§ 18.22
Parlier Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-08 · Parlier
18.22.010 - Intent. ¶
The administrative and professional office C-P district is herein set forth, to provide for a district wherein related types of professional uses may be developed.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219, 1968).
18.22.020 - Uses permitted—Generally.
Within the C-P administrative and professional office district, the following residential uses shall apply as per property development standards in Sections 18.22.060 through 18.22.180:
A.
Residential Uses.
1.
For existing residential structures:
a.
They may be used for residential purposes, but may not be converted to more intensive residential uses, except in accordance with the property development standards of the R-3 district, Sections 18.18.060 through 18.18.170;
b.
They may be converted to nonresidential uses. If there is a change in the exterior appearance of the building, Section 18.22.030 shall apply;
c.
They may not be used for residential and non-residential purposes at the same time.
2.
Multiple dwellings, subject to the property development standards of the R-3 district, Sections 18.18.060 through 18.18.170.
3.
Private residence clubs, fraternity and sorority houses, rest homes, convalescent homes, nursing homes and rooming or boarding houses, subject to the regulations for these uses in Chapter 18.04.
B.
Nonresidential Uses. With the C-P administrative and professional office district, the following uses shall be considered as nonresidential and shall comply with the development standards set forth in Section 18.22.060 through 18.22.180: Administrative, apartments, church, exhibit halls, general offices, hotels, hospitals up to three stories in height, lodges and clubs, libraries, medical and dental offices, and clinics or laboratories, museums, private and parochial schools, institutions of philanthropic nature (except correction and mental) and home occupations, subject to Chapter 18.04.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.1, 1968).
18.22.030 - Use permitted—Subject to commission review and approval.
The following use shall be permitted subject to review and approval by the commission:
Within an existing residential structure, when the exterior design or appearance is changed, and when the uses located in the structure are nonresidential.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.2, 1968).
18.22.040 - Uses permitted—Subject to conditional use permit.
Uses shall be permitted subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.38.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.3, 1968).
18.22.050 - Prohibited uses.
The following are expressly prohibited in the C-P district:
A.
Advertising structures;
B.
Industrial uses;
C.
New single family homes;
D.
Any combination of residential and nonresidential uses on a lot;
E.
Adult uses.
(Ord. 85-19 §7, 1985; Ord. 68-128 §5-219.4, 1968).
18.22.060 - Property development standards. ¶
For all residential uses in the C-P district, property development standards shall comply with the R-3 district standards, Sections 18.18.060 through 18.18.170, except that lots shall have a minimum area of seven thousand five hundred square feet. For property development standards for nonresidential uses, see Sections 18.22.070 through 18.22.180.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(part), 1968).
18.22.070 - Lot area.
Minimum lot area in the C-P district is seven thousand five hundred square feet.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(A), 1968).
18.22.080 - Lot dimensions.
A.
Width. Minimum lot width, sixty-five feet;
B.
Depth. Minimum lot depth, one hundred ten feet.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(B), 1968).
18.22.090 - Population density. ¶
There shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred square feet per lot.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(C), 1968).
18.22.100 - Building height.
A.
No building shall exceed three stories or forty feet in height, except hospitals, to which Section 18.22.040 shall apply.
B.
Exceptions. Roof structures, for the housing of elevators stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building; and fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, church steeples, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, silos, water tanks, or wireless masts or similar structures, when approved by the commission, may be erected above the height limits herein prescribed, provided that the same may be safely erected and maintained at such height in view of the surrounding conditions and circumstances. No roof structures or any spaces about the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional living or floor space.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(D), 1968).
18.22.110 - Setback and yard requirements. ¶
A.
Right-of-way Control. No building shall be erected within fifty feet of the right-of-way of any railroad line, freeway or flood control channel, and any building shall be thirty feet away from any right-of-way line or major county road.
B.
Front Yard.
1.
Each lot shall have a minimum front yard of ten feet and shall be landscaped, except: When the C-P district abuts or is across the street from a residential district the front yard setback requirements for the C-P district shall be the same as the adjacent residential district.
2.
Swimming pools shall not be located in any required front yard.
C.
Side Yard.
1.
No requirements within the C-P district, except when a lot abuts a street there shall be a ten foot setback on the street side.
No side yard required, except when the C-P district abuts a residential district there shall be a side yard of ten feet on the C-P lot on the side abutting the residential district.
3.
When the C-P district abuts or is across the street from a residential district the side yard requirement for the C-P district shall be the same as the adjacent residential district.
4.
Swimming pools shall not be located closer than five feet from any side property line, and shall be fenced as required in Section 18.22.140.
D.
Rear Yard. No requirements, except where the C-P district abuts a residential district, then each lot shall have a setback of ten feet.
E.
Exceptions. Permitted projections in rear, front and side yards for C-P uses abutting a residential district include:
1.
Overhangs, eaves, fireplaces, stairways, and balconies not covered by a roof; and other architectural features may extend into the required yard not more than thirty inches.
2.
Unenclosed platforms, porches, or landing places which do not extend above the level of the first floor, may extend into any front yard six feet, side or rear yard three feet, provided that an open-type railing thirty inches high be constructed around the platform, porch or landing place.
3.
Depressed stairs and ramps may extend into any front yard six feet, side or rear yards three feet, provided than an open-type railing forty-two inches high be constructed around the opening.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(E), 1968).
18.22.120 - Space between buildings. ¶
There are no requirements for the C-P district.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(F), 1968).
18.22.130 - Lot coverage. ¶
There are no lot coverage requirements for the C-P district.
(Ord. 68-128 §5-219.5(G), 1968).
18.22.140 - Fences, hedges and walls—Swimming pool requirements.
A.
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