Visalia City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
02 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Article 1. General Provisions
- 17.02.010 Adoption.
- 17.02.020 Purpose.
- 17.02.030 Components.
- 17.02.040 Application and interpretation.
- 17.02.050 Ambiguity.
- 17.02.060 Permitted uses only.
- 17.02.070 Height limits.
- 17.02.080 Open space - Encroachment.
- 17.02.090 Open space - Other buildings.
- 17.02.100 Addition of permitted/conditional uses.
- 17.02.110 Similar uses permitted or conditional.
- 17.02.120 Use of nonconforming site.
- 17.02.130 Yard requirements - Measurement.
- 17.02.140 Coverage - Measurement.
- 17.02.145 Appeal to city council.
- Article 2. Administrative Adjustments
CHAPTER 17
08 AGRICULTURAL ZONE
Sections
- 17.08.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.08.015 Applicability.
- 17.08.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.08.030 Accessory uses.
- 17.08.040 Conditional uses.
- 17.08.050 Required conditions.
- 17.08.060 Site area.
- 17.08.070 Dwelling units per site.
- 17.08.080 Coverage.
- 17.08.090 Front yard.
- 17.08.100 Rear yard.
- 17.08.110 Side yards.
- 17.08.120 Height of structures.
- 17.08.130 Fences, walls, and hedges.
- 17.08.140 Signs.
CHAPTER 17
10 OPEN SPACE ZONE
Sections
- 17.10.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.10.015 Applicability.
- 17.10.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.10.030 Accessory uses.
- 17.10.040 Conditional uses.
- 17.10.050 Required conditions.
- 17.10.060 Site area.
- 17.10.070 Dwelling units per site.
- 17.10.080 Coverage.
- 17.10.090 Front yard.
- 17.10.100 Rear yard.
- 17.10.110 Side yards.
- 17.10.120 Height of structures.
- 17.10.130 Fences, walls, and hedges.
- 17.10.140 Signs.
CHAPTER 17
12 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Sections
- Article 1. General
- 17.12.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.12.015 Applicability.
- 17.12.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.12.030 Accessory uses.
- 17.12.040 Conditional uses.
- 17.12.050 Site area.
- 17.12.060 One dwelling unit per site.
- 17.12.070 Replacement and expansion of legally existing multiple family units.
- 17.12.080 Front yard.
- 17.12.090 Side yards.
- 17.12.100 Rear yard.
- 17.12.110 Height of structures.
- 17.12.120 Off-street parking.
- 17.12.130 Fences, walls and hedges.
- 17.12.135 Lot area less than 5,000 square feet.
- 17.12.137 Signs.
- Article 2. Accessory Dwelling Units
CHAPTER 17
16 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Sections
- 17.16.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.16.015 Applicability.
- 17.16.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.16.030 Accessory uses.
- 17.16.040 Conditional uses.
- 17.16.050 Site area and configuration.
- 17.16.060 Site area per dwelling unit and per structure.
- 17.16.070 Front yard.
- 17.16.080 Side yards.
- 17.16.090 Rear yard.
- 17.16.100 Height of structures.
- 17.16.110 Off-street parking.
- 17.16.120 Fences, walls and hedges.
- 17.16.130 Trash enclosures.
- 17.16.140 Site plan review.
- 17.16.150 Open space and recreational areas.
- 17.16.160 Screening.
- 17.16.170 Screening fence.
- 17.16.180 Landscaping.
- 17.16.190 Model good neighbor policies.
- 17.16.200 Signs.
CHAPTER 17
18 COMMERCIAL ZONES
Sections
- 17.18.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.18.015 Applicability.
- 17.18.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.18.030 Conditional and temporary uses.
- 17.18.040 Required conditions.
- 17.18.050 Off-street parking and loading facilities.
- 17.18.060 Development standards in the C-N zone.
- 17.18.070 Development standards in the C-R zone.
- 17.18.080 Development standards in the C-S zone.
CHAPTER 17
19 MIXED USE ZONES
Sections
- 17.19.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.19.015 Applicability.
- 17.19.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.19.030 Conditional and temporary uses.
- 17.19.040 Required conditions.
- 17.19.050 Off-street parking and loading facilities.
- 17.19.060 Development standards in the C-MU zones outside the downtown area.
- 17.19.070 Development standards in the D-MU zone and in the C-MU zones inside the downtown area.
CHAPTER 17
20 OFFICE ZONES
Sections
CHAPTER 17
28 SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT
Sections
- 17.28.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.28.012 Definitions.
- 17.28.015 Applicability.
- 17.28.020 Site plan review staff.
- 17.28.030 Application procedure.
- 17.28.040 Issuance and re-submittal.
- 17.28.050 Appeals to the planning commission.
- 17.28.070 Site plan review permit issuance.
- 17.28.080 Required improvements.
- 17.28.085 Timing of improvements.
- 17.28.090 Building permits.
- 17.28.100 Lapse of site plan review permit.
- 17.28.110 Suspension and revocation.
- 17.28.120 Permit to run with the land.
CHAPTER 17
30 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Article 1. General Provisions
- Article 2. Central Business District Parking Zone
- 17.30.020 Purpose and intent.
- 17.30.025 Location.
- 17.30.030 Required parking/imposition of in-lieu fee.
- 17.30.035 Fee.
- 17.30.040 Payment of parking in-lieu fee.
- 17.30.045 Timing of fee payment/security.
- 17.30.050 Parking in-lieu fee trust fund.
- 17.30.055 Refund of fees paid.
- 17.30.060 Exemptions and credits/transfer.
CHAPTER 17
32 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Article 1. General
- 17.32.010 Trash storage.
- 17.32.020 Height limits.
- 17.32.025 Above ground tanks.
- 17.32.027 Flammable/combustible liquids manufacture.
- 17.32.030 Home occupation permits.
- 17.32.035 Cottage food operations.
- 17.32.040 Planned mobile home parks.
- 17.32.050 Retail stores in the C-N zone.
- 17.32.055 Drug stores/pharmacies in the O-PA zone.
- 17.32.060 Subdivision sales offices.
- 17.32.070 Vehicle wrecking and storage.
- 17.32.080 Maintenance of landscaped areas.
- 17.32.090 Yard requirements - Exceptions.
- 17.32.100 Mobile living units.
- 17.32.110 Mobile homes on lots.
- 17.32.115 Private clubs and lodges.
- 17.32.120 Video machine arcades.
- 17.32.130 Emergency shelters.
- 17.32.135 Low barrier navigation centers.
- 17.32.140 Garage conversions.
- 17.32.150 Bed and breakfast facilities.
- 17.32.160 Recycling facilities.
- 17.32.161 Fast food with and without drive-through for the light industrial zone.
- 17.32.162 Drive-thru lanes performance standards.
- 17.32.163 Regulation of wireless telecommunication facilities.
- 17.32.164 Residential units in mixed use zones.
- 17.32.165 Smoke shop/tobacco store performance standards.
- 17.32.166 Short-term rental permits.
- 17.32.167 Delivery only medical marijuana retail.
- Article 2. Density Bonuses, Concessions and Other Incentives for Lower and Very Low-Income Households and for Senior Housing.
- 17.32.170 Purpose.
- 17.32.175 Definitions.
- 17.32.180 Applicability.
- 17.32.185 Application requirements.
- 17.32.190 Density bonus.
- 17.32.195 Incentives.
- 17.32.200 Review procedures.
- 17.32.205 Affordable housing agreement and senior housing agreement.
- 17.32.210 Design and quality.
- 17.32.220 Commercial density bonus.
- 17.32.230 Interpretation.
- Article 3. Keeping of Racing, Homing, and Sporting Pigeons as Household Pets
- Article 4. Indirect Source Review
CHAPTER 17
34 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
Sections
- 17.34.010 Purpose.
- 17.34.020 Schedule of off-street parking space requirements.
- 17.34.030 Standards for off-street parking facilities.
- 17.34.040 Landscape requirement.
- 17.34.050 Shared parking.
- 17.34.060 Location of off-street parking facilities.
- 17.34.070 Off-street loading facilities required.
- 17.34.080 Standards for off-street loading facilities.
- 17.34.090 Existing uses.
- 17.34.100 Reduction of off-street parking and loading facilities.
- 17.34.110 Off-street parking and loading facilities to serve one use.
CHAPTER 17
38 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
Sections
- 17.38.010 Purposes and powers.
- 17.38.020 Application procedures.
- 17.38.030 Lapse of conditional use permit.
- 17.38.040 Revocation.
- 17.38.050 New application.
- 17.38.060 Conditional use permit to run with the land.
- 17.38.065 Abandonment of conditional use permit.
- 17.38.070 Temporary uses or structures.
- 17.38.080 Public hearing - Notice.
- 17.38.090 Investigation and report.
- 17.38.100 Public hearing - Procedure.
- 17.38.110 Action by planning commission.
- 17.38.120 Appeal to city council.
- 17.38.130 Effective date of conditional use permit.
CHAPTER 17
40 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
Sections
- 17.40.010 Purpose.
- 17.40.020 Definitions.
- 17.40.030 Existing uses.
- 17.40.040 Nonconforming structures.
- 17.40.050 Appeal process.
- 17.40.060 Nonconforming uses.
- 17.40.070 Expansion of nonconforming uses and structures.
- 17.40.080 Structure permits or certificates of occupancy prohibited.
- 17.40.090 Removal of illegal nonconforming structures and uses.
- 17.40.100 Elimination of nonconforming uses.
CHAPTER 17
42 VARIANCES
Sections
- 17.42.010 Variance purposes.
- 17.42.030 Variance powers of city planning commission.
- 17.42.050 Application procedures.
- 17.42.060 Hearing and notice.
- 17.42.070 Investigation and report.
- 17.42.080 Public hearing procedure.
- 17.42.090 Variance action of the city planning commission.
- 17.42.110 Appeal to city council.
- 17.42.120 Lapse of variance.
- 17.42.130 Revocation.
- 17.42.140 New application.
CHAPTER 17
44 ZONING AMENDMENTS
Sections
- 17.44.010 Purpose.
- 17.44.020 Initiation.
- 17.44.030 Application procedures.
- 17.44.040 Public hearing - Notice.
- 17.44.050 Investigation and report.
- 17.44.060 Hearing.
- 17.44.070 Action of city planning commission.
- 17.44.090 Action of city council.
- 17.44.100 Change of zoning map.
- 17.44.110 New application.
- 17.44.120 Report by city planner.
CHAPTER 17
48 SIGNS
Sections
- 17.48.010 Purpose.
- 17.48.020 Applicability and Severability.
- 17.48.030 Exempt Signs.
- 17.48.040 Prohibited Signs.
- 17.48.050 Permits Required.
- 17.48.060 Sign Design Principles.
- 17.48.070 Rules for Sign Measurement.
- 17.48.080 General Sign Standards.
- 17.48.090 Sign Standards for Agricultural and Residential Zones.
- 17.48.100 Sign Standards for Commercial, Office, Industrial, and Quasi-Public Zones.
- 17.48.110 Standards for Specific Sign Types.
- 17.48.120 Downtown Retail Overlay District Sign Standards.
- 17.48.130 Temporary Signs.
- 17.48.140 Master Sign Program.
- 17.48.150 Variances and Exceptions.
- 17.48.160 Nonconforming Signs.
- 17.48.170 Maintenance, Abandonment, and Enforcement.
- 17.48.180 Definitions.
CHAPTER 17
50 AIRPORT ZONE
Sections
- 17.50.010 Airport zone regulations.
- 17.50.015 Applicability.
- 17.50.020 Legislative authority.
- 17.50.030 Definitions.
- 17.50.040 Type of zones and heights limits.
- 17.50.050 Airport zoning map.
- 17.50.060 Airport land use zone.
- 17.50.070 Use restrictions.
- 17.50.080 Uses within nonaviation commercial areas.
- 17.50.090 Administration and enforcement.
- 17.50.100 Permits.
- 17.50.110 Violation.
CHAPTER 17
56 HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.56.010 Purposes and intent.
- 17.56.020 Components of the chapter.
- 17.56.030 Definitions.
- 17.56.040 Regulation of structures.
- 17.56.050 Creation of historic preservation advisory committee.
- 17.56.060 Appeal.
- 17.56.070 Demolition or moving of historic structures.
- 17.56.080 Ordinary maintenance and repair.
- 17.56.090 Exceptions to Visalia Municipal Code requirements.
- 17.56.100 Building design compatibility criteria.
- 17.56.110 Local register structures.
- 17.56.120
- 17.56.130 Role of building official.
- 17.56.140 Separability.
CHAPTER 17
58 DOWNTOWN RETAIL OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.58.010 Purposes and intent.
- 17.58.015 Applicability.
- 17.58.020 Components of the chapter.
- 17.58.030 Definitions.
- 17.58.040 Regulation of improvements.
- 17.58.050 Procedures for review of applications.
- 17.58.060 Appeal to the city council.
- 17.58.070 Ordinary maintenance and repair.
- 17.58.080 Standards applying to new buildings and alterations to existing buildings.
- 17.58.082 Standards applying to alterations to existing buildings.
- 17.58.084 Standards applying to new buildings.
- 17.58.086 Maintenance and repair required.
- 17.58.090 Exceptions.
- 17.58.100 Role of building official.
- 17.58.110 Separability.
CHAPTER 17
60 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Sections
- 17.60.010 Authority for adoption and applications.
- 17.60.020 Hearing and notice.
- 17.60.030 Action by planning commission.
- 17.60.040 Action by city council.
- 17.60.050 Amendment or cancellation of agreement by mutual consent.
- 17.60.060 Recordation.
- 17.60.070 Periodic review.
- 17.60.080 Modification or termination.
- 17.60.090 Moratorium on further development.