Title 17 — ZONING

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Title 17 - ZONING

Chapters:

Chapter 17.02 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

There is adopted on April 23, 1980, by Ordinance No. 211, a zoning ordinance as provided herein, for the city of Orange Cove, state of California, said ordinance being a precise and detailed plan for the use of land of the city.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-101)

This zoning title is enacted to preserve and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the city and of the public generally and to facilitate development and expansion of the municipality in a precise and orderly manner. More specifically, the zoning title is adopted in order to achieve the following objectives:

A.

To foster a workable, stable, and beneficial relationship among land uses, so as to achieve progressively the arrangement depicted on the general plan;

B.

To promote the stability of existing land uses which conform to the district in which they occur;

C.

To ensure that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and most beneficial from the standpoint of the city at large;

D.

To prevent excessive population densities and overcrowding of the land with structures;

E.

To promote a safe, effective traffic circulation system and the provision of adequate off-street parking and truck loading facilities;

F.

To facilitate the appropriate location of community facilities and institutions;

G.

To coordinate policies and regulations of the city relating to the use of land with such policies and regulations of the county in order to facilitate transition from county to municipal jurisdiction;

H.

To protect agricultural producers in areas of planned urban expansion.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-102)

17.02.030 - Zoning map.

A.

This zoning title shall consist of a zoning map designating certain districts and these regulations, controlling the uses of land, the density of population, the uses and locations of structures, the height and bulk of structures, the open spaces about structures, the screening and landscaping of certain uses and structures, the areas and dimensions of sites, and the provision of off-street parking and loading facilities.

B.

The zoning map on file with the city clerk, is made a part of this title by reference with the same force and effect as if the boundaries, notations, references, and information shown on the map were specifically described in this title.

C.

In order that the zoning regulations be applied, all property in the city shall be considered to be classified in one of the districts hereinafter established, as approximately depicted on the official zoning map.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-103)

The districts established by the zoning ordinance and depicted on the zoning map are designated as follows:

O open space and recreation district

R-A single-family residential/agricultural district

R-1-12 single-family low density residential district, minimum twelve thousand square feet per lot

R-1-6 single-family medium density residential district, minimum six thousand square feet per lot

R-1-3 single-family high density residential district, minimum three thousand square feet per lot

R-2 medium/high density residential district, minimum three thousand square feet lot area per dwelling unit

R-3 high density multiple family residential district, minimum three thousand square feet lot area per dwelling unit

R-3-A high density multiple family residential district-one story, minimum one thousand five hundred square foot lot area per dwelling unit

MHP mobile home park district

R-M/H, residential manufactured home

C-1 neighborhood shopping center district

C-2 community shopping center district

C-3 central business and shopping district

M-1 light manufacturing district

M-2 heavy manufacturing district

P off-street parking district

U-R urban reserve district

P-F public facilities district

PUD planned unit development district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-104)

Whenever any uncertainty exists as to the boundary of a district as shown on the zoning map, the following regulations shall control:

A.

Where a boundary is indicated as a street, alley, railroad right-of-way, canal, or other watercourse, the centerline of such shall be considered to be the boundary line. In the event of abandonment, the property shall immediately become classified in the same district as the property adjoining the former street alley, railroad right-of-way, canal, or watercourse.

B.

Where a boundary line is indicated as following a lot or property line, it shall be construed as coinciding with the property ownership line.

C.

Where neither subsection A or B of this section applies, the boundary line shall be determined by the use of the scale designated on the zoning map.

D.

If further uncertainty exists, the planning commission, upon written request or on its own motion, shall determine the location of the boundary in question.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-105)

Where property annexed to the city was previously in a particular zoning district of the county, it may be retained in the similar city classification if such district is also provided for by this title.

B.

Where property annexed to the city has been classified by the city pursuant to prezoning provisions, such prezoning classification shall become effective at the same time that the annexation becomes effective. The method of accomplishing prezoning (determining the zoning that will apply to such property in the event of subsequent annexation to the city) shall be the same as that for the zoning of property within the city as provided by this title. Prezoning shall be recorded on the official zoning map in the same manner as zoning amendments but shall be identified by the use of parentheses enclosing the district symbols.

C.

Where property annexed to the city was not prezoned by the city nor classified in a county zoning district which is also provided by this title, it shall be classified in the O district (open space, recreation district) until otherwise zoned pursuant to the amendment procedures prescribed in Chapter 17.58.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-106)

Amendment to the zoning map shall be adopted in the manner provided for changing district boundaries as prescribed in Chapter 17.58. Amendments shall be recorded on the official zoning map in the office of the city clerk and identified by a number corresponding to the ordinance adopting the amendment.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-107)

This title shall apply to all property whether owned by private persons, firms, corporations or organizations; by the United States of America or any of its agencies; by the state of California or any of its agencies or

political subdivisions; by any city or county, including the city, or any of its agencies; or by any authority or district organized under the laws of the state, all subject to the following exceptions:

A.

Public streets and alleys;

B.

Underground utility lines and facilities;

C.

Underground and overhead communications lines;

D.

Overhead electric distribution and transmission lines, not to include transmission and distribution substations;

E.

Railroad rights-of-way.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-108)

17.02.090 - Interpretation.

A.

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this title shall be held to be minimum requirements.

B.

No provision of this title is intended to abrogate, repeal, annul, or interfere with any existing ordinance of the city, except as specifically stated herein, or deed restriction, covenant, easement, or other agreement between parties, provided that where this title imposes greater restrictions or regulations, this title shall control.

C.

Except as otherwise provided in this title, these regulations shall be considered a continuance of Ordinance 115 as amended.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-109)

17.02.100 - Preexisting permits and variances.

A.

All valid special use permits and valid variances heretofore issued pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance 115 shall continue in effect until otherwise revoked or terminated and shall be subject to all conditions governing the same and also subject to the provisions relating to such similar permits as set forth in this title.

B.

Any use or structure existing in violation of Ordinance 115, or any nonconforming use or structure which is also a violation or nonconforming use or structure by the provisions of this title, shall be deemed a continuing violation or non-conforming situation.

C.

Any structure or part thereof erected, altered, or moved into any district, on any site, lot, or property shall be used only for the purposes and in the manner intended as permitted or conditional, and all structures or sites, or any portion thereof, shall be developed or maintained only in complete conformity to the area, frontage, width, coverage, yard, height, separation, parking, and other property development standards hereinafter designated for the district in which such structure or site is located.

D.

Contiguous properties may be combined and used as a single site or property may be subdivided or split into separate sites provided that the parcels resultant from the combination or division are equal to or exceed the requirements of this title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-110)

Chapter 17.04 - DEFINITIONS

Sections:

17.04.010 - Construction and terminology.

A.

The following rules of construction shall apply unless inconsistent with the plain meaning of the context of this title;

1.

Words used in the present tense include the future tense.

2.

Words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular.

B.

The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.

C.

Certain words are defined below to clarify their use for the purposes of this title. Where a definition is not supplied or where a question of interpretation is raised, the definition shall be the normal meaning of the word within the context of its use, or as clarified by the planning commission.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code §§ 11-1-111.1.a.c, 11-1-111.3(part))

"Abut" means two adjoining parcels of property, with a common property line, are herein considered as one parcel abutting the other, except where two or more lots adjoin only at a corner or corners, they shall not be considered as abutting unless the common property line between the two parcels measures not less than eight feet in a single direction.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(1))

"Access" or "access way" means the place, means, or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use as required by this zoning title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A) (2))

17.04.040 - Accessory building.

"Accessory building" means a building or structure which is subordinate to, and the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building, structure, or use on the same lot. Except in the case of garden structures, if an accessory building is attached to the main building by a common wall or a connecting roof, such accessory building shall be deemed to be a part of the main building.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(3))

17.04.050 - Accessory living quarters.

"Accessory living quarters" mean living quarters within an accessory building located on the same premises with the main building, for use by temporary guests of the occupant of the premises, such quarters having no kitchen facilities and not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling unit.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(4))

17.04.060 - Accessory use.

"Accessory use" means a use incidental, related, appropriate, and clearly subordinate to the main use of the lot or building, which accessory use does not alter the principal use of the subject lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(5))

17.04.070 - Acre.

"Acre" means a full acre containing 43,560 square feet of area within property lines of a lot or parcel.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(6))

17.04.080 - Adjacent.

"Adjacent" means near, close, or abutting; for example, an industrial district across the street or highway from a residential district shall be considered as adjacent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3)(A)(7))

17.04.090 - Advertising structure.

"Advertising structure" means any notice or advertisement, pictorial or otherwise, and all such structures used as an outdoor display, regardless of size and shape, for the purposes of making anything known, the origin or place of sale of which is not on the property with such advertising structure.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(8))

17.04.100 - Alley.

"Alley" means any dedicated alley intended for vehicular service to the rear or side of property served by a street. Buildings facing an alley shall not be construed as satisfying the requirements of this title related to frontage on a dedicated street.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(9))

17.04.110 - Alter.

"Alter" means to make any change in the supporting or load-bearing members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, or floor joists, which will prolong the life of the structure.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(10)

17.04.120 - Amendment.

"Amendment" means a change in the wording, context, or substance of this title, an addition or deletion or a change in the zone district boundaries or classifications upon the zoning map.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(11))

"Apartment hotel" means a multiple dwelling which, in addition to dwelling units has one or more guest rooms.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(12))

17.04.140 - Assessor.

"Assessor" means the county assessor of the county.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.A)

"Auto accessory parts (new) retail sales" shall include the sale of differential and transmission assemblies, engine blocks or heads and similar hard parts, radiators, and tires and wheels, and tail pipes and mufflers. There shall be no machine work or repairs or installation of merchandise permitted on the premises, nor shall there be a service garage or automobile service of any kind.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(13))

17.04.160 - Automobile wrecking yard.

"Automobile wrecking yard" means a site or portions of a site on which the dismantling or wrecking of used vehicles or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled or wrecked vehicles or their parts is conducted. The presence on a site of three or more motor vehicles which have not been capable of operating normally for thirty days or more shall constitute prima facie evidence of a motor vehicle wrecking yard.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(14))

17.04.170 - Automobile service station.

"Automobile service station" means an occupancy which provides for the servicing of motor vehicles and operations incidental thereto limited to:

A.

Retail sale of gasoline, oil, tires, batteries and new accessories;

B.

Automobile washing, not including mechanical car wash or steam cleaning;

C.

Incidental waxing and polishing;

D.

Tire changing and repairing (but not including recapping);

E.

Battery service, charging and replacement but not including repair or rebuilding;

F.

Radiator cleaning and flushing, but not including repair or steam cleaning;

G.

Installation of minor accessories;

H.

The following aspirations if conducted wholly within an enclosed building:

1.

Lubrication of motor vehicles,

2.

Brake adjustment, replacement of brake cylinders and brake fluid lines,.

3.

The testing, adjustment and replacement of carburetors, coils, condensers, distributor caps, fan belts, generators, points, rotors, spark plugs, voltage regulators, fuel pumps, water hoses, or wheel balancing.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(A)(15))

17.04.180 - Bakery, retail.

"Retail bakery" means establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of bakery products such as bread, cakes, and pies and which produce some or all of the products on the premises.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(1))

"Basement" means a space wholly or partly underground, and having more than one-half of its height, measuring from its floor to its ceiling, below the average adjoining finished grade; if the finished floor level directly above a basement is more than six feet above finished grade at any point, such space shall be considered a story.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3 (B)(2))

17.04.200 - Bicycle shop.

"Bicycle shop" means a business devoted to retail sales, service, or repair of bicycles which are not powered by any type of mechanical device.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B) (3))

17.04.210 - Billboard.

"Billboard" means the same as an "advertising structure."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(4))

17.04.220 - Block.

"Block" means properties abutting on one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-way, unsubdivided land, or watercourse.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(5))

17.04.230 - Boarding or rooming house.

"Boarding" or "rooming house" means a building where lodging and meals are provided for compensation for more than five but not more than fifteen persons, not including rest homes.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(6))

17.04.240 - Breezeway.

"Breezeway" means a roofed passageway, open on at least two sides where the roof is structurally integrated with the structure of the main building. A fence or wall not exceeding six feet in height may be permitted on one side of said breezeway.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(7))

17.04.250 - Building.

"Building" means a permanently located structure, having a roof, for the housing or enclosure of persons, chattels, or property of any kind. House trailers and other vehicles, even though permanently immobilized, shall not be deemed to be buildings. The word "building" includes the word "structure."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code §§ 11-1-111.2.B, 11-1-111.3(B)(8))

17.04.260 - Building, area of.

"Area of building" means the sum in square feet of the ground areas occupied by all buildings and structures on a lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(9))

17.04.270 - Building, height of.

"Height of building" means the vertical distance measured from the adjoining curb level to the highest point of the structure, exclusive of chimneys and ventilators; provided, however, that where buildings are set back from the street line, the height shall be measured from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(10))

17.04.280 - Building, main.

"Main building" means a building within which is conducted the principal use permitted on the lot or site as provided by this title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(11))

"Building setback line" means the minimum distance as prescribed by ordinance between any property line and the closest point of the foundation of any building or structure related thereto.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(12))

"Business" means the same as "commerce."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(B)(13))

"Caretaker's residence" means a single-family residence on the same property with, or an abutting property owned by the owner of, a commercial or manufacturing use which residence is occupied by one or more persons charged with care or protection of facilities used in such commercial or manufacturing use, and which residence is provided to the occupant as compensation for such services and for which he does not pay money or other thing of value other than his services.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(1))

17.04.320 - Carnival.

"Carnival" means a group or two or more devices or acts subject to council approval, operated or conducted for five days or less from time of set up and, in conjunction with an established business for the purpose of attracting the public or to advertise a product, idea, or program.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(2))

17.04.330 - Carport.

"Carport" means an accessory structure or portion of a main structure open on two or more sides, designed for the storage of motor vehicles, without full enclosure.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(3))

"Self service car wash" means any occupancy which provides for automobile washing to be done by the customer. There shall be no employees other than servicemen who check and maintain equipment and supervise the use of the facility. Equipment shall be limited to a water softener, water heater, soap mixing tank, low pressure vacuum units, and one, one horsepower electric motor and pump for each stall or similar equipment which shall produce only a low volume of sound.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(4))

17.04.350 - Cemetery.

"Cemetery" means land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead, and dedicated for such purposes, including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such premises.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(5))

17.04.360 - Center line.

"Center line" shall have the same meaning as "street center line."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(6))

17.04.370 - Church.

"Church" means a permanently located building commonly used for religious worship fully enclosed with walls (including windows and doors) and having a roof (canvas or fabric excluded) and conforming to applicable legal requirements affecting design and construction.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(7A))

17.04.380 - Church, temporary.

"Temporary church" means a church service which is completely held in the out-of-doors, or in a temporary structure, for not more than five days, subject to council approval.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(7B))

17.04.390 - City.

"City" means the city of Orange Cove, California.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.C)

17.04.400 - Clinic.

"Clinic" means a place for the provision of group medical services, not involving overnight housing of patients.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(8))

17.04.410 - Club.

"Club" means an association of persons for some common nonprofit purposes, but not including groups organized primarily to render service which is customarily carried on as a business.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(9))

17.04.420 - College.

"College" means an educational institution offering advanced instruction in any academic field beyond the secondary level, but not including trade schools or business colleges.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(10))

17.04.430 - Commercial office.

"Commercial office" means any administrative or clerical office maintained as a business or any office established by a public service over which this ordinance has jurisdiction, other than a professional office.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(11))

17.04.435 - Commission.

"Commission" means the planning commission of the city of Orange Cove, California.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.D)

17.04.440 - Communications equipment building.

"Communications equipment building" mean a building housing electrical and mechanical equipment necessary for the conduct of a public communication business, with or without personnel.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(12))

17.04.450 - Contiguous.

"Contiguous" means the same as "abut."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(13))

17.04.460 - Convalescent home.

"Convalescent home" means the same as "rest home."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(14))

17.04.470 - Corner cutoff.

"Corner cutoff" means the provision for and maintenance of adequate and safe visibility for vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all intersections of streets, alleys, or private driveways.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(15))

17.04.480 - Council.

"Council" or "city council" means the city council of the city of Orange Cove, California.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.E)

17.04.490 - County.

"County" means the county of Fresno.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.F)

17.04.500 - County recorder.

"County recorder" means the county recorder of the county of Fresno.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.G)

17.04.510 - Coverage.

"Coverage" means the same as "lot coverage."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(16))

17.04.520 - Cul-de-sac lot.

See lot, cul-de-sac.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(17))

17.04.530 - Curve lot.

See lot, curve.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(C)(18))

17.04.540 - Dairy farm.

"Dairy farm" means any place or premises upon which milk is produced for sale or other distribution and where more than two cows or six goats are in location.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(1))

17.04.550 - Day.

"Day" means a calendar day.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(2))

17.04.560 - Day nursery.

"Day nursery" or "child care nursery" mean any group of buildings, building or portion thereof used primarily for the day time care of children with or without compensation.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(3))

17.04.570 - Directional signs.

"Directional signs" mean any sign which contains only the name, location of building, services and/or occupants that are not located on the parcel upon which the sign is located. The signs are separate from and are not to be construed as an advertising structure.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111 .3(D)(4))

"District" means a zoning district established by this zoning title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(5))

"Drainage channel" means any existing or proposed open ditch, open culvert or open channel, naturally created or designed to transmit water for flood control or irrigation purposes.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(6))

"Drugstore" means a retail store engaged in the sale of prescription drugs and patent medicines, carrying related items such as cosmetics and toiletries and such unrelated items as tobacco and novelty merchandise. Such as may also include a soda fountain or lunch counter.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(7))

17.04.610 - Dump.

"Dump" means a place used for the disposal, abandonment, or discarding of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, rubble, waste material, offal, or dead animals.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(8))

17.04.620 - Duplex.

"Duplex" means the same as "dwelling two-family."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(9))

17.04.630 - Dwelling.

"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential purposes, including onefamily and multiple dwellings, but not including hotels, apartment hotels, boarding and lodging houses fraternity and sorority houses, rest homes, nursing homes, or child care nurseries.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(10))

17.04.640 - Dwelling, one-family.

"One-family dwelling" means a detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by or occupied by one family for residential purposes.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(11))

17.04.650 - Dwelling, multifamily or multiple.

"Multifamily or multiple dwelling" means a building designed exclusively for occupancy by or occupied by two or more families living independently of each other, e.g. duplexes, triplexes, townhouses, or apartments.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(12))

17.04.660 - Dwelling, two-family.

"Two-family dwelling" means a building designed or used exclusively for the occupancy of two families living independently of each other and having separate kitchen and toilet facilities for each family.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111 .3(D)(13))

17.04.670 - Dwelling unit.

"Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms and a kitchen designed for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping purposes.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(D)(14))

17.04.680 - Easement.

"Easement" means a space on a lot or parcel of land reserved for or used for public uses.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(E)(1))

17.04.690 - Educational institutions.

"Educational institutions" mean public or other nonprofit institutions conducting regular academic instruction at preschool, kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels, and including graduate schools, universities, non-profit research and religious institutions. Such institutions do not include schools, academies, or institutes, incorporated or otherwise, which operate for a profit nor does it include commercial or trade schools.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(E)(2))

"Electrical distribution substations" mean an assembly of equipment which is part of a system for the distribution of electric power where electric energy is received at a subtransmission voltage and transformed to a lower voltage for distribution for general consumer use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(E)(3))

17.04.710 - Electrical transmission substation.

"Electrical transmission substation" means an assembly of equipment which is part of a system for the transmission of electric power where electric energy is received at a very high voltage from its source of generation by means of a network of high voltage lines and where, by means of transformers, said high voltage is transformed to a low subtransmission voltage for purposes of supplying electric power to large

individual consumers, interchange connections with other power-producing agencies, or electric distribution substations for transformation to still lower voltages for distribution to smaller individual users.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(E)(4))

17.04.720 - Family.

"Family" means an individual, two or more persons who are related blood or marriage, or a group of not more than five persons not necessarily related by blood or marriage, living together in a dwelling.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(1))

17.04.730 - Farm labor camp.

"Farm labor camp" means the same as "labor camp, farm."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(2))

17.04.740 - Feed lot or feed yard.

"Feed lot" or "feed yard" means a lot, or portion of a lot used for the enclosing of livestock for market, and not operated in connection with a bona fide farm.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(3))

17.04.745 - Federal.

"Federal" means the government of the United States.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.H)

17.04.750 - Fence.

"Fence" means any structural device forming a physical barrier which is so constructed that not less than fifty percent of the vertical surface is open to permit the transmission of light, air or vision through the surface in the horizontal plane.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(4))

17.04.760 - Filling station.

"Filling station" means the same as "automobile service station."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(5))

17.04.770 - Flood control channel.

"Flood control channel" means same as "drainage channel."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(6))

17.04.780 - Floor area.

Whenever the term "floor area" is used in this zoning title as a basis for requiring off-street parking for any structure, it shall be assumed that, unless otherwise stated the floor area applies not only to the ground floor area but also to any additional stories, or basement of the structure. All horizontal dimensions shall be taken from the exterior faces of walls including enclosed porches.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(7))

17.04.790 - Frontage.

"Frontage" means the property line of a site abutting on a street, other than the side line of a corner lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(F)(8))

17.04.800 - Garage, private.

"Private garage" means a detached accessory building or a portion of a main building on the same lot as a dwelling for five but not more than fifteen persons other than members of the resident family, excepting a nursing home as defined in this section.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(1))

17.04.810 - Garage, repair.

"Repair garage" means a building other than a private garage used for the care, repair, or equipment of automobiles, or where such vehicles are parked or stored for remuneration, hire or sale.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(2))

17.04.820 - Garage, storage.

"Storage garage" means any premises, used exclusively for the storage of vehicles.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(3))

17.04.830 - Grade.

"Grade" means the gradient, the rate of incline or decline expressed as a percent. For example, a rise of twenty-five feet in a horizontal distance of one-hundred feet would be expressed as a grade of twenty-five percent. (See also "slope").

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(4))

17.04.840 - Greenhouse.

"Greenhouse" means a building or structure constructed chiefly of glass, glass-like translucent material, cloth or lath, which is devoted to the protection or cultivation of flowers or other tender plants.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(5))

17.04.850 - Guest.

"Guest" means any transient person who occupies a room for sleeping purposes.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(6))

17.04.860 - Guest house.

"Guest house" means the same as "accessory living quarters."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(7))

17.04.870 - Guest room.

"Guest room" means a room which is designed to be occupied by one or more guests for sleeping purposes, having no kitchen facilities, not including dormitories.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(G)(8))

17.04.880 - Half-story.

"Half-story" means a story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, parts of which are not more than three feet above the floor of such story.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(1))

17.04.890 - Hedge.

"Hedge" means a plant or series of plants, shrubs or other landscape material, so arranged as to form a physical barrier or enclosure.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(2))

17.04.900 - Height of building.

"Height of building" means the same as "building, height of."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(3))

17.04.910 - Home for the aged.

"Home for the aged" means the same as "rest home."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(4))

17.04.920 - Home occupation.

"Home occupation" means any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for developing purposes and which use does not change the character thereof. A conditional use permit shall be required in accordance with Section 17.52.020.

A.

Such home occupation may include:

1.

Consultative professional occupations, whose function is one of rendering a service and does not involve the dispensing of goods or products;

2.

The giving of music lessons and similar occupations;

3.

Drafting, designing and the like, using only the normal drafting equipment;

4.

Beauty operators subject to planning commission and city council approval.

B.

The following criteria shall apply for the evaluation of a "home occupation":

1.

There shall be no employment of help other than members of the resident family;

2.

There shall be no use of materials or mechanical equipment not recognized as being part of normal household or hobby uses, except that such equipment as typewriters, adding machines, portable hair dryers, permanent wave machines, filing cabinets, and desks shall be permitted;

3.

There shall be no sales of products or services not produced on the premises;

4.

The use shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normal to the district in which it is located;

5.

It shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises, other than a vehicle not to exceed one ton, owned by the operator of such home occupation, which shall be stored in an entirely enclosed garage;

6.

No excessive or unsightly storage of materials or supplies, indoor or outdoor, for purposes other than those permitted in the district;

7.

It shall not involve the use of signs or structures other than those permitted in the district of which it is a part;

8.

Not more than one room in the dwelling shall be employed for the home occupation;

9.

No building or space outside of the main building shall be used for home occupational purposes except for agricultural uses;

10.

In no way shall the appearance of the structure be so altered or the conduct of the occupation within the structure be such that the structure may be reasonably recognized as serving a nonresidential use (either by color, materials or construction, lighting, signs, sounds or noises, vibrations, etc.);

11.

There shall be no use of utilities or community facilities beyond that normal to the use of the property for residential or agricultural purposes as defined in that district.

C.

Conditional use permits for home occupations for which application was filed and a permit issued: any person who has been issued a home occupation permit shall apply for a use permit within ninety days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section and shall be exempt from required fees within the ninety-day period.

(Ord. 245 § 2, 1984: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(5))

"Hotel" means any building or portion thereof designed or used, or containing six or more guest rooms or suites of rooms, but not including any institutions in which human beings are housed or detained under legal restraint.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(6))

17.04.940 - Household pets.

A.

"Household pets" mean the keeping of fish, rabbits, mice, hamsters, fowl, and small birds; provided that there shall be no more than 24 of all such animals and pets combined and provided that they shall be kept

in a safe and sanitary manner; and keeping of other pets, provided that such other pets, provided that such other pets which are not kept exclusively within a dwelling shall be limited to not more than three adult animals.

B.

Household pets shall not include horses, cows, goats, sheep, other equine, bovine, ovine, or ruminant animals, pigs, predatory wild animals, ducks, geese, turkeys, game birds and fowl which normally constitute an agricultural use. The keeping of household pets or other animals is lawful only in those districts where the use is listed as a permitted use or when any household pets are kept as an accessory use to lawfully maintained residences in other districts. The keeping of any animal not herein described as a household pet shall not be deemed an accessory residential use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(7))

"House trailer" means the same as "trailer, automobile."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(8))

17.04.960 - Housing for the elderly.

"Housing for the elderly" means housing consisting of at least eight units restricted to a person sixty years of age or older, or to a person/persons sixty years or older plus spouse then residing with said elderly person.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(H)(9))

17.04.970 - Industry.

"Industry" means the manufacture, fabrication, processing, reduction or destruction of any article, substance, or commodity, or any other treatment thereof in such a manner as to change the form, character, or appearance thereof, and including storage elevators, truck storage yards, warehouses, wholesale storage, and other similar types of enterprise.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(I)(1))

17.04.980 - Intent and purpose.

"Intent and purpose" means that the commission and council, by the adoption of this zoning title, have made a finding that the health, safety, and welfare of the community will be served by the creation of the district and by the regulations therein.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(I)(2))

17.04.990 - Kitchen.

"Kitchen" means any room or area intended or designed to be used for or maintained for the cooking, storing and preparation of food.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(K)(1))

17.04.1000 - Labor camp, permanent farm.

"Permanent farm labor camp" means any living quarters, dwellings, boarding houses, bunkhouses, automobile trailers or other permanent housing accommodations, maintained in connection with any farm work of five or more farm employees.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(1))

17.04.1010 - Labor camp, temporary farm.

"Temporary farm labor camp" means living quarters such as tents or automobile trailers temporarily maintained in connection with any farm work or place where farm work is being performed on the premises, provided for the camping of five or more temporary farm employees. Such camp shall be occupied or used for a period not to exceed ninety consecutive days.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(2))

17.04.1020 - Landscaping.

"Landscaping" shall include planting of vegetation of all types and the continued maintenance thereof in a normal, healthy condition and shall also include exterior decoration, furniture and structures required by and indicated upon a site plan.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(3))

17.04.1030 - Loading.

"Loading" means the removal or placement of any commodity in, on, or from a vehicle of any type.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L) (4))

17.04.1040 - Loading space.

"Loading space" means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a main building, or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading, and which abuts a street, alley, or other appropriate means of ingress or egress.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(5))

17.04.1050 - Local street.

"Local street" means a street or road primarily for service to abutting property.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(6))

17.04.1060 - Lot.

"Lot" means:

A.

A single parcel of land for which a legal description is filed on record or the boundaries of which are shown on a subdivision map or record of survey map filed in the office of the county recorder.

B.

The term "lot" shall include a part of a single parcel of land when such part is used as though a separate lot for all of the purposes of this title.

C.

The term "lot" shall include two or more abutting lots when combined and used as though a single lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(7))

"Lot area" means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(8))

"Corner lot" means a lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets which have an angle of intersection of not more than one hundred and thirty-five degrees.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(9))

17.04.1090 - Lot, corner, reversed.

"Reversed corner lot" means a corner lot, the side line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot lines of the lots to its rear, whether across an alley or not.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(10))

17.04.1100 - Lot, cul-de-sac.

"Cul-de-sac lot" means a lot fronting on, or with more than one-half of its lot width fronting on, the turnaround-end of a cul-de-sac street.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3 (L)(11))

17.04.1110 - Lot, curve.

"Curve lot" means a lot fronting on the outside curve of the right-of-way of a curved street, which street has a centerline radius of two hundred fifty feet or less.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(12))

17.04.1120 - Lot depth.

"Lot depth" means the depth of a lot shall be the horizontal length of a straight line connecting the bisecting points of the front and rear lot lines, but in no case shall the minimum lot depth and width required in any district take precedence over the minimum lot area required in that district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(13))

17.04.1130 - Lot, interior.

"Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(14))

17.04.1135 - Lot, nonconforming.

"Nonconforming lot" means a lot having less area or dimension than that required in the district in which it is located and which was lawfully created prior to the zoning thereof whereby the larger area or dimension requirements were established, or any lot, other than one shown on a plat recorded in the office of the county recorder, which does not abut a public road or public right-of-way or approved private road right-ofway and which was lawfully created prior to January 1, 1961.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111 .3(L)(15))

17.04.1140 - Lot width.

"Lot width" means the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines, but in no case shall the minimum lot width and depth required in any district take precedence over the minimum lot area required in that district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(16))

17.04.1150 - Lot, through.

"Through lot" means a lot having frontage on two dedicated streets, not including a corner or reversed corner lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(17))

17.04.1160 - Lot line.

"Lot line" means any line bounding a lot as herein defined.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(18))

17.04.1170 - Lot line, front.

"Front lot line" means the property line abutting a street.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(19))

17.04.1180 - Lot line, rear.

"Rear lot line" means a lot line not abutting a street which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(20))

17.04.1190 - Lot line, side.

"Side lot line" means any lot line not a front lot line or rear lot line.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(21))

17.04.1200 - Lot of record.

"Lot of record" means a lot held in separate ownership as shown on the records of the county recorder at the time of the passage of an ordinance or regulation establishing the zoning district in which the lot is located.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(L)(22))

17.04.1210 - Major street or major highway.

"Major street or major highway" means a highway with intersections at grade and on which partial control of access and geometric design and traffic control measures are used to expedite the safe movement of traffic.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(M)(1))

17.04.1220 - Medical building.

"Medical building" means clinics or offices for doctors, dentists, oculists, chiropractors, osteopaths, or similar practitioners of the healing arts; including accessory laboratory and prescription pharmacy uses, but not including offices for veterinarians.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111 .3(M)(2))

17.04.1230 - Mobilehome.

"Mobilehome" means a vehicle other than a motor vehicle designed or used for human habitation, equipped with bathroom and kitchen facilities, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, but excluding a "dependent family mobilehome," "recreation vehicle," "trailer coach," or "travel trailer" as defined by the state of California Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(M)(3))

17.04.1240 - Mobilehome park.

"Mobilehome park" means any area of tract land where one or more mobilehomes or mobilehome sites are rented or leased to accommodate residential use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(M)(4))

"Motel" means a building or group of buildings containing individual sleeping or living units, designed primarily for use by automobile tourists or transients, where a majority of such units open individually and directly to the outside. An establishment shall be considered a motel, in any case, when required by the Health and Safety Code of the state of California to obtain the name and address of the guests and a description of their vehicle and license.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(M)(5))

17.04.1260 - Nonconforming building.

"Nonconforming building" means a building or portion thereof which was lawful when established but which does not conform to subsequently established zoning or zoning regulations.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(N)(1))

17.04.1270 - Nonconforming use.

"Nonconforming use" means a lawful use when established but which does not conform to subsequently established zoning or zoning regulations.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111 .3(N)(2))

17.04.1280 - Nursery school.

"Nursery school" means the same as "day nursery."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(N)(3))

17.04.1290 - Nursing home.

"Nursing home" means a structure operated as a lodging house in which nursing, dietary, and other personal services are rendered to convalescent, not including persons suffering from contagious diseases, and in which surgery is not performed and primary treatment, such as customarily is given in hospitals and sanitariums, is not provided. A convalescent home shall be deemed a nursing home.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(N)(4))

17.04.1300 - Outdoor advertising structure.

"Outdoor advertising structure" means any structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any outdoor advertising sign may be placed, and either:

A.

Advertising a use not located on the site or a product not produced on the site where it is located; or

B.

Exceeding three hundred square feet in area. See "advertising structure" and "sign."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(O))

"Private parking area" means an area, other than a street, used for the parking of automotive vehicles capable of moving under their own power and restricted from general public use, but shall not include parking provided for residential uses unless such parking spaces are for more than four cars.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(1))

"Public parking area" means an area, other than a private parking area or street, used for the parking of vehicles capable of moving under their own power, either free or for remuneration.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(2))

17.04.1330 - Parking district.

"Parking district" means the same as the P district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(3))

17.04.1340 - Parking space.

"Parking space" means an area, other than a street or alley, reserved for the parking of an automobile, plus such additional area as is necessary to afford adequate access thereto.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(4))

17.04.1350 - Patio, covered.

"Covered patio" means the same as "structure."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(5))

17.04.1360 - Pets.

"Pets," see "household pets."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(6))

17.04.1370 - Permanent.

"Permanent" means to endure, remain, to continue or endure without fundamental or marked change.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(6a))

17.04.1380 - Pharmacy.

"Pharmacy," see "drug store."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(7))

"Planned unit development" means developments which may combine permitted and conditional uses of the district, a variety of dwelling types, and/or, where appropriate, other related uses in a manner which might not be possible by strict adherence to the regulations of this title but which, because of careful design and arrangement, are made harmonious and functional uses within the site, the vicinity, and the district in which they are located.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(8))

17.04.1400 - Planning official.

"Planning official" shall refer to the planning director or planning consultant. If there is no planning director or consultant, it shall refer to the building official, city clerk, or other employee of the city designated by the commission to act in the capacity of planning official.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.I)

"Professional office" means any building or portion thereof used or intended to be used as an office for a lawyer, architect, engineer, land surveyor, accountant, optometrist, doctor, dentist, and other similar professions, but shall not include other medical buildings or commercial offices.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(9))

17.04.1420 - Property line.

"Property line" means the same as "lot line."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(P)(10))

17.04.1430 - Railroad right-of-way.

"Railroad right-of-way" means a strip of land of a maximum width of one hundred feet only for the accommodation of main line or branch line railroad tracks, switching equipment and signals, but not including lands on which stations, offices, storage buildings, spur tracks, sidings, employee housing, yards, or other uses are located.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(1))

17.04.1440 - Ramada.

"Ramada" means an arbor or pergola-like structure.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(2))

17.04.1445 - Recycling collection facility.

"Recycling collection facility" means a center for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase from the public limited to glass bottles, aluminum cans, plastic containers, papers, and household electronics and computers.

(Ord. No. 361, § 2, 6-13-2012)

17.04.1446 - Recycling facility.

"Recycling facility" means a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials, including but not limited to glass bottles, aluminum cans, plastic containers, papers and household electronics and computers.

(Ord. No. 361, § 3, 6-13-2012)

17.04.1450 - Residence.

"Residence" means a building used, designed, or intended to be used as a home or dwelling place, for one or more families.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(3))

17.04.1460 - Residential districts.

"Residential districts" mean the following districts: R-A, R-1-12, R-1-6, R-2, R-3, R-3-A and MHP.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(4))

17.04.1470 - Restaurant.

"Restaurant" means an establishment which serves food or beverages only to persons seated within the building. This includes cafes and tea rooms.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(5))

17.04.1480 - Rest homes.

"Rest homes" means an establishment or home intended primarily for the care and nursing of invalids and aged persons; excluding cases of communicable diseases and surgical or obstetrical operations. The term shall not include nursing homes.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(6))

17.04.1490 - Rezoning.

"Rezoning" means the same as "zoning district, change of."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(7))

17.04.1500 - Road.

"Road" means the same as "street."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(8))

17.04.1510 - Room.

"Room" means an unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling unit, excluding bathroom, kitchen, closets, hallways, and service porches.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(R)(9))

17.04.1520 - School, elementary, junior high or high.

"School, elementary, junior high or high" means public and other nonprofit institutions conducting regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(1))

17.04.1530 - School, trade.

"Trade school" means schools offering preponderant instruction in the technical, commercial or trade skills, such as real estate schools, business colleges, electronic schools, automotive and aircraft technicians schools, and similar commercial establishments operated by a nongovernmental organization.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(2))

17.04.1540 - Servant's quarters (separate).

"Separate servant's quarters" means complete living quarters either attached or detached from that of the main dwelling, including kitchen facilities but not rented or used for permanent or temporary living quarters by members of the family.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1111.3(S)(3))

17.04.1550 - Service station.

"Service station" means the same as "automobile service station."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(4))

17.04.1560 - Setback line, front yard.

"Front yard setback line" means the line which defines the depth of the required front yard. The setback line shall be parallel with the right of way line or highway setback line when one has been established.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(5))

17.04.1570 - Setback line, rear yard or side yard.

"Rear yard or side yard setback line" means the line which defines the width or depth of the required rear or side yard. Said setback line shall be parallel with the property line, removed therefrom by the perpendicular distance prescribed for the yard in the district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(6))

17.04.1580 - Sign.

"Sign" means any lettering or symbol made of paint, paper, wood, metal, or any other material, which is painted, attached, constructed, or otherwise placed where it is visible from the exterior of any buildings or enclosed fenced areas, but not including window display signs which are not directly affixed to or painted on the window surface.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(7))

17.04.1590 - Sign area.

"Sign area" means the total exterior surface of a sign, including all sides of a sign having more than one surface unless otherwise specified, and including spaces between or within letters and symbols.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(8))

17.04.1600 - Site.

"Site" means a parcel of land, subdivided or unsubdivided, occupied or to be occupied by a use or structure. Generally used with the same meaning as "lot."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S) (9))

17.04.1610 - Site plan.

"Site plan" means a plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning, all of the uses proposed for a specific parcel of land.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(10))

17.04.1620 - Site plan review.

"Site plan review" means the review by the city administrator of a site plan and other studies to assist the administrator to determine the manner to which the applicant intends to make use of his/her property.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(11))

17.04.1630 - Slope.

"Slope" means a natural or artificial incline, as a hillside or terrace. Slope is usually expressed as a ratio.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(12))

17.04.1640 - Special permit.

"Special permit" when used in reference to a procedure provided in this zoning title, means a conditional use permit, site plan approval, or variance, as the case may be.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.M)

17.04.1650 - State.

"State" means the state of California.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.2.J)

17.04.1660 - Story.

"Story" means a space in a building between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above, or if there be no floor above, then the space between such floor and the ceiling or roof above.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(13))

17.04.1670 - Street.

"Street" means a public thoroughfare or right-of-way dedicated, deeded, or condemned for use as such, other than an alley, which affords the primary means of access to abutting property including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare except as excluded in this zoning title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(14))

17.04.1680 - Structure.

"Structure" means anything constructed or erected which requires a fixed location on the ground, including a building, but not including a fence, a wall used as a fence, landscaping, or other improvements excepted by this title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(15))

17.04.1690 - Swimming pools.

"Swimming pools" means a structure which shall conform to yard requirements but which shall not count as part of lot coverage requirements.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(S)(16))

17.04.1700 - Temporary.

"Temporary" means a short period of time as reasonable within the context or for the use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(T) (1))

17.04.1710 - Tire, battery and accessory parts retail sales and service store.

"Tire, battery and accessory parts retail sales and service store" means an occupancy for the retail sale and installation of automobile tires, batteries, and other automobile parts and accessories wherein all activity including storage, shall be conducted completely within a building designed and intended for this purpose. Such occupancy shall exclude the sale and installation of differential and transmission assemblies, engine blocks or heads, and similar hard parts and radiators, and shall also exclude machine work, tire recapping,

retreading, rebuilding, and vulcanizing, battery repair or rebuilding, or general automobile repair, except as permitted in an automobile service station.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(T)(2))

"Travel trailer" means a vehicle other than a mobilehome, designed or used for human habitation and which may be moved upon a public highway without a special permit without violating any provision of the vehicle code.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(T)(3))

17.04.1730 - Travel trailer park.

"Travel trailer park" means any area or tract of land where one or more travel trailer sites are rented or leased to accommodate travel trailers.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(T)(4))

17.04.1740 - Trailer sales and service lot.

"Trailer sales and service lot" means an open area where trailers or mobilehomes are sold, leased, or rented, but where no repairs, repainting, or remodeling are done and where no trailers or mobilehomes are occupied as a dwelling.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(T)(5))

17.04.1750 - Truck service station.

"Truck service station" means an occupancy which provides especially for the servicing of trucks with incidental operations similar to those permitted for "automobile service stations."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(T)(6))

17.04.1760 - Use.

"Use" means the purpose for which a site or structure is designed or intended or for which either a site or structure is or may be occupied and maintained.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3 (U)(1))

17.04.1770 - Used.

"Used" includes the words "arranged for," "designed for," "occupied or intended to be occupied for."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.1.d)

17.04.1780 - Utility easement.

"Utility easement" means the same as "easement."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(U)(2))

17.04.1790 - Wading pools.

"Wading pools" mean the same as "swimming pools."

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(W)(1))

17.04.1800 - Wall.

"Wall" means any structure or device forming a physical barrier, which is so constructed that fifty percent or more of the vertical surface is closed and prevents the passage of light, air and vision through the surface in a horizontal plane.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(W)(2))

17.04.1810 - Warehousing.

"Warehousing" means a building or buildings used for the storage of goods, of any type, when such building or buildings contain more than five hundred square feet of storage space, and where no retail operation is conducted.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(W)(3))

17.04.1820 - Wholesaling.

"Wholesaling" means the selling of any type of goods for the purpose of resale.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(W)(4))

17.04.1830 - Yard.

"Yard" means a space on a lot on which no structures are allowed. A required yard extends across the full width or length of a lot parallel to the lot lines from which such yards are required.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(Y)(1))

17.04.1840 - Yard, front.

"Front yard" means a space between the front yard setback line and the front lot line or highway setback line, and extending the full width of the lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(Y)(2))

"Front yard determination" means the narrowest portion of lot, abutting a street. In no case shall the front yard be determined by the placement of a structure, or include an alley accessway or railroad right-of-way.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(Y)(1a))

17.04.1860 - Yard, rear.

"Rear yard" means a space between the rear yard setback line and the rear lot line, extending the full width of the lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(Y)(3))

17.04.1870 - Yard, side.

"Side yard" means a space extending from the front yard, or from the front lot line where no front yard is required by this zoning title, to the rear yard, or rear lot line, between a side lot line and the side yard setback line.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(Y)(4))

17.04.1880 - Zone.

"Zone" means the same as "district," as defined and described in this title.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-111.3(Z)(1))

17.04.1890 - Zone map.

"Zone map" means the official zone map of the city of Orange Cove which is a part of the comprehensive zoning title of the city of Orange Cove.

(Prior code § 11-1-111.2.K)

17.04.1900 - Zoning district, change of.

"Change of zoning district" means the legislative act of removing one or more parcels of land from one zoning district and placing them in another zoning district on the official zone map of the city.

(Prior code § 11-1-111.3(Z)(2))

17.04.1910 - Zoning ordinance or ordinance.

"Zoning ordinance" or "ordinance" means the comprehensive zoning ordinance codified in this title of the city of Orange Cove.

(Prior code § 11-1-111.2.C)

Chapter 17.06 - O OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION DISTRICT

Sections:

This district is intended primarily for application to those areas of the city where it is necessary and desirable to:

A.

Provide permanent open spaces, whether public or private, which are necessary to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people;

B.

Provide spaces for the location and preservation of public facilities such as parks, playgrounds, and other public uses or private uses of a similar nature;

C.

Reserve in substantially undeveloped state areas planned for future urban use where, because of locations lacking public services and facilities or because need for such urban expansion is not immediate, it is necessary to prevent uses or structures from being developed which might be inappropriate or premature to their eventual zoning classification.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-201)

Permitted uses in the O open space and recreation district are:

A.

Flood control channels, spreading grounds, settling basins, parkways, park drives, and buffers;

B.

Recreation areas, parks, playgrounds, wildlife preserves, horseback riding areas, golf courses, swimming pools;

C.

Agricultural uses including grazing and raising of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vines, horticultural specialties, livestock and poultry, as permitted in the R-A district;

D.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

E.

Incidental and accessory structures and uses, including required off-street parking or signs as permitted in the R-1 district;

F.

Carnival (see Section 17.04.320).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-202)

Uses permitted subject to conditional user permit in the O open space and recreation district are:

A.

Caretaker's dwelling and necessary accessory buildings;

B.

Electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations, and/or elevated pressure tanks;

C.

Microwave relay stations;

D.

Cemeteries;

E.

Removal of natural resources;

F.

Riding or boarding stables and pasture areas;

G.

Accessory structure and uses located on the same site as a conditional use;

H.

Fair, rodeo, or festival grounds.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-203)

The following uses are expressly prohibited in the O district;

A.

Residential uses, except as provided for in Section 17.04.030;

B.

Commercial uses other than those related to and under the regulations of city, county, state or federal recreational agencies;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-204)

17.06.050 - General development standards.

The following property development standards in this chapter shall apply to all land and structures in the O district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205(part))

17.06.060 - Lot area.

There are no requirements for lot area in the O district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.1)

17.06.070 - Lot dimensions.

There are no requirements for lot dimensions in the O district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.2)

17.06.080 - Population density.

There are no population density requirements in the O district; however the provisions of Section 17.06.030A shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.3)

17.06.090 - Building height.

The maximum height of buildings or structures shall be twenty-five feet not greater than one story, with the following exceptions:

A.

Public service structures;

B.

All other buildings or structures which the city administrator determines are necessary for reasonable operation of permitted uses;

C.

Those cases as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.4)

A.

Front yard setback for permitted uses shall be thirty-five feet measured from the front property line.

B.

Side yard setback for permitted uses shall be twenty feet.

C.

Street side yard setback for permitted uses shall be thirty-five feet.

D.

Rear yard setback for permitted uses shall be twenty feet.

E.

Front, side and rear yards for conditional uses shall be as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.5)

The minimum distance between separate structures shall be ten feet; provided, however, that a structure housing livestock or poultry shall be at least thirty feet from the nearest structure used for human habitation.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.6)

The maximum site area covered by structures shall be ten percent except as approved by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.7)

Except where public safety or protection of buildings and equipment require enclosure, publicly owned land shall remain accessible to the maximum extent feasible, consistent with the primary use of the property.

B.

Private properties may be enclosed or screened as permitted in the R-A district.

C.

Corner Cut-Off Areas. The following regulations shall apply to all intersections of streets, alleys, or private driveways in order to provide adequate visibility for vehicular traffic. There shall be no visual obstruction within the cut-off areas established herein.

1.

There shall be a corner cutoff area at all intersecting streets or highways. The cutoff line shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five degrees, with the side, front or rear property line, as the case may be. It shall pass through the points located on both the side and front (or rear) property lines at a distance of thirty (30) feet from the intersection of such lines at the corner of a street or highway.

2.

There shall be a corner cutoff area on each side of any private driveway intersecting a street or alley. The cutoff lines shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five degrees with the side, front or rear property line, as the case may be. They shall pass through a point not less than ten feet from the edges of the driveway where it intersects the street or alley right-of-way.

3.

There shall be a corner cutoff area on each side of any alley intersecting a street or alley. The cut-off lines shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five degrees with the side, front or rear property line as the case may be. They shall pass through a point not less than ten feet from the edges of the alley where it intersects the street or alley right-of-way.

4.

Where, due to an irregular lot shape, a line at a forty-five degree angle does not provide for intersection visibility, the corner cutoff shall be defined by a line drawn from a point on the front (or rear) property line that is not less than thirty feet from the intersection of the side and front (or rear) property lines and through a point on the side property line that is not less than thirty feet from said intersection of the side and front (or rear) property lines.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.8)

A.

No requirement, except that where a congregation of people is intended, there shall be one parking space for each five persons which the facility is intended or designed to serve for each use as prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64 or as may be otherwise required by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.9)

17.06.150 - Access.

No requirements other than where a congregation of people is intended, in which case access to parking areas shall be from a dedicated road, improved street or byway of an easement legally established for vehicular traffic.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.10)

No outdoor advertising structure or sign of any character shall be permitted except as provided in Section 17.08.180.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-205.11)

17.06.170 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-206)

Chapter 17.08 - R-A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/ AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

Sections:

17.08.010 - Purposes.

This district is intended:

A.

Primarily for application to areas located at the fringe of the city's corporate area, where denser population and full provision of urban services is inappropriate.

B.

To provide living areas which combine certain advantages of both urban and rural location by limiting development to very low density concentrations of one-family dwellings and permitting limited numbers of animals and fowl to be kept for pleasure or hobbies, free from activities of a commercial nature.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-301)

17.08.020 - Permitted uses.

Permitted uses in the R-A district are:

A.

One-family dwellings, but not more than one dwelling per lot;

B.

Home occupations subject to provisions of Section 17.04.920;

C.

Accessory buildings:

1.

Garages,

2.

Servant's quarters and accessory living quarters without kitchens on parcels of land having a minimum lot area of twenty-four thousand square feet or more,

3.

Dwellings for hired agricultural employees on farms or ranches containing ten acres or more,

4.

Swimming pools, garden structures, recreation rooms, hobby shops for private use only;

D.

Raising of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vines, vegetables, horticultural specialties greenhouses, not sold on property;

E.

Nurseries for producing trees, vines and other horticultural stock, with necessary temporary farm labor camps;

F.

Raising of livestock on a site containing an area of not less than thirty-six thousand square feet, provided however that the number of livestock shall not exceed a number equal to four adult animals in any combination, and their immature offspring, per each thirty-six thousand square feet, and further provided that the keeping of such domestic animals shall be conducted in a safe and healthy manner as may be governed by the health officer of the county;

G.

Breeding, hatching, raising, and fattening of birds, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, and other small animals and fowl on a domestic basis;

H.

Storage of petroleum products for use by the occupants of the premises but not for resale or distribution;

I.

Farm buildings to include, but not limited to wind machines, coops, tank houses, storage tanks, barns, stables, silos, and other farm out-buildings;

J.

The keeping of household pets, subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.940;

K.

Tract offices, model homes and construction materials storage yards, of a temporary nature, within the tract being developed and subject to the conditions applicable to subdivision signs on site as set forth in Section 17.08.180C;

L.

Carnival (see Section 17.04.320);

M.

Transitional and supportive housing;

N.

Second residential unit.

O.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-302; Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

17.08.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the R-A district are:

A.

Any additional use permitted or conditionally permitted in the O district;

B.

Churches;

C.

Nursery schools or child care nurseries, not to exceed ten children;

D.

Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products produced on the same site;

E.

Private or parochial schools of an elementary, secondary, or college level;

F.

Public schools, parks and playgrounds;

G.

Subdivision signs;

H.

Water pump stations;

I.

Incidental and accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use;

J.

Sale of agricultural products in a separate structure, (wholesale only).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-303)

Uses expressly prohibited in the R-A district are:

A.

Multiple family residential uses;

B.

Commercial uses;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Permanent farm labor camps;

E.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-304)

17.08.050 - Lot area.

The minimum lot area in the R-A district shall be twenty-four thousand square feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.1)

17.08.060 - Lot dimensions.

Lot dimensions in the R-A district are:

A.

Each lot shall have not less than one hundred twenty feet lot width and frontage on a public street.

B.

Each lot shall have not less than one hundred twenty feet lot depth.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.2)

17.08.070 - Population density.

The provisions of Section 17.08.020 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.3)

17.08.080 - Building height.

A.

No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than two stories, not to exceed thirty feet.

B.

No accessory buildings in this district shall have a height greater than story, not to exceed twelve feet to plate height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.4)

A.

No main building shall be erected within fifty feet of the right-of-way of any railroad line or the Friant-Kern Canal, except for publicly-owned structures, to include city hall, and related structures.

B.

Swimming Pools.

1.

Swimming pools shall not be located in any required front yard or side yard and its projection to the rear property line when abutting a street.

2.

Swimming pools shall not be located within five feet of any required front yard setback or within feet of any required side yard setback and its projection to the rear property line, when abutting a street.

3.

Swimming pools may be located in any required exterior side yard and rear yard provided a space of not less than five feet is maintained from the side and rear property lines.

4.

Swimming pools shall not be located within public utility easements.

C.

Garages or carports shall be located not less than twenty feet from any street frontage where the garage door or carport opening faces the street. Where yard requirements pose a greater setback such setback shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.5A)

17.08.100 - Front yard.

A.

The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet.

B.

Cul-de-sac lots shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.5B)

The minimum side yard shall be ten feet, except for special conditions identified below:

A.

Corner Lots. On corner lots, unless otherwise specified in this code, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than twenty feet in width.

B.

Reversed Corner Lots. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than twenty feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least thirty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on said reversed corner lot.

C.

Accessory Buildings on Side Yards.

1.

Any accessory building located less than eighty feet from the front property line shall have the same minimum side yard as that required for the main building, regardless of whether or not said accessory building is attached to the main building.

2.

An accessory building may be located on a side property line when said building is located eighty feet or more from the front property line.

3.

An accessory building having an opening on an alley shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley; provided, however, that no such accessory building shall be located less than five feet from the property line.

4.

Accessory buildings located in the side yard or its projection to the rear property line when abutting a street shall be at least thirty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on a reversed corner lot.

D.

Main Building Abutting Alley. When siding on an existing alley, a main building shall be located not less than thirty feet from the opposite side of the alley.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.5C)

17.08.120 - Rear yard.

A.

The minimum rear yard shall be twenty feet.

B.

Accessory Buildings. Nonresidential accessory buildings may be permitted in a required yard in accordance with Title 19, Sections 17.60.060(F) and 17.60.060(G)(3), and as follows:

1.

An accessory building may be located on the rear property line when said building is not abutting an existing alley and is not located on an easement.

An accessory building having an opening on an alley shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley, or not less than five feet from the property line.

3.

Where any building or structure, except swimming or wading pools, occupies space in a required rear yard, the amount of space so occupied shall be provided elsewhere on the lot, exclusive of required yard areas. The substitute space shall have minimum dimensions of eight feet by eight feet.

C.

Exceptions—Permitted Projections into Required Yards.

1.

Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, fireplace chimneys and other similar architectural features may extend or project into a required side yard not more than five inches for each one foot of the width of such required side yard and may extend or project into a front or rear yard not more than thirty inches.

2.

Uncovered, unenclosed porches, platforms or landing places which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building may extend into any front yard a distance of not more than six feet, and such features may not extend into a court more than twenty percent of the width of the court and in no case more than six feet, and may extend into any side or rear yard not more than three feet. An open work railing may be installed or constructed on any such porch, platform or landing place provided it does not exceed thirty-six inches in height.

3.

Open, unenclosed stairways or balconies not covered by roof or canopy may extend or project into a required front yard not more than thirty inches.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.5D)

A.

The minimum distance between separate structures shall be ten feet.

B.

No animal or fowl pen, coop, stable, barn or corral shall be located within thirty feet of any dwelling or other building used for human habitation, or within eighty feet of the front property line of the subject property.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.6)

The maximum lot area covered by structures shall be thirty percent of the total lot area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.7)

A.

Corner Cut-off Areas. The provisions of the O district, Section 17.06.130C, shall apply.

B.

Permitted Fences, Hedges and Walls.

1.

Fences, hedges and walls, not greater than six feet in height, shall be permitted on or within all rear and side property lines on interior lots and on or to the rear of all front yard setback lines.

2.

No fence, wall or hedge over three feet in height shall be permitted in any required front yard, or in the required side yard on the street side of a reversed corner lot, except as follows:

a.

On parcels of five acres or more a fence of greater height shall be permitted subject to a conditional use permit;

b.

On all parcels, regardless of the size of the parcel, a fence composed of wire mesh capable of admitting at least ninety percent of the light as measured on a reputable light meter of a height not over four feet shall be permitted.

3.

Fences or structures over six feet in height, to enclose tennis courts, or other game areas located within the rear half of the lot, shall be composed of wire mesh capable of admitting at least ninety percent of light as measured on a reputable light meter. Such fences shall be permitted in the required side or rear yard and subject to a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 289 § 1, 1997; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.8)

Adequate off-street parking and loading areas shall be provided on the site for each use prescribed in Chapter 17.60 or as may be otherwise required by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.60.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.9)

A.

There shall be vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street or alley to off-street parking facilities on the property requiring off-street parking.

B.

There shall be pedestrian access from a dedicated and improved street or alley to property used for residential purposes.

C.

There shall be an adequate paved turning area on lots facing on and having access to major and secondary highways to permit motor vehicles to head into the street.

D.

If vehicular access is by way of a driveway parallel with a side lot line, there shall be an access way of not less than ten feet from the street or alley to the building site, the way to be for both pedestrian and vehicular access.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.10)

Unlighted signs and other commercial advertising shall be permitted in this district only as herein provided:

A.

Name plates shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:

1.

Name plates shall not exceed two square feet in area.

2.

Name plates shall display only the:

a.

Name of the premises upon which it is displayed,

b.

Name of the owner or lessee of the premises,

c.

Address of the premises,

d.

Nature of home occupation engaged in on the premises.

3.

Name plates shall be affixed flush to the building in which the home occupation is located.

B.

"For Rent" and "For Sale" signs shall be permitted.

C.

Subdivision Signs—On Site. Temporary real estate signs advertising real property which has been subdivided for purposes of sale or lease shall be permitted.

D.

Institutional Signs. For institutional uses, including churches, private clubs, and similar uses, institutional signs shall be permitted subject to the following regulations:

1.

One free standing sign per frontage:

a.

The sign may contain only the name of the institution and identify services rendered, occupants or groups thereof.

b.

The sign shall not exceed thirty-two square feet in area, exclusive of architectural features and shall not exceed eight feet in height.

c.

The sign may not be internally illuminated but may be floodlighted, providing floodlights do not cast direct light on adjoining streets or properties.

d.

The sign shall not be permitted within fifteen feet of the front property line when located in the front yard or in the street side yard of corner lots and reverse corner lots. Subject to securing a conditional use permit, free standing signs may be located not closer than ten feet of the property line.

2.

One sign attached on and parallel to the face of the main building.

a.

The sign may contain only the name of the institution occupants, or groups thereof.

b.

Letter or numeral heights shall not exceed one foot.

c.

The sign shall not exceed ten square feet in area.

d.

The sign may not be internally illuminated but may be floodlighted.

One reader board sign:

a.

The sign shall not exceed ten square feet in area.

b.

The board may not be internally illuminated but may be floodlighted, provided floodlights do not cast direct light on adjoining streets or properties.

c.

The sign shall only contain information incidental to the services rendered on the premises.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-305.11)

17.08.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-306)

17.08.200 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), adopted February 22, 2012, repealed the former Section 17.08.200 in its entirety, which pertained to site plan review, and derived from Ord. No. 316, § 2, adopted in 2006.

Chapter 17.10 - R-1-12 SINGLE-FAMILY/LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

17.10.010 - Purposes.

The districts are intended to provide living areas within the city where development is limited primarily to low density concentrations of one-family dwellings on lots of not less than twelve thousand square feet in area. Regulations are designed to:

A.

Promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life;

B.

Provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment; and

C.

Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities designed to serve only low density residential use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-401)

17.10.020 - Permitted uses.

A.

One-family dwellings, but not more than one dwelling per lot, except in a planned unit development, permitted by Section 17.10.030(H);

B.

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as permitted use, including private garages and carports, one guest house without kitchen, garden structures, greenhouses, recreation rooms and hobby shops for personal use only;

C.

The keeping of household pets subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.940;

D.

Swimming pools used solely by the persons resident on the same site and their guests;

E.

Temporary subdivision sales offices in a model home and temporary subdivision sales signs not exceeding sixty-four square feet in aggregate area;

F.

Signs, as prescribed in Section 17.10.110;

G.

Home occupations, subject to provisions of Section 17.04.920;

H.

Carnival (See Section 17.04.320);

I.

Transitional and supportive housing;

J.

Second residential unit.

K.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-402; Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019) 17.10.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the R-1-12 district are:

A.

Churches;

B.

Country club and golf courses;

C.

Public libraries;

D.

Private or parochial schools;

E.

Day nurseries, child care nurseries and nursery schools, not exceeding ten children;

F.

Subdivision signs;

G.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

H.

Planned unit developments, subject to Section 17.10.050(B);

I.

Water pump stations.

J.

Duplex triplex buildings or corner lots in single family subdivisions.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-403; Ord. No. 373, § 4, 10-15-2015)

17.10.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the R-1-12 district are:

A.

Multiple residential uses;

B.

Commercial uses;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Agricultural uses not specifically listed as permitted;

E.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-404)

17.10.050 - Lot area.

A.

Minimum Area. Each lot shall have a minimum area of twelve thousand square feet.

B.

Planned Unit Developments. Each lot shall have a minimum area of two acres and minimum nine thousand square feet site area per dwelling unit.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.1)

17.10.060 - Lot dimensions.

A.

Width.

1.

Interior lots shall have a minimum width of seventy-five feet.

2.

Corner lots shall have a minimum width of eighty feet.

3.

Reversed corner lots shall have a minimum width of ninety feet.

4.

Lots siding on railroad rights-of-way shall have a minimum width of ninety-five feet.

5.

Curve lots and cul-de-sac lots shall have a minimum street frontage width of sixty feet.

B.

Depth.

1.

Lots facing on a local street shall have a minimum depth of one hundred feet.

2.

Lots facing on a major street shall have a minimum depth of one hundred ten feet.

3.

Lots backing on railroad rights-of-way shall have a minimum depth of one hundred forty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.2)

17.10.070 - Population density.

A.

The provisions of Section 17.10.020A shall apply.

B.

A planned unit development permitted by Section 17.10.030H, may include a reduction in the otherwise required twelve thousand square foot population density standard by not to exceed thirty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.4)

A.

The maximum height of buildings shall be thirty feet, not to exceed two stories.

B.

No accessory building erected in this district shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twelve feet, to plat height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.5)

17.10.090 - Yard requirements—Generally.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.A)

A.

The minimum front yard building setback shall be thirty feet extending across the full width of the lot. Where a front yard is proposed to be more than fifty feet, the site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapter 17.56.

B.

Partially Built-up Blocks. Where lots comprising fifty percent or more of the block frontage are developed with a front yard either greater or lesser in depth than that prescribed herein, the average of such existing front yards shall establish the front yard for the remaining lots in the block frontage. However, a front yard determined in this way shall not be less than twenty feet. Existing front yards of more than fifty feet shall be counted as fifty feet in calculating the average.

C.

Planned Unit Developments. Where an entire block frontage is designed and developed as a unit, the minimum front yard requirements may be varied by not more than five feet in either direction provided that the average front yard for the entire frontage is not less than that required in the district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.B)

A.

Each lot shall have a side yard of not less than ten feet except for special conditions below.

B.

Accessory Buildings in Side Yards.

1.

Any accessory building located less than eighty feet from the front property line shall have the same minimum side yard as that required for the main building, regardless of whether or not the accessory building is attached to the main building.

2.

An accessory building may be located on a side property line when the building is located eighty feet or more from the front property line.

3.

An accessory building having an opening on an alley shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley provided, however, that no such accessory building shall be located less than five feet from the property line.

4.

Accessory buildings located in the side yard or its projection to the rear property line when abutting a street shall be at least twenty-five feet from the rear property line on a reversed corner lot.

C.

Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than twenty feet in width.

D.

Reversed Corner Lots. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than twenty-five feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty-five feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on the reverse corner lot.

E.

Main Buildings Abutting Alley. When siding on an existing alley, a main building shall be located not less than thirty feet from the opposite side of the alley.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.C)

17.10.120 - Rear yard.

A.

Each lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.

B.

Accessory Buildings. Nonresidential accessory buildings may be permitted in a required rear yard as follows:

1.

Accessory building may be located on the rear property line when said building is not abutting an existing alley.

2.

An accessory building having an opening on an alley shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley or not less than five feet from the property line.

3.

Where any building or structure, except swimming or wading pools, occupies space in a required rear yard, the amount of space so occupied shall be provided elsewhere on the lot, exclusive of required yard areas. The replacement space shall have minimum dimensions of eight feet by eight feet, and shall be so located that it is suitable for general use by the occupant of the premises.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.D)

17.10.130 - Space between buildings.

A.

The provisions of Section 17.08.130 shall apply.

B.

In a planned unit development the provisions of Section 17.18.130, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.7)

17.10.140 - Lot coverage.

Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed thirty percent of the total lot area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.8)

17.10.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.

The provisions of Section 17.08.150 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.9)

17.10.160 - Off-street parking.

The provisions of Section 17.08.160 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.10)

17.10.170 - Access.

The provisions of Section 17.08.170 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.11)

17.10.180 - Outdoor advertising.

The provisions of Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.12)

17.10.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-406)

17.10.200 - Residential planned unit development standards.

The provisions of Chapter 17.44 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-407)

17.10.210 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), adopted February 22, 2012, repealed the former Section 17.10.210 in its entirety, which pertained to site plan review, and derived from Ord. No. 316, § 3, adopted in 2006.

Chapter 17.12 - R-1-6 SINGLE-FAMILY/MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

The district is intended to provide living areas within the city where development is limited primarily to low density concentrations of one-family dwellings. Regulations are designed to:

A.

Promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life;

B.

Provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment; and

C.

Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities designed to serve only low density residential use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-501)

17.12.020 - Permitted uses.

Permitted uses in the R-1-6 district are:

A.

One-family dwellings, but not more than one dwelling per lot, except in a planned unit development, permitted by Section 17.10.030(H);

B.

Accessory buildings, including garages;

C.

Private greenhouses and horticultural collections, flower and vegetable gardens;

D.

Signs, subject to provisions of Section 17.08.180;

E.

House trailer parking subject to Section 17.60.100(A)(6);

F.

The keeping of household pets subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.940;

G.

Home occupations subject to provisions of Section 17.04.920;

H.

Carnival (See Section 17.04.320);

I.

Transitional and supportive housing;

J.

Second residential unit.

K.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-502; Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the R-1-6 district are;

A.

Churches;

B.

Country clubs and golf courses;

C.

Day nurseries, child care nurseries and nursery schools, not exceeding ten children;

D.

Electrical distribution substation;

E.

Private or parochial schools;

F.

Public schools, parks and playgrounds;

G.

Public libraries;

H.

Subdivision signs;

I.

Planned unit developments, subject to provisions of Section 17.10.050B.

J.

Duplex/triplex buildings or corner lots in single family subdivisions.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-503; Ord. No. 373, § 5, 10-15-2015)

Prohibited uses in the R-1-6 district are:

A.

Multiple residential uses;

B.

Commercial uses;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Agricultural uses not specifically listed as permitted;

E.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-504)

17.12.050 - Lot area.

A.

Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of six thousand square feet.

B.

Planned Unit Developments. For a planned unit development each lot shall have a minimum area of two acres. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of four thousand square feet of lot area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.1)

A.

Width.

Interior lots shall have a minimum width of sixty feet.

2.

Corner lots shall have a minimum width of sixty-five feet.

3.

Reversed corner lots shall have a minimum width of seventy feet.

Lots siding on railroad rights-of-way shall have a minimum width of eighty feet.

5.

Lots on curved or turn around end or cul-de-sac streets shall have a minimum street frontage of forty feet.

B.

Depth.

1.

Lots facing on local streets shall have a minimum depth of one hundred feet.

2.

Lots facing on major or secondary streets shall have a minimum depth of one hundred twenty feet.

3.

Lots backing on railroad rights-of-way shall have a minimum depth of one hundred thirty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.2)

17.12.070 - Population density.

The provisions of Section 17.10.020A.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.3)

A.

The maximum height of structures shall be two stories, not to exceed thirty feet.

B.

No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story not to exceed twelve feet to plat height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.4)

17.12.090 - General yard requirements.

The provisions of the Section 17.08.090 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.5.A)

17.12.100 - Front yard.

A.

The minimum front yard shall be twenty feet. Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapter 17.56.

B.

Curve lots and cul-de-sac lots shall have a front yard of not less than twenty feet.

C.

For partially built-up blocks, and neighborhood unit plans, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.100B and C shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.5.B)

17.12.110 - Side yard.

A.

Each lot shall have a side yard on each side of not less than five feet, except for special conditions listed below.

B.

For accessory building in side yards, and main building abutting an alley, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.110B and E shall apply.

C.

Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than ten feet in width.

D.

Reversed Corner Lot. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall not be less than fifteen feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on said reversed corner lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.5.C)

17.12.120 - Rear yard.

A.

Each lot shall have a minimum rear yard of not less than twenty feet.

B.

For accessory buildings, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.120(B), shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.5.D)

A.

The provisions of the R-A district Section 17.08.130 shall apply.

B.

In a planned unit development, the provisions of the R-2 district Section 17.18.130 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.6)

17.12.140 - Lot coverage.

The maximum lot area covered by buildings or structures shall not exceed forty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.7)

17.12.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.150 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.8)

17.12.160 - Off-street parking.

The provisions of Section 17.08.160 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.9)

17.12.170 - Access.

The provisions of Section 17.08.170 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.10)

17.12.180 - Outdoor advertising.

The provisions of Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505.11)

17.12.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-505)*[[1]]

Footnotes:

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• Editor's Note : There are two sections numbered § 11-1-505.1 in Ord. 211.

The provisions of Chapter 17.44 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-506)

17.12.210 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), adopted February 22, 2012, repealed the former Section 17.12.210 in its entirety, which pertained to site plan review, and derived from Ord. No. 316, § 4, adopted in 2006.

Chapter 17.14 - R-1-3 SINGLE-FAMILY/HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

17.14.010 - Purposes.

The district is intended to provide living areas within the city for relatively higher density concentrations of one-family dwellings.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2001)

17.14.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the R-1-6 district, Section 17.12.020, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2002)

(Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

17.14.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted in the R-1-6 district, Section 17.12.030, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2003)

17.14.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses prohibited in the R-1-3 zone are:

A.

Multiple residential uses;

B.

Commercial uses;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Agricultural uses;

E.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2004)

17.14.050 - Lot area.

A.

Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of three thousand square feet.

B.

Planned Unit Developments. For planned unit developments each lot shall have a minimum area of two acres. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of four thousand square feet of lot area.

C.

Each lot must abut a street.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.1)

17.14.060 - Lot dimensions.

A.

Width.

1.

Interior lots shall have a minimum width of fifty feet.

2.

Corner lots, reverse corner lots, and reverse interior lots shall have a minimum width of sixty-five feet.

3.

Lots on curbed or turn-around end or cul-de-sac streets shall have a minimum street frontage of twenty feet.

B.

Depth. Interior, corner, reverse corner and reverse interior lots and lots on cul-de-sac streets shall have a minimum depth of seventy-five feet.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.2)

17.14.070 - Population density.

The provisions of Section 17.10.020A shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.3)

17.14.080 - Building height.

A.

The maximum height of structures shall be two stories, not to exceed thirty feet.

B.

No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story not to exceed twelve feet to plat height.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.4)

17.14.090 - General yard requirements.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.5.A)

17.14.100 - Front yard.

A.

The minimum front yard shall be twenty feet. Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

B.

Curve lots and cul-de-sacs lots shall have a front yard of not less than twenty feet.

C.

For partially built-up blocks, and neighborhood unit plans, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.100 B and C, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.5.B)

A.

Each lot shall have a side yard on each side of not less than five feet, except for special conditions listed below.

B.

For accessory building in side yards, and main building abutting an alley, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.110B and E, shall apply.

C.

Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than ten feet in width.

D.

Reversed Corner Lot. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall not be less than fifteen feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on the reversed corner lot.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.5.C)

17.14.120 - Rear yard.

A.

Each lot shall have a minimum rear yard of not less than twenty feet.

B.

For accessory buildings, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.12.120B, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.5.D)

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.130, shall apply.

B.

In a planned unit development, the provisions of the R-2 district, Section 17.18.130, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.6)

The maximum lot area covered by buildings or structures shall not exceed forty percent.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.7)

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.150, shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.8)

The provisions of Section 17.08.160 shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.9)

17.14.170 - Access.

The provisions of Section 17.08.170 shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.10)

17.14.180 - Outdoor advertising.

The provisions of Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2005.11)

17.14.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2006)

17.14.200 - Residential planned unit development standards.

The provisions of Chapter 17.44 shall apply.

(Ord. 227 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2007)

17.14.210 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), adopted February 22, 2012, repealed the former Section 17.14.210 in its entirety, which pertained to site plan review, and derived from the prior code, § 11-1-2008, and Ord. No. 227, § 1(part), adopted in 1980.

Chapter 17.18 - R-2 MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

17.18.010 - Purposes.

A.

These districts are intended primarily to provide for relatively high density concentrations of residential uses in areas where such higher density use is consistent with the general plan and which are convenient to public facilities and services which enable such concentrations.

B.

The R-2 district is intended primarily for application to residential areas where proximity to neighborhood residential uses or major streets make multifamily uses appropriate in the vicinity of single family dwellings.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-601)

A.

Uses permitted in the R-1-6 district, Section 17.12.010, shall apply.

B.

One-family, two-family or multiple-family dwellings, either in one structure or in two or more detached buildings subject to requirements for space between buildings. When more than one main building is placed on a lot, the provisions of Chapter 17.56, shall apply. When the lot contains two or more acres in area, the provisions of Chapter 17.44 shall apply.

C.

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use including private garages, and carports, garden structures, greenhouses, laundry and utility rooms, recreation facilities, and hobby or storage rooms.

D.

Multifamily development in the R-2 district shall not exceed 100 units in any project.

E.

Transitional and supportive housing.

F.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. No. 373, § 6, 10-15-2015; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-602; Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the R-2 district are:

A.

Funeral chapels;

B.

Churches;

C.

Country clubs and golf courses;

D.

Day nurseries, child care nurseries or nursery schools, not exceeding ten children when subject lot is occupied by only one dwelling unit;

E.

Electrical distribution substation;

F.

Private or parochial schools;

G.

Public schools, parks and playgrounds;

H.

Public libraries;

I.

Sanitariums and hospitals;

J.

Subdivision signs;

K.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

L.

Water pump stations.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-603)

17.18.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the R-2 district are:

A.

Commercial uses, including uses such as hotels, apartment hotels, motor courts, motels or other buildings wherein housing facilities are furnished to transient boarders or roomers;

B.

Industrial uses;

C.

Agricultural uses;

D.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-604)

17.18.050 - Lot area.

Minimum Area Required. The minimum site area shall not be less than six thousand square feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.1)

17.18.060 - Lot dimensions.

The provisions of the R-1-6 district, Section 17.12.060 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.2)

There shall be no more than one dwelling unit per three thousand square feet of lot area, not to exceed four dwelling units per lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.3)

A.

The maximum height of structures shall be two stories, not to exceed thirty feet.

B.

No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twelve feet to plate height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.4)

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.5.A)

A.

The minimum front yard setback shall be not less than twenty feet. Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

B.

For partially built-up blocks, and planned unit developments, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.100B, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.5.B)

A.

The minimum side yard shall be five feet for a single story structure and ten feet for a two story structure.

B.

For accessory buildings in side yards, and main buildings abutting an alley, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.110B and E, shall apply.

C.

For corner lots, the provisions of the R-1-6, Section 17.12.110B, shall apply.

D.

Reversed Corner Lot. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard requirements abutting a street shall be not less than ten feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on the reversed corner lot.

E.

When side yard is used for driveway access to serve parking facilities:

1.

The minimum space shall be ten feet;

2.

If pedestrian access is required to a rear dwelling or dwellings and said access is to be by means of a driveway, then the space shall be increased to thirteen feet in order to provide pedestrian access.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.5.C)

17.18.120 - Rear yard.

A.

The minimum rear yard shall be not less than twenty feet. For exceptions for the main building, the general provisions and exceptions, Section 17.60.060(G), shall apply.

B.

For accessory buildings, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.120B, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.5.D)

A.

Main Buildings.

1.

Side to Side. The minimum space shall be ten feet.

2.

Rear to Side. The minimum space shall be fifteen feet.

3.

Front to Side. The minimum space shall be ten feet.

4.

Front to Rear. The minimum space shall be twenty feet.

5.

Front to Front. The minimum space shall be twenty-five feet.

6.

Front to Front with Drive-thru. The minimum space shall be thirty feet.

7.

In no event shall the minimum space between buildings be less than ten feet.

B.

Accessory Structures. The minimum distance between accessory buildings and any other building shall not be less than six feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.6)

The maximum site area covered by structures shall not be greater than fifty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.7)

17.18.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.

A.

For residential uses, the provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.150, shall apply.

B.

For nonresidential uses, the conditions of Section 17.60.090 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.8)

17.18.160 - Off-street parking.

The provisions of Section 17.08.160 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.9)

17.18.170 - Access.

The requirements in the R-A district, Section 17.08.170 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.10)

17.18.180 - Outdoor advertising.

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

B.

For multiple family uses there shall be permitted one unlighted sign not to exceed twelve square feet in area for each such use; the sign shall be located in back of all required yards.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-605.11)

17.18.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-606)

Before any building or structure, with the exception of a one-family dwelling, is erected on any lot in the R-2 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-607)

Chapter 17.19 - R-2-A MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, ONE STORY

The R-2-A district is intended to provide for medium density multifamily structures, limited to one story in height, for the purposes of rental or sale to permanent occupants. Single family units are a permitted use and may be constructed with two stories consistent with provisions of the R-1-6 district.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

17.19.020 - Permitted uses.

In the R-2-A district, uses permitted are:

A.

Uses permitted in the R-2 district, Section 17.18.020, shall apply.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

In the R-2-A district, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are: uses listed in the R-2 district, Section 17.18.030, shall apply.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

In the R-2-A district, uses expressly prohibited are:

A.

The uses listed as uses expressly prohibited in the R-2 district, Section 17.18.040

B.

Any multifamily dwelling structure exceeding one story or twenty feet in height.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

17.19.050 - Property development standards.

A.

The provisions of the R-2 district, Sections 17.18.050 through 17.18.180 shall apply, excepting Section 17.19.080 relating to building height.

B.

Building Height.

1.

Multifamily structures erected in this district shall not exceed one story, or twenty feet in height.

2.

Single family structures erected in this district shall not exceed two stories, or thirty feet in height.

3.

Accessory buildings erected in this district shall not exceed one story, or twelve feet to plate height.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

17.19.060 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

17.19.070 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure, with the exception of a one-family dwelling, is erected on any lot in the R- 2-A district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the city manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 373, § 10, 10-15-2015)

Chapter 17.20 - R-3 HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

The R-3 district is intended to provide for the development of high density multiple family residential structures, for the purposes of rental or sale to permanent occupants.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-701)

Uses permitted in the R-3 district are:

A.

Uses permitted in the R-2 district, Section 17.18.020, shall apply;

B.

Multiple housing facilities, including rooming and boarding houses, apartment houses, and apartment courts;

C.

Churches and parochial schools;

D.

Public schools;

E.

Public libraries;

F.

Public parks and playgrounds;

G.

Accessory buildings and uses incidental to any use above when located on the same lot not involving the conducting of a business.

H.

Multifamily development in the R-3 district shall not exceed one hundred units in any project.

I.

Transitional and supportive housing.

J.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight or fewer people.

(Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019; Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. No. 373, § 7, 10-15-2015; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-702)

17.20.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the R-3 district are:

A.

Funeral chapels;

B.

The uses described in Section 17.18.030 shall apply;

C.

Day nurseries, child care nurseries, or nursery schools not exceeding ten children, on a single-family lot only;

D.

Electrical distribution station;

E.

Private schools;

F.

Rest homes;

G.

Subdivision signs;

H.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

I.

Water pump stations.

J.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-703)

(Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

Uses expressly prohibited in the R-3 district are:

A.

Commercial uses, including hotels and motels;

B.

Industrial uses;

C.

Agricultural uses;

D.

Advertising structures;

E.

Professional offices.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-704)

Minimum Area Required. Each lot shall have a minimum area of six thousand square feet in area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.1)

17.20.060 - Lot dimensions.

The provisions of the R-1-6 district, Section 17.12.060 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.2)

17.20.070 - Population density.

There shall be a minimum of one thousand five hundred square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.3)

17.20.080 - Building height.

A.

The maximum height of structures shall be three stories, not to exceed forty feet.

B.

No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twelve feet to plate height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.4)

17.20.090 - General yard requirements.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.5.A)

A.

The minimum front yard shall be fifteen feet. Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapter 17.56.

B.

For planned unit developments, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.110B, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.5.B)

A.

Each lot shall have a minimum side yard on each side of not less than five feet.

B.

For accessory buildings in side yards, and main buildings abutting an alley, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.120B and E shall apply.

C.

Corner Lots. The provisions of the R-1-6 district, Section 17.12.110C, shall apply.

D.

Reversed Corner Lots. The side yard abutting the street shall not be less than ten feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on said reversed corner lot.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.5.C)

A.

Each lot shall have a minimum rear yard of not less than fifteen feet. For exceptions for the main building, the general provisions and exceptions, Section 17.60.140 shall apply.

B.

For accessory buildings, the provisions of the R-1-12 district, Section 17.10.120B, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.5.D)

The minimum space requirements of the R-2 district, Section 17.18.130, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.6)

The maximum site area covered by structures shall be sixty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.7)

17.20.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.150, shall apply.

B.

For nonresidential uses, the general provisions and exceptions in Section 17.60.090 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.8)

17.20.160 - Off-street parking.

The provisions of Section 17.60.100 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.9)

17.20.170 - Access.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 11.08.170, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.10)

The provisions of the R-2 district, Section 17.18.180 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-705.11)

17.20.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions, prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-706)

17.20.200 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure, with the exception of a one-family dwelling, is erected on any lot in the R-3 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-707)

Chapter 17.24 - R-3-A HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, ONE STORY

Sections:

17.24.010 - Purpose.

The R-3-A district is intended to provide for the development of medium density multiple family residential structures, limited to one story in height, for the purposes of rental or sale to permanent occupants.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-801)

In the R-3-A district, uses permitted are:

A.

Uses permitted in the R-2 district, Section 17.18.020, shall apply.

B.

Uses permitted in the R-3 district, Section 17.20.020, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-802)

17.24.030 - Conditional use permit.

In the R-3-A district, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are: the uses listed in the R-3 district, Section 17.20.030, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-803)

In the R-3-A district, uses expressly prohibited are:

A.

The uses listed as uses expressly prohibited in the R-3 district, Section 17.20.040;

B.

Any dwelling structure exceeding one story or twenty feet in height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-804)

17.24.050 - Property development standards.

A.

The provisions of the R-3 district, Sections 17.20.050 through 17.20.180, shall apply, excepting Section 17.20.080 relating to building height.

B.

Building Height.

Main buildings or structures erected in this district shall not exceed one story or twenty feet in height.

2.

Accessory buildings erected in this district shall not exceed one story or twelve feet to plate height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-805)

17.24.060 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions, prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-806)

17.24.070 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure, with the exception of a one-family dwelling, is erected on any lot in the R- 3-A district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-807)

Chapter 17.26 - MHP MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT

Sections:

The MHP district is intended to provide for accommodation of residential mobilehomes in unified parks.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-901)

17.26.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the MHP district are:

A.

Trailer parks, to include accessory buildings and swimming pools;

B.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

C.

Signs;

D.

The keeping of household pets subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.940;

E.

Carnival (Section 17.04.320).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-902)

17.26.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the MHP district are:

A.

Electrical distribution substation;

B.

Water pump station;

C.

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-903)

Uses expressly prohibited in the MHP district are:

A.

Commercial uses;

B.

Industrial uses;

C.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-904)

17.26.050 - Lot area.

Each lot shall have a minimum site area of not less than one acre.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.1)

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.060, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.2)

A.

Each mobilehome space shall have a minimum area of one thousand five hundred square feet.

B.

Each mobilehome space shall be not less than thirty feet in width.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.3)

A.

There shall be a minimum of two thousand four hundred square feet of lot area for each mobilehome space in the mobilehome park.

B.

The lot area shall include access, trailer parking, automobile parking, outbuilding space, recreational areas, and other similar uses.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.4)

The maximum height of structures shall be thirty feet and not greater than two stories.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.5)

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.A)

Each park shall have a minimum front yard of not less than fifteen feet. The yard shall be landscaped and maintained.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.B)

Each park shall have a minimum side yard, on both sides, of not less than five feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.C)

Each park shall have a minimum side yard abutting the street of not less than ten feet. The side yard shall be landscaped and maintained.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.D)

Each park shall have a rear yard of not less than ten feet. The rear yard may be used for access or parking.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.E)

A.

Where trailers are located side by side, end to end, or end to side, there shall be a space not less than ten feet between mobile home units.

B.

Mobilehomes separated by access roads shall have a minimum distance between them of not less than thirty-six feet.

C.

Where trailers are adjacent to any accessory structure, the minimum space between such structures shall be ten feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.7)

The maximum site area covered by structures shall not be greater than fifty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.8)

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.150 shall apply.

B.

A mobilehome park shall be entirely enclosed with a six-foot, solid block wall, with the exception of required yards, the wall shall be reduced to three feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.9)

A.

There shall be one parking space on a lot for each trailer parking space.

B.

There shall be one additional parking space for each five trailer spaces or sites, the parking spaces shall be used for guest parking.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.10)

17.26.190 - Access.

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

B.

Vehicular access ways within trailer parks shall be paved to a width of not less than twenty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.11)

Signs shall be permitted which advertise the mobilehome park. The signs shall be located on the premises not to exceed fifty square feet of sign area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.12)

There are no requirements for loading in the MHP district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.13)

17.26.220 - Special standards and regulations.

A.

Each mobilehome shall be connected to a sanitary sewer.

B.

Each park shall include facilities or areas for bulk storage, laundry, and similar services.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.14)

17.26.230 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-906)

Before any residential mobile home park may be approved and before any buildings for mobile home park purposes are erected, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-907)

Chapter 17.28 - C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT

Sections:

The C-1 district is intended to serve as a planned unified shopping center. The stores are intended to fit into the residential pattern of development and create no architectural or traffic conflicts.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1001)

17.28.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the C-1 district are:

A.

Bakery goods, retail only;

B.

Delicatessen;

C.

Drugstore;

D.

Fruit and vegetable stores;

E.

Grocery stores;

F.

Ice cream shops;

G.

Laundry, self-service;

H.

Liquor stores;

I.

Meat markets;

J.

Newspaper stands;

K.

Signs, subject to the provisions of Section 17.28.180;

L.

Soft drink fountains;

M.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

N.

Carnival (Section 17.04.320).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1002)

17.28.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the C-1 district are:

A.

Automobile service station;

B.

Electrical distribution substation;

C.

Ice and food products dispensing machines;

D.

Subdivision signs;

E.

Water pump stations;

F.

Recycling collection facility.

(Ord. No. 361, § 4, 6-13-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1003)

17.28.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the C-1 district are:

A.

Residential uses;

B.

Combination of residential and commercial uses;

C.

Advertising structures;

D.

Bars, cocktail lounges, and the like;

E.

Industrial uses;

F.

Places providing dancing and entertainment;

G.

Trailer parks.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1004)

Minimum lot area shall not be less than one acre, not to exceed two acres.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.1)

A.

Width. Each lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred sixty-five feet.

B.

Depth. Each lot shall have a minimum depth of two-hundred sixty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.2)

There are no property density regulations in the C-1 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.3)

No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twenty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.4)

17.28.090 - General yard requirements.

A.

The first ten feet of the required yard abutting a street shall be landscaped and maintained. A landscaping plan shall be submitted with the site plan for review by the city administrator.

B.

Except as provided in subsection A of this section, all yards may be used for parking, loading, or access to parking or loading.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.5.A)

17.28.100 - Front yard.

A.

Each lot shall have a front yard of not less than ten feet.

B.

Where a C-1 district is adjacent to a residential district, the front yard shall be equal to the largest adjacent residential front yard required for the adjacent district, however, in no event, need such front yard be greater than twenty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.5.B)

A.

None required except where the C-1 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a side yard on the C- 1 lot on the side abutting the residential district of not less than ten feet.

B.

On corner lots there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet on the side abutting a street, except where the C-1 lot is adjacent to a residential district the side yard abutting the street shall be determined in the same manner as the front yard as set forth in Section 17.28.100.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.5.C)

None required except where the rear of the C-1 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.5.D)

17.28.130 - Space between buildings.

There are no requirements in the C-1 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.6)

17.28.140 - Lot coverage.

The maximum coverage of the lot by buildings or structures shall not exceed thirty-three percent of the total lot area, including easements.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.7)

A.

A solid masonry block wall not less than five feet nor greater than six feet in height shall be erected along the property line which is a district boundary with an abutting residential district.

B.

The wall can be located within required yards, except where walls fall within required front and street side yards, the wall shall be reduced in height to three feet.

C.

All walls shall be developed subject to the general provisions and exceptions in Section 17.60.090.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.8)

A.

There shall be two square feet of parking area for each one square foot of floor area, except the ratio shall be three to one for any grocery store of ten thousand or more square feet of floor area.

B.

The required parking shall be provided on the lot with the building or uses being served, or on a contiguous lot in the P district.

C.

The special parking requirements and improvement and maintenance standards of Section 17.60.100, shall apply as therein specified.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.9)

A.

There shall be adequate vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street, service road or alley the design of which shall be approved by the director of public works.

B.

The director shall specify the location and number of means of ingress and egress to property by conditions established at the time of review of the required site plan.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.10)

17.28.180 - Outdoor advertising.

The following signs shall be permitted:

A.

"For Rent" or "For Sale" signs posted on the subject lot or building by the owner or his authorized agent. The signs shall not exceed six square feet in the area and there shall not be more than two such signs for any one lot, building or occupancy.

B.

Directional signs related to the location of buildings or activities on the property on which the signs are located. Each directional sign shall not exceed six square feet in area.

C.

One freestanding sign for each street frontage, subject to the following regulations:

The sign shall contain thereon only the name of the buildings, occupants or groups thereof.

2.

The sign shall not exceed one hundred square feet in area or twenty feet in height.

3.

The sign shall not be blinking, flashing, rotating or animated. Lights used to illuminate the sign shall be installed to concentrate the illumination on the sign or advertising structure and to minimize glare upon a public street or adjacent property.

D.

Signs indicating the name and nature of the occupancy or the name and address of the building or the name and address of the owner (hereinafter called "occupancy signs"). These signs shall be placed only on an exterior wall or facade of the building or on the roof of the building according to the following regulations:

1.

The total area of all occupancy signs mounted on or parallel with any exterior wall or facade of any occupancy shall not exceed ten percent of the total area of said exterior wall or facade.

2.

Not more than one hundred square feet of an occupancy sign area may extend or be located above the top of the exterior wall or facade.

3.

The total area of occupancy signs permitted for any exterior wall or facade of any occupancy need not be less than forty square feet.

4.

Occupancy signs shall be permitted only on or parallel with an exterior wall or facade in which there is located a customer entrance to said occupancy, or which faces a parking area servicing said occupancy, or which faces a public street other than a local residential street.

5.

Occupancy signs shall be lighted only in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this section.

6.

Occupancy signs may not exceed the permitted building height in this district.

E.

Signs designated by governmental agency indicating authorized testing services available on the premises, signs indicating credit cards accepted, and signs indicating trading stamps offered, subject to the following regulations:

1.

Such signs shall be located adjacent to each other in a single assemblage, the total combined area of which shall not exceed twenty square feet.

2.

One such assemblage shall be allowed on each street front.

3.

Each assemblage shall be located flat against an exterior wall or facade of the building, canopies excluded, and may not extend above or beyond said wall or facade.

4.

Such signs shall be of durable construction and shall be affixed to the building. No portable signs shall be permitted.

5.

Such signs shall be illuminated only in accordance with the provisions of subsection C3 of this section.

6.

One sign, not exceeding one square foot in area, located on top of each gasoline pump indicating the price of the gasoline dispensed through such pump.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.11)

17.28.190 - Loading spaces.

The provisions of Section 17.60.190 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1005.12)

17.28.200 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1006)

Before any building or structure is erected on any lot in the C-1 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall be submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1007)

All structures planned or existing, shall have compatible architectural style. The city administrator shall determine compatibility upon review of the conditional use permit or site plan when submitted.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1008)

Chapter 17.30 - C-2 COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT

Sections:

The C-2 district is intended to serve as a planned unified shopping center for the community.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1101)

17.30.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the C-2 district are:

A.

Those uses permitted in the C-1 district, Section 17.28.020;

B.

Appliance sales;

C.

Banks;

D.

Bicycle shops;

E.

Building and loan offices;

F.

Carnival—promotional;

G.

Department stores;

H.

Garden supplies;

I.

Hobby shops; J.

Jewelry stores; K.

Millinery;

L.

Notions;

M.

Offices: 1.

Administrative, 2.

General;

N.

Pet shops; O.

Post offices;

P.

Radio and television sales and service;

Q.

Restaurants;

R.

Signs;

S.

Stationery stores;

T.

Super drug stores;

U.

Supermarkets;

V.

Toy stores.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1102)

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the C-2 district are:

A.

Automobile accessory parts, retail only (new);

B.

Automobile service stations;

C.

1.

Bars, beer halls, amusement rooms, pool rooms, adult bookstores, and adult theaters, providing that such proposed use shall not be established within one thousand feet of any other such business enumerated in this section;

2.

The distance between any two such businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest point on the exterior parcel line of each business;

3.

The distance limitation of this section shall not apply to any included establishments that are in existence at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section. Such nonconforming uses may continue as long as the building and/or premises are not increased, expanded or enlarged in any manner;

D.

Electrical distribution substations;

E.

Ice and food products dispensing machines;

F.

Neighborhood theater;

G.

Public parking lot or structure;

H.

Recycling collection facility;

I.

Self-service car wash;

J.

Subdivision signs;

K.

Water pump stations.

(Ord. No. 361, § 5, 6-13-2012; Ord. 213 § 3(part), 1981; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1103)

17.30.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the C-2 district are:

A.

Residential uses;

B.

Any combination of residential or commercial uses;

C.

Advertising structures;

D.

Industrial uses;

E.

Trailer parks.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1104)

The minimum lot area shall be fifteen acres.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.1)

17.30.060 - Lot dimensions.

There are no lot dimension requirements in the C-2 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.2)

There are no population density requirements in the C-2 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.3)

The maximum height of structures shall be not greater than two stories, not to exceed thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.4)

17.30.090 - Yards.

The requirements of the C-1 district, Sections 17.28.090 through 17.28.120 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.5)

17.30.100 - Space between buildings.

There are no space between buildings requirements in the C-2 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.6)

17.30.110 - Lot coverage.

The maximum coverage of the lot by structures shall not exceed thirty-three percent of the total lot area including easements.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.7)

17.30.120 - Walls.

None required except where the C-2 district abuts residential districts, in which case the provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.28.150 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.8)

17.30.130 - Off-street parking.

A.

There shall be three square feet of parking area for each one square foot of building floor area. However, there shall not be more than six parking spaces per one thousand square feet of floor space.

B.

The required parking shall be provided on the lot with the building or uses being served, or on a contiguous lot in the P district.

C.

The special parking requirements and improvements and maintenance standards of Sections 17.60.100 through 17.60.160, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.9)

17.30.140 - Access.

The provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.28.170, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.10)

17.30.150 - Outdoor advertising.

The provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.28.180, shall apply, with the following exception: A freestanding sign shall not exceed one hundred fifty square feet in area or thirty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.11)

17.30.160 - Loading spaces.

The provisions of Section 17.60.190, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1105.12)

17.30.170 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1106)

17.30.180 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure is erected on any lot in the C-2 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall be submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1107)

17.30.190 - Building compatibility.

All structures planned or existing, shall have compatible architectural style. The city administrator shall determine compatibility upon review of the conditional use permit and site plan when submitted.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1108)

Chapter 17.32 - C-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS AND SHOPPING DISTRICT

Sections:

This district is designed to provide the opportunity for various types of retail stores, offices, service establishments, and wholesale businesses to concentrate for the convenience of the public; to be established in such relationships to each other as to be mutually beneficial; and to be located and grouped on sites that are in logical proximity to the respective geographical areas and categories of patrons which they serve.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1201)

Uses permitted in the C-3 district are:

1.

Uses permitted in the C-2 district, Section 17.30.020;

2.

Accessory structures located on the same lot as the permitted use;

3.

Appliance sales;

4.

Art and antique stores;

5.

Bakeries (retail);

6.

Banks;

7.

Barber and beauty shops;

8.

Clothing stores;

9.

Delicatessens;

Department stores;

Dressmaking and tailor shops;

Dry goods; 13.

Employment agencies;

Florists; 15.

Furniture stores; 16.

Garden supply stores;

Grocery stores;

Gunsmiths;

Hardware; 20.

Hobby shops;

Hotels;

Ice cream stores; 23. Jewelry stores; 24. Libraries; 25. Liquor stores; 27. Meat markets; 28. Medical buildings; 29. Motels; 30. Museums; 31.

Music, dance and art studios; 32.

Music stores; 33.

Novelty shops; 34.

Office supplies and machines;

Retail paint sales;

Pet shops;

Photographic supplies;

Post offices; 39.

Printing shops; 40.

Restaurants (excluding drive-ins); 41.

Shoe repair shops; 42.

Signs; 43.

Souvenir shops; 44.

Sporting goods; 45.

Supermarkets; 46.

Telegraph offices;

Tobacco and cigar shops;

Soda fountains;

Toy stores;

Television and radio sales;

Veterinary hospitals;

52.

Christmas tree sales lots;

Newspaper offices;

Electrical appliance repair and retail sales;

Plumbing parts, retail sales and repair;

56.

Radio and television retail sales and repair;

57.

Fireworks stands.

(Ord. 213 §§ 3(part), 4, 1981; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1202)

17.32.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the C-3 district are:

1.

Auditoriums;

2.

Automatic self-serve car wash;

3.

Automobile parts sales;

Automobile repair and towing;

5.

Bakeries (wholesale);

6.

a.

Bars, beer halls, amusement rooms, pool rooms, adult bookstores, and adult theaters, providing that such proposed use shall not be established within one thousand feet of any such business enumerated in this subsection.

b.

The distance between any two such businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest point on the exterior parcel line of each business.

c.

The distance limitation of this section shall not apply to any included establishments that are in existence at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section. Such nonconforming uses may continue as long as the building and/or the premises are not increased, expanded or enlarged in any manner;

7.

Bowling alleys;

8.

Building with heights greater than two stories;

9.

Bus stations;

10.

Car sales (new and used);

11.

Churches;

12.

Clinics and laboratories;

13.

Communication substations, gas regulator stations, utility pumping stations, radio and television stations;

Drive-in restaurants;

Dry cleaners;

Hospitals;

Janitorial services;

Laundry shops; 19.

Linen supply services; 20.

Mortuaries;

Nurseries (within or behind the main buildings); 22.

Nursing and convalescent hospitals or homes;

Private clubs, lodges;

Public grounds and buildings;

25.

Parking lots, in conjunction with permitted uses;

Radio and television repair;

Recycling collection facility;

28.

Theaters;

Trade and professional schools;

Used furniture stores.

(Ord. No. 361, § 6, 6-13-2012; Ord. 213 §§ 3(part), 4, 1981; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: § 11-1-1203; Ord. No. 373, § 8, 10-15-2015)

17.32.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the C-3 district are:

A.

Residential uses;

B.

Advertising structures;

C.

Any combination of residential and commercial uses;

D.

Industrial uses;

E.

Trailer parks.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1204)

17.32.050 - Property development standards.

Property development standards in the C-3 district are:

A.

Lot area, no requirement;

B.

Lot dimensions, no requirement;

C.

Population density, no requirement;

D.

Building height, maximum three stories, not to exceed forty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205)

17.32.060 - Yards.

A.

All proposed yards shall be landscaped in accordance with conditions sited in the site plan review.

B.

Open parking areas shall be provided with appropriate perimeter and internal landscaping in accordance with conditions sited in site plan review.

C.

Front, none;

D.

Side, none;

E.

Rear, none.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.5)

17.32.070 - Space between buildings.

There are no requirements for space between buildings in the C-3 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.6)

17.32.080 - Lot coverage.

There are no lot coverage requirements in the C-3 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.7)

17.32.090 - Fences, hedges and walls.

A.

Any fence, hedge or wall shall be reduced to three feet when within the front yard or street side yard.

B.

Fences, walls and railings shall be ornamental masonry or concrete, textured or stamped metal, or ornamental iron work or similar durable materials.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.8)

17.32.100 - Off-street parking.

A.

The general requirement for off-street parking spaces or areas shall be one square foot of off-street parking for each three square feet of floor area.

B.

The space shall be provided on a site not more than five hundred feet from the external boundaries of the lot upon which the building it serves is located. This required parking area shall be provided in any of the following ways:

1.

On the lot with the building served;

2.

On a contiguous lot or a lot within five hundred feet of the building or use being served;

3.

By membership in an assessment district established for the purpose of providing off-street parking for the uses located in the district.

C.

The improvement and maintenance standards of Sections 17.60.100 through 17.60.160 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.9)

17.32.110 - Access.

There shall be adequate vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street or alley.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.10)

The provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.28.180(A), (B), (D) and (F) shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.11)

17.32.130 - Loading.

For nonresidential uses the requirements for size, location, treatment and maintenance of loading spaces, Section 17.60.190 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1205.12)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1206)

17.32.150 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure is erected on any lot in the C-3 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall be submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1207)

Any proposed structure in this district shall be architecturally compatible to existing or future buildings and reviewed and approved for conformance by the city administrator upon submittal of a conditional use permit or site plan review application.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1208)

Chapter 17.33 - M-U MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICT

The purposes of the M-U zoning district are to:

The M-U zoning district represents a commercial zoning classification that permits a vertical or horizontal mix of commercial and residential uses on the same lot or within the same building. The district is intended to accommodate a physical pattern of development often found along village main streets and in neighborhood commercial areas of older cities.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

As used in this ordinance, the following words and terms shall have the meanings specified herein:

"Floor area ratio" means the ratio of a building's gross floor area to the area of the lot on which the building is located.

"Gross floor area" is the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings. Gross floor area

does not include basements when at least one-half the floor-to-ceiling height is below grade, accessory parking (i.e., parking that is available on or off-site that is not part of the use's minimum parking standard), attic space having a floor-to-ceiling height less than seven feet, exterior balconies, uncovered steps, or inner courts.

"Mixed-use building" means a building that contains at least one floor devoted to allowed nonresidential uses and at least one devoted to allowed residential uses.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.012 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the M-U district are:

1.

Animal services, sales and grooming.

2.

Art and antique stores.

3.

Day care.

4.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

5.

Dwelling units located above ground floor commercial or office use.

6.

Entertainment venue (one to one hundred forty-nine seats).

7.

Financial services.

8.

Food and beverage retail sales, including bakeries (retail), delicatessens, ice cream stores, meat markets, soft drink fountains, and similar uses.

9.

Grocery stores.

Group homes.

Health clubs and gyms.

Medical services.

Music, dance and art studios.

Offices.

Personal services, including barber and beauty shops, tailors, florists, photography studios, shoe repair shops and similar uses.

Public safety services.

Repair services for consumers, including bicycles.

Restaurants (not including drive-ins).

Retail sales, general.

Supportive and transitional housing, above ground and ground floor.

Utilities and services, minor.

Wireless communication services, co-located only.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015; Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 385, § 1, adopted February 13, 2019, set out provisions intended for use as §§ 17.33.12 I, J. For purposes of alphabetization and to preserve the style of § 17.33.12, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as §§ 17.33.12 4, 20 and the remaining subsections have been renumbered to include them as such.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the M-U district are:

1.

Artist live/work space.

2.

Artisan manufacturing (hand tools only, e.g., jewelry or ceramics).

3.

Assisted living.

4.

Automobile parts sales.

5.

Churches.

Drive through facilities.

7.

Electrical distribution substation.

8.

Ice and food products dispensing machines.

9.

Laundry, self-service.

10.

Libraries.

11.

Lodging (motels, bed and breakfast, 1-10 guest rooms).

Nursing home.

Parks and recreation.

Private clubs, lodges.

Public grounds and buildings.

Public parking lot or structure.

Residential—freestanding attached or detached single family home; multifamily (two-plus units).

Schools.

Transitional and supportive housing.

Utilities and services, major.

Water pump station.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.014 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the M-U district are:

Advertising structures.

Adult uses.

3.

Animal boarding kennel.

4.

Gas stations.

5.

Hospitals.

Industrial uses.

Liquor stores.

8.

Mini storage warehouse.

9.

Trailer parks.

Vehicle sales, service, and repair.

Bars, cocktail lounges, and the like.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.015 - Commercial establishment size limits.

The gross floor area of commercial establishments in the M-U district shall not exceed ten thousand square feet.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.016 - Property development standards.

Property development standards in the M-U district are:

A.

Lot area: no requirement.

B.

Lot dimensions: no requirement.

C.

Building height: maximum building height shall be three stories, not to exceed forty feet for mixed-use buildings, and two stories not to exceed thirty feet for all other buildings.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

All permitted uses in the M-U district must be conducted within completely enclosed buildings unless otherwise expressly authorized. This requirement does not apply to off-street parking or loading areas, automated teller machines, or outdoor seating areas.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be two thousand square feet for mixed-use buildings, and three thousand square feet for all other freestanding residential buildings.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

The maximum FAR shall be 2.0 for mixed-use buildings and 1.25 for all other buildings.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

A.

For commercial, office, or mixed-use buildings, the entire building façade must abut front and street side property lines or be located within ten feet of such property lines. The minimum rear setback shall be five percent of the lot depth. No interior side setbacks are required, except when M-U zoned property abuts R- zoned property, in which case the minimum side setback in the M-U district shall be the same as required on the abutting R-zoned lot.

B.

For freestanding residential uses, the minimum front yard setback shall be fifteen feet; the minimum rear yard shall be ten feet; and the minimum side yard shall be five feet.

C.

All proposed yards shall be landscaped in accordance with conditions of site plan review.

D.

Open parking areas shall be provided with appropriate perimeter and internal landscaping in accordance with conditions of site plan review.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.021 - Space between buildings.

A.

For commercial, office, or mixed-use buildings, there are no requirements for space between buildings in the M-U district.

B.

For freestanding multifamily buildings, space between buildings shall be as prescribed the R-2 district, Section 17.18.130.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.022 - Fences, hedges and walls.

A.

Any fence, hedge or wall shall be reduced to three feet when within the front yard or street side yard.

B.

Fences, walls and railings shall be ornamental masonry or concrete, textured or stamped metal, or ornamental iron work or similar durable materials.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.023 - Off-street parking.

A.

The requirement for off-street parking spaces for commercial or office uses shall be one square foot of offstreet parking for each three square feet of floor area.

B.

The requirement for off-street parking for residential uses shall be 1½ spaces for each dwelling unit.

C.

For mixed use projects, the number of parking spaces shall be determined as part of the site plan review process, but shall be generally based on subsections A and B, above.

D.

Spaces shall be provided on a site not more than five hundred feet from the external boundaries of the lot upon which the building it serves is located. This required parking area shall be provided in any of the following ways:

1.

On the lot with the building served;

2.

On a contiguous lot or a lot within five hundred feet of the building or use being served;

3.

By membership in an assessment district established for the purpose of providing off-street parking for the uses located in the district.

E.

The improvement and maintenance standards of Sections 17.60.100 through 17.60.160 shall apply.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

There shall be adequate vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street or alley.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

The provisions of the C-1 district, Section 17.28.180A, B, D and F shall apply.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

For nonresidential uses the requirements for size, location, treatment and maintenance of loading spaces, Section 17.60.190 shall apply.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.027 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

17.33.028 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure is erected on any lot in the M-U district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall be submitted to and approved by the city manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

Any proposed structure in the M-U district shall be architecturally compatible with existing or future buildings and reviewed and approved for conformance by the city manager, or his designee, upon submittal of a site plan review or conditional use permit application.

(Ord. No. 373, § 11, 10-15-2015)

Chapter 17.34 - M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT

Sections:

17.34.010 - Purposes.

This district is intended to;

A.

Reserve appropriately located areas for various types of processing, assembly, storage, and manufacturing uses and related activities;

B.

Protect such areas from intrusion by residential or inharmonious commercial uses;

C.

Regulate and control hazardous or objectionable influences incidental to certain industrial uses;

D.

Provide areas with adequate space, access, and separation from residential, commercial and public uses to promote modern industrial development.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1301)

17.34.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the M-1 district area:

A.

Manufacturing.

Electronics:

a.

Electrical and related parts,

b.

Electrical appliances,

c.

Electrical devices,

d.

Motors;

Instruments:

a.

Electronic,

b.

Medical and dental tools,

c.

Precision,

d.

Timing and measuring;

Office and related machinery:

a.

Audio machinery,

b.

Computers, electrical,

c.

Computers, manual,

d.

Visual machinery;

4.

Pharmaceutics:

a.

Cosmetics,

b.

Drugs,

c.

Perfumes,

d.

Soap,

e.

Toiletries; 5.

Laboratories:

a.

Chemical,

b.

Dental,

c.

Electrical,

d.

Optical,

e.

Mechanical,

f.

Medical;

6.

Bottling plants, except those liquids that are offensive or obnoxious by reason of odor or are hazardous;

7.

Garment manufacturing;

8.

Manufacture and maintenance of electrical and neon signs;

9.

Novelties and holiday paraphernalia;

10.

Textiles;

Rubber and metal stamps;

12.

Furniture upholstering;

Candy;

14.

Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials:

a.

Canvas,

b.

Cellophane,

c.

Cloth,

d.

Cork,

e.

Felt,

f.

Fiber,

g.

Fur,

h.

Glass,

i.

Leather,

j.

Paper (no milling),

k.

Precious or semi-precious stones or metals, l.

Plaster,

m.

Plastics,

n.

Shellac,

o.

Textiles,

p.

Tobacco,

q.

Wood,

r.

Yarns;

Fabrication of products made from finished rubber;

Automotive:

a.

Painting,

b.

Automotive reconditioning,

c.

Truck repairing and overhauling,

d.

Upholstering;

Boat building and repairs;

Book binding;

Ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and fired in kiln only using electricity or gas;

Machinery and shop (no punch presses over twenty tons or drop hammers);

a.

Blacksmith shops,

b.

Cabinet or carpenter shops,

c.

Electric motor rebuilding,

d.

Machine shops,

e.

Sheet metal shops,

f.

Welding shops,

g.

Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared metals;

Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as:

a.

Bakery goods,

b.

Candy,

c.

Cosmetics,

d.

Dairy products,

e.

Drugs,

f.

Food products (excluding fish and meat products, sauerkraut, wine, vinegar, yeast and the rendering of fats and oils connected with an adequate sewer system),

g.

Fruit and vegetables (packing only),

h.

Honey extraction plant,

i.

Perfume,

j.

Toiletries;

Manufacturing and maintenance of electric or neon signs; 23.

Novelties;

Petroleum bulk plants;

Printing shops, lithographing, publishing;

Retail lumber yard;

Rubber and metal stamps;

Shoes;

Stone monument works;

Storage yards:

a.

Contractors' storage yard,

b.

Draying and freight,

c.

Feed and fuel yard,

d.

Machinery rental,

e.

Motion picture studio storage yard,

f.

Transit storage,

g.

Trucking yard terminal, except freight classifications;

Textiles;

32.

Wholesaling and warehousing.

B.

Services.

1.

Banks and financial institutions;

2.

Blueprinting and photocopying;

3.

Business and research offices related to the administration and operation of the permitted industrial uses;

4.

Newspaper publishing;

5.

Offices, business, professional, general, administrative and medical;

Off-street parking;

7.

Printing, lithographing, publishing;

8.

Radio and television broadcasting;

9.

Restaurant.

C.

Related uses.

1.

Advertising structure;

2.

Animal hospitals and shelters;

3.

Automobile repairs (conducted within completely enclosed building);

4.

Automobile reupholstery;

5.

Automobile service stations;

6.

Caretakers' residences;

7.

Commercial uses that are incidental to and directly related and serving the permitted industrial uses;

8.

Electrical supply;

Equipment rental or sale;

10.

Farm equipment sales and service;

11.

Frozen food lockers;

Kennels;

Ice and cold storage plants;

14.

Ice and food products dispensing machines;

Recycling facility;

Signs;

Truck service station;

D.

Processing.

Creameries;

Laboratories;

Blueprinting and photocopying;

Laundries;

Carpet and rug cleaning plants;

6.

Cleaning and dyeing plants;

7.

Tire retreading, recapping, rebuilding.

E.

Fabrication.

1.

Rubber, fabrication of products made from finished rubber;

2.

Assembly of small electrical and electronic equipment;

3.

Assembly of plastic items made from finished plastic.

F.

Agricultural uses;

G.

Communication equipment buildings;

H.

Electric transmission substation;

I.

Off-street parking;

K.

Public utility service yards with incidental buildings;

L.

Electrical distribution substation;

M.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

N.

Water pump stations;

O.

Carnival (See Section 17.04.320).

P.

Emergency shelters.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. No. 361, § 7, 6-13-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1302)

17.34.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the M-1 district are:

A.

Commercial uses that are incidental and directly related to and serving the personnel of the permitted industrial uses, providing that the director determines that the proposed use will not be incompatible with uses in the surrounding residential districts.

B.

Drive-in theaters;

C.

Ice and cold storage plants;

D.

Mortuaries;

E.

Punch presses;

F.

Planned unit developments (industrial only);

G.

Baled cotton storage;

H.

Concrete and cement products;

I.

Cotton compress;

J.

Meat packing and processing;

K.

Microwave relay structure;

L.

Poultry processing;

M.

Punch presses over twenty tons;

N.

Used materials yards;

O.

Wholesale lumber yards;

P.

Olive processing plants, preparation only, for shipment to cannery.

Q.

Medical marijuana facilities, subject to the conditions of approval set forth in Chapter 17.65; provided that no such facility may be permitted within one half mile of any governmental, medical or educational use.

(Ord. No. 362, § 1, 10-10-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1303)

Uses expressly prohibited in the M-1 district are:

A.

Residential uses except for caretaker's residence in connection with an industrial use;

B.

Industrial plants:

Abrasives,

2.

Bone black plant,

3.

Carbon black and lamp black plant,

4.

Chemical plant (heavy or industrial),

5.

Coal and coke plant,

6.

Charcoal manufacturing plant,

7.

Detergents, soaps and byproducts using animal fat,

8.

Fertilizers of all types,

9.

Gas manufacturing plant,

10.

Glue and sizing manufacturing plant,

11.

Graphite manufacturing plant,

12.

Gypsum and other forms of plaster base manufacturing,

13.

Insulation manufacturing plant (flammable types),

Match manufacturing plant,

15.

Metals extraction and smelting plant,

16.

Metal ingots, pigs, casting or rolling mills,

17.

Paper pulp and cellulose manufacturing plant,

18.

Paraffin manufacturing plant,

19.

Petroleum and petroleum products plants,

20.

Portland and similar cement manufacturing plant,

21.

Serum, toxin and virus manufacturing laboratory,

22.

Sugar and starch manufacturing plant,

23.

Tannery plant,

24.

Turpentine manufacturing plant,

25.

Wax and wax products manufacturing plant,

26.

Wool pulling or scouring plant;

C.

Processing:

1.

Animal by-products processing,

2.

Carbon black and lamp black refining,

3.

Chemical (heavy or industrial),

4.

Coal and coke processing,

5.

Detergents and soap processing,

6.

Dog and cat food processing,

7.

Fertilizers of all types,

8.

Fruit by-products,

9.

Fish and fish by-products processing or canning,

10.

Grain milling and sacking,

11.

Paper milling,

12.

Petroleum and petroleum products processing or refining,

Radium or uranium extraction,

Rubber reclaiming or processing,

Salt works,

Soap works,

Smelting works, 18.

Potash works, 19.

Printing ink processing,

Sulphuric acid processing or bottling,

Tar or asphaltic roofing processing,

Vinegar processing or refining,

Volatile or poisonous gas storage or processing,

24.

Wood preserving by creosoting or other pressure impregnation of wood by preservatives,

Wood and lumber kilns for industrial kiln-drying;

D.

Motels, hotels;

E.

Trailer parks.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1304)

17.34.050 - Lot area.

The minimum site area shall be twenty-four thousand square feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.1)

17.34.060 - Lot dimensions.

A.

Width. The minimum lot width shall be seventy-five feet.

B.

Depth. The minimum lot depth shall be one hundred twenty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.2)

17.34.070 - Population density.

There are no population density requirements in the M-1 district, excepting, maximum one caretaker's residence per industrial use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.3)

17.34.080 - Building height.

The maximum height of structures shall be fifty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.4)

17.34.090 - Front yard.

None, except where the M-1 district abuts or is across from a residential district, there shall be a minimum front yard of not less than fifteen feet. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading but shall be landscaped and maintained with dense materials. A landscaping plan shall be submitted with the site plan for review by the city administrator.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.5.A)

17.34.100 - Side yard.

A.

Street Side. None, except where the M-1 district is across from any residential district, there shall be a minimum side yard of not less than ten feet. This yard shall not be used for parking and loading.

B.

When the side lot lines of M-1 district abuts a residential district there shall be a minimum side yard of not less than fifteen feet. The yard may be used for parking.

C.

Reversed Corner Lots. When the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot in an M-1 district adjoins any residential district, there shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.5.B)

None, except where the M-1 district abuts a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than fifteen feet. The yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.5.C)

There are no space between building requirements in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.6)

There are no lot coverage requirements in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.7)

17.34.140 - Fences, hedges and walls.

A.

None, except where the M-1 district abuts any residential district, there shall be a solid masonry or block wall not less than six feet in height constructed along said boundary. The wall shall be reduced to three feet in height within required front or street side yards.

B.

All fences and walls shall developed subject to Section 17.60.190.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.8)

A.

For commercial uses, the provisions of the C-3 district, Section 17.32.100 shall apply.

B.

For all other uses, there shall be one parking space for each two permanent employees. Such space shall be located within three hundred feet of the property served. In addition, there shall be at least one parking space for each truck operated by the concern and one parking space for each sales person permanently employed.

C.

The conditions of the general provisions and exceptions, Sections 17.60.100 through 17.60.160, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.9)

There shall be vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street or alley to off-street parking and loading facilities on the property requiring off-street parking and loading. The design of the access to withstand industrial usage shall be approved by the city administrator.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.10)

17.34.170 - Outdoor advertising.

A.

General Requirements. None.

B.

Location. No sign or advertising structure shall be located within fifty feet of the boundary line between an M-1 district and a residential district, when such sign or advertising structure faces the residential district.

C.

Size. No requirements.

D.

Lighting.

1.

No red, green or amber lights or illuminated signs may be placed in such position that they could reasonably be expected to interfere with or be confused with any official traffic control device or traffic signal or official directional guide signs.

Lights used to illuminate signs or advertising structures shall be so installed as to concentrate the illumination on the sign or advertising structure and so as to minimize glare upon a public street or adjacent property.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.11)

17.34.180 - Loading spaces.

The provisions of Section 17.60.190, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1305.12)

17.34.190 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1306)

17.34.200 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure is erected on any lot in the M-1 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall be submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1307)

Chapter 17.36 - M-2 HEAVY MANUFACTURING DISTRICT

Sections:

The M-2 general industrial district is intended to provide for the establishment of industrial uses essential to the development of a balanced economic base.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1401)

Uses permitted in M-2 district are:

A.

All uses permitted in the M-1 district, Section 17.34.020;

B.

Alcohol fertilizer, bulk sales and storage;

C.

Baled cotton storage;

D.

Building materials, concrete and cement products;

E.

Cotton compress, ready concrete;

F.

Used materials yards, organic fertilizer, bulk sales and storage;

G.

Manufacturing.

1.

Automotive:

a.

Assembly,

b.

Battery manufacture,

c.

Body and fender works,

d.

Rebuilding.

2.

Machinery shop (no punch press over twenty tons or drop hammers):

a.

Automatic screw machines,

b.

Blacksmith shops.

Manufacturing compounding assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials:

a.

Bone,

b.

Feathers,

c.

Hair,

d.

Horns,

e.

Paints, not employing a boiling process,

f.

Rubber.

Microwave relay structures,

5.

Meat packing and meat processing.

H.

Emergency shelters.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1402)

17.36.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are:

Acetylene gas manufacture or storage;

2.

Acid manufacture;

Aircraft factory;

4.

Alcohol distillation, including wineries and breweries (when not connected with adequate public sewers);

5.

Aluminum foundry;

6.

Ammonia bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture;

7.

Animal and poultry slaughtering or packing;

8.

Asphaltic and asphaltic concrete, mixing or batching plants;

9.

Automobile wrecking, junk, rag or scrap iron storage or baling;

10.

Blast furnace or coke oven;

11.

Bone, coal or wood distillation;

12.

Brick or tile products manufacture;

13.

Cement, lime, gypsum, potash, or plaster of paris manufacture;

14.

Cinder and cinder block manufacture;

15.

Clay and clay products manufacturing;

Cotton ginning or oil milling;

17.

Drop forge industries manufacturing forgings with power hammers;

18.

Dumping, refuse;

Explosives manufacturing or storage;

20.

Fat rendering, tallow, grease, or lard manufacture or refining;

21.

Fertilizer (inorganic), the compounding of dried inorganic materials;

Fish smoking, curing, or canning;

Fruit and vegetable processing;

24.

Fungicides manufacturing or processing;

25.

Garbage, offal, dead animal, or refuse incineration, reduction or dumping;

26.

Glass blowing (industrial) and glass bottle production;

27.

Glass manufacturing;

Glue manufacturing;

29.

Grain milling and sacking;

Insecticides manufacturing (flammable type);

31.

Iron, steel, brass, or copper foundry or fabrication plant, including roller mill or boiler works;

32.

Lamp black manufacture, including stove or shoe polish manufacture;

33.

Oilcloth or linoleum manufacture;

34.

Oils and fats (vegetable) refining;

35.

Olive oil plant or olive processing plant;

36.

Ore reduction, including refining and smelting of metals;

37.

Organic fertilizer manufacturing;

38.

Paint, pigments, enamels, japans, lacquers, putty, thinner, varnishes, whiting, wood fillers, and stains manufacturing;

39.

Petroleum refining or petroleum product manufacture or storage, including gas and asphalt;

40.

Plastic manufacture;

41.

Railroad repair shops;

42.

Rubber or gutta-percha manufacture;

Salt works;

Sand blasting;

Sawmills; 46.

Soap manufacturing;

Soda and compound manufacturing;

Stock feed lots and stockyards;

Syrup and grape sugar manufacture;

50.

Tanning, curing, or storing of rawhides or skins;

Wool pulling or scouring;

Yeast manufacturing;

53.

Other uses which by written decision are determined by the commission to be obnoxious or detrimental to the public welfare by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, vibration, or other causes.

54.

Medical marijuana facilities subject to the conditions of approval set forth in Chapter 17.65; provided that no such facility may be permitted within one half mile of any governmental, medical or educational use.

(Ord. No. 362, § 2, 10-10-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1403)

17.36.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the M-2 district are:

A.

Residential uses;

B.

Commercial;

C.

Any use identified as harmful to the Orange Cove community by the planning commission.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1404)

The property development standards of the M-1 district, Sections 17.34.050 through 17.50.180, shall apply, with the following exceptions: building height, none.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1405)

17.36.060 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions, prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1406)

17.36.070 - Site plan review.

Before any building or structure is erected on any lot in the M-2 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall be submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1407)

Chapter 17.42 - P-F PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT

Sections:

To provide spaces for the location and preservation of public facilities such as schools, City Hall, and its activities, as well as all other publicly owned places.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1701)

Permitted uses in the P-F district are:

A.

Art galleries;

B.

City, county or state and federal offices;

C.

Civic centers;

D.

Community recreation buildings and uses;

E.

Educational facilities;

F.

Libraries;

G.

Museums;

H.

Parks and playgrounds;

I.

Police and fire stations;

J.

Ponding basin;

K.

Swimming pools;

L.

Tennis courts;

M.

Water pumping stations;

N.

Carnival (See Section 17.04.320).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1702)

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the P-F district are:

A.

Accessory structures and uses located on the same lot as a conditional use;

B.

Cemeteries and mortuaries;

C.

Churches;

D.

Communications equipment buildings;

E.

Electrical distribution substations;

F.

Fair, rodeo, or festival grounds;

G.

Municipal equipment or material storage yards;

H.

Gas regulator stations;

I.

Jails;

J.

Municipal health and medical facilities;

K.

Public airports;

L.

Public child day care centers;

M.

Public service pumping stations and pressure tanks;

N.

Sewer and water treatment plants.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1702)

17.42.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the P-F district are:

A.

Advertising structures;

B.

Commercial uses;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Residential uses.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1703)

17.42.050 - Property development standards.

The property development standards of the R-1-6 district, Chapter 17.12, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1704)

17.42.060 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1705)

17.42.070 - Site plan review.

Before any building (or structure) is erected in any lot in the PF district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1706)

Chapter 17.44 - PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Sections:

The PUD district is an overlying district intended to provide for residential, commercial, and industrial planned developments utilizing special property development standards.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1801)

A.

All otherwise required property development standards applicable to a particular parcel, except as related to population density, may be modified or waived provided the city administrator or the planning commission, as the case may be, determines that said proposed development is likely to produce a more functional, enduring and desirable environment than would otherwise be possible and that no adverse effect to adjacent properties would result therefrom.

B.

At least ten percent of the site, exclusive of required yards, shall be improved for recreational use and open space, either for the common use of residents or dedicated to the city for public use.

C.

Each residential planned unit development shall include facilities or areas for bulk storage, laundry, and similar common services unless such facilities are included individually for each dwelling unit.

D.

Where private roads and/or common recreation or service facilities are provided, a method for their permanent maintenance and upkeep must be specified to the satisfaction of the planning commission.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1802)

All plans submitted for review shall contain the following:

A.

The types of uses and location, height, and bulk of buildings and other improvements;

B.

The buildable area and open spaces about buildings;

C.

The traffic pattern;

D.

The arrangement, design, and dimensions of streets, alleys, pedestrian ways, and parking and loading areas;

E.

The screening of uses from visibility from adjacent areas or public ways, either within or without the district, by fencing or landscaping;

F.

Such other matters as, in the determination of the commission and council or city administrator, may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-1803)

Chapter 17.46 - PPZ PRECISE PLANNED ZONE

Sections:

The following regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in a precise planned zone.

(Ord. 218 § 1(part), 1981: prior code § 11-1-2201)

A precise planned zone may be established after the planning commission and the city council, respectively, have by resolution found as follows:

A.

The area proposed to be so zoned is generally suitable for the uses permitted in the particular zone classification proposed to be applied to the area, being one of the zone classifications elsewhere established in this title; but for reasons affecting the public health, safety, comfort, and general welfare,

orderly physical growth and development of the city, or any of such reasons, it would not otherwise be appropriate to so zone or classify the area, unless the land uses permitted in the area are subject to a precise plan as herein mentioned; or

B.

The proposed precise plan is particularly suitable to the orderly physical growth and development of a particular area of the city, subject to the general zone classification presently in effect in such area; and

C.

The proposed precise plan will provide benefits and safeguards equal to or greater than those that would be provided by the regulations applicable to the proposed or existing zone classification, as the case may be, with respect to the public health, safety comfort and general welfare, orderly physical growth and development of the city; and

D.

All of the owners of the property within the proposed precise planned zone have consented to adoption of the precise plan, in writing on file with the planning commission.

(Ord. 218 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2202)

A.

A precise plan for a particular precise planned zone may contain regulations and plans relating to the types of uses, location, height and bulk of buildings and other improvements, buildable area and open spaces about buildings, traffic control within such zone, arrangement, design and dimensions of streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and parking and loading areas, screening of uses from visibility from adjacent areas or public ways, either within or without the zone, by fencing or landscaping, and such other matters as in the determination of the commission and council may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

B.

The precise plan shall be embodied in a map or a written statement, or a combination of same, which shall constitute a part of the zoning map and this chapter.

C.

The zone shall be designated on the zoning map by use of the symbol which is otherwise used to designate the general zone classification for such zone, followed by the letter P, to indicate that such is a precise planned zone. The precise plan shall be designated by an identifying serial number, which shall appear on the zoning map following the aforementioned symbols designating the zone, and which serial number shall appear on any map, plan or written statement in which the precise plan is embodied. The provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to be directory rather than mandatory.

(Ord. 218 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2203)

A.

The zone and the approved precise plan therefor and any amendments thereto shall be established by ordinance, upon making the findings mentioned in Section 17.46.020, and after the same proceedings as in the case of other zones mentioned in this title.

B.

The precise planned zone may be established at any time, either concurrently with and as a part of the same proceedings for the establishment or change of a zone classification or with respect to any established zone.

(Ord. 218 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2204)

A.

The use of land and the erection, reconstruction or structural alteration and use of buildings and structures located in a precise planned zone shall be in conformity with the precise plan, and shall also be in conformity with and subject to all other regulations and provisions which apply, or thereafter apply, to the general zone classification of the precise planned zone to the extent that they are not contrary to the express provisions or general intent of the precise plan.

B.

The provisions of a precise plan shall in any case be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.62 relating to nonconforming uses and structures.

(Ord. 218 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-2205)