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Article 3 Specific to Zones
Chapter 3.10 Purpose and Application	3-3
3.10.010 Purpose	3-3
3.10.020 Official Regulating Plan and Zones	3-4
3.10.030 Transect Zones	3-4

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3.10.040 Non-Transect Zones	3-5
3.10.050 Zone Annexation	3-5
3.10.060 Change of Zone Designation	3-5
Chapter 3.20 Transect Zones	3-7
3.20.010 Purpose	3-7
3.20.020 Applicability	3-7
3.20.030 Rural Edge (T2) Zone	3-10
3.20.040 Rural General (T2.5) Zone	3-14
3.20.050 Neighborhood Edge (T3) Zone	3-18
3.20.060 Neighborhood General (T4) Zone	3-22
3.20.070 Neighborhood Center (T4.5) Zone	3-26
3.20.080 Downtown (T5) Zone	3-30
3.20.090 Tehachapi Blvd. West (SD2.1) Zone	3-34
Chapter 3.30 Non-Transect Zones	3-39
3.30.010 Purpose	3-39
3.30.020 Applicability	3-39
3.30.030 Estate (E) Zone	3-40
3.30.040 Single Family Residential (R-1) Zone	3-44
3.30.050 Medium-density Residential (R-2) Zone	3-48
3.30.060 High-density Residential (R-3) Zone	3-52
3.30.070 Mobile Home Park (MHP) Zone	3-56
3.30.080 Residential Professional (RP) Zone	3-60
3.30.090 Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) Zone	3-64
3.30.100 Central Commercial (C-2) Zone	3-68
3.30.110 General Commercial (C-3) Zone	3-72
3.30.120 Highway Commercial (C-4) Zone	3-76
3.30.130 Light Industrial (M-1) Zone	3-80

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3.30.140 Medium Industrial (M-2) Zone	3-84
3.30.150 Agriculture (A) Zone	3-88
3.30.160 Planned Development (PD) Zone	3-92
Article 4 General to Zones

Chapter 4.10 Introduction	4-3
4.10.010 Purpose	4-3
4.10.020 Applicability	4-3
Chapter 4.20 Site and Structural Standards	4-5
4.20.010 General Site and Structural Standards	4-5
4.20.020 Accessory Structures	4-6
4.20.030 Height Limits and Exceptions	4-6
4.20.040 Minor Residential Building Setback Reductions	4-7
4.20.050 Performance Standards	4-8
4.20.060 Related Lot Requirements	4-9
4.20.070 Hillside Development Standards	4-10
Chapter 4.30 Density Bonus	4-13
4.30.010 Purpose and Intent	4-13
4.30.020 General Affordable Housing Provisions	4-13
4.30.030 Affordable Housing Density Bonuses and Incentives	4-14
4.30.040 Application Procedures	4-17
Chapter 4.40 Landscape Standards	4-19
4.40.010 Purpose	4-19
4.40.020 Applicability	4-20
4.40.030 Landscape and Irrigation Plans	4-20
4.40.040 General Standards	4-20
4.40.050 Parking Area Landscaping	4-22

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4.40.060 Irrigation Requirements	4-23
4.40.070 Maintenance	4-24
4.40.080 Fences and Screening	4-24
4.40.090 Lighting	4-26
4.40.100 Lien	4-27
Chapter 4.50 Parking Standards	4-29
4.50.010 Purpose and Application	4-29
4.50.020 General Parking Standards	4-30
4.50.030 Number of Parking Spaces Required	4-31
4.50.040 Bicycle Parking	4-31
4.50.050 Adjustment of Parking Requirements	4-31
4.50.060 Parking Alternative	4-32
4.50.070 Parking Design	4-33
4.50.080 Development and Maintenance of Parking Lots	4-34
4.50.090 Off-street Loading Spaces	4-34
4.50.100 Off-street Parking Site Development Plan Review	4-34
Chapter 4.60 Site Specific Standards	4-35
4.60.010 Purpose	4-35
4.60.020 General Site Specific Standards	4-35
4.60.030 Specific to Multifamily Residential	4-36
4.60.040 Specific to Industrial	4-36
4.60.050 Waived Standards	4-36
Chapter 4.70 Shopping Cart Containment and Retrieval	4-37
4.70.010 Purpose, Declaration of Nuisance	4-37
4.70.020 Definitions	4-38
4.70.030 Exemptions	4-38
4.70.040 Cart Containment Plan and Cart Retrieval Plan	4-39

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4.70.050	Plan Submission and Approval	4-40
4.70.060	Penalties for Failing to Submit a Prevention Plan	4-41
4.70.070	Notification for Retrieval of Abandoned Carts	4-41
4.70.080	Administrative Costs and Fees	4-41
4.70.090	Disposition of Carts after 30 days	4-41