Pismo Beach City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
006 DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 17.006.0005 Definitions.
- 17.006.0010 Access.
- 17.006.0015 Accessory.
- 17.006.0017 Accessory dwelling unit.
- 17.006.0020 Accessory structures.
- 17.006.0025 Acoustical engineering report.
- 17.006.0030 Acre.
- 17.006.0035 Active solar system.
- 17.006.0037 Adult arcade.
- 17.006.0039 Adult booth/individual viewing area.
- 17.006.0040 Adult businesses.
- 17.006.0041 Adult cabaret.
- 17.006.0042 Adult hotel/motel.
- 17.006.0043 Adult live entertainment.
- 17.006.0044 Adult modeling studio.
- 17.006.0045 Adult motion picture theater.
- 17.006.0046 Adult oriented material.
- 17.006.0047 Adult retail store.
- 17.006.0048 Aggrieved person.
- 17.006.0050 Agriculture.
- 17.006.0055 Alley.
- 17.006.0060 Amendment.
- 17.006.0063 Amusement hall.
- 17.006.0065 Animal hospital.
- 17.006.0070 Apartment.
- 17.006.0075 Apartment house or multiple dwelling unit.
- 17.006.0080 Apiary.
- 17.006.0090 Appurtenant.
- 17.006.0095 Archaeological record.
- 17.006.0100 Archaeologically or historically sensitive areas.
- 17.006.0110 Art and craft show.
- 17.006.011 Automobile repair, major.
- 17.006.0120 Automobile repair, minor.
- 17.006.0125 Automobile sales lot.
- 17.006.0130 Automobile service, gas or filling station.
- 17.006.0135 Awning.
- 17.006.0140 Balcony.
- 17.006.0145 Basement.
- 17.006.0150 Block.
- 17.006.0155 Bluff (ocean).
- 17.006.0160 Bluff access (ocean).
- 17.006.0165 Bluff top (ocean).
- 17.006.0170 Boarding house.
- 17.006.0175 Building.
- 17.006.0180 Building area total.
- 17.006.0185 Building heights.
- 17.006.0190 Building, main.
- 17.006.0195 Building pad.
- 17.006.0200 Building setback line.
- 17.006.0200 Building setback line.
- 17.006.0205 Building site.
- 17.006.0215 Bulk.
- 17.006.0220 Business.
- 17.006.0225 California coastal act.
- 17.006.0230 California coastal commission.
- 17.006.0235 Cantilever.
- 17.006.0240 Carport.
- 17.006.0245 Channel.
- 17.006.0250 Check-cashing establishment.
- 17.006.0255 City.
- 17.006.0260 City council.
- 17.006.0265 Club or lodge.
- 17.006.0270 Coastal appeal zone.
- 17.006.0275 Coastal dependent development or use.
- 17.006.0280 Coastal development permit.
- 17.006.0285 Coastal resources.
- 17.006.0290 Coastal zone.
- 17.006.0295 Common open space.
- 17.006.0300 Communication equipment building(s).
- 17.006.0310 Conditional use permit.
- 17.006.0315 Condominium.
- 17.006.0320 Construction.
- 17.006.0330 Creek corridor.
- 17.006.0333 Creek corridor, riparian.
- 17.006.0335 Critical facility.
- 17.006.0340 Cut.
- 17.006.0345 Day care facility.
- 17.006.0347 Demolition.
- 17.006.0350 Density.
- 17.006.0355 Density bonus.
- 17.006.0360 Density transfer.
- 17.006.0365 Development.
- 17.006.0370 Development permit.
- 17.006.0375 District.
- 17.006.0380 Dredging.
- 17.006.0385 Drive-in establishment.
- 17.006.0390 Driveway.
- 17.006.0395 Dwelling.
- 17.006.0400 Dwelling, single family.
- 17.006.0405 Dwelling, two-family or duplex.
- 17.006.0410 Dwelling, three-family or triplex.
- 17.006.0415 Dwelling, multiple.
- 17.006.0420 Dwelling groups.
- 17.006.0425 Easement.
- 17.006.0430 Energy facility.
- 17.006.0435 Environmentally sensitive habitat.
- 17.006.0440 Family.
- 17.006.0445 Family care facility.
- 17.006.0450 Feasible.
- 17.006.0455 Fence.
- 17.006.0460 Fill.
- 17.006.0465 Finished grade.
- 17.006.0470 Floodplain.
- 17.006.0475 Floodplain, 100-year.
- 17.006.0480 Floodway.
- 17.006.0485 Floor area, gross.
- 17.006.0490 Floor area ratio.
- 17.006.0495 Floor coverage, lot.
- 17.006.0505 Frontage.
- 17.006.0510 Garage.
- 17.006.0515 Garage, public parking.
- 17.006.0520 Geological report.
- 17.006.0525 General plan.
- 17.006.0528 Gold and silver exchange.
- 17.006.0530 Government code.
- 17.006.0535 Grading.
- 17.006.0540 Group care facility.
- 17.006.0545 Guest house.
- 17.006.0550 Hedges.
- 17.006.0555 Height.
- 17.006.0557 Hillsides.
- 17.006.0560 Home occupation.
- 17.006.0565 Homeowners association.
- 17.006.0567 Homestay.
- 17.006.0570 Hospital.
- 17.006.0575 Hotel.
- 17.006.0576 Implementing actions of the local coastal plan.
- 17.006.0577 Inauguration.
- 17.006.0580 In-lieu fees.
- 17.006.0585 Inn.
- 17.006.0590 Jacuzzi.
- 17.006.0595 Junkyard.
- 17.006.0600 Kennel.
- 17.006.0605 Kitchen.
- 17.006.0610 Laboratory, commercial.
- 17.006.0615 Landscaping.
- 17.006.0620 Lateral access.
- 17.006.0625 Livestock.
- 17.006.0630 Livestock feeding pen.
- 17.006.0635 Loading space (parking).
- 17.006.0640 Local coastal plan.
- 17.006.0645 Local coastal program.
- 17.006.0650 Local coastal program land use plan (element).
- 17.006.0655 Lodging house.
- 17.006.0660 Loft.
- 17.006.0665 Lot.
- 17.006.0670 Lot area.
- 17.006.0675 Lot, corner.
- 17.006.0680 Lot coverage by buildings.
- 17.006.0685 Lot depth.
- 17.006.0090 Lot, interior.
- 17.006.0695 Lot line.
- 17.006.0700 Lot line, front.
- 17.006.0705 Lot line, rear.
- 17.006.0710 Lot line, side.
- 17.006.0715 Lot merger.
- 17.006.0720 Lot, nonconforming.
- 17.006.0725 Lot, through.
- 17.006.0730 Major medical care facility.
- 17.006.0731 Marijuana cultivation.
- 17.006.0732 Massage establishment - accessory.
- 17.006.0733 Massage establishment - primary.
- 17.006.0734 Medical marijuana dispensary.
- 17.006.0735 Mitigation measures.
- 17.006.0740 Mobile homes (Manufactured Housing: Factory Built Housing, Modular homes).
- 17.006.0745 Mobile home park.
- 17.006.0750 Modular buildings.
- 17.006.0755 Motel.
- 17.006.0760 Nonconforming structure.
- 17.006.0765 Nonconforming use.
- 17.006.0770 Nursing, sanitarium or rest home.
- 17.006.0775 Nursery, garden.
- 17.006.0780 Office.
- 17.006.0785 Off-street loading facilities.
- 17.006.0790 Off-street parking facilities.
- 17.006.0795 Overlay zones.
- 17.006.0800 Parcel.
- 17.006.0805 Parking area, public.
- 17.006.806 Parking lot.
- 17.006.0807 Parking structure.
- 17.006.0810 Parking space.
- 17.006.0813 Passive solar system.
- 17.006.0814 Pawn shop.
- 17.006.0815 Percentage slope.
- 17.006.0820 Permit.
- 17.006.0825 Permitted use.
- 17.006.0830 Planning commission.
- 17.006.0835 Planned unit development (planned residential development).
- 17.006.0840 Plot.
- 17.006.0845 Pool.
- 17.006.0847 Primary dwelling unit.
- 17.006.0850 Public works.
- 17.006.0855 Raised structures.
- 17.006.0860 Recreational (trailer) vehicle.
- 17.006.0865 Recreational trailer vehicle parks.
- 17.006.0870 Reconnaissance.
- 17.006.0874 Resale establishment.
- 17.006.0875 Retail.
- 17.006.0880 Sea.
- 17.006.0885 Seawall.
- 17.006.0890 Secondary use.
- 17.006.0895 Sensitive coastal resource areas.
- 17.006.0900 Setback line.
- 17.006.0901 Shopping Center (land use).
- 17.006.0902 Short-term rental.
- 17.006.0903 Shortage of public services for new development.
- 17.006.0905 Significant natural resource areas.
- 17.006.0908 Site grade.
- 17.006.0909 Smoke shop.
- 17.006.0910 Spa.
- 17.006.0915 Specific plan.
- 17.006.0916 Specified anatomical areas.
- 17.006.0917 Specified sexual activities.
- 17.006.0919 Stock cooperative.
- 17.006.0920 Street.
- 17.006.0925 Structural alteration.
- 17.006.0930 Structure.
- 17.006.0935 Structure; temporary.
- 17.006.0945 Swimming pool and spa.
- 17.006.0947 Tattoo establishment.
- 17.006.0950 Toe of the bluff.
- 17.006.0953 Transient lodging or rental.
- 17.006.0955 Twenty degree rule.
- 17.006.0957 Unbuildable areas (for density calculation purposes only).
- 17.006.0960 Use.
- 17.006.0965 Variance permit.
- 17.006.0970 Vertical access.
- 17.006.0975 Visitor serving facility.
- 17.006.0980 Warehouse.
- 17.006.0982 Working days.
- 17.006.0985 Yard.
- 17.006.0990 Yard, front.
- 17.006.0995 Yard, rear.
- 17.006.1000 Yard, side.
- 17.006.1003 Zero lot line development.
- 17.006.1005 Zone.
- 17.006.1010 Zoning clearance.
CHAPTER 17
033 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL P-R ZONE
Sections
- 17.033.010 Purpose of zone.
- 17.033.015 Permitted uses.
- 17.033.020 Uses permitted subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.033.030 Application for tentative approval of a planned residential development.
- 17.033.040 Specific plan compliance.
- 17.033.060 Findings of the planning commission.
- 17.033.070 Findings and recommendation transmittal for city council action.
- 17.033.080 City council action on proposed planned residential development.
- 17.033.110 Termination.
- 17.033.120 Site planning standards.
- 17.033.130 Ownership of common open space.
- 17.033.140 Variation from minimum requirements.
CHAPTER 17
078 HAZARDS AND PROTECTION H OVERLAY ZONE DRAINAGE, RUNOFF, EROSION, SLOPES, HILLSIDE REGULATIONS, SEISMIC, BLUFFTOP DEVELOPMENT, SHORELINE PROTECTION
Sections
- 17.078.010 Purpose of zone.
- 17.078.020 Drainage, runoff, erosion and slopes; criteria and standards.
- 17.078.030 Hillside regulation criteria and standards.
- 17.078.040 Seismic criteria and standards.
- 17.078.050 Bluff hazard, erosion and bluff retreat criteria and standards.
- 17.078.060 Shoreline protection criteria and standards.
CHAPTER 17
100 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Sections
- 17.100.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.100.020 Definitions.
- 17.100.030 Notice to the public of availability of accommodation process.
- 17.100.040 Requesting reasonable accommodation.
- 17.100.050 Reviewing authority and required criteria.
- 17.100.060 Written decision on the request for reasonable accommodation.
- 17.100.070 Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
102 GENERAL PROVISIONS: BUILDING HEIGHTS, YARD, AREA, COVERAGE AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- 17.102.010 Building heights.
- 17.102.020 Minimum front yard requirements.
- 17.102.030 Minimum side yard setback requirements.
- 17.102.040 Minimum rear yard setback requirements.
- 17.102.050 Exceptions to minimum side or rear yard setback requirements for coastal blufftop developments.
- 17.102.060 Minimum lot size and/or area requirements for new lots.
- 17.102.070 Minimum lot width requirements for new lots.
- 17.102.080 Maximum allowable lot coverage for all structures.
- 17.102.090 Maximum allowable total building floor area for all structures as a percentage of lot area.
- 17.102.095 Minimum planting and vegetation area (as a percentage of total lot area).
- 17.102.100 Minimum lot area per family unit.
- 17.102.110 Permitted public structures on coastal bluffs.
- 17.102.115 Permitted private structures on coastal bluffs.
- 17.102.120 Fences, hedges and walls.
- 17.102.130 Swimming pools.
- 17.102.140 Accessory structures.
- 17.102.141 Microwave dish antennae.
- 17.102.142 Flagpoles.
- 17.102.145 Portable structures.
- 17.102.150 Architectural features, regulations and restrictions.
- 17.102.155 Site development standards for amateur radio antennas.
CHAPTER 17
105 GENERAL PROVISIONS: CONDITIONS, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, EXEMPTIONS AND FEES
Sections
- 17.105.010 General.
- 17.105.020 Ambiguity in classification.
- 17.105.030 Public utility distribution.
- 17.105.040 Existing and new above ground utility lines.
- 17.105.050 Unclassified districts.
- 17.105.060 Establishment of lot lines.
- 17.105.070 Grading and drainage plans.
- 17.105.080 Views.
- 17.105.100 Service stations and garages.
- 17.105.110 Topographic maps.
- 17.105.115 Visitor serving commercial conversions.
- 17.105.120 Applications subject to architectural review.
- 17.105.130 Architectural review.
- 17.105.135 Development and design standards applicable to single-family dwellings in certain zones.
- 17.105.140 Solar energy.
- 17.105.143 Solar protection.
- 17.105.145 Energy conservation.
- 17.105.150 Standards relating to the establishment, conduct and operation of permitted uses within the city.
- 17.105.153 Adult businesses.
- 17.105.155 Residential development permit coordination.
- 17.105.160 Filing.
- 17.105.165 Time limits.
- 17.105.170 Fees.
- 17.105.180 Posting.
- 17.105.190 Proximity limitations.
CHAPTER 17
108 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- 17.108.010 Purpose.
- 17.108.020 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- 17.108.025 Off-street loading and unloading spaces.
- 17.108.030 General requirements of parking areas.
- 17.108.040 Waivers for new construction.
- 17.108.050 Parking structures.
- 17.108.060 Garages for multi-family dwellings.
- 17.108.070 Off-street parking facilities for the handicapped.
- 17.108.080 Public parking.
CHAPTER 17
111 SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.111.010 Purpose of chapter.
- 17.111.015 Sign definitions.
- 17.111.020 Applicability.
- 17.111.030 Design objectives.
- 17.111.040 Sign permits required.
- 17.111.050 Exempt signs.
- 17.111.060 Prohibited signs.
- 17.111.070 Measurement of sign area and height.
- 17.111.080 Allowed number and area of signs.
- 17.111.090 Sign standards.
- 17.111.100 Sign design guidelines.
- 17.111.110 Nonconforming signs.
- 17.111.120 Abatement of illegal signs.
CHAPTER 17
113 SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Sections
- 17.113.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.113.020 Definitions.
- 17.113.030 Applicability.
- 17.113.040 Application and permit requirements.
- 17.113.050 Homestay.
- 17.113.060 Primary residence requirement.
- 17.113.070 Short-term rental and homestay standards.
- 17.113.080 Tax and assessment compliance.
- 17.113.090 Administrative standards and rules.
- 17.113.100 Violations.
- 17.113.110 Fees.
CHAPTER 17
117 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Sections
- 17.117.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.117.020 Consistency with adopted plans.
- 17.117.030 Definitions.
- 17.117.040 Applicability.
- 17.117.050 Permit requirements.
- 17.117.060 Density.
- 17.117.070 Parking.
- 17.117.080 Development standards.
- 17.117.090 Fire sprinkler requirements.
- 17.117.100 Illegal accessory dwelling unit.
CHAPTER 17
121 APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, PROCEDURES AND APPEALS
Sections
- 17.121.005 Permit approvals.
- 17.121.010 Development permit non-coastal.
- 17.121.020 Conditional use permits.
- 17.121.030 Variances.
- 17.121.035 Planned development permit.
- 17.121.040 Non-allowable: variances.
- 17.121.050 Coastal development permits.
- 17.121.060 Modifications to permits.
- 17.121.070 Architectural review permits.
- 17.121.080 Sign permits.
- 17.121.090 Home occupation permits.
- 17.121.095 Short-term rental and homestay permits.
- 17.121.100 Zone clearances.
- 17.121.110 Permits for temporary structures.
- 17.121.120 Temporary real estate sales office and/or temporary model home complex.
- 17.121.130 Temporary circuses and Christmas tree lots.
- 17.121.140 Temporary sidewalk sales.
- 17.121.150 Temporary/continuing outdoor art shows and sales.
- 17.121.155 Prohibition of off-site vending.
- 17.121.160 Expiration of permits.
- 17.121.170 Applicability of ordinance of general plan local coastal plan changes.
- 17.121.180 Revocation of permits.
- 17.121.190 Revocation of permit hearings.
- 17.121.200 Application for permit.
- 17.121.210 Notice of public hearing procedures.
- 17.121.220 Permit issuance.
- 17.121.225 Growth management allocation procedures.
- 17.121.230 Acknowledgment.
- 17.121.240 Appeals of staff decisions.
- 17.121.250 Appeals of Planning Commission decisions.
CHAPTER 17
124 COASTAL PERMITTING PROCEDURES
Sections
- 17.124.010 Purpose.
- 17.124.020 Authority - Conflict.
- 17.124.030 Permits required.
- 17.124.040 Boundaries of the coastal zone.
- 17.124.060 Coastal development permit application procedures.
- 17.124.065 Growth management allocation procedures.
- 17.124.070 Developments subject to the administrative coastal development permit application procedures.
- 17.124.071 Emergency permits.
- 17.124.075 Notice of categorically excluded developments.
- 17.124.080 Determination of applicable procedures.
- 17.124.090 Notice procedures.
- 17.124.100 Public hearing procedures.
- 17.124.110 Notice of city action.
- 17.124.130 Appealable developments.
- 17.124.140 Grounds for appeal.
- 17.102.150 Local appeal periods on coastal development permits.
- 17.124.160 Appeal hearings on coastal development permits.
- 17.124.170 Exhaustion of local appeal procedures.
- 17.124.180 Appeals to the coastal commission.
- 17.124.190 Effect of appeal.
- 17.124.200 Coastal commission notification of final action.
- 17.124.210 Final local government action - Notice.
- 17.124.220 Finality of local government action.
- 17.124.230 Local government action - Effective date.
CHAPTER 17
127 AMENDMENTS