Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 Zoning Ordinance

1 Adopted 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 9.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................................ 1 9.02.010 Adoption. .................................................................................................... 1 9.02.020 Purposes and objectives. ............................................................................. 1 9.02.030 Short title. .................................................................................................... 2 9.02.040 Components. ............................................................................................... 2 9.02.050 Authority. .................................................................................................... 2 9.02.060 Relationship to the General Plan................................................................. 2 9.02.070 Relationship to specific plans. .................................................................... 2 9.02.080 Relationship to design guidelines. .............................................................. 3 9.02.090 Relationship to other titles of the Municipal Code. .................................... 3 9.02.100 Conflict between other regulations. ............................................................ 3 9.02.110 Application. ................................................................................................. 3 9.02.120 Enforcement. ............................................................................................... 4

............................................................ 38

Chapter 9.12 EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL (A-E) ZONE ..................................................... 39 9.12.010 Purpose and application. ........................................................................... 39 9.12.020 Permitted uses. .......................................................................................... 39 9.12.030 Lot area. .................................................................................................... 39 9.12.040 Lot dimensions. ......................................................................................... 39 9.12.050 Coverage. .................................................................................................. 39 9.12.060 Building setback areas. ............................................................................. 40 9.12.070 Distance between structures. ..................................................................... 40 9.12.080 Height of structures. .................................................................................. 40 9.12.090 Driveways. ................................................................................................ 40 9.12.100 Other setback standards. ........................................................................... 40 9.12.110 Off-street parking. ..................................................................................... 40 9.12.120 Usable open space. .................................................................................... 40 9.12.130 Landscaping. ............................................................................................. 40 9.12.140 Screening, fences, and walls. .................................................................... 40 9.12.150 Signs. ......................................................................................................... 41

............................................................ 67

Chapter 9.22 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (C-C) ZONE ...................................................... 69 9.22.010 Purpose and application. ........................................................................... 69 9.22.020 Permitted uses. .......................................................................................... 69 9.22.030 Site area. .................................................................................................... 69 9.22.040 Lot dimensions. ......................................................................................... 69 9.22.050 Coverage. .................................................................................................. 70 9.22.060 Building setback areas. ............................................................................. 70 9.22.070 Distance between structures. ..................................................................... 70 9.22.080 Height of structures. .................................................................................. 70 9.22.090 Driveways. ................................................................................................ 70 9.22.100 Off-street parking. ..................................................................................... 70 9.22.110 Usable open space. .................................................................................... 70 9.22.120 Landscaping. ............................................................................................. 70 9.22.130 Screening, fences, and walls. .................................................................... 70 9.22.140 Signs. ......................................................................................................... 71

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance 5 Adopted 2024 Chapter 9.26 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (C-H) ZONE ........................................................... 77 9.26.010 Purpose and application. ........................................................................... 77 9.26.020 Permitted uses. .......................................................................................... 77 9.26.030 Site area. .................................................................................................... 77 9.26.040 Lot dimensions. ......................................................................................... 77 9.26.050 Coverage. .................................................................................................. 78 9.26.060 Building setback areas. ............................................................................. 78 9.26.070 Distance between structures. ..................................................................... 78 9.26.080 Height of structures. .................................................................................. 78 9.26.090 Driveways. ................................................................................................ 78 9.26.100 Off-street parking. ..................................................................................... 78 9.26.110 Usable open space. .................................................................................... 78 9.26.120 Landscaping. ............................................................................................. 78 9.26.130 Screening, fences, and walls. .................................................................... 79 9.26.140 Signs. ......................................................................................................... 80

............................................................ 87

Chapter 9.32 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (M-2) ZONE .................................................................... 89 9.32.010 Purpose and application. ........................................................................... 89 9.32.020 Permitted uses. .......................................................................................... 89 9.32.030 Site area. .................................................................................................... 89 9.32.040 Lot dimensions. ......................................................................................... 89 9.32.050 Coverage. .................................................................................................. 89 9.32.060 Building setback areas. ............................................................................. 90 9.32.070 Distance between structures. ..................................................................... 90 9.32.080 Height of structures. .................................................................................. 90 9.32.090 Driveways. ................................................................................................ 90 9.32.100 Off-street parking. ..................................................................................... 90 9.32.110 Usable open space. .................................................................................... 90 9.32.120 Landscaping. ............................................................................................. 90 9.32.130 Screening, fences, and walls. .................................................................... 91 9.32.140 Signs. ......................................................................................................... 91

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance 7 Adopted 2024 9.36.070 Distance between structures. ..................................................................... 97 9.36.080 Height of structures. .................................................................................. 97 9.36.090 Driveways. ................................................................................................ 97 9.36.100 Other setback standards. ........................................................................... 97 9.36.110 Off-street parking. ..................................................................................... 97 9.36.120 Usable open space. .................................................................................... 97 9.36.130 Landscaping. ............................................................................................. 97 9.36.140 Screening, fences, and walls. .................................................................... 98 9.36.150 Signs. ......................................................................................................... 98

............................................................ 98

Chapter 9.40 MIXED-USE OVERLAY (MU) ZONE ................................................................. 99 9.40.010 Purpose. ..................................................................................................... 99 9.40.020 Application. ............................................................................................... 99 9.40.030 Definitions............................................................................................... 100 9.40.040 Lot area. .................................................................................................. 100 9.40.050 Dwelling units per lot.............................................................................. 100 9.40.060 Mixed-use development plan. ................................................................. 100 9.40.070 Required findings. ................................................................................... 100 9.40.080 Permitted and conditional uses. .............................................................. 101 9.40.100 Design standards. .................................................................................... 101 9.40.110 Architectural standards. .......................................................................... 102 9.40.120 Maintenance of common areas. .............................................................. 104

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance 8 Adopted 2024

Chapter 9.50 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................................................................ 127 9.50.010 Purpose and applicability. ....................................................................... 127 9.50.020 Applicability. .......................................................................................... 127 9.50.025 Nuisance. ................................................................................................. 127 9.50.030 Waste materials. ...................................................................................... 127 9.50.040 Air pollution. ........................................................................................... 128 9.50.050 Odorous gases and matter. ...................................................................... 128 9.50.060 Discharge of materials. ........................................................................... 128 9.50.070 Ground vibration. .................................................................................... 128 9.50.080 Combustibles and explosives. ................................................................. 128 9.50.090 Trash collection areas. ............................................................................ 128 9.50.100 Rooftop equipment.................................................................................. 129 9.50.110 Fences, walls, and hedges in all zones. ................................................... 129 9.50.120 Temporary fences.................................................................................... 130 9.50.130 Outdoor lighting standards. ..................................................................... 131 9.50.140 Through lots. ........................................................................................... 131 9.50.150 Exceptions in building setback area limitations...................................... 131 9.50.160 Exceptions to height limitations.............................................................. 131 9.50.170 Property Maintenance. ............................................................................ 132

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance 9 Adopted 2024 9.54.070 Location of parking spaces. .................................................................... 143 9.54.080 Standards for off-street parking facilities. .............................................. 143 9.54.090 Parking dimensions. ................................................................................ 146 9.54.100 Off-street loading facilities required. ...................................................... 146 9.54.110 Standards for off-street loading facilities. ............................................... 146 9.54.120 Replacement of off-street parking and off-street loading facilities. ....... 147 9.54.130 Landscaping of parking areas. ................................................................ 147 9.54.140 Parking for bicycle and low-emission vehicles. ..................................... 149 9.54.150 Garage conversions of required parking to living space. ........................ 149

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance

150

Chapter 9.56 SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES ............................... 151 9.56.010 Purpose. ................................................................................................... 152 9.56.020 Applicability and severability. ................................................................ 152 9.56.030 No discrimination against non-commercial speech. ............................... 152 9.56.040 Exempt signs. .......................................................................................... 153 9.56.050 Prohibited signs. ...................................................................................... 154 9.56.060 Required address numbers. ..................................................................... 155 9.56.070 Permits required. ..................................................................................... 155 9.56.080 Sign design principles. ............................................................................ 155 9.56.090 Rules for sign measurement. ................................................................... 156 9.56.100 Sign standards on developed sites by zone district. ................................ 159 9.56.110 Mixed-Use Overlay zone. ....................................................................... 169 9.56.120 Freeway-oriented signs. .......................................................................... 171 9.56.130 Additional shopping center signs. ........................................................... 172 9.56.140 Temporary building sign standards. ........................................................ 174 9.56.150 Temporary freestanding sign standards. ................................................. 174 9.56.160 Illumination standards for signs. ............................................................. 175 9.56.170 Sign regulations on undeveloped or developing sites. ............................ 175 9.56.180 Signs placed in windows. ........................................................................ 176 9.56.190 Signs in public rights-of-way. ................................................................. 176 9.56.200 Comprehensive master sign programs. ................................................... 177 9.56.210 Off-site temporary signs for residential subdivisions. ............................ 177 9.56.220 Historic signs. ......................................................................................... 178 9.56.230 Signs with manual changeable copy. ...................................................... 178 9.56.240 Signs with electronic changeable copy. .................................................. 178 9.56.250 Digital display signs. ............................................................................... 179 9.56.260 Flags and flagpoles. ................................................................................ 180 9.56.270 Searchlights and klieg lights. .................................................................. 180 9.56.280 Wall murals. ............................................................................................ 173 9.56.290 Off-premises signs in City right-of-way. ................................................ 181 9.56.300 Non-conforming signs. ........................................................................... 181 9.56.310 Billboards. ............................................................................................... 182 9.56.320 Maintenance of signs. ............................................................................. 182 9.56.330 Hazardous signs. ..................................................................................... 182 9.56.340 Abandoned or obsolete signs. ................................................................. 183 10 Adopted 2024

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance

Chapter 9.58 HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCENTIVES ............................ 189

..................................................... 223

Chapter 9.64 SIDEWALK VENDING AND STATIONARY MOBILE VENDORS .............. 224 9.64.010 Purpose and intent. .................................................................................. 224 9.64.020 Definitions............................................................................................... 225 9.64.030 Sidewalk vending activities prohibited in designated areas. .................. 226 9.64.040 Permit required........................................................................................ 227 9.64.050 Issuance of permit. .................................................................................. 229 9.64.060 Permit application fee. ............................................................................ 230 9.64.070 Regulation of sidewalk vendors, receptacles, and activities. .................. 231 9.64.080 Penalties and violations........................................................................... 233

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance 12 Adopted 2024 9.70.070 Decision processes for planning applications. ........................................ 248 9.70.080 Environmental review. ............................................................................ 250 9.70.090 Hearings. ................................................................................................. 250 9.70.100 Notice requirements. ............................................................................... 250 9.70.110 Notice wording........................................................................................ 250 9.70.120 Hearing rules and procedures.................................................................. 250 9.70.130 Continuation of hearing. ......................................................................... 251 9.70.140 Testimony at hearing............................................................................... 251 9.70.150 Planning Commission recommendation. ................................................ 251 9.70.160 Review authority decision....................................................................... 251 9.70.170 Notice of decision. .................................................................................. 251 9.70.180 Effective date of decision........................................................................ 251 9.70.190 Refiling of a denied application. ............................................................. 251 9.70.200 Appeals. .................................................................................................. 252 9.70.210 Change of ownership. ............................................................................. 252 9.70.220 Subsequent permits. ................................................................................ 252 9.70.230 Suspension and revocation of approved permit. ..................................... 252 9.70.240 Expiration of approved permit. ............................................................... 252 9.70.250 Extension of expiration date of approved permit. ................................... 253 9.70.260 Succession to a county permit upon annexation. .................................... 253 9.70.270 Minor adjustment to approved permit..................................................... 253

............................................................ 253

Chapter 9.72 SITE PLAN REVIEW .......................................................................................... 254

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance 13 Adopted 2024

.............................................................................................. 261

Chapter 9.78 HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS ...................................................................... 262

............................................................................................. 265

Chapter 9.80 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ......................................................................... 266