§ 17.142.100. Development standards.

A.

General standards. The following standards shall apply to all uses and development in the WC-R Zone, except for residential subdivisions tentatively approved prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 348.4729. Such subdivisions shall comply with the development standards of their previous zoning classifications in Ordinance No. 348.

1.

Lot size. Except for Wine Country Clustered Subdivisions, the minimum lot size for subdivisions shall be five gross acres. On flag lots, the minimum lot size shall be determined by excluding that portion of a lot that is used solely for access to the portion of a lot used as a building site.

2.

Lot width. Except for wine country clustered subdivisions, lots shall have a minimum average width of two hundred (200) feet.

3.

Lot depth. Except for wine country clustered subdivisions, the minimum average lot depth shall be one hundred (100) feet.

4.

Setbacks. The following setback requirements shall apply.

a.

The minimum front setback for buildings and structures shall be fifty (50) feet from the property line.

b.

The minimum side setback for buildings and structures shall be thirty (30) feet from the property line.

c.

The minimum rear setback for buildings and structures shall be thirty (30) feet from the property line.

d.

The minimum road right-of-way setback for all buildings and structures shall be fifty (50) feet, except when the site is located next to Rancho California Road, Monte De Oro Road, Anza Road, Glen Oaks Road, Pauba Road, De Portola Road, Buck Road, Borel Road, Butterfield Stage Road, Calle Contento Road, Camino Del Vino Road, and Highway 79 South where the minimum setback requirement shall be one hundred (100) feet. The minimum one-hundred-foot setback requirement does not apply when it makes a single lot undevelopable for a one family dwelling. In such an event, the minimum fifty-foot setback requirement shall apply to the lot.

e.

The minimum road right-of-way setback for permanent buildings and structures used in conjunction with drying, processing, and packing operations shall be fifty (50) feet, except when the site is located next to Rancho California Road, Monte De Oro Road, Anza Road, Glen Oaks Road, Pauba Road, De Portola Road, Buck Road, Borel Road, Butterfield Stage Road, Calle Contento Road, Camino Del Vino Road, and Highway 79 South where the minimum setback requirement shall be one hundred (100) feet.

f.

The minimum road right-of-way setback for all winery buildings and structures shall be fifty (50) feet, except when the site is located next to Rancho California Road, Monte De Oro Road, Anza Road, Glen Oaks Road, Pauba Road, De Portola Road, Buck Road, Borel Road, Butterfield Stage Road, Calle Contento Road, Camino Del Vino Road, and Highway 79 South where the minimum setback requirement shall be one hundred (100) feet.

5.

Habitable stories. The number of habitable stories above a building's lowest above ground finished floor shall not exceed two (2).

6.

Height.

a.

The maximum height for a building shall not exceed forty (40) feet. Architectural elements such as spires, minarets, chimneys or similar structures may exceed the prescribed height limits where such structures do not provide additional floor space.

b.

The maximum height for a structure shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height, unless a greater height is approved pursuant to section 17.172.230 of this title. In no event, however, shall a structure exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height, unless a variance is approved pursuant to chapter 17.196 of this title.

7.

Site layouts and building designs shall minimize noise impacts on surrounding properties and comply with Ordinance No. 847.

8.

Drainage channels shall be constructed to avoid undermining or eroding the roadbed.

9.

Curbs, gutters and streetlights shall be constructed in accordance with Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines.

10.

Site layout and design shall be consistent with existing and planned recreational trails and bike paths set forth in the General Plan and the Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines.

11.

All utilities shall be installed underground except electrical lines rated at 33kV or greater which may be installed above ground.

12.

All exterior lighting shall comply with applicable requirements of Ordinance Nos. 655 and 915.

13.

All exterior lighting, including spotlights, floodlights, electric reflectors and other means of illumination for signs, structures, landscaping, parking, loading, unloading and similar areas, shall be focused, directed, and arranged to prevent glare and direct illumination of streets or adjoining property.

14.

On-site advertising signs shall be consistent with Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines and comply with all applicable County signage requirements.

15.

All residential developments shall record a right-to-farm covenant, pursuant to Ordinance No. 625 to protect the vineyard uses from residential encroachment and conflicting land uses.

B.

Wine country clustered subdivision development standards. In addition to the general standards, the following standards shall apply to wine country clustered subdivision in the WC-R Zone:

1.

Site layout and design shall be consistent with the Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines to maximize unique site characteristics including, but not limited to, the natural topography, scenic vistas, soil quality and drainage patterns.

2.

The minimum residential lot size shall be one gross acre.

3.

Prior to tentative approval of an applicable subdivision map, at least seventy-five (75) percent of net project area shall be set-aside for planting vineyards through production lots or deed restriction.

4.

Fifty (50) percent of the set-aside area shall be planted prior to issuance of the building permit for the first dwelling unit and remaining twenty-five (25) percent prior to finalization of the building permit for the first dwelling unit.

5.

A wine country clustered subdivision consisting of forty (40) gross acres or more shall provide at least one production lot.

6.

A wine country clustered subdivision that includes a production lot of at least twenty-five (25) gross acres may have a class I winery.

7.

Set-aside areas shall be maintained for production of grapes in perpetuity by any of the following: property owner's association, home owner's association or county service area.

8.

On-site improvements for production lots and deed restricted areas including, but not limited to, lighting, ingress and egress shall be limited to improvements necessary to maintain the production lots and deed restricted areas.

9.

On-site improvements for clustered lots including, but not limited to, roads, signage, parking, street furniture and exterior lighting shall be consistent with the Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines and comply with all applicable county signage requirements.

10.

Wine country clustered subdivisions shall include an established on-site vineyard and comply with Ordinance No. 460.

C.

Winery standards. In addition to the general standards, the following standards shall apply to all wineries in the WC-R zone:

1.

A total of seventy-five (75) percent of the net project area shall be planted in vineyards prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy or final inspection, whichever occurs first. Fifty (50) percent of the vineyard requirement shall be planted prior to issuance of building permit for the winery.

2.

To achieve the seventy-five (75) percent requirement, fifteen (15) percent of the net project area may include the planting of olive trees and the remaining sixty (60) percent of the net project area shall be planted in vineyards.

3.

The seventy-five (75) percent planting requirement shall not include water features, natural or manmade lakes or the planting of grapevines in parking lots, but may include planting in the road right-of-way as may be approved by the director of transportation or his designee.

4.

Vineyards used to meet the above planting requirement shall have a minimum average density of four hundred fifty (450) vines per acre. Olive trees used to meet the above planting requirement shall have a minimum average density of one hundred (100) olive trees per acre.

5.

The seventy-five (75) percent planting requirement shall be maintained for the life of the permit.

6.

No amplified sound shall be permitted outdoors, unless an exception to Ordinance No. 847 has been applied for and approved.

7.

Prior to obtaining a certificate of occupancy, a winery operator shall obtain all applicable permits or licenses required by the California Department of Beverage Control.

8.

A minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of the grapes utilized in wine production and retail wines sale shall be grown in Riverside County, except during the following:

a.

When the Board of Supervisors declares an Agricultural Emergency for the Temecula Valley Wine Country Area. The declaration shall be for a specific period of time and any winery within the Temecula Valley Wine Country Area Policy Area may take advantage of the exemption.

b.

The first two years from the plot plan's or conditional use permit's effective date.

9.

For winery entitlements and revised entitlements approved after the effective date of Ordinance No. 348.4818, at least fifty (50) percent of the wine sold by a winery shall be produced on the winery site. This development standard does not apply to wineries approved and operating under an existing valid entitlement before the effective date of Ordinance No. 348.4818. Any change or expansion by these wineries requiring a revised entitlement shall be consistent with this development standard.

10.

A class I winery shall be less than one thousand five hundred one (1,501) square feet in size.

11.

A class II winery shall be at least fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet in size and shall produce at least three thousand five hundred (3,500) gallons of wine annually as determined by the county agricultural commissioner.

12.

Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any incidental commercial uses, the winery shall be constructed.

13.

Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any incidental commercial uses, the winery shall be operational.

14.

Buildings and structures shall be designed in a rural, equestrian or wine country theme consistent with the Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines.

15.

Automobile parking spaces shall comply with chapter 17.188 of this title and shall be consistent with the rural standards of the Temecula Valley Wine Country Policy Area of the Riverside County General Plan and the Temecula Valley Wine Country Design Guidelines.

16.

Loading, trash, and service areas shall be screened by structures or landscaping and shall be located and designed in such a manner as to minimize noise and odor impacts to adjacent properties.

17.

Outside storage areas shall be screened from view by structures or landscaping.

18.

All roof mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from the ground elevation view to a minimum sight distance of thirteen hundred twenty (1,320) feet.

(Ord. No. 348.4729, § 1, 3-11-2014; Ord. No. 348.4818, §§ 32—36, 12-15-2015)