B. Self-storage facilities development standards:
1. On-site circulation, drive aisles, and parking:
a. A loading/unloading area, with a minimum width of ten feet shall be provided adjacent and parallel along the entire length of any building which has exterior access to an individual storage unit.
b. Refer to Section 17.56.080.C for drive aisle width.
c. Refer to Table 17.56.030.B for parking standards.
2. Setbacks: Setback requirements for self-storage facilities shall be as set out in Table 17.24.170 codified at the end of this chapter.
3. Elevations: Building elevations with no openings may be used in-lieu of, or in conjunction with the perimeter fencing.
4. Aesthetics and architectural standards:
a. Massing and scaling. The design of buildings shall avoid the appearance of a single, large, dominant building mass by using design techniques that include stepping back portions of the building facade, breaking up the mass into smaller elements and/or using material changes.
b. Wall articulation. Building exteriors visible from the perimeter of the site shall be designed to include architectural diversity and interest. Facades that are publicly visible from rights-of-way or adjacent private property, may not have blank, uninterrupted wall lengths exceeding fifty feet without including at least two of the following: change in plane, change in texture or masonry pattern, windows, trellis with vines, elevation changes, architectural embellishments and detailing, accentuated lighting, and color variations or an equivalent element that subdivides the wall into human scale proportions.
i. Side or rear walls that are publicly visible from rights-of-way or from adjacent private property, shall include false windows and door openings when actual doors and windows are not feasible because of the of the use of the building. Such false windows and door openings shall be defined by frames, sills and lintels, or similarly proportioned modulations of the wall.
ii. Encroachments. Awnings, eaves, overhangs, and light shelves may encroach up to three feet into any required yard but shall not be closer than two feet to any property line. Exception, the zoning administrator may approve minor building projections that extend into the required setback upon finding that the encroachment responds to functional requirements of the project, does not adversely affect the adjacent property, and complies with all requirements of the building code.
5. Landscaping.
a. On-site landscaped areas shall comply with 17.52.480.C.
b. When adjacent to residentially zoned or used properties, a landscape buffer that meets the following standards shall be provided:
i. Buffer shall be along the entire length of the property boundary adjacent to residentially zoned or used property.
ii. Width of the buffer shall be equal to the height of the perimeter buildings or fifteen feet whichever is greater.
iii. A minimum of one tree shall be provided per thirty feet of buffer area; said trees to be a minimum of fifteen-gallon size.
iv. The buffer area shall be covered with crushed and screened rock.
v. The Planning Commission may modify any of these standards in conjunction with the review of the conditional use permit and/or major site plan with a finding that said modification will maintain compatibility between the self-storage facility and the adjacent residentially zoned or used property.
6. Outdoor storage:
a. Shall be limited to operable and licensed vehicles, boats, and trailers.
b. Any outdoor storage of vehicles, boats, or trailers shall be in a defined area of the site that does not interfere with loading/unloading areas, drive aisles, fire lanes, or parking areas.
7. All refuse enclosures shall be constructed of masonry walls with gates. Said walls shall be a minimum of five feet in height.
8. Perimeter wall: Unless the building is being used as perimeter wall in accordance with 17.24.170.B.3, the entire site, other than landscape areas, shall be enclosed by a perimeter fence constructed of decorative concrete block with a minimum height of six feet.
9. No auctions, commercial sales, garage sales or similar activities shall be conducted on the premises other than in conjunction with an approved temporary use permit (TUP).
Table 17.24.170 - Self-Storage
Front/Corner Side | Rear/Side | |
Setbacks | Equal to the height of the closest building to the street, but in no case less than 15' | When adjacent to residentially zoned or used properties, shall comply with the setbacks for the zone district in which the site is located*. If not adjacent to residentially zoned or used properties, the setback may be reduced up to 0'. |
*Said setback may be reduced or modified by the Planning Commission in conjunction with their consideration of a CUP and/or Major Site Plan when adjacent to Urban Ranch Zoning Districts or common areas (i.e., landscape tracts, retention basins, etc.).
(Ord. 1397.17.60 §§ 3, 4, 2023; Ord. 1178 § 5.8.8, 1987)