205.03: DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: — Porterville Zoning Code

Table 205.03 prescribes the development standards for the public and open space 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 205.03: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - PUBLIC AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS

Standard	PS	REC	PK	Additional Standards

Standard	PS	REC	PK	Additional Standards
Lot and density standards:
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	87,120 (2 acres)	10,000	10,000
Minimum lot width (ft.)	100	100	100
Minimum lot depth (ft.)	100	75	75
Building form and location:
Maximum height (ft.)	75	35	25	Section 205.03(a); and section 300.06, “Heights And Height Exceptions”
Minimum yards (ft.):
Front	20	0	0	Section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards”
Interior side	10	0	0	Section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards”
Street side	10	0	0	Section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards”
Rear	10	0	0	Section 300.01, “Building Projections Into Yards”
Transitional - street side	15	15	15	Section 205.03(b), “Transitional Standards”
Maximum floor area ratio	0.25 (b)	0.10	0.10

Notes:

Additional Development Regulations:

(a) 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 205.03(a)(2): PUBLIC AND OPEN SPACE

(b) Determining FAR. When determining FAR in the PS District, medical laboratories, operating rooms, meeting rooms, conference facilities, cafeteria facilities, and recreational facilities are excluded from floor area.

(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)