Title 18

Part 3 — REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS

Pleasant Hill Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Pleasant Hill

Chapter 18.55 GENERAL SITE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

  • § 18.55.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.55.020. Development on Lots Divided by Zoning District Boundaries.

  • § 18.55.030. Height Standards and Exceptions.

  • § 18.55.040. Measurements. § 18.55.050. Refuse and Storage Areas. § 18.55.060. Relocated Structures. § 18.55.070. Traffic Safety Visibility Area.

  • § 18.55.080. Structure Projections and Encroachments into Setbacks.

  • § 18.55.090. Underground Utilities.

    • Chapter 18.60

    • ADULT BUSINESSES

  • § 18.60.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.60.020. Applicability to Other Regulations.

  • § 18.60.030. Separation Requirements. § 18.60.040. Development and Operational Standards.

  • § 18.60.050. Adult Use Development Permit Required.

  • § 18.60.060. Conduct Constituting a Public Nuisance.

  • § 18.60.070. Violations. § 18.60.080. Amortization of Legal Nonconforming Uses.

Chapter 18.65 CANNABIS

  • § 18.65.010. Personal Cultivation of Cannabis.

  • § 18.65.020. Commercial Cannabis Uses. § 18.65.030. Cannabis Retailers.

Chapter 18.70 CREEK SETBACKS

  • § 18.70.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.70.020. Setback Standards. § 18.70.030. Setback Exceptions. § 18.70.040. Additional Regulations.

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PLEASANT HILL CODE

Chapter 18.75 FENCES, WALLS, AND SCREENING

Chapter 18.85 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

  • § 18.75.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.75.020. Height Limitations.

    • § 18.85.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.85.020. Noise.

    • § 18.85.030. Vibration.

  • § 18.75.030. Fence and Wall Standards.

  • § 18.75.040. Screening of Mechanical Equipment.

    • § 18.85.040. Odors.

    • § 18.85.050. Hazardous Materials. § 18.85.060. Heat and Humidity. § 18.85.070. Electromagnetic Interference.

  • § 18.75.050. Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs.

Chapter 18.80 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

Chapter 18.90 SCENIC ROUTE SETBACKS

  • § 18.80.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.80.020. General Requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading.

  • § 18.80.030. Number of Spaces Required. § 18.80.040. Shared Parking Facilities. § 18.80.050. Reduced Parking for Use Classifications.

    • § 18.90.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.90.020. Designated Scenic Routes and Corridors.

  • § 18.90.030. Setback Requirements.

  • § 18.80.040. Shared Parking Facilities. § 18.80.050. Reduced Parking for Use Chapter 18.95 Classifications. SIGNS

  • § 18.80.060. Parking Reductions Allowed Within Priority § 18.95.010. Purpose and Applicability. Development and Transit § 18.95.020. General Standards. Uses. § 18.95.030. Permit Required.

  • § 18.80.070. Minor Adjustments to § 18.95.040. Exempt Signs.

  • Parking Design Standards. § 18.95.050. Prohibited Signs.

  • § 18.80.080. ADA Compliant Parking § 18.95.060. Maximum Wall Sign Area.

  • Spaces. § 18.95.070. Specific Sign Standards.

  • § 18.80.090. Electric Vehicle (EV), Bicycle, and Alternative § 18.95.080. Sign Design Guidelines. Transportation. § 18.95.090. Temporary Sign Standards.

  • § 18.80.100. Parking Space and Drive § 18.95.100. Standards for Other Types Aisle Dimensions. of Temporary Commercial

  • § 18.80.110. Driveways and Site Access. Signs. § 18.80.120. Screening, Lighting, and § 18.95.110. Master Sign Program. Landscaping. § 18.95.120. Minor Sign Adjustment.

  • § 18.80.130. Additional Design Standards § 18.95.130. Major Sign Adjustment. for Parking Facilities. § 18.95.140. Maintenance,

  • § 18.80.140. Location and Design of OffAbandonment, and Obsolete Street Loading Spaces. Signs. § 18.95.150. Enforcement.

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ZONING ORDINANCE

Chapter 18.100 TREE PRESERVATION

  • § 18.100.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.100.020. Definitions. § 18.100.030. Permit Required. § 18.100.040. Exemptions. § 18.100.050. Preservation and Replacement Plan.

  • § 18.100.060. Performance Security. § 18.100.070. Heritage Trees. § 18.100.080. Conditions of Approval. § 18.100.090. Penalties. § 18.100.100. Referral. § 18.100.110. Tree Removal Permit Expiration.

  • § 18.100.120. Appeals.

  • § 18.110.020. Exemptions.

  • § 18.110.030. Permits Required.

  • § 18.110.040. Application Submittal Requirements.

  • § 18.110.050. Findings.

  • § 18.110.060. General Development Standards.

  • § 18.110.070. Nonconforming Provisions.

  • § 18.110.080. Exceptions.

  • § 18.110.090. Standard Conditions of Approval.

  • § 18.110.100. Conditions of Approval for Section 6409(a) Modifications.

  • § 18.110.110. Timing of Review.

  • § 18.110.120. Peer Review.

  • § 18.110.130. Decision.

  • § 18.110.140. Revocation.

Chapter 18.105 WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING

  • § 18.105.010. Purpose and Applicability. § 18.105.020. Forms – Zoning Administrator Review.

  • § 18.105.030. Submittal Requirements. § 18.105.040. Water-Efficient Landscape Standards.

  • § 18.105.050. Landscape Plan Requirements.

  • § 18.105.060. Landscape Water Irrigation Audit.

  • § 18.105.070. Certifications. § 18.105.080. Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance Schedule.

  • § 18.105.090. Provisions for Existing Landscaping.

  • § 18.105.100. Disclosures. § 18.105.110. Fees.

  • § 18.105.120. Irrigation Efficiency.

  • § 18.110.150. Appeal.