A. 
Purpose. This chapter provides uniform performance standards designed to minimize and mitigate the potential impacts of development within the City and promote compatibility with surrounding areas and land uses.
B. 
Applicability. The standards in this chapter shall apply to all uses in all zones, unless a contrary standard is specifically stated in this chapter.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
Activities involving, and storage of, inflammable and explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion and adequate firefighting and fire-suppression equipment and device standards in industry and as approved by the fire department. Incineration is prohibited throughout the City.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
No existing or proposed use, activity, or process or portion thereof shall discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of odorous gases or other odorous matter which would cause injury to the public or endanger the comfort, repose, health, and safety of any persons, or would cause or have a natural tendency to cause injury or damage to business or property.
(Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
A. 
Shielding of Light Source. Where the light source is visible from outside the project boundary, shielding shall be required to reduce glare so that neither the light source nor its image from a reflective surface shall be directly visible from a point five feet or more beyond the property line. The requirement shall not apply to traffic safety lighting or public street lighting.
B. 
Mechanical or Chemical Processes. Light, heat, or glare from mechanical or chemical processes, or from reflective materials used or stored on a site, shall be shielded or modified to prevent emission of light or glare beyond the property line.
C. 
Sky-Reflected Glare. Sky-reflected glare shall be controlled. Glare will not inconvenience or annoy persons or interfere with the use and enjoyment of nearby property.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
Discharge into a public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or stream or into the ground, of materials of a nature or temperature as can contaminate a water supply, interfere with bacterial processes in offensive elements, is not allowed, except in accord with standards approved by the State Department of Public Health or another governmental agency as shall have jurisdiction of these activities.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
No use or activity shall create noxious odors in any manner so as to be readily detectable beyond the boundaries of the site.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
A. 
Public Nuisance.
1. 
Public Nuisance Defined. Structures, and the land upon which the structures are located, and vacant land in the City maintained in a condition that results in the following, shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and a violation of this zoning code. A public nuisance:
a. 
Is detrimental to the property of others;
b. 
Is a hazardous, inappropriate, and/or unsightly condition; and/or
c. 
Causes a reduction in the enjoyment, benefit, or use of adjoining properties.
2. 
Nuisances Prohibited. A person who owns, maintains, or possesses a structure or land in a condition identified in subsection (A)(1) of this section shall not allow the nuisance condition to exist.
B. 
Prohibited Conditions Applicable to All Structures and Properties. Prohibited conditions applicable to all structures and properties shall include:
1. 
Neglected or improperly maintained landscaping (e.g., grass, groundcovers, hedges, shrubs, and trees) in conflict with the provisions of Chapter 17.18 (Landscaping). This shall include dead, overgrown in excess of 12 inches in height or weed-infested vegetation; vegetation dying likely to harbor rodents, vermin, insects, or other nuisances; vegetation which overhangs, impedes or obstructs vehicular traffic on a sidewalk, street, or other public right-of-way; and required landscaping removed without proper City approval; and
2. 
Damaged, dilapidated, and inadequately or improperly maintained signs or other identification or advertising devices or signs related to uses no longer conducted on the subject parcel, except for those identified in subsection (E)(2) (Vacant Nonresidential Structures or Properties), of this section.
C. 
Prohibited Conditions Applicable to Residential Structures and Properties. Prohibited conditions applicable to residential structures and properties shall include:
1. 
Debris, junk, trash, or salvaged materials readily visible from a public street, alley, or adjoining property;
2. 
Garbage, trash, or refuse bins, boxes, cans, or other containers stored for more than 24 hours on the public right-of-way or within the required front or street side setbacks;
3. 
Abandoned, discarded, or unused cabinets, freezers, furniture, refrigerators, sinks, stoves, toilets, or other household fixtures or equipment that are visible at ground level from a public street, alley, or adjoining property;
4. 
Construction equipment or machinery parked or stored on a residential property when the equipment is visible to the general public, except while construction, demolition, or excavation operations covered by an active building permit are in effect on the subject, or immediately adjoining property;
5. 
Other conditions related to fences, structures, or walls that are in need of correction, repair, or adequate and proper maintenance, including the existence of broken windows, graffiti, physical damage or general dilapidation, and surface(s) in need of paint, stain, varnish, or similar coating; and
6. 
Clothing, laundry, linens, rugs, towels, and other similar materials hung on balconies, fences, open windows, railings, shrubbery, trees, or walks in the front or side yard or visible from the public right-of-way; and
7. 
Accumulation of animal waste.
D. 
Prohibited Conditions Applicable to Occupied Nonresidential Structures or Properties. Prohibited conditions applicable to occupied nonresidential structures of properties shall include:
1. 
Construction, debris, junk, trash, salvaged materials, or waste materials located anywhere on the property, except in approved solid waste storage or pickup areas;
2. 
Damaged, dilapidated, and inadequately or improperly maintained structures left in a state of partial completion and not covered by an active building permit;
3. 
Garbage, trash, or refuse bins, boxes, cans, or other containers stored for more than 24 hours before pickup or after pickup on the right-of-way or within the required front or street side setbacks;
4. 
Business activities, including manufacturing and the sale and storage of merchandise or materials, not conducted entirely within a totally enclosed structure, except as allowed by Section 17.28.220 (Outdoor Storage);
5. 
Other conditions related to fences, structures, or walls that are in need of correction, repair, or adequate and proper maintenance, including the existence of broken windows, graffiti, physical damage or general dilapidation, and surfaces in need of paint, stain, varnish, or similar coating.
E. 
Prohibited Conditions Applicable to Vacant Nonresidential Structures or Properties. Prohibited conditions applicable to vacant nonresidential structures or properties shall include:
1. 
Property maintenance requirements for vacant nonresidential structures or premises shall be the same as for occupied nonresidential structures or properties described in subsection D of this section, where applicable, along with additional requirements described in subsection (E)(2) of this section;
2. 
Damaged, dilapidated, or inadequately or improperly maintained signs or other identification or advertising devices or signs related to uses no longer conducted on the subject parcel;
3. 
Discarded lumber, junk, trash, construction debris, salvaged materials, or waste materials located anywhere on the vacant property;
4. 
Vehicles, including automobiles, boats, camper shells, construction equipment, mobile homes, motor homes, trailers, and trucks, regardless of condition or capability of self-powered movement, parked or stored on vacant private property, except as allowed by other provisions of this subsection or the City's building code; or
5. 
Abandoned, discarded, stored, or unused business, household, or industrial equipment, fixtures, furniture, or materials located anywhere on the vacant property.
F. 
Abatement of Public Nuisances. Procedures for the abatement of public nuisances are outlined in Chapter 8.32 (Nuisance Abatement) of the Municipal Code.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
Devices that radiate radio-frequency energy shall be operated so as not to cause interference with an activity carried on beyond the boundary line of the property upon which the device is located. Further, no radiation shall be emitted in quantities that are dangerous to humans.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
Vibration that causes a noticeable tremor, measurable without instruments at the parcel line shall not be allowed.
(Ord. 688 § 1, 2006; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)
No existing or proposed use, activity, or process or portion thereof shall from any source whatsoever discharge smoke or other particulate matter into the atmosphere, except as may be allowed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
(Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)