AR 022106 Babcock & Brown Storage Specialists - Mini-warehouses

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ITEM #1 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2005 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: David R. Zamora, Community Development Director SUBJECT: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Colton amending the West Valley Specific Plan to allow mini -warehouses in the West Subarea of the Specific Plan and adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program for File Index No. DAP -000-467 for property located at 2078 West Valley Boulevard: and An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Colton Amending Sections 18.22.120(A) and Section 18.36.030(6) of Colton Municipal Code amending certain parking regulations for mini -warehouse facilities. DATE: November 7, 2005 BACKGROUND: The applicant, Babcock 8 Brown Storage Specialists, is requesting City Council approval of a Specific Plan Amendment to include 'mini -warehouse' as a permitted use within the Regional Retail Designation of the West Valley Speicific Plan. Mini -warehouse (self storage facility) is not currently listed as a permitted use within the West Valley Specific Plan or the City Zoning Ordinance. However, mini -warehouse is defined within the Zoning Code Definitions 18.04.342 as follows: "Miniwarehrnue' means a fully enclosed building or structure designed to provide leased storage facilities in the form of the individual space. Such facilities shall not be used for other commercial or industrial uses. The Definition of "miN-warehouse' will be added within the Detailed Land Use Definitions section as #18.04.324 "mini -warehouse" on Page 31 and In Figure 3.3 on Page 37 'Permitted Land Uses and Development Standards" chart of the West Subarea of the West Valley Speicific Plan. The applicant is also requesting approval of Text Amendments to Chapter 18.22.120 A_ (Specific Parking Requirements) and Chapter 18.36.30 B. (Design of parking facilities) of the Zoning Ordinance. These amendments will specifically address the short time frame and necessary close vicinity of parking unique to the mini -warehouse use. The proposed parking regulations amendment is described in dotal within the attached October 25, 2005, Planning Commission report. The applicant's request entals approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project to address temporary air quality concems during the project construction. ANALYSISIDISCUSSION: The applicant's request would permit mini -warehouse facilities as a land use within the Regional Retail Designation of the West Subarea of the West Valley Specific Plan and allow for mini - warehouse specific parking design and parking ratios within the Development Code. The zoning classification of the proposed project site is SP with a land use designation of Regional Retail. The development standards the for Regional Retail land use require meeting the General