Arvin City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
02 - TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 17.02.010 - Title.
- 17.02.020 - Construction.
- 17.02.030 - Definitions—Applicability.
- 17.02.040 - Accessory building.
- 17.02.050 - Accessory use.
- 17.02.052 - Accessory dwelling unit—ADU.
- 17.02.057 - Agricultural employee housing.
- 17.02.060 - Alley.
- 17.02.070 - Apartment hotel.
- 17.02.080 - Apartment house.
- 17.02.090 - Automobile service station.
- 17.02.100 - Boardinghouse and roominghouse.
- 17.02.110 - Building.
- 17.02.120 - Building height.
- 17.02.130 - Building site.
- 17.02.140 - Bungalow court.
- 17.02.150 - Carport.
- 17.02.160 - Church.
- 17.02.170 - Club.
- 17.02.180 - Communications equipment building.
- 17.02.182 - Cottage food operations.
- 17.02.185 - Density bonuses and other incentives.
- 17.02.187 - Developer incentives.
- 17.02.189 - Disabled person.
- 17.02.190 - Dwelling.
- 17.02.200 - Dwelling, group.
- 17.02.205 - Dwelling, mobile home.
- 17.02.210 - Dwelling, multiple family.
- 17.02.220 - Dwelling, single-family.
- 17.02.230 - Dwelling, two-family.
- 17.02.240 - Dwelling unit.
- 17.02.250 - Educational institution.
- 17.02.255 - Emergency shelter.
- 17.02.257 - Employee housing.
- 17.02.258 - Extremely low income household.
- 17.02.259 - Fair housing laws.
- 17.02.260 - Family.
- 17.02.270 - Garage, private.
- 17.02.280 - Garage, public.
- 17.02.290 - Grade.
- 17.02.295 - Hazardous waste.
- 17.02.296 - Hazardous waste facility.
- 17.02.300 - Hog ranch.
- 17.02.310 - Home occupation. *[2]
- 17.02.320 - Hospital.
- 17.02.330 - Hotel.
- 17.02.340 - Lot.
- 17.02.350 - Lot area.
- 17.02.360 - Lot, corner.
- 17.02.370 - Lot, interior.
- 17.02.380 - Lot, key.
- 17.02.390 - Lot line, front.
- 17.02.400 - Lot line, rear.
- 17.02.410 - Lot line, side.
- 17.02.420 - Lot, reversed corner.
- 17.02.430 - Lot, through.
- 17.02.431 - Lower income household.
- 17.02.435 - Manufactured homes.
- 17.02.440 - Mobile home.
- 17.02.450 - Mobile home park.
- 17.02.455 - Mobile recycling unit.
- 17.02.460 - Motel.
- 17.02.470 - Nonconforming building.
- 17.02.480 - Nonconforming use.
- 17.02.490 - Occupied.
- 17.02.500 - Person.
- 17.02.505 - Planning director—City planner—Planner—Community development director.
- 17.02.510 - Public utility service yard.
- 17.02.520 - Quasi-home occupation. *[3]
- 17.02.520(a) - Reasonable accommodation.
- 17.02.521 - Recyclable material.
- 17.02.522 - Recycling facility.
- 17.02.522(a) - Residential care facility.
- 17.02.523 - Reverse vending machine(s).
- 17.02.530 - School, elementary or high.
- 17.02.535 - Reserved.
- 17.02.540 - Self-service laundry.
- 17.02.545 - Senior households.
- 17.02.550 - Sign.
- 17.02.555 - Single room occupancy unit.
- 17.02.560 - Stable, private.
- 17.02.570 - Stable, public.
- 17.02.580 - Stockyard.
- 17.02.590 - Story.
- 17.02.600 - Story, half.
- 17.02.610 - Street.
- 17.02.620 - Structure.
- 17.02.630 - Structure alterations.
- 17.02.635 - Supportive housing.
- 17.02.636 - Target households.
- 17.02.640 - Trailer, coach or travel.
- 17.02.650 - Trailer park.
- 17.02.655 - Transitional housing.
- 17.02.656 - Urban lot splits.
- 17.02.657 - Urban two-unit development.
- 17.02.658 - Urban primary unit.
- 17.02.660 - Use.
- 17.02.670 - Yard.
- 17.02.680 - Yard, front.
- 17.02.690 - Yard, rear.
- 17.02.700 - Yard, side.
- 17.02.710 - Very low income household.
CHAPTER 17
05 - USES PERMITTED SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL
Sections
- 17.05.010 - Purpose of provisions.
- 17.05.020 - Application for approval—Review procedure.
- 17.05.030 - Grant of application—Findings required.
- 17.05.040 - Decision on application—Notice required.
- 17.05.050 - Appeal to the planning commission.
- 17.05.060 - Appeals to the council.
- 17.05.070 - Building permits—Conditions.
- 17.05.080 - Permitted uses designated—Administrative approval by city planner.
CHAPTER 17
055 - MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW MINISTERIAL PERMIT
Sections
- 17.055.010 - Purpose of provisions.
- 17.055.015 - Permitted uses designated.
- 17.055.020 - Application for approval—Review procedure.
- 17.055.030 - Decision on application—Notice required.
- 17.055.040 - The city planner's decision.
- 17.050.050 - Appeals.
- 17.055.060 - Environmental review.
- 17.055.070 - Building permits—Clearances prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy.
CHAPTER 17
08 - R-1 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE*4
Sections
- 17.08.010 - Applicability.
- 17.08.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.08.029. - Lot size in R-1 single-family zone.
- 17.08.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.08.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.08.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.08.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.08.070 - Reserved.
- 17.08.080 - Reserved.
- 17.08.090 - Reserved.
- 17.08.100 - Reserved.
- 17.08.110 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.08.120 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
10 - R-2 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE*5
Sections
- 17.10.010 - Applicability.
- 17.10.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.10.025 - Other uses—Permitted.
- 17.10.030 - Height limitations.
- 17.10.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.10.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.10.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.10.070 - Lot coverage requirements.
- 17.10.080 - Lot size requirements.
- 17.10.090 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
CHAPTER 17
12 - R-3 LIMITED MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING ZONE
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Applicability.
- 17.12.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.12.025 - Other Uses—Permitted.
- 17.12.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.12.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.12.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.12.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.12.070 - Lot coverage requirements.
- 17.12.080 - Lot size requirements.
- 17.12.090 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.12.110 - Environmental justice site evaluation process.
CHAPTER 17
14 - R-4 MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONE
Sections
- 17.14.010 - Applicability.
- 17.14.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.14.025 - Other Uses—Permitted.
- 17.14.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.14.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.14.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.14.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.14.070 - Lot coverage requirements.
- 17.14.080 - Lot size requirements.
- 17.14.090 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.14.110 - Environmental justice site evaluation process.
CHAPTER 17
20 - C-O PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONE
Sections
- 17.20.010 - Applicability.
- 17.20.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.20.030 - Sign requirements.
- 17.20.040 - Height limitation.
- 17.20.050 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.20.060 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.20.070 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.20.080 - Area requirements.
- 17.20.090 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.20.100 - Parking requirements.
- 17.20.110 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
22 - N-C NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
Sections
- 17.22.010 - Applicability—Intent—Establishment.
- 17.22.020 - Permitted uses—Restrictions.
- 17.22.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.22.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.22.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.22.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.22.070 - Area requirements.
- 17.22.080 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.22.090 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
24 - C-1 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL ZONE*6
Sections
- 17.24.010 - Applicability.
- 17.24.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.24.030 - Restrictions on permitted uses.
- 17.24.040 - Height limitations.
- 17.24.050 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.24.060 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.24.070 - Rear yard requirement.
- 17.24.080 - Area requirements.
- 17.24.090 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.24.100 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
26 - C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE*7
Sections
- 17.26.010 - Applicability.
- 17.26.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.26.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.26.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.26.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.26.060 - Rear yard requirement.
- 17.26.070 - Area requirements.
- 17.26.080 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.26.090 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
28 - M-1 LIMITED MANUFACTURING ZONE*8
Sections
- 17.28.010 - Applicability.
- 17.28.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.28.030 - Height limitations.
- 17.28.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.28.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.28.055 - Site development permit.
- 17.28.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.28.070 - Area requirements.
- 17.28.080 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.28.090 - Parking requirements.
- 17.28.100 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
30 - M-2 LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE*9
Sections
- 17.30.010 - Applicability.
- 17.30.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.30.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.30.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.30.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.30.055 - Site development permit.
- 17.30.060 - Rear yard requirements.
- 17.30.070 - Area requirements.
- 17.30.080 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.30.090 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
32 - M-3 GENERAL MANUFACTURING ZONE*10
Sections
- 17.32.010 - Applicability.
- 17.32.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.32.030 - Height limitation.
- 17.32.040 - Front yard requirements.
- 17.32.050 - Side yard requirements.
- 17.32.055 - Site development permit.
- 17.32.060 - Area requirements.
- 17.32.070 - Required distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.32.080 - Prohibited uses.
CHAPTER 17
37 - OS OPEN SPACE ZONE
Sections
- 17.37.010 - Applicability.
- 17.37.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.37.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.37.035 - Uses subject to administrative review and approval.
- 17.37.040 - Conditional uses.
- 17.37.050 - Site development permit.
- 17.37.060 - Development standards.
- 17.37.070 - Off-street parking.
- 17.37.080 - Signs.
- 17.37.090 - Findings.
CHAPTER 17
45 - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.45.010 - Planned unit development (PUD) district—Purpose.
- 17.45.020 - General requirements.
- 17.45.030 - General provisions and standards for a planned district.
- 17.45.040 - Residential densities.
- 17.45.050 - Application procedure.
- 17.45.060 - Preliminary development plan approval.
- 17.45.070 - Preliminary planning commission action.
- 17.45.080 - Submission of final master development plan.
- 17.45.090 - Staff report.
- 17.45.100 - Final planning commission action.
- 17.45.110 - Approval criteria.
- 17.45.120 - City council action.
- 17.45.130 - Master plan modifications.
- 17.45.140 - Mapping.
- 17.45.150 - Specific development plan approval.
- 17.45.160 - Dedication and maintenance of open space.
- 17.45.170 - Performance as condition precedent to approval of any specific development plan.
- 17.45.180 - Final subdivision map.
- 17.45.190 - Failure to submit specific development plan.
- 17.45.200 - Appeal to council.
- 17.45.210 - Application fees.
CHAPTER 17
46 - OIL AND GAS CODE14
Sections
- Part 1. - Administrative procedures
- 17.46.01 - Purpose.
- 17.46.02 - Ordinance applicability.
- 17.46.03 - Allowable uses.
- 17.46.04 - Definitions.
- 17.46.05 - Consistency with other laws, rules and regulations.
- 17.46.06 - Appeals.
- 17.46.07 - Well drilling permit.
- 17.46.08 - Required procedures for conditional use permits.
- 17.46.08.1 - Conditional use permit (CUP) filing requirements.
- 17.46.08.2 - Processing and review.
- 17.46.08.3 - Findings and permitting conditions.
- 17.46.08.4 - Modifications and extensions.
- 17.46.08.5 - Change of ownership/operators criteria.
- 17.46.09 - Procedures for development agreements.
- 17.46.09.1 - Filing requirements.
- 17.46.09.2 - Processing and review.
- 17.46.09.3 - Findings and development agreement conditions.
- 17.46.09.4 - Modifications and extensions.
- 17.46.010 - Periodic review.
- 17.46.011 - Facility closure, site abandonment, and site restoration procedures.
- 17.46.011.1 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.46.011.2 - Applicability.
- 17.46.011.3 - Application process.
- 17.46.011.3.1 - Requirement to file an application.
- 17.46.011.3.2 - Content of application.
- 17.46.011.3.3 - Permitting specifications.
- 17.46.011.3.4 - Findings required for approval.
- 17.46.012 - Operational noticing.
- 17.46.013 - Complaints.
- 17.46.014 - Injunctive relief.
- 17.46.015 - Notice of violation and administrative fines.
- 17.46.016 - Nuisance procedures.
- 17.46.016.1 - High-risk operations.
- 17.46.017 - Compliance monitoring.
- 17.46.018 - Financial assurances applicability.
- 17.46.019 - Operator's financial responsibilities.
- 17.46.020 - Securities and bond requirements.
- 17.46.021 - Operator liability insurance.
- Part 2. - Development Standards for Petroleum Operations
- 17.46.022 - Setback requirements.
- 17.46.023 - Site access and operation.
- 17.46.023.1 - Deliveries.
- 17.46.023.2 - Construction time limits.
- 17.46.023.3 - Oil and gas site parking.
- 17.46.024 - Lighting.
- 17.46.025 - Aesthetics.
- 17.46.025.1 - Landscaping/visual resources.
- 17.46.025.2 - Walls.
- 17.46.025.3 - Sanitation.
- 17.46.025.4 - Architecture.
- 17.46.026 - Roads.
- 17.46.026.1 - Construction of site access roads.
- 17.46.027 - Signage.
- 17.46.028 - Steaming.
- 17.46.029 - Utilities.
- 17.46.030 - On-site storage and placement of equipment.
- 17.46.031 - Safety assurances and emergency/hazard management.
- 17.46.031.1 - Fire prevention safeguards.
- 17.46.031.2 - Blowout standards and testing.
- 17.46.031.3 - Earthquake shutdown.
- 17.46.031.4 - Storage tank monitoring.
- 17.46.031.5 - Safety measures and emergency response plan.
- 17.46.031.6 - Transportation of chemicals and waste on and off-site.
- 17.46.031.6.1 - Natural gas liquids (NGLs).
- 17.46.031.6.2 - Transportation risk management and prevention program (TRMPP).
- 17.46.031.6.3 - Pipeline leak detection.
- 17.46.032 - Environmental resource management.
- 17.46.032.1 - General environmental program.
- 17.46.032.2 - Air quality.
- 17.46.032.3 - Greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency measures.
- 17.46.032.4 - Air quality monitoring and testing plan.
- 17.46.032.5 - Water quality.
- 17.46.032.5.1 - Water management plan.
- 17.46.032.5.2 - Stormwater runoff.
- 17.46.032.5.3 - Groundwater quality.
- 17.46.032.6 - Noise impacts.
- 17.46.033 - Standards for wells.
- 17.46.034 - Standards for pipelines.
- 17.46.034.1 - Pipeline installations and use.
- 17.46.034.2 - Pipeline inspection, monitoring, testing and maintenance.
- 17.46.035 - Temporary buildings.
- Part 3. - Development Standards for Site Abandonment and Redevelopment
CHAPTER 17
48 - AUTOMOBILE PARKING REQUIREMENTS*15
Sections
- 17.48.010 - Definitions.
- 17.48.020 - Minimum number of parking spaces.
- 17.48.030 - Collective use of space.
- 17.48.040 - Existing uses.
- 17.48.050 - In lieu payments.
- 17.48.060 - Loading space.
- 17.48.070 - Separate lot from main building.
- 17.48.080 - Fence requirements.
- 17.48.090 - Use of side or front yard.
- 17.48.100 - Parking lot design and improvement requirements.
- 17.48.110 - Interpretation and determination of parking space requirements when not listed.
CHAPTER 17
50 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.50.010 - Public utility buildings.
- 17.50.020 - Location of dwelling.
- 17.50.030 - Height limitations.
- 17.50.040 - Dwelling above another use—Yard requirements.
- 17.50.050 - Location of accessory buildings.
- 17.50.060 - Reserved.
- 17.50.070 - Through lots.
- 17.50.080 - Yard encroachments.
- 17.50.090 - Fence, wall and hedge regulations.
- 17.50.100 - Permanent storage in yards prohibited—Exception.
- 17.50.110 - Public utility uses.
- 17.50.120 - Permitted uses.
- 17.50.130 - Single-family dwellings, accessory dwelling units, and manufactured homes developmental/architectural standards.
- 17.50.140 - Emergency shelter development standards.
- 17.50.150 - Density bonuses, concessions and incentives.
- 17.50.160 - Home occupation permits.
- 17.50.170. - Cottage food operations.
- 17.50.180 - Neighborhood serving commercial uses.
- 17.50.190 - Urban two-unit development.
CHAPTER 17
51 - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Sections
- 17.51.010 - Purpose and applicability.
- 17.51.020 - Application process.
- 17.51.030 - Submittal requirements.
- 17.51.040 - Type of accessory dwelling units.
- 17.51.050 - Number and types of ADUs permitted per legal parcel or lot.
- 17.51.060 - Development standards.
- 17.51.070 - Other requirements.
- 17.51.080 - Occupancy, rental, and sale limitations.
- 17.51.090 - Fee requirements.
- 17.51.100 - Conditions for nonconforming uses and structures.
- 17.51.110 - Definitions accessory dwelling units.
- 17.51.120 - Junior accessory dwelling units.
- 17.51.130 - Definitions junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU).
CHAPTER 17
54 - VARIANCES, MODIFICATIONS AND ZONE CHANGES
Sections
- 17.54.010 - Applicability.
- 17.54.020 - Variances—Required circumstances.
- 17.54.030 - Variances—Application—Contents.
- 17.54.040 - Amendments and zone boundary changes.
- 17.54.050 - Modifications—Permitted when.
- 17.54.060 - Modifications—Procedure.
- 17.54.070 - Filing of applications.
- 17.54.080 - Fees—Designated.
- 17.54.090 - Investigation.
- 17.54.100 - Hearing—Notice.
- 17.54.110 - Hearing—Procedure—Continuation.
- 17.54.120 - Decisions—Time limit.
- 17.54.130 - Decisions—Granting or denial—Notice.
- 17.54.140 - Amendments and changes of zone boundaries—Final action—Final hearing.
- 17.54.150 - Deferral of city council vote.
- 17.54.160 - Reasonable accommodations standards.
CHAPTER 17
60 - SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
Sections
- 17.60.010 - Intent and purpose—Affected zones.
- 17.60.020 - Application—Filing and fee.
- 17.60.030 - Application—Information required.
- 17.60.040 - Application—Criteria for review.
- 17.60.045 - Public hearing notice and process—Site development permits.
- 17.60.050 - Appeals.
- 17.60.060 - Attachment of conditions.
- 17.60.070 - Expiration.
- 17.60.080 - Fees.
CHAPTER 17
62 - SIGN REGULATIONS PRIVATE PROPERTY17
Sections
- 17.62.010 - Title.
- 17.62.020 - Purpose.
- 17.62.030 - Definitions.
- 17.62.040 - Applicability.
- 17.62.050 - General provisions.
- 17.62.060 - Signs not requiring a sign permit.
- 17.62.070 - Administration.
- 17.62.080 - General location, height and area measurement standards.
- 17.62.090 - Signs permitted in all zones.
- 17.62.100 - Signs permitted in residential zones.
- 17.62.110 - Signs permitted in Commercial and Manufacturing Zones.
- 17.62.120 - Sign Design Guidelines.
- 17.62.130 - Prohibited signs.
- 17.62.140 - Removal of signs.
- 17.62.150 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
65 - HEMP
Sections
- 17.65.010 - Policy.
- 17.65.020 - Definitions.
- 17.65.030 - Hemp cultivation.
- 17.65.040 - Hemp processing.
- 17.65.050 - Manufacturing of hemp products.
- 17.65.060 - Hemp regulations.
- 17.65.070 - Limitations on city's liability.
- 17.65.080 - Public nuisance.
- 17.65.090 - Violation and enforcement.
- 17.65.100 - Severability.