204.03: DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: — Porterville Zoning Code

Table 204.03 prescribes the development standards for the Employment Districts. Additional regulations are denoted in the right hand column. Section numbers in this column refer to other sections of this Chapter, while individual letters refer to subsections that directly follow the table.

TABLE 204.03: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS -

EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS

EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
Standard	PO	IP	IG	IA	Additional Standards

Standard	PO	IP	IG	IA	Additional Standards
Lot and density standards:
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	6,000	20,000	10,000	10,000	Section 204.03(a)
Minimum lot width (ft.)	60	100	100	100	Section 204.03(a)
Minimum lot depth (ft.)	75	100	75	75	Section 204.03(a)
Building form and location:
Maximum height (ft.)	50	75	75	35	Section 204.03(b); section 300.06, “Heights And Height Exceptions”; Chapter 500, “Airport Environs
Minimum yards (ft.):
Front	10	25; 30 on highway	0; 30 on arterial, collector, or highway	20; 30 on highway	Section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards” Personal Storage Facility: 15- foot setback on Arterial or Collector.
Interior side	5	0	0	10	Section 204.03(c); and section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards”
Street side	5 (b)	25; 30 on highway	0; 30 on arterial, collector, or highway	10; 30 on highway	Section 204.03(d); and section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards” Personal Storage Facility: 15- foot setback on Arterial or Collector.
Rear	0	10	0	10	Section 204.03(b) and (c); and section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards”
Transitional - street side	15	15	15	15	Section 204.03(b), “Transitional Standards”
Maximum floor area ratio	0.50	0.40	0.60	0.60

Notes:

Additional Development Standards:

(a) Exceptions to Minimum Lot Size, Width, and Depth. An exception to the minimum lot size, width, and depth may be allowed with a Conditional Use Permit if a master plan for the site is submitted concurrently with the subdivision application. The plan shall indicate proposed land uses, building footprints, driveways, fire lanes, parking areas, landscaped areas, buffer yards, and other site features. The City Council must find that the proposed subdivision will create lots that are adequately

sized, shaped, and oriented to meet or exceed all requirements for yards, buffer yards, parking, landscaping, fire lanes, and other requirements of this Chapter.

(b) Transitional Standards. Where a site is adjacent to an R district, the following standards apply:

(1) Buildings exceeding twenty (20) feet in height must be set back five (5) feet from the interior side and rear property line; for buildings exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height shall be stepped back one (1) additional foot for every foot of height above twenty-five (25) feet.

(2) The maximum height within forty (40) feet of an R district boundary is thirty-five (35) feet. The maximum height within fifty (50) feet of an R district boundary is forty (40) feet.

FIGURE 204.03.(b)(2): EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT TRANSITIONAL STANDARDS

(c) Increased Yard for Certain Institutional Uses. Any building erected or used for a school, government, or other institutional use mentioned elsewhere in this Chapter, shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet from an R district,

notwithstanding any lesser requirement in the district where located, provided such building shall not be required to be located more than five (5) feet from any lot line adjacent to any alley. The City Council may waive this requirement for accessory buildings to provide reasonable accommodation.

(d) Street Side Yard - Reversed Corner Lots. Reversed corner lots shall have a minimum street side yard width of twelve

(12) feet or the required front yard requirement of the lot in the rear (key lot), whichever is less. No accessory structure shall project beyond the extension of the required front yard line of the lot in the rear (key lot).

(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019; amd. Ord. 1907, 10-15-2024)