Sec. 418. Additional Standards and Development Regulations: — Kings County Zoning Code

Table 4-3 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Use Classifications	AL-10	AG-20	AG-40	AX		Additional Regulations and Information
Site Area and Lot Standards	All Standards Shown are Minimum Standards Unless Otherwise Stated
Site area limitation (acres)	10	20	40	40	Exceptions to the minimum parcel size are located in Sections 408,409,410 and 411
Site width (ft.)	330	330	660	660	Exceptions to the minimum width requirements are located in Sections 408, 409, 410 and 411
Site Coverage	All Standards Shown are Minimum Standards Unless Otherwise Stated
Maximum area covered by structures.	Maximum area covered by No Limitation	No Limitation	No Limitation	No Limitation
Setback Requirement (ft.)
Front Setback (Occupied Structures)	(Occupied 50	50	50	50		See Notes 1 & 9
Front Setback (Non-Occupied Structures)	Front Setback (Non-Occupied 35	35	35	35		See Notes 2 & 9
Front Setback (Dairy corrals, feed and manure storage areas, and open sided shade structures on dairies)	Front Setback (Dairy corrals, feed and manure storage areas, 20	20	20	20		See Notes 3 & 9
Front Setback - Other	See Notes 4-7	See Notes 4-7	See Notes 4-7	See Notes 4-7 See Note 9		See Notes 4-7 See Note 9
Rear Yard	10	10	10	10		See Note 9
Side Yard (Interior)	10	10	10	10		See Note 9
Side Yard (Corner)	20	20	20	20		See Notes 8 & 9
Water Well and Water Body	100	100	100	100		See Note 10
Distance Between Structures (ft.)
Residence and a structure housing livestock or poultry	structure 40	40	40	40
Height of Structures (ft.)
Maximum height of a permitted use or its accessory structures	Maximum height of a permitted No Limitation No Limitation	No Limitation No Limitation	No Limitation	No Limitation		No Limitation
Maximum height of a structure in a traffic safety visibility area	Maximum height of a structure 3	3	3	3		See Note 11
Small wind energy system towers	system See Note 12	See Note 12	See Note 12	See Note 12

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Occupied structures including, but not limited to, residential dwellings; public and quasi-public uses of an educational type; community facilities and institutions; public uses of an administrative, public service or cultural type; and dairy milk barns.
1. Nonoccupied uses including open sided carports. Any portion of a carport which is constructed within the area of the front yard that exists between the 35 foot front yard setback and the 50 foot front yard setback must have open sides within that setback area.
2. Minimum setback to allow the dairy operator to operate vehicles and equipment to feed and care for the animals in the corral without encroaching into the public road right-of-way.
3. The front yard setbacks noted above shall apply except along those streets and highways where a greater setback is required by other ordinances or standards of the County, including, but not limited to, the Kings County Improvement Standards.
4. All minimum setback requirements shall be measured from the public road right-of-way. Public road right-of-way shall be verified with the Kings County Public Works Department to ensure that required setbacks are met.
5. Field crops, orchards, vines, vegetables, etc., shall be planted in such a manner that does not necessitate the farmer or property owner to use the public road right-of-way to operate or turn vehicles or equipment for normal farming operations.
6. Ornamental trees, orchards, vines, oleander bushes, horticultural specialties, etc., shall not be planted or maintained in such a manner as to cause or permit canopies or other growth to obscure or conflict with road signs within the public road right-of-way.
7. The side yard setbacks noted above prevail except along those streets and highways where a greater setback is required by other ordinances or standards of the County, including but not limited to, the Kings County Improvement Standards .
8. Required setback areas may be used for the growing of agricultural crops, horticultural specialties or for aesthetic landscaping.
9. Manured and feed storage areas on dairy facilities shall be set back 100 feet from wells and water bodies as required by California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) Central Valley Region. Deviations from the 100 foot setback shall only be permitted as allowed by CRWQCB General Order No. R5-2007-0035 (or newer Order). Manure and process water shall not be applied closer than 100 feet to any down gradient surface waters, open tile line intake structures, sinkholes, agricultural or domestic wells heads, or other conduits to surface waters except as specifically permitted by CRWQCB General Order No. R5-2007-0035 (or newer Order). Leach fields shall be set back 100 feet from water supply wells and water bodies.
10. Traffic Safety Visibility Area, as defined in Article 25 of this Development Code.
11. Maximum height is limited to 80 feet in height on parcels between one and five acres and not more than 100 feet in height on parcels larger than five acres.

(Ord. No. 668-1-17, §13, 3/28/17)

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A. Off-street Parking Areas, Aisles, Access Drives, Access Lanes and Off-street Loading Facilities: Off-street parking areas, aisles, access drives, access lanes, and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Article 13.
B. Fences, Walls, Gates, Hedges, and Screening and Landscaping: In order to ensure that fences, walls, gates, hedges, and screening and landscaping do not create traffic hazards at street or road intersections, and where driveways enter streets and roads, the following standards prescribed in this article shall be required by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission for all new uses and major alterations and enlargement of existing uses. These requirements are to protect public health and safety, conserve water resources, and where appropriate, insulate surrounding land uses from their impact.
1. Fences, Walls, and Hedges exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted except that fences, walls, and hedges shall not exceed three feet in height within a Traffic Safety Visibility Area as defined in Article 25 of this Development Code.
2. Gates shall be permitted as follows:
  - a. Gates which are used for the primary vehicular ingress and egress and which are opened and closed manually shall be setback so that the greater of the following distances are met from the property line being used for access:
    - (1) A minimum distance of 20 feet.
    - (2) A distance sufficient to ensure that vehicles used for a permitted use requiring a Site Plan Review or Conditional Use permit are able to pull completely onto their property.
  - b. Gates used for the primary vehicular ingress and egress and which are opened and closed electronically with a remote control may be located within any portion of the property being used for access to a driveway provided that:
    - (1) The property owner/occupant shall obtain a building permit from the building department for the installation of the electric gate operating mechanism and wiring. The property owner/occupant must also request and obtain a final inspection for the assigned building permit and demonstrate operation of the mechanism using the remote.
    - (2) The gate must be operational at all times using a remote control device that allows the property owner/occupant to open and close the gate to enter the driveway area without exiting the vehicle.
    - (3) At any time that the gate is not operational using the remote control device the gate must either be locked in the open position or it must be removed entirely.
  - c. Access gates to property which are not the primary vehicular ingress and egress such as an access gate to a rear yard to allow the parking of an RV, boat or similar use or for equipment access to be used in maintenance of the property do not require additional setback from the property line. Secondary access gates shall have locking mechanisms accessible only from the interior side of the gate.

3. General Fencing and Gate Requirements :

a. All private, single-family home swimming pools constructed after January 1, 1998 shall be fenced, enclosed or equipped with another safety feature as provided in Sections 115920 – 115927 of the California Health and Safety Codes.
b. Any fence or wall over seven feet in height is a structure and requires a building permit prior to construction.

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  - c. All heights in this Section shall be measured from the finished grade of site or the adjacent property, which-ever is lower. 

  - d. Fences, walls, hedges, gates, walks, driveways and retaining walls may occupy any required yard or other open spaces, subject to the limitations prescribed in the district regulations.

Screening Requirements: Storage of materials attendant to a permitted use requiring a Site Plan Review, or Conditional Use permit which are not specifically permitted to be stored within public view pursuant to an approved use permit, and are not completely enclosed in a structure, when located on a site abutting on or across a street or alley from an RR, R, RM or MU Zoning District shall be screened by a solid fence or masonry wall or compact growth of natural plant materials not less than six feet in height, provided that no materials or equipment shall be stored to a height greater than that of the wall or fence.
Landscaping: Landscaping is generally not required in these zoning districts however, as stated in Article 15 of this Development Code, all new construction and rehabilitated landscape projects installed after January 1, 2010 are subject to and shall comply with the “California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance”. See Article 15 of this Development Code for additional information concerning specific landscaping requirements.

C. Signs in Agricultural Zoning Districts: Signs shall be allowed in compliance with the regulations contained in Article 14, and as prescribed in Table 4-4 below. All signs shall be located outside of the public right-of-way and shall not be located within a Traffic Safety Visibility Area if over three feet in height. Unless a different setback is specified for a particular zoning district, the minimum setback distance for all signs over three feet in height shall be ten feet from property lines.

Table 4-4 SIGNS IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Table 4-4SIGNS IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Permitted Sign Type	Maximum Number	Maximum Aggregate Sign Area Allowed	Additional Regulations See Article 14
Name plates or signs with a structural area of less than 40 sq. ft. pertaining to a permitted use, permitted use with Site Plan Review or conditional use conducted on the site.	1	40 sq. ft. in area.	No direct illumination permitted.
Name plates or signs with a structural area between 40 and 150 sq. ft. pertaining to a permitted use, permitted use with Site Plan Review or conditional use conducted on the site.	1	150 sq. ft. in area.	Direct Illumination is allowed.
On-site real estate sign pertaining to the sale, lease, rental or display of a structure or land.	1	32 sq. ft. in area.	No direct illumination permitted.
Directional or information (other than advertising) adjacent to a state highway or county road listing commercial establishments accessible via the frontage road.	4 per each side of the highway or county road.	240 sq. ft. in area.	Within an area limited by points not closer than one- fourth mile or further than three-fourths mile from a frontage road turnoff.
Signs located adjacent to a State highway or county road that is classified as an arterial or collector road (including such designations as urban or rural, major or minor) giving direction to or information about Kings County cities, communities or rural service centers.	4 per city, community or rural service center regardless of the sign's location in this district.	240 sq. ft. in area.	Such signs shall not contain information pertaining to a subdivision of land or private development, commercial establishments or quasi-public developments.
Temporaryspecial event signs.	1per business.	32 sq. ft. in area.	See Section 1406.C.1.

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Table 4-4 SIGNS IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Table 4-4SIGNS IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Permitted Sign Type	Maximum Number	Maximum Aggregate Sign Area Allowed	Additional Regulations See Article 14
Temporary advertising/ promotional signs.	1 per business.	32 sq. ft. in area.	See Section 1406.C.2.
Temporary construction signs.	1	32 sq. ft. in area.	See Section 1406.C.5. No direct illumination permitted.
Directional signs for off-street parking and off- street loadingfacilities.	2	6 sq. ft. in area.	May be illuminated or non- illuminated.
Political and other noncommercial signs.	No Restriction.	32 sq. ft. per sign.	See Section 1406.D.9.

D. General Provisions and Exceptions: All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Article 1.
E. Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting should be designed to be compatible with the architectural and landscape design of the project.
1. All new proposed uses shall preserve the existing nighttime environment by ensuring that the outdoor lighting for the use is so arranged and/or hooded as to reflect light away from adjoining properties.
2. New lighting that is part of residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational development shall be oriented away from sensitive uses, and shall be hooded, shielded, and located to direct light pools downward and prevent glare.
3. To achieve the desired lighting level for parking and pedestrian areas, the use of more short, low intensity fixtures is encouraged over the use of a few tall fixtures that illuminate large areas.
F. Resource Conservation: All property owners and residents in Kings County are highly encouraged to participate in resource conservation efforts to help preserve and conserve dwindling natural resources. All property owners proposing new development within the agricultural zoning districts are encouraged to implement the following resource conservation measures, as applicable, as part of their development proposals.
1. Water Meters: The installation of water meters to encourage water conservation.
2. Stormwater Drainage: The integration of onsite stormwater drainage features such as small catch basins, rain gardens, and landscape depression basins into site plans to increase the stormwater detention.
3. Drought Tolerant Landscaping: The integration of drought tolerant landscaping and conservation fixtures with the structures to reduce the average per capita water use.

(Ord. No. 668-1-17, §14 and §15, 3/28/17

Sec. 419. Similar Use Findings. The Zoning Administrator may approve a use not specifically listed in a particular zoning district if the similar use findings listed in Section 1603.E can be made.

(Ord No. 668-1-16, §7, 1/12/16)

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Article 5. Residential Zoning Districts

Sections:

Sec. 501 - Purpose and Objectives Sec. 502 - RR Rural Residential District Sec. 503 - R-1 Single-Family Districts Sec. 504 - RM Multi-Family Districts Sec. 505 - Land Use Regulations Sec. 506 - Development Standards for Residential Zoning Districts

Sec. 507 - Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units Sec. 508 - Additional Standards and Regulations