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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 359110 12 14 16 17 2O 21 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 3591 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2715 RELATED TO PARKING REQUIR~~S FOR CHURCHES IN INDUSTRIAi, DISTRICTS. The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin finds and determines as follows: That Planning Commission Resolution No. 2715, adopted on December 11, 1989, establishing policy guidelines to be followed in reviewing conditional use permit requests for the establishment of churches in industrial districts. g. That the guidelines established certain requirements for on-site parking or parking on a contiguous site and requires approval of a variance with consideration given to a parking demand analysis to deviate from such requirements. " Co That the parking demand study conclusions typically do not provide the reqUired findings necessary to grant a variance. ,D. That the Variance process may not be the most appropriate mechanism to address shared parking. The concept of shared parking would be more appropriate to be considered through the Conditional Use Permit process with consideration given to the conclusions of an approved parking' demand analysis. Therefore, Resolution 2715 is hereby repealed and ReSolution 3591 is adopted to read as follows: Ao That certain guidelines shall be Considered by Community Development staff and the Planning Commission when considering Conditional Use Permit applications for establishing churches within industrial districts. Bo That the following guidelines shall be utilized in reviewing churches proposed on all industrially zoned, properties, including but not limited to: Planned Industrial District (PM); Industrial DistriCt 0Vf) and the Planned Community- Industrial District (PC-I). That certain information specifically related to church uses is necessary to process Conditional Use Permits for churches in industrial districts. In addition to the information and application forms required for all Conditional~ Use Permit applications,, the' following additional information is required: le Floor plan indicating the size of rooms, location and number of seats and the proposed use of all areas within building, including office, classrooms, conference rooms, and assembly areas. e Site plan showing other existing uses on the site' and the gross square footage for each specific use (i.e. office, manufacturing or warehouse). Proposed days and hours of operation of church, church school, bible study sessions, administrative meetings, congregational meetings, special/holiday services and social events. I0 12 14 16 17 18 19 2O 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Resolution No. 3591 Page 2 D. , Aniicipated nUmber of persons attending all of the events and activities noted in #3 above. 5. Hours of operation of other uses on the site. o Location, size and number of persons attending other churches within 1,200 feet of the proposed church. . Mailing address of other tenants on site and any Master Association. o 9, A parking demand analysis and/or a traffic circulation impact study prepared by a traffic engineer, when determined by the Director of Community Development and the City Traffic Engineer to be necessary. When off-Site contigUous parking is proposed, a listing of all uses on the contiguous site, the gross square footage for each specific use (i.e. office, manufacturing or warehouse) and verification that the proposed reserved parking is above the minimum parking required for uses on the alternative site. That in addition to provisions contained in Section 9291 of the Tustin City Code each Conditional Use Permit application to establish churches on industrial zoned properties shall be reviewed based on the following criteria: The desired minimum separation distance between church uses and between church uses, public and private schools (not pan of a church use) and hospitals shall be 1,200 feet fi.om the exterior property boundaries of an existing or approved church site and existing or approved off-site parking sites utilized by said church sites. . The following parking standards shall be applied to church uses: Assembly area and foyer- One parking space per every three seats or one per every 35 square feet of gross floor area when seating is not designated. Sunday school, conference and classrooms-. (if used simultaneous with assembly area) one parking space per every three seats or one per every 35 square feet of gross floor area when seating is not designated. o Parking shall be provided on-site or on a contiguous site. If there are multiple uses on a site, each use must meet its own parking requirements. Consideration for shared parking to accommodate the required on-site parking, maybe given with the approval of a 16 19 2O 23 24 26 27 28 29 Resolution No. 3591 Page 3 Eo conditional use permit. A parking demand and/or traffic study must be prepared which supports the shared parking concept based on all uses of the property and availability of parking. If there are specific zoning requirements for joint or shared on-site parking, all such requirements must be met. In the case of off-site parking, said off-site parking shall be permanently reserved for the church use during the appropriate hours and shall be above the minimum parking required for all uses on the alternative contiguous site unless a parking demand and/or traffic studY is prepared which supports a conditional use permit application for reduction of required parking for uses on the alternative contiguous site. . If off-site parking is provided, a direct pedestrian corridor and/or sidewalk fi-om the church use to the off-site parking site shall be provided to eliminate the potential risks associated with pedestrians utilizing the street for access.. . The proposed site is adequate in size, location and configuration for the proposed use. . Proximity of the proposed church use as an assemblage of large numbers to potential hazards such as storage of hazardous materials. , While churches may be permitted on sites with multiple uses and sites with multiple buildings depending on the location, size and separation of buildings and .uses on the site, it is more desirable that they be located in an entire building and on separate parcels so potential conflicts can be avoided. Their location within multi-tenant buildings is not desired. That certain specific standard conditions in addition to those normally applied against ConditiOnal Use Permits shall be required for all churches approved to be located within industrial districts as follows: The assembly and classroom areas of the Church shall be limited to (hours) on (days). . The maximum number of Seats within the assembly areas shall not exceed . 3, If the use authoriZed by Conditional Use Permit is discontinued for six (6) months, then it shall be conclusively presumed that such use has been abandoned and the Use Permit will be deemed expired.- . If at anytime in the future a tenant or customer advises the City that a parking and/or traffic problem exists on the site or in the vicinity as a result of the church use,. or if any of the permitted 14 2O 21 23 24 26 27 28 29 Resolution No. 3591 Page 4 uses of the district need the uses of their required parking at times that the church is operating and using the parking, then the Director of Community Development may require the property owner/church to prepare a parking demand analysis and/or traffic study. If said study indicates that there is inadequate par'king or a traffic problem, the applicant shall be required to provide mitigation measures to be reviewed and approved by the 'Planning Commission. Said mitigation may include the following: a, Establish alternative hours of operation. Restrict the maximum number of seats and/or increase the number of services. . Secure off-site parking from adjacent property owners. (In the event of a parking variance in conjunction with a' church Conditional Use Permit use.) The church and property owner shall sign and 'return an Agreement to Conditions Imposed form. , All activities shall be located entirely within the enclosed building. , All regulations of the Uniform Building Code and the Fire Department regarding assembly occupancy classification, fire rating and exiting standards shall be met. . No schools shall, be permitted except Sunday school type activities while the church is in operation, as schools are strictly prohibited in industrial districts. The Planning Commission hereby approves the policy guidelines to be followed when considering Conditional Use Permit applications for establishing churches in Industrial Districts. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, at a regular meeting on the 1 lth day of May, 199 '8. ~~~~ HOWAKD4~.~TZMAN ~~C~~.~~_Chairman / Secretary I0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Resolution No. 3591 Page 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, KATHY MARTIN, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Recording Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 3591, was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the llth day of May, 1998.