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Chapter 3.20 — Transect Zones

§ 3.02

Tehachapi Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Tehachapi

3.02.140 Tehachapi Blvd West (SD2.1) Zone

C. Development Standards

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  1. Building Site and Building Placement 2. Parking Placement and Service Access
    B Service Alley (as occurs) See 8.20.100 B I Service Alley (as occurs) See 8.20.100 I
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    Primary Street (front) Diagram 1 Primary Street (front) Diagram 2

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Building Site Bo undary Buildable Area
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Allowed Off-Street
Building Site Bo undary
Parking Area
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1.1 1.1 Each building and addition shall be located on the Each building and addition shall be located on
building site per diagram 1 and designed as one of the building site per Diagram 1 and designed as
one of the allowed types below:
Allowed Types/Max Stories/LengthBuilding Site Building Setbacks, SizeReqmts
Villa / 2.5 / 80 ft Width Depth Facade See 5.10.130 Side Rear
Build ing
Type A B C D E F
Rowhouse BF / 2.5 / 125 ft See 5.10.150
Dup lex 50-65 100-150 See 5.10.150
Courtyard Building / 3 / 125 ft (FB) See 5.10.150
VillaIndustrial Shed / 2 / 200 ft80-125 150-200 See 5.10.140See 5.10.160
Flex Building S / 2 / 100 ft See 5.10.170
150-
CourtyardFlex Building L / 3 / 2150-20 0 0 ft (FB) See 5.10.120See 5.10.180
250
1.2 Building facades along streets shall be located
Rowhouse within the facade layer per diagram 1 and extend
86-170 90-150 See 5.10.100
BF along frontage(s) as required in Section C.3.
Buildin Flex Bldg g Site Requirements Min ft Max ft
50-100 100-150 See 5.10.080
A SmallBuilding Site Width 100 600
B Building Site Depth 120 500
Flex Bldg 200- 200-
See 5.10.070
C LargFront Setback (Facade Lae 400 400 yer) 10 30
D1.2 Side Street Setback (Facade LaBuilding facades along streets shall be located yer) 10 30
E Side Setback within the facade layer 'C', 'D' per Dia10gram 1 and n.a.
F Rear Setback w/out alleextend along frontage(s) per Section 3.2.y (w/ alley =10) 20 n.a.
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FB Individual volumes up to this size may abut if each is offset by a 5 ft plane break and 8 ft height difference.

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2.1 2.1 Parking shall be located on the building site per Parking shall be located on the building site per
diagram 2. Parking areas shall consist of at least Diagram 2. Parking areas shall consist of at least
25% pervious surfaces.25% pervious surfaces.
2.2 2.2 Parking / service areas shall not be accessed Parking / service areas may be accessed from
from primary street unless alley or side street not primary street, alley or side street.
2.3 pParkinresent.g entries/driveways shall not be wider than 15
2.3 Parking entries shall be 20' max wide, designed as ft, designed as integral, decorative components of
intethe site. Driveways may only connect to each other gral, decorative components of the site.
within the allowed of-street parking area.
Parking Setback Min ft Screening Requirement
Parking Setback Min ft 15 for Screening Requirement
By the building,
50%; By the building,
GG FrontFront 75 for 30 or min 3' tall wall / hedge as or min 3' tall wall / hedge as
50% allowed by Section 3.3allowed by Section 3.3
HH Along Side StreetAlong Side Street 3030 By the building, or min 3By the building, or min 3' tall wall / hed' tall wall / hedgege
RearRear 1010 Min 5 ft tall wall / hedgeMin 5 ft tall wall / hedge
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I SideSide 1010 Min 3 ft tall wall / hedgeMin 3 ft tall wall / hedge
5 when alon• corner lot: min 75 ft from cornerg interior sideyard
Parking • Corner site: min 75 ft from corner• interior lot: within 15 ft of either
J Parking
J Entry • Interior site: within 15 ft of either side side when side street or alley not
Entry when side street or allepresent y not present
J1K On-Street Driveway • min 100 ft• primary street: min 25 ft from
ParkinSeparationg corner
On-Street
K • Primary street: min 30 ft from corner
Parking
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3-36 | Adopted October 2014 | Tehachapi Zoning Code

Chapter 3.20 Transect Zones

Tehachapi Blvd West (SD-Tehachapi Blvd West (SD 2.1) Zone 3.02.140

C. Development Standards

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3. Frontages and Encroachments
Service Alley (as occurs) See 8.20.100
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Sidewalk ROW
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Primary Street (Front) Diagram 3
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Building Site Bo undary Frontage Required (see 'FL' for reqmts)

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SS Streetscape Area Encroachment Area (see 8.20 for reqmts) (see 'M' for reqmts)

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3.13.1 Building facades shall be located on the building
Building facades shall be located on the building
site per Diagram 3 and designed as one or multiple
allowed tsite per Diagram 3 and designed as one or multiple ypes below:
Frontage TypesAllowed Frontage Types RequirementsRequirements
Front YardCommon Yard See 5.20.140See 5.20.060
StooFrontp Yard SeeSee 5.20.1205.20.070
Walled Yard See 5.10.110
ParkinShopfrontg Court See 5.20.090
Forecourt See 5.20. 0810 0
3.2 S hopfronttreet facades shall extend along the frontage line See 5.20.070
per Diagram 3 and as identifed in Section 'FL' below
Gallery See Table 5.20
3.3 Building elements may encroach into required
3.2 Street facades shall extend along the frontage line
per Diagram 3 and as identifed in Section 'FL' below
3.4 FL Landscape shall be provided per Ch 4.30. Amount of Ground Floor Facade in Facade-Layer
FL Min Amount of Facade within Facade-La Along Primary St • Corner Site: 70% min from side street yer
Along Primary St corner • Interior Site: 60% minCorner Site: 50%;
from nearest
Interior Site: 50%
Along Side St 60% min from street corner primary street corner
Alon 3.3 g Side StBuilding elements may encroach into required 80%
M Encroachments setbacks as identified below. Requirements
M1 M M1 M2 M3 M4
up to 10 feet from back of sidewalk
M2 Duplex to Courtyard 5 5 3 4
Rowhouse BF to Flex Bldg (S) M3 up to 5 ft from alley; 8 ft if no alle 5 5 y 7 2
M4
Flex Bldg (L) 5 5 5 3
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4. Building Height and Adjaencies

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W
(occupied attic as
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SW Front Rear
R.O.W. Building Site
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Building Site Bo undary

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4.1 4.1 Buildings and additions shall comply with the
Building facades shall be located on the building
requirements in Diagram 4. All numbers are stated
site per Diagram 3 and designed as one or multiple
as a range or maximum unless stated otherwise.
4.2 Allowed Frontage Types Building height is measured vertically from average Requirements
sidewalk grade along frontage to the top plate of
Common Yard See 5.20.070
the highest story.
4.3 Roofs, chimneys, fnials and portions of structures
Stooless than 200 square feet with no dimension p See 5.20.090
Shoexceeding 15 feet, are allowed up to 12 feet above pfront See 5.20.100
Forecourtthe top plate of the third story. See 5.20.110
T [ F ] (T [ R] ) R U V (min) W
Gall ery See 5.20.110
Third Finished Grd Flr
4.2 Building facades shall comply with the Ft / Stories Story Fl Level to Flr
Buildin requirements for facade fronta g Stbk from SW ge identified in Ht
4.3 Type Building elements may encroach into required
Duplex 24 2.5 n.a. min 1.5 10 36
4.4 Villa Landscape shall be provided per Ch 4.30. 26 2.5 n.a. min 1.5 10 38
FL Min Amount of Facade within Facade-Layer
Courtyard 30 2.5 n.a. min 1.5 10 42
Along Primary St Corner Site: 50%;
from nearest
Rowhouse BF 30 2.5 n.a. min 1.5Interior Site: 50%10 42
street corner
Along Side St 80%
Flex Bldg
M Encroachments 26 2 n.a. Requirements 0 12 38
Small
Along Primary St
Flex Bldg up to 10 feet from back of sidewalkmin
Along Side St35 (24) 3 (1) 0 14 47
Large 10
Along rear of site up to 5 ft from alley; 10 ft if no alley
(1) See 5.10.070 for 3rd story facade requirements
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Contents — Tehachapi Zoning Code
Tehachapi Zoning Code
  1. Article 1 — Intent
  2. Article 2 — General to All
  3. Article 3 — S ecific to Zones p
  4. Article 5 — Building and Frontage Standards
  5. Article 6 — Specific to Uses
  6. Article 7 — Signs
  7. Article 9 — Procedures
  8. Article 10 — Administration
  9. Article 11 — Definitions
  10. Article 1 — Intent
  11. Article 2 — General to All
  12. Chapter 2.10 — Traditional Neighborhood Development Site Plann…
  13. Chapter 3.10 — Purpose and Application
  14. Chapter 3.20 — Transect Zones
  15. Chapter 3.30 — Non-Transect Zones
  16. Chapter 4.10 — Introduction
  17. Chapter 4.20 — Site and Structural Standards
  18. Chapter 4.30 — Density Bonus
  19. Chapter 4.40 — Landscape Standards
  20. Chapter 4.50 — Parking Standards
  21. Chapter 4.60 — Site Specific Standards
  22. Chapter 4.70 — Shopping Cart Containment and Retrieval
  23. Chapter 5.10 — Building Standards
  24. Chapter 6.20 — Site Planning, Development, and Operating Stand…
  25. Chapter 7.20 — Downtown Signs
  26. Chapter 7.30 — Signs Outside of Downtown
  27. Chapter 8.20 — Street Type Standards
  28. Chapter 9.10 — Application Processing Procedures
  29. Chapter 9.20 — Certificates of Appropriateness [new]
  30. Chapter 9.30 — Conditional Use Permits and Use Permits
  31. Chapter 9.40 — Home Occupation Permits
  32. Chapter 9.50 — Reasonable Accommodations [new]
  33. Chapter 9.60 — Architectural Design and Site Plan Review
  34. Chapter 9.70 — Temporary Use Permit
  35. Chapter 9.80 — Variances
  36. Chapter 9.90 — Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extensi…
  37. Chapter 9.100 — Permit Modifications and Revocations
  38. Chapter 9.110 — Mural Permits
  39. Chapter 9.120 — Outdoor Seating Permits
  40. Chapter 9.130 — Transient Outdoor Businesses
  41. Chapter 10.10 — Amendments (Zoning Code, General Plan, Regulat…
  42. Chapter 10.20 — Appeals
  43. Chapter 10.30 — Nonconforming Provisions
  44. Chapter 10.40 — Public Hearings
  45. Chapter 10.50 — Enforcement
  46. Chapter 10.60 — Penalties
  47. Chapter 11.10 — Definitions

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