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Oxnard, California Code of Ordinances
OXNARD, CALIFORNIA CODIFIED ORDINANCES
PREFACE
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3: EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
CHAPTER 4: PUBLIC PROJECTS; PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING
CHAPTER 5: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 6: EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AND UNFAIR PRICING
CHAPTER 7: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 8: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 9: ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 10: BINGO GAMES
CHAPTER 11: PERMITS
CHAPTER 12: GAMBLING
CHAPTER 13: ASSESSMENTS, FEES AND TAXES
CHAPTER 14: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15: SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 16: ZONING CODE
CHAPTER 17: COASTAL ZONING
CHAPTER 18: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 19: PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 20: TREES; SHRUBS
CHAPTER 21: UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
CHAPTER 22: WATER
CHAPTER 23: CABLE, VIDEO, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 24: MOBILE HOME PARKS
CHAPTER 25: SURFACE MINING
CHAPTER 26: OXNARD PERMIT SIMPLICITY ACT
CHAPTER 27: TENANT PROTECTION AND RENT STABILIZATION
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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SEC. 16-469.6. EXCEPTIONS FOR LARGE LOTS WITH A PROPOSAL FOR NEW PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the director shall consider a request for a development design review (DDR) permit to develop a new primary dwelling unit and designate an existing housing unit as the accessory dwelling unit if all of the following apply:
   (A)   The qualifying legal lot is at least 9,000 square feet;
   (B)   Contiguous lots must be under the same ownership and shall be required to complete a lot merger;
   (C)   The existing legal single-family housing unit is not greater than 1,200 square feet in size, not counting an attached or detached garage, or as determined by the director;
   (D)   The lot complies with zoning designations listed in section 16-467(B);
   (E)   The proposed new housing unit is situated on the lot in compliance with applicable zoning setbacks and uniformly applied development and parking standards;
   (F)   The proposed new housing unit shall be at minimum of 150% the size of the existing dwelling unit now designated as the accessory dwelling unit, not counting an attached or detached garage; and
   (G)   That approved plans, certificate of occupancy, and related documents shall reflect that the existing housing unit is classified as the accessory dwelling unit and subject to sections 16-467(F), (I), (J), (L), (M), (O), and (P), and the newly constructed housing unit is classified as the primary unit and subject to sections 16-467(K), (M), and (P).
   (H)   Nothing in this section shall prevent approval of an application consistent with sections 16-465.1 to 16-467.2 herein.
(Ord. No. 2959, 2984)
DIVISION 14. SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE FEATURES
SEC. 16-470. PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATING SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE FEATURES.
   The city council, or such boards or persons as are authorized by the city council, may specifically designate significant heritage features, including physical objects, buildings or land. The city may allow by special use permit uses of such features other than those uses permitted in the zone in which such features are located. In granting such special use permits, the commission shall consider the appropriateness of the designation in light of the findings contained in section 16-471 and may impose appropriate standards and conditions for use, conservation, or rehabilitation of the feature.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-4.02) (Ord. No. 1843)
SEC. 16-471. FINDINGS NECESSARY FOR DESIGNATION AS SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE FEATURE.
   In order to designate significant heritage features, the approval body shall find that one of the following circumstances exist:
   (A)   The architecture or design of the feature is unique or of a style unique to the area;
   (B)   The architecture or design of the feature exemplifies a significant or unique architectural style; and
   (C)   The feature was the site of a significant historical or cultural event, or was owned by a person or group of persons who were significantly involved in the historical or cultural development of the city.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-4.05) (Ord. No. 1843)
DIVISION 15. TEMPORARY USES
SEC. 16-475. “TEMPORARY USE” DEFINED.
   A "temporary use" is one which occupies a parcel of land for a period of more than one hour within a 24-hour period, but less than the maximum time limits set forth herein; does not utilize any permanent structures except as otherwise permitted herein; and is not located on property owned or leased by the city for which the city has granted a written license agreement, allowing the use in question.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-4.1) (Ord. No. 1836, 2637)
SEC. 16-475.1. EXEMPTIONS.
   Temporary uses of a duration of less than three days which are held on city parks or public property and to be sponsored by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations, are exempt from the requirements contained in sections 16-476 through 16-483 of this chapter, provided such uses have prior approval of the city’s parks director.
(Ord. No. 1836)
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