20.49.010   Purpose.
   A.   The purpose of this chapter is to guide the physical development of various parcels of land which are well-suited to large, single-tenant retail commercial uses because of their accessibility and visibility to users of adjoining major surface streets. The highest quality development of these parcels, however, may be hindered by certain combinations of site characteristics, including two or more of the following:
   1.   Topography which makes compliance with city parking and grading standards impractical without expensive retaining walls;
   2.   Lot frontage-to-depth ratios greater than one-to-one which make unified development of relatively large parcels infeasible;
   3.   Presence of operating or previously abandoned oil wells;
   4.   Frontage on heavily-travelled thoroughfare where minimizing number of mid-block vehicle ingress and egress driveways promotes safe and efficient traffic flow.
   B.   Parcels subject to this code section share the following traits advantageous to orderly development and promotion of the highest quality physical development through application of the development standards in this section:
   1.   Location at the intersection of a major surface street with another surface street of any designation, excepting alleys;
   2.   Location within the landscape overlay zone;
   3.   Lot size of one hundred thousand square feet or more.
   C.   Goals for development within the SP-6, commercial corridor specific plan include the following:
   1.   To achieve optimal use of each site for the purposes of providing a strong retail base and generating sales tax revenues to the city;
   2.   To achieve a cohesiveness in building design on and among parcels within the specific plan, and with parcels in different zoning classifications located along the same major surface street corridor;
   3.   To achieve site design that facilitates safe and efficient vehicular flow to, from, and on each site.
(Ord. 94-05-1179 § 1 (part))