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Title 18 — Zoning›Division I — GENERAL PROVISIONS›Chapter 18.08 — USE CLASSIFICATIONS

Pittsburg Municipal Code Art. VII Accessory Uses

Pittsburg Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pittsburg

Cite as: Pittsburg Municipal Code Article VII · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 18.08.130. Accessory uses classified.

The uses set forth in PMC § 18.08.140 are classified as accessory uses subject to the authority of the zoning administrator under PMC § 18.08.010.

(Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990; Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. B), 2007)

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§ 18.08.140. Accessory use classifications.

A. Accessory Use. Use that is incidental to the principal permitted or conditionally permitted use on a site and customarily provided or acceptable with the use. This classification includes home occupation, surface parking for residents', customers' or employees' automobiles, recreational activity, and administrative or office support function and facility.

B. Accessory Structure. Structure that is incidental to the principal permitted or conditionally permitted structure or use on a site and customarily found on the same site.

  1. Accessory Dwelling Unit. Dwelling unit ("second unit") governed by PMC § 18.50.300 through § 18.50.315.

  2. Accessory Living Quarters.

  3. Caretaker's Quarters.

  4. Accessory Structure. Structure with no bedroom or kitchen. This classification includes construction trailer, real estate field office for the sale of property within a subdivision, parking structure, sign, and structure for mechanical equipment and ancillary storage.

(Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990; Ord. 05-1257 § 4, 2005; Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. B), 2007; Ord. 23-1509 § 15, 2023)

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