ORDINANCE 9154 .99tii
ORDINANCE NO. 915
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" BY AMENDING TITLE 20 (THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF SAID
CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 20.36 RELATING
TO THE COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 20.36 of Title 20 (The
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance) of the "El Segundo Municipal
Code" is amended to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 20.36
COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING
(C -M) ZONE
"20.36.010. INTENT. The Commercial Manufacturing
(C -M) zone is established to provide area(s) where related
commercial and manufacturing uses can intermix and develop
in a manner mutually beneficial. It is further intended
to insure that adequate open space and development regu-
lations will create a favorable environment for abutting
uses as well as insuring the compatibility and harmonious
existence of development within C -M zoned property.
"20.36.020. PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES. The following
principal uses only are permitted in the C -M zone:
(1) Administrative or executive offices of commercial,
financial or industrial establishments;
(2) Advertising agencies;
(3) Banks, savings and loan institutions and credit unions;
(4) Blueprinting, photocopying, film processing, printing,
engraving and lithographing;
(5) Business service establishments such as electronic
computer facilities and addressing services;
(6) Candles, manufacturing of;
(7) Catering services and flight kitchens;
(8) Electric distribution substations, electric transmission
substations and public utility buildings;
(9) Engineering, industrial design, consultation and other
offices;
(10) Extrusion of plastic (excluding any melting or odorous
process);
(11) Fiberglass products, continuous filament lamination of;
(12) Furniture manufacturing;
(13) Manufacturing of cleaning agents, waxes and finishes;
(14) Manufacturing of cutlery, hardware, hand tools and
kitchen utensils;
(15) Manufacturing and assembly of electrical appliances,
electric instruments and devices, radios and phono-
graphs; including the manufacturing of small tools
and parts such as coils, condensers, transformers,
crystal holders, etc.;
(16) Manufacturing, processing and packaging of pharmaceu-
ticals, drugs, toiletries and cosmetics, except soap;
(17) Processing and packaging of seeds and nuts;
(18) Production of investment castings;
(19) Restaurants, coffee shops and cafes;
(20) Scientific research and experimental development
laboratories;
(21) Telephone district offices;
(22) Trade union halls, clubs, including service clubs,
veterans' organizations, lodges and similar nonprofit
organizations;
(23) Warehouses and distribution centers;
(24) Other similar uses which the Planning Commission,
after study and deliberation, finds not to be incon-
sistent with the purpose of this chapter, and which
would be similar to the uses listed as permitted uses,
and which would be compatible to these uses.
"20.36.030. PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following
accessory uses are permitted in the C -M zone when developed
and used in conjunction with one or more principal uses
permitted in Section 20.36.020:
(1) Employee recreational facilities and play areas;
(2) Retail sales and services;
(3) Parking structures and surface parking lots;
(4) Open storage incidental to a principal use provided
the storage is screened from public view by a solid
masonry wall of one color to be not less than six
feet in height. Such storage shall not be above
the height of the wall and shall not be located
within the required parking area.
"20.36.040. USES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
The following uses shall not be permitted unless a con-
ditional use permit authorizing the use has been granted:
(1) Manufacturing, compounding, processing, canning or
packaging of products such as:
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(A) Bakery goods;
(B) Candy and soft drinks;
(C) Dairy products;
(D) Food products (excluding fish and meat products,
sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast and the rendering
or refining of fats and oils);
(2) Recreational facilities (public and commercial);
(3) Service stations;
(4) Other similar uses which the Planning Commission,
after study and deliberation, finds not to be incon-
sistent with the purpose of this chapter and which
would be similar to the uses listed as permitted uses
and which would not be incompatible with those uses.
1120.36.050. LIMITATIONS ON PERMITTED USES. Every
use permitted in the C -M zone shall be subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(1) All uses shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed
building except as provided within this chapter or
as listed below:
(A) Electrical distribution stations;
(B) Outdoor restaurants and cafes incidental to the
principal permitted use;
(C) Parking structures and surface parking lots;
(D) Recreational facilities customarily conducted
in the open;
(E) Service stations;
(F) Special uses to the degree the conditional use
permit granting such special uses expressly permits
operation in other than a fully enclosed building.
"20.36.060. LOT AREA. Every lot in the C -M zone shall
be a minimum of 10,000 square feet and have a minimum frontage
on a dedicated street of 100 feet; provided, however, that
if a lot was of legal record prior to December 1, 1974,
this section shall not apply.
"20.36.070. HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. No building within
the C -M zone may exceed a height of forty -five feet; provided,
however, that buildings in excess of the height limitation
may be approved by the granting of a variance.
"20.36.080, YARD REQUIREMENTS. In the C -M zone the
yards shall be as follows:
(1) Front yard. Each lot shall have a front yard of not
less than twenty -eight feet. Said yard
shall be suitably landscaped and main-
tained except that off - street parking
may encroach upon the rear eighteen
feet of said yard.
(2) Side yard. No side yard is required unless one of
the following conditions exist:
(A) Such frontage adjoins a dedicated
street, in which case a side yard
of no less than five feet shall
be provided;
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(B) Where the abutting property is within
a different zone classification in
which case a side yard equivalent to
that required for the abutting
property shall be provided;
(C) When required by a precise plan,
variance or conditional use permit.
In cases where a side yard is required,
such yard shall be suitably landscaped
and maintained.
(3) Rear yard. No rear yard is required unless required
by a precise plan, variance or conditional
use permit.
"20.36.090. OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES.
Off - street parking and loading spaces in the C -M zone shall
be provided as required by Chapter 20.54; except as permitted
by a precise plan, variance or conditional use permit and shall
be screened by a landscaped berm or other suitable screening
method, either of which shall be approved by the Director of
Planning.
"20.36.100. SIGNS. Signs in the C -M zone shall comply
with the requirements of Chapter 5.32 and Chapter 16.24.
"20.36.110. FENCES. Fences in the C -M zone shall
comply with the requirements of Chapter 20.58.
"20.36.120. OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. In the C -M
zone open space shall be provided as follows:
(1) When the lot area is less than 2.5 acres, a minimum
of fifteen percent of the total gross area of the
parcel or lot shall be devoted to open space.
When the lot area is 2.5 acres to 5.0 acres, a minimum
of ten percent of the total gross area of the parcel
or lot shall be devoted to open space.
When the lot area is greater than 5.0 acres, a minimum
of seven percent of the total gross area of the parcel
or lot shall be devoted to open space.
(2) 'Open Space' for the purpose of this section shall mean
areas which are generally unoccupied and unobstructed
and which provide open air amenities to the public.
Surface parking lots, penthouses and areas provided
on rooftops do not constitute open space.
"20.36.130. LANDSCAPING. In the C -M zone, landscaping
requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Landscaping for the purpose of this chapter shall
consist of trees, shrubs, vines, bushes, flowers,
ground coverings or any combination thereof. Land-
scaping shall not consist of artificial plants or turf;
(2) Not less than seventy -five percent of the actual open
space of the parcel or lot area shall be landscaped.
A minimum of twenty -five percent of such landscaped
area shall be placed in surface parking areas or around
parking structures;
(3) Landscaping at intersections of streets, alleys,
private drives and all other vehicular roadways shall
comply with Section 20.58.090;
(4) All landscaped areas shall be provided with permanent
watering facilities;
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(5) All landscaped areas shall be maintained in a neat,
clean and healthy condition. This shall include
proper pruning, mowing of lawns, weeding, removal
of litter, fertilizing and replacement of plants
when necessary.
"20.30.140. GENERAL REGULATIONS. In the C -M zone
all developments shall be regulated as follows:
(1) Electrical, telephone, C.A.T.V. and similar service
wires or cables which provide direct service to the
property being developed within the exterior boundary
lines of such property, shall be installed underground.
Risers on poles and buildings are permitted and shall
be provided by the developer or owner onto the pole
which provides service to said property. Utility
service poles may be placed on the rear of the property
to be developed only for the purpose of terminating
underground facilities. The developer or owner is
responsible for complying with the requirements of
this section and shall make the necessary arrangements
with the utility companies for the installation of
such facilities;
(2) Appurtenances and associated equipment such as, but
not limited to, surface mounted transformers, pedestal
mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, sprinkler
manifolds, and concealed ducts in an underground
system may be placed above ground providing such
appurtenances and associated equipment are screened
from view in a similar manner as set forth in Section
20.35.140(2). All vents, pipes and similar devices
which are attached to the building shall be painted
to match the building;
(3) Mechanical equipment installed on rooftops shall be
attractively screened from view. The height of such
screening shall meet the maximum height of said
equipment;
(4) A storage area for cartons, containers and trash
shall be provided and shielded from view within the
building or within an area enclosed by a wall, subject
to the approval of the Director of Public Works."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective at
midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the date of the
final passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be
entered in the book of original ordinances of said city; shall
make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall
within fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof,
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cause the same to be published once in the E1 Segundo Herald,
a weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circu-
lated within said City of E1 Segundo and which is hereby desig-
nated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 21st day
of December , 1976.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo,
California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I VALERIE A. BURROWES, , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. . .`)915.
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. ..915....... of the said City of
E1 Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" BY AMENDING TITLE 20 (THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF SAID
CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 20.36 RELATING
TO THE COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING ZONE
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the 2,lst... day of ...I?vrQMher, ......
1976........ , and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen and,Mayor. Balmer;
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NOES: Councilmen .. Van Vranken;.
ABSENT: CA.wtc.iju -LaA ...LZOckhOld ............................... .
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933
of the Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance
No. . ,915 ... was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of
the City Council of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated within said City and that the
same was so published therein on the following date, to wit: .. DEC, P. 19.7D.........
(SEAL)
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City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, California
By........................ ............
Deputy