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Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS›Article 103 — RULES OF MEASUREMENT

103.03: FRACTIONS:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

Whenever this chapter requires consideration of distances, parking spaces, dwelling units or other aspects of development or the physical environment expressed in numerical quantities, and the result of a calculation contains a fraction of a whole number, the results will be rounded as follows:

A. General Rounding: Fractions of one-half (0.5) or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number and fractions of less than one-half (0.5) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, except as otherwise provided.

B. Exception For State Affordable Housing Density Bonus: For projects eligible for bonus density pursuant to Government Code section 65915 or any successor statute, and article 302, "Affordable Housing Density Bonus And Other Incentives", of this chapter, any fractional number of permitted bonus density units shall be rounded up to the next whole number. (Ord. 1801, 12-3-2013)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
    Overview
    1. Article 100 — TITLE, COMPONENTS, AND PURPOSES
    2. Article 101 — ZONING DISTRICTS, ZONING MAP, AND BOUNDARIES
    3. Article 102 — RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE
    4. ▸ Article 103 — RULES OF MEASUREMENT
      Overview
      1. 103.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 103.02: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
      3. 103.03: FRACTIONS:
      4. 103.04: MEASURING DISTANCES:
      5. 103.05: MEASURING HEIGHT:
      6. 103.06: MEASURING LOT WIDTH AND DEPTH:
      7. 103.07: DETERMINING AVERAGE SLOPE:
      8. 103.08: DETERMINING FLOOR AREA:
      9. 103.09: DETERMINING FLOOR AREA RATIO:
      10. 103.10: DETERMINING LOT COVERAGE:
      11. 103.11: DETERMINING LOT FRONTAGE:
      12. 103.12: DETERMINING SETBACKS (YARDS):
      13. 103.13: MEASURING SIGNS:
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  4. Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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