This Article establishes regulations applying to more than one (1) district.

Every main building shall face, or have frontage, upon a street or have permanent means of access to a street by way of a public or private easement or passageway other than an alley.

No roof structures shall exceed the height limits set forth in this chapter. Flagpoles, chimneys, and smokestacks may extend not more than forty-five (45) ft. above the grade of the property where the structure is located. Radio, television, cellular and other antennae shall not exceed fifty (50) ft. above grade if attached to a main building or eighty (80) ft. above grade if free standing. Flag poles, chimney smoke stacks, antenna, and similar devices shall be subject to site plan review by the Planning Director to assure the device poses no threat to public safety.

(Ord. No. 09-683, 12-2-2009)

No portion of required yards shall be used for permanent storage. No portion of required rear yard shall be used for permanent storage unless the rear yard is enclosed by a six-foot high solid fence. For the purposes of this section "permanent storage" means the presence of structure parts (other than building materials for use on the premises under a valid and subsisting building permit), machinery, vehicles (other than vehicles parked in compliance with the Vehicle Code), farm products or other goods, for a period of forty-eight (48) or more consecutive hours.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 06-637, adopted on Feb. 7, 2006, repealed former § 9-2.204 in its entirety which pertained to temporary structures to aid construction.

(a)

Each zone has yard space requirements.

(b)

Required yards shall be measured as the minimum horizontal distance from the property line of the site or street line to a line parallel thereto on the site. Where a precise street plan has been adopted by the City, required front yards shall be measured from the plan line, and no structure or use to extend beyond such line. Where a site abuts on a street having only a portion of its required width dedicated or reserved for street purposes, site area and required yards shall be measured from a line representing the boundary of the additional width required for street purposes abutting the site.

(c)

The following are permitted to encroach into required yards:

(1)

Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other similar architectural features not providing additional floor space within the building may extend into a required front, side, or rear yard not to exceed three (3) ft.

(2)

Open, unenclosed, uncovered porches, platforms, or landing places which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building may extend into any front, side, or rear yard not more than three (3) ft. ; provided, however, an open work railing, not more than thirty (30) in. in height, may be installed or constructed on any such porch, platform, or landing place.

(3)

Fences, walls, hedges, walks, driveways and retaining walls may occupy any required yard or other open spaces, subject to the limitations prescribed in the district regulations, and except the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a fence or wall necessary for public safety or as required by any law or regulation of the State or any agency thereof.

(4)

The Commission may waive rear or side yard requirements or allow the maximum building area to be exceeded owner if the following conditions are met:

(a)

The property owner proposes to construct a residential structure which crosses the lot line separating two or more contiguous parcels which the property owner owns provided that it is in conformance with the State Subdivision Map Act.

(b)

Rear or side yard requirements are waived only along the lot line which is to be crossed by the residential structure;

(c)

The total building area of the structure does not exceed the sum of the maximum total building areas allowed for the contiguous parcels; and

(d)

The Commission finds the proposed use conforms to zoning requirements and conforms with general and specific plans.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 06-637, adopted Feb. 7, 2006, repealed former § 9-2.206 in its entirety which pertained to motor home temporary occupancy.

To prevent traffic congestion and shortage of curb spaces, off-street parking shall be provided incidental to buildings or structures and major alterations and enlargements of existing uses. Off-street parking shall be in proportion to the need created by the land use. Off-street parking shall be laid out to protect the public safety and insulate surrounding land uses from their impact.

For the purposes of tabulating the number of off-street parking spaces, the term "floor area" shall mean the gross floor area of a building and its accessory buildings on the same site measured from the outside wall. Applications for land use permits shall be accompanied by a detailed tabulation of the gross floor area and a calculation of the required number of off-street spaces.

(a)

The following off-street parking requirements apply to the residential districts:

(1)

Two (2) covered parking spaces shall be provided for each unit in a district for single family dwellings.

(2)

Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit in a district for multiple family dwellings. The parking spaces must have access by a concrete or asphalt driveway. One parking space for each unit must be covered. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i)

One (1) parking space per dwelling unit is required for multi-family housing made available solely to persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older; and

(ii)

An additional one-quarter (.25) parking space per dwelling unit may be required by the Commission for guest parking spaces for developments which include more than 50% of the units as three (3) or four (4) bedroom units.

(iii)

One (1) covered parking space for each bedroom or one parking space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of sleeping area, whichever is greater, is required for boarding houses and private clubs providing sleeping accommodations.

(iv)

Motels and hotels shall have one parking space for each guest room. There shall be one (1) additional parking space for each two employees per shift regularly employed by the motel, or any independent business located within the motel structure. If the motel provides an area for the consumption of food or beverages or provides meeting or assembly halls, the following requirements must be met.

(3)

One (1) covered parking space plus one (1) uncovered guest parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit in a planned unit development or condominium complex.

(b)

The following off-street parking requirements apply to commercial districts:

(1)

Dental and medical clinics and offices including optometrists and Chiropractors: One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) sq. ft. of floor area, or four (4) parking spaces for each doctor, whichever is greater.

(2)

Major medical facilities and hospitals. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (250) sq. ft. of floor area.

(3)

Sanitariums, charitable and religious institutions providing sleeping accommodations: One (1) parking space for each three (3) beds.

(4)

Group care facilities. One (1) parking space for each three (3) beds.

(5)

For auditoriums, community centers, theaters, churches, libraries, museums, stadiums, clubs and funeral chapels: One (1) parking space for every four (4) permanent seats in the principal assembly area or room, or one (1) parking space for every thirty (30) sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.

(6)

Bowling alleys: Four (4) parking spaces for each alley, plus one (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) ft. of floor area used for restaurant and/or cocktail lounge.

(7)

Billiard and/or pool parlors: Two (2) parking spaces for each table.

(8)

Skating rinks: One (1) parking space for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) sq. ft. of floor area.

(9)

Dance halls: One (1) parking space for each thirty-five (35) sq. ft. of dance floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each five (5) fixed seats or for each thirty-five (35) sq. ft. of seating area where there are no fixed seats.

(10)

Banks, savings and loan and other financial Institutions: One (1) parking space for each two hundred (250) sq. ft. of floor area plus five (5) tandem lane spaces for each outdoor teller or teller station.

(11)

General retail stores, except as otherwise specified: One parking space for each 300 sq. ft. of floor area.

(12)

Offices, including all public and professional offices, except as otherwise specified: One (1) parking space for each 250 sq. ft. of floor area, with a minimum of four (14) parking spaces.

(13)

Other commercial service establishments, repair shops, wholesale establishments and retail stores which handle only bulky merchandise such as furniture, household appliances, motor vehicles, farm implements and machinery: One (1) parking space for each five hundred (500) sq. ft. of floor area.

(14)

Automobile dealerships: One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees during the time of maximum employment, plus one (1) parking space for each (2,000) sq. ft. of lot and building area used for the display or storage of automobiles.

(15)

Self-service laundries and dry cleaners: One (1) parking space for each three (3) washing machines.

(16)

Automobile repair shops: One (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area.

(17)

Barber shops, beauty salons: Two (2) parking spaces for each barber or beautician, with a minimum of four (4) spaces.

(18)

Restaurants, cafes, soda fountains and similar establishments: One (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) sq. ft. of floor area.

(19)

Manufacturing plants and other industrial uses: One (1) parking space for each employee during the shift of maximum employment, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in conjunction with the use.

(20)

Retail food market and convenience store: One (1) parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area.

(21)

Nurseries, retail: One (1) parking space for each one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of site area, plus one (1) loading space for each acre of site area.

(22)

Shopping centers (major): One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.

(23)

Open uses, commercial and industrial uses conducted primarily outside of buildings: One (1) parking space for each employee on the maximum shift plus additional parking spaces prescribed by the Planning Director.

(24)

Transportation terminal facilities: One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees plus additional parking spaces prescribed by the Planning Director.

(25)

Storage and warehouses: One (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) sq. ft. of floor area.

(c)

The following off-street parking requirements apply to educational facilities:

(1)

Kindergarten and Nursery Schools: One (1) parking space for each employee plus one (1) parking space for each ten (10) children.

(2)

Elementary and Junior High Schools: Two (2) parking spaces for each classroom.

(3)

High Schools: One (1) parking space for each employee plus seven (7) parking spaces for each classroom.

(4)

Colleges; Business and Professional Schools and Colleges; Trade Schools: One (1) parking space for each employee plus ten parking spaces for each classroom.

(d)

For a use not specified in this section, the same number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided as are required for the most similar specified use.

Off-street parking shall conform with the following standards:

(a)

The parking space shall be nine (9) ft. by nineteen (19) ft. and parking areas shall have ingress and egress to a street or alley.

(b)

Entrances and exits to parking lots shall be provided at locations approved by the City Engineer.

(c)

All facilities, not open or visited by the public, with access drives and parking spaces directly adjacent to the structure, shall be surfaced with a concrete surfacing, aisles and fire lanes shall be surfaced with at minimum type 2 road base as approved by the Public Works Director.

(d)

Parking areas shall not be located within a required front setback or within a street side setback of a corner lot.

(e)

Open spaces shall be plainly marked by striping.

(f)

In all commercial, quasi-public, industrial, and professional and administrative office districts. One (1) stall for the physically handicapped shall be provided for each fifty (50 parking spaces, or fraction thereof, and shall be located as near as practical to public entrance.

(g)

Parking spaces for "compact automobile" will be permitted not less than fifteen (15) ft. in length and seven and one-half (7½) ft. in width, exclusive of aisles and access drives and shall not exceed 30% of the total required parking spaces.

(h)

Lighting shall be deflected away from abutting residential sites so as to cause no annoying glare.

(i)

In a commercial district where a site adjoins or is directly across the street from a residential zone, a concrete block or masonry wall not less than six (6) ft. in height shall be located on the property line except in a required front yard, in which case the wall shall be three (3) ft. , and suitably maintained.

(j)

The plan for off-street parking facilities shall be accompanied by a detailed landscape plan for parking facilities. The Planning Director shall approve landscaping plans within a parking area and may require additional landscaping if the Planning Commission deems it necessary to improve the aesthetic character of the project.

(k)

Off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same site as the use for which the spaces are required or on an adjoining site or a site separated only by an alley from the use for which the spaces are required.

( Ord. No. 21-784 , § 3, 2-9-2021)

(a)

The Planning Commission Council may grant an exception to the number of spaces required when the joint users of a parking facility have divergent needs with respect to daytime versus nighttime use, or weekdays versus Saturdays or Sundays.

(b)

Conditions for allowing shared parking are:

(1)

The buildings and uses shall be within three hundred (300) ft. of the nearest point by walking distance within a parking facility to the building or use.

(2)

The applicant shall show there is no conflict in the principal operating hours of the buildings or uses.

(3)

A shared parking agreement between the principal parties and the City shall be entered into which restricts the shared parking area to parking use only.

(a)

In commercial and manufacturing zones, and multiple residential zones, there shall be located on the site of each building or structure, off-street loading for vehicles.

Where, in the opinion of the Planning Director, a practical difficulty is involved relating to site size, existing development or access, the Planning Commission may grant an exception to any portion of the requirements necessary to achieve the intent of this section.

(b)

One (1) off-street loading berth shall be provided if the gross floor area exceeds five thousand (5,000) sq. ft., and one (1) additional berth shall be provided for each additional ten thousand (10,000) sq. ft. No off-street loading berths shall be required for buildings of less than five thousand (5,000) sq. ft. of gross floor area. The loading area, aisles and access drives shall be fully hard surfaced with asphaltic concrete of minimum thickness of two (2) in., over four (4) in. of untreated rock base. Lighting shall be deflected away from abutting residential sites to prevent annoying glare.

(c)

The location of off-street loading facilities shall be approved by the Planning Director.

(a)

A site plan shall be approved by the Planning Director for a multi-family residential use of four (4) units or more, private club use, commercial use, church use or manufacturing use.

(b)

An application for site plan review shall be filed with the Planning Director. The Planning Director shall review the proposal to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of this section. The Planning Director's decision shall be final unless appealed to the Planning Commission by any interested party prior to the issuance of any building permit for the property.

(c)

The application for a site plan review shall contain the following:

(1)

Name and address of the applicant;

(2)

Name(s) and address(s) of the property owner(s);

(3)

Assessor's parcel number(s);

(4)

A plan drawn at the scale specified by the Planning Director, including the following:

(i)

Topography and proposed grading;

(ii)

Location of existing buildings and structures with required setbacks;

(iii)

Location of proposed buildings and structures with required setbacks;

(iv)

Location of all existing and proposed utilities, including water, natural gas, electrical and drainage facilities;

(v)

Exterior elevations showing the height of the building, the location of doors, windows, chimneys, mechanical equipment and the types and colors of materials proposed;

(vi)

Dimensions of the existing and proposed buildings or structures or other information (e.g., seating capacity) of the proposed buildings allowing the Planning Director to determine parking needs in accordance with the requirements set out in the City Zoning Ordinance;

(vii)

Layout of proposed parking lot, including location of parking spaces, internal circulation pattern, ingress and egress points and location of trash enclosures;

(viii)

Dimensions of parking stalls and aisles;

(ix)

Location of landscaping and irrigation system, including identification of plant materials to be used; and

(x)

Location of on-site and off-site lighting.

(d)

The site plan shall be approved if application shows the site will be developed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Code. The applicant shall improve the property shown in the application in conformance with the approved site plan.

Accessory uses are permitted in each zoning district.

(a)

Where a lot in a commercial district, community medical center (CMC) district, or industrial district adjoins or is located across a street or alley from a residential district, a concrete block wall, masonry wall, stucco wall six (6) feet minimum in height shall be located on the rear or side property line common to such Districts.

(b)

Storage of materials and equipment attendant to a permitted use shall be within an area screened by concrete block wall, masonry wall, stucco wall, or fence six (6) feet minimum in height as may be approved by the Planning Director.

(c)

A use not conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure on a site across a street or an alley from a Residential District shall be screened by an ornamental solid wall or screen fence not less than six (6) feet in height if found by the Planning Commission to be unsightly.

(d)

Storage of materials and equipment sites is permitted only within an area surrounded and screened by a solid wall or fence or compact evergreen hedge (with solid gates where necessary), not less than six (6) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 05-625, 5-17-2005)

(a)

Definitions.

(1)

"Manufactured home" means a mobile home or manufactured house certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and constructed in full compliance with the National Mobile Home construction and Safety Standards Act intended for occupancy by a single-family installed on a permanent foundation in conformance with applicable zoning regulations.

(2)

"Commercial modular unit" means a structure transportable in one or more sections, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, which is required to be moved under permit.

(b)

Permitted locations.

(1)

Manufactured homes are a permitted use, as a single-family dwelling in all Residential zoning districts, and within a permitted mobile home park.

(2)

Commercial modular units are a permitted use in all other zones, subject to the development standards set forth herein.

(c)

Site Development Standards.

(1)

Site development standards for manufactured homes and modular units shall comply with the standards of the underlying zone district, and other applicable provisions of the Zoning Code.

(2)

Each manufactured home or modular unit shall have a permanent foundation sufficient to support all loads of and on the structure including wind and seismic loads pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18551 and appropriate parts of the Code of Regulations. The distance between the ground floor and grade shall be not less than eighteen (18) inches nor more than twenty-four (24) inches, provided, a variance may be granted to allow floors more than twenty-four (24) inches above grade. The floor may not be more than twenty-four (24) inches above grade if a basement is present. Ventilation of two (2) square feet shall be provided for each twenty-five (25) lineal feet of foundation, and one (1) square foot of ventilation shall be provided within five (5) lineal feet of each corner.

(3)

Except in a mobile home park, each manufactured home or modular unit to be constructed on a lot permitting a single family dwelling shall have a detached garage measuring not less than four hundred (400) square feet with a minimum 3/12 roof pitch or a carport where permitted by development standards. Access to such area shall be provided by means of an asphalt or concrete driveway.

(4)

Each single family dwelling, each manufactured home unit and each accessory structure, except minor structures excluded by the California Building Code and patio enclosures and awnings, shall have a roof with a minimum pitch of three (3) inches vertically for each twelve (12) inches horizontally provided, room additions which are physically constrained to a flatter slope shall have the maximum available slope consistent with approved roofing, provided further, the Building Official may allow less roof pitch or eave width when necessary to accommodate a recognized architectural style. Roof eaves shall not be less than sixteen (16) inches.

(d)

Certifications. Prior to the installation of a manufactured home or modular unit, all requisite certifications shall be submitted to the Building Official in conjunction with the application for a building permit.

(e)

Building permit. A building permit issued by the Building Official is required for the placement of a manufactured home or modular unit.

( Ord. No. 16-740 , § 4, 6-7-2016)