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APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROPOSED USES WITHIN EXISTING BUILDING City Use Only Planning Division Case No.: 38250 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 Date: (661) 267-5200 [EMAIL REDACTED] Received by: INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT The following application form is provided for all applicants requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The applicant must complete the attached forms as prescribed and submit the following information before the application can be accepted by the Planning Division. SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST NOTE: ALL PLANS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY FOLDED BY PLAN TYPE BY APPLICANT TO A MAXIMUM 8½” x 11” SIZE. STACK-FOLDED, STAPLED, ROLLED, OR BOUND PLANS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLANS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED ON 11” X 17” PAPER. The completed application and required submittal items. Copy of the Development Advisory Board (DAB) letter (if applicable). 2 sets of property owners (including APN) and occupants mailing labels (self-sticking) within 500 feet of the subject property. Copy of the mailing list in tabular form containing all the information on the above labels. See attached requirements. Radius map (see attached requirements). The original Certified Property Owners List Affidavit. The original Public Hearing Sign Removal Authorization. The original Letter of Authorization. ---PAGE BREAK--- Vicinity map at a scale clearly indicating the subject parcel(s) and showing the existing major street patterns, adjoining projects, subdivisions, creeks, railroads and other significant landmarks within a minimum of one mile of the exterior boundaries of the site on 8½” x 11” paper. Note: Thomas Guide maps are not acceptable. Detailed description of existing and/or proposed business operations. Please include the proposed hours of operation. 15 copies of the Site Plan identifying the location of the proposed use within the shopping center. See attached requirements. Photographs showing all sides of the building. 10 floor plans clearly demonstrating the display and storage areas of alcohol, tobacco and/or areas utilized for live entertainment/amplified music. Please indicate total square feet. Detailed security plan. The applicant is encouraged to contact the Public Safety Division at 661/267- 5488 for coordination or clarification of any security conditions or concerns regarding the proposed project. Map demonstrating distance separation to sensitive uses (ie, schools, churches, parks, and other alcohol uses). Additional submittal requirements may be requested on a case-by-case basis. CD with individual PDF files of the submittal requirements. Label PDF files in architectural/engineering format, i.e., Site Plan, North Elevation, Floor Plan, etc. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning Division will review the project and determine areas of potential environmental impact. FEE CALCULATIONS* Base Fee $ 1,035.00 Notice of Exception: $ 150.00 City of Palmdale Fish and Game Processing Fee: $ 25.00 @ $1.65 / label: # of labels Public Hearing Notice: $ 300.00 Computer Tracking Fee: $ 10.00 GIS Fee 5% of (A)Rounded up to nearest dollar: $ 52.00 TOTAL FEE RECEIVED: * Additional State and/or County fees may be required at project approval. ---PAGE BREAK--- Case No.: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR USE PERMITS Type of Use: Alcohol* Tobacco* Tattoo Establishment Second Hand Merchandise Other Was a Pre-Application filed? Yes No If yes, reference DAB: REQUEST TO ESTABLISH: Total Sq. Ft. for Requested Use: Shopping Center Name: Project Address: Assessor’s Parcel Number(s): Type of ABC License Requested: Existing Zoning: Existing General Plan: APPLICANT: Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No.: ( ) Fax No.: ( ) Email Address: CONTACT PERSON: Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No.: ( ) Fax No.: ( ) Email Address: *Contact Information: State of California State Board of Equalization Office Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Van Nuys - (818) 904-2300 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 220 www. boe.ca.gov Van Nuys, CA 91401 (818) 901-5017 [EMAIL REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- OWNER AUTHORIZATION LETTER CASE NUMBER(S): ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER(S): If the applicant is not the owner of record, then a letter authorizing the applicant to represent the owner(s) must be submitted. Note: All owners must sign as their names appear on the deed to the land. This letter shall serve to notify and verify that I/we am/are the legal owners of the property described and attached hereto and do hereby authorize the applicant to file and represent my/our interest in the above referenced applications(s). I/we have read this Letter of Authorization and know the contents thereof; and so hereby certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information contained in the above referenced application(s) is true and correct. OWNER(S) OF RECORD (Include extra sheets if necessary): Printed Name Signature Date Printed Name Signature Date I certify under penalty of perjury that I am the applicant and that the foregoing statements and answers herein contained and the information herein submitted, are in all respects true and correct. APPLICANT / APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE: Printed Name Signature Date Address (including City and State) Telephone Printed Name Signature Date Address (including City and State) Telephone SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS DAY OF NOTARY PUBLIC ---PAGE BREAK--- CITY OF PALMDALE PLANNING DIVISION PROPERTY OWNERS CERTIFICATION CASE NUMBER(S): I certify under the penalty of perjury that on the day of the attached property owners list contains the names and addresses of persons to whom property is assessed as they appear on the latest available equalized assessment roll of the County of Los Angeles within the subject property and for the parcels within 500 feet of the boundary of the subject property. PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION EXCEPT SIGNATURE. Name: Title: Company: Address: City / State: Phone: ( ) Signature: Date: ---PAGE BREAK--- CITY OF PALMDALE PLANNING DIVISION PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT SITE SIGN POSTING In order to increase public awareness of pending development proposals requiring public hearings, the City of Palmdale has included “Project Site Sign Posting” in its public hearing notice procedures. The applicant of a proposed project scheduled for a public hearing before the City Council, Planning Commission, or Planning Manager is required to post a sign with public hearing information, which will be visible to the public right-of-way from the subject site. Late or inaccurate sign posting will cause postponement of the public hearing for the case. SIGN SPECIFICATIONS: 1. SIZE: Dimensions shall be four feet by eight feet. 2. HEIGHT: Sign shall be six feet in height. 3. MATERIALS: ½ inch plywood (minimum). Sign shall be constructed with 4” x 4” supporting posts placed at a minimum depth of two feet with 2” x 4” cross supports as shown in the diagram. 4. LOCATION: NOT LESS THAN FIVE feet inside the property line in residential zones, and not less than one foot inside the property line in commercial and industrial zones. Shall be located in the area most visible to the public on the project site. 5. COLOR: Black letters on white background. 6. LETTERING: Shall be block style with 4” major letters and 2” minor letters. 7. LIGHTING: Shall NOT be illuminated. 8. Only one sign may be displayed per street frontage of the site. A site which is not visible from an existing street or not adjacent to an existing development MAY be exempted from the site plan posting requirement at the discretion of the Planning Manager. 9. Sign shall include ONLY the information provided by the assigned planner. If it becomes necessary to revise the information required on the sign, such as a change in the number of lots or square footage of buildings, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain approval of such revision(s) from the assigned planner. 10. Sites with multiple cases shall combine the information for each case on the sign. SIGN SCHEDULE: 1. Sign shall be posted no less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing date. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to contact the Planning Division to obtain the appropriate date and time. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2. Hearing date on the sign shall be changed for Commission items which are continued or are to be heard by the City Council including. Said date shall be changed a minimum of eleven (11) days prior to the hearing. 3. Sign shall be removed within fourteen (14) days following the Planning Commission hearing date or IMMEDIATELY following final City Council action. It is recommended that the cost of sign removal be included in a sign contract with the sign company. Planning Division ---PAGE BREAK--- CITY OF PALMDALE PLANNING DIVISION PUBLIC HEARING SIGN REMOVAL AUTHORIZATION Case Number(s): Assessor’s Parcel Number(s): Location (address if available): Approximately Feet N or S of (Circle) (Street Name) Approximately Feet E or W of (Circle) (Street Name) By this signature, I acknowledge that I understand the requirements for posting the subject property for public hearing and do agree to pay all costs for the removal and storage of said public hearing sign if it is not removed within 14 days of the final hearing for this/these case(s). Applicant/Agent: Date: Owner: Date ---PAGE BREAK--- FORM OF SUBMITTAL AND CONTENTS REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SITE PLAN REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS All required plans shall be prepared accurately by a qualified individual registered civil engineer, licensed architect, licensed building designer), drawn to a standard engineering scale 1”=20’, 1”=50’, 1”=100’, 1”=200’) or architectural scale that is appropriate to the project size and able to clearly define and identify all required information, and include the following: A. SITE PLANS: 1. Title Block containing: a. Name, address, and phone number of developer and/or owner. b. Name, address, phone number, license number, expiration date, and stamp of person preparing plan. c. Address of project. 2. Legend containing: a. The Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN). b. Scale. c. A legal description of the property sufficient to locate the property. d. Existing and proposed zoning and General Plan designations. e. Date of plan preparation with revision date plate. f. Statement indicating current and proposed land uses. g. Statement indicating gross and net acreage (after dedications) of property. h. Gross square footage of structure(s) (existing and proposed) including a breakdown of net leasable floor area and linear and square footage of seating (if applicable); indicate estimated square footage proposed for each different use within the structure(s); and density analysis (residential only). i. Lot coverage (area of site covered by structures) expressed as percentage of site or Floor Area Ration (if applicable). j. Square footage of landscaping, existing and proposed, with dimensions and amount of landscaped area expressed as a percentage of the entire site, and a percentage of the interior parking area (that is, exclude landscape areas located in the required setback areas). k. Number of parking spaces required and provided (breakdown by proposed uses, if more than one, and show calculations for each); list separately the number of covered, handicapped, uncovered, compact, bicycle, and loading zone spaces provided. l. Type of building construction. m. Type of building occupancy and number of employees. ---PAGE BREAK--- -10- 3. Plot Plan Showing: a. North-arrow. b. Boundaries - Existing and proposed lot lines, numbers, and areas. c. Easements - Locations, dimensions, and type of all easements. d. Grades - Existing and proposed including building pad elevations, streets, adjacent grades within 100 feet of project boundary; show by contours at adequate intervals. e. Structures - Locations, footprints, dimensions, distances between structures and property lines and use of existing and proposed structures within project and extending 50 feet beyond project borders. Show open stairways and other projections from exterior buildings walls, including entrances and exits, and handicap ramps. f. Fences and Walls - Location, elevation, height, and composition of all existing and proposed walls, fences, and retaining walls. g. Yards - Distance between exterior walls of structures and other such walls and property lines. Indicate location of any dedicated yards. h. Circulation/Parking - Completely dimensioned layout of internal driveways, aisles, parking stalls, loading spaces, vehicle ingress and egress to site, and sidewalks or other pedestrian walkways, and handicapped access for the site conforming to Title 24 of the California Administrative Code. Include appropriate required markings for handicap parking and loading zones, etc. Indicate number of required and proposed parking spaces, including handicap spaces, bicycle spaces, and loading zones. Identify and give direction of all one-way aisles. i. Streets - Location and cross-sections of existing and proposed rights-of-way, enriched parkways, left turn lanes, improvements (sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveways, and landscaping), all completely dimensioned (on-site and off-site). j. Drainage Facilities - Location, type, and size (on-site and off-site). Show how project is to handle storm water and cross drainage to or from adjacent properties. k. Lighting - Location and size of all exterior lighting standards and devices. l. Refuse - Location of refuse disposal areas. m. Storage - Location of outside storage areas and indication of screening method. n. Utilities - Location, sizes, and dimensions of all existing and proposed underground and above ground utilities and equipment (on-site and off-site). List name, address, and phone number of all affected utilities. Show proposed screening of electrical transformer and Water District backflow device. o. Sign Location - Location of all existing and proposed free-standing signs. p. Trees - Location, existing grade, circumference, area of dripline and species of all existing trees on site (may require a separate tree report). q. Adjacency Items - All existing uses, structures, walls, fences, yards, drainage facilities, lighting, signs, parking, driveways, trees, and grades within 100 feet of the project boundary. r. Barriers - Location and dimensions of all wheel/bumper stops and concrete headers separating vehicular areas from landscaped areas. ---PAGE BREAK--- -11- 4. Vicinity Map: a. A Vicinity map of the area to be developed showing adjoining projects, creeks, railroads, major cross streets, and other data sufficient to locate the proposed project in relationship to the surrounding community. B. BUILDING ELEVATIONS: 1. All pertinent horizontal and vertical dimensions of existing (if applicable) and/or proposed structures. Height measurements shall be made from grade to the highest point of construction. 2. Architectural elevations of each exposure (front, rear, both sides) of each building or structure type: a. Show rooftop equipment and demonstrate parapet screening (identify screening material). b. Show adjacent structures on street elevation. c. Include a composite elevation from street level if multiple buildings are proposed (incorporate the profile of landscaping and structures or equipment adjacent to such elevations). d. Label each elevation with a directional (north, south, etc.) orientation. 3. Type of roof, window (reflectively), and wall materials (finished surface) to be used. 4. Accurate color of materials (1 copy of typical elevation or perspective rendered in accurate color). 5. Location(s) and dimensions for all sign, graphics, or other advertising displays proposed on-site; indicate type, color, copy (if known) and materials of construction. (NOTE: If a separate sign plan is required for this project, make sure that the information contained in both is the same). 6. Roof plan showing the direction of roof elements and equipment, exterior lights, vents, ducts, and other exterior mechanical utility equipment. C. COLORS AND MATERIALS CARD: 1. The colors and materials sample card shall be no larger than 8½” x 14” and shall contain representative samples of all external colors and materials of construction proposed for use on the project. Samples must be consistent with the information shown on the elevations. The card shall also identify the project location, name and address, and bear a prominent label indicating the Case Number(s) it is associated with (leave space for staff to add the number). ---PAGE BREAK--- -12- D. FLOOR PLANS: 1. All room and area dimensions including existing rooms/areas adjacent to the proposed construction and overall dimensions. 2. The proposed use of all rooms and areas identified and the amount of gross floor area for each proposed use. 3. Occupant load calculations and Occupancy Classification for each room or area and the entire structure. 4. Provisions for accessibility to the elderly and physically disabled which are required by law for buildings and facilities to be used by the public. 5. Statement indicating whether or not automatic fire sprinkler systems will be used in the structure. E. CONCEPTUAL GRADING/DRAINAGE PLANS: 1. Show the proposed shape, height, and grade of the site including the direction of drainage flow, existing trees, and percent of grade (Slope Map). 2. Indicate all proposed cuts and fills coordinated with the proposed phasing of the project. 3. Indicate all quantities of cut and fill and their ultimate disposition. 4. Indicate all erosion control measures including proposed detention basins and retaining walls. 5. Provide cross-sectional profiles for existing and proposed grade changes. 6. Show location of perimeter walls, if applicable, and relationship of the walls to slopes and other walls, existing and proposed. Where existing and proposed walls are shown, identify distance between wall faces and indicate grade differential, if any. F. CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPING / IRRIGATION PLANS: 1. A rendered plan graphically identifying by symbol and notes the types of proposed plantings. a. Turf shall be indicated by a symbol distinct from shrub and ground cover symbols. b. Existing and proposed berms shall be identified by general shape and gradient. 2. A reasonable representation of the proposed number of trees without calling out exact quantities. 3. A legend which identifies the plant material (botanical and common names) with a breakdown in percentages of the various container sizes for each tree and shrub symbol 25% 15-gal.), for each plan graphic symbol. ---PAGE BREAK--- -13- 4. The proposed method and type of irrigation shall be indicated by notes. If multiple systems of irrigation are used, clearly identify on the plan where each type of system will be used. a. In notes, the irrigation concept should include a proposed water management strategy. 5. Existing trees shall be shown on the plan. G. RADIUS MAP: 1. The radius map must show the subject parcel(s) and all properties within 500 / 700 / 1,000* feet of the boundaries of the subject parcel(s). If the surrounding parcel owners are not excessive, indicate the Assessor’s Parcel Number of every parcel within or touching the radius line on the map. List the Parcel Number on the mailing label, also. If impractical to list Parcel Numbers on the map, cross- reference to the tabular mailing list. *The radius for the surrounding property is calculated on the subject property size: 20 acres or less – 500’ radius 21 acres to 159 acres – 700’ radius 160 acres or more – 1,000 radius