Apple Valley City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 9
03 - Specific Plans
Sections
- 9.03.010 - Purpose
- 9.03.020 - General Plan Consistency
- 9.03.030 - General Provisions for a Specific Plan District
- 9.03.040 - Application Procedure
- 9.03.050 - Required Findings
- 9.03.060 - Specific Plan Approval, Denial and Modifications
- 9.03.070 - Approval by Ordinance
- 9.03.080 - Dedication and Maintenance of Open Space
- 9.03.090 - Fees for Subsequent Development Approvals
- 9.03.100 - Specific Plan Consistency
- 9.03.110 - Environmental Exemption for Subsequent Development
CHAPTER 9
05 - Zoning
Sections
- 9.05.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.05.020 - Applicability
- 9.05.030 - Establishment of Zoning Districts
- 9.05.040 - Adoption of the Official Zoning Districts Map
- 9.05.050 - Overlay Districts
- 9.05.060 - Rules Applying to Uncertain Boundaries on the Official Zoning Districts Map
- 9.05.070 - Similar Uses (Amended Ord. 372)
- 9.05.080 - Conflicts and Clarifications
- 9.05.090 - Minimum Requirements
- 9.05.100 - Density and Intensity
- 9.05.110 - Prezoning
- 9.05.120 - Severability
CHAPTER 9
12 - Permit Process and Approvals
Sections
- 9.12.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.12.020 - Pre-Application Conference
- 9.12.030 - Application Forms
- 9.12.040 - Determination of Completeness
- 9.12.050 - Abandonment of Applications
- 9.12.060 - Additional Information
- 9.12.070 - Fees
- 9.12.080 - Who May File Application
- 9.12.090 - Applicant Notification
- 9.12.100 - Multiple and Concurrent Applications
- 9.12.110 - Environmental Review
- 9.12.120 - Time Limits for Action
- 9.12.130 - Referral to Next Succeeding Review Authority
- 9.12.140 - Public Hearings
- 9.12.150 - Findings
- 9.12.160 - Permit Issuance
- 9.12.170 - Effective Date of Permits
- 9.12.180 - Use or Development of Land Before Final Decision
- 9.12.190 - Applicability of Permits
- 9.12.200 - Permits to Run with the Land
- 9.12.210 - Lapse of Approvals/Permit Expiration
- 9.12.220 - Extensions of Time
- 9.12.230 - Modification or Amendments
- 9.12.240 - Revocation of Permits
- 9.12.250 - Appeals
- 9.12.260 - Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Management Program
CHAPTER 9
16 - Conditional and Special Use Permits
Sections
- 9.16.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency (Amended Ord. 309, 401)
- 9.16.020 - Applicability (Amended Ord. 291, 309, 383, 401)
- 9.16.030 - Authority (Amended Ord. 309, 401)
- 9.16.040 - Application Submittal Requirements
- 9.16.050 - Application Fee
- 9.16.060 - Investigation and Report (Amended Ord. 309, 401)
- 9.16.070 - Director Action (Amended Ord. 264)
- 9.16.080 - Planning Commission Action/Public Hearing Required (Amended Ord. 309, 401)
- 9.16.090 - Required Findings (Amended Ord. 291, 309, 401)
- 9.16.100 - Lapse of Permits/Expiration (Amended Ord. 309, 397, 401)
- 9.16.110 - Existing Conditional Use Permits
- 9.16.130 - Review and Revocation (Amended Ord. 309, 401)
- 9.16.140 - Permits to Run With the Land
- 9.16.150 - Performance Guarantee
- 9.16.155 - Extension of Time
- 9.16.160 - Use of Property Before Final Decision
CHAPTER 9
17 - Development Permits
Sections
- 9.17.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.17.020 - Applicability (Amended Ord. 236, 265, 291, 312, 377)
- 9.17.030 - Authority (Amended Ord. 236)
- 9.17.040 - Application Submittal Requirements
- 9.17.050 - Application Fee
- 9.17.060 - Investigation and Report
- 9.17.070 - Action by Review Authority
- 9.17.080 - Required Findings
- 9.17.090 - Modification of Pre-Existing Development Permits
- 9.17.100 - Lapse of Permits/Permit Expiration
- 9.17.110 - Extension of Time (Amended Ord. 397)
- 9.17.120 - Suspension/Revocation
- 9.17.130 - Performance Guarantee
- 9.17.140 - Development of Property Before Final Decision (Amended Ord. 251)
CHAPTER 9
21 - Special Events Permits
Sections
- 9.21.010 - Purpose
- 9.21.020 - Applicability (Amended Ord. 400)
- 9.21.025 - Exceptions (Amended Ord. 400)
- 9.21.030 - Authority (Amended Ord. 400)
- 9.21.040 - Application
- 9.21.050 - Approval, Frequency and Time Limitations (Amended Ord. 248, 400)
- 9.21.060 - Standards of Operation (Amended Ord. 400)
- 9.21.070 - Bonding and Insurance
- 9.21.080 - Permits/Licenses Nontransferable
- 9.21.090 - Violations
- 9.21.100 - Revocation
- 9.21.110 - Parking Lot and Sidewalk Sales (Amended Ord. 251, 359)
CHAPTER 9
22 - Surface Mining and Land Reclamation Permits
Sections
- 9.22.010 - Purpose and Intent
- 9.22.020 - Authority
- 9.22.030 - Definitions
- 9.22.040 - Incorporation of SMARA and State Regulations
- 9.22.050 - Applicability/Permit Required
- 9.22.060 - Application
- 9.22.070 - Fees
- 9.22.080 - Processing
- 9.22.090 - Mining and Reclamation Plan Contents
- 9.22.100 - Performance Standards for Reclamation Plans
- 9.22.110 - Required Findings
- 9.22.120 - Public Hearings
- 9.22.130 - Planning Commission Review and Recommendation
- 9.22.140 - Town Council Action
- 9.22.150 - Phasing of Reclamation
- 9.22.160 - Financial Assurances for Reclamation Plans
- 9.22.170 - Periodic Review
- 9.22.180 - Inspections
- 9.22.190 - Interim Management Plans for Idle Mining Operations
- 9.22.200 - Violation and Penalties
CHAPTER 9
23 - Temporary Use Permits
Sections
- 9.23.010 - Purpose (Amended Ord. 465)
- 9.23.020 - Authority (Amended Ord. 465)
- 9.23.030 - Permitted Temporary Uses (Amended Ord. 251, 273, 465)
- 9.23.040 - Application (Amended Ord. 465)
- 9.23.050 - Required Findings (Amended Ord. 465)
- 9.23.060 - Conditions of Approval (Amended Ord. 465)
- 9.23.065 - Industrial Uses (Added by Ord. 465)
- 9.23.070 - Condition of Site Following Temporary Use
- 9.23.080 - Revocation
- 9.23.090 - Use of Property Before Final Decision
CHAPTER 9
24 - Variances
Sections
- 9.24.010 - Purpose
- 9.24.020 - Applicability
- 9.24.030 - Authority
- 9.24.040 - Application
- 9.24.050 - Investigation and Report
- 9.24.060 - Public Hearing Required
- 9.24.070 - Required Findings
- 9.24.080 - Precedents
- 9.24.090 - Burden of Proof
- 9.24.100 - Effective Date of the Variance
- 9.24.110 - Lapse of Variance
- 9.24.120 - Time Extensions
- 9.24.130 - Modification of Variance Approvals
- 9.24.140 - Revocation
- 9.24.150 - Use of Property Before Final Decision
CHAPTER 9
28 - Residential Districts
Sections
- 9.28.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.28.020 - Residential Districts (Amended Ord. 383)
- 9.28.030 - Permitted Uses (Amended Ord. 259, 263, 264, 288, 309, 314, 315, 316, 323, 340, 350, 376, 383, 401, 412, 432, 454)
- 9.28.040 - Site Development Standards (Amended Ord. 314, 341, 354)
- 9.28.050 - Subdivision Design Standards (Amended Ord. 300, 317, 343, 354)
- 9.28.060 - Residential Lot Access and Circulation
- 9.28.080 - Required Buffer Areas
- 9.28.090 - Density Bonuses (Amended Ord. 370)
- 9.28.100 - Drainage Facilities and Storm Water Runoff (Amended Ord. 407)
- 9.28.110 - Enclosed Building Requirement
- 9.28.120 - Fences, Walls and Hedges (Amended Ord. 264, 274, 343)
- 9.28.130 - Property Maintenance Standards
- 9.28.140 - Solar Access
- 9.28.150 - Trash Enclosures (Amended Ord. 443)
CHAPTER 9
29 - Specific Use Regulations for Residential Districts
Sections
- 9.29.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.29.020 - Accessory Uses and Structures (Amended Ord. 239, 251, 269, 290, 313, 315,)
- 9.29.022 - Semi-Permanent Carports and Accessory Structures or Shelters for the Storage of Cars, Boats, Recreational Vehicles, Trailers, Self-Propelled Equipment and Related Bulk Items (Amended Ord. 351, 368)
- 9.29.025 - Trailers, Campers, Fifth-Wheels, Recreational Vehicles and Buses (Amended Ord. 264)
- 9.29.030 - Animal Keeping and Agricultural Uses in Residential Districts (Amended Ord. 251, 269, 288, 300, 383)
- 9.29.040 - Bed and Breakfast Hotels in Residential Districts (Amended Ord. 264)
- 9.29.050 - Churches in Residential Districts (Amended Ord. 316)
- 9.29.055 - High Desert Corridor Near Residential Districts
- 9.29.060 - Manufactured Housing Standards (Amended Ord. 350, 383)
- 9.29.070 - Multi-Family Housing Standards (Amended Ord. 274, 314, 383)
- 9.29.080 - Planned Residential Developments
- 9.29.090 - Recreational Courts
- 9.29.100 - Recreational Uses in Residential Districts
- 9.29.110 - Residential Care Facilities
- 9.29.120 - Accessory Dwelling Units (Amended Ord. 286, )
- 9.29.130 - Visitor Accommodation Uses in Residential Districts
- 9.29.140 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
- 9.29.150 - Residential Care Facilities
- 9.29.160 - Group Homes (Amended Ord. 451)
- 9.29.170 - Reserved
- 9.29.180 - Supportive and Transitional Housing Facilities
- 9.29.190 - Reasonable Accommodation (Added by Ord. 436)
- 9.29.200 - Photovoltaic Solar Farms (Added/Amended By Ord. 412, 458)
- 9.29.210 - Cannabis Cultivation for Personal Recreational Purposes
CHAPTER 9
30 - Mobile Home Park or Subdivision Standards
Sections
- 9.30.010 - Purpose
- 9.30.020 - Mobile Home Park Boundary Standards
- 9.30.025 - Mobile Home Park Permitted Uses
- 9.30.030 - Site Development Standards (Amended Ord. 350, 383)
- 9.30.040 - Existing Mobile Home Parks (Amended Ord. 350)
- 9.30.050 - Mobile Home Park Signs (Amended Ord. 350)
- 9.30.060 - Performance Surety (Amended Ord. 350)
CHAPTER 9
31 - Residential Design Standards
Sections
- 9.31.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.31.020 - Single Family Site Planning Design Standards (Amended Ord. 272, 326, 343)
- 9.31.030 - Single Family Architectural Design Standards (Amended Ord. 313, 315, 343, 369, 430)
- 9.31.040 - Multi-Family Site Planning Design Standards (Amended Ord. 272)
- 9.31.050 - Multi-Family Architectural Design Standards (Amended Ord. 313)
- 9.31.060 - Multi-Family Infill in Single Family Neighborhoods
- 9.31.070 - Mixed Use Site Planning Design Standards
- 9.31.080 - Creative/Sustainable Design Incentives for Residential Development
CHAPTER 9
35 - Commercial and Office Districts
Sections
- 9.35.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.35.020 - Commercial and Office Districts (Amended Ord. 347)
- 9.35.030 - Permitted Uses (Amended Ord. 289, 309, 316, 347, 383, 425, 440, 450, 461, 465)
- 9.35.040 - Site Development Standards (Amended Ord. 289, 291)
- 9.35.050 - Projections into Yards
- 9.35.060 - Projections Above Height Limits
- 9.35.070 - Accessory Structures
- 9.35.080 - Outdoor Storage and Use (Amended Ord. 289, 366)
- 9.35.090 - Trash Enclosures (Amended Ord. 313, 443)
- 9.35.100 - Intensity Bonus
- 9.35.110 - Maintenance of Uses
- 9.35.120 - Pre-Fabricated Structures (Amended Ord. 239, 313,)
- 9.35.130 - Residential Structure Conversion/Relocation
- 9.35.140 - Abandoned or Converted Service Stations
CHAPTER 9
36 - Specific Use Regulations/Commercial and Office Districts
Sections
- 9.36.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.36.015 - High Desert Corridor Near Commercial Districts
- 9.36.020 - Accessory Uses
- 9.36.030 - Adult Businesses
- 9.36.050 - Amusement Devices and Arcades (Amended Ord. 383)
- 9.36.055 - Internet Cafés (Added By Ord. 450)
- 9.36.060 - Automatic Teller Machines
- 9.36.070 - Automobile/Vehicle Sales, Rental and Display
- 9.36.080 - Automobile/Vehicle Repair
- 9.36.090 - Commercial Stables, Boarding and Show Arenas
- 9.36.100 - Commercial Kennels
- 9.36.110 - Congregate Care Facilities
- 9.36.120 - Convenience Stores
- 9.36.130 - Child Day Care Homes/Centers (Amended Ord. 383)
- 9.36.140 - Drive-In/Drive-Thru Restaurants
- 9.36.160 - Mini-Storage
- 9.36.165 - Mixed Use Projects
- 9.36.170 - Outdoor Displays, Sales and Uses (Amended Ord. 251, 285, 383)
- 9.36.180 - Recycling Facilities
- 9.36.190 - Service (Gasoline) Stations
- 9.36.200 - Shopping Centers (Amended Ord. 347)
- 9.36.210 - Hookah Bar/Lounge (Added By Ord. 450)
- 9.36.220 - Places of Assembly as an Ancillary Use (Added By Ord. 461)
- 9.36.230 - Cannabis Dispensaries, Cannabis Manufacturers, and the Cultivation and Delivery of Cannabis
CHAPTER 9
37 - Commercial and Office Districts Design Standards
Sections
- 9.37.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.37.015 - Reserved.
- 9.37.020 - Site Planning (Amended Ord. 272)
- 9.37.030 - Grading (Amended Ord. 407)
- 9.37.040 - Access and Circulation
- 9.37.050 - Landscaping
- 9.37.060 - Buffering and Screening
- 9.37.070 - Walls and Fences
- 9.37.080 - Architecture (Amended Ord. 239, 313, )
- 9.37.090 - Lighting (Amended Ord. 251, 290)
- 9.37.100 - Creative/Sustainable Design Incentives for Commercial and/or Industrial Development
CHAPTER 9
45 - Industrial Districts
Sections
- 9.45.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.45.020 - Industrial Districts
- 9.45.030 - Permitted Uses (Amended Ord. 309, 316)
- 9.45.040 - Site Development Standards (Amended Ord. 291)
- 9.45.050 - Projections Into Yards
- 9.45.060 - Projections Above Height Limits
- 9.45.070 - Maintenance of Uses
- 9.45.080 - Trash Enclosures (Amended by Ord. 443)
CHAPTER 9
46 - Specific Use Regulations For Industrial Districts
Sections
- 9.46.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.46.020 - Planned Industrial District Standards
- 9.46.030 - High Desert Corridor Near Industrial Districts
- 9.46.040 - Accessory Uses and Structures
- 9.46.050 - Outdoor Uses
- 9.46.060 - Intensity Bonus/Concessions
- 9.46.070 - Pre-Fabricated Structures (Amended Ord. 313)
- 9.46.080 - Trash Enclosures
- 9.46.090 - Creative/Sustainable Design Incentives for Commercial and/or Industrial Development
CHAPTER 9
47 - Industrial Design Standards
Sections
- 9.47.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency, Objectives and Applicability
- 9.47.015 - Reserved.
- 9.47.020 - Site Planning (Amended Ord. 272)
- Grading (Amended Ord. 407)
- 9.47.040 - Access and Circulation
- 9.47.050 - Landscaping
- 9.47.060 - Buffering and Screening
- 9.47.070 - Walls and Fences
- 9.47.080 - Architecture (Amended Ord. 239, 313)
- 9.47.090 - Lighting (Amended Ord. 290)
CHAPTER 9
57 - Public Facilities District
Sections
- 9.57.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.57.020 - Public Facilities District
- 9.57.030 - Permitted Uses (Amended Ord. 440)
- 9.57.040 - Site Development Standards
- 9.57.050 - Accessory Uses and Structures
- 9.57.060 - Design Standards
- 9.57.070 - Outdoor Uses
- 9.57.080 - Pre-Fabricated Structures (Amended Ord. 313)
CHAPTER 9
62 - Flood Hazard FH Overlay District
Sections
- 9.62.010 - Statutory Authorization (Amended Ord. 335)
- 9.62.020 - Findings of Fact
- 9.62.030 - Purpose
- 9.62.040 - Methods of Reducing Flood Loss
- 9.62.050 - Definitions (Amended Ord. 335)
- 9.62.060 - General Provisions (Amended Ord. 335)
- 9.62.070 - Administration (Amended Ord. 335, 433)
- 9.62.080 - Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction (Amended Ord. 335)
- 9.62.090 - Variance Procedure
- 9.62.100 - Apple Valley Dry Lake, Flood Hazard Lake (FH-L) Provisions
CHAPTER 9
65 - Airport Overlay Districts
Sections
- 9.65.010 - Purpose and General Plan Consistency
- 9.65.020 - Applicability
- 9.65.030 - Administration
- 9.65.040 - Airport Overlay Districts (Amended Ord. 249, 335, 383)
- 9.65.050 - Special Considerations in the Airport Overlay
- 9.65.060 - Uses Permitted Within Airport Overlay Zoning Districts
- 9.65.070 - Height
- 9.65.080 - Development Standards
- 9.65.090 - Nonconforming Uses
CHAPTER 9
71 - Subdivision Regulations
Sections
- 9.71.010 - General Provisions
- 9.71.020 - General Subdivision Standards (Amended Ord. 264, 265, 300)
- 9.71.035 - Gated Communities (Amended Ord. 261)
- 9.71.040 - Tentative Parcel and Tract Map Findings, Procedures and Requirements
- 9.71.050 - Final Parcel and Tract Map Procedures and Requirements
- 9.71.055 - Development Impact Fees
- 9.71.060 - Hillside Subdivisions
- 9.71.080 - Lot Splits
- 9.71.090 - Reversions to Acreage
- 9.71.100 - Parcel Mergers
- 9.71.110 - Parcel Unmergers
- 9.71.120 - Lot Line Adjustments
- 9.71.130 - Correction and Amendment of Maps
- 9.71.140 - Dedication and Improvement Regulations
- 9.71.150 - Certificate of Compliance
- 9.71.160 - Enforcement
CHAPTER 9
72 - Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
Sections
- 9.72.010 - General Provisions (Amended Ord. 251, 383)
- 9.72.020 - Parking and Loading Spaces Required Per Use (Amended Ord. 314, 347, 383)
- 9.72.030 - Adjustments to Off-Street Parking Requirements (Amended Ord. 330)
- 9.72.040 - Regulations for Residential Uses
- 9.72.050 - Regulations for Commercial and Industrial Uses (Amended Ord. 251)
- 9.72.060 - Design Standards for Parking and Loading Spaces (Amended Ord. 272, 314, 383)
- 9.72.070 - Access Standards for Parking and Loading Spaces (Amended Ord. 236, 239, 251, 265, 272, 383)
- 9.72.080 - Landscaping and Screening Requirements
CHAPTER 9
73 - Noise Control
Sections
CHAPTER 9
74 - Signs and Advertising Displays Amended in its entirety by Ord. 456
Sections
- 9.74.010 - Purpose
- 9.74.020 - Applicability
- 9.74.030 - Administration
- 9.74.040 - Definitions
- 9.74.050 - Prohibited Signs
- 9.74.060 - Exempt Signs
- 9.74.070 - Sign Permits
- 9.74.080 - Design Merit Sign Permits
- 9.74.090 - Landmark Sign Permits
- 9.74.100 - Sign Programs
- 9.74.110 - General Design Criteria and Standards
- 9.74.120 - Signs in Residential and Agricultural Districts
- 9.74.130 - Signs in Commercial and Office Districts
- 9.74.140 - Signs in Industrial Districts
- 9.74.150 - Temporary Subdivision and Model Home Signs
- 9.74.155 - Business Directional Kiosk Signs
- 9.74.157 - Village District Commemorative Street Light Banners
- 9.74.160 - Temporary Real Estate Signs
- 9.74.170 - Temporary Political Signs
- 9.74.180 - Grand Openings and Special Promotions
- 9.74.185 - Civic Gateway Signs
- 9.74.187 - Billboards
- 9.74.190 - Nonconforming Signs and Advertising Displays
- 9.74.210 - Sign Construction and Maintenance
- 9.74.220 - Abandoned or Obsolete Signs
- 9.74.230 - Enforcement
CHAPTER 9
75 - Water Conservation/Landscaping Regulations15
Sections
- 9.75.010 - Purpose
- 9.75.020 - Applicability
- 9.75.030 - Definitions
- 9.75.040 - Processing Procedures and Submittal Requirements
- 9.75.050 - Water Conserving Landscape Design Standards
- 9.75.060 - Landscape Area and Material Requirements
- 9.75.070 - Irrigation Design Standards
- 9.75.080 - Enforcement/Reporting
- 9.75.090 - Public Education
- 9.75.100 - Approved Plant List
CHAPTER 9
77 - Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Antennas
Sections
- 9.77.020 - Private, Non-Commercial, Amateur Antennas and Satellite Dishes
- 9.77.030 - Buffering and Screening of Private, Non-Commercial, Amateur Antennas and Satellite Dishes
- 9.77.040 - Public or Commercial Satellite Dish Antennas - Purpose
- 9.77.050 - Definition of Satellite Dish Antenna
- 9.77.060 - Public or Commercial Installation; Permits Required
- 9.77.070 - Public or Commercial Radio and Television Antennas
- 9.77.080 - Wireless Communications Facilities - Purpose
- 9.77.090 - Definitions (Amended Ord. 353)
- 9.77.100 - Applicability (Amended Ord. 353)
- 9.77.110 - General Requirements (Amended Ord. 393)
- 9.77.120 - Antennas, Towers or Related Facilities on Town Property
- 9.77.130 - Conditional and Special Use Permits (Amended Ord. 393)
- 9.77.140 - Residential Zone
- 9.77.150 - Buildings or Other Equipment Storage (Amended Ord. 393)
- 9.77.160 - Removal of Abandoned Antennas and Towers
- 9.77.170 - Nonconforming Uses
- 9.77.180 - Preferred Locations (Amended Ord. 393)
- 9.77.190 - Co-Location of Telecommunications Facilities (Amended Ord. 353)
- 9.77.200 - Deviations From Established Standards
- 9.77.210 - Prohibited Locations
- 9.77.220 - Town Entry Statement, Monument or Structure
- 9.77.230 - Town-Wide Design Guidelines
CHAPTER 9
79 - Mobile Food Facilities MFFs Added By Ord. 444
Sections
- 9.79.010 - Purpose
- 9.79.020 - Applicability
- 9.79.030 - Administration
- 9.79.040 - Definitions
- 9.79.050 - Permit Required for MFFs
- 9.79.060 - Content and Compliance Criteria of Application
- 9.79.070 - Traffic Regulation
- 9.79.080 - Safety and Utilities
- 9.79.090 - MFFs at Construction Sites and Ice Cream Trucks
- 9.79.100 - Traffic Regulation
- 9.79.110 - Fees, Bonding and Insurance
- 9.79.120 - Business License and Permit
- 9.79.130 - Application Review Process
- 9.79.140 - Suspension and Revocation of Permit