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Ord. No 2686 - Amending Redding Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning ) and (Zoning Exceptions)
ORDINANCE NO. 2686 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING TITLE 18 (ZONING), CHAPTER 18.15 (ZONING EXCEPTIONS) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.15.030 (STANDARDS FOR WHICH EXCEPTIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED), CHAPTER 18.30 ("RL" RURAL LANDS DISTRICT) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.30.020 (LAND USE REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 18.31 (RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: "RE" RESIDENTIAL ESTATE, `RS" RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, AND "RM" RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.31.020 (LAND USE REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 18.32 (OFFICE DISTRICTS; "LO" LIMITED OFFICE AND"GO' GENERAL OFFICE)BY AMENDING SECTION 18.32.020 (LAND USE REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 18.33 (COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS: "NC" NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, "SC" SHOPPING CENTER, "RC" REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, "GC" GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND "HC" HEAVY COMMERCIAL) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 18.33.020 (LAND USE REGULATIONS)AND 18.33.050(RESIDENTIAL USES IN"OFFICE"AND "COMMERCIAL" DISTRICTS), CHAPTER 18.40 (DEVELOPMENT AND SITE REGULATIONS) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.40.120 (TRASH ENCLOSURE CONTAINERS),CHAPTER 18.41 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 18.41.040 (OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED) AND 18.41.100 (SCREENING AND LANDSCAPE), CHAPTER 18.42 (SIGNS) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.42.030(GENERAL STANDARDS), CHAPTER 18.43 (STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 18.43.020 (ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES) AND 18.43.140 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS), CHAPTER 18.60 (USE CLASSIFICATIONS) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.60.020 (RESIDENTIAL USE CLASSIFICATIONS), AND CHAPTER 18.61 (LIST OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.61.020 (DEFINITIONS) THEREBY UPDATING THE ZONING CODE WHEREAS, the City of Redding Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing pertaining to proposed amendments to Redding Municipal Code Title 18, Zoning, on October 14, 2025, and recommended that the City Council adopt said amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redding held a duly noticed public hearing on November 4, 2025, prior to the first reading of this Ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.15 (Zoning Exceptions), Section 18.15.030 (Standards for Which Exceptions May Be Considered) is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.15.030 Standards for Which Exceptions May Be Considered An exception may be considered for the following standards. Additional exceptions may be allowed if, in the opinion of the director, they are of a similar nature or magnitude to those listed below: A. Accessory Structure Front Yard Setbacks. Provided that the minimum front yard setback will be maintained and where adjacent residences will not be adversely affected, the director may allow an accessory structure to be located closer to the street than the existing or proposed residence on the site. B. Buffer Yards, Alternative. The minimum width of a buffer yard required by Schedule 18.40.020-A: Buffer Yards, may be reduced by up to twenty-five percent (25%) provided that the reduction will not increase the potential for land use impacts between adjoining properties given the circumstances of a particular site. C. Building Separation. The Director may authorize a reduction in minimum building separation of up to twenty percent (20%) between buildings if the reduction will maintain compliance with the California Building Code. D. Exceptions to Height Limits. Towers,spires,cupolas,chimneys,elevator penthouses,water tanks,monuments,theater scenery lofts,and similar structures and mechanical appurtenances covering no more than twenty percent (20%) of the top-floor roof area of the structure to which they are attached may exceed height limits by no more than ten feet (10') with no discretionary review. The director may approve greater height upon making the findings required by Section 18.15.040 (Required Findings) of this chapter. E. Fence Height. In any district, the maximum height of any fence, wall, hedge, or equivalent screening may be increased by a maximum of two feet (2') where the topography of sloping sites or a difference in grade between adjoining sites warrants such increase in height to maintain a level of privacy or to maintain effectiveness of screening as generally provided by such fence, wall, hedge, or screening in similar circumstances. F. Front-Yard Setback(Increase). In the "RS" and "RE" districts, the Director may increase the maximum front-yard setback where it is determined that the increase will not unreasonably affect abutting sites. G. Front-Yard Setback (Decrease). In any district, the director may decrease the minimum setback by ten percent (10%) where the decrease will not unreasonably affect abutting sites provided that no exception shall be granted for a garage that is designed to have vehicles back directly out into the street. In addition, the director is authorized to grant a five percent (5%) reduction in any setback requirements where construction has commenced and a mistake was made in the surveying or plans preparation. H. Garage Setback/Sloped Lots. Where the elevation of a lot at a point twenty feet (20') behind the entire frontage of a lot(as measured from the back of curb)is seven feet(7')above or below the level of the curb, a private garage (attached or detached) for a single-family residence may have a minimum front yard setback of ten feet (10') from the front property line of the lot provided that a third open parking space is provided on the site. 1. Lot Size. In any "RE" or "RS" zone, the Director may authorize a maximum ten percent (10%) reduction in parcel area on parcels created by parcel map if two or more existing parcels within two hundred feet(200') of the proposed parcel map are less than the minimum parcel size. J. Multi-story Limitations; Transitional Building Height; Skyplane. The Director may reduce the higher or second-story setbacks required by Section 18.31.030, and/or reduce the building-height limitations established by Sections 18.32.040 and 18.33.040,and/or skyplane requirements by up to twenty percent (20%) upon determining that any of the following are in evidence: 1. Existing rear or side yard setbacks in the abutting "RE" or "RS" district are sufficient to ensure that the intent of the multistory, transitional height or skyplane limitations are met. 2. The difference in existing or proposed finished grade between building sites is such that privacy, height, or bulk impacts to any residential district would not be present if requirements are reduced. 3. The size or configuration of the developing property is such that it is infeasible to meet the limitations of these sections. K. Reserved. L. Parking—Space and Aisle-Dimension Reductions. Because of circumstances unique to a property, such as size, shape, topography, location of easements, or desirable trees, the Director may authorize up to a ten percent (10%) reduction in open parking-space or aisle- width dimension for commercial and multiple-family residential uses with four or more units. Such exception may be allowed only when it is proven that the reduction will not result in a traffic hazard or impact the necessary parking for the use. M. Parking—Reduction in Covered Spaces. For single-family residences in existing neighborhoods, one covered parking space may be permitted by zoning exception when at least one additional off-street parking space is provided on the building site, the subject property is an existing, legally created lot the director determines that the predominate off- street parking arrangement in the immediate vicinity is a single covered space, and that granting the exception would not contribute to an existing on-street parking problem. N. Recreational Vehicle Storage/Parking. 1. Recreational Vehicle Storage. In the"RE"and"RS"districts,the director may approve a zoning exception to allow not more than one recreational vehicle, as defined in Schedule 18.31.030-C,Note(8),to be parked within the front or street side-yard setback area subject to the following findings and requirements: a. The Director finds that the applicant has submitted an affidavit and related materials that affirm the following: i. There is no physical space available to access and/or store the vehicle within an interior side or rear yard. These site conditions include, but are not limited to, such things as: (A) Existing building setbacks and eaves and other building projections (does not include the location of buildings with a size of one-hundred- twenty (120) square feet or less); (B) Location of mature tree(s); (C) Location of HVAC or similar equipment; (D) Existence of substantial slopes. ii. Notices of the zoning exception application shall be sent to all owner(s) of real property sharing a common street frontage within three hundred feet (300') of the applicant's property. Should two (2) or more owners of real property within the notification area object in writing to the approval of the zoning exception or appeal the approval by the Director,the zoning exception shall not be granted. iii. The parking of such vehicles is not prohibited by any conditions, covenants, and restrictions(CC&Rs)applied to the property. The applicant shall provide either: (1) a copy of the CC&Rs applicable to the property or (2) if no CC&Rs have been recorded,a title report for the subject property sufficiently current to determine whether the property is subject to CC&Rs. iv. The vehicle is operable and is owned by and registered to the occupant of the premises upon which it is parked. b. Vehicle Parking Conditions. i. Vehicles shall be parked generally perpendicular to the front property line. ii. Storage shall be allowed only on areas surfaced with all-weather materials, such as concrete, asphalt, brick, stone, gravel, or similar material, and shall not obstruct the ingress or egress to and from existing garage doors. Storage shall not occur within a lawn or other landscaped area. iii. The vehicle shall not be parked closer than two feet (2') to a side property line. iv. No part of the vehicle may extend more than three feet (3') into the public or private right-of-way or be closer than two feet (2') to a public sidewalk. v. Vehicles shall not be occupied for living purposes. vi. The vehicles shall be maintained in a clean and inoffensive manner. Offensive includes,but is not limited to,unrepaired collision damage; broken glass; flat tires; discharge of effluent; discarding of litter or other materials; or a general unsightly exterior appearance as exhibited by peeling paint, rust, or attachment of siding materials not original to the recreational vehicle. Covering of the vehicle by tarp or similar material is not allowed. The use of custom covers made specifically for the type and size of vehicle is permitted. vii. The zoning exception shall not be transferable to a subsequent owner of the property. viii. Registration shall remain current throughout the term of the zoning exception. Note: Vehicles registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles as "Non-Op" are not considered to be registered vehicles for the purpose of this section. ix. Zoning exceptions shall be valid for a period not to exceed three (3) years. Upon application, the director may grant one or more renewals not to exceed a time period of three (3) years for each renewal. Noticing, property owner objection/appeal, and other provisions and requirements pertaining to the original approval shall apply to renewal requests. 2. Parking for Affordable or Disabled Housing Projects. The requirement to provide parking for recreational vehicles for multiple-family units may be waived, provided that the project qualifies as an affordable housing project as defined by the State Government Code and provided that the necessary area for providing the required spaces is set aside and maintained in landscape to allow conversion to parking should the use convert from affordable or disabled housing to standard multiple-family use. O. Reversing the Frontage of a Corner Lot. The front yard and street side yard setbacks on a corner lot that were established at the time of issuance of a building permit for the original structure may be reversed for the purpose of establishing yard requirements provided that: 1) the reversal will not result in the placement of structures that are inconsistent with the general nature of the neighborhood and 2) vehicular and pedestrian safety will not be jeopardized. P. Roof-Mounted Heating and Air Conditioning Equipment. The Director may approve installation of roof-mounted residential heating and air-conditioning equipment provided that the equipment cannot be seen from any existing or future public street, park, school, open space, or other public area for a distance of at least six hundred feet (600'). In making such a determination,the Director shall consider such factors as the method of screening proposed, topography of the site and surrounding sites, and allowable height of existing and future buildings within six hundred feet(600') of the proposed equipment. Q. Accessory Dwelling Units. Size Increase — The Director may authorize up to a twenty percent (20%) increase in the allowable size of an accessory dwelling unit provided that the Director determines that the exception is necessary to provide for the reasonable accommodation for one or more disabled persons who will reside in the accessory dwelling unit. R. Shade Trees in Parking Lot. The Director may authorize a maximum twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the number of shade trees required in a parking lot provided that the total number of trees required is provided in alternate locations on the site adjacent to the parking area. S. Side Yard and Rear Yard Setbacks. In any district, the Director may decrease the minimum setback by not more than twenty percent (20%) where the proposed setback area or yard is in character with the surrounding neighborhood and is not required as an essential open-space or recreational amenity to the use of the site, where such decrease will not unreasonably affect abutting sites. In the "GO" district, one side yard other than a street side yard may be decreased to that established for an adjacent existing building provided that one side yard has a minimum setback of ten feet (10') (fifteen feet (15') if adjacent to an "R" District). T. Sign Height, Increased. The Director may authorize an increase in pole sign height not to exceed thirty-five feet (35') when necessary for sign visibility due to topography; surrounding buildings; existing trees to be preserved, except City street trees; or similar circumstances. The Director shall consider, in addition to visibility or sight obstructions, vehicle speed, visibility/readability from freeway off-ramp locations, or other factors which may negate the benefit otherwise gained by increased sign height. U. Surfacing. The requirement for paving driveways over one-hundred-fifty feet (150') in length may be waived provided that: 1)the first thirty feet(30') from the paved street or back of the sidewalk shall be paved, 2) the driveway-surfacing requirements of the Fire Marshal shall be met, and 3) the driveway is not located within seventy-five feet (75') of an existing or future residence. V. Unique Parking Demand Uses. The Director may authorize up to a ten percent (10%) reduction in the off-street parking requirement upon an adequate showing that parking demand for a use is less than that required by Chapter 18.41, (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of this title. Section 2. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.30 ("RL" Rural Lands District), Section 18.30.020 (Land Use Regulations) is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.30.020 Land Use Regulations Schedule 18.30.020-A below prescribes the land use regulations for the"RL"Residential Districts. The regulations for the district are established by letter designations as follows: "P" designates permitted use classifications. "L" designates use classifications that are permitted, subject to certain limitations prescribed by the additional use regulations contained in this chapter. "S" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Board of Administrative Review. "Sd"designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Director. "U"designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a use permit by the Planning Commission. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.60, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications not listed or not substantially similar to the uses in the schedule below are prohibited. The schedule also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Schedule 18.30.020-A: Use Regulations—"Rural Lands" District �,,_, " �CTseukClas_stficatians, " � RL Acldtional=Regulatons , Residential Uses Single Family P Family Day Care, 6 or fewer P Accessory Dwelling Units P See Section 18.43.140 Junior Accessory Dwelling Units P See Section 18.43.140 Residential Care, Limited P Supportive Housing Facilities P Transitional Housing Facilities P Residential Cannabis Cultivation L19 P See Chapter 6.12 Public and Semipublic Uses Cemetery U Park&Recreation Facilities S Public Safety Facilities S Religious Facilities S Use permit required if over 10,000 sq ft Residential Care, Senior S Must demonstrate provision of high level of care and services Residential Care,General S Must demonstrate provision of high level of care and services Schools, Public or Private U Commercial Uses Bed and Breakfast Establishments Sd See Section 18.43.060 Commercial Recreation U Utilities, Major U Utilities, Minor P Retail Cannabis Sales -- Not permitted Commercial Cannabis Cultivation -- Not permitted Industrial Uses Cannabis Microbusinesses, Distribution, Manufacturing, Processing, -- Not Permitted Testing, and Storage Agriculture and Extractive Uses Crop and Animal Raising Sd Goat Grazing for fire fuel management Sd Mining and Quarrying U See Chapter 18.44 Nurseries Sd Accessory Uses and Structures See Section 18.43.020 Temporary Uses See Chapter 18.17 Nonconforming Uses See Chapter 18.46 L19 Indoor cannabis cultivation permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.12: Cannabis Activity. Section 3. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.31 (Residential Districts: "RE" Residential Estate, `RS" Residential Single Family, and "RM" Residential Multiple Family), Section 18.31.020 (Land Use Regulations), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.31.020 Land Use Regulations Schedule 18.31.020-A below prescribes the land use regulations for the "RE," "RS," and "RM" Residential Districts. The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows: "P" designates permitted use classifications. "L" designates use classifications that are permitted, subject to certain limitations prescribed by the additional use regulations contained in this chapter. "Sd"designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Director. "S" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Board of Administrative Review. "U" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a use permit by the Planning Commission. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.60, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications not listed in the schedule or not substantially similar to the uses below are prohibited. The schedule also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Schedule 18.31.020-A: Use Regulations—Other"Residential" Districts iI � rik,� r�F � 'r°�. .iiumuo °� �mop � a7,n��; i -�, seClassificationsG _ RE:, E FRS_ ,RM Additional Regulations p Residential Uses Single Family P P P (4) Two-Family Dwelling — L1 P (3)(6) Residential Condominium and P (9) Condominium Conversions Manufactured Home Park U RM-6 through RM-10 districts only Site development permit required for 5 or more Multiple Family(Apartments) P dwelling units on a parcel. See Schedule 18.31.030-B for maximum allowable densities. (3)(6) Dwelling Group S Group Residential — S Family Day Care,6 or fewer P P P Family Day Care, 7-14 P P P Accessory Dwelling Units P P P See Section 18.43.140 Junior Accessory Dwelling Units P P — See Section 18.43.140 Residential Care, Limited P P P Supportive Housing Facilities P P P (8) Transitional Housing Facilities P P P (8) Residential Cannabis Cultivation L19 P L19 P L19 See Chapter 6.12 Public and Semipublic Uses Clubs& Lodges S Community Centers — S S Day Care Center(15 or more) U U S See Section 18.43.070 Park& Recreation Facilities S S S Parking Lots S S S For adjacent office or commercial use only; covered parking must be at a residential scale. Public Safety Facilities U U S Religious Facilities S S S Residential Care, General S S S (1), (2) Residential Care, Senior S S S (1),(2) Schools, Public or Private U U U Commercial Uses Bed and Breakfast Establishments Sd Sd Sd See Section 18.43.060 Commercial Recreation L2 L2 — U ICI si�cn f611 eF �cc ee ee " l!t ,"9'"" i � � n�..,e sill ions �� ��7 �� se,�. ass�cat�ons � ��a� �R�� R�`�=,k�z RM ' �. _ ��ddit�orcal'Regulations � ��. Food and Beverage Sales U U U Not to exceed 3,500 sf;no gasoline sales or liquor stores Offices,Business& Professional S (5),(7) Retail Cannabis Sales Not permitted Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Not permitted Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Uses Utilities, Minor P P P Industrial Uses Cannabis Microbusinesses, Distribution, Not Permitted Manufacturing, Processing, Testing, and Storage Agriculture and Extractive Uses Goat Grazing for fire fuel management Sd Sd Sd Accessory Uses and Structures See Section 18.43.020 Temporary Uses See Chapter 18.17 Nonconforming Uses See Chapter 18.46 Specific Limitations L 1 Only in RS-3.5 and RS-4 with approval of a site development permit and when in character with the existing or proposed neighborhood and consistent with the general plan density for the subject property. L2 Golf courses,racquet clubs, health and fitness clubs(public and private)allowed in these residential districts on parcels 5 acres and larger with approval of a use permit. L19 Indoor cannabis cultivation permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.12: Cannabis Activity (1) Residential Care Facilities in the "RE" and"RS" Districts shall not exceed the population density that would otherwise result from typical residential development based on the standard of 2.47 persons per household. For example, a two-acre parcel in a "RS-3" District would be limited to fifteen (15) persons receiving care (2x3x2.47=15 persons). (2) In the "RE" and "RS" Districts, any facility over five thousand square feet (5,000 ft2) shall be developed in accordance with the"RM-10" District,except that building height shall not exceed thirty-five feet(35'). (3) Site development permit issued by the Director shall be required for development on all parcels within an"RM" District where said parcel was created by a subdivision of five(5)or more parcels. (4) Single-family prohibited in"RM"District on lots created after adoption of this section except in a"PD"Planned Development District and for small-lot subdivisions. (5) The Director may require buffer yards on side and rear property lines of the office development as specified in Section 18.40.020. (6) Site development permit issued by the Director shall be required for construction of any units on a parcel without public-street access. (7) Size limit: five thousand square feet (5,000 ft2). Limited to conversion of existing structures in "RM-12" through "RM-30" Districts; new construction is allowed in "RM-6" through "RM-10"Districts. (8) Permitted use subject to consistency with the definition of the use contained in Chapter 18.60. Proposed transitional and supportive facilities that are inconsistent with Chapter 18.60 may be allowed only in the "RM" District subject to first obtaining a site development permit approved by the Board of Administrative Review. (9) Permitted use subject to the requirements of Section 18.43.170 and the condominium subdivision requirements of Chapters 17.30 and 17.34;see Schedule 18.31.030-B for maximum allowable densities. Section 4. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.32 (Office Districts: LO" Limited Office and "GO' General Office), Section 18.32.020 (Land Use Regulations), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.32.020 Land Use Regulations Schedule 18.32.020-A and Section 18.32.030 below prescribe the land use regulations and discretionary permit requirements for "Office" Districts. The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows: "P" designates permitted use classifications subject to the provisions of Schedules - 18.32.030-A and 18.32.030-B. "L" designates use classifications that are permitted, subject to certain limitations prescribed by the additional use regulations or standards for specific uses in Chapter 18.43, Standards for Specific Land Uses. "Sd" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Director. "S" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Board of Administrative Review. "U" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a use permit by the Planning Commission. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.60, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications not listed or not substantially similar to the use in the schedule below are prohibited. The schedule also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Schedule 18.32.020-A: Use Regulations—"Limited Office" and "General Office" Use,Classifications LQ -,GO', .„Additional RegWations Residential Uses L7 S See Section 18.33.050 Accessory Dwelling Units — L23 P See Section 18.43.140 Residential Cannabis Cultivation LI9 P L19 P See Chapter 6.12 Public and Semipublic Uses Clinics Sd P Clubs& Lodges — P Colleges and Trade Schools, Public or Private — P Community Centers U Cultural Institutions — _ P Day Care Center(14 or more) S P Government Offices P P G n ! Use Classifcattans �, " '"°" .�..`GU'� Add tioii'a1 Reg"ulation3: Hospitals(including emergency care) — P Park&Recreation Facilities U U Public Safety Facilities S S Religious Facilities S P Residential Care,General S P Residential Care, Senior S P Schools, Public or Private S P Commercial Uses Ambulance Services S S Animal Sales and Services L6 L6 Banks and Savings& Loans L3 L4 Business Services P P Eating and Drinking Establishments Restaurants, Full Service P P Drive-up/Drive-through Service Hotels and Motels — S Laboratories P P Maintenance and Repair Services Offices, Business& Professional P P Offices, Medical& Dental P P Parking, Office Sd Sd Parking, Structures U U Personal Services P P Retail Sales L5 L5 Neighborhood Retail L5 L5 Community Retail Travel Services P P Retail Cannabis Sales -- -- Not permitted Commercial Cannabis Cultivation -- -- Not permitted Transportation, Communication,and Utilities Uses Communication Antennae and Transmission Towers _ — U See Section 18.40.010 Communication Facilities within Buildings Sd P Utilities, Major — U Utilities, Minor P P Industrial Uses Cannabis Microbusinesses, Distribution, Manufacturing,Processing, -- -- Not permitted Testing,and Storage Agriculture and Extractive Uses Goat Grazing for fire fuel management Sd Sd Accessory uses and Structures See Section 18.43.020 Temporary Uses See Chapter 18.17 NonConforming Uses See Chapter 18.46 7.` II � �. " w.G .um �oP, nni .�. � is es is es,'� . . :, i Use classifications , L© GU Add.honal Regulations Specific Limitations: L3 No drive-through service. L4 Site development permit required for drive-through service. L5 Limited to pharmacies up to 5,000 square feet. L6 Site development permit required for kennels. Outdoor dog runs are prohibited. L7 Only as a secondary use with a site development permit. L 19 Indoor cannabis cultivation permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.12: Cannabis Activity. L23 Only as an accessory use to a multiple-family dwelling. Section 5. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.33 (Commercial Districts: "NC" Neighborhood Commercial, "SC" Shopping Center, "RC" Regional Commercial, "GC" General Commercial, and "HC" Heavy Commercial) by Amending Sections 18.33.020 (Land Use Regulations) and 18.33.050 (Residential Uses in"Office" and "Commercial" Districts), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.33.020 Land Use Regulations Schedule 18.33.020-A and Section 18.33.030 below prescribe the land use regulations and discretionary permit requirements for "Commercial" Districts. The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows: "P" designates permitted use classifications subject to the provisions of Schedules 18.33.030-A and 18.33.030-B. "L" designates use classifications that are generally subject to certain limitations prescribed by the additional use regulations contained in this chapter subject to the provisions of Schedules 18.33.030-A and 18.33.030-B. "Sd" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Director. "S" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Board of Administrative Review. "U" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a use permit by the Planning Commission. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.60, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications not listed or not substantially similar to the uses in the schedule below are prohibited. The schedule also notes additional regulations that apply to various uses. As described in Section 18.01.050(C), Establishment of Subdistricts, two sub-designations are depicted on the zoning map that refines the types of uses appropriate in certain geographic areas within a base district. Schedule 18.33.020-A provides regulations for base districts as well as those where visitor-serving and retail uses are encouraged ("VR" sub-designator). Schedule 18.33.020-A: Use Regulations—"Commercial" Districts USC C�aSS1f1Cat1011S cc » ` �» cc y,» cc » cc ,,,» � ANC SG RC GEC HCa t Addttional Re�ulattons g,, 3'S t „ E �ti SK �d�t i�i:a �� Fawa »�'i �.�� 1�- i� t �;I��iiii '.1VRIgr� 5iy i.�`, mior III , loft ...i. Residential Uses Single-Family L7 L7 — L6 See Sections 18.33.050 and Residential Condominium and Condominium L7 L7 L7 S S 18.43.170, and subdivision Conversions requirements of Chapters 17.30 and 17.34. Multiple-Family L7 L7 L7 S S — See Sec. 18.33.050 Accessory Dwelling Units - - - L23 P L23 P - See Section 18.43.140 Supportive Housing Facilities - - - S S S Multiple-Family Only Transitional Housing Facilities - - - S S S Multiple-Family Only Residential Cannabis Cultivation Ll9 P L19 P L19 P L19 P L19 P L19 P See Chapter 6.12 Public and Semipublic Uses Clinics L8 L8 P P SD P Clubs and Lodges — — P — Colleges and Trade Schools,Public or Private — S S P — S Community Centers UUU U — S Community Social Service Facilities U Cultural Institutions L8 L8 P P Sd Sd Day Care Center(14 or More) P P P Government Offices L8 L8 P P P P Hospitals — — — S — — Park and Recreation Facilities S S S S S — Parking,Public — S S S S S Public Maintenance and Service Facilities Public Safety Facilities L8 P L8 P U U Religious Facilities S S S P S S Residential Care,General S — — Sd — — »Usecc » u » cc »Pc1i lasfications sC RC ,,, HCz - `IIIln ,uli7+�', �M . ;-. d11,4 1,' 1 i , ,mi 14 .:, Schools.Public or Private S S S S — S Commercial Uses Adult Business Establishments - - - - - U See Section 18.43.020 Animal Sales and Services L8 P P P S P Adjacent to an "R" District, outdoor kennels prohibited Large Animal Veterinary Services — P — P Banks and Savings and Loans L4 L4 L4 L4 Sd L4 Bed and Breakfast Establishments — — — Sd Sd — See Sec. 18.43.060 Building Materials and Services — — S S P Business Services L8 P P P P P Commercial Recreation S S S S S S Commercial Entertainment — P P P P — Convenience Gas Mart S S S S S S See Sec. 18.43.090 Site development permit- Eating and Drinking Establishments Director required for outdoor seating Bars/Nightclubs/Lounges U S S S S S Restaurants, Full Service P P P P P P Drive-Up/Drive-Through Service L3 Sd Sd Sd Sd Sd See Sec. 18.43.080 P P P P P P Food and Beverage Sales Food Preparation P P P P P P Funeral Parlors and Mortuaries — — P — P Home Improvement Sales and Services L8 L8 P P — P Homeless Shelters P See Sec. 18.43.160 Hotels and Motels S S S S Must meet Calif Building Hotel,Residential U U U Code requirement for efficiency dwelling unit. Laboratories — P P P P P Maintenance and Repair Services L9 L9 L9 L9 L9 L9 See Section 18.43.050 Offices,Business and Professional L8 P P P P P USe C�aSSIICatlO11S 1 cc cc ee cc te, GG !F t' �, NCB SC� RC; CG �VR'�'� HCih flddlhi�nalRegul�atlonsii�h Offices.Medical&Dental L8 P P P P P Parking Facilities,Commercial — S S S S S Personal Improvement Services P P P P P P Recreational Vehicle Parks — U — U Personal Services P P P P P P Retail Sales P P P P P P/L10 See Section 18.43.130 Recycling Station L7 L7 L7 L7 L7 L7 Travel Services P P P P P P Vehicle Equipment Sales and Services Automobile Rentals — — S Sd — Sd Automobile/vehicle Repair,Major L11 L13 L11 See Sec. 18.43.050 Automobile/Vehicle Repair,Minor — L11 L11 L11 L13 L11 See Sec. 18.43.050 Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Leasing S Sd L13 Sd Automobile Washing — S S Sd L7 Sd Heavy Equipment Sales,Service,&Rental U S Large Vehicle Sales, Service,& Rental — S L13 S Vehicle Storage — — S — S Retail Cannabis Sales -- L20 P L20 P L20 P L20 P L20 P See Chapter 6.12 Commercial Cannabis Cultivation -- -- -- -- -- Sd See Chapter 6.12 Industrial Uses Contractors' Office&Shop Buildings S Contractors' Storage Yards S See Sec. 18.43.130 Handicraft/Custom Manufacturing — L8 L8 L8 L8 P Industry,General U Self-Storage Warehouses — — S — S See Sec. 18.43.150 Warehousing and Storage S Cannabis Microbusinesses,Distribution, Sd See Chapter 6.12 Manufacturing,Processing,Testing,and Storage `"' K ?'- 1 =g Use Class�t7�cat►ons ,,. � NG inI�SC j RG , GC „ HC, Additionat Reg4ons. Agriculture and Extractive Uses Goat Grazing for fire fuel management Sd Sd Sd Sd Sd Sd Transportation, Communication,and Utilities Uses Communication Antennae/Transmission Towers — U U U U U See Sec. 18.40.010 Communication Facilities Within Buildings — Sd P P — P Freight/truck Terminals and Warehouses S Transportation Passenger Terminals S S S S S S Truck Weigh Stations S Utilities,Major — — U U — U Accessory Uses and Structures See Sec. 18.43.020 Temporary Uses See Chapter 18.17 Nonconforming Uses See Chapter 18.46 Specific Limitations: L3 No drive-through service except for establishments not exceeding 150 square feet in developed neighborhood commercial projects exceeding 2 acres in area. Site development permit required. L4 Site development permit required for drive-through. L6 Caretakers'quarters only,not to exceed 1,000 square feet. Site Development Permit-Director required. L7 Only as an accessory use subject to approval of a site development permit. L8 Small-scale only(5,000 square feet or less). L9 No outdoor storage unless a site development permit is approved by the Director. LIO No shopping centers,power centers,or similar uses allowed. LII Site development permit required if site abuts an"R"district. L 12 Reserved L-13 Establishment of new uses is prohibited. Enlargements of existing facilities up to 10 percent are allowed by site development permit issued by the Director. Other expansions/enlargements, including expansions affecting more than a single parcel, shall require approval of a use permit. Such expansions shall not be approved if they involve property not owned or legally controlled by the business entity prior to adoption of this section. Proof of compliance shall be submitted at the time of application for the expansion/enlargements. Such intensifications shall be subject to compliance with all adopted site and building design criteria and development standards applicable within the zoning district and such other site and building design elements determined necessary by the approving authority to ensure compatibility with surrounding conforming uses. L19 Indoor cannabis cultivation permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.12:Cannabis Activity L20 Retail sales of cannabis products permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.12:Cannabis Activity. L23 Only as an accessory use to a multiple-family dwelling. 18.33.050 Residential Uses in "Office" and "Commercial" Districts This section establishes the standards under which residential uses may be conducted in office and commercial districts where allowed by this chapter. A. Except in the"General Commercial"and"General Office"Districts, all residential uses shall be accessory to the intended use of the property as expressed in the General Plan and this code and shall not occupy greater floor area than the principal use. B. Free-standing residential uses in the "General Commercial" District shall be consistent with the density and development requirements of the"RM-15"district. Free-standing residential uses in the "General Office" District shall be consistent with the density and development requirements of the "RM-10" District(see Chapter 18.31, Residential Districts). C. Separate dedicated parking facilities shall be provided for residential uses in mixed-use projects. D. Accessory dwelling units should be located to minimize impacts from noise, on-site traffic circulation, outdoor activities, and other impacts that may result from the principal use of the property. E. Accessory dwelling units shall incorporate the same architectural features,building materials, and landscape theme as the principal use. F. Buffer yards shall be provided for residential uses at the side and rear property lines of the residential development if required by the Director. Section 6. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.40 (Development and Site Regulations), Section 18.40.120 (Trash Enclosure Containers) is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.40.120 Trash Container Enclosures A. Purpose. 1. To establish design and locational criteria for the construction of trash-, organic- and recycling-container enclosures in conjunction with multiple-family residential, commercial, and industrial developments. The Director is authorized to require that a trash-, organic- and recycling-container enclosure meeting the standards of this section be constructed as a condition of obtaining a site development permit, use permit, or building permit on any site that does not have the required enclosure. 2. To ensure that enclosures are functional, serviceable, durable, unobtrusive, and architecturally compatible with the adjacent buildings. 3. To ensure adequate areas for the storage of recyclable materials as required by the California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Act of 1991, Recycling Act of 1991, AB 341, Senate Bill (SB) 1383, SB 1826 and City Ordinance 2648 (9.28.30). B. Applicability. 1. Trash-, organic- and recycling-container enclosures. Required for all new multiple- family developments consisting of four (4) or more dwelling units and for all office, commercial,and industrial developments.Alterations(including cumulative alterations) resulting in a cumulative increase in floor area of 20 percent or more require installation of a recyclable-materials closure. 2. Trash, organic and recycling enclosures may be functionally combined into a single unit or may be established at separate locations on a parcel subject to the design criteria established by this chapter and the approval of the Director. 3. The Director is authorized to require that a trash-container enclosure meeting the standards of this code be constructed as a condition of obtaining a building permit on any site that does not have such an enclosure. Schedule 18.40.120-A: Applicability of Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal Regulations IZomng+District - `c' Elpphcabtility„ R 4 or more dwelling units 0, I, PS All development C All development' Note:' For residential development in"C"districts,applies only to 5 or more multiple-family dwellings. C. Location and Orientation. All enclosures shall comply with the California Fire Code and shall meet the following requirements unless it is demonstrated that they are infeasible as determined by the Director. A building permit shall not be issued for a project until documentation of approval of the location is provided by the Director. 1. No enclosures shall be located within any required front-yard or street side-yard setback areas unless it is satisfactorily demonstrated to the Director that due to originality of design, architectural treatments, and lack of visibility of loading areas, the location meets the intent of this section. 2. Trash enclosures with a 50-foot unobstructed approach shall be located so that front- load equipment having a 17.5-foot wheel base and an outside turning radius of 45 feet has sufficient maneuvering area and, if feasible, so that the collection equipment can avoid backing. The enclosure pad with an apron area 10 feet in width and 12 feet in length shall not have a slope,including cross slope, exceeding 2 percent. The pad shall not be elevated above the apron. 3. The enclosure openings shall be oriented so that front-load disposal equipment can head in directly to the enclosure opening to access the container without removing it from the enclosure. 4. Trash enclosures shall be located so that front-load equipment can enter and exit the property using through driveways, thus avoiding backing maneuvers. If through driveways are not practical, sufficient maneuvering area shall be provided to allow collection equipment to turn around. Enclosures shall not be placed in areas where collection equipment will have to back into the street to exit the property. The Solid Waste Division may approve alternate locations where considered appropriate based on site constraints, such as site size and layout, and taking into consideration the average number of vehicle trips on abutting streets. 5. Recycling enclosures shall be located within 10 feet of a driveway aisle or parking area. A 4-foot-wide concrete walkway shall be provided between the enclosure entrance and the driveway or parking area. The slope of the walkway shall not exceed 5 percent. 6. All enclosure types shall be consolidated to minimize the number of collection sites and located so as to reasonably equalize the distance from the building spaces they serve. 7. The area in front of all enclosure types shall be kept clear of obstructions; shall not be utilized for parking; and shall be painted, striped, and marked "No Parking." D. Materials, Construction, and Design. The various components of trash- and recycling- container enclosures shall be constructed and thereafter maintained as follows: 1. Minimum Size. The size of trash and/or recycling-container enclosures shall be determined by the Solid Waste Division and will be based on the container sizes required by that Division. 2. Minimum Height. Six feet for all enclosures. 3. Enclosure Material. Solid masonry or concrete tilt-up with decorated exterior-surface finish compatible to the main structure(s). If the enclosure is not visible from a public walkway, street, or residential area, the enclosure may be constructed of chain-link fencing with wood or plastic inserts. 4. Gate Material. Decorative, solid, heavy-gauge metal or of a heavy-gauge metal frame with a covering of a view-obscuring material. If not visible from a public street or residential area, the enclosure gates may be constructed of chain link with wood or plastic inserts. 5. Gate Construction. Gates shall be hung so that they do not decrease the minimum width requirement for the enclosure opening (see diagram below). Gates are to be secured in the closed position by steel cane bolts. Holes are to be drilled in the adjacent asphalt for the cane bolts to hold the enclosure gates in the wide-open position, minimally 120 degrees, during collection. 6. Enclosure Pad. Four-inch-thick-minimum concrete pad. 7. Bumpers. Bumpers measuring at least 2 inches high by 6 inches wide shall be affixed on the floor of the interior at the base of the trash enclosure walls for the protection of the enclosure walls. The bumpers should be made of concrete, steel, or other suitable material and shall be anchored to the concrete pad. 8. Protection for Enclosures. Concrete curbs or equivalent shall protect enclosures from adjacent vehicle parking and travelways. 9. Travelways and Area in Front of Enclosure. A 50-foot unobstructed approach with an adequate base to support a truck weight of 62,000 pounds. 10. Signs. A sign clearly identifying the recycling collection area(s) and the materials accepted shall be posted adjacent to the recycling-container enclosure. The sign shall be a minimum of 17 inches high by 22 inches long. Lettering shall consist of not less than one-inch letters. 11. Trees. Trees shall not be planted that will canopy over or overhang a trash enclosure E. Combined Trash- and Recycling-Container Enclosures These enclosures shall utilize separate compartments, although the entrances may be served by a common gate. The enclosure shall be designed such that the recycling bins can be serviced without removal of the trash container. The requirements of Subsection D (Materials, Construction, and Design) shall apply. Section 7. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.41 (Off-Street Parking and Loading), Section 18.41.040 (Off-Street Parking Spaces Required) and 18.41.100 (Screening and Landscape), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.41.040 Off-Street Parking Spaces Required All covered and uncovered off-street parking spaces required by Schedule 18.41.040-A shall be improved and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Unless otherwise approved pursuant to Sections 18.41.030(G) or (J), the required parking spaces shall be located on the same building site as the use or building they are intended to serve. On- street parking within public or private streets or parking in a driveway shall not be used to satisfy the off-street parking requirement except for planned developments and condominiums or as exempted by the provisions of a specific plan, neighborhood plan, or resolution governing a specific area adopted by the City Council. Schedule 18.41.040-A: Parking Spaces Required OFF-STREET PARKING k SPAC titE"WREMENTS Caretakers' quarters 2 spaces per unit Animal services 1 space per 350 square feet of gross floor area. Automotive parts stores 1 space per 350 square feet of gross floor area. Automotive repair service 1 space per 350 square feet of gross floor area. Automotive sales 1 space per 2,000 square feet of interior and/or exterior sales, display, or storage area up to a total 20 spaces, plus 1 space. Bank 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. Bar 1 parking space for each 3 seats, plus 1 space for each 40 square feet of dance floor or assembly area. Boardinghouse 1 parking space per each bedroom plus 2 additional parking spaces overall. Boat sales 1 space per 2,000 square feet of interior and/or exterior sales, display, or storage area up to a total 20 spaces, plus 1 space. Bowling alley 4 parking space per each bowling lane plus 1 parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to accessory uses. Bulk retail store 1 parking space for each 600 square feet of gross floor area. Colleges and trade schools, Public or Private 1 parking space for every 15 square feet in the classroom seating. Call Centers 1 space for each employee. Card room 1 parking space for each 2 seats in the play area plus 1 space per 3 seats in any bar or dinner area. Condominium(residential) 1.5 spaces per on-bedroom or efficiency units, 2 parking spaces per unit for 2 or more bedroom units, plus 1 guest parking for each 5 units and 1 recreational-vehicle parking space for each 5 units. For 2-bedroom condominiums, I required space shall be covered. For 3 or more bedroom condominiums, there shall be 2 covered spaces. Day care center/preschool 1 parking space for each 10 students plus 1 space for each teacher/employee plus 1 passenger loading space. Dry cleaners(non-institutional) 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area. Dwelling groups Parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of each individual unit type. (See Single Family, Two-Family Dwelling, and/or Multiple Family, as applicable) Elderly housing .5 space per 1-bedroom unit; .66 space per 2-bedroom unit. ' �; �'� i� � a �i r� � �i �i�ii�a s�i�. ma d�9� UsE: SP—ACE1 QUIREMENi1 S }` Furniture and large appliance store 1 parking space per 750 square feet of gross floor area. Golf driving range 1 parking space for each driving tee. Health club and fitness studio 1 parking space for each 125 square feet of gross floor area for the initial 5,000 square feet of building area. 1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided for that building area which exceeds 5,000 square feet. 1 parking space shall be provided for each 350 square feet of enclosed swimming pool and deck area. Hospital 1.5 parking spaces per bed and 1 space for every 225 square feet of gross floor area dedicated to outpatient or office use. Hotel, Residential 1 parking space for each unit, plus 2 spaces. Industry a. Assembly(the combining of manufactured parts 1 parking space per 750 square feet of gross floor to make a completed product) area. b. Manufacturing 1 parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. c. Warehouse/distribution 1 parking space for each 1,250 square feet of gross floor area for buildings between -0- and 20, 000 square feet in area; 1 parking space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area for the building area between 20, 000 and 40, 000 square feet, and 1 parking space for each 4,000 square feet of gross floor area for the building area over 40, 000 square feet. Laundry(coin operated) 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. Medical office, clinic, or physical therapy services 1parking space for each 225 square feet of gross floor area. Special requirements for provision of accessible parking may apply—see Section 18.41.170(A)(1)(c). Ministorage(self-storage)/long-term, public storage 3 spaces plus 2 spaces for manager's unit where individual units are accessible by vehicles; 1 space per 10,000 square feet where individual units are not accessible by vehicles. Mobile home park 2 parking spaces per unit, 1 of which shall be covered, plus 1 guest space for each 5 units plus 1 recreational- vehicle space for each 5 units. Mortuary 1 parking space for every 4 seats in the principle seating area plus 3 parking spaces overall , or 1 parking space for each 45 square feet in the principal seating area, whichever is the greater. Motel/hotel 1 parking space for each motel unit plus 2 spaces. 5 percent of the required spaces shall be pull through RV spaces(48 feet by 10 feet, unless an alternative design can be proven to be as effective). Multiple-family dwelling 1.5 parking spaces per one-bedroom unit, 1.75 parking spaces per 2-bedroom unit, 2 parking spaces per each 3-bedroom unit, plus 1 guest space for each 5 units FUSE ,`__, 1 44 i LL SACS°REQUIREME TIS u L i7 a 4-2-4 that are provided beyond the initial 30 units, plus recreational-vehicle spaces equal to 5 percent of the required number of parking spaces. Recreational vehicle spaces shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide by 25 feet in length. Required parking in developments serving low-and moderate-income seniors may be reduced by 50 percent. Personal services 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. Planned(residential)development 2 covered spaces per unit,plus 1 guest space for each 5 units, plus 1 recreational-vehicle space for each 5 units unless approved otherwise with the Planned Development Plan. Recreational vehicle spaces shall be provided in a common parking area maintained by a homeowner's association or other approved entity. Pool and billiard room 1.5 parking spaces for each table. Professional office 1 parking space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area. Real estate office 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. Religious facilities, social hall, club, lodge, 1 parking space for each 4 seats in the principal community center, other public assembly seating theatre area, or 1 parking space for every 40 square feet in the place of principal seating/assembly area, whichever is the greater, plus 1 passenger loading space. Each 24 inches of bench-type seating is to be considered 1 seat. Research and development 1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. Residential care, senior and general 1 parking space for each 3 beds. Restaurant a. Sit-down 1 parking space for each 3 seats. Up to 30 percent of the number of seats provided indoors may be provided outdoors without additional required parking, provided that the number of parking spaces required for the number of indoor seats is met. b. Drive-through, fast-food, or self service 1 parking space for each 75 square feet of gross floor area. Required reservoir spaces shall count towards required parking. c. Coffee kiosk 1 parking space per window, plus 1 space. Retail a. Enclosed 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of gross leasable floor area for single-tenant buildings of 10,000 square feet of floor area or greater and 1 space for each 250 square feet of gross leasable floor are for single-tenant buildings of less than 10,000 square feet of floor area and all multi-tenant buildings. Multi- tenant buildings may be occupied by any mix of permitted uses and uses permitted with the approval of 1 SEA : '0; 4 1P` 1L4 1ItCA1 L J a 0 00 P — a Site Development Permit or Use Permit. (Note: Parking requirements for shopping centers approved, by Use Permit, Site Development Permit, or other discretionary approval shall be determined by the final decision making body). b. Outdoor 1 space for each 750 square feet of outdoor display area. c. Open lot nursery 1 space for each 1,250 square feet of outdoor display area. Accessory dwelling unit I covered or uncovered space for each new, detached unit on a lot with an existing single-family dwelling or multiple-family dwelling. Single-family dwelling 2 covered spaces. Two-family dwelling 1 covered space per unit plus 1 other space per unit. A. Bicycle Parking. Projects must comply with the short-term and long-term bicycle parking requirements, as applicable, of Section 5.106.4 of the California Green Building Standards Code. B. Visitor Parking. On-street parking may be counted toward the visitor-parking requirement for planned developments or condominiums provided that the street has an eight-foot (8') -wide parking lane that is not posted or likely to be posted prohibiting parking and that to qualify as one visitor-parking space, there must be an uninterrupted twenty-two-foot (22') -long space and a public sidewalk adjacent to the street. C. Company Vehicles. Commercial or industrial uses are to provide one parking space for each company vehicle which is parked on the site during normal business hours. Such space may be located within a building. D. Motorcycle Parking. Facilities with twenty-five (25) or more spaces may provide motorcycle parking at a rate not exceeding three percent (3%) of required spaces. Such spaces shall be counted toward meeting the total number of spaces required for the development by this Chapter. Spaces delineated for motorcycle parking shall have a minimum area of four feet by ten feet(4' by 10')and shall be identified as a motorcycle space by signs or pavement delineation. 18.41.100 Screening and Landscape A. Fencing. In order to reduce or eliminate headlight glare and loss of privacy, newly constructed outdoor off-street parking areas that cause vehicle headlights to be cast upon a neighboring residential window or a vacant lot in a residential district shall be screened with a masonry wall or a solid wooden fence not less than four feet (4') in height. Said screening shall be maintained in good condition at all times, shall be kept free at all times of advertising signs, and shall be set back from any abutting public street a distance equal to the distance which such parking area must be set back from any abutting public street. No wall shall be required where there exists a wall that complies with the requirements of this paragraph, either on the common property line or adjacent thereto, on either side of the common property line, provided, however, that if such wall is thereafter removed, a replacement wall shall be required forthwith from the owner of the parking facility. Where a wood fence is substituted for a solid masonry wall, such fence shall be constructed so that the boards overlap or are otherwise designed such that a person cannot see through them as a result of subsequent shrinkage. The fence shall have fence posts of either wood treated to resist rot and termites or of iron, steel, or masonry; and in all cases, fence posts must be set in concrete. Under no circumstances shall walls, fences, or shrubbery be placed or maintained on the property in such a manner as to interfere with visibility so as to endanger safe ingress and egress. As an alternative to a fence, an earth berm, or earth berm and wall, can be substituted for the required fence. B. Street-Side Planter. The required front and corner side-yard setbacks shall be landscaped. Notwithstanding the setback requirements established by this ordinance, where a parking lot abuts a two-lane public street, it shall be separated therefrom by a planter not less than ten feet (10') in width. Where a parking lot abuts a four-lane-or-more public street or a street designated on the General Plan as a four-lane-or-more arterial street, it shall be separated therefrom by a planter not less than fifteen feet (15') in width. In commercial districts, landscaped setbacks from non-access State highways shall average no less than twenty (20) feet (15 feet minimum). Planter-width requirements are as measured from the property line. Planter-width minimums can be met using variable widths and may encroach into setback areas provided that the average width meets the minimum-width requirements as determined by the Development Services Director. If the sidewalk on the street is not adjacent to the property line, the area between the back of the sidewalk and the property line shall also be landscaped in addition to the above requirements. Public sidewalks may be located within the on-site landscape areas. Wherever the Zoning Code or more restrictive requirement of the City requires a greater-width planter than the above minimum, the greater requirement shall prevail. The landscape planter between the parking facility and the street shall include shrubs that will attain a minimum height of three feet (3') above parking lot grade within eighteen (18) months of installation. The plant materials and spacing shall be adequate to effectively screen the parking facility from the street. City-approved street trees shall be planted within the street-side planter on thirty-foot (30') centers or in groupings approved by the Development Services Director. As an alternative to plants alone, the following other techniques may be used: 1. Grass-covered berm a minimum of three feet(3') in height with a slope not steeper than 3:1. 2. A three-foot(3')high, open decorative fence in combination with climbing and non-climbing STREET plants. ,—DRIVEWAY -30, 3. A three-foot(3')high,minimum four inch(4")thick, decorative solid masonry or concrete wall at the back of the planter with a ground cover and/or other plants 2° — P/L 3� between the wall and the street. 4. Vegetation or screening of any type shall not exceed three feet (3') in height within areas where adequate vehicle sight distance would VISION TRIANGLES otherwise be obstructed. Where such screening (CLEAR AREA OVER 2 FEET IN HEIGHT) is adjacent to a street corner or driveway intersection, screening shall not exceed three feet (3') in height in the triangle formed by the corner and points at the curb thirty feet (30') from the intersection or similar corner points within twenty feet (20') of a driveway intersection. C. Shade Trees. Shade trees shall be planted in the parking lot at a ratio of one tree for every four (4) spaces. Trees shall be dispersed on a generally equal basis throughout the parking lot to maximize the shading effect on the parking stalls. The landscape planter providing for any required tree shall have a minimum area of seventy-two square feet (72 ft2) and a minimum width of six feet (6'). To qualify as parking lot shade trees, the tree must be of a species and variety with an ultimate height and canopy that will provide a shading effect, and the trees must be within seven-and-one-half feet (7.5') of a parking space or driveway aisle and must not be located within the public right-of-way. A parking space shall not be more than fifty feet(50')from a shade tree. The planting plans shall be submitted with the building permit application and shall illustrate how the trees are to be irrigated and protected. The minimum size of each tree to be planted shall be a fifteen(15) gallon size. In those instances where parking is proposed underground or within a building, the tree to parking space ratio shall be 1:10. Said trees shall be planted within street-frontage planters or within other landscaped areas in the development. D. Parking Lot Interior Landscape. The interior of all parking lots is to be landscaped at a ratio of sixty square feet (60 ft2) of landscape for each required parking space. For each additional space provided that exceeds the minimum parking requirement by more than five (5) spaces, or ten percent(10%),whichever is greater, eighty square feet(80 ft2)of landscape shall be provided for each excess space. The total required interior landscape area shall be evenly distributed throughout the parking areas. This requirement does not apply to parking lots that are underground or within buildings. Landscape areas that may be applied towards the required parking lot interior landscape area must have a minimum dimension of four feet (4'), be surrounded by or within seven-and-one-half feet (7.5') of a parking space or the aisle or pedestrian walkway serving it, or be within the required streetside landscape area adjacent to a parking space or aisle serving it. Landscape within a public right-of-way or in excess of the required streetside landscape addressed in Subsection B does not count toward meeting the minimum requirement. No more than twelve (12) parking spaces may be constructed in a row without separating the spaces with a landscape planter a minimum of eight feet (8') in width. Rows of parking spaces shall be separated from adjoining driveways with landscape end islands or peninsulas that are a minimum width of eight feet (8'). When calculating landscape area or width minimums, the area of the protective curbing shall not be included. E. Pavement Edge and Planter Protection. Landscaped areas and pavement edges in all multiple-family, commercial, and industrial zones shall be protected from damage and deterioration by the placement of six-inch (6") high, securely anchored, continuous concrete curbs or equivalent materials which have a minimum width of six inches (6"). F. Building Separators. Excepting single-family residences and second dwelling units, parking spaces directly abutting a building are prohibited. Parking areas shall be separated from a building by a raised walkway or landscape at least four feet(4') in width. Section 8. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.42 (Signs), Section 18.42.030 (General Standards), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.42.030 General Standards A. Maximum Sign Area for Each Lot. Except in the "RL," "RE," "RS," "RM," and "PF" Districts, the maximum sign area for each lot shall be based on the scaled relationship between the lot's street frontage and area in accordance with the sign-area limitations of the lot's zoning district as established in Schedule 18.42.030-A. The most restrictive of the lot's frontage and area shall determine the maximum sign area for the entire lot. The mathematical expressions for determining this area shall be as follows: starting with a street frontage of fifty feet (50') and area of six thousand five hundred square feet (6,500 ft2), for each twenty feet (20') of additional street frontage (on the same street) together with each two thousand square feet (2,000 ft2) of lot area, additional increments of sign area according to the zoning districts noted in the schedule shall be permitted to face any one adjacent street in any one direction provided that no sign or cluster of signs on the lot shall exceed the maximum sign area for any one sign as set forth in Schedule 18.42.030-B of this section. The incremental sign-area increases are uniform except for the "LO" and "GO" districts, where the increase ceases at a maximum sign area of two hundred square feet (200 ft2) for a lot with a frontage of six hundred ten feet (610') or an area of sixty-two thousand, six hundred square feet (62,600 ft2); thereafter, regardless of the frontage and lot area, the maximum sign area shall be two hundred square feet (200 ft2). Ten percent (10%) of the allowable sign area per lot shall be reserved for temporary promotional advertising including banners and window- painted signs. Maximum sign area allowed in the residential and public facilities districts noted above shall be based on the allowable sign type/size as indicated in Schedule 18.42.030-B. The allowable type and size shall be established by administrative sign permit or, in the case of new development, by the site development permit or use permit required by Chapter 18.36. Increments of Additional Sign Area According to Zoning (See Schedule 18.42.040-A) District ° - - Addtttonal,_, A eapincrement LO 3 square feet GO 5 square feet NC and GI 5 square feet HI and HC 15 square feet SC, RC, and GC 20 square feet Notes: "Street Frontage"does not include streets or State highways from which the property cannot take legal access. This includes Interstate 5 and its on-/off-ramps; State Routes 299,44,and 273;and local streets where access rights have been waived. 2 Multiple parcel shopping center and similar developments shall be considered a single parcel for the purpose of determining the maximum allowable sign area. 3 If the lot does not have street frontage, then the lot-area column of Schedule 18.42.030-A shall be used to determine the maximum sign area per lot. Schedule 18.42.030-A Maximum Total Sign Area Per Lot Based on Lot Area and Street Frontage Maximum Total Sign Area Per Lot Based on Lot Area and Street Frontage 4%4 &4 tt ° (•r aJ 4 J & 21DA '1' a1 ' 1 -..4 A DDD- a3' a w,'D t ' ' a : I' Streets Lot x ; !i Frontage "Area ', 1 ! GT RC� " (ft) (fe 1 ,L, ,.°,' , 50 6,500 30 60 90 125 175 70 8,500 33 65 95 140 195 90 10,500 36 70 100 155 215 110 12,500 39 75 105 170 235 130 14,500 43 80 110 185 255 150 16,500 45 85 115 200 275 170 18,500 48 90 120 215 295 190 20,500 51 95 125 230 315 210 22,500 54 100 130 245 335 230 24,500 57 105 135 260 355 250 26,500 60 110 140 275 375 270 28,500 63 115 145 290 395 290 30,500 66 120 150 305 415 310 32,500 69 125 155 320 435 330 64,500 72 130 160 335 455 350 36,500 75 135 165 350 475 370 38,500 78 140 170 365 495 area lleterminants Zning Districts�Nlaximuri S�gnrea(ft�� III- !1,2. ` m0 sn ( fit, iHi , .� n �-(�I Street ,� �y, "7: "' FrontagesW LO GQ . lYC GI RC l i ,. 8 t 1 p .i h t 'h.Gi� �� y9 4 �{; � r � HMI ,UGC'.. '` 390 40,500 81 145 175 380 515 410 42,500 84 150 180 395 535 430 44,500 87 155 185 410 555 450 46,500 90 160 190 425 575 470 48,500 93 165 195 440 595 490 50,500 96 170 200 455 615 510 52,500 99 175 205 470 635 530 54 500 102 180 210 485 655 550 56,500 105 185 215 500 675 570 58,500 108 190 220 515 695 590 60,500 111 195 225 530 715 610 62,500 114 200 230 545 735 630 64,500 117 200 235 560 755 650 66,500 120 200 240 575 775 670 68,500 123 200 245 590 795 690 70,500 126 200 250 605 815 710 72,500 129 200 255 620 835 730 74,500 132 200 260 635 855 750 76,500 135 200 265 650 875 770 78,500 138 200 270 665 895 790 80,500 141 200 275 680 915 810 82,500 144 200 280 695 935 830 84,500 147 200 285 710 955 850 86,500 150 200 290 725 975 870 88,500 153 200 295 740 995 890 90,500 156 200 300 755 1,015 910 92 500 159 200 305 770 1,035 930 94,500 162 200 310 785 1,055 950 96,500 165 200 315 800 1,075 970 98,500 168 200 320 815 1,095 990 100,500 171 200 325 830 1,115 1,010 102,500 174 200 330 845 1,135 1,030 104,500 177 200 335 860 1,155 1,050 106,500 180 200 340 875 1,175 1,070 108,500 183 200 345 890 1,195 1,090 110,500 186 200 350 905 1,215 1,110 112,500 189 200 355 920 1,235 1,130 114,500 192 200 360 935 1,255 1,150 116,500 195 200 365 950 1,275 1,170 118,500 198 200 370 965 1,295 1,190 120,500 200 200 375 980 1,315 Area Determinants : Zomng;Distr cts/Maximum Sign Area i j410 ' !: r• a Psi m^ Street d Lot NNE Ala,a r ��� IBC` ' Frontage Area LQ GO NC GIk RC (ft) or �BI� *GEC P 1,210 122,500 200 200 380 995 1,335 1,230 124,500 200 200 385 1,010 1,355 1,250 126,500 200 200 390 1,025 1,375 1,270 128,500 200 200 395 1,040 1,395 B. Maximum Sign Area and Illumination for Each Type of Sign by Zoning District. The maximum sign area, per sign, for each type of sign shall be based upon Schedule 18.42.030-B. This schedule indicates whether or not a permit is required by letters "P," meaning an Administrative Sign Permit is not required, and "ASP," meaning approval of an Administrative Sign Permit is required. Refer to the following sections for regulations on each type of sign: 1. Definitions Chapter 18.61: 2. Maximum number of pole, monument, and shopping center identifier signs per lot— Subsection E of this chapter. 3. Standards for certain types of signs— Section 18.42.040 of this chapter; 4. General sign construction standards Section 18.42.060 of this chapter; Note: The maximum area for each sign type in the "PF" District shall be determined by administrative sign permit or,in the case of new development,by the site development permit or use permit required of the proposed development. Schedule 18.42.030-B: Maximum Sign Area and Illumination for Each Type of Sign by Zoning District , a 1? 1`� ib; � SC CBD SP G'I Sign Type :. '' "I E" RM"l "I.O». "GOB' "N, „ » « »' „« ," 411 N RS � RC UBD Sl a i3 SGD SP", F a .= _+ KKrazK { -1 AC 4 RASP P/ SI P/ASP� P ASP.m P/ASP ASP RASP rASP " > i � 'Or`ur C. a ^ i lC Detached Monument —/32 ' 32/— 20/— 32/— 35/90 2 35/150 2 35/90 2 35/90 2 �'�X!I�w Pi NN '11101144_�HS Public o ` / ' 3j/uO 3j/9O 35/9O 35/90 35/90 35/90 35/90 — semipublic signs Pole — — — — 60/90 90/150 90/150 90/125 Shopping Center � — — — — +2004 +2004 — identifier Accessory sign — — 6/ 6/— 6/20 6/20 6/20 6/- Siguoon Buildings orCanopies Mural | 3O0/3Olov 30�30\ or � (non-advertising) — — � — — groo1oc Q7ou\er Super graphic — — — — — 200/400 200N00 � Canopy, attached or freestanding — — 20/— 30/— 30/— 35/— 35/— 35/— (ioc|udiuAgue station canopies) Wall signs 12/24 ' 20/40 20/40 25/50 75/— 200/250 150/200' 150/200' Projecting — — — — 20/— 38/— 30/— — Roof mMansard — — — — 60/— 60/90 60m0 � mounted Marquee — — — — — 60/125 60/125 — Public and semipublic signs 12/243 12/24 12/24 128 'O 6O/ j 60/98 60/90 60/90— Off-Site Signs See Sec. 18.42/380(D) Animated Signs Time and — — — 20/— 20/— 30/60 3060 — temperature . Rotating — — — — — -/90 —/90 — Alternating flashers — — — — — — — — Temporary Promotional Signs Banners(vinyl or 12/— 12/— 50 N 5| o, �0/5� o« � 5l or — — — canvas) A�u�� �o�c� �e�o� � -� � ���- `�����.������������ � Off-site signs and ' displays for public / 12/32 12/32 12/32 12432 12/32 service promotions Off-site real estate —/32 —/32 — signs On-site real estate See Soo Section Section signs and 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— constructionl8 oi�ns .42.04O 18.42.O4O (P) 0q • � r � 7 P _ � 4 3 CL S" ' fL f9 G C SignTp , RE vG R'% —P _77 K RCti� �UBD'fSP_ GG » d � I hII � » ` i k a 'fit i ii Ikt { ; P%ASP P/ASP N P/ASP ;P/ASP jj/ P PAW `` P/ASP `- WASP Balloons and See Sec. See Sec. _ dirigibles 18.42.040(B) 18.42.040(B) Beacons and searchlights Political Signs 12/— 12/— 12/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/— 32/- 100 up to 75 up to 100 up to 100 up to 100 up to Window-painted 10%of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10%of total sign total sign total sign total sign total sign signs area/200 area/200 area/200 area/200 area/200 or 30% or 30% or 30% or 30% or 30% Notes: For religious,general and senior residential care, and commercial recreation facilities only. (If illuminated, signs may be externally illuminated only.) 2 A monument sign up to ninety (90) square feet may be erected in lieu of a pole sign subject to meeting the requirements of Section 18.42.040(E). Monument signs exceeding ninety(90) square feet require approval of a Site Development Permit. 3 An Administrative Sign Permit is required if the sign was not approved in conjunction with tentative map or planned development approval. A Use Permit is required for a shopping center identifier sign. Cumulative wall signage on any one wall shall not exceed twenty percent of the wall area on which the signs are located. 6 Maximum sign area for temporary banners associated with an administrative sign permit will be limited to the maximum sign area allowed in that zoning district. C. Computation of Sign Height and Area 1. Computation of Height. The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be the lower of the existing grade prior to construction or the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berm, mounding, or excavating solely for the purpose of locating the sign. In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be determined, sign height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of the crown of a public street or the grade of the land at the principal entrance to the principal structure on the lot, whichever is more restrictive. 2. Computation of Sign Area. The sign area shall be measured as the area within the smallest perimeter that will enclose all the letters, figures, or symbols which comprise the sign, but excluding essential supports. For double-faced signs, the area will be the total of one side. For multi-faced signs, area will be the total of all faces. See also, 18.62.130, Measuring Sign Area. D. Corner Signs. In addition to the setback requirements noted below, all detached signs shall not obstruct a clear view between heights of three feet (3') and ten feet (10') in triangle formed by the corner and points on the curb thirty feet (30') from the intersection or similar corner points within twenty feet (20') of a driveway intersection. E. Maximum Number of Detached Pole, Monument, and Shopping Center Identifier and Freeway Signs Per Lot (pole, monument, identifier, and freeway signs). 1. Pole and Monument Signs. Except as provided for in this section, each lot shall be limited to a maximum of one pole sign that may be supplemented with additional monument signs, meeting the standards of this chapter and the following provisions: a. A monument sign may be substituted in place of a pole sign. b. Interior lots with improved double street frontage and with multiple licensed businesses shall be limited to one pole or monument sign per frontage provided the signs have the same street orientation of the businesses they advertise. Street frontage does not include streets or state highways from which the property cannot take legal access. c. Multiple street-frontage credit for additional monument signs shall not be applied to any one single frontage. d. Each lot is allowed one monument sign for each street frontage provided there is not a pole already facing the frontage. Corner lots are allowed a combination of a monument sign and pole sign provided that there is at least a fifty-foot (50') separation between the signs. e. Multi-parcel shopping centers and similar developments shall be considered a single property for the purpose of determining the number of allowed free-standing signs. Each shopping center of fifty thousand square feet (50,000 ft2) or more in floor area shall be limited to one monument sign for each three hundred feet(300') of improved street frontage provided that there is at least a one hundred-foot(100') separation from any other detached, on-site sign; but in no case shall a shopping center be permitted to have more than a total of three (3) monument signs or two (2) monument signs and one (1) pole sign. 2. Shopping Center Identifier Signs. Each shopping center consisting of at least fifteen (15) acres in size or one hundred and fifty thousand square feet (150,000 ft2) of enclosed retail floor area shall be limited to one (1) detached pole identifier sign pursuant to standards of this chapter and the following provisions: a. Shopping centers with an identifier sign shall not be entitled to a pole sign or a freeway sign. b. Shopping centers shall not be given credit for additional pole signs based on multiple street frontage. c. Shopping center identifier signs shall require a use permit and may require final plan review approval by the Board of Administrative Review (Board) if referred by the Planning Commission. 3. Freeway Signs. Subject to obtaining a use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.14, no more than one freeway sign may be allowed on parcels located not more than five hundred feet(500')from a freeway travel lane and not more than one thousand feet(1,000')from an Interstate 5 freeway travel lane developed with a single-tenant building of at least one hundred thousand square feet(100,000 ft2)of enclosed retail floor area or which are part of a shopping center site of at least fifteen (15) acres in size or one hundred and fifty thousand square feet (150,000 ft2) of total enclosed retail floor area pursuant to the standards of this chapter and the following provisions: a. For shopping centers comprised of multiple parcels, no more than one freeway sign shall be allowed within the center. b. Where permitted by the decision making body for the use permit, freeway signs may be in addition to other freestanding signs on a parcel or within a shopping center. c. Freeway signs may require final plan review approval by the board if referred by the planning commission. 4. Off-Site Pole/Monument Signs. Two or more contiguous parcels, not located within a shopping center or similar cohesive development, may share a common pole or monument sign provided that an administrative sign permit is obtained. The sign may exceed the allowable size indicated in Schedule 183.42.030-B by up to fifteen percent (15%); however, in such instances, the off-site parcel(s) shall reduce its maximum allowable sign area by the advertising area it occupies on the common sign and shall not be allowed an on-site pole or monument sign. Section 9. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.43 (Standards for Specific Land Uses), Sections 18.43.020 (Accessory Uses and Structures) and 18.43.140 (Accessory Dwelling Units), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.43.020 Accessory Uses and Structures A. Accessory Uses. An accessory use structure or building shall be allowed only in conjunction with a principal use or building to which it relates under the same regulations as the main use in any zoning district. Accessory structures or buildings shall be designed to be of similar and compatible architecture and materials as the main buildings. B. Portable Commercial Accessory Structures. 1. Except in the "SC," "RC," "GC," "GC-VR. "HC," "GI," "HI," and "PF" Districts, the use of portable storage containers,such as shipping containers, storage sheds,temporary shade covers, trailer covers,and similar storage structures, shall be limited to use during construction or remodeling on sites where a valid building permit has been obtained. The maximum time period for use is one year from issuance of a building permit unless a longer period is authorized by a site development permit approved by the Development Services Director. The structure must be removed within fourteen (14) days of receiving an occupancy permit from the Building Official. 2. Within the "SC," "RC," "GC," "GC-VR. "HC," "GI," "HI," and "PF" Districts, portable storage containers, may be utilized as an accessory use for long-term storage unrelated to construction or remodeling subject to the granting of a building permit. The portable storage containers shall not be located within any required setback, parking, or landscape areas, shall be located on a level surface paved with asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete, shall be a neutral earth-tone color compatible with permanent buildings on the premises, shall be maintained in a good state of repair, shall be screened from view of public streets and residential districts, and may be served by electrical power for the purpose of interior lighting and/or climate control. A maximum of two (2) portable storage containers not exceeding a total floor area of six hundred and fifty square feet (650 ft2) shall be permitted for long-term storage on sites of one acre or less and a maximum of four(4)portable storage containers not exceeding a total floor area of one thousand three hundred square feet (1,300 ft2) shall be permitted for long-term storage on any site greater than one acre. Additional portable storage containers may be permitted subject to approval of a Site Development Permit by the Development Services Director. C. Residential Accessory Uses and Structures. When allowed, specific residential accessory uses and structures are subject to the provisions of this section. Residential accessory structures include any uses that are customarily related to a residence, including garages, greenhouses, storage sheds, studios, swimming pools, spas, workshops, detached covered decks and patios, detached uncovered decks and patios eighteen inches (18") in height or greater, and similar structures. Structures under one hundred and twenty square feet(120 ft2) in size not requiring a building permit, uncovered decks and patios less than eighteen inches (18") in height, and fences, are not subject to the regulations in this section. Additional regulations for accessory dwelling units are located in Section 18.43.140,Accessory Dwelling Units. Private swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs are allowed as accessory uses to approve residential uses on the same site subject to the regulations in Section 18.40.160 of this code. Accessory storage structures within front-yard or street-side yard setbacks are prohibited as noted in Schedule 18.31.030-C,Note (9). 1. General Requirements. All accessory uses and structures are subject to the following standards, except where more restrictive requirements are established by other provisions of this section for specific uses. 2. Relationship of Accessory Use to Main Use. Accessory uses and structures shall be incidental to the main use, and not alter the character of the site from that created by the main use. No lot may be used solely for an accessory building or structure (including pools) other than fencing. 3. Attached Structures. An attached structure is not, by definition, an accessory structure. A structure shall be considered attached to a main structure if it is architecturally compatible with and made structurally a part of the main structure, including sharing a common wall or roof-line with the main structure. A structure attached with a breezeway connecting a door of the residence to a door of the detached structure, with a roof that is a minimum of eight feet (8') in width and a maximum of fifteen feet (15') in length, will be considered a part of the main structure for the purposes of this code. An attached structure shall comply with all requirements of this code applicable to the main structure, including,but not limited to setback requirements and height limits. 4. Detached Structures in the RL Zone. a. Number of Structures. The number of detached accessory structures shall be limited to two, unless a site development permit is approved by the Director for additional structures. b. Size. The floor area of detached accessory structures shall not exceed one thousand five hundred square feet (1,500 ft2) of floor area per acre of land. Larger structures shall require approval of a site development permit by the Director. In reviewing a request for additional size, the Director may consider neighborhood compatibility,overall lot coverage,and relationship of the accessory structure to the main structure and use, and any circumstances unique to the site or the neighborhood. c. Height. The maximum height shall not exceed twenty-five feet(25'). Additional height may be permitted with approval of a site development permit by the Director. d. Building Separation. Detached accessory structures requiring a building permit, shall comply with the applicable building separation requirements of the most recent edition of the California Building Code as adopted by the City of Redding. e. Setbacks.Detached accessory structures shall meet the same setback requirements as the main building. 5. Detached Structures in the RE, RS, and RMZones. a. Number of Structures. The number of detached accessory structures shall be limited to two (2) unless a site development permit is approved by the Director for additional structures. b. Size. Detached accessory structures shall not exceed a cumulative floor area of one thousand five hundred square feet (1,500 ft2) unless a Site Development Permit is approved by the Director for a greater amount. In reviewing a request for additional size, the decision-making body may consider neighborhood compatibility, overall lot coverage, relationship of the accessory structure to the main structure and use, and any circumstances unique to the site or the neighborhood. The maximum lot coverage allowed by Schedule 18.31.030 C: Development Regulations - Residential Uses, shall not be exceeded. c. Height. The maximum height shall not exceed twenty-two feet (22'). Additional height may be permitted with approval of a Site Development Permit by the Director. d. Building Separation. Detached accessory structures requiring a building permit, shall comply with the applicable building separation requirements of the most recent edition of the California Building Code as adopted by the City of Redding. e. Setback Requirements. Setbacks fro Pro t r i t 6 ;�� -" P Y'Line T enof tructure Side Front Yard- Corner Side Yards Rear Yard r.i k.t -! 111;i, Yard street side)iu 41( Accessory structures 16 feet or less in height Detached garages&carports 20 feet* 20 feet 5 feet 10 feet** All other accessory structures 15 feet* 15 feet 5 feet 10 feet Accessory structures over 16 feet in height Detached garages&carports 20 feet* 20 feet 10 feet 15 feet** All other accessory structures 15 feet* 15 feet 10 feet 15 feet Notes: 'The Director may apply the setback requirements for accessory structures sixteen feet(16')or less in height to an accessory structure whose roof exceeds sixteen feet(16') in height when he/she determines that the additional height is necessary to achieve architectural compatibility with the main dwelling(s) on the property. In all other cases, the setback requirements for accessory structures over sixteen feet(16') in height shall apply. The front of the accessory structure shall not be located closer to the street than the front of the existing or proposed primary residence unless a zoning exception is approved. 3. For a garage or carport that is directly accessible from an alley,that is a minimum of 20 feet in width,the minimum rear-yard setback is 5 feet. 6. Shade Structures. Shade structures, such as covered patios, arbors, trellises, gazebos, and similar structures that are not typically used or designed for shading equipment, vehicles, or similar items, may be attached or detached from the residence. If detached, said structures may be placed adjacent to the main structure and need not be separated by a defined distance. However, such a structure located within ten feet (10') of the residence will be considered part of the residence for the purposes of determining compliance with building-setback requirements. Shade structures located greater than ten feet (10') from the residence shall be considered a detached structure subject to the regulations above in Section 18.43.020(C)(5). Freestanding canopies, awnings, and similar temporary shade structures may not be erected or maintained within any front, side, or rear setback. 18.43.140 Accessory Dwelling Units A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to: 1. Establish standards for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units in a variety of residential settings in compliance with the laws of the State of California. 2. Increase the variety and supply of smaller, energy-efficient housing types essential to supporting all income groups. 3. Support affordable housing and multigenerational-living options. 4. Provide homeowners with opportunities to generate additional income by providing long-term rental units. 5. Offer greater flexibility in the design and location of accessory dwelling units. 6. Maintain adequate setback and height limitations for additional dwelling units in existing and new neighborhoods. B. Applicability. The provisions of this Section apply to all lots with an existing or proposed single-family or multiple-family dwelling use within the zone districts listed in Section 18.43.140(D). Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units are not counted as a dwelling unit for the purposes of calculating the allowable density for the lot upon which the unit is located. Units permitted under this Section are consistent with the existing General Plan and zoning regulations of the lot. Any application that meets the requirements of this Section will be approved without a discretionary permit or a public hearing subject to meeting all applicable provisions of this Code and California Building Codes. Where this ordinance conflicts with State laws governing accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, the provisions of State Law shall supersede this section. C. Processing Time and Submittal Requirements. A building permit application for an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit will either be approved or denied within 60 days from the date the received application has been deemed complete. However, if the building permit application is to create a new single-family or multiple-family dwelling on the lot in conjunction with an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit, the application for an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit will not be approved until the application for the proposed single-family or multiple-family dwelling is approved. When a building permit application for an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit is denied, a full set of comments to the applicant shall be returned, in writing, with a list of items that are defective or deficient along with applicable codes that will assist the applicant in remediating the corrective items. D. Location. 1. An accessory dwelling unit may be constructed where single-family or multiple-family uses are existing or proposed, in any of the following zone districts: "RL," "RE,""RS," "RM,""GO,""GC,""GC-VR,""DCD,"and"DMUD." In addition,accessory dwelling units may be permitted in any zoning district with an overlay district of "MU" or "MU-N." 2. A junior accessory dwelling unit may be constructed in any District zoned for single- family uses if the existing or proposed use of the property is a single-family use. E. Number and Types of Units. Units established in single-family or multiple-family residential zones may consist of the main dwelling and any combination of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units governed by Government Code Sections 66311.7, 66314, and 66323. All accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall comply with the requirements of this Section. F. Development Standards. Building permits for accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units shall comply with the following development standards set forth in this Section. A building permit application for an accessory dwelling unit shall include elevations for all building sides which show all openings, exterior finishes, roof pitch, and siding and roof materials for the existing residence. Accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units within an existing building shall only be subject to current building codes in effect at the time of permit submittal. 1. Lot Size. Lot size is not applicable to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. 2. Unit Size. a. Detached and Attached Accessory Dwelling Units. Each unit permitted by this Section shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of the California Building Code for efficiency units and shall not exceed one thousand square feet(1,000 ft2). b. Conversion of Accessory Structures. There is no size limit for accessory structures converted into accessory dwelling units. However, if the accessory structure exceeds 1,000 square feet, it may only be expanded by up to one hundred fifty square feet (150 ft2) for necessary ingress and egress to serve the accessory dwelling unit. c. Junior accessory dwelling units.The unit size of a junior accessory dwelling unit shall be no more than five hundred square feet (500 ft2). 3. Lot Coverage. Lot coverage is not applicable to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. 4. Height Limitations. Except as otherwise required by Section 18.43.140(F)(5), accessory dwelling units shall have the following height limitations: a. Detached Accessory Dwelling Units. (1) A height of sixteen feet (16') on a lot with an existing or proposed single- family or multiple-family dwelling unit. (2) A height of eighteen feet (18') on a lot with an existing or proposed single- family or multiple-family dwelling unit that is within one-half (0.5) mile walking distance of a major transit stop or a high-quality transit corridor. (3) A height of eighteen feet(18')on a lot with an existing or proposed multiple- family, multi-story dwelling. (4) Notwithstanding the height limitations described under Section 18.43.140(F)(4)(a)(1-3), an additional two feet (2') in height may be permitted to accommodate a roof pitch on the accessory dwelling unit that is aligned with the roof pitch of the main dwelling. b. Attached Accessory Dwelling Units. (1) A height of twenty-five feet (25') or the height limitation of the designated zoning district, whichever is less. 5. Setbacks. a. Detached and attached accessory dwelling units shall comply with the following table: Setback=horn Property31,40, FT fi � � �� f 6 r Type offStructure/Zone �P'���it I��+�y' 1iC A' . iH omer SIt1e �,) � iI µf (u 4 Front Yard' a Y as street Side Yards Rem Yards Detached ADUs subject to height limitations listed in Section 18.43.140(F)(4) "RL" 25 feet' 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet Setback from Property ine 1, rOfe/ OnefrYard(street „TT,� side}i� .ti� �� "RE,""RS,"and"RM," 15 feet'- 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet "GO,""GC," and"GC-VR" 15 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet "DCD"and"DMUD" 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet Detached ADUs over height limitations listed in Section 18.43.140(F)(4) "RL" 25 feet 10 feet 10 feet 15 feet Max height:25 feet3 "RE,""RS,""RM," Max height:22 feet 15 feet 10 feet 10 feet 15 feet 1 "GO,""GC,"and"GC-VR" 15 feet 10 feet 10 feet 15 feet Max height:22 feet' "DCD"and"DMUD" 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet Attached ADU subject to height limitations listed in Section 18.43.140(F)(4) "DCD"and"DMUD" 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet • All other zoning districts 15 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet Notes: 1. Unless a recorded easement or the California Residential Code further restricts the location of the proposed accessory dwelling unit. 2. If detached, no front yard setback shall be required for a proposed accessory dwelling unit if the unit is no larger than 800 square feet. 3. Additional height may be permitted with approval of a Site Development Permit by the Director. b. Conversion of Existing Accessory Structures. When an existing and legally constructed structure is converted or partially converted to an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit, any nonconforming height or setbacks of said structure may be maintained. 6. Architectural Compatibility. The accessory dwelling unit shall incorporate the same architectural features, building materials, and roof pitch as the main dwelling unit. 7. Separate Entrance. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall include an entrance separate from the main entrance to the proposed or existing single- family dwelling. A junior accessory dwelling unit also shall include an interior entry to the single-family dwelling main living area if the junior accessory dwelling unit does not include a separate bathroom. 8. Efficiency Kitchen. At a minimum, junior accessory dwelling units shall include an efficiency kitchen which shall include all of the following: a. A cooking facility with appliances. b. A food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are reasonable size in relation to the size of the unit. 9. Off-Street Parking. Unless the unit is proposed with a building permit application for a new single-family dwelling or multiple-family dwelling, one covered or uncovered off- street parking space shall be provided for each new, detached accessory dwelling unit. The required parking space may be provided as a tandem parking space located within the front-yard setback within a driveway or as a standard space located within the front- yard setback within a paved area immediately adjacent to the driveway. All other proposed types of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall not require a parking space. 10. Utilities. Separate electric meters are required for all accessory dwelling units unless the unit is contained within the proposed space of a single-family dwelling or existing space of the main dwelling unit or an accessory structure, has exterior access independent from the main dwelling unit, and the side and rear setbacks are sufficient for fire safety. Separate water and gas meters are allowed at the option of the property owner. 11. Fire Sprinklers. Accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units shall not be required to provide fire sprinklers if not required for the main dwelling unit. The construction of an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not trigger a requirement for fire sprinklers to be installed in the existing primary dwelling. G. Deed Restrictions. Before obtaining a building permit for a junior accessory dwelling unit, the property owner shall file with the County Recorder a declaration or agreement of restrictions which has been approved by the City Attorney as to its form and content, containing a reference to the deed under which the property was acquired by the owner stating that: 1. The junior accessory dwelling unit cannot be sold separately. 2. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall meet the size and attribute requirements as governed by Government Code Section 66333. 3. The restrictions shall be binding upon any successor in ownership of the property, and lack of compliance may result in legal action against the property owner. H. Conversion of an Existing Dwelling to an Accessory Dwelling Unit. In cases where an existing legally constructed single-family or multiple-family dwelling is located on a parcel zoned for single-family or multiple-family use, the existing dwelling, which is intended to become the lawful accessory dwelling unit, must comply with all the requirements of this Code, including size limitations. The primary residence shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable zoning district and other requirements of this Code. I. Use. 1. Rental Limitations. No unit on properties developed with accessory dwelling units and/or junior accessory dwelling units may be leased/rented for periods of less than thirty (30) days, and no such unit shall be used as a Short-Term Rental as defined by Section 18.43.180. 2. Separate Sale Limitations. Units may not be sold separately from the primary unit on the parcel, except as provided by the Government Code Section 66341 of the State of California. 3. Occupancy Limitations. Owner occupancy is required on a lot with a primary residence containing a junior accessory dwelling unit. Owner occupancy is not required on a lot with only an accessory dwelling unit. 4. Certificate of Occupancy. Unless otherwise authorized by the Building official, a certificate of occupancy for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be issued unless a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the main dwelling. J. Nonconformities. Accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units on sites with nonconformities, building code violations, or unpermitted structures existing at the time of building permit submittal for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit and unaffected by the construction of said unit may be permitted and shall not be subject to Chapter 18.46, Nonconforming Uses, Structures, Sites, and Parcels, provided the proposed construction of the accessory dwelling unit and/or junior accessory dwelling unit does not present a threat to public health and safety. Furthermore, until January 1, 2030, an owner who has received a notice of violation for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit constructed before January 1, 2020 and without a permit may request a delay for five (5) years in enforcement of a building standard,provided the violation is not a health and safety issue,as determined by the Building Official, in compliance with Government Code Section 66331 and Health and Safety Code Section 17980.12(a)-(c). Section 10. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.60 (Use Classifications), Section 18.60.020 (Residential Use Classifications), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.60.020 Residential Use Classifications A. Residential Housing Types. 1. Single Family Dwelling. One dwelling unit located on a single lot, containing only one kitchen and used to house not more than one family. Includes manufactured housing. 2. Two-Family Dwelling (Duplex). A single building that contains two (2) dwelling units, or a single lot with two (2) freestanding buildings, each of which is designed for occupancy by one household. 3. Dwelling Group. A group of three (3) or more detached one-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwellings occupying a parcel of land in one ownership. 4. Manufactured Home Park. Manufactured housing in a planned development with common area amenities. Spaces for mobile homes may be rented or owned. 5. Multiple Family Residential(Apartments). Three(3)or more attached dwelling units on a site or lot. Types of multiple-family dwellings include a variety of styles including but not limited to, townhouses, garden apartments, and high-rise apartment buildings. Transitional housing facilities are also included provided that the residential density of the facility is consistent with that of the surrounding neighborhood. 6. Group Residential. Shared living quarters without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes boardinghouses, and dormitories, but excludes residential hotels. 7. Accessory Dwelling Unit. An attached or detached dwelling unit that is located on a single lot with a primary dwelling unit and provides complete facilities for independent living for one or more persons. These facilities include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, and sanitation. 8. Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit. A unit that is located on a single lot,contained entirely with a primary dwelling unit, and is no more than 500 square feet of interior livable space in size. 9. Residential Condominium. A residential development designed to allow individually owned residential units, which are supported by a formal arrangement of common areas and facilities as is further defined in Section 1351(f) of the California Civil Code. 10. Supportive Housing. Housing with no limit on length of stay that is occupied by the target population as defined in Health and Safety Code subdivision(d)of Section 53260 and that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community (per Health and Safety Code Section 50675.14(b)). 11. Transitional Housing. Buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six (6) months (per Health and Safety Code Section 50675.2). 12. Family Day Care. A day-care facility located in a single-family residence where an occupant of the residence provides care and supervision for children. a. Small Family. A facility which provides care for six (6) or fewer children. b. Large Family. A facility which provides care for seven (7) to twelve children. 13. Residential Care, Limited. Twenty-four-hour nonmedical care for six (6) or fewer persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living. This classification includes only those facilities licensed for residential care by the State of California Section 11. Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.61 (List of Terms and Definitions), Section 18.61.020 (Definitions), is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.61.020 Definitions Accessory Use. A use incidental and accessory to the principal use of a lot or a building located on the same lot. Adult Entertainment Terms. 1. Adult Entertainment Business or Activity. An establishment that is not customarily open to the public but only to one or more classes of the public and that normally excludes any minor by reason of age. Such establishments usually charge a fee for a service or sale item to be purchased. It is a business that is characterized by emphasis on depicting, describing, or relating to "specified sexual activities" or"specified anatomical areas." Said term includes, but is not limited to, the following uses: 2. Adult Bookstore. An establishment that has a substantial or significant portion of its stock- in-trade, books, magazines, or other periodicals that are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material and that excludes minors by virtue of age from all or part of the establishment. 3. Adult Cabaret. A cabaret that features go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar entertainers and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 4. Adult Drive-in Theater. A drive-in theater for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 5. Adult Massage Parlor. Any place where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, massage, alcohol rub, administration of fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or any other treatment or manipulation of the human body occurs as part of or in connection with sexual conduct, or where any person providing such treatment, manipulation, or service related thereto exposes specified anatomical areas and that excludes minors by reason of age. 6. Adult Mini Motion Picture Theater. An enclosed building with a capacity of less than fifty (50) persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis or matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 7. Adult Model Studio. Any place where for any form of consideration or gratuity, figure models who display specified anatomical areas are provided to be observed, sketched,drawn, painted, sculpted, photographed, or similarly depicted by persons paying such consideration or gratuity and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 8. Adult Motel. A motel wherein material is presented that is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 9. Adult Motion Picture Arcade. Any place that the public is permitted or invited wherein coin- or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion- picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five (5) or fewer persons per machine at any one time and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 10. Adult Motion Picture Theater. An enclosed building with a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons used for presenting material depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein and that excludes minors by virtue of age. 11. Adult Sexual Encounter Center. Any business, agency, or person who, for any form of consideration or gratuity, provides a place where three (3) or more persons, not all members of the same family, may congregate, assemble, or associate for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct or exposing of specified anatomical areas and excludes minors by virtue of age. 12. Specified Anatomical Areas. Means the following: Less than completely and opaquely covered: (a) human genitals or pubic region, (b) female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola. Human male genitals in a discernible turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered. 13. Specified Sexual Activities. Means the following: Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, or sodomy; fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock, or female breast. Affordable Unit,For Rent. A unit for which the total monthly rent,plus utilities for lower-income households, does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of sixty percent (60%) of the county median income and for very low- income households, thirty percent (30%) of fifty percent (50%) of the county median income. Affordable Unit, For Sale. A unit for which the total monthly payment, including interest, taxes, insurance, and utilities, does not exceed for lower-income households (30%) of sixty percent (60%) of the county median income and for very low-income households, thirty percent (30%) of fifty percent (50%) of the county median income. Alley. A public way permanently reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property. Alter. To make a change in the exterior appearance or the supporting members of a structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders, that will prolong the life of the structure. Routine maintenance is not considered an alteration. Amusement Park. Any place of amusement open to the public not conducted wholly within a completed enclosed building. Animal-Related Terms. 1. Animals. Means horses, ponies, mules, burros, jacks, jennies, cows, bulls, calves, heifers, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, rabbits, and all other domestic or domesticated animals other than household pets. 2. Animal(Exotic or Wild). An animal, including, but not limited to,a monkey, fox,poisonous snake, raccoon, or other similar animal, including predatory or poisonous animals. 3. Animal(Household Pet). Any animal customarily permitted and kept in a dwelling and kept only for the company or pleasure provided to the occupants of the dwelling, such as a dog, cat, parakeet, tropical fish, hamster, rabbit, nonpoisonous snake, or Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. 4. Animal (Large). Any equine or bovine animal or other animal similar in size, weight, or appearance,including,but not limited to,a horse,pony,mule,donkey,cow, llama,pigs,hogs, goats, sheep, or ox. 5. Animal (Small). Poultry, rabbits, and those other such comparably sized animals distinguished from those described as large animals. 6. Fowl(Large). Any ostrich, emus, rheas, or similar flightless large birds. 7. Poultry. Means pigeons, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and all other domestic or domesticated fowl other than household pets. Automobile Trailer Terms. 1. Automobile Trailer. Any building or structure used for living or sleeping purposes and equipped with wheels or other means to facilitate movement from place to place and vehicles when used for living or sleeping purposes. 2. Automobile Trailer Park. Any lot or parcel of land used for the accommodation of one or more automobile trailers occupied as living quarters. Balcony. A platform that projects from the wall of a building, typically above the first level, and is surrounded by a rail, balustrade or parapet. Basement. A space wholly or partly underground and having more than half its height, measuring from its floor to its ceiling, below the average adjoining grade. If the finished floor level directly above a basement is more than six feet (6') above grade at any point, the basement shall be considered a story. Any basement level that has a habitable room shall be counted as a story. Base Density. The number of dwelling units on a particular parcel of land that is in conformance with the General Plan and zoning. Block. All property fronting upon one side of a street between intersecting and intercepting streets or between a street and waterway, end of dead-end street, or city boundary. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block on the side of the street that it intercepts. Boardinghouse or Rooming House. A residential building containing shared living quarters with a single kitchen where food and housing are provided for compensation. Does not include motels, hotels, or bed and breakfast establishments. Breezeway. A roofed, open-sided passageway connecting two (2) structures, such as a house and a garage. Building. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. Building,Accessory. A building which is used in support of or accessory to the principal building on a lot. Building Coverage. The sum in square feet of the areas of the horizontal projections of all buildings on a lot, excluding open pergolas, steps, chimneys, eaves, buttresses, cornices, unenclosed and unroofed terraces, and minor ornamental features projecting from the walls of the building. The features are not directly supported by the ground. Building Height. The vertical distance from finished grade to the highest structural point of the building as measured plumb from all points along said grade. Building, Main. See Building, Principal. Building, Principal. A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is located. Also referred to as "main building." Building Site. A lot or parcel of land in single or joint ownership and occupied or to be occupied by a main building and accessory buildings or by a dwelling group and its accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required by the terms of this title, and having its principal frontage on a"street" as defined in this chapter. Business. The purchase, sale, or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of any article, substance,or commodity for livelihood or profit; or the ownership or management of office buildings, offices, recreational, or amusement enterprises; or the maintenance and use of offices by professions and trades rendering services. "C" District. Means one or more of the following commercial districts: "NC" Neighborhood Commercial, "SC" Shopping Center, "RC" Regional Commercial, "GC" General Commercial, or "HC" Heavy Commercial. Caretaker's Quarters. A dwelling unit on the site of a commercial, industrial, public, or semipublic use, occupied by a guard or caretaker. Charitable/Philanthropic Institution. Any nonprofit organization to administer charity, consistent with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion; by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,or constraint;by assisting them to establish themselves in life;by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works; or by otherwise lessening the burden of government. Church. A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble for worship. The building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship. City Council. The City Council of the City of Redding. Club. An association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, for some common purpose, but not including groups organized primarily to render a service carried on as a business. Collection Building. Buildings with a gross floor area of two hundred twenty-five square feet (225 ft2) or less used for the deposit and storage of recyclables. Covered Parking Space. An accessible and usable covered space of not less than ten feet by twenty feet (10' by 20') for storage of automobiles—such covered parking space to be so located on the lot as to meet the requirements of this title for an accessory building or, if attached to the main building, to be so located as to meet all the requirements of this title for a main building. Deck. A platform, either freestanding or attached to a building,that is supported by pillars or posts (see also: Balcony). Demolition. Any act or process that destroys in whole or in part a cultural resource or other structure within an historic district. Distribution Line. An electric power line bringing power from a distribution substation to consumers. District. A portion of the city within which certain uses of land and buildings are permitted or prohibited and within which certain yards and other open spaces are required and certain height limits are established for buildings, all as set forth and specified in this title. Driveway. A paved area on a lot necessary to provide direct access for vehicles between a street and either: - An area on a residential lot containing four(4) or fewer parking spaces. - An aisle between spaces in a parking lot. - A loading berth. - A refuse storage area. Erected. Includes built,constructed,reconstructed,moved upon, or any physical operations on the premises required for the building. Excavations, fill drainage, and the like shall be considered a part of the erection. Family. An individual or two (2) or more persons occupying a dwelling and living together as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit. Floodplain Terms. 1. Accessory Structure. A structure equal to or exceeding one hundred twenty square feet (120 ft2) in size that is located on the same parcel of property as the principal structure and is used solely for parking of cars and/or storage. 2. Appeal. A request for a review of the Floodplain Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance. 3. Area of Shallow Flooding. A designated AO or AH Zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet(1'- 3'); a clearly defined channel does not exist;the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. 4. Area of Special Flood Hazard. See"Special Flood Hazard Area." 5. Base Flood. A flood having a one percent(1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Same as the 100-year flood. 6. Base Flood Elevation. The elevation for which there is a one-percent or greater chance in any given year that flood levels will equal or exceed it. 7. Base Floodplain. The area covered by a base flood which is generally defined by FEMA as Zone A, AO, A1-30, and AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map or the base flood area or elevation shown on any drainage study approved or adopted by the City (Citywide Storm Drain Master Plan by Montgomery-Watson Engineers dated October 1993), whichever is highest. 8. Basement. Any area of the building having its floor below ground level on all sides. 9. Contiguous To. Property bordering the base floodplain which would have a finished lot level of less than one foot (1') above the base flood elevation, unless otherwise protected. 10. Design Flood. The flood against which protection is to be provided by means of land-use regulation or flood-protective or flood-control works. The design flood shall be the base flood recurrence interval (see "Base Flood" definition). 11. Development. Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, landscaping, paving, excavation, drilling operations, or storing equipment or materials. 12. Encroachment. The advance or infringement of uses, plant growth, fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures, or development into a floodplain which may impede or alter the flow capacity of a floodplain. 13. Equal Conveyance. An equal amount of encroachment on both sides of a channel and an equal displacement of water or narrowing of the natural channel. 14. Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision. A manufactured home park, subdivision, or planned development for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before January 19, 1988. 15. Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision. The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads). 16. Flood or Flooding. A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from (1) the overflow of floodwaters, (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source, and/or (3) the collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water accompanied by a severe storm or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a flash flood, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in this definition. 17. Flood Fringe. The area between the 100-year flood boundary and the floodway shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps incorporated in the Flood Insurance Study or on the Citywide Storm Drain Master Plan, whichever is highest. 18. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated the "floodway," the "floodplain," and "risk-premium" zones applicable to the city. 19. Flood Insurance Study. The official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration that includes flood profiles, the FIRM, the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, and the water-surface elevation of the base flood. 20. Floodplain. This means the Floodway, Flood Fringe, and means the same as "Base Floodplain" and the "Area of Special Flood Hazard." "Floodplain" or "Floodplain Area" means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. (See definition of"Flooding.") The elevations and boundaries of flooding within the floodplain are defined by Zones A, AO, A1-30, and AE of the Flood Insurance Rate Map prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or as shown on any drainage study (Citywide Storm Drain Master Plan by Montgomery-Watson Engineers dated October 1993) approved or adopted by the City, whichever is highest. For creeks where floodplain elevations with a detailed study have not been established by FEMA or the Citywide Storm Drain Master Plan, the elevations shall be determined by a registered civil engineer and approved by the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 18.51.100. Backwater areas along the Sacramento River or creeks which rise or fall with the level of water in the adjacent stream are considered to be within the floodplain,unless proven by a licensed hydrologist/engineer that those water levels are not the same as the floodplain of the adjacent stream and have a floodplain of their own. 21. Floodplain Administrator. The Development Services Director or the designee appointed to administer and enforce the City's floodplain management regulations and the City's Community Rating Service (CRS) program. 22. Floodplain Area. An area having flood, mud slide (i.e., mud flow), and/or flood-related erosion hazards as shown on a FIRM or Flood Boundary and Floodway Map and also that area shown on any drainage study (Citywide Storm Drain Master Plan) approved or adopted by the City, whichever is highest. 23. Floodplain District (FP). A zoning district that is combined with other zoning designations of lots that are either wholly or partially within the floodplain. 24. Floodplain Management. The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage and preserving and enhancing, where possible, natural resources in the floodplain, including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness plans, flood-control works, floodplain management regulations, and open-space plans. 25. Floodplain Management Regulations. Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special- purpose ordinances (such as Floodplain Ordinance, Grading Ordinance, and Erosion-Control Ordinance), and other applications of police power. The term describes such State or local regulations in any combination thereof that provide standards for the purpose of flood-damage prevention and reduction. 26. Flood-Proofing. Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, and structures and their contents. 27. Flood Protection. An action taken to protect property and structures from inundation by the base flood or greater event. 28. Flood Protection Elevation. An elevation expressed in feet that the City requires for elevation of the lowest floor above the 100-year floodplain. The City's required Flood Protection Elevation is a minimum of one foot (1'). The 100-year floodplain is defined by the Flood Insurance Rate Maps prepared by FEMA or the Citywide Storm Drain Master Plan by Montgomery-Watson Engineers, whichever is highest. 29. Flood-Related Erosion. The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a river, creek, or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water accompanied by a severe storm or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a flash flood or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding. 30. Floodway. The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot (1'). "Floodway"includes those areas so designated on any drainage study approved or adopted by the City. 31. Freeboard. A factor of safety expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management. "Freeboard" tends to compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood and floodway conditions, such as wave action, bridge openings, and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed. 32. Highest Adjacent Grade. The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure. 33. Historic Structure. A structure that is either one of the following: a. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; b. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; c. Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of Interior; or d. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either by an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs. 34. Hydraulic Engineering Center Model 1 (HEC-1) (succeeded by HEC-HMS). The model is designed to simulate the surface runoff response of a stream basin to precipitation by representing the basin as an interconnected system of hydrologic and hydraulic components. Each component models an aspect of the precipitation-runoff process within a portion of the basin, commonly referred to as a sub-basin. A component may represent a surface-runoff entity, a stream channel, or a reservoir. Representation of a component requires a set of parameters which specify the particular characteristics of the component and mathematical relations which describe the physical processes. The result of the modeling process is the computation of stream flow by hydrographs at desired locations in the stream basin. The model can be used in making flood predictions from rainfall runoff for any state of upstream urbanization. In so doing, the model considers time of concentration and detention characteristics of the tributary area. The model can also be used to estimate the velocity of surface water but cannot be used to determine backwater-curve elevations. A hydraulic computer program(HEC-2)is generally used in conjunction with HEC-1 to obtain backwater curves or surface-water profiles. The model can also be used to develop discharge-frequency curve and associated levels of confidence through sensitivity analysis of rainfall and runoff parameter input. 35. Hydraulic Engineer Center Model 2 (HEC-2) (succeeded by HEC-RAS). This model is intended for calculating water-surface profiles for steady, gradually varied flow in natural or manmade channels. Both subcritical and supercritical flow profiles can be calculated. The effects of various obstructions, such as bridges, culverts, weirs, and structures, in the floodplain may be considered in the computations. The computational procedure is based on the solution of the one-dimensional energy equation with energy loss due to friction evaluated with Manning's equation. The computational procedure is generally known as the Standard Step Method. The program is also designed for application in floodplain management and flood-insurance studies to evaluate floodway encroachments and to designate flood-hazard zones. Also, capabilities are available for assessing the effects of channel improvements and levees on water-surface profiles. 36. Hydraulic Engineering Center Water Resources Council Model CPD-13. This model is used in calculating the flood-frequency curve from data over a period of time from stream- gauge history of sufficient length (40 years, if available; if only twenty (20) years or less is available, several gauges or other methodologies should be considered). The model is capable of developing confidence limits associated with the frequency curve. 37. Lowest Floor. The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including a basement. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure below the lowest floor that is usable solely for parking of vehicles,building access,or storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor provided that it conforms to applicable non-elevation design requirements, including, but not limited to: a. The wet flood proofing standard in Section 18.51.080(D)(3). b. The anchoring standards in Section 18.51.080(B). c. The construction materials and methods standards in Section 18.51.080(C). d. The standards for utilities in Section 18.51.080(E). e. For residential structures, all subgrade enclosed areas are prohibited because they are considered to be basements. This prohibition includes below-grade garages and storage areas. 38. Manufactured Home. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term "Manufactured Home" does not include a "recreational vehicle." 39. Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision. A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. 40. New Construction. For floodplain management purposes,this means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by this community (July 1, 1985) and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. 41. New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision. A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities,the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after July 1, 1985. 42. No-Rise Floodway and Flood Fringe. This refers to maintenance of the City's floodway and floodplain fringe with no rise in floodplain elevations that would adversely affect properties. 43. One-Hundred-Year Flood. The same as "base flood." 44. Recreational Vehicle. A vehicle which is: 1. Built on a single chassis. 2. Four hundred square feet (400 ft2) or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection. 3. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck. 4. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling,but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. 45. Remedy a Violation. To bring the structure or other development into compliance with State or local floodplain management regulations or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its noncompliance. Ways that impacts may be reduced include: 1. Protecting the structure or other affected development from flood damages. 2. Implementing the enforcement provisions of the ordinance or otherwise deterring future similar violations. 3. Reducing State or Federal financial exposure with regard to the structure or other development. 46. Riverine. Relating to, formed by, or resembling a river(including tributaries), stream,brook, etc. 47. Scenic or Riparian Corridor. Includes areas that border segments of seasonal creeks and all the Sacramento River's floodplain which contain vegetation natural to waterways. 48. Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). An area having special flood or flood-related erosion hazards and shown on a FIRM as Zone A, AO, A1-30, AE, or AH. 49. Standard Project Flood. The largest flood that can be expected from the most severe combination of meteorological and hydrological conditions reasonably characteristic of the geographical region involved. Such a flood provides a reasonable upper limit to be considered in designing flood-control works and in delineating floodplain limits and shall be generally applicable where its occurrence would have a high probability of hazard to human life. 50. Start of Construction. Includes substantial improvement and other proposed new development and means the date the building permit was issued provided that the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days from the date of the permit. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation,or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation.Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing,grading,and filling;nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. 51. Structure. A walled and roofed building with two (2) or more outside rigid walls from floor to roof and a fully secured roof that is permanently affixed to and principally above the ground. This includes a mobile building or manufactured home or a gas or liquid storage tank. 52. Substantial Damage. Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Substantial damage also means flood-related damage sustained by structure on two or more separate occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. 53. Substantial Improvement. Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other proposed new development of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. Market value will be estimated using the tax assessed value of the structure, excluding the land value. If the improvement/repair cost (as determined by the valuation of the building permit application) is less than or equal to forty percent (40%) of the market value estimate, then the improvement/repair is not a substantial improvement. If the improvement/repair cost is greater than forty percent (40%) of the market value estimate, then the improvement/repair is a potential substantial improvement, and a certified appraisal shall be submitted. The appraisal shall determine the value of the structure being improved, separate from the land value. The term"substantial improvement"does not,however, include either: 1. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of State or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to ensure safe living conditions. 2. Any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a"historic structure." When the combined total of all improvements or repairs made after the adoption of this code equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of a structure's market value, that structure is considered to be substantially improved. Substantial improvement also includes any addition which increases the original floor area of a building by twenty-five percent (25%) of more. 54. Variance. A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter which permits construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this chapter. 55. Velocity of Water. The rate of flow measured in feet per second at specified depths within the floodway, flood fringe, or area immediately adjacent to a proposed floodplain encroachment. 56. Violation. The failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the City's floodplain-management regulations. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in this chapter is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided. Floor Area, Gross. The total interior floor area of all stories of a building or structure, including basements as well as aboveground stories. It excludes any crawl space, area used exclusively for vehicle parking or loading, breezeway, attic without floor, and any open porch, deck, balcony, or terrace. Floor Area, Net. The total of all portions of interior floor area of each floor, basement, attic, or other area under the roof. It excludes portions thereof used solely for corridors, balconies, employee lounges, elevator shafts, stairways, restrooms, basement or attic areas having a height of more than seven feet(7'), closets, vaults, storage areas, climatic control areas,janitorial storage areas, parking or loading areas; in industrial areas, storage sheds with less than one hundred fifty square feet(150 sf2)of space,bunkers,electrical substations,smoking shelters,instrument shelters, and similar enclosures. The following areas shall be included within net floor area: 1. Lobbies of banks or financial or lending institutions. 2. Outdoor uncovered retail sales area, excepting plant nurseries and auto-sales lots. 3. Waiting rooms used by the public in connection with offices,professional offices,and similar establishments. Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The net floor area of a building or buildings on a lot divided by the lot area or site area. Garage or Carport. An accessible and usable covered space of not less than ten by twenty feet (10' by 20') for storage of automobiles. General Plan. The City of Redding General Plan. Grade, Average. The average level on the surface defined as the shortest distance between finished grade at the highest and lowest sides of a structure. Grade, Existing. The level of the ground or pavement at a stated location as it exists prior to disturbance in preparation for a project regulated by this chapter. Grade,Finished. The point of the elevation of the finished surface of the ground. For purposes of determining building height, finished grade is the grade at the building foundation. In the case of signs, grade is the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground at the base of the sign or, in the case of a double support, the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground at the supports. Grade, Street. The top of the curb or the top of the edge of the pavement or traveled way where no curb exists. Height. See Rules of Measurement, Section 18.62.080. Home Occupation. An accessory use of a dwelling unit for lawful business purposes. A home occupation is incidental to the primary use of the building as a residence. Hospital or Sanitarium. Any institution, place, building, or agency that maintains and operates organized facilities for the diagnosis, care, or treatment of human illness, including convalescence and including care during and after pregnancy or that maintains and operates organized facilities for any such purpose, and to which persons may be admitted for overnight stay or longer. "Hospital" includes nursing home, maternity home, and lying-in asylum. Junkyard. A place where any of the following described materials are collected, stored,or placed, except where the use or activity is conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, including the following: the collection, storage, or placing of worn out, discarded, or scrapped goods or materials that may be turned to some use such as rope, chains, iron, copper, furniture, stoves, enamelware,paper,bottles, used pipes, used machinery, parts of dismantled machinery, or vehicles. 1. The collection, storage, or placing of any used material other than gems, precious metal, or material containing precious metal, having a value that is determined wholly by the weight thereof 2. The collection, storage, or placing of any used material other than gems, precious metal, or material containing precious metal that has no ordinarily practical use in the form in which it exists when so collected, stored, or placed. Kitchen. A room for cooking or preparation of food and dishwashing, but not including a bar, butler's pantry, or similar room adjacent to or connected with a kitchen. Landscape.To plant and maintain some combination of trees,ground cover, shrubs,vines,flowers or lawn. Required landscape may include natural features, such as existing or imported rock, and structural features, including fountains, pools, art work,plazas, screens, walls,or fences. Plants on rooftops, porches, or in boxes attached to buildings are not considered landscape. Lighting Terms. 1. Architectural Lighting. Lighting which is either directed towards a building with the intent of highlighting an architectural or landscape feature or a light fixture which is architecturally ornamental in purpose. 2. Fully Shielded. A luminaire or light fixture that by design of the housing does not allow any light dispersion or direct glare to shine above a 90-degree horizontal plane from the base of the fixture. Fully shielded fixtures must be installed in a horizontal position, or the purpose of the design is defeated and disability glare will result. I No ( Yes 1 ( No ------------ 3. Light Trespass. Light from an artificial light source that is intruding into an area where it is not wanted or does not belong. 4. Uplighting.Any light source that distributes illumination above a 90-degree horizontal plane. Liquor Store. A retail establishment that devotes more than fifty percent (50%) of its floor area for the display, storage, and sale of beer, wine, distilled or fermented liquor or related items. Living Area. An interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage, patio, porch or any accessory structure. Loading Space. An off-street space or berth on the same lot within a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials or people and which abuts on a street, service drive, alley, or other appropriate means of access. Lot. A parcel of real property as shown with a separate and distinct number or letter on a plot recorded or filed with the recorder of the County or parcel of real property with street frontage or acreage width of not less than specified by this code and Title 17, Subdivisions. Lot Frontage (Signs). The length of improved property on a lot that is bordered by an improved public street from which the lot may take vehicle access. For lots without frontage (including frontage limited to driveway access) the net lot area may be used to calculate the maximum sign area. Lot Line Types. 1. Lot Line,Front. The property line dividing a lot from a street. On a corner lot,only one street line shall be considered as a front line, as determined by the Building Official upon issuance of a building permit or the demarcation made on a final or parcel map. 2. Lot Line, Corner. On a corner lot, the lot line dividing a lot from the street that is not considered the front lot line, as determined by the Building Official. 3. Lot Line, Rear. The line, or lines, most parallel with the front lot line. Where no lot line is within 45 degrees of being parallel to the front lot line, a line ten feet (10') in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, shall be deemed the rear lot line for the purpose of measuring rear-yard depth. 4. Lot Line, Side. Any lot lines other than front lot lines or rear lot lines. Lot Types. 1. Lot, Corner. A lot or parcel of land situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets having an angle or intersection of not more than 135 degrees. 2. Lot,Double Frontage. A lot having frontage on a� more than one street. Each frontage from which access is permitted shall be deemed a front lot line. 3. Lot, Flag. A lot having access to a public street ; , 'Comes In rim Corner by means of a private right-of-way strip that 01, Lot Lot Lot � shares fee ownership with the balance of the lot. =" aOL 4. Lot, Improved. Any land containing a principal I Doule L7'11 building or otherwise improved to conduct a Interior Flag Lot Interior Lot nonresidential activity. 7-- Lot 5. Lot, Interior. A lot that is not a corner lot. . corner Interim Corner Lot Lot Lot t 6. Lot, Reversed Corner. A corner lot the side c` street line of which is substantially a � continuation of the front lot line of the first lot E �, to its rear. 7. Lot, Vacant. Land without buildings or other 620 structures. LOT TYPES Mining Terms. 1. Expansion. Increase in the intensity of mining or on-site processing operations that have an adverse impact on environmental issues, such as noise, dust creation, traffic flow, or water quality or any expansion to the boundaries of the area to be mined. 2. Exploration or Prospecting. The search for minerals by geological, geophysical, geochemical, or other techniques, including, but not limited to, sampling, assaying, drilling, or any surface or underground works needed to determine the type, extent, or quantity of minerals present. 3. Idle. To curtail for a period of one (1) year or more surface mining operations by more than ninety percent (90%) of the operation's previous maximum annual mineral production with the intent to resume those surface mining operations at a future date. 4. Mined Lands. Includes the surface, subsurface, and groundwater of an area in which surface mining operations will be, are being, or have been conducted, including private ways and roads appurtenant to any such area, and land excavations, workings, mining waste, and areas in which structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property that result from, or are used in, surface mining operations are located. 5. Minerals. Any naturally occurring chemical element or compound, or groups of elements and compounds, formed from inorganic processes and organic substances, including, but not limited to, coal, peat, and bituminous rock, but excluding geothermal resources, natural gas, and petroleum. 6. Mining Waste. Includes the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property directly resulting from, or displaced by, surface mining operations. 7. Operator. Any person who is engaged in surface mining operations himself or who contracts with others to conduct operations on his/her behalf,except a person who is engaged in surface mining operations as an employee with wages as his/her sole compensation. 8. Overburden. Soil, rock, or other materials that lie above a natural mineral deposit or in between mineral deposits, before or after their removal, by surface mining operations. 9. Reclamation. The process of land treatment that minimizes water degradation, air pollution, damage to aquatic and wildlife habitat, flooding, erosion, and other adverse effects from surface mining operations,including adverse surface effects incidental to underground mines, so that mined lands are reclaimed to a usable condition, which is readily adaptable for alternate land uses, and create no danger to public health or safety. The process may extend to affected lands surrounding mined lands and may require backfilling, grading, resoiling, revegetation, soil compaction, stabilization, or other measures. 10. State Board. State Mining and Geology Board in the Department of Conservation, State of California. 11. State Geologist. Individual holding office as structured in Section 677 of Article 3, Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Public Resources Code. 12. Surface Mining Operations. All or any part of the process involved in the mining of minerals on mined lands by removing overburden and mining directly from the mineral deposits, open-pit mining of minerals naturally exposed, mining by auger method, dredging and quarrying, or surface work incident to an underground mine. Surface mining operations shall include, but are not limited to: a. In-place distillation, retorting, or leaching. b. The production and disposal of mining waste. c. Prospecting and exploratory activities. Natural Feature. Any tree, plant life, water feature, or rock outcropping. Noise Terms. 1. A-weighted Sound Level shall mean the sound level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighting network weighted to the range of human hearing. The level so read is designated dBA or dBA. 2. Ambient Noise shall mean all-encompassing noise associated with a given environment, being usually a composite of sounds from many sources near and far. For the purpose of this chapter, the ambient noise level is the level obtained when the noise level is averaged over a period of fifteen(15)minutes without the inclusion of noise from isolated identifiable sources at the location and time of day near that at which a comparison is to be made. 3. Construction shall mean any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration, or similar action for or on public or private rights-of-way, structures, utilities, or similar property. 4. Decibel shall mean a unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound equal to twenty (20) times the logarithm to the base ten (10) of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is twenty (20) micro pascals. 5. Emergency Work or Action shall mean work or action made necessary to restore property to a safe condition after a public calamity, or work required to protect persons or property from imminent exposure to danger or damage,or work by public or private utilities to restore utility service. 6. Intrusive Noise shall mean that noise which intrudes over and above the existing ambient noise at a given location. The relative intrusiveness of a sound depends upon its amplitude, duration, frequency and time of occurrence, and tonal or informational content, as well as the prevailing ambient noise level. 7. Noise Disturbance shall mean any sound which: a. Endangers or injures the safety or health of human beings or animals. b. Annoys or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities. c. Endangers or injures personal or real property. 8. Noise Level shall mean A-weighted sound pressure level in decibels obtained by using a sound level meter at slow response with a reference pressure of twenty (20) micro pascals. The unit of measurement shall be designated as dBA. 9. Real Property Boundary shall mean an imaginary line along the ground surface and its vertical extension, which separates the real property owned by one person from that owned by another person, but not including intra-building real property divisions. 10. Sound Level Meter shall mean an instrument, including a microphone, an amplifier, an output meter, and frequency weighting networks for the measurement of sound levels, which meet or exceed the requirements pertinent for type Si A meters in the American National Standards Institute Specifications for sound level meters, S1.4-1971, or the most recent revision thereof Nonconforming Terms. 1. Abandoned. A use has ceased or a structure has been vacated for a time period as specified in this chapter. Abandonment does not include temporary or short-term interruptions to a use or occupancy of a structure during periods of remodeling, maintaining, or otherwise improving or rearranging a facility. 2. Intensity. The measurable impacts which a use has on infrastructure, the environment, or nearby property and uses. 3. Intensification of Use. Any change in mode or character of operations which is determined by the Director likely to result in a significant new or increased impact due to potential traffic generation, noise, smoke, glare, odors, hazardous materials, water use, and/or sewage generation, shall be considered an "intensification of use" of a nonconforming use. 4. Nonconforming Parcel. A parcel of record that does not comply with the access, area, or width requirements of the zoning district in which the parcel is located. 5. Nonconforming Site. A site which contains a structure that does not comply with the setback, lot coverage,or other site requirements,and/or requirements for parking,landscaping,storage and display areas, or other non-use restrictions or requirements established by the Zoning Ordinance or any amendments thereto, but which complied with the non-use restrictions or regulations in existence at the time of construction of the improvements. 6. Nonconforming Structure. A structure which by its design and construction (e.g. an industrial building in a residential district)does not conform to structures typically associated with the underlying zoning district established by this title or any amendment thereto, but which complied with the non-use restrictions or regulations in existence at the time of the construction of the building or structure. 7. Nonconforming Use. Any use, whether of a building, structure, or parcel (lot, or tract of land), which does not conform to the land use regulations of this title for the zone in which such use is located, either on the effective date of this title or as a result of subsequent amendments which may be made to this title or by reason of annexation of territory to the city. "0" District. Means one or more of the following office districts: "LO" Limited Office or "GO" General Office. Occupancy, Change. A discontinuance of an existing use and the substitution therefore of a use of a different kind or class. Occupied. Arranged, designed, built, altered, converted, rented or leased, or intended to be occupied. Off-Street Loading Facilities. A site or portion of a site devoted to the loading or unloading of motor vehicles or trailers, including loading berths, aisles, access drives, and landscaped areas. Open-Space Terms. 1. Open-Space Land. Open-space land is any parcel or area of land or water which is essentially unimproved and devoted to open-space use as follows: a. Creeks, rivers, ponds, and areas within the 100-year floodplain of a stream, creek, or river as established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and/or hydrology study accepted by the City. b. Areas with steep slope exceeding twenty percent(20%) and other unstable soil areas. c. Areas having scenic, historic, archaeological, and/or cultural value. d. Other open-space land uses as described by the Conservation and Open Space Element of the General Plan or as defined by the State in Government Code Section 65560(b), incorporated by reference herein and as amended from time to time. 2. Open-Space Easement. As defined in Government Code Section 51075(D), open-space easement is any right or interest in open-space land acquired by the City by map or separate instrument which imposes restrictions that effectively preserve for public and/or private use or enjoyment the unimproved, natural, or scenic character of such open-space land. 3. Public Open-Space Easement.An open-space easement upon land over which the public has obtained an easement for open-space purposes whereupon the public has the right to use of the property. 4. Private Open-Space Easement. An open-space easement upon an area of private property that is set aside for open-space purposes whereupon the public does not have a right to access or use of the property. 5. Public Open Space. Land owned by the City in fee which has been set aside for open-space purposes whereupon the public has the right to access and use of the property. 6. Outdoor Activity Areas. a. Private. An open area outside a building adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests. b. Common. An open area within a residential development reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the development and their guests. c. Usable. An outdoor or fenced area on the ground or on a roof, balcony, deck, porch, or terrace designed and accessible for outdoor living, recreation, pedestrian access, or landscape, but excluding parking facilities, driveways, utility or service areas, or any required front or corner side yard and excluding any space with a dimension of less than six feet (6') in any direction or an area of less than thirty-six square feet (36 ft2). d. Yard. An open space on the same site as a structure, unoccupied and unobstructed by structures from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, including a front yard, side yard, corner side yard, or rear yard. Permitted. Allowed without a requirement for approval of a conditional use permit or temporary use permit. Person. Also includes association, firm, co-partnership, or corporation. Plan Lines. Official lines established by law in accordance with the master street and highway plan of the City for the purpose of establishing the alignment and width of public streets in accordance with their projected design as provided in the master street and highway plan of the City. Buildings or other structures erected thereafter must be located outside the lines establishing the width of public streets and alleys. Planning Commission. The City Planning Commission. Porch. A covered platform, usually having a separate roof, at an entrance to a dwelling or an open or enclosed gallery or room, which is not heated or cooled, that is attached to the outside of a building. Preexisting. In existence prior to the effective date of this chapter. Preservation. The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity, and material of a building or structure and the existing form and vegetative cover of a site. Project. Any proposal for new or changed use or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure that is subject to the provisions of this chapter. Public Parking Area. An open area, other than a street, used for the temporary parking of more than four (4) automobiles and available for public use, whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients or customers. "R" District. Means one or more of the following residential districts: "RL" Rural Lands, "RE" Residential Estate, "RS" Residential Single Family or"RM" Residential Mixed Housing. Reconstruction. The act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure, or object, or a part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time. Recycling Terms. 1. Processing Facility. A building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable material and/or used motor oil by such means as flattening, mechanical sorting, compacting, bailing, shredding, grinding, crushing, and cleaning. a. A light processing facility occupies less than forty-five thousand square feet(45,000 ft2) and includes equipment for baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding, and sorting of source-separated recyclable materials, except ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers, and repairing of reusable materials. b. A heavy processing facility is any processing facility other than a light processing facility. 2. Recyclable Material. Reusable material, including, but not limited to metals, glass, plastic, and paper, which are intended for reuse, remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. Recyclable material does not include refuse or hazardous materials, but may include used motor oil. 3. Recycling Facility. A center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. 4. Reverse Vending Machine. An automated mechanical device that accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers, including aluminum cans,glass,and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip. A reverse vending machine may sort and process containers mechanically, provided that the entire process is enclosed within the machine. a. A single feed revenue vending machine is designed to accept individual containers one at a time. b. A bulk reverse vending machine is designed to accept more than one container at a time and to compute the refund or credit due on the basis of weight. Rehabilitation. The act or process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration which makes possible an efficient contemporary use, while preserving those portions or features of the property that are significant to its historical, architectural, and cultural values. Residential Density Bonus Terms. 1. Affordability. The economic feasibility to construct lower-income housing in the proposed development. 2. Affordable Housing. Housing costs as defined in Section 5005.2 of the Health and Safety Code or rents at qualifying levels for lower-income or very low-income households. 3. Density Bonus.An increased density of at least twenty-five percent(25%)over the maximum authorized density which is granted to a developer/property owner of a housing project agreeing to construct a prescribed percentage of lower-income units as defined by the State of California Government Code Section 65915, et seq. 4. Equivalent Financial Value. The cost to the developer/property owner based on the land cost per dwelling unit. This is determined by the difference in the value of the land with and without the density bonus. 5. Lower- and Very Low-Income Households. Income limits published by the State Department of Housing and Community Development. This applies to both for-rent and for- sale housing. Residential Structure Types. 1. Apartment. A room or suite of rooms occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one family. 2. Dwelling, Primary. A building designed exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family, duplex, and multiple-family, but not including an accessory dwelling unit, junior accessory dwelling unit,hotel,motel,boardinghouse, asylum,or jail,where people are housed by reason of illness or under legal restraint. 3. Dwelling Unit. One or more habitable rooms designed for occupancy by only one family for living and sleeping purposes and having a kitchen. 4. Dwelling, Multiple Family. A building, or portion thereof, used and designed as a residence for three (3) or more families living independently of each other with an individual kitchen for each, including apartment houses, apartment hotels, and flats, but not including automobile courts. 5. Residential Lot, Gross Area. The area of a lot excluding slopes that exceed twenty percent (20%) and the 100-year floodplain areas recognized by the City (such as FEMA and Montgomery-Watson). 6. Residential Lot, Net Area. The area of a lot excluding slopes that exceed twenty percent (20%), 100-year floodplain areas recognized by the City, public and private streets, lands zoned or proposed to be zoned "OS" Open Space District or "PF" Public Facilities District, and/or areas required or proposed to be preserved in association with environmental features located on the lot (i.e., wetlands and associated buffer areas). Room, Habitable. An unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling unit, excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, service rooms, connecting corridors, laundries, unfinished attics, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, utility rooms, garages, and similar spaces. School, Elementary or High. An institution of learning that offers instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools by the Education Code of the State. High schools include junior and senior. Setback Line. A line within a lot parallel to a corresponding lot line that is the boundary of any specified front, side, corner side, or rear yard or a line otherwise established to govern the location of buildings, structures, or uses. Where no minimum front, side, corner side, or rear yards are specified, the setback line shall be coterminous with the corresponding lot line. Shopping Center. A unified group of retail businesses and service uses on a single site with common parking facilities. A shopping center may include pads for future buildings. Sign Terms. 1. Abandoned Sign. Advertising display that was lawfully erected,but whose use has ceased or the structure upon which the sign was displayed has been abandoned by its owner for a period of not less than thirty (30) days. 2. Accessory Sign. A secondary-in-purpose sign that provides on-site information concerning the business that is not indicated on the primary identification sign(s), such as store hours, accepted credit cards, quality ratings or affiliations, vacancies,parking, and traffic direction. 3. Advertising. Any promotion primarily intended to attract attention to goods or services rendered upon property whereupon the advertising is occurring. 4. Aggregate Sign Area. The total area of all signs on a lot, including temporary promotional signs. 5. Animated Sign. Any sign that has mechanical movement, rotation, or change of lighting to depict action or create a special effect or scene. 6. Approved Combustible Materials. Wood or materials not more combustible than wood. 7. Approved Combustible Plastics. Plastics that, when tested in accordance with ASTM standard method of testing for flammability of plastics over 0.050-inch thickness (D635-44), burn no faster than 2.5 inches per minute in sheets of 0.06-inch thickness. 8. Appurtenant Sign. A sign pertaining to the business or activity carried on at the premises (lot) upon which the sign is located, constructed, or erected. 9. Architectural Feature. Prominent or characteristic part of a building. Examples of architectural features are windows, columns, awnings, marquees, and fascias. 10. Awning. A cloth, plastic, or other flexible nonstructural covering that is either permanently attached to a building or can be raised or retracted to a position against the building when not in use. 11. Awning Sign. A sign incorporated into or attached to an awning or canopy. 12. Banner. A sign of temporary construction made of vinyl, canvas, or equally similar flexible material. 13. Beacon or Searchlight. Any light with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere or directed at one or more points not on the same lot as the light source; also, any light with one or more beams that rotate or move. 14. Billboard. A freestanding, off-site sign made available for lease or rent and/or governed by the Outdoor Advertising Act. 15. Canopy. A permanent roof-like shelter, either freestanding or supported by a building. 16. Canopy Sign. Any advertising of any nature that is painted, printed, sewed, or otherwise attached to a canopy. 17. Changeable Copy Sign. A sign on which the copy changes manually or automatically using, but not limited to, a lamp bank or through mechanical means. This includes,but is not limited to,electronic message boards,large television or projector screens(i.e., Sony JumboTron and similar devices), or electrical or electronic time and temperature units. 18. Conforming Sign. A sign shall be said to conform when it meets all the standards and regulations established by this chapter and the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City. 19. Copy. Any graphic, letter, numeral, symbol, insignia, text, sample, model, device, or combination thereof, which relates to advertising, identification, or notification. 20. Design Review Manual. A policy document with graphics and text that is used by the City to further clarify the meaning of this chapter and to judge the appearance and acceptability of proposed signs and murals that require design review as part of permit approval. 21. Detached Sign. A pole, monument, or shopping center identification sign. 22. Directional Sign. An on-site accessory sign designed to guide or direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic. 23. Donor. Any person, group of people,organization(s),or business(es)who finances a building mural. 24. Double Frontage Lot. A parcel having lot frontage on two (2) or more streets. 25. Electrical Code. The Electrical Code of the City. 26. Electronic Message Board. A sign that uses lighting to advertise goods and services and has the capability of changing the advertising message several times during a single hour (refer to Changeable Copy Sign). 27. Enforcement Officer. The public employee(s) or officer designated by the Development Services Director of the City to perform the duties imposed by this chapter on the Enforcement Officer. 28. Flag or Patriotic Symbol. Any fabric, banner, or bunting containing distinctive colors or patterns recognized by the Congress of the United States as an American or state flag, also government and flags of state-recognized political subdivisions. 29. Freeway. A restricted access highway with no at-grade intersections. Freeways within the City limits are Interstate 5,Highway 299 between Interstate 5 and the eastern City limits, and Highway 44 between Continental Street and the eastern City limits. 30. Freeway Sign. A freestanding sign oriented to and designed to be viewed from a freeway. 31. Freeway Travel Lane. Any freeway through lane, any lane providing direct connection from one freeway to another, and any freeway on-ramp or off-ramp. 32. Illegal Sign. A sign that (1) was erected without first complying with all ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of its construction; (2) was legally erected but whose use has ceased or has been abandoned, has not been maintained, or is not used to identify or advertise a business for thirty (30) consecutive days or more; (3) was legally erected but that later became illegal as a result of the completion of the amortization period; or(4) is a sign that is a danger to the public, is unsafe, or is a traffic hazard. 33. Illuminated Sign. A sign with an artificial light source incorporated internally or externally for the purposes of illuminating the sign. 34. Logo. A graphic symbol, picture, image, or lettering used separately by a business in connection with other advertising to promote the sale of goods and services by the owner of the logo. 35. Marquee. A permanent roofed structure attached to and wholly supported by a building that may project beyond the building. 36. Marquee Sign. Any advertising matter of any nature that is attached to a marquee. 37. Monument Sign. A detached sign with a solid base equal to or greater than the length of the sign copy and connected solidly to and arising from the ground. 38. Nameplate. A sign that displays only the name, address, and occupation of the occupant of the premises, is illuminated, and does not exceed four square feet (4 ft2). 39. Nonconforming Sign. An existing sign that does not meet the requirements of this chapter but was erected in conformance with the regulations of a previous Sign Ordinance and has been in continual use since its establishment. 40. Off-Site Sign.A sign located off the premises indicated by said sign. This includes billboards. Any sign that advertises a business no longer on the lot where the sign is located and where the business has relocated elsewhere in the city or county shall be considered an off-site sign and must meet the requirements of this chapter; otherwise, such sign shall be illegal. 41. On-Site Sign. A sign that designates the activities and uses of the premises on which it is located. An on-site sign is also known as an appurtenant sign. 42. Pennant. Any all-weather lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind. 43. Pole Sign. A detached sign that is supported by one or more uprights, poles, or braces in or upon the ground or by a structure other than a building that meets the height, size, landscape, location, and illumination requirements of this code. To qualify as a pole sign, the cabinet or frame (or equivalent) bottom shall be elevated at least seven feet (7') above grade. A pole with an advertising flag having sign copy or logo shall be considered a pole sign. 44. Portable Sign. A sign other than a temporary approved sign not permanently attached to the ground or building and used for on- or off-site advertisement purposes. Portable signs include, but are not limited to, signs displayed on vehicles, trailers, and A-frame signs. 45. Projecting Sign. A sign that is suspended from or supported by any building or structure and that projects outward from the supporting structure. An extended wing wall may be considered a projecting sign if it has advertising and does not serve a structural purpose. 46. Promotional Temporary Signs. Signs that may be constructed of all-weather material including vinyl, canvas, or similar material, and are intended for, but are not limited to, the intended uses of a contractor, builder, realtor, political group, and retail-store owners including grand openings, going-out-of-business and special promotional sales, and public- service promotions. 47. Public Service, Seasonal, or Special Community Event Signs. Temporary signs used for special occasions that are installed for a specific limited period of time established by this chapter. 48. Real Estate Development Sign. A temporary off-site sign advertising the sale or lease of newly developed residential subdivisions, residential condominiums, and residential planned developments containing at least five (5) lots or at least ten (10) dwelling units. A sign advertising for projects less than the number of lots or units noted above is defined as a real estate sign. 49. Real Estate Sign. A temporary sign advertising the sale or lease of a lot or parcel of land or any portion thereof upon which the sign is located. 50. Roof Line. The top edge of the roof or top of the parapet, whichever forms the top line of the building silhouette. 51. Roof Sign. A sign located on or attached to the roof of a building. 52. Shopping Center Identifier or Locator Sign. A detached appurtenant sign larger than a pole sign in height and area that identifies the name of a shopping center having at least 300,000 square feet of enclosed retail floor area. Such signs are intended to be viewed from adjacent 4- to 6-lane arterial traffic. 53. Sign. Any device, fixture, placard, or structure that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol, or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, identify the purpose of a person or entity, or communicate information of any kind to the public. 54. Sign Area. Sign area shall be computed by measuring the entire area contained within the frame cabinet, including all ornamentation or decoration used to attract attention. In computing the maximum permissible sign area or display surface, standard mathematical formulas for known or common shapes will be used. In the case of irregular shapes, straight lines drawn closest to the extremities of the shape will be used. The structure or structure cover supporting a sign shall not be included in determining the sign area unless the structure or structure cover contains advertising copy. The area of double-face signs shall be computed by using one side, and multi-faced signs shall be the total sum of all display surfaces. The sign copy of a multi-faced sign can be viewed from one position. For balloons and dirigibles, the advertising area shall be based on the largest cross-sectional area of grouped or individual (ungrouped) balloons. 55. Sign Height. The vertical distance measured from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign or sign structure. 56. Sniping. Advertising by the pasting, posting, sticking, tacking, hanging, affixing, or placing on cloth, paper, or cardboard bills, cards or posters, or metal signs, to or upon fences, posts, trees, buildings, structures, or surfaces other than outdoor advertising structures. Sniping is unlawful within the city. This definition shall not be held to include any sign or notice issued by any court or public office or posted by any public officer in performance of a public duty or by a private person in giving a legal notice, or any cloth, paper, or cardboard sign advertising for sale or lease the property upon which it stands or any type of sign permitted elsewhere in this chapter. 57. State-of-the-Art Sign Design. A sign technology that includes, but is not limited to, Electronic Message Boards, Sony JumboTron, etc., that develops or occurs following the adoption of the Sign Ordinance. 58. Supergraphic Wall Sign. A wall advertising with large lettering, business logos, and/or murals that include any advertising message relating to the goods and services sold by the owner of the sign. This type of wall sign sometimes includes a single contrasting band of color, or bright bands of color, or lines that are connected to the wall graphics, physically or visually; and if the bands of color and/or lettering, business logos, and murals extend onto the surface of another wall or side of the building, the bands of color or lines may be considered part of the supergraphic wall sign for the purpose of sign measurement. Where there is at least a five-foot (5') separation between the advertising and graphic, then the graphic may not be considered as supergraphic. 59. Temporary Sign. A sign not constructed or intended for long-term use. The maximum frequency and length of display shall be as set forth Section 18.42.040(R). Temporary signs include,but are not limited to,banners, displays for public-service promotions,on-site or off- site real estate signs and construction signs,balloons and dirigibles,beacons and searchlights, political signs, and window-painted signs. 60. Time and Temperature Signs. A sign that provides information about time and temperature in the public's interest without transmitting any advertising message. 61. Wall Mural. A mural applies to representative or nonrepresentative art. Murals usually depict a well-known local landscape scene, are not used as a logo, and do not contain any lettering or numbering relating to the goods or services sold by the owner of the mural. A wall mural may occupy the same wall surface with any type, company name, or logo, but these advertising messages shall have their own field and shall not physically overlap or be included within the viewing field of the mural. When a mural lacks a border, then the entire contrasting color surface of the wall may be considered as the entire sign area. 62. Wall Sign. A sign that is attached to or placed directly onto a parapet or wall of a building. This includes, but is not limited to, signs supported by a wall, painted signs, supergraphics, murals, etc. 63. Window Sign. Any sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service, that is placed inside a window or within twelve inches (12") of the window surface or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window. Site. A lot, or group of contiguous lots, that is proposed for development in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and is in a single ownership or under unified control. Story. That part of any building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor or of the roof next above. 1. Half Story. A story with at least two of its opposite sides situated in a sloping roof, the floor area of which does not exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the floor area immediately below it. Stream Buffer Terms. 1. Riparian Vegetation. An association of plant species growing adjacent to, and dependent upon, freshwater courses, including perennial and intermittent streams, lakes, and other bodies of freshwater. 2. Top of Bank. That area associated with a stream that contains the normal winter stream flows. In cases where the top of bank is not obvious or is in dispute, it shall be determined based on the area containing a 10-year flood event. In the case of streams with multiple channels, top of bank shall be the outermost bank of the stream. In no case, however, shall top of bank exceed the defined limits of the 100-year-flood event as determined under the procedures of this code. Street. A public thoroughfare that affords principal means of access to a block and to abutting property, including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare, except an alley as defined in this chapter. Street Line. The boundary between a street and property. Structural Alterations. Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders. Structure. Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground or under the ground. Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Terms. 1. Grade. The underlying surface such as earth or a walking surface. 2. Owner. Any person, agent, firm, or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the property. 3. Swimming Pool, or Pool. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over eighteen inches (18") deep. Swimming pool includes in-ground and aboveground/on-ground structures and includes, but is not limited to,hot tubs, spas,portable spas, and non-portable wading pools. 4. Swimming Pool, Indoor. A swimming pool which is totally contained within a residential structure and surrounded on all four sides by walls of said structure. 5. Swimming Pool, Outdoor. Any swimming pool which is not an indoor pool. Targeted Housing Units. Those units intended to be affordable to lower- and very low-income households. Transmission Line. An electric power line bringing power to a receiving or distribution substation. Telecommunication Terms. 1. Antenna. Any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs, or similar devices used for the transmission or receiving of electromagnetic radio frequency waves. 2. Building-Mounted. An antenna that is affixed to or supported by the roof or exterior wall of a building or other structure. 3. Ground-Mounted. An antenna that is fully or partially supported by a platform, framework, pole, or other structural system that is affixed to or placed directly on or in the ground. 4. Collocation. The location of two (2) or more wireless communication facilities on a single support structure or otherwise sharing a common location. For the purposes of this chapter, collocation shall also include the location of wireless communication facilities with other facilities such as water tanks, light standards, and other utility facilities and structures. 5. Communication Tower. Any structure that is used to transmit or receive electromagnetic radio frequency waves or that supports such a device. 6. Electromagnetic Radio Frequency Waves. Waves of electric and magnetic energy radiating away from a transmission source to be picked up by a receiving antenna for the purpose of communicating information. 7. Wireless Communication Facility. A facility containing communication towers and/or antennas and any related equipment for the purpose of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic radio frequency waves. Tent. A structure, enclosure or shelter, with or without sidewalls or drops, constructed of fabric or pliable material supported in any manner except by air or the contents it protects. Tree Terms 1. Candidate Tree(s). A single healthy tree or group of healthy trees warranting consideration for preservation by virtue of its value to the community,the immediate neighborhood, or the natural environment in recognition of the existence of one or more of the following attributes: a. It is an outstanding specimen of its species in terms of aesthetic quality as determined by shape and branch structure. b. It is one of the largest or oldest trees in Redding that also has historical or neighborhood interest. c. It adds significantly to the environment of the city because of its location, distinct form, unique species, or other identifying characteristics. d. It is in a location which is connected to a larger natural woodland system, such as a permanent open-space area, and which is likely to be self-supporting over time. e. It serves a desirable function, such as buffering dissimilar land uses, or is a component of an overall landscape plan. 2. Cutting. The detaching or separating from a protected tree any limb, branch, or root. Cutting shall include pruning and trimming. 3. dbh (diameter at breast height). The trunk diameter measured at four and one-half feet(4.5') above the ground (diameter=circumference- 3.142). 4. Damage. Any action undertaken which may cause death or significant injury,or which places the tree in a hazardous condition or in an irreversible state of decline. This includes but is not limited to cutting, topping, girdling, poisoning, or root disturbance. 5. Developed Property. Any individual lot that is occupied by a principal building. A principal building is one in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is located based on the zoning of the lot. 6. Discretionary Projects. Projects shall include but not be limited to those projects subject to: a use permit(including administrative use permit), a parcel map,a tentative subdivision map, a site-plan review, a variance, a rezone, or a planned development. 7. Drip Line. The area identified by extending a vertical line from the outermost portion of the limb canopy to the ground, with its axis parallel to the trunk. 8. Landmark or Heritage Tree. Any tree that has been specifically placed on the Landmark and Heritage Tree Plan as established by Chapter 13.40 of the Redding Municipal Code. 9. Person. Any natural person, partnership, firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other legal entity. 10. Preserved Tree. A tree that is required to be preserved and protected under discretionary project approval. 11. Qualified Professional. Includes an individual approved by the City who has one or more of the following qualifications: a. Registered Professional Forester. A person who holds a valid license as a professional forester pursuant to the provisions of the State Code. b. Certified Arborist. A person who holds a current certificate from the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. c. Biologist. A person who demonstrates expertise in the biological sciences related to oak woodlands of the variety prevalent in the Redding area through an appropriate combination of education, training, and experience and is judged by his or her profession to be able to represent the profession in a competent manner. 12. Removal. The physical removal of a tree, or causing the death of a tree through damage, poison, or other direct or indirect action. 13. Shrub. A woody plant of relatively low height, distinguished from a tree by its height and having several stems. 14. Tree. A perennial plant having a self-supporting woody main stem or trunk usually characterized by the ability to grow to considerable height and size and to develop woody branches at some distance above the ground. It is usually distinguished from a bush or shrub by its size, manner of growth, and usual botanical nomenclature. Perennial shrubs are not classified as trees in this chapter. As stated in Section 1.04.010, the singular "tree" includes the plural "trees," and the plural the singular. 15. Undeveloped Property. Property that does not contain a "principal building." A principal building is one in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is located based on the zoning of the lot. Visible. Capable of being seen (whether or not legible) by a person of normal height and visual acuity walking or driving on a public road. Yard Terms 1. Yard. An area between a lot line and a setback line, unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground upward, except for projections permitted by these regulations. 2. Yard, Corner Side. An area extending across the full width of the lot between the corner side lot line and the nearest line of the building. 3. Yard, Front. An area extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest line of the building. The front yard may face either street frontage of a corner lot as determined by the Building Official upon issuance of a building permit. For double frontage lots, the front yard faces each street frontage from which access is permitted. 4. Yard,Rear. An area extending the full width of the lot between a rear lot line and the nearest line of the building. 5. Yard, Side. An area extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the nearest side E STREET sly.; i " -+ ' CORNER a' INTERIOR 3' -' Z CORNER II t'c t LOT -}^`:_ LOT LOT er }}.W. — -.. }n}. * - DOUBLE gy W }[ FAD 5- FRONTAGE E - INTERIOR W c INTERIOR iin LOT AF LOT -ra LOT re 1— LOT IR. 0 H U) }}; w Cn m ". 31 n®vwpsnesnm:m:vs+vnne nmau::air=mss>. 4,= 4CORNER INTERIORCORNER LOT "' LOT "` g LOT M � j STREET FRONT YARD *SETBACKS TO BE REAR YARD DETERMINED ira, iQ}m ;a BY BUILDING OFFICIAL , L ' SIDE YARD .." %/ CORNER SIDE YARD Section 12. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council of the City of Redding hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional. Section 13. The passage of this ordinance is not a"project" according to the definition in the California Environmental Quality Act,and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring environmental review. Section 14. This ordinance shall take effect thirty(30)days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 2nd day of December, 2025, and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 16th day of December, 2025, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: -Audette,Munns,Resner,Littau NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: -None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: -Dhanuka ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: -None MIKE LITTAU, Mayor ATTEST: FORM APPROVED: (AZ\K_Q 11) d14'11 /SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney DATE ATTESTED: 1 41e— , 2025