Willits City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
04 - DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 17.04.010 - Use of definitions.
- 17.04.020 - Abutting.
- 17.04.030 - Accessory dwelling unit.
- 17.04.040 - Accessory use or structure.
- 17.04.050 - Reserved.
- 17.04.060 - Agent of owner.
- 17.04.070 - Agriculture.
- 17.04.080 - Alley or lane.
- 17.04.090 - Alter.
- 17.04.100 - Apartment, efficiency.
- 17.04.110 - Apartment vacancy rate.
- 17.04.120 - Arts and crafts fair.
- 17.04.130 - Automobile repair, major.
- 17.04.140 - Automobile repair, minor.
- 17.04.150 - Automobile sales area.
- 17.04.160 - Automobile service station or gasoline service station.
- 17.04.170 - Automobile wrecking.
- 17.04.180 - Basement.
- 17.04.190 - Beginning of construction.
- 17.04.200 - Reserved.
- 17.04.210 - Reserved.
- 17.04.220 - Boardinghouse or roominghouse.
- 17.04.230 - Building.
- 17.04.240 - Building, height of.
- 17.04.250 - Building, main.
- 17.04.260 - Bus.
- 17.04.270 - Camper.
- 17.04.280 - Camper vehicle.
- 17.04.285 - Canopy.
- 17.04.290 - Carport.
- 17.04.300 - Cellar.
- 17.04.310 - Cessation of use.
- 17.04.320 - Circus and/or carnival and special event.
- 17.04.330 - City council.
- 17.04.340 - Combining zone.
- 17.04.350 - Commercial.
- 17.04.360 - Commercial vehicle.
- 17.04.370 - Commission, planning.
- 17.04.380 - Community apartment.
- 17.04.390 - Community club.
- 17.04.400 - Reserved.
- 17.04.410 - Conditional use.
- 17.04.420 - Condominium.
- 17.04.430 - Construction yard.
- 17.04.440 - Corporation yard; service yard.
- 17.04.450 - Condominium development.
- 17.04.460 - Controlled-access highway.
- 17.04.470 - Convenience food store.
- 17.04.480 - Court.
- 17.04.490 - Director of planning.
- 17.04.500 - Department store.
- 17.04.505 - Development.
- 17.04.510 - District.
- 17.04.520 - Domestic pet.
- 17.04.530 - Drive-in enterprise.
- 17.04.540 - Drive-in eating place.
- 17.04.550 - Driveway.
- 17.04.560 - Driveway aisle, major.
- 17.04.570 - Dwelling.
- 17.04.580 - Dwelling, single-family.
- 17.04.590 - Dwelling, two-family or duplex.
- 17.04.600 - Dwelling, multiple.
- 17.04.610 - Dwelling unit.
- 17.04.620 - Dwelling group.
- 17.04.630 - Emergency shelter.
- 17.04.635 - Existing structure.
- 17.04.640 - Family.
- 17.04.645 - Family day care home.
- 17.04.650 - Farm worker housing.
- 17.04.655 - Fence.
- 17.04.660 - Fence height.
- 17.04.665 - Fence, open.
- 17.04.670 - Finished appearance.
- 17.04.675 - Floodplain combine zone (-FP).
- 17.04.680 - Floodproof structure.
- 17.04.690 - Floodwaters.
- 17.04.700 - Floodwater without velocity.
- 17.04.710 - Floodway.
- 17.04.715 - Floodway combining zone (-FW).
- 17.04.720 - Floor area.
- 17.04.730 - Garage, private.
- 17.04.740 - Garage, public.
- 17.04.750 - General plan.
- 17.04.760 - Guesthouse.
- 17.04.770 - Guest ranch.
- 17.04.775 - Handicap center.
- 17.04.780 - Hedge.
- 17.04.790 - Historical resource.
- 17.04.800 - Historical resource site.
- 17.04.810 - Historical resource structure.
- 17.04.820 - Home improvement center.
- 17.04.830 - Home occupation.
- 17.04.840 - Industrial park.
- 17.04.845 - Intensity.
- 17.04.850 - Kennel.
- 17.04.860 - Landscaping.
- 17.04.870 - Livestock.
- 17.04.875 - Living area
- 17.04.880 - Lot.
- 17.04.890 - Lot area.
- 17.04.900 - Lot, corner.
- 17.04.910 - Lot, reversed corner.
- 17.04.920 - Lot, through.
- 17.04.930 - Lot coverage.
- 17.04.940 - Lot depth.
- 17.04.950 - Lot, interior.
- 17.04.960 - Lot lines.
- 17.04.970 - Lot line, front.
- 17.04.980 - Lot line, rear.
- 17.04.990 - Lot line, side.
- 17.04.1000 - Lot line, street.
- 17.04.1010 - Lot line, alley.
- 17.04.1020 - Lot width.
- 17.04.1021 - Lowest floor.
- 17.04.1025 - Manufactured home.
- 17.04.1030 - Mobile home.
- 17.04.1040 - Mobile home park.
- 17.04.1050 - Motel or motor hotel.
- 17.04.1060 - Motor home.
- 17.04.1070 - Motor truck.
- 17.04.1080 - Motor vehicle.
- 17.04.1090 - Natural land slope.
- 17.04.1100 - Nightclub.
- 17.04.1110 - Nonconforming building.
- 17.04.1120 - Nonconforming lot.
- 17.04.1130 - Nonconforming use.
- 17.04.1140 - Nonconventional principal residential structure.
- 17.04.1150 - Nursery.
- 17.04.1160 - Nursery, agricultural.
- 17.04.1170 - Nursery, commercial.
- 17.04.1180 - Nursery school, children's nursery school, child day care service.
- 17.04.1190 - Nursing home or convalescent hospital.
- 17.04.1195 - One-hundred-year flood.
- 17.04.1200 - Open space.
- 17.04.1210 - Overlay district.
- 17.04.1220 - Parking area, private.
- 17.04.1230 - Parking area, public.
- 17.04.1240 - Parking space.
- 17.04.1245 - Passageway.
- 17.04.1250 - Patio structure.
- 17.04.1260 - Lath-covered structure.
- 17.04.1270 - Passenger vehicle.
- 17.04.1280 - Performance standards.
- 17.04.1290 - Plan line.
- 17.04.1300 - Poultry farm.
- 17.04.1310 - Premises.
- 17.04.1320 - Principal permitted use.
- 17.04.1330 - Private noncommercial use.
- 17.04.1340 - Produce.
- 17.04.1350 - Public use.
- 17.04.1360 - Quarry.
- 17.04.1370 - Quasi-public use.
- 17.04.1380 - Recreation, commercial.
- 17.04.1390 - Recreation, private, noncommercial.
- 17.04.1400 - Resident.
- 17.04.1405 - Residential care home.
- 17.04.1410 - Roadside stand.
- 17.04.1420 - Sales, wholesale.
- 17.04.1430 - Salvage yard.
- 17.04.1440 - Sanitarium.
- 17.04.1450 - Seat.
- 17.04.1460 - Shopping center.
- 17.04.1470 - Single-room occupancy (SRO) units.
- 17.04.1480 - Site, building.
- 17.04.1485 - Special flood hazard area (SFHA).
- 17.04.1490 - Special residential care facilities.
- 17.04.1500 - Reserved.
- 17.04.1510 - Reserved.
- 17.04.1520 - Stable.
- 17.04.1530 - Reserved.
- 17.04.1540 - Stock cooperative.
- 17.04.1550 - Story.
- 17.04.1560 - Reserved.
- 17.04.1570 - Story, first.
- 17.04.1580 - Story, mezzanine.
- 17.04.1590 - Street.
- 17.04.1600 - Street frontage.
- 17.04.1610 - Street improvement title.
- 17.04.1615 - Structural alterations.
- 17.04.1620 - Structure.
- 17.04.1630 - Subdivision title.
- 17.04.1635 - Supportive housing.
- 17.04.1640 - Swimming pool.
- 17.04.1650 - Swimming pool, private.
- 17.04.1660 - Swimming pool, public or semipublic.
CHAPTER 17
08 - ZONES ESTABLISHED, BOUNDARIES, ZONING MAP
Sections
- 17.08.010 - Primary zones established.
- 17.08.020 - Combining zones established.
- 17.08.030 - Location and boundaries.
- 17.08.040 - Zoning map.
- 17.08.050 - Correction of errors in map.
- 17.08.060 - Determining uncertain boundaries.
- 17.08.070 - Principal zone regulations.
- 17.08.080 - Combining zone regulations.
- 17.08.090 - Applicability.
CHAPTER 17
12 - RESIDENTIAL ESTATES RE ZONE
Sections
- I.- General Provisions
- II. - Secondary Residential Units
CHAPTER 17
38 - FLOODWAY COMBINING -FW ZONE1
Sections
- 17.38.010 - Purpose.
- 17.38.014 - Statutory authority.
- 17.38.020 - Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
- 17.38.030 - Compliance.
- 17.38.040 - Interpretation.
- 17.38.050 - Areas included in zone.
- 17.38.054 - Definitions.
- 17.38.060 - Floodway regulations.
- 17.38.070 - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- 17.38.080 - Severability.
CHAPTER 17
40 - FLOODPLAIN COMBINING —FP ZONE2
Sections
- 17.40.010 - Purpose.
- 17.40.020 - Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard.
- 17.40.030 - Compliance and interpretation.
- 17.40.040 - Areas included in zone.
- 17.40.050 - Principal and conditional uses.
- 17.40.054 - Definitions.
- 17.40.060 - Development permits.
- 17.40.070 - Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator.
- 17.40.080 - Construction standards.
- 17.40.090 - Storage of materials and equipment.
- 17.40.100 - Standards for utilities.
- 17.40.110 - Subdivision standards.
- 17.40.120 - Manufactured home standards.
- 17.40.130 - Recreational vehicles standards.
- 17.40.140 - Variances.
- 17.40.150 - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- 17.40.160 - Severability.
CHAPTER 17
48 - HISTORICAL RESOURCES
Sections
- 17.48.010 - Purpose.
- 17.48.020 - Historical review—Powers and duties.
- 17.48.030 - Designation of historical resources—Removal of designation.
- 17.48.040 - Notice and recordation of designation and removal of designation of historical resource.
- 17.48.050 - Moving, removal or destruction of historical resource structures—Development projects on historical resource sites.
- 17.48.060 - Moving, removal or destruction of historical resource structures—Where no permit is required.
- 17.48.070 - Board to review applications for enlargements and alterations.
- 17.48.080 - Applications regarding historical resource structures and sites.
- 17.48.090 - Single review for development projects.
- 17.48.100 - Purposes of ninety-day grace period.
- 17.48.110 - Power of commission to terminate ninety-day grace period prior to expiration.
- 17.48.120 - Notice of hearing to interested organizations.
CHAPTER 17
50 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- 17.50.010 - Prohibition of dangerous or objectionable elements.
- 17.50.020 - Performance standards procedure.
- 17.50.030 - Enforcement provisions applicable to other uses.
- 17.50.040 - Locations where determinations are made for enforcement of performance standards.
- 17.50.050 - Performance of standard regulations.
CHAPTER 17
52 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.52.010 - Title and purpose.
- 17.52.020 - Application.
- 17.52.030 - Required parking spaces.
- 17.52.040 - Relationship of required off-street parking to building site.
- 17.52.050 - Location of parking on building site.
- 17.52.060 - Design standards for off-street parking.
- 17.52.070 - Credit for bicycle and motorcycle parking.
- 17.52.080 - Collective provision of off-street parking.
- 17.52.090 - Loading space requirements.
- 17.52.100 - Elimination of on-site parking spaces prohibited.
- 17.52.110 - Parking variance procedure.
- 17.52.120 - Compact automobile spaces.
CHAPTER 17
54 - SIGNS
Sections
- 17.54.010 - Purpose and findings.
- 17.54.020 - Definitions.
- 17.54.030 - Sign permit required.
- 17.54.040 - Consent of owner.
- 17.54.050 - Permit—Application.
- 17.54.060 - Permit—Fees.
- 17.54.070 - Permit—Planning commission review and approval required.
- 17.54.080 - Permit—Issuance.
- 17.54.090 - Violation—Abatement—Penalties.
- 17.54.100 - Double permit fee when.
- 17.54.110 - Signs exempted.
- 17.54.120 - Prohibited signs.
- 17.54.130 - Placing sign on public streets or public property.
- 17.54.140 - Placing signs on poles, trees, etc.
- 17.54.150 - Signs which block, screen or interfere.
- 17.54.160 - Interference with traffic.
- 17.54.170 - Residential districts.
- 17.54.180 - Real estate signs.
- 17.54.190 - Projecting signs.
- 17.54.200 - Freestanding signs.
- 17.54.210 - Wall signs.
- 17.54.220 - Political signs.
- 17.54.230 - Special permits.
- 17.54.240 - Combinations of signs.
- 17.54.250 - Master signing program.
- 17.54.260 - Classification of signs.
- 17.54.270 - Construction and maintenance.
- 17.54.280 - Nonconforming signs.
- 17.54.290 - Modification of nonconforming signs.
- 17.54.300 - Abandoned signs.
- 17.54.310 - Change of use.
- 17.54.320 - Destruction of signs.
- 17.54.330 - Unsafe and unlawful signs.
- 17.54.340 - Parking of advertising vehicles prohibited.
- 17.54.350 - Variances.
CHAPTER 17
66 - SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 17.66.010 - Purpose.
- 17.66.020 - Accessory uses encompassed by principal use.
- 17.66.030 - Residential uses.
- 17.66.040 - Home occupation.
- 17.66.050 - Conversion of dwellings.
- 17.66.060 - Dwelling groups.
- 17.66.070 - Temporary land uses.
- 17.66.080 - Moving of buildings.
- 17.66.090 - Public utility service.
- 17.66.100 - Outside storage of trash.
- 17.66.110 - Plan lines.
- 17.66.120 - Manufactured homes.
CHAPTER 17
67 - DENSITY BONUSES
Sections
CHAPTER 17
70 - SITE PLAN REVIEW
Sections
- 17.70.010 - Purpose.
- 17.70.020 - Site plan review requirement.
- 17.70.030 - Application.
- 17.70.040 - Planning director findings and conditions.
- 17.70.050 - Planning director decision.
- 17.70.060 - Appeal to the planning commission.
- 17.70.070 - Appeal to the council.
- 17.70.080 - Revisions to approved site plan.
- 17.70.090 - Required street dedications and improvements.
- 17.70.100 - Building permits.
CHAPTER 17
72 - NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
Sections
- 17.72.010 - Purpose.
- 17.72.020 - Continuing existing use.
- 17.72.030 - Conditional uses.
- 17.72.040 - Maintenance and repairs.
- 17.72.050 - Abandoned use or building.
- 17.72.060 - Additions, extensions, enlargements and moving.
- 17.72.070 - Change of use.
- 17.72.080 - Restoration of damaged structures.
- 17.72.090 - Nonconforming lots.
- 17.72.100 - Change of zones.
- 17.72.110 - Violations.
CHAPTER 17
78 - AMENDMENTS
Sections
- 17.78.010 - Type—When to be made.
- 17.78.020 - Application for amendment.
- 17.78.030 - Accompanying fee, maps and data.
- 17.78.040 - Calling of public hearing—Rezones.
- 17.78.050 - Notice of public hearing.
- 17.78.060 - Action by commission on proposed amendments.
- 17.78.070 - Submission of recommended amendment to council.
- 17.78.080 - Action by city clerk—Notice of public hearing.
- 17.78.090 - Finding by council.
- 17.78.100 - Action by council—Change in commission recommendation.
- 17.78.110 - Effect of denial of application.
- 17.78.120 - Prezoning.
CHAPTER 17
82 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- 17.82.010 - Purpose.
- 17.82.020 - Zoning administration.
- 17.82.030 - Zoning permit required.
- 17.82.040 - Zoning permit application.
- 17.82.050 - Family day care home permit.
- 17.82.060 - Planning director decision.
- 17.82.070 - Appeal to the planning commission.
- 17.82.080 - Appeal to the city council.
- 17.82.090 - Documents issued in conflict with title provisions.
- 17.82.100 - Violation declared nuisance.
- 17.82.110 - Remedies cumulative.
- 17.82.120 - Enforcement and interpretation.
- 17.82.130 - Violation—Penalty.
CHAPTER 17
84 - APPEALS TO COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Sections
- 17.84.010 - Purpose.
- 17.84.020 - Definitions.
- 17.84.030 - Actions appealable to city council.
- 17.84.050 - Filing notice of appeal with commission.
- 17.84.060 - Notice of appeal—Time limit.
- 17.84.070 - Notice of appeal—Contents.
- 17.84.080 - Appeal fee.
- 17.84.090 - Action by secretary.
- 17.84.100 - Public hearing may be held.
- 17.84.110 - Consideration by commission.
- 17.84.120 - Special appeal procedure for Chapters 17.38 and 17.40.
CHAPTER 17
85 - MEDICAL AND ADULT USE CANNABIS ACTIVITIES AND INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACTIVITIES
Sections
- 17.85.010 - Findings and purpose.
- 17.85.020 - Interpretation and applicability.
- 17.85.030 - Definitions.
- 17.85.040 - Cultivation permit; exemptions.
- 17.85.050 - General conditions and regulations applicable to each authorized medical and adult use cannabis activity and permit.
- 17.85.060 - Cannabis cultivation prohibition.
- 17.85.070 - Indoor medical and adult use cannabis cultivation permitted.
- 17.85.080 - Cannabis manufacturing prohibition.
- 17.85.090 - Medical and adult use cannabis manufacturing and industrial hemp manufacturing permitted.
- 17.85.100 - Cannabis dispensaries prohibited.
- 17.85.110 - Medical and adult use cannabis dispensaries permitted.
- 17.85.120 - Dispensary permit selection process.
- 17.85.140 - Cannabis laboratories and research prohibition.
- 17.85.150 - Medical and adult use cannabis and industrial hemp laboratories and research permitted.
- 17.85.160 - Cannabis distribution prohibition.
- 17.85.170 - Medical and adult use cannabis distribution permitted.
- 17.85.180 - Cannabis packing and processing prohibition.
- 17.85.190 - Medical and adult use cannabis packaging and processing permitted.
- 17.85.200 - Cannabis infusion prohibition.
- 17.85.210 - Medical and adult use cannabis infusion permitted.
- 17.85.220 - General application requirements for all medical and adult use cannabis activity permits.
- 17.85.230 - Grounds for denial.
- 17.85.240 - Enforcement.
- 17.85.250 - Severability.