Atwater City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
03 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 17.03.010 - Short title.
- 17.03.020 - Conformance with state planning and zoning law.
- 17.03.025 - Consistency with the General Plan.
- 17.03.030 - Findings.
- 17.03.040 - Correlation of regulations.
- 17.03.050 - Necessity and purpose.
- 17.03.060 - Land use guide.
- 17.03.070 - Land use zoning map.
- 17.03.080 - Division of zoning map.
- 17.03.090 - Changes in boundaries.
- 17.03.100 - Areas for collection and loading recyclable materials in development projects.
CHAPTER 17
06 - DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 17.06.010 - Abut.
- 17.06.015 - Accessory building.
- 17.06.016 - Accessory buildings, exempt.
- 17.06.020 - Accessory living quarters or guest house.
- 17.06.025 - Accessory use.
- 17.06.030 - Alcoholic beverages.
- 17.06.035 - Alley.
- 17.06.040 - Amusement arcade.
- 17.06.045 - Amusement or recreation, commercial places of.
- 17.06.047 - Antenna array.
- 17.06.050 - Apartment.
- 17.06.055 - Apartment, efficiency.
- 17.06.060 - Apartment, studio.
- 17.06.065 - Architectural control.
- 17.06.067 - Attached wireless communication facility. (Attached WCF).
- 17.06.070 - Auction.
- 17.06.075 - Automobile and trailer sales lot.
- 17.06.080 - Automobile service station.
- 17.06.085 - Automobile wrecking yard.
- 17.06.090 - Awning.
- 17.06.095 - Balcony.
- 17.06.100 - Basement.
- 17.06.105 - Block.
- 17.06.110 - Boarding or rooming house.
- 17.06.115 - Boat Trailer.
- 17.06.120 - Building.
- 17.06.125 - Building, area of.
- 17.06.130 - Building, height of.
- 17.06.135 - Building, main.
- 17.06.140 - Building setback line.
- 17.06.145 - Building site.
- 17.06.150 - Temporary.
- 17.06.155 - Bus.
- 17.06.160 - Business or commerce.
- 17.06.165 - Camper.
- 17.06.170 - Church.
- 17.06.172 - Collocation/site sharing.
- 17.06.174 - Community care facility.
- 17.06.175 - Condominium.
- 17.06.180 - Condominium conversions.
- 17.06.185 - Court.
- 17.06.187 - Crop cultivation.
- 17.06.190 - District.
- 17.06.195 - Dump.
- 17.06.200 - Duplex.
- 17.06.205 - Dwelling.
- 17.06.210 - Dwelling, group.
- 17.06.215 - Dwelling, multiple family.
- 17.06.220 - Dwelling, one-family.
- 17.06.225 - Dwelling, two-family.
- 17.06.230 - Dwelling unit.
- 17.06.235 - Employee.
- 17.06.237 - Equipment facility.
- 17.06.240 - Family.
- 17.06.245 - Fence.
- 17.06.250 - Fence, wall.
- 17.06.255 - Fence, solid.
- 17.06.258 - Fifth-wheel travel trailer.
- 17.06.260 - Floor area.
- 17.06.265 - Frontage.
- 17.06.270 - Garage, public.
- 17.06.275 - Garage sale.
- 17.06.280 - Grade.
- 17.06.285 - Guest.
- 17.06.290 - Guest room.
- 17.06.295 - Hedge.
- 17.06.297 - Height. Wireless communication facility (WCF).
- 17.06.300 - Home occupations.
- 17.06.305 - Industry, industrial operation.
- 17.06.310 - Junk.
- 17.06.315 - Junk yard.
- 17.06.320 - Kennel.
- 17.06.325 - Kitchen.
- 17.06.330 - Landscaping.
- 17.06.335 - Landscape plan.
- 17.06.340 - Loading.
- 17.06.345 - Loading space.
- 17.06.350 - Lot.
- 17.06.355 - Lot area.
- 17.06.360 - Lot corner.
- 17.06.365 - Lot coverage.
- 17.06.370 - Lot depth.
- 17.06.375 - Lot, key.
- 17.06.380 - Lot line.
- 17.06.385 - Lot line, front.
- 17.06.390 - Lot line, rear.
- 17.06.395 - Lot line, side.
- 17.06.400 - Lot, non-conforming.
- 17.06.405 - Lot, reversed corner.
- 17.06.410 - Lot, through.
- 17.06.415 - Lot width.
- 17.06.417 - Massage Therapy.
- 17.06.420 - Medical office.
- 17.06.425 - Mobile living unit.
- 17.06.430 - Motel.
- 17.06.433 - Motor truck.
- 17.06.435 - Non-conforming building.
- 17.06.440 - Non-conforming use.
- 17.06.445 - Nuisance.
- 17.06.450 - Nursery school.
- 17.06.455 - Parapet.
- 17.06.460 - Parking area, private.
- 17.06.475 - Patio.
- 17.06.476 - Patio cover.
- 17.06.480 - Patio house.
- 17.06.485 - Person.
- 17.06.490 - Porch.
- 17.06.495 - Professional office.
- 17.06.500 - Rentable floor area.
- 17.06.505 - Residence.
- 17.06.510 - Restaurant.
- 17.06.515 - Restaurant, fast food.
- 17.06.520 - Rest home or convalescent home.
- 17.06.525 - Room.
- 17.06.530 - School, elementary, junior high, and high.
- 17.06.535 - Seating facilities.
- 17.06.536 - Mobile food vendor.
- 17.06.538 - Semi trailer.
- 17.06.540 - Senior citizen housing.
- 17.06.545 - Setback.
- 17.06.547 - Setback—Wireless communication facility (WCF).
- 17.06.550 - Sign.
- 17.06.555 - Site plan control.
- 17.06.560 - Spot zoning.
- 17.06.565 - Story.
- 17.06.570 - Street.
- 17.06.575 - Street, centerline.
- 17.06.580 - Street, collector.
- 17.06.585 - Street, major.
- 17.06.595 - Strip commercial.
- 17.06.600 - Structural alteration.
- 17.06.605 - Structure.
- 17.06.610 - Structure, temporary.
- 17.06.612 - Support structure.
- 17.06.613 - Supportive housing.
- 17.06.615 - Trailer.
- 17.06.620 - Trailer park, mobile home park or trailer court.
- 17.06.625 - Trailer, travel.
- 17.06.627 - Transitional housing.
- 17.06.630 - Truck, pickup.
- 17.06.635 - Truck, tractor.
- 17.06.640 - Use.
- 17.06.645 - Vehicles.
- 17.06.647 - Wireless communication.
- 17.06.648 - Wireless communication facility (WCF).
- 17.06.650 - Yard.
- 17.06.655 - Yard, front.
- 17.06.660 - Yard, rear.
- 17.06.665 - Yard, side.
- 17.06.670 - Zero lot line.
CHAPTER 17
08 - NONCOMMERCIAL, CHARITABLE CAR WASHES
Sections
- 17.08.010 - Intent and purpose.
- 17.08.020 - Noncommercial or charitable car washes defined.
- 17.08.030 - Permits required.
- 17.08.040 - Who may conduct a noncommercial or charitable car wash.
- 17.08.050 - Duration and frequency.
- 17.08.060 - Application for permits.
- 17.08.070 - Issuance of permits.
- 17.08.080 - Revocation of permits.
- 17.08.090 - Right of appeal.
- 17.08.100 - Violations a misdemeanor.
- 17.08.110 - Fees.
- 17.08.120 - Water conservation.
CHAPTER 17
12 - ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL CONDITIONS
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Building permit—Required.
- 17.12.020 - Building permit—Checked by building inspector.
- 17.12.030 - Building permit—New dwelling units.
- 17.12.040 - Appeal to decision of building inspector.
- 17.12.050 - Reserved.
- 17.12.060 - Public or government structures require Planning Commission approval.
- 17.12.070 - Setbacks and eaves.
- 17.12.080 - Use prohibited except where permitted.
- 17.12.090 - Site plan and architectural control.
- 17.12.095 - Appeal.
- 17.12.100 - Uses, subject to chapter.
- 17.12.110 - Minimum setback.
- 17.12.120 - Vision clearance for corner lots.
- 17.12.130 - Public utilities.
- 17.12.140 - Temporary real estate office.
- 17.12.150 - Temporary construction building.
- 17.12.160 - Parking and storage of mobile homes.
- 17.12.170 - Parking and storage of trailer, travel trailer, camper and recreational vehicle.
- 17.12.180 - Mobile living units in nonresidential zones.
- 17.12.190 - Permitted locations of buses, motor trucks, trailers, semi trailers and truck-tractors.
- 17.12.195 - Fines.
- 17.12.200 - Large scale development plans—Submission to Planning Commission.
- 17.12.210 - Planning Commission to prescribe form and scope of petitions.
- 17.12.220 - Enforcement.
- 17.12.230 - Public nuisance—Abatement.
- 17.12.240 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
16 - LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.16.010 - Purpose.
- 17.16.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.16.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.16.040 - Conditional uses requiring a permit.
- 17.16.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.16.050 - Lot area, dimension, setbacks, density, and coverage.
- 17.16.055 - Exceptions to setback requirements.
- 17.16.060 - Height of structures.
- 17.16.065 - Fences.
- 17.16.070 - Exterior yards or setbacks.
- 17.16.080 - Other required conditions.
- 17.16.090 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
17 - MEDIUM-DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.17.010 - Purpose.
- 17.17.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.17.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.17.040 - Conditional uses requiring a permit.
- 17.17.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.17.050 - Lot area, dimension, setbacks, density, and coverage.
- 17.17.055 - Exceptions to setback requirements.
- 17.17.060 - Height of structures.
- 17.17.065 - Fences.
- 17.17.070 - Exterior yards or setbacks.
- 17.17.080 - Other required conditions.
- 17.17.090 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
19 - MEDIUM-DENSITY TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.19.010 - Purpose.
- 17.19.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.19.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.19.040 - Conditional uses requiring a permit.
- 17.19.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.19.050 - Lot area, dimension, setbacks, density, and coverage.
- 17.19.055 - Exceptions to setback requirements.
- 17.19.060 - Height of structures.
- 17.19.065 - Fences.
- 17.19.080 - Other required conditions.
- 17.19.090 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
21 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/MOBILE HOME DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.21.010 - Purpose.
- 17.21.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.21.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.21.040 - Conditional uses requiring permit.
- 17.21.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.21.050 - Lot area, dimensions, setbacks, density and coverage.
- 17.21.055 - Exceptions to setback requirements.
- 17.21.060 - Height of structures.
- 17.21.065 - Fences.
- 17.21.070 - Other required conditions.
- 17.21.080 - Development standards.
- 17.21.085 - Conformity to existing structures.
CHAPTER 17
22 - MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.22.010 - Purpose.
- 17.22.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.22.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.22.040 - Conditional uses requiring a permit.
- 17.22.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.22.050 - Lot area, dimension, setbacks, density, and coverage.
- 17.22.055 - Exceptions to setback requirements.
- 17.22.060 - Height of structures.
- 17.22.065 - Fences.
- 17.22.070 - Exterior yards or setbacks.
- 17.22.080 - Other required conditions.
- 17.22.090 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
24 - HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.24.010 - Purpose.
- 17.24.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.24.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.24.040 - Conditional uses requiring a permit.
- 17.24.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.24.050 - Lot area, dimension, setbacks, density, and coverage.
- 17.24.055 - Exceptions to setback requirements.
- 17.24.060 - Height of structure.
- 17.24.065 - Fences.
- 17.24.070 - Exterior yards or setbacks.
- 17.24.080 - Other required conditions.
- 17.24.090 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
26 - R-M, MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.26.010 - Purpose.
- 17.26.015 - State requirements.
- 17.26.020 - Conditional use permit requirements.
- 17.26.025 - Exceptions.
- 17.26.030 - Mobile home park area and space requirements.
- 17.26.040 - Setback requirements.
- 17.26.050 - Mobile home park access drive development standards.
- 17.26.060 - Parking.
- 17.26.070 - Landscaping.
- 17.26.080 - Signs.
- 17.26.090 - Other required conditions.
CHAPTER 17
32 - RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ZONE, R-T
Sections
- 17.32.010 - Purpose.
- 17.32.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.32.030 - Conditional uses.
- 17.32.040 - Other uses.
- 17.32.050 - Development standards.
- 17.32.060 - Parking requirements.
- 17.32.065 - Exception to parking requirements.
- 17.32.070 - Uses within an enclosed building.
- 17.32.080 - Existing structures to conform.
- 17.32.090 - Site plan and design review.
- 17.32.095 - Appeal.
CHAPTER 17
36 - C-C, CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.36.010 - Purpose.
- 17.36.020 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.36.030 - Accessory uses.
- 17.36.040 - Uses requiring conditional use permit.
- 17.36.045 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.36.050 - Parking requirements.
- 17.36.060 - Signs.
- 17.36.070 - Development standards.
- 17.36.080 - Other required conditions.
- 17.36.090 - Site plan and design review.
CHAPTER 17
44 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.44.010 - Purpose.
- 17.44.020 - General provisions.
- 17.44.030 - Planned development approval process.
- 17.44.040 - Approval stages.
- 17.44.050 - Master plan.
- 17.44.060 - Master plan application processing.
- 17.44.070 - Findings to approve master plan.
- 17.44.080 - Master plan required plans and materials.
- 17.44.090 - Reserved.
- 17.44.100 - Amendment to the master plan.
- 17.44.110 - Development plan.
- 17.44.120 - Development standards.
- 17.44.130 - Development plan application processing.
- 17.44.135 - Amendment to the development plan.
- 17.44.140 - Development plan required plans and materials.
- 17.44.150 - Site design.
CHAPTER 17
49 - MINI-WAREHOUSES
Sections
CHAPTER 17
69 - SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.69.020 - Purpose.
- 17.69.040 - Applicability.
- 17.69.050 - Definitions.
- 17.69.060 - Approvals.
- 17.69.080 - Right to appeal.
- 17.69.100 - Exempt signs.
- 17.69.120 - Prohibited signs.
- 17.69.140 - General requirements.
- 17.69.160 - Scenic corridors.
- 17.69.180 - Gasoline service stations.
- 17.69.200 - Outdoor advertising signs, billboards.
- 17.69.220 - Commercial center uniform design standards.
- 17.69.240 - Freeway corridors.
- 17.69.280 - Real estate signs.
- 17.69.290 - Construction signs.
- 17.69.300 - Subdivision real estate signs.
- 17.69.320 - Temporary political signs.
- 17.69.340 - Reserved.
- 17.69.360 - Reserved.
- 17.69.380 - Temporary window signs.
- 17.69.400 - Temporary seasonal sales signs.
- 17.69.420 - Garage sale signs.
- 17.69.440 - Directional signs.
- 17.69.460 - Non-commercial signs.
- 17.69.470 - Residential zones.
- 17.69.480 - Multifamily zone.
- 17.69.500 - Institutional and religious signs.
- 17.69.520 - Planned development zone.
- 17.69.540 - Commercial center standards.
- 17.69.560 - General commercial zone.
- 17.69.580 - Central commercial zone.
- 17.69.600 - Industrial zone.
- 17.69.620 - Sign abatement.
- 17.69.640 - Nonconforming signs.
- 17.69.660 - Removal of illegal signs, procedure.
- 17.69.680 - Sign variance.
- 17.69.700 - Safety and maintenance.
- 17.69.720 - Enforcement.
CHAPTER 17
71 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
Sections
- 17.71.010 - Purpose.
- 17.71.015 - Changes or reestablishment of uses.
- 17.71.020 - Application and fee.
- 17.71.030 - Public hearing.
- 17.71.040 - Planning Commission Action.
- 17.71.050 - Certificate.
- 17.71.060 - Building permit.
- 17.71.070 - Re-application.
- 17.71.080 - Revocation.
- 17.71.085 - Expiration of permit.
- 17.71.090 - Appeal.
CHAPTER 17
75 - SPECIFIC USES
Sections
- 17.75.010 - Rear dwellings.
- 17.75.020 - Dwelling units over garages.
- 17.75.030 - Private swimming pool.
- 17.75.040 - Home occupations—Purpose.
- 17.75.050 - Home occupations—Application.
- 17.75.060 - Feed and fertilizer yards—Kennels and animal hospitals—Stables.
- 17.75.070 - Drive-in theaters.
- 17.75.080 - Golf driving ranges.
- 17.75.090 - Community buildings, social halls or clubs.
- 17.75.100 - Hospitals, churches or religious or eleemosynary institutions.
- 17.75.110 - Salvage and wrecking yards.
- 17.75.120 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
78 - NONCONFORMING USES
Sections
- 17.78.010 - Existing uses.
- 17.78.020 - Abandonment or discontinuance of nonconforming use.
- 17.78.030 - Repairs and alterations to nonconforming building.
- 17.78.040 - Additions and enlargements to nonconforming building.
- 17.78.050 - Expanding or extending nonconforming building.
- 17.78.060 - Expansion of nonconforming use—Conditional use status.
- 17.78.070 - Required removal of nonconforming mobile homes, travel trailers, camp cars and campers.
- 17.78.080 - Military housing.