Bakersfield City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
17.04 Definitions
Sections
- 17.04.010 Generally.
- 17.04.020 Accessory building.
- 17.04.022 Accessory parking facility.
- 17.04.030 Accessory use.
- 17.04.032 Acreage, gross.
- 17.04.035 Acreage, net.
- 17.04.040 Alley.
- 17.04.045 Antenna.
- 17.04.065 Approving authority.
- 17.04.070 Architectural feature or projection.
- 17.04.075 Awning or canopy.
- 17.04.077 Brewery or distillery, large.
- 17.04.078 Brewery or distillery, small.
- 17.04.080 Building.
- 17.04.085 Building façade.
- 17.04.090 Building height.
- 17.04.100 Building site.
- 17.04.120 Business or commerce.
- 17.04.128 Camouflage.
- 17.04.129 Cannabis.
- 17.04.130 Carport.
- 17.04.132 Central district.
- 17.04.150 Club, private.
- 17.04.154 Commercial cannabis activity.
- 17.04.154.50 Community care facility.
- 17.04.155 Conditional uses.
- 17.04.160 Day care home, small family.
- 17.04.165 Day care center.
- 17.04.168 Driveway.
- 17.04.170 Dwelling, accessory unit (ADU).
- 17.04.180 Dwelling, accessory unit, junior (JADU).
- 17.04.190 Dwelling, multi-unit.
- 17.04.195 Dwelling, single-room occupancy unit.
- 17.04.200 Dwelling, single-unit.
- 17.04.220 Dwelling unit.
- 17.04.230 Educational institution, college or university.
- 17.04.235 Emergency shelter.
- 17.04.240 Family.
- 17.04.242 Farmers market.
- 17.04.245 Food vending vehicle.
- 17.04.250 Flood, intermediate regional.
- 17.04.260 Floodplain.
- 17.04.270 Floodplain primary.
- 17.04.280 Floodplain secondary.
- 17.04.281 Floor area, conditioned or net.
- 17.04.281.5 Floor area, gross.
- 17.04.282 Floor area ratio.
- 17.04.285 Food and/or shelter service agency.
- 17.04.287 Freeway.
- 17.04.288 Front foot of building occupancy.
- 17.04.290 Garage, private.
- 17.04.300 Garage, public or commercial.
- 17.04.305 Garage or yard sale.
- 17.04.310 Grade.
- 17.04.322 Height.
- 17.04.330 Home occupation.
- 17.04.340 Hospital, sanitarium.
- 17.04.350 Hotel.
- 17.04.352 Housing, employee, agriculture.
- 17.04.353 Housing, employee.
- 17.04.354 Housing, supportive.
- 17.04.355 Housing, transitional.
- 17.04.358 Hydrozone.
- 17.04.360 Junkyard.
- 17.04.365 Kennel, dog.
- 17.04.367 Retail development.
- 17.04.370 Lot.
- 17.04.380 Lot area.
- 17.04.390 Lot, corner.
- 17.04.395 Lot, flag.
- 17.04.400 Lot, interior.
- 17.04.410 Lot, key.
- 17.04.420 Lot line, front.
- 17.04.430 Lot line, rear.
- 17.04.440 Lot line, side.
- 17.04.450 Lot, reversed corner.
- 17.04.460 Lot, through.
- 17.04.460.50 Low barrier navigation center.
- 17.04.461 Marquee.
- 17.04.462 Masonry.
- 17.04.463 Medical marijuana dispensary.
- 17.04.464 Metal storage container.
- 17.04.465 Mined land.
- 17.04.465.25 Mixed-use.
- 17.04.465.50 Mixed-use, horizontal.
- 17.04.465.75 Mixed-use, vertical.
- 17.04.466 Mobile home.
- 17.04.467 Mobile home park.
- 17.04.468 Motel.
- 17.04.470 Nonconforming, illegal.
- 17.04.472 Nonconforming lot, legal.
- 17.04.474 Nonconforming structure, legal.
- 17.04.476 Nonconforming use, legal.
- 17.04.485 Nonprofit organization.
- 17.04.490 Nursery school.
- 17.04.491 Overburden.
- 17.04.492 Parcel of property.
- 17.04.493 Parking garage.
- 17.04.493.5 Parking lot.
- 17.04.494 Permitted use.
- 17.04.494.25 Places of assembly, commercial.
- 17.04.494.50 Public and quasi-public uses.
- 17.04.495 Reclamation.
- 17.04.496 Recreational vehicle.
- 17.04.498 Residential institution.
- 17.04.500 Rest home or convalescent home.
- 17.04.502 Retail establishment.
- 17.04.508 Roofline.
- 17.04.515 Sanctuary.
- 17.04.520 School, elementary.
- 17.04.530 School, high.
- 17.04.535 School, junior high.
- 17.04.537 School, Sunday.
- 17.04.540 Service station.
- 17.04.545 Setback.
- 17.04.546 Shopping/business center.
- 17.04.547 Sign.
- 17.04.550 Stables, commercial.
- 17.04.560 Stables, private.
- 17.04.570 Story.
- 17.04.580 Story, half.
- 17.04.590 Streambed.
- 17.04.594 Street.
- 17.04.595 Street frontage.
- 17.04.600 Structure.
- 17.04.604 Surface mining operation.
- 17.04.606 Tandem parking space.
- 17.04.608 Target population.
- 17.04.610 Temporary promotional activity.
- 17.04.618 Tower.
- 17.04.620 Trailer court or trailer park.
- 17.04.624 Transit facility.
- 17.04.630 Travel trailer.
- 17.04.640 Use.
- 17.04.650 Use, change of.
- 17.04.653 Winery.
- 17.04.656 Winery, boutique.
- 17.04.660 Yard.
- 17.04.670 Yard, front.
- 17.04.680 Yard, rear.
- 17.04.690 Yard, side.
- 17.04.700 Zone.
17.08 General
Regulations Including Site Plan Review
Sections
- 17.08.010 Applicability.
- 17.08.020 Conflicting regulations.
- 17.08.030 Less restrictive uses prohibited.
- 17.08.040 Determination of use.
- 17.08.050 Prohibited uses.
- 17.08.060 Site plan approval required.
- 17.08.070 Exemptions from site plan review.
- 17.08.080 Site plan approval process.
- 17.08.090 Overlooks into residential rear yards.
- 17.08.100 Dwellings to face access other than alley.
- 17.08.110 Height of buildings—Roof structures, chimneys and towers.
- 17.08.125 Street setback exceptions—Front and side yard.
- 17.08.130 Accessory buildings.
- 17.08.140 Design standards for retail developments.
- 17.08.150 Special dwelling setbacks.
- 17.08.160 Through lots—Designation of front lot line.
- 17.08.170 Yard encroachments.
- 17.08.175 Clear sight view.
- 17.08.180 Fence, walls and hedges—Regulations.
- 17.08.190 Conditional zoning.
- 17.08.200 Drilling for and production of petroleum.
- 17.08.210 Approval of development entitlement conditioned on indemnification of city.
17.20 C-O
Professional and Administrative Office Zone
Sections
- 17.20.010 Generally.
- 17.20.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.20.030 Uses subject to planning director review and approval.
- 17.20.040 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.20.050 Additional requirements.
- 17.20.060 Building height.
- 17.20.070 Front yard.
- 17.20.080 Side yard.
- 17.20.090 Rear yard.
- 17.20.100 Minimum lot area.
- 17.20.110 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.22 C-1
Neighborhood Commercial Zone
Sections
- 17.22.010 Generally.
- 17.22.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.22.030 Uses permitted subject to planning director review and approval.
- 17.22.040 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.22.050 Additional requirements.
- 17.22.060 Building height.
- 17.22.070 Front yard.
- 17.22.080 Side yard.
- 17.22.090 Rear yard.
- 17.22.100 Minimum lot area.
- 17.22.110 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.24 C-2
Regional Commercial Zone
Sections
- 17.24.010 Generally.
- 17.24.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.24.030 Uses permitted subject to planning director review and approval.
- 17.24.040 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.24.050 Additional requirements.
- 17.24.060 Building height.
- 17.24.070 Front yard.
- 17.24.080 Side yard.
- 17.24.090 Rear yard.
- 17.24.100 Minimum lot area.
- 17.24.110 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.25 C-B
Central Business Zone
Sections
- 17.25.010 Generally.
- 17.25.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.25.030 Uses permitted subject to planning director review and approval.
- 17.25.040 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.25.050 Additional requirements.
- 17.25.060 Building height.
- 17.25.070 Front, side and rear yards.
- 17.25.090 Public benefit features.
- 17.25.100 Minimum lot area.
17.26 C-C
Commercial Center Zone
Sections
- 17.26.010 Generally.
- 17.26.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.26.030 Uses permitted subject to planning director review and approval.
- 17.26.040 Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit.
- 17.26.050 Additional requirements.
- 17.26.060 Building height.
- 17.26.070 Front, rear and side yards.
- 17.26.090 Public benefit features.
- 17.26.100 Minimum lot area.
- 17.26.110 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.28 M-1
Light Manufacturing Zone
Sections
- 17.28.010 Generally.
- 17.28.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.28.030 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.28.035 Additional requirements.
- 17.28.040 Building height.
- 17.28.050 Front yard.
- 17.28.060 Side yard.
- 17.28.070 Rear yard.
- 17.28.080 Minimum lot area.
- 17.28.090 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.30 M-2
General Manufacturing Zone
Sections
- 17.30.010 Generally.
- 17.30.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.30.030 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.30.035 Additional requirements.
- 17.30.040 Building height.
- 17.30.050 Front yard.
- 17.30.060 Side yard.
- 17.30.070 Rear yard.
- 17.30.080 Minimum lot area.
- 17.30.090 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.31 M-3
Heavy Industrial Zone
Sections
- 17.31.010 Generally.
- 17.31.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.31.030 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit.
- 17.31.040 Additional requirements.
- 17.31.050 Building height.
- 17.31.060 Front yard.
- 17.31.070 Side yard.
- 17.31.080 Rear yard.
- 17.31.090 Minimum lot area.
- 17.31.100 Distance between buildings on the same lot.
17.32 A
Agriculture Zone
Sections
- 17.32.010 Generally.
- 17.32.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.32.030 Uses permitted subject to planning director review and approval.
- 17.32.040 Building height, yards and distance between buildings on same lot.
- 17.32.050 A-20A (agricultural twenty-acre minimum lot size) zone.
- 17.32.060 A-WR (agricultural—Water recharge combining) zone.
17.46 Drilling
Island DI District
Sections
17.47 PE
Petroleum Extraction Combining District
Sections
- 17.47.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.47.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.47.030 Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.
- 17.47.040 Reserved.
- 17.47.050 Minimum lot size.
- 17.47.060 Minimum lot area per dwelling unit.
- 17.47.070 Yards and setbacks.
- 17.47.080 Height limits.
- 17.47.090 Minimum distance between structures.
- 17.47.100 Reserved.
- 17.47.110 Reserved.
- 17.47.120 Reserved.
- 17.47.130 Special review procedures and development standards.
17.48 TT
Travel Trailer Park Zone
Sections
- 17.48.010 Generally.
- 17.48.020 Definitions.
- 17.48.030 Conformity to state law.
- 17.48.040 Uses permitted.
- 17.48.050 Permit to locate travel trailer park—Application—Hearing—Issuance.
- 17.48.060 Disposition of moneys collected.
- 17.48.070 Minimum requirements.
- 17.48.080 Fire protection.
- 17.48.090 Setback requirements.
17.50 MH
Mobile Home Zone
Sections
- 17.50.010 Generally.
- 17.50.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.50.040 Approval of plan for mobile home park.
- 17.50.050 Appeal of planning commission action on mobile home park proposal.
- 17.50.060 Mobile home subdivision—Intent.
- 17.50.070 Mobile home subdivision—Requirements in MH Zone.
- 17.50.080 Mobile home park and subdivision—Development standards.
- 17.50.090 Mobile home park and subdivision—Application of state law.
- 17.50.100 Mobile home subdivision—Maintenance of common areas and nondedicated improvements.
- 17.50.110 Land previously classified.
17.52 PUD
Planned Unit Development Zone
Sections
- 17.52.010 Intent and purpose.
- 17.52.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.52.030 Application.
- 17.52.040 Rezoning procedure.
- 17.52.050 Final development plan.
- 17.52.060 Latitude of regulations.
- 17.52.070 Required findings.
- 17.52.080 Expiration of zone or plans.
- 17.52.090 Minimum site area.
- 17.52.100 Residential density.
- 17.52.110 Modifications to approved preliminary and final development plans.
- 17.52.120 Maintenance of common areas and non-dedicated improvements and facilities.
17.54 PCD
Planned Commercial Development Zone
Sections
- 17.54.010 Intent and purpose.
- 17.54.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.54.030 Application.
- 17.54.040 Rezoning procedure.
- 17.54.050 Final development plan.
- 17.54.060 Latitude of regulations.
- 17.54.070 Required findings.
- 17.54.080 Expiration of zone or plans.
- 17.54.090 Minimum site area.
- 17.54.100 Modifications to approved preliminary and final development plans.
- 17.54.110 Maintenance of common areas and non-dedicated improvements and facilities.
17.56 Fallout
Shelters
Sections
- 17.56.010 Definitions.
- 17.56.020 Permit required.
- 17.56.030 Zoning.
- 17.56.040 Waiver of restrictions.
- 17.56.050 Shelters within front and side yard areas.
- 17.56.060 Appeal.
- 17.56.070 Structural standards.
- 17.56.080 Time limit for construction pursuant to waiver of restrictions.
- 17.56.090 Use restricted.
- 17.56.100 Covenant to remove.
17.57 Metal
Storage Containers
Sections
17.58 Parking
and Loading Standards
Sections
- 17.58.010 Purpose.
- 17.58.015 Residential parking requirements.
- 17.58.020 Facilities required.
- 17.58.030 Minimum dimensions for required parking and freight loading spaces.
- 17.58.040 Rules for calculating required parking and freight loading areas.
- 17.58.050 General standards as to location and arrangement of parking.
- 17.58.055 Transit credit.
- 17.58.060 Parking lots.
- 17.58.070 Required parking on the same lot as the structure or use served—Exceptions.
- 17.58.080 Shared use of required parking.
- 17.58.090 Reduction of parking where area requirements are satisfied.
- 17.58.100 On-street parking credit.
- 17.58.110 Parking space requirements by land use.
- 17.58.120 Parking space requirements within the “central district” and “Old Town Kern.”
- 17.58.130 Freight loading space requirements.
17.60 Signs
Sections
- 17.60.010 Purpose.
- 17.60.020 Permits.
- 17.60.030 Comprehensive sign plans.
- 17.60.040 Sign area computations.
- 17.60.050 Sign location restrictions.
- 17.60.060 Sign development standards.
- 17.60.070 Specialized signs.
- 17.60.080 Exempt signs.
- 17.60.090 Prohibited signs.
- 17.60.100 Nonconforming signs.
- 17.60.110 Violation and abandonment.
- 17.60.120 Interpretation and enforcement.
17.62 Surface
Mining and Reclamation
Sections
- 17.62.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.62.020 Incorporation by reference of state regulations.
- 17.62.030 Applicability.
- 17.62.040 Vested rights.
- 17.62.050 Permit review procedure.
- 17.62.060 Reclamation plan.
- 17.62.070 Financial assurance.
- 17.62.080 Idle operations—Interim management plan.
- 17.62.090 Annual report.
- 17.62.100 Violations.
- 17.62.110 Fees.
17.64 Modifications
Conditional Use Permits, Amendments and Appeals
Sections
- 17.64.010 Scope.
- 17.64.020 Authority of planning director.
- 17.64.030 Authority of planning commission.
- 17.64.040 Initiation.
- 17.64.042 Fees.
- 17.64.050 Hearings—Notices.
- 17.64.060 Director review and approval permits and conditional use permits—Hearing—Decision and findings.
- 17.64.070 Zone changes—Hearing—Decision.
- 17.64.080 Title 17 text amendments—Hearing—Decision.
- 17.64.090 Appeals—Conditional use permits and zone changes.
- 17.64.100 Zone changes—Council action when planning commission decision not appealed.
- 17.64.110 Conditions for reapplication.
17.66 HD
Hillside Development Combining Zone
Sections
- 17.66.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.66.020 Applicability.
- 17.66.030 Maximum grade of access.
- 17.66.040 Development plan requirements.
- 17.66.060 Key box requirements.
- 17.66.070 Driveway requirements.
- 17.66.080 Fire apparatus access roads.
- 17.66.090 Emergency secondary access.
- 17.66.100 Bridges.
- 17.66.110 Address markers.
- 17.66.120 Building construction.
- 17.66.130 Roof repair or replacement.
- 17.66.135 Fencing.
- 17.66.140 Fire scape plant selections.
- 17.66.150 Defensible space.
- 17.66.155 Landscaping.
- 17.66.160 Drainage.
- 17.66.170 Grading.
- 17.66.180 Appeals.
17.68 Nonconforming
Uses, Structures and Lots
Sections
- 17.68.010 Purpose.
- 17.68.020 Legal nonconforming structures.
- 17.68.030 Legal nonconforming uses.
- 17.68.040 Changes or expansion to legal nonconforming uses.
- 17.68.050 Legal nonconforming lots.
- 17.68.060 Structures/uses under construction.
- 17.68.070 Effect of annexation.
- 17.68.080 Determination of nonconforming status—Burden of proof.
- 17.68.090 Illegal nonconforming structures and uses.
- 17.68.100 Nonconforming signs, parking and landscaping.