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Paradise Municipal Code § 17.26.400 Site development regulations
Paradise Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Paradise
Cite as: Paradise Municipal Code § 17.26.400 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.26.100 - Purposes.¶
The community-facilities (C-F) and community-services (C-S) zones are intended for land areas that are planned to or already provide for public and public institutional land uses or private land uses which serve a community purpose or benefit the community. The community-facilities zone is consistent with the public-institutional (P-I), community-service (C-S), and recreational (R) land use designations of the Paradise general plan. The community-services zone is consistent with the community-service (C-S) and recreational (R) land use designations of the Paradise general plan. In addition, the community-services zone is potentially consistent with the multi-family residential (M-R) land use designation of the Paradise general plan.
(Ord. 250 § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)
17.26.200 - Permitted and conditional uses.¶
The following land uses are permitted where indicated by the letter "P," and are uses permitted subject to town issuance of a conditional use permit where indicated by the letter "C." Uses indicated by the letter "S" are permitted uses with town approval and issuance of a site plan review. Uses identified with the letter "A" are permitted land uses upon town approval and issuance of an administrative permit.
| C-F | C-S | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| P | A | Administrative service |
| P | P | Agricultural employee housing, limited residential |
| C | C | Aviation facilities |
| A | A | Business service |
| C | C | Campground |
| A | C | Cemetery |
| S | S | Club or lodge |
| S | S | Commercial recreation (indoor) |
| C | Commercial recreation (outdoor) | |
| C | S | Community care facility |
| P | P | Community care facility (limited residential) |
| S | S | Convalescent service |
| A | A | Cultural service |
| S | S | Day care facility |
| P | P | Dwelling, accessory |
| P | P | Dwelling, secondary |
| P | S | Educational facility |
| A | P | Emergency shelters |
| P | P | Family daycare home |
| P | A | Guidance services (general) |
| P | P | Guidance services (limited) |
| C | S | Hospital service |
| P | P | Medical office |
| — | C | Motel or lodging |
| — | S | Multiple-family residential |
| S | S | Park and recreation |
| S | C | Postal facilities |
| P | P | Professional office |
| S | S | Public assembly |
| S | S | Religious assembly |
| — | S | Residential group |
| A | A | *Reverse vending machine |
| A | S | Safety service |
| P | P | Single-family residence |
| A | A | *Small collection recycling facility |
| S | S | Transportation service |
| S | C | Transportation terminal |
| — | A | Two-family residence (density applies) |
| S | C | Utility service (major) |
| P | P | Utility service (minor) |
| — | S | Veterinary services |
| A | A | Wastewater treatment/ |
* Refer to Chapter 17.40
(Ord. No. 611, § 10, 10-12-2021; Ord. No. 594, §§ 6, 7, 4-14-2020; Ord. No. 564, § 2, 11-7-2016; Ord. No. 495, § 4, 8-25-2009; Ord. No. 460, § 6, 4-10-2007; Ord. No. 426 § 8, 9-28-2004; Ord. No. 411, § 4, 2-10-2004; Ord. 370 § 5, 2001; Ord. 362 § 9, 2001; Ord. 354 § 6, 2000; Ord. 349 §§ 13, 14, 2000; Ord. 332 § 9, 1999; Ord. 310 § 4, 1998; Ord. 250 § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 227 § 5, 1993: Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 594 shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage/adoption.
17.26.300 - Accessory uses.¶
Community uses include accessory uses and activities that are necessarily and customarily associated with the purpose and function of the community use, including but not limited to the following:
A. Refreshment, food and beverage sales of a convenience nature, operated in association with uses involving public assembly;
B. Cafeterias, dining halls, and similar uses operated incidental to principal uses primarily for the convenience of employees, residents, students, clients, patients or visitors;
C. Gift shops, newsstands and similar commercial activities operated incidental to principal uses primarily for the convenience of employees, residents, clients, patients or visitors.
(Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)
17.26.400 - Site development regulations.¶
The following site development regulations shall apply within the community-facilities and the community-services zones:
| Regulation | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Minimum net lot area | One-half acre |
| Minimum lot width | 65 feet |
| Minimum front yard setback | |
| Public street | 50 feet* from centerline |
| Private street | 30 feet from centerline |
| Minimum side or rear yard setback | 10 feet from property line |
| Maximum height | Within 100 feet of any residential district, the maximum height of the residential district shall apply. A maximum height of 50 feet shall apply in any portion of a C-F or C-S zoning district situated more than 100 feet from a residential district. |
| Maximum building coverage | 50 percent |
| Maximum impervious coverage | 80 percent |
| Residential density (C-S zone only) | 15** dwellings/ |
*Note: The requirement is forty (40) feet (from centerline) for properties in the "CF" and "CS" zoning districts located within the town adopted "Downtown Revitalization Master Plan Area".
**Second Note: Density potentially permitted only if served by an approved clustered wastewater treatment and disposal system.
(Ord. No. 495, § 5, 8-25-2009; Ord. No. 467, § 6, 8-14-2007; Ord. No. 392, § 5, 2003; Ord. 382, § 5, 2002; Ord. 362, § 10, 2001; Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)
17.26.500 - Other provisions.¶
A. Sign Regulations. Refer to Chapter 17.37.
B. Parking Requirements. Refer to Chapter 17.38.
(Ord. 250, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)
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