2016/05/12 Planning Commission Resolution (2)PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2016-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AN
AMENDMENT OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ZONING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 17.06.100 (PERMITTED USE) TO ELIMINATE SELF -STORAGE
FACILITY, VEHICLE STORAGE YARD, AND BOAT, R.V. AND OUTDOOR
STORAGE FACILITY FROM THE LIST OF PERMITTED OR CONDITIONALLY
PERMITTED USES IN THE I -L INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND TO AMEND
CHAPTER 17.07.020 (LAND USE FOOTNOTES/SPECIAL PROVISIONS) TO DELETE
FOOTNOTES E (BOAT, RV AND OUTDOOR STORAGE) AND Y (SELF -STORAGE
FACILITY)
WHEREAS, the applicant, City of Rohnert Park, filed Planning Application No.
PLMC2015-0001 to recommend to the City Council amendments to the City of Rohnert Park
Zoning Ordinance Chapter 17.06. 100 (Permitted Use) eliminating Self -Storage Facility, Vehicle
Storage Yard, and Boat, R.V. and Outdoor Storage Facility from the list of permitted or
conditionally permitted uses in the I -L Industrial District and to Chapter 17.07.020 (Land Use
Footnotes/Special Provisions) deleting Footnotes E (Boat, RV and Outdoor Storage) and Y (Self -
Storage Facility); and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Chapter 17.06. 100 (Permitted Uses) and
Chapter 17.07.020 (Footnotes E and Y) attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference (collectively the "Proposed Amendments") would eliminate those uses in the I -L
Industrial Zoning District; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the revisions are to promote the highest and best uses of I -L
Industrial zoned land and discourage uses that have few employees compared to most industrial
uses, produce no sales tax, and may have a lower assessed building valuation than the typical
manufacturing or warehouse/distribution/office use; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California state law and the Rohnert Park Municipal Code,
public notice was published in the Community Voice a minimum of 10 days prior to the first
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, the Planning Commission held a public hearing at which time
interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or opposition to the proposal
and the public hearing was continued to May 12, 2016 to allow for additional testimony; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the information
contained in Planning Application No. PLMC2015-0001 for the Proposed Amendments;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City
of Rohnert Park makes the following findings, determinations and recommendations with respect
to the Proposed Amendments;
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Section 1. The above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. Findings for Enactment of Amendments to -Chapter 17.06. 100 (Permitted
Uses) and Chapter 17.07.020 (Footnotes/Special Provisions) in the I -L Industrial District of the
City of Rohnert Park Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Commission hereby makes the following
findings:
1. The proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are consistent with the General
Plan 2020.
Criteria Satisfied. The Proposed Amendments are consistent with the Classification
of Industrial uses within General Plan 2020. This designation accommodates campus -
like environments for corporate headquarters, research and development facilities,
offices, light manufacturing and assembly, industrial processing, general service,
warehousing, storage and distribution and service commercial uses. Discontinuing
personal storage types of uses will result in the land in the I -L zone being used for
more traditional light industrial uses.
2. The proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance will be beneficial to the public
health, safety or welfare.
Criteria Satisfied. The Proposed Amendments will benefit the public by eliminating
additional land uses in the I -L Industrial District that have resulted in police calls for
illegal activities including people living in self -storage units, petty theft, suspicious
persons, suspicious circumstances and grand theft.
Section 3. Environmental Clearance.
The Planning Commission has determined that the Proposed Amendments are exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the General Rule
exemption. The Proposed Amendments will not require any changes to existing uses
and do not authorize any future uses, and thus do not have the potential for resulting
in either a direct or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. As a result, the Proposed Amendments are not a "project" within the
definition of CEQA.
Section 4. A duly noticed public hearing concerning the Proposed Amendments was
held by the Planning Commission on March 24 and continue to May 12, 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission
does hereby recommend that the City Council: (1) adopt the Findings stated hereinabove and (2)
adopt an ordinance amending the City of Rohnert Park Zoning Ordinance as follows: (a) Section
17.06. 100 (Permitted Uses) to eliminate Self -Storage Facility, Vehicle Storage Yard, and Boat,
R.V. and Outdoor Storage Facility from the list of permitted or conditionally permitted uses in
the I -L Industrial District and (b) Section 17.07.020 (Land Use Footnotes/Special Provisions) to
delete footnotes E (Boat, RV and Outdoor Storage) and Y (Self -Storage Facility) from Section
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17.07.020. These revisions to Sections 17.06. 100 and 17.07.020 would result in the Zoning
Ordinance being amended to read as is shown in the form provided in Exhibit A.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 12th day of May, 2016 by the City of
Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
AYES: � NOES: V ABSENT: )-- ABSTAIN: 1)
ADAMO 94'tBLANQUIE !YA BORBA Yk-z) GIUDICE tLj HAYDON ��►�
Park Planning Commission
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Attest:
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17.06.100 - Permitted uses.
The following is a list of land uses and the limited industrial district within which they are permitted as
follows:
P = permitted
C = conditionally -permitted by planning commission
A = administrative permit
Z = certificate of zoning compliance
T = temporary conditional permit
I = uses allowed as incidental to a primary use
Uses involving chemicals may also be subject to requirements regarding hazardous materials
(footnote 11), in which case more restrictive requirement shall apply. Land uses that are not specifically
listed are not permitted unless determined, by the planning and community development director, to be
substantially similar to a listed use. If the listed land use is followed by a number or a section reference in
parenthesis, that number or reference directs the reader to the corresponding land use footnote or special
provision which follow this chapter.
Land Use Category
Adult Business (subject to the provisions and limitations of Ch
Agricultural Processing (includes viticc
Agricultural Services
Aircraft Related Industry
Animal Hospital/Veterinary Clinic
Ambulance Service
Appliance Repair Service
Auto Parts Sales and Installation
Automobile Service Station (C)
Beverage Bottling Plant
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Boat Building P
Brewery/Distillery/Winery (R) A
Broadcasting Studio A
Car Wash
P
Clubs and Lodges
C
Commercial Filming Studio
P
Communication Facility (F)
C/A
Contractors' Storage Yard
C
Convention Center
C
Cooperage
P
Cultural Institution (e.g. museums)
C
Dairy Products Processing
P
Day Care Center (Nonresidential)
C(I)
Dry Cleaning Plant
A
Exterminator
P
Food Processor
C
Fuel Storage
C
Funeral Parlor/Mortuary
C
Health Club
P(I)
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Household Hazardous Waste Facility
C
I Household Services Contractors (e.g. plumbing,painting, electrical interior decorating)P
Kennel (Commercial) (0)
C
Laundries/Linen Supply Service
P
Light Manufacturing
and/or Assembly (Laboratory requirements to Biosafety Levels 1 and 2)
�P —
Lumber Yard
P
i
Massage Therapy (see Chapter 8.36)
P(I)
Medical Laboratory
A
Microbrewery
with restaurant
C
• without restaurant
P
Nursery (Horticulture)
P
Office
A
Parking Lot (Commercial)
C
Parcel Delivery Service
P
Personal Services
• As a Principal Use
A
• As an Incidental Use
I
Photographic Plant
P
Printing and Blueprinting
P
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^^ Private/Public Utility Facility (F)
• Minor
Z/C
• Major
C
Public Assembly
C
Public Facility—Non-City owned or proposed (see also Public Utility)
C
Public Facility—City owned or proposed (subject to Planning Commission review on referral
P
from City Council)
Publishing
P
Recycling Facility (V)
• Reverse Vending Machines
P
• Small Collection Facility
A
• Large Collection Facility _
C
• Light Processing Facility
C
{ Religious Assembly
C
I
Research and Development (Laboratory requirements to Biosafety Levels 1 and 2 only)
P
I
Restaurant (1)
i—
• As an Incidental Use
A
Retail Use
• As an Incidental Use
A
Retail Warehouse
C
School
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• Trade School
A
• High School
C
Security Guard Residence
I
Self Steage EaE4t4Y4
E
Sign Shop
P
Stone Works
P
Studio (e.g. Dance, Martial Arts)
A
Taxidermist
A
Telecom Center
A
Temporary Use/Event (EE, see also DD)
• Arts and Crafts Show
T
• Circus/Carnival
T
• Flea Market/Swap Meet
A
• Live Entertainment
A
• Outdoor Exhibit
A
• Recreational Event
A
• Religious Assembly
A
• Retail Sales
A
• Seasonal Lot/Activity (e.g. Christmas trees, pumpkins)
T
• Trade Fair
T
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Towing Service/Impound Yard
A
Trucking Terminal (including moving and storage) A
Upholstery Shop
Vehicular Dealerships/Rentals (incl. boats, farm and construction equip.) (FF) A
Vehicle Repair/Body Shops (GG)
Warehousing/Wholesaling
(Ord. 751 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 739 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)
(Ord. No. 854, § 2(Exh. A), 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 887, § 4(Exh. A), 5-26-2015)
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Chapter 17.07 - LAND USE FOOTNOTES/SPECIAL PROVISIONS
17.07.010 - Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for the approval, conditional approval or
disapproval of particular uses that typically have unusual site development features or operating
characteristics requiring the establishment of standards to ensure that the use is designed, located, and
operated compatibly with uses on adjoining properties and in the surrounding area.
(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)
17.07.020 - Footnotes.
The following standards apply to the land use indicated by corresponding number in the zoning
district use charts:
[no changes to A.ADULT ENTERTAINMENT through D.BED & BREAKFAST INN]
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use permit -a. E�-Sulbj9Et la the4e4owjng-previsjons.
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pFopeAies-aad- publis-rights-of-way;
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feF-points--oi'-ir4gress and egress (+ndUdir►*eaeeess)-whJGh mall-be--prope€ry
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wF-in-else
13: --Storage facilities--lesated- Iasent-te-Fesidential distr-ists-s#all-#ave--thei
Fe6#isted44D 7!99 ate. m. to 9:80 -p.m. en
Sundays-.
[no changes to Z. SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY through HH.CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS]
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