Livermore City Zoning Code
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
§ 153.085 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ZONING DISTRICTS.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, land which is used solely for agricultural use as defined in this chapter shall have no regulations imposed as to building permits, certificates of occupancy, height, yard or location requirements for agricultural buildings; except that, setback lines may be required for the protection of existing and proposed streets and highways and that buildings or structures in a designated floodway or floodplain or which tend to increase flood heights or obstruct the flow of flood water may be fully regulated.
(B) Except as specified, the following provisions shall apply within all zoning districts.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.086 ACCESS CONTROL.
(A) Residential districts.
(1) Lots of less than 100 feet in width shall have no more than one point of access to any one public street. Lots wider than 100 feet shall be allowed one additional point of access for each additional 100 feet of width or major fraction thereof.
(2) No point of access shall be allowed within 20 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way of intersecting streets. A point of access shall not exceed 20 feet in width for one-way and/or one-land entrance or exit. No two-way exit and/or entrance access shall exceed 35 feet in width.
(B) Business and commercial districts.
(1) In all commercial districts, points of access to highways and streets shall be controlled by the regulations of the Planning Commission. Before any building permit for any structure in a business or commercial zone may be issued, the prospective builder or operator of the proposed activity shall submit a sketch of the layout and design of the proposed structure(s) and/or the access points to the highway or street to the Chairperson of the county’s Joint City County Planning Commission for review as to their conformity with the regulations of the Planning Commission.
(2) The Planning Commission may require that when two or more consumer commercial establishments adjoin, or are so located along one side of a street as to make a single point of access practical, the establishments should share such access.
(3) Planned shopping areas of four or more establishments which adjoin, or are located in close proximity to each other on any major street, may be required by the Planning Commission to be served by a road parallel to the highway or street which has no more than two points of entry or exit. Such roadway shall be constructed at the expense of the owner(s).
(4) In a planned commercial district, entrance and exit shall be so designed as to minimize traffic congestion. No more than one entry/exit way shall be constructed for every 150 feet of highway frontage or bordering roadway.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.087 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
(A) Accessory buildings must be at least six feet from other buildings situated on the same lot and six feet from the boundary line of all adjoining lots.
(B) An accessory building in a residential district shall not be used for, or be involved with the conduct of any business, trade or industry on the premises.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.088 DWELLINGS IN REAR OF MAIN BUILDINGS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
No building in the rear of a principal building shall be used for residential purposes unless it conforms to all yard, open space and off-street parking requirements for a rear dwelling, measured from the required rear yard line of the principal building. A certificate of occupancy must be obtained before a rear dwelling can be used for residential purposes.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.089 HEIGHT LIMITATIONS; EXCEPTIONS.
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes not intended for human occupancy, monuments, water towers, observation and transmission towers, windmills, chimneys, smokestacks, derricks, conveyors, flag poles, masts and aerials.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.090 LOTS OF RECORD.
The owner of a vacant lot of official record, which at the time of this adoption of this chapter did not include sufficient area of land to conform to the yard or other dimensional requirements of this chapter, may make application to the Board of Adjustments for a variance from the terms of this chapter. Such lot may be used as a building site to conform with the district in which it is located; provided, however, that, the yard and other requirements of this district are complied with as closely as it is possible to achieve in the opinion of the Board.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.091 OFF-STREET PARKING.
Off the street automobile storage or standing space shall be provided on any lot on which, any of the following uses are hereafter established. Such space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley. (For purposes of computing the number of parking spaces available in a given area, the ratio of 400 square feet per parking space shall be used). The following are the minimum requirements for specific use:
Apartment buildings | 1-1/2 spaces for each housing unit |
Commercial or business buildings in B-1 District | 4 spaces for the first 1,000 square feet of floor space, and 1 additional space for each 250 square feet of space above that |
Dwellings | 1 space for each family dwelling unit |
Industrial plant | 1 parking space for each 4 employees at maximum employment on a single shift, plus 1 space for each car or truck operated by the plant. The Planning Commission may require additional parking spaces, as it deems necessary |
Restaurants and boarding houses | 1 space for each 5 service seats at full capacity, plus 1 space for each three employees |
Rooming houses | 1 space for each 2 rooms occupied, or intended for occupancy by roomers, in addition to the requirements of “Dwellings” above |
Theater, auditorium, church or other place of public assembly | 1 space for each 5 seats available at maximum capacity |
Tourist accommodations | 1 space for each room offered for tourist accommodation, plus 1 space for each employee on duty at any time |
Trailer or mobile home parks | 1 space for each mobile home lot or unit, plus 1/4 space for each mobile home lot the additional parking may be in a central location. Combined uses (such as tourist accommodation and restaurant) shall meet minimum requirements for both or all uses |
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.092 UNLOADING SPACE.
Every new building or structure intended for business or trade shall provide not less than one loading and unloading space, which will accommodate large trucks, tractors and semi-trailers for the delivery and receipt of merchandise off the street. Such spaces shall have access to a public alley, or if there is no alley, to a public street.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.093 SETBACK LINES; EXCEPTIONS.
(A) Front yard setback lines shall be measured from the centerline of the street facing the property line to the outermost protrusion of the building or structure.
(B) (1) Front yard setback lines may be varied where the average depth of principal buildings on adjoining properties is less or greater than the depth prescribed elsewhere in this chapter.
(2) In such case, the front yard in question shall not be less than the average depth of existing front yards on the two lots immediately adjoining.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.094 STREET FRONTAGE REQUIRED.
Except as permitted by other provisions of this chapter, no lot shall contain any building which is used in whole or in part for residential purposes unless such lot abuts for at least 50 feet on a street or public way.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.095 SUBDIVISION COORDINATION REQUIRED.
In all cases where the ownership of land is divided for the purpose of eventual development of building lots, the provisions of the subdivision regulations shall be applicable in addition to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.096 TRAFFIC VISIBILITY ACROSS CORNER LOTS.
(A) On a corner lot, within the area formed by the centerlines of the intersecting streets and a line joining points on such centerlines at a distance of 90 feet, there shall be no obstruction to vision between a height of three and one-half feet and a height of ten feet above the average elevation of the existing surfaces of each street, at the centerline thereof.
(B) The provisions of this section do not apply to the central business district, nor shall the requirements of this section be deemed as prohibiting any necessary retaining wall.
(C) The Board of Adjustments may either increase or reduce the requirements of this section, where unusual or special conditions warrant consideration.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.097 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL APPROVAL.
(A) It shall be unlawful to construct any residential or commercial building without water supply and sewage facilities, which have been approved by the county’s Health Officer.
(B) Wherever water and sewer mains are accessible, buildings shall be connected to such mains.
(C) In every case, individual water supply and sewage disposal must meet the requirements set by the County Health Officer’s certificate approving proposed and/or complete water and sewage facilities must accompany applications for building permits and certificates of occupancy.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020) Penalty, see § 10.99