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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1512 (Francisco Business Center)CLERK'S CERTIFICATE I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, and Ex -officio Clerk of the Council of said City, do hereby certify that the foregoing Charter Ordinance No. 1512 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTED BY REFERENCE BE SECTION 14.15.020 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, SO AS TO RECLASSIFY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM M (HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING) DISTRICT TO P -D (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT (Francisco Business Center)" is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of said City and was introduced at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the Third day of September , 19 8� published as required by City Charter in the Independent Journal , a newspaper published in the City of San Rafael and passed and adopted as an ordinance of said City at a Regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the Sixteenth day of September 19 85 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Frugoli, Nave, Russom & Vice -Mayor Breiner NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Mulryan WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of San Rafael this 19th day of September , 19 85 X11, fL�"'-�h..- JEA TVI. LEONCI IClerk �A ORDINANCE NO. 1512 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTED BY REFERENCE BY SECTION 14.15.020 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, SO AS TO RECLASSIFY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM M (HEAVY COM- MERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING) DISTRICT TO P -D (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT (Francisco Business Center) THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: DIVISION 1. The Zoning Map of the City of San Rafael, California, adopted by reference by Section 14.15.020 of the Muni- cipal Code is amended by reclassifying the following real property from M (Heavy Commercial and Manufacturing) District to P -D (Planned Development) District. Said property so reclassified is located at DuBois Street, Rice Drive and Irwin Street, known as Francisco Business Center, San Rafael, County Assessor's Parcels 13-042-02, 03 and a portion of 04 as described in Exhibit "B". DIVISION 2. Any development of this property shall be subject to the conditions outlined in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. DIVISION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. DIVISION 4. This Ordinance shall be published once in full before its final passage in a newspaper of general circulation, published, and circulated in the City of San Rafael, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage. Attest: t;lerx vYv� CV / DOROTHY Y L B REINER, Vice mayor - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 1512 The foregoing Ordinance No. 1512 was read and intro- duced at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the 3rd day of September 1985, and ordered passed to print by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:Frugoli, Nave, Russom & vice Mayor Breiner NOES: COUNC ILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Mayor Mulryan and will come up for adoption as an Ordinance of the City of San Rafael at a Reqular meeting of the Council to be held on the Sixteenth day of September , 1985. J 23 B/30 M. LAKC1, ' �� k ity C�er - 2 - -mow EXHIBIT "A" DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (a) This P -D zoning for the three acres bounded by DuBois Street, Irwin Street, Rice Drive (extension), and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad right-of-way (future Andersen Drive extension) shall be limited to development of up to 46,400 square feet of building area for industrial and warehousing uses. A limitation of 15% to 20% of the total square footage shall be permitted for office incidental to the industrial warehouse uses. Individual use permits shall be required for each tenant and approved by the Zoning Administrator. This P -D zoning does not allow office, showroom or research and development uses. Outside storage and manufacturing may be permitted provided that a use permit is first obtained. Low traffic generating retail uses may be allowed by use permit and granted by the Planning Commission. (b) Geoloqy/Soils (1) All grading and construction shall comply with the comprehensive soils investigation prepared by Donald Herzog and Associates, dated January 8, 1985. Geotechnical review may be required as determined by the Public Works Department. (2) A grading permit shall be obtained from the Public Works Department. Importing of material shall be limited to 19,000 cubic yards. (3) A comprehensive erosion and sediment control plan shall be submitted for Planning and Public Works department approval prior to issuance of grading permits. The plan shall include areas for stockpiling and a watering/sprinklering plan to minimize dust generation. (4) A truck route for importing fill materials shall be established by the City Engieer prior to issuance of a grading permit. Bonding for wheel loads shall be required. (5) Hours of operation for grading and importing materials shall be limited to between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in order to limit noise and traffic impacts. (6) Any necessary street cleaning as a result of spilled fill material shall be the responsibility of the developer. Failure to clean up any debris in the public right-of-way by the end of the work day could result in a stop work order by the City of San Rafael. (7) To limit generation of dust during grading, the stockpiled and graded areas shall be watered/sprayed daily. Large areas that would remain undeveloped during construction shall be hydroseeded. (c) Hydrology Development of the site shall comply with Title 18, Flood Protection Standards. (d) Poise To limit noise generation, final site design shall include mounded landscaping and screening walls in all areas of loading. ;e) Light and Glare The proposed buildings shall be designed to include large overhangs or eaves to reduce glare from window surfaces. Additionally, mounded and dense landscaping shall be installed within and around parking lot areas to reduce visibility and glare from vehicles. (f) Parking/Circulation (1) Unless adjusted by the City, for industrial and warehouse uses with up to 20% incidental office, the minimum parking standard shall be two parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross area. -1- A parking ratio of three spaces per 1,000 square feet shall be required for the incidental office space. (2) No "dead end" driveways for delivery vehicles shall be permitted and "through" driveway circulation shall be provided around all buildings unless otherwise permitted at the time of design review. (3) All landscape areas around the parking lot areas shall be mounded to screen parking from the public street. (4) On-site parking shall be designed for the convenience of customers/ visitors as well as employees. On-site parking shall be located for customer/visitor use so as to discourage use of the on -street curbside parking. (5) One off-street loading and unloading space shall be provided for every 20,000 square feet of gross floor area. Each loading area shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and 65 feet in length with a 14 foot vertical clearance. (6) The richt-of-way for the Rice Drive extension from DuBois Street to the Northwestern Pacific right-of-way shall be dedicated in -fee to the City of San Rafael. Improvements to Rice Drive shall be deferred only until the Andersen Drive extension improvements are installed, whether there are open storage uses on -that portion or not. The right-of-way shall be 60 feet in width and shall include curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements to the satisfaction of the City of San Rafael and consistent with the Francisco Bouelvard West Policy Statement. Provisions for street design shall include a street tree planting program and may include meandering sidewalks and installation of a bicycle path along the Andersen Drive frontage. Upgrading of frontage improvements along DuBois and Irwin Street shall be determined at the time of design review. (7) Given limited on-site parking and limits on floor area ratios, no mezzanines shall be permitted. (g) Traffic (1) The P -D zoning as approved with industrial warehouse uses (46,400 square feet) permits up to 65 P.M. peak hour trips. Any future proposal which has the potential to increase trip generation over the limit of 65 trips shall require an amendmE!nt to this P -D zoning. This does not assume the 15 '.M, peak hour trip credit for those uses which currently exist on site. If these existing uses are located to Phase I lands south of the Rice Drive extension, the credit will be applied to that portion of the site at the time of rezoning. (2) Based upon the trip generation from the proposed use, requirel traffic fees a�•e estimated to be $124,735 at $1,919 per trip (reduced per recommended Phase I) as modified by the Lee Saylor Building and Material Index from January 1981. Credit will be given for the land and improvement costs of the Rice Drive extension. However, if these estimated costs exceed the estimated traffic mitigation fees, the City shall not be required to pay this difference. Prior to issuance of a building permit for each building, the applicant shall pay to the City of San Rafael those P.M. peak hour trip fees associated with construction of that building. However, actual estimates of fees shall be determined at the time of design review for the site based on specific site design and square footage. -2- (3) Prior to issuance of building permits, it shall be determined that there is traffic capacity at critical intersections. Building permits can be issued if, at time of building occupancy, critical intersections would be operating at levels of service acceptable to the City Council. (h) Aesthetics (1) All parking and loading areas shall be screened with mounded landscaping. (2) All rooftop and external mechanical equipment shall be located so that it is screened from view. (3) All trash enclosures shall be sized appropriately and located conveniently adjacent to the buildings they serve. (4) All landscape setbacks should be free of parking and building coverage. (5) Equal design attention should be given to all sides of a building and not concentrated solely on a single facade or entrance. Any overhead vehicle doors facing the future Andersen Drive extension shall be screened by walls, fences, or mounded landscaping. (6) Exterior lighting of parking and pedestrian areas should be of minimum intensity to allow for public safety and convenience and should be shielded and directed to minimize glare as viewed from neighboring streets, properties and neighborhoods. (i) Building Heights Building heights shall be a maximum of 36 feet unless a different height limit is specifically allowed by the City through adoption of the Policy Statements for the Francisco Boulevard West area. Multi -story buildings located adjacent to streets should have heights "stepped back" in one story increments, wherever buildings are located closer than 50 feet to a public street, unless there are overriding considerations in the quality of building and site design. (j) Landscape Setbacks (1) Landscape areas between the property lines and setback lines shall be attractively designed to promote a positive visual setting. Landscape areas shall contain only planting, irrigation, pedestrian, walkways and amenities such as benches and fountains. No parking is permitted within the landscape setbacks. (2) Front yard setbacks - 25 feet average (DuBois Street). (3) Side yard setbacks - 10 feet average (interior sideyards). (4) Side yard setbacks (street corner) - 15 feet average (Rice Drive and Irwin Street). (5) Rear yard setbacks - 15 feet average (Andersen Drive). (6) Parking lots shall have landscaped islands planted with trees, ground cover or shrubs, dispersed throughout the parking lot. Islands shall be provided at a ratio of one for every ten parking spaces. (7) Minimum landscaping coverage - 30%. (k) Tire initial P -D zoning shall be valid for, three years (the estimated time of absorption for presently approved development and projects under construction in East San Rafael to reach level of service capacity at critical intersections). After this three year period, the City shall review available traffic capacity at critical intersections to determine if a full payment of traffic fees or an involvement in an assessment district is necessary to fund transportation improvements. This review is intended to strictly review traffic capacity and remedies, not to change any land use or density standards. =30 EXHIBIT "B" DESCRIPTION: All that certain real property situate in the City of San Rafael, County of Marin, State of California, being the Northwest Portion of Lot No. 1, Map of Northwestern Pacific Industrial Subdivision DuBois Street, San Rafael, California, described as follows: A portion of Lot No. 1 as said Lot is shown on that certain Map entitled" Map of North- western Pacific Industrial Subdivision, San Rafael, California", filed in the Office of the Recorder of the County of Marin, State of California in Volume 10 of Maps at Page 21 described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the northeasterly line of said Lot No. 1 being the southweste,-Iv line of Dubois Street as shown on aforesaid map of Northwestern Pacific Industrial Subdivision, distant thereon North 54° 41' West 298.29 feet from the angle point thereof; thence from said POINT OF BEGINNING leaving said northeasterly line of Lot No. 1, southeasterly from a tangent bearing South 54° 41' East on the arc of a curve to the right with a radius of 20.00 feet, subtending a central angle of 90° 00' 44", an arc distance of 31.42 feet to a point in the southwesterly prolongation of the northwesterly line of Rice Drive 60.00 feet wide across Lot No. 3; thence along said line South 35° 19'44" West 159.16 feet; tangent to the last said course, on the arc of a curve to the right with a radius of 20.00 feet, subtending a central angle of 89° 59' 16", an arc distance of 31.41 feet to a point in the southwesterly line of Lot No. 1; thence along the exterior boundary line of said Lot No. 1 the following 5 courses: North 54° 41' West 583.64 feet; North 6° 30' East 216.12 feet; tangent to the last said course, on the arc of a curve to the right with a radius of 30.00 feet subtending a central angle of 141° 39' an arc distance of 74.17 feet to a point of reverse curvature; southeasterly from at tangent bearing South 31* 51' East, on the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 412.25 feet, subtending a central angle of 22° 50' an arc distance of 164.29 feet; South 54° 41' East 489.95 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 133,893 square feet more or less. (3.074 Acres ±)