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Article 202 — DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS

202.03: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:

Porterville Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Porterville

Table 202.03 prescribes the development standards for Downtown 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 202.03: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS

Standard DR-N DR-S DR-D D-MX DRM-2 DRM-3 D-PO D-GC D-PS Additional Standards

DRM- Standard DR-N DR-S DR-D D-MX DRM-3 D-PO D-GC D-PS Additional Standards
2

Lot, density, and block standards:

Minimum lot area (sq. ft.) - - - - 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000

  • - - - 60 60 60 60 60 Minimum lot width (ft.)

    Minimum lot depth (ft.) - - - - 75 75 75 75 75

    Minimum density (dwelling - - - 15 - - - - - units/acre)

    No maximum, FAR

    Maximum density (dwelling applies to combined - 41.0 16.5 33.0 - - - units/net acre) residential and nonresidential

    Maximum block dimension Subsection 202.04B, Dimension: 500; 600 with mid block pedestrian way (ft.) “Maximum Block Length”

Building form, location, and street design:

•50 on corner 40; 50 lots and lots 50 on corner lots and lots over 2 on 30; 40 with over 2 acres; Section 300.06, “Heights Maximum height (ft.) 50 35 acres; 40 on all other lots corner CUP And Height Exceptions” lots • 40 on interior lots

Main St.: Minimum height (ft.) - - - - - - - -
28

Minimum yards (ft.): See sub-classifications below

Commerc
ial: 15 for
0 min.; 10 buildings,
max. Shall 10 for 10 •Subsection 202.04I,
be paved parking. min.; 0; 10 on “Building Projections”;
on Main St. Front (Main St. frontage Main St. 15 min.; •Unless otherwise with tile, Main St. 20 is always considered or ground 20 15 10 20 stone, and Olive max. stated, shall be the front of the lot) floor 25 max. brick, St.: 10 landscaped in accord
concrete, or min., 20 D St.: residential with article 303,
comparable max. 15 “Landscaping”
material
Residential:
15

•Commercial: 0
1 - 2 stories: 5
•Residential: Where residential is allowed, every Subsection 202.04I,
Interior side 5 0 20 unit shall have at least 1 window with a minimum 3 or more “Building Projections”
of 15 ft. of clear separation from another building stories: 10
or wall

•Subsection 202.04I,
“Building Projections”; East of 2nd 0; 10 if on
and St.: 10; Main St.
Street side or rear on a and for 10 10 10 10 15 10 20 •Unless otherwise street frontage Otherwise: ground stated, shall be
0 min.; 10 floor landscaped in accord
max. residential with article 303,
“Landscaping”

Transitional - street Section 202.03(c) 5 15 15 15 15 15
side “Transitional Standards”

•Commercial: 0

Rear, not on a street •Residential: Where residential is allowed, every 0, 5 from Subsection 202.04I,
10 10 0 20 frontage unit shall have at least 1 window with a minimum alley “Building Projections”
of 15 ft. of clear separation from another building
or wall

Maximum floor area ratio, 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 - - 0.50 1.0 0.25(a) all uses

Maximum building - - - - 50 60 - - 50 coverage (% of lot)

Minimum percent of - 50(b) 50(b) 50(b) - - - - - building at setback line

Parking:

1, unless more

Maximum curb cut per lot or 1, none on 1, unless more are required by the city for public are required by Subsection 202.04D, 1 street frontage Main St. services the city for “Parking” public services

Maximum curb cut width 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 (ft.)

5; 10 on Landscaped setback Main, 5; 10 5; 10 on Article 303, between parking and street 5 Orange, on D 10 10 10 5 10 Main St. “Landscaping” (ft.) and C St. Streets

5, may be
occupied 10; 5 may be
by a occupied by a
pedestrian pedestrian
walkway Setback of parking from walkway paved
5 5 5 5 with tile, 5 10 buildings (ft.) with tile, stone,
stone, brick, concrete,
brick, or comparable
concrete, or material
comparable
material

Parking lot location Subsection 202.04D, Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
standards apply “Parking”

Open space and landscaping:

Usable open space (sq. ft. 150, 50 of which Subsection 202.04E, 75 75 - 100 - - - per residential unit) shall be private “Open Space”

Additional standards:

Section 202.04, Supplemental regulations
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes “Supplemental apply
Regulations”

Notes:

Additional Development Regulations:

(a) Determining FAR. When determining FAR in the D-PS district, meeting rooms, cafeteria facilities, and conference facilities are excluded from floor area.

(b) Retail Stores or Shopping Centers. The percent of building at setback line requirement may be waived with Conditional Use Permit approval for retail stores or shopping centers with a gross floor area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or greater when the City Council finds that alternative features have been incorporated into the project to achieve pedestrian orientation and to accommodate pedestrians and bicycle access.

(c) Transitional Standards. When 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.

(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019; amd. Ord. 1909, 1-21-2025; Ord. 1927, 2-3-2026)

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