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<br />~mendment Application No. 2003-03 <br />. Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2003-03 <br />March 22, 2004 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />The City has been successful in attracting major car dealerships to its <br />Auto Mall and, therefore, light industrial and freestanding offices are no <br />longer appropriate uses in the Auto Mall. Auto detailing is permitted as <br />an ancillary function of an existing dealership.' <br /> <br />Setbacks/Landscaping <br /> <br />Landscaping and setback standards for Edinger Avenue are being added to <br />the SD as shown in Exhibit 4. Twenty feet of landscaping will be <br />required along Edinger Avenue except at approved display areas. These <br />areas will incorporate a combination of decorative paving and <br />landscaping to clearly identify vehicle display areas. <br /> <br />A landscape planter not less than 10 feet wide will be required on all <br />sides of a parking structure that faces or is visible from a freeway or <br />public/pri vate street. Standards for landscaping and setbacks along <br />AAuto Mall Drive will not be changed except at the entry to the Auto Mall <br />-(Exhibit 5). <br /> <br />The landscape palette for the Auto Mall is also being modified to allow <br />additional plant material and to allow future landscape material to be <br />added to the palette by approval of the Planning Manager. Coral trees <br />have become visual barriers to the Auto Mall and are proposed to be <br />removed. In their place, the trees being added will enhance the <br />aesthetic appeal of the Auto Mall. The Date Palm is a majestic tree <br />that will grow without blocking car display areas. The London Plane, a <br />large canopy tree, will be used on Edinger Avenue for shade and texture. <br />The Mexican Fan Palm will be used. as a silhouette against the backdrop <br />of a taller structure such as a parking structure. The shrubs proposed <br />will add additional color and variety to the existing plant palette. <br />Groundcover that is drought tolerant and forms a strong mat-like <br />appearance is being added to the palette (Exhibit 6). <br /> <br />Architectural Standards <br /> <br />The original Auto Mall architectural and design standards are proposed <br />to be incorporated into the SD document. These standards encourage a <br />"high tech" industrial design and are the basis of the architecture of <br />.existing buildings in the Mall (Exhibit 7). Any new buildings or <br />~dditions will continue to follow these guidelines and standards <br />incorporated into the SD document. <br /> <br />758-29 <br />