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Visalia, CA Municipal Code
VISALIA, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF VISALIA
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 RESERVED
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 RESERVED
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 RESERVED
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Title 14 RESERVED
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 SUBDIVISIONS
Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 17.04 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 17.06 ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS
Chapter 17.08 AGRICULTURAL ZONE
Chapter 17.10 OPEN SPACE ZONE
Chapter 17.12 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Chapter 17.14 [RESERVED]
Chapter 17.16 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Chapter 17.18 COMMERCIAL ZONES
Chapter 17.19 MIXED USE ZONES
Chapter 17.20 OFFICE ZONES
Chapter 17.22 INDUSTRIAL ZONES
Chapter 17.24 BUSINESS RESEARCH PARK ZONE
Chapter 17.25 USES IN THE COMMERCIAL, MIXED USE, OFFICE, AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
Chapter 17.26 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 17.28 SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT
Chapter 17.30 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 17.32 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 17.34 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
Chapter 17.36 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES
Chapter 17.38 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
Chapter 17.40 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
Chapter 17.42 VARIANCES
Chapter 17.44 ZONING AMENDMENTS
Chapter 17.46 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 17.48 SIGNS
Chapter 17.50 AIRPORT ZONE
Chapter 17.52 QUASI-PUBLIC ZONE
Chapter 17.54 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
Chapter 17.56 HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT
Chapter 17.58 DOWNTOWN RETAIL OVERLAY DISTRICT
Chapter 17.60 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Chapter 17.62 ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Chapter 17.63 MICRO-BREWERY/MICRO-WINERY OVERLAY DISTRICT
Chapter 17.64 MOBILE FOOD VENDING
Title 18 AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE FOR VISALIA, CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
Chapter 17.28
SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT
Sections:
17.28.010   Purpose and intent.
17.28.012   Definitions.
17.28.015   Applicability.
17.28.020   Site plan review staff.
17.28.030   Application procedure.
17.28.040   Issuance and re- submittal.
17.28.050   Appeals to the planning commission.
17.28.060   [Reserved]
17.28.070   Site plan review permit issuance.
17.28.080   Required improvements.
17.28.085   Timing of improvements.
17.28.090   Building permits.
17.28.100   Lapse of site plan review permit.
17.28.110   Suspension and revocation.
17.28.120   Permit to run with the land.
17.28.010   Purpose and intent.
   The purpose of the site plan review permit is to assure that developments, new and remodeled buildings and structures, and improvements to land are reviewed to ensure substantial compliance with the general plan, municipal code, policies, and improvement standards of the city.
(Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017: prior code § 7422)
17.28.012   Definitions.
   For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
   “Change of occupancy” means a change in the purpose or level of activity within a building that involves a change in application of the requirements of the California Building Code.
   “Change of use” means the use of a building or part of a building that changes from one use to another use.
(Ord. 2017-13 (part), 2017)
17.28.015   Applicability.
   A.   The provisions of this chapter apply to:
   1.   Any development requiring site plan review permit as per this Title.
   2.   New commercial, industrial and other non-residential structures or additions to existing commercial, industrial or other non-residential structures.
   3.   New multi-family residential development or additions to existing multi-family residential development.
   4.   Divisions of land or adjustments to property lines.
   5.   Interior alterations that increase the useable floor area of a non-residential structure.
   6.   A change of use for a building/structure or a change in occupancy for a building/structure.
   7.   Improvements made in the public right of way, except those initiated by the city, State, or a utility company.
   8.   Other non-residential improvements to land or buildings deemed by the city planner to be subject to the site plan review process. Such improvements include but are not limited to improvements that impact the structural integrity of buildings, that alter electrical wiring, that alter the building's plumbing, that alter the exterior drainage of land, that impacts access to property, that risks substantial visual impacts to surrounding properties, that could potentially alter any applicable zoning requirements, or could otherwise be subject to the criteria set forth in Section 17.02.170.
   B.   The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
   1.   New or remodeled single-family dwellings;
   2.    Repairs and maintenance to a site or structure that does not add to, enlarge, or expand the area occupied by the land use, or the floor area of the structure and that are substantially similar in design as the original construction;
   3.   Interior alterations that do not increase the useable floor area of a structure, or modify the use of a structure;
   4.   Construction, alteration, or maintenance by a public utility or public agency of underground or overhead utilities.
   C.   The total combined use area of the site of the proposed development shall be subject to site plan review permit procedures and all applicable goals, policies, codes, regulations, and improvement standards of the city.
(Ord. 2017-13 (part), 2017: Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017)
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