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Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS›Article 204 — EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS

204.01: PURPOSE:

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

The specific purposes of the "Employment" Districts are to:

A. Provide appropriate areas of the city where employment uses can locate and operate without significant conflicts with other land uses.

B. Strengthen the city's economic base and provide employment opportunities for residents of the city.

C. Ensure the provision of services and facilities needed to accommodate planned population densities. Additional purposes of each "Employment" District:

PO Professional Office. To allow for areas of office complex development, including professional and medical offices,

personal services, as well as research and development activities, small restaurants, support services, and convenience retail. The maximum FAR is 0.50.

IP Industrial Park. To provide areas for a mix of light industrial, secondary office, bulk retail, and service uses. This district allows for uses such as, warehouse, personal storage (mini-storage), distribution centers, research and development, wholesale, and office space with limited customer access. This district also allows for other uses, such as commercial recreation, small-scale retail, and service uses serving local employees and visitors are permitted as secondary uses. The maximum FAR is 0.40.

IG General Industrial. To provide areas for businesses that have potential to create adverse visual, noise, or other impacts to adjoining public and residential properties. This district allows for uses such as, warehousing, manufacturing, food processing, distribution, with support commercial services and ancillary office space. No retail uses are allowed. The maximum FAR is 0.60.

IA Airport Industrial. To provide areas for the Municipal Air-port and for related businesses that have the potential to create adverse visual, noise, or other impacts to adjoining public and residential properties. Small-scale retail and service uses serving local employees and visitors are permitted as secondary uses. This designation allows for a maximum FAR of 0.60. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019; amd. Ord. 1901, 6-20-2023)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. ▸ Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
    Overview
    1. Article 200 — AGRICULTURE/RURAL/CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
    2. Article 201 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
    3. Article 202 — DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS
    4. Article 203 — COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
    5. ▸ Article 204 — EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
      Overview
      1. 204.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 204.02: LAND USE REGULATIONS:
      3. 204.03: DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS:
      4. 204.04: SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS:
    6. Article 205 — PUBLIC AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
    7. Article 206 — RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT
    8. Article 207 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT
  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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