§ 21.45.168. Truck terminal and truck yard facilities.

The following special development standards shall apply to trucking terminal and yards, in all Industrial Zones:

A.

Special conditions for industrial uses, Section 21.52.410 and Standards for outdoor service and repair of vehicles, Section 21.45.150 shall also apply.

B.

Storage. Transport containers used for storing goods, materials, or equipment to be transported by truck, train, or marine vessel may be stored anywhere on a lot, with the exception of any required corner cutoff area. No more than two (2) containers shall be stacked atop one another.

C.

Clean Truck Program. All drayage trucks, as defined in the Clean Truck Program, utilized for trucking business operations shall comply with the Clean Truck Program.

D.

Maintenance. All yard areas shall be developed and maintained in a neat, quiet, and orderly condition and operated in a manner so as not to be detrimental to adjacent properties and occupants. This shall encompass the maintenance of exterior facades of the building, designated parking areas serving the use, fences and the perimeter of the site (including all public parkways).

E.

Facilities/Restrooms. All trucking terminals and yards shall contain office(s) and restroom facilities that are large enough to accommodate employees and guests. Truck terminals and yards are prohibited on vacant lots.

F.

Landscaping.

1.

A ten foot (10') wide landscaping buffer shall be provided on regional corridors and major arterial streets within the front yard and street side yard setback using drought tolerant plants common to the region.

2.

A five foot (5') wide landscaping buffer shall be provided on minor arterial and collector streets, within the front yard and street side yard setbacks.

3.

A ten foot (10') landscaping buffer shall be provided adjacent to all residentially zoned properties using drought tolerant plants common to the region.

4.

All landscaping shall be permanently irrigated with a twenty-four (24) hour/seven (7) day electronic or solar powered time clock.

G.

Lighting. Lighting shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 21.41 in a relatively even pattern and in compliance with California Title 24 Energy requirements.

H.

Fencing.

1.

A maximum twelve foot (12') in height decorative fence is required at all driveways, parking and loading areas that are visible from the public right-of-way.

2.

An eight foot (8') in height decorative block wall shall be placed on all property lines adjacent to residentially zoned properties.

3.

Chainlink, barbed wire and razor wire fencing are prohibited, except when located atop an eight foot (8') or taller decorative fence on interior property lines, including a public alley.

I.

Truck Queuing, Circulation, Paving and Grading.

1.

Adequate turning radius shall be provided to allow an adequate egress and ingress to the site.

2.

Trucking uses that accept deliveries or transfers from out of State trucks shall provide a minimum of thirty foot (30') wide curb approach.

3.

The site shall be designed to safely accommodate on-site maneuvers of any truck used for the business, and shall permit such trucks to enter and exit the site in a forward direction, thereby avoiding backing from or into a public street, except that trucks may back into a site, but not back into the street on lots less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet in size.

4.

No loading or unloading of any materials or trailers shall be allowed on the public right-of-way, including an alley.

5.

Areas utilized for the parking of trucks shall be surfaced with a minimum six inch (6") thick reinforced concrete over compacted grade to ninety percent (90%) relative compaction; or a minimum five inch (5") thick asphalt paving over six inch (6") compacted road base, over compacted grade to ninety percent (90%) relative compaction, to the satisfaction of the Director of Development Services.

6.

The site shall be graded to drain in accordance with City's NPDES requirements and adequate catch basins shall be provided to screen runoff from the site.

7.

Major auto repair associated with a trucking use and subletting to trucking repair businesses shall be prohibited. Minor auto repair associated with a trucking use is allowed as an accessory use.

8.

Dumping of tires, oil, transmission fluids, filters, or any other hazardous materials is strictly prohibited.

(ORD-10-0033, § 2, 2010)