hundred twenty thousand(120,000)square feet; or provided,the hotel contains
a minimum of thirty (30) guest rooms;
14. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guest only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in
accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
15, Time-share projects subjectto the provisions of Section 93.15.00; provided
the subject site must be located fronting on a major or secondary thoroughfare as indicated
on the city' s general plan;
16. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort
hotel subjectto the provisions of Section 93.16.00.(Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part),
1998; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1300 (part), 1988; Ord 1294
(part), 1988)
SECTION 6. Section 9204.01.D is amended to read as follows.
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D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses may be permitted
subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
1. Assisted living facilities, subjectto the provisions of Section 92.04.00(H)(7);
2. Athletic, sport and recreation clubs;
3. Child care centers;
4. Churches;
5. Convention centers;
6. Country clubs, golf courses, driving ranges, tennis and swimming clubs;
7. Hospitals;
8. Hotels and resort hotels(subjectto the provisions of Section 92.04.01(A)(2))
in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen facilities;
9. Incidental or accessory commercial uses, located within hotels containing
less than one hundred(100)guest rooms and operated primarilyforthe convenience of the
hotel guests; providing,such total commercial uses shall occupy not more than twenty(20)
percent of the gross floor area of the hotel buildings;
10. Museums;
11. Private educational institutions;
12. Private clubs and lodges not as an accessory to a hotel;
13. Professional offices, provided:
a. The subject site must be located fronting on a major thoroughfare as
indicated on the city' s general plan,
b. The only allowable sign shall be an identification sign forthe building complex,
with public convenience signs as necessary,
C. All development standards can be met;
14. Public parks and recreational areas at locations indicated on the general plan;
15. Public schools at locations indicated on the general plan;
16. Restaurants; provided that,they are an i ntegral part of a hotel which contains
from thirty (30) to ninety-nine (99) guest rooms;
17. Restaurants,but not including cafeterias,drive-in or drive-through restaurants
or fast food service establishments; provided that,the following minimum criteria will be met
in all cases:
a. The site shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred(100)feet on a major
thoroughfare with a minimum lot size of thirty thousand(30,000)square feet of net lot area,
b. The site area shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet from any
single-family residential zone,
C. Parking within the required front yard setback shall be prohibited, and
d. A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the total site area shall be
maintained as landscaped open space;
18. Sound stages, as an accessory use to a resort hotel;
19. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guest only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in
accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
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20. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of the Section 93.15.00;
21. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort
hotel subjectto the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part),
1998; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1300 (part), 1988; Ord. 1294
(part), 1988)
SECTION 7. Section 9205.01.D is amended to read as follows:
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses may be permitted
subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00:
1. Hotels and resort hotels(subjectto the provisions of Section 92.05.01(A)(2))
in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain kitchen facilities;
2. Private clubs not as an accessory to a hotel;
3. Professional offices, provided:
a. The subject site must be located fronting on a major thoroughfare as
indicated on the city' s general plan,
b. The only allowable sign shall be an identification sign forthe building complex,
with public convenience signs as necessary,
C. All development standards can be met;
4. Public and semi-public uses as follows:
a. Assisted living facilities,subjectto the provisions of Section 94.02 00(H)(7),
b. Athletic and health clubs as an accessory to a hotel,
C. Automobile parking lots and structures not in conjunction with a permitted
use, subject to the provisions of Section 93.06.00,
d. Child care center,
e. Churches,
f. Civic uses and community center buildings,
g. Convention centers,
h. Museums;
5. Restaurants,but not including cafeterias,drive-in ordrive-through restaurants
orfast-food establishments;provided that,they are an integral part of a hotel which contains
from thirty (30) to ninety-nine (99) guest rooms;
6. Sound stages, as an accessory use to a resort hotel;
7. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
8. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with a resort
hotel subject to the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part),
1995; Ord. 1482 (part), 1994; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1300
(part), 1988; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988).
9. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guest only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in
accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
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SECTION 8. Section 9209.01.0 is amended to read as follows:
C Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Art schools;
b. Automotive rental agencies as partof a resort hotel.The following standards
shall apply:
i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2),Accessory commercial uses
for resort hotels shall be complied with,
ii. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the number
necessary to serve the hotel only,
iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted at the hotel
site,
iv. Such use shall be permitted only if the hotel contains an adequate number
of parking spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00;
C. Bicycle rentals (Deleted by Ord. 1347);
d. Bicycle rental agencies;
e. Blueprinting and photocopying;
f. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
g. Child care centers;
h. Conversion of existing upper-story floor area to apartments. The following
standards shall apply:
i. Each unit shall contain complete kitchen and sanitary facilities,
ii. No outdoor storage may be visible from any street,
iii. Such conversion shall be subject to applicable building code provisions,
iv. Additional standards as deemed appropriate by the directorof planning and
zoning, including considerations for open space, parking, and trash collection;
i. Delicatessens;
j. Farmers market;
k. Festivals and exhibits;
I. Food services and restaurants, all types unless otherwise regulated;
M. Ice cream parlors;
n. Post office branches;
o. Offices(except contractors)and financial institutions on the street level which
are in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area, but offices and
financial institutions which front a street within the historic village center shall not exceed two
thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of gross floor area;
P. Spas provided that the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs
provided as outlined in Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code and such facility complies with
Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code;
q. Specialty marketplaces;
r. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use;
S. Valet cleaning service.
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2. Outdoor Uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located on the
same property as the permitted use.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Christmas tree sales not as an accessory use to a main use,
e. Display cases in malls or courts;
f. Farmers market;
g. Fashion shows;
h. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
i. Florists;
j. Musicians/entertainment (subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
k. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
I. Plant and floral sales and displays;
M. Postcard displays (limited to one per store frontage);
n. Theatre and public assembly;
o. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
3. Outdoor uses as an accessoryto a permitted main use and located on public
property including the public right-of-way (streets and sidewalks).
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
d. Florists;
e. Musicians/entertainment (subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
f. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
g. Plant and floral sales and displays;
h. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
4. Outdoor uses located on public property including the public right-of-way
(streets and sidewalks)when conducted in a designated area approved by the city council
and undertaken as part of a festival, event or program to promote commercial, artistic or
cultural activity in the downtown district.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Bicycle rental;
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e. Farmers market;
f. Fashion shows;
g. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
h. Florists;
i. Musicians/entertainment (subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
j. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
k. Plant and floral sales and displays;
I. Theatre and public assembly;
M. Tourism activities kiosks;
n. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Antiques and collectibles,
vi. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
SECTION 9. Section 9209.01.D is amended to read as follows:
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.
1. Automobile parking (Deleted by Ord. 1418);
2. Automobile service stations designed and constructed as an integral part of
an automobile parking structure;
3. Automobile showrooms(at least fifty(50)percent of autos displayed for sale
shall be new or classic cars);
4. Beer gardens;
5. Cocktail lounges and nightclubs with or without dancing;
6. Discotheques;
7. Financial institutions with drive-through facilities;
8. Hotels in which more than ten (10) percent of the guest rooms contain
kitchen facilities;
9. Liquor stores;
10. Lodges, meeting halls, private clubs;
11. Offices (except contractors) and financial institutions in excess of two
thousand five hundred(2,500)square feet of gross floor area which front a street within the
historic village center;
12. Recreational facilities, commercial;
13. Tennis courts (Deleted by Ord. 1418);
14. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
15. Video/amusement arcades as a primary use, and video/amusement
machines as a secondary use,except as otherwise regulated, subject to the provisions of
Section 93.16.00; and provided that, such arcades/machines are located no closer than
three hundred (300)feet to any other such use. (Ord. 1553 (part), 1998; Ord. 1502 (part),
1995; Ord. 1423 (part), 1992; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1385, 1991; Ord. 1366 (part),
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1991; Ord. 1347 (part), 1990; Ord. 1333 (part), 1989; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
16. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in
accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code
SECTION 10. Section 9212.01 is amended to read as follows:
A. Uses Permitted. Buildings, structures and land shall be used and buildings
and structures shall hereafter be erected,altered or enlarged only for the following uses.All
uses shall be subject to the standards in Section 92.12.03.
1. Accessory uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses and located on
the same lot therewith;
2. Antique shops;
3. Apparel stores;
4. Art galleries;
5. Artists studios;
6. Art schools;
7. Athletic or health clubs;
8. Auto parts (Deleted by Ord. 1502);
9. Bakeries, retail;
10. Banks and savings and loan institutions;
11. Barber shops;
12. Baths (Deleted by Ord. 1502);
13. Beauty parlors and colleges;
14. Bicycle sales including accessory repair;
15. Blueprinting and photocopying;
16. Book and stationery stores;
17. Catering, in conjunction with a permitted food service use;
18. Confectionery stores;
19. Dancing studios;
20. Department stores;
21. Drug stores;
22. Film and camera sales and exchange;
23. Florist shops;
24. Food stores and delicatessens;
25. Furniture stores;
26. Gift and hobby shops;
27. Hardware and appliance stores;
28. Hotels and resort hotels subject to the R-3 zone standards,Section 92.04.00;
29. Jewelry stores;
30. Laundromats (Deleted by Ord. 1324);
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31. Libraries;
32. Liquor stores (Deleted by Ord. 1324);
33. Medical / sick room supplies (retail)
34. Modeling schools;
35. Movie, radio and TV production and broadcast facilities;
36. Multiple-family dwellings subject to the R-3 zone standards, Section
92.04.00;
37. Museums;
38. Music shops;
39. Newsstands;
40. Offices not including storage or presence of goods, materials, supplies or
equipment not consumed or used by office use on the premises, or storage
or presence of vehicles not used to transport business personnel or patrons
to and from the premises;
41. Pet stores, pet grooming;
42. Photographers studios;
43. Private clubs;
44. Restaurants, with or without outdoor dining, excluding drive-in or drive-
through restaurants, orthose within mixed-use developments in excess of
twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area;
45. Security exchange;
46. Shoe stores;
47. Small appliance shops and service;
48. Supermarkets;
49. Tailor shops;
50. Theaters, movie and legitimate stage;
51. Travel agencies;
52. Toy stores;
53. Used/consignment merchandise in conjunction with new merchandise or
antiques, provided fifty (50) percent of stock is new merchandise or antiques;
54. Video/amusement machines as an accessory use subject to the provisions
of Section 93.16.00;
B. Similar Uses Permitted by Commission Determination. The commission
may, by resolution of record, permit any other uses which it may determine to be
similar to those listed above, and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public
health, safety and welfare or to the other uses permitted in the zone, as provided in
Section 94.01.00. All uses shall be subject to the standards in Section 92.09.03.
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Auction houses, pursuant to Chapter 5.04 of the Municipal Code;
b. Automotive rental agencies as part of a resort hotel. The following
standards shall apply:
i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2), Accessory
Commercial Uses for Resort Hotels shall be complied with,
ii. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the
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number necessary to serve the hotel only,
iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted atthe
hotel site,
iv. Such use shall be permitted only if the hotel contains an adequate
number of parking spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00;
C. Bicycle rental;
d. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
e. Child care centers;
f. Conversion of existing upper-story floor area to apartments. The
following standards shall apply:
i. Each unit shall contain complete kitchen and sanitary facilities,
ii. No outdoor storage may be visible from any street,
iii. Such conversion shall be subject to applicable building code
provisions,
iv. Additional standards as deemed appropriate by the director of
planning and zoning, including considerations for open space, parking, and trash
collection;
g. Farmers market;
h. Festivals and exhibits;
i. Ice cream parlors;
j. Restaurants within mixed-use developments;
k. Spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor provided the staff is
licensed and trained in the particular programs provided as outlined
in Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code and such facility is in
compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
I. Special purpose schools;
M. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use;
n. Valet cleaning service.
2. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located
on the same property as the permitted use.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Christmas tree sales not as an accessory use to a main use;
e. Display cases in malls or courts;
f. Farmers market;
g. Fashion shows;
h. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
i. Florists;
j. Musicians/entertainment(subjectto provisions of noise ordinance);
k. Plant and floral sales and displays;
I. Postcard displays (limited to one per store frontage);
M. Recycling collection center as an accessory use on a developed
property;
n. Theatre and public assembly;
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o. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
3. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located
on public property including the public right-of-way (streets and sidewalks).
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
d. Florists;
e. Install auto accessories (Deleted by Ord. 1324);
f. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
g. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
h. Plant and floral sales and displays;
i. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
4. Outdooruses located on public property including the public right-of-
way(streets and sidewalks) and conducted in a designated area approved by the
City Council and undertaken as part of a festival, event or program to promote
commercial, artistic or cultural activity in the downtown district.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Farmers market;
e. Fashion shows;
f. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
g. Florists;
h. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
i. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
j. Plant and floral sales and displays;
k. Theatre and public assembly;
I. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Antiques and collectibles,
vi. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses may
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be permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section
94.02.00:
1. Ambulance services,and accessory uses customarilyincidenttothe
permitted use; provided,the site is located on a major or secondary thoroughfare as
indicated by the general plan;
2. Automobile parking lots not in conjunction with a permitted use,
subject to the provisions of Section 93.06.00;
3. Automobile parking structures;
4. Auto parts and accessories, retail, and installation of same;
5. Automobile sales agencies (at least fifty (50) percent of autos
displayed for sale shall be new);
6. Automobile service stations;
7. Car washes;
8. Churches;
9. Cocktail lounges and night clubs as a primary use;
10. Commercial recreational facilities;
11. Convenience stores;
12. Convention center;
13. Drive-through facilities;
14. Hotels in which more than ten(10)percent of the guest rooms contain
kitchen facilities;
15. Laundromats;
16. Liquor stores;
17. Lodges, meeting halls;
18. Motorcycle Rental provided there is no fluid service or engine part
removal or repairconducted on the premises. All activities including
instructions and driver checkout are to be conducted on private
property within an approved parking areas.
19. Pawn shops, provided that no pawn shop is located closer than two
thousand five hundred (2,500) feet to another;
20. Restaurants within a hotel containing from thirty(30)to ninety-nine
(99) guest rooms;
21. Spas provided that staff is licensed and trained in the particular
programs provide and such facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the
Municipal Code.
22. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following
standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided
in accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.;
23. Thrift shops operated by charitable organizations;
24. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15.00;
25. Video/amusement arcades as a primary use subject to the provisions
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of Section 93.15.00;
26. Video/amusement machines as a secondary use subject to the
provisions of Section 93.16.00.(Ord. 1553(part), 1998;Ord. 1551 (part), 1998; Ord.
1502 (part), 1995; Ord. 1418(part), 1992; Ord. 1366(part), 1991; Ord. 1347 (part),
1990; Ord. 1324 (part), 1989; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
SECTION 11. Section 9212.02 is amended to read as follows:
All uses and structures not permitted in Section 92.12 01 are deemed to be
specifically prohibited.The following classifications of uses shall not be permitted in
this zone by commission determination:
A. Automobile sales, used, as a primary use, and major repair;
B. Dog kennels and catteries;
C. Industrial uses;
D. Motorscooterand motorbike rentals and sales, both as a primary and
accessory use;
E. Single-family residences;
F. Wholesale and warehousing;
G. Thrift shops not operated by charitable organizations;
H. Mobilehome parks. (Ord. 1553(part), 1998; Ord. 1502 (part), 1995;
Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
SECTION 12. Section 9213.01.0 is amended to read as follows:
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Automotive rental agencies as part of a resort hotel. The following
standards shall apply:
i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2), Accessory
Commercial Uses for Resort hotels shall be complied with,
ii. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the
number necessary to serve the hotel only,
iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted atthe
hotel site,
iv. Such use shall be permitted only if the hotel contains an adequate
number of parking spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00:
b. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
C. Child care centers;
d. Delicatessen (provided no animals are kept or slaughtered on the
premises);
e. Farmers market;
f. Festivals and exhibits;
g. Ice cream parlors;
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h. Liquor store;
i. Restaurants;
j. Spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor or health /athletic club
provided the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs
provided and such facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the
Municipal Code.
k. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use.
2. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located
on the same property as the permitted use.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Christmas tree sales not as an accessory use to a main use;
e. Display cases in malls or courts;
f. Farmers market;
g. Fashion shows;
h. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
i. Florists;
j. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
k. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
I. Plant and floral sales and displays;
M. Postcard displays (limited to one (1) per store frontage);
n. Theatre and public assembly;
o. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
3. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located
on public property including the public right-of-way (streets and sidewalks).
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
d. Florists;
e. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisionsof noise ordinance);
f. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
g. Plant and floral sales and displays;
h. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
4. Outdooruses located on public property including the public right-of-
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way (streets and sidewalks) and conducted in a designated area approved by the
city council and undertaken as part of a festival, event or program to promote
commercial, artistic or cultural activity in the downtown district.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Farmers market;
e. Fashion shows;
f. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
g. Florists;
h. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisions of noise ordinance),
i. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
j. Plant and floral sales and displays;
k. Theatre and public assembly;
I. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Antiques and collectibles,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Food,
vi. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
SECTION 13. Section 9213.01.D is amended to read as follows:
D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.The provisions of Section
94.02.00 shall apply.
1. Auto parking structures;
2. Discotheques, nightclubs and cocktail lounges;
3. Drive-through facilities, unless otherwise prohibited;
4. Grocery store, subject to the C-D-N zone standards, Section
92.10.00, and applicable provision of the general plan;
5. Hotelsinwhich morethanten(10)percent of the guest rooms contain
kitchen facilities, subject to the standards in the R-4 Zone, Section 92.05.00;
6. Liquor store;
7. Spas provided the staff is licensed and trained in the particular
programs in accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code and provided such
facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code;
8. Spas as an accessory use to a Hotel subject to the following
standards.
a. The facility is to serve hotel guests only.
b. The Hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms.
C. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided
in accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
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9. Time-share projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.15 00;
10. Video/amusement arcades as a secondary use in conjunction with
a resort hotel subject to the provisions of Section 93.16.00. (Ord 1553(part), 1998;
Ord. 1502 (part), 1995; Ord. 1482 (part), 1994; Ord. 1418 (part), 1992; Ord. 1366
(part), 1991; Ord. 1324 (part), 1989; Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
SECTION 14. Section 9214.01.0 is amended to read as follows:
C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.
1. Indoor Uses.
a. Automobile rental agencies;
b. Bicycle rental;
C. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;
d. Child care centers;
e. Classic auto sales;
f. Estate sales;
g. Farmers market;
h. Festivals and exhibits;
i. Gun shops;
j. Ice cream parlors;
k. Nurseries, including outdoor storage of plants only;
I. Recycling collection center as an accessory use;
M. Restaurants within mixed-use developments in excess of twenty
thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area;
n, Spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor provided the staff is
licensed and trained in the particular programs as outlined in Chapter
5.34 of the Municipal Code and provided such facility is in compliance
with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code.
o Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use;
P. Thrift shops.
2. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located
on the same property as the permitted use.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Christmas tree sales not as an accessory use to a main use;
e. Display cases in malls or courts;
f. Farmers market;
g. Fashion shows;
h. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
i. Florists;
j. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisions of noise ordinance),
k. Plant and floral sales and displays;
I. Postcard displays (limited to one per store frontage);
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M. Theatre and public assembly;
n. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
3. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located
on public property including the public right-of-way (streets and sidewalks).
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
d. Florists;
e. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisions of noise ordinance);
f. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
g. Plant and floral sales and displays;
h. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
4. Outdoor uses located on public property including the public right-of-
way(streets and sidewalks) and conducted in a designated area approved by the
city council and undertaken as part of a festival, event or program to promote
commercial, artistic or cultural activity in the downtown district.
a. Art displays;
b. Artisans, artists;
C. Car shows;
d. Farmers market;
e. Fashion shows;
f. Festivals, exhibits and special events;
g. Florists;
h. Musicians/entertainment(subject to provisionsof noise ordinance);
i. Outdoor dining including beverage service;
j. Plant and floral sales and displays;
k. Theatre and public assembly;
I. Vending carts dispensing the following:
i. Food,
ii. Beverages,
iii. Crafts,
iv. Floral items,
V. Antiques and collectibles,
vi. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.
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SECTION 15. Section 9306.00.C.4 is amended to read as follows:
C. Parking Design Standards.
4. Lighting. Parking lot lighting must be in accordance with Section
9321.00: Outdoor Lighting Standards.
SECTION 16. Section 9306.00.E. is amended to read as follows:
E. Design Dimensions.The off-street parking area design criteria, as set forth
as follows,exemplify minimum dimensions necessary fortraffic circulation, ingress
and egress, and public safety to and through parking areas, while setting aside
ample open space to integrate landscaping, lighting and pedestrian design features
into the plan to create an off-street parking area aesthetically complimentary to the
urban environment.
In order to allow for innovative designs to be explored,alternate designs may
be considered and approved bythe planning commission.While this provision is not
intended to allow deviation from the minimums as set forth herein, it is to provide
flexibility in the application and structuring of landscaping and related environmental
elements.
The following parking lot dimensions shall applyto all parking lots constructed
in accordance with this Zoning Code. In event practical difficulties and hardships
result from the strict enforcement of the following standards due to existing
permanent buildings, or an irregular shaped parcel, administrative relief may be
granted by the director of planning and building according to Section 9306.00B.10
and Section 9402.01 (Minor modification).
Parking Dimensions--Ninety(90)Degree Angle(See Exhibit F-I found at the
end of this section).
1. Parking spaces shall be seventeen (17) feet deep (standard) and
fifteen (15)feet deep(compact), except where nose to nose deep(see subsection
(E)(8) of this section).
2. Parking spaces shall be nine (9) feet wide (standard) and eight (8)
feet wide (compact).
3. Adriveway adjoining a double row of parking spaces shall be twenty-
six(26)feet wide. Driveways adjoining a single-row of spaces shall be twenty-four
(24) feet wide.
4. Curbs shall be installed at a minimum of five (5) feet from face of
walls,fences, buildings or other structures.This requirement excepts driveways that
are not a part of the maneuvering area for parking.
5. Peripheral planting areas are required every ten (10) spaces. The
planters shall have a minimum exteriorwidth of nine(9)feetand provide at leastsix
(6) foot minimum planting width.
6. Curbs shall be placed at a minimum of two feet from the face of
walls,fences or buildings adjoining driveways which are not part of a maneuvering
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area. (See subsection (E)(4) of this section where drive adjoins a maneuvering
area).
7. Tree wells/median islands shall have a planting area of six(6)feet in
diameter/width.
8. Nose-to-nose parking spaces shall be nineteen (19) feet long
(standard) and seventeen (17) feet long (compact).
9. Cumulative dimensions. (Deleted by Ord. 1300)
10. Driveway widths shall be twenty-four (24) feet minimum and
constructed to city standards. The director of planning and building may require a
wider driveway to accommodate needs.
11. First parking space shall be ten (10) feet minimum distance from
property line adjacent to the street.The director of planning and building may require
a greater distance.
12. Six(6) inch PCC curb and gutters shall be installed, except that six
(6)inch PCC vertical curbs may be installed in-lieu of curb and gutters if no drainage
is carried along curb line. Where a six(6) inch PCC vertical curb is used, a two (2)
foot wide concrete gutter section shall be installed along drainage lines. Individual
wheelstops shall be prohibited unless approved by the director of planning and
building.
13. Concrete walks with a minimum width of two(2)feet shall be installed
adjacentto end parking spaces or end spaces may be increased to eleven(11)feet
wide.
14. Curb radii shall be three (3) feet minimum.
15. One-way drives shall be fourteen(14)feet minimum wide. Two-way
drives shall be twenty-four (24) feet minimum wide.
16. Cumulative dimension. (Deleted by Ord. 1300)
17. Parallel parking spaces shall be eight(8)feetwide by twenty-four(24)
feet long.The length may be reduced to eighteen(18)feet, if a six(6)foot separation
(no parking area) is provided between every two (2) spaces
18. Single-family covered parking spaces shall be ten (10)feet wide by
twenty (20) feet long.
19. Handicapped Parking Spaces. See Section 93.06.00(C)(10).
Other dimensions as accepted by the Institute of Traffic Engineers may be
approved by the director of planning and building or planning commission.
AISLE WIDTH* PARKING ANGLE (IN DEGREES)
30 45 60 75
One Way Traffic 12' 94' 18' 20'
Two Way Traffic 20' 21' 22' 22'
*These dimensions are face-of-curb to face-of-curb for curb and gutter aisles, or
edge of pavement to edge of pavement for strip paved aisles.
* Nose -to-nose parking spaces shall bean additional two(2)feet in length.
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SECTION 17. Section 9319 is amended to read as follows:
The economic welfare, residential attractiveness and community character
of Palm Springs are attributable to its unique aesthetic features and setting.The city
finds that proper maintenance of properties is necessary to protect the welfare,
attractiveness and character of the community.A standard of maintenance guards
against unsafe and unhealthful conditions which can cause neighborhood
deterioration.To insure a proper standard of maintenance,all properties in the city,
including all areas between the extensions of side property lines to the centerline of
adjacent streets, shall be subject to the following provisions:
1. All properties,including vacant properties,shall be kept free of trash,
building materials or the storage of other goods which are visible from the street or
adjacent properties. Properties shall also be kept free of excessive vegetative
undergrowth.
2. Buildings,including accessory structures,trellises, awnings and other
similar features, shall be maintained in a condition free of the following abuses
including, but not limited to: loose roofing and siding materials, unconcealed roof
equipment, peeling paint or faded stain, broken or cracked windows, any unsafe
structural element or other items which would degrade the appearance and/or safety
of the structure.
3. Site improvements shall be maintained in a condition to guarantee
safety and quality appearance and shall include but not be limited to: parking and
walking areas free of weeds and excessive sand and dirt,visible parking lot striping,
paving materials(including walkways)which provide a smooth, unbroken surface,
unbroken curbs and gutters, litter free trash and loading areas,walls and fences in
a sturdy condition and free of graffiti or the like,fountains or other water uses which
are free of potential health dangers, lighting, signs, bicycle racks, internal traffic
control items such as speed bumps, and drainage control items which are
maintained in safe repair.
4. Landscaping improvements shall be maintained in a healthy condition
and complementary to neighboring buildings and properties.Such maintenance shall
include, but not be limited to: lawns which are watered and trimmed to a uniform
height, flowers and ground covers which are healthy and uniform in their
appearance, and shrubs and trees which are trimmed and pruned to retain their
health and adequate clearance over pedestrian and vehicular areas. Landscaping
incorporating bare earth orgravel shall be keptfree of weed growth. Plant materials
designated on a landscape plan shall be retained in their natural shape unless
otherwise denoted on the approved plan.
5. Irrigation systems shall provide adequate irrigation to all plant
materials to allow normal growth, retain water within planted areas and be
maintained in an operative condition.
6. Any other provisions established by the planning commission to
insure proper maintenance of properties including maintenance standards
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established through architectural advisory committee, conditional use permit, or
planned development district reviews. (Ord. 1294 (part), 1988)
7. Motorvehicles including automobiles and trucks are to be parked in
areas constructed for motor vehicles and shall not be parked or
stored in other portions of the front or side yard, particularly not on
what is commonly referred to as the front lawn.
SECTION 18. Section 9320.03.25 is amended to read as follows:
25. "Sign"means any identification,description, illustration ordevice illuminated
or nonilluminated, which is visible from any public place or is located on private
property and exposed to the public and which directs attention to a product, place,
activity, person, institution, business or solicitation with the exception of window
display. Any emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard, lighting or other item,
designed to advertise, identify or convey information shall be considered a sign.
National flags or flags of political subdivisions shall not be construed as signs.
Unless otherwise stated, an interior unlit sign or graphic, other than sale sign,with
letters or numbers less than two(2)inches high per foot of distance from the street
front glass shall be exempt from provisions of the sign ordinance. Unlessotherwise
stated,this ordinance does not apply to signs located further than three(3)feet from
the street front glass.
a. Thisdefinition shall notinclude official notices issued by any court or
public body or officer or directional warning orinformation sign orstructures required
by or authorized by law or by federal,state,county or city authority. Nor shall it apply
to an interior unlit sign orgraphic, otherthan a sale sign,with letters or numbers less
than two(2) inches high per foot of distance from the street front glass nor to signs
located further than three (3) feet from the street front glass.
SECTION 19. Section 9320.05.A.2 is amended to read as follows:
2. Signs for Commercial and Industrial Uses. Except as otherwise provided in
this section, each separate business shall be limited to one(1) main sign. Where a
monument or freestanding sign is located at a right angle to the right-of-way, each
face may be allowed seventy-five(75)percent of the area otherwise permitted forthe
applicable main sign. Relative thereto, the following provisions shall apply:
a. Buildings Within One Hundred (100) Feet of Right-of-way. The
maximum area of a main sign for any business in a building located within one
hundred (100) feet of the right-of-way upon which it faces shall be one (1) square
foot of sign area per lineal foot of frontage which the business has facing on a right-
of-way, plaza, promenade, arcade or parking lot(in the case of shopping centers).
Except as otherwise provided herein, such signs shall have a surface area no
greater than fifty (50) square feet. No such sign shall be closer than ten (10) feet
from any other sign permitted hereunder. The main sign must be located adjacent
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to or on the building facing the right-of-way or parking lot from which its maximum
allowable size is determined.
b. Buildings One Hundred (100) Feet or More From the Right-of-way.
The total aggregate area for a main sign for any business in a building located one
hundred (100) feet or more from any right-of-way upon which it faces shall be the
equivalent of one and one-half (1 1/2) square feet of sign area per lineal foot of
frontage which the building has facing on a right-of-way or parking lot. Except as
provided herein, such signs shall have a surface area no greater than seventy-five
(75)square feet. No main sign shall be closer than ten(10)feet from any other sign
permitted hereunder.The main sign must be located adjacent to the right-of-way or
on the building or parking lot from which its maximum allowable size is determined.
C. Additional Sign Area fora Single Business in a Building Having Over
Fifty(50)Feet of Frontage.A single business having a lineal frontage on any right-of-
way in excess of fifty(50)feet shall be entitled to, in addition to subsections(A)(2)(a)
or(A)(2)(b) of this section, an additional one (1) square foot of sign area for each
four(4)feet of frontage in excess of fifty(50)feet up to one hundred (100)feet, and
an additional one (1) square foot of sign area for each eight(8) feet of frontage in
excess of one hundred (100) feet.
d. Businesses Not on the Ground Floor. Businesses fronting on amain
thoroughfare maintained exclusively on the second floor ofa multiple story building
shall be entitled to fifty (50) percent of the sign area authorized for businesses
conducted on the ground floor of the building.
e. Buildings Within One Thousand (1,000) Feetof the Right-of-Wayof
Interstate 10. Notwithstanding the regulations of subsections (A)(2)(a) through
(A)(2)(d) of this section, the maximum area of a main sign for any business in a
building located within one thousand(1,000)feet of the right-of-way of Interstate 10
shall be one and one-half(1'/=) square feet of sign area per lineal foot of frontage
which the business has facing on the right-of-way of Interstate 10. Except as
otherwise provided herein,such signs shall have a surface area no greaterthan one
hundred fifty(150) square feet. No such sign shall be closer than twenty-five (25)
feet from any other sign permitted hereunder. The main sign must be located
adjacent to or on the building facing Interstate 10.
SECTION 20. Section 9320.05.B.3 is amended to read as follows:
3. Pedestrian Sign Directory for Businesses within a Multi-Tenant Building.
Where a multi-tenant building has been developed, a sign directory may be allowed
which will identify the building or complex and each of the businesses housed in the
building or complex. The sign directory maybe attached to the building or maybe
a monumentsign. The building orcomplex identification sign shall not be largerthan
six(6)square feet per side, and the sign for the individual tenants shall be no larger
than two (2) square feet per side.
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SECTION 21. Section 9320.06.C.3 is amended to read as follows:
3. Rate Signs. It is unlawful for any owner or operator of any apartment, hotel
or mobilehome park within the city to post or maintain posted on any outdoor or
outside advertising sign, pertaining to such establishment, any rates for
accommodations in such establishments unless the signs shall have posted thereon
the rates charged for all rooms or other rental units or accommodations offered for
rental, the number of rooms or other rental units offered for rental at each rate, and
the number of persons accommodated at the rate posted. All posted rates and
descriptive data allowed by this section shall be an integral part of the principal sign
and shall be in a type and material of the same size and prominence as the other
elements in the principal sign. Rate signs shall not be posted on temporary signs or
interchangeable elements of permitted signs. No additional sign area will be granted
for the specific purpose of the posting of rates. This section shall not be held to be
complied with by signs stating the rate per person or bearing the legend "and up."
For purposes of this section, if a sign is placed inside a building for the purpose of
being viewed from outside the building,itshall be considered an outside advertising
sign and shall be subjectto the provision herein. (Ord. 1538(part), 1996;Ord. 1294
(part), 1988)
SECTION 22. Section 9321.00 is amended to read as follows:
9321.00 OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
A. INTENT & PURPOSE
These regulations are intended to maintain ambient lighting levels as low as
possible in order to enhance the City's community character and charm and
maintain dark skies. Area lighting should provide good visibility, minimum glare
and minimum spillage onto other properties or into the sky. Itis the intentof this
Section to encourage, through the regulation of the types, kinds, construction,
installation and uses of outdoor electrically powered illuminating devices, lighting
practices and systems to conserve energy without decreasing safety, utility,
security and productivity while enhancing nighttime enjoyment of property and
night skies. These regulations are intended to be consistent with the
requirements of the electrical code, as adopted by the City under Palm Springs
Municipal Code Section 8.04.055, except where a different standard is provided
based on the local climactic, geological or topographical conditions of the City
of Palm Springs.
Exterior lighting shall be:
• architecturally-integrated with the characterof the associated structures,site
design and landscape;
• directed downward and shielded, or specifically directed towalls,landscape
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elements or other similar features, so that light is confined within the
boundaries of the subject parcel;
• installed so that lights do not blink, flash or be of unusually high intensity or
brightness;
• appropriate in height, intensity and scale to the uses and the site they are
serving;
• installed in conformance with the provisions of this Section, the Building
Code,the Electrical Code,and under appropriate permitand site inspection.
B. EXCEPTIONS
The following outdoor lighting is not subject to the provisions of this section
1. All outdoor light fixtures existing and legally installed prior to the effective date of
this Section except:
• when 50% of more of the existing luminaires are reconstructed or replaced, or
• when a tenant or use change causes a change in the hours of operation or intensity of
night time use;
2. Lights used for holiday decorations,when displayed during the period of display of the
City's public holiday decorations;
3. Portable temporary lighting used by law enforcement or emergency services personnel
to protect life or property;
4. In single family residential zones, fixtures containing lamps emitting less than 1800
lumens (26 watt for flourescent lighting, 50 watt for high intensity discharge, and 100
watt for incandescent) provided the light fixture is fully shielded and properly focused
downward to minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent properties
and does not exceed a height of fifteen feet; and
5. Street lights erected on public or private right-of-way. Street light design is to be in
compliance with City standards.
6. Lighting associated with a Special Eventas described in Palm Springs Municipal Code
Chapter 6.12.
C. LIGHTING STANDARDS
1. Parking Area Illumination Levels
The minimum maintained illumination requirement is.50footcandles in the general parking
areas. "General parking areas' are defined as being 80% of a parking lot excluding
entrances or traffic lanes directly in front of store entrances for commercial zones. The
maximum to minimum foot candle ratios shall not exceed 16:1, with a maximum of 8
footcandles and an average not to exceed 3 footcandles,in general parking areas. Lighting
plans should be designed so that higher traffic areas have sufficient lighting. Vertical lamps
shall be utilized. Lenses shall not protrude below the lamp screening material, that is sag
lenses are not permissible.
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Subjectto Planning Commission approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement
may be reduced, so long as the minimum to maximum ration is maintained, to below one-
half(.5)foot candles in parking areas which are provided with a significant level of ambient
light, in parking areas that utilize a lighter colored parking surface such as concrete, and in
parking areas located along a transition with sensitive land uses. Also subject to Planning
Commission approval,the minimum maintained foot-candle requirement may exceed .50
foot candles when necessary for security or other purposes.
2. Entrance Lighting
Multi-family residential and nonresidential development shall provide glare-free light fixtures
at building entrances and exits. Nonresidential developments shall provide for lighting in
accordance with this chapter at all vehicle and pedestrian entrances and on-site vehicle
intersections. Entrance lighting may not exceed a height of twelve (12) feet and must be
high pressure sodium. In orderto promote safety,average lighting levels at entrances shall
be equal to the average lighting level of the associated parking lot.
3. Spillover Lighting
With the exception of light sources that do not exceed a height of three feet above finished
grade, light sources must be a full cutoff so as to not direct light skyward, and shall be so
arranged by means of filters or shields to avoid reflecting lighting onto adjoining properties
orstreets. Lighting fixtures that do not exceed a height of three(3)feet above finished grade
shall be properly focused to minimize glare and spill light into the night sky and onto adjacent
properties.
Direct lighting of the sky or of the hillside is prohibited except as provided pursuant to
Section 5.64 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code (Searchlight Operations).
4. Height
In nonresidential zoning districts, the height of parking lot lighting must be in scale with
the building and structure heights on the site. If a building is within forty (40) feet of a
property line, the lighting between the building and the property line shall be full cutoff
shielded wall mounted units rather than free standing light poles. However, in order to
allow creativity, the Planning Commission is authorized to allow freestanding lights in the
40 foot area..
Building mounted lights may be mounted no higher than 18 feet and must be a sharp
cutoff. Lighting may not be mounted above the roofline.
In commercial and industrial zones, pole heights shall not exceed twelve (12) feet for
portions of the parking areas which are located within twenty-five (25) feet of a property °
within a single-family residential zone.
Not withstanding the above, the height of a free standing light fixture shall not exceed
eighteen (18) feet above finished grade. The Planning Commission has the authority to
allow the erection of lighting fixtures in excess of eighteen (18) feet in order to provide
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compatibility with adjoining properties and streets. When such lighting is located in
parking areas located along a transition with sensitive land uses such as hotel or
residential uses, the height may be limited to twelve (12) feet.
5. Decorative Lighting
All decorative lighting utilized in nonresidential and multifamily developments is subject to
approval pursuant to Section 9404 (Architectural Approval). Such lighting is permitted to
remain illuminated throughout the evening.
6. Hours of Operation
a. All off-street parking areas associated with multi-family residential,
commercial and industrial uses shall be illuminated at night. Multi-family
residential lighting systems shall provide the full illumination required
herein throughout the night hours. Nonresidential uses shall provide the
full illumination required during hours the facility is accessible to
customers, employees and other users with a maximum of 50% of full
illumination provided throughout the remainder of night.
b. Outdoor lighting used for illumination for walkways, private roadways and
streets, equipment yards and outdoor security may remain on all night.
C. Outdoor lighting used for outdoor sales or eating areas, assembly or
repair areas, signs, recreational facilities and other similar applications,
shall be off between the time thirty (30) minutes after the closing of the
business and sunrise. Areas which contain approved permanent outdoor
storage may be lighted at 50% of full illumination.
8. Permitted Lamp Fixture Types
Lighting in parking areas is limited to High Pressure Sodium. Metal Halide may be
utilized to light architectural elements and pedestrian walkways.
9. Tennis Court Lighting
Provisions for Tennis Court Lighting is found in Section 9301.01: TENNIS COURTS.
SECTION 23. Section 9402.00.H.8.e.1.a is amended to read as follows:
e. Standard and Development Criteria.
i. Height Limits.
(A) No commercial WECS shall exceed three hundred (300) feet in
height, measured at the top of the blade in the "twelve o' clock position."Where unusual
conditions warrant, a lower height limit may be imposed as a condition of a conditional use
permit.
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SECTION 24: EFFECTIVE DATE:This Ordinance shall be in full force and effectthirty (30)
days after passage.
SECTION 25. PUBLICATION.The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the
passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof or
a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in
accordance with law.
ADOPTED this day of , 2000
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By:
City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS TO FORM hg�
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