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Chapter 12 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

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12.10 PURPOSE AND INTENT ......................................................................................... 12-1
12.20 APPLICABILITY ....................................................................................................... 12-1
12.30 AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................................... 12-1
12.40 ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE ............................................... 12-1
12.50 FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS ......................................................................... 12-2
12.60 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTES ............................................................ 12-2
12.70 HEAT AND COLD .................................................................................................... 12-2
12.80 LIGHT AND GLARE ................................................................................................. 12-2
12.90 LIQUID AND SOLID WASTES ................................................................................ 12-2
12.100 MAINTENANCE OF OPEN AREAS ........................................................................ 12-2

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12.110 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................... 12-2
12.120 NOISE AND SOUND ............................................................................................... 12-2
12.130 ODORS .................................................................................................................... 12-3
12.140 OUTDOOR STORAGE, TRASH AREAS, AND SERVICE AREAS ........................ 12-3
12.150 SMOKE .................................................................................................................... 12-3
12.160 VIBRATION .............................................................................................................. 12-3
CHAPTER 13 PARKING REGULATIONS
13.10 PURPOSE AND INTENT ......................................................................................... 13-1
13.20 GENERAL REGULATIONS ..................................................................................... 13-1
13.30 SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS ................................ 13-9
13.40 SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS ..............................13-10
13.50 ADJUSTMENTS TO OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS .......................13-12
13.60 DESIGN STANDARDS ..........................................................................................13-18
CHAPTER 14 SIGN REGULATIONS
14.10 INTENT .................................................................................................................... 14-1
14.20 ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................. 14-1
14.30 SIGN STANDARDS ................................................................................................. 14-6
14.40 SIGN REGULATIONS ...........................................................................................14-10
14.50 TEMPORARY SIGNS ............................................................................................14-21
14.60 FLAGS, PENNANTS AND BANNERS ..................................................................14-24
14.70 CHURCHES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL USES .............................................14-25
14.80 PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM.................................................................................14-26
14.90 PUBLIC SAFETY SIGNS .......................................................................................14-26
14.100 KIOSKS, ON-SITE SUBDIVISION AND ON-SITE COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE SIGNS .....................................................................................................14-26
14.110 NON-CONFORMING SIGNS.................................................................................14-29
14.120 VIOLATIONS ..........................................................................................................14-30
CHAPTER 15 SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
15.10 PURPOSE AND GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY ............................................... 15-1
15.20 SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT .................................................................................... 15-1

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Table 2.A Consistency of City Zone Districts with General Plan Land Use Designations .. 2-2
Table 2.B Residential Floor Plan and Elevations Guidelines ............................................ 2-28
Table 2.C Special Event Criteria ........................................................................................ 2-32
Table 3.A Uses Permitted Within Community Facilities District .......................................... 3-9
Table 3.B Shafter Airport Compatibility Criteria ................................................................. 3-15
Table 4.A Uses Permitted Within Residential Districts ........................................................ 4-3
Table 4.B Residential Site Development Standards ............................................................ 4-5
Table 5.A Uses Permitted Within Commercial Districts ....................................................... 5-2
Table 5.B Commercial Site Development Minimum Standards ........................................... 5-7
Table 6.A Uses Permitted Within Employment Districts ...................................................... 6-2
Table 6.B Employment District Site Development Minimum Standards .............................. 6-6
Table 7.A Uses Permitted Within the Agricultural District .................................................... 7-2
Table 7.B Agricultural Site Development Minimum Standards ............................................ 7-6
Table 13.A Off-Street Automobile Parking Space Requirements ........................................ 13-5
Table 13.B Off-Street Loading Requirements ....................................................................13-10
Table 13.C Off-Street Parking Standards ..........................................................................13-13
Table 13.D Minimum Parking Area Landscaping ...............................................................13-23
Table 13.E Driveway Dimensions for Multifamily Dwellings and Nonresidential Uses .....13-25
Table 14.A Sign Regulations by Land Use Category ........................................................14-11

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