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Chico, CA Code of Ordinances
CHICO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHICO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATIONS1
Title 6 (RESERVED)
Title 7 ANIMALS
Title 8 HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 AIRPORT1
Title 12 PARKS
Title 13 (RESERVED)
Title 14 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Title 15 UTILITY SERVICES
Title 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION1
Title 17 (RESERVED)
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS
Title 19 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS1
DIVISION I. ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY
DIVISION II. ADMINISTRATION OF LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
DIVISION III. LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURES
DIVISION IV. ZONING DISTRICTS, ALLOWABLE LAND USES, AND ZONE-SPECIFIC
DIVISION V. SITE PLANNING AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
DIVISION VI. TND REGULATIONS
Chapter 19.80 PURPOSE OF TND ZONING DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF TND DESIGNATIONS AND ALLOWED USES
Chapter 19.82 PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING TND STANDARDS
Chapter 19.84 BUILDING HEIGHT AND FRONTAGE
Chapter 19.86 BUILDING TYPES
Chapter 19.88 MOTOR VEHICLE AND BICYCLE PARKING
Chapter 19.90 STANDARDS FOR STREETS, ALLEYS AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS
Chapter 19.92 SIGN STANDARDS
Chapter 19.94 OPEN SPACE STANDARDS
Chapter 19.96 DEFINITIONS
Title 2R ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RULES
Title 3R REVENUE AND FINANCE RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 5R BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 8R SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RULES
Title 10R VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 11R CHICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS1
Title 12R RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BIDWELL PARK AND OTHER PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS1
Title 14R BUILDING IN STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 15R WATER AND SEWERS
Title 16R BUILDING STANDARDS
Title 18R DESIGN CRITERIA AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS1
TABLES
Chico, CA Comprehensive Ordinance Table
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19.86.290   Residential Liner Building
   A.   A multi-story building designed for residential occupancy with a tuck-under garage or open tuck-under parking stalls on the ground floor. When the building is located at a corner and tuck-under parking is not feasible, a live-work configuration shall be used. The building is designed to shield surface parking from view at the street. A residential liner building shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-28.
Table 6-28
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the building shall be placed 4 to 6 feet from the back of the sidewalk.
A
Side setbacks: None required; 10 feet minimum if provided.
B
Rear setback: 5 feet from the alley.
C
Building Size and Massing.
Building height: Buildings shall be two or three-stories.
D
Parking.
On-site parking shall be located a minimum of 4 feet behind the back of the sidewalk.
E
 
   B.   Groups of residential liner buildings shall be between three and six attached units, allowing pedestrian access to parking at the block interior.
   C.   Frontage types of stoops and dooryards are preferred.
   D.   The main entrance shall be through a street level doorway.
   E.   On-site parking shall be accessed from an alley and may be tuck-under surface parking or surface parking where tuck-under parking is not feasible.
   F.   Landscaping shall be provided in raised planters between the front building facade and the sidewalk.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.300   Office Building
   A.   A building designed for occupancy by office uses on all floors. An office building shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-29
Table 6-29
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the building shall be placed at the back of the sidewalk.
A
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types.
B
Side setbacks: 5 feet minimum on each side.
C
Rear setback: 5 feet minimum from the alley.
D
Building Size and Massing.
Building height: Buildings shall be two or three-stories.
E
Parking.
On-site parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 28 feet behind the back of the sidewalk.
F
 
   B.   Frontage types of shopfronts, galleries, and arcades are preferred.
   C.   The main entrance to the ground floor shall be directly from the street.
   D.   On-site parking shall be accessed from an alley and may be in an underground garage or surface or tuck-under parking, or a combination of any of the above.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.310   Parking Structure with Mixed-Use Liner Buildings.
   A.   A multi-story structure designed for parking, with multi-story mixed-use liner buildings shielding the parking structure from view at the street. A parking structure with mixed- use liner buildings shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-30.
Table 6-30
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the mixed-use liner buildings shall be placed at the back of the sidewalk.
A
The parking structure shall be either attached to the rear of the liner building, or detached with an alley or a 10 to 20 foot service lane in between.
B
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types.
C
Side setbacks: None required; 10 feet minimum if provided.
D
Rear setback: None required; 5 feet from an alley if provided.
E
Building Size and Massing.
When attached, liner buildings shall cover a minimum of 70 percent of the parking structure perimeter fronting the public street.
F
Building height: The parking structure shall be a maximum of four stories.
Liner buildings shall be two or three stories.
G
Parking.
Parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 16 feet behind the back of the sidewalk.
H
 
   B.   Groups of liner buildings shall be one or two attached units when attached to the parking structure, or three to six attached units when not attached to the parking structure, allowing pedestrian access to parking at the block interior.
   C.   Frontage types of shopfronts, galleries, and arcades are preferred.
   D.   The main entrance to each ground floor shopfront of all the liner buildings shall be directly from the street.
   E.   The pedestrian entrance to the parking structure shall be accessed directly from and be set back from the street.
   F.   Common entrances to residential portions of the liner buildings shall be through a street level lobby, a podium lobby accessible from the street or a side yard or through individual street level entrances. Where common lobbies are employed, interior access to each dwelling shall be through a corridor.
   G.   On-site parking shall be within the parking structure.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.320   Parking Structure with Inset Shopfront Buildings
   A.   A structure designed for occupancy by retail, service and/or office uses as well as parking on the ground floor, with upper floors used for parking. Ground floor parking is shielded from view at the street by inset shopfronts. A parking structure with inset shopfront buildings shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-31.
Table 6-31
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the building shall be placed at the back of the sidewalk.
A
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types.
B
Side setbacks: None required; 10 feet minimum if provided.
C
Rear setback: None required; 5 feet from an alley if provided.
D
Building Size and Massing.
Shopfronts shall cover a minimum of 70% of the parking structure perimeter fronting the public street.
E
Building height: Parking structures shall be three or four-stories.
F
 
   B.   Frontage types of shopfronts and arcades are preferred.
   C.   The main entrance to each ground floor shopfront shall be directly from the street. The pedestrian entrance to the parking structure shall be accessed directly from and be set back from the street.
   D.   On-site parking shall be in the parking structure.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.330   Mixed-Use Building with Gas and Pump Canopy
   A.   A building designed for occupancy by retail services on the ground floor, with upper floors used for office and/or dwelling units. A Mixed-Use Building with Gas and Pump Canopy shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-32.
Table 6-32
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the building shall be placed at the back of the sidewalk.
A
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types.
B
Side setbacks: None required; 10 feet minimum if provided.
Rear setback: 5 feet from the alley.
Building Size and Massing.
Building height: Buildings shall be a maximum of three stories.
If the building is a single story, building height shall not exceed 35 feet.
C
Parking.
On-site parking shall be located a minimum of 12 feet behind the back of the sidewalk.
D
 
   B.   Buildings shall be singular at an intersection corner with no attached units.
   C.   Frontage types of shopfronts, galleries, and arcades are preferred.
   D.   The main entrance to each ground floor retail shall be directly from the gas pumps at the block interior.
   E.   All exterior light sources, including canopy, perimeter, and flood, shall be energy- efficient, stationary, and shielded or recessed within the roof canopy to ensure that all light is directed away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way. Lighting shall not be of a high intensity so as to cause a traffic hazard, be used as an advertising element, or adversely affect adjacent properties, in compliance with Section 19.60.050 (Exterior lighting).
   F.   Openings of service bays shall be designed to minimize the visual intrusion onto adjacent properties.
   G.   Entrance to residential portions of the building shall be through a street level lobby, or through an individual entrance accessible from the street or through a side door yard. Where a common lobby and stair or elevator is used, interior access to each dwelling shall be through a corridor.
   H.   Parking and services shall be accessed from an alley or drive lane.
   I.   On-site parking shall be surface parking.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.340   Dock Height Commercial Building
   A.   A building designed to accommodate light manufacturing and heavy commercial uses, with a screened outdoor area for shipping and deliveries by heavy trucks and off street parking. A dock height commercial building shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-33.
Table 6-33
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the building shall be placed from 5 to 12 feet from the back of the sidewalk.
A
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types.
B
Side setbacks: None required; 5 feet minimum if provided.
C
Rear setback: None required; 5 feet from alley if provided.
D
Building Size and Massing.
Building height: Buildings shall be one story with a maximum building height of 35 feet.
E
Parking.
Parking and on-site vehicle circulation areas shall be located at least 5 feet from the back of the sidewalk.
F
The vehicle entrance to the dock yard from the street shall not exceed a maximum width of 30 feet.
G
 
   B.   Frontage types of shopfronts, galleries and arcades are preferred.
   C.   The main pedestrian entrance to the ground floor shall be directly from the street.
   D.   The dock yard area shall be screened from view by a decorative masonry street wall with a maximum height of 5 feet located 5 feet from the back of the street sidewalk. Landscaping shall be provided within a 5-foot planter area between the sidewalk and the masonry street wall.
   E.   On-site parking and loading bays shall be in the dock yard area. Parking and services shall be accessed from within the dock yard, or from an alley. The vehicle entrance to the dock yard may be from either an alley or from the street through an entrance not to exceed a width of 30 feet.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.350   Dock Height Commercial Building with Liner
   A.   A building designed to accommodate light manufacturing and heavy commercial uses, with a screened outdoor area for shipping and deliveries by heavy trucks. A dock height commercial building with liner shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-34.
Table 6-34
Building Placement.
Front build-to-line: The front façade of the liner building shall be placed at the back of the sidewalk.
A
Encroachment over the sidewalk may be allowed for some frontage types.
B
Side setbacks: None required; 5 feet minimum if provided.
C
Rear setback: None required; 5 feet when abutting an alley.
D
Building Size and Massing.
The liner portion of the building shall have a minimum depth of 16 feet and a maximum depth of 40 feet from the back of the sidewalk. When a single story building is screened by a liner building, the liner portion of the building shall be a minimum of two stories and the single story building being screened shall not exceed a height of 35 feet.
E
Building height: Buildings shall be a maximum of three stories.
F
Parking.
Parking and on-site vehicle circulation areas shall be a minimum of 5 feet from the back of the sidewalk.
G
The vehicle entrance to the dock year from the street shall not exceed a maximum width of 30 feet.
H
 
   B.   Frontage types of shopfronts, galleries, and arcades are preferred.
   C.   The main pedestrian entrance to the ground floor shall be directly from the street.
   D.   The dock yard area shall be screened from view by a decorative masonry street wall with a maximum height of 5 feet, located 5 feet from the back of the street sidewalk. Landscaping shall be provided within a 5-foot planter area between the sidewalk and the screening street wall.
   E.   On-site parking and loading bays shall be in the dockyard area. Parking and services shall be accessed from within the dockyard or an alley.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
19.86.360   Civic Buildings
   Buildings used for civic uses may be a building type provided for in this chapter, or an alternative building type as approved by an applicable regulatory plan.
(Ord. 2358 §22)
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