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Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS›Article 306 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

306.08: MAINTENANCE:

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

Sites and facilities shall be maintained free of refuse, debris, or other accumulated matter and shall be kept in good repair at all times.

A. Walls. Walls shall be maintained in good repair, including painting, if required, and shall be kept free of graffiti, litter, or advertising. Where hedges are used as screening, trimming or pruning shall be employed as necessary to maintain the maximum allowed height.

B. Signs. Every sign displayed within the city, including exempt signs, shall be maintained in good physical condition. All defective or broken parts shall be replaced. Exposed surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair, free from graffiti, and painted where paint is required. The Zoning Administrator may order the repair or removal of any sign determined by the City to be unsafe, defective, damaged, or substantially deteriorated.

C. Landscaping. All planting and other landscape elements shall be permanently maintained in good growing condition. Such maintenance shall include, where appropriate, pruning, mowing, weeding, cleaning, fertilizing, and regular watering. Wherever necessary, plantings shall be replaced with other plant materials to insure continued compliance with applicable landscaping requirements.

D. Trees. Trees shall be maintained by property owners to be free from physical damage or injury arising from lack of water, chemical damage, accidents, vandalism, insects and disease. Any tree showing significant damage shall be replaced with another tree.

E. Parking Lots. Parking lots, including landscaped areas, driveways, and loading areas, shall be maintained free of refuse, debris, or other accumulated matter and shall be kept in good repair at all times. (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
    5. Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING
    6. Article 305 — SIGNS
    7. ▸ Article 306 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
      Overview
      1. 306.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 306.02: APPLICABILITY:
      3. 306.03: GENERAL STANDARD:
      4. 306.04: LOCATION OF MEASUREMENT FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANCE:
      5. 306.05: NOISE:
      6. 306.06: VIBRATION:
      7. 306.07: LIGHTING AND GLARE:
      8. 306.08: MAINTENANCE:
      9. 306.09: ODORS:
      10. 306.10: HEAT AND HUMIDITY:
      11. 306.11: AIR CONTAMINANTS:
      12. 306.12: LIQUID OR SOLID WASTES:
      13. 306.13: FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS:
      14. 306.14: HAZARDOUS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:
      15. 306.15: ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE:
      16. 306.16: RADIOACTIVITY:
    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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