Title 18

Chapter 18.25 — NONCONFORMING USES

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  • § 18.30.010. Purpose and intent. § 18.30.015. Definitions. § 18.30.020. Vacancy rate in excess of twenty percent–Notice required.

    • § 18.30.025. Use permit required. § 18.30.030. Conversion impact report required.

    • § 18.30.035. Relocation plan required. § 18.30.040. Required findings for conversion.

    • § 18.30.045. Conditions of approval. § 18.30.050. Effective date of conversion. § 18.30.055. Issuance of grading and/or building permits.

  • § 18.25.010. Continuance–Extension prohibited.

  • § 18.25.015. If use is discontinued. § 18.25.020. Continuance–Where building not involved.

  • § 18.25.030. Building valued at or under five hundred dollars.

  • § 18.25.040. Outdoor advertising structure.

  • § 18.25.050. Use of previously abandoned building.

  • § 18.25.060. Enlargement and extension prohibited–Exception.

  • § 18.25.070. Reconstruction of damaged building.

    • § 18.30.060. Violations.

  • § 18.25.080. Applicability to prior construction.

Chapter 18.31 RECYCLING AND TRASH MANAGEMENT

  • § 18.25.090. Auto wrecking establishments.

  • § 18.25.100. Above ground petroleum production storage facilities.

  • § 18.31.010. Purpose and intent. § 18.31.020. Definitions.

  • § 18.31.030. Source reduction/recycling plan.

Chapter 18.26 ENFORCEMENT–PENALTIES

  • § 18.31.040. Storage area and volume requirements.

  • § 18.26.010. Nuisance designated–Abatement procedure.

  • § 18.31.050. Recycling–Implementation.

  • § 18.31.060. Enclosures–Applicability.

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  • § 18.31.070. Exceptions. § 18.31.080. Design, construction and maintenance.

  • § 18.31.090. Location, screening and accessibility.

  • § 18.31.100. Approval and appeal. § 18.31.110. Penalties.

  • Chapter 18.32

  • REGULATION OF SATELLITE ANTENNAS

  • § 18.32.010. Findings. § 18.32.020. Purpose. § 18.32.030. Definitions. § 18.32.040. General regulations. § 18.32.050. Building permit. § 18.32.060. Design standards. § 18.32.070. Exceptions.

  • Chapter 18.33

  • ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

  • § 18.33.010. Purpose. § 18.33.020. Review and approval. § 18.33.030. Standards for streamlined accessory dwelling units.

  • § 18.33.040. Standards for other accessory dwelling units.

  • § 18.33.050. All accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

  • § 18.33.060. Combination proposals. § 18.33.070. Conformance with certified local coastal program.

  • § 18.33.080. Declaration of restrictions. § 18.33.090. Incentives.

  • Chapter 18.34

  • PARK FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEES

  • § 18.34.010. Title. § 18.34.020. Definitions.

  • § 18.34.030. Imposition of park facility development fee.

  • § 18.34.040. Operative date. § 18.34.050. Exception. § 18.34.060. Impact of fee–Enforcement. § 18.34.070. Occupancy–Prohibition. § 18.34.080. Refunds. § 18.34.090. Proceeds.

Chapter 18.35 BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING

  • § 18.35.010. Purpose and intent. § 18.35.015. Definitions. § 18.35.020. Applicability. § 18.35.025. Affordable housing agreement.

  • § 18.35.030. Establishment of an affordable housing fund.

  • § 18.35.035. Affordable housing fund accumulation and disbursement.

  • § 18.35.040. Location of below market rate units.

  • § 18.35.045. Fee in lieu of providing below market rate housing.

  • § 18.35.050. Incentives for below market rate units.

  • § 18.35.055. Occupancy requirements.

  • § 18.35.060. Resale of below market rate units.

  • § 18.35.065. Notice of conversion.

  • § 18.35.070. Enforcement.

  • Chapter 18.36

  • PARKING STANDARDS

  • § 18.36.005. Intent and purpose. § 18.36.010. General provisions. § 18.36.015. Definitions.

  • § 18.36.020. Change in use–Increase in number of parking spaces.

  • § 18.36.025. Mixed-use occupancies and uses not specified.

  • § 18.36.030. Joint use of facilities.

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§ 18.36.035.
Nonconforming parking.		 § 18.37.070. Standards for
§ 18.36.040.
Off-street parking		 telecommunications
facilities–Required number facilities.
of parking spaces, size and
access standards, and Chapter 18.38
parking for disabled COASTAL RESOURCE
individuals. CONSERVATION STANDARDS
§ 18.36.045.
Off-street loading
requirements. § 18.38.010. Purpose and intent.
§ 18.36.050.
Guest parking spaces in		 § 18.38.015. Applicability.
residential developments § 18.38.020. Coastal resource areas.
and mobile home parks. § 18.38.025. Amendments to coastal
§ 18.36.055.
Off-street parking		 resource area maps.
§
§
§
§
§		 18.36.060.
18.36.065.
18.36.070.
18.36.075.
18.36.080.		 facilities–Required
improvements.

Parking spaces in residential
district front yards.

Off-street parking on a
separate lot.

Bicycle parking.

Low-emission vehicle
parking.

Plans to accompany building
permit application.		 § 18.38.030.
§ 18.38.035.
§ 18.38.040.
§ 18.38.045.
§ 18.38.050.
§ 18.38.055.
§ 18.38.060.
§ 18.38.065.		 Required reports.
Biological report.
Archaeological report.
Geological report.
Environmental evaluation
standards.
Environmental impact
reports.
Sand dunes.
Bluffs and sea-cliffs.
§ 18.36.085.
Parking exceptions.		 § 18.38.070. Coastal access ways.
§ 18.38.075. Riparian corridors and
VISUAL Chapter 18.37
RESOURCE PROTECTION		 § 18.38.080. buffer zones.
Wetlands.
STANDARDS § 18.38.085. Habitats for rare and
endangered species.
§ 18.37.010.
Purpose and intent.		 § 18.38.090. Habitats for unique species.
§ 18.37.015.
Applicability.		 § 18.38.095. Archaeological resources.
§ 18.37.020.
Visual resources areas.		 § 18.38.100. Development conditions.
§ 18.37.025.
Beach viewshed area		 § 18.38.105. Fees.
standards. § 18.38.110. Notice.
§ 18.37.030.
Scenic corridor standards.		 § 18.38.115. Appeals.
§ 18.37.035.
Upland slopes standards.		 § 18.38.120. Water quality
§ 18.37.040.
Old downtown standards.		 protection–Exceptional lots.
§ 18.37.045.
Significant plant		 § 18.38.121. Water quality
communities. protection–Mobile home
§ 18.37.050.
Landscape design standards.		 parks.
§ 18.37.055.
Screening standards.		 § 18.38.123. Standards for
§ 18.37.060.
Standards for utilities,
lighting and signs.		 telecommunications
facilities.

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Chapter 18.39 § 18.41.050. Conformance with the
HISTORIC RESOURCES residential growth initiative.
PRESERVATION § 18.41.055. Transient occupancy tax
requirements.
§ 18.39.045.
Demolition of any historic		 § 18.41.060. Payment of park facilities
resource on the inventory. development fees.
§ 18.41.065. Payment of traffic
Chapter 18.40 mitigation fees.
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM PUBLIC
ACCESS Chapter 18.42
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS
§ 18.40.010.
Purpose and intent.
§ 18.40.020.
Definitions.		 § 18.42.010. Purpose.
§ 18.40.030.
Applicability.		 § 18.42.020. Definitions.
§ 18.40.040.
Standards for application of		 § 18.42.030. Eligibility for density bonus
access conditions. and incentives.
§ 18.40.050.
Public access dedication		 § 18.42.040. Amount and calculation of
findings and support. density bonus.
§ 18.40.060.
Review of recorded access		 § 18.42.050. Incentives and concessions.
documents. § 18.42.060. Parking requirements.
Chapter 18.41 § 18.42.070. Density bonus and
incentives for child care
CONDOMINIUM HOTEL facilities.
DEVELOPMENTS § 18.42.080. Approvals.
§ 18.41.010.
§ 18.41.015.
§ 18.41.020.
§ 18.41.025.
Intent and purpose.

Condominium hotels
defined.

Approvals required.

Conditions of approval.		 § 18.42.090.
§ 18.42.100.
§ 18.42.110.		 Design, distribution and
timing of development of
affordable housing units.
Density bonus request.
Affordable housing unit
plan.
§ 18.41.030.
Development standards.		 § 18.42.120. Affordable housing
§ 18.41.035.
Occupancy requirements.		 agreement.
§ 18.41.040.
Creation of and on-going		 § 18.42.140. Child care facility
requirements for on-site agreement.
management. § 18.42.150. Administrative fee.
§ 18.41.045.
Annual audits.		 § 18.42.160. Compliance.

Prior ordinance history: 8-63, 4-64, 5-64, 1-65, 2-65, 8-65, 3-66, 1-67, 2-67, 4-67, 8-67, 4-70, 7-70, 14-70, 4-71, 8-71, 9-71, 2-72, 6-72, 4-73, 8-73, 1673, 18-75, 5-78, 9-78, 1-79, 3-80, 6-80, 12-80, 5-81, 9-81, 2-82, 3-82, 3-83, 9-83, 5-84, 8-84, 9-84, 1-85, 2-85, 9-85, 18-86, 1-88, 15-88, 3-89, 11-90, 13-90, 21-91, 9-92, 2A-93, 5-93, 9-93, 7-94, 16-94, 1-95, 3-95, 4-95, 5-95, 9-95, 10-95, 11-95, 14-95, 15-95, 17-95 and 4-96.

For the provisions pertaining to the adoption and administration of zoning laws and ordinances and the implementation of such laws and ordinances, see Gov. Code Title 7, Chapter 4, §65850 et seq. For the provisions relating to highway interchange districts, see

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Gov. Code §66400 et seq. For provisions relating to sign regulations in specific districts, see Ch. 15.12 of this code.

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§ 18.01.015