Indian Wells City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 21
04 RESTRICTIONS – REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 21.04.010 Short title.
- § 21.04.020 Purpose.
- § 21.04.025 Authority.
- § 21.04.026 Severability.
- § 21.04.030 Application of regulations.
- § 21.04.040 Maintenance of open spaces and lot sizes.
- § 21.04.050 Annexation.
- § 21.04.060 Governmental entities.
- § 21.04.070 Rights-of-way.
- § 21.04.080 Off-road use of motor vehicles.
- § 21.04.090 (Reserved)
CHAPTER 21
06 GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 21.06.010 Purpose.
- § 21.06.015 General Plan amendments.
- § 21.06.020 Zone Change.
- § 21.06.030 Master Development Plans and Specific Plans.
- § 21.06.040 Conditional Use Permits.
- § 21.06.050 Variances.
- § 21.06.060 Temporary Use Permit.
- § 21.06.070 Zoning compliance review.
- § 21.06.080 Use determinations.
- § 21.06.090 Administrative relief.
- § 21.06.100 Public hearings.
- § 21.06.110 Appeals.
- § 21.06.120 Enforcement.
CHAPTER 21
08 DEFINITIONS
Sections
- § 21.08.010 Generally.
- § 21.08.020 Access.
- § 21.08.025 Accessory living quarters.
- § 21.08.030 Accessory structure.
- § 21.08.035 Accessory use.
- § 21.08.040 Affordable housing.
- § 21.08.045 Agriculture.
- § 21.08.050 Alley.
- § 21.08.060 Amusement arcade.
- § 21.08.061 Amusement park.
- § 21.08.063 Ancillary quarters.
- § 21.08.065 Antenna.
- § 21.08.070 Apartment.
- § 21.08.085 Architectural features.
- § 21.08.087 Area of sign.
- § 21.08.090 Automobile service station.
- § 21.08.095 Bar.
- § 21.08.097 Bathhouse.
- § 21.08.100 Block frontage.
- § 21.08.110 Boarding house or rooming house.
- § 21.08.120 Building.
- § 21.08.130 Building area.
- § 21.08.135 Building height.
- § 21.08.137 Building, principal.
- § 21.08.138 Caretaker's quarters.
- § 21.08.140 Carport.
- § 21.08.145 Car wash.
- § 21.08.150 Church.
- § 21.08.153 City.
- § 21.08.155 Clinic.
- § 21.08.160 Club.
- § 21.08.166 Condominium.
- § 21.08.167 Condominium hotel.
- § 21.08.168 Condominium hotel unit.
- § 21.08.169 Construction trailer.
- § 21.08.170 Convalescent home.
- § 21.08.172 Day care center.
- § 21.08.174 Day care, large family.
- § 21.08.176 Day care, small family.
- § 21.08.177 Driveway, residential standard.
- § 21.08.178 Driveway, residential circular.
- § 21.08.180 Dwelling.
- § 21.08.185 Dwelling unit.
- § 21.08.190 Educational institution.
- § 21.08.195 Elevation.
- § 21.08.196 Emergency shelter.
- § 21.08.197 Escort service.
- § 21.08.200 Fairway lots.
- § 21.08.213 Fence.
- § 21.08.215 Financial institution.
- § 21.08.217 Flag lot.
- § 21.08.220 Floor area.
- § 21.08.221 Floor area ratio.
- § 21.08.230 Frontage.
- § 21.08.240 Front yard.
- § 21.08.250 Garage.
- § 21.08.260 Golf course.
- § 21.08.265 Government facilities.
- § 21.08.270 Guest.
- § 21.08.273 Habitable.
- § 21.08.275 Health club.
- § 21.08.280 Hospital.
- § 21.08.290 Hotel and/or resort hotel.
- § 21.08.296 Unit/housing unit-Condominium hotel.
- § 21.08.297 Housing unit.
- § 21.08.298 Introductory service.
- § 21.08.300 Junkyard.
- § 21.08.320 Kitchen.
- § 21.08.325 Land use category.
- § 21.08.330 Landscaping.
- § 21.08.333 Long-term residential rental.
- § 21.08.336 Lot.
- § 21.08.337 Lot area.
- § 21.08.338 Lot, corner.
- § 21.08.339 Lot, interior.
- § 21.08.340 Lot, key.
- § 21.08.341 Lot width.
- § 21.08.342 Manufactured structure.
- § 21.08.343 Massage parlor.
- § 21.08.345 Mechanical or electronic game.
- § 21.08.346 Model homes.
- § 21.08.350 Nonconforming use.
- § 21.08.352 Non-commercial bank.
- § 21.08.353 Non-habitable.
- § 21.08.355 Offices, administrative, business and professional.
- § 21.08.360 Outdoor advertising structure.
- § 21.08.370 Parcel of land.
- § 21.08.380 Parking space.
- § 21.08.385 Primary residence.
- § 21.08.386 Primary uses.
- § 21.08.390 Private residential development.
- § 21.08.400 Public/private parking areas.
- § 21.08.410 Rear yard.
- § 21.08.415 Recorded lot.
- § 21.08.416 Recreational facilities.
- § 21.08.417 Recycling facilities.
- § 21.08.423 Residential, attached.
- § 21.08.424 Residential, detached.
- § 21.08.425 Residential, cluster development.
- § 21.08.426 Residential, second unit.
- § 21.08.427 Resort complex.
- § 21.08.428 Retail and service businesses.
- § 21.08.429 Second dwelling unit.
- § 21.08.430 Secondary uses.
- § 21.08.431 Setback line.
- § 21.08.435 Sexually oriented business.
- § 21.08.437 Short-term residential rental.
- § 21.08.440 Side yard.
- § 21.08.441 Single room occupancy (SRO) units.
- § 21.08.441.5 Single housekeeping unit.
- § 21.08.442 Solar energy systems.
- § 21.08.445 Special event.
- § 21.08.450 Story.
- § 21.08.452 Street.
- § 21.08.455 Supportive housing.
- § 21.08.461 Temporary uses.
- § 21.08.462 Time share project.
- § 21.08.465 Transient occupancy tax.
- § 21.08.466 Transitional housing.
- § 21.08.470 Use.
- § 21.08.475 Vehicle sales/service.
- § 21.08.477 Watercourse.
- § 21.08.478 Wind turbines.
- § 21.08.480 Zone.
CHAPTER 21
10 DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Sections
- § 21.10.010 Description and purpose.
- § 21.10.020 Development agreement provisions.
- § 21.10.030 Planning Commission review.
- § 21.10.040 City Council actions.
- § 21.10.050 Recordation.
- § 21.10.060 Concurrent processing of development approvals.
- § 21.10.070 Amendment or termination of agreement by mutual consent.
- § 21.10.080 Annual review.
- § 21.10.090 Effect of development agreement.
- § 21.10.100 Enforcement of provisions.
- § 21.10.110 Successors and assigns.
- § 21.10.120 State and Federal laws.
CHAPTER 21
14 PLANNING AREAS
Sections
- § 21.14.010 Planning Area 1 (Racquet Club Drive Area).
- § 21.14.020 Planning Area 2 (Desert Horizons/Cook Street Area).
- § 21.14.030 Planning Area 3 (Eldorado Country Club Area).
- § 21.14.040 Planning Area 4 (Fairway Drive/Highway 111 Area).
- § 21.14.050 Planning Area 5 (Indian Wells Golf Resort Area).
- § 21.14.060 Planning Area 6 (Fred Waring\\Cook Street Area).
- § 21.14.070 Planning Area 7 (Miles Avenue/Washington Street Area).
- § 21.14.080 Planning Area 8 (Sandpiper/Indian Wells Country Club Area).
- § 21.14.090 Planning Area 9 (Toscana Area).
- § 21.14.100 Planning Area 10 (Villages I and II/Village Plaza/Wall Street West).
- § 21.14.110 Planning Area 11 (Vintage/Living Desert/Hidden Valley Area).
- § 21.14.120 Planning Area 12 (Highway 111 Beautification and Improvement Planning Area).
CHAPTER 21
20 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, GENERAL
Sections
- § 21.20.010 Property development standards.
- § 21.20.015 Two-unit projects.
- § 21.20.020 Lot area.
- § 21.20.025 Flag lots.
- § 21.20.030 Lot dimensions and setbacks.
- § 21.20.040 Density.
- § 21.20.050 Detached, attached and zero-setback dwellings.
- § 21.20.060 Building height.
- § 21.20.070 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.20.080 Garages, carports and parking.
- § 21.20.090 Accessory structures.
- § 21.20.100 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.20.101 Chimneys (residential).
- § 21.20.110 Condominiums.
- § 21.20.120 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.20.125 Air conditioning equipment.
- § 21.20.130 Private swimming pools and pool lighting.
- § 21.20.140 Fire pits, barbeques and fireplaces.
- § 21.20.145 Water features.
- § 21.20.150 Wall and fence locations and heights.
- § 21.20.160 Mailbox locations and design.
- § 21.20.170 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.20.180 Rain gutters.
- § 21.20.190 Legal non-conforming uses.
- § 21.20.200 Access.
- § 21.20.210 Antenna.
- § 21.20.220 Emergency generators.
- § 21.20.230 Roof decks.
- § 21.20.240 Solar energy systems.
- § 21.20.250 Alternative energy devices.
CHAPTER 21
22 NATURAL PRESERVE ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.22.010 General.
- § 21.22.020 Purpose.
- § 21.22.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.22.040 Lot area.
- § 21.22.050 Lot dimensions and setbacks.
- § 21.22.060 Density.
- § 21.22.070 Building heights.
- § 21.22.080 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.22.090 Garages.
- § 21.22.100 Accessory structures.
- § 21.22.110 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.22.120 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.22.130 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.22.140 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.22.150 Landscape.
- § 21.22.160 General policies applicable.
- § 21.22.165 Conditional Use Permit required-Project initiation.
- § 21.22.170 Hillside areas.
- § 21.22.180 Application filing requirements.
- § 21.22.190 Findings.
- § 21.22.200 Master Development Plan or Specific Plan.
- § 21.22.220 Division of Natural Preserve Zone lands.
- § 21.22.230 Grading and building permits.
CHAPTER 21
23 VERY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.23.010 General.
- § 21.23.020 Purpose.
- § 21.23.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.23.040 Lot area.
- § 21.23.050 Lot dimension and setbacks.
- § 21.23.060 Density.
- § 21.23.070 Building height.
- § 21.23.080 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.23.090 Garages.
- § 21.23.100 Accessory structures.
- § 21.23.110 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.23.120 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.23.130 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.23.140 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.23.150 Landscape.
- § 21.23.160 Solar energy systems.
CHAPTER 21
24 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.24.010 General.
- § 21.24.020 Purpose.
- § 21.24.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.24.040 Lot area.
- § 21.24.050 Lot dimension and setbacks.
- § 21.24.060 Density.
- § 21.24.070 Building height.
- § 21.24.080 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.24.090 Garages.
- § 21.24.100 Accessory structures.
- § 21.24.110 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.24.120 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.24.130 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.24.140 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.24.150 Landscape.
- § 21.24.160 Solar energy systems.
CHAPTER 21
26 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.26.010 General.
- § 21.26.020 Purpose.
- § 21.26.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.26.040 Lot area.
- § 21.26.050 Lot dimensions and setbacks.
- § 21.26.060 Density.
- § 21.26.070 Building height.
- § 21.26.080 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.26.090 Garages.
- § 21.26.100 Accessory structures.
- § 21.26.110 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.26.120 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.26.130 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.26.140 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.26.150 Landscape.
- § 21.26.160 Solar energy systems.
CHAPTER 21
27 MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.27.010 General.
- § 21.27.020 Purpose.
- § 21.27.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.27.040 Lot area.
- § 21.27.050 Lot dimensions and setbacks.
- § 21.27.060 Density.
- § 21.27.070 Building height.
- § 21.27.080 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.27.090 Garages.
- § 21.27.100 Accessory structures.
- § 21.27.110 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.27.120 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.27.130 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.27.140 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.27.150 Landscape.
- § 21.27.160 Solar energy systems.
CHAPTER 21
29 SENIOR HOUSING OVERLAY ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.29.010 General.
- § 21.29.020 Purpose.
- § 21.29.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.29.040 Density.
- § 21.29.050 Minimum building site area.
- § 21.29.060 Minimum lot area per dwelling unit.
- § 21.29.070 Dwelling unit size.
- § 21.29.080 Habitable space.
- § 21.29.090 Landscaping.
- § 21.29.100 Building height.
- § 21.29.110 Minimum distance between buildings.
- § 21.29.120 Parking.
- § 21.29.130 Private tennis courts.
- § 21.29.140 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.29.150 Outdoor lighting.
- § 21.29.160 Structural appendages and projections.
- § 21.29.170 Accessory structures.
- § 21.29.180 Utilities.
- § 21.29.190 Antennas.
- § 21.29.200 Modifications for affordable housing.
- § 21.29.210 Unit design standards.
- § 21.29.220 Open space.
CHAPTER 21
30 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.30.010 General.
- § 21.30.020 Purpose.
- § 21.30.030 Uses permitted.
- § 21.30.040 Lot dimensions.
- § 21.30.050 Building setbacks.
- § 21.30.060 Building floor area ratio.
- § 21.30.070 Building height.
- § 21.30.075 Development standards for emergency shelters.
- § 21.30.080 Walls.
- § 21.30.090 Plan, design and parking.
- § 21.30.110 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.30.120 Solar energy systems.
CHAPTER 21
33 CONDOMINIUM HOTELS
Sections
- § 21.33.010 Purpose.
- § 21.33.020 Definitions.
- § 21.33.030 Condominium hotels regulations.
- § 21.33.040 Application for condominium hotel.
- § 21.33.050 Development standards.
- § 21.33.060 Condominium hotel standards, conditions and requirements.
- § 21.33.070 Provisions for conditions, covenants and restrictions.
- § 21.33.080 Enforcement.
- § 21.33.090 Condominium hotel association.
- § 21.33.100 Management of condominium hotel.
- § 21.33.110 Reporting and inspection.
- § 21.33.120 Conversions.
- § 21.33.130 Amenity fee tax.
CHAPTER 21
35 SPORTS COMPLEX SPX ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.35.010 Purpose.
- § 21.35.020 Master Development Plan required.
- § 21.35.030 Conditional Use Permit required.
- § 21.35.040 Use regulations.
- § 21.35.050 Development standards.
- § 21.35.060 Lot area.
- § 21.35.070 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.35.080 Solar energy systems.
- § 21.35.090 Temporary and or manufactured structures.
CHAPTER 21
36 OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.36.010 General.
- § 21.36.020 Purpose.
- § 21.36.030 Lot dimensions.
- § 21.36.040 Permitted uses.
- § 21.36.050 Building setbacks.
- § 21.36.060 Building floor area ratio.
- § 21.36.070 Building height.
- § 21.36.080 Walls.
- § 21.36.090 Plans, design and parking.
- § 21.36.100 Antenna.
- § 21.36.110 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.36.120 Solar energy systems.
CHAPTER 21
37 PUBLIC BENEFIT ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.37.010 General.
- § 21.37.020 Purpose.
- § 21.37.030 Permitted uses.
- § 21.37.040 General development requirements.
- § 21.37.050 Residential development standards.
- § 21.37.060 Residential design standards.
- § 21.37.070 Nonresidential development.
- § 21.37.080 Parking.
- § 21.37.090 Structure appendages and projections.
- § 21.37.100 Landscaping.
- § 21.37.110 Roof mounted equipment.
- § 21.37.120 Utilities.
- § 21.37.130 Antennas.
CHAPTER 21
47 SPECIAL STUDY AREA OVERLAY ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.47.010 General.
- § 21.47.020 Purpose.
- § 21.47.030 Procedure for application of overlay zone.
- § 21.47.040 Alternative land use studies-Requirements.
- § 21.47.050 Preliminary Determination hearings.
- § 21.47.060 Alternative land use projects.
- § 21.47.070 Master Development Plan hearings.
- § 21.47.080 Project implementation.
- § 21.47.090 Time limits; extensions; abandonment and lapse.
- § 21.47.100 Revisions.
- § 21.47.110 Land use designation changes.
CHAPTER 21
48 TELECOMMUNICATIONS OVERLAY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 21.48.010 General.
- § 21.48.020 Purpose.
- § 21.48.030 Location of the Telecommunications Overlay Zone.
- § 21.48.040 Applicability.
- § 21.48.050 Review and approval procedures.
- § 21.48.060 Development standards-Sports complex Telecommunications Overlay Zone.
- § 21.48.070 Development standards-Resort Commercial Telecommunications Overlay Zone.
- § 21.48.080 Development standards-Residential Very Low Density Zone with a Golf Course Overlay within gated communities with a clubhouse facility Telecommunications Overlay Zone.
CHAPTER 21
50 WALLS, FENCES AND LANDSCAPING
Sections
- § 21.50.010 Purpose.
- § 21.50.020 Hazardous areas defined.
- § 21.50.030 Construction and security fencing.
- § 21.50.040 Protection of intersection visibility regulations.
- § 21.50.050 Residential height standards.
- § 21.50.051 Hedge or screen planting height standards.
- § 21.50.053 Individual shrub height and vine height standards.
- § 21.50.054 Measurement of vine.
- § 21.50.060 Nonresidential height standards.
- § 21.50.065 Screening of utility and solid waste facilities.
CHAPTER 21
60 ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE REVIEW
Sections
- § 21.60.010 Purpose.
- § 21.60.020 Applicability and Review Authority.
- § 21.60.025 Design Review Committee.
- § 21.60.030 Appeal process.
- § 21.60.040 Review procedure.
- § 21.60.070 Considerations in review of applications.
- § 21.60.080 Architecture application requirements.
- § 21.60.085 Landscape application requirements.
- § 21.60.090 Conditions.
- § 21.60.100 Time limitations on Architecture and Landscape Review approval.
- § 21.60.110 Modifications.
- § 21.60.120 Revocation and violation-Action.
CHAPTER 21
85 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Sections
- § 21.85.010 Purpose.
- § 21.85.020 Effect of conforming.
- § 21.85.030 Definitions.
- § 21.85.040 Approvals.
- § 21.85.050 General ADU and JADU requirements.
- § 21.85.060 Specific ADU requirements.
- § 21.85.070 Fees.
- § 21.85.080 Nonconforming Zoning Code conditions, building code violations, and unpermitted structures.
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