Chapter 9.76
PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER
Sections:
9.76.030 Application filing, processing, and review.
9.76.050 Property development standards.
9.76.010 Purpose of chapter.
A. The P-C-C Planned Commercial Center District is intended to encourage the effective and timely development of land for commercial purposes in accordance with the objectives of the General Plan.
B. It is the intent of this district to provide for neighborhood, community, and regional shopping facilities in a planned center which encourages innovative design solutions and which will result in an environment superior to that possible under conventional commercial zoning.
C. In the P-C-C District, any and all uses customarily associated with commercial centers shall be permitted provided they are shown on the development plan approved by the Council. Additionally, special uses may be approved where the Council makes the finding that the use is in keeping with other uses within the P-C-C District. The categories of use shown on the development plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: amusements, entertainment, recreation, grocery stores, food stores, personal or business services, hotels or motels, auto services or repair, professional offices, restaurants, general retail, durable goods retail, and financial institutions. Such use categories are taken from the Clovis Business License Classification Manual adopted by the Council as part of the business license ordinance.
D. It is not the intent of this section to require the specific listing of a business. The differentiation of categories is intended to separate uses which have significantly different parking requirements or require special design consideration.
E. A conditional use permit shall be required for any change in use category from that approved by the Council under the development plan. Conditional use permit applications shall be processed in accordance with Chapter 64 of this title (Conditional Use Permits). (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)
9.76.020 Application.
Application for the establishment of the P-C-C District shall be in the same manner as provided for in Chapter 86 of this title (Amendments), except as provided for in this section. The P-C-C District is a Master Plan District established through the filing of a preliminary development plan. Following the approval of the preliminary development plan, a final development plan shall be filed and processed concurrently with Chapter 56 of this title (Site Plan Review). Unless otherwise specified by the Council as part of the preliminary development plan approval, the Director shall review and approve the final development plan. The final development plan shall be approved prior to the issuance of any building permit for the site. If the approved preliminary development plan shows a phased development, the final development plan for each phase shall be approved prior to the issuance of a building permit for development within that phase. The development plan approved under this procedure, along with any condition of approval and exhibit, shall constitute the property development standards for the property so designated. Modifications to the Master Plan, other than those which substantially change the public impact, may be approved as an amendment or as a new filing of the final development plan in accordance with Chapter 56 of this title (Site Plan Review). Any substantial amendments to the development plan shall be in accordance with Chapter 50 of this title (Application Filing, Processing, and Fees). (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)
9.76.030 Application filing, processing, and review.
A. Unless otherwise specified by the Council as part of the preliminary development plan approval, the Director shall review and approve the final development plan. The final development plan shall be approved prior to the issuance of any building permit for the site. If the approved preliminary development plan shows a phased development, the final development plan for each phase shall be approved prior to the issuance of a building permit for development within that phase. (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)
9.76.040 Preliminary plan.
A. The preliminary development plan shall be prepared by a design group consisting of at least a licensed architect and civil engineer. Other disciplines may also be required by the Director.
B. The preliminary development plan required by this section shall contain, but not necessarily be limited to, the following information:
1. The proposed name of the shopping center;
2. The location by legal description;
3. The name and address of the applicant and the person and/or firm who prepared the plans;
4. Be in a scale acceptable to the Director;
5. A site survey indicating existing site conditions such as:
a. The boundary line of the proposed center and the total acreage;
b. Unique natural features;
c. Existing sewer lines, water mains, culverts, and underground facilities;
d. Drainage; and
e. The location, widths, and names of all existing streets, railroad and utility rights-of-way, and structures within one hundred feet (100');
6. Proposed plans indicating:
a. The location and general exterior dimensions, including the height, of the principal and accessory buildings;
b. Preliminary architectural drawings;
c. The location and arrangement of parking stalls and aisles;
d. The location of vehicular drives, entrances, exits, and acceleration and deceleration lanes;
e. The location of loading and unloading spaces and docks;
f. Traffic patterns within the site;
g. The location of pedestrian entrances, exits, and walks;
h. Preliminary drainage plans;
i. The location, height, and materials of walls, fences, and screen plantings;
j. A general indication of the landscaping, whether groundcover, shrubbery, or trees; and
k. The finished grades, slopes, banks, and ditches;
7. The sign program for shopping centers shall be approved with the site plan review. The design criteria for all signs to be located within a shopping center or a mall type development shall be approved by the Department before any individual sign permit application for the development is processed by the Building Division. Such review is to ensure that signs located within a shopping center are harmonious and of compatible design and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 34 of this title (Signs);
8. Any covenants, conditions, and restrictions;
9. The stages, if any, to be followed in the construction of the shopping center, along with an anticipated development schedule;
10. The individual lots, if any, into which the shopping center is proposed to be divided, and the covenants, easements, and other legal documents proposed to assure adequate parking and access for each lot and the development and operation of the shopping center as an integrated whole; and
11. Such additional information as may be required by the Director or as may be necessary to complete the environmental assessment. (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)
9.76.050 Property development standards.
A. The minimum size of the district shall be five (5) acres.
B. The maximum height, minimum setbacks, yard requirements, space between buildings, lot coverage, walls, off-street parking, access, outdoor advertising, loading, lot area, and dimensions of any lots into which the P-C-C District may be divided shall be established by the development plan approved by the Council and included in the covenants, conditions, and restrictions for the property. (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)