Chapter 19.48 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
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§ 19.48.010. Regulations generally. § 19.48.020. Music festivals, games, shows, exhibitions, activities, amusements, entertainments and gatherings. § 19.48.030. Removal of rock, sand, topsoil.
Chapter 19.28 ADDITIONAL USES
§ 19.28.010. Designated.
§ 19.28.020. Permitted with use permit.
Chapter 19.30 KENNEL REGULATIONS
| KENNEL REGULATIONS | KENNEL REGULATIONS | § 19.48.050. | Temporary uses–Caretaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| units. | ||||
| § | 19.30.010. | Four or fewer dogs–No |
§ 19.48.055. | Temporary uses–Hardship |
| regulation. | situations. | |||
| § | 19.30.020. | Noncommercial kennel |
§ 19.48.060. | Private stables. |
| regulations. | § 19.48.065. | Livestock setbacks. | ||
| § | 19.30.030. | Commercial kennel |
§ 19.48.080. | Recreational vehicles, |
| regulations. | mobile homes recreational | |||
| § | 19.30.040. | Non-exclusivity of |
vehicle parks and mobile | |
| regulations. | home parks. | |||
| § 19.48.090. | Height regulations. | |||
| Chapter 19.32 | § 19.48.100. | Building site area. | ||
| SIGNS | § 19.48.105. | Prohibition of new | ||
| residential parcels of less | ||||
| § | 19.32.010. | Regulations. |
than forty thousand square | |
| feet in size without being | ||||
| Chapter 19.36 | served by a public sanitary | |||
| PARKING | sewer. | |||
| § 19.48.110. | Yards and setbacks. | |||
| § | 19.36.010. | Regulations. |
§ 19.48.125. | Home occupation |
| regulations. | ||||
| Chapter 19.40 | § 19.48.130. | Junk and junkyard | ||
| PUBLIC UTILITIES | regulations. | |||
| § 19.48.135. | Weddings and social | |||
| § | 19.40.010. | Electrical transmission lines |
gatherings. | |
| and electric substations. | § 19.48.140. | Bed and breakfast inns. | ||
| § | 19.40.020. | Communication equipment |
§ 19.48.150. | Commercial wireless service |
| buildings–Where permitted. | facilities. | |||
| § | 19.40.030. | Service yards–Where |
§ 19.48.160. | Cargo container regulations. |
| permitted. | § 19.48.170. | Small wind energy systems. | ||
| Chapter 19.44 BUILDING LINES |
§ 19.48.180. § 19.48.190. |
Child day care facilities and family day care homes. Special needs housing. |
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| § | 19.44.010. | Specifications. |
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| Chapter 19.50 | § 19.56.020. | Application. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGN STANDARDS AND FINDINGS | § 19.56.030. | Public hearings. | |
| § 19.56.040. | Action by planning | ||
| § 19.50.010. | Standards and findings for | commission. | |
| § 19.50.020. | discretionary projects of five or more units or five or more lots in the high and very high fire hazard severity zones. Required findings for discretionary approvals in |
§ 19.56.045. § 19.56.050. § 19.56.060. § 19.56.065. |
Effect of condition requiring zoning or general plan change. Appeal. Revocation. Amendment. |
| the Agricultural-General | |||
| general plan land use | Chapter 19.60 | ||
| classification. | NONCONFORMING USES | ||
| § 19.50.030. | Required findings for | ||
| discretionary approvals in | § 19.60.010. | Generally. | |
| the Agricultural-Transition | § 19.60.020. | Use permits. | |
| general plan land use | § 19.60.030. | Parcels or lots. | |
| classification. | § 19.60.040. | Enlargement, increase or | |
| § 19.50.040. | Standards and findings to | extension of use. | |
| § 19.50.050. | protect biological resources for discretionary use permits and new subdivisions of ten or more lots. Economic impact analysis for new commercial |
§ 19.60.050. § 19.60.060. § 19.60.070. |
Structural alterations, maintenance and repairs. Reconstruction, damaged or destroyed building. Change in use. |
| development of five thousand square feet or |
§ 19.60.080. | Lawful construction prior to effective date. |
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| more. | § 19.60.090. | Applicability to future | |
| changes. | |||
| Chapter 19.52 | |||
| VARIANCES | Chapter 19.64 | ||
| APPEALS | |||
| § 19.52.010. | When permitted. | ||
| § 19.52.020. § 19.52.030. § 19.52.040. |
Application. Public hearings. Action by planning commission. |
§ 19.64.010. § 19.64.020. |
Powers of planning commission. Application for appeal or interpretation. |
| § 19.52.050. § 19.52.060. |
Action by board of supervisors. Revocation. |
§ 19.64.030. § 19.64.040. |
Action on application. Appeal to board of supervisors. |
| § 19.52.070. | Effect. | Chapter 19.68 | |
| AMENDMENTS | |||
| Chapter 19.56 | |||
| USE PERMITS | § 19.68.010. | When permitted. | |
| § 19.56.010. | When issued. | § 19.68.020. | Initiation. |
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ZONING
§ 19.68.030. Public hearings. § 19.68.040. Action by planning commission.
§ 19.68.050. Action by board of supervisors.
Chapter 19.72 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
§ 19.72.010. Title. § 19.72.020. Purpose and findings. § 19.72.030. Definitions. § 19.72.040. Permitting. § 19.72.050. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling unit regulations.
§ 19.72.060. Renting and selling–Subdivision–Deed restriction. Chapter 19.77
OBJECTS AFFECTING NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE
| § | 19.77.010. | Scope of regulations. |
|---|---|---|
| § | 19.77.020. | Definition of terms. |
| § | 19.77.030. | Standards. |
| § | 19.77.040. | Kinds of objects affected. |
| § | 19.77.050. | Notice requirements. |
| § | 19.77.060. | Construction or alteration |
| requiring notice. | ||
| § | 19.77.070. | Construction or alteration |
| not requiring notice. | ||
| § | 19.77.080. | Form and time of notice. |
| § | 19.77.090. | Action on notice or other |
| permit for a project | ||
| affecting navigable airspace. | ||
| § | 19.77.100. | Obstruction standards |
| scope. | ||
| § | 19.77.110. | Standards for determining |
| obstructions. | ||
| § | 19.77.120. | Westover Field Airport |
| imaginary surfaces. | ||
| § | 19.77.130. | Airport imaginary surface |
| for the Westover Field | ||
| Heliport. |
§ 19.77.140. Scope of aeronautical studies of effect of proposed constructed on navigable airspace.
§ 19.77.150. Initiation of studies. § 19.77.160. Aeronautical studies. § 19.77.170. Discretionary review. § 19.77.180. Effective period of determination of no hazard.
§ 19.77.190. Hearings. § 19.77.200. Antenna farm areas. § 19.77.300. Overflight zones.
Chapter 19.80
AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND OPERATIONS
§ 19.80.010. Definitions. § 19.80.020. Findings and policy. § 19.80.030. Nuisance. § 19.80.040. Notice to purchasers of real property.
§ 19.80.050. Installation of signs. § 19.80.060. Procedure for resolution of disputes.
§ 19.80.070. Separability.
Chapter 19.84 RESTRICTIONS ON CANNABIS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
§ 19.84.010. Findings. § 19.84.020. Purpose and intent. § 19.84.030. Relationship to other laws. § 19.84.040. Definitions. § 19.84.050. Cannabis cultivation and related activities prohibited.
§ 19.84.060. Exemptions. § 19.84.070. Prohibited cannabis cultivation and related activities declared a public nuisance.
§ 19.84.080. Enforcement. § 19.84.090. Penalties for violation and liability for costs.
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| § 19.84.100. | Severability. | § 19.88.020. | Definitions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 19.88.030. | Cultivation, breeding, | ||
| Chapter 19.88 | storing, or processing of | ||
| RESTRICTION ON INDUSTRIAL HEMP | industrial hemp prohibited. | ||
| § 19.88.040. | Severability. | ||
| § 19.88.010. | Purpose and findings. |
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ZONING
§ 19.04.010
§ 19.04.040