Los Banos, CA Zoning Ordinance

The provisions of this article shall apply to the districts established and set forth in Section 9-3.301 of Article 3 of this chapter.

(§ 5.01, Ord. 342, as amended by § 138, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

Except as otherwise provided in this article, no structure shall be erected, reconstructed, enlarged, altered, or moved, nor shall any building or land be used, except as specifically provided and allowed in the districts in which such structure and land are located.

(§ 4.01, Ord. 342, as amended by § 139, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

Public utility distribution and transmission line towers and poles and underground facilities for the distribution of gas, water, communications, and electricity shall be permitted in all districts without limitation as to height or without obtaining a use permit therefor.

(§ 5.05, Ord. 342, as amended by § 141, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

In residential districts single-family dwellings only may be erected on any parcel of land the area of which is less than the building site required for the particular district in which such parcel is located if such parcel was in single ownership on or before July 3, 1964. No structure shall be erected on any substandard parcel if such parcel was acquired from the owner of record of contiguous property or such contiguous owner transferee after July 3, 1964.

In any commercial or industrial district the uses stipulated in the respective districts may be erected on any parcel of land the area of which is less than the building site area required for the particular district in which such parcel is located, but only if such parcel was in single ownership on or before January 15, 1964.

(§ 5.17, Ord. 342, as amended by § 4, Ord. 345, § 2, Ord. 364, and § 144, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

Architectural features on the main building, such as cornices, eaves, and canopies, may not extend closer than three (3′) feet to any side lot line. Eaves and canopies may extend a maximum of three (3′) feet into the required front or rear yard. Fireplaces not exceeding six (6′) feet in breadth may extend not closer than three (3′) feet to any side lot line.

(§ 5.11, Ord. 342, as amended by § 146, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

Open, uncovered, raised porches, landing places, and outside stairways may project not closer than four (4′) feet to any side lot line and not exceeding six (6′) feet into any required rear yard.

(§ 5.12, Ord. 342, as amended by § 146, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

Whenever an Official Plan Line has been established for any street, required yards shall be measured from such line, and in no case shall the provisions of this chapter be construed as permitting any encroachment upon any Official Plan Line.

(§ 5.13, Ord. 342, as amended by § 146, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

Dwelling groups shall be constructed so that the following minimum distances are provided:

(a)

Ten (10′) feet between buildings;

(b)

Twelve (12′) feet between the side yard line and the access side of single row dwelling groups; and

(c)

Twenty (20′) feet between the access sides of buildings in double rows.

(§ 5.20, Ord. 342, as amended by § 148, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

The location of any exterior satellite or dish antenna shall not be in a front yard area.

(§ 1, Ord. 737, eff. January 3, 1986, as amended by § 150, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

In all of the several districts into which the City is divided, no person shall keep or maintain or permit to be kept or maintained upon his or her premises or lot any animal or animals in such manner so as to be injurious to health, offensive to the senses, or so as to interfere with the comfortable life or property of his or her immediate neighbor or surrounding neighborhood.

Any use of a lot or premises contrary to the provisions set forth in this section is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance.

Every person who maintains, permits, or allows a public nuisance to exist upon his or her property or premises, and every person occupying or leasing the property or premises of another who maintains, permits, or allows a public nuisance to exist thereon, after reasonable notice in writing from a health officer or the District Attorney, City Attorney or Code Enforcement Officer to remove, discontinue, or abate the same has been served upon such person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(§ 1, Ord. 699, eff. September 17, 1982, as amended by § 3, Ord. 914, eff. April 19, 1997, and § 7, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to keep, possess, maintain, or harbor any of the following animals within the corporate limits of the City:

(a)

Any dog for which a license has not been obtained for that year, excepting those which are currently licensed by other public entities which will also require effective rabies vaccinations, and which will be kept within the City for a period exceeding seven days;

(b)

Any horse, cow, goat, sheep, other equine, bovine, ovine, or ruminant animals, pigs, predatory wild animals, or other livestock, except that such animals may be brought into the City for any regularly scheduled authorized parade, public exhibition or auction but only for the time reasonably required for the parade, exhibition or auction;

(c)

Any turkey, game bird and fowl, other domestic fowl, which constitute an agricultural use, such as animals raised for commercial selling of offspring, eggs, or for consumptive purposes;

(d)

Any stand or hive of bees;

(e)

Any duck, pigeon, goose, chicken or small exotic fowl unless approved by use permit;

(f)

The keeping of any household pet(s) which constitute a health hazard as defined in Section 9-3.1814; and

(g)

Any animal which does not comply with all provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance of the City.

(§ 4, Ord. 914, eff. April 19, 1997, as amended by § 8, Ord. 1095, eff. November 20, 2010)