Chapter 2-34 — Livermore Zoning Code

CHS – HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

2-34-010 Purpose.

2-34-020 Uses permitted.

2-34-030 Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval.

2-34-040 Minimum district size.

2-34-050 Minimum lot specifications. 2-34-060 Site plan approval.

2-34-070 Minimum frontage yard.

2-34-080 Maximum site coverage.

2-34-090 Maximum building height.

2-34-100 Off-street parking. 2-34-110 Fencing.

2-34-010 Purpose. ¶

The purpose of the CHS district is to provide areas for highly visible locations generally surrounding freeway interchange and similar locations for businesses and uses predominantly serving the traveling public and convention trade with lodging, food service, motor vehicle repair and service, motor fuels, and similar activities. Because of the prominent locations involved, the highest degree of excellence in architecture and site design should be utilized. (Ord. 1276, 1988; Ord. 442 § 9A.10)

2-34-020 Uses permitted. ¶

The following uses are permitted subject to approval of any prerequisite permits and conformance to all applicable regulations set forth in this chapter, in LPZC Part 3, and elsewhere in the code:

A. Automotive Sales and Services.

1. Automotive accessory shops.

Automotive repair, minor repair service and garages, excluding body repair shops, motor rebuilding, paint shops, tire recapping and retreading, truck repair, and storage.
Automobile service stations including accessory car washing when located at the intersection of a freeway or public street and major street designated in the general plan, subject to the requirements of LPZC 3-10-070.

B. Consumer Services.

Restaurants.

C. Travel Accommodations.

Convention center (maximum occupancy, 500 persons).

2. Hotel.

3. Motel.

D. Accessory uses, structures and buildings related to any use permitted.
E. Signs (Chapter 3-45 LPZC).

F. Similar uses and any other retail business or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the above uses. (Ord. 1523 § 2, 1998; Ord. 1423, 1994; Ord. 442 § 9A.20)

2-34-030 Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval. ¶

The following uses are permitted subject to conditional use permit approval in addition to any other prerequisite permits and conformance to all applicable regulations set forth in this chapter and elsewhere in this code:

A. Automotive Sales and Service. Automotive service stations not located at a major street intersection, subject to the requirements of LPZC 3-10-070.

B. Commercial Amusement and Entertainment (For Primarily Open Uses).

1. Golf courses.

Golf driving ranges.

C. Commercial Amusement and Entertainment (Generating Large Traffic Volumes).

Amusement parks, unlimited capacity.
Arenas, auditoriums, convention centers or stadiums, unlimited capacity.

D. Consumer Services.

1. Drive-in facilities.

E. Travel Accommodations.

1. Travel trailer park.

2. Truck stops.

Findings: Conditional use permits shall be approved only where the findings set forth in Chapter 4-20 LPZC and the following findings can be made: in the case of truck stops and other establishments dispensing motor fuels for trucks, the city shall find that the premises of the business are located and designed in such a manner that the truck movement activity, noise, lights, and similar effects generally anticipated with such a use will not have a detrimental effect on adjacent uses. Site access shall be oriented and screened so that the activity of vehicle parking, motor fuel dispensing, and other potentially aesthetically disruptive activities are screened by solid masonry walls not less than eight feet in height. In addition, a landscaping screen of trees and shrubbery hedge plantings shall produce a 90 percent opaque screen extending above the eight-foot fence to the maximum allowable height of truck trailers at the time of site development.

F. Public and semi-public uses.

G. Any land use that utilizes hazardous materials shall be subject to the regulations of Chapter 3-30 LPZC. Prior to approval, it must be found that the project includes sufficient safeguards to assure that the storage and use of the hazardous materials will be an acceptable risk as defined by Chapter 3-30 LPZC.

H. And similar uses and any other retail business or service establishment determined by the decisionmaking body approving the conditional use permit to be of the same general character as the above uses. (Ord. 1633 § 9, 2001; Ord. 1423, 1994; Ord. 1376, 1992; Ord. 442 § 9A.21)

2-34-040 Minimum district size. ¶

The minimum CHS district size shall be two acres. (Ord. 442 § 9A.30)

2-34-050 Minimum lot specifications. ¶

A. Minimum Lot Size. There is no minimum requirement for lot size.

B. Minimum Street Frontage. There is no minimum requirement for street frontage; provided, any lot which does not have frontage on a street has an unobstructed easement of access having a width of not less than 25 feet. (Ord. 442 § 9A.31)

2-34-060 Site plan approval. ¶

Site plan approval shall be required prior to the development of any site, including the construction of any building, the establishment of any open land use, and the development of related off-street parking. In keeping with the intent of this district to provide focal point uses at prominent freeway interchanges, the site plan approval shall include review and approval of the architectural details of all elements to be constructed or placed upon the site. The planning commission shall make specific findings in its approval of the site plan and find that the design of the proposed building(s) or use(s) is consistent with the intent to provide the highest quality of architectural and site design treatment. (Ord. 1861 § 1, 2009; Ord. 442 § 9A.40)

2-34-070 Minimum frontage yard. ¶

A. The minimum street frontage yard is 25 feet, which shall be developed and permanently maintained as a landscaped yard.

B. The minimum non-street frontage yard shall be required as follows:

No non-street frontage yard is required except where a parcel abuts a CO, CP, or R district, in which event any building or structure, other than a fence located on the property line, shall be set back from the CO, CP, or R district property line a distance of 25 feet. The setback area shall be landscaped.
All yards shall have open access to the street, which shall be unrestricted except by fences.
All yards and other open space shall be landscaped, surfaced, or otherwise maintained in a dust-free and fire-safe condition. (Ord. 442 § 9A.41)

2-34-080 Maximum site coverage. ¶

The maximum allowable building site coverage shall be 50 percent. (Ord. 442 § 9A.42)

2-34-090 Maximum building height. ¶

The height is limited to a maximum of 35 feet except as follows:

A. When a building site is within one-half mile of an airport runway, construction of buildings or other structures having a height in excess of 25 feet shall require approval of a conditional use permit, to be approved in conformance with recommendations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

B. Any building or structure may exceed the maximum building height, up to 50 feet, with a conditional use permit provided the zoning requirements and general plan policies, such as scenic corridor policies, are met. (Ord. 1810 § 2, 2007; Ord. 442 § 9A.43)

2-34-100 Off-street parking. ¶

Off-street parking shall be provided for each use as set forth in Chapter 3-20 LPZC. (Ord. 442 § 9A.44)

2-34-110 Fencing. ¶

A. Where a parcel abuts an R district, there shall be provided a masonry wall having a height of not less than eight feet as measured from the commercial property elevations.

B. Fences or walls over three feet in height shall be prohibited within a required street frontage yard.

C. In no case shall a fence or wall exceed a height of eight feet. (Ord. 442 § 9A.45)

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