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Chapter 18.16 — SPECIFIC DISTRICT REGULATIONS

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Sec. 18.16.010. - R-1 district.

Subject to the
provisions of
chapter 18.20,
none but the
following uses, or
uses which, in the
opinion of the
planning
commission, are
similar will be
allowed
Use
Permit
Required
Minimum Building
Site (sq. ft.)
Minimum Building
Site (sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot
Width (feet)
Minimum Lot
Width (feet)
Maximum
Allowable
Lot
Coverage
By all
Structures
Maximum
Allowable
height
(feet)
Minimum
Front
Yard Req.
(feet)
Minimum Side
Yard Req. (feet)
Minimum Side
Yard Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear
Yard Req.
(feet)
Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int Corner
Single-family
dwellings
No 7,200 6,000 70 60 40% 35 20 15 10 15
Accessory
buildings, if
constructed with
or subsequently to
the main building
or use
No 40% 20 20 5 5 1
Second single-
family dwelling,
when prior to the
zoning ordinance a
single-family
dwelling existed
on the rear half of
the lot
Yes 60% 35 20 15 10 10
Churches, parks,
playgrounds,
hospital, public
building, schools
Yes 10,000 10,000 70 60 60% 45 20 15 10 20
Home
occupations; crop
and tree farming
Yes As noted in the use permit
Supportive and
transitional
housing
No 7,200 7,200 70 60 40% 35 20 15 10 15
Residential care
facilities; six or
fewer residents
No 7,200 6,000 70 60 40% 35 20 15 10 15
Residential care
facilities, seven or
more residents
No 7,200 7,200 70 60 40% 35 20 15 10 15
Farmworker
housing, 6 or
fewer residents
No 7,200 6,000 70 60 40% 35 20 15 10 15
Farmworker
housing; 12 units
or fewer beds
No 7,200 6,000 70 60 40% 35 20 15 10 15
1 sign—not over 4
sq. ft. in area and
pertaining only to
the sale, lease or
rental of the
property on which
the sign is located
No 5

(Code 1987, § 18.16.010; Ord. No. 2025-1, § 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025)

Sec. 18.16.020. - R-2 district.

Subject to the
provisions of
chapter
18.20,none
but the
following
uses, or uses
which, in the
opinion of the
planning
Use
Permit
Required
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot
Width (feet)
Minimum Lot
Width (feet)
Maximum
Allowable
Lot
Coverage
By all
Structures
Maximum
Allowable
height
(feet)
Minimum
Front
Yard Req.
(feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Lot Area
commission,
are similar
will be
allowed
Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int Corner
All uses
permitted in
R-1 district
No All specifed in the R-1 district
Duplex -
single
structure
No 7,200 7,200 70 60 50% 35 20 15 10 15 10
All uses
permitted in
R-1 district;
duplex- single
structure
No; No 7,200 7,200 70 60 50% 35 20 15 10 15 10 3,600
1 garage or
carport

(Code 1987, § 18.16.020)

Sec. 18.16.030. - R-3 district.

Subject to the
provisions of
chapter 18.20,
none but the
following uses
or uses which,
in the opinion
of the planning
commission,
are similar will
be allowed
Use
permit
required
Minimum
building site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
building site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
lot width
(feet)
Minimum
lot width
(feet)
Maximum
allowable
lot
coverage
by all
structures
Maximum
Allowable
height
(feet)
Minimum
front
yard req.
(feet)
Minimum
side yard
req. (feet)
Minimum
side yard
req. (feet)
Minimum
rear yard
req. (feet)
Minimum
rear yard
req. (feet)
Minimum
lot area
per
family
unit (sq.
ft.)
Minimum
off-street
parking
space
req.
Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int
All uses
permitted in R-
2 district
No As per
section 18.12.010
Multifamily
dwellings,
apartments,
condos
No 7,200 7,200 70 60 75% 45 15 10 6 15 10 1,200 1 parking
per
dwelling
unit
Dwelling
groups
Yes 7,200 7,200 70 60 75% 35 15 10 6 15 10 1,200 1 parking
space
per
dwelling
unit
Hotel, motel,
rooming and
boardinghouse;
lodge, club,
rest home,
clinic, single
room
occupancy unit
Yes 7,200 7,200 70 60 75% 45 15 10 6 15 10 1,000 1 parking
space for
each
room 1
parking
space for
each
motel
unit 1
space for
each 6
seats in
any
assembly
hall
Professional
ofces
Yes 6,000 6,000 70 60 75% 35 15 10 6 15 10 1 parking
space for
each 200
ft. of
gross
foor
area
Single-family or
duplex
dwellings
No No 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 70 70 60 60 60% 60% 35 35 20 20 10 6 15 10 1,200 1,200 1 garage
or
carport
per
dwelling
unit
Professional
ofces,
separate or
combined with
single-family
dwelling
No 6,000 6,000 70 60 75% 35 20 10 6 15 10 3,600 1 space
per
dwelling
unit and
1 space
per each
300 sq.
ft. of
ofce
space
Subject to the
provisions of
chapter 18.20,
none but the
following uses or
uses which, in the
opinion of the
planning
commission, are
similar will be
allowed
Use
Permit
Required
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
Lot Width
(feet)
Maximum
Allowable
Lot
Coverage
By all
Structures
Maximum
Allowable
Height
(feet)
Minimum
Front
Yard Req.
(feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Off-Street
Parking
Space Req.
Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int
The following
shops and stores:
apparel, bars,
bakery (retail
only), banks,
barber, beauty,
book, cleaning
agencies,
confectionary,
department,
forist, food gift,
hardware,
jewelry, millinery,
newsstands,
ofce buildings,
parking lots
(approved by
town engineer),
personal service
establishments,
photographers,
restaurants, shoe
repair, variety
No 2,500 2,500 30 30 100% 45 0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
None—
unless
combined
with a P
district.
Section
18.16.090
Launderettes,
liquor stores,
theaters, service
stations, public
utility uses but
not including
equipment yards,
warehouse or
repair shop, retail
sales and
personal services
not within a
building.
Yes 2,500 2,500 30 30 100% 45 0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
None-
Unless
combined
with a P
district
Signs pertaining
to any permitted
use
Yes 35 Use permit
Residential uses,
hotels, motels
Yes As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010,and the RPO district,
section 18.12.010
Multifamily
dwellings,
apartments,
condos
No 7,200 7,200 70 60 75% 45 15 10 6 15 10 1 parking
space per
dwelling
unit
Supportive and
transitional
housing
No As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010
As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010
As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010
As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010
As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010
As specifed in the R-3 district,
section 18.12.010
Emergency
shelters
No As specifed in the section
18.52
Low barrier
navigation
centers
No 2,500 2,500 30 30 100% 45 0

(Code 1987, § 18.16.030; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 4, § 4.02, 1976; Ord. No. 2025-1, § 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025)

Sec. 18.16.040. - M district.

Subject to the
provisions of
chapter 18.20,
none but the
following uses or
uses which, in
the opinion of
the planning
Use
Permit
Required
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot
Width (feet)
Minimum Lot
Width (feet)
Maximum
Allowable
Lot
Coverage
By all
Structures
Maximum
Allowable
Height
(feet)
Minimum
Front
Yard Req.
(feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Off-Street
Parking
Space Req.

commission, are
similar will be
allowed
Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int Corner Int
Any uses
permitted in the
C-2 district,
except
residential uses,
hotel, motel,
churches and
playgrounds
No 2,500 2,500 70 60 100% 60 0 0—except 10
adjacent to a
ft. when
n R district
None—
Unless
combined
with a P
district
Wholesale stores
and storage,
service
establishments,
light and heavy
industrial and
manufacturing
uses, which, in
connection with,
there is no
appreciable
ofensive or
objectionable
odor, dust, noise
or other
nuisance factor
No 2,500 2,500 70 60 100% 60 0 0—except 10 ft. when
adjacent to an R district
1 parking
space for
each 200
sq. ft. of
foor space
Industrial or
manufacturing
uses, which, in
the opinion of
the planning
commission,
may be
objectionable by
reason of the
production of
ofensive odors,
dust, noise,
bright lights,
vibration, or
involving the
storage or
handling of
explosives or
dangerous
materials, and
including, but
not limited to
those uses listed
hereunder: Auto
wrecking,
bituminous
paving plants
and
manufacturing
of bituminous
paving products,
commercial
excavation of
building or
construction
materials,
concrete
batching plants,
junkyards,
manufacturing
or storage of
acids, cement,
explosives or
freworks,
fertilizer, gas,
glue, gypsum,
infammable
fuids, lime or
plaster of Paris,
Yes 10,000 10,000 70 60 100% 60 0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an R
district
1 parking
space for
each 200
sq. ft. of
foor space,
or each
three
employees
refning or
storage of
petroleum or its
products,
salvage or war
surplus yards,
smelting of iron,
tin or other ores.
stockyards or
slaughter of
animals
Retail sales and
personal service
establishment
Yes 2,500 2,500 70 60 100% 60 0—except
district
10 ft. when adjacent to an R 1 parking
space per
unit
Residential use
only when
accessory to
industrial or
commercial uses
Yes As required for principal industrial or commercial use.
Signs—
appurtenant to
permit use
No 35
Outdoor
advertising signs
and structures
Yes 35
Campground,
trailer court,
manufactured
home park
Yes 1 acre 70 60 60% 35 15 15 0—except 10
adjacent to a
ft. when
n R district
1.5 parking
spaces per
unit. garage
or carport
per family
unit for
attendants'
residence
Restaurant or
cofee shop,
limited to
groceries and
necessary
supplies
pertinent to the
primary use, and
where entrance
to such is from
lobby or court
without direct
access from the
street
Yes Same as primary use.

(Code 1987, § 18.16.070)

Sec. 18.16.050. - P combined parking district.

Subject to the
provisions of
chapter 18.20,
none but the
following uses,
or uses which in
the opinion of
the planning
commission are
similar, will be
allowed
Use
Permit
Required
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
Building Site
(sq. ft.)
Minimum
Lot Width
(feet)
Minimum
Lot Width
(feet)
Maximum
Allowable
Lot
Coverage
By all
Structure
Maximum
Allowable
Height
(feet)
Minimum
Front
Yard Req.
(feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Side Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum
Rear Yard
Req. (feet)
Minimum Off-
Street Parking
Space Req.
corner int corner int corner int corner int
All uses in the
district with
which the P
district is
combined,
provided that if
the regulations
of this section
impose diferent
regulations, the
regulations of
this district shall
control
As specifed in the district with which the P district is combined 1 Parking
space for each
200 sq. ft. of
gross foor
area in retail
store and
service
stations; 1
parking space
for each 6
seats in
theaters.
restaurants,
bars and all
public
assembly
places; 1
parking space
for each two
employees in
industrial and
manufacturing
uses, but not
less than 1
space per
each 2,000 sq.
ft. of gross use
area

(Code 1987, § 18.16.090; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 4, § 4.09, 1976)

Sec. 18.16.060. - F-1 combining floodplain district.

Use Permit Required

All uses in the district with which the F-1 district is combined, provided Only the following uses are allowed in this zone: the growing and that if the regulations of this section impose different regulations, then harvesting of field crops, vines, vegetable and horticultural specialties, regulations of this district shall control excluding tree crops, the grazing of sheep, goats, horses, mules, bovine animals, and other domesticated quadrupeds; parks, campgrounds, playgrounds, golf courses, athletic fields, exclusive of structures; excavation and removal of rock, sand and gravel; public utility facilities. Yes

(Code 1987, § 18.16.100; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 4, § 4.10, 1976)

Sec. 18.16.070. - F-2 combining floodplain district.

Subject to the provisions of chapter 18.20, none but the following uses, Use Permit Required or uses which in the opinion of the planning commission are similar, will be allowed

All uses in the district with which the F-2 district is combined, provided that if the regulations of this section impose different regulations, then regulations of this district shall control

All uses in this zone shall be subject to the following: the bottom of the structural floor of any building will be above the selected flood profile at an elevation determined by the town engineer, or his designate; and structure or building constructed or reconstructed shall be provided with footings and foundation capable of withstanding the effects of rising or flowing water.

Yes

(Code 1987, § 18.16.110; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 4, § 4.11, 1976)

Sec. 18.16.080. - C-1 District.

All uses permitted in
C-1 district, excluding
emergency shelters.
No As specifed in As specifed in the C-1 district,
section 18.12.010
Animal hospital, auto
sales and service,
automotive body
repair, auto body
and paint shop,
commercial
recreation,
creameries, dry
cleaners, heavy
equipment, sales
and service, laundry,
locker plant,
mortuary, nursery,
plumbing shop,
secondhand sales,
sheet metal shop,
tire shop,
wholesaling
No 2,500 2,500 30 30 100% 45 0—except 10 ft. when adjacent to an
R district
None—
Unless
combined
with a P
district
The following uses
when conducted in a
building or
surrounded by a
solid fence of board,
masonry, or
otherwise suitable
material at least 6 ft.
high: blacksmith
shop, bottling plant,
building materials,
cabinet shop, cold
storage, contractors'
yard, feed and fuel
yard, food
processing, lumber
yard, machine shop,
outdoor storage and
sales, pipe yard,
public utility service
yard, warehousing.
No 2,500 2,500 30 30 100% 45 0—except 10 ft. when
R district
0—except 10 ft. when
R district
0—except 10 ft. when
R district
adjacent to an adjacent to an None-
unless
combined
with a P
district
Living quarters
included in any
commercial building
or use
No 2,500 2,500 30 30 100% 45 0 0 0 0 0 None—
unless
combined
with a P
district
Signs—pertaining to
any permitted use
Yes 35 Subject to conditions of use
permit

(Code 1987, § 18.16.030; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 4, § 4.02, 1976; Ord. No. 2025-1, § 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025)

CHAPTER 18.20. - GENERAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Sec. 18.20.010. - Generally.

All regulations in this title pertaining to the districts established in chapter 18.16 are subject to the general provisions, conditions and exceptions contained in this chapter.

(Code 1987, § 18.20.010; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 5, § 5.01, 1976)

Sec. 18.20.020. - Permit required—Uses involving large assemblages of people.

No open-air theater, racetrack, private recreation center or other establishments involving large assemblages of people and automobiles shall be established in any district unless a use permit is first secured for the establishment, maintenance and operation of such use.

(Code 1987, § 18.20.020; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 5, § 5.02, 1976)

Sec. 18.20.030. - Permit required—Dance halls, clubs and establishments serving liquor.

No dance hall, roadhouse, night club, or commercial club, or any establishment where liquor is served, or commercial place of amusement or recreation shall be established in any district unless a use permit shall first have been secured for the establishment, maintenance and operation of such use.

(Code 1987, § 18.20.030; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 5, § 5.03, 1976)

Sec. 18.20.040. - Accessory uses in C or M districts.

Accessory uses and buildings in any C or M district may be permitted where such uses or buildings are incidental to and do not alter the character of the premises in respect to their use or purpose permitted in the district. Such accessory buildings shall be allowed only when constructed concurrently with or subsequent to the main buildings.

(Code 1987, § 18.20.040; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 5, § 5.04, 1976)

Sec. 18.20.050. - Temporary buildings and uses.

Temporary buildings and uses for periods not to exceed two years in undeveloped areas and for periods of six months in developed sections may be permitted provided a temporary use permit is first secured; the periods shall commence with the granting of the use permit.

(Code 1987, § 18.20.050; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 5, § 5.05, 1976)

Sec. 18.20.060. - Industrial districts.

The industrial district is primarily for industries, manufacturers, trades, storage, warehouses, lumber and coal yards, and other uses excluded from the commercial district, provided that such uses are not detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare of adjacent districts by reason of odor, smoke, gas, dust, vibration or noise, or are not deemed by the commission to be exceptional fire or explosion hazards.

(Code 1987, § 18.20.060; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 5, § 5.06, 1976)

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