Yard and setback requirements in the CH district are as follows:

A.

Front Yard. The front-yard minimum setback for all buildings shall be as follows:

1.

Forty (40) feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed public or private local street;

2.

Forty-five (45) feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed secondary highway;

3.

Fifty-five (55) feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed major highway.

B.

Side Yard. None required.

C.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet, except that no rear yard shall be required in the event that a public alley exists. Rear yard requirements may be reduced in accordance with the Kern County fire code if written approval is obtained from the Kern County fire chief and planning director.

D.

Yards and Setbacks for Residential Development. Yards and setbacks for residential developments shall be the same as those specified in Section 19.22.070 of this title. For developments containing both commercial and residential uses within the same building, yards and setbacks shall be as specified in subsections (A), (B) and (C) of Section 19.34.070 of this chapter.

E.

In no case shall the buildings be located in any existing or future right-of-way established by any official or specific plan line, street, access easement or adopted circulation element of the applicable general or specific plan.

(Ord. G-6551 § 54, 1998: Ord. G-6077 § 158, 1994; Ord. G-4832 §§ 111, 112, 1988; Prior code § 7070.07)