There is adopted, as provided herein, a zoning code for the
city, which is a part of the city code.
(Ord. 92-73)
The zoning code is adopted to preserve, protect and promote
the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, prosperity
and general welfare. More specifically, the code is adopted to achieve
the following objectives:
A.
To
provide a zone plan to guide the physical development of the city
in such a manner as to achieve progressively the general arrangement
of land uses described and depicted in the general plan;
B.
To
foster a wholesome, serviceable and attractive living environment,
the beneficial development of areas which exhibit conflicting patterns
of use, and the stability of existing land uses which conform with
objectives, policies, principles and standards of the general plan;
C.
To
prevent excessive population densities and overcrowding of land with
structures;
D.
To
promote a safe, effective traffic circulation system, the provision
of adequate off-street parking and truck loading facilities, and the
appropriate location of community facilities;
E.
To
protect and promote appropriately located commercial and industrial
activities in order to preserve and strengthen the city's economic
base;
F.
To
protect and enhance real property values and the city's natural assets;
G.
To
ensure unimpeded development of such new urban expansion that is logical,
desirable and in conformance with objectives and policies of the general
plan;
H.
To
provide and protect open space in accordance with policies of the
resource management element of the general plan, including avoiding
the premature development of prime agricultural lands.
(Ord. 92-73)
This title shall be known as the "zoning code." The word "code"
as used in this title shall have the same meaning.
(Ord. 92-73)
The zoning code shall consist of a zone plan designating certain
districts and a set of regulations controlling the uses of land, the
density of population, the uses and locations of structures, the height
and bulk of structures, the open spaces about structures, the appearance
of certain uses and structures, the areas and dimensions of sites,
the location, size and illumination of signs, and requiring the provision
of off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
(Ord. 92-73)
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
code are held to be minimum requirements, except where they are expressly
stated to be otherwise. No provision of this code is intended to abrogate,
repeal, annul, impair or interfere with any existing ordinance of
the city, except as specifically repealed herein, or deed restriction,
covenant, easement or other agreement between parties; provided that
where this code imposes greater restrictions or regulations than are
imposed or required by an existing ordinance, deed restriction, covenant,
easement or agreement between parties, this code shall control.
(Ord. 92-73)
This code shall apply to all property whether owned by private
persons, firms, corporations or organizations; by the United States
of America or any of its agencies; by the state of California or any
of its agencies or political subdivision; by any county or city, including
the city or any of its agencies; or by any authority or district organized
under the laws of the state of California, all subject to the following
exceptions:
A.
Public
streets and alleys;
B.
Underground
utility lines and facilities;
C.
Overhead
communication lines;
D.
Overhead and underground electric and gas distribution and transmission facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 17.108.080;
F.
Other
exemptions specifically allowed by state law or amendments thereto.
(Ord. 92-73)
Graphics provided in this code in the form of specialized tables,
charts, graphs, illustrations, maps and other forms of graphics are
intended solely as a convenience to the user in identifying requirements
of the code. In the event of any conflict between such graphics and
the written regulations, the written regulations shall prevail.
(Ord. 92-73)
For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning. Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
Words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the
plural include the singular. The masculine shall include the feminine
and neuter.
means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit
which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more
persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing residence.
It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or
multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling
unit also includes the following:
means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling
located on the same lot attached or detached that is either entirely
enclosed by walls and a solid roof or is partially enclosed with a
solid or limited roof covering. Examples include, but are not limited
to, greenhouses, pool houses, sunrooms, workshops, storage sheds,
barns, as well as carports, patio covers, gazebos and stables. Accessory
structures also include play equipment, windmills, water towers, and
other similar agricultural structures.
means a use incidental, related, appropriate and clearly
subordinate to the main use of the site or building, which accessory
use does not alter the principle use of the site.
means housing for agricultural employees consisting of no
more than 36 beds in a group quarters or 12 units designed for use
by a single family or household. An agricultural worker housing project
shall be considered an agricultural use and shall be permitted in
all zoning districts that allow agricultural uses, subject to the
same standards and permit requirements as an agricultural use.
means any facility used for the assembly of persons, animals,
or vehicles, or a combination thereof, on public or private property
for civic, educational, political, religious, entertainment, or social
purposes.
means to make any change in the supporting or load-bearing
members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders
or floor joists.
means a place where animals or pets are given medical or
surgical treatment and are cared for during the time of such treatment.
Use as a kennel shall be limited to short-time boarding and shall
be only incidental to such hospital use, and within an enclosed soundproof
structure.
means any establishment operating or exhibiting more than
five amusement devices. An amusement device is a machine operated
for the purpose of gaming as a contest of skill, or for amusement
of any description, for which a fee is charged.
means a site or portions of a site on which the dismantling
or wrecking of used vehicles or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled
or wrecked vehicles or their parts are conducted. The presence on
a site of three or more motor vehicles which have not been capable
of operating under their own power for 15 days or more, or, in the
case of vehicles not self-propelled, which have not been towable or
from which parts have been removed for reuse or sales, shall constitute
prima facie evidence of a motor vehicle wrecking yard.
See "Outdoor advertising structure."
means the properties abutting on one side of a street and
lying between two nearest intersecting or intercepting street and
railroad right-of-way, unsubdivided land or watercourse.
means a building where lodging and meals are provided for
compensation for five, but not more than 15 persons, not including
rest homes or short-term rentals that are rented for less than 30
days.
means any place or premises where dirt soil, sand, gravel
or other materials are removed by excavation or otherwise below the
grade of surrounding land for any purpose other than that necessary
and incidental to grading or to building construction or operation
on the premises.
means a roofed passageway, open on at least two sides, connecting
the main structure on a site with another main structure or accessory
use on the same site.
means a permanently-located structure, having a roof; for
the housing or enclosure of persons, chattels or property of any kind.
Mobilehomes, travel trailers and other vehicles, even though permanently
immobilized, shall not be deemed to be buildings.
"Main building" means a building within which is conducted
the principle use permitted on the lot or site as provided by this
chapter.
means the minimum distance as prescribed by this chapter
between any property line, and the closest point on the foundation
or any supporting post or pillar of any building or structure related
thereto.
means an accessory structure or portion of a main structure
open on two or more sides designed for the storage of motor vehicles,
without full enclosure.
means land used or intended to be used for the burial of
the dead, and dedicated for such purposes, including columbariums,
crematoriums, mausoleums and mortuaries, when operated in conjunction
with and within the boundaries of such premises.
means the city of Lathrop.
mean the city council of the city of Lathrop.
means the required clear cross-visibility area unobstructed
by any structure or landscape between 36 inches and eight feet above
the surface at any corner formed by the intersecting streets. The
cross-visibility area shall be consistent with the city standard detail
for sight distance clearances.
means a place for the provision of group medical services.
means an association of persons for some common nonprofit
purposes, but not including groups organized primarily to render a
service which is customarily carried on as a business.
means an education institution offering advanced instruction
in any academic field beyond the secondary level, but not including
trade schools or business colleges.
See "School, trade."
means any administrative or clerical office maintained as
a business and any office established by a public service over which
this title has jurisdiction.
means a building housing electrical and mechanical equipment
necessary for the conduct of a public communication business, with
or without personnel.
means major truck and trailer repair and service including,
but not limited to: overhauling, rebuilding, body work, painting,
engine and transmission repair/replacement.
See "Rest home." city.
mean the architectural design review committee of the
means an establishment (such as a theater or restaurant)
so laid out that patrons can be accommodated while remaining in their
automobiles.
means an establishment which serves food or beverages to
persons while seated in or on a motor vehicle, and/or which serves
food or beverages for consumption off the premises of the restaurant.
means a place used for the disposal, abandonment or discarding
by burial, incineration or by any other means of any garbage, sewage,
trash, refuse, rubble, waste material, offal or dead animals.
means a building or portion thereof, designed exclusively
for residential purposes, including one-family, two-family, three-family
and multiple dwellings, including mobilehomes, but not including hotels,
apartment hotels, boarding and lodging houses, fraternity and sorority
houses, rest homes, convalescent homes, nursing homes, child care
nurseries or house trailers, even though permanently immobilized.
"One-family dwelling" means a detached building designed
exclusively for occupancy by one family for residential purposes.
"Two-family dwelling" means a building designed exclusively
for occupancy by two families living independently of each other (for
example, a duplex).
"Three-family dwelling" means a building designed exclusively
for occupancy by three families living independently of each other
(for example, a triplex).
"Multifamily dwelling" means a building designed exclusively
for occupancy by four or more families living independently of each
other (for example, a quadruplex or apartment).
means one or more rooms and a kitchen designed for occupancy
by one family for living and sleeping purposes.
means public or other nonprofit institutions conducting regular
academic instruction at pre-school, kindergarten, elementary, secondary
and collegiate levels, and including graduate schools, universities,
nonprofit research institutions and religious institutions. Such institutions
must either offer general academic instruction equivalent to the standards
prescribed by the State Board of Education, confer degrees as a college
or university of undergraduate or graduate standing, conduct research,
or give religious instruction. This definition does not include schools,
academies or institutes, incorporated or otherwise, which operate
for a profit, nor does it include commercial or trade schools.
means an area used, or designated to be used, for the preparation
of food with the following minimal requirements: (1) a sink with a
maximum waste line diameter of 1.5 inches; (2) a cooking facility
with appliances that do not require electrical service greater than
120 volts, natural gas, or propane gas; and (3) a food preparation
counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation
to the size of the dwelling unit.
means an assemblage of equipment which is part of a system
for the distribution of electric power where electric energy is received
at a subtransmission voltage and transformed to a lower voltage for
distribution for general consumer use.
means an assemblage of equipment which is part of a system
for the transmission of electric power where electric energy is received
at a very high voltage from its source of generation by means of a
network of high voltage lines and where, by means of transformers,
said high voltage is transformed to a low subtransmission voltage
for purposes of supplying electric power to large individual consumers,
interchange connections with other power producing agencies or electric
distribution substations for transformation to still lower voltages
for distribution to smaller individual users.
means housing, including mobile homes and manufactured housing,
that accommodates up to six employees. Employee housing for up to
six employees is considered a single-family use and is subject to
the same standards and permit requirements as a single-family residence
in all zones that allow single-family uses.
means two or more related persons living in a dwelling unit
or a group of individuals living together in a dwelling unit as the
functional equivalent of a family where the residents may share living
expenses and responsibilities. A family includes, for example, the
residents of small group homes for seniors or persons with disabilities.
A family does not include larger institutional group living situations
such as large residential care facilities, dormitories, fraternities,
sororities, monasteries, or convents.
"Open fence" means a fence, 50% or more of the vertical surface
of which is open to the transmission of light, air and vision.
"Screened fence" means a fence, 90% or more of the vertical
surface of which is closed to the transmission of light, air and vision.
referred to as FAR, is used to express the building intensity
for non-residential uses, such as commercial, industrial, community
facilities, and the non-residential component of mixed use projects.
FAR refers to the ratio of the total floor area of a building or buildings
on a site, excluding parking structures and outdoor storage areas,
to the lot area of the site.
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means the property line of a site abutting on a street, other
than the side line of a corner lot.
"Private garage" means a detached accessory building or a
portion of a main building on the same lot as a dwelling for the housing
of vehicles of the occupants of the dwelling, including carports.
"Repair garage" mean a structure or part thereof, other than
a private garage, where motor vehicles are repaired or painted.
means an arbor, deck, fountain, lath house, pergola, raised
planting bed, trellis or other similar structure intended specifically
to enhance the appearance of the garden or which has a function relating
to the use of outdoor space, but not including a house, garage, carport
or storage building.
means living or sleeping quarters within an accessory building
for the sole use of occupants of the premises, guests of such occupants
or persons employed on the premises. Such quarters shall have no kitchen
facilities and shall not be rented.
means any waste, or combination of wastes as specified in
Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, which because of its
quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics
may either cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality
or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating irreversible
illness, or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human
health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported
or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
means the conduct of an art or profession, the offering of a service or the conduct of a business, or the handcraft manufacture of products within a dwelling in a residential district, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes, and which does not change the character thereof in accordance with the regulations prescribed in Section 17.16.010 and Chapters 17.64, 17.68, 17.72, 17.80 and 17.84.
means a community association composed of individual owners
of a development which is created for the purpose of holding title
to common property, managing and maintaining the common property,
and enforcing certain covenants and restrictions for the overall benefit
of its members.
means a building in which there are 16 or more guest rooms
where lodging with or without meals is provided for compensation,
usually on a transient basis. "Hotel" shall not be construed to include
motel, trailer court, sanitarium, hospital or other institutional
building or jail or other building where persons are housed under
restraint.
has the same definition as "family."
means domestic animals ordinarily permitted in a place of
residence, kept for company and pleasure, such as dogs, cats, domestic
birds, guinea pigs, white rats, rabbits, mice and other similar animals
generally considered by the public to be kept as pets, excluding fowl.
For one-family residences, three dogs maximum, three cats maximum,
two rabbits maximum, domestic birds and other similar animals are
permitted, where the total number of animals in one place of residence
shall not exceed 10. For multifamily residences, including mobilehomes
in mobilehome parks, one dog maximum, one rabbit maximum, two cats
maximum, domestic birds and other similar animals are permitted, where
the total number of animals in one place of residence shall not exceed
five.
means a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size
and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A junior
accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities,
or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.
means a site or portion of a site on which waste, discarded
or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled,
cleaned, packed, disassembled or handled, including used furniture
and household equipment yards, house wrecking yards, used lumber yards
and similar storage yards, excepting a site on which uses are conducted
within a completely enclosed structure and excepting motor vehicle
wrecking yards as defined in this section. An establishment for the
sale, purchase or storage of used cars, farm equipment or salvaged
machinery in operable condition and the processing of used or salvaged
materials as part of a manufacturing operation shall not be deemed
a junk yard.
means any lot or premises on which four or more dogs and/or
cats at least four months of age are kept, boarded or trained, whether
in special buildings or runways or not.
means any room used or intended or designed to be used for
cooking or the preparation of food.
means an area of ground within the boundaries of a lot that
consists of living plant material including, but not limited to, trees,
shrubs, groundcover, turf, flowers and vines. A "landscape area" shall
not include off-street parking spaces, driveways, paved walkways and
paths, patios, and other surfaces covered by concrete or asphalt.
means a detached decorative structure with a maximum height
of eight feet typically used in conjunction with plant materials for
aesthetic enhancement, including, but not limited to, garden trellis
covers with non-solid roof construction, arched trellises, vertical
lattice structures, statues, fountains, and similar features.
means an order or society of persons organized for some common
nonprofit purpose but not including groups organized primarily to
render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
means a dwelling in which lodging or lodging and meals are
provided for compensation for more than five, but not more than 15
persons other than members of the resident family, excepting a nursing
home, as defined in this section.
means a single parcel of land for which a legal description
is filed of record, or the boundaries of which are shown on a subdivision
map, or record of survey map filed in the office of the county recorder.
The term "lot" shall include a part of a single parcel of land when
such part is used as though a separate lot for all of the purposes
and under all of the requirements of this chapter. "Lot" shall also
include two or more abutting lots when combined and used as though
a single lot.
"Corner lot" means a lot situated at the intersection of
two or more streets which have an angle of intersection of not more
than 135 degrees.
"Coverage lot" means that portion of a lot or building site
which is occupied by any building or structure, excepting paved areas,
walks and swimming pools, regardless of whether the building or structure
is intended for human occupancy.
"Double frontage lot" means an interior lot having frontage
on and with access on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
"Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner lot or reverse
corner lot.
"Key lot" means the first lot to the rear of a reversed corner
lot, whether or not separated by an alley.
"Reversed corner lot" means a corner lot, the street side
of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of
the lot upon which it rears.
See "Lot, double frontage."
means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a
lot.
means the depth of a lot shall be the horizontal length of
a straight line connecting the midpoints of the front and rear lot
lines.
"Front lot line" means, in the case of an interior lot, a
line separating the lot from the street. In the case of a corner lot,
the line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from
the street.
"Rear lot line" means a lot line which is opposite and most
distant from the front lot line, or, in the case of an irregular triangular
or gore-shaped lot, a line 10 feet in length within the lot parallel
to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.
"Side lot line" means any lot boundary line not a front lot
line or a rear lot line.
means the average horizontal distance between the side lot
lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway
between the front and rear lot lines.
means a facility for storing, servicing, fueling, berthing,
and securing pleasure boats, and which may include eating, sleeping
and retail facilities for owners, crews, guests and tourists.
means a studio or place where certified massage therapists
practice massage. A massage therapist who works independently (not
at a massage establishment location) is also considered a massage
establishment. The following are not considered massage establishments
under this chapter:
A hospital, nursing home, sanitarium, physiotherapy establishment,
office of a licensed medical professional, or other state-licensed
physical or mental health facility;
A personal fitness training center, gymnasium, athletic facility
or health club, when the giving of massage is an incidental function
of the business constituting ten percent or less of the business.
means clinics or offices for doctors, dentists, oculists,
chiropractors, osteopaths, chiropodists or similar practitioners of
the healing arts, including accessory laboratories and a prescription
pharmacy, but not including offices for veterinarians.
means a structure or a structure having multiple sections
equaling or exceeding exterior dimensions of eight feet in width and
40 feet in length, having a chassis and designed to be movable, with
kitchen, bathroom and living facilities, designed for use as a single-family
dwelling when connected to appropriate utility lines, with or without
a permanent foundation.
means any parcel or contiguous parcels of laid under single ownership, designed or intended to be used to accommodate mobilehomes on a permanent or semi-permanent basis, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.72.
means a building or group of buildings containing individual
sleeping or living units, designed primarily for use by automobile
tourists or transients, where a majority of such units open individually
and directly to the outside. An establishment shall be considered
a motel, in any case, when required by the Health and Safety Code
of the state, to obtain the name and address of the guests and a description
of their vehicle and its license. The term "motel" shall include tourist
court, auto court and motor lodge.
See "Automobile wrecking yard."
means a building or portion thereof lawfully existing at
the time of the adoption of this title, or amendments thereto, and
which does not conform to the applicable regulations of such amendments
or a subsequent amendment.
means a school or the use of a site or a portion of a site
for an organized program devoted to the education or day care of five
or more pre-elementary school age children, including those residents
on the site.
means a structure operated as a lodging house in which nursing,
dietary and other personal services are rendered to convalescents,
not including persons suffering from contagious diseases, and in which
surgery is not performed and primary treatment, such as customarily
is given in hospitals and sanitariums, is not provided. A convalescent
home shall be deemed a nursing home.
means a site or a portion of a site devoted to the loading
or unloading of motor vehicles or trailers, including loading berths,
aisles, access drives and landscaped areas.
means a site or a portion of a site devoted to the off-street
parking of motor vehicles, including parking spaces, aisles, access
drives and landscaped areas.
means any structure of any kind or character erected or maintained
for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any outdoor advertising
sign may be placed, located on a site other than the site on which
the advertised use is located or on which the advertised product is
produced.
means a government parking district maintained by the federal,
state, county or city government, or special district.
mean the planning commission of the city.
mean the planning department of the city.
mean the planning director of the city.
means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop
or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways,
and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed
routes, and are available to the public.
means a site or portion of a site on which a public utility
company may store, house and/or service equipment such as service
trucks and other trucks and trailers, pumps, spools of wire, pipe,
conduit, transformers, cross-arms, utility poles or any other material,
tool or supply necessary for the normal maintenance of the utility
facilities.
means a strip of land of a maximum width of 100 feet only
for the accommodation of main lines or branch line railroad tracks,
switching equipment and signals, but not including lands on which
stations, offices, storage buildings, spur tracks, sidings, section
gang and other employee housing, yards or other uses are located.
means a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or camping
trailer, with or without motive power, designed for recreational human
habitation.
means a structure containing a dwelling unit designed for
occupancy or occupied by one family or more.
means a licensed group home or residential care facility
serving six or fewer persons. Six or fewer persons does not include
the operator, the operator's family or persons employed as staff.
Small residential care homes are allowed in any area zoned for residential
use and shall be subject to the same requirements as residential uses
of the same type in the same zone.
means a licensed group home or residential care facility
serving seven to 14 persons.
means an establishment which serves food or beverages primarily
to persons seated within the building. This includes cafes and tea
rooms and outdoor cafes.
means an establishment or home intended primarily for the
care and nursing of invalids and aged persons, excluding cases of
communicable diseases and surgical or obstetrical operations. The
term shall not include nursing home.
"Elementary, junior high or high school" means public and
other non-profit institutions conducting regular academic instruction
at kindergarten, elementary and secondary levels. Such institutions
shall offer general academic instructions equivalent to the standards
prescribed by the State Board of Education.
"Private or parochial school" means an institution conducting
regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary or secondary
levels, operated by a nongovernmental organization.
"Trade school" means schools offering preponderant instruction
in the technical, commercial or trade skills, such as real estate
schools, business colleges, electronics schools, automotive and aircraft
technicians schools and similar commercial establishments operated
by a non-governmental organization.
means an occupancy engaged in the retail sales of gasoline,
diesel or liquefied petroleum gas fuels, oil, tires, batteries and
new accessories (for passenger vehicles as defined by the State Vehicle
Code Section 465, but not including commercial vehicles as defined
by Section 260 of the Vehicle Code), and which provides for the servicing
of motor vehicles and operations incidental thereto, including: automobile
washing, incidental waxing and polishing, tire changing and repairing
(but not including recapping), battery service, charging and replacement
(but not including repair or rebuilding), radiator cleaning, flushing
and repair, installation of minor accessories, lubrication of motor
vehicles, rental of utility trailers, the testing, adjustment and
replacement of motor parts and accessories.
is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
means any letter or symbol made of cloth, metal, paint, paper,
wood or other material of any kind whatsoever, placed for advertising,
identification or other similar purposes, on the ground or on any
wall, post, fence, building, structure, vehicle or on any place whatsoever.
The term "placed" shall include constructing, erecting, posting, painting,
printing, tacking, nailing, gluing, sticking, carving or otherwise
fastening, affixing or making visible in any manner whatsoever.
means a parcel of land, subdivided or unsubdivided, occupied
or to be occupied by a use or structure.
means the total horizontal area included within the property
lines of a site.
means the average horizontal distance between the front and
rear property lines of a site measured along a line midway between
side property lines.
means the average horizontal distance between the side property
lines of a site measured at right angles to the depth at a point midway
between the front and rear property lines.
means a detached accessory structure including, but not limited
to, a corral or paddock for the keeping of one or more horses owned
by the occupants of the premises, and which are not kept for remuneration,
hire or sale.
"Commercial stable" means a structure including, but not
limited to, a corral or paddock for the keeping of horses for remuneration,
hire or sale.
means a public or private way permanently dedicated or reserved
as a primary means of access to abutting property.
means the boundary line between street rights-of-way and
abutting property.
means any change in the supporting members of a building,
such as foundations, bearing walls, columns, beams, floor or roof
joists, girders or rafters, or any change in the exterior dimensions
of a building, excepting those changes which may result from providing
minor repairs and building maintenance.
means anything constructed or erected which requires a fixed
location on the ground, including a building or sign pole or standard,
but not including a fence or wall used as a fence, a patio, walk,
driveway or raised planting bed.
"Main structure" means a structure housing the principal
use of a site or functioning as the principal use.
means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied
by the target population, and that is linked to an on-site or off-site
service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining
the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his
or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.
Supportive housing shall be considered a residential use and shall
be subject to only those requirements that apply to other residential
uses of the same type (e.g., single-family, multifamily, etc.) in
the same zone.
include, but are not limited to, a combination of subsidized,
permanent housing, intensive case management, medical and mental health
care, substance abuse treatment, employment services, and benefits
advocacy.
means that two or more automobiles are parked on a driveway
or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another.
means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities,
including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic
health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant
to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division
4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions
Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated
minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging
out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional
settings, veterans, and homeless people.
means an open area where trailers are sold, leased or rented,
and where no repairs, repainting or remodeling are done.
"Utility trailer" means a vehicle without motive power, designed
and constructed to travel on the public thoroughfares in accordance
with the provisions of the State Vehicle Code, and to be used only
for carrying property.
means buildings configured as rental housing developments,
but operated under program requirements that require the termination
of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible
program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall
be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance. Transitional
housing shall be considered a residential use and shall be subject
to only those requirements that apply to other residential uses of
the same type (e.g., single-family, multifamily, etc.) in the same
zone.
means a use primarily engaged in the sale of motor fuel or
other petroleum products, and the sale of accessories or equipment
for passenger vehicles, trucks and similar commercial vehicles, including
ancillary uses such as minor maintenance and service (truck wash,
tire, battery and oil change, excluding complete truck service), and
short-term (transient) parking of commercial vehicles. A "travel plaza
or truck stop" may also include overnight accommodations (such as
hotels), showers, vehicle scales, restaurant facilities, lounge areas,
and other services intended mainly for use by truck drivers and travelers.
means a vehicle with or without motive power, designed and
constructed to travel on the public thoroughfares in accordance with
provisions of the State Vehicle Code, designed for human habitation,
with no footing or foundation other than wheels and temporary stabilizing
units, with exterior dimensions less than eight feet in width and
less than 40 feet in length. The terms "camper" and "motor home" are
included within the meaning of the term "travel trailer."
means a parcel, or contiguous parcels of land under single
ownership, designed or intended to be used to accommodate travel trailers
on a transient basis (one month continuous occupancy or less).
means the purpose for which a site or structure is arranged,
designed, intended, constructed, moved, erected, altered or enlarged
or for which either a site or structure is or may be occupied or maintained.
"Conditional use" means a use which is listed as a conditional
use in any given district in this title. Conditional uses may be required
to meet certain requirements as a condition precedent to the granting
of a use permit which will allow the establishing of a conditional
use in any given district.
"Permitted use" means a use which is listed as a permitted use in any given district in this title. Permitted uses need not meet special requirements as a condition precedent to be allowed to establish in a given district, except as required by the provisions of Chapters 17.64, 17.68 and 17.72, 17.80 and 17.108.
means an area that is inundated or saturated by surface water
or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support,
and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of
vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions,
commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation.
means open and unoccupied space on a lot.
"Front yard" means a yard, the depth of which is the minimum
required horizontal distance between the front lot line and the line
parallel thereto on the lot, which yard extends across the full width
of the lot.
"Rear yard" means a yard, the depth of which is the minimum
required horizontal distance between the rear lot line and a line
parallel thereto on the lot, which yard extends across the full width
of the lot.
"Side yard" means a yard, the width of which is the minimum
required horizontal distance between the side lot line and a line
parallel thereto on the lot, not including any portion of a required
front yard or required rear yard.
(Ord. 92-73; Ord. 92-95; Ord. 98-164; Ord. 16-355 § 1; Ord. 16-365 § 1; Ord. 18-384 § 1; Ord. 20-416 § 1; Ord.
21-418 § 8; Ord. 23-449, 11/13/2023)
Pursuant to the zoning and subdivision codes of the city, as
well as all applicable state laws, there shall be a fee charged for
all applications received and processed by the planning department.
Such fees shall be established and amended from time to time by resolution
of city council.
(Ord. 92-83; Ord. 93-100; Ord. 93-103)
A.
Any
application made pursuant to this title, including, but not limited
to, administrative approval, site plan review or conditional use permit
applications, that have been disapproved or denied by the city, shall
not be resubmitted as a new application within 12 months from the
date of disapproval or denial.
B.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, any application made pursuant to this title that has been disapproved or denied, may be resubmitted as a new application at any time after the date of disapproval or denial; provided that the disapproval or denial was made "without prejudice." Any such new application shall meet all minimum requirements set a forth by this chapter and any applicable sections of this code.
C.
Unless
otherwise stated, any disapproval or denial shall be deemed disapproved
or denied with prejudice.
(Ord. 98-164)
