The special requirements in this Section 18.30(F).070 apply to automobile dealership uses in the (AD) combining district, in addition to the regulations of the underlying district. Where the regulations of the underlying district conflict with this Section 18.30(F).070, this section shall control.
(a) Sites abutting or having any portion located within one hundred fifty feet of any RE, R-1, R-2, RM or any PC district permitting single-family development or multifamily development shall be subject to the following additional height and yard requirements:
(1) On any portion of a site in the (AD) combining district which abuts a site in any RE, R-1, R-2, RM or applicable PC district, a minimum interior yard of ten feet shall be required and a solid wall between five and eight feet in height shall be constructed and maintained along the common site line. The minimum interior yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscaped screen. If the director determines that location and installation of the landscape screen is not practical, such landscaping may be reduced or deleted, if measures are taken to ensure that screening with an eight-foot decorative wall is adequate to mitigate noise and visual impacts to the satisfaction of the director.
(2) On any portion of a site in the (AD) combining district which is opposite from a site in any RE, R-1, R-2, RM or applicable PC district and separated therefrom by a street, alley, creek, drainage facility, or other open area, a minimum yard of ten feet shall be required. The minimum yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscaped screen, excluding areas required for access to the site. If the director determines that location and installation of the landscape screen is not practical, such landscaping may be reduced or deleted, if measures are taken to ensure that screening with an eight-foot decorative wall is adequate to mitigate noise and visual impacts to the satisfaction of the director.
(3) Sites sharing any lot line with one or more sites in any RE, R-1, R-2, RM or any residential PC district shall be subject to a maximum height established by a daylight plane beginning at a height of ten feet at the applicable side or rear site lines and increasing at a slope of three feet for each six feet of distance from the side or rear site lines until intersecting the height limit otherwise established for the underlying district.
(b) LM zoning district sites shall be subject to the following additional requirements:
(1) Large deliveries to the dealership, including automobiles or parts shall be delivered, loaded, and unloaded on-site. At no such time shall such deliveries occupy street parking, nor block public or private residential streets in any way.
(2) Vehicle test-driving is prohibited on residential streets.
(3) All development in the areas east of the Bayshore Freeway (Hwy. 101) is subject to the Site and Design Review (D) provisions of Chapter 18.30(G) and shall include performance criteria including, but not limited to lighting, noise, and landscaping. All development is subject to the policies and guidelines outlined in the Baylands Master Plan and in the Site Assessment and Design Guidelines for Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve. These policies and guidelines include, but are not limited, to:
a. Maintenance and, where possible, restoration of the environmental quality of the Baylands;
b. Use of materials and colors compatible with the area;
c. Design to preserve the horizon line with low and horizontal elements; and
d. Fencing and signage compatible with the preserve character of the Baylands.
(4) Development in the two LM zones adjacent to the intersection of San Antonio Road and the Bayshore Freeway shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to Section 18.76.010 ("Conditional Use Permit").
a. For development in the LM zone adjacent to San Antonio Road east of the Bayshore Freeway, a conditional use permit for auto dealership may only be granted on a finding that the design of the proposed improvements and the operation of the proposed use will not be detrimental to the ecological qualities of the Baylands natural areas and will be aesthetically compatible with the character of the Baylands as a regional recreation area and nature preserve.
(Ord. 4889 § 3, 2006: Ord. 4845 § 3 (Exh. A. (part)), 2004)