§ 25-9. ZONING DISTRICTS.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65800 et. seq., the State of California grants to the City of Firebaugh the power to apply zoning to lands within its City limits. The purpose of zoning is to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. The constitutionality of zoning has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court since 1926, Euclid v. Amber Realty Company (272 US 365).

Zoning is the division of a city into districts, and the regulation within those districts of the height, appearance and bulk of buildings and structures; the area of a lot that may be occupied and the size of required open spaces; the density and intensity of development; and the use of buildings and land for commercial, agricultural, industrial, residential and other purposes.

Districts are areas within the City of Firebaugh within which certain zoning regulations apply. The districts hereby established and into which the City is divided are as follows:

Overlay districts are areas in Firebaugh that may require special regulations due to unique locational features, architecture, historical significance, resources or hazards. These districts may be combined

with any of the base districts identified in this Chapter. For purposes of identification on the Official Zoning Map for Firebaugh, districts that are joined with an overlay district shall be suffixed with the name of the overlay district. As an example, the zoning for an area of Firebaugh that is classified central commercial (C-2) and contains the historic downtown, which demands unique design regulations, would read as C-2 (PD), Central Commercial, Planned Development District. Firebaugh overlay districts are as follows:

PD Planned Development

• a. The zoning boundaries of the aforementioned districts and overlay districts shall be shown on the Official Zoning Map of Firebaugh. The Official Zoning Map shall be a part of this Ordinance and shall remain on file with the Firebaugh Planning and Building Department.

• b. The Firebaugh Planning and Building Department shall be responsible for amending the Official Zoning Map when land is annexed into the City or when property is reclassified from one zone to another.

• c. Zoning Map amendments.

Editor's Note: Maps adopted with Zoning Map amendments are on file in the City offices.

1. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate one existing parcel currently zoned R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-2 (Low Density Multiple Family Residential) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcel is situated on the northwest corner of 15th Street and Q Street. [Added 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 18-03]

2. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate two existing parcels zoned C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial to R-1-5 (Single Family Residential (5,000 square foot minimum lot size) and two parcels zoned C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) to R-3 (Medium Density Multiple Family Residential) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcels are situated on the east side of North Dos Palos Road (State Highway 33) on both sides of the Lyon Avenue alignment. This amendment is conditioned upon the developer dedicating land for half of the Diaz Street right-of-way and Highway 33 widening and deferring payment equal to construction costs for half of the Diaz Street improvement to a later date set by the City. [Added 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-01]

3. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate nine existing parcels zoned C-2 (Central Commercial) and R-2 (Low Density Multi Family Residential) to G (Government) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcels are situated on the east side of O Street along both sides of 9th Street, extending to Q Street.

   • [Added 8-5-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]

4. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate two existing parcels zoned G (Government) to R-1-5 (Single Family Residential) (5,000 square foot minimum lot size) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcels are situated on the west side of Clyde Fannon Road north of the Borboa Lane alignment.

   • [Added 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-05]

5. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate one existing parcel zoned R-1 (Single Family Residential) to C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcel is situated on the southeast corner of N Street and Zozaya Street. [Added 1-6-2020 by Ord. No. 19-07]

6. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate one existing parcel C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) to R-1 (Single Family Residential) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcel is

situated on the east side of the Lyon Avenue alignment, approximately 280 feet north of North Dos Palos Road. [Added 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]

7. This section is amended by changing the Official Zoning Map to prezone two parcels located west of Washoe Avenue with the Urban Reserve (UR) zone (APNs 007-091-37 and 012-020-33) as shown in Map l.

   • [Added 5-3-2021 by Ord. No. 21-01]

8. The Zoning Map is amended to redesignate two existing parcels from "C-1" (Neighborhood Commercial) to "R-2" (Low Density Multiple Family Residential) as shown on Map 1. The subject parcels are situated on the east side of the Lyon Avenue alignment, approximately 540 feet north of N. Dos Palos Road.

   • [Added 8-21-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any district shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply.

• a. District boundaries shall coincide with either streets, alleys, property lines or railroad rights-ofway unless otherwise shown on the Zoning Map.

• b. Where doubt exists as to the location of a district boundary within a block, the boundary line shall be the nearest interior lot line existing at the effective date of this Ordinance.

Except as provided for in this Ordinance, no structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or enlarged, nor shall any site or structure be used in a manner other than is included among the uses hereinafter listed as permitted or conditionally permitted in the district in which the structure or site is located. In addition, no structure or part thereof shall be erected, reconstructed, enlarged or moved into any district that exceeds the development standards for the district in which the structure is located.

Where property is annexed into Firebaugh or where property is vacated or abandoned, the following zoning rules shall apply:

• a. Firebaugh may pre-zone unincorporated territory adjoining the City for the purpose of determining the zoning that will apply to such territory in the event of annexation. Zoning of the subject territory will be conducted consistent with § 25-49 , Zoning Ordinance Amendments, and will become effective when annexation has been completed.

• b. Unless pre-zoned, all property annexed into the City shall be classified to the Urban Reserve (UR) district.

• c. All property that lacks zoning because property has been vacated or abandoned shall be zoned to the center line of the subject property consistent with the zoning on the adjoining property.

Where more restrictive standards, use regulations or rules are established by any other applicable statutes, ordinances or regulations than is established by this Ordinance, the provisions of such statutes, ordinances or regulations shall govern.