§ 9-5.518 TEMPORARY SIGNS.

   (A)   Temporary sign defined.  TEMPORARY SIGN shall mean any sign, handbill, or poster which is placed to advertise or announce a specific event, or which pertains to a particular event or occurrence, or which is not designed or intended to be placed permanently. Examples of temporary signs include, but are not limited to, signs, handbills, or posters relating to garage sales, political candidates or ballot measures, concerts, “swap meets,” and the like.

   (B)   Legislative findings. The Council finds as follows:

      (1)   Aside from this section, temporary signs are not regulated by this article and are therefore not subject to design review or approval as to their size, shape, color, design, or placement. The lack of regulation of temporary signs has in the past led to visual clutter within the community and aesthetic blight. At times, temporary signs pose traffic safety hazards.

      (2)   Property and facilities located within the public right-of-way, such as utility poles, benches, hydrants, bridges, sidewalks, and similar structures, are not by tradition or designation a forum for communication by the general public, and the Council wishes to preserve such structures for their intended purposes, which is the safe, efficient, and pleasant movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the operation of utility systems.

      (3)   The regulations and prohibitions specified in this section are necessary to preserve items located within the public right-of-way for their intended purposes and to prevent the visual clutter, blight, and traffic safety hazards caused by temporary signs therein.

   (C)   Posting prohibited. No person shall paint, mark, write on, post or otherwise affix, erect, construct, maintain, paste, nail, tack, or otherwise fasten or affix any temporary sign on any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, street lamp post, pole, bench, hydrant, tree, shrub, bridge, or electric light or power or telephone wire pole, or wire appurtenance thereof, or upon any street sign or traffic sign, or upon any other object located within the public right-of-way which is not maintained for the purpose of communications by temporary signs by the general public.

   (D)   Exceptions. This section shall not prevent a public officer or employee from posting notices as required by law, such as notices of street abandonment or notices of proposed assessment district proceedings, as required by the Streets and Highways Code of the state or other statutory authority. This section shall also not prevent the Director of Public Works from issuing an encroachment permit for the erection of banners pertaining to noncommercial and nonpolitical community events, such as parades, fairs, and community celebrations. This section shall also not pertain to structures located within the right-of-way which by tradition or designation are used for the purpose of communication by the general public. Such structures shall include kiosks, bulletin boards, benches upon which advertising is authorized, newspaper racks, and billboards as authorized by this Code.

   (E)   Sign distance. No temporary sign over three feet in height located on private property shall be erected or placed at the intersection of any street or within the segment created by drawing an imaginary line between points 50 feet back from where the curb lines of the intersection quadrant intersect.

   (F)   Removal.

      (1)   Temporary signs not prohibited by this section shall be removed within 14 calendar days after the event to which they relate occurs.

      (2)   Any temporary sign posted or otherwise affixed in violation of this section may be removed by officers of the Police, Building Inspection, or Public Works Departments or by the Code Enforcement Officer. Signs removed by city employees shall be taken to the Maintenance Service Center. The employee removing the sign shall immediately attempt to notify the owner of the sign, if such can be ascertained. In cases where a sign contains the name of a printing firm or political candidate, the Department shall also immediately attempt to notify such firm or candidate of the fact of removal, the location of the sign, and the procedure for retrieving the sign.

   (G)   Retrieval of signs. Any person desiring to retrieve a sign removed by the city may do so upon the payment of an administrative fine as specified by resolution. In lieu of paying such administrative fine, such person may retrieve a sign upon signing a promise to appear upon a citation issued to him or her for the violation of this section. If a person wishes to contest the fact that a sign was placed in violation of this section prior to paying the fine or signing the citation, he or she shall have the right to an administrative hearing before the Director of Public Works. If the Director of Public Works finds that the sign was lawfully posted, he shall return the sign without an administrative penalty or the issuance of a citation.

   (H)   Destruction of signs. Any temporary sign removed by the city may be considered abandoned if it is not retrieved within 15 calendar days after the date of such removal and may be disposed of by the city without liability therefor to any person.

(Ord. 918-C-S, passed 5-28-96)

§ 9-5.519 TOBACCO-RELATED SIGNS.

   (A)   Window signs, freestanding signs, shingle signs, temporary signs, awning and canopy signs, business opening signs, portable off-site signs, wall signs, gasoline service station signs and commercial logo flags which advertise or promote tobacco products are prohibited when located within 1,600 feet of an elementary or secondary school, public playground or playing field when visible from the public street or sidewalk. No part of this ordinance shall be construed to regulate messages which do not propose or infer a commercial message.

   (B)   No sign, banner, flag or any other display which advertises or promotes tobacco products shall be permitted on any city-owned facility.

   (C)   In order to allow the terms of this ordinance to become known to the persons affected by it, this ordinance shall not be formally enforced by use of the provisions contained in it until 1-2-00.

(Ord. 961-C-S, passed 9-14-99)

ARTICLE 6: HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS AND TABLE

§ 9-5.601 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.

   The following chart and text are adopted as the city’s basic height and area regulations. First find the appropriate zoning district on the left hand side of the table. Read across the chart opposite the specific zone in question and the height or area requirement for that zone, or a letter, will appear in the appropriate column. If a letter appears in any cell, it refers to the, requirement listed in the footnotes following the table.

(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 930-C-S, passed 7-29-97; Measure K Initiative, adopted 11-8-05Am. Ord. 1003-C-S, passed 2-25-03; Am. Ord. 1064-C-S, passed 12-13-05; Am. Ord. 2089-C-S, passed 6-24-14; Am. Ord. 2169-C-S, passed 6-25-19; Am. Ord. 2211-C-S, passed 4-26-22; Am. Ord. 2224-C-S, passed 2-14-23; Am. Ord. 2235-C-S, passed 11-28-2023; Am. Ord. 2237-C-S, passed 11-28-2023)

Note: Click TABLE 9-5.601 to view in printer-friendly, PDF.

HEIGHT, AREA & SETBACK REGULATIONS FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURE
Zone	Maximum Height Feetb	Minimum Building Site Sq. Ft.	Minimum Lot Width in Feet		Maximum Lot Coverage	Minimum Density Allowed (Units per Gross Developable Acre)	Maximum Density Allowed Units Per Gross Developable Acred	Front Yard Minimuma, k	Minimum Side Yard Required in Feete		Minimum Rear Yard Required in Feet
			Corner	Interior					Corner	Interior
RE	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
RR	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
CIH	IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMERCIAL INFILL HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS DOCUMENT
IH	IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INNOVATIVE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN § 9-5.3850
R-4	35	6,000	65	60	40%	NA	4 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	20 ft.
R-6	35	6,000	65	60	40%	NA	6 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	20 ft.
R-10	45	6,000	65	60	40%	NA	10 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	10 ft.
R-20	45	20,000	70	70	40%	NA	20 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	10 ft.
R-25	45	20,000	70	70	50%	20 du/acre	25 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	10 ft.m
R-35	45	20,000	70	70	50%	25 du/acre	35 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	10 ft.m
PBC	35	20,000	65	60	35%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	0 ft.
C-0	35	20,000	65	60	35%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	10 ft.
C-1	35	20,000	65	60	35%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	10 ft.
C-2	35	20,000	65	60	35%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	10 ft.
C-3	70	20,000	65	60	35%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	10 ft.
MCRj	45	6,500	65	60	50%	NA	20 du/acre	f	f	5 ft.	10 ft.
RTCj	50	2,500	25g	25g	100%	NA	20h	0i	0i	0 ft.	0 ft.
RTR-10	45	3,500	45	45	50%	NA	12	15	10	5 ft.	15 ft.
RTR-20	45	20,000	100	100	50%	NA	20	15	10	5 ft.	10 ft.
WF	45	6,500	60	60	60%	NA	0	0	0	0 ft.	0 ft.
M-1	45	40,000	100	100	50%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	0 ft.
M-2	70	40,000	100	100	50%	NA	0	f	f	0 ft.	0 ft.
HPD	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
PD	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
RRMP	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE 41 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
TOD	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
H	70	SAME AS C-0 ZONEk
OS	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
S	TO BE DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
SH	SAME AS UNDERLYING BASE ZONE
T	SAME AS UNDERLYING BASE ZONE

 

a   Where 40% or more of the frontage (excluding reversed frontage lots) in a block has been improved with buildings, the minimum required front yard for main buildings shall be the average of the improved lots if less than the front yard requirements, but not less than six feet from the property line.

b   Height shall mean the vertical distance from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the structure, excluding below ground basements, to the topmost point of the roof. Exceptions to the specified height limitation shall include the spires, belfries, cupolas and domes of churchesreligious facilities (e.g., churches, mosques, temples), monuments, water towers, fire and hose towers, observation towers, distribution and transmission towers, lines and poles, chimneys, smokestacks, flag poles, radio towers, excluding wireless communications facilities subject to § 9-5.3846, equipment penthouses encompassing less than 20% of total roof area and less than eight feet in height, and parapets less than 30 inches in height, unless otherwise governed by this chapter.

c   Minimum lot area in all zones shall not apply to the condominium parcelization of a larger project where land is being divided for individual building envelopes.

d   Maximum density allowed is defined in the city General Plan as per the maximum developable gross acreage definition found in this chapter.

e   For at least 25% of the lots in a given subdivision, one side yard of an interior lot shall be 10 feet in width and the other side yard can be five feet. The 10-foot side yard area shall remain as unrestricted open area. This shall also apply to all two-story single-family residential lots. On any parcel of land of an average width of less than 50 feet, which parcel was under one ownership or is shown as a lot on any subdivision map filed in the office of the County Recorder prior to April 11, 1950, when the owner thereof owns no adjoining land, the width of each side yard may be reduced to 10% of the width of such parcel, but in no case to less than three feet.

f   Front yard and street side setbacks shall be reserved for landscaping only, excluding access and egress driveways and shall be determined on a graduated scale based upon type of street and land use as follows:       (1)   Non-residential uses.          Arterial street: minimum 30-foot setback with 30-foot landscaping on all frontages.          Collector street: minimum 25-foot setback with 25-foot landscaping.          Local street: minimum 20-foot setback with 20-foot landscaping.       (2)   Single-family detached and two-family dwelling uses.          Arterial street: minimum 30-foot setback with 30-foot landscaping on all frontages.          Collector street: minimum 25-foot setback and landscaping for front yard and 10-foot street side yard setback with landscaping          Local street: minimum 20-foot front yard setback with 20 foot of landscaping and 10-foot street side yard setback with landscaping.       (3)   Multi-family dwelling uses.          Arterial street: minimum 15-foot setback with 15-foot landscaping on all frontages.          Collector street: minimum 15-foot setback with 15-foot landscaping.          Local street: minimum 10-foot setback with 10-foot landscaping.

\g   New construction with frontage in excess of the minimum lot width shall reflect the pattern of building widths in facade design.

h   Within the area bounded by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, “I” Street, Second Street, and “E” Street, residential density may be increased to 45 dwelling units per acre provided:       (1)   The residential use is part of a mixed use development with the entire first floor devoted to commercial use;       (2)   The proposed development provides public amenities as described in § 4 (relating to residential use in RTC); and       (3)   The project has received use permit approval from the Planning Commission.

i   Buildings in the RTC district shall be placed on the property line except for:       (1)   Setbacks to accommodate outdoor dining and plazas, provided that such setbacks do not exceed a depth of one-third of the lot depth;       (2)   Courtyards, promenades, and plazas located on any portion of the site; and       (3)   Where a setback is necessary to maintain the uniform setback of building facades.

j   The first floor of a building shall extend from property line to property line except:       (1)   In setback areas for outdoor dining, plazas; and       (2)   For required vehicular or pedestrian access.

k   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter for yard requirements, in any residential district the front of any garage shall be not less than 20 feet from the exterior property line on which such garage faces.

l   For projects that consist of attached single-family dwellings (townhomes), in which each dwelling occupies its own lots, the minimum lot area is 1,800 square feet and the minimum required interior side setback is zero.

m   Where a multi-family dwelling abuts a lot that is zoned RR, RE, R4 or R6, a minimum rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided.

 

§ 9-5.602 LEGALLY ESTABLISHED YARD SETBACKS.

   On any property line where there is a legally established side or rear yard building setback line less than that required by the standards established by this chapter, that setback may be continued when expanding a structure for a use permitted by the zoning district in which the property is located, provided maximum lot coverage is not exceeded and all other required setbacks apply. This provision is not applicable to proposed expansions in front yard setbacks.

(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94)

§ 9-5.603 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.

   (A)   (1)   In residential districts, the maximum allowable height is 15 feet for accessory structures. Detached accessory structures shall be located behind the required front yard setback and cover no more than 40% of the rear yard area required for the main building. The minimum side yard for accessory structures is 20 feet on corner lots and five feet on interior lots. A five-foot rear yard setback is required, unless the property is a double-frontage lot in which case a ten foot rear yard setback is required.

      (2)   Exception. Portable storage sheds are exempt from setback requirements when placed in the rear yard. The required minimum setback from the front property line and/or street side yard property lines (for corner lots) must be maintained. A shed is considered portable when it meets the following criteria and does not need a building permit:

         (a)   Freestanding, moveable, and has no permanent foundation.

         (b)   Less than 120 square feet in area.

         (c)   Building height no greater than eight feet.

         (d)   Does not contain plumbing or electrical installations.

   (B)   In the event an accessory building is attached to the main building, it shall be considered structurally a part of the main building and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the main building. Unless so attached, an accessory building in a residential district shall be at least five feet from any dwelling building existing or under construction on the same lot or any adjacent lot. In the case of a corner lot adjacent to a reversed frontage lot, accessory buildings shall not project beyond the front yard required or existing on the adjacent reversed frontage lot.

(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 930-C-S, passed 7-29-97; Am. Ord. 2237-C-S, passed 11-28-2023)

ARTICLE 7: MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS