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USE <br />MAXIMUM INTENSITY/DENSITY <br />Assembly <br />0.50 FAR <br />Materials Processing <br />0.50 FAR <br />Heavy Repair Services <br />0.50 FAR <br />Wholesale Trade and Distribution Centers <br />0.50 FAR <br />Storage/Warehousing <br />0.50 FAR <br />Public Facilities <br />0.35 FAR <br />Recreational <br />0.35 FAR <br />Schools <br />0.35 FAR <br />Institutional <br />0.35 FAR <br />Public or Private Utilities, Limited or Heavy <br />0.50 FAR <br />The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in Commercial/Industrial designated areas shall not exceed the <br />above cited limits. The FAR is determined by dividing the gross floor area of all floors of all <br />buildings on a development site by the area of that development site. If there is a question <br />concerning which FAR category applies to a particular use, then the applicable FAR category <br />shall be the same category that applies to the use having the most similar characteristics to the <br />use in question. County staff shall determine which use has the most similar characteristics to the <br />original use in question. Factors used to make that determination shall include the type and <br />volume of traffic generated, parking requirements, and the Standard Industrial Classification <br />Code. <br />The FAR of mixed use projects shall be calculated by assigning a portion of the total <br />development area to each use. The sum of the portions assigned to each use must equal the total <br />development area. An exception shall be allowed for accessory residential in Commercial/ <br />Industrial designated areas. That exception shall allow the entire development area to be used to <br />calculate the number of units allowed, without restricting the amount of development area <br />available for calculating the maximum FAR for primary uses. <br />Policy 1.19: Land development regulations shall provide performance standards for <br />commercial/industrial development which at a minimum address, but are not limited to, the <br />following: <br />• Land use compatibility, buffering and landscaping <br />• Access points, traffic controls, and parking <br />• Signage <br />• Gross floor area, impervious surface ratios <br />• Open space <br />Future Land Use Element 138 <br />