Chapter 4-30 — STANDARDS FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USES

Sections:

Sec. 4-30-010. Purpose. Sec. 4-30-020. Applicability. Sec. 4-30-030. Fences, walls, and screening. Sec. 4-30-040. Height limits and exceptions. Sec. 4-30-050. Noise standards. Sec. 4-30-060. Outdoor lighting. Sec. 4-30-070. Performance standards. Sec. 4-30-080. Public improvement requirements. Sec. 4-30-090. Setback regulations and exceptions. Sec. 4-30-100. Solid waste/recyclable materials storage. Sec. 4-30-110. Undergrounding of utilities.

This Chapter expands upon the zoning district development standards of Article 2 by addressing additional details of site planning, project design, and the operation of land uses. The intent of these standards is to ensure that proposed development is compatible with existing and future development on neighboring properties, and produces an environment of stable and desirable character, consistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plan.

The requirements of this Chapter shall apply to all proposed development and new land uses, except as specified in Chapter 4-72 (Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Parcels), and shall be considered in combination with the standards for the applicable zoning district in Article 2 (Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses, and Permit Requirements), and those in Article 4 (Standards for Specific Land Uses). If there is a conflict, the standards in Article 4 shall control.

• A. Applicability. The requirements of this Section apply to all fences and walls unless otherwise stated.

  1. Exemptions. These regulations do not apply to fences or walls required by regulations of a State or Federal agency, or by the City for reasons of public safety.

• B. Height limits. Each fence, wall, and hedge shall comply with the height limitations shown in Table 3-1. See also Figure 3-1. A fence or wall with a height greater than six feet and a length greater than 50 feet shall require Architectural Review in compliance with Section 4-52-020, except for open and wire fencing in the RE zoning district.

TABLE 3-1 - MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF FENCES AND WALLS

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Notes:

• (1) Additional height may be authorized through Use Permit approval (Section 4-52-050) for commercial uses, school grounds, tennis courts and similar areas.

• (2) A fence or wall may be allowed up to eight feet in height when the portions of the fence above six feet are of an open design (e.g., lattice, wrought iron or grille work), provided that a Building Permit may be required.

• C. Measurement of fence and wall height. Fence height shall be measured as the vertical distance between the grade at the base of the fence and the top edge of the fence material.

• D. Specific fence and wall requirements.

  1. Fencing between different land uses. Fencing between different land uses shall be provided in compliance with Subsection F. (Screening).

  2. Swimming pools, spas, and similar features. Swimming pools/spas and other similar water features shall be fenced in compliance with Building Code requirements, regardless of the other requirements of this Section.

  3. Outdoor equipment, storage, and work areas. Non-residential outdoor uses and equipment adjacent to a residential use shall be fenced and/or screened in compliance with Subsection F. (Screening).

4. Temporary fencing. Temporary fencing may be necessary to protect archaeological or historic resources, trees, or other similar sensitive features during site preparation and construction. This fencing shall be approved by the Director.

E. Prohibited materials. The following fence materials are prohibited unless approved by the Director for animal control, special security needs, or required by a City, State, or Federal law or regulation.

1. Barbed wire, or electrified fence, except where authorized by the Director within an I or M zoning district;

2. Razor wire in conjunction with a fence or wall, or by itself within any zoning district, except where authorized by the Director in the M zoning district.

3. Chain link fences without slats, except where approved by the Architectural Review Committee within any C, I or M zoning district.

• F. Screening. This Subsection establishes standards for the screening and separation of adjoining residential and nonresidential land uses, equipment and outdoor storage areas, and surface parking areas.

  1. Screening between different land uses. A commercial or industrial land use proposed on a site adjacent to a residential zoning district shall provide screening at the parcel boundary as follows. Other nonresidential uses adjacent to a residential use may also be required by the review authority to comply with these requirements.

  - **a.** The screen shall consist of plant materials and a solid, decorative wall of masonry or similar durable material, six feet in height (up to eight feet may be allowed in compliance with Subsection B. (Height limits). Openings or pedestrian connections may be required at the discretion of the review authority.
  

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• b. The maximum height of the wall shall comply with the provisions of Subsection B. (Height limits).

• c. The decorative wall shall be architecturally treated on both sides, subject to the approval of the review authority.

• d. A landscaping strip with a minimum width of five feet shall be installed adjacent to a screening wall, except that 10 feet of landscaping shall be provided between a parking lot and a screening wall, in compliance with Section 4-34-040-C-4-d.

• e. The review authority may waive or approve a substitute for the requirements of this Subsection F.1 if the review authority first determines that:

  • (1) The relationship of the proposed uses make the required screening unnecessary;

  • (2) The intent of this Section can be successfully met by means of alternative screening methods;

  • (3) Physical constraints on the site make the required screening infeasible; or

  • (4) The physical characteristics of the site or adjoining parcels make the required screening unnecessary.

2. Mechanical equipment, loading docks, and refuse areas.

• a. Roof or ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view from adjoining public streets and rights-of-way and adjoining areas zoned for residential uses. This equipment includes air conditioning, heating, ventilation ducts, and exhaust vents, loading docks, refuse storage areas, and utility services, electrical transformers, gas meters, etc.

• b. The method of screening shall be architecturally compatible with other on-site development in terms of colors, materials, architectural style and landscaping.

3. Outdoor building materials and garden supply areas. See Section 4-44-100 (Outdoor Display and Sales).

4. Outdoor storage and work areas. See Section 4-44-110 (Outdoor Storage).

• A. Purpose. This Section describes the required methods for measuring the height of structures in compliance with the height limits established by this Zoning and Subdivision Code, and exceptions to those height limits.

• B. Maximum height of structures. The height of each structure shall not exceed the height limit established for the applicable zoning district by Article 2 (Allowable Land Uses and Zoning District Standards), except as otherwise provided by this Section.

• C. Height measurement. The maximum allowable height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the natural grade of the site at the lowest elevation of the structure, to the highest point on the roof of the structure. The location of natural grade shall be established in a manner consistent with parcels in the vicinity as determined by the Director, and shall not be artificially raised to gain additional building height.

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Figure 3-1 - Height Measurement

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• D. Exceptions to height limits. The following structures and structural features may exceed the height limits of this Zoning and Subdivision Code as noted:

  1. Chimneys, cupolas, flag poles, monuments, spires, theater lofts, towers, vents, mechanical equipment screening, water tanks, and similar structures, may exceed the height limit of the applicable zoning district by a maximum of eight feet, except where a greater height is authorized in compliance with following Subsection D.2 through Architectural Review approval.

  2. The height limits of Article 2 may be increased by a maximum of 20 percent through Use Permit approval in compliance with Section 4-52-050, and subject to the approval of the Fire Chief.

  3. Telecommunications facilities, including antennas, poles, towers, and necessary mechanical appurtenances, may exceed the height limit established for the applicable zoning district in compliance with Chapter 4-44 (Telecommunications Facilities).

• E. Height limit at street corners. Development proposed adjacent to any public or private street or alley intersection in other than the C-D (Downtown Commercial) zoning district shall be designed to provide a traffic safety visibility area for pedestrian and traffic safety. See Figure 3-3.

  1. Measurement of visibility area. A traffic safety visibility area is a triangle measured as follows, and may include private property and/or public right-of-way.

  - The visibility area shall be defined by measuring 35 feet from the intersection of the extension of the front and street side curb lines (or the right-of-way lines where there is no curb) and connecting the lines across the property.
  

2. Height limit. No structure, sign, vehicle, equipment, landscape element, or other visible obstructions shall exceed 36 inches in height within the traffic safety visibility area, except for trees with their canopy trimmed to a minimum of eight feet above grade.

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Figure 3-3 - Required Traffic Safety Visibility Area

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• A. Purpose. This Section implements the policies of the Noise Element of the General Plan, and provides standards for noise mitigation that are intended to protect the community health, safety, and general welfare by limiting exposure to the unhealthful effects of noise.

• B. Applicability. No use, activity, or process shall exceed the maximum allowable noise levels established by this Section, except for the following noise sources:

  1. Emergencies. Public safety warning devices (e.g., ambulance, fire, and police sirens), sound for alerting persons to the existence of an emergency, or the performance of authorized emergency work;

  2. State or Federal preempted activities. Any activity regulated by State or Federal law;

  3. Public health and safety activities. Construction, maintenance, and/or repair operations by public agencies and/or utility companies or their contractors that are serving public interests, and/or protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare;

  4. Parks. Public agency sanctioned recreational activities and programs conducted in public parks; and

  5. Solid waste collection. The authorized collection of solid waste.

• C. Noise source standards.

  1. Noise level limitations. No use, activity, or process within the City shall generate noise in excess of the levels identified by Tables 3-2 and 3-3, as the noise is measured at the property line of a sensitive noise source identified in Tables 3-2 and 3-3.

  - **a.** If the measured ambient noise level exceeds the applicable noise level standard in any category shown in Table 3-2, the applicable standards shall be adjusted to equal the ambient noise level. 
  
  - **b.** If the intruding noise source is continuous and cannot reasonably be discontinued or stopped to allow measurement of the ambient noise level, the noise level measured while the source is in operation shall be compared directly to the applicable noise level standards identified in Table 3-2.
  

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Notwithstanding the above requirements, no person shall allow or cause the generation of any noise of a type, volume, pitch, tone, repetition, or duration that would be found to be a nuisance by a reasonable person beyond the boundaries of the property where the noise is generated.

TABLE 3-2 - MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NOISE LEVEL BY RECEIVING LAND USE

Notes:

• (1) Where the location of outdoor activity areas is unknown, the exterior noise level standard shall be applied to the property line of the receiving land use.

• (2) Where it is not possible to reduce noise in outdoor activity areas to 65 dB Ldn/CNEL or less using a practical application of the best-available noise reduction measures, an exterior noise level of up to 70 dB Ldn/CNEL may be allowed provided that available exterior noise level reduction measures have been implemented and interior noise levels are in compliance with this table.

TABLE 3-3 - NOISE STANDARDS FOR SHORT-DURATION EVENTS NEAR RESIDENTIAL

AREAS

Notes:

• (1) If the offensive noise contains a steady, audible tone (such as a screech or hum), is a repetitive noise such as hammering, or contains speech or music, the maximum allowable sound level shall be reduced by 5 dB.

2. Acoustical analysis required. Where the Director determines that a proposed non-residential use on a site adjacent to a residential zoning district may generate

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noise in excess of any limit established by Table 3-2, and/or where the use may generate noise in outdoor areas in excess of 60 dBA, the planning permit application for the use shall include an acoustical analysis by a qualified professional approved by the Director.

• a. Contents. The analysis shall determine the potential for stationary source noise impacts to neighboring land uses, include field measurements to determine more precise locations for existing and projected future noise levels (based on traffic projections in the Circulation Element of the General Plan or as otherwise accepted by the City), and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.

• b. Preferred mitigation measures for receptor sites. When development is subject to high noise levels requiring mitigation, the following measures shall be considered and preference shall be given where feasible in the following order:

  • (1) Site layout, including setbacks, open space separation and shielding of noise sensitive uses with non-noise-sensitive uses;

  • (2) Acoustical treatment of buildings; or

  • (3) Structural measures: construction of earth berms and/or wood or concrete barriers.

3. Limitation on hours of construction. In order to allow construction schedules to take advantage of the weather and normal daylight hours, and to ensure that nearby residents as well as nonresidential activities are not disturbed by the early morning or late night activities, the City has established the following limits on construction.

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TABLE 3-4 - ALLOWABLE HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION

4. Limitation on truck deliveries. Truck deliveries to a commercial or industrial parcel adjacent to a residential zoning district shall be limited to the daylight hours unless the Director authorizes other delivery times based on the determination that there is either no feasible alternative, or there are overriding transportation and traffic management benefits to scheduling deliveries at night.

• D. Noise receptor standards. Where noise-sensitive land uses are proposed in areas exposed to existing or projected noise levels in excess of the standards in Tables 3-2 and 3-3, the City shall require an acoustical analysis as part of the environmental review process so that noise mitigation may be included in the project design, so that proposed structures are designed to limit intruding noise in interior rooms to 45 dBA Ldn. At the discretion of the Director, the requirement for an acoustical analysis may be waived if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The development is for less than five single-family dwellings or less than 10,000 square feet of total gross floor area for office buildings, churches, or meeting halls;

  2. The noise source in question consists of a single roadway or railroad for which up-to-date noise exposure information is available. An acoustical analysis will be required if the noise source is a stationary noise source, or if there are multiple noise sources that could affect the project;

  3. The projected future noise exposure at the exterior of proposed buildings or outdoor activity areas does not exceed 65 dBA Ldn;

  4. The topography of the area is essentially flat; and

  5. Effective noise mitigation, as determined by the Director, is incorporated into the project design. Such measures can include, but are not limited to, the use of building setbacks, building orientation, noise barriers.

  - If closed windows are required for compliance with interior noise level standards, air conditioning or a mechanical ventilation system will be required. 
  

• E. Noise measurement. Exterior noise levels shall be measured at the property line of the noise sensitive land use receiving the noise. Noise measurement shall be made with a sound level meter using the 'A' weighted scale at slow meter response. Fast meter response shall be used only for an impulsive noise.

Outdoor lighting on commercial private property shall comply with the following requirements.

• A. An outdoor light fixture shall be limited to a maximum height of 14 feet or the height of the nearest building, whichever is less.

• B. Outdoor lighting shall utilize energy-efficient (high pressure sodium, low pressure sodium, hard-wired compact flourescent, or other lighting technology that is of equal or greater energy efficiency) fixtures/lamps.

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• C. Lighting fixtures shall be shielded or recessed to reduce light bleed to adjoining properties, by:

  1. Ensuring that the light source (e.g., bulb, etc.) is not visible from off the site; and

  2. Confining glare and reflections within the boundaries of the site to the maximum extent feasible.

Each light fixture shall be directed downward and away from adjoining properties and public rights-of-way, so that no on-site light fixture directly illuminates an area off the site.

• D. No permanently installed lighting shall blink, flash, or be of unusually high intensity or brightness, as determined by the Director.

• A. Purpose. This Section provides performance standards that are designed to minimize various potential operational impacts of land uses and development within the City, and promote compatibility with adjoining areas and land uses.

• B. Applicability. The provisions of this Section apply to all new and existing land uses, including permanent and temporary uses in all zoning districts, unless an exemption is specifically provided. Uses existing on the effective date of this Section shall not be altered or modified thereafter to conflict with these standards.

• C. Combustibles and explosives. The use, handling, storage, and transportation of combustibles and explosives shall comply with the Uniform Fire Code, and California Code of Regulations Title 19.

• D. Dust. Activities that may generate dust emissions (e.g., construction, grading, commercial gardening, and similar operations) shall be conducted to limit the emissions beyond the site boundary to the maximum extent feasible. Appropriate methods of dust management shall include the following, subject to approval by the Public Works Director and compliance with San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.

  1. Scheduling. Grading shall be designed and grading activities shall be scheduled to ensure that repeat grading will not be required, and that completion of the dustgenerating activity (e.g., construction, paving or planting) will occur as soon as possible.

  2. Operations during high winds. Clearing, earth-moving, excavation operations or grading activities shall cease when the wind speed exceeds 25 miles per hour averaged over one hour.

  3. Limiting the area of disturbance. The area disturbed by clearing, demolition, earth-moving, excavation operations or grading shall be minimized at all times.

  4. Dust control. Fugitive dust emissions shall be controlled by regular watering, paving or other treatment of permanent on-site roads and construction roads, the covering of trucks carrying loads with dust content, and/or other dust-preventive measures (e.g., hydroseeding, etc.).

  5. Revegetation. Graded areas shall be revegetated as soon as possible to minimize dust and erosion. Disturbed areas of the construction site that are to remain inactive longer than three months shall be seeded and watered until grass cover is grown and maintained; and

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• E. Ground vibration. No ground vibration shall be generated that is perceptible without instruments by a reasonable person at the property lines of the site, except for vibrations from temporary construction or demolition activities, and motor vehicle operations.

• F. Light and glare. Light or glare from mechanical or chemical processes, or from reflective materials used or stored on a site, shall be shielded or modified to prevent emission of light or glare beyond the property line. Outdoor lighting shall comply with the requirements of Section 4-30-060 (Outdoor Lighting).

• G. Liquid waste. No liquid shall be discharged into a public or private body of water, sewage system, watercourse, or into the ground, except in compliance with applicable regulations of the Regional Water Quality Control Board.

• H. Noise. The City's noise standards are in Section 4-30-050 (Noise Standards).

• I. Odor. No obnoxious odor or fumes shall be emitted that are perceptible without instruments by a reasonable person at the property line of the site.

• J. Radioactivity, electrical disturbance or electromagnetic interference. None of the following shall be emitted:

  1. Radioactivity, in a manner that does not comply with all applicable State and Federal regulations; or

  2. Electrical disturbance or electromagnetic interference that interferes with normal radio or television reception, or with the function of other electronic equipment beyond the property line of the site; or that does not comply with all applicable Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other applicable State and Federal regulations.

The development of an approved project shall include the construction of improvements to each public street frontage of the site as required by the review authority and City public improvement standards. These on-site and/or off-site improvements may include the widening of an existing street, and/or the installation or reinstallation of curb, gutter, and sidewalk; the installation of street trees and other landscaping within the public right-of-way; the installation of drainage facilities as required by the City Engineer, and/or other improvements determined by the review authority to be reasonably related to the needs for pedestrian and vehicle circulation, and community infrastructure demands created by the project. See also Section 4-30-110 (Underground Utilities).

• A. Purpose. This Section provides standards for the use and minimum size of setbacks. These standards provide open areas around structures for: visibility and traffic safety; access to and around structures; access to natural light, ventilation and direct sunlight; separation of incompatible land uses; and space for privacy, landscaping and recreation.

• B. Setback requirements.

  1. Minimum setbacks for all structures. Each structure shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district, and with any setbacks established for specific uses by Article 4, except as otherwise provided by this Section. No portion of any structure, including eaves or roof overhangs, shall extend beyond a property line; or into an access easement or street right-of-way.

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ARTICLE 3 SITE PLANNING AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CHAPTER 4-30. STANDARDS FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USES Sec. 4-30-090. Setback regulations and exceptions.

2. Infill development within previously approved projects. Where the City has established specific setbacks for individual vacant parcels through the approval of a specific plan, subdivision map, or other entitlement, those setbacks shall apply to continuing development within the approved project instead of the setbacks required by this Zoning and Subdivision Code.

3. Exemptions from setback requirements. The minimum setback requirements of this Zoning and Subdivision Code apply to all development and new land uses, except the following:

  - **a.** A projection into a required setback allowed by Subsection E.; 

  - **b.** A fence or wall six feet or less in height above the grade of the site, when located outside of a front or street side setback; 

  - **c.** Decks, earthworks, free-standing solar devices, steps, terraces, and other site design elements that are placed directly upon grade and do not exceed a height of 18 inches above the surrounding grade at any point; 

  - **d.** A sign in compliance with Chapter 4-38 (Signs); and 

  - **e.** A water well, related equipment and structures not exceeding a height of 48 inches above grade. 

4. Reduced setback requirements for small lot housing. The minimum setback requirements for small lot housing projects in the R-3, R-4, and PD zoning districts shall be as follows:

  - **a.** The maximum front yard setback shall be 10 feet. 

  - **b.** The maximum side yard setback shall be 5 feet. 

  - **c.** The maximum rear yard setback shall be 10 feet. 

• C. Measurement of setbacks. Setbacks shall be measured as follows, except that the Director may require different setback measurement methods where he or she determines that unusual parcel configuration makes the following infeasible or ineffective. See Figure 3-4.

1. Front yard setbacks. The front yard setback shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the front property line of the parcel (or edge of access easement on a private street) to the nearest point of the wall of the structure, except as follows. The front property line is the most narrow dimension of a lot adjacent to a street.

  - **a. Averaging.** In an R-E or R-1 zoning district, where four or more parcels in one block have been improved with structures (other than accessory structures) on June 21, 1965, the required front yard depth for the applicable zoning district shall not apply, but rather, the required front setback on the block shall be not less than the average depth of the front yards of the parcels with existing structures. 

  - **b. Mapped street with future improvements.** If the City has established a plan that identifies a right-of-way for the future construction of a new street or the widening of an existing street, a required front or street side setback shall be measured from the line shown on the plan. 

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• c. Infill development on a parcel within a previously approved project. Where the City has established specific setback requirements for individual single-family residential parcels through the approval of a specific plan, subdivision map, or other entitlement, prior to the effective date of this Zoning and Subdivision Code, those setbacks shall apply to infill development within the approved project instead of the setbacks required by this Zoning and Subdivision Code.

• d. Flag lots. The front setback on a parcel with a fee ownership strip extending from a street or right-of-way to the building area of the parcel shall be measured from the nearest point of the wall of the structure to the point where the access strip meets the bulk of the parcel; establishing a building line parallel to the lot line nearest to the public street or right-of-way.

• e. Corner lots. The measurement shall be taken from the nearest point of the wall of the structure to the nearest point of the most narrow street frontage property line. If the property lines on both street frontages are of the same length, the property line to be used for front yard setback measurement shall be determined by the Director.

2. Side yard setbacks. The side yard setback shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the side property line of the parcel to the nearest point of the wall of the structure; establishing a setback line parallel to the side property line, which extends between the front and rear yards.

3. Street side yard setbacks. The side yard on the street side of a corner parcel shall be measured from the nearest point on the side property line bounding the street, or the edge of an easement for a private road, whichever results in the greatest setback from the roadway.

4. Rear yard setbacks. The rear yard shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the rear property line to the nearest line of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the rear property line.

• a. The Director shall determine the location of the required rear yard setback on a double-frontage parcel.

• b. Where a parcel has no rear lot line because its side lot lines converge to a point, an assumed line five feet long within the parcel, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line, shall be deemed to be the rear lot line for the purpose of determining the depth of the required rear yard.

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Figure 3-4 - Location & Measurement of Setbacks

D. Limitations on uses of setbacks.

1. Structures. Required setback areas shall not be occupied by structures other than:

• a. The fences and walls permitted by Section 4-30-030 (Fences and Walls); and

• b. The projections into setbacks allowed by Subsection F.

2. Storage. No front or street side setback shall be used for the accumulation, placement or storage of automobiles or other motor vehicles, building materials, scrap, junk or machinery except for the following:

• a. Automobiles or other motor vehicles regularly in use, that are parked within a designated off-street parking area; and

• b. Building materials required for construction on the parcel, immediately before and during a construction project which has a valid Building Permit in force.

3. Parking. Required residential parking spaces shall not be located within required setback areas. Temporary (overnight) parking is allowable within required setback areas only on paved driveways, in compliance with Section 4-36-070 (Parking Design and Development Standards).

4. Storage of habitable trailer prohibited. No habitable trailer shall be stored or parked within any required street setback area in any non-residential zoning district except where limited display areas are authorized through Use Permit approval (Section 4-62-050).

5. Mechanical equipment. See Subsection F.

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• E. Allowed projections into setbacks. Architectural features attached to the primary structure may extend beyond the wall of the structure and into the front, side and rear yard setbacks, in compliance with Table 3-3. See also Figure 3-5.

TABLE 3-3 - ALLOWABLE PROJECTIONS INTO SETBACKS

Notes:

• (1) Feature may project no closer than 3 feet to any side or rear property line.

• (2) Feature may project no closer than 4 feet to any side or rear property line.

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• F. Setback requirements for specific structures:

  1. Accessory structures. See Section 4-44-020 (Accessory Uses and Structures).

  2. Fences. See Section 4-30-030 (Fences and Walls).

  3. Detached decks and other site design elements. Detached decks, freestanding solar devices, steps, terraces, and other site design elements which are placed

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directly upon the grade, and which exceed a height of 18 inches above the surrounding grade at any point, shall conform to the setback requirements of this Zoning and Subdivision Code for detached accessory structures. (Note: a site design element less than 18 inches above grade is exempt from setback requirements.)

4. Swimming pools, hot tubs, etc. A swimming pool, hot tub, or spa on a parcel of 15,000 square feet or less shall be set back a minimum of five feet from side and rear property lines, and shall not be located within a front setback. A swimming pool, hot tub, or spa on a parcel larger than 15,000 square feet shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district. All equipment associated with a pool, hot tub and/or spa on any parcel shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district.

5. Mechanical equipment. Ground-mounted mechanical equipment located outside of a structure shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district. Examples of this equipment include swimming pool pumps and filters, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and similar equipment.

(Ord. No. 525, § 2(Att. A), 2-18-25)

• A. Purpose. This Section provides standards which recognize the City's support for and compliance with the California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act (Public Resources Code Sections 42900 through 42911).

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Figure 3-5 - Solid Waste Enclosure

• B. Applicability. These requirements apply to new multi-family residential and nonresidential development, or changes to existing multi-family residential or nonresidential development that increase gross floor area by 25 percent or more.

• C. Extent of storage area required. Solid waste and recyclables storage areas shall be provided in the number, dimensions, and types required by the local waste hauler. Additional storage areas may be required, as deemed necessary by the Director.

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ARTICLE 3 SITE PLANNING AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CHAPTER 4-30. STANDARDS FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USES Sec. 4-30-100. Solid waste/recyclable materials storage.

• D. Enclosure requirements. Storage areas shall be fully enclosed by a six-foot high masonry wall or other solid enclosure that is architecturally compatible with adjacent structures. Gates shall be solid and continuously maintained in working order. Landscaping shall be provided to soften and screen the enclosure in compliance with Chapter 4-34 (Landscaping Standards). See Figure 3-6.

All electric and telephone facilities, fire alarm conduits, street lighting wiring, cable television and other wiring conduits, and similar facilities shall be placed underground by the developer. The Council may grant a modification, including a complete waiver of the undergrounding requirement, after considering the general purposes and nature of the proposed development.