Artesia City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 2
Scope
Sections
- § 9-2.201 Minimum Requirements.
- § 9-2.202 Compliance with Other Laws.
- § 9-2.203 Compliance with Other Laws: Conflicts.
- § 9-2.204 Continuation of Previously Granted Variances.
- § 9-2.205 Continuation of Previously Granted Permits.
- § 9-2.206 Continuation of Nonconforming Uses.
- § 9-2.207 Lawfully Established Uses Made Nonconforming.
- § 9-2.208 Pending Proceedings.
- § 9-2.209 Consistency with Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
ARTICLE 4
Definitions
Sections
- § 9-2.401 Scope.
- § 9-2.402 "A" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.403 "B" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.404 "C" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.405 "D" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.406 "E" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.407 "F" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.408 "G" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.409 "H" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.410 "I" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.411 "J" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.412 "K" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.413 "L" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.414 "M" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.415 "N" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.416 "O" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.417 "P" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.418 "Q" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.419 "R" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.420 "S" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.421 "T" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.422 "U" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.423 "V" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.424 "W" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.425 "X" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.426 "Y" Words and Phrases.
- § 9-2.427 "Z" Words and Phrases.
ARTICLE 8
Lots
Sections
- § 9-2.801 Minimum Area Requirements: Exceptions.
- § 9-2.802 Minimum Area Requirements: Land Subject to Easements.
- § 9-2.803 Minimum Area Requirements: Corner Cutoffs.
- § 9-2.804 Increased Area Requirements.
- § 9-2.805 Division or Conveyance of Lots Having Less Than the Minimum Area Requirements.
- § 9-2.806 Use of Lots Having Less Than the Minimum Area Requirements.
- § 9-2.807 Agreements Made Contrary to Provisions for Lot Area Requirements.
- § 9-2.808 Lot Area Requirements Reduced by Public Use.
- § 9-2.809 Lot Area Requirements Reduced for Street and Highway Uses.
- § 9-2.810 Lot Area Requirements Reduced for Street and Highway Uses: Credits for Off-Street Parking.
- § 9-2.811 Minimum Width Requirements.
ARTICLE 9
Yards
Sections
ARTICLE 10
Streets and Highways
Sections
- § 9-2.1001 Dedications and Improvements: Required.
- § 9-2.1002 Dedications and Improvements: Lots Abutting Private Streets and Road Rights-of-Way.
- § 9-2.1003 Dedications: Standards.
- § 9-2.1004 Dedications: R-1 Zone.
- § 9-2.1005 Improvements.
- § 9-2.1006 Dedications and Improvements: Conditions for Granting Zone Reclassifications, Variances, and Conditional Use Permits.
- § 9-2.1007 Dedications and Improvements: Agreements.
- § 9-2.1008 Dedications and Improvements: Contributions by the City.
- § 9-2.1009 Failure to Dedicate or Improve.
- § 9-2.1010 Waivers.
- § 9-2.1011 Variances.
- § 9-2.1012 Appeals.
ARTICLE 11
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Sections
- § 9-2.1101 Parking and Loading Facilities: Limitations.
- § 9-2.1102 Shared Parking and Loading Facilities.
- § 9-2.1103 Parking Spaces Required.
- § 9-2.1104 Parking Facilities: Site Plans.
- § 9-2.1105 Parking Facilities: Paving, Marking, Bumper Guards, Screening, Lighting, Mechanical Lifts, and Outdoor Dining and Seating Safety Standards.
- § 9-2.1106 Parking Facilities: Dimensions, Maneuvering Areas, Driveways; Modifications, Landscaping.
- § 9-2.1107 Parking Facilities: Circulation.
- § 9-2.1108 Parking Facilities: Ownership.
- § 9-2.1109 Parking Facilities: Development Time.
- § 9-2.1110 Loading Facilities: Areas and Access: Modifications.
ARTICLE 12
Signs
Sections
- § 9-2.1201 Compliance: Permits.
- § 9-2.1202 Exterior Signs: Commercial Zones.
- § 9-2.1203 Exterior Signs: Industrial Zones.
- § 9-2.1204 Window Signs: Commercial and Industrial Zones.
- § 9-2.1205 Exterior Signs: Residential Zones.
- § 9-2.1206 Administrative Review and Approval.
- § 9-2.1207 Double-Faced Signs.
- § 9-2.1208 Restrictions Applicable to Temporary Signs on Private Property.
- § 9-2.1209 Prohibition of Temporary Signs on Public Property.
- § 9-2.1210 Temporary Signs: Location.
- § 9-2.1211 Illuminated and Moving Signs.
- § 9-2.1212 Advertising Displays Adjacent to Freeways.
- § 9-2.1213 Measurement.
- § 9-2.1214 Safety.
- § 9-2.1215 Maintenance.
- § 9-2.1216 Civic, Fraternal, and Religious Announcement Signs and Bulletin Boards.
- § 9-2.1217 (Reserved) [1]
- § 9-2.1218 Exceptions.
- § 9-2.1219 Mobile Billboard Advertising Displays.
- § 9-2.1220 Penalty.
- § 9-2.1221 Applicability of Other Laws.
ARTICLE 13
5 Incidental Outdoor Uses
Sections
- § 9-2.1350 Intent and Purpose.
- § 9-2.1351 Permitted Incidental Outdoor Uses.
- § 9-2.1352 General Standards for Incidental Outdoor Uses.
- § 9-2.1354 Additional Standards for Incidental Outdoor Displays.
- § 9-2.1355 Additional Standards for Sidewalk Sales.
- § 9-2.1356 Additional Standards for Outdoor Seating.
- § 9-2.1357 Additional Standards for Outdoor Seating and Dining in the Downtown Commercial Area.
- § 9-2.1358 Enforcement.
ARTICLE 13
6 Special Outdoor Use Permits
Sections
- § 9-2.1360 Intent and Purpose.
- § 9-2.1361 Permitted Uses with a Special Outdoor Use Permit.
- § 9-2.1362 Administration.
- § 9-2.1363 Required Findings.
- § 9-2.1364 Conditions of Approval.
- § 9-2.1365 Appeal or Call-Up Review of Action.
- § 9-2.1366 Expiration of Permit.
- § 9-2.1367 Permit Transferable.
- § 9-2.1368 Modification and Enforcement.
ARTICLE 15
Landscaping
Sections
- § 9-2.1501 Compliance.
- § 9-2.1502 Required Area.
- § 9-2.1503 Dimensions, Size and Landscape Coverage.
- § 9-2.1504 Screening.
- § 9-2.1505 Maintenance.
- § 9-2.1506 Irrigation and Watering.
- § 9-2.1507 Additional Landscaping Requirements.
- § 9-2.1508 Grape Arbors, Other Arbors and Trellises.
- § 9-2.1509 Landscape Ornaments/Statues.
ARTICLE 17
Variances and Conditional Use Permits
Sections
- § 9-2.1701 Authorized.
- § 9-2.1702 Initiation.
- § 9-2.1703 Applications: Contents: Accuracy.
- § 9-2.1704 Planning Commission: Conditional Use Permits.
- § 9-2.1705 Variances.
- § 9-2.1706 Resolution.
- § 9-2.1707 Review by City Council.
- § 9-2.1708 Validity.
- § 9-2.1709 Faithful Performance: Surety.
- § 9-2.1710 Expiration.
- § 9-2.1711 Termination.
- § 9-2.1712 Nuisances.
- § 9-2.1713 Effect of Zone Regulations.
ARTICLE 18
Revocation, Suspension, Modification, and Termination
Sections
- § 9-2.1801 Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Design Review Approval, and Nonconforming Uses: Periodic Review by Staff.
- § 9-2.1802 Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Design Review Approvals, and Nonconforming Uses: Periodic Review by Commission.
- § 9-2.1803 Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Design Review Approvals, and Nonconforming Uses: Grounds.
- § 9-2.1804 Consequences of the Revocation, Modification, Suspension or Termination of Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Design Review Approvals, and Nonconforming Uses.
- § 9-2.1805 Notices.
- § 9-2.1806 Effective Date.
- § 9-2.1807 Appeals.
ARTICLE 20
Design Review Approval
Sections
- § 9-2.2001 Purpose of Design Review Approval.
- § 9-2.2002 Projects Subject to Design Review Approval by Planning Commission or Staff.
- § 9-2.2003 Application Requirements.
- § 9-2.2004 Notice and Hearing Requirements.
- § 9-2.2005 Criteria for Approval of Design Review Applications.
- § 9-2.2006 Resolution.
- § 9-2.2007 Affirmation by City Council of Certain Design Review Actions of the Planning Commission.
- § 9-2.2008 Appeals.
- § 9-2.2009 Expiration.
ARTICLE 20
5 Conceptual Development Review
Sections
- § 9-2.2051 Conceptual Development Reviews Authorized.
- § 9-2.2052 Referral of Proposed Development Project to the Development Review Committee or the City Council.
- § 9-2.2053 Time for and Notice of Conceptual Development Review.
- § 9-2.2054 Conceptual Development Review.
- § 9-2.2055 Limitations on the Conceptual Development Review.
ARTICLE 32
General Commercial Zone C-G
Sections
- § 9-2.3201 Intent and Purpose (C-G).
- § 9-2.3202 Principal Uses Permitted (C-G).
- § 9-2.3203 Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permits (C-G).
- § 9-2.3204 Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permits: Automobile Service Stations (C-G).
- § 9-2.3204.1 Temporary Uses Permitted (C-G).
- § 9-2.3205 Development Standards (C-G).
ARTICLE 33
Commercial Planned Development Zone CPD
Sections
- § 9-2.3301 Intent and Purpose (CPD).
- § 9-2.3302 Principal Uses Permitted (CPD).
- § 9-2.3303 Special Findings for Issuance of a Conditional Use Permit (CPD).
- § 9-2.3303.1 Temporary Uses Permitted (CPD).
- § 9-2.3304 Development Standards (CPD).
- § 9-2.3305 Zone Reclassifications: Initiation (CPD).
- § 9-2.3306 Zone Reclassifications: Applications (CPD).
- § 9-2.3307 Zone Reclassifications: Applications: Approvals: Findings (CPD).
ARTICLE 34
5 Specific Plan Zones SP
Sections
- § 9-2.3451 Intent and Purpose.
- § 9-2.3452 Municipal Code and Zoning Map Amendments.
- § 9-2.3453 Specific Plan Zones and Zoning Map Designations.
- § 9-2.3454 Amendments to Specific Plans.
- § 9-2.3455 Consistency with Specific Plan.
- § 9-2.3456 Relationship of Specific Plan to Zoning Law of the City of Artesia.
- § 9-2.3457 Specific Plan Recovery Fees.
ARTICLE 36
Standards and Criteria for Residential Condominiums
Sections
- § 9-2.3601 Definitions.
- § 9-2.3602 Intent and Purpose.
- § 9-2.3603 Zoning and Conditional Use Permits Required.
- § 9-2.3604 Application for Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9-2.3605 Fees.
- § 9-2.3606 Condominium Development Policy, Standards and Criteria.
- § 9-2.3607 Condominium Development Standards.
- § 9-2.3608 Condominium Development Criteria.
- § 9-2.3609 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions.
- § 9-2.3610 Severability.
ARTICLE 38
Standards for Recycling Facilities, Vending Machines, Reverse Vending Machines and Donation Collection Containers
Sections
- § 9-2.3801 Definitions.
- § 9-2.3802 Requirements.
- § 9-2.3803 Standards for Reverse Vending Machines and Small Collection Facilities.
- § 9-2.3804 Standards for Large Collection Facilities and Processing Facilities.
- § 9-2.3805 Site Clean-Up Required.
- § 9-2.3806 Fees.
- § 9-2.3807 Donation Collection Containers.
ARTICLE 40
Temporary Uses
Sections
- § 9-2.4001 Purpose.
- § 9-2.4002 Permits Required for Temporary Uses.
- § 9-2.4003 General Requirements and Conditions.
- § 9-2.4003.1 Mobile Vending Requirements.
- § 9-2.4004 Permit Applications, Fees and Fee Exemptions.
- § 9-2.4005 Review and Approval Criteria.
- § 9-2.4006 Revocation of Permits.
- § 9-2.4007 Appeals.
ARTICLE 43
Affordable Housing Incentives and Density Bonus Agreements
Sections
- § 9-2.4301 Purpose.
- § 9-2.4302 Incentives and Bonuses for Affordable Housing Units.
- § 9-2.4303 General Provisions.
- § 9-2.4304 Application Procedure.
- § 9-2.4305 Action by Planning Commission.
- § 9-2.4306 Action by City Council.
- § 9-2.4307 Required Findings for Approval.
- § 9-2.4308 Ongoing Review.
- § 9-2.4309 Amendments to Approved Density Bonus Agreements.