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A-1 Light Agriculture, Article XIII
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings. Light agriculture, animal husbandry, farm animals (Max. 5 animals per acre). Agricultural mobile homes for owner/farm worker with Plot Plan approval. Kennels/catteries pursuant to provisions of Sec. 18.45. Menagerie, feed store, farm labor camp, and mobile home park with an approved Conditional Use Permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 150 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50 - 75 feet - Other Bldgs
A-2 Heavy Agriculture, Article XIV
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling. Agriculture, animal husbandry, farm animals (Max. 5 animals per acre), agricultural mobile homes for owner/farm worker with Plot Plan approval. Kennels/catteries pursuant to provisions of Sec. 18.45. Lodge hall, feed store, private school, church, real estate office, with approved Plot Plan. Menagerie, farm labor camp, dairy farm, winery, composting facility with an approved Conditional Use Permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 150 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50 - 75 feet - Other Bldgs. per Sect 18.34
A-D Agriculture-Dairy , Article XIVa
Typical Uses Include:
Dairy farming, one-family dwellings in conjunction with a dairy operation, general agriculture, kennels/catteries pursuant to Sec. 18.45, and farms for rabbits, fish , frogs, chinchilla, and other small animals. Grazing of farm animals (Max. 5 per acre). Agricultural mobile homes with approved Plot Plan. Abattoirs with approved Conditional Use Permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20 Acres
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 10 feet
For Dairy Operations:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 25 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50 - 105 feet Other buildings per sec. 18.34
A-P Light Agriculture with Poultry, Article XIIIa
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling. Farms for commercial egg production and poultry. Fish, frogs, chinchilla, and other small animals. Nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, and field crops, packing and processing in connection with farm operations. Grazing of farm animals (Max. 5 animals per acre). Agricultural mobile home with approved Plot Plan.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 5 Acres
Width: 200 feet
For Utility Uses:
Sq. feet: 10,000
Width: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 10 feet
For Commercial Poultry Operations:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 25 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50 - 105 feet (Other Structures per Section 18.34)
C-1 / C-P General Commercial, Article IX
Typical Uses Include:
General business and appurtenant accessory uses, only in enclosed buildings with not more than 200 sq. ft. of outside storage or display of materials. Certain uses permitted with approved Conditional Use Permit. All other uses require Plot Plan approval. Off-site advertising permitted at 500-ft. intervals. On-site operators residence allowed with plot plan approval.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Minimum Setbacks:
No setbacks required for permitted commercial uses under 35 feet in height.
Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front, rear, and side lot lines not less than 2 feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
C-O Commercial Office, Article IXd
Typical Uses Include:
With an approved Plot Plan, administrative and professional offices, provided that no stock is manufactured for retail sales, banks, pharmacies, day care centers, travel agency. With approved Conditional Use Permit: clinics, health and exercise center, hotels, restaurants (not fast food), professional studios.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 25 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 25 feet
* Where front, side, or rear property line adjoins a street, or property zoned R-R, R-1, R-A, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-6, R-T, R-T-R, W-2-M, or S-P.
* No minimum setback when property adjoins zones not specified above.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet
(Per Section 18.34)
C-P-S Scenic Highway Commercial, Article IXb
Typical Uses Include:
Specific wholesale and retail commercial uses with approved Plot Plan. Limited commercial uses with approved Conditional Use Permit. On-site operator's residence allowed with Plot Plan approval.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Minimum Setbacks:
No setbacks required for permitted commercial uses under 35 feet in height.
Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front, rear, and side lot lines not less than 2 feet For each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet
(Per Section 18.34)
C-T Tourist Commercial, Article IXa
Typical Uses Include:
Automobile and truck service stations, restaurants, bars, motels, gift shops, and new/used automobile/truck sales. All used require Plot Plan approval. No residential uses allowed.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 10,000
Minimum Setbacks:
No setbacks required for permitted commercial uses under 35 feet in height.
Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front, rear, and side lot lines not less than 2 feet For each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet
(Per Section 18.34)
C-R Rural Commercial, Article IXc
Typical Uses Include:
Small-scale commercial uses for the convenience of rural residents and travelers. Bed and Breakfast inns, automobile service stations, convenience markets, hotels, motels, professional offices permitted with Plot Plan approval. Animal hospitals, building supply stores, liquor stores, automobile/truck repair garages permitted with approval Conditional Use Permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 25 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 25 feet
* Total building coverage on a single parcel shall not exceed 20% of net lot size.
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
C/V Citrus Vineyard, Article XIVb
Typical Uses Include:
Vineyards, citrus groves, orchards, aviaries, apiaries, greenhouses, produce processing, grazing of farm animals (Max. 5 per acre). With Plot Plan approval: Bed and Breakfast inns pursuant to Sec. 14.73, sampling rooms, incidental gift sales, restaurants. With approved Conditional Use Permit: Commercial stable, breeding operations, equestrian training facility, farm labor camp.
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C-C/V Citrus Vineyard, Article XIVc
Typical Uses Include:
With Plot Plan approval: Bakery shops, day spas, retail nurseries, garden supply stores, produce markets. Buildings and structures shall be designed in a "rural" or "wine country" theme.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 2 1/2 Acres
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 10 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 5 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
Greater heights permitted per sec. 18.34
I-P Industrial Park, Article X
Typical Uses Include:
Planned industrial area with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility. Development subject to area site improvement, landscaping and performance standards. All development requires Plot Plan approval. Limited uses with Conditional Use Permit approval.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 25 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 15 feet
* Minimum 25 feet setback on any street.
* Minimum 50 feet setback on any boundary where property abuts residential or commercially zoned property.
* Setbacks increase for buildings over 35 feet in height.
Maximum Structural Height:
35 feet - All Structures
50 - 105 feet (Per
Section 18.34)
M-H Manufacturing-Heavy, Article XII
Typical Uses Include:
Most light, medium, and heavy industrial and manufacturing uses with Plot Plan approval. Certain uses require approved Conditional Use Permit. Caretakers' residence allowed with approved Plot Plan. Off-site advertising at 500-ft. intervals with Planning approval.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Same as M-SC Zone.
Minimum Setbacks:
Same as M-SC Zone.
Maximum Structural Height:
Same as M-SC Zone.
M-M Manufacturing-Medium, Article XIa
Typical Uses Include:
Most light and medium industrial and manufacturing uses within the SIC Code with Plot Plan approval. Certain uses with approved Conditional Use Permit. Caretakers' residence allowed with approved Plot Plan. Off-site advertising at 500-ft. intervals with Planning approval.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Same as M-SC Zone.
Minimum Setbacks:
Same as M-SC Zone.
Maximum Structural Height:
Same as M-SC Zone.
M-R Mineral Resources, Article XIIa
Typical Uses Include:
Uses permitted: agricultural uses, public utilities, water development and storage. With Conditional Use Permit: sewage sludge/organic waste composting facilities. Uses permitted with Surface Mining Permit: mining, quarrying rock crushing, batch plants. Caretakers' residence permissible. No other residential development permitted. Special development and performance standards required for noise suppression, landscaping, fencing, hours of operation, insurance, ponding, rehabilitation, roads & driveway.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 5 Acres
Width: 200 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 50 feet
Rear: 50 feet
* Except those use permitted in Sec. 12.50a
* Any structure exceeding 50 feet in height shall have front, side, and rear yard setbacks equal to the height.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 105 feet (Per Section 18.34)
M-R-A Mineral Resources & Related Manufacturing, Article XII B
Typical Uses Include:
Uses permitted: agricultural uses, public utilities, water development and storage. With Conditional Use Permit: sewage sludge/organic waste composting facilities. Uses permitted with Surface Mining Permit: mining, quarrying, rock crushing, ore reduction plants, batch plants, specialty processing for mineral products, manufacture of block, pipe, tile, brick, cement, plaster, and asphalt concrete. Caretakers' residence permissible. No other residential development permitted. Special development and performance standards required for noise suppression, landscaping/fencing, hours of operation, insurance, ponding, rehabilitation, roads & driveways.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 5 Acres
Width: 200 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 50 feet
Rear: 50 feet
* Except those use permitted in Sec. 12.60a
* Any structure exceeding 50 feet in height shall have front, side, and rear yard setbacks equal to the height.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 105 feet (Per Section 18.34)
M-SC Manufacturing-Service Commercial, Article XI
Typical Uses Include:
Most light manufacturing and industrial uses defined under the Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) with Plot Plan approval. Uses include food, textile, metal, lumber and wood, leather, chemical products, machinery, electrical equipment, services to selected commercial uses, and caretakers' residence. Conditional Use Permit required for variety of uses such as recycling centers, fuel storage, and batch plants. Off-site advertising permitted at 500-ft. intervals with Planning approval.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Unsewered Lots:
Sq. feet: 10,000
Width: 75 feet
Sewered Lots:
Sq. feet: 7,000
Width: 65 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 25 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 25 feet
* Where front or rear yard adjoins a street, or property zoned R-R, R-1, R-A, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-6, R-T, R-T-R, W-2-M, or S-P.
* No minimum setback when property adjoins zones not specified above.
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet at yard setback line
50 - 105 feet
(Structures per Sec. 18.34)
N-A Natural Assets, Article XV B
Typical Uses Include:
Permitted uses: One-family dwellings, field and tree crops, apiaries limited grazing of cattle, horses, sheep or goats. Uses permitted with Plot Plan: public utility substations, menageries, museums, agricultural mobile homes. Uses permitted with Conditional Use Permit: recreational vehicle parks, hotels, extraction and bottling of well water, ridings academies, golf courses and appurtenant facilities, fishing lakes, camps, guest ranch.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20 Acres
Width: 400 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 100 feet
Side: 50 feet
Rear: 50 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
20 feet
R-1 One Family Dwellings, Article VI
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings, including mobile homes on permanent foundations, limited agriculture, noncommercial keeping of horses with a minimum lot of 20,000 sq. ft. and 100 ft. width, noncommercial keeping of poultry and rabbits with minimum lot area of 1 acre, keeping of 2 sheep or goats with minimum lot area of 2 acres, and home occupations. Mobile home parks with approved conditional use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 7,200
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet and/or 10 feet on corner lots (frontage on 2 streets)
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
Floors: 3
R-1A One-Family Dwellings Mountain Resort, Article VIa
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings. Field crops, tree crops, greenhouses for propagation & culture. Noncommercial keeping of horses, miniature pigs for use of occupant only. Real estate and insurance offices as home occupations. Mobile home parks with an approved conditional use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 7,200
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet and/or 10 feet on corner lots (frontage on 2 streets)
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
Floors: 3
R-2 Multiple-Family Dwellings, Article VII
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling. With approved Plot Plan: Multiple-family dwellings, churches, congregate care residential, Class I kennel/cattery. Multiple-family dwellings on basis of one dwelling unit per 2,500 sq. ft. lot area. Maximum of 60% lot coverage permitted for building. Plot Plan approval required prior to building permit. Single-family subdivisions subject to comprehensive project review (See Sec. 7.11, Ord 348). i.e. Design, architectural, floor plan, lot coverage, usable open space, fencing, grading, viewscape, etc. Mobile home parks with approved conditional use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 7,200
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
* See also Ord. 348, Sec. 7.11 for restricted single-family residential subdivisions.
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet and/or 10 feet on corner lots (frontage on 2 streets)
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
Floors: 3
R-2A Limited Multiple-Family Dwellings, Article VIIa
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling. With approved Plot Plan: Multiple-family dwellings, Class I kennel/cattery, and Churches. Mobile home park with approved conditional use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 7,200
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
* Planned residential developments subject to subdivision map recordation.
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet and/or 10 feet on corner lots (frontage on 2 streets)
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
30 feet
Floors: 2
R-3 General Residential, Article VIII
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling. Home occupations, limited noncommercial animal keeping. With Plot Plan: Multiple-family dwellings, churches, congregate care facilities, business offices, hotels, Class I kennel/cattery. With conditional use permit: mobile home park.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 7,200
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 10 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
* 20 feet front setback for single-family dwellings.
* Setbacks are for buildings not over 35 feet in height, per Sec. 18.16.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet (Per Section 18.34)
R-3A Village Tourist Residential, Article VIIIa
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings, home occupations, limited noncommercial animal keeping. With approved plot plan provided use conducted within and secondary to residential use of one-family dwelling: art, crafts, antique shop, boutique, gift, florist shop, wedding chapel, beauty and barber shop. With 18.30 plot plan: churches, schools, non-profit museum. With conditional use permit: auto/truck service and repair, apartments, hotels, business offices, RV parks, country club.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 9,000
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 10 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
* 20 feet front setback for single-family dwellings.
* Setbacks are for buildings not over 35 feet in height.
* See Sec. 18.18 for detached accessory building setbacks.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet (Per Section 18.34)
R-4 Planned Residential, Article VIIId
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings. Multiple-family dwellings subject to the provisions of R-3 zone and plot plan approval. Minimum of 6,000 sf. overall area per dwelling unit be provided exclusive of streets and commercial areas. Mobile home parks with approved conditional use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 3,500
Width: 40 feet
Depth: 80 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 10 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single-family
50 feet - Other structures
R-5 Open Area Combining Zone Residential Developments
Article VIIIe
Typical Uses Include:
No residential construction permitted. With plot plan approval: Golf courses, clubhouses, and appurtenant facilities, noncommercial community association, recreation and assembly buildings, lakes and picnic grounds, cemetery. Riding academies and stable permitted with approved conditional use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
NONE
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 50 feet
Rear: 50 feet
* Multiple buildings must have 20 feet separation between buildings.
* No structural encroachments permitted in front, side or rear yard except as provided in Sec. 18.19.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet (Per Section 18.34)
R-6 Residential Incentive, Article VIIIf
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings, mobile home on permanent foundation, multiple-family dwellings, planned residential developments, apartments, accessory buildings - provided there is a main building on the lot.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 5,000
Width: 30 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 10 feet
Side: Variable
Rear: 10 feet
* Additional setbacks may be required depending on height, and adjacent land uses.
Maximum Structural Height:
35 - 50 feet
R-A Residential Agricultural, Article VIb
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwellings. Mobile home on permanent foundations on lots less then 2 ½ acres. Noncommercial keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats on lots over 20,000 sf. and 100 ft. in width. Two such animals on each 20,000 sf. up to 1 acre, and two such animals on each additional acre. Some agricultural uses, and limited noncommercial animal husbandry, 4-H projects. Agricultural mobile homes permitted for owner/farm worker for each 10 acres being farmed. Mobile home parks with approved conditional use permit. Churches with approved public use permit.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 150 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50-75 feet - Other buildings per sec. 18.34
Floors: 3
R-D Regulated Development Areas, Article XVa
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling. Apartment houses, hotels, non-profit clubs, and professional offices with Plot Plan approval. Mobile home parks with approved Conditional Use Permit. Noncommercial keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats on lots over 20,000 sq. feet in area and 100 ft. width. Two such animals on each 20,000 sq. feet up to one acre, and two such animals on each additional acre. Some agricultural uses and limited noncommercial animal husbandry, 4-H projects permitted. Agricultural mobile homes permitted for owner/farm worker on lots at least 10 acres being farmed.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 150 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 5 feet
* Setbacks same as the original zone permitting the use.
Maximum Structural Height:
50 - 75 feet (Per Section 18.34)
R-R / R-R-O Rural Residential / Outdoor Advertising, Article Va
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling, mobile homes, light agriculture, animal husbandry, farm animals, (Max. 5 animals per acre), kennels/catteries pursuant to provisions of Sec. 18.45. Numerous commercial uses allowed with Conditional Use Permit. Limited uses allowed with approved Plot Plan.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 1/2 acre
Width: 80 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
* Setbacks same as the original zone permitting the use.
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single-Family
50-75 feet (Other bldgs per sec. 18.34)
Floors: 3
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R-T Mobile Home Subdivisions & Mobile Home Parks, Article VIIIb
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling, or mobile homes on lots. Mobile home parks with approved Conditional Use Permit. All subdivision development shall comply with provisions of Riverside County Ordinance No. 460.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 7,200
Width: 60 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 5 feet
* Mobile home front setback may be reduced to 10 feet if community recreational facilities exist in tract.
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
Floors: 3
* Minimum size of moblie home shall be 450 sq. feet
* Minimum size of conventional one-family house shall be 750 sq. feet
For Subdivisions with recreational facilities:
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 3,600
Width: 40 feet
Minimum frontage of 30 feet
* If Community recreation/open space is developed as part of the subdivision:
- A min. Of 500 sq. feet for each residential lot shall be useable recreational area.
- Combined sq. Footage of community area and lot area, excluding street ROW, shall total no less than 6000 sq. feet for each residential lot.
For Mobile Home Parks:
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 2,500
Width: 30 feet
* The minimum size site that may be developed for a mobilehome park shall be 5 ac. gross.
R-T-R Mobile Home Subdivision - Rural, Article VIIIc
Typical Uses Include:
One-family dwelling, or mobile homes on lots. Noncommercial keeping of horses, cattle, sheep and goats on lots of at least 40,000 sq. ft. Noncommercial keeping of rabbits, birds, and poultry. Other limited agriculture. Home occupations. Kennels/catteries approved pursuant to provisions of Sec. 18.45.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 40,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 5 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet
Floors: 3
R-VC Rubidoux-Village Commercial, Article IXe
Typical Uses Include:
General business and appurtenant accessory uses only in enclosed buildings with not more than 200 sq. ft. of outside storage or display. Certain uses approved with Conditional Use Permit. All other uses require Plot Plan approval. All development shall be subject to an architectural theme as illustrated in the "Rubidoux Village Design Workbook."
PROJECT TYPE 1:
Storefront improvements limited to exterior wall facing street. Project type invokes only the most limited development standards, mostly from the design guidelines. No setbacks required. Max. Height 50 ft.; towers and non-habitable structures 70 feet.
PROJECT TYPE 2:
Improvements to the shell of the structure beyond the storefront, but utilizing the existing buildings and site improvements. No setbacks required. Max. Height 50 ft.; towers and non-habitable structures 70 feet.
PROJECT TYPE 3:
Improvements based on vacant or cleared land requiring new construction. A further distinction is made between small projects with less than 100 feet of Mission Blvd. frontage, and those with more than 100 feet of such frontage. Standard setback is 15 feet behind curb face. Max. Height 50 ft.; towers and non-habitable structures 70 feet.
S-P Specific Plan, Article VIIa
Typical Uses Include:
Residential, commercial, manufacturing, open space, public facilities, health, and community facilities, agricultural uses pursuant to the permit requirements outlined in the adopted specific plan. If the specific plan does not specify a procedure, the use shall be subject to the most restrictive permit procedures contained in any zoning classification where the use is listed.
Uses shall conform to the development standards of the specific plan. If the specific plan lacks one or more standards, the standards from the zone which most closely fits the land use assigned to the site shall be utilized.
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W-1 Watercourse, Watershed & Conservation Areas, Article XVI
Typical Uses Include:
Land subject to periodic flooding and other hazards, and not suitable for permanent occupancy. Permitted uses include agriculture, apiaries, grazing of farm stock, golf courses without buildings, aquaculture. An approved Conditional Use Permit is required for airports, heliports, hunting clubs, shooting ranges, recreational vehicle parks, and athletic fields.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
N/A
Minimum Setbacks:
N/A
Maximum Structural Height:
400 feet - Commercial WECS
50 feet - Other Bldgs
105 feet - Per Section 18.34
W-2 Controlled Development Areas, Article XV
Typical Uses Include:
Allowed uses: One-family dwellings, light agriculture, aviaries, apiaries, grazing of farm animals, animal husbandry. With Plot Plan approval: guest ranches, educational institutions, country clubs, churches, meat cutting/packaging plants without slaughtering. With Conditional Use Permit approval: airport, cemetery, hunting clubs, lumber mill, trail bike park, rodeo arena, commercial stable, menagerie, animal hospital.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 150 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
For Mobile Homes:
Front: 25 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 25 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50 - 75 feet - Per Section 18.34
W-2-M Controlled Development Area with Mobilehomes,
Article XVc
Typical Uses Include:
Same as W-2 Zone but requires a mobile home to have a floor living area of 450 sq. ft. or more, and have the area between ground level and floor level screened from view with an opaque skirt and landscaping.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Sq. feet: 20,000
Width: 100 feet
Depth: 150 feet
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 20 feet
Side: 5 feet
Rear: 10 feet
For Mobile Homes:
Front: 25 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 25 feet
Maximum Structural Height:
40 feet - Single Family
50 - 75 feet - Per Section 18.34
W-E Wind Energy Resource Zone, Article XVII
Typical Uses Include:
Allowed uses: gas, and electric transmission facilities (PUC), electrical substations, railroads, cable television transmission facilities, meteorological towers under 50 ft. in height. Plot Plan approval: meteorological towers over 50 ft. in height, gas and electric transmission facilities (non-PUC), vehicle storage with approved WECS, office, and maintenance buildings with approved WECS, caretakers residence for approved WECS. Conditional Use Permit approval: mining operations exempt from Ordinance No. 555 and SMARA.
Minimum Lot Requirements:
Minimum Setbacks:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 50 feet
Rear: 50 feet
* Setbacks for WECS vary based on surrounding zoning.
Maximum Structural Height:
500 feet - Commercial WECS
20 feet - Other structures
75-400 feet - Per Section 18.34
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