19.09.010 Applicability

This Article is applicable to all warehousing, logistics and distribution facilities throughout the city for which a Notice of Preparation is issued after March 1, 2024 under the implementing Guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

A warehousing, logistics or distribution facility means facilities used for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods (and to a lesser extent, raw materials and excludes bulk storage of materials, which are flammable or explosive or create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions) before their distribution to retail locations or other warehouses. The facilities are generally greater than 200,000 square feet in size, with a land coverage ratio of approximately 50 to 80 percent, and a dock-high loading door ratio of approximately 1:5,000-8,000 square feet. They are characterized by dock high loading doors, could be on opposing sides of the building (cross dock facility); significant movement and storage of products, materials, or equipment; truck activities frequently outside of the peak hour of the adjacent street system; and freeway access, including:

• Freight yards/forwarding terminals
• Warehousing distribution/high cube distribution centers
• Moving agencies
• Parcel delivery terminals
• Railroad freight stations
• Shipping/receiving yards
• Truck terminals

The following sections shall supersede any existing requirements in the Municipal Code and Specific Plans.