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| Article 3 Specific to Zones | |
|---|---|
| Chapter 3.10 Purpose and Application | 3-3 |
| 3.10.010 Purpose | 3-3 |
| 3.10.020 Official Regulating Plan and Zones | 3-4 |
| 3.10.030 Transect Zones | 3-4 |
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| 3.10.040 Non-Transect Zones | 3-5 |
|---|---|
| 3.10.050 Zone Annexation | 3-5 |
| 3.10.060 Change of Zone Designation | 3-5 |
| Chapter 3.20 Transect Zones | 3-7 |
| 3.20.010 Purpose | 3-7 |
| 3.20.020 Applicability | 3-7 |
| 3.20.030 Rural Edge (T2) Zone | 3-10 |
| 3.20.040 Rural General (T2.5) Zone | 3-14 |
| 3.20.050 Neighborhood Edge (T3) Zone | 3-18 |
| 3.20.060 Neighborhood General (T4) Zone | 3-22 |
| 3.20.070 Neighborhood Center (T4.5) Zone | 3-26 |
| 3.20.080 Downtown (T5) Zone | 3-30 |
| 3.20.090 Tehachapi Blvd. West (SD2.1) Zone | 3-34 |
| Chapter 3.30 Non-Transect Zones | 3-39 |
| 3.30.010 Purpose | 3-39 |
| 3.30.020 Applicability | 3-39 |
| 3.30.030 Estate (E) Zone | 3-40 |
| 3.30.040 Single Family Residential (R-1) Zone | 3-44 |
| 3.30.050 Medium-density Residential (R-2) Zone | 3-48 |
| 3.30.060 High-density Residential (R-3) Zone | 3-52 |
| 3.30.070 Mobile Home Park (MHP) Zone | 3-56 |
| 3.30.080 Residential Professional (RP) Zone | 3-60 |
| 3.30.090 Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) Zone | 3-64 |
| 3.30.100 Central Commercial (C-2) Zone | 3-68 |
| 3.30.110 General Commercial (C-3) Zone | 3-72 |
| 3.30.120 Highway Commercial (C-4) Zone | 3-76 |
| 3.30.130 Light Industrial (M-1) Zone | 3-80 |
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| 3.30.140 Medium Industrial (M-2) Zone | 3-84 |
|---|---|
| 3.30.150 Agriculture (A) Zone | 3-88 |
| 3.30.160 Planned Development (PD) Zone | 3-92 |
| Article 4 General to Zones | |
| Chapter 4.10 Introduction | 4-3 |
| 4.10.010 Purpose | 4-3 |
| 4.10.020 Applicability | 4-3 |
| Chapter 4.20 Site and Structural Standards | 4-5 |
| 4.20.010 General Site and Structural Standards | 4-5 |
| 4.20.020 Accessory Structures | 4-6 |
| 4.20.030 Height Limits and Exceptions | 4-6 |
| 4.20.040 Minor Residential Building Setback Reductions | 4-7 |
| 4.20.050 Performance Standards | 4-8 |
| 4.20.060 Related Lot Requirements | 4-9 |
| 4.20.070 Hillside Development Standards | 4-10 |
| Chapter 4.30 Density Bonus | 4-13 |
| 4.30.010 Purpose and Intent | 4-13 |
| 4.30.020 General Affordable Housing Provisions | 4-13 |
| 4.30.030 Affordable Housing Density Bonuses and Incentives | 4-14 |
| 4.30.040 Application Procedures | 4-17 |
| Chapter 4.40 Landscape Standards | 4-19 |
| 4.40.010 Purpose | 4-19 |
| 4.40.020 Applicability | 4-20 |
| 4.40.030 Landscape and Irrigation Plans | 4-20 |
| 4.40.040 General Standards | 4-20 |
| 4.40.050 Parking Area Landscaping | 4-22 |
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| 4.40.060 Irrigation Requirements | 4-23 |
|---|---|
| 4.40.070 Maintenance | 4-24 |
| 4.40.080 Fences and Screening | 4-24 |
| 4.40.090 Lighting | 4-26 |
| 4.40.100 Lien | 4-27 |
| Chapter 4.50 Parking Standards | 4-29 |
| 4.50.010 Purpose and Application | 4-29 |
| 4.50.020 General Parking Standards | 4-30 |
| 4.50.030 Number of Parking Spaces Required | 4-31 |
| 4.50.040 Bicycle Parking | 4-31 |
| 4.50.050 Adjustment of Parking Requirements | 4-31 |
| 4.50.060 Parking Alternative | 4-32 |
| 4.50.070 Parking Design | 4-33 |
| 4.50.080 Development and Maintenance of Parking Lots | 4-34 |
| 4.50.090 Off-street Loading Spaces | 4-34 |
| 4.50.100 Off-street Parking Site Development Plan Review | 4-34 |
| Chapter 4.60 Site Specific Standards | 4-35 |
| 4.60.010 Purpose | 4-35 |
| 4.60.020 General Site Specific Standards | 4-35 |
| 4.60.030 Specific to Multifamily Residential | 4-36 |
| 4.60.040 Specific to Industrial | 4-36 |
| 4.60.050 Waived Standards | 4-36 |
| Chapter 4.70 Shopping Cart Containment and Retrieval | 4-37 |
| 4.70.010 Purpose, Declaration of Nuisance | 4-37 |
| 4.70.020 Definitions | 4-38 |
| 4.70.030 Exemptions | 4-38 |
| 4.70.040 Cart Containment Plan and Cart Retrieval Plan | 4-39 |
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| 4.70.050 | Plan Submission and Approval | 4-40 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.70.060 | Penalties for Failing to Submit a Prevention Plan | 4-41 |
| 4.70.070 | Notification for Retrieval of Abandoned Carts | 4-41 |
| 4.70.080 | Administrative Costs and Fees | 4-41 |
| 4.70.090 | Disposition of Carts after 30 days | 4-41 |