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Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS›Article 303 — LANDSCAPING

303.04: AREAS TO BE LANDSCAPED:

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

The following areas shall be landscaped, and may count toward the total area of site landscaping required by the zoning district regulations.

A. Required Setbacks. All required front and street-facing side setbacks, except for areas used for exit and entry, shall be landscaped.

FIGURE 303.04A: REQUIRED SETBACKS

B. Interior Property Lines Abutting R Districts. A minimum five (5) foot wide landscape buffer shall be provided along interior property lines, where no building abuts a property line, in districts adjacent to an R district.

C. Building Perimeters. The portions of a building façade that face onto a customer parking lot or front a public street shall have one (1) or more landscape planters installed along a minimum twenty (20) percent of that building face. The minimum width of the planter shall be three (3) feet. This standard does not apply where a building is located on the front or corner side property line and there is no setback between the building and the property line.

FIGURE 303.04C: BUILDING PERIMETERS

D. Landscaping in Parking Areas. Parking areas shall be landscaped as required by Article 304, On-Site Parking and Loading.

E. Orchards and Gardens. Areas permanently and solely dedicated to edible plants such as orchards and vegetable gardens. F. Unused Areas. All areas of a project site not intended for a specific use, including areas planned for future phases of a phased development, shall be landscaped or left in a natural state. Access to the unused portion of the site shall be prohibited by a concrete curb, timber barrier or other barrier not less than six (6) inches high. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. ▸ Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
    Overview
    1. Article 300 — GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS
    2. Article 301 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND ACTIVITIES
    3. Article 302 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCEN…
    4. ▸ Article 303 — LANDSCAPING
      Overview
      1. 303.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 303.02: APPLICABILITY:
      3. 303.03: LANDSCAPE DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
      4. 303.04: AREAS TO BE LANDSCAPED:
      5. 303.05: GENERAL LANDSCAPING STANDARDS:
      6. 303.06: INSTALLATION AND COMPLETION:
    5. Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING
    6. Article 305 — SIGNS
    7. Article 306 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    8. Article 307 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
  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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