Title 17 — Paramount Municipal Code

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		Chapter 17.04	§ 17.08.120.	Applicability of Chapter .
	DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL		§ 17.08.130.	Two-unit residential
		PROVISIONS		developments and urban lot
				splits.
§	17.04.010.	Definitions.
§	17.04.020.	Purposes of title.		Chapter 17.12
§	17.04.030.	Classifications established	R-2, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
		and enumerated.		CLASSIFICATION
§	17.04.040.	Degree of restrictiveness.
§	17.04.050.	Location and boundaries of	§ 17.12.010.	Purposes.
		zones.	§ 17.12.020.	Permitted uses.
§	17.04.060.	Classification of unclassified	§ 17.12.030.	Uses permitted subject to
		property.		conditional use permit.
§	17.04.070.	Prezoning of properties	§ 17.12.040.	Design review.
		outside City.	§ 17.12.050.	Lot standards.
§	17.04.080.	Zoning status of annexed	§ 17.12.060.	Yards and open space
		property.		standards.
§	17.04.090.	Certificate of occupancy	§ 17.12.070.	Building standards.
		required.	§ 17.12.080.	Objective design
§	17.04.100.	Interpretation and		standards—Purpose, intent,
		application of title.		and applicability.
§	17.04.110.	Compliance with title.	§ 17.12.085.	Site planning.
§	17.04.120.	Enforcement of title.	§ 17.12.090.	Site standards.
§	17.04.130.	Violations and penalties.	§ 17.12.100.	Street and neighborhood
				interface.
		Chapter 17.08	§ 17.12.110.	Landscape.
	R-1, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL		§ 17.12.120.	Service and back of house.
		CLASSIFICATION
§	17.08.010.	Purposes.	Chapter 17.16 R-M, MULTIPLE FAMILY
§	17.08.020.	Permitted uses.	RESIDENTIAL VARIABLE DENSITY
§	17.08.030.	Uses permitted subject to		ZONE
		conditional use permit.
§	17.08.040.	Design review.	§ 17.16.010.	Legally existing lots of
§	17.08.050.	Lot standards.		record.
§	17.08.060.	Yard standards.	§ 17.16.020.	Conversion of zones.
§	17.08.070.	Building standards.	§ 17.16.030.	Establishment of R-M zone.
§	17.08.080.	Site standards.	§ 17.16.040.	Permitted uses.
§	17.08.090.	Design standards.	§ 17.16.050.	Uses permitted subject to
§	17.08.100.	Manufactured housing.		conditional use permit.
§	17.08.110.	Parking.	§ 17.16.060.	Home occupation.

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§ 17.16.070. Design review. § 17.28.020. Permitted uses—Generally. § 17.16.080. Lot standards. § 17.28.030. Signs. § 17.16.090. Hardship bonus. § 17.28.040. Uses subject to conditional § 17.16.100. Yard standards. use permit. § 17.16.110. Building standards. § 17.28.050. Uses—Limitations. § 17.16.120. Objective design § 17.28.060. Prohibited uses. standards—Purpose, intent, § 17.28.070. Height. and applicability. § 17.28.080. Floor area.
§ 17.16.125. Site planning. § 17.28.090. Open spaces. § 17.16.130. Architecture. § 17.28.100. Travel demand measures. § 17.16.140. Street and neighborhood § 17.28.110. Development standards in interface. general.
§ 17.16.150. Landscape.
§ 17.16.160. Amenities, service, and back of house.

Chapter 17.32

M-1, LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE

§ 17.32.010. Purposes.

Chapter 17.20 INITIATIVE REGULATING DENSITY

§ 17.32.020. Permitted uses generally. § 17.32.030. Signs advertising a business or organization.
§ 17.20.010. Density in multiple family residential zones.
- § 17.32.040. Uses subject to conditional use permit.
§ 17.20.020. Special housing opportunities.
§ 17.32.050. Metal manufacturing performance standards.
§ 17.32.060. Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-1 zone, but which require an administrative action.

Chapter 17.24 C-3, GENERAL COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION

§ 17.24.010. Purposes.
§ 17.24.020. Permitted uses.
§ 17.32.070. Regulations for existing
§ 17.24.030. Uses permitted subject to metal-related manufacturing conditional use permit. and/or processing uses in the
§ 17.24.040. Prohibited uses. M-1 zone, but which have been determined to be a
§ 17.24.050. Development standards in legal nonconforming use.
general.
§ 17.24.060. Yard standards. § 17.32.080. Regulations for existing nonmetal-related manufacturing
§ 17.24.070. Building standards. and/or processing uses in the
§ 17.24.080. Site standards. M-1 zone, but which have
§ 17.24.090. Performance standards. been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
Chapter 17.28 § 17.32.090. Limitations on uses.
C-M, COMMERCIAL§ 17.32.100. Prohibited uses.
MANUFACTURING CLASSIFICATION § 17.32.110. Height. § 17.32.120. Floor area.
§ 17.28.010. Purposes. § 17.32.130. Open spaces.

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§ 17.32.140.	Travel demand measures.	§ 17.40.030.	Height, floor area and
§ 17.32.150.	Development impact fees.		coverage.
§ 17.32.160.	Enforcement.	§ 17.40.040.	Off-street parking and
			loading space.
	Chapter 17.36
M-2, HEAVY	MANUFACTURING ZONE		Chapter 17.44
		GENERAL	PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS
§ 17.36.010.	Purposes.	AND EXCEPTIONS REGARDING THIS
§ 17.36.020.	Permitted uses generally.		TITLE
§ 17.36.030. § 17.36.040.	Signs advertising a business or organization. Uses requiring conditional	Article 0 GENERAL PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
	use permit.
§ 17.36.050.	Metal manufacturing performance standards.	§ 17.44.010.	Classification regulations subject to chapter.
§ 17.36.060.	Regulations for existing
	metal-related manufacturing		Article 1
	and/or processing uses in the		Uses
	M-2 zone, but which require
§ 17.36.070.	an administrative action. Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-2 zone, but which have been determined to be a	§ 17.44.020. § 17.44.030.	Limitations on land use. What constitutes main building—Accessory building or use not permitted alone.
§ 17.36.080.	legal nonconforming use. Regulations for existing non- metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-2 zone, but which have	§ 17.44.040. § 17.44.050.	Identification of unlisted uses and clarification of ambiguities. Appeals from administrative decisions.
	been determined to be a	§ 17.44.060.	Purposes of site
	legal nonconforming use.		plan—Precise plan.
§ 17.36.090.	Limitations on uses.	§ 17.44.070.	Use control in reclassified
§ 17.36.100.	Prohibited uses.		site plan.
§ 17.36.110. § 17.36.120. § 17.36.130. § 17.36.140. § 17.36.150. § 17.36.160.	Height. Floor area. Open spaces. Travel demand measures. Development impact fees. Enforcement.	§ 17.44.080. § 17.44.090. § 17.44.100. § 17.44.110.	Effect of title as to public utilities. Temporary uses. Limited increase of "C" zone lot depth. Dedication and improvement.
	Chapter 17.40	§ 17.44.120.	Development of automobile service stations and
UNCLASSIFIED USES			laundries.
§ 17.40.010.	Generally.	§ 17.44.130.	Abandoned automobile service stations.
§ 17.40.020.	Yards and open spaces.

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§	17.44.140.	Conversion of automobile	§ 17.44.290.	Vision clearance
		service stations to new use.		requirements for corner lots
§	17.44.150.	Development of worm		and reverse corner lots.
		farms.	§ 17.44.300.	Permitted intrusions into
§	17.44.160.	Condominium and		required yards.
		community apartment	§ 17.44.310.	Location of swimming pools.
		conversion.	§ 17.44.320.	Satellite dish receivers.
§	17.44.165.	Garage, estate, and yard	§ 17.44.330.	Telecommunications
		sales.		antennae used for aerial
§	17.44.170.	Special event sales, grand		transmission or relay of
		openings and temporary		telecommunications signals.
		advertising devices.	§ 17.44.340.	Walls, fences and hedges in
§	17.44.180.	Development of automobile		"R" zones.
		and trailer sales lots.	§ 17.44.350.	Landscaping and
§	17.44.190.	Reasonable accommodations		ornamental features
		in housing.		permitted in yards
§	17.44.195.	Rental housing in		generally.
		residentially developed	§ 17.44.360.	Required increase of side
		properties.		yard.
			§ 17.44.370.	Plot plan required where
		Article 2		increased yards are
	Yards, Height and Area			required.
			§ 17.44.380.	Through lots may be divided
§	17.44.200.	Height of buildings on		in certain instances.
		through lots.	§ 17.44.390.	Lot area not to be reduced.
§	17.44.210.	Penthouses and roof	§ 17.44.400.	Greater lot area may be
		structures.		required.
§	17.44.220.	Yards and open spaces	§ 17.44.410.	Substandard lots generally.
		generally.	§ 17.44.420.	Use of lots or parcels
§	17.44.230.	Greater yard and open		containing more than
		space requirements include		minimum required lot area.
		minimum requirements.	§ 17.44.430.	When required area reduced
§	17.44.240.	Modification of side yard		by public use.
		requirements on combined
		lots.		Article 3
§	17.44.250.	Yard requirements when	Loading Areas and Off-Street Parking
		more than one main
		building exists.	§ 17.44.440.	Required loading spaces.
§ §	17.44.260. 17.44.270.	Modification of required front yards when nonconformities exist. Tree trimming standards—Obligations of commercial and industrial	§ 17.44.450. § 17.44.460. § 17.44.470.	Off-street parking generally. Number of off-street parking spaces required. Joint use of required parking facilities.
§	17.44.280.	property owners. Measurement of front yards.	§ 17.44.480.	Size, location and design of parking spaces and areas.

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§	17.44.490.	Required improvement and	§ 17.44.660.	Regulations for metal-
		maintenance of parking		related manufacturing and/
		areas, etc., sales areas.		or processing uses, but
§	17.44.500.	Comprehensive planned		which have been determined
		facilities.		to be a legal nonconforming
§	17.44.510.	Waiver or modification of		use.
		requirements of article.	§ 17.44.670.	Regulations for existing non-
				metal-related manufacturing
		Article 4		and/or processing uses, but
	Nonconforming Buildings and Uses			which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming
§ § §	17.44.520. 17.44.530. 17.44.540.	Applicability of article. Effect of destruction or removal of nonconforming building. Reconstruction of building partially destroyed or damaged.	§ 17.44.680. § 17.44.690.	use. Home gardens in residentially developed legal nonconforming properties. Rental housing in residentially developed legal nonconforming properties.
§ §	17.44.550. 17.44.560.	Structural alteration or enlargement of nonconforming buildings. Continuation of nonconforming use of	Chapter 17.48 VARIANCES, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND UNCLASSIFIED USE PERMITS GENERALLY
§	17.44.570.	nonconforming building. Nonconforming use limits other uses.	§ 17.48.010. § 17.48.020.	Variances generally. Conditional use permits.
§ §	17.44.580. 17.44.590.	Abatement. Garage conversions.	§ 17.48.030.	Notice and hearing on application for variance, conditional use permit or
§	17.44.600.	Reference to Building		unclassified use permit.
		Codes.	§ 17.48.040.	Resolutions granting or
§	17.44.610.	Conformance of existing		denying variance,
		uses required to be in		conditional use permit or
		entirely enclosed building.		unclassified use permit.
§	17.44.620.	Conformance to exterior	§ 17.48.050.	Appeals from decisions of
		improvements.		Planning Commission
§	17.44.630.	Removal.		generally—Hearing de novo.
§	17.44.640.	Automatic expiration of	§ 17.48.060.	Hearing de novo.
		nonconforming uses and	§ 17.48.070.	Revocation and
		nonconforming buildings.		modification.
§	17.44.650.	Expiration of	§ 17.48.080.	Status of unexercised grant
		nonconforming signs and		of exception or variance.
		on-premises advertising displays.	§ 17.48.090. § 17.48.100.	Expiration. Renewal.

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Chapter 17.52 AMENDMENTS AND SITE PLANS GENERALLY

Chapter 17.64 MOBILEHOME PARK TENANCY, SALE OF SPACES

§ 17.52.010. Amendments generally. § 17.52.020. Application for amendment, etc., or approval of site plan.
§ 17.52.030. Action by Planning Commission on proposed amendment or site plan.
§ 17.52.040. Action by Council on recommendation of Planning Commission, etc.
§ 17.52.050. Procedure for adopting site plans.
- § 17.64.010. Subdivision of mobilehome spaces—Sale or long-term lease.
- § 17.64.020. Definitions.
- § 17.64.030. Change in tenancy.
- § 17.64.040. Nonconforming uses. § 17.64.050. Public hearing.
- § 17.64.060. Fee.
- § 17.64.070. Findings.
- § 17.64.080. Appeal.
Chapter 17.56
APPLICATIONS, FEES, NOTICES, HEARINGS AND PROCEDURES GENERALLY
§ 17.56.010. Applications generally—Powers and duties of Planning Commission as to form, information required, etc.
§ 17.56.020. Filing fees.
§ 17.56.030. Notices generally. § 17.56.040. Hearings.

Chapter 17.60 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

§ 17.60.010. Created—Purpose. § 17.60.020. Composition—Rules of procedure generally—Quorum minutes.
§ 17.60.030. Powers and duties generally. § 17.60.040. Conditions of permit approval.
§ 17.60.050. Appeals.

Chapter 17.68 RESIDENTIAL REVIEW BOARD

§ 17.68.010. Created—Purpose. § 17.68.020. Composition, rules of procedure.
§ 17.68.030. Powers and duties generally. § 17.68.040. Conditions of permit approval.
§ 17.68.050. Appeals.

Chapter 17.72

PD-PS, PLANNED DEVELOPMENTPERFORMANCE STANDARDS ZONE

§ 17.72.010. Generally. § 17.72.020. Purpose. § 17.72.030. Limitations. § 17.72.040. Pre-application conference. § 17.72.050. Application. § 17.72.060. Mixed uses permitted.
§ 17.72.070. "Performance standards" defined.
§ 17.72.080. Findings required for approval.
§ 17.72.090. Commission and Council action.
§ 17.72.100. Conformance required.
§ 17.72.110. Revocation. § 17.72.120. Revision.

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§ 17.72.130.	Permitted uses.	§ 17.76.090.	Church monument signs.
§ 17.72.140.	Uses requiring a conditional	§ 17.76.100.	Awning signs.
	use permit.	§ 17.76.110.	Projecting signs.
§ 17.72.150.	Prohibited uses, regardless	§ 17.76.120.	Portable signs.
§ 17.72.160.	of which PD-PS zone the use is located. Metal manufacturing performance standards.	§ 17.76.130. § 17.76.140.	Creative signs. Sign program—Multi- tenant (three or more separate tenant spaces)
§ 17.72.170.	Regulations for existing		developments.
	metal-related manufacturing
	and/or processing uses in the PD-PS zone, but which require an administrative	Chapter 17.80 O-P, OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE
§ 17.72.180.	action. Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the PD-PS zone, but which have	§ 17.80.010. § 17.80.020. § 17.80.030.	Purpose. Permitted uses—Generally. Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
	been determined to be a	§ 17.80.040.	Limitations.
	legal nonconforming use.	§ 17.80.050.	Height.
§ 17.72.190.	Regulations for existing non-	§ 17.80.060.	Floor area.
	metal-related manufacturing	§ 17.80.070.	Front yards.
	and/or processing uses in the	§ 17.80.080.	Side yards.
§ 17.72.200. § 17.72.208.	PD-PS zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use. Health risk assessment. Facilities for nonorganic	§ 17.80.090. § 17.80.100. § 17.80.110. § 17.80.120.	Landscaping. Parking. Refuse storage areas. Signs.
	recyclable materials, organic waste, and solid waste.		Chapter 17.84
§ 17.72.210.	Enforcement.	NORTH	PARAMOUNT GATEWAY SPECIFIC PLAN
CENTRAL	Chapter 17.76 BUSINESS DISTRICT SIGN	§ 17.84.010.	Intent and purpose.
DESIGN STANDARDS		§ 17.84.020.	Adoption by reference.
		§ 17.84.030.	Revisions.
§ 17.76.010.	General requirements for all
	signs.		Chapter 17.88
§ 17.76.020.	Window signs.	CLEARWATER EAST SPECIFIC PLAN
§ 17.76.030. § 17.76.040. § 17.76.050.	Wall signs. Plaque or directory signs. Undercanopy and suspended signs.	§ 17.88.010. § 17.88.020. § 17.88.030.	Intent and purpose. Adoption by reference. Revisions.
§ 17.76.060.	Address signs.
§ 17.76.070.	Monument signs.
§ 17.76.080.	Pylon signs.

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Chapter 17.92 RECYCLING FACILITIES

§ 17.92.010. Permits required.
§ 17.92.020. Permits for multiple sites.
§ 17.92.030. Criteria and standards.
§ 17.104.130. Minimum structure separation for a detached ADU.
§ 17.104.140. Setbacks.
§ 17.104.150. Separate sale of ADUs.
§ 17.104.160. Parking.
§ 17.104.170. Driveways.