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Chapter III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. INTRODUCTION
A.1. Purpose
The following administrative regulations are
general and apply to all properties within the
Downtown Coronado Specific Plan area.
These general provisions will be in addition
to the General Provisions set forth in the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 86.02). The provisions of the City of Coronado Zoning Ordinance Chapter 86.22 (Central Commercial Zone), Chapter 86.26 (Limited Commercial
Zone), and Chapter 86.16 (R-4 Multiple Family Residential Zone) are null and superseded by the provisions of this Specific Plan.
A.2. Relationship to the City of
Coronado Municipal Code
Development standards and criteria contained in this Specific Plan will supplement or replace those of the City of Coronado's Zoning Ordinance. Whenever the regulations contained herein conflict with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance, the regulations of
the Specific Plan shall apply unless stated
otherwise in this Specific Plan. Any development standards or land use regulations not specifically covered herein shall be subject to
the regulations, standards, and specifications of the City of Coronado Municipal Code.
A.3. Definitions
Words, phrases and terms not specifically
defined herein shall have the same definition
as provided in the Zoning Ordinance.
When used in this Specific Plan, the term "Director" shall mean the Director of Community Development or an appointed representative.
When used in this Specific Plan, the term
"Department" shall mean the Community Development Department.
When used in this Specific Plan, the term
"Commission" shall mean The City of Coronado Planning Commission.
A.4. Interpretations
The Director shall have the responsibility to
interpret the provisions of this Specific Plan.
All such interpretations shall be in written
form and shall be permanently maintained.
Any person may request that such interpretation be reviewed by the Planning Commission.
A.5. Amendments
The Specific Plan, including the Land Use
Map, may be amended by the same procedure as it was originally adopted. Each amendment shall include all sections or portions of the Specific Plan that are affected by the change. An Amendment may be initiated
by the City Council, Planning Commission or
private property owner. Any amendment requested by a property owner may be subject to the fee schedule adopted by the City
Council.
A.6. Severability
If any regulation, condition, program or portion thereof of this Specific Plan is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of the competent jurisdiction, the portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions.
A.7. Establishment and Maintenance of the Land Use Districts Per the adoption of the Downtown Coronado
Specific Plan, the following districts will supersede those set forth in the Zoning Ordinance. See Figure 111-1 for the Specific Plan's zoning districts.
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Commercial Zone (C)
The Commercial Zone is comprised of the
districts formerly designated Central Commercial (C-C) Chapter 86.22 and Limited Commercial (L-C) Chapter 86.26. This Specific Plan provides development standards and design criteria for the Commercial Zone.
R-4 Multiple Family Residential Zone
(R-4)
The R-4 Multiple Family Residential Zone
(formerly Chapter 86.16 in City Municipal
Code) has been incorporated into this Specific Plan. This Specific Plan provides development standards and design criteria for the R-4 Zone.
Civic Use Zone (CU)
The Civic Use Zone will remain as addressed
in the City of Coronado Zoning Ordinance
(Chapter 86.36). Any development in this
zone shall respond to the Commercial Zone
Design Criteria.
Civic Use Overlay Zone
The Civic Use Overlay zone is addressed in
the City of Coronado Zoning Ordinance
(Chapter 86.37). Any development in this
zone shall respond to the design criteria of
the underlying zone.
Open Space Zone (OS)
The Open Space Zone will remain as addressed in the City of Coronado Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 86.38). Any development in this Zone shall respond to the Commercial
Zone Design Criteria.
Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE)
Overlay Zone
The Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE)
Overlay Zone facilitates housing production
on opportunity sites identified in the General
Plan Housing Element. HE Overlay Zone
regulations are found in Zoning Ordinance
Chapter 86.36. The HE Overlay Zone is divided into two subzones: HE-1 and HE-2, each with its own unique regulations.
B. Review of Projects
B.1. Purpose
The review of the development proposals
within the Orange Avenue Corridor Specific
Plan area will be the same as a project anywhere else in the City. It is not the intent of this Specific Plan to suggest a new or modified development review process from what the City's Community Development Department currently uses or what they may use in the future. For consistency, development
proposed within the Specific Plan Area shall
follow the review and approval process outlined in the City's Zoning Ordinance, unless specifically detailed here. Therefore, all projects within the Specific Plan area are subject to review and approval in compliance with
the provisions herein and the Zoning Ordinance.
Within the HE overlay zone, a proposed multiple family residential development project with 20 percent or more of units affordable to
lower-income households on the following
sites within the Specific Plan area shall be
reviewed by the City through a by-right approval process:
• 517 Orange Avenue (APN
5363810500)
• 1224 10th Street (APN 5374521300)
• 1001 C Avenue (APN 5374521400)
• 150 B Avenue (APN 5361022800,
5361022000, 5361023100,
5361023200, 5361023300)
• 700 Orange Avenue (APN
5370822700, 5370822500,
5370821500)
“Lower income households” are defined in
Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5.
“By-right approval” means that the project
does not require a special use permit,
planned unit development permit, or other
discretionary City review or approval. A byright approval process may include ministerial design review as required pursuant to Coronado Municipal Code Title 80. Any projects that proposes or requires a subdivision map are required to comply with all State and
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local subdivision requirements.
B.2. Reference to Design Criteria
In reviewing projects/improvements subject
to any approval, City Staff shall refer to the
appropriate Design Criteria in this Specific
Plan (or any others that may be adopted by
the City) in order to provide guidance to applicants seeking to comply with the requirements of this Specific Plan. Additionally, the Design Criteria serve as adopted criteria for
the review of development proposals in
compliance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
The Design Criteria are to be used by property owners, developers, architects, landscape architects, designers and others involved in the planning and design of a project in the Specific Plan area. The Design Criteria communicate the City's desired
qualities and characteristics of development
and are intended to pro- mote quality design
that is compatible with Coronado's vision.
The City's Design Review Commission will
use the Design Criteria and Title 80 Design
Review Ordinance during project review of
development proposals in the Specific Plan
area. (Ord. 2018 §§ 24, 25, 2010)
C. Nonconforming Uses and
Structures
C.1. Purpose
This Section is enacted to accomplish the
regulation and eventual elimination of nonconforming uses and structural non-conformities.
C.2. Regulations
Where at the time of adoption of the Oange
Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, a lawful use
of land or structure exists, which otherwise
would not be permitted by the regulations
established by the Specific Plan, such use
or structure may be continued indefinitely
subject to the following:
a. Any use which was lawfully established prior to the adoption of the Specific Plan and made nonconforming by such plan shall be allowed to remain without prejudice (grandfathered). If such use ceases to exist and the property remains vacant for
more than one hundred twenty (120)
days, any use proposed on that property shall now be a complying use. b. No nonconforming use shall in any
way be physically expanded except
as provided for in Chapter 86.50 of
the Zoning Ordinance.
c. All other issues of nonconformance
shall be consistent with Chapter
86.50 of the Zoning Ordinance.
D. SPECIAL USE PERMITS
D.1. Purpose
Special Use permits allow for the necessary
imposition of special conditions on the creation and maintenance of designated uses that involve special site or design requirements, operation characteristics, or potential adverse effects on surrounding areas. The
following provisions are applicable for uses
within the Specific Plan area:
a. No Major Special Use Permits will be
required for uses in the Commercial
Zone of the Orange Avenue Corridor
Specific Plan. Commercial Zone uses
will be subject only to the Minor Special Use Perit granted by the Planning Commission, and subject to an appeal to the City Council. b. All Minor Special Use Permits are
subject to the provisions set forth in
Chapter 86.55 (Special Use Permits)
of the Coronado Zoning Ordinance
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Chapter IV
COMMERCIAL ZONE (C)
REGULATIONS
A. PURPOSE
The Commercial Zone provides for medium
intensity-commercial uses that serve communitywide and visitor needs in a pedestrian friendly-environment. The Zone provides for
the highest quality building design._ Allowed
use include commercial retail, business offices, restaurants and sidewalk cafes, entertainment microbreweries, business and personal services, and civic facilities. Residential uses are allowed where the Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE) Overlay Zone is applied to the base Commercial Zone.
Prohibited uses include vehicle sales with
open onsite storage, drive-thru restaurants
adult entertainment and any uses detrimental to developing a pedestrian friendly family-oriented environment that is appealing
to both residents and visitors.
Regulations in this Zone promote attractive
commercial and civic structures and well-designed parking, with human scale and a pedestrian-friendly character, including efficient internal access, ingress and egress, and
amenities such as plazas, courtyards, and
attractive streetscapes. Also see Chapter VI
Commercial Zone Design Criteria.
B. LAND USE AND PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS
The following section describes those land
uses that are permitted, allowed with a Minor
Special Use Permit, or prohibited in the Commercial Zone (C). Where a use is not listed, the City or designee shall be responsible to
make a determination of use as outlined in
Chapter 86.02.120 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Unless the proposed use is determined to be
similar to a listed use, it shall be prohibited.
Permitted Uses are uses that are permit- ted
by right within the Commercial Zone (C). Permitted uses shall obtain design review approval and a business license, and a certificate of occupancy, prior to commencement of the use.
Special Uses by Permit are uses that may be
established and maintained as pro- vided for
in the Zoning Ordinance (Minor SUP only),
prior to commencement of the use or issuance of a building permit.
Prohibited Uses are uses that are not permitted in the Commercial Zone (C).
C. TABLE OF USES
The following table summarizes those land
uses that are permitted, special use permitted, or prohibited in the Commercial Zone (C). Where a use is not listed, the City or designee shall be responsible to make a determination of use as out- lined in Chapter
86.02.120 of the Zoning Ordinance. This table is provided for convenience to determine whether a use is permitted by right or by special use permit or prohibited. Any use that is a Formula Business or Formula Fast Food
restaurant shall refer to this document's
Chapter IV, Sections G and H. Following this
table is a comprehensive list of uses by category.
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Use Permitted Minor SUP Prohibited Location
Criteria Comment
Community Services, Education,
Cultural and Religious
Ambulance service X 3
Child care X 4
Churches X 4
Civic facilities X 4
Community service facilities, teen
center, clubs, lodges, halls X 3
Emergency shelters X 3
Court or jail facilities X
Education institution X 4
Government offices X 4
Health care facilities X 4
Includes 24hour medical
facility
Museums X 1
Post Office X 1
Transit center X 4
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Alcohol service in conjunction with
restaurant X 1
Bakery X 1
Must be less than 5,000
sq. ft.
Coffeehouse/cafe X 1
Delicatessen/sandwich shop X 1
Ice cream/yogurt shop X 1
Night club/bar lounge X 1
Restaurant, drive-thru X
Restaurant, fast food X 1
Restaurant, formula fast food X 5
Restaurant, formula full service X 1
Restaurant, full service X 1
Light Industrial/Repair Services
Assembly, light (small appliances,
bicycles, computer assembly) X 4
Distribution without retail sales X
* Permitted retail commercial uses listed above that are greater than 5,000 square feet or have a floor area ratio of 1.8 or greater require a Minor Special Use Permit Location Criteria
1 = Location anywhere in Commercial Zone
2 = Location restricted from ground floor anywhere in the Commercial Zone 3 = Location restricted from Orange Avenue in the Commercial Zone 4 = Location restricted from ground floor along Orange Avenue 5 = Location restricted from street corner locations except where the immediate prior use was a Formula Fast Food Restaurant
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Use Permitted Minor SUP Prohibited Location
Criteria Comment
Home improvement center (includes home furnishings and repair) X 1
If less than 5,000 sq. ft.
Manufacturing, light (cabinets,
clothing, instruments, pharmaceutics, food preparation, signs) X 3
Laboratory (medical, optical) X 2
Repair (appliances, electronic
equipment, plumbing/electrical
shops) X 1
Storage facilities (indoor storage
for
household items, office files, self
storage, etc.) X
Light Treatment (nontoxic coating/plating) X
Wholesaling (household goods,
office supplies, electronic components) X
Welding, Machine and Sheet
Metal shops X
Mixed Use X
Residential above commercial use
Residential Uses
Mixed-Use Residential X 6
Residential Only (single-use
residential with no commercial
uses on site)
X 6
Personal and Professional Service
Uses
Bank, credit union, financial institution X 1Drive- thru access onto Orange Avenue prohibited
Body Art/Tattoo/Piercing Salon/Massage parlors/Pawn Shops X Card Rooms X
Check cashing establishments X
Funeral parlors and mortuaries X
* Permitted retail commercial uses listed above that are greater than 5,000 square feet or have a floor area ratio of 1.8 or greater require a Minor Special Use Permit Location Criteria
1 = Location anywhere in Commercial Zone
2 = Location restricted from ground floor anywhere in the Commercial Zone 3 = Location restricted from Orange Avenue in the Commercial Zone 4 = Location restricted from ground floor along Orange Avenue 5 = Location restricted from street corner locations except where the immediate prior use was a Formula Fast Food Restaurant
6 = Within Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE) Overlay Zone only.
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Use Permitted Minor SUP Prohibited Location
Criteria Comment
Handyman and Trade Services X 1
(electrician, plumber,
general contractor and
similar)
Hotel/Motel X 1
Massage establishment X
Except as outlined in
Chapter 86.56 of the zoning
ordinance
Office, professional X 4 Excludes real estate
Office, real estate X 1
Personal service X 1
(barber, beauty, day spa,
dry cleaning, tailor, pet
grooming, travel
agency, nail shop)
Photocopying service X 1
Prediction of worldly events X
Except as outlined in
Chapter 86.56 of the zoning
ordinance
Veterinary hospital X 1
Recreation/Entertainment
Adult video/DVD rentals/sales X
Except as outlined in
Chapter 86.56 of the zoning
ordinance
Sports Facility X
Billiard parlor X 4
Dance, Gymnastic, health, Martial
Arts or similar type facilities X 1
Internet provider, arcade, X 4
Live or movie theatre (no adult
theatres) X 1
Video/DVD rentals/sales X 1
Retail Commercial
Art Galleries and Photo Studio X 1 *
Building Material Sales, indoor X 1 *
Clothing and Shoe Stores X 1 *
* Permitted retail commercial uses listed above that are greater than 5,000 square feet or have a floor area ratio of 1.8 or greater require a Minor Special Use Permit Location Criteria
1 = Location anywhere in Commercial Zone
2 = Location restricted from ground floor anywhere in the Commercial Zone 3 = Location restricted from Orange Avenue in the Commercial Zone 4 = Location restricted from ground floor along Orange Avenue 5 = Location restricted from street corner locations except where the immediate prior use was a Formula Fast Food Restaurant
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Use Permitted Minor SUP Prohibited Location
Criteria Comment
Convenience stores X 1 *
Drugstore or Pharmacy X 1 *
Flower/Gift Shop X 1 *
Formula Business X 1
See additional regulations in Chapter IV, G.
Grocery store X 1 *
Handicraft-type Industry (sculpture, furniture, stained glass, etc.) X 1* Hardware store X 1 *
Kennel/Retail sale of cats and
dogs X
*
Liquor store X 1 *
Office supplies/equipment X 1 *
Pet Supply X 1 *
Retail Plant Nursery X 1 *
Retail Stores, general merchandise X 1*
Specialty food shops X 1 *
Sporting goods, bike, surf, skate
and similar type sales and rentals X 1
*
Transportation and Utilities
Public Parking Lot/Facility X 1
Cannot front adjacent
sidewalk
Parking structure X 1
Cannot front adjacent
sidewalk
Pedicabs/Horsedrawn carriages X 1
Public Utility/Services {uses and
structures including, but not limited to reservoirs, tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges,
power and transformer stations or
facilities, but not including distribution lines)
X 1
Telecommunication Facilities including antenna towers, mast, panels, and similar structures
X 2
Transmitters, Radio/Television X 2
Vehicle Related Uses
* Permitted retail commercial uses listed above that are greater than 5,000 square feet or have a floor area ratio of 1.8 or greater require a Minor Special Use Permit Location Criteria
1 = Location anywhere in Commercial Zone
2 = Location restricted from ground floor anywhere in the Commercial Zone 3 = Location restricted from Orange Avenue in the Commercial Zone 4 = Location restricted from ground floor along Orange Avenue 5 = Location restricted from street corner locations except where the immediate prior use was a Formula Fast Food Restaurant
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Use Permitted Minor SUP Prohibited Location
Criteria Comment
Auto/Motorcycle Sales/Leasing
Showroom X 1
When conducted entirely
indoors without outdoor
storage of vehicles
Auto Rental Lot with onsite outdoor car storage X
Auto Rental Office X 1
No onsite storage of
rental vehicles
Automobile Parts Sales X 1
Automobile Parts Sales X 1 (With installation)
Automobile Service Station X 1
With or without convenience store
Car wash, full service or self service X 3
* Permitted retail commercial uses listed above that are greater than 5,000 square feet or have a floor area ratio of 1.8 or greater require a Minor Special Use Permit Location Criteria
1 = Location anywhere in Commercial Zone
2 = Location restricted from ground floor anywhere in the Commercial Zone 3 = Location restricted from Orange Avenue in the Commercial Zone 4 = Location restricted from ground floor along Orange Avenue 5 = Location restricted from street corner locations except where the immediate prior use was a Formula Fast Food Restaurant
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D. PERMITTED USES
D.1. Community Services, Education, Cultural and Religious a. Civic Facilities (restricted from
ground floor along Orange Avenue)
b. Education Institution, (restricted from
ground floor along Orange Avenue)
c. Government offices (restricted from
ground floor along Orange Avenue)
d. Museums
e. Post office
f. Transit Center (restricted from
ground floor along Orange Avenue)
g. Emergency shelters (restricted from
Orange Avenue in the C Zone) (Ord.
2040 § 3, 2014)
D.2. Eating and Drinking Establishments
a. Alcohol service in conjunction with
restaurant
b. Bakery - less than 5,000 square feet
c. Coffeehouse/Cafe
d. Delicatessen/Sandwich Shop
e. Ice Cream/Yogurt Shop
f. Restaurants, fast food without Drivethrus/Non-Formula Franchise (See Section H. Formula Fast Food in this
chapter of the Specific Plan)
g. Restaurant, full service (may include
outdoor dining on public or private
property)
D.3. Light Industrial/Repair Services
a. Assembly, light (small appliances, bicycles) (restricted from ground floor along Orange Avenue)
b. Home improvement center (includes
home furnishings and repair less than
5,000 square feet)
c. Laboratory (medical, optical)
d. Repair (appliances, electronic equipment, plumbing/electrical shop) D.4. Personal and Professional Service Uses
a. Bank, Credit Union, and Financial Institution without drive-thru access onto Orange Avenue
b. Handyman Services (electrician,
plumber, general contractor and similar)
c. Office, Professional (when above the
ground floor or not fronting Orange
Avenue)
d. Office, real estate
e. Personal Service (i.e. Barber, beauty,
dry cleaning, and nail shop; tailor
shop, pet grooming, travel agency)
f. Photocopying services
D.5. Recreation/Entertainment
a. Dance, Gymnastic, health, martial
Arts, or similar type of facilities
b. Internet provider, arcade
c. Video/DVD rentals/sales (no adult
rentals/sales)
D.5.5 Residential
a. Mixed-Use Residential in Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE) Overlay Zone.
b. Single-use residential (without commercial uses on the site) in the HE Overlay Zone.
D.6. Retail Commercial
a. Art Galleries and Photo Studio (less
than 5,000 sq. ft.)
b. Clothing or Shoe Stores (less than
5,000 sq. ft.)
c. Convenience store (less than 5,000
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sq. ft.)
d. Drugstore or Pharmacy (less than
5,000 sq. ft.)
e. Flower/Gift Shop (less than 5,000 sq.
ft.)
f. Grocery Store (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
g. Handicraft-type Industry (furniture,
sculpture, stained glass, etc), (less
than 5,000 sq. ft.)
h. Hardware store (less than 5,000 sq.
ft.)
i. Liquor Store (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
j. Office Supplies/Equipment (less than
5,000 sq. ft.)
k. Pet Supply (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
l. Plant Nursery (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
m. Retail Stores, general merchandise,
(less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
n. Specialty Food Sales (less than
5,000 sq. ft.)
o. Sporting Goods, Bike, Surf, Skate
and similar type Sales and Rent-als
(less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
D.7. Vehicle Related Uses
a. Automobile parts sales
E. SPECIAL USE PERMITS
These uses are allowed in the Commercial
Zone with a Minor Special Use Permit and
Coastal Permit. No Major Special Use Permits will be required for Commercial Zone uses. Minor Special Use Permits and
Coastal Permits will be granted by the Planning Commission, and subject to an appeal to the City Council. The Special Use Permit
process is outlined in Chapter 86.55 of the
City Zoning Ordinance. This Chapter also
identifies specific design standards for automobile car wash, auto sales facilities, and veterinarian hospital uses. The Coastal
Permit process is out- lined in Chapter 86.70
of the Zoning Ordinance.
MINOR SPECIAL USE PERMITS:
E.1. Community Services, Education, Cultural and Religious a. Ambulance Service (restricted from
Orange Avenue in the C Zone)
b. Child Care (restricted from ground
floor along Orange Avenue)
c. Churches (restricted from ground
floor along Orange Avenue)
d. Community service facilities, teen
center, clubs, lodges, halls (restricted
from Orange Ave in the C Zone)
e. Health Care facility including 24 hour
medical facilities (restricted from
ground floor along Orange Avenue)
f. Repealed by Ord. 2040. (Ord. 2040 §
2, 2014; Ord. 2015 § 18, 2010)
E.2. Eating and Drinking Establishments
a. Night club/Bar lounge
b. Restaurant, Formula Fast Food (restricted from street corner locations except where immediate prior use
was of same use)
c. Restaurant Formula, Full Service
E.3. Light Industrial/Repair Services
a. Manufacturing, light (cabinets, clothing, instruments, pharmaceutics, food preparation, signs) (restricted
from Orange Avenue in the C Zone)
E.4. Personal and Professional Service Uses
a. Hotels/ Motels
b. Veterinary hospitals
E.5. Recreation/Entertainment
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a. Billiard parlor (restricted from ground
floor fronting on Orange Avenue)
b. Sports Facility
c. Live or movie theatre (no adult theatres)
E.6. Retail Commercial
a. All Commercial uses listed in Section
D. (Permitted Uses} that exceed
5,000 sq. ft. or have a floor area ratio
of 1.8 or greater
b. Formula Retail (see Section G. Formula Retail in this chapter of the Specific Plan) c. Building materials sales, indoor (any
size}
E.7. Transportation
a. Parking Structure, when not fronting
the adjacent sidewalk
b. Pedi-Cabs
c. Public Parking Lot/Facility (can- not
front adjacent sidewalk)
d. Public Utility/Services (uses and
structures including, but not limited to
reservoirs, tanks, pumping stations,
telephone exchanges, power and
trans- former stations or facilities, but
not including distribution lines)
e. Telecommunication Facilities including antenna towers, mast, panels, and similar structures (restricted from
ground floor in C Zone)
f. Transmitters, Radio/Television (restricted from ground floor in C Zone) E.8. Vehicle Related Uses
a. Auto/Motorcycle Sales/Leasing
Showroom
b. Auto Rental Office (without onsite
storage of rental vehicles)
c. Automobile Parts sales (without installation)
d. Automobile Service Station (with or
without convenience store)
e. Car wash, full or self service
F. Prohibited Uses
F.1. Community Services, Education, Cultural and Religious a. Court or jail facilities
F.2. Eating & Drinking Establishments
a. Restaurant with drive-thru
F.3. Light Industrial/Repair Service
a. Distribution facilities, without retail
sales
b. Storage facilities (household items,
office files, indoor self serve storage)
c. Light Treatment (nontoxic coating/
plating)
d. Welding, Machine and Sheet Metal
shops
e. Wholesaling (household goods, office supplies, electronic com- ponents) F.4. Residential Mixed Uses (residential above commercial) a. All residential uses outside of the
Housing Element Opportunity Site
(HE) Overlay Zone.
a.
F.5. Personal and Professional Service Uses
a. Body Art/Tattoo/Piercing Salon/ Massage Parlors/Pawn Shop b. Card Rooms
c. Check Cashing Establishments
d. Funeral parlors and mortuaries
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e. Massage Establishment (except as
outlined in Chapter 86.56 of the Zoning Ordinance)
f. Prediction of Worldly Events (except
as outlined in Chapter 86.56 of the
Zoning Ordinance)
F.6. Recreation/Entertainment
a. Adult video/DVD rentals/Sales (except as outlined in Chapter 86.56 of the Zoning Ordinance)
F.7. Retail Commercial
a. Kennel/Retail sale of cats and dogs
F.8. Vehicle Related Uses
a. Auto Rental Lot with onsite out- door
car storage
G. FORMULA BUSINESS
G.1. Purpose
The purpose of the standards in this Section
is to regulate the location and operation of
formula business establishments in order to
maintain the City’s unique village character,
the diversity and vitality of the community’s
commercial district, and the quality of life of
Coronado residents. It is presumed that establishment or preserving an appropriate and balanced mix of local, regional, and n t1onalbased businesses and small, medium or large- sized businesses will more effectively
serve to achieve this purpose as a strategy
to maintain the economic health of the community's business districts and the smallscale eclectic ambiance.
G.2. Definition
Formula Business is defined as any type of
commercial business establishment that
uses a trademark, logo, service mark or other
mutually identifying name or symbol that is
shared by fifteen or more commercial businesses (other than a “formula fast food restaurant”) and which maintains any standardized (“formula”) array of services and/or merchandise, I, business method, architecture, layout, uniform, or similar, standardized feature.
G.3. Regulations
a. A Formula Business establishment
may be allowed in. the Commercial
Zone with a Minor Special Use Permit
(Minor SUP);
b. The cumulative expansion of a Formula Business establishment by 500 or more square feet of floor area shall
require a Minor SUP amendment or a
Minor SUP if the establishment does
not already have a Minor SUP;
c. A Formula Business establishment
(except for grocery stores, banks,
saving and loans, full ser- vice restaurants and theaters) shall not have a street level front- age of greater
than 50 linear feet on any street;
d. A Formula Business establishment
shall fully comply with all applicable
regulations of his Specific Plan including Design Review; and e. Change of ownership of an existing
Formula Business establishment
shall not, by itself, require obtaining a
Minor SUP or Minor SUP amendment, as applicable.
G.4. Required Findings for Approval
a. The Formula Business establishment
will be compatible with existing surrounding uses, and has been designed and will be operated in a nonobtrusive manner to preserve the community’s character and ambiance;
b. Approval of the Formula Busi- ness
establishment will be consistent with
the policies and standards of the
Specific Plan, General Plan and the
Local Coastal Program, and that the
proposed intensity of uses on the site
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is appropriate given the uses permitted on the site and on adjoining sites by these documents;
c. Approval of the Formula Business establishment will contribute to an appropriate balance of local, regional or national based businesses in the
community;
d. Approval of the Formula Busi- ness
establishment will contribute to an
appropriate balance of small medium
and large-sized businesses in the
community.
H. FORMULA FAST FOOD
H.1. Purpose
The purpose of the standards in this Section
is to regulate the number, location and operation of formula fast food restaurants in order to maintain the City s unique village character, the vitality _of our commercial districts, and the quality of life of Coronado residents.
H.2. Definition
Formula Fast Food Restaurant is defined as
any “fast food restaurant” having both of the
following characteristics: (a) uses trademark,
logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol that is shared by fifteen or more restaurants; and (b) serves a prescribed (“formula_”} menu that is substantially the same as fifteen or more restaurants that shares its trademark, logo, service mark
or other mutually identifying name or symbol.
H.3. Regulations
a. The Formula Fast Food Restaurant
shall fully comply with all applicable
regulations in this Specific Plan and
the City’s Zoning Code.
b. The regulations in this Section shall
be used by the Planning Commission
in reviewing an application or
amendme!1t for a Minor Special Use
Permit (SUP) concerning a Formula
Fast Food Restaurant, and by staff
when reviewing a building permit application, an application for occupancy or a Design Review or Planning Commission application. c. A Formula Fast Food Restaurant
may only be established on a site after obtaining a Minor Special Use Permit from the City for the operation
of that use on said site. Similarly, a
Formula Fast Food Restaurant may
only relocate or physically expand in
a manner to increase its seating capacity after obtaining a Minor Special Use Permit or Minor SUP amendment as applicable.
d. Change of ownership shall not, by itself, require obtaining a Minor Special Use Permit or Minor SUP amendment as applicable.
H.4. Establishment or Relocation
A Formula Fast Food Restaurant may only
be established or relocated:
a. On a site that is not located on a
street corner; except such a restaurant may be located on a street corner where the immediate prior use was a Formula Fast Food Restaurant;
b. Where it would not result in two or
more Formula Fast Food Restaurants operating on that site (i.e., two or more Formula Fast Food Restaurant business entities requiring separate business licenses, or displaying in a manner visible from public property separate business trade- marks, logos, service marks or other mutually identifying names or symbols, for the daily or weekly conducting of
business on the same site};
c. When it would not result in Formula
Fast Food Restaurants operating at
more than 10 sites under the jurisdiction of this Ordinance; and d. So long as the Planning Commission
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finds that establishing or relocating
the Formula Fast Food Restaurant
will not increase the intensity of use
on the site to a level that will adversely impact:
i. Land uses in the area;
ii. Pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic; or
iii. The public welfare.
H.5. Physical Expansion
An existing Formula Fast Food Restaurant
may only be physically expanded in a manner to increase seating capacity:
a. Onto a site other than a corner;
b. Where it would not result in two or
more Formula Fast Food Restaurants operating on that site (i.e., two or more Formula Fast Food Restaurant business entities requiring separate business licenses, or displaying in a manner visible from public property separate business trade- marks, logos, service marks or other mutually identifying names or symbols, for the daily or weekly conducting of
business on the same site); and
c. So long as the Planning Commission
finds that physically expanding the
Formula Fast Food Restaurant will
not increase the intensity of use on
the site to a level that will adversely
impact:
iv. Land uses in the area;
v. Pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic; or
vi. The public welfare.
H.6. Trash
The Formula Fast Food Restaurant will operate in accordance with a “Trash Disposal Plan,” approved by the Planning Commission. The Plan shall address litter control, trash collection, onsite storage, and pickup
on a regular basis. The Plan shall include
proof of a contract with the City disposal contractor, and specify that such a contract shall be maintained as a requirement for the issuance and retention of the Minor Special Use Permit.
H.7. Design Review
Establishment or exterior alteration of a Formula Fast Food Restaurant is subject to the Design Review Ordinance.
I. DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
I.1. General Development Standards
This section establishes other general requirements, site development standards and land use regulations that apply to all projects
in the Commercial Zone I. Any standards not
specifically covered by this Specific Plan are
subject to the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. See Chapters 86.04, 86.56, and
86.58. Projects in the Housing Element Opportunity
Site (HE) Overlay Zone shall comply with the
standards in this section except as modified
by Chapter 86.34 (Housing Element Opportunity Site Overlay Zone) of the Coronado Zoning Ordinance. In cases of conflict between this section and Chapter 86.34, Chapter 86.34 governs.
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Table IV2: General
Development Standards
Minimum Building Site
Area
3,500 square feet
Minimum Building Site
Width
25 feet
Maximum Building
Height
32 feet/2 stories
Minimum Yard Setbacks
Front yard No minimum
Side yard No minimum
Rear yard No minimum
Parking Requirements See Section J. Off
Street Parking in this
Chapter of the Specific
Plan.
Landscaping RequirementsSee Section K. Landscaping in this Chapter of the Specific Plan.
I.2. Emergency Shelters Development Standards
An emergency shelter shall be subject to the
applicable zoning regulations of this title, as
follows:
a. Development standards applicable to
the Commercial Zone in which the
emergency shelter is located.
b.a. Parking requirements based
upon Chapter 86.58 CMCMinimum
off-street parking of 1 space per 500
square feet of employee office space.
c.b. All waiting and intake areas
shall be located completely within the
building.
d.c. The emergency shelter shall
provide onsite management during
all hours of operation.
e.d. Exterior lighting and security
shall be provided during hours that
the emergency shelter is in operation
to ensure that the use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity. (Ord. 2040 §
5,2014)
J. OFFSTREET PARKING
J.1. Purpose
It is the purpose of this Section to provide for
regulations governing the number of parking
spaces required based on the type of use in
the Commercial Zone. Parking spaces required for residential uses in the HE overlay zone shall be provided in accordance with
Section 86.58.030 of the Zoning Ordinance.
No other Chapter shall be used to determine
or exempt the number of parking spaces required through this section.
J.2. Regulations
a. No parking is required for first floor
uses on small parcels less than or
equal to 7,000 square feet, except for
eating and drinking establishments
and in conformance with Chapter IV,
Section J.2.f.
b. First floor uses on large parcels
greater than 7,000 square feet or
having more than 65 lineal feet of
street frontage are required to provide one (1) parking space per each 500 square feet of floor area, except
for eating and drinking establishments. _
c. Eating and drinking establishments
on any floor are required to provide
one (1) parking space per every 100
square feet of floor area. Formula
Fast Food restaurants are required to
provide a minimum of 10 parking
spaces, regardless of floor area.
d. New construction of second floor
non-residential uses on any size parcel are required to provide one (1) parking space per each 500 square
feet of floor area.
e. Any non-residential use (except for
eating and eating establishment) that
provides underground parking Is allowed to park that use at one (1) space per each 600 square feet.
f. Irrespective of any other
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requirements of this section, existing
parking spaces must be maintained
to a requirement of at least one space
per each 500 square feet of existing
building floor area. “Existing” refers to
parking spaces and floor area present at the time this Section takes effect. g. An existing eating and drinking establishment may be replaced with a new eating and drinking establishment in
the same existing building and no
new parking shall be required; existing onsite parking must be maintained. h. An eating and drinking establishment
with outdoor dining may be established or expanded in the commercial area and have a total of eighteen
seats without providing required
parking. (This exemption does not
apply to Formula Fast Food restaurants).
i. Tandem parking is permitted for business valet and employee parking only and may not be stacked deeper
than two cars.
K. LANDSCAPING
K.1. Regulations
a. A minimum of five percent of the total
site area of new developments shall
be landscaped. Required parking
spaces shall not be considered as a
portion of the required landscaping.
b. When new construction occurs resulting in the addition of over 500 square feet of floor area, or when
property is improved or renovated
with a building permit valuation for
the improvement or renovation of
50,000 dollars or more, the developer, property owner or tenant of said site shall plant one or more
street trees in the public right-of-way
a adjacent to said property, if space
is avail- able. All shade trees shall
have a minimum 4inch diameter trunk
(measured 4 feet 6 inches above the
root crown) and palm trees shall have
a ,minimum 6 foot brown trunk. The
specific number of trees, species, location, irrigation system, and planting methods shall be at the direction of
the City of Coronado in accordance
with City specifications and the City’s
approved street tree list. Irrigation of
said tree(s) shall be the responsibility
of the adjoining property owner.
c. When an approved City Streetscape
Enhancement Plan is being implemented by the City, there shall be no requirement for street trees.
d. See Section 86.56.800 for additional
landscape standards and Section
86.58 of the Zoning Ordinance for
landscape requirements pertaining to
off-street parking areas.
L. DESIGN STANDARDS
L.1. General Design Standards
This section establishes general design requirements that shall apply to all projects in the Commercial Zone I. Any standards not
specifically covered by this Specific Plan are
subject to the regulations of the City of Coronado Zoning Ordinance. All projects will be subject to Title 80 Design Review Ordinance.
Table IV3: General Design Standards
Maximum Bay Width 50 feet (smaller bays are
encouraged)
Parking Structure
Ground Floor
On Orange Avenue, any
parking structure shall employ an active use on the
ground floor. In no case
shall parking spaces front
any street or sidewalk
Maximum Front Yard
Setback
15 feet and area shall be
hardscaped plaza
Maximum Bulkhead
Height
24 inches
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Maximum Solid to Open
Ratio Ground Floor facing Orange Avenue
30% solid wall
70% windows and openings
(Ord. 2018 §§ 26, 27, 2010)
M. SIGN REGULATIONS
Signs in the Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area, including temporary signs, shall be erected, constructed, altered, and
maintained in accordance with Chapter
86.60 of the Zoning Ordinance except as
contained herein.
The purpose of the sign regulations in this
subsection is to provide the means for adequate identification of buildings and businesses by regulating and control- ling the design, size, and location of all signs within the Commercial Zone I. These regulations do not
apply to service stations, commercial signs
for theaters and auditoriums, or to any other
zoning district.
The intent of these regulations is to establish
specific standards for all exterior signage
that will ensure continuity, consistency, and
harmony with the pedestrian quality of Orange Avenue.
M.1. Compliance Required
No person shall erect, re-erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, move, improve, remove, convert, or equip any sign or sign structure or cause or permit the same to be done contrary
to or in violation of any of the provisions of
these sign regulations.
M.2. Uncertainty of Sign Regulations
If a situation arises that is not covered by
these sign regulations or if there is ambiguity
as to the e regulation or the type of permit
required, the zoning administrator shall provide written interpretation after consulting the Zoning Ordinance.
M.3. General Sign Standards
a. In the C Zone, the maximum
allowable sign area for commercial
uses is 1 square foot per each lineal
foot of the use’s street frontage. Sign
area permitted may not exceed
eighty (80) square feet on one side of
a building for a single use. A-frame or
portable signs are not included in this
total.
b. No flags or pennants of any type may
be utilized to draw attention to any
use or structure on a permanent basis. Colored flags/banners which contain writing, insignias, or logos, may be displayed 2 times per year for periods not to exceed 30 days. This does not preclude the dis- play of national, state, or local government flags or other flags, pennants, or banners that are part of an authorized and organized City, Coronado MainStreet Ltd, or Chamber of Commerce sponsored effort.
c. The area of a wall sign or logo with
individual letters shall be measured
by a rectangle around the outside of
the lettering and/or the pictorial symbol.
d. Design Review Commission approval
is required prior to the placing, erecting, moving, or reconstructing of any sign within the C Zone unless expressly exempted.
M.4. Prohibited Signs in C Zone
• Bench Signs
• Freestanding pole signs
• Roof signs
• Animated signs, including changing or blinking time and temperature displays • Rotating, moving, emitting, or
flashing signs
• Balloon signs
• Balloons
• Internally illuminated channel
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letter signs, (reverse channel letter signs are permitted.) • Internally illuminated can signs
with translucent copy and field.
(Can signs with opaque “field” are
permitted.)
• Paper, cloth, or plastic streamers
or bunting except seasonal holiday decorations
• Formed plastic or injection
molded signs
• Traffic sign replicas
• Vehicle signs
• Any sign not expressly “Permitted” in this Specific Plan.
M.5. Sign Standards for Permitted
Signs
a. Wall-Mounted Signs
To be located not higher than the lowest
of the following:
• 25 feet above grade
• Bottom of the sill line of the second floor window
b. Monument Signs
In the C Zone, a maximum of one doublefaced sign per street frontage is permitted if said street frontage is over 100 feet.
Height of sign shall not exceed 6 feet
above grade. Width shall not exceed 4
feet. Each tenant placard shall not exceed 12” high. Sign may only be indirectly illuminated. Internal illumination is prohibited.
c. Permanent Window Signs
On ground floor level, coverage shall not
exceed 25 percent of the total window
and door area visible from the exterior of
the building; on second level, coverage
shall not exceed 25 percent per window.
d. Awning Signs
On ground floor level, 20 percent
maximum coverage is allowed for
signage on the total exterior surface
area of each awning. On second
level, coverage shall not exceed 10
percent of the total exterior surface
area of each awning. Internal illumination prohibited. e. Projecting Signs
One per business allowed; maximum size may not exceed 6 square feet and shall not extend more than 3
feet from the wall surface. No internal
illumination allowed. Projecting signs
shall only be attached to buildings,
not to poles or other signs. Projecting
signs may encroach into the public
right-of-way a maximum of 3 feet
subject to the approval of the Director. Theater marquees are exempt from this requirement.
f. Under Canopy Signs
One nonilluminated per business allowed under a canopy, roof, covered walkway, or porch; maximum size of
4 square feet per door entrance; minimum of 7’ vertical clearance shall be required from walking grade to the
bottom of the sign.
g. A-frame/Sandwich Board Sign
One A-frame or sandwich board sign
allowed per business, and shall be located on private property. The maximum allowable size of the sign and supporting structure shall not exceed
4811 height, 30” width, and 3611
depth. The maximum sign area shall
not exceed 10 square feet. This total
is not included in the overall total allowable signage requirement per business. No illumination is allowed.
The sign shall only be present during
regular business hours.
h. Temporary Signs
Temporary signs shall abide by the
provisions of Chapter 86.60 of the
City’s Zoning Ordinance regulating
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foot are prohibited.
i. Menu Boards
One menu board, up to 2 square feet
in area, is allowed for each restaurant
or other eating establishment. Menu
boards may contain only the name of
the establishment and the food available inside. The menu board must be located on a wall adjacent to the main
customer entrance, and must be constructed of high-quality permanent materials that are well maintained.
j. Multitenant Project Signs
Any project that proposes to provide
space for more than one tenant shall
indicate the size and approximate location of all signs to be erected on the property at the time of initial application. Signs shall be shown on elevation drawings with accurate dimensions provided. The Zoning Administrator may also require the following information:
• •Method of illumination
• Sign materials and colors
• Method of attachment
k. Exceptions
The Zoning Administrator may waive
or modify any of the provisions of this
subsection if the sign has significant
historic or graphic character that
adds to the Zone’s ambiance.
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Chapter V
R-4 MULTIPLEFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
A. PURPOSE AND INTENT
The purpose and intent of this Chapter is to
provide regulations that provide for high
quality, multiple family dwelling unit structures in an intensely developed residential environment with a minimum gross lot size of
one thousand ninety (1,090) square feet per
dwelling nit or a minimum three thousand
and five hundred (3,500) square foot lot or
building site. The density Is forty (40) dwelling units per acre.
Projects in the Housing Element Opportunity
Site (HE) Overlay Zone shall comply with the
standards in this Chapter except as modified
by Chapter 86.34 (Housing Element Opportunity Site Overlay Zone) of the Coronado Zoning Ordinance. In cases of conflict between this section and Chapter 86.34, Chapter 86.34 governs.
B. LAND USES
B.1. Permitted and Accessory Uses
The following principal uses shall be allowed
in the R-4 zone:
a. Multiple dwelling structures on a minimum three thousand five hundred (3,500) square foot lot or building
site; (Ord. 1559)
b. Single family dwelling buildings or duplexes of a permanent character, permanently located on a minimum three thousand, five hundred (3,500)
square foot lot or building site; (Ord.
1559, 1765, 1756)
b.c. Emergency Shelters, as defined in Coronado Municipal Code Chapter 86.04, subject to standards
in Section IV.I.2 of this Specific Plan
c.d. Uses permitted with a Minor
or Major Special Use Permit per
Chapter 86.55.170; (Ord. 1910)
d.e. The following accessory uses
are allowed in conjunction with the
uses specified in subsection a above:
1. Incidental home occupations
subject to the provisions of
Chapter 20.08; (Ord. 2022)
2. Accessory buildings subject to
the provisions of Chapter 86.56;
e.f.Small and Large Rresidential care facility, supportive housing, and transitional housing; f.g. Repealed by Ord. 2040. (Ord. 2040
§§ 12, 13, 2014; Ord. 2015 § 10,
2010)
B.2. Height Regulations
a. Multiple family dwellings or nonresidential main buildings shall not contain more than three stories and shall comply with the following: (Ord.
1981)
1. Main buildings with a flat roof
(inclusive of parapets and false
mansards), or sloped roof of
less than 2:12 shall not exceed
a maximum of 33’ in height;
(Ord. 1981)
2. Main buildings with a sloped
roof of 2:12 and 9reater shall
not exceed a maximum 35’ in
height; (Ord. 1981)
b. Single-family dwellings or duplexes.
Main buildings shall not contain more
than two stories and shall comply
with the following: (Ord. 1981)
1. Main buildings with a flat, false
mansard, or sloped roof with a
pitch of less than 3:12 shall not
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exceed a maximum of 22 feet in
height except for parapet walls
which shall not exceed 25 feet in
height;
2. Main buildings with a sloped roof
of 3:12 and greater but less than
6:12 shall not exceed a maximum
of 27 feet, six inches in height;
3. Main buildings with a sloped roof
of 6:12 or greater shall not exceed a maximum of 30 feet in height. That portion of the roof exceeding 27 feet, six inches shall be limited to a maximum of 15
percent of the entire building roof
plan area.
c. Accessory buildings shall not contain
more than one story and shall comply
with the following: (Ord. 1981)
1. Accessory buildings with a flat,
false mansard, or sloped roof
with a pitch of less than 3:12
shall not exceed a maximum of
11 feet in height except for parapet walls which shall not exceed 14 feet in height;
2. Accessory buildings with a
sloped roof of 3:12 and greater
but less than 6:12 shall not exceed a maximum of 14 feet, four inches in height;
3. Accessory buildings with a
sloped roof of 6:12 or greater
shall not exceed a maximum of
15 feet, seven inches in height.
That portion of the roof exceeding 14 feet, four inches shall be limited to a maximum of 15 percent of the entire buildings roof plan area.
B.3. Front Yard Required
There shall be a front yard of not less than
twenty-five feet. (Ord. 1981)
B.4. Rear Yard Required
A. For multiple family dwellings or
nonresidential buildings, there shall be a
rear yard setback of not less than five
feet for the first story of the building; not
less than ten feet for the second story of
the building; and not less than fifteen feet
for the third story of the building. (Ord.
1981)
B. For single family and duplex development, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten percent of the depth of the
lot, provided, however, such rear yard
setback need not exceed ten feet. There
shall be a minimum setback of five feet
from any rear property line for accessory
buildings and for covered parking that is
attached to the main building. That portion of the covered parking which is in the required rear yard and is attached to the
main building, shall comply with the allowable height for accessory buildings. (Ord. 1981)
B.5. Side Yard Required
The minimum side yards shall be required as
set forth in Sections B.6 and B.7 of the Zoning Ordinance.
B.6. Interior or Corner Lots
a. There shall be a side yard of not less
than ten percent of the width of the
lot, provided, however, that such side
yard shall not be less than three feet
and need not exceed five feet in
width. (Ord. 1817)
b. Where a single-family dwelling building or duplex development is proposed for two or more lots having contiguous interior lot lines, one side
yard of each lot may be reduced to a
zero setback upon site plan approval.
The remaining side yard shall not be
less than twenty percent of the width
of the lot, provided, however, that
such side yard shall not be less than
six feet and need not exceed ten feet
in width. All side street lot lines and
interior lot lines adjoining property not
part of the development shall not be
permitted to have such a reduced
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side yard. (Ord. 1559)
B.7. Reversed Corner Lots
a. There shall be a side yard on the side
street lot line of a reversed corner lot
of not less than fifty percent of the
front yards required by this title on the
first five building sites on the block
face that are adjoining or adja-cent to
the rear lot line of the reversed corner
lot. The remaining side yard and the
rear yard shall not be less than ten
percent of the width or depth of the
lot, respectively, provided, however,
that such side yard width or rear yard
depth shall not be less than three feet
and need not exceed five feet. The
front yard shall be as provided in Section B.3.
b. Where a single-family dwelling building or duplex development is proposed for two or more lots having contiguous interior lot lines, the reduced side yards as provided for under Section B.6 shall apply only to the interior lot line of a reversed corner
lot. The side yard on the side street
lot line shall be increased by the width
of the setback required for the interior
lot line prior to reduction.
c. Reversed corner lots having one side
lot line on a street and the remaining
side lot line on a street or alley shall
maintain a setback on the side street
lot line of not less than ten percent of
the width of the lot and no less than
twenty-five feet. Section 86.56.630
(Exceptions, Average Front Yard Setback Rule) may be applied to the setback on the side street lot line. The remaining side yard and the rear and
front yards, shall be not less than ten
percent of the width (for the side yard)
or depth (for the front and rear yards)
of the lot respectively, provided, however, that such side yard width or front, or rear yard depth shall be not
less than three feet and need not exceed five feet. (Ord. 1675) B.8. Lot Area per Family
Each multiple dwelling structure hereafter
erected or structurally altered shall have a
minimum total gross lot area of one thousand
ninety square feet per dwelling unit on a minimum three thousand five hundred square foot lot or building site. (Ord. 1559)
B.8.5 Minimum Density
For a project that creates one or more new
dwelling units on a development site, the
minimum density is 16 dwelling units per
acre.
B.9. Maximum Structural Coverage
Allowed
a. The total structural coverage of multiple dwelling or nonresidential development shall not exceed sixty percent of gross lot area. (Ord. 1981) b. The total structural coverage of single
family dwelling building or duplex development shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of gross lot area. (Ord. 1756)
B.10. Off-Street Parking Required
For multiple dwellings, there shall be provided no less than two parking spaces for each dwelling unit. OtherOff-street parking
standards shall be met in accordance with
Chapter 86.58.
B.11. Design Review Required
Design review is required in conformance
with this Code. Predesign meetings are recommended with a Design Review Commission subcommittee prior to formal Design Review submittal. (Ord. 1981)
B.12. Development Landscaping
Required
a. A minimum of twenty-five percent of
the total site area of new residential
developments and fifteen percent of
the total site of new nonresidential
developments shall be landscaped.
Required parking spaces shall not be
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considered as a portion of the required landscaping. (Ord 1870) b. When new construction or additions
over 500 square feet in size are constructed, the property owner shall plant a street tree in the public rightofway adjacent to said property, if space is available. All shade trees
shall have a minimum 2inch diameter
trunk (measured 4 feet 6 inches
above the root crown) and palm trees
shall have a minimum 6 foot brown
trunk. The tree species and planting
shall be at the direction of the City of
Coronado in accordance with City
specifications and the City's approved street tree list. Irrigation of said tree shall be the responsibility of
the adjoining property owner. (Ord.
1586, 1834).
c. See Section 86.56.800 for additional
landscape standards and Chapter
86.56 of the Zoning Ordinance for
landscape requirements pertaining to
off-street parking areas.
B.13. Floor Area Ratio
a. All multiple dwelling or nonresidential
development shall not exceed a Floor
Area Ratio of 1.60 (160%).
b. Single-family or duplex development
shall not exceed a floor area ratio
(FAR) of .54 (54%) except that the
FAR may be cumulatively increased
up to a maximum of .75 (75%) if the
development is designed:
1. With a different front elevation
compared to all other development on both the subject block face and the block face immediately across the street from the front of the subject property if new
construction, replacement, or
50% or more reconstructed or restored; and
2. In accordance with the following
Allowable FAR Table when one
or more of the ADDITIONAL FEATURES listed below are incorporated into the project:
Table V1: Allowable Floor Area Ratio
No. of Additional Features Allowable FAR (%)
1 55
2 56
3 57
4 58
5 60
6 62
7 64
8 66
9 68
10 70
11 72
12 75
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
1. A shade tree with no less than a 4-
inch diameter trunk (measured 4 feet
6 inches above the root crown)
planted in the required front yard and
an automatic irrigation system, consistent with water conservation laws, for all landscaping in the front yard,
including the adjoining public property.
2. Plans drawn and signed by a California licensed building designer or architect.
3. An addition designed to be compatible to, and to retain, the architectural style of the original dwelling.
4. All roofs which have a slope of 2:12
or greater with eaves of at least 12
inches for the entire roof perimeter.
5. A variation of roof lines visible from all
adjoining street rights-of-way.
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to the dwellings and garages of the
adjoining next door neighbors.
7. A roof with a pitch of 6:12 or greater
for at least 50% of the length of the
roof.
8. Preservation, restoration, or replication of historical or architectural elements and design of the original dwelling if an addition to a dwelling
designated historic by the City of
Coronado, State of California, or the
Federal Government.
9. A raised, covered, and unenclosed
front porch which projects out at
least 6 feet from the dwelling and has
a width of at least 70% of the width of
the dwelling. The front and side walls
of said porch shall be open except for
required guard rails.
10. All windows along both side facades
offset at least 12 inches (edge to
edge) from windows of immediately
adjoining dwellings. Windows with a
sill height of 66 inches or more above
the floor are not required to be offset.
11. A front second story facade setback
a minimum of 8 feet from the dominant first story facade.
12. A 25-foot required front yard setback
where the average front yard setback
of the block face is 23 feet or less.
13. A front yard setback which is at least
20% greater than the minimum required front yard setback for 40% or more of the front facade width.
Porches, architectural features, and
other permitted projections shall be
allowed to project the standard distance from the normal required front yard setback line.
14. A maximum structural coverage of
45% with normal exceptions permitted.
15. Approval from the Environmental Design Review Commission.
16. A garage with the vehicle entry door
turned 90 degrees or more from the
street. This shall only be permitted for
required off-street parking in fully enclosed garages and on lots which do not have alley access.
17. A courtyard along the side facade,
open to the sideyard, of at least 15
feet in width (parallel to the side property line), and a minimum depth of 30% of the lot width from the normal
setback line. Said courtyard shall be
open to the sky, except for architectural features which may project into the courtyard up to a maximum of
10% of the lot width. Said courtyard
shall not be open to the front or rear
yards.
18. One side yard setback above the first
story which is at least 33% greater
than the minimum required side yard
setback.
19. One side yard setback at the first
story which is at least 33% greater
than the minimum required side yard
setback when item number 18 is implemented at the second story on the same side.
20. An increased side yard setback
above 15 feet in height which slopes
away from the vertical plane by at
least 45 degrees for a minimum of
50% of the side facade length, continuous from the front facade. Dormers shall be permitted to encroach into the 45 degree setback, provided
that they shall be setback a minimum
of 5 feet from the property line, shall
not exceed a total width of 25% of the
length of the roof abutting the side
yard, that each dormer shall not exceed a width of 8 feet, and that there shall be a minimum of 4 feet between
each dormer.
21. A second increased side yard setback in accordance with item no. 20 for the entire length of the second or
opposite side yard.
22. Two or more attached dwellings and
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covered parking constructed with a
zero side yard setback on two or
more lots having contiguous interior
lot lines. The remaining side yards
shall not be less than twenty percent
of the width of the lot, provided, however, that such side yard shall not be less than six feet and need not exceed ten feet in width. All side street lot lines and interior lot lines adjoining
property not part of the development,
shall not be permitted to have such a
reduced side yard. (Ord. 1649, 1756,
1865)
B.14. Facade Treatment
a. For single family and duplex development, the side facades of all stories of main buildings and carriage
houses shall incorporate design components to provide relief and visual and architectural interest and variety.
Such components may consist of facade plane offsets, vertical and/or horizontal articulation of the facade,
architectural projections, recessed
windows, varied texture and materials, and similar design features. Long uninterrupted exterior walls shall be
avoided. The facade treatment shall
not encroach into the required side
yards except as permitted else where
in the Municipal Code. (Ord. 1981)
b. For multiple family and nonresidential
development, the front and side facades of main buildings shall incorporate design components to assure visual interest and relief. Such components may consist of architectural projections, balconies, facade plane
offsets and similar design features.
(Ord. 1981)
c. For multiple family and nonresidential
development, facade plane offsets
are permitted to extend to the ground,
contain floor area and extend or project into a required side yard setback for a distance of not more than onethird of the required side yard setback width subject to the following: (Ord.
1981)
1. No single facade plane offset
shall exceed a maximum of 20' in
length.
2. That building volume encroaching into the required setback shall be reduced by 25% in a reciprocal
fashion behind the setback line
on the same side of the building.
3. The cumulative total linear distance of facade plane offsets and architectural projections into required side yards, measured at their widest point, along a given
side facade shall not exceed 28
feet.
B.15. Additional Development Standards
See Chapter 86.04, Chapter 86.56 and
Chapter 86.58 of the Municipal Code for additional standards.
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❖ Alterations: Interior or exterior changes
to a building that do not result in additional floor area. ❖ Appurtenances: An incidental right attached to a principal property right and passing in possession with it, or an accessory object. ❖ Automobile Repair Facility: An establishment used primarily for the repair and maintenance of automobiles, motorcycles, or light trucks, including but not limited to body, fender, muffler or upholstery work, oil change and lubrication, tire service and sales, or the installation of radios, car alarms, or stereo equipment. ❖ Automotive Parts and Accessory
Store: Establishments primarily engaged
in retailing new, used, and/or rebuilt automotive parts and accessories or establishments primarily engaged in retailing and installing automotive accessories.
❖ Awnings: Coverings of sidewalks projecting from above first floor doors and windows of buildings. Foldable fabric
awnings are preferred. Colors should lie
in the range of hues described in the Design Criteria. Individual awnings over upper floor windows are also encouraged. ❖ Bay Width: he linear str et front width of
a window or series of windows forming a
storefront bay.
❖ Bulkhead: The space located between
the pavement/sidewalk and the bottom of
a traditional storefront.
❖ Cabinet or Can Sign: A cabinet or can
sign has a plastic (or other type of translucent) face(s) that are internally illuminated by fluorescent lamps. The faces are retained to a metal frame, usually
extruded aluminum. These are shaped
like a box to enclose the illumination so
that It shines through the translucent portions of the signs copy panel(s). Logo boxes are not considered cabinet signs.
❖ Channel Letter Signs: Individual sign
letters that are three-dimensional, hollow, typically internally illuminated and used as wall signs on the corresponding
business. The back of a standard channel letter Is aluminum. The letter face is a colored plexiglass to diffuse the glow of
the neon tubes beneath. A Reverse
Channel letter sign has an aluminum face
with a back made of clear lexan. The letter is typically mounted 11f2" to 2" off the mounting surface, which allows the neon
within to cast a soft outline glow on the
wall behind it. This is ideal for situations
where a softer, more subdued lighting effect is desired. ❖ Coffeehouse: A retail food establishment whose primary business is the sale of coffee, or other beverages (nonalcoholic). Food service, such as the sale of baked or deli goods, is secondary.
❖ Continuity: Continuity of the general
street facade implies that the context of
Coronado's streetscape (see below)
should be preserved without the addition
of inappropriate configurations. Continuity of the community's qualities of historical buildings and natural Environment implies that these qualities should be respected and used as design. inspiration sources, not for slavish imitation.
❖ Convenience Store: An establishment
primarily engaged in retailing a limited
line of goods that generally include milk,
bread, soda, and snacks.
❖ Corner "Cutoffs": A 45-degree angle bisecting a right angle of a building. ❖ Cornice: Projecting molding along the
top, or roofline, of a building.
❖ Downtown Commercial Area: Generally the Orange Avenue Corridor from Adella Avenue to Eighth Avenue.
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❖ Edge Condition: A distinct transition between the end of one area and the beginning of another. ❖ Entertainment Uses: Cinemas, live
(nonadult) theatres, video rentals, etc.
❖ Facade: The major viewable side of the
building facing the street; its principal elevation, the one seen and experienced by most people.
❖ Fenestration: Specifically, the placing
and pattern of the windows in a building.
Generally, the placing and pattern of all
openings in a building. Discussed under
"Windows, Doors and Entrances."
❖ Formed or Injection Molded Si ns:
These signs are typically made o f a cotton-based plastic and are non illuminated, three-dimensional letters used as a wall sign.
❖ Formula Fast Food Restaurant: Any
"Fast food restaurant" having both of the
following characteristics: (a) uses trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol that is shared by fifteen or more restaurants;
and (b) serves a prescribed ("formula")
menu that is substantially the same as fifteen or more restaurants that shares its trademark, logo, service mark or other
mutually identifying name or symbol.
❖ Formula Business: Any type of commercial business establishment that uses a trademark, logo, service mark or other
mutually identifying name or symbol that
is shared by fifteen or more commercial
businesses (other than a "formula fast
food restaurant") and which maintains
any standardized ("formula") array of services and/or merchandise, decor, business method, architecture, layout, uniform, or similar, standardized feature. ❖ Hardscape: Pertains to street furnishings and pedestrian amenities as well as other paving treatment that make up the
street scene.
❖ Hardware Store: An establishment primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new hardware items, such as tools and
builders' hardware.
❖ Health Care Facility: Medical facilities
including medical practitioner offices,
freestanding surgery, optometry, dental/orthodontic, chiropractic, and other medical clinics.
❖ Home Improvement Center: An establishment primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new home repair and improvement materials and supplies, such as lumber, plumbing goods, electrical
goods, tools, housewares, hardware,
and lawn and garden supplies, with no
one merchandise line predominating.
❖ Injected Molded Signs: Any sign constructed of plastic or fiberglass produced by a mold process.
❖ Internet Cafe: A business with a series
of computer terminals with Internet or
game access that sells use time in increments to the public. ❖ Light Assembly: A facility whose primary use is assembling items which do not create any danger to health and
safety in surrounding areas, which do not
create offensive noise, vibration, smoke,
dust, odor, heat or glare, and which by
reason of high value in relation to size
and weight of product or merchandise
handled, does not create large volumes
of truck traffic.
❖ Lighting, Nighttime: Evening illumination of downtown buildings and areas, both public and private. Private evening
lighting should follow the tone and precepts of the Criteria for an environment that is cordial, welcoming, and even quietly exciting, but not chaotic or raucous. ❖ Mansard Roof: A mansard roof in contemporary commercial architecture is actually not a roof at all. A mansard is typically a single sloped structure "tacked on" to the edge of a flat roof to give the
appearance of a traditional roof or to hide
the flat roof and provide additional space
for signs.
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❖ Masonry: Brickwork.
❖ Massing: (See Configurations.) The bulk
and three-dimensional space occupied
by buildings and their neighbors.
❖ Microbrewery: Any use where the
square footage for brewing operations is
equal to or greater than forty percent of
the total business square footage.
❖ Minor Repairs (Light Assembly): Bicycle assembly, simple auto repair and services, cabinet making, etc. ❖ Mixed Use Development: The development of a site in an integrated, compatible and comprehensively planned manner with two or more different land uses, only one of which would normally not be
permitted in the underlying zone. (Ord.
1981)
❖ Mixed-Use Residential. A land use or
development project where the development site contains both multifamily residential and commercial uses. ❖ Monolithic: Refers to a building's scale
being bulky, boxy, and/or too large for its
context.
❖ Open Space: The spaces between, behind, and on upper levels of buildings that can be used to enhance people's use and
introduce elements of the natural landscape into the built environment. ❖ Optical Goods Stores: Establishments
primarily engaged in one or more of the
following: {1) retailing and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses; (2) retailing prescription eyeglasses in combination with the grinding of lenses to order on the premises; and (3) selling nonprescription eyeglasses. ❖ Paseos: A walkway that serves as a connector between parking facilities, commercial street frontage, and other popular destinations. Paseos are intended for
use by the general public and may be either publicly or privately owned and maintained.
❖ Pavers: Decorative material (such as
brickwork, stone, stamped concrete or
other elements) that forms a firm level
surface for travel, in accessory to traditional street paving material. ❖ Permitted Use: A use permitted by right
within the designated land use classification. These uses must obtain a business license and a certificate of occupancy
prior to commencement of the use.
❖ Plant Materials: The range of natural
vegetation that can be used to enhance
open spaces and the streetscape. Plant
materials native to, or long since introduced to this region should be used. The official flower of Coronado is the Crown
of Bohemia Hibiscus.
❖ Prohibited: A use that is not permitted
within the designated land use classification.
❖ Proprietary Design: Used herein to cite
those facades, parts of buildings, complete buildings, and signs and symbols that are fabricated elsewhere, generally
as part of the corporate image of products and businesses, and erected in many communities usually with scant regard for their environmental, historic, cultural or social appropriateness. ❖ Recessed Entry: An entryway that is inset from the rest of the building's facade, increasing the distance between the
right-of-way and the structure's entry.
❖ Renovation: Restoring, repair, remodeling and/or recycling of an existing building and its facade. The Design Criteria apply with special force to the facades
and open spaces of these buildings.
❖ Rhythm: Combination of a number of elements that produce the overall impact of the streetscape. They include relationships of building openings, rooflines, colors, awnings & trellises, open spaces, and the public precincts of the streets
and sidewalks. When designed in context
with existing neighbors, buildings can
evoke interesting rhythms, modulated or
syncopated in turn. When a design is out
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of context, it can produce discordant and
unsettling rhythms.
❖ Sight Triangle Requirements: In the
case of corner lots in the Specific Plan
area, the sight triangle refers to an area
created by a line connecting points along
the street curb lines which are established 50 feet in distance from the intersection of such curb lines at the corner of a block.
❖ Special Effects: The "extras" in the public and private environment that can make a community livelier and more
pleasurable. They include fountains and
other uses of water; murals, sculpture
and other public and private art works; kiosks, flower stalls, and temporary displays of interest to the community. Plazas, courts and other places to move in and congregate can be powerful special
effects that make a downtown memorable.
❖ Special Qualities, Coronado's: Coronado is a community enriched by its setting of beach and water and lush greenery; notable in its colorful history; resplendent in a rich variety of architectural styles; and fortunate in a continually concerned and involved citizenry. The designer who appreciates and utilizes all these qualities will enhance his or her
creativity; the one who ignores or degrades them will encounter opposition and disdain.
❖ Street Wall: The edges created by buildings and landscaping that enclose the street and create space.
❖ Streetscape: The confluence in visual
and sensory experience of the observer
of all the manmade and natural aspects
of the environment in the urban scene.
Includes street furniture, public signing,
surfaces and textures and colors of public and private elements, landscaping; indeed, all the design elements treated in these Criteria.
❖ Symbols: Three-dimensional, bas relief
or intaglio objects that can adorn
buildings to proclaim products, services,
or simply act as decoration.
❖ Transom: The horizontal division or
crossbar in a window. A window opening
above a door.
❖ Trellises: Coverings for pedestrian passageways and courtyard areas and arcades. Can be of wood or metal. Appropriate for supporting signs, symbols, banners, flags, and vines. ❖ Uptown Commercial Area: The approximate area encompassed by the 100 block of Orange Avenue and the two
blocks located immediately east, between Orange Avenue and B Street.
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