Chapter 12 — 28A. CLEARING AND MAINTAINING VACANT BUILDING SITES

Section 12-28A.01. Demolition permit required.

No building or structure shall be removed or demolished unless a demolition permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the Community Development Department. (Ord. 93-32, eff. 01/20/94)

Section 12-28A.02. Conditions of demolition permit issuance.

As a condition of issuing a demolition permit the property owner must agree in writing on a form provided by the Community Development Department, to comply with the following:

• (a) The sewer line shall be exposed and capped, at least two feet inside the property line, by a State licensed plumbing contractor in conformance with State law.

• (b) Telephone, electrical, gas, water, and cable utility services shall be properly capped. Water and electrical service, however, may be provided to serve the landscaping on the site.

• (c) All tanks and related piping, either above or below grade, shall be removed along with all contaminated soil and the site cleared and certified by the County of Santa Barbara Environmental Health Department.

• (d) The site shall comply with the City of Santa Maria's standard erosion and dust control measures.

• (e) The site shall be graded to drain to a street or other approved drainage way so that water does not pond.

• (f) The grade difference between the public curb or sidewalk and the site shall not exceed 1/2 inch.

• (g) All fencing installed during the demolition shall be removed. The site shall be secured by installing chains and bollards across all driveways. The bollards shall be made of four inch or greater pipe, six feet in length, placed three feet into the ground. The bollards shall be placed no greater than 15 feet apart and connected with chain or cable of three-eighths (3/8) inch or greater diameter. Reflectors shall be placed on the bollards and on the chain or cable at least every seven and a half (7 1/2) feet. Parking shall be prohibited on the site. Signs shall be posted on the property in accordance with Section 22658 of the Vehicle Code stating that parking is prohibited on the site.

• (h) The property shall be well maintained and in a weed free condition. The property shall be maintained free from debris, broken glass, and rubbish.

• (i) All signs and sign structures associated with the business or tenants previously occupying the building shall be removed.

• (j) All disturbed soil on the site shall be treated with soil binders or shall be hydroseeded to reduce wind blown soil.

• (k) Parkways and a 10 foot wide strip adjacent to the public right-of-way shall be landscaped on commercial and industrial property within the Entrada Specific Plan. The landscaping shall comply with the standards adopted in the City's Landscape Guidelines.

• (l) All light poles and standards associated with the business or tenants previously occupying the building shall be removed.

• (m) No signs shall be placed or erected on the site, except real estate signs as defined in Chapter 34, until a building permit or business license has been issued for a new structure or use on the site.

• (Ord. 93-32, eff. 01/20/94)

CHAPTER 12-29. HOME OCCUPATIONS

This chapter is intended to provide for those uses customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitant thereof, which is clearly incidental to the use of the dwelling and does not change the character thereof or does not adversely affect the uses permitted in the zone of which it is a part.

(Prior Code § 10-88.1; Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

Home occupations, in accordance with the regulations contained herein, are permitted in the residential zoning districts within the City.

(Prior Code § 10-88; Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

• (a) It shall be unlawful to engage in vehicle or vessel repair, as defined in subsection (b) , on residentially zoned property for compensation.

• (b) The following definitions shall govern administration and enforcement of this law:

"Compensation" means any and all consideration or amounts for labor performed, as defined in Civil Code Section 1605 and Labor Code Section 200 , respectively, or their respective successor sections.

"Engage in vehicle or vessel repair" means servicing, assembling, disassembling, wrecking, modifying, restoring, spray painting, or otherwise working on any vehicle or vessel on property a person occupies, or allowing the same to occur by a resident of property a person owns, manages or occupies.

"Residentially zoned" means any property on which residential uses are permitted or conditional use under the Santa Maria Municipal Code.

"Vehicle" means a self-propelled device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway but does not include devices moved exclusively by human power.

"Vessel" includes every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, but does not include the exceptions listed in Section 9840 of the California Vehicle Code, and any amendment thereto.

(Ord. 92-10 § 3, eff. 7/7/92)

The requirements set out in this chapter apply to and are conditions of all home occupations within the City.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2; Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

Any business owner or operator operating in a residential zoning district shall sign and file a statement indicating his or her awareness of City regulations applicable to the operation of home occupations, and that owner/operator must also have a valid City business license. (Prior Code § 10-88.2(a); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84; Ord. 90-1 § 2, eff. 3/8/90)

There shall be no employees in connection with the home occupation, within the home, other than members of the resident family.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(b); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

The use shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normal to the district or neighborhood in which it is located.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(c); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

There shall be no customers, suppliers or employees, clients or patients coming to the home in connection with the home occupation, except for the following:

• (a) Music lessons as permitted by Section 12-6.04(g) ; and

• (b) School readiness testing and counseling activities for one person at a time, when conducted solely by a resident of the home, as a secondary use, in compliance with all other requirements of this chapter and the Santa Maria Municipal Code.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(d); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84; Ord. 90-1 § 2, eff. 3/8/90; Ord. 94-16, eff. 8/18/94; Ord. 2005-04, eff. 5/19/05)

There shall be no sale of products on the premises. (Prior Code § 10-88.2(e); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

The use shall not involve the use of any commercial vehicle for the delivery of materials to or from the premises.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(f); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

Any vehicle used in connection with the home occupation shall comply with the provisions of Section 5-6.202(h) of this code.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(g); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84; Ord. 2016-01 § 2, eff. 2/19/16)

No more than one room in the dwelling shall be utilized for the home occupation. The garage must be kept clear for the parking of vehicles at all times, as required by Chapter 12-32 of this title. Accessory structures may not be used for the home occupation or for storage for the home occupation.

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(h); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84; Ord. 90-1 § 2, eff. 3/8/90)

There shall be no outdoor storage or display in connection with any home occupation. (Prior Code § 10-88.2(i); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

In no way shall the appearance of the dwelling or accessory building be so altered or the conduct of the occupation within the dwelling be such that the dwelling or accessory building may be recognized as serving a nonresidential use (either by color, materials, construction, signs, lighting, sounds, vibration, etc.).

(Prior Code § 10-88.2(j); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

No signs shall be displayed and there shall be no advertising using the home address, with the exception of necessary advertising in the telephone directory. (Prior Code § 10-88.2(k); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)

There shall be no use of utilities or community facilities beyond that normal to the use of the property for residential purposes as defined in the district. (Prior Code § 10-88.2(l); Ord. 83-1065 § 1, eff. 1/5/84)