Tract E: Second Street, Railroad Street, the Linear Park, a line approximately 140 feet northwest of Railroad Street.
(a) Basic objectives. The basic objectives shall be to provide convenience retail commercial and office facilities oriented to needs of project area residents and the residential area to the northeast (hillside) of the project area.
(b) Physical organization. Physical organization shall be convenience commercial establishments and secondary retail with floor space oriented toward Railroad Street and the Linear Park, with primary orientation to the Linear Park. The Linear Park interconnects the convenience commercial shops with adjacent high, medium and low-density residential areas and the prime retail sector. Most parking is provided across Second Street in public off-street parking lots.
(c) Land use. Land shall be used for convenience commercial, office and secondary retail uses. No drive-in facilities shall be permitted. Bakery shops, barber shops, beauty parlors, ice cream stores, drug stores, food stores, laundrettes, laundromats, dry cleaning establishments, variety stores and other similar or accessory uses shall be permitted.
(d) Off-street parking. No off-street parking shall be required on site. Parking shall be provided in adjoining public lots. Parking areas provided on site may not face on the Linear Park and shall be screened from it. All parking areas shall be screened by a four-foot high brick wall or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. All parking areas shall be paved. No access shall be provided to parking areas from Railroad Street or the Linear Park.
(e) Maximum height. No structure shall exceed 40 feet in height.
(f) Setback requirements. No setback is required from Railroad Street, the Linear Park or Second Street. A minimum ten-foot setback is required from all other lot lines. All setback areas shall be suitably landscaped.
(g) Maximum land coverage. Maximum land coverage may be 100 percent, except for required setback areas.
(h) Floor area ratio. Floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.5.
(i) Loading zones. All loading shall be provided on site. Loading areas shall be screened by a brick wall at least four feet in height or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. No loading areas may face on the Linear Park and all such areas shall be screened from the Linear Park. No vehicular access shall be provided from Railroad Street. All loading zones shall be paved.
(Res. 5531, passed 4-22-1971)
(j) Lighting. All exterior public areas shall be lighted to a minimum level of .051 footcandles. All exterior lighting shall be compatible with the publicly provided street and mall lighting, in both type and design. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee.
(k) Signs. No neon or other self-illuminated sign shall be permitted. Signs may be illuminated by indirect sources only. No freestanding sign shall be permitted. No sign shall be more than 30 square feet in size. No overhanging or projecting signs, except those hung from a canopy and less than six square feet in size, shall be permitted. No billboard type signs shall be permitted on the side of or on top of structures. No pennants, flags, banners or paper signs shall be permitted. No sign may protrude above the roof level of a structure. All exterior signs shall be approved by the Committee.
(Ord. 5665, passed 11-1-1973)