Title 17 — Temecula Municipal Code

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		Chapter 17.01	§ 17.03.020.	Determinations and
	GENERAL PROVISIONS			interpretations.
			§ 17.03.030.	Application and fees.
§	17.01.010.	Authority for this	§ 17.03.040.	Public hearing and
		development code.		notification.
§	17.01.020.	Short title.	§ 17.03.050.	Amendments to
§	17.01.030.	Purpose.		development code.
§	17.01.040.	Relationship to general plan.	§ 17.03.060.	Minor exceptions.
§	17.01.050.	Relationship to the	§ 17.03.065.	Reasonable
		California Environmental		accommodations.
		Quality Act.	§ 17.03.070.	Legal nonconformities.
§	17.01.060.	Relationship to other	§ 17.03.080.	Revocations and
		regulations.		modifications—Temporary
§	17.01.070.	Relationship to existing		use permits and home
		specific plans and Riverside		occupation permits.
		Land Use Ordinance.	§ 17.03.085.	Revocations and
§	17.01.080.	Effect of code.		modifications—Conditional
§	17.01.090.	Terminology.		use permits, development
§	17.01.100.	Minimum requirements of		plans, and other land use
		the code.		entitlements.
§	17.01.110.	Reference to any provision	§ 17.03.090.	Appeals.
		of this development code.	§ 17.03.100.	Enforcement procedures
§	17.01.120.	Severability of any provision		and penalties for violation of
		of this development code.		this development code.
§	17.01.130.	Nuisances.
§	17.01.140.	Titles and headings.		Chapter 17.04 PERMITS
	Chapter 17.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING		§ 17.04.010.	Conditional use permits.
		DISTRICTS	§ 17.04.020.	Temporary use permits.
			§ 17.04.030.	Home occupation permits.
§	17.02.010.	Zoning districts established.	§ 17.04.040.	Variances.
§	17.02.020.	Consistency with the general	§ 17.04.060.	Hillside development permit.
		plan.
§	17.02.030.	Adoption of zoning map.		Chapter 17.05
§	17.02.040.	Uncertainty of boundaries.	DEVELOPMENT PLANS
§	17.02.050.	Prohibited uses.
			§ 17.05.010.	Development plans.
	Chapter 17.03 ADMINISTRATION OF ZONING		§ 17.05.020.	Administrative approval of development plan.
			§ 17.05.030.	Modifications to an
§	17.03.010.	Purpose and intent.		approved development plan.

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	Chapter 17.06	§ 17.09.040.	Permit(s) required.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS		§ 17.09.050.	Training required.
		§ 17.09.060.	Alcoholic beverage sales
§ 17.06.010.	Purpose and intent.		operational standards.
§ 17.06.020.	Description of residential
	districts.		Chapter 17.10
§ 17.06.030.	Use regulations.	SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
§ 17.06.040.	Development standards.		STANDARDS
§ 17.06.050.	Special use standards and
	regulations.	§ 17.10.010.	Purpose.
§ 17.06.060.	Landscape standards.	§ 17.10.020.	Supplemental development
§ 17.06.070.	Residential performance		standards.
	standards.	§ 17.10.025.	Efficiency unit housing
§ 17.06.080.	Hillside development		development standards.
	standards.	§ 17.10.030.	Objective design
§ 17.06.090.	Objective design		standards—Multifamily and
	standards—Multifamily and		mixed-use development.
	mixed-use development.
§ 17.06.100.	Streamlined review.		Chapter 17.12
§ 17.06.110.	Supportive housing.	PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
§ 17.06.120.	SB 9 Two-unit development.	§ 17.12.010.	Purpose and intent.
Chapter 17.08 COMMERCIAL/OFFICE/INDUSTRIAL		§ 17.12.020. § 17.12.030.	Public/institutional district. Use regulations.
	DISTRICTS	§ 17.12.040.	Development standards.
		§ 17.12.050.	Special use and development
§ 17.08.010.	Purpose and intent.		standards.
§ 17.08.020.	Description of commercial/	§ 17.12.060.	Landscape requirements
	office/ industrial districts.		and standards.
§ 17.08.030.	Use regulations.
§ 17.08.040.	Development standards.		Chapter 17.13
§ 17.08.050.	Special use regulations and	TRIBAL TRUST DISTRICT
	standards.
§ 17.08.060.	Landscape requirements	§ 17.13.010.	Purpose and intent.
	and standards.	§ 17.13.020.	Tribal trust lands district.
§ 17.08.070.	Commercial/office/industrial
	performance standards.		Chapter 17.14
§ 17.08.080.	Environmental standards.	OPEN SPACE/RECREATION/ CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICTS
	Chapter 17.09 ALCOHOL	§ 17.14.010.	Purpose and intent.
		§ 17.14.020.	Open space/recreation
§ 17.09.010.	Purpose.		districts.
§ 17.09.020.	Applicability.	§ 17.14.030.	Use regulations.
§ 17.09.030.	Definitions.	§ 17.14.040.	Development standards.

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§ 17.14.050.	Special use and development	§ 17.20.110.	Application of this chapter
	standards.		to particular areas with the
			city.
	Chapter 17.16	§ 17.20.115.	Basis for establishing the
SPECIFIC PLAN ZONING DISTRICT			areas of special flood
	(SP-)		hazard.
		§ 17.20.120.	Compliance.
§ 17.16.010.	Purpose and intent.	§ 17.20.125.	Abrogation and greater
§ 17.16.015.	Approval required.		restrictions.
§ 17.16.020.	Procedures.	§ 17.20.130.	Interpretation.
§ 17.16.030.	Effect of approval.	§ 17.20.135.	Warning and disclaimer of
§ 17.16.040.	Content of specific plan.		liability.
§ 17.16.045.	Prohibited uses.	§ 17.20.210.	Establishment of
§ 17.16.050.	Specific plan consistency.		development permit.
§ 17.16.060.	Amendments to approved plans.	§ 17.20.215.	Designation of the floodplain administrator.
§ 17.16.070.	Approved specific plans.	§ 17.20.220.	Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain
Chapter 17.18 VILLAGE CENTER ZONING DISTRICT		§ 17.20.310.	administrator. Standards of construction.
	(VC-)	§ 17.20.315.	Standards for utilities.
		§ 17.20.320.	Standards for subdivisions.
§ 17.18.010.	Purpose and intent.	§ 17.20.325.	Standards for manufactured
§ 17.18.020.	Procedures.		homes.
§ 17.18.030.	Effect of approval.	§ 17.20.330.	Floodways.
§ 17.18.040.	Content of village center	§ 17.20.340.	Mud slide (i.e., mud flow)
	plan.		prone areas.
§ 17.18.050.	Village center plan	§ 17.20.350.	Flood-related erosion-prone
	consistency.		areas.
§ 17.18.060.	Amendments to approved	§ 17.20.410.	City council as appeal
	plans.		board.
§ 17.18.070.	Village center performance	§ 17.20.510.	Application of chapter.
	standards.	§ 17.20.515.	Standards applicable to
			variances.
	Chapter 17.20	§ 17.20.520.	Reporting.
FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT
(FP) AND FLOOD DAMAGE			Chapter 17.21
PREVENTION AND FLOODPLAIN		AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS		Z	ONING DISTRICT

Chapter 17.21 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT

§	17.20.010.	Statutory authorization.
§	17.20.015.	Findings of fact.
§	17.20.020.	Statement of purpose.
§	17.20.025.	Methods of reducing flood
		losses.
§	17.20.030.	Definitions.

§ 17.21.010. Purpose and intent. § 17.21.020. Underlying zoning. § 17.21.030. Approval process. § 17.21.040. Compliance with laws.

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§ 17.21.050.	Dedications and	§ 17.22.114.	Relationship with the
	improvements.		development code and
§ 17.21.060.	Regulations and		citywide design guidelines.
	development standards.	§ 17.22.116.	Use regulations.
§ 17.21.070.	Regulatory agreement.	§ 17.22.118.	Development standards.
§ 17.21.080.	Applicable properties.
			Article IV
	Chapter 17.22	Nicolas/Winchester Planned Development
PLANNED	DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY		Overlay District-3
ZONING DISTRICT (PDO-)
		§ 17.22.120.	Title.
	Article I	§ 17.22.122.	Purpose and intent.
	Generally	§ 17.22.124.	Relationship with the
			development code and
§ 17.22.010.	Purpose and intent.		citywide design guidelines.
§ 17.22.020.	Where applicable.	§ 17.22.126.	Use regulations.
§ 17.22.030.	Permitted uses.	§ 17.22.128.	Supplemental design and
§ 17.22.040.	Procedures for approval.		setback standards.
§ 17.22.050.	Development standards.
§ 17.22.060.	Amendments to approved		Article V
	plans.	Temecula Creek Village Planned
§ 17.22.070.	Approved planned	Development Overlay District-4
	development overlays.
§ 17.22.080.	Objective design	§ 17.22.130.	Title.
	standards—Multifamily and	§ 17.22.132.	Purpose and intent.
	mixed-use developments.	§ 17.22.134.	Relationship with the
			development code and
	Article II		citywide design guidelines.
Pala Road	Planned Development Overlay	§ 17.22.136.	Use regulations.
	District-1	§ 17.22.138.	Supplemental design and
			setback standards.
§ 17.22.100.	Title.
§ 17.22.102.	Purpose and intent.		Article VI
§ 17.22.104.	Relationship with the	Rendezvous	Planned Development Overlay
	development code and		District (PDO-5)
	citywide design guidelines.
§ 17.22.106.	Use regulations.	§ 17.22.140.	Title.
§ 17.22.108.	Supplemental design and	§ 17.22.142.	Purpose and intent.
	setback standards.	§ 17.22.143.	Project vision.
		§ 17.22.144.	Relationship with the
	Article III		development code and
Margarita Road Planned Development			citywide design guidelines.
	Overlay District-2	§ 17.22.146.	Use regulations.
		§ 17.22.150.	Design and setback
§ 17.22.110.	Title.		standards.
§ 17.22.112.	Purpose and intent.

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§	17.22.152.	Vehicular circulation system	§ 17.22.198.	Development standards.
		standards.
§	17.22.154.	Architectural and landscape		Article X
		design guidelines.	Temecula Hospital Planned Development
§	17.22.156.	Incorporation of exhibits.		Overlay District-9
		Article VII	§ 17.22.200.	Title.
	Rancho Pueblo Planned Development		§ 17.22.202.	Purpose and intent.
	Overlay District (PDO-6)		§ 17.22.204.	Relationship with the
				development code and
§	17.22.160.	Title.		citywide design guidelines.
§	17.22.162.	Project description.	§ 17.22.206.	Development standards.
§	17.22.164.	Planning areas.
§	17.22.166.	Land uses.		Article XI
§	17.22.168.	Circulation Plan.	Temecula Education Center Planned
§	17.22.170.	Recreation facilities.	Development Overlay District-10
§ § § §	17.22.172. 17.22.174. 17.22.176. 17.22.178.	Landscaping. Infrastructure and Development Phasing. Design Guidelines. Implementation Guidelines.	§ 17.22.210. § 17.22.212. § 17.22.214.	Title. Purpose and intent. Relationship with the development code and citywide design guidelines.
	Article VIII Linfield Christian School Planned Development Overlay District-7		§ 17.22.216. § 17.22.218.	Use regulations. Supplemental design and setback standards.
§ §	17.22.180. 17.22.181.	Title. Purpose and intent.	Mira Loma	Article XII Planned Development Overlay District-11
§	17.22.184.	Relationship with the
§ §	17.22.186. 17.22.188.	development code and citywide design guidelines. Use regulations. Supplemental development standards.	§ 17.22.220. § 17.22.222. § 17.22.224.	Title. Purpose. Relationship with the development code and citywide design standards.
	Article IX De Portola Road Planned Development Overlay District-8		§ 17.22.226. § 17.22.228. § 17.22.230.	Use regulations. Supplemental design and setback standards. Project setting.
§ § §	17.22.190. 17.22.192. 17.22.194.	Title. Purpose and intent. Relationship with the	§ 17.22.232. § 17.22.234.	Architectural design guidelines. Landscape design standards.
		development code and
		citywide design guidelines.
§	17.22.196.	Use regulations.

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	Article XIII		Article XVI
Walcott Estates Planned Development		Cypress	Ridge Planned Development
	Overlay District-12		Overlay District-15
§ 17.22.240.	Title.	§ 17.22.286.	Title.
§ 17.22.242.	Purpose.	§ 17.22.288.	Purpose.
§ 17.22.244.	Relationship with the	§ 17.22.290.	Fiscal impact analysis (FIA).
	development code and	§ 17.22.292.	Relationship with the
	citywide design guidelines.		development code and
§ 17.22.246.	Use regulations.		citywide design guidelines.
§ 17.22.248.	Development standards.	§ 17.22.294.	Use regulations.
§ 17.22.250.	Project setting.	§ 17.22.296.	Development standards.
§ 17.22.252.	Supplemental design	§ 17.22.298.	Project setting.
	standards.	§ 17.22.300.	Supplemental design
			standards.
	Article XIV
Arbor Vista Planned Development Overlay			Article XVII
	District-13	Bedford	Court Planned Development
			Overlay District 16
§ 17.22.254.	Title.
§ 17.22.256.	Purpose.	§ 17.22.302.	Title.
§ 17.22.258.	Relationship with the	§ 17.22.304.	Purpose.
	development code and	§ 17.22.306.	Relationship with the
	citywide design guidelines.		municipal code and citywide
§ 17.22.260.	Use regulations.		design standards.
§ 17.22.262.	Development standards.	§ 17.22.308.	Use regulations.
§ 17.22.264.	Setting.	§ 17.22.310.	PDO-16 Design standards.
§ 17.22.266.	Development concept.	§ 17.22.312.	Project setting.
§ 17.22.268.	Exhibits.	§ 17.22.314.	Architectural and site design
			guidelines.
	Article XV	§ 17.22.316.	Landscape design standards.
Gateway to Temecula Planned
Development Overlay District-14			Chapter 17.23
		ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
§ 17.22.270.	Title.
§ 17.22.272.	Purpose.	§ 17.23.010.	Purpose and applicability.
§ 17.22.274.	Relationship with the	§ 17.23.020.	Definitions.
	development code and	§ 17.23.030.	General Requirements for
	citywide design standards.		"Building Permit Only"
§ 17.22.276.	Use regulations.		ADUs and JADUs
§ 17.22.278.	PDO-14 Design standards.		(Governed by Government
§ 17.22.280.	Project setting.		Code Section 66323).
§ 17.22.282.	Architectural and site design
	guidelines.
§ 17.22.284.	Landscape design standards.

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§ 17.23.040. General requirements and § 17.28.070. General requirements for application procedures for permanent signs. Ministerial ADUs (Governed § 17.28.080. Sign programs. by Government Code Section 66314). Article II
§ 17.23.050. Standards for Ministerial Residential Districts ADUs (Governed by Government Code Section § 17.28.100. Signs in residential districts.
66314). § 17.28.110. Signs for institutional uses
§ 17.23.060. Fees and utility connections. and other permitted uses in residential districts.
Chapter 17.24 § 17.28.120. Neighborhood and
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING community identification signs for subdivisions and
§ 17.24.010. Purpose and intent. multifamily complexes. § 17.24.020. General provisions. § 17.28.130. Subdivision signs. § 17.24.030. Combined parking or loading facilities. Article III
§ 17.24.040. Parking requirements. Commercial Districts § 17.24.050. Parking facility layout and dimensions. § 17.28.200. Signs in commercial
§ 17.24.060. Loading districts. facilities—Development § 17.28.210. Freeway oriented signs in standards. commercial districts. § 17.28.220. Requirements for
Chapter 17.26 freestanding shopping
COVENANTS FOR EASEMENTS center identification signs in commercial districts.
§ 17.26.010. General. § 17.28.230. Freestanding tenant § 17.26.015. Procedures. identification signs in commercial districts.
§ 17.26.020. Content of covenant. § 17.26.025. Release of § 17.28.240. Requirements for wall mounted business or
covenant—Procedure.
- § 17.28.240. Requirements for wall mounted business or building identification signs for buildings with two stories or less in commercial districts.

Chapter 17.28 SIGN STANDARDS

§ 17.28.250. Wall mounted signs for buildings with three stories or more in commercial districts.
§ 17.28.260. Requirements for special signs in commercial districts.

Article I General

§ 17.28.010. Purpose and intent. § 17.28.020. Applicability. § 17.28.030. Sign permits. § 17.28.040. Prohibited signs. § 17.28.050. Exempt signs. § 17.28.060. Real estate signs.
§ 17.28.265. Requirements for projecting signs in commercial districts.

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§ 17.28.270. Requirements for under § 17.28.420. Sign types permitted in canopy signs in commercial industrial districts. districts. § 17.28.430. Requirements for
§ 17.28.275. Requirements for awning freestanding business center signs in commercial identification signs in districts. industrial districts.
§ 17.28.280. On-site directional and § 17.28.440. Freestanding tenant directory signs in identification signs in commercial districts. industrial districts. § 17.28.450. Requirements for wall
Article IV mounted business or
Professional Office Districts building identification signs for buildings with two
§ 17.28.300. Signs in professional office stories or less in industrial districts.
§ 17.28.300. Signs in professional office district.
§ 17.28.310. Sign types prohibited in professional office district.

Article VI Multiple Districts

§ 17.28.320. Sign types permitted in the professional office district with the same standards as commercial district.
§ 17.28.325. Freeway oriented signs in professional office district.
§ 17.28.330. Requirements for freestanding office center identification signs in professional office district.
§ 17.28.340. Requirements for freestanding building or single tenant identification signs for single tenant office buildings in professional office district.
§ 17.28.350. Requirements for wall mounted business or building identification signs for single and multitenant buildings with two stories or less in professional office district.
§ 17.28.600. Temporary business advertising signs in commercial, office and industrial districts.
§ 17.28.700. Requirements for temporary ambient air balloons in commercial, office and industrial districts.
§ 17.28.800. Kiosk signs in all districts.

Article VII Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 17.28.900. Enforcement, legal procedures and penalties.
§ 17.28.910. Maintenance responsibility of signs.
§ 17.28.920. Nonconforming signs.

Chapter 17.30 SMOKING IN MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES

Article V

Industrial Districts

§ 17.28.400. Signs in industrial districts. § 17.28.410. Sign types prohibited in industrial districts.
§ 17.30.010. Findings and intent. § 17.30.020. Definitions.
§ 17.30.030. No-smoking common areas, designated smoking areas.
§ 17.30.040. Smoke-free buffer zones.

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§	17.30.050.	Nonsmoking units required	Chapter 17.34
		in multi-unit residences.	DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
§	17.30.060.	Disclosure of nonsmoking
		units by landlord.	§ 17.34.010. Definitions and illustrations
§	17.30.070.	Prohibitions and duties	of terms.
		generally.
§	17.30.080.	Medical marijuana.	Chapter 17.40
§	17.30.090.	Enforcement.	TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AND ANTENNA ORDINANCE

	WATER	Chapter 17.32 EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE	§ 17.40.010.	Purpose.
		DESIGN	§ 17.40.020.	General requirements for all
				telecommunication facilities
§	17.32.010.	Purpose.		and antennas.
§	17.32.020.	Definitions.	§ 17.40.025.	Publicly owned property.
§	17.32.030.	Applicability.	§ 17.40.030.	Application requirements.
§	17.32.040.	Procedures.	§ 17.40.040.	Determination of height.
§ §	17.32.050. 17.32.060.	General provisions. Landscape design requirements.	§ 17.40.050.	Nonexempt telecommunication facilities and antennas in residential zones.
§	17.32.070.	Water efficient landscape worksheet.	§ 17.40.060.	Nonexempt telecommunication facilities
§	17.32.080.	Soil management report.		and antennas in
§	17.32.090.	Irrigation system design		nonresidential zones.
		requirements.	§ 17.40.070.	Administrative approval of
§	17.32.100.	Grading plan requirements.		telecommunications facilities
§	17.32.110.	Residential requirements.		and antennas.
§	17.32.120.	Commercial/office/	§ 17.40.080.	Planning director approval
		industrial/public		of telecommunication
		institutional requirements.		facilities and antennas.
§	17.32.130.	Open space/recreation/	§ 17.40.090.	Planning commission
		conservation zoning districts		approval of
		requirements.		telecommunications facilities
§	17.32.140.	Irrigation audit.		and antennas.
§	17.32.150.	Provisions for existing	§ 17.40.100.	Revocation of development
		landscapes.		plans and conditional use
§	17.32.160.	Irrigation audit, irrigation		permits.
		survey, and irrigation water	§ 17.40.110.	General
		use analysis.		requirements—Location
§	17.32.170.	Maintenance and		and facility separation.
		enforcement.	§ 17.40.120.	General
§ § §	17.32.180. 17.32.190. 17.32.200.	Certificate of completion. Reporting. Appendices.	§ 17.40.130.	requirements—Basic tower and building design. General requirements—Airports and
				helipads.

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§	17.40.140.	General requirements—Co-	§ 17.40.230.	Nonexclusive grant.
		located and multiple-user	§ 17.40.240.	Temporary facilities.
		facilities.	§ 17.40.250.	Nonconforming facilities
§	17.40.150.	General		and antennas.
		requirements—Vegetation
		protection and facility screening.	Chapter 17.42 COLLECTION CONTAINERS
§	17.40.160.	General
		requirements—Lighting.	§ 17.42.010.	Definitions.
§ §	17.40.170. 17.40.180.	General requirements—Roads and parking. General requirements—Environmental resource protection.	§ 17.42.020. § 17.42.030. § 17.42.040. § 17.42.050.	Collection containers prohibited. Exceptions. Permits and fees. Inspection.
§	17.40.190.	General requirements—Noise and	§ 17.42.060.	Collection container development standards.
		traffic.	§ 17.42.070.	Collection container
§	17.40.200.	General		operational requirements.
		requirements—Visual	§ 17.42.080.	Enforcement and violations.
		compatibility.	§ 17.42.090.	Joint and several liability.
§	17.40.210.	Standard agreements	§ 17.42.100.	Amortization period and
		required.		removal.
§	17.40.220.	Agreement for facilities on
		city-owned property or
		rights-of-way.