18.32.160 Nonresidential subdivisions – Principles and standards for development.
In addition to the principles and standards in this title which are appropriate to the planning of all subdivisions, the subdivider shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that the street, parcel and block pattern proposed is specifically adapted to the uses anticipated and takes into account other uses in the vicinity. The following principles and standards shall be observed:
A. Proposed industrial parcels shall be suitable in area and dimensions to the types of industrial development anticipated.
B. Street rights-of-way and pavement shall be adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic anticipated to be generated thereon.
C. Special requirements may be imposed by the City with respect to street, curb, gutter and sidewalk design and construction.
D. Special requirements may be imposed by the City with respect to the installation of public utilities, including water, sewer and storm drainage.
E. Nonresidential subdivisions shall be designed to protect adjacent areas from potential nuisance from the proposed nonresidential subdivisions, including the provisions of extra depth and setback in parcels backing up on existing or potential residential development and provisions for a permanently landscaped buffer strip, when determined necessary by the Commission.
F. Streets carrying nonresidential traffic, especially truck traffic, shall not normally be extended to the boundaries of adjacent existing or potential residential areas, or connected to streets intended for predominantly residential traffic.
G. Nonresidential subdivisions shall take into account and specifically designate all private areas proposed for vehicular circulation and parking, for pedestrian circulation, and for buffer strips and other landscaping.
H. Buffer strips shall consist of landscaped areas which are designed to shield and otherwise soften the effect of the nonresidential subdivision on nearby residential areas. Said buffer strips shall be improved to standards as specified in the Chula Vista zoning ordinance.
I. In the coastal zone, the provisions of the certified local coastal program shall apply to nonresidential subdivisions in addition to the principles contained in subsections (A) through (H) of this section. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369, 1971; prior code § 28.909(B)).