Orange Cove City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
04 - DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 17.04.010 - Construction and terminology.
- 17.04.020 - Abut.
- 17.04.030 - Access or access way.
- 17.04.040 - Accessory building.
- 17.04.050 - Accessory living quarters.
- 17.04.060 - Accessory use.
- 17.04.070 - Acre.
- 17.04.080 - Adjacent.
- 17.04.090 - Advertising structure.
- 17.04.100 - Alley.
- 17.04.110 - Alter.
- 17.04.120 - Amendment.
- 17.04.130 - Apartment hotel.
- 17.04.140 - Assessor.
- 17.04.150 - Auto accessory parts (new) retail sales.
- 17.04.160 - Automobile wrecking yard.
- 17.04.170 - Automobile service station.
- 17.04.180 - Bakery, retail.
- 17.04.190 - Basement.
- 17.04.200 - Bicycle shop.
- 17.04.210 - Billboard.
- 17.04.220 - Block.
- 17.04.230 - Boarding or rooming house.
- 17.04.240 - Breezeway.
- 17.04.250 - Building.
- 17.04.260 - Building, area of.
- 17.04.270 - Building, height of.
- 17.04.280 - Building, main.
- 17.04.290 - Building, setback line.
- 17.04.300 - Business.
- 17.04.310 - Caretaker's residence.
- 17.04.320 - Carnival.
- 17.04.330 - Carport.
- 17.04.340 - Car wash, self service.
- 17.04.350 - Cemetery.
- 17.04.360 - Center line.
- 17.04.370 - Church.
- 17.04.380 - Church, temporary.
- 17.04.390 - City.
- 17.04.400 - Clinic.
- 17.04.410 - Club.
- 17.04.420 - College.
- 17.04.430 - Commercial office.
- 17.04.435 - Commission.
- 17.04.440 - Communications equipment building.
- 17.04.450 - Contiguous.
- 17.04.460 - Convalescent home.
- 17.04.470 - Corner cutoff.
- 17.04.480 - Council.
- 17.04.490 - County.
- 17.04.500 - County recorder.
- 17.04.510 - Coverage.
- 17.04.520 - Cul-de-sac lot.
- 17.04.530 - Curve lot.
- 17.04.540 - Dairy farm.
- 17.04.550 - Day.
- 17.04.560 - Day nursery.
- 17.04.570 - Directional signs.
- 17.04.580 - District.
- 17.04.590 - Drainage channel.
- 17.04.600 - Drugstore.
- 17.04.610 - Dump.
- 17.04.620 - Duplex.
- 17.04.630 - Dwelling.
- 17.04.640 - Dwelling, one-family.
- 17.04.650 - Dwelling, multifamily or multiple.
- 17.04.660 - Dwelling, two-family.
- 17.04.670 - Dwelling unit.
- 17.04.680 - Easement.
- 17.04.690 - Educational institutions.
- 17.04.700 - Electrical distribution substations.
- 17.04.710 - Electrical transmission substation.
- 17.04.720 - Family.
- 17.04.730 - Farm labor camp.
- 17.04.740 - Feed lot or feed yard.
- 17.04.745 - Federal.
- 17.04.750 - Fence.
- 17.04.760 - Filling station.
- 17.04.770 - Flood control channel.
- 17.04.780 - Floor area.
- 17.04.790 - Frontage.
- 17.04.800 - Garage, private.
- 17.04.810 - Garage, repair.
- 17.04.820 - Garage, storage.
- 17.04.830 - Grade.
- 17.04.840 - Greenhouse.
- 17.04.850 - Guest.
- 17.04.860 - Guest house.
- 17.04.870 - Guest room.
- 17.04.880 - Half-story.
- 17.04.890 - Hedge.
- 17.04.900 - Height of building.
- 17.04.910 - Home for the aged.
- 17.04.920 - Home occupation.
- 17.04.930 - Hotel.
- 17.04.940 - Household pets.
- 17.04.950 - House trailer.
- 17.04.960 - Housing for the elderly.
- 17.04.970 - Industry.
CHAPTER 17
06 - O OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.04.980 - Intent and purpose.
- Chapter 17.06 - O OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION DISTRICT
- 17.06.010 - Purposes.
- 17.06.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.06.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.06.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.06.050 - General development standards.
- 17.06.060 - Lot area.
- 17.06.070 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.06.080 - Population density.
- 17.06.090 - Building height.
- 17.06.100 - Yards.
- 17.06.110 - Space between buildings.
- 17.06.120 - Lot coverage.
- 17.06.130 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.06.140 - Off-street parking.
- 17.06.150 - Access.
- 17.06.160 - Signs.
- 17.06.170 - General provisions and exceptions.
CHAPTER 17
08 - R-A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/ AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.08.010 - Purposes.
- 17.08.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.08.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.08.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.08.050 - Lot area.
- 17.08.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.08.070 - Population density.
- 17.08.080 - Building height.
- 17.08.090 - General yard requirements.
- 17.08.100 - Front yard.
- 17.08.110 - Side yard.
- 17.08.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.08.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.08.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.08.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.08.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.08.170 - Access.
- 17.08.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.08.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.08.200 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
10 - R-1-12 SINGLE-FAMILY/LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.10.010 - Purposes.
- 17.10.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.10.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.10.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.10.050 - Lot area.
- 17.10.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.10.070 - Population density.
- 17.10.080 - Building height.
- 17.10.090 - Yard requirements—Generally.
- 17.10.100 - Front yard.
- 17.10.110 - Side yard.
- 17.10.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.10.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.10.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.10.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.10.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.10.170 - Access.
- 17.10.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.10.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.10.200 - Residential planned unit development standards.
- 17.10.210 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
12 - R-1-6 SINGLE-FAMILY/MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Purposes.
- 17.12.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.12.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.12.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.12.050 - Lot area.
- 17.12.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.12.070 - Population density.
- 17.12.080 - Building height.
- 17.12.090 - General yard requirements.
- 17.12.100 - Front yard.
- 17.12.110 - Side yard.
- 17.12.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.12.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.12.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.12.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.12.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.12.170 - Access.
- 17.12.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.12.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.12.200 - Residential planned unit development standards.
- 17.12.210 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
14 - R-1-3 SINGLE-FAMILY/HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.14.010 - Purposes.
- 17.14.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.14.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.14.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.14.050 - Lot area.
- 17.14.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.14.070 - Population density.
- 17.14.080 - Building height.
- 17.14.090 - General yard requirements.
- 17.14.100 - Front yard.
- 17.14.110 - Side yard.
- 17.14.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.14.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.14.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.14.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.14.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.14.170 - Access.
- 17.14.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.14.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.14.200 - Residential planned unit development standards.
- 17.14.210 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
18 - R-2 MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.18.010 - Purposes.
- 17.18.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.18.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.18.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.18.050 - Lot area.
- 17.18.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.18.070 - Population density.
- 17.18.080 - Building height.
- 17.18.090 - General yard requirements.
- 17.18.100 - Front yard.
- 17.18.110 - Side yard.
- 17.18.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.18.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.18.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.18.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.18.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.18.170 - Access.
- 17.18.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.18.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.18.200 - Site plan review.
CHAPTER 17
20 - R-3 HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.20.010 - Purposes.
- 17.20.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.20.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.20.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.20.050 - Lot area.
- 17.20.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.20.070 - Population density.
- 17.20.080 - Building height.
- 17.20.090 - General yard requirements.
- 17.20.100 - Front yard.
- 17.20.110 - Side yard.
- 17.20.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.20.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.20.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.20.150 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.20.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.20.170 - Access.
- 17.20.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.20.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.20.200 - Site plan review.
CHAPTER 17
26 - MHP MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.26.010 - Purposes.
- 17.26.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.26.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.26.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.26.050 - Lot area.
- 17.26.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.26.070 - Mobilehome space—Area and dimensions.
- 17.26.080 - Mobilehome park—Population density.
- 17.26.090 - Building height.
- 17.26.100 - General yard requirements.
- 17.26.110 - Front yard.
- 17.26.120 - Side yard.
- 17.26.130 - Reversed corner lot and corner lots.
- 17.26.140 - Rear yard.
- 17.26.150 - Distance between structures.
- 17.26.160 - Lot coverage.
- 17.26.170 - Hedges, fences and walls.
- 17.26.180 - Off-street parking.
- 17.26.190 - Access.
- 17.26.200 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.26.210 - Loading.
- 17.26.220 - Special standards and regulations.
- 17.26.230 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.26.240 - Site plan review.
CHAPTER 17
28 - C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.28.010 - Purposes.
- 17.28.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.28.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.28.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.28.050 - Lot area.
- 17.28.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.28.070 - Population density.
- 17.28.080 - Building height.
- 17.28.090 - General yard requirements.
- 17.28.100 - Front yard.
- 17.28.110 - Side yard.
- 17.28.120 - Rear yard.
- 17.28.130 - Space between buildings.
- 17.28.140 - Lot coverage.
- 17.28.150 - Walls.
- 17.28.160 - Off-street parking.
- 17.28.170 - Access.
- 17.28.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.28.190 - Loading spaces.
- 17.28.200 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.28.210 - Site plan review.
- 17.28.220 - Building compatibility.
CHAPTER 17
30 - C-2 COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.30.010 - Purpose.
- 17.30.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.30.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.30.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.30.050 - Lot area.
- 17.30.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.30.070 - Population density.
- 17.30.080 - Building height.
- 17.30.090 - Yards.
- 17.30.100 - Space between buildings.
- 17.30.110 - Lot coverage.
- 17.30.120 - Walls.
- 17.30.130 - Off-street parking.
- 17.30.140 - Access.
- 17.30.150 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.30.160 - Loading spaces.
- 17.30.170 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.30.180 - Site plan review.
- 17.30.190 - Building compatibility.
CHAPTER 17
32 - C-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS AND SHOPPING DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.32.010 - Purposes.
- 17.32.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.32.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.32.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.32.050 - Property development standards.
- 17.32.060 - Yards.
- 17.32.070 - Space between buildings.
- 17.32.080 - Lot coverage.
- 17.32.090 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.32.100 - Off-street parking.
- 17.32.110 - Access.
- 17.32.120 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.32.130 - Loading.
- 17.32.140 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.32.150 - Site plan review.
- 17.32.160 - Building compatibility.
CHAPTER 17
33 - M-U MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.33.010 - Purpose.
- 17.33.011 - Definitions.
- 17.33.012 - Permitted uses.
- 17.33.013 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.33.014 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.33.015 - Commercial establishment size limits.
- 17.33.016 - Property development standards.
- 17.33.017 - Indoor/outdoor operations.
- 17.33.018 - Lot area per unit (density).
- 17.33.019 - Floor area ratio.
- 17.33.020 - Setbacks.
- 17.33.021 - Space between buildings.
- 17.33.022 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.33.023 - Off-street parking.
- 17.33.024 - Access.
- 17.33.025 - Signs.
- 17.33.026 - Loading.
- 17.33.027 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.33.028 - Site plan review.
- 17.33.029 - Building compatibility.
CHAPTER 17
34 - M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.34.010 - Purposes.
- 17.34.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.34.030 - Conditional use permit.
- 17.34.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.34.050 - Lot area.
- 17.34.060 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.34.070 - Population density.
- 17.34.080 - Building height.
- 17.34.090 - Front yard.
- 17.34.100 - Side yard.
- 17.34.110 - Rear yard.
- 17.34.120 - Space between buildings.
- 17.34.130 - Lot coverage.
- 17.34.140 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.34.150 - Off-street parking.
- 17.34.160 - Access.
- 17.34.170 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.34.180 - Loading spaces.
- 17.34.190 - General provisions and exceptions.
- 17.34.200 - Site plan review.
CHAPTER 17
48 - FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
Sections
- 17.48.001 - Statutory authorization.
- 17.48.010 - Findings of fact.
- 17.48.020 - Purpose.
- 17.48.030 - Methods of reducing flood losses.
- 17.48.040 - Definitions.
- 17.48.050 - Applicability.
- 17.48.060 - Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
- 17.48.070 - Compliance.
- 17.48.080 - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- 17.48.090 - Interpretation.
- 17.48.100 - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- 17.48.110 - Establishment of development permit.
- 17.48.120 - Designation of floodplain administrator.
- 17.48.130 - Duties and responsibilities of floodplain administrator.
- 17.48.135 - Appeals.
- 17.48.200 - Standards of construction.
- 17.48.220 - Standards for utilities.
- 17.48.230 - Standards for subdivisions.
- 17.48.240 - Standards for manufactured homes.
- 17.48.245 - Standards for recreational vehicles.
- 17.48.250 - Floodways.
- 17.48.260 - Nature of variances.
- 17.48.270 - Appeal board.
- 17.48.280 - Conditions for variances.
- 17.48.290 - Severability.
CHAPTER 17
50 - PLANNED COMMUNITIES
Sections
- 17.50.010 - Title.
- 17.50.020 - Purpose.
- 17.50.030 - Definitions.
- 17.50.040 - Applicability.
- 17.50.050 - Permitted uses.
- 17.50.060 - Conditional uses.
- 17.50.070 - Design review criteria.
- 17.50.080 - Project report—Contents.
- 17.50.090 - Precise plans of design.
- 17.50.100 - Planned community review process.
- 17.50.110 - Development agreement.
- 17.50.120 - Periodic council review and reversion.
- 17.50.130 - Enforcement.
- 17.50.140 - Compatibility.
- 17.50.150 - Amendment or cancellation.
- 17.50.160 - Recordation of agreement.
- 17.50.170 - Property owner's association.
- 17.50.180 - Applicability to apartment units.
CHAPTER 17
51 - DENSITY BONUS
Sections
- 17.51.010 - Purpose.
- 17.51.020 - Definitions.
- 17.51.030 - Application and fees.
- 17.51.040 - Density bonus requirements.
- 17.51.050 - Density bonus requirements for land donations.
- 17.51.060 - Application.
- 17.51.070 - Report and findings.
- 17.51.080 - Action of planning commission.
- 17.51.090 - Action of the city council.
- 17.51.100 - Density bonus housing agreement.
- 17.51.110 - Density bonus calculations.
CHAPTER 17
52 - APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USES
Sections
- 17.52.010 - Addition of permitted uses.
- 17.52.020 - Conditional use permit—Purpose.
- 17.52.030 - Conditional use permit—Application and fee.
- 17.52.040 - Conditional use permit—Public hearing—Notice.
- 17.52.050 - Conditional use permit—Public hearing—Procedure.
- 17.52.060 - Action by planning commission.
- 17.52.070 - Conditions of approval.
- 17.52.080 - Effect of decision.
- 17.52.090 - Building permit.
- 17.52.100 - Lapse of use permit.
- 17.52.110 - Revocation.
- 17.52.120 - Permit to run with the land.
- 17.52.130 - New application.
CHAPTER 17
56 - SITE PLAN REVIEW6
Sections
- 17.56.010 - Purpose.
- 17.56.020 - Application required.
- 17.56.030 - Procedures.
- 17.56.040 - Public hearing—Notice.
- 17.56.050 - Design guidelines.
- 17.56.060 - Street dedications and improvements.
- 17.56.070 - Building permit.
- 17.56.080 - Lapse of site plan approval.
- 17.56.090 - Revocation.
- 17.56.100 - Site plan approval to run with the land.
CHAPTER 17
58 - AMENDMENTS
Sections
CHAPTER 17
60 - PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- 17.60.010 - Generally.
- 17.60.020 - Lot area.
- 17.60.030 - Lot dimensions.
- 17.60.040 - Population density.
- 17.60.050 - Building height.
- 17.60.060 - Yards.
- 17.60.070 - Space between buildings.
- 17.60.080 - Lot coverage.
- 17.60.090 - Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.60.100 - Parking—Off-street.
- 17.60.110 - Parking—Residential.
- 17.60.120 - Parking—Nonresidential requirements.
- 17.60.130 - Parking—Exceptions—Space requirements.
- 17.60.140 - Parking area construction standards.
- 17.60.150 - Maintenance of off-site parking spaces.
- 17.60.160 - Parking—Dimensional standards.
- 17.60.170 - Access.
- 17.60.180 - Outdoor advertising.
- 17.60.190 - Loading space requirements.
- 17.60.200 - Nonresidential off-street loading spaces.
CHAPTER 17
62 - NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
Sections
- 17.62.010 - Use of nonconforming sites.
- 17.62.020 - Nonconforming uses and structures.
- 17.62.030 - Alterations and additions to nonconforming uses and structures.
- 17.62.040 - Change of use.
- 17.62.050 - Abandonment of nonconforming use.
- 17.62.060 - Restoration of damaged structure.
- 17.62.070 - Elimination of nonconforming uses and structures.
- 17.62.080 - Existing conditional uses.
CHAPTER 17
65 - CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES
Sections
- 17.65.010 - Findings.
- 17.65.020 - Definitions.
- 17.65.030 - Application for conditional use permit.
- 17.65.040 - Application process.
- 17.65.050 - Transfer assignment prohibited.
- 17.65.060 - Development standards applicable to medical marijuana facilities.
- 17.65.070 - Certificate of occupancy.
- 17.65.080 - Operating requirements for medical marijuana facility.
- 17.65.090 - Violation and enforcement.
- 17.65.100 - Severability.