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Chapter 27 — BRAWLEY ZONING ORDINANCE.

Sec. 27.151. - Oversized vehicle parking provisions.

Brawley Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Brawley

Where the need is determined by the planning director, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings hereafter erected or established shall have and maintain up to ten percent of required off-street parking spaces for oversized vehicles.

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Oversized vehicle spaces shall not be less than twelve feet in width, twenty-five feet in length, and with fourteen feet of vertical clearance.

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Required off-street oversized spaces shall be located on the same site as the use being served.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Secs. 27.152—27.159. - Reserved.

Article XII. - Special Development Standards and Uses.

Sec. 27.160. - Purpose.

The special regulations included in this article are supplementary provisions intended to provide clarification and amplification of the provisions and standards governing development in each zone.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.161. - Area accepted as the required area.

The required area of a lot or parcel of land shall be not less than the area indicated in the corresponding zoning district in which the lot or parcel is located, except under the following special conditions:

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Recorded Subdivisions. Required area shall mean that area of a lot or parcel of land shown as a part of a final subdivision map that has been approved by the city council and recorded as provided for in the Subdivision Map Act and the subdivision ordinance. Where the area of a lot in a recorded subdivision is less than the minimum area required in the zone, it shall be considered to meet the minimum area requirements of the zoning ordinance.

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Lot Area Required. Where a property owner has the right of possession to a lot or parcel of land by virtue of a recorded deed or contract of sale, "required area" shall be interpreted to mean the area of said lot or parcel as provided in subject deed or contract of sale, provided the deed or contract of sale was recorded prior to the adoption of this zoning ordinance or any previous ordinance which set minimum area requirements on said lot or parcel of land. A building permit will be issued to construct any structure permitted in the zone where said lot or parcel of land is located, provided all yards as required by this zoning ordinance can be provided, and all other regulations contained in this zoning ordinance are complied with.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.162. - Creation of a lot or parcel having less than required area.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person shall not divide any lot or parcel of land, and shall not convey any lot or parcel of land or any portion thereof, if as a result of such conveyance the area of any lot or parcel of land so reduced, or a lot or parcel of land so created, is in violation of the requirements of this article.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.163. - Use of a lot or parcel having less than required area.

Where a portion of a lot or parcel of land is sold or transferred and as a result of such sale of transfer one or more parcels are created of such an area as to no longer conform to the requirements of this article, then in the determination of the permissible number and location of any buildings on any lot or parcel of land so created by such sale or transfer, the portion sold or transferred and the remainder shall be considered as one parcel.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

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