Temporary subdivision signs and sales offices may be located within subdivisions for a period not to exceed two years from the date of recordation of the subdivision. Subdivision signs and sales offices shall be removed at the expense of the owner, unless, prior to the expiration of two years, a renewal of time is granted by the community development director. Upon expiration of such renewal period, subdivision signs and sales offices shall be removed at the expense of the owner. Subdivision signs shall be governed by the regulations prescribed in Chapter
17.84. A temporary subdivision sales office shall not be permitted until an application for a subdivision sales office permit shall be made to and approved by the community development director in accordance with Chapter
17.108.
(Ord. 92-73; Ord. 13-329 § 1; Ord.
22-431 § 1)
A. Upon receipt of an application, or on its own initiative, the planning commission may, by resolution, add a use to the lists of permitted uses, permitted uses subject to administrative approval and conditional uses prescribed in Chapters
17.20 through
17.52, if the commission makes the following findings, as applicable:
1. That
the addition of the use to the list of permitted uses will be in accordance
with the purposes of the district in which the use is proposed;
2. That
the use has the same basic characteristics as the uses permitted in
the district;
3. That
the use reasonably can be expected to conform with the required conditions
for the district;
4. That
the use will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare,
or adversely affect the character of any district in which it would
be located;
5. That
the use will not create more vehicular traffic than the volume normally
created by the uses permitted in the district;
6. That
the use will not create more odor, dirt, smoke, noise, vibration,
illumination, glare, unsightliness or any other objectionable influence
than the amount normally created by any of the other uses permitted
in the district;
7. That
the use will not create any greater hazard of fire or explosion than
the hazards normally created by any of the uses permitted in the district.
B. When
a use has been added to a list of permitted uses, or permitted uses
subject to administrative approval or conditional uses in accordance
with the procedure prescribed in this section, the use shall be deemed
to be listed as a permitted use in the appropriate section and shall
be added to the text of that section of this title when it is next
published with a notation of the date when the use was added to the
list.
C. When
a use is not specifically listed in this title, it not permitted;
however, the use may be permitted if the community development director
determines that the use is substantially similar to the other uses
listed. It is further recognized that every use cannot be identified
in this title and, anticipating that new uses will evolve over time,
this section establishes the community development director's authority
to compare a proposed use and measure it against those uses listed
in this title for determining similarity. In determining similarity,
the community development director shall make all of the following
findings:
1. The
characteristics of, and activities associated with, the proposed use
are equivalent to one or more of the listed uses, and will not involve
a higher level of activity or population density than the uses listed
in the zoning district;
2. The
proposed use will be consistent with the purposes of the applicable
zoning district; and
3. The
proposed use will be consistent with the general plan.
Determinations shall be made in writing and shall contain the facts that support the determination. The community development director shall maintain all such determinations on record. The community development director's decision may be appealed as provided in Chapter
17.125, Appeals.
(Ord. 92-73; Ord. 19-405 § 1; Ord. 23-449, 11/13/2023)
The percent of the site area covered by structures shall be
measured by dividing the number of square feet of horizontal floor
area covered by structures, open or enclosed, by the total horizontal
area within the property lines of the site.
(Ord. 92-73)
A. Lot
Types. The following are the types of lots found within the city of
Lathrop. A lot is a legally established parcel of land under single
ownership having frontage upon a street.
1. "Corner
lot" means a lot bounded by two or more abutting and intersecting
street lines.
2. "Double
frontage lot" means an interior lot bounded by two or more abutting
street lines that do not intersect.
3. "Flag
lot" means a lot connected to a street by an access corridor such
as an alley, narrow private drive, or access easement.
4. "Interior
lot" means a lot which is not a corner lot and only has one street
frontage.
5. "Key
lot" means the first interior lot to the rear of a reversed corner
lot.
6. "Reverse
corner lot" means a corner lot in which the rear property line abuts
the front yard area of an adjoining interior lot (as opposed to the
rear yard of another corner lot).
B. Yard
Area. A yard is an area between a property line and building or structure,
unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground upward. There are three
general types of yards as follows:
1. Front
Yard. An area extending across the full width of the lot between the
front lot line and the required setback.
2. Rear
Yard. An area extending the full width of the lot between a rear lot
line and the required set-back.
3. Side
Yard. An area extending from the front yard to the rear yard between
the nearest side lot line and the required setback.
4. Street
Side Yard. An area extending from the front yard to the rear yard
between the lot line abutting the public street and the required setback.
C. A required
yard area is the yard space between the property line and the minimum
setback as required by this title.
D. An
actual yard is the yard space between the property line and the nearest
structure located outside of the required setback area.
The following figure represents the types of lots and yard areas:
E. Setback
Measurements. Setback distances shall be measured at right angles
from the designated property line (e.g., front, interior side, street-side,
rear) and the setback line shall be drawn parallel to the designated
property line at the required setback distance. Designated property
lines are determined as follows:
1. Front
Property Line. The front property line shall be the narrowest property
line which abuts a public street. For corner lots, the front property
line shall be the shortest street frontage, regardless of where the
front door is located. In the case of a flag lot, it shall be the
property line that abuts the access corridor.
2. Rear
Property Line. The rear property line shall be the property line which
is opposite and most distant from the front property line and most
parallel to the front property line.
3. Side
Property Line. The side property line shall be those property lines
that are not the front or rear property lines.
4. Street
Side Property Line. The street side property line shall be that which
abuts a public street.
5. Easements.
When there is a landscape easement that exists between a residence
and street, the setbacks shall be measured from the back of sidewalk.
F. Irregular
Shaped Lots. The community development director shall determine the
setback measurements and minimum lot width and depth for lots that
are not rectangular in shape (more or less than four sides), contain
an arc or do not have lot lines that are at right angles to one another.
G. The
following figure represents the types of property lines for interior,
corner and flag lots:
(Ord. 16-355 § 1; Ord. 19-405 § 1)
A. Architectural
features including sills, chimneys, fireplaces, cornices and eaves
may extend into a required side yard, a required rear yard or a space
between structures not more than 24 inches. No building or projection
thereof, except a garden structure, may extend into a public easement.
B. Open,
unenclosed, uncovered metal fire escapes and depressed ramps or stairways
may project into any required yard or space between buildings not
more than four feet; planter boxes attached to a building may be extended
into a required front yard by not more than three feet.
C. Fences,
walls, hedges, garden structures, walks, driveways and retaining walls
may occupy any required yard or other open spaces, subject to the
limitations prescribed in the district regulations, and except that
the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a fence or wall
necessary for public safety or as required by any law or regulation
of the state or any agency thereof, and further that a chainlink fence
up to seven feet in height may be located in any required front yard
in conjunction with public and quasi-public uses.
(Ord. 92-73; Ord. 21-418 § 9)
A front yard shall be provided on each frontage of a through
lot, except where a waiver-of-access has been dedicated to one of
the frontages.
(Ord. 92-73)
A landscaped area provided in compliance with the regulations
prescribed in this chapter or as a condition of a site plan review,
a use permit or variance shall be planted with live and healthy plant
materials suitable for screening or ornamenting the site, whichever
is appropriate, and plant materials shall be replaced as needed to
screen or ornament the site. Landscaped areas shall be watered, weeded,
pruned, fertilized, sprayed or otherwise maintained to assure compliance
with the regulations requiring landscaped areas. Landscaped areas
within sites subject to site plan review shall be watered by automatic
systems.
(Ord. 92-73)
The sale of personal possessions, whether within or outside
of a dwelling within an R or RM zoning district, shall be limited
to no more than two such sales per year. Commonly referred to as "garage
sales," such sales shall be conducted for periods no longer than three
days, and unsold possessions shall be removed from public view and
stored within the premises. Materials to be sold shall be personal
possessions. No materials shall be offered for sale which have been
acquired solely for the purposes of the "garage sale." Possessions
offered for sale shall be neatly displayed. The driveway, yard or
other space used for purposes of the sale shall be restored to its
normal residential character at the conclusion of the sale.
(Ord. 92-73; Ord. 23-449, 11/13/2023)