Paramount City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
04 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- § 17.04.010 Definitions.
- § 17.04.020 Purposes of title.
- § 17.04.030 Classifications established and enumerated.
- § 17.04.040 Degree of restrictiveness.
- § 17.04.050 Location and boundaries of zones.
- § 17.04.060 Classification of unclassified property.
- § 17.04.070 Prezoning of properties outside City.
- § 17.04.080 Zoning status of annexed property.
- § 17.04.090 Certificate of occupancy required.
- § 17.04.100 Interpretation and application of title.
- § 17.04.110 Compliance with title.
- § 17.04.120 Enforcement of title.
- § 17.04.130 Violations and penalties.
CHAPTER 17
08 R-1, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
Sections
- § 17.08.010 Purposes.
- § 17.08.020 Permitted uses.
- § 17.08.030 Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit.
- § 17.08.040 Design review.
- § 17.08.050 Lot standards.
- § 17.08.060 Yard standards.
- § 17.08.070 Building standards.
- § 17.08.080 Site standards.
- § 17.08.090 Design standards.
- § 17.08.100 Manufactured housing.
- § 17.08.110 Parking.
- § 17.08.120 Applicability of Chapter 17.68.
- § 17.08.130 Two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits.
CHAPTER 17
12 R-2, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
Sections
- § 17.12.010 Purposes.
- § 17.12.020 Permitted uses.
- § 17.12.030 Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit.
- § 17.12.040 Design review.
- § 17.12.050 Lot standards.
- § 17.12.060 Yards and open space standards.
- § 17.12.070 Building standards.
- § 17.12.080 Objective design standards-Purpose, intent, and applicability.
- § 17.12.085 Site planning.
- § 17.12.090 Site standards.
- § 17.12.100 Street and neighborhood interface.
- § 17.12.110 Landscape.
- § 17.12.120 Service and back of house.
CHAPTER 17
16 R-M, MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL VARIABLE DENSITY ZONE
Sections
- § 17.16.010 Legally existing lots of record.
- § 17.16.020 Conversion of zones.
- § 17.16.030 Establishment of R-M zone.
- § 17.16.040 Permitted uses.
- § 17.16.050 Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit.
- § 17.16.060 Home occupation.
- § 17.16.070 Design review.
- § 17.16.080 Lot standards.
- § 17.16.090 Hardship bonus.
- § 17.16.100 Yard standards.
- § 17.16.110 Building standards.
- § 17.16.120 Objective design standards-Purpose, intent, and applicability.
- § 17.16.125 Site planning.
- § 17.16.130 Architecture.
- § 17.16.140 Street and neighborhood interface.
- § 17.16.150 Landscape.
- § 17.16.160 Amenities, service, and back of house.
CHAPTER 17
24 C-3, GENERAL COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION
Sections
- § 17.24.010 Purposes.
- § 17.24.020 Permitted uses.
- § 17.24.030 Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit.
- § 17.24.040 Prohibited uses.
- § 17.24.050 Development standards in general.
- § 17.24.060 Yard standards.
- § 17.24.070 Building standards.
- § 17.24.080 Site standards.
- § 17.24.090 Performance standards.
CHAPTER 17
32 M-1, LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE
Sections
- § 17.32.010 Purposes.
- § 17.32.020 Permitted uses generally.
- § 17.32.030 Signs advertising a business or organization.
- § 17.32.040 Uses subject to conditional use permit.
- § 17.32.050 Metal manufacturing performance standards.
- § 17.32.060 Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-1 zone, but which require an administrative action.
- § 17.32.070 Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-1 zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.32.080 Regulations for existing non-metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-1 zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.32.090 Limitations on uses.
- § 17.32.100 Prohibited uses.
- § 17.32.110 Height.
- § 17.32.120 Floor area.
- § 17.32.130 Open spaces.
- § 17.32.140 Travel demand measures.
- § 17.32.150 Development impact fees.
- § 17.32.160 Enforcement.
CHAPTER 17
36 M-2, HEAVY MANUFACTURING ZONE
Sections
- § 17.36.010 Purposes.
- § 17.36.020 Permitted uses generally.
- § 17.36.030 Signs advertising a business or organization.
- § 17.36.040 Uses requiring conditional use permit.
- § 17.36.050 Metal manufacturing performance standards.
- § 17.36.060 Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-2 zone, but which require an administrative action.
- § 17.36.070 Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-2 zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.36.080 Regulations for existing non-metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the M-2 zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.36.090 Limitations on uses.
- § 17.36.100 Prohibited uses.
- § 17.36.110 Height.
- § 17.36.120 Floor area.
- § 17.36.130 Open spaces.
- § 17.36.140 Travel demand measures.
- § 17.36.150 Development impact fees.
- § 17.36.160 Enforcement.
CHAPTER 17
44 GENERAL PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS REGARDING THIS TITLE
Sections
- Article 0 GENERAL PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Article 1 Uses
- § 17.44.020 Limitations on land use.
- § 17.44.030 What constitutes main building-Accessory building or use not permitted alone.
- § 17.44.040 Identification of unlisted uses and clarification of ambiguities.
- § 17.44.050 Appeals from administrative decisions.
- § 17.44.060 Purposes of site plan-Precise plan.
- § 17.44.070 Use control in reclassified site plan.
- § 17.44.080 Effect of title as to public utilities.
- § 17.44.090 Temporary uses.
- § 17.44.100 Limited increase of "C" zone lot depth.
- § 17.44.110 Dedication and improvement.
- § 17.44.120 Development of automobile service stations and laundries.
- § 17.44.130 Abandoned automobile service stations.
- § 17.44.140 Conversion of automobile service stations to new use.
- § 17.44.150 Development of worm farms.
- § 17.44.160 Condominium and community apartment conversion.
- § 17.44.165 Garage, estate, and yard sales.
- § 17.44.170 Special event sales, grand openings and temporary advertising devices.
- § 17.44.180 Development of automobile and trailer sales lots.
- § 17.44.190 Reasonable accommodations in housing.
- Article 2 Yards, Height and Area
- § 17.44.200 Height of buildings on through lots.
- § 17.44.210 Penthouses and roof structures.
- § 17.44.220 Yards and open spaces generally.
- § 17.44.230 Greater yard and open space requirements include minimum requirements.
- § 17.44.240 Modification of side yard requirements on combined lots.
- § 17.44.250 Yard requirements when more than one main building exists.
- § 17.44.260 Modification of required front yards when nonconformities exist.
- § 17.44.270 Tree trimming standards-Obligations of commercial and industrial property owners.
- § 17.44.280 Measurement of front yards.
- § 17.44.290 Vision clearance requirements for corner lots and reverse corner lots.
- § 17.44.300 Permitted intrusions into required yards.
- § 17.44.310 Location of swimming pools.
- § 17.44.320 Satellite dish receivers.
- § 17.44.330 Telecommunications antennae used for aerial transmission or relay of telecommunications signals.
- § 17.44.340 Walls, fences and hedges in "R" zones.
- § 17.44.350 Landscaping and ornamental features permitted in yards generally.
- § 17.44.360 Required increase of side yard.
- § 17.44.370 Plot plan required where increased yards are required.
- § 17.44.380 Through lots may be divided in certain instances.
- § 17.44.390 Lot area not to be reduced.
- § 17.44.400 Greater lot area may be required.
- § 17.44.410 Substandard lots generally.
- § 17.44.420 Use of lots or parcels containing more than minimum required lot area.
- § 17.44.430 When required area reduced by public use.
- Article 3 Loading Areas and Off-Street Parking
- § 17.44.440 Required loading spaces.
- § 17.44.450 Off-street parking generally.
- § 17.44.460 Number of off-street parking spaces required.
- § 17.44.470 Joint use of required parking facilities.
- § 17.44.480 Size, location and design of parking spaces and areas.
- § 17.44.490 Required improvement and maintenance of parking areas, etc., sales areas.
- § 17.44.500 Comprehensive planned facilities.
- § 17.44.510 Waiver or modification of requirements of article.
- Article 4 Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
- § 17.44.520 Applicability of article.
- § 17.44.530 Effect of destruction or removal of nonconforming building.
- § 17.44.540 Reconstruction of building partially destroyed or damaged.
- § 17.44.550 Structural alteration or enlargement of nonconforming buildings.
- § 17.44.560 Continuation of nonconforming use of nonconforming building.
- § 17.44.570 Nonconforming use limits other uses.
- § 17.44.580 Abatement.
- § 17.44.590 Garage conversions.
- § 17.44.600 Reference to Building Codes.
- § 17.44.610 Conformance of existing uses required to be in entirely enclosed building.
- § 17.44.620 Conformance to exterior improvements.
- § 17.44.630 Removal.
- § 17.44.640 Automatic expiration of nonconforming uses and nonconforming buildings.
- § 17.44.650 Expiration of nonconforming signs and on-premises advertising displays.
- § 17.44.660 Regulations for metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.44.670 Regulations for existing non-metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.44.680 Home gardens in residentially developed legal nonconforming properties.
CHAPTER 17
48 VARIANCES, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND UNCLASSIFIED USE PERMITS GENERALLY
Sections
- § 17.48.010 Variances generally.
- § 17.48.020 Conditional use permits.
- § 17.48.030 Notice and hearing on application for variance, conditional use permit or unclassified use permit.
- § 17.48.040 Resolutions granting or denying variance, conditional use permit or unclassified use permit.
- § 17.48.050 Appeals from decisions of Planning Commission generally-Hearing de novo.
- § 17.48.060 Hearing de novo.
- § 17.48.070 Revocation and modification.
- § 17.48.080 Status of unexercised grant of exception or variance.
- § 17.48.090 Expiration.
- § 17.48.100 Renewal.
CHAPTER 17
52 AMENDMENTS AND SITE PLANS GENERALLY
Sections
- § 17.52.010 Amendments generally.
- § 17.52.020 Application for amendment, etc., or approval of site plan.
- § 17.52.030 Action by Planning Commission on proposed amendment or site plan.
- § 17.52.040 Action by Council on recommendation of Planning Commission, etc.
- § 17.52.050 Procedure for adopting site plans.
CHAPTER 17
72 PD-PS, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ZONE
Sections
- § 17.72.010 Generally.
- § 17.72.020 Purpose.
- § 17.72.030 Limitations.
- § 17.72.040 Pre-application conference.
- § 17.72.050 Application.
- § 17.72.060 Mixed uses permitted.
- § 17.72.070 "Performance standards" defined.
- § 17.72.080 Findings required for approval.
- § 17.72.090 Commission and Council action.
- § 17.72.100 Conformance required.
- § 17.72.110 Revocation.
- § 17.72.120 Revision.
- § 17.72.130 Permitted uses.
- § 17.72.140 Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
- § 17.72.150 Prohibited uses, regardless of which PD-PS zone the use is located.
- § 17.72.160 Metal manufacturing performance standards.
- § 17.72.170 Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the PD-PS zone, but which require an administrative action.
- § 17.72.180 Regulations for existing metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the PD-PS zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.72.190 Regulations for existing non-metal-related manufacturing and/or processing uses in the PD-PS zone, but which have been determined to be a legal nonconforming use.
- § 17.72.200 Health risk assessment.
- § 17.72.208 Facilities for nonorganic recyclable materials, organic waste, and solid waste.
- § 17.72.210 Enforcement.
CHAPTER 17
76 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SIGN DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections
- § 17.76.010 General requirements for all signs.
- § 17.76.020 Window signs.
- § 17.76.030 Wall signs.
- § 17.76.040 Plaque or directory signs.
- § 17.76.050 Undercanopy and suspended signs.
- § 17.76.060 Address signs.
- § 17.76.070 Monument signs.
- § 17.76.080 Pylon signs.
- § 17.76.090 Church monument signs.
- § 17.76.100 Awning signs.
- § 17.76.110 Projecting signs.
- § 17.76.120 Portable signs.
- § 17.76.130 Creative signs.
- § 17.76.140 Sign program-Multi-tenant (three or more separate tenant spaces) developments.
CHAPTER 17
80 O-P, OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE
Sections
- § 17.80.010 Purpose.
- § 17.80.020 Permitted uses-Generally.
- § 17.80.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- § 17.80.040 Limitations.
- § 17.80.050 Height.
- § 17.80.060 Floor area.
- § 17.80.070 Front yards.
- § 17.80.080 Side yards.
- § 17.80.090 Landscaping.
- § 17.80.100 Parking.
- § 17.80.110 Refuse storage areas.
- § 17.80.120 Signs.
CHAPTER 17
104 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Sections
- § 17.104.010 Purpose.
- § 17.104.020 Effect of compliance.
- § 17.104.030 Definitions applicable to ADUs.
- § 17.104.040 Permitted locations and zones.
- § 17.104.050 Applications.
- § 17.104.060 Impact and permit fees.
- § 17.104.070 Design.
- § 17.104.080 Building codes.
- § 17.104.090 Configuration.
- § 17.104.100 Living area and unit size requirements for ADU.
- § 17.104.110 Lot size.
- § 17.104.120 Building height.
- § 17.104.130 Minimum structure separation for a detached ADU.
- § 17.104.140 Setbacks.
- § 17.104.150 Separate sale of ADUs.
- § 17.104.160 Parking.
- § 17.104.170 Driveways.
- § 17.104.180 Passageways.
- § 17.104.190 Fire sprinklers.
- § 17.104.200 Utility connections.
- § 17.104.210 Tenancy and restrictive covenant.
- § 17.104.220 Ministerially approved ADUs and JADUs.
- § 17.104.230 Existing units.
CHAPTER 17
112 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
Sections
- § 17.112.010 Purpose.
- § 17.112.020 Contribution requirements-Public art associated with new private development.
- § 17.112.030 Applicability.
- § 17.112.040 Exceptions and waivers.
- § 17.112.050 Maintenance.
- § 17.112.060 Use of public art fund.
- § 17.112.070 Public Art Advisory Committee.
- § 17.112.080 City Council role and responsibilities.
- § 17.112.090 Public art policies and guidelines.
- § 17.112.100 Processing public art associated with new private development or existing development.
- § 17.112.110 Processing public art on public property.
- § 17.112.120 Items are not to be considered as public art.
- § 17.112.130 Appeal procedure.
CHAPTER 17
114 DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCENTIVES
Sections
- § 17.114.010 Purpose.
- § 17.114.020 Definitions.
- § 17.114.030 Application.
- § 17.114.040 Eligible applicants and projects.
- § 17.114.050 Density bonuses and other incentives.
- § 17.114.060 Calculation of density bonus and incentives.
- § 17.114.070 Incentives and concessions.
- § 17.114.080 Waivers and reductions of development standards.
- § 17.114.090 Parking requirements.
- § 17.114.100 Childcare facilities.
- § 17.114.110 Condominium conversions.
- § 17.114.120 Administration of the density bonus and incentives and concession process.
- § 17.114.130 Rental and for-sale limits; affordability covenants.