§ 6.805. Performance Standards.

The following standards and restrictions shall apply to all properties within this district:

A.

Unless otherwise prohibited or regulated by any other ordinance, provision, agreement, or conditional use permit, outdoor displays are permitted subject to the following restrictions and may be required to be screened from public view:

1.

All products displayed outdoors shall be customary, accessory, and incidental to those sold and displayed in a primary business being conducted in a permanent building on the property.

2.

Outdoor displays shall not interfere with pedestrian access-ways, fire lanes, parking spaces, driveways, landscape areas, or traffic visibility at driveway entries and street intersections.

3.

All pedestrian access-ways must maintain the minimum dimensions required by the International Building Code (IBC).

4.

Items shall not obstruct the normal ingress and egress, including handicapped access, from the business or any other property.

5.

Hours of daily operations shall be limited to the normal business hours of the primary business.

B.

All sales transactions and service activities shall be within an enclosed permanent building on the property, except parking lots.

C.

There shall be no manufacturing, compounding, processing, or treatment of products, except as otherwise permitted, and other than that which are clearly incidental to a retail store or business.

D.

Outdoor Sidewalk Cafes.

1.

Purpose. It is the policy of the City to encourage the establishment of outdoor sidewalk cafes on private property and within public rights-of-way.

2.

Outdoor sidewalk cafes are permitted on any public right-of-way within the Overlay District upon application and issuance of any required permits.

3.

Standards.

a.

Outdoor sidewalk cafes must not obstruct sidewalk pedestrian traffic or create public health and safety hazards. All sidewalks must maintain the minimum dimensions required by the International Building Code (IBC).

b.

Outdoor sidewalk cafes may be open, partially covered, or enclosed by means of umbrellas, awnings, canopies, or similar protective structure subject to the requirements found in the IBC.

d.

Outdoor sidewalk cafes must be used only as seating areas. Storage, kitchen, or restroom uses are not allowed. The seating must be movable.

e.

All outdoor sidewalk cafes must be level with the sidewalk, and handicap accessible.

f.

Decorative/accent lighting may be incorporated into the outdoor cafe structure, awning, canopy, etc., and must meet all Glendale City Code requirements.

E.

Any change to the exterior color of the building shall be subject to Design Review approval.

(Ord. No. 2773, § 1, 6-14-11)