O-01-23 Amend Certain Sections in Chapters 18.04; 18.06; 18.24, 18.26, 18.25, and 18.48 of Title 18

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I and in the agenda report prepared in connection with this Ordinance. SECTION 2. General Plan Consistency. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, including the staff report and the findings made in this Ordinance, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the proposed 4 Ordinance is consistent with the goals and policies of the City of Colton General Plan and is reasonably related to the public welfare of the citizens of the City and surrounding regions. The 5 Zoning Text Amendment is necessary to provide clarity to implement existing regulations, 6 provide consistency with other code regulations, allow flexibility to certain standards, and address potential negative impacts. Specifically, provisions in the ordinance address the 7 following General Plan policies: Land Use Element: 8 o Policy LU-1.1: "Ensure that all new development conforms to all applicable provisions of the General Plan and Zoning Code." The Ordinance will modify 9 regulations and uses permitted that allows for review of use and development 10 proposal to ensure consistency with the General Plan and Zoning Code as proposed herein with chapters 18.04 (Definitions); 18.06 (Permitted Uses); 18.24 (Industrial 11 Park); 18.26 (M-1 Light Industrial); 18.48 (M-2 Heavy Industrial); and 18.48 (Special Provisions) including adding a new requirement for such uses to obtain a 12 Conditional Use Permit and comply with new Special Provisions. 13 o Policy LU-1.6: "Ensure that new development projects are compatible with permitted, well-maintained uses and buildings in the surrounding neighborhood or 14 district." The Ordinance will modify regulations and uses permitted that allows for 1 review of use and development to ensure compatibility with existing neighborhoods and districts as proposed within chapters, 18.04 (Definitions), 1806 (Permitted Uses), 16 18.24 (Industrial Park), 18.26 (M-1 Light Industrial); 18.48 (M-2 Heavy Industrial); and 18.48 (Special Provisions) including adding a new requirement for such uses to 17 obtain a Conditional Use Permit and comply with new Special Provisions. 18 o Policy LU-1.8: "Interpret the Land Use Plan in a manner that provides for 19 compatibility between adjacent land uses, and that allows the City to achieve land use, design, and economic development objectives." The proposed zoning text 20 amendments provide for parking, special findings and findings within a Conditional Use Permit review process to ensure projects are reviewed to be compatible within a 21 neighborhood to achieve land use, design and economic development objectives. 22 This includes compliance with new Special Provisions for "warehouse logistics and distribution and truck and trailer storage and parking uses. " This includes 23 differentiating the sizes between a General Warehouse and a Logistics and Distribution Warehouse. The maximum size of a General Warehouse at 98,010 24 square feet was derived by using the existing 45 percent typical lot coverage of an acre and multiplying it by 5 (5-acre equivalent), which is the minimum size of sites 25 developed for warehouse purposes. An additional 10 percent was added to the 26 maximum square footage (as permitted through the Minor Modification process in the Zoning Code) to, arrive at a minimum size for a Logistics and Distribution to be 27 107,811 square feet in area. 2g 23152.06020\32617662.1 - 2 -