Ordinance No. 1247ORDINANCE NO. 1247
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING CHAPTERS 24, BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION, AND 26, ZONING, OF THE VERNON
MUNICIPAL CODE, MODIFYING THE 2016 CALIFORNIA GREEN
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND PERMITTING BY RIGHT
INCIDENTAL USES AND MODIFYING THE PARKING AND
LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH USES IN THE
INDUSTRIAL "I" ZONE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal
corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized
and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2016, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1237, adopting the 2016 California Building
Code with amendments; and
WHEREAS, the State of California Building Standards Commission
has advised the City that it must modify its findings for the adoption of
the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2008, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1227, adopting amendments to the
comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City of Vernon; establishing
zoning districts in the City and regulating and restricting the use,
size, and the location of buildings and improvements on land; the use
of land and open space; adopting a map showing said zoning districts,
defining the terms used in the ordinance; providing for its adjustment,
amendment and enforcement (the "Zoning Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated October, 3, 2017, the Director
of Public Works has recommended that the amendments to the 2016
California Green Building Standards should be modified and that the City
of Vernon Zoning Ordinance be amended to (i) redefine Incidental Uses,
(ii) allow Incidental Uses in the industrial "I" zone as a matter of
right; and (iii) establish parking requirements for Incidental Uses;
and
WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing has been held to
consider the proposed ordinance changes, and public testimony has been
received and considered; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City
of Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any
ordinance or code previously adopted.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and
correct.
SECTION 2: Article XIV of Chapter 24 of the Vernon
Municipal Code is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A, which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3: Chapter 26 of the Vernon Municipal Code is
hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4: Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code
section in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: Severability. If any chapter, article, section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or
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effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part
thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles,
sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or
ineffective.
SECTION 6: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or Deputy
City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or Deputy City
Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the
Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall
cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required by law.
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SECTION 7: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into
effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-
first (31st) day after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 2017.
WName:Melissa
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7EST:
Maria E. 4yala
City Clerk /
APPRO ED AS TO FORM:
Brian Byu
Senior DeputyvCity Attorney
Title: Mayor / - fi
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria E. Ayala , City Clerk / B , -_-1 GleiFIE, of the
City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held in the City of
Vernon on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, and thereafter adopted at an
adjourned regular meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday, October
24, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Mayor Ybarra, Mayor Pro-Tem
Woodruff -Perez, Davis, Lopez,
Martinez
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of
the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of October 2017, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
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Maria/E. Ayala
City Clerk / Deputy Gi}" Clerk
EXHIBIT A
Exhibit "A"
Sec. 24.107. Green Building Standards Code amendments, additions, and deletions.
The 2016 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Section 101.12 is hereby added to the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code to
read as follows:
Section 101.12 Green building standards permit fee. Green Building Standards permit fees
shall be set forth in a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of
the work for which an inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not
made.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise
available at the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure
to provide access on the date and time for which the inspection is requested, or for deviating
from the plans requiring the approval of the building official.
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, the city may deny additional
inspection of the work until the required fees are paid.
EXHIBIT B
Exhibit "B"
Sec. 26.2.6. Definitions (H-I).
Hazardous Waste Facility shall mean any facility or location which has a primary function to
store or process, treat, transfer, dispose of, or recycle all substances defined as hazardous waste,
acutely hazardous waste, extremely hazardous waste, or biohazardous waste as defined by the
State of California in Health and Safety Code Sections 25110.02, 25115, 25117, and 117635 or
in any amendments to or recodifications of such statutes. The definition shall not include the
storage, use, generation, recycling, or disposal of hazardous materials as a secondary effect,
product, or input of a Permitted Use on the same Lot as the Permitted Use.
Hotel shall mean any building containing two (2) or more individual rooms or suites of rooms
intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied for
sleeping or housing purposes by guests. Hotels include motels, boarding houses, rest homes,
sanitariums, dormitories, and any other structure or Building other than a Residence or
Emergency Shelter used for the housing or sleeping of humans.
Incidental Use shall mean a use that is in connection with a Person's Permitted Use, as further
described in Section 26.4.1-2 i , "Incidental Use," such as office space, design area or showroom
space, that occupies more than twenty percent (20%) but less than fifty percent (50%) of the
gross Floor Area occupied by the Person's Permitted Use. Incidental Use shall not include a
Retail Use, but may include mail-order or internet sales in connection with a Permitted Use.
Industrial Gas Manufacturing shall mean the separation of the constituents of air into liquid or
gaseous form for storage, transport, or cylinder filling, and the distribution and sale of those
products, as well as other related welding gases.
Industry or Industrial Use shall mean the manufacture or production of any saleable article,
substance, or commodity, so long as the process adds substantial value to the article, substance,
or commodity, and shall not include tasks primarily consisting of collecting, sorting, shipping,
distributing, or inspecting goods from or in a warehouse or terminal. Industrial Use includes
uses ancillary to the manufacturing or production process, such as storage, use, generation, and
disposal of hazardous materials (as defined in federal and state laws and regulations) incidental
to a manufacturing or production process; recycling incidental to a manufacturing or production
process; and use of space for Ancillary Use.
Sec. 26.4.1-2. Uses Permitted of Right. The following uses of Buildings and land are permitted
of right in the I Zone.
(a) Industrial Use.
(b) Data Centers.
(c) Cold Storage Warehouses.
(d) Industrial Gas Manufacturing.
(e) Telecommunications Antenna and Cell Towers.
(f) Warehouse Use (other than Cold Storage Warehouses).
(g) Wholesale Use.
(h) Ancillary Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -tenant
Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Ancillary Use in
connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Ancillary Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use.
(3) The Ancillary Use is used solely and exclusively by the Person for that Person's
Permitted Use.
(4) Ancillary Use includes offices and showrooms ancillary to the Permitted Use, but does
not include the right to sell at retail (Ancillary Retail Use), but does include the right to sublease
to a separate tenant office space only within an existing office area. Ancillary Use does not
include Outdoor Storage and Activities.
(5) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Ancillary Uses (including any Ancillary Retail
Use permitted with a Minor Conditional Use Permit) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of
the gross floor area occupied by a Permitted Use.
(i) Incidental Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -tenant
Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Incidental Use in
connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Incidental Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use.
(3) Incidental Use includes offices, design areas and showrooms related to the Permitted
Use, but does not include the right to sell at retail. Incidental Use does not include Outdoor
Storage and Activities.
(4) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Incidental and Ancillary Uses (including
Ancillary Retail Uses) shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area occupied by a
Permitted Use.
0) Any activity or use undertaken by the City.
Sec. 26.4.1-4. Uses That May Be Permitted by Minor Conditional Use Permit. The uses set forth
in this Section 26.4.1-4, may be permitted in the I Zone with a Minor Conditional Use Permit.
(a) Ancillary Retail Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -
tenant Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Ancillary
Retail Use in connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Ancillary Retail Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use
and sufficient parking is provided.
(3) The Ancillary Retail Use is used solely and exclusively by the Person for that Person's
Permitted Use and the sell at retail is only for products manufactured onsite or products imported
and stored in bulk as part of the Person's Permitted Use.
(4) Ancillary Retail Use includes the right to sell at retail any day week but does not include
Outdoor Storage and Activities including the outdoor display of merchandise.
(5) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Ancillary Uses (including any Ancillary Retail
Use) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area occupied by a Permitted Use.
Table 26.5.1-6(b)
Minimum Number of Required Automobile Parking Spaces(l)
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Industrial Gas
Manufacturing, and Recycling Facility
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
(Including Floor Area Used for Ancillary
Uses)
Commercial Uses
One (1) space per 250 square feet of gross Floor Area
Incidental Uses
One (1) space per 250 square feet of Floor Area of
Incidental Use
Data Centers
One (1) space per 1,250 square feet of gross Floor Area
Emergency Shelter
One (1) space for each five (5) beds plus two (2) additional
spaces.
Health Clubs (gyms)
One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross Floor Area
One (1) space for each three (3) fixed seats, or where no
Religious Uses
fixed seats are provided, one (1) space for every 35 gross
square feet of gross Floor Area
Residential Uses
Parking Determined Pursuant to Development Agreement,
but no less than one (1) space for each unit.
Restaurant (Take out)
Eight (8) spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
Restaurant (Sit down)
One (1) space per 100 square feet of gross Floor Area
Retail (less than 25,000 square feet) and
One (1) space per 250 square feet of gross Floor Area
multiple tenant Retail
Retail (25,000 square feet or greater) -
One (1) space per 250 square feet for the first 25,000
Single tenant only
square feet of gross Floor Area and then one (1) space per
each additional 500 square feet of gross Floor Area
Studios (dance, etc.)
One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross Floor Area
Trade Schools
One (1) space per 50 square feet of gross Floor Area
Truck Terminals and Freight Terminals
Parking shall be provided as determined by a parking study
prepared for the specific use.
Warehouse Use, General
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area for
Warehouse Use, Cold Storage
the first 50,000 square feet, and one (1) space per 5,000
square feet of gross Floor Area above 50,000 square feet
Note
(1) Through the Conditional Use Permit and Minor Conditional Use Permit processes, the City
may require additional parking for a specific use or application.
0 Table 26.5.1-6(c)
Minimum Required Truck Loading Spaces
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Warehouse Use, Industrial Gas
One (1) space per 10,000 square feet of
Manufacturing (including Floor Area used for Ancillary and
gross Floor Area
Incidental Uses)
Cold Storage Warehouses
One (1) space per 7,500 square feet of
gross Floor Area
Data Centers
One (1) space per 50,000 square feet of
gross Floor Area
Loading shall be provided as determined by
Commercial Use and Retail Use
a parking study prepared for the specific
use.
Table 26.5.1-6(d)
Minimum Required Truck Parking Spaces
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Cold Storage Warehouses,
One (1) space per 25,000 square feet of gross Floor
Warehouse Use, Industrial Gas Manufacturing
Area for the first 100,000 square feet and one (1)
(including Floor Area used for Ancillary and
space per 100,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
Incidental Uses)
above 100,000 square feet
STAFF REPORT
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE STAFF REPORT ,Ty 11MINISTRATION
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 4
DATE: October 3, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Daniel Wall, Director of Public Works Department
Originator: Kevin Wilson, Interim Public Works Director
RE: An Ordinance of the City Council Proposing Minor Amendments to Chapters
24 and 26 of the Vernon Municipal Code
Recommendation
A. Find that approval of the proposed Ordinance is exempt from California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) as it is not considered a "project" under CEQA which is defined as
an action directly undertaken by a public agency which has the potential for resulting in
either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment, Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section 21065. Under the
proposed ordinance, no such activity is being undertaken. Even if the ordinance were to be
considered a "project" under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) which provides that
CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on
the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not
subject to CEQA. Here, the ordinance involves the adoption of amendments to revise state -
mandated construction codes merely to improve the safety of buildings and will not have
any effect on the environment; and
B. Open a Public Hearing and receive any comments from the public regarding the proposed
amendments, and thereafter close the Public Hearing; and
C. Approve the first reading, and adopt at a subsequent meeting, an Ordinance amending
Chapter 24 of the Vernon Municipal Code regarding the 2016 Green Building Standards
Code and Chapter 26 regarding Incidental Uses.
Background
The State of California Building Standards Commission has contacted City staff regarding City
Ordinance No. 1237, approved by City Council on December 6, 2016, which adopted amendments
to the 2016 California Building Code. All amendments are required to be submitted to the Building
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Standards Commission for acceptance and filing. The State has questioned the City's adoption of
the 2016 Green Building Standards Code and has refused to file the City's amendments until such
time as the City correctly adopts this Code. In accordance with State law, a City with the exception
of administrative provisions is only permitted to amend a State Building Standard based on
climatic, topographical or geological conditions. In this instance, the City adopted several
amendments to the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code based on administrative
reasons. The State is not accepting this rationale.
The State has advised that the City should either rescind the amendments or amend the adopted
ordinance to reflect that the amendments are necessary due to climatic, topographical or geological
conditions within the City.
City staff has reviewed the amendments that the City made to the Green Building Standards Code.
Other than the modifications to the fee schedule, staff has determined that all other amendments
are not necessary. These amendments included the addition of one definition, minor grammatical
changes to clarify code language and modifications to voluntary requirements which the City is
not enforcing. The subject amendments were recommended by the International Code Council,
Los Angeles Basin Chapters, Green and Sustainability Committee as part of the Los Angeles
Region Uniform Code Program. The City adopted these amendments in an effort to have a uniform
code throughout the Los Angeles region.
It is therefore recommended that the City adopt an ordinance deleting City Code Sections 24.107
(b)-(p), only maintaining Section 24.107(a) which adopts the City's fee schedule versus the fee
schedule specified in the Green Standards Code. The proposed amendment is shown in Exhibit
"A»
Zoning Code
The City adopted its current Zoning Ordinance on January 16, 2008 establishing Chapter 26 of the
Vernon Municipal Code. Since that time other minor amendments have been made to the City's
Zoning regulations. In order to streamline the City's development review process City staff is
recommending that an additional change be made to the Zoning Ordinance concerning Incidental
Uses.
The term Incidental Uses is defined to mean, a use that is in connection with a Person's Permitted
Use, such as office, design area, or showroom space, that occupies more than twenty Percent
(20%), but less than fifty percent (50%) of the gross Floor Area. Incidental Use does not include a
Retail Use, but may include mail order or internet sales in connection with a Permitted Use.
Currently an Incidental Use requires a Minor Conditional Use Permit.
The purpose of a Conditional Use Permit ("CUP") is to allow the proper integration of uses into
the community which may be suitable in specific locations or designed and constructed in a
particular manner or under certain conditions. Typically, uses in the City of Vernon that are subject
to a CUP could cause a nuisance to a neighboring property or the community as a whole, unless
conditions are placed on the use to protect neighboring properties. In this instance, the only
nuisance that could be caused by an Incidental Use is an increase in street parking demand caused
by an increase in employees or visitors. However, this could be rectified by incorporating parking
and loading regulations for an Incidental Use. Currently, parking issues would be resolved through
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the CUP process. The current parking and loading regulations specifically allow the parking
requirements to be increased as part of the CUP process.
A Conditional Use Permit takes considerable staff time to process the application. Normally it can
take three to six months to process a CUP. Therefore, a business proposing a small addition to an
existing office area that causes the office to exceed the twenty percent threshold could take several
months to approve. In order to streamline the process while continuing to provide protection to
neighboring property owners it is recommended that the City develop a mandatory parking
requirement for incidental uses and no longer require a CUP. Staff is recommending that the
parking requirements for an Incidental Use be one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
utilized for an Incidental Use. This is the same ratio that is required for a Commercial Use, which
includes a standalone office building.
It is therefore recommended that the City adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Vernon
Municipal Code to no longer require a CUP for an Incidental Use and to establishing parking
standards for an Incidental Use. The proposed amendments are shown in Exhibit `B".
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact to the City by adopting the proposed Ordinance.
Attachment
1. Public Hearing Notice
2. Proposed Ordinance
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City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
(323) 583-8811
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMMEND
CHAPTERS 24 AND 26 OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE
The City of Vernon will conduct a Public Hearing, which you may attend.
PLACE: Vernon City Hall
City Council Chamber
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be
heard)
PURPOSE/SUBJECT: Consider the adoption of an Ordinance to amend the Vernon Municipal Code Chapter
24, Building and Construction regarding the 2016 Green Building Standards Code and
Chapter 26, regarding Incidental Uses and repealing all prior ordinances and part of
ordinances in conflict therewith.
DOCUMENTS Notice is hereby given that a hard copy of the proposed ordinance will be available for
public review during normal business hours in the City Clerk Department, located at
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and
FOR REVIEW: 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Please send your comments or questions to:
Daniel Wall, Director of Public Works
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058
(323) 583-8811 Ext. 305 Email: dwall0)ci.vernon.ca.us
PROPOSED CEQA FINDING: Staff will recommend that the City Council find that this action is not subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as this ordinance is not considered a
"project" under CEQA which is defined as a whole of an action directly undertaken
by a public agency which has the potential for resulting in either a direct physical
change in the environment or a reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section 21065. Under the proposed ordinance, no
such activity is being undertaken. Even if the ordinance were to be considered a
"project" under CEQA, which is not the case, the ordinance would be covered by the
general rule set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) which provides that
CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant
effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the
environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Here, the ordinance involves the
adoption of amendments to revise state -mandated construction codes merely to
improve the safety of buildings and no longer require a minor conditional use permit
for an Incidental Use and will not have any effect on the environment.
If you challenge the adoption of an Ordinance to amend Chapter 24, Building and Construction and Chapter 26,
Incidental Uses of the Vernon Municipal Code and repealing all prior ordinances and part of ordinances in conflict
therewith or any provision thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised
at the hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or prior to, the
meeting.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in the
meeting, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 583-8811 ext. 546.
The hearing may be continued or adjourned or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and place without
further notice of a public hearing.
Dated:
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1247
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING CHAPTERS 24, BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION, AND 26, ZONING, OF THE VERNON
MUNICIPAL CODE, MODIFYING THE 2016 CALIFORNIA GREEN
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND PERMITTING BY RIGHT
INCIDENTAL USES AND MODIFYING THE PARKING AND
LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH USES IN THE
INDUSTRIAL "I" ZONE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal
corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized
and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2016, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1237, adopting the 2016 California Building
Code with amendments; and
WHEREAS, the State of California Building Standards Commission
has advised the City that it must modify its findings for the adoption of
the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2008, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1227, adopting amendments to the
comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City of Vernon; establishing
zoning districts in the City and regulating and restricting the use,
size, and the location of buildings and improvements on land; the use
of land and open space; adopting a map showing said zoning districts,
defining the terms used in the ordinance; providing for its adjustment,
amendment and enforcement (the "Zoning Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated October, 3, 2017, the Director
of Public Works has recommended that the amendments to the 2016
California Green Building Standards should be modified and that the City
of Vernon Zoning Ordinance be amended to (i) redefine Incidental Uses,
(ii) allow Incidental Uses in the industrial "I" zone as a matter of
right; and (iii) establish parking requirements for Incidental Uses;
and
WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing has been held to
consider the proposed ordinance changes, and public testimony has been
received and considered; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City
of Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any
ordinance or code previously adopted.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and
correct.
SECTION 2: Article XIV of Chapter 24 of the Vernon
Municipal Code is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A, which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3: Chapter 26 of the Vernon Municipal Code is
hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4: Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code
section in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: Severability. If any chapter, article, section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or
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effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part
thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles,
sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or
ineffective.
SECTION 6: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or Deputy
City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or Deputy City
Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the
Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall
cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required by law.
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SECTION 7: Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall go into
effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-
first (31st) day after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 2017.
ATTEST:
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
APPRO ED AS TO FORM:
i
Brian Byu ,
Senior Deputy City Attorney
Name:
Title:Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I,
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held in the City of
Vernon on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, and thereafter adopted at an
adjourned regular meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday, October
24, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of
the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of October, 2017, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Exhibit "A"
Sec. 24.107. Green Building Standards Code amendments, additions, and deletions.
The 2016 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Section 101.12 is hereby added to the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code to
read as follows:
Section 101.12 Green building standards permit fee. Green Building Standards permit fees
shall be set forth in a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of
the work for which an inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not
made.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise
available at the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure
to provide access on the date and time for which the inspection is requested, or for deviating
from the plans requiring the approval of the building official.
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, the city may deny additional
inspection of the work until the required fees are paid.
EXHIBIT B
Exhibit "B"
Sec. 26.2.6. Definitions (H-I).
Hazardous Waste Facility shall mean any facility or location which has a primary function to
store or process, treat, transfer, dispose of, or recycle all substances defined as hazardous waste,
acutely hazardous waste, extremely hazardous waste, or biohazardous waste as defined by the
State of California in Health and Safety Code Sections 25110.02, 25115, 25117, and 117635 or
in any amendments to or recodifications of such statutes. The definition shall not include the
storage, use, generation, recycling, or disposal of hazardous materials as a secondary effect,
product, or input of a Permitted Use on the same Lot as the Permitted Use.
Hotel shall mean any building containing two (2) or more individual rooms or suites of rooms
intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied for
sleeping or housing purposes by guests. Hotels include motels, boarding houses, rest homes,
sanitariums, dormitories, and any other structure or Building other than a Residence or
Emergency Shelter used for the housing or sleeping of humans.
Incidental Use shall mean a use that is in connection with a Person's Permitted Use, as further
described in Section 26.4.1-20), "Incidental Use," such as office space, design area or showroom
space, that occupies more than twenty percent (20%) but less than fifty percent (50%) of the
gross Floor Area occupied by the Person's Permitted Use. Incidental Use shall not include a
Retail Use, but may include mail-order or internet sales in connection with a Permitted Use.
Industrial Gas Manufacturing shall mean the separation of the constituents of air into liquid or
gaseous form for storage, transport, or cylinder filling, and the distribution and sale of those
products, as well as other related welding gases.
Industry or Industrial Use shall mean the manufacture or production of any saleable article,
substance, or commodity, so long as the process adds substantial value to the article, substance,
or commodity, and shall not include tasks primarily consisting of collecting, sorting, shipping,
distributing, or inspecting goods from or in a warehouse or terminal. Industrial Use includes
uses ancillary to the manufacturing or production process, such as storage, use, generation, and
disposal of hazardous materials (as defined in federal and state laws and regulations) incidental
to a manufacturing or production process; recycling incidental to a manufacturing or production
process; and use of space for Ancillary Use.
Sec. 26.4.1-2. Uses Permitted of Right. The following uses of Buildings and land are permitted
of right in the I Zone.
(a) Industrial Use.
(b) Data Centers.
(c) Cold Storage Warehouses.
(d) Industrial Gas Manufacturing.
(e) Telecommunications Antenna and Cell Towers.
(f) Warehouse Use (other than Cold Storage Warehouses).
(g) Wholesale Use.
(h) Ancillary Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -tenant
Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Ancillary Use in
connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Ancillary Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use.
(3) The Ancillary Use is used solely and exclusively by the Person for that Person's
Permitted Use.
(4) Ancillary Use includes offices and showrooms ancillary to the Permitted Use, but does
not include the right to sell at retail (Ancillary Retail Use), but does include the right to sublease
to a separate tenant office space only within an existing office area. Ancillary Use does not
include Outdoor Storage and Activities.
(5) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Ancillary Uses (including any Ancillary Retail
Use permitted with a Minor Conditional Use Permit) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of
the gross floor area occupied by a Permitted Use.
(i) Incidental Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -tenant
Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Incidental Use in
connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Incidental Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use.
(3) Incidental Use includes offices, design areas and showrooms related to the Permitted
Use, but does not include the right to sell at retail. Incidental Use does not include Outdoor
Storage and Activities.
(4) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Incidental and Ancillary Uses (including
Ancillary Retail Uses) shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area occupied by a
Permitted Use.
(h) Any activity or use undertaken by the City.
Sec. 26.4.1-4. Uses That May Be Permitted by Minor Conditional Use Permit. The uses set forth
in this Section 26.4.1-4, may be permitted in the I Zone with a Minor Conditional Use Permit.
(a) Ancillary Retail Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -
tenant Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Ancillary
Retail Use in connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Ancillary Retail Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use
and sufficient parking is provided.
(3) The Ancillary Retail Use is used solely and exclusively by the Person for that Person's
Permitted Use and the sell at retail is only for products manufactured onsite or products imported
and stored in bulk as part of the Person's Permitted Use.
(4) Ancillary Retail Use includes the right to sell at retail any day week but does not include
Outdoor Storage and Activities including the outdoor display of merchandise.
(5) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Ancillary Uses (including any Ancillary Retail
Use) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area occupied by a Permitted Use.
Table 26.5.1-6(b)
Minimum Number of Required Automobile Parking Spaces(')
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Industrial Gas
Manufacturing, and Recycling Facility
(Including Floor Area Used for Ancillary
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
Uses)
Commercial Uses
One (1) space per 250 square feet of gross Floor Area
Incidental Uses
One (1) space per 250 square feet of Floor Area of
Incidental Use
Data Centers
One (1) space per 1,250 square feet of gross Floor Area
Emergency Shelter
One (1) space for each five (5) beds plus two (2) additional
spaces.
Health Clubs (gyms)
One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross Floor Area
One (1) space for each three (3) fixed seats, or where no
Religious Uses
fixed seats are provided, one (1) space for every 35 gross
square feet of gross Floor Area
Residential Uses
Parking Determined Pursuant to Development Agreement,
but no less than one (1) space for each unit.
Restaurant (Take out)
Eight (8) spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
Restaurant (Sit down)
One (1) space per 100 square feet of gross Floor Area
Retail (less than 25,000 square feet) and
multiple tenant Retail
One (1) space per 250 square feet of gross Floor Area
Retail (25,000 square feet or greater) -
One (1) space per 250 square feet for the first 25,000
Single tenant only
square feet of gross Floor Area and then one (1) space per
each additional 500 square feet of gross Floor Area
Studios (dance, etc.)
One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross Floor Area
Trade Schools
One (1) space per 50 square feet of gross Floor Area
Truck Terminals and Freight Terminals
Parking shall be provided as determined by a parking study
prepared for the specific use.
Warehouse Use, General
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area for
Warehouse Use, Cold Storage
the first 50,000 square feet, and one (1) space per 5,000
square feet of gross Floor Area above 50,000 square feet
Note
(1) Through the Conditional Use Permit and Minor Conditional Use Permit processes, the City
may require additional parking for a specific use or application.
A Table 26.5.1-6(c)
Minimum Required Truck Loading Spaces
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Warehouse Use, Industrial Gas
Manufacturing (including Floor Area used for Ancillary and
One (1) space per 10,000 square feet of
Incidental Uses)
gross Floor Area
Cold Storage Warehouses
One (1) space per 7,500 square feet of
gross Floor Area
Data Centers
One (1) space per 50,000 square feet of
gross Floor Area
Loading shall be provided as determined by
Commercial Use and Retail Use
a parking study prepared for the specific
use.
Table 26.5.1-6(d)
Minimum Required Truck Parking Spaces
Use Type I Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Cold Storage Warehouses,
Warehouse Use, Industrial Gas Manufacturing
(including Floor Area used for Ancillary and
Incidental Uses)
One (1) space per 25,000 square feet of gross Floor
Area for the first 100,000 square feet and one (1)
space per 100,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
above 100,000 square feet
ORDINANCE NO. 1247
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING CHAPTERS 24, BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION, AND 26, ZONING, OF THE VERNON
MUNICIPAL CODE, MODIFYING THE 2016 CALIFORNIA GREEN
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND PERMITTING BY RIGHT
INCIDENTAL USES AND MODIFYING THE PARKING AND
LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH USES IN THE
INDUSTRIAL "I" ZONE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal
corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized
and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2016, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1237, adopting the 2016 California Building
Code with amendments; and
WHEREAS, the State of California Building Standards Commission
has advised the City that it must modify its findings for the adoption of
the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2008, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1227, adopting amendments to the
comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City of Vernon; establishing
zoning districts in the City and regulating and restricting the use,
size, and the location of buildings and improvements on land; the use
of land and open space; adopting a map showing said zoning districts,
defining the terms used in the ordinance; providing for its adjustment,
amendment and enforcement (the "Zoning Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated October, 3, 2017, the Director
of Public Works has recommended that the amendments to the 2016
California Green Building Standards should be modified and that the City
of Vernon Zoning Ordinance be amended to (i) redefine Incidental Uses,
(ii) allow Incidental Uses in the industrial "I" zone as a matter of
right; and (iii) establish parking requirements for Incidental Uses;
and
WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing has been held to
consider the proposed ordinance changes, and public testimony has been
received and considered; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City
of Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any
ordinance or code previously adopted.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and
correct.
SECTION 2: Article XIV of Chapter 24 of the Vernon
Municipal Code is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A, which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3: Chapter 26 of the Vernon Municipal Code is
hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4: Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code
section in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: Severability. If any chapter, article, section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or
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effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part
thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles,
sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or
ineffective.
SECTION 6: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or Deputy
City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or Deputy City
Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the
Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall
cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required by law.
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SECTION 7: Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall go into
effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-
first (31st) day after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
ATTEST:
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Brian Byun,
Senior Deputy City Attorney
Name:
2017.
Title:Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, , City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held in the City of
Vernon on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, and thereafter adopted at a meeting
of said City Council held on Tuesday, , 2017, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of
the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of
(SEAL)
2017, at Vernon, California.
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Exhibit "A"
Sec. 24.107. Green Building Standards Code amendments, additions, and deletions.
The 2016 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Section 101.12 is hereby added to the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code to
read as follows:
Section 101.12 Green building standards permit fee. Green Building Standards permit fees
shall be set forth in a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of
the work for which an inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not
made.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise
available at the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure
to provide access on the date and time for which the inspection is requested, or for deviating
from the plans requiring the approval of the building official.
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, the city may deny additional
inspection of the work until the required fees are paid.
the Ga4ifbfnia Green Building Standards Code in alphabefieal order- to rvad as fellewF.
SUSTAINABILITY. Consideration of present development and eenstruetion impaets on th
(b) The definition of "sustainability" is hereby added to Seetion 202 of the 2016 Edition 0
(e) Seetien 301.1 ef the 2016 Edition of the Cal-ifia-M-tia Gr-eea Building Standards Code is
her-eby amended to read as follows -it
301.1 Seope. Buildings shall be designed to inelude the green building Measufes speeified as
manda4er-y in this eede. Veluntai=y green building measufes are also ineluded in this eede an
by this ee e, but are not required ..r.1ess they are adopted by a eity or- eou ty as speei fieil i
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hereby amended to read as fellewsL
ceetion 30 1 1 Additions and alterations [HC-Dj The mandM is oF(''hapter e
shall be applied to additions or- alterations of exis4ing residential buildings. Code seefiens
relevant to additions and afterafiens shall only apply to the pei4ions of the building being added
of altered within r, the seepe of the fmit4e.1 w rk
alterations,Note.! On and after- januafy 1, 2014, residential buildings tmder-geing pefmit4ed
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Exhibit "B"
Sec. 26.2.6. Definitions (H-I).
Hazardous Waste Facility shall mean any facility or location which has a primary function to
store or process, treat, transfer, dispose of, or recycle all substances defined as hazardous waste,
acutely hazardous waste, extremely hazardous waste, or biohazardous waste as defined by the
State of California in Health and Safety Code Sections 25110.02, 25115, 25117, and 117635 or
in any amendments to or recodifications of such statutes. The definition shall not include the
storage, use, generation, recycling, or disposal of hazardous materials as a secondary effect,
product, or input of a Permitted Use on the same Lot as the Permitted Use.
Hotel shall mean any building containing two (2) or more individual rooms or suites of rooms
intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied for
sleeping or housing purposes by guests. Hotels include motels, boarding houses, rest homes,
sanitariums, dormitories, and any other structure or Building other than a Residence or
Emergency Shelter used for the housing or sleeping of humans.
Incidental Use shall mean a use that is in connection with a Person's Permitted Use, as further
described in Section 26.4.1-2(i)4(a), "Incidental Use," such as office space, design area or
showroom space, that occupies more than twenty percent (20%) but less than fifty percent (50%)
of the gross Floor Area occupied by the Person's Permitted Use. Incidental Use shall not include
a Retail Use, but may include mail-order or internet sales in connection with a Permitted Use.
Industrial Gas Manufacturing shall mean the separation of the constituents of air into liquid or
gaseous form for storage, transport, or cylinder filling, and the distribution and sale of those
products, as well as other related welding gases.
Industry or Industrial Use shall mean the manufacture or production of any saleable article,
substance, or commodity, so long as the process adds substantial value to the article, substance,
or commodity, and shall not include tasks primarily consisting of collecting, sorting, shipping,
distributing, or inspecting goods from or in a warehouse or terminal. Industrial Use includes
uses ancillary to the manufacturing or production process, such as storage, use, generation, and
disposal of hazardous materials (as defined in federal and state laws and regulations) incidental
to a manufacturing or production process; recycling incidental to a manufacturing or production
process; and use of space for Ancillary Use.
Sec. 26.4.1-2. Uses Permitted of Right. The following uses of Buildings and land are permitted
of right in the I Zone.
(a) Industrial Use.
(b) Data Centers.
(c) Cold Storage Warehouses.
(d) Industrial Gas Manufacturing.
(e) Telecommunications Antenna and Cell Towers.
(f) Warehouse Use (other than Cold Storage Warehouses).
(g) Wholesale Use.
(h) Ancillary Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -tenant
Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Ancillary Use in
connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Ancillary Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use.
(3) The Ancillary Use is used solely and exclusively by the Person for that Person's
Permitted Use.
(4) Ancillary Use includes offices and showrooms ancillary to the Permitted Use, but does
not include the right to sell at retail (Ancillary Retail Use), but does include the right to sublease
to a separate tenant office space only within an existing office area. Ancillary Use does not
include Outdoor Storage and Activities.
(5) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Ancillary Uses (including any Ancillary Retail
Use permitted with a Minor Conditional Use Permit) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of
the gross floor area occupied by a Permitted Use.
(i) Incidental Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -tenant
Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Incidental Use in
connection with that Person's Permitted Use if a M Conditional Use Permit ; appr-eved and
the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Incidental Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use.
(3) Incidental Use includes offices design areas and showrooms related to the Permitted
Use but does not include the right to sell at retail. Incidental Use does not include Outdoor
Storage and Activities.
(4) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Incidental and Ancillary Uses (including
Ancillary Retail Uses) shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area occupied by a
Permitted Use.
_JW Any activity or use undertaken by the City.
Sec. 26.4.1-4. Uses That May Be Permitted by Minor Conditional Use Permit. The uses set forth
in this Section 26.4.1-4, may be permitted in the I Zone with a Minor Conditional Use Permit.
(a) ineidental Use. Eaeh eeeupant er- user- on the Pr-epei4y and eaeh ttenaat in a multi tenant
eenneetion NN4h that Per-sen's PeFmWed Use, if a Minor- Conditional Use Pefmit is appr-eved and
the f lle r-er-iter-ia e s isfied.
M\ The ineidental T T is 1 + d upon the Lot as th t D ' D tt ' T T
Use, but d t ' 1 d the l,t to 11 t retail.inn do.,tal Use doe of : el de Outdee
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(4) The eumu1 t' t t i area d d' t d t it T i t 1 d A« ill . Use (inealuding
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Do..mitted Use.
(ab) Ancillary Retail Use. Each occupant or user on the Property and each tenant in a multi -
tenant Building shall be permitted to dedicate a portion of that Person's space to an Ancillary
Retail Use in connection with that Person's Permitted Use, if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The Permitted Use for such Person is that Person's majority use.
(2) The Ancillary Retail Use is located upon the same Lot as that Person's Permitted Use
and sufficient parking is provided.
(3) The Ancillary Retail Use is used solely and exclusively by the Person for that Person's
Permitted Use and the sell at retail is only for products manufactured onsite or products imported
and stored in bulk as part of the Person's Permitted Use.
(4) Ancillary Retail Use includes the right to sell at retail any day week but does not include
Outdoor Storage and Activities including the outdoor display of merchandise.
(5) The cumulative total area dedicated to all Ancillary Uses (including any Ancillary Retail
Use) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area occupied by a Permitted Use.
Table 26.5.1-6(b)
Minimum Number of Required Automobile Parking Spaces(l)
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Industrial Gas
Manufacturing, and Recycling Facility
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
(Including Floor Area Used for Ancillary
Uses
Commercial Uses
One (1) space per 250 square feet of gross Floor Area
Incidental Uses
One (1) mace per 250 square feet of Floor Area of
Incidental Use
Data Centers
One (1) space per 1,250 square feet of gross Floor Area
One (1) space for each five (5) beds plus two (2) additional
Emergency Shelter
spaces.
Health Clubs (gyms)
One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross Floor Area
One (1) space for each three (3) fixed seats, or where no
Religious Uses
fixed seats are provided, one (1) space for every 35 gross
square feet of gross Floor Area
Parking Determined Pursuant to Development Agreement,
Residential Uses
but no less than one (1) space for each unit.
Restaurant (Take out)
Eight (8) spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
Restaurant (Sit down)
One (1) space per 100 square feet of gross Floor Area
Retail (less than 25,000 square feet) and
One (1) space per 250 square feet of gross Floor Area
multiple tenant Retail
One (1) space per 250 square feet for the first 25,000
Retail (25,000 square feet or greater) -
square feet of gross Floor Area and then one (1) space per
Single tenant only
each additional 500 square feet of gross Floor Area
Studios (dance, etc.)
One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross Floor Area
Trade Schools
One (1) space per 50 square feet of gross Floor Area
Truck Terminals and Freight Terminals
Parking shall be provided as determined by a parking study
prepared for the specific use.
Warehouse Use, General
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
Warehouse Use, Cold Storage
One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross Floor Area for
the first 50,000 square feet, and one (1) space per 5,000
square feet of gross Floor Area above 50,000 square feet
Note
(1) Through the Conditional Use Permit and Minor Conditional Use Permit processes, the City
may require additional parkin for or a specific use or application.
Table 26.5.1-6(c)
Minimum Required Truck Loading Spaces
Use Type
Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Warehouse Use, Industrial Gas
One (1) space per 10,000 square feet of
Manufacturing (including Floor Area used for Ancillary and
gloss Floor Area
Incidental Uses)
One (1) space per 7,500 square feet of
Cold Storage Warehouses
gross Floor Area
One (1) space per 50,000 square feet of
Data Centers
gross Floor Area
Loading shall be provided as determined by
Commercial Use and Retail Use
a parking study prepared for the specific
use.
Table 26.5.1-6(d)
Minimum Required Truck Parking Spaces
Use Type I Required Spaces
Industrial Use, Cold Storage Warehouses,
Warehouse Use, Industrial Gas Manufacturing
(including Floor Area used for Ancillary and
Incidental Uses)
One (1) space per 25,000 square feet of gross Floor
Area for the first 100,000 square feet and one (1)
space per 100,000 square feet of gross Floor Area
above 100,000 square feet
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VERNON SUN,
COMMERCE COMET
AND
MONTEBELLO COMET,
newspapers of general circulation, printed
and published THURSDAYS in the County of
Los Angeles, and which newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of the County
of Los Angeles, State of California, under the
date of JUNE 21, 1966,
CASE NUMBER 884861,
that the notice, of which the annexed is printed
copy (set in type not smaller the nonpareil), has
been published in each regular and entire issue
of sail newspaper and not in any supplement
thereof on the following dates, to -wit:
SEPTEMBER 21,
all in the year 2017.
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at LOS ANGELES, California,
this 211 day of SEPTEMBER, 2017.
Signature C�1e
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CITY OF VERNON
Proof of Publication of
Citv of Vernon
Notice of Public Hearing
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Ordinance to Amend
Chapters 24 and 26 of the
Vernon Municipal Code
CITY OF VERNON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE
PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND
CHAPTERS 24 AND 26OFTHE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE
The City of Vernon will conduct a Public Hearing, which you may attend.
PLACE: Vernon City Hall, City Council Chamber
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
(or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard)
PURPOSE/SUBJECT:
Consider the adoption of an Ordinance to amend the Vernon Municipal
Code Chapter 24, Building and Construction regarding the 2016 Green
Building Standards Code and Chapter 26, regarding Incidental Uses and
repealing all prior ordinances and part of ordinances in conflict therewith.
DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW:
Notice is hereby given that a hard copy of the proposed ordinance will
be available for public review during normal business hours in the City
Clerk Department, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California,
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Please send your comments or questions to:
Daniel Wall, Director of Public Works
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058
(323) 583-8811 Ext. 305 Email: dwall@ci.vernon.ca.us
PROPOSED CEQA FINDING:
Staff will recommend that the City Council find that this action is not subject
to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as this ordinance is
not considered a "project" under CEQA which is defined as a whole of
an action directly undertaken by a public agency which has the potential
for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a
reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, Cal.
Pub. Res. Code Section 21065. Under the proposed ordinance, no such
activity is being undertaken. Even if the ordinance were to be considered
a "project" under CEQA, which is not the case, the ordinance would be
covered by the general rule set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)
(3) which provides that CEQA applies only to projects which have the
potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can
be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question
may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject
to CEQA. Here, the ordinance involves the adoption of amendments to
revise state -mandated construction codes merely to improve the safety
of buildings and no longer require a minor conditional use permit for
an Incidental Use and will not have any effect on the environment.
If you challenge the adoption of an Ordinance to amend Chapter 24,
Building and Construction and Chapter 26, Incidental Uses of the Vernon
Municipal Code and repealing all prior ordinances and part of ordinances
in conflict therewith or any provision thereof in court, you may be limited
to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing
described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City
of Vernon at, or prior to, the meeting.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with ADA, if you
need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the
Office of the City Clerk at (323) 583-8811 ext. 546.
The hearing may be continued or adjourned or cancelled and rescheduled
to a stated time and place without further notice of a public hearing.
Dated: 9/20/2017
Maria E. Ayala City Clerk
CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 3, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 1247 SUMMARY
(Amending Chapters 24, Building and Construction, and 26, Zoning, of the Vernon
Municipal Code, modifying the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code and
Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and modifying the Parking and Loading
Requirements for Such Uses in the Industrial "I" Zone; and repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith)
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1247
IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305
SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA.
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Vernon held on October 3, 2017. Ordinance No. 1247 is scheduled to be
considered for adoption by said Council at a regular meeting to be held on October 17,
2017.
The proposed Ordinance No. 1247 would amend Chapters 24, Building and
Construction, and 26, Zoning, of the Vernon Municipal Code, modifying the 2016
California Green Building Standards Code and Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and
modifying the Parking and Loading Requirements for Such Uses in the Industrial "I"
Zone; and repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith.
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, does hereby certify that Ordinance No.
1247 was duly introduced to the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting
held on October 3, 2017, and said Ordinance is scheduled to be considered for adoption
at a regular meeting of the City Council to be held on October 17, 2017.
Dated: 10/3/2017
. (:�� 6z
Mari E. Ayala, C' Clerk
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161 S. AVENUE 24, LOS ANGELES, CA 90031
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident
of the County aforementioned; I am over the age
of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested
in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal
clerk of the printer of
EASTERN GROUP PUBLICATIONS'
EASTSIDE SUN,
NORTHEAST SUN,
BELL GARDENS SUN,
VERNON SUN,
COMMERCE COMET
AND
MONTEBELLO _COMET,
newspapers of general circulation, printed
and published THURSDAYS in the County of
Los Angeles, and which newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of the County
of Los Angeles, State of California, under the
date of JUNE 21, 1966,
CASE NUMBER 884861,
that the notice, of which the annexed is printed
copy (set in type not smaller the nonpareil), has
been published in each regular and entire issue
of sail newspaper and not in any supplement
thereof on the following dates, to -wit:
OCTOBER 05,
all in the year 2017.
1 certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at LOS ANGELES, California,
this 051HH day of OCTOBER, 2017.
CITY OF VERNON
Proof of Publication of
City of Vernon City Council Meeting
October 3, 2017
Ordiance No. 1247 Summary
CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 3, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 1247 SUMMARY
(Amending Chapters 24, Building and Construction, and 26, Zoning, of
the Vernon Municipal Code, modifying the 2016 California Green Building
Standards Code and Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and modifying
the Parking and Loading Requirements for Such Uses in the Industrial
"I" Zone; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith)
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
NO. 1247 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED
AT 4305 SANTA FIE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA.
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Vernon held on October 3, 2017. Ordinance No.
1247 is scheduled to be considered for adoption by said Council at a
regular meeting to be held on October 17, 2017.
The proposed Ordinance No. 1247 would amend Chapters 24, Building
and Construction, and 26, Zoning, of the Vernon Municipal Code,
modifying the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code and
Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and modifying the Parking and
Loading Requirements for Such Uses in the Industrial "I" Zone; and repeal
all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith.
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, does hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly introduced to the City Council of the City of
Vernon at a regular meeting held on October 3, 2017, and said Ordinance
is scheduled to be considered for adoption at a regular meeting of the City
Council to be held on October 17, 2017.
Dated: 10/3/2017 Maria E. Ayala , City Clerk
Signature
CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 24, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 1247 SUMMARY
(Amending Chapters 24, Building and Construction, and 26, Zoning, of the Vernon
Municipal Code, modifying the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code and
Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and modifying the Parking and Loading
Requirements for Such Uses in the Industrial "I" Zone; and repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith)
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 1247
IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305
SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA.
On October 24, 2017, the City Council of the City of Vernon approved and adopted
Ordinance No. 1247 amending Chapters 24, Building and Construction, and 26, Zoning,
of the Vernon Municipal Code, modifying the 2016 California Green Building Standards
Code and Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and modifying the Parking and Loading
Requirements for Such Uses in the Industrial "I" Zone; and repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith.
I, Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that Ordinance No.
1247 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a
regular meeting held on October 24, 2017, and passed by said Council by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: YBARRA, WOODRUFF-PEREZ,
DAVIS, MARTINEZ, AND LOPEZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Dated: October 24, 2017
Maria . Ayala, Cit Clerk
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident
of the County aforementioned; I am overthe age
of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested
in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal
clerk of the printer of- --
EASTERN GROUP PUBLICATIONS'
EASTSIDE SUN,
NORTHEAST SUN.
BELL GARDENS SUN,
VERNON SUN,
COMMERCE COMET
AND
MONTEBELLO COMET,
newspapers of general circulation, printed
and published THURSDAYS in the County of
Los Angeles, and which newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of the County
of Los Angeles, State of California, under the
date of JUNE 21, 1966,
CASE NUMBER 884861,
that the notice, of which the annexed is printed
copy (set in type not smaller the nonpareil), has
been published in each regular and entire issue
of sail newspaper and not in any supplement
thereof on the following dates, to -wit:
OCTOBER 26,
all in the year 2017.
1 certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at LOS ANGELES, California,
this 26LH- day of OCTOBER, 2017.
A(aX 0, C,Y
Signature
CITY OF VERNON
Proof of Publication of
City of Vernon Council Meeting
October 24, 2017
Ordinance No. 1247 Summary
CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 24, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 1247 SUMMARY
(Amending Chapters 24, Building and Construction, and 26, Zoning,
of the Vernon Municipal Code, modifying the 2016 California Green
Building Standards Code and Permitting by Right Incidental Uses and
modifying the Parking and Loading Requirements for Such Uses in the
Industrial "I" Zone; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith)
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE
NO. 1247 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED
AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA.
On October 24, 2017, the City Council of the City of Vernon approved
and adopted Ordinance No. 1247 amending Chapters 24, Building and
Construction, and 26, Zoning, of the Vernon Municipal Code, modifying the
2016 California Green Building Standards Code and Permitting by Right
Incidental Uses and modifying the Parking and Loading Requirements for
Such Uses in the Industrial "I" Zone; and repealing all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith.
(, Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1247 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting held on October 24, 2017, and
passed by said Council by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: YBARRA, WOODRUFF-PEREZ,
DAVIS, MARTINEZ, AND LOPEZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS
i Dated: October 24, 2017 Maria E. Ayala , City Clerk