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Division 82 General Regulations
Chapter 82-2 General Provisions
Sections :
82-2.002 Adoption.
82-2.004 Application.
82-2.006 Enforcement.
82-2.008 Building height restrictions.
82-2.010 Utilities and pipe lines.
82-2.012 Drilling for oil, gas, minerals.
82-2.014 Drainage requirements.
82-2.016 Rezones to residential districts.
82-2.018 Zoning districts for open space.
82-2.020 Water and sewage requirements.
Chapter 82-4 Definitions
Article 82-4.2 Delmitions Generally
Sections:
82-4.202
82-4.204
82-4.206
82-4.208
82-4.209
82-4.210
82-4.212
82-4.214
82-4.216
82-4.218
82-4.220
82-4.221
82-4.222
84-4.224
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Construction.
Tenses.
Agriculture.
Apartment unit.
Aviary.
Building.
Building accesso ry .
Building height.
Business, retail.
Cemetery .
Kennel.
Contractor's yard.
County boundary.
Court.
*For the statutory provisions pertaining to planning in general, see Gov. C. Title
7. For the declaration of state policy and legislative intent in the planning area,
see Gov. C. ~~ 65012 and 65012.1. For provisions relating to the State Develop-
ment Plan, see Gov. C. ~ 65015.1 ff. For the provisions relating to the coordina-
tion of public works projects between federal, state and/or local agencies, see
Gov. C. ~~ 65016.3 and 65016.4. For the provisions relating to state assistance
in local planning, see Gov. C. ~ 65017.1 ff. For provisions relating to the crea-
tion and operation of planning districts in which cities and counties maypartici-
pate, see Gov. C. ~ 65061 ff and ~ 65063 ff. For the financial provisions relating
to planning districts, see Gov. C. ~ 65069 ff. For provisions relating to local
planning, see Gov. C. Title 7, Chapter 3, ~ 65100 ff. For the provisions pertain-
ing to the adoption and administration of zoning laws and ordinances and the
implementation of such laws and ordinances, see Gov. C. Title 7, Chapter 4,
~ 65850 ff. For provisions relating to the creation, modification and member-
ship of district planning agencies and to the powers and duties of such agencies,
see Gov. C. Title 7, Chapter 5, ~ 66100 ff. For the provisions relating to high-
way interchange districts, see Gov. C. ~ 66400 ff.
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82-4.226 Court, inner.
82-4.228 Court, outer.
82-4.230 District.
82-4.232 Dog fancier.
82-4.234 Duplex.
82-4.236 Family.
82-4.238 Farming, small.
82-4.240 Home occupation.
82-4.242 Hotel.
82-4.244 Lot-Definition, dimensions, area.
82-4.246 Lot, average width.
82-4.248 Lot depth.
82-4.250 Lot frontage.
82-4.252 Motel.
82-4.254 Multiple family building.
82-4.256 Multiple family building group.
82-4.258 One family dwelling.
82-4.260 Sign, accessory.
82-4.262 Sign, nonaccessory.
82-4.264 Sign structure.
82-4.266 Story.
82-4.268 Story, half.
82-4.270 Structure.
82-4.272 Suburban apartment building.
82-4.274 Suburban apartment building group.
82-4.276 Transit-mix plant.
82-4.278 Use, accessory.
82-4.280 Use, nonconforming.
82-4.282 Yard.
82-4.284 Yard, front.
82-4.286 Yard, rear.
82-4.288 Yard, side.
Article 82-4.4 Map Symbols
Sections:
82-4.402 Synonymous symbols and phrases.
Chapter 82-6 Land Use Permits
Sections:
82-6.002
82-6.004
Qualified applicant.
Administration-Board of
adjustment.
Modification or variance
administration.
82-6.008 Junkyards.
Chapter 82-8 Nonconforming Uses
Sections:
82-8.002
82-6.006
Defined.
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82-8.004 Repair-Rebuilding.
82-8.006 Extension-Enlargement.
Chapter 82-10 Lots
Sections:
82-10.002 Division and consolidation.
82-10.004 Required area reduced by public use.
82-10.006 Land on district boundaries.
Chapter 82-12 Setbacks
Article 82-12.2 Requirements
Sections:
82-12.202 Generally.
Article 82-12.4 Highway
Sections:
82-12.402 Generally.
82-12.404 Modification of provisions.
82-12.406 Outdoor advertising.
Chapter 82-14 Yards
Sections:
82-14.002
82-14.004
Obstructions in yard areas.
Side yards on lots established before
effective date.
82-14.006 Accessory uses in rear yards.
82-14.008 Rear yard abutting on side yard.
Chapter 82-16 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
82-16.002 Generally.
82~ 16.004 Application to existing land uses.
82-16.006 Fractional parking space.
82-16.008 Mixed uses.
82-16.010 Location.
82-16.012 Design and layout.
82-16.014 Maintenance and operation.
82-16.016 Common parking facility.
82-16.018 Number of required spaces.
82-16.020 Requirements in nonbusiness areas.
82-16.022 Loading spaces
82-16.024 Variances.
Chapter 82-18 Sight Obstructions at Intersections
Sections:
82-18.002
82-18.004
82-18.006
82-18.008
82-18.010
82-18.012
Prohibited.
Exceptions.
Railroad crossings.
Violation-Notice.
Appeal.
Removal after appeal.
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Chapter 82-20 Dog Keeping
Sections:
82-20.002 Kennels.
82-20.004 Dog fanciers.
Division 84 Land Use Districts
Chapter 84-2 General Provisions
Sections:
84-2.002 1978 zoning map adopted.
84-2.003 District amendments.
84-2.004 Districts established.
Chapter 84-4 R-6 Single Family Residential District
Article 84-4.2 General
Sections:
84-4.202 General provisions.
Article 84-4.4 Uses
Sections:
84-4.402 Uses-Allowed.
84-4.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-4.6 Lots
Sections:
84-4.602 Lot-Area.
84-4.604 Lot-Width.
84-4.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-4.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-4.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-4.10 Yards
Sections:
84-4.1002
84-4.1004
84-4.1006
Article 84-4.12
Sections:
84-4.1202 Off-street parking requirements.
Article 84-4.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-4.1402
Yard-Side.
Yard-Setback.
Yard-Rear.
Off-Street Parking
Land use and variance permit-
Granting.
Chapter 84-6 R-7 Single Family Residential District
Article 84-6.2 General
Sections:
84-6.202 General provisions.
Article 84-6.4 Uses
Sections:
84-6.402
84-6.404
Uses-Permitted.
Uses-Requiring land use permit.
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84-12.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-12.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-12.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-12.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-12.14 Land. Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-12.1402 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-14 R-20 Single Family ResidentialDistrict
Article 84-14.2 General
Sections:
84-14.202 General provisions.
Article 84-14.4 Uses
Sections:
84-14.402 Uses- Allowed.
84-14.404 Uses-,- Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-14.6 Lots
Sections:
84-14.602 Lot-Area.
84-14.604 Lot-Width.
84-14.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-14.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-14.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-14.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-14.1002 Yard-Side.
84-14.1 004 Yard-Setback.
84-14.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-14.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-14.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-14.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-14.1402. Animal structure-General provisions.
Article 84-14.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
8+ 14.1602 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-16 R-40 Single Family Residential District
Article 84-16.2 General
Sections:
84-16.202 General provisions.
Article 84-16.4 Uses
Sections:
84-16.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-16.404 Uses- Requiring land use permit.
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Article 84-16.6 Lots
Sections:
84-16.602 Lot--':Area.
84-16.604 Lot-Width.
84-16.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-16.8 Building Height
Sections:
8+16.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-16.10 Yards
Sections:
84-16.1002 Yard-Side.
84-16.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-16.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-16.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-'16.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-16.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-16.1402 Animal structure-General provisions.
Article 84-16.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-16.1602 Land use and variance permit-'Granting.
Chapter 84-18 R-65 Single Family Residential District
Article 84-'18.2 General
Sections:
84-18.202 General provisions.
Article 84-18.4 Uses
Sections:
84-18.402 Uses-'Permitted.
84-18.404 Uses- Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-18.6 Lots
Sections:
84-18.602 . Lot-Area.
84-18.604 Lot-Width.
84-18.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-18.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-'18.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-18.10 Yards
Sections:
84-18.1002 Yard-Side.
84-18.1 004 Yard -Setback.
84-18.1 006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-18.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-18.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
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Article 84-18.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-18.1402 Animal structure-General provisions.
Article 84-18.16 Land Use and Variance Permi ts
Sections:
84-18.1602 Land use and variance permit -Granting.
Chapter 84-20 R-I00 Single Family Residential District
Article 84-20.2 General
Sections:
84- 20.202 General provisions.
Article 84-20.4 Uses
Sections:
84-20.402
84- 20.404
Article 84-20.6
Sections:
84-20.602 Lot-Area.
84-20.604 Lot-Width.
84-20.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-20.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-20.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-20.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-20.1002 Yard-Side.
84-20.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-20.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-20.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-20.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-20.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84- 20.1402 Animal Structure-General provisions.
Article 84-20.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-20.1602 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-22 D-l Two Family Residential District
Article 84-22.2 General
Sections:
84- 22.202 General provisions.
Article 84-22.4 Uses
Sections:
84-22.402 Uses-Permitted.
84- 22.404 Uses- Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-22.6 Lots
Sections:
84-22.602 Lot-Area.
Uses-Permitted.
Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Lots
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84-22.604 Lot-Width.
84-22.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-22.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-22.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-22.10 Yards
Sections:
84-22.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-22.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-22.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-22.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-22.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-22.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-22.1402 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-26 M-29 Multiple Family Residential District
Article 84-26.2 General
Sections:
84-26.202 General provisions.
84-26.204 Purpose.
84-26.206 M-2 district.
Article 84-26.4 Uses
Sections:
84-26.402 Permitted uses.
84-26.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-26.6 Lots
Sections:
84-26.602 Area.
84-26.604 Width.
84-26.606 Depth.
84-26.608 Coverage.
84-26.610 Unit density.
Article 84-26.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-26.802 Maximum.
Article 84-26.10 Yards
Sections:
84-26.1 002 Side.
84-26.1 004 Setback.
84-26.1 006 Rear.
84-26.1 008 Exception.
Article 84-26.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-26.1202 Space requirements.
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Article 84-26.14 Open Area
Sections:
84-26.1402 Requirements.
Article 84-26.16 Building Relationship
Sections:
84-26.1602 Requirements.
Article 84-26.18 Development Plans
Sections:
84-26.1802
84-26.1804
84-26.1806
84-26.1808
Article 84-26.20
Sections:
84-26.2002 Granting.
Chapter 84-28 M-17 Multiple Family Residential District
Article 84-28.2 General
Sections:
84-28.202 General provisions.
84-28.204 M-3 district.
Article 84.28.4 Reference to M-29 District
Sections:
84-28.402 Conform to M-29 district.
84-28.404 Differences from M-29 district.
Chapter 84-29 M-12 Multiple Family Residential District
Article 84-29.2 General
Sections:
84-29.202
84-29.204
Article 84-29.4
Sections:
84-29.402 Conform to M-29 district.
84-29.404 Differences from M-29 district.
Chapter 84-30 M-9 Multiple Family Residential District
Article 84-30.2 General
Sections:
84-30.202
84-30.204
Article 84-30.4
Sections:
84-30.402 Conform to M-29 district.
Chapter 84-31 M-6 Multiple Family Residential District
Article 84-31.2 General
Sections:
84-31.202 General provisions
Req uiremen t.
Application.
Review, approval, changes, conditions.
Rezoning to M-29 district.
Land Use and Variance Permits
General provisions.
M-4 district.
Reference to M-29 District
General provisions.
M-5 district.
Reference to M-29 District
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Article 84-31.4 Reference to M-29 district.
Sections:
84-31.402 Conform to M-29 district.
84-31.404 Differences from M-29 district.
Chapter 84-32 F-R Forestry Recreation District
Article 84-32.2 General
Sections:
84-32.202 General provisions.
Article 84-32.4 Uses
Sections:
84-32.402 Use-Permitted.
84-32.404 Use-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-32.6 Lots
Sections:
84-32.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-32.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-32.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-32.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-32.1002 Yard-Side.
84-32.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-32.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-32.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-34 F-l Water Recreational District
Article 84-34.2 General
Sections:
84-34.202 General provisions.
Article 84-34.4 Uses
Sections:
84-34 .402 Use-Permitted.
84-34.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-34.6 Lots
Sections:
84-34.602 Lot-Area.
84-34.604 Lot-Width.
84-34.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-34.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-34.802 Building height......:Maximum.
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84- 28.1612 Suburban apartment building group-
Imposition of conditions.
84-28.1614 Suburban apartment building group-
Rezoning to M-3 district.
Article 84-28.18 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84- 28.1802 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-30 M-4 Multiple Family Residential District
Article 84-30.2 General
Sections:
84-30.202 General provisions.
Article 84-30.4 Intent and Purpose
Sections:
84-30.402 Intent and purpose-Designated.
Article 84-30.6 Uses
Sections:
84-30.602 Uses-Permitted.
84-30.604 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-30.8 Density
Sections:
84-30.802 Density-Minimum.
Article 84-30.10 Lots
Sections:
84-30.1002 Lot-Width.
84-30.1004 Lot-Depth.
84-30.1006 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-30.12 Building Height
Sections:
84-30.1202 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-30.14 Yards
Sections:
84-30.1402 Yard-Side.
84-30.1404 Yard-Setback.
84-30.1406 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-30.16 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-30.1602 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-30.18 Open Area
Sections:
84-30.1802 Open area-Generally.
Article 84-30.20 Building Relationship
Sections:
84-30.2002 Building relationship-Generally.
Article 84-30.22 Site Plan and Elevations
Sections:
84-30.2202 Site plan and elevation-Scale drawing.
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84-30.2204
Site plan and elevation-Review and
approval of application.
Site plan and elevation-Imposition of
conditions.
Site plan and elevation-Rezoning to
M-4 district.
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-30.2206
84-30.2208
Conform to M-4 district.
Differences from M-4 district.
Different off-street parking space
requirement.
Chapter 84-32 F-R Forestry and Recreation District
Article 84-32.2 General
Sections:
84-32.202 General provisions.
Article 84-32.4 Uses
Sections:
84-32.402 Use-Permitted.
84-32.404 Use-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-32.6 Lots
Sections:
84-32.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-32.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-32.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-32.10 Yards
Sections:
84-32.1002 Yard-Side.
84-32.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-32.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-32.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-34 F-l Water Recreational District
Article 84-34.2 General
Sections:
84-34.202 General provisions.
Article 84-30.24
Sections:
84-30.2402 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-31 M-5 and M-6 Multiple Family
Residential Districts
Article 84-31.2 General
Sections:
84-31.202 General provisions.
Article 84-31.3 Reference to M-4 District
Sections:
84-31.302
84-31.304
84-31.306
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Article 84-34.4 Uses
Sections:
84-34.402 Use-Permitted.
84-34.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-34.6 Lots
Sections:
84-34.602 Lot-Area.
84-34.604 Lot-Width.
84-34.606 Lot-Depth;
Article 84-34.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-34.802 Building height-Maximum.
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Article 84-34.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-34.1002 Yard-Side.
84-34.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-34.1006 Yard-Levee setback.
84-34.1008 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-34.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-34.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
Article 84-34.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-34.1402 Land use and variance, permit-Granting.
Article 84-34.16 Mobile Homes
Sections:
84-34.1602 Mobile homes-Restrictions.
Chapter 84-36 A-I Agricultural District
Article 84-36.2 General
Sections:
84-36.202 General provisions.
Article 84-36.4 Uses
Sections:
84-36.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-36.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-36.6 Lots
Sections:
84-36.602 Lot-Area.
84-36.604 Lot-Width.
84-36.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-36.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-36.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-36.10 Yards
Sections:
84-36.1002 Yard-Side.
84-36.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-36.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-36.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-36.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-38 A-2 General Agricultural District
. Article 84-38.2 General
Sections:
84-38.202 General provisions.
Article 84-38.4 Uses
Sections:
84-38.402 Uses-Permitted.
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84-38.404 Uses with land use permit.
84-38.406 Uses-Refuse disposal site-Permit required.
Article 84-38.6 Lots
Sections:
84-38.608 Lot area, width and depth.
84-38.610 Existing legal lots excepted.
Article 84-38.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-38.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-38.10 Yards
Sections:
84-38.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-38.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-38.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-38.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-38.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-40 A-3 Heavy Agricultural District
Article 84-40.2 General
Sections:
84-40.202 General provisions.
Article 84-40.4 Uses
Sections:
84-40.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-40.404 Uses with land use permit.
84-40.406 Uses-Refuse disposal site-Permit required.
Article 84-40.6 Lots
Sections:
84-40.602 Lot-Area.
84-40.604 Lot-Width.
84-40.606 . Lot-Depth.
Article 84-40.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-40.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-40.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-40.1002 Yard-Side.
84-40.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-40.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-40.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-40.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-42 A-4 Agricultural Preserve District
Article 84-42.2 General
Sections:
84-42.202 General provisions.
84-42.204 Intent and purpose.
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Article 84-42.4 Uses
Sections:
84-42.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-42.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-42.6 Parcels
Sections:
84-42.602 Parcel-Size.
84-42.604 Parcel-'-Width.
Article 84-42.8 Lots
Sections:
84-42.802 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-42.10 Building Height
Sections:
84-42.1002 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-4 2.12 Yards
Sections:
84-4 2.1202 Yard-Side.
84-42.1204 Yard-Setback.
84-42.1206 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-42.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-42.1402 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-44 0-1 Limited Office District
Article 84-44.2 General
Sections:
84-44.202 General provisions.
Article 84-44.4 Uses
Sections:
84-44.402 Use-Permitted.
84-44.404 Use-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-44.6 Lots
Sections:
84-44.602 Lot-Area.
84-44.604 Lot-Width.
84-44.606 Lot-Depth.
84-44.608 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-44.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-44.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-44.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-44.1002 Yard-Side.
84-44.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-44.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-44.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-44.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements.
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Article 84-44.14 Building Size
Sections:
84-44.1402 Building size-Gross floor area.
Article 84~44 .16 Open Area
Sections:
84-44.1602 Open area-General provisions.
Article 84-44.18 Signs
Sections:
84-44.1802 Sign-Restrictions.
Article 84-44.20 Site Plan and Elevations
Sections:
84-44.2002 Site plan and elevation-Scale
drawing.
84-44.2004 Site plan and elevation-Review
and approval of application.
84-44.2006 Site plan and elevation-Imposition
of conditions.
84-44.2008 Site plan and elevation-Rezoning to
0-1 district.
Article 84-44.22 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-44.2202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Chapter 84-46 A-O Administrative Office District
Article 84-46.2 General
Sections:
84-46.202 General provisions.
Article 84-46.4 Uses
Sections:
84-46.402 Uses-Permitted.
Article 84-46.6 Lots
Sections:
84-46.603 Area.
84-46.605 Width.
84-46.607 Depth.
84-46.609 Coverage.
Article 84-46.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-46.802 Maximum.
Article 84-46.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-46.1001 Side.
84-46.1003 Rear.
84-46.1 004 Setback.
Article 84-46.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-46.1202 General provisions.
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Article 8446.14 Signs
Sections:
84-46.1402 Restrictions.
Article 84-46.16 Development Plans
Sections:
84-46.1603 Requirement.
84-46.1605 Application.
84-46.1607 Review, approval, changes, conditions.
Article 84-46.17 Open Area
Sections:
84-46.1702 General.
Article 84-46.18 Variances
Sections:
84-46.1802 Procedure.
Chapter 84-48 Interchange Transitional District
Article 84-48.2 General
Sections:
84-48.202 General provisions.
84-48.204 Intent and purpose-Designated.
Article 84-48.4 Uses
Sections:
84-48.402 Use-Permitted.
84-48.404 Subject to site plan and elevations
review.
84-48.406 Use- Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-48.6 Lots
Sections:
84-48.602 Lot-Area.
84-48.604 Lot-Width.
84-48.606 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-48.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-48.802 Building height-,-Maximum.
Article 84-48.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-48.1002 Yard-Side.
84-48.1 004 Yard-Setback.
84-48.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-48.12 Open Area
Sections:
84-48.1202 Open area-General provisions.
Article 84-48.14 Signs
Sections:
84-48.1402 Sign - Restrkiiom~.
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Article 84-48.16 Site Plan and Elevations
Sections:
84-48.1602 Site plan and elevation-Scale drawing.
84-48.1604 Site plan and elevation-Review and
approval of application.
84-48.1606 Site plan and elevation-Imposition of
conditions.
84-48.1608 Site plan and elevation-Rezoning to
the interchange transitional district.
Article 84-48.18 Site Plan, Land Use and Variance Permit
Sections:
84-48.1802 Site plan, land use, and variance permit-
Granting.
Chapter 84-49 C-B Community Business District
Article 84-49.2 General
Sections:
84-49.202 Generally.
84-49.204 Purposes.
Article 84-49.4 Uses
Sections:
84-49.402 Allowed uses.
84-49.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-49.6 Lots
Sections:
84-49.602 Area.
84-49.604 Width.
84-49.606 Depth.
Article 84-49.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-49.802 Maximum
Article 84-49.10 Yards
Sections:
84-49.1002 Side.
84-49.1004 Rear.
84-49.1006 Setback.
Article 84-49.12 Off-street Parking
Sections:
84-49.1202 Requirements.
Article 84-49.14 Signs
Sections:
84-49.1402 Requirements.
Article 84-49.16 Open Area
Sections:
84-49.1602 Requirements.
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Article 84-49.18 Development Plans
Sections:
84-49.1802 Requirements.
Article 84-49.20 Land Use and Variance Permits
Secti ons:
84-49.2002 Granting.
Chapter 84-50 N-B Neighborhood Business District
Article 84-50.2 General
Sections:
84-50.202 General provisions.
Article 84-50.4 Uses
Sections:
84-50.402 Uses-Permitted.
. 84-50.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-50.6 Lots
Sections:
84-50.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-50.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-50.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-50.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-50.1002 Yard-Side.
84-50.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-50.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-50.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Article 84-50.14 Planned District
Sections:
84-50.1402 Planned district-Purpose.
84-50.1404 Planned district-Enlarged detailed map.
84-50.1406 Planned district-Erection of buildings.
84-50.1408 Planned district-Vehicular access.
84-50.1410 Planned district-Areas on which no
building is erected.
84-50.1412 Planned district-Height provisions.
84-50.1414 Planned district-Permitted uses.
84-50.1415 Planned district-Uses allowable by land
use permit.
84-50.1416 Planned district-Land use permits.
84-50.1418 Planned district-Plans-Approval.
Article 84-50.16 Development Plans
Sections:
84-50.1602 Development plan required.
84-50.1604 Application.
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84-50.1606 Review, approval, changes, conditions.
84-50.1608 Rezoning to N-B district.
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Chapter 84-52 R-B Retail Business District
Article 84-52.2 General
Sections:
84-52.202 General provisions.
Article 84-52.4 Uses
Sections:
84-52.402 Uses-Permitted;
84-52.404 Uses-Requiring a land use permit.
Article 84-52.6 Lots
Sections:
84-52.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-52.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-.52.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-52.10 Yards
Sections:
84-52.1002 Yard-Side.
84-52.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-52.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-52.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Article 84-52.14 Special District
Sections:
84-52.1402 Special district-Generally.
84-52.1404 Special district-Enlarged, detailed map.
84-52.1406 Special district- Land use permits.
84-52.1408 Special district-Lot area.
84-52.1410 Special district-Building construction.
84-52.1412 Special district-Areas not included in
building sites.
Article 84-52.16 Development Plans
Sections:
84-52.1602 Development plans required, procedure.
01apter 84-54 C General Commercial District
Article 84-54.2 General
Sections:
84-54.202 General provisions.
Article 84-54.4 Uses
Sections:
84-54.402 Uses allowed.
84-54.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-54.6 Lots
Sections:
84-54.602 Lot-Area.
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Article 84-54.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-54.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-54.10 Yards
Sections:
84-54.1002 Yard-Side.
84-54.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-54.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-54.1202 Land use and variance permit-Granting.
Article 84-54.16 Development Plans
Sections:
84-54.1602 Development plans required, procedure.
Chapter 84-56 C-M Controlled Manufacturing District
Article 84-56.2 General
Sections:
84-56.202 Purpose.
Article 84-56.4 Uses
Sections:
84-56.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-56.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-56.6 Lots
Sections:
84-56.602 Lot-Area.
84-56.604 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-56.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-56.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-56.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-56.1002 Yard-Side and rear.
84-56.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-56.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-56.1202 Off-street parking-Space requirements~
Article 84-56.14 Signs
Sections:
84-56.1402 Sign-Restrictions.
Article 84-56.16 Manufacturing and Storage Areas
Sections:
84-56.1602 Manufacturing and storage area-
Requirements.
Article 84-56.18 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-56.1802 Land use and varianc,e permit-Granting.
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Chapter 84-58 L-I Light Industrial District
Article 84-58.2 General
Sections:
84-58.202 General provisions.
Article 84-58.4 Uses
Sections:
84-58.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-58.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-58.6 Lots
Sections:
84-58.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-58.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-58.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-58.10 Yards
Sections:
84-58.1002 Yard-Side.
84-58.1004 Yard-Setback.
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Chapter 84-58 I.rI Light Industrial District
Article 84-58.2 General
Sections:
84-58.202 General provisions.
,Article 84-58.4 Uses
Sections:
84-58.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-58.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-58.6 Lots
Sections:
84-58.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-58.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-58.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-58.10 Yards
Sections:
84- 5 8.1002 Yard -Side.
84-58.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-58.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-58.1202 Land use and variance pennit-Granting.
Chapter 84-60 W-3 Controlled Heavy Industrial District
Article 84-60.2 General
Sections:
84-60.202 General provisions.
Article 84-60.4 Uses
Sections:
84-60.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-60.404 Uses-Requiring land use pennit.
Article 84-60.6 Dimensional Requirements
Sections:
84-60.602 Dimensional requirements-Generally.
Chapter 84-62 H-I Heavy Industrial District
Article 84-62.2 General
Sections:
84-62.202 General provisions.
Article 84-62.4 Uses
Sections:
84-62.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-62.404 Uses-Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-62.6 Lot, Height, Yard
Sections:
84-62.602 Lot, height, yard-Regulations.
Article 84-62.8 Refuse Disposal Sites
Sections:
84-62.802 Refuse disposal site-Permit required.
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Chapter 84-64 U Unrestricted District
Sections:
84-64.002 General provisions.
Chapter 84-66 P-l Planned Unit District
Article 84-66.2 General
Sections:
84-66.202
84-66.204
Article 84-66.4
Sections:
84-66.402
84-66.404
84-66.406
Article 84-66.6
Sections:
84-66.602 Areas.
Article 84-66.8 Density
Sections:
84-66.802 Residential.
Article 84-66.10
.. . Sections:
84-66.1002
84-66.1004
84-66.1006
Article 84-66.12
Sections:
84-66.1202
84-66.1204
84-66.1206
Article 84-66.14
Sections:
84-66.1402
84-66.1404
84-66.1406
Article 84-66.16
Sections:
84-66.1602 Procedure.
Article 84-66.18 Plan Changes
Sections:
84-66.1802
84-66.1804
Article 84-66.20
Sections:
84-66.2002 Granting.
P-l planned unit district.
Intent and purpose.
Uses
Uses.
Restriction.
Interim exceptions.
Site Minimums
Procedure.
Ordinance plan.
Rezoning and development plan application.
Requirements.
Approval procedure.
Combined application and final plan.
Plan Objectives, Regulations and Evaluations
Design objectives.
Latitude of regulations.
Evaluations.
Termination
Preliminary development plan.
Final development plan.
Variance Permits
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Chapter 84-68 T-1 Mobile Home Park District
Article 84-68.2 General
Sections:
84-68.202 General provisions.
Article 84-68.4 Definitions
Sections:
84-68.402 Generally.
84-68.404 Camp car.
84-68.406 Lot.
84-68.408 Mobile home.
84-68.410 Mobile home park.
84-68.412 Travel trailer.
84-68.414 Travel trailer park.
84-68.416 Recreational vehicle park or campground.
Article 84-68.6 Uses
Sections:
84-68.602 Uses-Permitted.
84-68.604 Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-68.8 Restrictions
Sections:
84-68.802 Rezoning to T-I district.
84-68.806 Use for human habitation.
84-68.808 Storage of mobile homes, travel trailer
and camp cars.
84-68.81 0 L~t occupied as living quarters.
Article 84-68.10 Application
Sections:
84-68.1002 Requirements.
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Chapter 84-68 T-l Mobile Home/Manufactured Home
Park District
Article 84-68.2 General
Sections:
84-68.202 General provisions.
Article 84-68.4 Definitions
Sections:
84-68.402
84-68.404
84-68.406
84-68.408
84-68.410
84-68.412
84-68.414
84-68.416
Generally.
Camp car.
Lot.
Mobile home.
Mobile home park.
Travel trailer.
Travel trailer park.
Recreational vehicle park or
campground.
Manufactured home/house.
Uses
84-68.418
Article 84-68.6
Sections:
84-68.602 Uses-Permitted.
84-68.604 Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-68.8 Restrictions
Sections:
84-68.802
84-68.806
84-68.807
84-68.808
Rezbning to T-l district.
Use for human habitation.
Single-family zones.
Storage of mobile homes, travel
trailer and camp cars.
Lot occupied as living quarters.
Application
84-68.810
Article 84-68.10
Sections:
84-68.1002 Requiremen ts.
Article 84-68.12 Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Park
Standards
Sections :
84-68.1201
84-68.1202
84-68.1204
84-68.1206
84-68.1208
84-68.1210
84-68.1212
84-68.1214
84-68.1216
84-68.1218
Park standards.
Park standards-Lot size.
Park standards-Number of vehicles
per acre.
Park standards-Minimum park size.
Park standards-Lot dimensions.
Park standards-Yard requirements.
Park standards-Driveways.
Park standards-Recreational area.
Park standards-Fence.
Park standards-Landscaping.
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Article 84-68.13 Mobile Home Subdivision Standards
Sections:
84-68.1302
84-68.1304
84-68.1306
84-68.1308
84-68.1310
84-68.1312
84-68.1314
84-68.1316
Article 84-68.14
Sections:
84-68.1402
Standards.
Minimum subdivision size.
Lots.
Yards.
Height.
Off-street parking.
Fence.
Subdivision ordinance.
Land Use and Variance Permits
Land use and variance permit-
Granting.
Chapter 84-70 -8 Design Control Combining District
Sections:
84-70.002
84-70.004
General provisions.
Intent and purpose-Development
plan requirements.
84-70.006 Application-Approval by planning
director.
84-70.008 Application-Review criteria.
Chapter 84-72 - T Transitional Combining District
Article 84-72.2 General
Sections:
84-72 .202 - T transitional combining district.
84-72.204 Intent and purpose.
Article 84-72.4 Uses
Sections:
84-72.402 Application.
84-72.404 Permitted uses.
84-72.406 Uses with land use permit.
84-72.408 Priority.
Article 84-72.6 Land Use Permits
Sections:
84-72.602 Granting.
84-72.604 Concurrent rezoning.
Chapter 84-80 A-20 Exclusive Agricultural District
Article 84-80.2 General
Sections:
84-80.202 General provisions.
84-80.204 Purpose.
Article 84-80.4 Uses
Sections:
84-80.402 Uses-Allowed.
84-80.404 Uses with land use permit.
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Division 82
GENERAL REGuLATIONS
Chapters:
82- 2 General Provisions
82-4 Definitions
82-6 Land Use Permits
82-8 Nonconforming Uses
82-10 Lots
82-12 Setbacks
82-14 Yards
82-16 Off-Street Parking
82-18 Sight Obstructions at
In tersections
82- 20 Dog Keeping
Chapter 82-2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
82-2.002
82-2.004
82-2.006
82-2.008
82-2.010
82-2.012
82-2.014
82-2.016
82-2.018
82-2.020
Adoption.
Application.
Enforcement.
Building height restrictions.
Utilities and pipelines.
Drilling for oil, gas, minerals.
Drainage requirements.
Rezones to residential
districts.
Zoning districts for open
space.
Water and sewage requirements.
82-2.002 Adoption. Divisions 82 and 84 are
adopted under the provisions of Section 6.6 of
the State Planning Act as amended. It follows
the adoption of that portion of the master plan
known as the land use master plan of Contra
Costa County, state of California, by a
resolution of the board of supervisors of the
county of Contra Costa, state of California,
adopted on December 10, 1945, in accordance
with law, after receipt from the county planning
commission of precise plans for all
unincorporated territory of the county
mentioned and described in Divisions 82 and 84,
and recommendations from the planning
commission to the board of supervisors made
after public hearings held after due notice in the
manner and form provided by law, duly certified
to the board of supervisors, and accompanied by
GENERAL PROVISIONS
82-2.002-82-2.008
a report of findings, summary of hearings, and
recommendations of the planning commission;
at a public hearing by the board of supervisors
held after due notice in accordance with law,
certain changes in the master plans were
proposed, and the board referred them to the
planning commission for its report; the
commission filed its report with the board, as
required by law, and the board accepted and
approved the report as fIled. This board now
fmds as a fact that it is advisable to adopt the
following precise plans and regulations of land
use in the districts and areas hereby established
as part of a comprehensive long-term general
plan for the physical development of the
territory in the unincorporated area of this
county, to conserve and promote the public
health, safety and general welfare of its
inhabitants. (Prior code ~ 8100: Ord. 382).
82-2.004 Application. Divisions 82 and 84
apply to and regulate all private and/or public
uses of private and/or public land within the
unincorporated territory of this county. (Ord.
75-15: prior code ~ 8101: Ord. 918 ~ 3[382 ~
l6J ).
82-2.006 Enforcement. No land in the
unincorporated area of this county shall be used
for any purpose not permitted under Divisions
82 and 84, nor shall any building or structure be
erected, constructed, altered, moved or
maintained contrary to Divisions 82 and 84.
Any use of land, building or structure contrary
to Divisions 82 and 84 is unlawful and a public
nuisance. On order of the board of supervisors,
the district attorney shall commence an action
for the abatement and removal of any such
nuisance and for an injunction preventing the
further unlawful use of any land, building or
structure violating Divisions 82 and 84.
The remedies provided for in this section shall
be cumulative and not exclusive. (Prior code ~
8104: Ord. 382).
82-2.008 Building height restrictions. The
limits of heights of structures established in
Division 84 for any district shall not apply to
chimneys, stacks, fire towers, radio towers,
television towers, water towers, windmills, oil
and gas well derricks, wind chargers, grain
elevators, penthouses, cupolas, spires, belfries,
domes, monuments, flag poles, telephone poles,
telegraph poles, silos, water tanks, and necessary
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mechanical appurtenances attached to buildings.
In all cases parapet or fire walls on buildings or
structures otherwise conforming to the
regulations established in Division 84 may be
constructed not higher than three feet. (Prior
code ~ 8114: Ord. 382).
82-2.010 Utilities and pipelines. The use of
land for rights-of-way for the construction,
maintenance and repair of public utilities and
publicly owned utilities, and for privately owned
pipelines for the transportation of oil, gas,
water, and other substances transportable by
pipelines, is not regulated or restricted by
Divisions 82 and 84. Accessory and appurtenant
structures forming a part of public utilities,
publicly owned utilities and pipelines are not
regulated or restricted by Divisions 82 and 84,
except for setback regulations. (Prior code ~
8120: Ord. 382).
82-2.012 Drilling for oil, gas, minerals.
Exploration and drilling for and production of
oil, gas, or minerals may be carried on in all land
use districts, except single family residential and
retail business districts, as established by
Division 84. Land use permits may be granted,
after application according to Divisions 82 and
84, for the exploration and drilling for the
production of oil, gas, or minerals in single
family residential, residential suburban, multiple
family residential, and retail business districts.
(Prior code ~ 8121: Ord. 382).
82-2.014 Drainage requirements. Drainage
facilities shall be installed under a permit issued
pursuant to this title, adequate to meet and
comply with the drainage design standards and
requirements set forth in Division 914.
A permit for the installation of drainage
facilities will not be issued until applications,
plans and exhibits for such. facilities are
submitted which comply with the requirements
of this section and Divisions 82 and 84. (Ord.
2010: prior code ~ 8124).
82-2.016 Rezones to residential districts.
All those lands now zoned A-I, A-2 or A-3
which are within two hundred feet of any lands
zoned as H-I, L-I, C-M or W-3 and which are
being changed to any residential district shall be
subject to further review and approval by the
planning commission as to the location of land
uses and site development plan for any
(Contra Costa County 11-81)
authorized use so as to provide protection for
and development compatible to adjacent land
use districts. (Ord. 67-58 ~ 2, 1967: prior code ~
8125).
82-2.018 Zoning districts for open space.
To comply with the Government Code Section
65910 the following zoning districts are deemed
to be zoning districts for open space when ap-
plied in conformance with the open space
policies of the county general plan: Agricultural
preserve district (A-4), heavy agricultural district
(A-3), general agricultural district (A-2), exclu-
sive agricultural districts (A-20, A-40 and A-80),
and forestry recreation district (F-R). This sec-
tion neither limits the use of these zoning dis-
tricts to the implementation of general plan
open space policies, nor precludes the planning
agency from adopting additional ordinances to
implement those policies. (Ord. 80-35, 74-23).
82-2.020 Water and sewage requirements.
Water supply and sewage systems and/or fa-
cilities required for any use, cosntruction, struc-
ture, or other development to be established
under a permit issued pursuant to this title shall
comply with Chapters 414-4 and 420-6 of this
code and the health officer's approval. (Ord.
81-56 ~ 4).
Article 82-4.2
Sections:
82-4.202
82-4.204
82-4.206
82-4.208
82-4.209
82-4.210
82-4.212
82-4.214
82-4.216
82-4.218
82-4.220
82-4.221
82-4.222
82-4.224
82-4.226
82-4.228
82-4.230
82-4.232
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Chapter 82-4
DEFINITIONS
Definitions Generally
Construction.
Tenses.
Agriculture.
Apartment unit.
Aviary .
Building.
Building, accessory.
Building height.
Business, retail.
Cemetery .
Kennel.
Contractor's yard.
County boundary.
Court.
Court, inner.
Court, outer.
District.
Dog fancier.
82-4.234
82-4.236
82-4.238
82-4.240
82-4.242
82-4.244
82-4.246
82-4.248
82-4.250
DEFINITIONS
Duplex.
Family.
F arming, small.
Home occupation.
Hotel.
Lot-Definition, dimensions,
area.
Lot, average width.
Lot depth.
Lot frontage.
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82-4.252
82-4.254
82-4.256
Motel.
Multiple family building.
Multiple family building
group.
One family dwelling.
Sign, accessory.
Sign, nonaccessory.
Sign structure.
Story .
Story, half.
Structure.
Suburban apartment building.
Suburban apartment building
group.
82-4.276 Transit-mix plant.
82-4.278 Use, accessory.
82-4.280 Use, nonconforming.
82-4.282 Yard.
82-4.284 Yard, front.
82-4.286 Yard, rear.
82-4. 288 Yard, side.
Article 82-4.4 Map Symbols
Sections:
82-4.402
82-4.258
82-4.260
82-4.262
82-4.264
82-4.266
82-4.268
82-4.270
82-4.272
82-4.274
Synonymous symbols and
phrases.
Article 82-4.2
Definitions Generally
82-4.202 Construction. The defmitions in
this article and certain other sections of
Divisions 82 and 84 govern the construction of
Title 8, unless the context otherwise requires.
(Ord. 79-7 ~5,Ords.1781, 1760,1759,1569,
1469: prior code ~ 8102: Ords. 1269, 1264,
1224,939,933,382~
82-4.204 Tenses. Unless the natural
construction of the word indicates otherwise,
the present tense includes the future and the
plural number the singular. (Ord. 1781: Ord.
1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior
code ~ 8102(a): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord.
1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.206 Agriculture. "Agriculture" means
the tilling of soil, the raising of crops,
horticulture, dairying, and the raising and
managing of livestock, including all uses
customarily incident but not including
slaughterhouses, fertilizer yards, bone yards,
plants for the reduction of animal matter, or any
other industrial use which may be objectionable
DEFINITIONS
82-4.202-82-4.216
because of odor, smoke, dust, or fumes. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1469: prior code S 8102(d): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.
382).
82-4.208 Apartment unit. "Apartment
unit" means a separate suite, including kitchen
facilities, designed for and occupied as the
home, residence, or sleeping place of one or
more persons living as a single housekeeping
unit. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord.
1569: Ord. 1469: prior code S 8102 (cc): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord.
933: Ord. 382).
82-4.209 Aviary. "Aviary" means a coop,
cote, pen, cage, or other similar enclosure, used
to house one or more birds (including pigeons)
other than poultry. (Ord. 77-51 S 1).
82-4.210 Building. "Building" means any
structure with a roof supported by columns or
walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or
enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1469: prior code SP8102(f): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.
382).
82-4.212 Building, accessory. "Accessory
building" is a subordinate building the use of
which is incidental to that of a main building on
the same lot. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord.
1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code S
8102(g): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224:
Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.214 Building height. "Building height"
means the vertical distance measured from the
average level of the highest and lowest point of
that portion of the lot covered by the building
to the highest point of the structure with
exceptions noted elsewhere in this code. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1469: prior code S 8102(pp): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.
382).
82-4.216 Business, retail. "Retail business"
means the sale, barter, and exchange of retail
goods, wares, merchandise, services, or other
personal or real property or any interest in them
for profit or livelihood. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760:
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Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code S
8102(r): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224:
Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.218 Cemetery. "Cemetery" means
land which is used or dedicated for anyone, or a
combination of more than one, of the following
land uses:
(1) A burial park for earth interments;
(2) A mausoleum for crypt or vault
interments;
(3) A co1umbarium for cinerary interments.
(Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1513: Ord. 1469: prior code S 8102(mm):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939:
Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.220 Kennel. (a) "Kennel" means any
lot, building, structure, enclosure, or premises
where one or more dogs or cats are kept or
maintained for commercial purposes, excluding
places where veterinarians board animals for
medical care only; or where over twenty dogs or
over twenty cats over the age of six months are
owned or kept;
(b) Whenever "commercial dog kennel" is
used in Title 8 of this Ordinance Code, it refers
to "kennel" as defined in this section. (Ord.
80-98 S 2, 1781,1760,1759,1569,1469: prior
code S 8102(kk): Ords. 1269,1264,1224,939,
933,382).
82-4.221 Contractor's yard. "Contractor's
yard," including corporation yard, public utility
yard or general service yard, means buildings and
premises used for the storage and maintenance
of equipment and materials involved in
construction, installation, maintenance, and/or
landscaping, on other property. (Ord. 76-36 S
1 ).
82-4.222 County boundary. "County
boundary" means the boundary of this county
and the boundary of any incorporated
municipality within this county. (Ord. 1781:
Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469:
prior code S 8102(c): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264:
Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.224 Court. "Court" means an open
space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a
building or buildings, which is unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1469: prior code S 8102(ee): Ord. 1269: Ord.
(Contra Costa County 5-81)
1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.
382).
82-4.226 Court, inner. "Inner court" means
a court enclosed either in whole or part on all
sides by buildings. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord.
1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code S
8102(gg): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224:
Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.228 Court, outer. "Outer court"
means a court which extends to a street line or
extends to or opens on a front, side, or rear
yard. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord.
1569: Ord. 1469: prior code S 8102(ff): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord.
933: Ord. 382).
82-4.230 District. "District" is a portion of
the unincorporated territory of the county
within which certain uses. of land, buildings, and
structures are permitted; certain other uses of
land, buildings, and structures are not permitted;
portions of certain yards and other open spaces
are required, and certain minimum lot areas and
maximum heights are established for buildings
and structures, under the regulations of
Divisions 82 and 84. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760:
Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code S
8102(h): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224:
Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.232 Dog- fancier. "Dog fancier" is a
person owning or keeping three or more dogs
over the age of six months:
(1) As pets;
(2) For showing in recognized dog shows,
field trials or obedience trials;
(3) For working and hunting; or
(4) For improving the variety of breed in
temperament or conformation with a view to
exhibition in shows or trials or for use as
working dogs in hunting. (Ord. 1781: Ord.
1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1744: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1469: prior code S 8l'O2(1l): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.
382).
82-4.234 Duplex. "Duplex" means a
detached building or part of it, designed for
occupation as the residence of two families
living independently of each other. (Ord. 1781:
Ord. 1760: Ord.1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469:
prior code S 81020): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264:
Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: .Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
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82-4.236 Family. "Family" means an:
(I) Individual; or
(2) Two or more persons related by blood,
marriage, or legal adoption; or
(3) A group of not more than five persons,
excluding servants, who are not related by
blood, marriage or legal adoption, living together
as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit in a
dwelling unit as distinguished from a hotel, club,
fraternity or sorority house, dormitory or
boardinghouse. A "family" includes necessary
servants. (Ord. 68-25 ~ I, 1968: Ord. 1781:
Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469:
prior code ~ 8102(1): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264:
Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
824.238 Farming, small. "Small farming"
means horticulture on a small area of land and
the raising and keeping of more than
twenty-four fowl, rabbits, other grain fed
rodents, or livestock. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760:
Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code ~
8102(s): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224:
Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.240 Home occupation. "Home
occupation" is an activity customarily
conducted entirely within a residential dwelling,
by a person residing in the dwelling unit, which
is clearly a secondary and incidental use of such
dwelling as a residence. The use must not change
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DEFINITIONS
82-4.236-82-4.240
(Contra Costa County 9-15-77)
82~4.236 Family. "Family" means an:
(1) Individual; or
(2) Two or more persons related by blood,
marriage, or legal adoption; or
(3) A group of not more than five persons,
excluding servants, who are not related by
blood, marriage or legal adoption, living together
as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit in a
dwelling unit as distinguished from a hotel, club,
fraternity or sorority house, dormitory or
boardinghouse. A "family" includes necessary
servants. (Ords. 68-25 S 1,1781,1760,1759,
1569, 1469: prior code S 8102(1): Ords. 1269,
1264,1224,939,933,382).
82-4.238 Farming, small. "Small farming"
means horticulture on a small area of land and
the raising and keeping of more than twenty-
four fowl, rabbits, other grain fed rodents, or
livestock. (Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759, 1569,
1469: prior code S 8102(s): Ords. 1269, 1264,
1224,939,933,382).
82-4.240 Home occupation. "Home occupa-
tion" is an activity customarily conducted
entirely within a residential dwelling, by a
person residing in the dwelling unit, which is
clearly a secondary and incidental use of such
dwelling as a residence. The use must not change
the residential character of the dwelling or area
and shall meet the following conditions:
(1) There shall be no merchandise or services
for sale except that produced from or made on
the pr~rnises.
(2) The use shall not generate vehic1,1lar
traffic in excess of that normally associated with
single family residential use.
(3) Not more than one room or twenty-five
percent of the habitable floor area of the
principal structure, whichever is greater, shall be
used for the home occupation. Garage areas and
areas within accessory buildings shall not be
considered as being habitable floor area.
(4) There shall be no exterior indication of
the home occupation.
(5) No exterior signs shall be used.
(6) No noise, odor, dust, fumes, vibration,
smoke, electrical interference or other
interference with the residential use of adjacent
properties shall be created.
(7) No persons shall be employed, except the
applicant, in the conduct of the home
occupation. (Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759, 1569,
DEFINITIONS
82-4.236-82-4.250
1469: prior code S 8102(m): Ords. 1269, 1264,
1224,939,933,382).
82-4.242 Hotel. "Hotel" means a building
or part of it containing six or more guest rooms
designed, intended to be used, or used by six or
more persons for money, goods, services, or
other compensation. Excepted are buildings
where occupants are housed or detained under
legal restraint, buildings for the refuge,
maintenance, or education of needy, aged,
infirm, or young persons, and buildings where
patients or injured persons receive medical or
surgical treatment. (Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759,
1569, 1469: prior code S 8102(n): Ords. 1269,
1264,1224,939,933,382).
82-4.244 Lot - Definition, dimensions, area.
(a) Defined. "Lot" means a piece, parcel, tract,
or division of land, including one delineated
or described as a single integral unit on a
subdivision map, and two or more considered
as one pursuant to Section 82-1O.002(c).
(b) Lawful Lot. To qualify as a building site,
a lot shall have the minimum dimensions
required therefor by Divisions 82 and 84 for the
district where it is situated.
(c) Right-of-Way Excluded. No part, nor all,
of a lot within a public road, street, highway,
right-of-way, or easement, for vehicles or
pedestrians, existing or proposed, shall be used
to satisfy minimum area, yard, dimensional
or coverage requirements. (Ords. 79-69 S 1,
71-99 s 3, 1469: prior code S 8102(0): Ords.
939, 933 S 2,382 S 2[14]: see SS 92-4.046,
92-4.062).
82-4.246 Lot, average width. "Average
width of a lot" is the total area of the lot
divided by the depth of the lot. (Ords. 1781,
1760, 1759, 1569, 1469: prior code S
8102(bb): Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224,939,933,
382).
82~4.248Lot depth. "Depth of a lot" is
the distance normal to the frontage to the point
of the lot farthest from the frontage. (Ords.
1781, 1760, 1759, 1569, 1469: prior code S
8102(z): Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224, 939, 933,
382).
82-4.250 Lot frontage. "Frontage" of a lot
is the distance measured between the two points
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82-4.252-82-4.272
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on the principal road, street, or access that are
farthest apart. (Ords. 1781, 1760,1759,1569,
1469: prior code S 8102(aa): Ords. 1269,
1264, 1224,939,933,382).
82-4.252 Motel. "Motel" means detached or
attached dwelling units providing automobile
storage space for each dwelling unit and
providing transient living accommodations
primarily for automobile travelers. (Ords. 1781,
1760,1759,1569,1469: prior code S 8102(ii):
Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224,939,933,382).
82-4.254 Multiple family building. "Multi-
ple family building" is a detached building
designed and used exclusively as a dwelling by
three or more families occupying separate suites
or apartments. (Ords. 1781, 1760,1759,1569,
1469: prior code S 8102(k): Ords. 1269, 1264,
1224,939,933,382).
82-4.256 Multiple family building group.
"Multiple family building group" means two or
more detached single family buildings, duplexes,
or multiple family buildings occupying a parcel
of land in one ownership, with common yards.
(Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759, 1569, 1469: prior
code S 8102(hh): Ords. 1269,1264,1224,939,
933,382).
82-4-.258 One family dwelling. "One-family
dwelling" means a detached building or part of
it, designed. for occupation as the residence of
one family. (Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759, 1669,
1469: prior code S 8102(i): Ords. 1269, 1264,
1224,939,933,382).
82-4.260 Sign, accessory. "Accessory sign"
means any surface or portion thereof, on which
lettered, figured or pictorial matter is displayed
for the purpose of advertising or identifying
goods and services sold or produced on the
property upon which the surface is located.
(Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759, 1569,1469: prior
code S 8102(qq): Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224,
939,933,382).
82-4.262 Sign, nonaccessory. "Nonacces-
sory sign" means any surface or portion thereof,
on which lettered, figured or pictorial matter is
displayed for purposes of advertising other than
the name and occupation of the user of the
premises on which the surface is located, or
advertising other than the nature of the business
(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
or activity conducted thereon, or advertising of
goods and services other than those primarily
sold or produced thereon. (Ords. 1781, 1760,
1759, 1569, 1469: prior code S 8102(qq):
Ords. 1269,1264,1224,939,933,382).
82-4.264 Sign structure. "Sign structure"
means any structure whose primary purpose is
to support an accessory sign or nonaccessory
sign. (Ords. 1781, 1760, 1759,1569,1469:
prior code S 81 02(rr): Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224,
939,933,382).
82-4.266 Story. "Story" means that portion
of a building included between the upper surface
of any floor and the upper surface of the floor
next above, except that the topmost story shall
be that portion of a building included between
the upper surface of the topmost floor and the
ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level
directly above a basement or cellar is more than
six feet above grade at any point, such basement
or cellar shall be considered a story. (Ords.
1781, 1760, 1759, 1569, 1469: prior code S
8102(nn): Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224,939,933,
382).
82-4.268 Story, half. "Half story"means
that portion of a building under a gable, hip or
gambrel roof, the top wall plat of which on at
least two opposite exterior walls are not more
than three feet above the floor of such building
portion. (Ords. 1781,1760,1759, 1569, 1469:
prior code s8102(00): Ords. 1269, 1264,1224,
939,933,382).
82-4.270 Structure. "Structure" means
anything constructed or erected on and
permanently attached to land, except: (1)
buildings defined in Section 82-4.210, (2) fences
with a maximum height of six feet or retaining
walls with a maximum height of three feet or
any combination thereof not over six feet high,
(3) sidewalks, gateways, pipes, meters, meter
boxes, manholes, and mailboxes, and (4) poles,
wires, pipes and other devices, and their
appurtenant parts, for the transmission or
transportation of electricity and gas for light,
heat or power, or of telephone and telegraphic
messages, or of water. (Ord. 74-22: prior code S
8102(t): Ord. 382 S 2(18)).
82-4.272
"Suburban
building.
means a
Suburban
apartment
apartment
building"
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DEFINITIONS
82-4.274-82-4.276
detached building designed and used exclusively
for dwelling purposes by families occupying.
separate suites or apartment units, but not more
than six suites or apartment units shall be
contained in one detached building. (Ords.
1781, 1760, 1759, 1569, 1469: prior code ~
8102(dd): Ords. 1269, 1264, 1224,939,933,
382).
82-4.274 Suburban apartment building
group. "Suburban apartment building group"
means two or more detached single family
buildings, duplexes, or suburban apartment
buildings occupying a parcel of land in one
ownership, with common yards. (Ords. 1781,
1760, 1759, 1569, 1469: prior code ~ 81020j):
Ords. 1269,1264,1224,939,933,382).
82-4.276 Transit-mix plant. "Transit-mix
plant" means a use of land and equipment
incidental to the erection, maintenance, and use
of plants, including fixtures and machinery, for
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the handling, sorting, shipment, >transshipment,
storage, mixing, and grading of building
materials, including sand, gravel, and cement but
not including hot tar, asphalt, or other similar
bitumens. A "transit-mix plant" includes
buildings, structures, bins, chutes, bunkers, silos,
hoists, elevators, hoppers, or conveyors
designed, intended for, and used in the
preparation of concrete ready~mix for shipment
in trucks and transit-mixers from the premises.
'(Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1469: prior code ~ 8102(y): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. Ord.
933: Ord. 382).
82-4.278 Use, accessory. "Accessory use"
means a use incidental and accessory to the
principal use of a lot, or a use accessory to the
principal use of a building located on the same
lot. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord.
1569: Ord. 1469: prior code ~ 8102(e): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1264: Ord: 1224: Ord. 939: Ord.
933: Ord. 382).
82-4.280 Use, nonconforming.
"Nonconforming use" means a use of land,
building or structure on land that does not
conform to Divisions 82 and 84 for the district
in which it is situate. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760:
Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code ~
8102(p): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224:
Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.382).
82-4.282 Yard; "Yard" means an open
space other than a court, on the same lot with
the building, which open space is occupied from
the ground upward to the sky, . except as
otherwise provided in Divisions 82 and 84. In
determining the dimensions of a yard as
provided in Divisions 82 and 84, the "line of the
building" means a line drawn parallel to the
nearest lot 'line through the point of a building
'which is the nearest building to' the lot line,
'without regard to parts of, the building
designated in Divisions 82 and 84 as parts not to
be considered in measuring yard dimensions.
(Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1469: prior code ~. 8102(u): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933:
Ord. 382).
82-4.284 Yard, front. "Front yard" means
an open area extending across the front of a lot,
measured toward the rear of the lot to the
DEFINITIONS
82-4.278-82-4.402
nearest line of any building on it. If any setback
is established by Divisions 82 and 84 for a lot,
the area between the setback line and the
boundary line that determines the pOsition of
the setback line shall constitute the front yard
of the lot. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759:
Ord. 1569: Ord. 1469: prior code ~ 8102(v):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939:
Ord. 933: Ord. 382).
82-4.286 Yard, rear. "Rear yard" means an
open area extending across the' rear of a lot,
measured from the rear line toward the front to
the nearest line of any building on the lot. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord. 1569: ard.
1469: prior code ~ 8102(w): Ord. 1269:0rd.
1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord. 933: Ord.
382).
82-4.288 Yard, side. "Side yard" means an
open area between each line of a lot arid the
nearest line of any building on the lot and
extending from the front line to the rear line of
the lot. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1760: Ord. 1759: Ord.
1569: Ord. 1469: prior code ~ 8102(x): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1264: Ord. 1224: Ord. 939: Ord.
933: Ord. 382).
Article 82-4.4
Map Symbols
82-4.402 Synonymolls symbols and phrases.
. (a) "Single family residential district" is
synonymous with "single family residential
district-6," and map symbol "R-I" is
synonymous with "R-6."
(b) "Single family residential district-" is
synonymous with "single family residential
district-7," and' map symbol "R-I-A" is
synonymous with "R-7."
( c) "Residential suburban district" is
synonymous with "single family residential
district-l 0," and map symbol "R-S" is.
synonymous with "R-} 0."
(d) "Single family residential district-'B" is
synonymous with "single family residential
district~15," and map symbol "R-I-B," is
synonymous with "R-15:"
(e) "Suburban district" is synonymous with
'<-single family residential district-40," and map
symbol "S" is synonymous with "R.:.40."
(f) "Small farms district" is synonymous
with "light agricultural district," and map
symbol "S-F" is synonymous with "A-I."
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(g) "General agricultural district" IS
synonymous with "agricultural district," and
map symbol "A" issynonymous with "A-2."
(h) Map symbol "R-2" is synonymous with
"D-l. "
(i) "Transition residential agricultural
district" is synonymous with "single family
residential district," and map symbol "R-A" is
synonymous with "R-20," and all such property
shall be regulated by Chapter 84-14.
(j) "Recreational residential district" is
synonymous with "water recreational district"
and map symbol "R-R" is synonymous with
map symbol "F-l.'"
(k) The map symbols for the multiple
residential districts are changed to conform with
"M-4" as used in Chapter 84.30, as follows:
"M-R" is changed to "M-l," "M-R-A" is
changed to "M-2," and "M-R-B" is changed to
"M-3." (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord. 68-30 ~ 2,
1968: Ord. 67-38 ~ 2, 1967: Ord. 2032 ~ 1,
1966: Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8103: Ord.
1406: Ord. 1179).
Chapter 82-6
LAND USE PERMITS*
Sections:
82-6.002
82-6.004
82-6.006
Qualified applicant.
Administration - Board of
adjustment.
Modification or variance
administration.
Junkyards.
82-6.008
82-6.002 Qualified applicant. A qualified
applicant may apply for a land use permit to
apply to land in any land use district established
in Division 84, for one or more of the uses for
which land use permits may be granted in the
district. A "qualified applicant" is any person
having a freehold interest in land, a possessory
interest entitling him to exclusive possession, or
a contractual interest which may become a
freehold or exclusive possessory interest and is
specifically enforceable. An application shall be
fIled with the planning department.
A modification or variance in the
requirements of lot area, side yards, height, or .
setback necessary to the consideration of a
*For uses requiring land use permits for specific land use
districts, see Chapters 84-4 fr., this code.
tentative map of a subdivision shall be
considered and granted or denied as an
exception, under Title 9; notice of the hearing
of the exception shall be. given as for notice of
the hearing on an application for a land use
permit. (Prior code ~ 8106(a): Ord. 1268: Ord.
918).
82-6.004 Administration Board of
adjustment. The board of adjustment shall
administer land use permits. (Prior code ~
8106(b): Ord. 1268: Ord. 918).
82-6.006 Modification or variance
administration. The planning commission shall
administer modification or variance in lot area,
siqe yard, height, or setback necessary to the
consideration of the tentative map of a
subdivision. (Prior code ~ 8106(c): Ord. 1268:
Ord. 918).
82-6.008 Junkyards. A junkyard, as defined
in Section 88-4.206, may be established, on the
issuance of a land use. permit, in any of the
following land use districts: C general
commercial district, L-I light industrial district,
H-I heavy industrial district, and U unrestricted
districts. (Prior code ~ 8106(d): Ord. 1268: Ord.
918).
Chapter 82-8
NONCONFORMING USES
Sections:
82-8.002
82-8.004
82-8.006
Defined.
Repair- Rebuilding.
Extension - Enlargemen t.
82-8.002 Defined. Any lawful use of land or
buildings existing at the time Divisions 82 and
84 becomes effective, which use does not
conform to the provisions of Divisions 82 and
84, shall be a nonconforming use and shall not
be in violation of Divisions 82 and 84 until the
use is discontinued or ceases for any reason.
(Prior code ~ 81 07(a): Ord. 431).
82-8.004 Repair - Rebuilding. If any
building or structure constituting a
nonconforming use is destroyed or damaged by
fire, explosion, act of God or the public enemy,
or other accident or catastrophe, after the
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effective date of Divisions 82 and 84, or if an
existing use of land is temporarily terminated
for any of these reasons, the building or
structure may not be repaired. or rebuilt if
damaged in ,excess of fifty percent of its
reasonable market value at the time of
destruction or. damage. Any existing.
nonconforming use of land which is interrupted
by any of these causes may lawfully be resumed
within six months of the interruption~ (Prior
code ~ 8107(b): Ord. 431).
82-8.006 Extension - Enlargement. An
existing nonconforming use may be extended or
enlarged if the owner first obtains a land use
permit. (Prior code ~ 8107(c): Ord. 431).
Chapter 82-10
LOTS*
Sections:
82-10.002
82-10.004
Division and consolidation.
Required area reduced by
public use.
Land on. district boundaries.
82-10.006
82-10.002 Division and consolidation.
(a) Conveyance and Division Restriction. No
person shall divide or convey a lot or portion
thereof if this results in one or more lots
violating the area, width, yard, or setback
requirements of Divisions 82 and 84.
(b) Land Satisfying Requirements. Land used
to satisfy the area, width, yard, or setback
requirements for one dwelling unit cannot
satisfy those requirements for another unit.
(c) Grouping Small Lots. Two or more lots,
which individually do not meet the area, width,
yard, or setback requirements of Divisions 82
and 84, shall be considered merged as one lot for
these purposes and Title 9if they: (1) are
vacant, (2) are adjoining, and (3) have had a
single owner at any time on or after February
18, 1955.
(d) Small Lot Occupancy. Any lot of less area
or width than required by Divisions 82 and 84
may be occupied by a single family dwelling and
its accessory buildings if: (1) the owner does,
and has not owned since February 18,1955,
*For lot provisions for specific land use districts, see Chapters
84-4 ff., this code.
LOTS
82-8.006-82-10.006
enough adjoining land to meet those
requirements, (2) the yard and setback
requirements of Divisions 82 and 84 are met,
and (3) the lot is delineated ona recorded sub-
division map, orits ownership is on record in the
county recorder's office, on the effective date of
the zoning district applicable to the lot.. (Ord.
79~69 ~ 2: prior code ~ 8108: Ords. 1371,
1206,-933~ 1, 382 ~ 9.[2] : see ~ 82-4.244).
82-10;004 Required area reduced by public
use. If part of a lot or parcel of land having not
less than the required area for its land use
district is acquired for public use in any manner,
including dedication, condemnation, or
purchase, and if the remainder of the lot or
parcel has not less than eighty percent of the
area required for its land use district, the
remainder shall be considered as having the
required area, but setback, side yard, and rear
yard requirements shall be met. If a lot or parcel
oHand has an authorized nonconforming status
as to area under any county ordinance, the
parcel shall retain its nonconforming status if
the acquisition for public use does not reduce
the remainder below eighty percent of the
existing nonconforming area. The setback, side
yard, and rear yard requirements of the land use
district shall be met, except for buildings or
structures in existence at the time of public
acquisition. (Prior code ~ 8109: Ord. 1054).
82-10.006 Landon district boundaries.
When any district boundary line divides a lot or
parcel of land owned of record as one unit at the
time Divisions 82 and 84 become effective, the
regulations applicable to that part of the land
lying within the least restricted district shall
apply for thirty feet on the land beyond the
district boundary. (Prior kcode~ 8110: Ord.
382).
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82-12.202-82-14.002
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Chapter 82-12
SETBACKS *
Article 82-12.2 Requirements
Sections:
82-12.202 Generally.
Article 82-12.4 Highway
Sections:
82-12.402
82-12.404
82-12.406
Generally.
Modification of provisions.
Outdoor advertising.
Article 82-12.2
Requirements
82-12.202 Generally. On a corner lot the
setback requirements applicable to the district in
which the lot is located shall apply to all state
highway, public road, and street frontages of the
lot. The setback lines established by. Divisions 82
and 84 shall apply wherever any boundary line
of a lot or parcel of land is common with the
boundary line of any state highway, public road,
or street. (Prior code ~ 8113: Ord. 382).
Article 82-12.4
. Highway
82-12.402 Generally. No building or
structure (other than excepted structures as
herein defined) shall hereafter be erected,
constructed, or. placed on any land in the
unincorporated area of this county between the
highway setback lines hereby established and the
common boundary line of the land and any state
highway or public road in this county. The
highway setback lines shall be lines parallel to
the boundary lines of highways and public
roads. In determining the location of highway
setback lines the distance from the boundary of
the state highway or public road to the setback
line shall be measured inward on the land, at
right angles to the boundary lines. The setback
line on lands bounded on one or more sides by a
state highway shall be five feet inward from each
boundary line. The setback line on land
bounded on one or more sides by a public road
other than a state highway shall be ten feet
inward from each boundary line. (Prior code ~
8111 (a): Ord. 382).
*For setback (front yard) prOVlSlons for specific land use
districts, see Chapters 84-4 ff., this code.
(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
82-12.404 Modification of provisions. Land
use.permits to modify the provisions of Section
82-12.402 may be granted after application in
accordance with Divisions 82 and 84. (Prior
code ~ 8Hl(b): Ord. 382).
82-12.406 Outdoor advertising. No
structure used for outdoor advertising, including
fences or gateways on which advertising is
placed, shall be constructed or maintained
between the highway setback lines and the
boundary line of any state highway or public
road. All structures and all outdoor advertising
now in existence between any highway setback
lines and the boundary line of any highway Of
public road shall be removed and placed beyond
the highway setback lines within twelve months
after the effective date of this section; the
maintenance of any structure used for outdoor
advertising between highway boundary lines and
highway setback lines after that time shall be a
violation of this section. No outdoor advertising
structure or sign shall hereafter be erected,
located on, moved into, or maintained in any
single family residential district, multiple family
'residen tial district, agricultural district,
residen tial suburban district, transition
residential-agricultural district, or forestry
recreation district. (Prior code ~. 8lll(c): Ord.
382).
Sections:
82-14.002
82-14.004
82-14.006
82-14.008
Chapter 82-14
Y ARDS*
Obstructions in yard areas.
Side yards on lots
established before
effective date.
Accessory uses in rear yards.
Rear yard abutting on side
yard.
82-14.002 Obstructions in yard areas. Every
part of a required yard area shall be open and
unobstructed to the sky, except that fire
escapes, open stairways, chimneys, and the
ordinary projections of sills, belt-courses,
cornices, eaves, and ornamental features which
do not obstruct the light and ventilation on any
*For yard provisions for specific land use districts, see Chapters
84-4 ff., this code.
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adjoining parcel of land shall not constitute
o bs truction nor violate required yard
regulations. (Prior code ~ 8115: Ord. 382).
82-14.004 Side yards on lots established
before effective date. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of Divisions 82 and 84, side yards
shall be permitted in any suburban district,
transi tion residential-agricultural district,
residential suburban district, single family
residential district, multiple family residential
district, multiple family residential district-A,
recreational residential district, and forestry
recreational district, according to the following
table for any lot or parcel of land which was
established by records in the office of the
recorder before the effective date of Divisions
82 and 84 for the area or district in which the
lot or parcel of land is situated:
Front Width of Lot
Front Width of Lot
100 feet or less but
more than 80 feet
80 feet or less but
more than 51 feet
51 feet or less but
more than 41 feet
41 feet or less but
more than 31 feet
31 feet or less
Minimum Aggregate Minimum Single
Side Yard AIlowed Side Yard AIlowed
20 feet 10 feet
15 feet 5 feet
10 feet 5 feet
8 feet 3 feet
6 feet 3 feet
(Prior code ~ 8116).
82-14.006 Accessory uses in rear yards. An
accessory building or accessory use may occupy
not more than thirty percent of a required rear
yard. (Prior code~ 8117: Ord.382).
82-14.008 Rear yard abutting on side yard.
In all single family residential districts (map
symbol R-l), multiple family residential districts
(map symbol M-R), multiple family residential
districts-A (map symbol M-R-A), residential
suburban districts (map symbol R-S), transition
residential-agriculture districts (map symbol
R-A), and suburban districts (map symbol S),
there shall be a rear yard of not less than five
feet wherever the rear yard of a lot or parcel of
land abuts on a side yard. (Prior code ~ 8118).
OFF-STREET PARKING
82-14.00482-16.008
Chapter 82-16
OFF-STREET P ARKING*
Sections:
82-16.002
82-16.004
Generally.
Application to existing
land uses.
Fractional parking space.
Mixed uses.
Location.
Design and layout.
Maintenance and operation.
Common parking facility.
Number of required spaces.
Requirements in
nonbusiness areas.
Loading spaces.
Variances.
82-16.006
82-16.008
82-16.010
82-16.012
82-16.014
82-16.016
82-16.018
82-16.020
82-16.022
82-16.024
82-16.002 Generally. It is the intent of this
code that all land uses shall be provided with
sufficient space located off-street for the parking
of vehicles to meet the needs of persons
employed at or making use of such land uses. No
application for a building permit for the erection
ofa new structure or for the enlargement of an
existing structure, or for the development of a
land use, shall be approved unless it includes
off-street parking facilities as required by this
code. (Ord. 2031 ~ 1 (part), 1966: prior code ~
8119 (part): Ord. 1027).
82-16.004 Application to existing land uses.
Land uses in existence (Le.,occupied by a
structure) December 23, 1966, or for which
building permits have been approved, shall not
be subject to the requirements of this chapter,
provided that any off-street parking facilities
now required or serving such land uses shall not,
in the future, be reduced below these
requirements. (Ord. 2031 ~ 1 (a), 1966: prior
code ~ 8119(a): Ord. 1027).
82-16.006 Fractional parking space. Where
the computation of required off-street parking
spaces results in a fractional number, only the
fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as
one. (Ord. 2031 ~ l(b), 1966: prior code ~
8119(b): Ord. 1027).
82-16.008 Mixed uses. Where property is
*For off-street parking provisions for specific land use districts,
see Chapters 84-6 ff., this code.
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82-16.010-82-16.012
ZONING
occupied or intended to be occupied by two or
more establishments falling into different classes
of uses, the off-street parking required shall be
the sum of the requirements for the various
individual establishments, computed separately;
off-street parking provided for one use shall not
be considered as being provided for any other
use. (Otd. 2031 ~ l(c), 1966: prior code ~
81 19(c): Ord. 1027).
82-16.010 Location. Required off-street
parking shall normally be provided on the same
lot or premises as the main use it serves. Where
this is impractical, the board of adjustment may,
by use permit, authorize provision for parking
on any parcel in the same ownership located
within two hundred feet of the lot containing
the main use. (Ord. 2031 ~ l(d), 1966: prior
code ~ 8ll9(d): Ord. 1027).
82-16.012 Design and layout. Off-steet
parking areas shall be designed in such a manner
as to conform to the following regulations,
subject to reviewartd approval by the zoning
administrator:
(1) Dimensions of the required off-street
parking spaces and driveways shall have
minimums as per the following table:
Angle of
Parking Stall Curb Stall Driveway
Degrees Width Length Depth Width
o 9 ft. 0 in. 23 ft. 0 in. 9 fCO in. 12 ft. 0 in.
209ft. 0 in. 26 ft. 4 in. 15 ft. 0 in. 11 ft. 0 in.
309ft. 0 in. 18 ft. 0 in. 17ft. 4 in. 11ft. 0 in.
409ft. 0 in. 14 ft. 0 in. 19 ft. 2 in. 12 ft. 0 in.
459ft. 0 in. 12 ft. 9 in. 19 ft. 10 in. 13 ft. 0 in.
509ft. 0 in. 11 ft. 9 in. 20ft. 5 in. 12 ft. 0 in.
609ft. 0 in. 10 ft. 5 in. 21 ft. 0 in. 18 ft. 0 in.
709ft. 0 in. 9 ft. 8 in. 21 ft. 0 in. 19 ft. 0 in.
809ft. 0 in. 9 ft. 2 in. 20 ft. 4 in. 26 ft. 0 in.
909ft. 0 in. 9 ft. 0 in. 19 ft. 0 in. 28 ft. 0 in.
(2) All off-street parking facilities shall be
designed with appropriate maneuvering areas
and . means of vehicular access to the main and
auxiliary . streets. Where the parking area does
not abut on a street, there shall be provided an
access drive not less than twelve feet in width in
the case of one-way traffic, and not less than
twenty feet in width in all other cases, leading to
the parking area in such a manner as to secure
the most appropriate development of the
property in question.
(3) Required off-street parking areas shall be
surfaced. with an asphaltic or Portland cement
binder pavement, or similar material so as to
provide a durable and dustless surface, and shall
be so graded and drained as to prevent the
ponding of water.
(4) Parking areas shall not be used for
automobile sales, storage, repair work,
dismantling or servicing of any kind.
(5) A planter or landscaped strip at least four
feet in width shall be provided adjacent to street
rights-of-way. Dead corners and other waste
areas shall be landscaped to provide a visual
break in the paved area. Parking areas of more
than five parking spaces shall provide, in
addition to the required parking area, an area
equal to not less than five percent of the total
parking area devoted to landscaping. Within this
planter or landscaped strip, an irrigation system
shall be installed. Such a landscaped strip or
planter shall be provided to create the necessary
visual and physical break between the pedestrian
traffic utilizing the sidewalks along the streets
and the vehicular traffic in the parking area, and
by this means, substantially reduce the traffic
hazard to the pedestrian.
(6) Parking spaces shall be marked or
maintained on the pavement and any other
directional marking or signs shall be installed as
permitted or required by the zoning
administrator, to insure the maximum
utilization of space, sufficient traffic flow, and
general safety.
(7) Lighting, if provided, shall be directed
downward and away from residential areas and
public streets so as not to produce a glare as seen
from such areas, in order to insure the general
safety of other vehicular traffic and the privacy
and well-being of the residential areas, and the
lighting intensity shall be no greater than
reasonably required to light the parking area.
(8) Access to public parking areas and curb
cuts for driveways shall be so located as to
insure an efficient and safe traffic flow into the
parking areas and along the public streets.
(9) Parking areas shall be designed so that
vehicular parking does not overhang sidewalks,
planters or landscaped strips.
(10) Within any of the commercial, industrial
and multiple family residential zones, parking
areas shall be designed so that vehicles are not
permitted to back out of the parking areas on to
streets.
(11) A six feet high, solid fence, or masonry
wall of acceptable design, shall be provided
along the edge(s) of any public parking areas
adjacent to residentially zoned property to
protect these residential properties from the
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interruption and nuisances of the vehicles using
the parking areas.
(12) A barrier curb or wheel stop at least six
inches in height shall be provided adjacent to
landscaping, buildings, and other areas to
prevent damage to these facilities by the vehicles
utilizing the parking areas. (Ord. 2031 ~ 1(e),
1966: prior code ~ 8ll9(e): Ord. 1027).
82-16.014 Maintenance and operation. All
required parking facilities shall be provided and
maintained so long as the use exists which the
parking facilities were designed to serve, or any
use. Off-street parking facilities shall not be
reduced in total area, except when such
reduction is in conformity with the
requirements of this code. (Ord. 2031 ~ 1 (f),
1966: prior code ~ 8ll9(f): Ord.l027).
82-16.016 Common parking facility.
Nothing in this code shall be construed to
prevent the joint use of off-street parking for
two or more land uses if the total of such spaces
when used together shall not be less than the
sum of the requirements for the various
individual uses computed separately in
accordance with the requirements of this code.
(Ord. 2031 ~ 1 (g), 1966: prior code ~ 8ll9(g):
Ord. 1027).
82-16.018 Number of required spaces.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for
each land use on the basis of the following
schedules:
(1) Hotels and motels: One space for each
sleeping unit;
(2) Hospital: One space for each two beds;
(3) Sanitariums, convalescent homes, rest
homes, nursing homes: One space for each three
beds;
(4) Churches: One space for each three
seats;
(5) Bowling alleys: Seven spaces for each
alley, plus one space for each two employees;
(6) Rooming and lodging houses: One space
for each bedroom;
(7) Theaters: One space for each four seats;
(8) Sports arenas: One space for each four
seats;
(9) Auditorums: One space for each four
seats;
(10) Night clubs, cocktail lounges and
restaurants: One space for each three seats;
(11) Medical and dental offices: Five spaces
OFF-STREET PARKING
82-16.014-82-16.020
for each doctor or dentist;
(12) Banks, business and professional offices,
other than medical and dental offices: One space
for each two hundred square feet of gross floor
area;
(13) Retail stores and shops, except as
otherwise specified herein: One space for each
two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area;
(14) Commercial service, repair shops and
wholesale establishments: One space for each
five hundred square feet of gross floor area;
(15) Retail stores which handle only bulky
merchandise, such as furniture, household
appliances, and motor vehicles: One space for
each five hundred square feet of floor area;
(16) Warehouses and other storage buildings:
One space for each one thousand square feet of
gross floor area;
(17) Mortuaries: One space for each fifty
square feet of gross floor area in chapel areas;
(18) Assembly halls without fixed seats: One
space for each forty square feet of gross floor
area;
(19) Retail and wholesale establishments
conducted primarily outside of buildings: One
space for each two employees;
(20) For a use not specified in this section,
the same number of off-street parking spaces
shall be provided as are required for the most
similar specified use. (Ord. 2031 ~ 1 (h), 1966:
prior code ~ 8119(h): Ord. 1027).
82-16.020 Requirements in nonbusiness
areas. Wherever one or more parcels of land ad-
join land of a publicly owned transportation fa-
cility, or a street adjoining a publicly owned
transportation facility, or adjoin a zoning dis-
trict allowing business uses, off-street parking
may be allowed on these parcels to serve the
public transportation facility or authorized busi-
ness uses, after the issuance of a land use permit,
if:
( 1) The parking areas are limited to an area
within one thousand feet of the public transpor-
tation facility or the boundary of the zoning
district allowing business uses. Areas beyond this
distance may be used for landscaping.
(2) The parking area is for private passenger
vehicle parking, only.
(3) No commercial repair work or sales of
any kind are allowed.
(4) No signs are permitted other than those
to guide traffic, to identify the parking lot, and
to state the condition of use.
(5) The parking area is designed and
developed in the manner and with the conditions
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(Contra Costa County 4-82)
82-16.022-82-18.002
ZONING
deemed proper and adequate to protect resi-
dences in the vicinity. These conditions include,
among others, the following:
(A) Proper planting and screening shall be
provided either with fencing or planting, or both,
to protect nearby residences from noise, light,
and other detrimental effects.
(B) The entrance/exits shall be designed and
located to minimize conflict with both existing
and reasonably foreseeable vehicular and pedes-
trian traffic.
(C) The area used for drives and parking shall
be suitably paved to prevent dust and mud.
(D) Proper provisions shall be made, as
deemed necessary, for adequate lighting of en-
trances, exits, and parking areas, with measures
to shield adjacent residential areas from the lights.
(E) Establishment of the parking area shall be
subject to the approval of a detailed plot plan
depicting and delineating the above requirements
and planning location of parking attendant's
shelter, together with other necessary elements
to constitute a proper parking area. (Ords. 82-3
~ 1, 2031 ~ 10): prior code ~ 81190): Ord. 1027).
82-16.022 Loading spaces. In any district,
in connection with every building or part
thereof, hereafter erected or enlarged which is to
be used for manufacturing, storage,
warehousing, goods' display, retail sales,
wholesaling, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry,
dry cleaning, or other uses similary requiring the
receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials,
there shall be provided and maintained on the
same lot with such building, off-street loading
spaces as per the following schedule:
10,000-20,000 square feet of gross floor area,
one (1) space,
20,001-30,000 square feet of gross floor area,
two (2) spaces,
30,001-45,000 square feet of gross floor area,
three (3) spaces, and
45,001-75,000 square feet of gross floor area,
four (4) spaces.
Plus one space for each additional seventy-five
thousand square feet of gross floor area.
In addition, the following requirements shall
be provided:
(1) No loading operation for any use required
to provide off-street loading space, nor the
parking of any vehicle incident to such loading
operation shall be permitted within any street
right-of-way.
(2) Each off-street loading space shall have a
(Contra Costa County 4-82)
minimum width of ten feet, a minimum length
of thirty-five feet, and a minimum height of
fifteen feet.
(3) Off-street loading spaces required by this
section shall be separately and permanently
maintained as such, and shall be used only for
this purpose. No part of a required loading space
shall be encroached upon by buildings, storage,
or any other activity.
(4) Each off-street loading space shall be
accessible from a public street and shall not be
located within the required front yard or side
yard, nor cause trucks to encroach upon the
front yard or side yard during the process of
loading or unloading. (Ord. 2031 ~ I (j), 1966:
prior code ~ 8119(j): Ord. 1027).
82-16.024 Variances. Variances for any of
the requirements in this chapter may be granted
by the zoning administrator. (Ord. 2031 ~ 1 (k),
1966: prior code ~ 8Il9(k): Ord. 1027).
Chapter 82-18
SIGHT OBSTRUCTIONS
AT INTERSECTIONS
Sections:
82-18.002
82-18.004
82-18.006
82-18.008
82-18.010
82-18.012
Prohibited.
Exceptions.
Railroad crossings.
Violation-Notice.
Appeal.
Removal after appeal.
82-18.002 Prohibited. No structure
(including but not limited to fences and
gateways) or vegetation which obstructs the
visibility of and from vehicles approaching the
intersection of a state highway, public road, or
street with another state highway, public road,
or street, shall be constructed, grown,
maintained or permitted higher than two and
one-half feet above the curb grade, or three feet
above the edge of pavement, within a triangular
area bounded by the right-of-way lines and a
diagonal line joining points on the right-of-way
lines twenty-five feet back from the point of
their intersection or in the case of rounded
corners, the triangular area between the tangents
to the curve of the right-of-way line and a
diagonal line joining points on the tangents
twenty-five feet back from the point of their
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intersection. The tangents referred to are those
at' the beginning and at the end of the curve of
the right-of-way line at the corner. (Ord. 1787:
prior code @ 8ll2(a): Ord. 382).
82-18.004 Exceptions. This chapter shall
not apply to existing public utility poles, or
existing permanent structures or existing
supporting members of appurtenances thereof;
official traffic signs or signals; or corners where
the contour of the land itself prevents visibility.
(Ord. 1787: prior code @8ll2(b): Ord. 382).
82-18.006 Railroad crossings. The
prohibitions and limitations of Section
82-18.002 shall apply in every setback or front
yard of a lot within seventy-five feet of the
point where a state highway, public road, or
street crosses a railroad track. (Ord. 1787: prior
code @ 8ll2(c): Ord. 382).
82-18.008 Violation Notice.* If the
director of public works determines that a
violation of this chapter exists, he shall give
written notice to the owner, tenant, or person
having possession, charge or control of the
premises on which the violation exists. The
notice may be given by registered or certified
mail. The notice shall designate the obstruction
and shall direct that the obstruction be removed
within ten days after receipt of the notice. The
notice shall also) recite the right of appeal
provided for in Section 82-18.010. It is unlawful
for the person to whom the notice is addressed
to fail to remove the obstruction within the ten
day period unless within the period he appeals as
provided for in Section 82-18.010, in which case
the removal must be accomplished within ten
days of an adverse ruling on the appeal or
application or as ordered by the board of
adjustment or planning commission. (Ord. 1787:
prior code @ 8ll2(d): Ord. 382).
82-18.010 Appeal.* The owner, tenant, or
person having possession, charge or control of
premises may appeal the determination of the
director of public works made under Section
82-18.008, or may seek a variance from the
terms of this chapter, by application to the
board of adjustment pursuant to Chapter 26-2.
Upon such application the board of adjustment
may review the determination of the director of
*For director of public works, see Ch. 24-22 of this code.
DOG KEEPING
82-18.004-82-20.004
public works, if the application is an appeal
therefrom, and in any case if it determines that a
violation of this chapter exists or is proposed or
planned, may grant, grant conditionally, or refuse
to grant a variance from the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 1787: prior code S 8ll2(e): Ord. 382).
82-18.012 Removal after appeal. Within ten
days after the board of adjustment or the plan-
ning commission (if appeal is taken to the plan-
ning commission) determines that the obstruction
must be removed, the applicant shat! remove the
obstruction. (Ord. 1787: prior code S 8112
(part): Ord. 382).
Chapter 82-20
DOG KEEPING
Sections:
82-20.002
82-20.004
Kennels.
Dog fanciers.
82-20.002 Kennels. (a) A kennel may be
allowed after the issuance of a land use permit
in any of the following districts:
Light agricultural district (A -1);
General agricultural district (A-2);
Heavy agricultural district (A-3);
Agricultural preserve district (A -4);
Retal business district (R-B);
General commercial district (C);
Ligh t industrial district (L-l); and the
Heavy industrial district (H-I).
(b) All animals maintained in kennels shall be
confined on the premises or trained or exerised
or bred under the owner's control and shall be
enclosed in a secure shelter during the hours of
darkness, except when they are shown, tried,
worked, or hunting under the owner's control.
(Ord. 80-98 S 2: prior code S 8122: Ord. 1264).
82-20.004 Dog fanciers. A dog fancier's dog
license may be allowed only after the issuance of
a land use permit and only in the following land
use districts: light agricultural (A-I), general
agricultural (A-2), heavy agricultural (A-3), retail
business (R-B), general commercial (C), light
industrial (L-I), heavy industrial (H-I), single
family residential-20 (R-20), single ~amily
residential-40 (RAO), single family residential-
65 (R-65), single family residential-lOO (R-
100), or transition residential-agricultural (R-A);
or in any other residential land use district
requiring a minimum residential lot size
of less than twenty thousand square
feet, where the applicant's lot is at least
307
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84-2.002
ZONING
twenty thousand square feet in area and where
the maximum number of dogs permitted over
six months of age does not exceed four. In
residential districts requiring a minimum lot size
of twenty thousand square feet or more, the
maximum number of dogs permitted shall be
fixed by the board of adjustment as a condition
in the granting of a land use permit. All dogs
maintained by dog fanciers shall be confined on
the premises or trained or exercised under the
owner's control and shall be enclosed in a
building during the hours of darkness. COrd.
1744: prior code ~ 8123: Ord. 1264).
Division 84
LAND USE DISTRICTS
Chapters:
84-2 General Provisions
84-4 R-6 Single Family Residential
District
84-6 R-7 Single Family Residential
District
84-8 R-10 Single Family Residential
District
84-1 0 R-12 Single Family Residential
District
84-12 R-15 Single Family Residential
District
84-14 R-20 Single Family Residential
District
84-16 R-40 Single' Family Residential
District
84-18 R-65 Single Family Residential
District
84-20 R-lOO Single Family Residential
District
84-22 D-1 Two Family Residential District
84- 26 M-29 Multiple Family Residential
District
84-28 M-17 Multiple Family Residential
District
84-29 M-12 Multiple Family Residential
District
84-30 M-9 Multiple Family Residential
District
84-31 M-6 Multiple Family Residential
District
84-32 F-R Forestry Recreation District
84-34 F-1 Water Recreational District
84-36 A-I Light Agricultural District
84-38 A-2 General Agricultural District
(Contra Costa County 5-81) 308
84-40
84-42
84-44
84-46
84-48
84-49
84-50
84-52
84-54
84-56
84-58
84-60
84-62
84-64
84-66
84-68
84-70
Sections:
84-2.002
84-2.003
84-2.004
A-3 Heavy Agricultural District
A-4 Agricultural Preserve District
0-1 Limited Office District
A-O Administrative Office District
Interchange Transitional District
CoB Community Business District
N-B Neighborhood Business District
R-B Retail Business District
C General Commercial District
CoM Controlled Manufacturing
District
L-I Light hldustrial District
W-3 Controlled Heavy Industrial
District
H-I Heavy Industrial District
U Unrestricted District
P-1 Planned Unit District
T-1 Mobile Home Park District
-B Design Control Combining District
Chapter 84-2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1978 zoning map adopted.
District amendments.
Districts established.
84-2.002 1978 zoning map adoptecl.* Maps
have been duly prepared by the planning
department showing the boundaries of the
various land use districts established by this
division as they existed on December 12, 1978,
consisting of 289 sheets (each certified by the
planning director), and all constituting the
"1978 Zoning Map of Contra Costa County,"
which is on file with the clerk of the board, and
is made a part hereof by this reference and is
hereby adopted as part of this division. The
sheets of this 1978 zoning map are based on
three hundred-foot and one thousand-foot scales
and related measurements provided by the
California Coordinate System, as developed by
the U.S. Department of Commerce's Coast and
Geodetic Survey. (Ord. 78-93: prior code @
8140: Ord. 382).
*The maps adopted by this section have been adopted and
published in the regular manner required for ordinances, but
have not been printed with this code. They are available for
public inspection at the county planning department.
R-6 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
84-2.003 District amendments. (a) Zoning
Map Updated. The planning department shall
maintain a copy of the 1978 Zoning Map of
Contra Costa County available for public
inspection, and shall record thereon and therein
all changes made on and after December 13,
1978, in the boundaries and designations of the
county's various land use districts.
(b) Future Maps. Maps for ordinances to
change county land use district boundaries or
designations shall, whenever practicable, be
based on the three hundred or one
thousand-foot scale California Coordinate
System maps referred to in Section 84-2.002.
(Ord. 78-93).
84-2.004 Districts established. The use of all
land in the unincorporated territory of this
county, within the districts shown on the maps
described in this chapter, is subject to the
provisions of this Division 84. Land is classified
for the regulation of its use as set forth in this
division. The land use districts set forth in this
division are established for all this territory, and
the land use districts designated on the maps
adopted by Section 84-2.002 are established and
classified in this division. (Ord. 78-93: prior
code S 8141: Ord. 382).
Chapter 84-4
R-6 SINGLE-F AMIL Y
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-4.2
Sections:
84-4.202
Article 84-4.4
Sections:
84-4.402
84-4.404
General
General provisions.
Uses
Uses-Allowed.
Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-4.6 Lots
Sections:
84-4.602 Lot-Area.
84-4.604 Lot-Width.
84-4.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-4.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-4.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-4.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-4.1002 Yard -Side.
84-2.003-84-4.402
84-4.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-4.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-4.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-4.1202 Off-street parking-
Requirements.
Article 84-4.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-4.1402 Land use and variance permit-
Granting.
Article 84-4.2
General
84-4.202 General provisions. All land within
an R-6 single-family residential district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1569: prior code S 8142. (part): Ords.
1269, 1179).
Article 84-4.4
Uses
84-4.402 Uses ~ Allowed. The following
uses are allowed in the R-6 district:
(1) A detached single-family dwelling on each
lot and the accessory structures and uses
normally auxiliary to it;
(2) Crop and tree farming, except raising or
keeping any animals other than ordinary
household pets;
(3) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds;
(4) A day care center or residential facility,
including a family care, foster or group home or
a residential care facility for the elderly,
operated by a person with state and/or local
agency approval or license, where not more than
six persons reside or receive care, not including
the licensee or members of the licensee's family
or persons employed as facility staff;
(5) Aviaries, which shall be not over twelve
feet high nor exceeding one square foot (not
over 1,600) in area for each fifty square feet of
net land area per lot, and unless otherwise
provided herein, shall be set back at least
twenty-five feet from the front property line
and any street line and at least ten feet from any
side or rear property line, and shall be
maintained in a sanitary manner as determined
by the county health department. (Ord. 78-83 S
I, 77-51 s 2, 68-25 S 2: prior code S 8142(a):
Ords. 1269 S I, 1179 s 3, 1039,1028,382 s
4A).
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84-4.404-84-4.1004
ZONING
84-4.404 Uses - Requiring land use permit.
The following uses are allowable on the issuance
of a land use permit:
(1) A home occupation;
(2) Hospitals, eleemosynary and
philanthropic institutions, and convalescent
homes;
(3) Churches and religious institutions and
parochial and private schools including nursery
schools;
(4) Community buildings, clubs, and
activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal or
recreational character, such as golf, tennis, and
swimming clubs, and veterans' and fraternal
organizations;
(5) Greenhouses, over three hundred square
feet;
(6) More than one detached dwelling unit on
a lot or parcel, if the density is not greater than
the following:
(A) R-6 district - six thousand square feet
per dwelling unit,
(B) R-7 district - seven thousand square feet
per dwelling unit,
(C) R-10 district - ten thousand square feet
per dwelling unit,
(D) R-12 district - twelve thousand square
feet per dwelling unit,
(E) R-15 district - fifteen thousand square
feet per dwelling unit,
(F) R-20 district - twenty thousand square
feet per dwelling unit,
(G) R-40 district - forty thousand square
feet per dwelling unit,
(H) R-65 district - sixty-five thousand
square feet per dwelling unit,
(I) R-100 district - one hundred thousand
square feet per dwelling unit,
(J) D-1 district - no density restriction,
(K) F-1 district - no density restriction;
(7) Commercial nurseries; an application shall
include a site plan indicating planting and
landscaping areas, existing and proposed
structures, and plans and elevations to indicate
architectural type;
(8) Medical and dental offices and medical
clinics;
(9) Publicly owned buildings and structures
except as provided in Division 82;
(10) Separate dwelling units, attached or
detached, for servants or members of the family
within the third degree of consanguinity;
( 11) Commercial radio and television
receiving and transmitting facilities other than
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
broadcasting studios and business offices. (Ords.
76-75 ~ 1, 76-36 ~ 2, 73-51 ~ 3, 67-38, 1762,
1569 ~ 1, 1549: prior code ~ 8142(b): Ords.
1405, 1179 ~ 3, 382 ~ 4A).
Article 84-4.6
Lots
84-4.602 Lot - Area. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6
district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than six thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8142(c): Ords. 1269,
1179).
84-4.604 Lot - Width. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6
district shall be erected or placed on a lot less
than sixty feet in average width. (Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8142(d): Ords. 1269, 1179).
84-4.606 Lot - Depth. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6
district shall be erected or placed on a lot less
than ninety feet in depth. (Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8142(e): Ords. 1269, 1179).
Article 84-4.8
Building Height
84-4.802 Building height - Maximum. No
single-family dwelling or other structure
permitted in the R-6 district shall exceed two
and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8142(f): Ords. 1269,
1179).
Article 84-4.10
Yards
84-4.1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least fifteen feet.
No side yard shall be less than five feet wide.
These minima may be reduced to three feet for
an accessory building or structure if it is set back
at least fifty feet from the front property line.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8142(g): Ords. 1269,
1179):
84-4.1004 Yard - Setback. There shall be a
setback (front yard) of at least twenty feet for
any structure in the R-6 district. On comer lots
the principal frontage shall have a setback of at
least twenty feet and the other setback shall be
310
R-6 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
at least fifteen feet. (Ord. 1569: prior code S
8142(h): Ords. 1269, 1179).
84-4.1006 Yard - Rear. There shall be a
rear yard for any principal structure of at least
fifteen feet. There shall be a rear yard for
accessory structures of at least three feet. (Ord.
1569: prior code S 8142(i): Ords. 1269,1179).
Article 84-4.12
Off-street Parking
84-4.1202 Off-street parking requirements.
(a) In R-6 districts every dwelling unit shall have
at least two off-street automobile storage spaces
on the same lot; except that there shall be at
least one such space where the lot was legally
created before September 9, 1971, or was part
of a tentative or parcel map filed before
September 9, 1971, and upon which a final
subdivision or parcel map was subsequently
approved and recorded.
(b) Such spaces shall have a covered or open
surfaced area of at least nine by nineteen feet,
3 1 0-1
84-4.1006-84-4.1202
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
R-7 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
and shall be entirely outside the setback or side
yard areas of the principal structure. (Ords.
77-107, 71-59 ~~ 4 and 5: prior code ~ 8142(j):
Ords. 1179 ~ 3, 1039, 1028,928).
Article 84-4.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-4.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-4.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-4.402(5) and 84-4.602 through 84-4.1202,
may be granted in accordance with Chapters
26-2 and 82-6. (Ord. 77 -51 ~ 3: prior code ~
8142(k): Ords. 1179 ~ 3, 1039, 1028, 382 ~
4(A)).
Chapter 84-6
R-7 SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-6.2 General
Sections:
84-6.202 General provisions.
Article 84-6.4 Uses
Sections:
84-6.402
84-6.404
Uses- Permi tted.
Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-6.6 Lots
Sections:
84-6.602 Lot-Area.
84-6.604 Lot-Width.
84-6.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-6.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-6.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-6.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-6.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-6.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-6.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-6.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-6.1202 Off-street parking-Space
req uirements.
Article 84-6.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-6.1402 Land use and variance
permi t -Gran ting.
84-4.1402-84-6.802
Article 84-6.2
General
84-6.202 General provisions. Allland within
an R-7 single-family residential district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143 (part): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-6.4
Uses
84-6.402 Uses - Permitted. Uses permitted
in the R-7 district shall be: All the uses
designated for the R-6 district in Section
84-4.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8143(a): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-6.404 Uses - Requiring land use permit.
In the R-7 district the following uses are
permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
All the uses designated for the R-6 district in
Section 84-4.404. (Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8143(b): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-6.6
Lots
84-6.602 Lot - Area. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-7
district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than seven thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143(c): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
84-6.604 Lot - Width. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-7
district shall be erected or placed on a lot less
than seventy feet in average width. (Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8143(d): Ord.1269: Ord.1179).
84-6.606 Lot Depth. Lot depth
provisions for the R-7 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.606).
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143(e): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
Article 84-6.8
Building Height
84-6.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-7 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
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84-6.1002-84-8.402
ZONING
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8143([): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-6.1 0
Yards
84-6.1002 Yard Side. Side yard
provisions for the R-7 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1002).
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143(g): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
84-6.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the R-7 district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-4.1004). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143(h):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-6.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-7 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143(i): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
Article 84-6.12
Off-Street Parking
84-6.1202 Off-street parking Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-7 district shall be the same as those for the
R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). (Ord. 71-59 ~~
4, 5, 1971: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8143(j):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-6.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-6.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-6.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-4.402(5) and 84-6.602 - 84-6.1202, may be
granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ord. 77-51 ~ 4: prior code ~ 8143(k):
Ords. 1179 ~ [382 ~ 4R] ).
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
Chapter 84-8
R-IO SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-8.2 General
Sections:
84-8.202 Generally.
Article 84-8.4 Uses
Sections:
84-8.402
84-8.404
Uses- Permitted.
Uses- Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-8.6 Lots
Sections:
84-8.602 Lot-Area.
84-8.604 Lot-Width.
84-8.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-8.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-8.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-8.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-8.1002 Yard-Side.
84-8.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-8.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-8.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-8.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-8.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-8.1402 Land use and variance permit-
Granting.
Article 84-8.2
General
84-8.202 Generally. Al11and within an R-1 0
single family residential district may be used for
any of the' following uses, under the following
regulations set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8144 (part): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1179).
Article 84-8.4
Uses
84-8.402 Uses - Permitted. Uses permitted
in the R-10 district shall be: All the uses
designated for the R-6 district in Section
84-4.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8144(a): Ord. 1269: Ord.1179).
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R-12 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
84-8.404 Uses - Requiring land use permit.
In the R-10 district the following uses are
permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
All the uses designated for the R-6 district in
Section 84-4.404. (Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8144(b): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-8.6
Lots
84-8.602 Lot - Area. No single family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-I0 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than ten thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8144(c): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
84-8.604 Lot - Width. No single family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-I0 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than eighty fet in average width. (Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8144(d): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1179).
84-8.606 Lot Depth. Lot depth
provisions for the R-1 0 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.606).
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8144(e): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
Article 84-8.8
Building Height
84-8.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-I0 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8144(f): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-8.10
Yards
84-8.1 002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least twenty feet.
No side yard shall be less than ten feet wide.
These minima may be reduced to three feet for
an accessory building or structure if it is set back
at least fifty feet from the front property line.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8144(g): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
84-8.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the R-10 district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-8.404-84-8.1402
84-4.1004). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8144(h):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-8.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-l 0 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8144(i): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
Article 84-8.12
Off-Street Parking
84-8.1202 Off-street parking Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-10 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). (Ord.
71-59 ~~ 4, 5, 1971: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8144(j): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-8.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-8.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-8.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-4.402(5) and 84-8.602 - 84-8.1202, may be
granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ord. 77-51 ~ 5: prior code ~ 8144(k):
Ord. 1179 ~ 5 [382 ~ 46]).
Chapter 84-10
R-12 SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-10.2 General
Secti<;ms:
84-10.202 General provisions.
Article 84-10.4 Uses
Sections:
84-10.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-10.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-10.6 Lots
Sections:
84-10.602 Lot-Area.
84-1 0.604 Lot-Width.
84-10.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-10.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-10.802 Building height-Maximum.
313
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84-10.202-84-10.1402
ZONING
Article 84-10.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-1 0.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-10.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-10.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-10.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-10.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-10.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-10.1402 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-10.2
General
84-10.202 General provisions. All land
within an R-12 single family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior code ~
8144.5 (part)).
Article 84-10.4
Uses
84-10.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the R-12 district shall be: All the
uses designated for the R-6 district in Section
84-4.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1482: prior code ~ 8144.5(a)).
84-10.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the R-12 district the following uses
are permitted on the issuance of a land use
permit: All the uses designated for the R-6
district in Section 84-4.404. (Ord. 1569: Ord.
1482: prior code ~ 8144.5(b)).
Article 84-10.6
Lots
84-10.602 Lot - Area. No single family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-12 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than twelve thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior code ~ 8144.5(c)).
84-10.604 Lot - Width. No single family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-12 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than one hundred feet in average width.
(Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior code ~ 8144.5(d)).
(Contra Costa County 9-15-77)
84-10.606 Lot - Depth. No single family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-12 district shall be erected on a lot less than
one hundred feet deep. (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482:
prior code ~ 8144.5(e)).
Article 84-10.8
Building Height
84-10.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-12 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district in
Section 84-4.802. (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior
code ~ 8144.5(f)).
Article 84-19.10
Yards
84-10.1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least twenty-five
feet. No side yard shall be less than ten feet
wide. These minima may be reduced to three
feet for an accessory building or structure if it is
set back at least sixty-five feet from the front
property line. (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior
code ~ 8144.5(g)).
84-10.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the R-12 district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-4.1004). (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior code
~ 8144.5(h)).
84-10.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-12 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (84-4.1006). (Ord.
1569: Ord. 1482: prior code ~ 8144.5(i)).
Article 84-10.12
Off-Street Parking
84-10.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-12 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (84-4.1202). (Ord. 71-59 ~~ 4,
5, 1971: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1482: prior code ~
8144.5(j)).
Article 84-10 .14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-10.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumera ted in Section 84-10.404, and variance
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permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-4.402(5) and 84-10.602 - 84-10.1202, may
be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ords. 77-51 ~ 6, 1482: prior code ~
8144. 5(k)).
Chapter 84-12
R-1S SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-12.2 General
Sections:
84-12.202 General provisions.
Article 84-12.4 Uses
Sections:
84-12.402 Uses- Permi tted.
84-12.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-12.6 Lots
Sections:
84-12.602 Lot~Area.
84-12.604 Lot-Width.
84-12.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-12.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-12.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-12.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-12.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-12.1 004 Yard-Setback.
84-12.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-12.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-12.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-12.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-12.1402 Land use and variance
permit -Granting.
Article 84-12.2
General
84-12.202 General provisions. All land
within an R-15 single family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8145 (part):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-12.202-84-12.1002
Article 84-12.4
Uses
84-12.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the R-15 district shall be: All those
uses designated for the R-6 district in Section
84-4.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8145(a): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-12.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the R-15 district the following uses
are permitted on the issuance of a land use
permit: All the uses designated for the R-6
district in Section 84-4.404. (Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8145(b): Ord. 1269: Ord. n 79).
Article 84-12.6
Lots
84-12.602 Lot - Area. No single family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-15 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than fifteen thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8145(c): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
84-12.604 Lot Width. Lot width
provisions for the R-15 district shall be the same
as those for the R-12 district (Section
84-10.604). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8145(d):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-12.606 Lot Depth. Lot depth
provisions for the R-15 district shall be the same
as those for the R-12 district (Section
84-10.606). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8145(e):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-12.8
Building Height
84-12.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-15 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8145(f): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-12.10
Yards
84-12.1002 Yard Side. Side yard
provisions for the R-15 district shall be the same
as those for the R-12 district (Section
84-10.1002). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8145(g):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
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84-12.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the R-15 district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-4.1004). (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8145(h):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-12.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-15 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 1569: Prior code ~ 8145(i): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
Article 84-12.12
Off-Street Parking
84-12.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-15 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). COrd.
72-44 ~ 1, 1972: Ord. 71-59 ~~ 4, 5, 1971: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8145(j): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1179).
Article 84-12.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-12.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-12.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-4.402(5) and 84-12.602 - 84-12.1202, may
be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ords. 77-51 ~ 7: prior code ~ 8145(k):
Ords. 1179 56 [382 ~ 45]).
Chapter 84-14
R-20 SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-14.2 General
Sections:
84-14.202 General provisions.
Article 84-14.4 Uses
Sections:
84-14.402
84-14.404
Uses- Allowed.
Uses- Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-14.6 Lots
Sections:
84-14.602
84-14.604
84-14.606
Lot-Area.
Lot-Width.
Lot-Depth.
(Contra Costa County 9-15-77)
Article 84-14.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-14.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-14.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-14.1002 Yard-Side.
84-14.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-14.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-14.12 Off-street Parking
Sections:
84-14.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-14.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-14.1402 Animal structure-General
provisions.
Article 84-14.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-14.1602 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-14.2
General
84-14.202 General provisions. All land
within an R-20 single family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8146 (part): Ord. 1269: Ord.1179).
Article 84-14.4
Uses
84-14.402 Uses - Allowed. The following
uses are allowed in the R-20 district:
(1) A detached single family dwelling on each
lot and the accessory structures and uses
normally auxiliary to it;
(2) Crop and tree farming, and horticulture;
(3) A temporary stand for the sale of
agricultural products grown on the premises,
with two and one-half acres per stand, set back
at least thirty-five feet from the front property
line, and operated not more than three months
in any calendar year;
(4) Small farming; including the raising of
poultry and rabbits or other grain fed rodents,
primarily for home consumption thereon;
(5) Keeping livestock on lots forty thousand
or more square feet in area (with at least forty
thousand square feet for each two head of
livestock) and all contiguous and in one fee
ownership;
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(6) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds;
(7) A day care center or residential facility,
including a family care, foster or group home or a
residential care facility for the elderly, operated
by a person with state and/or local. agency
approval or license, where not more than six
persons reside or receive care, not including the
licensee or members of the licensee's family or
persons employed as facility staff;
(8) Aviaries, which shall be not over twelve
feet high nor exceeding one square foot (not over
1600) in area for each fifty square feet of net land
area per lot, and unless otherwise provided herein,
shall be set back at least twenty-five feet from the
front property line or any street line and at least
ten feet from any side or rear property line, and
shall be maintained in a sanitary manner as
determined by the county health department.
(Ords. 78-83 S 2, 77-51 S 8, 68-25 S 2, 2033,
2032,1768 S 2: priorcodeS8146(a): Ord.1269,
1179 S 8,382 S 4V).
84-14.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the R-20 district the following uses
are permitted on the issuance of a land use
permit:
(1) Same as in the R-6 district (Section
84-4.404) except for the deletion of
"Greenhouses, over three hundred feet";
(2) Horse riding academies and horse riding
instruction, if the requirements listed in Section
84-14.402(5) are met. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8146(b): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-14.6
Lots
84-14.602 Lot - Area. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-20 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than twenty thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code S 8146(c):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-14.604 Lot - Width. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-20 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than one hundred twenty feet in average
width. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code S
8146(d): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-14.606 Lot - Depth. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-20 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than one hundred twenty feet deep. (Ord.
1768: Ord. 1569: prior code S 8146(e): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1179).
84-14.404-84-14.1402
Article 84-14.8
Building Heigh t
84-14.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-20district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8146(f): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-14.10
Yards
84-14-1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least thirty-five
feet. No side yard shall be less than fifteen feet
wide. These minima may be reduced to three
feet for an accessory building or structure if it is
set back at least sixty-five feet from the front
property line. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior
code S 8146(g): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-14.1004 Yard - Setback. There shall be
a setback (front yard) of at least twenty-five feet
for any structure in the R-20 district; on comer
lots the principal frontage of the lot shall have a
setback of at least twenty-five feet and the other
setback shall be at least twenty feet. (Ord. 1768:
Ord. 1569: prior code S 8146(h): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
84-14-1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-20 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code S 8146(i):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-14.12
Off-Street Parking
84-14.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-20 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). (Ord.
71-59 SS 4, 5, 1971: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8146(j): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-14.14
Animal Structures
84-14.1402 Animal structure - General
provisions. Chicken houses, rabbit hutches, and
similar accessory structures provided for the
housing of the animals shall be set back not less
than sixty feet from the front property line or
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any street . line, and shall be not less than forty
feet from any side or rear property line; barns,
stables and other buildings or structures used to
shelter livestock shall be set back not less than
one hundred feet from the front property line or
any street line, and shall not be less than fifty
feet from any side or rear property line; fenced
pasture, paddocks, or other enclosed livestock
areas shall not be located nearer than ten feet to
any property line. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8146(k): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-14.16
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-14.1602 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-14.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-14.402(8) and 84-14.602 - 84-14.1402, may
be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ords. 77-51 ~ 9, 1768 ~ 4: prior code ~
8146(1); Ords. 1179 ~ 8 [382 ~ 4V]).
Chapter 84-16
R-40 SINGLE-F AMIL Y
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-16.2 General
Sections:
84-16.202 General provisions.
Article 84-16.4 Uses
Sections:
84-16.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-16.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-16.6 Lots
Sections:
84-16.602 Lot-Area.
84-16.604 Lot-Width.
84-16.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-16.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-16.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-16.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-16.1002 Yard-Side.
84-16.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-16.1006 Yard-Rear.
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
Article 84-16.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-16.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-16.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-16.1402 Animal structure-General
provisions.
Article 84-16.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-16.1602 Land use and variance
permit -Gran ting.
Article 84-16.2
General
84-16.202 General provisions. All land
within an R-40 single-family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8148 (part): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-16.4
Uses
84-16.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the R-40 district shall be: All those
uses designated for the R- 20 district in Section
84-14.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 2033 ~
1, 1966: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8148(a): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-16.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the R-40 district the following uses
are permitted on the issuance of a land use
permit: All the uses designated for the R-20
district in Section 84-14.404. (Ord. 1768: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8148(b): Ord. 1269: Ord.
1179).
Article 84-16.6
Lots
84-16.602 Lot - Area. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-40 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than forty thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8148(c):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-16.604 Lot - Width. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-40 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
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less than one hundred forty feet deep in average
width. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8148(d): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-16.606 Lot - Depth. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-40 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than one hundred forty feet deep. (Ord.
1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8148(e): Ord.
1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-16.8
Building Height
84-16.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-40 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8148(f): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-16.10
Yards
84-16.1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least forty feet
wide. No side yard shall be less than twenty feet
wide. These minima may be reduced to three
feet for an accessory building or structure if it is
set back at least seventy-five feet from the front
property line. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8148(g): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-16.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the R-40 district shall be the
same as those for the R-20 district (Section
84-14.1004). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code
~ 8148(h): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-16.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-40 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Sections
84-4.1006). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code
~ 8148(i): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
Article 84-16.12
Off-Street Parking
84-16.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-40 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). (Ord.
71-59 ~ ~ 3, 4, 1971: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8148(j): Ord. 1269: Ord. 1179).
84-16.606-84-16.1602
Article 84-16.14
Animal Structures
84-16.1402 Animal structure - General
provisions. Animal structure provisions for the
R-40 district shall be the same as those for the
R-20 district (Section 84-14.1402). (Ord. 1768:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8148(k): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 1179).
Article 84-16.16
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-16.1602 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land- use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-16.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-14.402(8) and 84-16.602 - 84-16.1402, may
be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ords. 77-51 ~ 10, 1768 ~ 4: prior code ~
8148(1): Ords. 1179 ~ 9, 420 ~ 6 [382 ~ 46]).
Chapter 84-18
R-65 SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-18.2 General
Sections:
84-18.202 General provisions.
Article 84-18.4 Uses
Sections:
84-18.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-18.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-18.6 Lots
Sections:
84-18.602 Lot-Area.
84-18.604 Lot-Width.
84-18.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-18.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-18.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-18.10 Yards
Sections:
84-18.1002 Yard-Side.
84-18.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-18.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-18.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-18.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
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Article 84-18.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-18.1402 Animal structure-General
provisions.
Article 84-18.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-18.1602 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-18.2
General
84-18.202 General provisions. All of the
land lying within an R-65 single-family
residential district may be used for any of the
following uses, under the following regulations
set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8148.5 (part): Ord. 1405).
Article 84-18.4
Uses
84-18.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the R-65 district shall be: All those
uses designated for the R- 20 district in Section
84-14.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 2033 ~
1, 1966: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8148.5(a): Ord. 1405).
84-18.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the R-65 district the following uses
are permitted after the issuance of a land use
permit:
(1) All the uses designated for the R-6
district in Section 84-4.404 except for the
deletion of:
(A) Greenhouses, over three hundred square
feet;
(B) H 0 s p Hals, eleemosynary and
philanthropic institutions and convalescent
homes;
(2) Horse riding academies and horse riding
instructions, providing that the requirements as
listed in Section 84-14.402(5) are complied
with. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8148(b): Ord. 1405).
Article 84-18.6
Lots
84-18.602 Lot - Areas. No single-family
dwelling or other structure herein permitted
shall be erected or placed upon a lot smaller
than sixty-five thousand square feet in area.
(C()ntra Costa County 9-15-77)
(Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8148.5(c):
Ord. 1405).
84.18.604 Lot Width. Lot width
provisions for the R-65 district shall be the same
as those for the R-40 district (Section
84-16.604). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code
~ 8148.5(d): Ord. 1405).
84.18.606 Lot Depth. Lot depth
provisions for the R-65 district shall be the same
as those for the R-40 district (Section
84-16.606). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code
~ 8148(e): Ord. 1405).
Article 84-18.8
Building Heigh t
84-18.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-65 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8148(f): Ord. 1405).
Article 84-18.10
Yards
84-18.1002 Yard Side. Side yard
provisions for the R-65 district shall be the same
as those for the R-40 district (Section
84-16.1002). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code
~ 8148.5(g): Ord. 1405).
84-18.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the R-65 district shall be the
same as those for the R-20 district (Section
84-14.1004). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: prior code
~ 8148.5(h): Ord. 1405).
84-18.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the R-65 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (84-4.1006). (Ord.
1768: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8148.5(i): Ord.
1405).
Article 84-18.12
Off-Street Parking
84-18.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-65 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). (Ord.
71-59 ~~ 4, 5, 1971: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8148.5U): Ord. 1405).
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Article 84-18.14
Animal Structures
84-18.1402 Animal structure - General
provisions. Animal structure provisions for the
R-65 district shall be the same as those for the
R-20 district (Section 84-14.1402). (Ord. 1768:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8148.5(k): Ord. 1405).
Article 84-18.16
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-18.1602 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-18.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-14.402(8) and 84-18.602 - 84-18.1402, may
be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ords. 77-51 ~ 11, 1768 ~ 4: prior code ~
8148.5(1): Ord. 1405).
Chapter 84-20
R-lOO SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-20.2 General
Sections:
84- 20.202 General provisions.
Article 84-20.4 Uses
Sections:
84-20.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-20.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-20.6 Lots
Sections:
84-20.602 Lot-Area.
84-20.604 Lot-Width.
84-20.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-20.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-20.808 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-20.10 Yards
Sections:
84-20.1002 Yard-Side.
84-20.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-20.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-20.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-20.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
84-18.1402-84- 20.604
Article 84-20.14 Animal Structures
Sections:
84-20.1402 Animal structure-General
provisions.
Article 84-20.16 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-20.1602 Land use and variance
permit -Gran ting.
Article 84-20.2
General
84-20.202 General provisions. All land
within an R-100 single-family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations. set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549:
prior code ~ 8148.7 (part)).
Article 84-20.4
Uses
84-20.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the R-100 district shall be: All
those uses designated for the R- 20 district in
Section 84-14.402. (Ord. 68-25 ~ 2, 1968: Ord.
2033 ~ 1, 1966: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1549: prior code ~ 8148.7(a)).
84-20.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the R-100 district, the following uses
are permitted subject to the issuance of a land
use permit: Same as those designated for the
R-65 district in Section 84-18.404. (Ord. 1768:
Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549: prior code ~ 8148.7(b)).
Article 84-20.6
Lots
84-20.602 Lot - Area. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-100 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than one hundred thousand square feet
in area. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549:
prior code ~ 8148.7(c)).
84-20.604 Lot - Width. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-100 district shall be erected or placed on a lot
less than two hundred feet in average width.
(Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549: prior code ~
8148.7(d)).
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84-20.606 Lot - Depth. No single-family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the
R-I00 district shall be erected on a lot less than
two hundred feet deep. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1549: prior code S 8148.7(e)).
Article 84-20.8
Building Height
84-20.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-l 00 district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1549: prior code S 8148.7(f)).
Article 84-20.10
Yards
84-20.1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least sixty feet.
No side yard shall be less than thirty feet wide.
These minima may be reduced to three feet for
an accessory building or structure if it is set back
at least sixty-five feet from the front property
line. (Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549: prior
code S 8148.7(g)).
84-20.1004 Yard - Setback. There shall be
a setback (front yard) of at least thirty feet for
any structure in the R-lOO district; on comer
lots, the principal frontage of the lot shall have a
setback of at least thirty feet and the other
setback shall be at least twenty-five feet. (Ord.
1768: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549: prior code S
8148.7(h)).
84-20.1006 Yard - Rear. There shall be a
rear yard for any principal structure of at least
thirty feet. There shall be a rear yard for
accessory structures of at least three feet. (Ord.
1768: Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549: prior code S
8148.7(i)).
Article 84-20.12
Off-Street Parking
84-20.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking provisions for
the R-I00 district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1202). (Ord.
71-59SS 4, 5,1971: Ord. 1768: Ord. 1569:
Ord. 1549: prior code S 8148.7(j)).
(Contra Costa County 9-15-77)
Article 84-20.14
Animal Structures
84-20.1402 Animal structure - General
provisions. Animal structure provisions for the
R-I00 district shall be the same as those for the
R-20 district (Section 84-14.1402). (Ord. 1768:
Ord. 1569: Ord. 1549: prior code S 8148.7(k)).
Article 84..20.16
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-20.1602 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-20.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions in Sections
84-14.402(8) and 84-20.602 - 84-20.1402, may
be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6. (Ords. 77-51 S 12, 1768 S 4, 1549: prior
code S 8148.7(1)).
Chapter 84-22
D-l TWO-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-22.2 General
Sections:
84-22.202 General provisions.
Article 84-22.4 Uses
Sections:
84-22.402
84-22.404
Uses - Permi tted.
Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84..22.6 Lots
Sections:
84-22.602 Lot-Area.
84-22.604 Lot-Width.
84-22.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-22.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-22.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-22.10 Yards
Sections:
84-22.1002 Yard-Side.
84-22.1004 Yard-Setback.
8422.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-22.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-22.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
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84-22.202
Article 84-22.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-22.1402 Land use and variance
permit -Granting.
Article 84-22.2
General
84-22.202 General provisions. All land
within a D-1 two-family residential district may
be used for any of the following uses under the
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following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149 (part): Ord.
1269: Ord. 928).
Article 84-22.4
Uses
84-22.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the D-I district shall be:
(I) All the uses designated for the R-6
district in Section 84-4.402;
(2) A detached two-family dwelling (duplex)
on each lot and uses normally auxiliary thereto.
(Ord. 68-25 ~ 2,1968: Ord. 1762: prior code ~
8149(a): Ord. 1269: Ord. 928).
84- 22.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the D-I district the following uses are
permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
All the uses designated for the R-6 district in
Section 84-4.404. (Ord. 1762: prior code ~
8149(b): Ord. 1269: Ord. 928).
Article 84-22.6
Lots
84- 22.602 Lot - Area. No two family
dwelling or other structure permitted in the D-I
district shall be erected or placed on a lot
smaller than eight thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149(c): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 928).
84-22.604 Lot Width. Lot width
provisions for the D-I district shall be the same
as those for the R-IO district (Section 84-8.604).
(Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149(d): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 928).
84-22.606 Lot Depth. Lot depth
provisions for the D-I district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.606).
(Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149(e): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 928).
Article 84-22.8
Building Height
84-22.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the D-I district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 1762: prior code ~
8149(f): Ord. 1269: Ord. 928).
84- 2 2.402 -84- 22.1402
Article 84-22.1 0
Yards
84-22.1002 Yard Side. Side yard
provisions for the D-I district shall be the same
as those for the R-IO district (Section
84-8.1002). (Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149(g):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 928).
84-22.1004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the D-I district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-4.1004). (Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149(h):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 928).
84-22.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the D-I district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 8149(i): Ord. 1269:
Ord. 928).
Article 84-22.12
Off-Street Parking
84- 22.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Every dwelling unit permitted in
the D-I district shall have on the same lot or
parcel covered automobile storage space for at
least two automobiles; this space shall have
minimum dimensions of at least nine feet by
nineteen feet. (Ord. 1762: prior code ~ 81490):
Ord. 1269: Ord. 928).
Article 84-22.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-22.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-22.404 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-22.602 - 84-22.1202 may be
granted in accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord.
1762: prior code ~ 8149(k): Ord. 1269: Ord.
928).
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Chapter' 84-26
M-29 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
I
I
I
Article 84-26.2 General
Sections:
84-26.202 General provisions.
84-26.204 Purpose.
84-26.206 M-2 district.
Article 84-26.4 Uses
Sections:
84-26.402 Permitted uses.
84-26.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-26.6 Lots
Sections:
84-26.602 Area.
84-26.604 Width.
84-26.606 Depth.
84-26.608 Coverage.
84-26.610 Unit density.
Article 84-26.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-26.802 Maximum
Article 84-26.10 Yards
Sections:
84-26.1002 Side.
84-26.1004 Setback.
84-26.1 006 Rear.
84-26.1008 Exception.
Article 84-26.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-26.1202 Space requirements.
Article 84-26.14 Open Area
Sections:
84-26.1402 Requirements.
Article 84-26.16 Building Relationship
Sections:
84-26.1602 Requirements.
Article 84-26.18 Development Plans
Sections:
84-26.1802 Requirements.
84-26.1804 Application.
84-26.1806 Review, approval, changes,
conditions.
84-26.1808 Rezoning to M-29 district.
Article 84-26.20 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-26.2002 Granting.
Article 84-26.2
General
within an M-29 multiple family residential
district may be used for any of the following
uses, under the following regulations set forth in
this chapter. (Ords. 7840 ~ 1, 7244 ~ 2, 1761,
1569: prior code ~ 8151: Ord. 1224).
84-26.204 Purpose. The purpose of this
chapter's regulations is to allow for multiple
family residential district development designed
to provide as much compatibility as possible
with nearby single family residential zoning.
(Ord. 7840 ~ 1).
84-26.206 M-2 district. All land zoned and
located within an M-2 multiple family
residential district shall be administered
conformably with all the provisions of this
chapter. (Ords. 7840 ~ 1, 7244 ~ 2, 1761,
1569: prior code ~ 8151: Ord. 1224).
Article 84-26.4
Uses
84-26.402 Permitted uses. Uses permitted in
the M-29 district shall be as follows:
(1) A detached single family dwelling on each
lot and the accessory structures normally
auxiliary to it;
(2) Duplex;
(3) Multiple family buildings, but not
including motels or hotels;
(4) Crop and tree farming, not including
retail nurseries or the raising or keeping of any
animals other than ordinary household pets;
(5) Foster home or family care home
operated by a public agency, or by a private
agency which has obtained state or local
approval (license) for the proposed operation,
where not more than six minors reside on the
premises with not more than two supervisory
persons;
(6) A day care center or residential facility,
including a family care, foster or group home or
a residential care facility for the elderly,
operated by a person with state and/or local
agency approval or license, where not more than
six persons reside or receive care, not including
the licensee or members of the licensee's family
or persons employed as facility staff. (Ords.
78-83 ~ 3, 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~ 2, 68-25 ~ 2,
1761, 1569: prior code ~ 8151(a): Ord. 1224).
84-26.404 Uses with land use permit. In the
84-26.202 General provisions. All land M-29 district the following uses are permitted on
the issuance of a land use permit:
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84-26.404
(1) A home occupation;
(2) Hospitals, eleemosynary and
philanthropic institutions, convalescent
homes, and boarding homes;
(3) Churches, religious institutions, and
parochial and private schools, including
nursery schools;
(4) Community buildings, clu bs, and
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activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal, or
recreational character, such as golf, tennis, and
swimming clubs; veterans' and fraternal
organizations not organized for monetary profit;
(5) Greenhouses (over three hundred square
feet) and nurseries for the propagation of plants
only and not including any retail sales of nursery
products;
(6) Medical and dental offices and clinics;
(7) Publicly owned buildings and structures,
except as provided in Division 82;
(8) Commercial radio and television receiving
and transmitting facilities but not including
broadcasting studios or business offices. (Ord.
78-40 ~ 1, 73-51 ~ 4, 72-44 ~ 2,1761,1569:
prior code ~ 8151 (b): Ord. 1224).
Article 84-26.6
Lots
84-26.602 Area. No building or other
structure permitted in the M-29 district shall be
erected or placed on a lot containing less than
the following square feet of land in area:
Building or Structure Proposed Minimum Area
A detached single family
dwelling 6,000
A duplex 8,000
A multiple family building 10,000
Other structure 10,000
(Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~ 2,1761, 1569: prior
code ~ 8l5l(c): Ord. 1224).
84-26.604 Width. No lot width is required.
(Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~~ 2 and 3,1761,1569:
prior code ~ 8151 (d): Ord. 1224).
84-26.606 Depth. No lot depth is required.
(Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~~ 2 and 3, 68-30 ~ 1,
1761, 1569: prior code ~ 8l5l(e): Ord. 1224).
84-26-608 Coverage. No building or
structure permitted in the M-29 district shall
cover more than thirty-five percent of the lot
area. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~~ 2 and 3, 1761,
1569: prior code ~ 8l5l(k): Ord. 1224).
84-26.610 Unit density. The maximum
number of apartment units allowed in this
district is twenty-nine per acre which maximum
may be reduced as part of development plan
review and approval. For each apartment unit a
minimum of fifteen hundred square feet of land
in area shall be provided. (Ord. 78-40 ~ 1).
84-26.602-84-26.1008
Article 84-26.8
Building Height
84-26.802 Maximum. No building or other
structure permitted in this district shall exceed
thirty feet in height, except that when an M-29
district abuts any single family residential
district, then the building height maximum of
the portion of this district within fifty feet of
the abutting single family residential district
shall be twenty feet. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 @
2,1761,1569: prior code ~ 8l5l(f): Ord.
1224).
Article 84-26.10
Yards
84-26.1002 Side. There shall be a side yard
width of at least twenty feet between any
building or structure established in this district
and the boundary lines of the lot, except that
garages or any other accessory building or
structure may have a minimum of a three-foot
side yard when located at least fifty feet from
the front property line. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44
~ 2, 1761, 1569: prior code ~ 8151 (g): Ord.
1224).
84-26.1004 Setback. There shall be a
setback (front yard) of at least twenty-five feet
between any building or structure established in
this district and the front property line of the
lot. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~ 2, 1761,1569:
prior code ~ 8l5l(h): Ord. 1224).
84-26.1006 Rear. There shall be a rear yard
width of at least twenty feet between any
building or structure established in this district
and the rear boundary line of the lot, except
that garages or any other accessory building or
structure may have a three foot rear yard. (Ords.
78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~ 2, 1761, 1569: prior code ~
8l5l(i): Ord. 1224).
84-26.1008 Exception. Development
pursuant to any multiple family residential
district site plan approved prior to July 13,
1978, shall be governed by the yard
requirements applicable when the site plan was
approved and shall not be subject to the
requirements of this article. (Ord. 78-40 ~ 1).
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Article 84-26.12
Off-Street Parking
84-26.1202 Space requirements. (a) Every
apartment or dwelling unit shall have, on the
same lot or parcel, off-street automobile storage
space as follows:
(1) Studio dwelling unit, one space; one
bedroom dwelling unit, one and one-half spaces;
two or more bedroom units, two spaces; plus
(2) One-quarter space per each dwelling unit
for guest parking, which may include available
curb parking along the subject property's street
frontage, and fractional amounts of which shall
be rounded out to the next higher whole
number of spaces.
(b) Each space shall have mmlmum
dimensions of nine feet clear by nineteen feet
surfaced area, and shall not be located within
the side yard or setback areas of the principal
structure. One-half of the required spaces shall
be covered. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~ 2, 71-59 ~
2, 1761, 1569: prior code ~ 8151G): Ord.
1224).
Article 84-26.14
Open Area
84.26.1402 Requirements. Twenty-five
percent of the area described by the
development plan submitted pursuant to Article
84-26.18 shall not be occupied by buildings,
structures, or pavement, but shall be landscaped.
Seventy-five percent of the twenty-five percent
(open area) shall be planted and maintained with
growing plants. (Ord. 78-40 ~ 1).
Article 84-26.16
Building Relationship
:'t-
84-26.1602 Requirements. Each building or
structure shall be located at least twenty feet
from each other building or structure, except
that garages and covered walkways between
buildings or structures may be permitted within
this twenty-foot distance. A covered walkway
shall not exceed ten feet in height, no more than
fifty percent of the sides of the structures shall
be enclosed with any material other than that
necessary for roof supports, and the walkway
shall not be more than ten feet wide. (Ord.
78-40 ~ 1).
(Contra Costa County 9-15-78)
Article 84-26.18
Development Plans
84-26.1802 Requirement. No development
is lawful in an M-29 district until a development
plan for it has been submitted to and approved
by the zoning administrator. (Ords. 78-40 ~. 1,
72-44~ 2, 1761, 1569: prior code ~ 8151(1)(1):
Ord. 1224).
84-26.1804 Application. All applications
for development plan approved shall include
drawings drawn to scale indicating the
following:
(1) Topography;
(2) A boundary survey of the site;
(3) All existing and proposed structures, the
height of each structure, and the number of
dwelling units in each structure;
(4) Planting and landscape area;
(5) Automobile parking areas;
(6) Vehicular and pedestrian ways with
grades, widths, and type of proposed
improvements;
(7) Access points providing ingress to and
egress from the side;
(8) Existing and proposed utilities;
(9) Recreation facilities if any;
(10) Surface drainage conditions andoutlets;
(11) Building elevations including
architectural type;
(12) Amount of studio, one bedroom, two
bedroom, or other size apartment units;
(13) Additional information as may be
required by the zoning administrator. (Ords.
7 8-40 ~ 1, 72-44 ~ 2, 1761, 1569: prior code ~
8151(1)(2): Ord. 1224).
84-26-1806 Review, approval, changes,
conditions. (a) Review. The zoning
administrator shall review development plan
applications, for approval, modification, or
denial, in public hearing pursuant to and
otherwise regulated by the land use permit
provisions of Chapter 26-2.
(b) Approval. In approving the application,
he shall find that it is consistent with the
purpose of this district and that it is compatible
with other uses in the vicinity, both inside and
outside the district.
(c) Changes. When any plan has been
approved by the zoning administrator, it shall
not thereafter be changed except with his
approval after review, for which he may
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schedule a public hearing under Chapter 26-2.
(d) Conditions. The zoning administrator
may impose reasonable conditions and
limitations in addition to the requirements listed
in this article, to carry out the purpose of this
district. (Ords. 78-40 S I, 72-44 S 2, 1761,
1569: prior code (1)(5): Ord. 1224).
84-26.1808 Rezoning to M-29 district. (a)
An applicant for rezoning to an M-29 district
may submit simultaneously and in combination
with the zoning application, or thereafter but
before the board's final zoning decision, an
application for approval of a development plan
for the property.
(b) Such a development plan application shall
be processed and noticed as are those matters
designated to come before the zoning
administrator, except that it shall be initially
heard by the planning commission. The
commission's decision shall be a
recommendation to the board of supervisors
which shall make the final decision on the
development plan along with the rezoning.
(Ords. 78-40 S 1,72-44 S 2,1761,1569: prior
code S 8151 (1 )(6): Ord. 1224).
Article 84-26.20
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-26.2002 Granting. Land use permits for
the special uses enumerated in Section
84-26.404 and variance permits to modify the
provisions contained in Articles 84-26.6 through
84-26.18 may be granted in accordance with
Chapters 26-2 and 82-6. (Ords. 78-40 S 1, 72-44
S 2, 1761, 1569: prior code S 8151(m): Ord.
1224 ).
Chapter 84-28
M-17 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-28.2 General
Sections:
84-28.202 General provisions.
84-28.204 M-3 district.
Article 84-28.4 Reference to M-29 District
Sections:
84-28.402
84-28.404
Conform to M-29 district.
Differences from M-29
district.
84-26.1808-84-28.404
Article 84-28.2
General
84-28.202 General provisions. All land
within an M-17 multiple family residential
district may be used for any of the following
uses, under the following regulations set forth in
this chapter. (Ords. 78-40 S 1, 72-44 S 2, 1761,
1569: prior code S 8152: Ord. 1224).
84-28.204 M-3 district. All land zoned and
located within an M-3 multiple family
residential district shall be administered
conformably with all of the provisions of this
chapter. (Ords. 78-40 S 1, 72-44 S 2, 1761,
1569: prior code S 8152: Ord. 1224).
Article 84-28.4
Reference to M-29 District
84-28.402 Conform to M-29 district.
Except as specified, the M-17 district is
established and administered conformably with
all the provisions of Chapter 84-26 on M-29
districts. (Ord. 78-40 S 1).
84-28.404 Differences from M-29 district.
The following items for M-17 districts are
different from those for M-29 districts:
(1) Coverage. No building or structure
permitted in the M-17 district shall cover more
than twenty-five percent of the lot area.
(2) Unit Density. The maximum number of .
apartment units allowed in this district is
seventeen per acre which maximum may be
reduced as part of development plan review and
approval. For each apartment unit a minimum
of twenty-five hundred square feet of land in
area shall be provided. (Ord. 78-40 S 1).
Chapter 84-29
M-12 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-29.2 General
Sections:
84-29.202 General provisions.
84-29.204 M-4 district.
Article 84-29.4 Reference to M-29 District
Sections:
84-29.402 Conform to M-29 district.
84-29.404 Differences from M-29 district.
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Article 84-29 .2
General
84-29.202 General provisions. All land
within an M-12 multiple family residential
district may be used for any of the following
uses, under the following regulations set forth in
this chapter. (Ords. 7840 ~ 1,71-112,1862:
prior code ~ 8152.5).
84-29.204 M-4 district. All land zoned and
located within an M-4 multiple family
residential district shall be administered
conformably with all the provisions of this
chapter. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1,71-112, 1862: prior
code ~ 8152.5).
Article 84-29.4
Reference to M-29 District
84-29.402 Conform to M-29 district.
Except as specified, the M-12 district is
established and administered conformably with
all the provisions of Chapter 84-26 on M-29
district. (Ord. 78-40 ~ 1).
84-29.404 Differences from M-29 district.
The following items for M-12 districts are
different from those for M-29 districts:
(1) Coverage. No building or structures
permitted in the M-12 district shall cover more
than twenty-five percent of the lot area.
(2) Unit Density. The maximum number of
apartmen t units allowed in this district is twelve
per acre which maximum may be reduced as
part of development plan review and approval.
For each apartment unit a minimum of three
thousand six hundred square feet of land in area
shall be provided. (Ord. 79-7 ~ 6, 78-40).
Chapter 84-30
M-9 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-30.2 General
Sections:
84-30.202 General provisions.
84-30.204 M-5 district.
Article 84-30.4 Reference to M-29 District
Sections:
84-30.402 Conform to M-29 district.
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
Article 84-30.2
General
84-30.202 General provisions. All land
within an M-9 multiple family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1,74-35).
84-30.204 M-5 district. All land zoned and
located within an M-5 multiple family residential
district shall be administered conformably with
all the provisions of this chapter. (Ords. 78-40 ~
1, 74-35).
Article 84-30.4
Reference to M-29 District
84-30.402 Conform to M-29 district. The
following items for M-9 districts are different
from those for M-29 districts:
(1) Coverage. No building or structure
permitted in the M-9 district shall cover more
than twenty-five percent of the lot area.
(2) Unit Density. The maximum number of
apartment units allowed in this district is nine
per acre which maximum may be reduced as
part of development plan review and approval.
For each apartment unit a minimum of
forty-eight hundred square feet of land in area
shall be provided. (Ord. 78-40 ~ 1).
Chapter 84-31
M-6 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-31.2 General
Sections:
84-31.202 General provisions.
Article 84-31.4 Reference to M-29 District
Sections:
84-31.402 Conform to M-29 district.
84-31.404 Differences from M-29 district.
Article 84-31.2
General
84-31.202 General provisions. All land
within an M-6 multiple family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ords. 78-40 ~ 1, 74-35).
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F-R FORESTRY RECREATION DISTRICT
Article 84-31.4
Reference to M-29 District
84-31.402 Conform to M-29 district.
Except as specified, the M-6 district is
established and administered conformably with
all the provisions of Chapter 84-26 on M-29
districts. (Ord. 7840 S 1).
84-31.404 Differences from M-29 district.
The following items for M-6 districts are
different from those for M-29 districts:
(1) Coverage. No building or structure
permitted in the M-6 district shall cover more
than twenty-five percent of the lot area.
(2) Unit Density. The maximum number of
apartment units allowed in the district is six per
acre which maximum may be reduced as part of
development plan review and approval. For each
apartment unit a minimum of seventy-two
hundred square feet of land in area shall be
provided. (Ord. 7840 S 1).
Chapter 84-32
F-R FORESTRY
RECREATION DISTRICT
Article 84-32.2
Sections:
84-32.202
Article 84-32.4
Sections:
84-32.402
84-32.404
General
General provisions.
Uses
Use-Permitted.
Use- Requiring land use
permit.
Lots
Article 84-32.6
Sections:
84-32.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-32.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-32.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-32.10 Yards
Sections:
84-32.1002
84-32.1004
Article 84-32.12
Yard-Side.
Yard-Setback.
Land Use and Variance
Permi ts
Sections:
84-32.1202 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
84-31.402-84-32.802
Article 84-32.2
General
84-32.202 General provisions. All land
within an F- R forestry recreation district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Prior code S 8153 (part)).
Article 84-32.4
Uses
84-32.402 Use - Permitted. Uses permitted
in the F-R district shall be as follows:
(1) All of the uses permitted in single family
residen tial districts and agricultural districts,
together with the uses permitted by Division 84
after the granting of land use permits for the
special uses authorized in any of these districts;
(2) For public and private parks and
playgrounds, summer homes, hotels, golf
courses, organized recreation camps, residences,
temporary and seasonal clubs and camps, and
other recreational uses. (Prior code S 8153(a)(b)
(part)).
84-32.404 Use - Requiring land use permit.
Land use permits may be granted on proper
application for the following uses in recreational
districts:
(1) Gift shops;
(2) Tea rooms.
(Prior code S 8153(a)(b) (part)).
Article 84-32.6
Lots
84-32.602 Lot - Area. All buildings or
parts of buildings hereafter erected or altered for
use as single family dwellings in forestry
recreation districts shall have a lot area of not
less than one-half acre, and all these lots shall
have an average width of not less than eighty
feet. (Prior code S 8153(c)).
Article 84-32.8
Building Height
84-32.802 Building height - Maximum. No
building or structure or part of it hereafter
erected for use in a forestry recreation district
shall be more than four stories or fifty feet in
height. (Prior code S 8153(d)).
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84-32.1002-84-32.1202
ZONING
Article 84-32.10
Yards
84-32.1 002 Yard - Side. There shall be a
side yard on each side of each building in a
forestry recreation district. The aggregate width
of side yards shall not be less than thirty-five
feet, and no side yard shall be less than fifteen
feet for each building. The depth of the rear
yard of any lot on which a summer home is
erected or altered shall not be less than fifteen
feet. (Prior code S 8153(e)).
84-32.1 004 Yard Setback; Every
structure erected in a forestry recreation district
and every structure accessory to it shall be
located at least twenty-five feet from the
boundary line of any existing public road or
highway. (Prior code S 8153(f)).
Article 84-32.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-32.1202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Sections 84-32.402 and
84-32.404 and variance permits to modify the
provisions contained in Sections 84-32.602 -
84-32.1004 may be granted after application in
accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Prior code S
8153(g)).
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M-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
84-28. J 204 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the M-3 district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-4.1004). (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2,1972: Ord. 1761:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8152(i): Ord. 1224).
84- 28.1206 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the M-3 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8152(j): Ord. 1224).
Article 84-28.14
Off-Street Parking
84-28.1402 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. (a) Every dwelling unit shall have,
on the same lot or parcel, off-street automobile
storage space as follows:
(1) Studio dwelling unit, one space; one
bedroom dwelling unit, one and one-half spaces;
two or more bedroom dwelling unit, two spaces;
plus
(2) One-quarter space per each dwelling unit
for guest parking, which may include available
curb parking along the subject property's street
frontage, and fractional amounts of which shall
be rounded out to the next higher whole
number.
(b) Each space shall have mmlmum
dimensions of nine feet clear by nineteen feet
surfaced area, and shall not be located within
the setback or side yard areas of the principal
structure. All. of the required spaces shall be
covered. (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2,1972: Ord. 71-59 ~ 3,
1971: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8152(k): Ord. 1224).
Article 84-28.16
Suburban Apartment Building Group
84-28.1602 Suburban apartment building
group - Site plan. The use permit application
shall include a site plan as set forth in Section
84-24.1402 for the M-1 district. (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2,
1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8152(m)(1): Ord. 1224).
84-28.1604 Suburban apartment building
group - Plans and elevations. The use permit
application shall also include plans and
elevations of one or more structures to indicate
architectural type. (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord.
1761: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 81 52(m)(2):
'Ord. 1224).
84-28.1204-84-28.1802
84~28.1606 Suburban apartment building
group - Location of structures. Each building or
structure shall be located as set forth in Section
84-24.1406 for the M-1 district. (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2,
1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8152(m)(3): Ord. 1224).
84- 28.1608 Su burban apartment building
group - Rear of building. The rear of no
building shall abut on any street line. (Ord.
72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8152(m)(4): Ord. 1224).
84- 28.1610 Su burban apartment building
group - Approval of application. The board of
adjustment shall review the use permit
application in public hearing under Chapter
26-2. In approving the application, the board of
adjustment shall find that the application is
consistent with the intent of the M-3 district and
that it is compatible with other uses in the
vicinity, both within and without the M-3
district. When any plan shall have been approved
by the board of adjustment, it shall not
thereafter be altered or changed except with the
approval of the board of adjustment after
reviewing the proposed alterations or changes.
For the review the board of adjustment may
schedule a public hearing under Chapter 26-2.
(Ord. 72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8152(m)(5): Ord. 1224).
84- 28. J 6 J 2 Su burban apartmen t building
group - Imposition of conditions. The board of
adjustment may impose reasonable conditions
and limitations in addition to the requirements
listed in this chapter in order to. further carry
out and develop the intent and purpose of the
M-3 district. (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord. 1761:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8152(m)(6): Ord.
1224 ).
84-28.1614 Suburban apartment building
group - Rezoning to M-3 district. An applicant
requesting a change in zoning to the M-3 district
shall follow the procedure set forth in Section
84-24.1412 for the M-1 district. (Ord. 72-44 ~ 2,
1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8152(m)(7): Ord. 1224).
Article 84-28.18
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-28.1802 Land use and variance permit -
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84-30.202-84-30.602
ZONING
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-28.604 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-28.802 - 84-28.1614 may be
granted in accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord.
72-44 ~ 2, 1972: Ord. 1761: Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8152(n): Ord. 1224).
Chapter 84-30
M-4 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-30.2 General
Sections:
84-30.202 General provisions.
Article 84-30.4 Intent and Purpose
Sections:
84-30.402 Intent and purpose-
Designated.
Article 84-30.6 Uses
Sections:
84-30.602 Uses-Permitted.
84-30.604 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-30.8 Density
Sections:
84-30.802 Density-Minimum
Article 84-30.10 Lots
Sections:
84-30.1002 Lot-Width.
84-30.1004 Lot-Depth.
84-30.1006 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-30.12 Building Height
Sections:
84-30.1202 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-30.14 Yards
Sections:
84-30.1402 Yard-Side.
84-30.1404 Yard-Setback.
.84-30.1406 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-30.16 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-30.1602 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-30.18 Open Area
Sections:
84-30.1802 Open area-Generally.
Article 84-30.20 Building Relationship
Sections:
84-30.2002 Buildingrelationship-
Generally.
Article 84-30.22 Site Plan and Elevations
Sections:
84-30.2202 Site plan and elevation-
Scale drawing.
84-30.2204 Site plan and elevation-
Review and approval of
application.
84-30.2206 Site plan and elevation-
Imposition of conditions.
84-30.2208 Site plan and elevation-
Rezoning to M-4 district.
Article 84-30.24 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-30.2402 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-30.2
General
84-30.202 General provisions. All land
within an M-4 multiple family residential district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1971: Ord.
1862: prior code ~ 8152.5 (part)).
Article 84-30.4
Intent and Purpose
84-30.402 Intent and purpose
Designated. The intent and purpose of this
chapter is to provide a low density multiple
family residential district designed to provide as
much compatibility as possible with nearby
single family residential zoning. (Ord. 71-112 ~
I (part), 1971 : Ord. 1862: prior code ~
8152.5(a)).
Article 84-30.6
Uses
84-30.602 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the M-4 district shall be as follows:
(I) Residential dwellings and the accessory
structure and uses normally auxiliary thereto,
but not including a motel or hotel;
(2) Crop and tree farming, but not including
retail nurseries or the raising or keeping of any
animals other than household pets;
(3) Foster home or family care home
operated by a public agency, or by a private
agency which has obtained state or local
approval (license) for the proposed operation,
where not more than six minors reside on the
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premises with not more than two supervisory
persons. (Ords. 71-112 ~. 1 (part), 68-25 ~ 2,
1862: prior code ~ 8152.5(b)).
84-30.604 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the M-4 district the following uses are
permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
All the uses designated in Section 84-24.404
for the M-1 district except for the deletion of:
"Multiple apartment building group etc." (Ords.
76-75 ~ 3, 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1862: priorcode ~
8152.5(c)).
Article 84-30.8
Density
84-30.802 Density -Minimum. For each
dwelling unit a minimum of three thousand six
hundred square feet of land shall be provided.
(Ord. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1862: prior code ~
8152.5(d)).
Article 84-30.10
Lots
84-30.1002 Lot - Width. No lot width has
been established. (Ords. 71-112 ~ 1 (part),
1862: prior code ~ 8152.5(e)).
. 84-30.1004 Lot - Depth. No lot depth has
been established. (Ords. 71-112 ~ 1 (part),
1862: prior code ~ 8152.5(f)).
84-30.1006 Lot - Coverage. Lot coverage
provisions for the M-4 district shall be the same
as those for the M-3 district (Section
84-28.808). (Ords. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1862:
prior code ~ 8152.5(1)).
Article 84-30.12
Building Height
84-30.1202 Building height - Maximum.
No residential building or other structure
permitted in the M-4 district shall exceed two
and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height,
except that when an M-4 district abuts any
single-family residential district, then the
building height maximum of the portion of the
M-4 district being within fifty feet of the
abutting single-family residential district shall be
one and one-half stories or twenty feet. (Ords.
71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1862: prior code ~
81 52.5(g)).
84-30.604-84-30.1602
Article 84-30.14
Yards
84-30.1402 Yard - Side. There shall be a
side yard width of at least seventeen feet
between any structure established in the M-4
district and the boundary lines of the parcel
existing when it was zoned as M-4, except that
garages or any other accessory structure may
have a minimum of a three-foot side yard when
located at least fifty feet from the front
property line. (Ords. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1862:
prior code ~ 8152.5(h)).
84-30.1404 Yard ~ Setback. There shall be
a setback (front yard) of at least twenty feet
between any structure established in the M-4
district and the front boundary line of the parcel
existing when it was. zoned M-4. This required
setback shall be maintained in the event of
necessary road widening. (Ords. 71-112 ~ 1
(part), 1862: prior code ~ 8152.5(i)).
84-30.1406 Yard - Rear. There shall be a
rear yard width of at least fifteen feet between
any structure established in the M-4 district and
the boundary line of the parcel existing when it
was zoned M-4, except that garages or any other
accessory structure may have a minimum of a
three-foot rear yard. (Ords. 71-112 ~ 1 (part),
1862: prior code ~ 8152.50)).
Article.84-30.16
Off-street Parking
84-30.1602 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Every dwelling unit permitted in
the M-4 district shall have on the same lot or
parcel, or adjoining common area, two off-street
automobile storage spaces. Each space .shall have
minimum dimensions of nine feet clear by
nineteen feet, and shall not be located within
the setback of side yard areas. All required
automobile storage spaces shall be covered.
(Ords. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1862: prior code ~
8152.5(k)).
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84-30.1802-84-30.2208
ZONING
Article 84-30.18
Open Area
84-30.1802 Open area Generally.
Twenty-five percent of the area described by the
site plan submitted pursuant to Sections
84-30.2202 - 84-30.2208 shall not be occupied
by buildings, structures, or pavement, but shall
be landscaped. Seventy-five percent of the
twenty-five percent (open area) shall be planted
and maintained with growing plants. (Ord.
71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 1862: prior code
~ 81 52.5(m)).
Article 84-30.20
Building Relationship
84-30.2002 Building relationship
Generally. Each building or structure shall be
located at least twenty feet from every other
building or structure, except that garages and
covered walkways between buildings or
structures may be permitted within this twenty
foot distance. A covered walkway shall not
exceed ten feet in height, no more than fifty
percent of the sides of the structures shall be
enclosed with any material other than that
necessary for roof supports, and the walkway
shall not be more than ten feet wide. (Ord.
71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 1862: prior code
~ 8152.5(n)).
Article 84-30.22
Site Plan and Elevations
84-30.2202 Site plan and elevation - Scale
drawing. All developments shall submit an
application to gain approval of the site plan and
elevations. The application shall include
drawings drawn to scale indicating the
following:
(1) Topography;
(2) A boundary survey of the site;
(3) All existing and proposed structures, the
height of each structure, and the number of
dwelling units in each structure;
(4) Planting and landscape area;
(5) Automobile parking areas;
(6) Vehicular and pedestrian ways with
grades, widths, and type of proposed
improvements;
(7) Access points providing ingress to and
egress from the site;
(8) Existing and proposed utilities;
(Contra Costa County 3-15-77)
(9) Recreation facilities, if any;
(10) Surface drainage conditions and outlets;
(11) Building elevations including
architectural type;
(12) Amount of studio, one bedroom, two
bedroom, or other size apartment units;
(13) Additional information as may be
required by the zoning administrator. (Ord.
71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 1862: prior code
~ 8152.5(0)(1)).
84-30.2204 Site plan and elevation -
Review and approval of application. The zoning
administrator shall review the site plan and
elevations application in public hearing under
Chapter 26-2. In approving the application, the
zoning administrator shall find that the
application is consistent with the intent of this
district and that it is compatible with other uses
in the vicinity, both within and without the
district. When any plan shall have been approved
by the zoning administrator, it shall not
thereafter be altered or changed except with the
approval of the zoning administrator after
reviewing the proposed alterations or changes.
For the review the zoning administrator may
schedule a public hearing under Chapter 26-2.
(Ord. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1971: Ord.1862: prior
code ~ 8152.5(0)(2)).
84-30.2206 Site plan and elevation -
Imposition of conditions. The zoning
administrator may impose reasonable conditions
and limitations in addition to the requirements
listed in this chapter in order to further carry
out and develop the intent and purpose of this
district. (Ord. 71-112 ~ 1 (part), 1971: Ord.
1862: prior code @ 8152.5(0)(3)).
84-30.2208 Site plan and elevation -
Rezoning to M-4 district. Any applicant
requesting a change in zoning to the M-4 district,
may submit simultaneously and in combination
with the zoning application or thereafter prior
to final decision on the zoning application by
the board of supervisors, an application for a
permit seeking approval of the site plan and
elevations for the subject property, as would
eventually be required.
If the applicant for M-4 zoning exercises this
option, the permit application shall be processed
and notice given therefor in the same manner as
those matters designated to come before the
zoning administrator except that this application
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shall be initially heard by the planning
commisson. The planning commission's decision
shall be a recommendation to the board of
supervisors who shall make the final decision on
the permit in combination with the applicant's
rezoning application for the subject property.
(Ord. 71-112 S 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 1862: prior
code S 8152.5(0)(4)).
Article 84-30.24
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-30.2402 Land use and variance permit-
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-30.604 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-30.802 -,.- 84-30.2002 may be
granted in accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord.
71-112 S 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 1862: prior code
S 8l25.5(p)).
Chapter 84-31
M-5 AND M-6 MULTIPLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Article 84-31.2 General
Sections:
84-31.202 General provisions.
Article 84-31.3 Reference to M-4 District
Sections:
84-31.302 Conform to M-4 district.
84-31.304 Differences from M-4 district.
84-31.306 Different off-street parking
space requirement.
Article 84-31.2
General
84-31.202 General provisions. All land
within an M-5 or an M-6 multiple family
residential district may be used for any of the
following uses, under the following regulations
set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 74-35).
Article 84-31.3
Reference to M-4 District
84-31.302 Conform to M-4 district. Except
as specified, the M-5 and M-6 districts are
established and administered conformably with
all the provisions of Chapter 84-30 on M-4
districts. (Ord. 74-35).
84-30.2402-84-31.306
84-31.304 Differences from M-4 district.
The following items for M-5 and M-6 districts
are different from those for M-4 districts:
(1) Density: For each dwelling unit a
minimum of four thousand eight hundred square
feet of land shall be provided in M-5 districts
and seven thousand two hundred square feet in
M-6 districts.
(2) Building Height Maximum: The
maximum heights for buildings are two and a
half stories, and one and a half stories, without
reference to height in feet.
(3) Side and Rear Yards: The side yard and
rear yard widths are twenty feet in M-5 districts,
and twenty-five feet in M-6 districts.
(4) Setback: The setbacks are twenty-five
feet in M-5 districts, and thirty feet in M-6
districts. (Ord. 74~35).
84-31.306 Different off-street parking space .
requirement. Instead of the provisions for M-4
districts, every dwelling unit in M-5 and M-6
districts shall have, on the same lot or parcel,
off-street automobile storage spaces as follows:
(1) Studio dwelling unit, one space; one
bedroom dwelling unit, one and one-half spaces;
two or more bedroom dwelling unit, two spaces;
plus.
(2) One-quarter space per each dwelling unit
for guest parking, which may include available
curb parking along the subject property's street
frontage, and fractional amounts of which shall
be rounded out to the next higher whole
number.
(3) Each space shall have mlmmum
dimensions of nine feet clear by nineteen feet
surfaced area, and shall not be located within
the setback or side yard areas of the principal
structure. All of the required spaces shall be
covered. (Ord. 74-35).
Chapter 84-32
F-R FORESTRY
RECREATION DISTRICT
Article 84-32.2 General
Sections:
84-32.202 General provisions.
Article 84-32.4 Uses
Sections:
84-32.402
84-32.404
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Use-Permitted.
Use-Requiring land use
permit.
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
84-32.202-84-32.1202
ZONING
Article 84-32.2
General .
84-32.202 General provisions. All land
within an F- R forestry recreation district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Prior code S 8153 (part)).
Article 84-32.4
Uses
84-32.402 Use - Permitted. Uses permitted
in the F-R district shall be as follows:
(1) All of the uses permitted in single family
residential districts and agricultural districts,
together with the uses permitted by Division 84
after the granting of land use permits for the
special uses authorized in any of these districts;
(2) For public and private parks and
playgrounds, summer homes, hotels, golf
courses, organized recreation camps, residences,
temporary and seasonal clubs and camps, and
other recreational uses. (Prior code S 8l53(a)(b)
(part)). .
84-32.404 Use - Requiring land use permit.
Land use permits may be granted on proper
application for the following uses in recreational
districts:
(1) Gift shops;
(2) Tea rooms.
(Prior code S 81 53 (a)(b)(part)).
Article 84-32.6 '
Lots
84-32.602 Lot - Area. All buildings or
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
parts of buildings hereafter erected or altered for
use as single family dwellings in forestry
recreation districts shall have a: lot area of not
less than one-half acre, and all these lots shall
have an average width of not less than eighty
feet. (Prior code S 8l53(c)).
Article 84-32.8
Building Height
84-32.802 Building height - Maximum. No
building or structure or part of it hereafter
erected for use in a forestry recreation district
shall be more than four stories or fifty. feet in
height. (Prior code S 8l53(d)).
Article 84-32.10
Yards
84-32.1 002 Yard - Side. There shall be a
side yard on each side of each building in a
forestry recreation district. The aggregate width
of side yards shall not be less than thirty-five
feet, and no side yard shall be less than fifteen
feet for each building. The depth of the rear
yard of any lot on which a summer home is
erected or altered shall not be less than fifteen
feet. (Prior code S 8l53(e)).
84-32.1004 Yard Setback. Every
structure erected in a forestry recreation district
and every structure accessory to it shall be
located at least twenty-five feet from the
boundary line of any existing public road or
highway. (Prior code S 8l53(f)).
Article 84-32.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-32.1202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated. in Sections 84-32.402 and
84-32.404 and variance permits to modify the
provisions contained in Sections 84-32.602 -
84-32.1004 may be granted after application in
accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Prior code S
8l53(g)).
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Chapter 84-34
F-l WATER RECREATIONAL
DISTRICf
Article 84-34.2 General
Sections:
84-34.202 General provisions.
Article 84-34.4 Uses
Sections:
84-34.402 Use-Permitted.
84-34.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-34.6 Lots
Sections:
84-34.602 Lot-Area.
84-34.604 Lot-Width.
84-34.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-34.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-34.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-34.10 Yards
Sections:
84-34.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-34.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-34.1006 Yard-Levee setback.
84-34.1008 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-34.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-34.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-34.14 Land Use and Variance
Permits
Sections:
84-34.1402 Land use and variance permit
-Granting.
Article 84-34.16 Mobile Homes
Sections:
84-34.1602 Mobile homes-Restrictions.
Article 84"34.2
General
84-34.202 General provisions. All areas
within an F-l water recreational district may be
used for any of the following uses under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 67-38 S I (part), 1967: prior code S 8154
(part): Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
Article 84-34.4
Uses
84-34.402 Use - Permitted. Uses permitted
F-I DISTRICT
84-34.202-84-34.606
in the F-I district shall be as follows:
(1) A detached single family dwelling on each
lot and accessory structures and uses normally
auxiliary to it;
(2) Crop and tree farming, not including the
raising or keeping of any animals other than
ordinary household pets;
(3) Noncommercial boating facilities with a
maximum of two boat berths, provided that the
boating facilities have adequate sanitary facilities
provided on the lot onto which the boat berths
are attached or on the piers which are attached
to the subject lot. Also, for each boat berth
there shall be provided two off-street parking
spaces on the lot onto which the boat berth is
attached. The residential off-street parking
requirement may be used to satisfy the parking
requirement for one boat berth;
(4) Foster home or family care home
operated by a public agency, or by a private
agency which has obtained state or local
approved (license) for the proposed operation,
where not more than six minors reside on the
premises with not more than two supervisory
persons. (Ord. 68-25 S 2, 1958: Ord. 67-38 S I
(part), 1967: prior codes 8154(a): Ord. 671:
Ord.613).
84-34.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the F-l district, the following uses are
permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
(1) All the uses designated for the R-6
district in Section 84-4.404 except for the
deletion of "Commercial nurseries, etc.";
(2) Commercial boat harbors. (Ord. 67-38 S
I (part), 1967: prior code S 8154(b): Ord. 671:
Ord.613).
Article 84-34.6
Lots
84-34.602 Lot - Area. Lot area provisions
for the F-l district shall be the same as those for
the R-6 district (Section 84-4.602). (Ord. 67-38
S I (part), 1967: prior code S 8154(c): Ord.
671: Ord. 613).
84-34.604 Lot Width. Lot width
provisions for theF-Idistrict shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.604).
(Ord. 67-38 S I (part), 1967: prior code S
8154(d): Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
84-34.606 Lot
Depth. Lot depth
337
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
84-34.802-84-34.1602
ZONING
provisions for the F-l district shall be the same
as .those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.606).
(Ord. 67-38 @ 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
8154(e):Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
Article 84-34.8
Building Height
84-34.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the F-l district
shall be the same as those for the R-6 district
(Section 84-4.802). (Ord. 67-38 S 1 (part),
1967: prior code S 8154(f): Ord. 671: Ord.
613).
Article 84-34.10
Yards
84-34.1 002 Yard Side. Side yard
provisions for the F-l district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1002).
(Ord. 67-38 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
8154(g): Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
84-34.1 004 Yard - Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the F-l district shall be the
same as those for the R-6 district (Section
84-4.1004). (Ord. 67-38 S 1 (part), 1967: prior
code S 8154(h): Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
84-34.1 006 Yard - Levee setback. There
shall be a setback of at least fifty feet from the
centerline of any levee located on or near the
subject lot. A variance from this setback
requirement may be granted by the zoning
administrator through administrative review.
The zoning administrator may waive the
necessity of a public hearing in his review. (Ord.
67-38 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S 8154(i):
Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
84-34.1008 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the F-l district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Ord. 67-38 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code @
81540): Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
Article 84-34.12
Off-Street Parking
84-34.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Every dwelling unit permitted in
the F-l district shall have on the same lot or
parcel, enough automobile storage space for 'at
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
least two automobiles. This space shall be
minimum dimension of nine feet by nineteen
feet for each automobile, either covered or
open, and shall not be located within the
setback or side yard area of a principal structure.
(Ord. 67-38 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
8154(k): Ord. 671: Ord. 613).
Article 84-34.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-34.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-34.404, and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-34.402(3) and 84-34.602 through
84-34.1202 may be granted in accordance with
Chapter 26-2. (Ords. 74-21, 67-38: prior code
SS 8154(1), 8154(g): Ord. 613 [Ord. 382 S
4(0)(7)] ).
Article 84-34.16
Mobile Homes
84-34.1602 Mobile homes - Restrictions.
Mobile homes, except as provided in Chapter
84-70 shall not be permitted in the F~l district.
All those mobile homes in existence in the areas
classified as an F-l district and which have been
in existence following the application of the F-I
district to these respective areas shall be
removed prior to December 31, 1968. This
provision does not apply to mobile homes that
have been legally established. (Ord. 67-38 S 3,
1967: prior code S 8154 (part)).
Chapter 84-36
A-I LIGHT AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT
Article 84-36.2 General
Sections:
84-36.202 General provisions.
Article 84-36.4 Uses
Sections:
84-36.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-36.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-36.6 Lots
Sections:
84-36.602
. 84-36.604
84-36.606
Lot-Area.
Lot-Width.
Lot- Depth.
338
Article 84-36.2
General
84-36.202 General provisions. All of the
land lying within an A-I light agricultural
district may be used for any of the following
uses, under the following regulations set forth in
this chapter. (Ord. 1569: prior code S 8155
(part): Ord. 1406).
Article 84-36.4
Uses
84-36.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the A-I district shall be as follows:
(l) Small farming, including horticulture,
floriculture, nurseries and greenhouses,
mushroom rooms, fur farms, poultry raising,
animal breeding, raising of grain-fed rodents,
aviaries, apiaries, and similar agricultural uses;
(2) A stand not exceeding two hundred
square feet for sale of agricultural products
grown on the premises. The stand shall be set
back at least twenty-five feet from the front
property line;
(3) A detached single family dwelling on each
lot and the accessory structures and uses
normally auxiliary to it;
(4) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds;
(5) The keeping of livestock. No livestock
shall be kept on any taxable unit of land less
than one acre, and no more than two head of
livestock may be maintained per acre on any
taxable unit of land in the A-I district. Barns,
stables, and other buildings or structures used to
house livestock shall not be located or
maintained in the A-I district nearer than one
hundred feet to the boundary line of any street
or public road, nor nearer than fifty feet to any
side, front, or rear property line of the lot or
A-I DISTRICT
84-36.202-84-36.602
parcel of land. Fenced pasture, paddocks, or
other enclosed livestock areas shall not be
located nearer than ten feet to any front, side,
or rear property line of the lot or parcel of land;
(6) Foster home or family care home
operated by a public agency, or by a private
agency which has obtained state or local
approval (license) for the proposed operation,
where not more than six minors reside on the
premises with not more than two supervisory
persons. (Ord. 68-25 S 2, 1968: Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8155(a): Ord. 1406).
84-36.404 Uses with land use permit. (a) In
an A-I district, a land use permit may allow the
following uses.
(b) Allowable uses are:
(l) Home occupations;
(2) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds;
(3) Dude ranches, riding academies and
stables, and dog kennels;
(4) Publicly owned buildings and structures,
except as provided in Division 82;
(5) Commercial radio and television receiving
and transmitting facilities but not including
broadcasting studios or business offices.
(c) Other allowable uses are:
(1) Hospitals, animal hospitals, eleemosynary
and philanthropic institutions, and convalescent
homes;
(2) Churches, religious institutions, and
parochial and private schools, including nursery
schools;
(3) Community buildings, clubs, and
activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal, or
recreational character, such as: golf, tennis, and
swimming clubs, and veterans' and fraternal
organizations not organized for monetary profit;
these uses are allowed only where not organized
for monetary profit;
(4) More than one detached dwelling unit on
a lot or parcel of land;
(5) Medical and dental offices and medical
clinics. (Ords. 74~37 S 1,1569 S 2: priorcodes
8l55(b): Ords. 1406 S 2,705 s 4 [382 s 4(P)]).
Article 84-36.6
Lots
84-36.602 Lot - Area. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted nor shall any strucutre
or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or
established on a lot smaller than twenty
thousand square feet in area. (Ord. 1569: prior
339
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
84-36.604-'84-38.202
ZONING
code ~ 8155(c): Ord. 1406).
84-36.604 Lot - Width. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted nor shall any structure
or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or
established on a lot less than one hundred
twenty feet in average width. (Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8155(d): Ord. 1406).
84-36.606 Lot - Depth. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted nor shall any structure
or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or
established on a lot less than one hundred
twenty feet deep. (Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8155(e): Ord. 1406).
Article 84-36.8
Building Heigh t
84-36.802 Building height - Maximum. No
structure or building herein permitted shall
exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five
feet in height, whichever is greater. (Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8155(f): Ord. 1406).
Article 84-36.10
Yards
84-36.1 002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least thirty-five
fe.et. No side yards shall be less than fifteen feet
wide. These minima may be reduced to three
feet for an accessory building or structure if it is
set back at least sixty-five feet from the front
. property line. No barns, stables, apiaries,
aviaries, or other buildings or structures used to
house livestock, grain-fed rodents, bees, birds, or
poultry shall be located in this district nearer
than fifty feet to the boundary line of any
residential land use district. (Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 8155(g): Ord. 1406).
84-36.1 004 Yard - Setback. There shall be
setback (front yard) of at least twenty-five feet
for any structure in the A-I district except on
comer lots, where the principal frontage of the
lot shall have a setback of at least twenty-five
feet and the other setback shall be at least
twenty feet. (Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8155(h):
Ord. 1406).
84-36.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the A-I district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (Section 84-4.1006).
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
(Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8155(i): Ord. 1406).
Article 84-36.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-36.1202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-36.404 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-36.602 through 84-36.1006 may be
granted in accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 81550): Ord. 1406).
Chapter 84-38
A-2 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT
Article 84-38.2 General
Sections:
84-38.202 General provisions.
Article 84-38.4 Uses
Sections:
84-38.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-38.404 Uses with land use permit.
84-38.406 Uses-Refuse disposal site-
Permit required.
Article 84-38.6 Lots
Sections:
84-38.608 Lot area, width and depth.
84-38.610 Existing legal lots excepted.
Article 84-38.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-38.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-39.10 Yards
Sections:
84-38.1002 Yard-Side.
84-38.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-38.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-38;12 Land Use and Variance
Permits
Sections:
84-38.1202 Land use and variance permit-
Granting.
Article 84-38.2
General
Article 84-38.4
Uses
84-38.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the A-2 district shall be as follows:
(1) All types of agriculture, including general
farming, horticulture, floriculture, nurseries and
greenhouses, mushroom rooms, dairying,
livestock production, fur farms, poultry raising,
animal breeding, aviaries, apiaries, forestry, and
similar agricultural uses;
(2) Other agricultural uses, including the
erection and maintenance of sheds, warehouses,
granaries, dehydration plants, hullers, fruit and
vegetable packing plants, and buildings for the
storage of agricultural products and equipment;
(3) A stand not exceeding two hundred
square feet for sale of agricultural products
grown on the premises. The stand shall be set
back at least twenty-five feet from the front
property line;
(4) A detached single family dwelling on each
parcel and the accessory structures and uses
normally auxiliary to it;
(5) Foster home or family care home
operated by a public agency, or by a private
agency which has obtained state or local
approval (license) for the proposed operation,
where not more than six minors reside on the
premises with not more than two supervisory
persons. (Ord. 68-25 S 2, 1968: Ord. 1569: Ord.
1555: Ord. 1535; prior code S 8156(a): Ord.
1406).
84-38.404 Uses with land use permit. (a) In
an A-2 district, a land use permit may allow the
following uses.
(b) Allowable uses include those listed in
Section 84-36.404.
(c) Other allowable uses are:
(1) Merchandising of agricultural supplies and
services incidental to an agricultural use;
(2) Canneries, wineries, and processing of
agricultural products;
(3) Cold storage plants;
(4) Slaughterhouses and stockyards;
(5) Rendering plants and fertilizer plants or
yards;
(6) Livestock auction or sales yards;
(7) Living accommodations for agricultural
workers to be primarily used for temporary
housing of agricultural workers while performing
seasonal agricultural work on the owner's
property;
A-2 DISTRICT
84-38.402-84-38.1002
(8) Commercial recreational facilities when
the principal use is not in a building.
(d) Other allowable uses are:
(1) Boat storage areas within one mile by
public road of a boat launching facility open to
the public. (Ords. 76-36 S 3, 7437S 2, 60-82,
1988, 1569 S 4, 1535 S 2: prior code S
8156(b): Ords. 1406 S 3,497 S4, 382 S 4E).
84-38.406 Uses - Refuse disposal site
Permit required. Refuse disposal sites are
permitted in the A-2 district upon the issuance
of a permit under the provisions of Chapter
418-4. (Ord. 72-89 S 2,1972).
Article 84-38.6
Lots
84-38.608 Lot area, width. and depth.
Except as provided in Section 84-38.610, uses
allowable under Article 84-38.4 are allowed only
on lots which equal or exceed all of the
following: five acres in area, two hundred fifty
feet average width, and two hundred foot depth.
(Ord. 73-86 S 1 (part), 1973).
84-38;610 Existing legal lots excepted. Any
single lot legally created in an A-2 district before
November 29, 1973, at least forty thousand
square feet in area may be used as provided in
Article 84-38.4. (Ord. 73-86 S 1 (part), 1973).
Article 84-38.8
Building Height
84-38.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the A-2 district
shall be the same as those for the A-I district
(Section 84-'36.802). (Ord. 1569:. Ord.1555:
prior code S 81 56(f): Ord. 1406).
Article 84-38.10
Yards
84-38.1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least forty feet.
No side yards shall be less than twenty feet in
width. No barns, stables, apiaries, aviaries, or
other buildings or structures used to house
livestock, grain-fed rodents, bees, birds, or
341
(Contra Costa County 9-15-76)
84-38.1004-84-40.406
ZONING
poultry shall be located in the A-2 district nearer
than fifty feet to the boundary line of any
residential land use district. (Ord. 1569: Ord.
1555: prior code S 8156(g): Ord. 1406).
84-38.1004 Yard- Setback. Setback (front
yard) provisions for the A-2 district shall be the
same as those for the A-I district (84-36.1004).
(Ord. 1569: Ord. 1555: prior code S 8156(h):
Ord. 1406).
84-38.1 006 Yard - Rear. There shall be a
rear yard of at least fifteen feet for any
structure. (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1555: prior code S
8156(i): Ord. 1406).
Article 84-38.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-38.1202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-38.404 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-38.602 through 84-38.1006 may be
granted in accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord.
1569: Ord. 1555: prior code S 81560): Ord.
-1406).
Chapter 84-40
A-3 HEAVY AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT
Article 84-40.2 General
Sections:
84-40.202 General provisions.
Article 84-40.4 Uses
Sections:
84-40.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-40.404 Uses with land use permit.
84-40.406 Uses-:-Refuse disposal site-
Permit required.
Article 84-40.6 Lots
Sections:
84-40.602 Lot-Area.
84-40.604 Lot-Width.
84-40.606 Lot-Depth.
Article 84-40.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-40.802 Building height-Maximum.
(Contra Costa County 9-15-76)
Article 84-40.2
General
84-40.202 General provisions. All land
within an A-3 heavy agricultural district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord.1569: prior code S 8157 (part): Ord.
1241).
Article 84-40.4
Uses
84-40.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the A-3 district shall be as follows:
(1) All the uses designated for the A-2
district in Section 84-38.402 except for the
deletion of "A detached single family dwelling
on each lot, etc.";
(2) Residence of the owner, owners, lessee,
or. lessor of the land on which the use is
conducted. (Ord. 1569: Ord. 1535; prior code S
8i57(a): Ord. 1241).
84-40.404 Uses with land use permit. (a) In
an A-3 district, a land use permit may allow the
following uses.
(b) Allowable uses are those listed in Section
84-36 .404(b).
(c) Other allowable uses are those listed in
Section 84-38.404(c) except livestock auction
and sales yards.
(d) Other allowable uses are:
(1) Single family or two family dwellings for
members of the family within the third degree
of consangUinity;
(2) Processing of milk not produced on the
premises. (Ords. 74-37 S 3, 1569S 24, 1535 S
4: prior code S8157(b): Ords. 1241 S 2 [382 s
- 4 (X)]).
84-40.406 Uses - Refuse disposal site -
Permit required. Refuse disposal sites are
342
permitted in the A-3 district upon the issuance
of a permit under the provisions of Chapter
418-4. (Ord. 72-89 S 3, 1972).
Article 84-40.6
Lots
84-40.602 Lot - Area. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted and no structure
permitted in the A-3 district shall be erected or
placed on a lot smaller than ten acres, except
that poultry raising, raising of grain-fed rodents,
berry farming, greenhouses and nurseries,
mushroom rooms, fur farms, aviaries, and
apiaries may be permitted on a lot at least two
and one-half -acres in area. (Ord. 1569: prior
code S 8157(c): Ord. 1241).
84-40.604 Lot - Width. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted and no structure
permitted in the A-3 district shall be erected or
placed on a lot less than one hundred forty feet
in average width. (Ord. 1569: prior code S
8157(d): Ord. 1241).
84-40.606 Lot - Depth. There shall be no
minimum lot depth in the A-3 district. (Ord.
1569: prior code S 8157(e): Ord. 1241).
Article 84-40.8
Building Height
84-40.802 Building height - Maximum.
There shall be no maximum building or
structure height in the A-3 district. (Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8157(f): Ord. 1241).
Article 84-40.10
Yards
84-40.1 002 Yard - Side. No side yards shall
be less than twenty-five feet wide; barns, stables,
and other buildings or structures used to house
342-1
A-3 DISTRICT
84-40.602-84-40.1002
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(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
A-4 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ~1S1~T ~@~-4e'.~.&ij4"J:g,ijL4~*~4
livestock, grain-fed rodents, or poultry shall be
at least fifty feet from the boundary line of any
residential land use district. (Ord. 1569: prior
coge. ~8157(g): Ord.1241).
8440.1004 Yard - Setback There shall be
a setbaclc (front yard) ofatleasttwenty-five feet
;for any-building or structure. (Ord, 1569: prior
code ~ 8157(h): Ord. 1241).
84-40.1006 -Yard..,- Rear. There shall be a
rear yard of at. J~ast Jwenty,;five feet for any
building or structure. (Ord~ 1569: prior code ~
~157(i): Ord. 1241). '
Article 8440.12
Land Use and VariancePertnits
84-40.1202 ' Land use and ,variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 8440.404 and variance
permits to modify -the provisions conta.ined in
Sections 84~40.602 -8440.1006 may be
granted in accordance with this Chapter 82-6.
(Ord.1569:priorcode .~ 8157(j): Ord. 1241).
Chapter. 84-42
A-4 AGRICULTURAL '. PRESERVE
DISTRICT
Article 84-42.2 General
Sections:
84-42.202 General provisions.
84-42.2Q4 Intent and purpose.
ArticJe84-42.4 '. Uses.
Sections:
8442.402 Uses-Permitted.
8442.404 _ lJses~Requiring land use
permi t.
Article 84-42.6 Parcels
~ctions:
8442.1502 Parcel-Size.
84-42.,604' Parcel~Width. .
Article 84-4;2, 8-Lots
Sections:
'84-42.802 Lot~Depth.
Article 8442.10 Building Height
Sections:
84-42.1002 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-4 2.12 Yards
Sections:
84-42.1202 Yard-Side.
8442.1204 Yard-Setback.
8442.1206 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-42.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
; 8442.1402 Land use and variance
permif-'-Granting.
Article 84-42.2
General
84-42.202 General provisions. All lands
;within an A4 agritulturalpreserve district may
be used for any of the followIng. uses, under the
following, regulations. set' forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 68~54 ~ I (part), 1968: prior code .~ 8169
(part)). .
84-42.204 Intent and purpose. This hind use
district is intended to provideaieasthatprovide
primarily for the commerCial production offood
and fibre' and other compatible uses consistent
with the intent and purpose of the Land
Conservation · Act of 1965. (Ord. 68-54 ~'I
(part), 1968: prior code ~ 8169 (part)).
Article 84-42.4
Uses
8442.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the A4 district shall be as follows:
(l) All types of commerical, agricultural
production, including general...... farming,
horticulture, . floriculture, livestock' production,
avi~ries,.apiaries, forestry and similatagricuItur~1
uses, excepting those uses requiting a perinit ih
Section 84-42.404;
(2) Those agricultural ~nd compatible uses
specifically agreed upon between the county and
the landowner at the time of entering ,into.. the
agreement and designated in .writing wIthin 'the
agreement. (Ord. 68-54~ I (part), I968:,prior
code ~ 8169(a)). .
, 84-42A04 . Uses -:--. Requirin~ 'land' use
permit. In the A-4 district the following'usesare
permitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
'.' (1) Related 'cominerci~lagricultilraluses
including the erection or modification of sheds,'
warehouses,' granaries, hullers, dryers fiUitand
vegetable packing and' buildings for the storage
of agricultunil products and equipment;
(2) A stand not exceeding four hundred
square feet for the sale of agricultural products
grown on the premises, if the stand is set back at
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84-42.602-84.42.1402
ZONING
least twenty-five feet from the front property
line;
(3) Residence of the owner, owners, lessee,
or lessor of the land on which the use is
conducted. In no event shall any residential
structure be permitted to be built or additional
residential structure be erected on less than
twenty acresper unit;
(4) Oil and gas drilling and production
including the installation and use of only such
equipment, structures and facilities as are
necessary and convenient for drilling and
extracting operations;
(5) A home occupation;
(6). Nurseries and greenhouses;
(7) Hog ranches;
(8) Dairying;
(9) Fur farms;
(to) Livestockand feed yards:
(11) Poultry raising; .
(l2)Cotnmerdal fish farming;
(13) Wineries and facilities for processing of
.allagricultural products produced on the
preJIlises; .
(14) Living accommodations for agricultural
workers employed on the property of the
owner;
(15) Mushtoom houses;
(16J; C<?mmercial ....radio.. and. television
receiving and transmitting facilities but not
including broadcasting studios or business
offices;"
(17) Those.. uses described in Section
5l20l(e) of the Government Code. (Ord.68-54
~ l(part), 1968: prior code ~ 8169(b)).
84-42:602 Parcel ..,..Size. Unless otherwise
permitted in accordance with Section
84-42.402(2), no structure permitted in the A-4
district shall be placed or erected upon a parcel
smaller than. twenty acres. (Or<l. 68-54 ~ I
(part), 1968: prior code ~8t69(c)).
84-42.604 Parcel - Width. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted, and no structure
permitted in the A-4 district shall be erected or
placed on a lot less than three hundred feet in
average width. (Ord. 6&54 ~ 1 (part), 1968:
prior code ~. 81 69(d)).
Article 84-42.8
Lots
84-42.802 Lot - Depth. No agricultural
pursuit shall be permitted, nor shall any
structure or use herein permitted be erected,
placed, or established on a lot less than three
hundred feet deep. (Ord. 68-54 ~ I (part), 1968:
prior code ~ 8l69(e)).
Article 84-42.10
Building Height
84-42.1002 Building height - Maximum.
There shall be no maximum building or
structure height in the A-4 district. (Ord. 68-54
~ I (part), 1968: prior code ~ 8l69(f)).
Article 84-42.12
Yards
84-42.1202 Yard - Side. No side yard shall
be less than fifty feet in width; barns, stables,
and other buildings. or structures used to house
livestock, grainfed rodents, or poultry shall beat
least fifty feet from the boundary line of any
residential land use district. (Ord. 68-54 .~ )
(part), 1968: prior code ~ 8169(g)).
84-4 2.1204 Yard - Setback. There shall be
a setback (front yard) of at least fifty feet for
any building or structure. (Ord.68-54 ~.l (part),
1968: prior code ~ 81 69(h)).
84-42.1206 Yard..,..Rear. There shall be a
rear yard of at least twenty-five feet for any
building or structure. (Ord. 68-54 ~ I (part),
1968: prior code ~ 8169(i)).
Article 84-42.14
Land Use and Variance Pennits
84-42.1402 Land use and variancepennit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-42.404 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-42.602 - 84-42.1206 may be
granted in accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord.
6&54 ~ I (part), 1968: prior code ~ 8169(j)).
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Chapter 84-44
0-1 LIMITED OFFICE DISTRICT
Article 84-44.2 General
Sections:
84-44.202 General provisions.
Article 84-44.4 Uses
Sections:
84-44.402 Use-Permitted.
84-44.404 Use-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-44.6 Lots
Sections:
84-44.602 Lot-Area.
84-44.604 Lot-Width.
84-44.606 Lot-Depth.
84-44.608 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-44.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-44.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-44.10 Yards
Sections:
84-44.1 002 Yard-Side.
84-44.1 004 Yard -Setback.
84-44.1006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-44.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
84-44.1202 Off-street parking-Space
requirements.
Article 84-44.14 Building Size
Sections:
84-44. 1402 Building size-Gross
floor area.
Article 84-44.16 Open Area
Sections:
84-44.1602 Open area-General
provisions.
Article 84-44.18 Signs
Sections:
84-44.1802 Sign-Restrictions.
Article 84-44.20 Site Plan and Elevations
Sections:
84-44.2002 Site plan and elevation-
Scale drawing.
84-44.2004 Site plan and elevation-
Review and approval of
application.
84-44.2006 Site plan and elevation-
Imposition of conditions.
84-44.2008 Site plan and elevation-
Rezoning to 0-1 district.
Article 84-44.22 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-44.2202 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-44.2
General
84-44.202 General provisions. All land
within an 0-1 limited office district may be used
for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1883: prior code ~ 8157.5 (part)).
Article 84-44.4
Uses
84-44.402 Use -Permitted. The following
uses are permitted provided that no merchandise
is stored, handled, displayed or sold on the
premises:
(1) Professional offices such as those
pertaining to, but not limited to, the practice of
law, architecture, dentistry, medicine,
engineering and accounting;
(2) Administrative, executive and editorial
offices;
(3) Business offices for insurance, real estate
and investment brokers or representatives.
(Ords. 76-75 ~ 4 (part), 1883: prior code ~
8157.5(a)).
84-44.404 Use - Requiring land use permit.
In the 0-1 district the following uses are
permitted upon the issuance of a land use
permit:
(1) Hospitals, eleemosynary and
philanthropic institutions, convalescent homes,
and boarding homes;
(2) Churches, religious institutions, and
parochial and private schools, including c nursery
schools;
(3) Community buildings, clubs, and
activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal or
recreational character, such as golf, tennis and
swimming clubs; veterans' and fraternal
organizations not organized for monetary profit;
(4) Publicly owned buildings and structures,
except as provided in Division 82;
(5) Studios and galleries for arts and crafts,
music and dance, and photography;
(6) Commercial radio and television receiving
and transmitting facilities; broadcasting studios
or business offices; home cablevision facilities,
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including repair shops, storage areas, and
equipment parking space necessary for operation
and maintenance of the system;
(7) Drug and prescription sales accessory to a
medical office or clinic providing such use is
definitely incidental to the primary use and is
not visible from the street;
(8) Animal hospital. (Ords. 76-75 ~ 4 (part),
71-95 ~ 1, 71-55 ~ 1, 1883: prior code ~
8l57.5(b)).
Article 84-44.6
Lots
84-44.602 Lot - Area. No building or
structure permitted in the 0-1 district shall be
erected or placed on a lot having less than
fifteen thousand square feet. (Ord. 1883: prior
code ~ 8l57.5(c)).
84-44.604 Lot - Width. No building or
structure permitted in the 0-1 district shall be
erected or placed on a lot having less than one
hundred feet in average width. (Ord. 1883: prior
code ~ 8l57.5(d)).
84-44.606 Lot - Depth. No building or
structure permitted in the 0-1 district shall be
erected or placed on a lot having less than ninety
feet in depth. (Ord. 1883: prior code ~
8l57.5(e)).
84-44.608 Lot - Coverage. No buildings or
structures permitted in the 0-1 district shall
cover more than thirty-five percent of the lot
area. (Ord. 1883: prior code ~ 8157.5(1)).
Article 84-44.8
Building Height
84-44.802 Building height - Maximum. No
buildIng or structure permitted in the 0-1
district shall exceed two and one-half stories or
thirty-five feet in height. (Ord. 1883: prior code
.~ 8157 .5(f)).
Article 84-44.10
Yards
84-44.1002 Yard - Side. There shall be an
aggregate side yard width of at least fifteen feet
with no single side yard being Jess than five feet
in width, except that when a side yard abuts a
residential land use district, it shall then have a
(Contra Costa County 3-15-77)
minimum width of fifteen feet with a minimum
of five-foot width on the other side. (Ord. 1883:
prior code ~ l857.5(g)).
84-44.1 004 Yard - Setback. There shall be
a setback (front yard) of at least twenty feet for
any building or structure in the 0-1 district; on
corner lots, the principal frontage of the lot shall
have a setback of at least twenty feet and the
other setback shall be at least fifteen feet. (Ord.
1883: prior code ~ 8l57.5(h)).
84-44.1 006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for the 0-1 district shall be the same
as those for the R-6 district (84-4.1006). (Ord.
1883: prior code ~ 8l57.5(i)).
Article 84-44.12
Off-Street Parking
84-44.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. One automobile storage space
shall be provided on the same lot or parcel for
each two hundred square feet of floor area of
building, except that for medical and dental
offices, a minimum of five automobile storage
spaces shall be provided on the same lot or
parcel for each full-time doctor. (Ord.. 1883:
prior code ~ 8157.50)).
Article 84-44.14
Building Size
84-44.1402 Building size - Gross floor area.
No building in the 0-1 district shall have a gross
floor area exceeding fifteen thousand square
feet. (Ord. 1883: prior code ~ 8 1 575(k)).
Article 84-44.16
Open Area
84-44.1602 Open area - General provisions.
Twenty-five percent of the parcel shall not be
occupied by buildings, structures, or pavement,
but shall be landscaped. Seventy-five percent of
this twenty-five (open area) shall be planted and
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maintained with growing plants. (Ord. 1883:
prior code S 8157.5(m)).
Article 84-44.18
Signs
84-44.1802 Sign - Restrictions. One sign
per parcel having a maximum size of ten square
feet shall be permitted. No sign shall rotate,
flash, or animate. No sign shall exceed the height
of the roof eave line or twenty feet, whichever is
lowest. No sign shall face a residential land use
district which may be abutting the subject
parcel. No freestanding signs are to be
permitted. (Ords. 74-51, 1883; prior code S
8157.5(n)).
Article 84-44.20
Site Plan and Elevations
84-44.2002 Site plan and elevation - Scale
drawing. All developments proposed on the 0-1
district shall submit an application to gain
approval of the site plan and elevations. The
application shall include drawings drawn to scale
indicating the same data required for the M-4
district (Section 84-30.2202) except for the
deletion of "Amount of studio, one bedroom,
two bedroom or other size apartment units."
Reference to "zoning administrator" is changed
to "board of adjustment" in final item. (Ord.
1883: prior code S 8157.5(0)(1)).
84-44.2004 Site plan and elevation -
Review and approval of application. The board
. of adjustment shall review the site plan and
elevations applications in public hearing under
Chapter 26-2. In approving the application, the
board of adjustment shall find that the
application is consistent with the intent of the
a-I district and that it is compatible with other
uses in the vicinity, both within and without the
district. When any plan has been approved by
the board of adjustment, it shall not thereafter
be altered or changed except with the approval
of the board of adjustment after reviewing the
proposed alterations or changes. For the review
the board of adjustment may schedule a public
hearing under Chapter 26-2. (Ord. 1883: prior
code S 8157.5(0)(2)).
84-44.2006 Site plan and elevation -
Imposition of conditions. The board of
adjustment may impose reasonable conditions
8444.1802-84-44.2202
and limitations in addition to the requirements
listed in this chapter in order to further carry
out and develop the intent and purpose of the
a-I district. (Ord. 1883: prior code S
8157.5(0)(3)).
8444.2008 Site plan and elevation -
Rezoning to 0-1 district. An applicant
requesting a change in zoning to the 0-1 limited
office district shall follow the procedure set
forth for the M-4 district (Section 84-30.2208).
(Ord. 1883: prior code S 8157.5(0)(4)).
Article 84-44.22
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-44.2202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 8444.404 and variance
permits contained in Sections 8444.602
through 84-44.1802 may be granted in
accordance with Chapter 82-6. (Ord. 1883: prior
code S 8157.5(p)).
Chapter 8446
A-O ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE DISTRICT
Article 8446.2 General
Sections:
84-46.202 General provisions.
Article 84-46.4 Uses
Sections:
84-46 .402 Uses-Permitted.
Article 84-46.6 Lots
Sections:
8446.603 Area.
84-46.605 Width.
8446.607 Depth.
8446.609 Coverage.
Article 84-46.8 Building Height
Sections:
8446.802 Maximum.
Article 84-46.10 Yards
Sections:
8446.1001 Side.
8446.1003 Rear.
8446.1004 Setback.
Article 84-46.12 Off-Street Parking
Sections:
8446.1202 General provisions.
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Article 84-46.14 Signs
Sections:
84-46.1402 Restrictions.
Article 84-46.16 Development Plans
Sections:
84-46.1603 Requirement.
84-46.1605 Application.
84-46.1607 Review, approval, changes,
conditions.
Article 84-46.17 Open Area
Sections:
84-46.1702 General.
Article 84-46.18 Variances
Sections:
84-46.1802 Procedure.
Article 84-46.2
General
84-46.202 General provisions. All land
within an administrative office district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1487: prior code S 8158 (part): Ord.
1050).
Article 84-46.4
Uses
84-46.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in this district shall be as follows:
(1) Offices of an administrative, executive,
professional, editorial, governmental or similar
nature if no merchandise is handled for sale and
no merchandising services are rendered except
those incidental or accessory to the principal
use;
(2) Research institutes and laboratories
devoted to experimental study such as testing
and analyzing. To insure that any testing and
analyzing activities are not objectionable
because of noise, dust, fumes, smoke, light, odor
or air pollution, a land use permit shall be
secured from the planning commission for any
such use. Manufacturing shall not be permitted;
(3) Professional offices and laboratories such
as medical-dental offices or the offices of
lawyers, engineers or architects, if there are no
retail sales. Prescription pharmacies but not
drugstores are allowed in connection with
medical-dental offices. (Ord. 1487: prior code S
8158(a): Ord. 1050).
(Contra Costa County 3-25-75)
Article 84-46.6
Lots
84-46.603 Area. No building or structure
shall be erected or placed on a lot having less
than five acres. (Ord. 75-1 S 1: S 84-46.602 [ 1]:
prior code S 8158(b): Ords, 1050, 1004).
84-46.605 Width. No building or structure
shall be erected or placed on a lot having less
than three hundred fifty feet in average width.
(Ord. 75-1 S 1: S 84-46.602[2]: prior code S
8158(b):Ords. 1050,1004).
84-46.607 Depth. No building or structure
shall be erected or placed on a lot having less
than four hundred feet in average depth. (Ord.
75-1 S 1: S 84-46.602[3]: prior code S
81.58(b): Ords. 1050,1004).
84-46.609 Coverage. Not more than
twenty-five percent of any lot's area shall be
covered by buildings or structures. (Ord. 75-1 S
1: S 84-46.604: prior code S 8158(f): Ords.
1050, 1004).
Articl~ 84-46.8
Building Heigh t
84-46.802 Maximum. No building or
structure or part of it hereafter erected or
moved on a lot or building site in this district
shall exceed thirty-five feet above the average
finished ground level at the center of all walls of
the building. (Ord. 75-1 S 2: prior code S
8158(c): Ords. 1050, 1004).
Article 84-46.10
Yards
84-46.1001 Side. There shall be a minimum
side yard width of at least fifty feet on each
side. (Ord. 75-1 S 3: S 84-46.1002: prior code S
8158(d): Ords. 1050,1004).
84-46.1003 Rear. There shall be a minimum
rear yard width of at least fifty feet. (Ord. 75-1
S 3: S 84-46.1002: prior code S 8158(d): Ords.
1050, 1004).
84-46.1004 Setback. Every building or
structure erected in this district shall be at least
seventy-five feet from the boundary line of any
public road or highway. (Ord. 75-IS 3: prior
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code S 8158(e): Ords. 1050,1004).
Article 84-46.12
Off-Street Parking
84-46.1202 General provisions. One parking
space of adequate size, shape and location for
one passenger automobile is required for every
two hundred square feet of floor area. (Ord.
75-1 S 4: prior code S 81 58(g)(2): Ords. 1050,
1004 ).
Article 84-46.14
Signs
84-46.1402 Restrictions. One sign having a
maximum size of thirty-five square feet shall be
permitted. No sign shall rotate, flash or animate.
No sign shall exceed the height of the roof eave
line or twenty feet, whichever is lower. No sign
shall face a residential land use district which
may be abutting the subject lot. (Ord. 75-1 S 5:
prior code S 81 58(g)(2): Ords. 1050,1004).
Article 84-46.16
Development Plans
84-46.1603 Requirement. No development
is lawful in an A-O district until a development
plan for it has been submitted to and approved
by the zoning administrator. (Ord. 75-1 S 6: S
84-46.1602: prior code S 8158(g)(3): Ords.
1050, 1004).
84-46.1605 Application. All applications
for development plan approval shall include
scale drawings indicating the following:
(1) Topography;
(2) A boundary survey of the site;
(3) All existing and proposed structures,
and the height of each structure;
(4) Planting and landscaping areas;
(5) Automobile parking areas;
(6) Vehicular and pedestrian ways, with
grades, widths and type of proposed
improvements;
(7) Ingress and egress points for the site;
(8) Existing and proposed utilities;
(9) Recreational facilities, if any;
(10) Surface drainage conditions and outlets;
(II) Building elevations indicating
architectural type;
(12) Additional information as may be
required by the zoning administrator. (Ord. 75-1
84-46.1202-84-46.1802
S 6: prior code S 8158(g)(3): Ords. 1050,
1004).
84-46.1607 Review, approval, changes,
conditions. (a) Review. The zoning
administrator shall review development plan
applications, for approval, modification or
denial, in public hearing pursuant to and
otherwise regulated by the land use permit
provisions of Chapter 26.2.
(b) Approval. In approving the application,
he shall find that it is consistent with the
purpose of this district and that it is compatible
with other uses in the vicinity, whether inside or
outside the district.
(c) Changes. When any plan has been
approved by the zoning administrator, it shall
not thereafter be changed except with his
approval after review, for which he may
schedule a public hearing.
(d) Conditions. The zoning administrator
may impose reasonable conditions and
limitations, in addition to the requirements in
this chapter, to carry out the purpose of this
district. (Ord. 75-1 S 6: S 84-46.1602: prior
code S 8158(g)(3): Ords. 1050, 1004 SS I, 2).
Article 84-46.17
Open Area
84-46.1702 General. At least twenty-five
percent of every lot's area shall not be occupied
by buildings, structures or pavement, but shall
be landscaped as provided in this article. At least
seventy-five percent of the twenty-five percent
open area required by this section (at least
eighteen and seventy-five one-hundredths
percent of total area of every lot) shall be
planted and maintained with growing plants.
(Ord. 75-1 S 7: ~S 84-46.1002, 84-46.1202:
prior code S 8158(d), (g)(1): Ords. 1050,1004).
Article 84-46.18
Variances
84-46.1802 Procedure. Variances from any
of the regulations in Articles 84-46.6 through
84-46.14 and 84-46.17 of this chapter may be
granted as provided in Section 26-2.1204 and
related procedural provisions. (Ord. 75-1 S 8:
prior code S 8158(h): Ord. 1487).
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Chapter 84-48
Article 84-48.2 General
Sections:
84-48.202
84-48.204
General provisions.
Intent and purpose-
Designated.
Article 84-48.4 Uses
Sections:
84-48.402
84-48.404
Use-Permitted.
Use-Subject to site plan
and elevations review.
84-48.406 Use-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-48.6 Lots
Sections:
84-48.602 Lot-Area.
84-48.604 Lot-Width.
84-48.606 Lot-Coverage.
Article 84-48.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-48.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-48.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-48.1 002 Yard -Side.
84-48.1004 Yard-Setback.
84-48.1 006 Yard-Rear.
Article 84-48.12 Open Area
Sections:
84-48.1202 Open area-General
provisions.
Article 84-48.14 Signs
Sections:
84-48.1402 Sign-Restrictions.
Article 84-48.16 Site Plan and Elevations
Sections:
84-48.1602
84-48.1604
84-48.1606
84-48.1608
Article 84-48.18
Site plan and elevation-
Scale drawing.
Site plan and elevation-
Review and approval of
application.
Site plan and elevation-
Imposition of conditions.
Site plan and elevation-
Rezoning to the interchange
transitional district.
Site Plan, Land Use and
Variance Permits
Sections:
84-48.1802 Site plan, land use, and
variance permit-Granting.
(Contra Costa County 3-25-75)
Article 84-48.2
General
84-48.202 General provisions. All land
within the district may be used for any of the
following uses, under the following regulations
set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 67-43 ~ I (part),
1967: prior code ~ 8158.5 (part)).
84-48.204 Intent and purpose
Designated. Acquisition for highway
interchanges have and may continue to leave
parcels of land that may create difficult
problems requiring solutions that provide the
fullest possible agreement with the policies and
goals of the general plan. This interchange
transitional district is provided in order to
establish a range of land uses from which may be
selected one or several that would, through the
application of exceptional or extraordinary
design, develop the greatest number of
compatibility factors and minimize or eliminate
detrimental land use relationships. It is intended
that this district shall have application only
within the area of highway interchanges and
their approaches, and then only when the above
is clearly evident and found to exist by the
planning agency. (Ord. 67-43 ~ I (part), 1967:
prior code ~ 8158.5(a)).
Article 84-48.4
Uses
84-48.402 Use - Permitted. Uses permitted
in this district shall be the same as those for the
R-6 district (84-4.402). (Ord. 67-43 ~ I (part),
1967: prior code ~ 8158.5(b)).
84-48.404 Use - Subject to site plan and
elevations review. Uses permitted, subject to site
plan and elevations review by the zoning
administrator, shall be as follows:
(1) A home occupation;
(2) Hospitals, eleemosynary and
philanthropic institutions, and convalescent
homes;
(3) Churches, religious institutions, and
parochial and private schools, including nursery
schools;
(4) Community buildings, clubs, and
activities of a quasi-public social, fraternal or
recreational character, such as golf, tennis and
swimming clubs; veterans' and fraternal
organizations not organized for monetary profit;
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(5) Commercial nurseries;
(6) Publicly-owned buildings and structures
except as provided in Division 82;
(7) Commercial radio and television
receiving and transmitting facilities, including
broadcasting studios or business offices;
(8) Hotel or motel;
(9) Two-family detached dwelling;
(10) Professional offices such as those
pertaining to, but not limited to, the practice of
la w, architecture, dentistry, medicine,
engineering and accounting;
(11) Administrative, executive and editorial
offices;
(12) Business offices for insurance, real estate
and investment brokers or representatives. (Ord.
67-43 @ 1 (part), 1967: prior code @ 8l58.5(c)).
84-48.406 Use - Requiring land use permit.
In this district the following uses are permitted
upon the issuance of a land use permit by the
board of adjustment:
( 1) Service station when designed as an
accessory to and an integrated part of a motel or
hotel complex;
(2) Restaurant, when designed as an
accessory to and an integrated part of a motel,
hotel or office complex;
(3) Drug and prescription sales when
designed as an accessory to and an integrated
part of a medical office, hospital or clinic
providing such use is not visible from any street;
(4) Animal hospitals. (Ord. 6743 @ 1 (part),
1967: prior code @ 8l58.5(d)).
Article 8448.6
Lots
84-48.602 Lot - Area. Lot area provisions
for this district shall be the same as those for the
R-lO district (Section 84-8.602). (Ord. 6743 @
1 (part), 1967: prior code @ 8l58.5(e)).
84-48.604 Lot Width. Lot width
provisions for this district shall be the same as
those for the R-12 district (Section 84-10.604).
(Ord. 67-43 @ 1 (part), 1967: prior code @
8l58.5(f)).
84-48.606 Lot - Coverage. Lot coverage
provisions for this district shall be the same as
those for the 0-1 district (Section 8444.608).
(Ord. 67-43 @ 1 (part), 1967: prior code @
8l58.5(k)).
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Article 84-48.8
Building Height
84-48.802 Building height - Maximum. No
building or structure permitted in this district
shall exceed twenty-five feet in height. (Ord.
67-43 @ I (part), 1967: prior code @ 81 58.5(g)).
Article 84-48.10
Yards
84-48.1002 Yard Side. Side yard
provisions for this district shall be the same as
those for the 0-1 district (Section 84-44.1002).
(Ord. 67-43 @ I (part), 1967: prior code @
81 58.5(h)).
84-48.1 004 Yard - Setback. There shall be
a setback (front yard) of at least twenty feet for
any building or structure in this district. (Ord.
6743 @ I (part), 1967: prior code @ 81 58.5(i)).
84-48.1006 Yard Rear. Rear yard
provisions for this district shall be the same as
those for the R-6 district (Section 844.1006).
(Ord. 67-43 @ I (part), 1967: prior code @
8158.50)).
Article 84-48.12
Open Area
84-48.1202 Open area - General provisions.
Open area provisions for this district shall be the
same as those for the 0-1 district (Section
84-44.1602). (Ord. 6743 @ I (part), 1967: prior
code @ 8158.5(1)).
Article 84-48.14
Signs
84-48.1402 Sign - Restrictions. One sign
per parcel having a maximum size of twenty-five
square feet shall be permitted. No sign shall
rotate, flash, or animate. No sign shall exceed
the height of the roof eave line or twenty-five
feet, whichever is the lowest. No sign shall face a
residential land use district which may be
abutting the subject parcel. (Ord. 6743 @ I
(part), 1967: prior code @ 8158.5(m)).
Article 84-48.16
Site Plan and Elevations
84-48.1602 Site plan and elevation - Scale
84-48.802-8448.1802
drawing. All developments proposed in this
district, except as listed in Section 84-48.402
shall submit an application to gain approval of
the site plan and elevations. The application
shall include drawings drawn to scale indicating
the data required for the M4 district (Section
84-30.2202) except for the deletion of
"Amount of studio, one bedroom, two bedroom
or other size apartment units." Reference to
"zoning administrator" is changed to "board of
adjustment" in final item. (Ord. 6743 @ I
(part), 1967: prior code @ 81 58.5(n)(1)).
84-48.1604 Site plan and elevation -
Review and approval of application. The zoning
administrator shall review the site plan and
elevations applications as set forth in Section
84-30.2204 for the M4 district. (Ord. 6743 @ I
(part), 1967: prior code @ 81 58.5(n)(2)).
84-48.1606 Site plan and elevation
Imposition of conditions. Reasonable conditions
may be imposed as set forth in Section
84-30.2206 for the M4 district (Ord. 67-43 @ I
(part), 1967: prior code @ 8158.5(n)(3)).
84-48.1608 Site plan and elevation -
Rezoning to the interchange transitional district.
An applicant requesting a change in zoning to
interchange transitional district shall follow the
procedure set forth for the M4 district (Section
84-30.2208): (Ord. 67-43 @ 1 (part), 1967: prior
code @ 8158.5(n)(4)).
Article 84-48.18
Site Plan, Land Use, and Variance
Permit
84-48.1802 Site plan, land use, and variance
permit - Granting. Site plan permits for the uses
enumerated in Section 8448.404 land use
permits for the special uses enumerated in
Section 84-48.406 and variance permits to
modify the provisions of Sections 8448.602 -
84-48.1402 may be granted in accordance with
Chapter 82-6. (Ord. 6743 @ 1 (part), 1967:
prior code @ 8158.5(0)).
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84-49.202-84-49.802
ZONING
Chapter 84-49
C-B COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT
Article 84-49.2 General
Sections:
84-49.202 Generally.
84-49.204 Purposes.
Article 84-49.4 Uses
Sections:
84-49.402 Allowed uses.
84-49.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-49.6 Lots
Sections:
84-49.602 Area.
84-49.604 Width.
84-49.606 Depth.
Article 84-49.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-49.802 Maximum.
Article 84-49.10 Yards
Sections:
84-49.1002 Side.
84-49.1004 Rear.
84-49.1006 Setback.
Article 84-49.12 Off-street Parking
Sections:
84-49 .1202 Requirements.
Article 84-49.14 Signs
Secti ons :
84-49.1402 Req uiremen ts.
Article 84-49.16 Open Area
Sections:
84-49.1602 Requirements.
Article 84-49.18 Development Plans
Sections:
84-49.1802 Requirements.
Article 84-49.20 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-49.2002 Granting.
Article 84-49.2
General
84-49.202 Generally. All land within a C-B
community business district may be used for
any of the following uses, under the following
regulations set forth in this chapter. (Ord.
77-102).
84-49.204 Purposes. The purposes of this
chapter's regulations are to enhance and stabilize
the retail sales and personal services activities
within central areas and to foster development
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
of ever more attractive, higher quality retail
shopping areas, creating more concentrated,
easily accessible retail shopping and personal
services central areas for the benefit of
businesses and consumers alike. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.4
Uses
84-49.402 Allowed uses. Uses allowed in
the C-B district shall be those uses allowed in the
0-1 limited office district (Section 84-44.402),
plus the carrying on of retail business if all its
sales, demonstrations, displays, services and
other activities are conducted within an enclosed
building, except that unenclosed off-street
parking is allowed. (Ord. 77-102).
84-49.404 Uses with land use permit. In the
C-B district the following uses may be permitted
by the issuance of a land use permit:
(1) Animal hospital;
(2) Auto garage which includes body repair
and painting;
(3) Structures having one or more residential
uni ts;
(4) Other retail businesses where the sales,
demonstrations, displays, services and other
related activities, or some of them, are
conducted other than in an enclosed building.
(Ord.77-102).
Article 84-49.6
Lots
84-49.602 Area. No building or structure
shall be erected or placed on a lot of less than
five thousand square feet. (Ord. 77-102).
84-49.604 Width. No building or structure
shall be erected or placed on a lot of less than
fifty feet in average width. (Ord. 77-102).
84-49.606 Depth. No building or structure
shall be erected or placed on a lot of less than
ninety feet in average depth. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.8
Building Height
84-49.802 Maximum. No building or
structure or part of it hereafter erected or
moved on a lot or building site in this district
shall exceed thirty-five feet above the average
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existing natural ground level at the center of all
walls of the building. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.10
Yards
84-49.1002 Side. No side yards are required
except a minimum of ten feet abutting a
residential district. (Ord. 77-102).
84-49.1004 Rear. No rear yards are required
except a minimum of fifteen feet abutting a
residential district. (Ord. 77-102).
84-49.1006 Setback. No setbacks (front
yards) are required. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.12
Off-street Parking
84-49.1202 Requirements. Off-street
parking shall be provided as required by Chapter
82-16. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.14
Signs
84-49.1402 Requirements. Signs are
allowed in this district only as authorized and
approved in accordance with Chapter 88-8.
(Ord.77-102).
Article 84-49.16
Open Area
84-49.1602 Requiremen ts. Maximum
feasible landscaping shall be provided in this
district consistent with applicable off-street
parking requirements. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.18
Developmen t Plans
84-49.1802 Requirements. No development
is lawful in this district until a development plan
for it has been submitted and approved pursuant
to Article 84-50.16. Scale drawings indicating
soils and geological information shall be
included as. part of the application for
development plan approval. (Ord. 77-102).
Article 84-49.20
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-49.1002-84-49.2002
Article 84-49.20
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-49.2002 Granting. Land use permits for
the special uses enumerated in Section
84-49.404 and variance permits to modify the
provisions contained in Sections 84-49.602
through 84-49.802,84-49.1202, and 84-49.1402
may be granted in accordance with Chapters
26-2 and 82-6. (Ord. 77-102).
Chapter 84-50
N-B NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICT
Article 84-50.2 General
Sections:
84-50.202 General provisions.
Article 84-50.4 Uses
Sections:
84-50.402
84-50.404
Uses-Permitted.
Uses- Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-50.6 Lots
Sections:
84-50.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-50.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-50.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-50.10 Yards
Sections:
84-50.1 002
84-50.1 004
Article 84-50.12
Sections:
84-50.1202 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-50.14 Planned District
Sections:
84-50.1402 Planned district-Purpose.
84-50.1404 Planned district-Enlarged
detailed map.
84-50.1406 Planned district-Erection
of buildings.
84-50.1408 Planned district-Vehicular
access.
84-50.1410 Planned district-Areas on
which no building is erected.
84-50.1412 Planned district-Height
provisions.
84-50.1414 Planned district-Permitted
uses.
Yard-Side.
Yard-Setback.
Land Use and Variance Permits
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84-50.202-84-50.404
ZONING
84-50.1415 Planned district-Uses allow-
able by land use permit.
84-50.1416 Planned district-Land use
permits.
84-50.1418 Planned district-Plans-
Approval.
Article 84-50.16 Development Plans
Secti ons :
84.50.1602 Development plan required.
84-50.1604 Application.
84-50.1606 Review, approval, changes,
conditions.
84-50.1608 Rezoning to N-B district.
Article 84-50.2
General
84-50.202 General provisions. All land
within an N-B neighborhood business district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8159 (part): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
Article 84-50.4
Uses
84-50.402 Uses - Permitted. (a) Uses
permitted in the N-B district shall be those uses
for the carrying on of a neighborhood business,
which is the barter, sale or exchange, to the
consumer, of goods and services necessary for
the day-to-day maintenance of a family.
Neighborhood business uses shall be maintained
and conducted wholly within enclosed buildings,
except that areas set aside for the temporary
parking of patrons' vehicles need not be
enclosed.
(b) Permitted uses shall include the following
and other of like character:
(1) Bakery goods shops;
(2) Barber and beauty shops;
(3) Delicatessen shops;
(4) Drugstores;
(5) Grocery stores;
(6) Laundry and cleaning agencies and press
shops;
(7) Meat markets;
(8) Variety stores;
(9) Shoe repair shops;
(10) Professional offices;
(II) Real estate offices; and
(12) Accessory signs providing such signs are
not rotating, flashing or animated and do not
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
exceed forty square feet of surface area except
that double face signs shall be considered as
having one surface, and do not exceed
twenty-five feet in height. (Ord. 1781: Ord.
1721: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8159(a): Ord.
937: Ord. 479).
84-50.404 Uses Requiring land use
permit. In the N-B district, the following uses
are permitted after the issuance of a land use
permit:
(I) Structure having three or more residential
apartment units;
(2) Gasoline service stations;
(3) Accessory signs having more than forty
square feet in surface area, or more than
twenty-five feet in height, or that are rotating,
flashing or animated;
(4) Where a road, having a right-of-way width
of fifty-five feet or less, forms the common
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N-D NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
boundary between a district of this classification
and a district of any residential classification, no
access to property in the district of this
classification adjacent to such common
boundary. shall be permitted to or from such
road until a land use permit therefor shall have
first been obtained. Such permit shall be
determined by the effects of traffic upon such a
road occasioned by use within such district, the
characteristics of the adjacent areas, traffic
problems, pedestrian traffic, and other
considerations found pertinent to the particular
areaco.ncemed. (Ord. 67-27 ~ 1, 1967: Ord.
1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8159(b): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
Article 84-50.6
Lots
84-50.602 Lot - Area. All buildings or
parts of buildings hereafter erected or altered for
use for neighborhood business shall be situated
on a lot at least thirty-five hundred square feet
in area, and. at least thirty-five feet in average
width. (Ord, 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569: prior
code ~ 81 59(c): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
Article 84-50.8
Building Height
84-50.802 Building height - Maximum. No
building or structure or part of it hereafter
erected for a neighborhood business use shall be
more than fifty feet high above the highest point
of ground elevation on the lot on which the
building is erected. (Ord. 178 I: Ord. 1721: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8159(d): Ord. 937: Ord.
479).
Article 84-50.10
Yards
.84-50.1 002 Yard - Side. No side yards are
required. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord.1569:
prior code ~ 8159(c): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.1004 Yard Setback. Every
structure erected for neighborhood business use
and every structure accessory to it shall be
located at least twenty-five feet from the
boundary line of any existing public road or
highway. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8159(f): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.602-84-50.1404
Article 84-50.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-50.1202 Land use and variance permit-
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-50.402 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-50.602, 84-50.802 and 84-50.1004
may be granted after application in accordance
with Chapter 82-6. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8159(g): Ord. 937: Ord.
479).
Article 84-50.14
Planned District
84-50.1402 Planned district - Purpose.
When the board of supervisors finds, after
proceedings for the precise zoning of an area
have been taken by the planning commission,
that one or more contiguous parcels of land are
in a location and contain an area of size and
shape adequate to provide neighborhood
facilities needed to serve adjoining districts,
these parcels may be established as a planned
neighborhood business district. The purpose of a
planned neighborhood business district is to
provide an integrated plan for location of and
proper relationships between buildings, control
of area and height of buildings, adequate
off-street parking, loading facilities, limitation of
land uses, and locations of access for pedestrian
and vehicular traffic, including ingress to and
egress from public streets or ways or from any
parcel to the other parcels, in order to provide
overall arrangements for shopping facilities best
suited to the public use. A planned
neighborhood business district is to be
established and developed with that purpose in
mind, as provided in Sections 84-50.1404 ~
84-50.1418. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8159(h) (part): Ord. 937: Ord.
479).
84-50.1404 Planned district - Enlarged
detailed map. An enlarged detailed map shall be
made a part of the zoning ordinance of this
county, designating the parcel or parcels
included on it as a planned neighborhood
business district. The map shall delineate
locations of access, sites for the placement of
buildings and spaces about buildings, and
off-street parking areas integrated for the district
as a whole. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. .1569:
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ZONING
prior code ~ 81 59(h)(1 ): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.1406 Planned district - Erection of
buildings. Buildings may be erected within the
sites shown on the enlarged detailed map, but
may not exceed in area one-fourth of the total
. area of the parcel on which the buildings are
erected, except that a variance permit to modify
this provision may be given by the zoning
administrator. The owner of the parcel may
erect buildings up to the full one-fourth of total
areas but no owner shall subdivide any parcel by
selling or conveying any part of the parcel if
either the part remaining or any part sold or
conveyed contains buildings in excess of
one-fourth of the total area: in addition to any
other remedy available to parties interested for
the violation of this provision, no building
permit shall be issued to any person for
construction of any building on any part of the
subdivided parcel until all parts of the parcel in
separate ownerships satisfy the building area
. limitations of this section. "Building," as used in
this section, includes service station pump
islands, open or covered storage areas, covered
ground floor or multi-storied parking facilities,
but does not include covered porches, walkways,
colonnades, porticos, peristyles, breezeways, and
other structures of similar design and purpose,
provided that the areas within such structures
are not intended or used for the storage of
chattels, the sale of goods or merchandise or the
carrying on of any other commercial. activity.
(Ord. 67-29 ~ 1,1967: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8l59(h)(2): Ord. 937:
Ord.479).
84-50.1408 Planned district - Vehicular
access. Vehicular access from public streets to
parcels and from one parcel to another shall
occur only at the locations. indicated on the
enlarged detailed map. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8159(h)(3): Ord. 937:
Ord.479).
84-50.1410 Planned district - Areas on
which no building is erected. Areas of any parcel
in a planned neighborhood. business district on
which no building is erected may be used for the
following uses and purposes, except that there
shall not be obstructions of locations of access
other than legally required to prevent
acquisition by adverse possession or
prescription: walks, drives, curbs, gutters,
parking areas, utility structures, light poles, sign
poles and signs, and landscaping features. Within
areas on which no building is erected at least
two and one-half square feet of parking space
must be made available for each one square foot
of area occupied by buildings on the same
parcel; this ratio may be reduced by land use
permit to not less than one and one-half square
feet of parking space for each one square foot of
building area occupied by buildings On the same
parcel, when the public body issuing the land
use permit finds:
(1) That the reduction will not be contrary
to the intent or the purpose of Section
84-50.1402 - 84-50.1418 or contrary to the
public interest, safety, health, and welfare;
(2) That because of special conditions or
exceptional characteristics of the parcel or its
location or surroundings, adherence to the exact
limitations of Section 84-50.1402 - 84-50.1418
would be unreasonable;
(3) That reduction of parking area will not
impair the integrated plan for shopping facilities
in the planned neighborhood business district.
(Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
81 59(h)(4): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.1412 Planned district Height
prOVISIOns. Anything in Section 82-2.008
notwithstanding, no building or part of it
located in a planned neighborhood business
district shall be more than two stories nor more
than thirty feet high to top-plate of the building,
and no structure other than a building, including
signs, shall be higher than any building on the
same parcel. Signs not attached to any building
may have a height not greater than twenty-five
feet. The foregoing limitations shall not affeCt
public utilities structures and television
antennae. (Ord. 1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 81 59(h)(5): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.1414 Planned district - Permitted
uses. Uses allowed in a planned neighborhood
business district shall be those allowed in an R-B
retail business district and the N-B neighborhood
business district except the following which shall
not be allowed:
(l) Residential uses including hotels and
motels, except living accommodations of an
accessory nature;
(2) Nonaccessory signs;
(3) Roof signs, except gasoline service station
signs attached to pump islands or pump island
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canopies;
(4) Cabinet shops, animal hospitals or
kennels, animal or poultry husbandry, granaries,
dehydration plants, wineries, canneries,
. agricultural warehouses, sheet metal shops, pawn
shops, mortuaries, cemeteries, or crematoriums,
and lumber yards;
(6) Those business uses which are not
maintained and conducted wholly within
enclosed buildings. (Ord. 72-57 ~ I, 1972; Ord.
1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
81 59(h)(6): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.1415 Planned district Uses
allowable by land use permit. In the N-B district
the following uses are allowable by land use
permit: Plant nurseries and amusement
establishments. (Ord. 72-57 ~ 2, 1972: prior
code ~ 81 59(h)(6Y2)).
84-50.1416 Planned district - Land use
permits. Land use permits for the modification
of the enlarged detailed map may be granted
only after the owner of the property involved
has made application in accordance with
applicable county regulations; modifications
must be consistent with the purposes and intent
of Section 84-50.1402 - 84-50.1418. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1721: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8159(h)(7): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
84-50.1418 Planned district - Plans -
Approval. Plans for building and site
development of any parcel shall be submitted to
the building inspector by the owner of the
parcel with the owner's application for any
building permit.
Plans shall show, among other things, grades
and contours on that and adjoining parcels and
shall provide for loading facilities separate from
public entrances to any building. The plans shall
be referred by the building inspector to the
planning department with the building
inspector's request for an approval as to zoning.
The planning department shall approve the plans
if they provide reasonable loading facilities,
conform with the enlarged detailed map, and are
consistent with the purposes and intent of
Section 84-50.1402 - 84-50.1418. Disputes
arising under this section shall be referred to the
board of adjustment for administration. (Ord.
1781: Ord. 1721: Ord.. 1569: prior code ~
81 59(h)(8): Ord. 937: Ord. 479).
N-B DISTRICT
84-50.1415-84-50.1606
, Article 84-50.16
Development Plans
84-50.1602 Development plan required. No
development is lawful in an N-B district until a
development plan for it has been submitted to
and approved by the zoning administrator. (Ord.
74-36 ~ 1).
84-50.1604 Application. All applications
for development plan approval shall include
scale drawings indicating the following:
(1) Topography;
(2) A boundary survey of the site;
(3) All existing and proposed structures,
and the height and number of dwelling units in
each;
(4) Planting and landscaping areas;
(5) Automobile parking areas;
(6) Vehicular and pedestrian ways with f
grades, widths, and type of proposed.
improvements;
(7) Ingress and egress points for the site;
(8) Existing and proposed utilities;
(9) Recreational facilities, if any;
(10) Surface drainage conditions and outlets;
(11) Building elevations indicating
architectural type;
(12) Additional information as may be
required. by the zoning administrator. (Ord.
73-36 ~ 1).
84-50.1606 Review, approval, changes,
conditions. (a) Review. The zoning
administrator shall review development plan
applications, for approval, modification, or
denial, in public hearing pursuant to and
otherwise regulated by the land use permit
provisions of Chapter 26-2.
(b) Approval. In approving the application,
he shall ,find that it is consistent with the
purpose of this district and that it is
architecturally compatible with other uses in the
vicinity, both inside and outside the district.
(c) Changes. When any plan has been
approved by the zoning administrator, it shall
not thereafter be changed except with his
approval after review, for which he may
schedule a public hearing.
(d) Conditions. The zoning administrator
may impose reasonable conditions and
limitations in addition to the requirements listed
in this article, to carry out the purpose of this
district. (Ord. 74-36 ~ 1).
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84-50.1608-'84-52.404
ZONING
84-50.1608 Rezoning to N-B district. (a) An
applicant for rezoning to an N-B district may
submit simultaneously and in combination with
the zoning application, or thereafter but before
the board's final zoning decision, an application
for approval of a development plan for the
property.
(b) Such a development plan application shall
be processed and noticed as are those matters
designated to come before the zoning
administrator, except that it shall be initially
heard by the, planning commission. The
commission's decision shall be a
recommendation to the board of supervisors
which shall make the fmal decision on the
development plan along with the rezoning. (Ord.
74-36 S 1).
"
Chapter 84..52
R-B RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Article 84-52.2 General
Sections:
84-52.202 General provisions.
Article 84-52.4 Uses
Sections:
84-52.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-52.404 Uses-Requiring a land use
permit.
Article 84-52.6 Lots
Sections:
84-52.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-52.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-52.802 Building height-Maximum.
ArtiCle 84-52.10 Yards
Sections:
84.:.52.1002 Yard-Side.
84-52.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-52.12 Land Use and Variance
Permi ts
Sections:
84.:52.1202 Land use and variance
permit~Gran ting.
Article 84-52.14 Special District
'.Sections:
84- 52.1402 Special district-Generally.
84-52.1404 Special district-Enlarged,
detailed map,
84-52.1406 Special district-Land use
permits.
84-52.1408 Specialdistrict~ Lot area. .
(Contra Costa County 9-10-74)
84-52.1410 Special district-Building
construction.
84-52.1412 Special district-Areas not
included in building sites.
Article 84-52.16 Development Plans
Sections:
84-52.1602 Development plans required,
procedure.
Article 84-52.2
General
84-52.202 General provisions. All land
within an R-B retail business district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8160(part): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556:
Ord. 382).
Article 84-52.4
Uses
84-52.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the R-B district shall be as follows:
(1) The carrying on of a retail business as
defined in Section 82-4.216 provided all the '
sales, demonstrations, displays, services and
other activities of the retail business are
conducted within an enclosed building, except
that off-street parking shall be permitted;
(2) All of the uses permitted in single family
and two family residential districts together with
the uses permitted in these districts after the
granting of land use permits;
(3) Hotels and motels; and
(4) Accessory signs providing such signs are
not rotating, flashing or animated and do not
exceed fifty square feet of surface area except
that double face signs shall be considered as
having' one surface, and do not exceed
twenty-five feet in height. (Ord. 2011: Ord.
1985: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8160(a): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
84-52.404 Uses - Requiring a land use
permit. In the R-B district the following uses are
permitted after the issuance of a land use
permit:
(1) Lumber yard;
(2) Cabinet shop;
(3) Sheet metal shop;
(4) Animal hospital;
(5) Commercial dog kennel;
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(6) Hobby dqg kennel;
(7) Auto garage which includes body repair
and painting;
(8) Building contractor's yard;
(9) Structures having three. or more
residential apartment units, Minimum off-street
parking requirements for apartment units shall
be as required in Section 84-24.1202;
(10) Other retail businesses where the sales,
demonstrations, displays, services and other
activities, or some of them, are conducted other
than in an enclosed building;
(11) Accessory signs having more than fifty
square feet in area, or more than twenty-five
feet in height or that are rotating, flashing or
animated;
(12) Nonaccessory signs;
(13) Where a road, having a right-of'way
width of fifty-five feet or less, forms the
common boundary between a district of this
classification and a district of any residential
classification, no access to property in the
district of this classification adjacent to such
common boundary shall be permitted to or from
such road until a land use petn1it therefor shall
have first been obtained. Such permit shall be
determined by the effects of traffic upon such a
road occasioned by use within such district, the .
characteristics of the adjacent areas, traffic
problems, pedestrian traffic, and other
considerations found pertinent to the particular
area concerned;
(14) A manufacturing research use which is
to be established in an existing fully enclosed
building where no alterations, or a minimum
amount of alterations, would be required to
accommodate such use; and which wholly
involves products of small bulk; and which
meets the following standards:
(A) No smoke of any kind shall be permitted.
(B) No odors created by any industrial or
processing operation shall be perceptible at the
property site boundaries.
(C) No discharge into the air of any dust, dirt
or particular matter, created by any industrial
operation or emanating from any products prior
to or subsequent to processing shall be
permitted.
(D) No corrosive, obnoxious or toxic fumes
or gases shall be permitted.
(E) No heat or glare shall be perceptible at
any point beyond the subject boundaries.
(F) No manufacturing, processing or
laboratory research shall be permitted which
R-B DISTRICT
84-52.602-84-52.1004
would create or establish an unusually special or
dangerous fire or safety hazard to surrounding
properties.
(G) No ground vibrations shall be perceptible
at the property site boundaries.
(H). No emanation of noise exceeding seventy
decibels at the boundaries of the property shall
be permitted.
(I) All manufacturing, processing or research
operations shall be conducted within enclosed
buildings.
(1) All open storage areas shall be screened
by solid walls, fences or adequate p1antings of
not less than six feet in height and in no case
shall materials be stacked or stored higher than
the screen. (Ord. 68-52 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~
6,1967: Ord. 67-27 ~ 1, 1967: Ord. 2011: Ord.
1985:0rd. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8160(b): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
Artic1e84-52.6
Lots
84-52.602 Lot ~ Area. Lot area provisions
for the R-B district shall be the same as those for
the N-:B district (Section 84-50.602). (Ord.
2011: Ord. 1985: Ord.1984: Ord.1781: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8160(c): Ord. 1046: Ord.
556: Ord. 382).
Article 84-52.8
Building Height
84-52.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the R-B district
.shal1 be the same as those for the N-B district
(Section 84-50.802). (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985:
Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8160(d): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
Article 84-52.10
. Yards
84-52.1002 Yard- Side. No side yards are
required. (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1984:
Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8160(e):
Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
84-52.1004 Yard Setback. Every
structure erected for retail business use and
every structure accessory to it shall be located at
least ten feet from the boundary line of any
existing road or highway. (Ord. 2011: Ord.
1985:0rd, 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior
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code ~ 8160(f): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord.
382).
Article 84-52.12
Land Use and Variance Pennits
84-52.1202 Land use and variance pennit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-52.404 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained. in
Sections 84-52.602 - 84-52.1004 may be
granted after application in accordance with
Olapter 82-6. (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord.
1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8160(g): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
Article 84-52.14
Special District
84-52.1402 Special district - Generally. A
single parcel of land, containing at least twenty
acres, located in a retail business district, may be
developed as a special retail business district as
provided in Sections 84-52.1404 - 84-52.1412.
(Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781:
Ord. 1569: prior code ~ 8160(h) (part): Ord.
1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
84-52.1404 Special district - Enlarged,
detailed map. An enlarged detailed map shall be
made a part of this chapter and shall state on the
map that it is a special retail business district.
The map shall delineate, and set forth the
conditions for, the placement of buildings and
spaces about buildings in legend fonn on the
face of the map and thereby becomes a part of
Sections 84-52.1402 - 84-52.1412 and of the
detail of the area to which it applies. (Ord.
2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8160(h)(1): Ord. 1046: Ord.
556: Ord. 382).
84-52.1406 Special district - Land use
pennits. Land use permits for the modification
of any of the details set forth on the enlarged
detail map may be granted after application
under Chapter 82-6. (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985:
Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8160(h)(2): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
84-52.1408 Special district - Lot area. In
special business districts Section 84-52.1002,
regulating lot area, shall not apply. (Ord. 2011:
Ord. 1985: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569:
(Contra Costa County 9-15-76)
prior code ~ 8160(h)(3): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556:
Ord. 382).
84-52.1410 Special district - Building
construction. The enlarged detail map shall
contain precise designations for sites of
buildings. Only one building may be constructed
within a precise building site, but land use
permits to construct additional buildings on the
site may be granted after application under
Olapter 82-6. (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord.
1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code ~
8160(h)(4): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).
84-52.1412 Special district - Areas not
included in building sites. Areas in special retail
business districts not included in precise building
sites may be used for the following uses and
purposes: walks, drives, curbs, gutters, parking
areas, accessory buildings to parking areas, and
other landscaping features not including
buildings or structures, but buildings or
structures may be erected in these areas on the
issuance of a land use permit for them. (Ord.
2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord.
1569: prior code ~ 8160(h)(5): Ord. 1046: Ord.
556: Ord. 382).
Article 84-52.16
Development Plans
84-52.1602 Development plans required,
. procedure. No development is lawful in an R-B
district until a development plan for it has been
submitted and approved pursuant. to the
procedures in Article 84-50.16. (Ord. 74-36 ~
2).
Chapter 84-54
C GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-54.2 General
Sections:
84-54.202 General provisions.
Article 84-54.4 Uses
Sections:
84-54.402 Uses allowed.
84-54.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-54.6 Lots
Sections:
84-54.602 Lot-Area.
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Article 84-54.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-54.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-54.10 Yards
Sections:
84-54.1002 Yard-Side.
84-54.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-54.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-54.1202 land use and variance permit
. . -Granting.
Article 84-54.16 Development plans.
Sections:
84-54.1602 Development plans required,
procedure.
Article 84-54.2
General
84-54.202 General provisions. All land
within a C general commercial district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 2011: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569:
prior code ~ 8161 (part): Ord. 1046: Ord.382).
Article 84-54.4
Uses
84-54.402 Uses allowed. The following uses
are allowed in C districts:
(1) All types of wholesale businesses,
warehouses, freight terminals, trucking yards,
lumberyards, cabinet shops, sheet metal shops,
auto repair garages, contractor's yards, and uses
allowed in single-family and two-family
residential districts without or with a land use
permit;
(2) Uses allowed in N-B or R-B districts;
(3) Animal hospitals;
(4) Commercial dog kennels;
(5) Accessory signs which are not rotating,
flashing or animated, do not exceed eighty
square feet in surface area except that
double-face signs shall be considered having one
surface, and do not exceed twenty-five feet in
height. (Ords. 76-36 ~ 4, 1781 ~ 8, 1569 ~ 20:
prior code ~ 8161 (a): Ords. I 046 ~ 3, 697 ~ 2,
382 ~ 4D).
84-54.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. In the C district the following uses are
permitted qfter the issuance of a hind use
permit:
C DISTRICT
84-54.202-84-54.802
(1) Transit-mix plants;
(2) Motels;
(3) Hotels;
(4) Structures having three or more
residential apartment units. Minimum off-street
parking requirements for apartment units shall
be as required in Section 84-24.1202;
(5) Nonaccessory signs;
(6) Accessory signs having more than eighty
square feet in area, or more than twenty-five
feet in height, or that are rotating, flashing or
animated;
(7) Where a road, having a right-of-way width
of fifty-five feet or less, forms the common
boundary between a district of this classification
and a district of any residential classification, no
access to property in the district of this
classification adjacent to such common
boundary shall be permitted to or from such
road until a land use permit therefor shall have
first been obtained. Such permit shall be
determined by the effects of traffic upon such a
road occasioned by use within such district, the
characteristics of the adjacent areas, traffic
problems, pedestrian traffic, and other
considerations found pertinent to the particular
area concerned. (Ord. 67-39 ~ 3, 1967: Ord.
67-27 ~ I, 1967: Ord. 2011: Ord. 1984: Ord.
1781: Ord. 1569: prior code S 8161(b): Ord.
1046: Ord. 382).
Article 84-54.6
Lots
84-54.602 Lot - Area. All buildings or
parts of buildings hereafter erected in the C
district shall be situated on lots at least
seventy-five hundred square feet in area. (Ord.
2011: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior
code S 8161(c): Ord. 1046: Ord. 382).
Article 84-54.8
Building Height
84-54.802 Building height - Maximum.
Building height provisions for the C district shall
be the same as those for the N-B district
(Section 84-50.802). (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1984:
Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code S 8161(d):
Ord. 1046: Ord.382).
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Article 84-54.10
Yards
84-54.1 002 Yard - Side. There shall be a
side yard on each side of each building in the C
district. There shall be aggregate side yards not
less than ten feet wide, and the rear yard shall be
at least twenty feet deep. (Ord. 2011: Ord.
1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code S
8161(e): Ord. 1046: Ord. 382).
84-54.1 004 Yard Setback. Every
structure erected in the C district and every
structure accessory to it shall be located at least
ten feet from the boundary line of any existing
public road or highway. (Ord. 2011: Ord. 1984:
Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code S 8161(f):
Ord. 1046: Ord. 382).
Article 84-54.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-54.1202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-54.404 and variance
permits to modify the provisions of Sections
84-54.602 - 84-54.1004 may be granted after
application in accordance with Chapter 82-6.
(Ord. 2011: Ord. 1984: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569:
prior code S 8161(g): Ord. 1046: Ord. 382).
Article 84-54.16
Development Plans
84-54.1602 Development plans required,
procedure. No development is lawful in a C
district until a development plan for it has been
submitted and approved pursuant to the
procedures in Article 84~50.16. (Ord. 74-36 S
3).
Chapter 84-56
C-M CONTROLLED MANUFACTURING
DISTRICT
Article 84-56.2 General
Sections:
84-56.202 Purpose.
Article 84-56.4 Uses
Sections:
84-56.402
84-56.404
Uses-Permitted.
Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
(Contra Costa County 9-15-76)
Article 84-56.2
General
84-56.202 Purpose. All land within a C-M
controlled manufacturing district may be used
for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
The purpose of this chapter is to set up certain
restrictions and conditions compatible with
adjacent residential areas, both as to appearance
and type of industry. (Prior code ~ 8162 (part):
Ord. 918).
Article 84-56.4
Uses
84-56.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in.the C-M district shall be as follows:
(I) Agricultural: crop and tree farming, truck
farming, horticulture, viticulture, and grazing;
(2) Administrative offices;
(3) Medical and dental offices and clinics,
and professional offices of architects, attorneys,
and engineers;
(4) The following and similar uses, which
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shall be planned, developed, conducted and
operated ih such a manner that noise, smoke,
dust, odors and waste of any kind is confined
and/or purified so as to control pollution of air,
soil or water to meet the standards or
requirements of the planning commission, and in
a manner to elimihate any detrimental effect to
the public health, safety and welfare and be in
harmony with the objectives of the master plan:
(A) Research laboratories and ihstitutes,
(B) Electronic products manufacturing,
(C) Electrical products and ihstrument
manufacturing,
(D) Bookbinding, printing, and lithography,
(E) Cartography,
(F) Editorial and designing,
(G) Photographic printing, finishing, and
processing,
(H) Household pottery,
(I) Plastic fabrication,
(J) Storage warehouses, excluding
ihflammable fluids, explosives, and truck
termihals,
(K) Finished paper products,
(L) Garment manufacturing,
(M) Furniture upholstering,
(N) Laundry and dry-cleaning plants. (Ord.
76-75 S 5: prior code S 8162(b): Ord. 918).
84-56.404 Uses Requiring land use
permit. Individual residential buildings and
structures and buildihgs accessory to them may
be permitted on issuance of a land use permit
where the use is ihcidental to a permitted
agricultural or manufacturing operation. In no
case shall a new subdivision for residential
purposes or shall retail stores be permitted.
(Prior code S 8162(a): Ord. 918).
Article 84-56.6
Lots
84-56.602 Lot - Area. Lots in the C-M
district shall have a minimum width of one
hundred twenty feet and a minimum area of
forty thousand square feet. (Prior code S
8162(c): Ord. 918).
84-56.604 Lot - Coverage. No building or
buildihgs shall cover more than thirty percent of
the lot area. (Prior code S 8162(g): Ord. 918).
C-M DISTRICT
84-56.404-84-56.1202
Article 84-56.8
Building l:Ieight
84-56.802 Building height - Maximum.
Buildings or structures in the C-M district shall
not exceed two stories nor be more than
thirty-five feet high above the highest point of
ground elevation on the Jot on which the
building is erected. (prior codes 8162(d): Ord.
918).
Article 84-56.10
Yards
84-56.1002 Yard - Side and rear. In the
C-M district there shall be mihimum side yards
of twenty feet and minimum rear yards of
twenty feet. There shall be minimum side and
rear yards of fifty feet on allextemal boundaries
of the C-M district that abut on residential and
agricultural districts. (prior code S 8162(e): Ord.
918).
84-56.1004 Yard - Setback. In the C-M
district there shall be mihimum setback of fifty
feet. (Prior code S 8162(f): Ord. 918).
Article 84-56.12
Off-Street Parking
84-56.1202 Off-street parking - Space
requirements. Off-street parking and loading
provisions for the C-M district shall be as
follows:
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L-r UGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
(I) Adequate off-street parking shall be
provided on the premises for all vehicles of
persons employed and of visitors and customers.
(2) At least two parking spaces shall be
provided for every three employees on the shift
having the largest number of employees.
(3) All loading and unloading operations shall
pe provided for on the premises.
(4) Off-street parking and loading facilities
may be located within the required yard and
setback areas, except a five-foot deep
landscaping strip adjacent to side and rear
property lines and a thirty-foot deep landscaping
area adjacent to front property lines. (Prior code
~ 8162(h)(1): Ord. 918).
Article 84-56.14
Signs
84-56.1402 Sign Restrictions. Signs
displayed on the premises of any permitted use
shall pertaihdirectly to the operation or service
offered by the use. The aggregate area of these
signs shall not exceed one square foot for each
front foot of lot width. Signs shall be located
on, or shall not extend more than three feet
beyond, any wall of the main building, except
that an identification sign, not exceeding twelve
square feet in area, may be placed within the
setback area.. (Prior code ~ 81 62(h)(2) : Ord.
918).
Article 84-56.16
Manufacturing and Storage Areas
84~56.1602 Manufacturing and storage area
- Requirements. Manufacturing and storage
areas: All manufacturing and fabrication
operations shall be conducted within buildings.
All equipment and material storage areas shall be
screened by solid walls, fences, or by adequate
plantings not less than six feet high. (Prior code
~ 81 62(h)(3): Ord. 918).
Article 84-56.18
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-56.1802 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for special uses
enumerated in Section 84-56.404 and variance
. permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 8+56.602 - 84-56.1602 may be
granted after application in accordance with
Chapter 82-6. (Prior code ~ 8l62(i): Ord.9l8).
84-56.1402-84-58.402
Chapter 84-58
L-I LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Article 84,.58.2 General
Sections:
84-58.202 General provisions.
Article 84-58.4 Uses
Sections:
84-58.402 Uses-Permitted.
84-58.404 Uses-Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-58.6 Lots
Sections:
84-58.602 Lot-Area.
Article 84-58.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-58.802 Building height-Maximum.
Article 84-58.10 Yards
Sections:
84-58.1002 Yard-Side;
84-58.1004 Yard-Setback.
Article 84-58.12 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-58.1202 Land use and variance
permit-Granting.
Article 84-58.2
General
84-58.202 General provisions. All land
within a L-I light industrial district may be used
for any of. the following uses, under the
following regUlations set forth in this chapter.
(Prior code ~ 8163 (part): Ord. 1046: Ord.
1006: Ord. 382).
Article 84-58.4
Uses
84-58.402 Uses - Permitted. Land in the
L-I district may also be used for the following
purposes: industrial uses which do not
necessarily require or use steam generated on the
premises as a prime power for the manufacturing
process carried on, or extensive loading docks or
similar facilities for the receiving or shipment of
raw materials or semi-finished or finished
products. Uses which emit dust, smoke, fumes,
noise, or brilliant light, or are otherwise
offensive to the senses or are of a kind or quality
that their operation interferes with development
or enjoyment of other property in the vicinity,
may be established only after issuance of a land
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use permit establishing conditions for the use to
prevent the creation or maintenance of a
nuisance; uses included within the meaning of
this proviso include, but are not limited to, hot
mix, asphalt plants, rendering plants, food
processing plants, tanneries, wineries, breweries,
and other similar uses, (Prior code ~ 8163(b):
Ord.l046: Ord. 1006: Ord. 382).
84-58.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. All of the uses in the following districts
are permitted after the granting of land use
permits: Single family residential districts,
multiple family residential districts, retail
business districts, neighborhood business
districts, general commercial districts,
agricultural districts and forestry recreation
districts. (Ord. 67~39 ~ 4, 1967: prior code ~
8163(a): Ord. 1046: Ord. 1006: Ord. 382).
Article 84-$8.6
Lots
84~58.602 Lot - Area. All buildings or
parts of buildings hereafter erected or altered in
the L-I district shall be erected on a lot at least
seventy-five hundred square feet in area. (Prior
code ~ 8163(c): Ord. 1046: Ord. 1006: Ord.
382).
Article 84-58.8
Building Height
84-58.802 Building height - Maximum. No
building or structure or part of it shall be more
than three stories high above the highest point
of ground elevation on the lot on which the
building is erected. (Prior code ~ 8163(d): Ord.
1046: Ord. 1006: Ord. 382).
Article 84-58.10
Yards
84-58.1 002 Yard ..:,.. Side. All buildings
erected on lots in the L-I district shall have side
yards at least ten feet wide on each side of each
building. (Prior code ~ 8163( e): Ord. 1046: Ord.
1006: Ord. 382).
84-58.1004 Yard Setback. Every
structure erected in the L-I district and every
structure accessory to it shall be located at least
ten feet from the boundary line of. any existing
public road or highway. (Prior code ~ 8163(f):
Ord. 1046: Ord. 1006: Ord. 382).
Article 84-58.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-58.1202 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 84-58.402 and variance
permits to modify the provisions contained in
Sections 84-58.602 - 84-58.1004 may be
granted after application in accordance with
Chapter 82-6. (Prior code ~ 8163(g): Ord. 1046:
Ord. 1006: Ord. 382).
Chapter 84-60
W-3 CONTROLLED HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-60.2 General
Sections:
84-60.202 General provisions.
Article 84-60.4 Uses
Sections:
84-60.402
84-60.404
Uses-Permitted.
Uses-Requiring land use
permi t.
Article 84-60.6 Dimensional Requirements
Sections:
84-60.602 Dimensional requirements-
Generally.
Article 84-60.2
General
84-60.202 General provisions. All land
within W-3 controlled heavy industrial district
maybe used for any of the following uses under
the following regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 67-58 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior
code ~ 8163.1 (part)).
Article 84-60.4
Uses
84-60.402 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in the W-3district shall be as follows:
Industrial manufacturing or processing uses of
all kinds including, but not limited to, the
manufacturing or processing of petroleum,
lumber, steel, chemicals, explosives, fertilizers,
gas, rubber, paper, cement and sugar. (Ord.
67-58 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~ 8163.1 (a)).
84~60.404 Uses - Requiring land use
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H-I HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
permit. Uses requITIng a permit in the W-3
district shall be as follows:
(1) Any land use not recognized as an
industrial manufacturing or processing use
except that the following are prohibited: Single
family residential, multiple family residential
and mobile home parks;
(2) Accessory signs in excess of three
hundred square feet;
(3) Land within the W-3 district which is also
within two hundred fifty feet, exclusive of any
public right-of-way areas, of any other land use
district bounda,ry, .other than an H-I, L-I or U
district, shall be subject to. review and approval,
only as to that portion of the parcel within the
two hundred fifty feet, by the planning
commission as to the location of land uses and
site development for any authorized use so as to
provide protection for and development
compatible to adjacent land use districts. (Ord.
67-58 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~ 8163.1(b)).
Article 84-60.6
Dimensional Requirements
84-60.602 Dimensional requirements
Generally. There are no dimensional
requirements in the W-3 district except as may
be required under Section 84-60.404(3). (Ord.
67-58 .~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~ 8l63.1(c)).
Chapter 84-62
H-I HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-62.2 General
Sections:
84-62.202 General provisions.
Article 84-62.4 Uses
Sections:
84-62.402
84-62.404
Uses-Pen:titted.
Uses- Requiring land use
permit.
Article 84-62.6 Lot, Height, Yard
Sections:
84-62.602
Lot, height, yard-
Regulations.
Article 84-62.8 Refuse Disposal Sites
Sections:
84-62.802 Refuse disposal site-
Permit required.
84-60.602-84-62.802
Article 84-62.2
General
84-62.202 General provisions. All land
within an H-I heavy industrial district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
following regulations set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1569: prior code @ 8164 (part): Ords.
1046, 382).
Article 84-62.4
Uses
84-62.402 Uses Permitted. Heavy
industrial manufacturing uses of all kinds,
including, but not limited to, the manufacturing
or processing of petroleum. lumber, steel,
chemicals, explosives, fertilizers, gas, rubber,
paper, cement, sugar, and all other industrial or
manufacturing products shall be permitted in
the H-I district. (Ord. 1459: prior code ~
8164(b): Ord. 1046: Ord. 382).
84-62.404 Uses - Requiring land use
permit. Uses requiring land use permit in the H-I
district shall be the same as the uses designated
in Section 84-58.404 for the L-I district. (Ord.
67-39 ~ 5, 1967: Ord. 1459: prior code ~
8164(a): Ords. 1046,382).
Article 84-62.6
Lot, Height, Yard
84-62.602 Lot, height, yard - Regulations.
There are no lot area, height, or side yard
regulations or limitations in the H-I district.
(Ord. 1459: prior code ~ 8164(c): Ord. 1046:
Ord. 382).
Article 84-62.8
Refuse Disposal Sites
84-62.802 Refuse disposal site - Permit
required. Refuse disposal sites are permitted in
the H-I district upon the issuance of a permit
under the provisions of Chapter 418-4. (Ord.
1459: prior code @ 8164(d): Ords. 1046,382).
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Chapter 84-64
U UNRESTRICTED DISTRICT
Sections:
84-64.002 General provisions.
84-64.002 General provisions. All land
within a U unrestricted district may be used for
any lawful use, but the board of supervisors may
hereafter amend this division to place land now
placed in an unrestricted district into another
district, or by proper amendment of this division
may provide regulations for the use of land now
in any unrestricted district. (Prior code ~ 8165:
Ord. 382).
Chapter 84-66
P-l PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT
,;-<
,,1\_
Article 84-66.2
Sections:
84-66.202
84-66.204
Article 84-66.4
Sections:
84-66.402
84-66.404
84-66.406
Article 84-66.6
Sections:
84-66.602
Article 84-66.8
Sections:
84-66.802
Article 84-66.10
Sections:
84-66.1002
84-66.1004
84-66.1006
Article 84-66.12
Sections:
84-66.1202
84-66.1204
84-66.1206
Article 84-66.14
Sections:
84-66.1402
84-66.1404
General
P-I planned unit district.
Intent and purpose.
Uses
Uses.
Restriction.
Interim exceptions.
Site Minimums
Areas.
Density
Residential.
Procedure.
Ordinance plan.
Rezoning and development
plan application.
Requirements.
Approval procedure.
Combined application and
final plan.
Plan Objectives, Regulations
and Evaluations
Design objectives.
Latitude of regulations.
(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
84-66.1406 Evaluations.
Article 84-66.16 Termination
Sections:
84-66.1602 Procedure.
Article 84-66.18 Plan Changes
Sections:
84-66.1802
84-66.1804
Article 84-66.20
Sections:
84-66.2002
Preliminary development
plan.
Final development plan.
Variance Permits.
Granting.
Article 84-66.2
General
84-66.202 P-l planned unit district. All land
within a P-l planned unit district may be used as
allowed and regulated in this Chapter. (Ord. 79-
74: ~ 84-66.002: prior code ~ 8166: Ord.
1743).
84-66.204 Intent and purpose. A large-scale
integrated development or a general plan special
area of concern provides an opportunity for, and
requires cohesive design when flexible
regulations are applied; whereas the application
of . conventional regulation, designed primarily
for individual lot development, to a large-scale
, development .. or special area may create a
monotonous and inappropriate neighborhood.
The planned unit district is intended to allow
diversification in the relationship of various uses,
buildings, structures, lot sizes and open spaces
while insuring substantial compliance with the
general plan and the intent of the county code
in requiring adequate standards necessary to
satisfy the requirements of the public health,
safety and general welfare. These standards shall
be observed without unduly inhibiting the
advantages of large-scale site or special area
planning. (Ord. 79-74: ~ 84-66.004: prior code
~ 8166(a): Ord. 1743).
Article 84-66.4
Uses
84-66.402 Uses. The following uses are
allowed in the P-I planned unit district:
(1) Any land uses permitted by an approved
final development plan which are in harmony
with each other, serve to fulfill the function of
the planned unit development, and are
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consistent with the general plan;
(2) A detached single-family dwelling on each
legally established lot and the accessory
structures and uses normally auxiliary to it.
(Ord. 79-74: @ 84-66.006: prior code @ 8l66(j):
Ord. 1743).
84-66.404 Restriction. No person shall
grade or clear land, erect, move, or alter any
building or structure on any land, after the
effective date of its rezoning to a P-l district,
except when in compliance with an approved
final development plan and/or this chapter.
(Ords. 79-74, 76-26 @ 2, 76-25 @ 2: ~
84-66.010: prior code @ 8l66(c): Ord. 1743).
84-66.406 Interim exceptions. If any land
has been zoned P-l district but no preliminary
development plan approved thereon, the
following may be approved:
(1) Single-family Dwelling. Where it is
established' to the satisfaction of the director of
planning that a vacant parcel of land is a legal
lot and the one detached single-family dwelling
proposed to be located tl:1ereon is consistent
with the general plan, the dwelling may be
placed on the lot without being subject to the
application submittal, development plan review
and approval provisions of this chapter.
(2) Nonconforming Use. Until a final
development plan is approved, any
nonconforming use lawfully existing at the time
of the establishment of P-l zoning on that
property may be repaired, rebuilt, extended, or
enlarged in accordance with Chapter 82-8. (Ord.
79-74).
Article 84-66.6
Site Minimums
84-66.602 Areas. The minimum areas for a
P-l district are:
(1) Residential. Five acres for residen tial uses
except that a mobile home subdivision shall have
a minimum of ten acres;
(2) Nonresidential. Ten acres for nonresiden-
tial uses;
(3) Mixed. Fifteen acres for mixed residential
and nonresidential uses; and
(4) Office. No minimum for office uses which
do not require heavy vehicular delivery or have
easy automobile site access including some ancil-
lary retail, service and residential uses when con-
sistent with the general plan. (Ords. 80-74 @ 1,
84-66.404-84.66.1006
79-74, 70-50: @ 84-66.024: prior code @ 8166
(i): Ord. 1743).
Article 84-66.8
Density
84-66.802 Residential. In computing the
net development area to set residential
densities, use the general plan as a guide and
exclude areas set aside for churches, schools,
streets, commercial use or other nonresidential
use, but include areas set aside for common
open space, outdoor recreation or parks. (Ord.
79-74: @ 84-66.026: prior code @ 8l66(k):
Ord. 1743).
Article 84-66.1 0
Rezoning
84-66.1002 Procedure. After initiation by
the planning agency or final application
approval, an area may be zoned "P-l planned
unit district" in accordance with Title 7 of the
California Government Code and this code, and
the zoning map of the area shall then be
identified with the map symbol "P-l". (Ords.
79-74, 76-26 @ 2: 76-25 @ 2: prior code @
8l66(c): Ord. 1743).
84-66.1004 Ordinance plan. If an applica-
tion for P-l zoning and a preliminary or final
development plan is finally ~pproved, the
preliminary or final development plan and any
conditions attached thereto, as approved or later
amended, shall be filed with the planning
department, and they are thereby incorporated
into this Title 8 and become a part of the
ordinance referred to in @ 84-66.1 002. (Ords.
79-74, 76-26 @ 2: 76-25 @ 2: prior code @
8l66(c): Ord. 1743).
84-66.1006 Rezoning and development plan
application. Except as waived in writing by the
planning director, the application for rezoning
to Pol district and concurrent approval of a
preliminary development consists of five copies
of each of the following:
(1) A preliminary development plan, drawn
to scale, indicating:
(A) Proposed use(s) of all land in the subject
area,
(B) Existing natural land features, and
topography of the subject area,
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(C) Circulation plan for all vehicular and
pedestrian ways,
(D) Metes and bounds of the subject property,
(E) Location and dimensions of all existing
structures,
(F) Landscaping, parking areas, and typical
proposed structures,
(G) Anticipated grading for the development;
(2) A written legal description of the subject
area;
(3) A preliminary report on provision for
storm drainage, sewage disposal and public
utilities;
(4) An economic feasibility report and
analysis of all commercial and industrial uses,
if any, proposed to be located within the
developmen t;
(5) A feasibility analysis of all public and
semipublic recreational and educational areas
and facilities proposed to be located within
the development, stating anticipated financing,
development and maintenance;
(6) A residential density analysis of the
subject area, and the estimated population
resulting therefrom;
(7) A statement of how the proposed
development conforms to, and .is consistent
with the general plan;
(8) A request for zoning change signed by the
owner, and by the owner of any option to
purchase the property or any portion thereof, if
any;
(9) Schematic drawings indicating the
architectural design of all nonresidential
buildings and structures and all residential
buildings having attached units. Residential
buildings utilizing zero lot line, cluster or
patio techniques, typical designs shall be
submitted. Single-family detached units on
difficult topography may require design and
placement review when requested by the
planning director;
(10) A statement of the stages of
development proposed for the entire
development, indicating the sequence of units
and explaining why each unit standing by itself
would constitute reasonable and orderly
development in relation to the entire
contemplated development where it is proposed
to file final development plans by units for
portions of the area to be covered by the
preliminary development plan; and
(11) Any additional information as may be
required by the planning commission or board
(Contra Costa County 5-81)
of supervisors at the time of any public hearing.
(Ords. 79-74, 76-25 S 1, 76-25 S 2: prior code S
8166(b): Ord. 1743).
Article 84-66.12
Final Development Plan
84-66.1202 Requirements. (a) The final
development plan drawn to scale, shall:
(1) Indicate the metes and bounds of the
boundary of the subject property together with
dimensions of lands to be divided;
(2) Indicate the location, grades, widths and
types of improvements proposed for all streets,
driveways, pedestrian ways and utilities;
(3) Indicate the location, height, number of
stories, use and number of dwelling units for
each proposed building or structure;
(4) Indicate the location and design of vehicle
parking areas;
(5) Indicate the location and design of
proposed landscaping, except for proposed
single family residential development;
(6) Indicate the location and design of all
storm drainage and sewage disposal facilities;
(7) Provide an engineer's statement of the
proposed grading;
(8) Indicate the location and extent of all
proposed land uses.
(b) In addition, the final development plan
shall be accompanied by:
(1) Elevations of all buildings and structures
other than single-family residences;
(2) A statement indicating procedures and
programming for the development and
maintenance of public or semipublic areas,
buildings and structures;
(3) A statement indicating the stages of
development proposed for the entire
developmen t;
(4) Any additional drawings or information as
may be required by the planning commission at
the time of any public hearing in the matter.
(Ord. 79-74: S 84-66.102: prior code S 8l66(d):
Ord. 1743).
84-66.1204 Approval procedure., (a) The
final development plan shall be submitted to the
planning commission for approval, as with use
permit applications, except it is the commission
which hears and reviews it. The commission's
decision may be appealed to the board of
supervisors in accordance with Article 26-2.24,
otherwise it becomes final.
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(b) A final development plan maybe
approved by the planning commission for a
portion or unit of the approved preliminary
development plan, in accordance with the
sequence of units authorized by its conditions of
approval, or upon a showing of both good cause
and that the proposed portion or unit would,
standing by itself, constitute reasonable and
orderly development in relation to the entire
development. (Ords. 79-74, 76-26 S 3, 76-25 S
3: S 84-66.014: prior code S 8166(e): Ord.
1743).
84-66.1206 Combined application and final
plan. (a) Combination. An applicant for rezoning
to the P-l district may submit simultaneously
and in combination with the zoning applicatior
or thereafter but before the board's final zoning
decision, an application for approval of a final
development plan for the entire property. The
application and proposed final development plan
shall comply with the requirements of Sections
84-66.006 and 84-66.1202.
(b) Procedure. Such a combined final
development plan application shall be processed,
noticed, and heard by the planning commission.
The commission's decision shall be a
recommendation to the board of supervisors
which shall make the final decision on the final
development plan along with the rezoning
pursuant to Article 84-66.10. (Ord. 79-74).
Article 84-66.14
Plan Objectives, Regulations and Evaluations
84-66.1402 Design objectives. To achieve
design and aesthetic quality for large-scale
integrated developments and/or general plan
special areas of concern, the following design
objectives shall be met:
(1) Building bulk, height, land coverage,
visual appearance from adjacent land, and design
compatibility with existing adjoining
development and land which will remain, shall
be considered and controlled;
(2) A development's design should successfully
integrate individual buildings and building
groups with the surrounding development, other
physical features in the area, and existing
development which will remain;
(3) The design of structures should provide
for harmonious composition of mass, scale,
color, and textures, with special emphasis on the
transition from one building type to another,
84-66.1206-84.66.1404
termination of groups of structures,
relationships to streets, exploitation of views,
and integration of spaces and building forms
with the topography of the site and the urban or
suburban character of the area.
(4) Provisions are to be made for an efficient,
direct and convenient system of pedestrian
circulation, together with landscaping and
appropriate treatment of any public areas or
lobbies.
(5) Off-street parking and loading areas
should be integrated into the overall vehicular
circulation system. (Ord. 79-74).
84-66.1404 Latitude of regulations. The
planning commission may recommend and the
board of supervisors may adopt as part of the
preliminary development plan, and may require
in the final development plan, standards,
regulations, limitations and restrictions which
are either more or less restrictive than those
specified elsewhere in this ordinance code, and
which are designed to protect and maintain
property values and community amenities
in the subject community, and which would
foster and maintain the health, safety and
general welfare of the community, including and
relating to but not limited to the following:
(1) Height limitations on buildings and
structures;
(2) Percent coverage of land by buildings and
structures;
(3) Parking ratios and areas expressed in
relation to use of various portions of the
property and/or building floor area;
(4) The location, width and improvement of
vehicular and pedestrian access to various
portions of the property including portions
within abutting streets;
(5) Planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs,
plants and lawns in accordance with a
landscaping plan;
(6) Construction of fences, walls and
floodlighting of an approved design;
(7) Limitations upon the size, design,
number, lighting and location of signs and
advertising structures;
(8) Arrangement and spacing of buildings and
structures to provide appropriate open spaces
around same;
(9) Location and size of off-str~et loading
areas and docks;
(10) Uses of buildings and structures by
general classification, and by specific designation
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when there are unusual requirements for
parking, or when use involves noise, dust, odor,
fumes, smoke, vibration, glare or radiation
incompatible with present or potential
development of surrounding property;
(11) Architectual design of buildings and
structures;
(12) Schedule of time for construction and
establishment of the proposed buildings,
structures, or land uses or any stage of
development thereof; and
(13) Requiring of performance bonds to insure
development as approved. (Ord. 79-74: S 84-
66.1404: prior code S 8166(f): Ord. 1743).
84-66.1406 Evaluations. When approving
and adopting the rezoning application, the
preliminary development plan or the final
development plan, the planning commission
and/or board of supervisors as the case may be,
shall be satisfied that:
(1) The applicant intends to start
construction within two and one-half years from
effective date of zoning change and plan
approval;
(2) The proposed planned unit development
is consistent with the county general plan;
(3) In the case of residential development,
it will constitute a residential environment of
sustained desirability and stability, and will be in
harmony with the character of the surrounding
neighborhood and community;
(4) In the case of the commercial
development, it is needed at the proposed
location to provide adequate commercial
facilities of the type proposed, and that traffic
congestion will not likely be creJted by the
proposed center, or will be obviated by
presently projected improvements and by
demonstrable provisions in the plan for proper
entrances and exists, and by internal provisions
for traffic and parking, and that the
development will be an attractive and efficient
center which will fit harmoniously into and will
have no adverse effects upon the adjacent or
surrounding development;
(5) In the case of proposed industrial
development, it is fully in conformity with the
applicable performance standards, and will
constitute an efficient and well organized
development, with adequate provisions for
railroad and/or truck access service and
necessary storage, and that such development
will have no adverse effect upon adjacent or
(C antra Costa County 9-15-79)
surrounding development; and
(6) The development of a harmonious,
integrated plan justifies exceptions from the
normal application of this code. (Ord. 79-74: S
84-66.020: prior code S 8l66(g): Ord. 1743).
Article 84-66.16
Termination
84-66.1602 Procedure. (a) Reversion. P-l
district shall become null and void, and the land
use district classification shall revert to the
immediately preceding zoning, designation if
either:
(1) Within eighteen months after the effective
date of the establishment of the P-l district
and/or the approval of the preliminary
development plan (whichever is sooner), a final
development plan is not submitted to the
planning commission, or
(2) Within twelve months after the planning
commission's approval of the final development
plan, the construction specified in the final
development plan has not been commenced.
(b) Time Limit Exception. The time
limitation in subsection (a)(1) of this section
applies only to the first final development plan
of a unit of a phased preliminary development
plan; it does not apply after approval and
implementation of such first final development
plan.
(c) Extensions. Upon showings of good cause,
the board of supervisors may grant not more
than five extensions of the time limitations set
forth in subsection (a), each for no more than
one year and all extensions totalling five years or
less. (Ords. 79-74, 76-26 S 4, 76-25 S 4: S 84-
66.022: prior code S 8166(1): Ords. 71-17,
1743).
Article 84-66.18
Plan Changes
84-66.1802 Preliminary development plan.
(a) Changes. Changes, in the approved
preliminary development plan and its conditions
of approval, may be approved by the planning
commission, as with land use permit applications
except that it is the commission which hears and
reviews them. The commission's decision may be
appealed to the board of supervisors in
accordance with Article 26-2.24, otherwise it
becomes final.
(b) Rezoning. When substantial changes in the
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preliminary developmen t plan involve a
reduction of or addition to its land area, then a
rezoning application shall be submitted for
consideration. (Ord. 79-74, 76-26 ~ 2, 76-25
~ 2: ~ 84-66.010: prior code ~ 8166(c): Ord.
1743).
84-66.1804 Final development plan (a) Re-
view, Hearing. The zoning administrator shall
review approved final development plan
applications for modification pursuant to and
otherwise regulated by the land use permit
provisions of Chapter 26-2, for which he may
schedule a public hearing and shall do so if he
determines that a substantial modification is
being requested in an approved final
development plan.
(b) Findings. In approving the modification
application, he shall find that it is consistent
with the intent and purpose of the P-l district
and compatible with other uses in the vicinity,
both inside and outside the district.
(c) Conditions. The zoning administrator may
impose reasonable conditions and limitations to
carry out the purpose of the P-l district when
approving any modification. (Ord. 79-74: ~
84-66.016: prior code ~ 8166(1): Ord. 1743).
Article 84-66.20
Variance Permits
84-66.2002 Granting. (a) Procedure.
Variance permits to modify the prOVISIOns
contained in Article 84-66.6 may be granted
in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6.
(b) General Plan Consistency. Such variance
permit shall not be granted by the planning
agency hearing the matter unless it finds that
the variance is consistent with the general plan.
(Ord.79-74).
Chapter 84-68
T-l MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
Article 84-68.2
Sections:
84.68.202
Article 84-68.4
Sections:
84-68.402
84-68.404
84-68.406
General
General provisions.
Definitions
Generally.
Camp car.
Lot.
Mobile home.
Mobile home park.
Travel trailer.
Travel trailer park.
Recreational vehicle park or
campground.
Article 84-68.6 Uses
Sections:
84-68.602
84-68.604
Article 84-68.8
Sections:
84-68.802
84-68.806
84-68.808
84-68.408
84-68.410
84-68.412
84-68.414
84-68.416
84-68.810
84-66.1804-84-68.202
Uses-Permitted.
Requiring land use permit.
Restrictions
Rezoning to T-l district.
Use for human habitation.
Storage of mobile homes,
travel trailers and camp cars.
Lot occupied as living
quarters.
Application
Article 84-68.10
Sections:
84-68.1002 Requirements.
Article 84-68.12 Mobile Home and Travel
Trailer Park Standards
Sections:
84-68.1202 Park standards~ Lot size.
84-68.1204 Park standards-Number of
vehicles per acre.
84-68.1206 Park standards-Minimum
park size.
84-68.1208 Park standards-Lot
dimensions.
84-68.1210 Park standards-Yard
requirements.
84-68.1212 Park standards-Driveways.
84-68.1214 Park standards-Recreational
area.
84-68.1216 Park standards-Fence.
84~68.1218 Park standards-Landscaping.
Article 84-68.14 Land Use and Variance Permits
Sections:
84-68.1402 Land use and variance permit
-Granting.
Article 84-68.2
General
84-68.202 General prOVIsIOns. All land
within a T-2 mobile home park district may be
used as follows under the following regulations
set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2, 1968:
Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~ 8168
(part)).
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ZONING
Article 84-68.4
Definitions
84-68.402 Generally. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, or required by the
context, the following terms have the following
indicated meanings in this chapter. (Ord. 75-16
S 1: prior code S 8168(a): Ords. 68-30 S 2,
67-39 s 1).
84-68.404 Camp car. "Camp car" is a
vehicle with or without motive power, which is
designed or used for human habitation. (Ord.
68-30 S 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967:
prior code S 8168(a)( 4)).
84-68.406 Lot. "Lot" is any area or tract of
land or portion of a mobile home park or travel
trailer park designated or used for the
occupancy of one mobile home, travel trailer or
camp car and includes a "site." (Ord. 68-30 S 2,
1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
81 68(a)(6)).
84-68.408 Mobile home. "Mobile home" is
a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed
or used for human habitation, for carrying
persons and property on its own structure, and
for being drawn by a motor vehicle (Ord. 68-30
S 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior
code S 8168(a)(1)).
84-68.410 Mobile home park. "Mobile
home park" is any area or tract of land where
one or more mobile home lots are rented or
leased or held out for rent or lease to
accommodate mobile homes used for human
habitation. (Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 S
1 (part), 1967: prior code S 8168(a)(2)).
84-68.412 Travel trailer. "Traveltrailer" is a
vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, which is
designed for human habitation, and for travel or
recreational purposes, which does not at any
time exceed eight feet in width and forty feet in
length and which may be moved upon a public
high way without a special permit or chauffeur's
license or both, without violating any provision
of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 68-30 S 2,
1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
81 68(a)(3)).
84-68.414 Travel trailer park. "Travel trailer
park" is any area or tract of land or a separate
(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
designated section within a mobile home park
where one or more lots are rented or leased or
held out for rent or lease to owners or users of
travel trailers or camp cars used for travel or
recreational purposes. (Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968:
Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
8168(a)(5)).
84-68.416 Recreational vehicle park or
campground. "Recreational vehicle park or
campground" is any area or tract of land of at
least one acre, with provisions for temporary
occupancy (including sleeping) for recreational
or travel purposes, by travel trailers, camp cars,
tents, tent trailers or other recreational vehicles
designed for human habitation. (Ord. 75-16 S
2).
Article 84-68.6
Uses
84-68.602 Uses Permitted. Uses
permitted in this district shall be: Crop and tree
farming not including the raising or keeping of
any animals other than ordinary household pets.
(Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968: 'Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part),
1967: prior code S 8168(b)).
84-68.604 Requiring land use permit. Uses
requiring a permit in this district are:
(1) Mobile home parks, and noncommercial
facilities incidental to such an operation;
(2) Travel trailer parks, and noncommercial
facilities incidentalto such an operation;
(3) Mobile home sales area within a mobile
home park, if the sales are only to lessees in that
park, and the sales area shall terminate when all
the park spaces are occupied;
(4) Recreational vehicle parks or
campgrounds, and uses and services incidental to
such an operation. (Ord. 75-16 S 3: prior code S
8168(c): Ords. 70-49 S 1,68-30 s 2,67-39).
Article 84-68.8
Restrictions
84-68.802 Rezoning to T-l district. An
applicant requesting a change in zoning to a T-l
mobile home park district shall submit
simultaneously and in combination with the
rezoning application, an application for a land
use permit seeking approval of the development
plan. When such an application for a land use
permit is submitted, it shall be processed and
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preliminary development plan involve a reduc-
tion of or addition to its land area, then a re- .
zoning application shall be submitted for
consideration. (Ord. 79-74, 76-26 ~ 2, 76-25
~ 2: ~ 84-66.010: prior code ~ 8166(c): Ord.
1743).
84-66.1804 Final development plan. (a)
Reveiw, Hearing. The zoning administrator shall
review approved final development plan applica-
tions for modification pursuant to and otherwise
regulated by the land use permit provisions of
Chapter 26-2, for which he may schedule a
public hearing and shall do so if he determines
that a substantial modification is being re-
quested in an approved final development plan.
(b) Findings. In approving the modification
application, he shall find that it is consistent
with the intent and purpose of the P-l district
and compatible with other uses in the vicinity,
both inside and outside the district.
(c) Conditions. The zoning administrator
may impose reasonable conditions and limita-
tions to carry out the purpose of the P-l district
when approving any modification. (Ord. 79-74:
~ 84-66.016: prior code ~ 8166(1): Ord. 1743). _
Article 84-66.20
Variance Permits
84-66.2002 Granting. (a) Procedure. Vari-
ance permits to modify the provisions contained
in Article 84-66.6 may be granted in accordance
with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6.
(b) General Plan Consistency. Such variance
permit shall not be granted by the planning
agency hearing the matter unless it finds that
the variance is consistent with the general plan.
(Ord.79-74).
Chapter 84-68
T -1 MOBILE HOME/MANUFACTURED
HOME PARK DISTRICT
(Ord. 80-74 ~ 2; Stats. 1980, Chap. 528).
Article 84-68.2 General
Sections:
84-68.202 General provisions.
Article 84-68.4 Definitions
Sections:
84-68.402 Generally.
84-68.404
84-68.406
84-68.408
84-68.410
84-68.412
84-68.414
84-68.416
84-66.1804-84-66.2002
Camp car.
Lot.
Mobile home.
Mobile home park.
Travel trailer.
Travel trailer park.
Recreational vehicle park or
campground.
84-68.418 Manufactured home/house.
Article 84-68.6 Uses
Sections:
84-68.602 Uses-Permitted.
84-68.604 Requiring land use permit.
Article 84-68.8 Restrictions
Sections:
84-68.802
84-68.806
84-68.807
84-68.808
84-68.810
Article 84-68.10
Sections:
84-68.1002
Article 84-68.12
Rezoning to T -1 district.
Use for human habitation.
Single-family zones.
Storage of mobile homes,
travel trailers and camp cars.
Lot occupied as living
quarters.
Application
Requirements.
Mobile Home and Travel
Trailer Park Standards
Sections:
84-68.1201 Park standards.
84-68.1202 Park standards-Lot size.
84-68.1204 Park standards-Number of
vehicles per acre.
84-68.1206 Park standards-Minimum
park size.
84-68.1208 Park standards-Lot
dimensions.
84-68.1210 Park standards-Yard
requirements.
84-68.1212 Park standards-Driveways.
84-68.1214 Park standards-Recreational
area.
84-68.1216 Park standards-Fence.
84-68.1218 Park standards-Landscaping.
Article 84-68.13 Mobile Home Subdivision
Standards
Sections:
84-68.1302 Standards.
84-68.1-304 Minimum subdivision size.
84-68.1306 Lots.
84-68.1308 Yards.
84-68.1310 Height.
84-68.1312 Off-street parking.
84-68.1314 Fence.
84-68.1316 Subdivision ordinance.
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Article 84-68.14 Land Use and Variance
Permits
Sections:
84-68.1402 Land use and variance permits
-Granting.
Article 84-68.2
General
84-68.202 General provisions. AU land with-
in a T-l mobile home/manufactured home park
district may be used as provided in this chapter.
(Ords. 80-74 ~3, 68-30 ~ 2, 67-39 ~ 1; prior
code ~ 8168).
Article 84-68.4
Definitions
84-68.402 Generally. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, or required by the
context, the following terms have the following
indicated meanings in this chapter. (Ord. 75-16
~ 1: prior code ~ 8168(a): Ords. 68-30 ~ 2,
67-39 ~ 1).
84-68.404 Camp car. "Camp car" is a
vehicle with or without motive power, which is
designed or used for human habitation. (Ord.
68-30 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967:
prior code ~ 8168(a)(4)).
84-68.406 Lot. "Lot" is any area or tract of
land or portion of a mobile home park or travel
trailer park designated or used for the
occupancy of one mobile home, travel trailer or
camp car and includes a "site." (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2,
1968: Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~
8168(a)(6)).
84-68.408 Mobile home. "Mobile home" is
a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed
or used for human habitation, for carrying
persons and property on its own structure, and
for being drawn by a motor vehicle (Ord. 68-30
~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~ I (part), 1967: prior
code ~ 8168(a){I)).
84-68.410 Mobile home park. "Mobile
home park" is any area or tract of land where
one or more mobile home lots are rented or
leased or held out for rent or lease to
accommodate mobile homes used for human
habitation. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~
1 (part), 1967: prior code ~ 81 68(a)(2)).
(Contra Costa County 11-81)
84-68.412 Travel trailer. "Travel trailer" is a
vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, which is
designed for human habitation, and for travel or
recreational purposes, which does not at any
time exceed eight feet in width and forty feet in
length and which may be moved upon a public
highway without a special permit or chauffeur's
license or both, without violating any provision
of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2,
1968: Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~
81 68(a)(3)).
84-68.414 Travel trailer park. ''Travel trailer
park" is any area or tract of land or a separate
designated section within a mobile home park
where one or more lots are rented or leased or
held out for rent or lease to owners or users of
travel trailers or camp cars used for travel or
recreational purposes. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2, 1968:
Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~
81 68(a)(5)).
84-68.416 Recreational vehicle park or
campground. "Recreational vehicle park or
campground" is any area or tract of land of at
least . one acre, with provisions for temporary
occupancy (including sleeping) for recreational
or travel purposes, by travel trailers, camp cars,
tents, tent trailers or other recreational vehicles
designed for human habitation. (Ord. 7 5-16 ~
2).
84-68.418 Manufactured home/house.
"Manufactured home" or "manufactured
house" is a "mobile home" as defined in Section
84-68.408. (Ord. 80-74 ~ 4).
Article 84-68.6
Uses
84-68.602 Uses - Permitted. The following
uses are allowed in the T -1 district:
(1) Crop and/or tree farming, not including
the raising or keeping of any animals other than
ordinary household pets;
(2) One mobile home on each legally estab-
lished mobile home subdivision lot, plus acces-
sory structures and uses normally auxiliary to it.
(Ords. 80-74 ~ 5, 68-30 ~ 2, 67-39 ~ 1: prior
code ~ 8168(b)).
84-68.604 Requiring land use permit. Uses
requiring a permit in this district are:
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(1) Mobile home parks, and noncommercial
facilities incidental to such an operation;
(2) Travel trailer parks, and noncommercial
facilities incidental to such an operation;
(3) Mobile home sales area within a mobile
home park, if the sales are only to lessees in that
park, and the sales area shall terminate when
all the park spaces are occupied;
(4) Recreational vehicle parks or camp-
grounds, and uses and services incidental to such
an operation;
(5) Mobile home subdivisions in accordance
with the provisions of Article 84-68.14. (Ords.
80-74 S 6, 75-16 S 3, 70-49 S 1, 68-30 S 2,
67-39; prior code S 8168(c)).
Article 84-86.8
Restrictions
84-68.802 Rezoning to T-l district. An
applicant requesting a change in zoning to a T-l
mobile home park district shall submit
simultaneously and in combination with the
rezoning application, an application for a land
use permit seeking approval of the development
plan. When such an application for a land use
permit is submitted, it shall be processed and
notice given therefor in the same manner as
those matters designated to come before the
board of adjustment, except that this applica-
tion shall be heard by the planning commission
at the same time that the rezoning application is
heard. (Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1
(part), 1967: prior code S 8l68(d)(l)).
84-68.806 Use for human habitation. No
person shall locate, maintain or use, for human
habitation including sleeping, a mobile home,
trailer or camp car on any lot except as pro-
vided in Section 84-68.807 and as follows:
( 1) In a lawful mobile home park or travel
trailer park;
(2) By a land use permit for temporary occu-
pancy by members (within the third degree of
consanguinity) of the family occupying the
principal residence on the lot, when the zoning
administrator has found that it will not be detri-
mental to the neighborhood and that there is
hardship involving age or health and not mere
financial need or convenience. The mobile
homes shall not be installed on a permanent
foundation system;
(3) By approval of the zoning administrator
for housing for a watchman or caretaker in these
districts: H-l, L-l, A-80, A-40, A-20, A-4, A-3,
A-2, A-I, C, F-R, F-l, C-M and/or W-3. The
mobile home shall not be installed on a per-
manent foundation system;
(4) By approval of the zoning administrator
on a temporary basis in any district when neces-
sary to provide a construction office or housing
for a watchman during the construction phase of
project, and only after necessary permits are
obtained from the building inspection and
health department. The mobile home shall not
be installed on a permanent foundation system;
(5) In a lawful recreational vehicle park or
campground allowed by a land use permit in
these districts only: A-2, A-3, R-B, C, L-I and/or
T-l. (Ords. 81-38 S 1, 80-74 S 7, 75-16 S 5:
prior code S 8168 (d) (3): Ords. 69-83 S 1,
68-30 s 2,67-39 s 1).
84-68.807 Single-family zones. Mobile
homes may be located, maintained and used for
human habitation by building permit in all
single-family residential districts (R- ) and all
agricultural districts (A) when the mobile home
unit complies with the following:
(1) It is to be occupied only as a principal
residence on the lot;
(2) It meets all development standards of the
applicable zoning district;
(3) It is certified under the National Mobile
Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974 and
any subsequent revisions;
(4) It is installed on a permanent foundation
system approved by the building inspection de-
partment of Contra Costa County;
(5) It is covered with an exterior material
customarily used in new conventional single-
family residential structures in the surrounding
area;
(6) The exterior covering material must ex-
tend to the ground consistent with the most
recent county adopted Uniform Building Code.
If a solid concrete or masonry perimeter founda-
tion is used, the covering material need not ex-
tend below the top of the foundation. No con-
ventional mobile home skirting shall be allowed;
(7) The roormg material is of a material
customarily used in new conventional single-
family residential structures in the surrounding
area;
(8) The roof has eave and gable overhands;
(9) The covering material of the garage or
carport is the same as used on the mobile home
unit;
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(10) The roof overhangs, siding and roofing
material have been approved by the zoning ad-
ministrator. The exterior materials must be
found compatible with neighboring residences.
(Ord. 81-38 S 2: Govt.C. S 65852.3).
84-68.808 Storage of mobile homes, travel
trailers and camp cars. The storage of a mobile
home, travel trailer or camp car at the residence
of the owner or any other residence is permitted
when not used for living or sleeping purposes;
provided that the mobile home, travel trailer or .
camp car shall be adequately screened from view
from public roadway or thoroughfare. (Ord.
68-30 S 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967:
prior code S 8l68(d)(4)).
84-68.810 Lot occupied as living quarters.
A lot in a mobile home park or travel trailer
park shall not be occupied as living quarters
unless a single mobile home or a single travel
trailer or a single camp car is parked on the lot.
(Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part),
1967: prior code S 8l68(d)(5)).
Article 84-68.10
Application
84-68.1002 Requirements. The planning
department shall prescribe an application form
for the land use permit, which shall include a
development plan drawn at a scale no greater
than one inch equals one hundred feet indicating
exterior boundaries of the land proposed for any
mobile home park, travel trailer park or
recreational vehicle park or campground, and
such other drawings as may be necessary to
indicate the following:
(1) All lots with their dimensions;
(2) All public streets in the vicinity of the
proposed park or campground;
(3) The location, width and type of
construction of all park or campground
driveways;
(4) Areas which are to be landscaped and
types of landscaping;
(5) Locatlon of all park or campground
buildings and proposed use of each;
(6) Type of building construction and
elevations;
(7) Detailed plan of typical lot ;
(8) Fences;
(9) All points of egress and ingress to the
pal"k or campground from public roads;
(Contra Costa County 11-81)
(10) Fire hydrants;and
(II) The lots that are to be occupied by
independent mobile homes, dependent mobile
homes, travel trailers, tents, or camp cars. (Ord.
75-16 S 6: prior code S 8l68(e): Ords. 68-30,
67-39 S 1).
Article 84-68.12
Mobile Home and Travel Trailer
Park Standards
84-68.1201 Park standards. Mobile home
and travel trailer parks and lot spaces contained
therein shall comply with the standards of this
article. (Ord. 80-74 S8).
84-68.1202 Park standards - Lot size. Each
lot shall have an area of not less than two thou-
sand five hundred square feet. (Ord. 68-30 S 2,
1968: Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code
S 8168(f)(1)).
84-68.1204 Park standards - Number of
vehicles per acre. There shall be no more than
twelve travel trailers, camp cars or mobile homes
per gross acre in a park. (Ord. 68-30S 2, 1968:
Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code. S
8168(f)(2) ).
84-68.1206 Park standards- Minimum
. park size. Each park shall have a minimum area
of three acres. (Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968: Ord.
67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
8 I 68(f)(3)).
84-68.1208 Park standards Lot
dimensions. Each lot shall have a mlmmum
width and minimum frontage of thirty-five feet
on a driveway. The lot shall be of a shape that
shall permit reasonable area for private use and
development and provide for convenient
placement of one mobile home or one travel
trailer or one camp car. (Ord. 68-30 S 2, 1968:
Ord. 67-39 S 1 (part), 1967: prior code S
8 I 68(f)(4)).
84-68.1210 Park standards Yard
requirements. The following yards shall be
maintained, open and unobstructed, except for
landscaping in each park in addition to those
required yards for each lot:
(1) A front yard of at least twenty feet along
the public street upon which the park abuts shall
be provided.
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(2) Side yards of not less than ten feet along
each side boundary of the park shall be
provided.
(3) A rear yard of not less than ten feet shall
be provided along the rear boundary line. (Ord.
68-30 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967:
prior code ~ 8168([)(5)).
84-68.1212 Park standards - Driveways.
Driveways shall have a minimum width of thirty
feet from edge to edge of pavement. (Ord. 68-30
~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior
code ~ 8168([)(6)).
84-68.1214 Park standards - Recreational
area. There shall be at least one recreational area
having a minimum of two hundred square feet in
area per each lot. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2, 1968: Ord.
67-39 ~ 1 (part), 1967: prior code ~
8168([)(7)).
84-68.1216 Park standards - Fence. The
park shall be bounded by a decorative fence six
feet in height. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2, 1968: Ord.
67-39 ~ I (part), 1967: prior code ~
8168([)(8)). .
84-68.1218 Park standards - Landscaping.
All areas of a park not occupied by driveways,
patios and other park facilities shall be
landscaped. (Ord. 68-30 ~ 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 ~
1 (part), 1967: prior code ~ 8168(f)(9)).
Article 84-68.13
Mobile Home Subdivision Standards
84-68.1302 Standards. Mobile home sub-
divisions and lots contained therein shall comply
with the standards of this article. (Ord. 80-74
~ 9).
84-68.1304 Minimum subdivision size. Each
mobile home subdivision shall have an area of
not less than ten acres for the sole use of mobile
homes as single family dwelling units on the
subdivision's individual lots. (Ord. 80-74 ~ 9).
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-B DESIGN CONTROL COMBINING DISTRICT
84-68.1306 Lots. No mobile home per-
mitted in the T -1 district shall be placed on a
subdivision lot:
(1) Frontage. With less than a forty-foot
frontage; and
(2) Depth. Less than ninety feet in depth.
(Ord. 80-74 S 9).
84-68.1308 Yards. The following yards shall
be maintained for each subdivision lot:.
(1) Front. There shall be front yard setback
of at least twenty feet for any mobile home.
On corner lots the principal frontage shall have
a setback of at least twenty feet and the other
setback shall be at least fifteen feet.
(2) Side. The side yards shall aggregate at
least fifteen feet in width. No side yard shall
be less than five feet wide. These minimums may
be reduced to three feet for an accessory build-
ing or structure if it is set back at least fifty
feet from the front property line.
(3) Rear. There shall be a rear yard of at
least fifteen feet for any mobile home. There
shall be a rear yard for accessory structures of
at least three feet. (Ord. 80-74 S 9).
84-68.1310 Height. No mobile home or
other structure in a T -1 subdivision shall exceed
twenty feet in height. (Ord. 80-74 S 9).
84-68.1312 Off-street parking. In T-l sub-
divisions every mobile home unit shall have at
least two off-street automobile storage spaces
on the same lot. Such spaces shall each have a
covered or open surfaced area of at least nine by
nineteen feet and shall be entirely outside the
required setback and side yard areas. (Ord.
80-74 S 9).
84-68.1314 Fence. A six-foot decorative
fence shall bound the mobile home subdivision
site area. (Ord. 80-74 S 9).
84-68.1316 Subdivision ordinance. Mobile
home subdivisions shall comply with the provi-
sions of the subdivision ordinance. (Title 9).
(Ord. 80-74 S 9).
Article 84-68.14
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-68.1402 Land use and variance permit -
Granting. Land use permits for the uses named
in Sections 84-68.604 and 84-68.806 and
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variance permits to modify the provisions
contained in Sections 84-68.1202 through
84-68.1316 may be granted in accordance with
procedure set forth in Chapters 26-2 and 82-6.
(Ords. 80-74 S 10, 68-30 S 2, 67-39 S 1: prior
code S 8168(g)).
Chapter 84-70
-B DESIGN CONTROL
COMBINING DISTRICT*
Sections:
84-70.002
84-70.004
General provisions.
Intent and purpose-Develop-
ment plan requirements.
Application-Approval by
84-70.006
*For sign control combining district provisions, see Chapters
88-8 and 88-9, this code.
(Contra Costa County 5-81)
-B DESIGN CONTROL COMBINING DISTRICT
planning director.
84-70.008 Application-Review criteria.
84-70.002 General provisions. All land
within a land use district combined with an -B
combining district shall be subject to the
following additional regulations set forth in this
chapter. (Ord. 1986: prior code g 8167 (part)).
84-70.004 Intent and purpose
Development plan requirements. (a) The intent
and purpose of this district shall be to provide
design control and maintenance of an area where
the respective owners have developed a plan
wherein a high degree of amenities is intended to
prevail, recognizing that an attractive
development enhances property values, social
values, health and welfare of the community.
(b) This district may be applied when
requested by a group of landowners who have
prepared a plan of development, setting forth
criteria through maps, illustrations and text
governing the size, bulk, coverage, relationship,
color, texture, materials and other
appurtenances of physical improvements,
including, but not limited to, buildings, signs
and fences. Such a plan may also provide for,
through its location, design and site planning, a
convenient, attractive, and functional living,
working, shopping or civic environment.
Further, such a plan may provide for off-street
parking, landscaping and open space. This plan
and accompanying test shall become part of the
county code and all further development shall
be subject to it. (Ord. 1986: prior code g
8167(a)(b )).
84-70.006 Application Approval by
planning director. (a) Following the adoption of
the rezoning ordinance, with its attendant plan
and/or drawings, by the board of supervisors,
any proposed development or alteration within
this district shall be subject to review and
approval by the planning director.
(b) The planning director may review the site
plan elevations applications in public hearing
under Chapter 26-2. In approving the
application, the planning director shall find that
the application is consistent with the intent of
this district and that it is compatible with other
uses in the vicinity, both within and without the
district. When any plan shall have been approved
by the planning director, it shall not thereafter
be altered or changed except with the approval
84-70.002-84-70.008
of the planning director after reviewing the
proposed alterations or changes. For the review,
the planning director may schedule a public
hearing under Chapter 26-2.
(c) The planning director may impose
reasonable conditions and limitations in addition
to the requirements listed in this chapter in
order to further carry out and develop the intent
and purpose of this district.
(d) Any decision of the planning director
may be appealed as provided for in Chapter
26-2. (Ord. 1986: prior code g 81 67(c)-(f)).
84-70.008 Application - Review criteria. In
reviewing an application, the planning director
shall consider the following:
(1) That the proposed development shall
serve to achieve a group of facilities which will
be well related one to another, and which, taken
together, will result in a well composed design,
with consideration given to site, height,
arrangement, texture, material, color, and
appurtenances, the relation of those factors to
other facilities in the immediate area, and the
relation of the development to the total setting
as seen from key points in the surrounding area;
(2) That the proposed development shall be
of a quality and character which harmonizes
with, and serves to protect the value of, private
and public investments in the area:
(3) That the design of the development
conforms in all significant respects with the
development control map and drawings adopted
by the board of supervisors and made a part of
this district;
(4) That the proposed development will
enhance the successful operation of the
surrounding area in its basic community
functions. (Ord. 1986: prior code g 8167(g)).
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Chapter 84-72
- T TRANSITIONAL COMBINING
DISTRICT
Article 84-72.2 General
Sections:
84-72.202
- T transtional combining dis-
trict.
84-72.204 Intent and purpose.
Article 84-72.4 Uses
Sections:
84-72.402
84-72 .404
84-72.406
84-72.408
Article 84-72.6
Sections:
84-72.602 Granting.
84-72.604 Concurrent rezoning.
Application.
Permitted uses.
Uses with land use permit.
Priority.
Land Use Permits
Article 84-72.2
General
84-72.202 - T transitional combining
district. All land within a residential land use
district combined with a - T transitional
combining district (- T) shall be used as allowed
and regulated in this chapter. (Ord. 80-24).
84-72.204 Intent and purpose. Certain areas
within the county are in transition where the
existing established uses, buildings, and/or fa-
cilities are not consistent with current or pro-
posed zoning. It is the intent of this district,
when combined with the underlying residential
distriet, to allow flexibility in uses where it is
determined that existing residential dwellings
appear to be marginal for residential habitation
because of their proximity to heavily traveled
roadways, or existing nonresidential uses. The
application of this combining district would dis-
courage the abandonment and/or neglect of such
buildings. It is not intended that this district
allow the establishment of new buildings and
structures. Further, it is intended that this dis-
trict only be used in areas where such appli-
cability is consistent with the general plan. (Ord.
80-24).
(Contra Costa County 7-80)
Article 84-72.4
Uses
84-72.402 Application. The - T district may
be combined with, and made applicable to land
in any residential land use district. (Ord. 80-24).
84-72.404 Permitted uses. Uses permitted in
the - T district are those used allowed by full
compliance with the combined underlying resi-
dential district's regulations. (Ord. 80-24).
84-72.406 Uses with land use permit.
In the - T district the following uses are per-
mitted on the issuance of a land use permit:
(I) Art studios, antique shops, craft shops,
and photography studios;
(2) Answering services;
(3) Offices for architects, attorneys, accoun-
tants and engineers. (Ord. 80-24).
84-72.408 Priority. Where there is any con-
flict between the regulations of this chapter and
those of the combined underlying zoning dis-
trict, the requirements of this chapter shall
govern except that the required minimum lot
size shall remain that of the underlying zoning
district. (Ord. 80-24).
Article 84-72.6
Land Use Permits
84-72.602 Granting. (a) Procedure. Land
use permits for the special uses enumerated in
Section 84-72.406 may be granted in accordance
with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6.
(b) General plan consistency. Such land use
permit shall not be granted by the planning
agency hearing the matter unless it finds that the
permit is consistent with the general plan. (Ord.
80-24).
84-72.604 Concurrent rezoning. (a) An ap-
plicant for rezoning to a - T district may submit
simultaneously and in combination with the
zoning application, an application for approval
of a land use permit for the property.
(b) Such a land use permit application shall
be processed and noticed as are those matters
designated to come before the zoning adminis-
trator, except that it shall be initially heard by
the planning commission. The commission's
decision shall be a recommendation to the board
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A-20 EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
of supervisors which shall make final decision on
the land use permit along with the rezoning.
(Ord. 80-24).
Chapter 84-80
A-20 EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT
Article 84-80.2 General
Sections:
84-80.202 General provisions.
84-80.204 Purpose.
Article 84-80.4 Uses
Sections:
84-80.402 Uses-Allowed.
84-80.404 Uses with land use permit.
Article 84-80.6 Lots
Sections:
84-80.602 Area, width and depth.
Article 84-80.8 Building Height
Sections:
84-80.802 Maximum.
Article 84-80.1 0 Yards
Sections:
84-80.1002 Side.
84-80.1004 Setback.
84-80.1006 Rear.
84-80.1008 Residential land.
Article 84-80.12 Land Use and Variance
Permits
Sections:
84-80.1202 Granting.
84-80.1204 Clustering.
Article 84-80.2
General
84-80.202 General provisions. All land
within an A-20 exclusive agricultural district
may be used for any of the following uses, under
the regulations set forth in this chapter. (Ord.
79-108).
84-80.204 Purpose. The purpose of this
chapter's regulations is to provide and protect
areas for agricultural uses by preventing the es-
tablishment of urban and any other incom-
patible land uses thereon. (Ord. 79-108).
84-80.202-84-80.404
Article 84-80.4
Uses
84-80.402 Uses - Allowed. The following
uses are allowed in the A-20 district:
(1) All types of agriculture, including general
farming, horticulture, floriculture, dairying, live-
stock production and breeding, poultry and
grain-fed rodent raising, aviaries, apiaries,
forestry, and similar agricultural uses;
(2) Other agricultural uses, including the
erection and maintenance of sheds, warehouses,
granaries, dehydration plants, hullers, fruit and
vegetable packing plants, and buildings for the
storage of agricultural products and equipment;
(3) A stand not exceeding four hundred
square feet and set back at least twenty-five feet
from the front property line, for sale of agricul-
tural products grown on the premises; and
(4) A detached single-family dwelling on each
legally established lot and the accessory struc-
tures and uses normally auxiliary to it. (Ord.
79-108).
84-80.404 Uses with land use permit.
The following uses are allowable on the issuance
of a land use permit:
(1) Merchandising of agricultural supplies and
services incidental to agricultural use;
(2) Canneries, wineries, and processing of
agricultural products;
(3) Cold storage plants;
(4) Slaughterhouses and stockyards;
(5) Rendering plants and fertilizer plans or
yards;
(6) Livestock auction or sales yards;
(7) Living accommodations for agricultural
workers employed on the premises;
(8) Home occupation;
(9) Nurseries and greenhouses;
(10) Mushroom houses;
(11) Processing .of milk not produced on
premises;
(12) Dude ranches, riding academies, stables,
dog kennels;
(13) Hospitals, eleemosynary and philanthro-
pic institutions, convalescent homes, and animal
hospitals;
(14) Churches, religious institutions, paro-
chial and private schools, including nursery
schools;
OS) Community buildings, clubs, activities
of a quasi-public, social, fraternal or recreational
character;
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(16) Medical and/or dental offices and
clinics;
(17) Boat storage area within one mile by
public road of a public boat launching facility;
(18) Oil and gas drilling and production in-
cluding the installation and use of only such
equipment necessary and convenient for drilling
and extracting operations;
(19) Commercial radio and television receiv-
ing and transmitting facilities other than broad-
casting studios and business offices;
(20) One additional single-family dwelling for
members of the family within the third degree
of consanguinity. COrd. 79-108).
Article 84-80.6
Lots
84-80.602 Area, width and depth. No build-
ing or other structure allowed in the A-20 dis-
. trict shall be erected or placed on a lot smaller
than twenty acres in area, and two hundred fifty
feet in average width, and three hundred feet
deep. COrd. 79-108).
Article 84-80.8
Building Height
84-80.802 Maximum. No building or other
structure permitted in this district shall exceed
two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in
height. COrd. 79-108).
Article 84-80.10
Yards
84-80.1002 Side. No side yard shall be less
than fifty feet in width. COrd. 79-108).
84-80.1003 Setback. There shall be front
yard setback of at least twenty-five feet for any
building or structure. COrd. 79-108).
84-80.1004 Rear. No rear yard width is re-
quired. COrd. 79-108).
84-80.1006 Residential land. Notwithstand-
ing any other yard provisions of this article, no
barns, stables and other buildings or structures
used to house livestock, grain-fed rodents, or
poultry shall be located on a lot less than fifty
feet from the boundary line of any residential
land use district. COrd. 79-108).
(Contra Costa County 7-80)
Article 84-80.12
Land Use and Variance Permits
84-80.1202 Granting. Land use permits
for the special uses enumerated in Section
84-80.404 and variance permits to modify the
provisions contained in Article 84-80.6 through
84-80.10 may be granted in accordance with
Chapters 26-2 and 82-6. COrd. 79-108).
84-80.1204 Clustering. Variance permits
may be granted pursuant to Section 84-80.1202
to allow the clustering of single-family dwellings
on lots where:
C 1) Such action is consistent with the general
plan;
(2) The design of the dwelling cluster is, and
shall be subject to the review and approval of
the zoning administrator; and
(3) Development rights, grants, and/or open
space and conservation easements are conveyed
to the county for the portions of the lots not
covered by the clustered dwellings. Such convey-
ances shall be valid for the period of time speci-
fied by the planning agency but not to exceed
twenty-five years. COrd. 79-108).
Chapter 84-82
A-40 EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT
Article 84-82.2 General
Sections:
84-82.202 General provisions.
84-82.204 Purpose.
Article 84-82.4 Reference to A-20 District
Sections:
84-82.402 Conform to A-20 district.
84-82.404 Differences from A-20 district.
Article 84-82.2
General
84-82.202 General provisions. All land with-
in an A-40 exclusive agricultural district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
regulations in this chapter. COrd. 79-108).
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A-80 EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
84-82.204 Purpose. The purpose of this
chapter's regulations is to provide and protect
areas for agricultural uses by preventing the es-
tablishment of urban and any other incompa-
tible land uses thereon. (Ord. 79-108).
Article 84-82.4
Reference to A-20 District
84-82.402 Conform to A-20 district. Except
as specified, the A-40 district is established and
administered conformably with all the pro-
visions of Chapter 84-80 on A-20 districts. (Ord.
79-108).
84-82.404 Differences from A-20 district.
The following items for A-40 districts are
different from those for A-20 districts:
(l) Uses with land use permit. No land use
permits may be issued in the A-40 district for
the uses listed in subsections (12) through (17)
of Section 84-80.404.
(2) Area. No building or other structure per-
mitted in the A-40 district shall be erected or
placed on a lot smaller than forty acres in area.
(Ord. 79-108).
Chapter 84-84
A-80 EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT
Article 84-84.2 General
Sections:
84-84.202 General provisions.
84-84.204 Purpose.
Article 84-84.4 Reference to A-20 District
Sections:
84-84.402 Conform to A-20 district.
84-84.404 Differences from A-20 district.
Article 84-84.2
General
84-84.202 General provisions. All land with-
in an A-80 exclusive agricultural district may be
used for any of the following uses, under the
regulations in this chapter. (Ord. 79-108).
84-84.204 Purpose. The purpose of this
chapter's regulations is to provide and protect
areas for agricultural uses by preventing the
84-82.204-84-84.404
establishment of urban and any other incompa-
tible land uses thereon. (Ord. 79-108).
Article 84-84.4
Reference to A-20 District
84-84.402 Conform to A-20 district. Except
as specified, the A-80 district is established and
administered conformably with all the provi-
sions of Chapter 84-80 on A-20 districts. (Ord.
79-108).
84-84.404 Differences from A-20 district.
The following items for A-80 districts are dif-
ferent from those for A-20 districts:
(l) Uses with land use permit. No land use
permits may be issued in the A-80 district for
the uses listed in subsections (12) through (17)
of Section 84-80.404.
(2) Area, width and depth. No building or
other structure permitted in the A-80 district
shall be erected or placed on a lot smaller than
eighty acres in area, but there are no lot width
or depth requirements. (Ord. 79-108).
Division 86
AIRPORTS*
Chapters:
86- 2 Precise Airport Plan
86-4 Airport Zoning
Chapter 86-2
PRECISE AIRPORT PLAN
Sections:
86-2.002
86-2.004
86-2.006
86-2.008
Short title.
Purpose.
Adoption.
Location of airports.
*For the statutory provisions regarding the airport approaches
zoning law, see Gov. C. ~ 50485 ff. For the statutory provisions
regarding design of and right of flight in airport approach
zones, see Pub. U.C. ~ 21403. For the statutory requirement
that county zoning ordinances contain provisions for airports,
see Gov. C. ~~ 26027 and 26028.
For provisions regarding Buchanan Field, see Ch. 1106-2, this
code.
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86-2.002 Short title. This chapter shall be
known and may be cited as the precise airport
plan for Contra Costa County. (Prior code ~
8200: Ord. 525).
86-2.004 Purpose. This chapter is adopted
under the Conservation and Planning Act of the
state of California and the Statutes of the state
of California of 1949, Chapter 588 (Deering Act
1 53-C), to provide for the establishment of
airports in suitable areas in the unincorporated
territory of this county as conforming uses.
(Prior code ~ 8201: Ord. 525).
86-2.006 Adoption.* The following
described map, duly prepared by the county
planning commission and forming a detailed and
precise plan based on the master plan duly
recommended and certified under the
Conservation and Planning Act by the planning
commission to the board of supervisors on the
date specified on the map, is adopted and by
reference incorporated in this chapter: "Precise
Airport Plan for Contra Costa County,
California, Being a Part of the Master Plan
Adopted Pursuant to Section 41 of the State
Conservation and Planning Act." (Prior code ~
8202: Ord. 525).
86-2.008 Location of airports. (a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Division 82,
an airport of the designated class may be located
within any of the designated areas on the map
entitled "Precise Airport Plan for Contra Costa
County, California," which is made a part of this
chapter.
(b) The board of supervisors rmds that areas
in the unincorporated territory of this county
not designated as airport areas on the precise
airport plan are not suitable for airports or
airport or aviation facilities. (Prior code ~ 8203:
Ord.525).
*The map adopted by reference in this section was adopted and
published in the regular manner, but is not printed with this
code. A copy of this map is available for public inspection in
the county planning department.
(Contra Costa County 11-81)
Sections:
86-4.002
86-4.004
86-4.006
86-4.008
86-4.010
86-4.012
86-4.014
86-4.016
86-4.018
86-4.020
86-4.022
86-4.024
86-4.026
86-4.028
Chapter 86-4
AIRPORT ZONING
Short title.
Purpose of chapter.
Definitions.
Application of chapter.
Conflicting regulations.
Adoption of land use map
for Buchanan Field.
Height limits.
Use restrictions.
Nonconforming uses.
Variances.
Hazard marking and lighting.
Planning commission powers.
Administrative agency.
Nuisance abatement.
86-4.002 Short title. This chapter shall be
known and may be cited as the airport zoning
ordinance of Contra Costa County. (Prior code ~
8210: Ord. 976).
86-4.004 Purpose of chapter. Under the
authority conferred by the Conservation and
Planning Act of the state of California and in
conformity with regulations and standards of
the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the
United States Department of Commerce, the
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board of supervisors deems it necessary to create
an Airport zoning chapter to promote the
health, safety and general welfare of the
inhabitants of this county by preventing the
creation or establishment of airport hazards,
thereby protecting the lives and property of the
users of the Contra Costa County Airport
(Buchanan Field) and of the occupants of the
land in its vicinity, and preventing destruction or
impairment of the utility of the airport and the
public investment in it, in accordance with and
as apart of the comprehensive master plan of
airports of this county. (Prior code ~ 8211: Ord.
976).
86-4.006 Definitions. As used in this
chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings given in this section:
(1) "Airport" means the Contra Costa
County Airport, Buchanan Field.
(2) "Airport hazard" means any structure,
tree, or use of land which obstructs the airspace
required for the flight of aircraft in landing or
taldng off at the airport or which is otherwise
hazardous. to the landing or take-off of aircraft.
(3) "Landing area" means the area of the
. airport used for the landing, take-off, or taxiing
of aircraft.
(4) "Noncommercial" use means any
structure, tree, or use of land which does not
confonn to a regulation prescribed in this
chapter, as of the effective date of the
regulation.
(5) "Person" means any individual, firm,
copartnership, corpora tion , company,
association, joint stock association, or body
politic and includes any trustee, receiver,
assignee, or other similar representative thereof.
(6) "Structure" means any object
constructed or installed by man, including but
not limited to buildings, towers, smokestacks,
and overhead transmission lines.
(7) "Tree" means any object of natural
growth. (Prior code ~ 8212: Ord. 976).
86-4.008 Application of chapter. The
provisions of this chapter shall apply only in
areas within the airport approach zones, turning
zones, and. transition zones within the
unincorporated limits of the county. (Prior code
@ 8223: Ord. 976).
86-4.010 Conflicting regulations. In the
AIRPORT ZONING
86-4.006-86-4.014
event of conflict between this chapter and any
other regulations applicable to the same area or
parcel of land, whether the conflict be with
respect to the height of structures or trees, the
use of land, or any other matter and whether the
other regulations were adopted by the county or
by some other public agency, the more stringent
limitations or requirements shall govern. (Prior
code ~ 8224: Ord. 976).
86-4.012 Adoption of land use map for
Buchanan Field. * In order to carry out the
purposes of this chapter, all of the land outside
the boundaries of the Contra Costa County
Airport (Buchanan Field) and within
approximately two miles of the landing area of
the airport is divided into airport approach
zones, airport turning zones, airport transition
zones, and airport clear zones, the boundaries of
which are shown on the "Airport Zoning Plan
for Buchanan Field, Contra Costa County,
California," adopted under Title 7 of the
Government Code and the "Airport Approaches
Zoning Law" of the state of California.
A map entitled "The Airport lIming Plan for
Buchanan Field, Contra Costa County,
California," is referred to, and included herein
to the same effect as though it were at this place
set forth, and is made a part of this chapter.
(Prior code ~ 8213: Ord. 976).
86-4.014 Height limits. Except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, no structure or tree
shall be erected, altered, allowed to grow, or
maintained in any airport approach zone, airport
turning zone, or airport transition zone to a
height greater than the height limit established
in this section for that zone. For the purpose of
this regulation, the following height limits are
established for each zone:
(1) Approach Zones Nos. one, two, three,
and four shall have a maximum height limit of
twenty feet at a distance of one thousand feet
from the end of the runway. The maximum
allowable height shall be increased in step-ups of
five feet each for every two hundred foot
segment added to the one thousand foot
distance from the end of the runway, to a
maximum height of one hundred fifty feet,
(2) Approach Zones Nos. five and six shall
*The map adopted by reference in this section was adopted and
published in the regular manner, but is not printed with this
code. A copy of this map is available for public inspection in
the county planning department.
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have a maximum height limit of twenty feet at a
distance of six hundred feet from the end of the
runway. The maximum allowable height shall be
increased in step-ups of five feet each for every
hundred foot segment added to the six hundred
foot distance from the end of the runway, to a
maximum height of one hundred fifty feet.
(3) All turning zones shall have a maximum
height limit of one hundred fifty feet, except
that portion of the turning zone marked on the
Aii-port Zoning Plan for Buchanan Field, Contra
Costa County, California, as "not included in
turning zone."
(4) All transition zone areas shall have the
maximum height limit indicated on the airport
zoning plan for Buchanan Field, Contra Costa
County, California. (Prior code ~ 8214: Ord.
976).
86-4.016 Use restrictions. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this chapter, no use shall
be made of .land within any airport approach
zone, airport turning zone, or airport transition
zone in a manner to:
(1) Create electrical interference with radio
communication between the airport and aircraft;
(2) Make it difficult for flyers to distinguish
between airport lights and other lights;
(3) Result in glare in the eyes of the flyers
using the airport;
(4) Impair visibility in the vicinity of the
airport ;
(5) Otherwise endanger the land, take-off, or
maneuvering of aircraft. (Prior code ~ 8215:
Ord. 976).
86-4.018 Nonconforming uses. The
regulations prescribed in Sections 86-4.014 and
86-4.016 shall not be construed to require the
removal, lowering, or other change or alteration
of any structure or tree not conforming to the
regulations as of February 9, 1956, or otherwise
interfere with the continuance of any
nonconforming use. Nothing contained in this
chapter shall require any change in the
construction, alteration, or intended use of any
structure, the construction or alteration of
which was begun before February 9, 1956, and
is diligently prosecuted and completed within
two years.
Before any nonconforming structure or tree
may be replaced, substantially altered or
repaired, rebuilt, allowed to grow higher, or
replanted, a permit must be secured from the
board of adjustment authorizing the
replacement, change, or repair. No permit shall
be granted that would allow the establishment
or creation of an airport hazard Of permit a
nonconforming structure or tree or
nonconforming use to be made or become
higher or become a greater hazard to air
navigation than it was on February 9, 1956, or
than it was when the application for permit is
made. Except as provided in this section, all
applications for permits shall be granted. No
permit shall be required to make maintenance
repairs to or to replace parts of existing
structures which do not enlarge or increase the
height of the existing structure. (Prior code ~
8216: Ord. 976).
86-4.020 Variances. Any person desiring to
erect any structure, increase the height of any
structure, permit the growth of any tree, or
otherwise use his property otherwise than is
required in this chapter may apply to the board
of adjustment for a variance from the regulation.
The variance shall be allowed where a literal
application or enforcement of the regulations
would result in practical difficulty or
unnecessary hardship and the relief granted
would not be contrary to the public interest but
do substantial justice and be in accordance with
the spirit of the regulations and this chapter.
Any variance may be subjected to reasonable
conditions that the administrative agency may
deem necessary to effectuate the purpose of this
chapter. (Prior code ~ 8217: Ord. 976).
86-4.022 Hazard marking and lighting. Any
variance granted under Sections 86-4.018 or
86-4.020, if the action is deemed advisable to
effectuate the purpose of this chapter and
reasonable in the circumstances, may be
conditioned to require the owner of a structure
or tree to permitthe county, at its own expense,
to install, operate, and maintain thereon the
markers and lights necessary to indicate to flyers
the presence of an airport hazard. (Prior code ~
8219: Ord. 976).
86-4.024 Planning commission powers. In
addition to the powers delegated in Section
86-4.020, the planning commission shall have
the following specific powers:
To make changes in the restrictions and
boundaries of the zones established in this
chapter, in accordance with the procedure
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prescribed for amendments and reclassification
in Title 7 of the Government Code of the state
of California. (Prior code ~ 8218: Ord. 976).
86-4.026 Administrative agency. The
building inspector shall administer and enforce
this chapter. The duties of the building inspector
shall include that of reviewing all applications
for building permits within the approach zones,
turning zones, and transition zones of the
Contra Costa County Airport (Buchanan Field),
but the building inspector shall not have or
exercise any of the powers or duties delegated to
the planning commission. (Prior code ~ 8220:
Ord. 976).
86-4.028 Nuisance abatement. If any person
erects, constructs, moves, alters, or attempts to
erect, construct, move, or alter any structure or
allows any tree to grow to a height in violation
of this chapter, the condition is declared a
public nuisance. The district attorney, when
ordered by the board of supervisors, shall bring
and prosecute an action in any court of
competent jurisdiction to enjoin that person
from continuing the erection, construction,
moving, alteration, or growth, or if the erection,
construction, moving, alteration, or growth is
being or has been accomplished, the district
attorney, when ordered by the board of
supervisors, shall bring action to enjoin that
person from maintaining the nuisance. (Prior
code ~ 8221: Ord. 976).
Division 88
SPECIAL LAND USES
Chapters:
8& 2 Cemeteries
88-4 J unkyards
88-6 Outdoor Advertising
88-8 Sign Control Combining District
88-9 S2 Sign Control Combining District
88-10 Quarries and Crushing Plants
88-12 Adult Entertainment Businesses
Article 88-2.2
Sections:
88-2.202
88-2.204
88-2.206
88-2.208
Article 88-2.4
Sections:
88-2.402
88-2.404
88- 2.406
Article 88-2.6
Sections:
88-2.602
88-2.604
CEMETERIES
86-4.026-88-2.204
Chapter 88-2
CEMETERIES*
Permits
Permit-Required.
Permit-Granted to existing
cemeteries.
Permit-Authorized in only
certain land use districts.
Permit-Assignment.
Applications
App lication - Informa tion
requirements.
Application-Action by board
of adjustment or board of
supervisors.
Applica tion - Renewal.
Uses
Uses- Incidental.
Uses-Permittab1e.
Article 88-2.2
Permits
88-2.202 Permit - Required. No person
shall dedicate, establish or maintain any
cemetery, as defined in Section 82-4.218, or
extend the boundaries of any existing cemetery
at any place within the unincorporated territory
of the county without first obtaining a permit as
specified in this chapter. (Ord. 1513: prior code
~ 8315).
88-2.204 Permit - Granted to existing
cemeteries. (a) Cemeteries: Any premises which
on March 18, 1961, are dedicated and
established as a cemetery are granted a permit
for the purposes of Sections 88-2.202 and
88- 2.204.
(b) Other Authorized Uses: Any premises
which on March 18, 1961, are dedicated and
established as a cemetery and on which any
building or structure has been erected for the
uses specified in Section 88-2.604 are granted a
permit for such building and structures for the
*For the statutory provisions regarding cemeteries, see Health &
Saf. c. ~~ 7000 ff, ~ 8100 ff and 8890 ff; for the provisions
regarding the operation of private cemeteries, see Bus. & Prof.
C. ~ 9600 ff; and for provisions regarding public cemeteries, see
Gov. C. ~ 37681 ff.
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uses established on that date. (Ord. 1513: prior
code @ 8316).
88-2.206 Permit - Authorized in only
certain land use districts. An application may be
made and a land use permit may be granted for
the establishment of a cemetery in land use
districts established by Division 84, except that
no application shall be accepted or permit
granted for premises located in A-a, N-B, R-B,
C, C-M, L-I, and H-I districts. (Ord. 1513: prior
code ~ 8319).
88-2.208 Permit - Assignment. No permit
shall be assignable before the actual
establishment of the cemetery or extension of
an existing cemetery, nor shall the permit be
used by any person other than the applicant or
applicants in the establishment of a cemetery or
extension of an existing cemetery. (Ord. 1513:
prior code ~ 8323).
Article 88-2.4
Applications
88-2.402 Application Information
requirements. (a) Any person desiring to obtain
issuance of a permit required by this chapter
shall file a written application with the planning
commission, which shall administer this chapter.
(b) The president and the secretary .of the
corporation which will operate the proposed
cemetery and the owner or owners of the land
to be included in the cemetery shall sign and
verify the written application for a permit. The
application, in addition to any other matter
required by the planning commission, shall set
forth in separate paragraphs or in attached
exhibits the following information:
(1) The names and addresses of all persons
owning any part of the property proposed to be
used as a cemetery;
(2) The names and addresses of the officers
and directors of the corporation which will
operate the cemetery;
(3) A map showing the exact location,
exterior boundaries, and legal description of the
property proposed to be used as a cemetery; the
location and names of all public roads located
within one-half mile from the property; the
elevation in feet above sea level of the highest
and lowest points on the property;
(4) A financial statement of applicant
showing the financial ability of applicant to
(Contra Costa County 5-81)
establish, care for, and maintain the proposed
cemetery in a manner to prevent it from being
or becoming a public nuisance;
(5) A statement setting forth whether the
cemetery is to be established as an
endowment-care or nonendowment-care
cemetery and, if an endowment-care fund is to
be or has been created, the amount then on
hand and the method, scheme, or plan of
continuing and adding to the fund in details
sufficient to show that the cemetery will be
maintained so as not to become a public
nuisance.
(c) If the application is only submitted for
authorization of permitted uses under Section
88-2.604, information required by subdivisions
(4) and (5) need not be submitted.
(d) In addition to the notice required by
applicable county ordinances governing the
procedure for the granting of permits required
by this chapter, at least ten days' notice by mail
of any hearing on the application shall be given
to the Secretary of the State Cemetery Board of
California. (Ord. 1513: prior code ~ 8320).
88-2.404 Application - Action by board of
adjustment or board of supervisors.
(a) In granting any permit, the board of
adjustment, or, on appeal, the board of
supervisors shall review the location, design, and
layout of the proposed cemetery and may
condition the permit on requirements as to
design, location, layout screening, and design of
entrances and exits as the board of adjustment
or the board of supervisors finds reasonably
necessary to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the people of the county and to
protect property values and the orderly and
economic development of land in the
neighborhood.
(b) A permit shall be denied if the board of
adjustment or, on appeal, the board of
supervisors finds that:
(1) The establishment or maintenance of the
proposed cemetery or the extension of an
existing cemetery will or may jeopardize or
adversely affect the public health, safety,
comfort, or welfare; or
(2) The establishment, maintenance, or
extension will or may reasonably be expected to
be a public nuisance; or .
(3) The establishment, maintenance, or
extension will tend to interfere with the free
movement of traffic or with the proper
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protection of the public through interference
with the movement of police, ambulance, or fire
equipment and thus interfere with the
convenience of the public or the protection of
the lives and the property of the public; or
(4) The applicant, through the proposed
endowment fund or otherwise, cannot
demonstrate adequate financial ability to
establish or maintain the proposed cemetery so
as to prevent the proposed cemetery from
becoming a public nuisance; or
(5) The proposed cemetery is not consistent
with the general plan of the county or the
orderly development and growth of the county.
(c) Before taking final action, the board of
adjustment or, on appeal, the board of
supervisors may require of the applicant or
applicants any reasonable dedication of public
streets or highways through the premises
proposed to be used for the cemetery or
extension of an existing cemetery, so as to
prevent the cemetery from jeopardizing the
public safety, comfort, or welfare. If the time
required by the board of adjustment or board of
supervisors for compliance with these conditions
elapses before these conditions are met, the
board of adjustment or board of supervisors may
deny the permit. (Ord. 1513: prior code ~
8321).
88- 2.406 Application - Renewal. If the
board of adjustment or the board of supervisors
denies its approval of any application heretofore
or hereafter made for any permit required by
this chapter, no new or further application for a
permit shall be made on the same property or
any part of it, as described in the previous
application, until one year after the date of the
denial or approval; (Ord. 1513: prior code ~
8322).
Article 88-2.6
Uses
88-2.602 Uses - Incidental. The following
uses of the premises are authorized as incidental
uses in connection with the operation and
maintenance of a cemetery:
(1) An office building for administration of
cemetery affairs;
(2) Maintenance sheds or buildings for
storage of equipment and supplies used in
connection with the maintenance and operation
of the cemetery grounds;
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88- 2.406-88-4.202
(3) Greenhouse for the propagation of plants
used in connection with maintenance of the
cemetery grounds;
(4) Caretaker's residence. (Ord. 1513: prior
code ~ 8317).
88-2.604 Uses - Permittable. In addition to
the uses included within the definition of
"cemetery" contained in Section 82-4.218, land
use permits may be granted, at the time of initial
application or by subsequent application,
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 26-2.1602
and 26-2.208 for the following uses:
(1) Crematory of calcinatory;
(2) Mortuary;
(3) Sale of markers;
(4) Sale of caskets;
(5) Sale of flowers or decorations;
(6) Manufacture and sale of liners and/or
vaults. (Ord. 1513: prior code ~ 8318).
Chapter 88-4
JUNKY ARDS*
Article 88-4.2 General
Sections:
88-4.202 Short title.
88-4.204 Declaration of policy.
88-4.206 Junkyard defmed.
88-4.208 Nuisance-Abatement.
Article 88-4.4 Permits
Sections:
88-4.402 Permit-Required.
88-4.404 Permit-Application.
88-4.406 Permit-Bond required.
Article 88-4.6 Existing Junkyard Permits
Sections:
88-4.602
88-4.604
88-4.606
Existing junkyard permit-
Conditions required.
Existing junkyard permit-
Additional conditions.
Existing junkyard permit-
Revocation.
Article 88-4.2
General
88-4.202 Short title. This chapter shall be
known and may be designated as the junkyard
*For the statutory provisions regarding junk dealers, see Bus. &
Prof. C. ~ 21600 ff; for the requirement that junk yards be
screened from highways, see Str. & H. C. ~ 745 ff.
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88-4.204-88-4.406
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ordinance of Contra Costa County. (Ord. 1513:
prior code ~ 8330).
88-4.204 Declaration of policy. It is
declared by the board of supervisors that the
business of salvaging and wrecking automobiles,
the storage and salvaging of scrap materials, the
salvaging, storing, and selling of salvaged
building materials and other waste matter and
junk is affected by the public interest. These
businesses are useful and necessary occupations
and essential to the economic life and welfare of
the county. At the same time these businesses
have a tendency to and often do become
nuisances. Rats, vermin, insects, and other pests
rmd breeding places in premises where these
occupations are carried on. Small children
without sufficient age to have sound discretion
find places to play in these premises to their
own danger and to the danger of the
community. Materials stored on these premises
may be fire hazards from spontaneous or
accidental combustion. These materials, where
improperly laid up and stored, become habitats
and hiding places for vagrants and other
undesirable persons. They are unsightly,
offensive to the senses and interfere. with the
comfortable and enjoyable use of land in the
vicinity. The public interest and the protection
of the public health, safety, and welfare, . the
conservation of property value, and the
encouragement of the orderly development of
the county require that these occupations be
regulated. (Prior code ~ 8331: Ord. 934).
88-4.206 Junkyard defined. For the pur-
poses of this chapter, "junkyard" means any
property used (whether or not for profit or gain)
for (1) the dismantling or wrecking of auto-
mobiles or other vehicles or machinery, or (2)
the storage or salvage of automobiles or other
vehicles or machinery, scrap metal, or other
scrap materials, including salvaged building ma-
terials. (Ord. 81-35 S 1: prior code S 8332:
Ords. 934, 644,455,226).
88-4.208 Nuisance - Abatement. Any
violation of this chapter is declared to be a
public nuisance. The district attorney, when
directed by the board of supervisors, shall
commence the action or proceedings necessary
and convenient to abate the nuisance. (Prior
code ~ 8338: Ord. 934).
(Contra Costa County 11.81)
Article 88-4.4
Permits
88-4.402 Permit - Required. No person
shall establish or maintain a junkyard in this
county without first obtaining a permit as
provided in this chapter. (Prior code ~ 8333:
Ord. 934).
88-4.404 Permit - Application. (a) The
owner of any premises not covered by the
regulations of Divisions 82 or 84 may apply to
the 'board of adjustment for a permit under this
chapter and under the procedures set forth in
Chapter 26-2.
(b) The owner of any premises covered by
the regulations of. Divisions 82 and 84 may
apply to the board of adjustment for a permit
mder this chapter and under the procedures set
forth in Chapter 26-2, if the land use district
classification of the premises allows an
application to be made.
(c) The owner of any premises covered by
interim zoning regulations may apply to the
board of adjustment for a permit under this
chapter and under the procedures set forth in
Chapter 26-2, if the interim land use district
classification of the premises allows an
application to be made. (Prior code ~ 8335:
Ord. 1268).
88-4.406 Permit Bond required. In
granting any permit, the planning .commission
shall condition the permit on the furnishing by
the applicant of a surety company bond in the
penal sum of one thousand dollars, the
condition of which shall be that the permittee
shall comply with this chapter and any
conditions which may be imposed on the
permit; to insure the payment of any fine which
may be imposed on the permittee, any costs of
suit to secure the abatement of a nuisance, or to
pay any judgment rendered against the
permittee in favor of the county, all within the
limits of the bond. The planning commission
shall not grant a permit for a junkyard in any
district where it is not allowed to be granted by
Division 82, or in any case where it will conflict
with the master plan of the county. (Prior code
~ 8336: Ord. 934).
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Article 88-4.6
Existing J unkyard Permits
88-4.602 Existing junkyard permit
Conditions required. The owner of any premises
which on January 1, 1955, were lawfully being
used for a junkyard, as defined in Section
88-4.206, is granted a permit by the operation
of this section for the purposes of Section
88-4.402, for the maintenance of a junkyard
coextensive with the area of the premises that
were then actually being used as a junkyard,
subject to the following conditions:
(1) All scrap and salvage materials shall be
placed and maintained in a manner that it will
not become a habitat or breeding place for
rodents, insects, or other vermin or pests.
(2) Stored and salvage materials shall be so
placed and maintained that they will not
encourage spontaneous or accidental
combustion, and shall be so placed and
maintained that spontaneous or accidental
combustion within one lot, pile, or parcel will
not spread to other materials, nor stacked more
than ten feet high or within six feet of the fence.
(3) Any material subject to rot or decay shall
be so placed, stored, piled, or maintained that
no disease or pest harmful to human beings,
stock, or crops will exist.
(4) The premises shall be kept free from
noxious weeds, and all vegetation shall be kept
under such control that it will not be a hiding
place or habitat for vermin, insects, or other
pests, or cause or create or contribute to any fire
hazard.
(5) All vegetation shall be kept down from a
distance of six feet outside the fence line.
(6) A stout, solid fence shall be maintained
around each junkyard. It shall be at least eight
feet high, painted and maintained in good
condition, of such materials and structure that it
cannot be penetrated or climbed, without
difficulty, and will discourage the migration of
rodents or other small animals in or out of the
premises. All scrap and salvaged materials and all
wrecked or stored automobiles shall be kept
inside the fence. (Prior code ~ 8334(a): Ord.
934).
88-4.604 Existing junkyard permit
Additional conditions. The owner of any
premises which are granted a permit under
Section 88-4.602 for an existing junkyard may
apply under this chapter for a permit which may
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88-4.602-88-4.606
be subject to other conditions than those
specified in Section 88-4.602. (Prior code @
8334(b): Ord. 934).
88-4.606 Existing junkyard permit
Revocation. The owner of any premises which
are granted a permit under Section 88-4.602
shall bring the premises into full compliance
with this chapter within six months after March
26, 1955. A failure to bring the premises into
full compliance and thereafter to maintain the
premises in compliance with this chapter shall be
grounds for the revocation of the permit. (Prior
code ~ 8334(c): Ord. 934).
Chapter 88-6
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING*
Article 88-6.2 General
Sections:
88-6.202 Short title.
88-6.204 Declaration of policy.
Article 88-6.4 Definitions
Sections:
88-6.402
88-6.404
Generally.
Community service
organizations.
Flyer.
Licensed real estate broker.
Outdoor advertising structure.
Principal building or structure.
Railroad.
Resort.
Road, street or highway.
Subdivision.
Standards
88-6.406
88':6.408
88-6.410
88-6.412
88-6.414
88-6.416
88-6.418
88-6.420
Article 88-6.6
Sections:
88-6.602 Standards-Type I sign.
88-6.604 Standards-Type II sign.
88-6.606 Standards-Type III sign.
88-6.608 . Standards-Type IV sign.
88-6.61 0 Standards-Type V sign.
Article 88-6.8 Special Signs
Sections:
..nnn_n88~6:802 .
88-6.804
Subdivision.
Sign-Real estate and
construction.
*For the statutory provisions regarding the State Outdoor
Advertising Law, see Bus. & Prof. C. 115200 ff. For the
provisions regarding local agencies further regulating signs,
including licenses and permits, see Bus. & Prof. C. llll 5288.7
and 5227.
For additional sign provisions, see Chapters 88-8 and 88-9,
this code.
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88-6.202-88-6.412
88-6.806
88-6.808
88-6.810
88-6.812
88-6.814
88-6.816
88-6.817
88-6.818
88-6.820
Article 88-6.10
Sections:
88-6.1002
88-6.1004
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Sign-Advertising resort.
Sign - Identification.
Sign-Political campaign
advertising.
Sign-On utility poles.
Sign-Community, neigh-
borhood.
Sign-Public service.
Community facilities.
Sign-Intersection.
Sign-Double-faced.
llluminated Signs
Illumination-Permit required.
Illumination-Light source or
surface compliance required.
88-6.1006 Illumination-Application of
restrictions.
88-6.1008 Illumination-Colors defined.
88-6.1010 Illumination-Chromaticity
coordinates for colors.
Article 88-6.12 Building and Zoning Regulations
Sections:
88-6.1202
Effect on building regula-
tions.
88-6.1204 Sign erection prohibited on
rights-of-way.
88-6.1206 Application to business and
commercial land use districts.
88-6.1208 Effect on general zoning
provisions.
Article 88-6.14 Enforcement
Sections:
88-6.1402 Penalty for violation.
88-6.1404 Nuisance-Abatement.
Article 88-6.2
General
88-6.202 Short title. This chapter shall be
known and may be designated as the outdoor
advertising ordinance of Contra Costa County.
(Prior code ~ 8345: Ord. 1009).
88-6.204 Declaration of policy. It is
declared by the board of supervisors that the
business of outdoor advertising is affected by
the public interest. The business is useful and
necessary and is essential to the economic life
and welfare of the county. At the same time,
outdoor advertising, when carried on in
improper places and to an excessive extent, may
be detrimental to the public welfare. The public
interest and the protection of the public health,
safety, and welfare, the conservation of property
(Contra Costa County 3-25-75)
values, and the encouragement of the orderly
development of the county require that this
occupation be regulated. (Prior code ~ 8346:
Ord. 1009).
Article 88-6.4
Definitions
88-6.402 Generally. For the purposes of
this chapter the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given in Sections
88-6.404 through 88-6.420. (Prior code S 8347
(part): Ord. 1009).
88-6.404 Community service organizations.
"Community service organizations" are clubs or
associations of businessmen and others not
organized for profit but for the purpose of
promoting community interests, patriotism,
welfare of youth, and other like purposes. (Prior
code S 8347(a): Ord. 1009).
88-6.406 Flyer. "Flyer" means an addition
to an outdoor advertising structure beyond the
limits of its ordinary dimensions. A "flyer" may
be of any shape or proportion, but the product
of the overall vertical dimension and the overall
horizontal dimension shall not exceed
one-quarter of the area of the sign to which it is
a flyer. (Prior code ~ 8347(b): Ord. 1009).
88-6.408 Licensed real estate broker.
"Licensed real estate broker" is any person
licensed by the Division of Business and
Professional Standards of the state of California
as a real estate broker. (Prior code ~ 8347(c):
Ord. 1009).
88-6.410 Outdoor advertising structure.
"Outdoor advertising structure" means any
structure, whether independent from, attached
to, or a part of a building on which any poster,
bill printing, painting, or other advertisement of
any kind whatsoever may be placed, including
statuary, for advertising purposes. (Prior code ~
8347(d): Ord. 1009).
88-6.412 Principal building or structure.
"Principal building or structure" means the
building or structure housing the activity for
which the premises are used and to which the
other buildings are accessory. (Prior code @
8347(e): Ord. 1009).
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OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
8&-6.414 Railroad. "Railroad" means a
railroad as defined in Section 229 of the Public
Utilities Code of the state of California. (Prior
code S 8347(f): Ord. 1009).
8&-6.416 Resort. "Resort" means a place of
business lawfully operated as a place of public
resort and includes, but is not limited to, boat
rentals, yacht harbors, parks, and picnic grounds
to which the public is invited for play or
recreation. (Prior code S 8347(g): Ord. 1009).
88-6.418 Road, street or highway. "Road,
street, or highway" means a state highway or a
county highway, as defined in the Streets and
Highways Code of the state of California, or a
public road or street offered for dedication to
the public use and eligible to be accepted by the
county a.s a county highway. (Prior code S
8347(h): Ord. 1009).
8&-6.420 .. Subdivision. "Subdivision" means
any subdivision. approved under Title 9, being
offered for sale. (Prior code S 8347(i): Ord.
1009).
Article 88-6.6
Standards
88-6.602 Standards - Type I sign. A Type I
sign is an outdoor advertising structure
complying with the specifications and
requirements of this section. A Type I sign shall
not be higher than twelve feet measured from
the lower rart (batten mould) of the advertising
panel to the upper part of the advertising panel.
It shall not be wider than twenty-five feet
measured horizontally. It shall be constructed to
meet all of the requirements of the Uniform
Building Code. A Type I sign may have. a flyer.
(Prior code S 8348(a): Ord. 1009).
88-6.604 Standards - Type II sign. A Type
II sign is an outdoor advertising structure which
meets all of the specifications and requirements
shown in Illustration 8348-A. A Type II sign
may have a flyer. (Prior code S 8348(b): Oi-d.
1009).
88-6.606 Standards - Type III sign. A Type
III sign is an outdoor advertising structure
complying with the requirements of this section.
A Type III sign may be of any shape or
prop Clrtion, but may not exceed six square feet
88-6.4l4-88~6.61O
in area. It shall be securely fastened to a sturdy
building or structure or on a firm stake or post
well driven into the ground. It may be made of
any material, including paper, but shall be so
constructed that it will remain in place in
ordinary wind and weather and so placed that it
cannot fall and injure persons and property. A
Type III sign may not have a flyer. (Prior code S
8348(c): Ord. 1009).
88-6.608 Standards - Type IV sign. A Type
IV sign is an outdoor advertising structure
complying with all of the requirements shown in
Illustration 8348-B. A Type IV sign may have a
flyer to indicate a resort area without indicating
any particular resort. (Prior code S 8348(d):
Ord. 1009).
88-6.610 Standards - Type V sign. A Type
V sign is an outdoor advertising structure
complying with all of the requirements of this
section. A Type V sign may be of any shape or
proportion, but the product of the over-all
vertical dimension and the over-all horizontal
dimension shall not exceed six square feet. It
shall be constructed of durable material and
firmly attached to a building or structure or to a
permanent foundation structure. A Type V sign
may not have a flyer. (Prior code S 8348(e):
Ord. 1009).
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Posts to be redwood 1200 F or
equal. Sign to be 3/8" thick
plywood or equal. Posts to
extend 4'-0" into undisturbed
ground.
TYPE II
ADVERTISING SIGN
Dimensions of sign panel are
maximutns. Posts of signs must
be of indicated size.
All material to be redwood 1200
F or equal.
Posts to extend 4'-0" into
undisturbed ground.
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RESORT SIGN
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Article 88-6.8
Special Signs
88-6.802 Subdivision. (a) One Type II sign
may be erected at each street entrance to, and
within the boundaries of, a subdivision. Such
signs shall be located so that they will not be a
hazard to travel on the subdivision's roads or
in terfere with sight distance at road
in tersections.
(b) Two additional Type II signs may be
erected outside the boundaries of the
subdivision referred to in subsection (a) after the
written approval of the zoning administrator has
been obtained as to the locations proposed for
the signs. The two additional Type II signs and
any other additional signs authorized pursuant
to subsection (d) shall not be located and
erected within public road rights-of-way.
(c) Type II signs as authorized by this section
may be erected and maintained for a period not
to exceed eighteen months or until thirty days
after all the subdivision homes are transferred
once, whichever first occurs.
(d) A sign permit may be obtained from the
zoning administrator for additional Type II signs
or for an extension of the time limit specified in
subsection (c). All such sign permit applications
shall be reviewed for approval, modification or
denial by the zoning administrator as provided
in Section 26-2.1204 and related procedural
provisions. (Ord. 75-2: prior code 9 8349: Ord.
1009).
88-6.804 Sign Real estate and
construction. (a) One Type III sign may be
erected on any premises being offered for sale or
lease and may be maintained on the premises for
not longer than ten days after the property is no
longer offered for sale or lease.
(b) One Type III sign may be erected and
maintained on any premises on which a principal
building or structure is being erected by the
owner, contractor, subcontractor, supplier,
builder and architect of the principal building
for the purpose of identifying himself. The sign
may be maintained not longer than ten days
after the completion of the building or
structure. (Prior code 9 8350: Ord. 1009).
88-6.806 Sign - Advertising resort. (a) One
Type IV sign may be erected at the intersection
of any public roads, or at the intersection of any
public road or private road within two miles of
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
88-6.802-88-6.810
any resort, but these signs shall not be closer
together than five hundred feet. These Type IV
signs shall be erected only after a permit has
been obtained from the board of adjustment in
the cost of signs to be established on private
property, establishing a precise location for
them. Modification of the provision of this
subsection may be granted after application is
made in accordance with Chapter 26-2.
(b) The owner of every sign erected under
this section shall permit the placement on the
sign of additional plates indicating the direction,
location and distance of other resorts within two
miles of the sign, up to and including nine
plates. The owner of every sign erected under
this section may require the payment of a fair
proportion of the cost of erecting the sign and
the upkeep of the sign as a condition of the
placement of additional plates. When any Type
IV sign has nine plates, an additional Type IV
sign in the same location shall be permitted for
additional resorts within two miles of the
location. (Prior code 9 8351: Ord. 1270: Ord.
1009).
88-6.808 Sign - Identification. One Type V
sign may be permanently maintained on any
premises for the purposes of identifying the
premises, if the sign contains no printed or
written material other than the name of the
owner, the name that the owner has designated
as place name for the premises, the address of
the premises, and the occupation of the owner.
The sign may also include a picture, diagram,
drawing or trademark for the further
identification of the premises. (Prior code 9
8352: Ord. 1009).
88-6.810 Sign Political campaign
advertising. Political signs may be erected or
displayed only from sixty days before an
elec:ion until ten days after the election, both
inclusive. These signs may not be erected in the
right-of-way of any state highway, county
highway or public road or street. (Ord. 77-1109
1: prior code 9 8353: Ord. 1009).
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88-6.812-88-6.1002
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88-6.812 Sign - On utility poles. No person
shall post, place, attach, erect or maintain any
sign, poster, advertisement or any material or
object of any kind on a pole, post, wire or
structure maintained under a franchise by a
public utility or public service corporation in the
right-of-way of any county or public highway.
The director of public works may issue
permits for the posting of notices required by
law, by order of any court or by the board of
supervisors and shall require, as a condition of
the permit, that the notice be removed within
ten days after the expiration of the period for
which the notice is being given. (Prior code ~
8354: Ord. 1009).
88-6.814 Sign Community,
neighborhood. A land use permit may be
obtained for the erection and maintenance of an
identification sign for a community, locality or
neighborhood and may include the
identification of community service
organizations, with meeting dates and places.
The administration of this section is referred to
the planning commission. In addition to all
other requirements of ordinance or law, the
planning commission may make conditions to
the issuance of these permits, respecting the
design and architecture of the signs, so as not to
be a hazard to the traveling public, unsightly, or
inharmonious with the community and
neighborhood in which they are located. Permits
shall not be granted under this section for any
organization or activity engaged in business or
for profit. (Prior code ~ 8355: Ord. 1009).
88-6.816 Sign - Public service. The board
of supervisors may permit the installation of
locational and directional signs for hospitals,
schools, eleemosynary institutions, places of
public worship and publicly-owned places of
public assembly, if these places and institutions
are of such character that indication of direction
and location will be a public service. These signs
shall be erected in accordance with the policy of
the board of supervisors as may be established
by resolution of the board. (Ord. 1679: prior
code ~ 8356: Ord. 1009).
88-6.817 Community facilities. A sign
permit may be obtained from the zoning
administrator for the erection and maintenance
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
of an off-site directional sign for community or
quasi-public facilities (identified as golf, tennis,
swimming and country clubs), if these facilities
are such that indication of direction and
location will be a public service. Off-site
directional signs shall not be erected and located
within public road rights-of-way. All sign permit
applications shall be reviewed for approval,
modification or denial by the zoning
administrator as provided in Section 26-2.1204
and related procedural provisions. (Ord. 74-68).
88-6.818 Sign - Intersection. No outdoor
advertising structure, except Type IV signs, shall
be erected or maintained in such a location or
position that operators of motor vehicles who
are within one hundred feet of the intersection
of any public road with any other public road or
any railroad will not have a clear and
unobstructed view of the intersection and of any
traffic on all of the roads or railroads entering
the intersection for a distance of one hundred
feet along all the roads or railroads; but if the
sight distance at the intersection is already
obstructed by. building, structure, vegetation or
topography, then the outdoor advertising
structures may be located within one hundred
feet of the intersection, so long as they do not
constitute additional obstruction of sight
distances. (Prior code ~ 8358: Ord. 1009).
88-6.820 Sign - Double-faced. The size and
area limitations contained in this chapter apply
to the size or area of the structure and not to
the advertising copy. Advertising copy may be
placed on both sides of the sign, so as to
constitute a double-faced sign, and shall not be
deemed to have increased the area. (Prior code ~
8359: Ord. 1009).
Article 88-6.10
IDumina ted Signs
88-6.1002 IDumination - Permit required.
Outdoor advertising structures permitted by this
chapter shall not be illuminated by artificial
illumination unless a permit is first obtained
from the board of adjustment, under the
provisions set forth in Chapter 26-2. The board
of adjustment shall make conditions as to the
time, intensity, direction and quality of
illumination so that it shall not cause a nuisance.
(Prior code ~ 8360: Ord. 1009).
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OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
88-6.1004 IDumination - Light source or
surface compliance required. All outdoor
advertising structures wherever situated in the
unincorporated territory of this county which
are within the description of Section 88-6.1006
shall not have a light source or surface which
fails to meet the color specifications of Section
88-6.1010. (Prior code @ 8361(a): Ord. 1009).
88-6.1006 IDumination - Application of
restrictions. The restrictions of Sections
88-6.1004 through 88-6.10 1 0 apply to:
(1) Any light source which produces at least
one-quarter as much illumination as the traffic
signal at any point within the approach lane or
lanes of traffic within two hundred feet of the
traffic signal lens, which lies within a two degree
angular distance of the signal lens as measured
from any point on the approach lane or lanes
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within two hundred feet of the signal lens, and
which fails to meet the color specifications given
in Sections 88-6.1008 and 88-6.1010;
(2) Any surface having retro-directive or
fluorescent properties which lies within a two
degree angular distance of the signal lens as
measured from any point on the approach
traffic lane or lanes within two hundred feet of
the traffic signal lens, which is within two
hundred feet of the lens, and which fails to meet
the color specifications in Sections 88-6.1008 -
88-6.1010;
(3) Any other surface or combination of
surfaces which occupy more than one-tenth of a
right section of a cone with a four degree central
angle with a traffic lens on its axis and with its
vertex at any point on the approach lane or
lanes within two hundred feet of the traffic
signal lens, and which fails to meet the color
specifications in Sections' 88-6.1008
88-6.1010. (Prior code ~ 8361(b): Ord. 1009).
88-6.1008 lllumination - Colors defined.
Colors are defined in Sections 88-6.1004 -
88-6.1010 in terms of the chromaticity
coordinates defined on April 11, 1951, by the
American Standards Association, Incorporated,
70 East 47th Street, New York 17; New York,
in their standard designated "American Standard
Method for Determination of Color
Specifications Z58.7.2-1951." (Prior code ~
8361(c): Ord. 1009).
88-6.1010 lllumination Chromaticity
coordinates for colors. The chromaticity
coordinates for colors which are not confusible
with traffic signal colors must be as follows:
(l) Y must be greater than X minus 0.240 (to
avoid confusion with red traffic signals).
(2) Y must be less than X plus 0.040 (to
avoid confusion with green traffic signals). (Prior
code ~ 8361(d): Ord. 1009).
Article 88-6.12
Building and Zoning Regulations
88-6.1202 Effect on building regulations.
Nothing in this chapter, and no permit or
permission granted under this chapter, shall be
construed as a repeal or waiver of any
requirement of Divisions 72 - 78 and Division
712, or the necessity of obtaining building
permits from the building inspector wherever
required by other law or ordinance. (Ord. 1781:
prior code ~ 8357(a): Ord. 1009).
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
88-6.1008-88-6.1404
88-6.1204 Sign erection prohibited on
rights-of-way. Except as herein expressly
provided in Section 88-6.816, no outdoor
advertising structure authorized or permitted by
this chapter shall be erected within the lines of
the right-of-way of any state highway, county
highway, public road, or street. (Ord. 1781:
prior code ~ 8357(b): Ord. 1009).
88-6.1206 Application to business and
commercial land use districts. The provisions of
this chapter shall apply in areas zoned for
business or commercial use except that those
signs described in this chapter which came under
the definition of nonaccessory signs as defined
in Section 82-4.262 shall not be subject to the
granting of a land use permit except as provided
in this chapter. (Ord. 1781: prior code ~
8357(c): Ord. 1009).
88-6.1208 Effect on general zoning
provisions. Except as herein expressly permitted,
no advertising structure shall be erected, placed,
or maintained in or on any buiding or structure
or premises in the unincorporated territory of
this county in any location where outdoor
advertising is not expressly permitted by
Divisions 82 and 84. (Ord. 1781: prior code ~
8357(d): Ord. 1009).
Article 88-6.14
Enforcement
88-6.1402 Penalty for violation. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction shall be punishable according to the
provisions set forth in Section 14-8.004. (Prior
code ~ 8362: Ord. 1009).
88-6.1404 Nuisance - Abatement. Any sign
erected or maintained in violation of this
chapter is declared to be a public nuisance.
Upon a resolution of the board of supervisors
declaring the violation to be a nuisance, after
notice to the occupant of the property on which
the sign is situated, any peace officer of the
county may summarily abate the nuisance by
demolishing and removing the sign. The cost of
the work shall be charged to the owner of the
premises involved, as a special assessment on the
land on which the structure is located and shall
be collected in the manner provided for special
assessments.
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The board of supervisors may in addition to
the foregoing remedy and in addition to any
other remedy direct the district attorney to
commence the action or proceedings necessary
and convenient to abate the nuisance. (Prior
code ~ 8363: Ord. 1009).
Chapter 88-8
SIGN CONTROL COMBINING DISTRICT*
Article 88-8.2 General
Sections:
88-8.202 General provisions.
88-8.204 Purpose.
88-8.206 Objectives.
Article 88-8.4 Definitions
Sections:
88-8.402 Generally.
88-8.404 A-board.
88-8.406 Community directional sign.
88-8.408 Free-standing sign.
88-8.410 Mobile sign.
88-8.412 Nonaccessory sign.
88-8.414 Permanent sign.
88-8.416 Political sign.
88-8.418 Sign.
88-8.420 Temporary sign.
88-8.422 Use.
88-8.424 Window sign.
Article 88-8.6 General Regulations
Sections:
88-8.602
88-8.604
88-8.606
88-8.608
88-8.610
88-8.612
88-8.614
88-8.616
88-8.618
88-8.620
Computation of sign
surface area.
Area and location
restrictions for wall signs.
Window and temporary sign
areas.
Placement of wall and
window signs.
Projection restrictions.
Signs located where no
buildings exist.
Removal of advertising
signs.
Vehicles with signs
attached.
Marquee signs deemed
variance.
Reduction of maximum sign
area.
Article 88-8.8 Free-Standing Signs
Sections:
88-8.802
88-8.804
88-8.806
Free-standing sign-Height.
Free-standing sign-Area.
Free-standing sign-Number
restricted.
Article 88-8.10 Prohibited Signs
Sections:
88-8.1002 Prohibited signs-
Designated.
Article 88-8.12 Exempt Signs
Sections:
88-8.1202 Exempt signs-Designated.
Article 88-8.14 Political Signs
Sections:
88-8.1402 Political sign-Time limits.
Article 88-8.16 For Sale, For Lease, Contractor
Identification Signs
Sections:
88-8.1602 Sale, lease, contractor
sign - Restrictions.
88-8.1604 Sale, lease, contractor
sign - Removal.
Article 88-8.18 N onaccessory Service Club Signs
Sections:
88-8.1802
88-8.1804
88-8.1806
88-8.1808
Article 88-8.20
Sections:
88-8.2002
88-8.2004
Nonaccessory service club
sign-Generally.
Nonaccessory service club
sign-Approval required.
Nonaccessory service club
sign-Number restriction.
Nonaccessory service club
sign- Location on single
structure.
Directional Signs for Quasipublic
or Public Uses
Directional sign-Generally.
Directional sign-Number
restriction.
88-8.2006 Directional sign-Area.
Article 88-8.22 Church Bulletin Boards
Sections:
88-8.2202 Church bulletin board-Area.
Article 88-8.24 Nonconforming Signs
Sections:
88-8.2402
88-8.2404
*For the statutory provisions regarding county zoning
regulations of signs, see Bus. & Prof. C. ~ 5227.
For additional sign provisions, see Ch. 88-6, this code.
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Nonconforming sign-
Procedures.
Nonconforming sign-
Surface or structural changes.
SIGN CONTROL COMBINING DISTRICT
88-8.2406
Nonconforming sign-Service
stations.
Administration and Enforcement.
Article 88-8.26
Sections:
88-8.2602
88-8.2604
Sign review procedure.
Findings required for
approval.
Illegal signs-Notice-
Removal by county-
Costs- Lien.
Maintenance requirements-
Permit revocation for
noncompliance.
Removal of abandoned or
unsafe signs.
Variances.
88-8.2606
88-8.2608
88-8.2610
88-8.2612
Article 88-8.2
General
88-8.202 General provisions. All land within
a land use district combined with a sign control
combining district shall be subject to the
regulations set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 70-37
~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.100).
88-8.204 Purpose. The purpose of this
chapter is to provide minimum standards to
safeguard life, health, property, and public
welfare by regulating and controlling the design,
quality of materials, location, and maintenance
of all signs and sign structures. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.102).
88-8.206 Objectives. The objectives of, and
justification for the various regulations relative
to signs and outdoor advertising structures, as
contained in this chapter are to:
(1) Provide a reasonable system of controls
of signs, integrated within the comprehensive
zoning plan set forth in this title;
(2) Encourage signs which are well designed
and pleasing in appearance and to provide
incentive and latitude for variety, good design
relationship and spacing;
(3) Encourage a desirable urban character
with a minimum of overhead clutter;
(4) Enhance the economic value of each
community through the regulation of the size,
location, design, and illumination of signs;
(5) Attract and direct persons to various
activities and enterprises in order to provide for
the maximum public convenience;
(6) Encourage signs which are compatible
88-8.202-88-8.412
with adjacent land uses; and
(7) Reduce possible traffic and safety hazards
through proper location and design of signs.
It is recognized that the attractiveness of the
community is an important factor of the general
welfare of the citizens of the county and that
reasonable control of signs is in the public
interest. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380. I 04).
Article 88-8.4
Definitions
88-8.402 Generally. Words in this chapter
shall have the meanings set forth in Sections
88-8.404 88-8.424 unless the context
otherwise requires. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970:
prior code ~ 8380.106 (part)).
88-8.404 A-board. "A-board" is a portable
sign capable of standing without support or
attachment. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.1 06(a)).
88-8.406 Community directional sign.
"Community directional sign" is a sign
informing the location of a community service
organization, public facility, or a church. (Ord.
70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.106(b)).
88-8.408 Free-standing sign. "Free-standing
sign" is a sign which is independently supported
in a fixed location and is not attached in any
way to a building or structure. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.106(d)).
88-8.410 Mobile sign. "Mobile sign" is a
sign mounted on any type of device which is
movable or capable of being moved by a vehicle.
(Ord. 70-3 7 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.106(f)).
88-8.412 Nonaccessory sign. "Non accessory
sign" is a sign established for the purposes of
advertising other than the name or occupation
of the user of the premises on which the sign is
located, or advertising other than the nature of
the business or activity conducted thereon, or
advertising of goods and services other than
those primarily sold, produced or manufactured
thereon. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.106(e)).
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88-8.414 Permanent sign. "Permanent sign"
is a sign intended or constructed to be used for a
period greater than ninety calendar days. (Ord.
70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.1 06(g)).
88-8.416 Political sign. "Political sign" is a
sign designed for the purpose of advertising
support of or opposition to a candidate or
proposition. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.106(h)).
88-8.418 Sign. "Sign" means any structure,
building, or natural object or surface or a device
or arrangement attached to or painted or
represented upon a structure, building, or
natural surface which attracts or is intended to
attract attention to an object, product, place,
activity, person, institution, organization or
business, or which displays or includes a letter,
work, model, figure, banner, flag, pennant,
insignia, device or representation used as, or
which is in the nature of an announcement,
direction, advertisement, declaration or
illustration. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.I06(c)).
88-8.420 Temporary sign. "Temporary
sign" is a sign intended and constructed to be
used for a period less than ninety calendar days.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.106(i) ).
88-8.422 Use. "Use" is a purpose or activity
for which the land or building is designed,
arranged, intended, or for which it is occupied
or maintained to function as a separate unit.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380. 1 06(j)).
88-8.424 Window sign. "Window sign" is a
sign maintained on or painted upon a window,
not including a placard placed on or attached to
a window. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.106(k)).
Article 88-8.6
General Regulations
88-8.602 Computation of sign surface area.
The display surface area of a sign is computed
by induding the maximum single display surface
which is visible from a ground position. The
structure supporting a sign is not included in
determining the sign area unless the structure is
designed in a way to form an integral
background for the display. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.201).
88-8.604 Area and location restrictions for
wall signs. The area of a sign shall not exceed ten
percent of the area of the wall on which it is
placed. In no case shall the sign exceed two
hundred fifty square feet in area. Signs shall be
located only on those walls of a building
fronting on a street. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part),
1970: prior code ~ 8380.301(a)).
88-8.606 Window and temporary sign areas.
The area of a window sign shall not exceed ten
percent of the area of the window on which it is
placed. Temporary signs are permitted if this
total sign area does not exceed ten percent.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.301 (b)).
88-8.608 Placement of wall and window
signs. No permanent wall sign and a permanent
window sign shall be placed on the same wall.
(Ord. 70-3 7 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.301(c)).
88-8.610 Projection restrictions. (a) No sign
or portion thereof, including towers, frames, or
other protrusions considered part of a sign shall
project above the eaves, facia, or parapet of the
building on which it is placed.
(b) No sign shall project more than one foot
from a building except that a "shingle" sign may
extend a maximum of six feet when placed
under a canopy or overhang and shall not be less
than eight feet above the sidewalk and shall not
be more than five feet square in area. (Ord.
70-3 7 ~ I (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.301(d)(e)).
88-8.612 Signs located where no buildings
exist. A sign located upon a parcel of land where
no buildings exist shall not exceed one and
one-half square feet per one thousand square
feet of parcel area or a maximum of thirty-five
square feet. (Ord. 70-37 ~ I (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.301(f)).
88-8.614 Removal of advertising signs. Any
sign which advertises a service, product, activity,
or land use shall be removed immediately upon
suspension, termination, or abandonment of the
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service, product, activity, or use. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.301(h)).
88-8.616 Vehicles with signs attached. No
vehicle which has attached to it ot suspended
from it a sign, not an integral part of the vehicle,
except political signs, shall be parked on a street
or lot. Vehicles with political signs shall not be
parked for more than twenty-four hours on any
parcel. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code
~ 8380.301 (i)).
88-8.618 Marquee signs deemed variance.
Theater marquee signs and kiosk signs shall be
considered as a variance under standards and
procedure set forth in Section 26-2.1204. (Ord.
70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.301 (j)).
88-8.620 Reduction of maximum sign area.
The maximum allowable sign area on walls shall
be reduced by the amount of area used for other
types of signs, except for temporary window
signs. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.301 (1)).
Article 88-8.8
Free-Standing Signs
88-8.802 Free-standing sign - Height. No
portion of a free-standing sign shall be higher
than the roof line of the building on the parcel
or fifteen feet, whichever is lower. (Ord. 70-37 ~
1 (part), 1970: prior code @ 8380.203(a)).
88-8.804 Free-standing sign - Area. The
area of a free-standing sign shall not exceed one
square foot for each one hundred square feet of
parcel area or a maximum of thirty-five square
feet. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.203(b )).
88-8.806 Free-standing sign Number
restricted. Only one free-standing sign to
identify tenants by a "directory" shall be
permitted per shopping center, area, or building
under single control. The directory listing shall
be computed as part of the total permissible sign
area as set forth in Section 88-8.804. In any
case, free-standing signs shall not be permitted
on parcels having one hundred twenty-five feet
of frontage orless. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970:
prior code @ 8380.203(c)).
88-8.616-88-8.1202
Article 88-8.1 0
Prohibited Signs
88-8.1002 Prohibited signs - Designated.
No person may erect or maintain a sign which:
(1) Flashes, rotates, simulates action or has a
moving part that is visible from a public street;
(2) Is dilapidated;
(3) Is attached to a fence;
(4) Is a mobile sign;
(5) Is an A-board sign;
(6) Has banners, flyers, pennants or
pinwheels;
(7) Is a reader board, except to identify a
specific business, its general nature, and/or
service;
(8) Is a nonaccessory sign;
(9) Is painted on a wall, fence, structure, or
building;
(10) Identifies above first floor tenants
except in building directory and window signs.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.303).
Article 88-8.12
Exempt Signs
88-8.1202 Exempt signs - Designated. The
following signs are exempt from the provisions
of this chapter except as otherwise specified and
except as to regulations pertaining in general to
location of signs with reference to street
intersections and freeways:
(1) Sign of a governmental agency, including
a traffic or similar required regulating device or
warning device;
(2) Memorial or historical tablet or sign
nameplate indicating the name and address of an
occupant;
(3) Sign required to be maintained by law or
governmental order, rule or regulation; however,
if the size of the sign is not prescribed, the total
surface shall not exceed ten square feet on a lot
or parcel;
(4) Sign which cannot be seen from a public
street or adjacent property;
(5) Flag or emblem of a civic, philanthropic,
educational or religious organization;
(6) Identification clock for time or weather
unless containing advertising;
(7) Sign, with a total surface area not
exceeding four square feet, for the direction or
convenience of the public, including a sign
which identifies restrooms, location of public
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telephones, freight entrance and exit or the like,
a trespassing sign, or a danger sign;
(8) Barber poles. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part),
1970: prior code ~ 8380.304).
Article 88-8.14
Political Signs
88-8.1402 Political sign - Time limits.
Political signs may be erected or displayed only
from sixty days before an election until ten days
after the election, both inclusive. (Ords. 77-110
~ 2, 70-37, ~ 1: prior code ~ 8380.305).
Article 88-8.16
For Sale, For Lease, Contractor
Identification Signs
88-8.1602 Sale, lease, con tractor sign
Restrictions. A person may erect one temporary
accessory sign in any land use district for the
purpose of advertising property "for sale" or
"lease" or construction work on the premises.
The temporary facing area of any accessory sign
may not exceed twelve square feet in area. (Ord.
70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.306(a)).
88-8.1604 Sale, lease, contractor sign -
Removal. The temporary accessory sign shall be
removed within thirty days after the sale, lease,
or the completion of construction. (Ord. 70-37
~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.306(b)).
Article 88-8.18
Nonaccessory Service Club Signs
88-8.1802 Nonaccessory service club sign -
Generally. The nonaccessory, freestanding sign
for service clubs is subject to the special
provisions set forth in Sections 88-8.1804
through 88-8.1808. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part),
1970: prior code ~ 8380.307 (part)).
88-8.1804 Nonaccessory service club sign -
Approval required. Before the installation of the
sign, the reviewing body shall approve the
location, size, height, width, and general design.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.307 (a)).
88-8.1806 Nonaccessory service club sign -
Number restriction. Only one structure may be
permitted on each main entrance to the
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
community. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.307(b)).
88-8.1808 Nonaccessory service club sign -
Location on single structure. All service club
signs must be located on a single structure. (Ord.
70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.307(c)).
Article 88-8.20
Directional Signs For Quasipublic or
Public Uses
88-8.2002 Directional sign - Generally.
Each off-premises direction sign which gives
direction to a place of public worship and
assembly, hospital, school, cemetery, or
eleemosynary institution is subject to the
conditions set forth in Sections 88-8.2004
through 88-8.2006. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part),
1970: prior code ~ 8380.308 (part)).
88-8.2004 Directional sign Number
restriction. There may not be more than two
directional signs per land use. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.308(a)).
88-8.2006 Directional sign - Area. Each
sign may not exceed three square feet in area.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.308(b)).
Article 88-8.22
Church Bulletin Boards
88-8.2202 Church bulletin board - Area. A
bulletin board for a church or similar institution
announcing its name and activities may not
exceed twelve square feet. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.309).
Article 88-8.24
Nonconforming Signs
88-8.2402 Nonconforming sign
Procedures. The owner of a sign which does not
comply with this chapter shall remove or modify
the sign to comply in accordance with the
following procedures:
(1) Within six months of notification of
noncompliance; or
(2) Extension of time for amortization:
(A) The owner may apply for an extension of
time within which the sign must be removed.
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The application for an extension suspends the
running of the period within which the sign
must be removed.
(B) The application shall contain the name
and address of the sign owner and owner of
property, if different, the type of sign, the date
erected, the cost of construction, revenue
derived, a detailed statement of reasons for the
request for an extension, and the length of time
the extension is being requested.
(C) The zoning administrator shall consider
evidence for and against the grant of an
extension, such as:
(i) The economic hardship upon the sign
owner and land owner, taking into consideration
the investment cost, the revenue derived, and
the estimated life of the sign and the condition
of the sign, and
(ii) The interest and status of the sign owner
or user on the property and immediate changes
in the use of the property, and
(iii) If the zoning administrator finds that
upon the basis of such evidence circumstances
warrant granting an extension of time within
which to amortize, he may fix such reasonable
time but not to exceed three years. No more
than one three-year extension may be granted.
No extensions shall be granted for portable signs
or signs painted on buildings or structures. (Ord.
70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.502).
88-8.2404 Nonconforming sign - Surface
or structural changes. No surface or structural
changes shall be made to a nonconforming sign
which might prolong its life, except to make it
conform to all of the requirements of this code.
(Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~
8380.301 (g)).
88-8.2406 Nonconforming sign - Service
stations. Nonconforming service station signs
shall be subject to review in a public hearing as
set forth in Section 26-2.1204 to establish
status, nonconformity, and to establish an
amortization period. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part),
1970: prior code ~ 8380.301(k)).
Article 88-8.26
Administration and Enforcement
88-8.2602 Sign review procedure. (a) All
sign applications shall be reviewed by the zoning
administrator as provided in Section 26-2.1204
under procedures established in Chapter 26-2.
88-8.2404-88-8.2610
(b) An advisory review committee may be
appointed by the board of supervisors for the
purpose of providing consultation for the zoning
administrator. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970:
prior code ~ 8380.401).
88-8.2604 Findin~ required for approval.
In order to approve the application, the
reviewing body must find that the following
conditions are met:
(1) The sign has the same character and
quality of design as the exterior architecture of
the property and area where it is located.
(2) The location of the sign will function so
as not to impair the use of the property and will
not conflict with the visibility, location, or
arrangement of existing signs. The sign will not
impair the use, value, or investment of existing
adjacent signs. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970:
prior code ~ 8380.403).
88-8.2606 megal signs - Notice - Removal
by county - Costs - Lien. A sign erected which
violates this chapter is a public nuisance. The
county shall mail to the owner of the sign and
the owner of the property on which the sign is
located written notice that the sign violates the
chapter and shall give him thirty days to remedy
the violation. The notice shall state that if the
violation is not corrected within the time
specified, the county will remove the sign and
the cost of removal will become a lien against
the property. The cost is a lien against the
property upon the county recording a notice of
a lien with the county recorder. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1
(part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.404).
88-8.2608 Maintenance requirements
Permit revocation for noncompliance. Each sign
shall be maintained in a secure and safe
condition. If the sign is not secure, safe or in a
good state of repair, written notice of this fact
shall be given to the owner of the property or
person responsible for the maintenance of the
sign. If the defect in the sign is not corrected
within the time specified, the permit may be
revoked and the sign removed in the manner
provided. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.405).
88-8.2610 Removal of abandoned or unsafe
signs. An abandoned or unsafe sign which
imperils the safety of persons or property, or a
temporary sign, or a subdivision sign, or a
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political sign, or "for sale" or "for lease" signs
which are not removed within the time
prescribed by this chapter, may be summarily
removed or abated by the county. The owner of
the property and the person responsible for a
sign are liable for the cost of removal. (Ord.
70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior code ~ 8380.501).
88-8.2612 Variances. Variances from any of
the regulations set forth in this chapter may be
granted under procedure set forth in Section
26-2.1204. Special consideration may be given
to blocks, clusters or groups of buildings when a
coordinated sign program for the businesses is
submitted. (Ord. 70-37 ~ 1 (part), 1970: prior
code ~ 8380.601).
Chapter 88-9
S2 SIGN CONTROL COMBINING DISTRICT
Article 88-9.2 General
Sections:
88-9.202 S2 sign control combining
district.
88-9.204 Purpose.
88-9.206 Objectives.
Article 88-9.4 Defmitions
Sections:
88-9.402 General.
88-9.404 A-board.
88-9.406 Accessory sign.
88-9.408 Community directional sign.
88-9.41 0 Construction sign.
88-9.412 Freestanding sign.
88-9.414 Frontage, lot.
88-9.416 Frontage, premises.
88-9.418 Mobile sign.
88-9.420 Moving sign.
88-9.422 Nonaccessory sign.
88-9.423 Nonconforming sign.
88-9.424 Permanent sign.
88-9.426 Political sign.
88-9.428 Projecting sign.
88-9.430 Reader board.
88-9.432 Shingle sign.
88-9.434 Sign.
88-9.436 Temporary sign.
88-9.438 Use.
88-9.440 Window sign.
Article 88-9.6 Prohibitions, Exemptions
Secti ons :
88-9.602 Prohibited signs.
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
88-9.604 Exempt signs.
Article 88-9.8 General Regulations
Sections:
88-9.802
88-9.804
88-9.806
88-9.808
88-9.810
88-9.812
88-9.814
88-9.820
88-9.822
88-9.824
88-9.826
88-9.828
88-9.830
88-9.840
Article 88-9.10
Sections:
88-9.1002
88-9.1004
88-9.1006
Area computed.
Area-General.
Area -Ch urches.
Area-Lots.
Area-Walls
Area-Windows.
Area-Shingles.
Location.
Letters.
Projections, heights.
Vehicles.
Obsolete advertisement.
Upkeep.
Illegal signs, nuisances.
Special Regulations
Freestanding signs.
Political sign time limits.
"For sale," "for lease,"
and contractors.
88-9.1008 Service clubs.
88-9.1010 Community directional signs.
Article 88-9.12 Administration
Sections:
88-9.1202
88-9.1204
88-9.1210
88-9.1212
88-9.1220
Sign review procedure.
Findings required.
Nonconforming signs.
Time extension for
amortization.
Variances.
Article 88-9.2
General
88-9.202 S2 sign control combining district.
All land within a land use district combined with
an S2 combining district shall be subject to the
following regulations. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.204 Purpose. The purpose of this
chapter is to provide minimum standards to
safeguard life, health, property and public
welfare by regulating and controlling the design,
quality of materials, location and maintenance
of all signs and sign structures. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.206 Objectives. (a) The objectives of
and justification for this chapter's regulation of
signs and outdoor advertising structures are to:
(1) Provide a reasonable system of controls
of signs, integrated within the comprehensive
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zoning plan set forth in this title;
(2) Encourage signs which are well designed
and pleasing in appearance, and provide
incentive and latitude for variety, good design
relationship and spacing;
(3) Encourage a desirable community
character with a minimum of overhead clutter;
(4) Enhance the economic value of a
community by regulating the size, location,
design and illumination of signs;
(5) Attract and direct persons to various
activities and enterprises in order to provide for
the maximum public convenience;
(6) Encourage signs which are compatible
with adjacent land uses; and
(7) Reduce traffic and safety hazards through
proper location and design of signs.
(b) The attractiveness of the community is an
important factor of the general welfare of the
citizens of the county, and reasonable control of
signs is in the public interest. (Ord. 77-110 ~ 3,
74-63).
Article 88-9.4
Definitions
88-9.402 General. Unless otherwise
specially provided or required by the context,
the following terms have the indicated meanings
in this chapter. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.404 A-board. An "A-board" is a
portable sign capable of standing without
support or attachment. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.406 Accessory sign. An "accessory
sign" is a sign which identifies the business or
organization located on the premises, or
advertises or informs about business, products or
services sold or rendered on the premises. (Ord.
74-63).
88-9.408 Community directional sign. A
"community directional sign" is a sign directing
to or informing of the location of a community
service organization, public facility, church or
other place of public worship, hospital, school,
cemetery, eleemosynary institution, or the like.
(Ord. 74-63).
8 8 - 9 . 4 1 0 Con s t r u c t ion sign. A
"construction sign" is a sign identifying the
architect, engineer or contractor directly
connected with a construction, repair or
renovation which is in progress. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.402-88-9.426
88-9.412 Freestanding sign. A "freestanding
sign" is a sign which is independently supported
in a fixed location and not attached in any way
to a building or structure. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.414 Frontage, lot. The "frontage of a
lot" is the length of the property line which is
also the right-of-way of a public street; and if
the lot fronts on more than one street, the
longest such property line is the frontage of the
lot. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.416 Frontage, premises. The "frontage
of premises" is measured along the horizontal
dimension of a frontal elevation of the premises
in which there is public entrance and which
faces either a public street or other public open
place. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.418 Mobile sign. A "mobile sign" is a
sign mounted on any type of device which is
movable or capable of being moved by a vehicle.
(Ord. 74-63).
88-9.420 Moving sign. A "moving sign" is a
sign which has actual or apparent moving,
revolving or rotating parts actuated by an
electrical, mechanical or other device or by wind
current. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.422 Nonaccessory sign. A
"nonaccessory sign" is a sign to advertise
something other than the name or occupation of
the user of the premises on which the sign is
located, or the nature of the business or activity
conducted thereon, or goods and services other
than those primarily sold, produced or
manufactured thereon. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.423 Nonconforming sign. A
"nonconforming sign" is one lawful before the
provisions of this chapter or of any relevant
amendment hereto is effective but which
thereupon violates them.
88-9.424 Permanent sign. A "permanent
sign" is a sign intended or constructed to be
used for a period of ninety calendar days or
more. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.426 Political sign. A "political sign" is
a sign designed for the purpose of advertising
support of or opposition to a candidate or
proposition. (Ord. 74-63).
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88-9.428 Projecting sign. A "projecting
sign" is a sign, other than a wall sign, which is
suspended or supported by a building or wall
and which projects out from the building or
wall. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.430 Reader board. A "reader board" is
a permanent structure upon which is displayed
advertising material or copy of a temporary or
changeable nature. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.432 Shingle sign. A "shingle sign" is a
wooden sign which is suspended below a
canopy, overhang or covered walkway, is not
internally illuminated, and is used only to
announce the name of the business conducted
and the principal classification and brand of
goods sold or service offered on the premises.
(Ord. 74-63).
88-9.434 Sign. "Sign" means any structure,
building or natural object or surface, or any
device or arrangement attached to or painted or
represented thereon, which attracts or is
intended to attract attention to an object,
product, place, activity, person, institution,
organization or business, or which displays or
includes a letter, word, model, figure, banner,
flag pennant, insignia, device or representation
used as, or which is in the nature of, an
announcement, direction, advertisement,
declaration or illustration. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.436 Temporary sign. A "temporary
sign" is a sign intended and constructed to be
used for a period less than ninety calendar days.
(Ord. 74-63).
88-9.438 Use. "Use" means a purpose or
activity for which the land or building is
designed, arranged, intended, or for which it is
occupied or maintained, to function as a
separate unit. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.440 Window sign. A "window sign" is
a sign maintained or painted on a window, not
including a placard placed on or attached to a
window. (Ord. 74-63).
Article 88-9.6
Prohibitions, Exemptions
88-9.602 Prohibited signs. (a) No person
shall erect or maintain a sign contrary to the
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
provisions of this code.
(b) No person shall erect or maintain a
mobile sign, moving sign, nonaccessory sign,
flashing or blinking sign or reader board.
(c) No person shall erect or maintain a sign
which is:
(1) Dilapidated;
(2) Portable;
(3) Attached to a fence;
(4) Painted on or attached to a vehicle which
is parked for purpose of advertising to the
passing public;
(5) Painted on a wall, bench, structure or
building;
(6) Supported by exposed wires or cables;
(7) Is designed, placed or oriented for
freeway exposure, except frontages facing in the
direction of the freeway; or
(8) Is designed with external neon lighting.
(Ords. 77-110 ~ 4, 74-63).
88-9.604 Exempt signs. The following signs
are exempt from this chapter, except as
otherwise specified and except as to regulations
pertaining in general to location of signs with
reference to street intersections and freeways:
(1) Signs of a governmental agency, including
a traffic or similar required regulating device or
warning device;
(2) Memorial or historical tablets or signs;
(3) Nameplate indicating the name and
address of an occupant;
(4) Signs required to be maintained by law or
governmental order, rule or regulation; however,
if the sign area is not prescribed, it shall not
exceed ten square feet per lot;
(5) One flag of a civic, philanthropic,
educational and religious organization for each
such premises;
(6) Signs (not over four square feet in sign
area each) for the direction or convenience of
public (such as to identify restrooms, location of
public telephones, freight entrance and exit, or
the like, or no-trespassing or danger signs);
(7) Barber poles; and
(8) Signs which cannot be seen from a public
street or adjacent property. (Ords. 77-110 @ 5,
74-63).
Article 88-9.8
General Regulations
88-9.802 Area computed. A sign's area is its
display surface area; and it is computed by
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including the maximum single display surface
which is visible from a ground position, and
excluding the structure supporting a sign unless
the structure is designed in a way to form an
integral background for the display. (Ord.
74-63).
88-9.804 Area - General. No sign shall have
an area exceeding two hundred square feet.
(Ord.74-63).
88-9.806 Area - Churches. No bulletin
board for a church or similar institution
announcing its name and activities shall exceed
twelve square feet in sign area. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.808 Area - Lots. No sign on a lot
where no building exists shall have an area
exceeding one and one-half square feet per one
thousand square feet of lot area, but not over
sixteen square feet of sign area. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.810 Area - Walls. No sign on a wall
shall have an area exceeding ten percent of the
wall's area excluding the area of all other signs
on the frontage of the premises. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.812 Area - Windows. No window sign,
including temporary window signs, shall have an
area exceeding ten percent of the area of the
window on which it is placed. (Ords. 77-110 ~ 6,
74-63).
88-9.814 Area - Shingles. No shingle sign
shall exceed five square feet in area. (Ords.
77-110 ~ 7, 74-63).
88-9.820 Location. All signs shall be located
only on the frontage of premises, but on not
more than two frontages of anyone premises.
(Ord. 74-63).
88-9.822 Letters. No letter or character
contained in a sign shall be over four feet high.
(Ords. 77-110 ~ 8, 74-63).
88-9.824 Projections, heights. (a) No sign or
portion thereof (including towers, frames, or
other protusions considered part of the sign)
shall project above the eaves, facia, or parapet of
the building to which it is attached; except signs
may be located on the lower front slope of a
mansard roof if they are located forward of the
front wall of a building and do not exceed
88-9.804-88-9.840
fifteen feet height above ground grade at front
of building.
(b) No sign shall project more than one foot
from the wall of a building; except, that a
shingle sign may extend a maximum of six feet
but shall not extend lower than seven feet four
inches above the sidewalk.
(c) No signs on walls shall extend higher than
fifteen feet above the ground. (Ords. 77-110 ~ 9,
74-63).
88-9.826 Vehicles. No vehicle which has
attached to it, leaning against it or suspended
from it a sign, not an integral part of the vehicle,
except political signs, shall be parked on a street
or lot. Vehicles with political signs shall not be
parked for more than twenty-four hours on any
lot. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.828 Obsolete advertisement. Any sign
which advertises a service, product, activity or
land use shall be removed immediately upon
suspension, termination or abandonment of the
service, product, activity or use. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.830 Upkeep. Every sign shall be kept
up and maintained in a secure and safe
condition. If the sign is not secure and safe, kept
up and in a good state of repair, the planning
department shall give written notice of this fact
to the owner of the property or person
responsible for the maintenance of the sign. If
the condition is not corrected or eliminated
within the time specified, the permit may be
revoked and the sign removed in the manner
provided. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.840 Illegal signs, nuisances. (a)
Declaration. Every sign violating this code, or
existing outside or unremoved after its limited
time period, or being abandoned, or being
unsafe and imperiling the safety of persons or
property, is a public nuisance.
(b) Abatement. In such cases, the planning
department may mail to the owner of the
property on which the sign is located, and to the
owner of the sign or the person for whose
benefit it was made, written notice of such
violation or condition and demand that he
remedy the same within thirty days or the
county will remove the sign and sign structure
and the cost of removal will become a lien
against the property upon recordation of a
document to this effect. (Ord. 74-63).
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Article 88-9.10
Special Regulations
88-9.1002 Freestanding signs. (a) Height.
No portion of a freestanding sign shall be higher
than the roof line of the building on the lot or
twelve feet, whichever is lower.
(b) Area. The sign area shall not exceed one
square foot up to a maximum of thirty-five
square feet, for each one hundred square feet of
lot area.
(c) Number. There shall not be more than
one per shopping center complex, area,
development or building, under single control.
(d) Design. The design shall be architecturally
compatible with the building or complex it is
serving.
(e) Lot Size. There shall be no freestanding
signs on lots with a frontage of one hundred
twenty-five feet or less.
(f) Display Surfaces. Display surfaces shall be
back-to-back, and shall not exceed two in
number. A back-to-back sign is considered as a
single face for area computation.
(g) A freestanding sign shall not contain
information other than the address of the
premises, and either:
(1) The name of building complex; or
(2) The logo and/or name of a single tenant.
(Ords. 77-110 ~ 10,74-63).
88-9.1004 Political sign time limits. Political
signs may be erected or displayed only from
sixty days before an election until ten days after
the election, both inclusive. (Ords. 77-110 ~ 11,
74-63).
88-9.1006 "For sale," "for lease," and
contractors. (a) Number. There may be only one
temporary accessory sign on any lot or premises
advertising the land or premises for sale or lease,
or construction work thereon.
(b) Area. The area shall not exceed twelve
square feet.
(c) Time Limit. The sign shall be removed
within fifteen days after the sale or lease is
made, or the construction is completed. (Ord.
74-63).
88-9.1008 Service clubs. Despite Section
88-9.602(a), one nonaccessory, freestanding sign
structure for service clubs shall be permitted at
each main entrance to the community, if the
zoning administrator approves its location, size,
(Contra Costa County 3-15-78)
height, width and general design, before its
erection. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.1010 Community directional signs.
Such signs are limited to two directional signs
per land use, each not exceeding three square
feet in sign area. (Ord. 74-63).
Article 88-9.12
Administration
88-9.1202 Sign review procedure. (a) All
sign applications shall be reviewed by the zoning
administrator as provided in Section 26-2.1204
and related procedural provisions.
(b) The board may appoint a sign advisory
committee for the zoning administrator to
consult with. (Ord. 74-63).
88-9.1204 Finding5 required. Before
approving an application, the zoning
administrator must find that the following
conditions are met:
(1) The sign is compatible with the character
and design of the exterior architecture of the
property and area where it is located; and
(2) The location of the sign will not impair
the use of the property or conflict with the
visibility, location or arrangement of existing
adjacent signs. (Ords. 77-11 0 ~ 12, 74-63).
88-9.1210 Nonconforming signs. (a) No
person shall make surface or structural changes
to a nonconforming sign which might prolong its
life, except to make it conform to all of the
requirements of this code.
(b) The owner of a nonconforming sign shall
remove it, or modify it to conform, within six
months of notification of nonconformity, unless
an extension of time for amortization is allowed.
(Ord. 74-63).
88-0.1212 Time extension for amortization.
(a) The owner of a nonconforming sign may
apply to the zoning administrator for an
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extension of time within which the sign must be
removed. The application suspends the running
of the period within which the sign must be
removed.
(b) The application shall contain the name
and address of the sign owner and owner of
property, if different, the type of sign, the date
erected, the cost of construction, revenue
derived, a detailed statement of reasons for the
request for an extension, and the length of time
extension is being requested.
(c) The zoning administrator shall consider
evidence for and against the extension, such as:
(1) The economic hardship upon the sign
owner and landowner, taking into consideration
the investment cost, the revenue derived, and
the condition and estimated life of the sign;
(2) The interest and status of the sign owner
or user on the property and immediate changes
in the use of the property.
(d) If the zoning administrator finds, upon
the basis of such evidence, that circumstances
warrant granting an extension of time within
which to amortize, he may fix such reasonable
time but not to exceed three years. No more
than one three-year extension may be granted.
(e) No extension shall be granted for portable
signs or signs painted on buildings or structures.
(Ord. 74-63).
88-9.1220 Variances. Variances from any of
the regulations in this chapter may be granted as
provided in Section 26-2.1204 and related
procedural provisions. Special consideration may
be given to coordinated sign programs for
blocks, clusters or groups of buildings, and to
shopping center, theater and kiosk signs. (Ord.
74-63).
Chapter 88-11
SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
Article 88-11.2
Sections:
88-11.202
88-11.204
88-11.206
88-11.208
Article 88-11.4
Sections:
88-11.402
88-11.404
General
Purpose.
Goals.
Definitions.
Exceptions.
Vested Rights
General.
Vested right defined.
88-11.406
88-11.408
Article 88-11.6
Sections:
88-11.602
88-11.604
88-11.606
88-11.608
88-11.610
88-11.612
Article 88-11.8
Sections:
88-11.802
88-11.804
88-11.806
88-11.808
88-11.810
88-11.812
88-11.814
88-11.816
88-11.818
88-11.820
88-11.822
88-11.824
88-11.826
88-11.828
88-11.830
88-11.832
88-11.834
88-11.836
88-11.838
Article 88-11.10
Sections:
88-11.1002
88-11.1004
88-11.1006
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Reclamation plan approval
still required.
Pre-1976 operations excepted.
Land Use Permits
Land use permit required.
Application procedure.
Criteria for permit.
Conditions of permits.
Permit conditions-Operations
and maintenance.
Permit conditions-Perfor-
mance guarantees.
Reclamation Plans
Reclamation plan required.
Post-1976 operations in-
cluded.
Applications for reclamation
plan approval.
Application procedure.
Reclamation plan require-
ments.
General requirements.
Guarantees.
Progressive reclamation.
Disposal of overburden and
mining waste.
Drainage, erosion and sedi-
ment control.
Final slope gradient.
Emplacement of fill.
Resoiling.
Revegeta tion.
Water.
Other requirements.
Performance guarantees.
Application fees.
Amendments.
Other Requirements
Periodic inspection of opera-
tions.
Revocation.
Transfer of ownership-
Operator responsibility.
(Contra Costa County 7-80)
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Article 88-11.2
General
88-11.202 Purpose. This chapter effectuates
the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of
1975 (Public Resources Code Sections 2710 and
following), including future amendments there-
to, and constitutes the ordinance referred to in
Section 2774 therein. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.204 Goals. This chapter is intended
to assure that:
(1) County regulations and procedures
governing the establishment, use and reclama-
tion of mined lands are in accord with the
county general plan; and
(2) Mineral deposits which are valuable to the
economy of the county and the bay area can be
utilized; and
(3) Adverse land use and environmental ef-
fects caused by surface mining operations are
prevented or minimized, and mined lands are re-
claimed to a condition which is readily adapt-
able for future land uses; and
(4) Residual hazards to the public health and
safety are prevented or minimized; and
(5) Economic and natural resources related
to surface mining sites and operations are pro-
tected for the future benefit of the county.
(Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. SS 2711, 2712).
88-11.206 Definitions. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, or required by the con-
text, the definitions set forth in the Surface Min-
ing and Reclamation Act of 1975, and in any
state policy adopted pursuant thereto, govern
the construction of this chapter. (Ord. 79-114;
Pub.Res.C. SS 2725 - 2735).
88-11.208 Exceptions. The requirements of
this chapter do not apply to the following activi-
ties when done in full compliance with Division
716 (Grading) and Title 9 (Subdivisions) of this
code:
(1) Excavation or grading conducted for
restoring land after natural disaster;
(2) Surface mining operations required by
federal law to protect a mining claim, if con-
ducted solely for that purpose;
(3) Any surface mining operation, excava-
tion or grading for farming or on-site construc-
tion, or mineral exploration involving either (A)
not more than one acre in anyone location, or
(Contra Costa County 7-80)
~
(B) removal of not more than one thousand
cubic yards of minerals, ores, and/or over-
burden. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. S 2714).
Article 88-11.4
Vested Rights
88-11.402 General. A person with a vested
right to conduct surface mining operations does
not need a permit under this chapter as long as
such vested right continues; but no substantial
charges may be made in any such operation ex-
cept in accordance with this chapter. (Ord.
79-114; Pub.Res.C. S 2776).
88-11.404 Vested right defined. A person
shall be deemed to have such a vested right if,
before the effective date of this chapter, in
good faith and in reliance upon a land use per-
mit or other governmental authorization (if
either was required by law), he has diligently
commenced surface mining operations and
incurred substantial liabilities for work and
materials necessary therefor (excluding expenses
incurred in obtaining the permit or authoriza-
tion). (Ord. 79-114; Pub. Res.C. S 2776).
88-11.406 Reclamation plan approval still
required. Subject to this article, a person with
a vested right shall submit to the county and re-
ceive, within a reasonable period of time, ap-
proval of a reclamation plan for surface mining
operations conducted or to be conducted after
January I, 1976, or a determination that the
county had approved a reclamation plan before
the effective date of this chapter and the
operator has accepted, and currently accepts,
responsibility for reclaiming the mined lands in
accordance with the reclamation plan. A person
receiving such a determination shall nonetheless
be subject to the provisions of Article 88-11.10.
(Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. S 2776).
88-11.408 Pre-1976 operations excepted.
No reclamation, or reclamation plan approval,
is required for surface mining operations con-
ducted befote January 1, 1976. (Ord. 79-114;
Pub.Res.C. S 2776).
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Article 88-11.6
Land Use Permits
88-11.602 Land use permit required. Ex-
cept as provided in article 88-11.4, no person
shall begin, establish, maintain, continue or
conduct, any surface mining operation, includ-
ing a rock quarry, sand or gravel pit, or other
earth material extraction area, without (1) first
obtaining a land use permit under this article,
and (2) fully performing and complying with it.
(Ord. 79-114: Pub.Res.C. S 2770: see also S
88-11.802, and former S 88-10.002).
88-11.604 Application procedure. (a)
General. Land use permits for the special uses
enumerated in Section 88-11.602 may be
granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and
82-6.
(b) Concurrent Applications. When a surface
mining operation requires the approval of both a
land use permit and a reclamation plan, applica-
tion for both shall be made concurrently. (Ord.
79-114; Pub.Res.C. S 2774; see also Art.
88-11.8).
88-11.606 Criteria for permit. A land use
permit for surface mining operation may be
granted for property in any zoning district, but
a permit shall not be issued unless it is found, in
addition to the findings required by Chapter
26-2, that:
(1) The proposed use is consistent with the
county general plan; and
(2) The proposed use will not be substan-
tially detrimental to existing residents, struc-
tures, or land uses; and
(3) The proposed use will not impose signifi-
cant adverse impacts on the physical environ-
ment; and
(4) The proposed use will have adequate
access. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. S 2774).
88-11.608 Conditions of permits. A land
use permit may be conditioned as necessary to
implement this chapter. Such conditions may in-
clude, but are not limited to, the following
conditions set forth in Sections 88-11.610 and
88-11.612. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.610 Conditions - Operations and
maintenance. Examples of permit conditions
relating to mining operations and site main-
tenance are:
(1) Land uses permitted on the site;
88-11.602-88-11.806
(2) Temporary and finished slopes, and
benches;
(3) Setbacks from property lines, roads,
water channels; and other features;
(4) Fencing and screening;
(5) Limiting use of explosives;
(6) Drainage and use of surface water or
groundwater;
(7) Storing minerals and overburden;
(8) Salvaging topsoil and vegetation;
(9) Controlling noise, dust, and bright lights;
(10) Limiting hours of operation;
(11) Ingress, egress and traffic management;
(12) Hauling management;
(13) Limited duration of the permit;
(14) Phasing excavation;
(15) Controlling sedimentation. (Ord.
79-114; Pub.Res.C. SS 2715(e), 2774).
88-11.612 Permit conditions - Performance
guarantees. Either a cash deposit, surety bond,
or instrument of credit, acceptable to the
planning agency as to form and amount, may be
required to guarantee faithful performance of
and compliance with the terms and conditions
of the land use permit and the reclamation plan.
(Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. SS 2715(e), 2774).
Article 88-11.8
Reclamation Plans
88-11.802 Reclamation plan required. No
person shall begin, establish, maintain, continue
or conduct any surface mining operation
without (1) first submitting, and obtaining ap-
proval of, a reclamation plan under this article,
and (2) fully performing and complying with it.
(Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. S 2770: see also S
88-11.602).
88-11.804 Post-1976 operations included.
No person shall continue, maintain, or conduct
any surface mining operation in existence
between January 1, 1976, and the effective date
of this chapter without first obtaining approval
of a reclamation plan. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
S 2776).
88-11.806 Applications for reclamation
plan approval. Applications for approvals pur-
suant to this article for surface mining opera-
tions described in Section 88-11.804 shall be
submitted within six months after the effective
date of this chapter; but the director of planning
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may extend this period in increments of six
months or less if h~ determines thatthe prepara-
tion of the reclamation plan has been under-
taken and pursued diligently and in good faith
by the applicant, and that continuation of min-
ing operations would not be detrimental to
successful reclamation. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
gg 2710,2774, and 2776).
88-11.808 Application procedure. (a)
General. Applications shall be on fOnTIS (or with
face sheets) provided or approved by the
director of planning, and shall be made and pro-
cessed as provided in Section 88-11.604 for land
use permits.
(b) Applicant's Responsibility. Applicants are
responsible for preparing reclamation plans for
submission to the county. (Ord. 79-114;
Pub.Res.C. g 2774).
88-11.810 Reclamation plan requirements.
Every reclamation plan shall address at least
the following subjects, in addition to the re-
quirements in Public Resources Code Sections
2772 through 2774. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
gg 2772-4).
88-11.812 General requirements. The
reclamation plan shall identify the specific
properties it applies to; and it shall be based
upon the character of the surrounding area and
the characteristics of that property, including
the type of overburden, soil stability, topo-
graphy, geology, vegetation, wildlife, climate,
stream characteristics, and principal mineral
commodities. Reclamation of mined lands shall
be carried out in accordance with the require-
ments of this chapter. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
g 2773). '
88-11.814 Guarantees. The reclamation
plan shall state that the operator, applicant, and
permittee guarantees and accepts responsibility
for all reclamation work for the life of the sur-
face mining operation and for a period of two
years after completion of such operation or such
greater period as may be determined necessary
to assure the permanence of physical reclama-
tion features. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. g 2774).
88-11.816 Progressive reclamation. Recla-
mation of mined areas shall take place as soon as
practicable following completion of surface
mining operations. When simultaneous or con-
(Contra Costa County 7 -80)
current reclamation is practicable, the reclama-
tion plan shall include a timetable for commenc-
ing and completing such reclamation. Periodic
submittal of updated progress statements for
concurrent reclamation may be required. (Ord.
79-114; Pub.Res.C. g 2772(f)).
88-11.818 Disposal of overburden and min-
ing waste. (a) Permanent on-site disposal of over-
burden and mining waste shall be compatible
with the probable future uses of the site. The
land surface shall be made stable, and adequate
drainage shall be provided. Final disposal of such
materials shall not be in the form of apparently
artificial piles or dumps of overburden or mining
waste. To the maximum extent practicable,
grading shall be designed to blend with the na-
tural terrain features of the area.
(b) Toxic materials shall be removed from
the site or shall be protected and isolated to
prevent leaching.
(c) Overburden and mining waste placed
below the existing or potential groundwater
level shall not reduce water transmissivity or
the area through which water may flow unless
approved equivalent transmissivity or area has
been provided elsewhere. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.820 Drainage, erosion and sediment
control. (a) Any temporary stream or watershed
diversion shall be restored in final reclamation to
its condition prior to surface mining operations,
unless the planning agency determines restora-
tion is unnecessary.
(b) Regrading and revegetation shall be
designed and carried out to minimize erosion, to
provide for drainage to natural outlets or
interior basins designed for water storage, and to
eliminate closed depressions and similar catch-
ments that could serve as breeding areas for in-
sects.
(c) Silt basins, which have outlet to lower
ground and will or may store water during
periods of surface runoff, shall be equipped with
sediment control and removal facilities, and with
protected spillways designed to minimize ero-
sion.
(d) Final grading and drainage shall be
designed to prevent discharge of sediment loads
higher than before mining operations.
(e) Upon reclamation, the operator shall
preclude or eliminate any condition which will
or could lead to the degradation of water quality
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below applicable standards of the regional water
quality control board or any other agency with
authority over water quality. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.822 Final slope gradient. Final slope
gradients shall assure slope stability, main-
tenance of required vegetation, public safety,
and the control of drainage, as may be deter-
mined by engineering analysis of soils and geo-
logic conditions and by taking into account pro-
bable future uses of the site. They shall not ex-
ceed the critical gradient as determined by an
engineering analysis of the slope stability. Addi-
tionally, they shall not:
(1) Be incompatible with the alternate future
uses anticipated for the site; or
(2) Be hazardous to persons that may use the
site under the alternate future uses anticipated
for the site; or
(3) Reduce the effectiveness of revegetation
and erosion control measures where such are
necessary. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.824 Emplacement of fill. All fill shall
be compacted to avoid excessive settlement and
to the degree necesary to accommodate antici-
pated future uses. If future uses of the site in-
clude streets or structures for human occupancy,
or if an engineered fill is necessary as a safety
measure, fill emplacement shall conform to the
requirements of Division 716 of this code. Ma-
terial used as fill shall be of a quality suitable to
prevent contamination and pollution of ground-
water. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.826 Resoiling. Resoiling shall be ac-
complished in the following manner: coarse,
hard material shall be graded and covered with a
layer of finer material or weathered waste, and a
soil layer then placed on this prepared surface,
Where quantities of available soils are inadequate
to provide cover, native materials should be up-
graded to the extent feasible for this purpose.
(Ord.79-l14).
88-11.828 Revegetation. All lands per-
manently exposed by mining operations shall be
revegetated, except as the director of planning
determines this to be technically infeasible or
detrimental. Revegetation methods and plant
materials utilized shall be appropriate for the
site's topographical, soil and climatic condi-
tions, and native species shall be used wherever
practicable. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.822-88-11.1004
88-11.830 Water. All bodies of water
created by the reclamation plan are subject to
approval. (Ord. 79-114).
88-11.832 Other requirements. Additional
requirements to carry out the intent of this
chapter may be required. (Ord. 79-114;
Pub.Res.C. ~~ 2772-2774).
88.11.834 Performance guarantees. Perfor-
mance guarantees may be required as provided
in Article 88-11.6. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
~ 2774).
88-11.836 Application fees. Application
fees shall be required as provided by board
resolution. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C. ~ 2774).
88-11.838 Amendments. Amendments to
an approved reclamation plan may be submitted
to the planning agency at any time, detailing
proposed changes. Substantial deviations from
the approved plan shall not be undertaken until
such amendment has been filed with and ap-
proved by the planning agency. Amendments to
an approved plan shall be processed and con-
sidered as provided in Section 88-11.808 for
. reclamation plans. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
~ 2777).
Article 88-11.10
Other Requirell1en ts
88-11.1002 Periodic inspection of opera- .
tions. As a condition of a land use permit or of
approval of a reclamation plan, a schedule shall
be established for periodic inspection of the
mining operation and reclamation to determine
and assure continuing compliance with this
chapter. The director of planning or other
county employee making the inspection may re-
quire the operator and permittee to submit such
information to him as may be necessary to
determine compliance. (Ord. 79-114; Pub.Res.C.
~ 2774).
88-11.1004 Revocation. Whenever the
director of planning determines that a surface
mining operation is not in compliance with the
terms of the approved land use permit or
reclamation plan or the provisions of this chap-
ter, or that the soil or other conditions are not
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as stated on the permit, it shall notify the per-
mittee of such fact in writing, requiring compli-
ance within a stated reasonable time from the
date of such notice. If the permittee has not,
within the stated time, complied with-the terms
of the permit or the approved reclamation plan
or the requirements of this chapter, or given
reasonable assurances that such steps are being
taken to comply, the director of planning shall
schedule a public hearing to consider revoking
the land use permit or the approval of the
reclamation plan. The issue of revocation shall
be considered and determined in the manner and
for causes as provided by Article 26-2.2 of
this code for conditional use permits. (Ord.
79-114; Pub.Res.C. @ 2774).
88-11.1006 Transfer of ownership
Operator responsibility. Whenever one appli-
cant operator or permittee succeeds, by sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange, in-
heritance, or other means, to the interest of
another in any incompleted surface mining
operation or reclamation, the successor shall be
bound by the provisions of the approved land
use permit and reclamation plan and the pro-
visions of this chapter. The new operator must
notify the planning department of such transfer
within thirty days thereof. (Ord. 79-114;
Pub.Res.C. @ 2779).
Chapter 88-12
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
Article 88-12.2
Sections:
88-12.202
Article 88-12.4
Sections:
88-12.402
88-12.404
88-12.406
88-12.408
Article 88-12.6
Sections:
88-12.602
88-12.604
Article 88-12.8
Sections:
88-12.802
(Contra Costa County 5-81)
General
Intent and purpose.
Definitions
Generally.
Adult entertainment
businesses:
Specified sexual activities.
Specified anatomical areas.
Location
Restrictions.
Establishment.
Variance
Granting.
Article 88-12.2
. General
88-12.202 Intent and purpose. Adult
entertainment businesses, becuase of their
nature, are recognized as having objectionable
operational characteristics, particularly when
several of them are concentrated under certain
circumstances, thereby having a deleterious
effect upon the adjacent areas. Regulation of the
location of these businesses is necessary to
insure that their adverse effects will not con-
tribute to the blighting or downgrading of the
surrounding neighborhoods. The primary pur-
pose of this chapter is to prevent the concentra-
tion or clustering of these businesses in anyone
area.(Ord.8l-6@ 1).
Article 88-12.4
Definitions
88-12.402 Generally. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, or required by the context,
the following terms have the meanings set forth
in this article for the purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. 81-6 @ 1).
88-12.404 Adult entertainment businesses.
"Adult entertainment businesses" are defined
as follows:
(1) Adult Bookstore. An "adult bookstore"
is an establishment having as a substantial or
significant portion of its stock in trade, books,
magazines and other periodicals which are dis-
tinguished or characterized by their emphasis
on matter depicting, describing or relating to
specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas or an establishment with a segment or sec-
tion devoted to the sale or display of such ma-
terials.
(2) Adult Motion Picture Theater. An "adult
motion picture theater" is an enclosed build-
ing with a capacity of fifty or more persons used
for presenting material distinguished or
characterized by its emphasis on matter depict-
ing, describing or relating to specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas for ob-
servation by patrons therein.
(3) Adult Mini Motion Picture Theater. An
"adult mini motion picture theater" is an en-
closed building with a capacity for less than
fifty persons used for presenting material dis-
tinguished or characterized by an emphasis on
matter depicting or relating to specified sexual
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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
activities or specified anatomical areas for obser-
vation by patrons therein.
(4) Adult Hotel or Motel. An "adult hotel
or motel" is a hotel or motel wherein material
is presented which is distinguished or charac-
terized by an emphasis on matter depicting,
describing or relating to specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas.
(5) Adult Motion Picture Arcade. An "adult
motion picture aracde" is any place to which the
public is permitted or invited wherein coin or
slug-operated or electronically, electrically or
mechanically controlled still or motion picture
machines, projectors or other image-producing
devices are maintained to show images to five
or fewer persons per machine at anyone time,
and where the images so displayed are distin-
guished or characterized by an emphasis on
depicting or describing specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas.
(6) Cabaret. "Cabaret" is a nightclub, theater
or other establishment which features live per-
formances by topless and/or bottomless dancers,
"go-go" dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or
similar entertainers, where such performances
are distinguished or characterized by an
emphasis on specified sexual activities or speci-
fied anatomical areas.
(7) Massage Parlor. "Massage parlor" is any
establishment licensed as a massage parlor pur-
suant to Chapter 518-2 where, for any form of
consideration or gratuity, massage, alcohol rub,
administration of fomentations, electric or
magnetic treatments, or any other treatment or
manipulation of the human body occurs.
(8) Model Studio. "Model studio" is any
business where, for any form of consideration
or gratuity ,figure models who display specified
anatomical areas are provided to be observed,
sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photo-
graphed, or similarly depicted by persons paying
such consideration or gratuity.
(9) Sexual Encounter Center. "Sexual en-
counter center" is any business, agency or per-
son who, for any form of consideration or
gratuity, provides a place where three or more
persons, not all members of the same family,
may congregate, assemble or associate for the
purpose of engaging in specified sexual activities
or exposing specified anatomical areas.
(10) Other. Any other business or establish-
ment which offers its patrons services or enter-
tainment characterized by an emphasis on
matter depicting, describing or relating to speci-
88-12.406-88.12.602
fied sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas. (Ord. 81-6 ~ 1).
88-12.406 Specified sexual activities.
"Specified sexual activities" are defined as
follows:
(1) Actual or simulated sexual intercourse,
oral copulation, and intercourse, oral-anal
copulation, bestiality, direct physical stimula-
tion of unclothed genitals, flagellation or tor-
ture in the context of a sexual relationship, or
the use of excretory functions in the context of
a sexual relationship, and any of the following
depicted sexually oriented acts or conduct:
analingus, buggery, coprophagy, coprophilia,
cunnilingus, fellatio, necrophilia, pederasty,
pedophilia, piquerism, sapphism, zooerasty; or
(2) Clearly depicted human genitals in a
state of sexual stimulation, arousal or
tumescence; or
(3) Use of human or animal masturbation,
sodomy, oral copulation, coitus, ejaculation; or
(4) Fondling or touching of nude human
genitals, pubic region, buttocks or female
breast; or
(5) Masochism, erotic or sexually oriented
torture, beating or the infliction of pain; or
(6) Erotic or lewd touching, fondling or other
contact with an animal by a human being; or
(7) Human excretion, urination,
menstruation, vaginal or anal irrigation. (Ord.
81-6 ~ I).
88-12.408 Specified anatomical areas.
"Specified anatomical areas" are defined as
follows:
(1) Less than completely and opaquely
covered (a) human genitals, pubic region; (b)
buttock; and (c) female breast below a point
immediately above the top of the areola; or
(2) Human male genitals in a discernibly
turgid state, even if completely and opaquely
covered. (Ord. 81-6 ~ 1).
Article 88-12.6
Location
88-12.602 Restrictions. In land use zoning
districts where the adult entertainment busi-
nesses regulated by this chapter would other-
wise be permitted uses, it shall be unlawful to
establish any such adult entertainment busi-
ness if the location is:
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( 1) Within five hundred feet of any area
zoned for residential use; or
(2) Within one thousand feet of any other
"adult entertainment" business; or
(3) Within one thousand feet of any public
or private school, park, playground, public
building, church, any noncommercial establish-
ment operated by a bona fide religious organiza-
tion, or any establishment likely to be used by
minors. (Ord. 81-6 ~ 1).
88.12.604 Establishment. For the purposes
of this article, the establishment of any adult
entertainment business includes the opening
of such a business as a new business, the reloca-
tion of such business, or the conversion of an
existing business location to any adult entertain-
ment business use. (Ord. 81-6 ~ 1).
Article 88-12.8
Variance
88-12.802 Granting. Land use permits to
modify the location provisions contained in
Article 88-12.6 may be granted in accordance
with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6. To the extent ap-
plicable, the planning agency, before granting
any permit, shall make the finding required
by Section 26-2.2008. (Ord. 81-6 ~ 1).
Division 810
AGRICULTURAL LAND CONSERVATION
Chapters:
810-2
810-4
Agricultural Preserves
Land Conservation Contracts
(Contra Costa County 5-81)
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AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES
Chapter 810-2
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES
Article 81D-2.2 Establishment
Sections:
810-2.202 Establishment-By board of
supervisors.
Article 81 D- 2.4 Standards
Sections:
810- 2.402 Standards-Compliance
required.
810-2.404 Standards-Minimum acreage.
810- 2. 406 Standards-Minimum parcel.
810-2.408 Standards-Parcel defined.
810-2.410 Standards-Land subject to
agreement.
810-2.412 Standards-Land within one
mile of city.
81D-2.414 Standards-Land use
restriction.
Article 810-2.2
Establishment
810-2.202 Establishment - By board of
supervisors. The board of supervisors may by
resolution designate suitable areas of the county
as agricultural preserves pursuant. to the
California Land Conservation Act (Government
Code Section 51200, ff. as amended) to be
devoted to agricultural and compatible uses.
(Ord. 69-76 ~ 1 (part), 1969: Ord. 69-49 .~ 1
(part), 1969).
Article 810-2.4
Standards
810-2.402 Standards Compliance
required. Agricultural preserves shall comply
with the following uniform standards as set
forth in Sections 810-2.404 through 810-2.414.
(Ord. 69-76 S 1 (part), 1969: Ord. 69-49 S 1
(part), 1969).
810-2.404 Standards - Minimum acreage.
No agricultural preserve shall be established
having less than one hundred contiguous acres;
but preserves having a minimum of thirty-five
contiguous acres may be established within the
area now in the East Contra Costa and
. Byron-Bethany Irrigation Districts. (Ord. 72-58
~ 1, 1972: Ord. 69-76 ~ 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 ~ 1 (part), 1969).
810-2.406 Standards - Minimum parcel. No
parcel of land of less than twenty acres shall be
included in an agricultural preserve; but the
810-2.202-810-2.414
county may, on its own initiative, offer t.o
include a parcel of any size and offer a con tract
to its owner when the county deems it necessary
to provide for the preserve's continuity and
integrity. (Ord. 69-76 ~ 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 ~ 1 (part), 1969).
810-2.408 Standards - Parcel defined.
"Parcel" as used in this title means a contiguous
area of land under common fee ownership. (Ord.
69-76 ~ 1 (part), 1969: Ord. 69-49 ~ 1 (part),
1969).
81D-2.410 Standards - Land subject to
agreement. All land in a preserve must also be
subject to a land conservation contract or
agreement. (Ord. 69-76 ~ 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 ~ 1 (part), 1969).
810-2.412 Standards - Land within one
mile of city. Land within one mile Of any city
may be included in an agricultural preserve and
placed under contract, but not if the city files
with the local agency formation commission a
resolution of protest which the commission
upholds in the manner provided by Government
Code Section 51243.5. (Ord. 73-93 S 1, 1973:
Ord. 69-76 S 1 (p;lrt), 1969: Ord. 69-49 S 1
(part), 1969).
810-2.414 Standards - Land use restriction.
Agricultural preserves shall include only land
primarily used for commercial agricultural
production. (Ord. 69-76 S 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 S 1 (part), 1969).
Chapter 810-4
LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACTS
Article 810-4.2 Establishment
Sections:
810-4.202 Establishment -Generally.
810-4.204 Establishment-Standard form.
Article 810-4.4 Standards
Sections:
810-4.402
810-4.404
810-4.406
Standards-Compliance
required.
Standards__Term .
Standards- Land use
restriction.
Standards-Noncom p liance.
Standards-Can cella tion.
Standards-'Division of
property into two or more
parcels.
(Contr,a C()sta County 3-15-74)
810-4.408
810-4.410
810-4.412
393
810-4.202-810-4.602
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Article 810-4.6 Applications
Sections:
810-4.602 Application-Submission
regulations.
Article 810-4.2
Establishment
810-4.202 Establishment Generally.
Upon authorization by board resolution, its
chairman may execute for the county, land
conservation contracts with the owners of land
located within agricultural preserves, pursuant to
the California Land Conservation Act. (Ord.
69-76 ~ 1 (part), 1969: Ord. 69-49 @ 1 (part),
1969).
810-4.204 Establishment - Standard form.
The board, by resolution, shall promulgate a
standard form of land conservation contract,
which may include provisions additional to, but
not conflicting with those in this chapter. (Ord.
69-76 @ 1 (part), 1969: Ord. 69-49 @ 1 (part),
1969).
Article 810-4.4
Standards
810-4.402 Standards Compliance
required. Land conservation contracts shall
comply with the following uniform standards as
set forth in Sections 810-4.404 through
810-4.412. (Ord. 69-76 S 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 S 1 (part), 1969).
810-4.404 Standards - Term. Contracts
shall be for a term of ten years renewable
annually in the manner provided in Government
Code Section 51244. (Ord. 69-76 @ 1 (part),
1969: Ord. 69-49 @ 1 (part), 1969).
810-4.406 Standards - Land use restriction.
Contracts shall include landowner promises to
restrict the use of the land to those commercial
agricultural and compatible uses allowable in an
agricultural preserve district (as set forth in
Chapter 84-42). (Ord. 69-76 @ 1 (part), 1969:
Ord. 69-49 ~ 1 (part), 1969). -
810-4.408 Standards Noncompliance.
Contracts shall provide that, if the landowner
fails to comply with the agreement's terms and
conditions so as to render the land or a portion
thereof unfit for further agricultural use, the
(Contra Costa County 3-15-74)
owner shall pay, as liquidated damages to the
county, a sum equal to the equalized assessed
value of the property as established by the
county assessor on the lien date next following
the date of breach. This provision shall not be
deemed a waiver of other legal or equitable
remedies for enforcement of the terms of the
contract. (Ord. 69-76 @ 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 @ 1 (part), 1969).
810-4.410 Standards Cancellation.
Contracts shall provide that they may be
cancelled only by mutual agreement of the
owner and county pursuant to the provisions of
Government Code Sections 51282, 5l283(a)
and (b), and 51283.3, provided, however, that
under no circumstances shall the payment of a
cancellation fee provided for therein be waived,
deferred, or made subject to any contingency
whatever. (Ord. 69-76 @ 1 (part), 1969: Ord.
69-49 @ 1 (part), 1969).
810-4.412 Standards - Division of property
into two or more parcels. Contracts shall provide
that division of property subject to agreement
into two or more parcels may be construed by
the county as a notice of nonrenewal by the
property owner upon a finding by the board of
supervisors that the effect of the division is
detrimental to the ultimate preservation of the
property for exclusive agricultural use. (Ord.
69-76 @ 1 (part), 1969: Ord. 69-49 @ I (part),
1969).
Article 810-4.6
Applications
810-4.602 Application Submission
regulations. The board, by resolution, shall
promulgate rules and procedures for submitting
applications for land conservation contracts and
for review of the applications by appropriate
county agencies. (Ord. 69-76 @ 1 (part), 1969:
Ord. 69-49 @ 1 (part), 1969).
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Division 812
SCHOOL F ACIUTY DEDICATIONS
Chapters :
812-2
812-4
812-6
812-8
812-10
81 2-1 2
812-14
General Provisions
Definitions
Overcrowded Attendance Areas
Requirements
Standards for Land and Fees
Procedures
Use and Limits
Chapter 812-2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Secti ons :
812-2.202
812-2.204
812-2.206
812-2.208
Title and purpose.
Authority and conflict.
General plan.
Regulations.
812-2.202 Title and purpose. This division
shall be known as the "School Facilities
Dedication Ordinance of Contra Costa County."
The purpose of this division is to provide a
method for financing interim school facilities
necessitated by new residential developments
causing conditions of overcrowding. (Ord.
78-10).
812-2.204 Authority and conflict. This
division is enacted pursuant to Chapter 4.7
(Government Code SS 65970 ff) and constitutes
the ordinance referred to in Sections 65972 and
65974 of Chapter 4.7. In the case of any
conflict between the provisions of this division
and those of Chapter 4.7, the latter shall prevail.
(Ord.78-10).
812-2.206 General plan. The county's
general plan provides for the location of public
schools. Interim school facilities to be
constructed from fees or land required to be
dedicated, or both, shall be consistent with the
general plan. (Ord. 78-10).
812-2.208
from time
regula tions
Regulations. The board may
to time, by resolution, issue
to establish administration,
GENERAL PROVISIONS
812-2.202-812-4.210
procedures, interpretation and policy direction
for this division. (Ord. 78-10).
Chapter 812-4
DEFINITIONS
Secti ons :
812-4.202
812-4.204
812-4.206
812-4.208
812-4.210
Generally.
Chapter 4.7.
Conditions of overcrowding.
Dwelling uni t.
Reasonable methods for
mitigating conditions of
overcrowding.
Other methods for mitigating
conditions of overcrowding.
Residen tial development.
812-4.212
812~4.214
812-4.202 Generally. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, or required by the
context, the following terms have the meanings
set forth in this chapter for the purposes of this
division. (Ord. 78-10).
812-4.204 Chapter 4.7. "Chapter 4.7"
means Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section
65970) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the
Government Code as added by Chapter 955 of
the Statutes of 1977 and any subsequent
amendments thereto. (Ord. 78-10).
812-4.206 Condi ti ons of overcrowding.
"Conditions of overcrowding" means that the
total enrollment of a school, including
enrollment from proposed development, exceeds
the capacity of such school as determined by the
governing body of the district. (Ord. 78-10).
812-4.208 Dwelling unit. "Dwelling unit"
means a building or a portion thereof, or a
mobile home, designed for residential occupancy
by one person or a group of two or more
persons living together as a domestic unit. (Ord.
78-10).
812-4.210 Reasonable methods for
mi tiga ting conditions of overcrowding.
"Reasonable methods for mitigating conditions
of overcrowding" includes, but is not limited to,
agreements between a subdivider and the
affected school district whereby temporary-use
buildings will be leased to the school district or
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(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
812-4.212-812-6.208
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temporary-use buildings owned by the school
district will be used. (Ord. 78-10).
812-4.212 Other methods for mitigating
conditions of overcrowding. "Other methods for
mitigating conditions of overcrowding" may
include, but is not limited to the following:
(1) The use of available annual revenue limit
and bond revenues;
(2) The use of funds which could be available
from the sale of surplus school district real
property and funds available from any other
sources. (Ord. 78-10).
812-4. 214 Residential development.
"Residential development" means a project
containing residential dwellings, including
mobile homes, of one or more units or a
subdivision of land for the purpose of
constructing one or more residential dwelling
units. "Residential development" includes, but
is not limited to, a preliminary or final
development plan, a subdivision tentative or
final map, a parcel map, conditional use permit,
a building permit, and any other discretionary
permit for new residential use. (Ord. 78-10).
Chapter 812-6
OVERCROWDED ATTENDANCE AREAS
Sections:
812-6.202
812-6.204
Findings and notice.
Notice of findings
requirements.
County concurren~.
Findings for development
approval.
School district schedule.
812-6.206
812-6.208
812-6.210
812-6.202 Findin~ and notice. Pursuant to
Chapter 4.7, the governing body of a school
district may make findings supported by clear
and convincing evidence that:
(1) Conditions of overcrowding exist in one
or more attendance areas within the district
which will impair the normal functioning of
educational programs induding the reason for
such conditions existing;
(2) All reasonable methods of mitigating
conditions of overcrowding have been evaluated;
and
(3) No feasible method for reducing such
(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
conditions exist. Upon making these findings the
school district must provide the county with
notice of its findings. (Ord. 78-10).
812-6.204 Notice of findin~ requirements.
Any notice of findings sent by a school district
to the county shall specify:
(1) The findings listed in Section 812-6.202;
(2) The mitigation measures and methods,
including those listed in Sections 8124.210 and
8124.212, considered by the school district and
any determination made concerning them by the .
district;
(3) A description of the geographic
boundaries of the overcrowded attendance area
or areas;
(4) Estimated annual school district costs to
provide interim school facilities in the
overcrowded attendance area or areas; and
(5) Such other information as may be
required by board regulation. (Ords. 79-68 ~ 1,
78-10).
812-6.206 County concurrence. After the
receipt of any notice of findings complying with
the requirement of Section 812-6.204, the board
shall determine whether it concurs in such
school district findings. The board shall schedule
and hold a public hearing on the matter of its
proposed concurrence prior to making its
determination by resolution. (Ord. 78-10).
812-6. 208 Findin~ for development
approval. Within an attendance area where the
board has concurred in a school district's notice
of findings that conditions of overcrowding
exist, the county's planning agency shall not
approve an ordinance rezoning property to a
residential use, grant a discretionary permit for
residential use, or approve a tentative
subdivision map for residential purposes, within
such area, unless the planning agency makes one
of the following findings:
(1) That this division is an ordinance adopted
pursuant to Section 65974 of Chapter 4.7;
(2) That there are specific overriding fiscal,
economic, social, or environmental factors
which in the judgment of the planning agency
would benefit the county, thereby justifying the
approval of a residential development otherwise
subject to the interim school facilities dedication
provisions of this division. (Ord. 78-10).
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812-6.210 School district schedule.
Following the concurrence and decision by the
county to require the dedication of land or the
payment of fees, or both, for an attendance
area, the governing body of the involved school
district shall submit a schedule specifying how it
will use the land or fees, or both, to solve the
conditions of overcrowding. The schedule shall
include the school sites to be used, the
classroom facilities to be made available, and the
times when such facilities will be available. In
the event the governing hody of the school
district cannot meet the schedule, it shall submit
modifications to the board of supervisors and
the reasons for the modification. (Ord. 78-10).
Chapter 812-8
REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
812-8.202
812-8.204
812-8.206
812-8.208
Residential development.
Subdivision fee limit.
Exemptions.
Prior agreements.
812-8.202 Residential development. In an
attendance area where the board has concurred
as provided in Chapter 812-6, the owner of a
proposed residential development as a condition
of approval or the obtaining of a building permit
shall dedicate land, pay fees in lieu thereof, or
do a combination of both, for classroom and
related facilities for elementary and/or high
schools including all mandated educational
programs. (Ord. 78-10).
812-8.204 Subdivision fee limit. Only the
payment of fees is required for the approval of a
subdivision map containing fifty parcels or less.
(Ord. 78-10).
812-8.206 Exemptions. Residential
developments shall be exempt from the
requirements of this division when they consist
only of the following:
(l) Any modification or remodel of an
existing legally established dwelling unit that
does not create an additional dwelling unit;
(2) A condominium project converting an
existing apartment building into a condominium
where no new dwelling units are added;
(3) Any rebuilding of a legally established
REQUIREMENTS
812-6.210-812-10.206
dwelling unit destroyed or damaged by fire,
explosion, act of God or other accident or
catastrophe;
(4) Any rebuilding of an historical building
recognized, acknowledged and designated as
such by the planning agency. COrd. 78~LO).
812-8.208 Prior agreements, Any agreement
existing prior to March 3, 1978, between a
school district and a developer pertaining to the
dedication of land and/or payment of fees for
Rchool facilities shall be recognized by the
planning agency and shaH be considered by it as
satisfying this division's requirements. (Ord.
78-10).
Chapter 812-10
STANDARDS FOR LAND AND FEES
Sections:
812-10.202 General standard.
812-10.204 Amount of land.
812-10.206 Amount of fee.
812~10.202 General standard. The location
and amount of land to be dedicated or the
amount of fees to be paid, or both, shall bear a
reasonable relationship and will be limited to the
needs of the community for interim elementary
and/ or high school facilities including all
mandated educational programs' and shall be
reasonably related and limited to the need for
schools caused by the development. (Ord.
78-10).
812-10.204 Amount of land. The total land
area required by this division to be dedicated
shall be at least equal in monetary value to the
fees which would otherwise be required by
Section 812-10 .206. The planning agency shall
determine and establish the monetary value of
the land area for the purposes of this division.
(Ord. 78~ 10).
812-10.206 Amount of fee. (a) Resolution.
When fees are required by this division to be
paid in lieu of land dedication or as a
combination of both, such fees shall be, and
paid, as set by board resolution adopted after
recommendation by the director of planning.
(b) Bedroom and Dwelling. The resolution
shall fix a per bedroom fee and a total maximum
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(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
812-12.202-812-12.212
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dwelling unit fee. Any room designed for
sleeping which has a closet is a bedroom for the
purposes of this division.
(c) Mobile Home Parks. The resolution shall
fix a fee for each dwelling unit space or lot in a
mobile home park.
(d) Costs. Among the factors to be considered
when establishing fees by resolution are: any
school district notice of findings, cost estimates,
the costs of local leasing of portable facilities,
construction of interim school facilities, and air
conditioning. (Ords.79768s 2, 78-10).
Chapter 812-12
PROCEDURES
Sections:
812-12.202 Application filing.
812-12.204 Decision factors.
812-12.206 Land dedication.
812-12.208 Fee payment.
812-12.210 Trustland and fees.
812-12.212 County refunds.
812-12.202 Application filing. At the time
of filing an application for the issuance of a
building permit or for the approval of a
proposed residential development (rezoning,
tentative subdivision map or discretionary
permit) located in an attendance area where the
board has concurred as provided in Chapter
812-6, the applicant shall, as part of such filing,
indicate whether he prefers to dedicate land for
interim school facilities or to pay a fee in lieu
thereof, or do a combination of these. If the
applicant prefers to dedicate land, he shall
suggest the specific land. (Ord. 78-10).
812-12.204 Decision factors. At the time of
initial residential development or building
permit approval, the planning agency shall
cetermine whether to require a dedication of
bnd within the development, payment of a fee
i 1 lieu thereof, or a combination of both. In
r laking this determination, the agency shall
consider the following factors:
(1) Whether lands offp.red for dedication will
te consistent with the general plan;
(2) The topography, soils, soil stability,
c rainage, access, location and general utility of
lmd in the development available for dedication;
(3) Whether the location and amount of
(( 'antra Costa County 9-15-79)
lands proposed to be dedicated or the amount of
fees to be paid, or both, will bear a reasonable
relationship and will be limited to the needs of
the community for interim elementary and/or
high school facilities including all mandated
educational programs and will be reasonably
related and limited to the need for schools
caused by the development;
(4) Any recommendations made by affected
school districts concerning the location and
amount of lands to be dedicated; ,
(5) Ifonly a subdiVision is proposed, whether
it will contain fifty parcels or less. (Ord. 78-10).
812-12.206 Land dedication. When land is
to be dedicated, it shall be offered for
dedication in substantially the same manner as
prescribed in the county's subdivision ordinance
for streets and public easements. (Ord. 78-10).
812-12.208 Fee payment. Ifthe payment of
a fee is required, such payment shall be made at
the time the building permit is approved and
issued. (Ord. 78-10).
812-12.210 Trust land and fees. Land and
fees shall be held in trust by the county until
transferred to the school district operating
schools in the attendance area from which the
land or fees were collected. (Ord. 78-10).
812-12.212 County refunds. (a) Ifa final
subdivision map, a parcel map, conditional use
permit, development plan, or building permit
is vacated or voided and if the county still
retains the land and/or fees collected for it, and
if the applicant so requests, the board shall order
return to him of such land and/or fees.
(b) If a final subdivision map, a parcel map,
conditional use permit, development plan, or
building permit is cancelled or voided, and if the
affected school district still retains the land
and/or fees transferred to it by the county, and
if the applicant so requests, the school district
shall return to him such landand/ or fees. (Ord.
78-10).
394-4
USE AND LIMITS
812-14.202
Chapter 812-14
USE AND LIMITS
Secti ons:
812-14.202 Use of land and fees.
812-14.204 Agreement for fee
distribution.
812-14.206 Fee fund and land records
and reports.
812-14.208 Termination of dedication
requirements.
812-14.202 Use of land and fees. AU land or
fees, or both, collected pursuant to this division
and transferred to a school district shall be used
only for the purpose of providing interim
elementary or high school classroom and related
facilities, including all mandated educational
programs. (Ord. 78-10).
394-4a
(Contra Costa County 9-15-79)
812-14.204 Agreement for fee distribution.
Where two separate school districts operate
schools in an attendance area where the board
concurs that overcrowding conditions exist for
both school districts, the board will enter into
an agreement with the governing body of each
school district for the purpose of determining
the distribution of revenues from the fees levied
pursuant to this division. (Ord. 78-10).
812-14.206 Fee fund and land records and
reports. Any school district receiving funds or
land pursuant to this division shall maintain a
separate account for any fees paid and
disposition of land received and shall file a
report with the board on the balance in the
account at the end of the previous fiscal year
and the facilities leased, purchased, or
constructed during the previous fiscal year. In
addition, the report shall specify which
attendance areas will continue to be
overcroweded when the fall term begins and
where conditions of overcrowding will no longer
exist. Such report shall be filed by August 1 st of
each year and shall be filed more frequently at
the request of the board. (Ord. 78-10).
812-14.208 Termination of dedication
requirements. When it is determined that
overcrowding conditions no longer exist in an
attendance area, the county shall cease levying
any fee or requiring the dedication of any land
pursuant to this division for the area. (Ord.
78-10).
USE AND LIMITS
812-14.204-812-14.208
Division 814
SLOPE AND HILLSIDE
DEVELOPMENT
Chapters:
814-2 SD-l Slope Density and Hillside
Development Combining District
Chapter 814-2
SD-l SLOPE DENSITY AND
HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT
COMBINING DISTRICT
Article 814-2.2 General
Sections:
814-2.202 SD-l combining district.
814-2.204 Findings.
814-2.206 Objectives.
Article 814-2.4 Underlying Land Use District
Sections:
814-2.402
814- 2.404
814-2.406
Article 814-2.6
Sections:
814-2.602 Allowed density.
814-2.604 Average slope formula.
814-2.606 Formula letters.
814-2.608 Percent of slope.
814- 2.610 Cliffs and ravines excluded.
814-2.612 Density table.
Article 814-2.8 Development Standards
Sections:
814-2.802
814-2.804
814-2.806
814- 2.808
814-2.810
814-2.812
814-2.814
814-2.816
814-2.818
Article 814-2.10
Sections:
814-2.1002
814-2.1004
814-2.1006
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Application.
Uses.
Priority.
Residential Slope Density
General.
Design.
Ridge views.
Hillside streets.
Street lighting.
Walkways.
Trails.
Parking.
Improvement exceptions.
Grading
General restriction.
Environmental design.
Conditions.
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
814-2.202--814-2.402
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Article 814-2.12 Open Areas
Sections:
814- 2.1202 Provision.
814- 2.1204 Location.
814-2.1206 Ownership and maintenance.
Article 814-2.14 Development plans
Sections:
814-2.1402 Requirement.
814- 2.1404 Application.
814-2.1406 Review, approval, changes,
conditions.
814- 2.1408 Exception.
Article 814-2.16 Variance Permits.
Sections:
814-2.1602 Granting.
814- 2.1604 Supplemental information.
Article 814-2.2
General
814-2.202 SD-l Combining district. All land
within a land use district combined with an
SDHD-l slope density and hillside development
combining district shall be subject to the
regulations in this chapter. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.204 Findings. The board finds and
declares that:
(1) The terrain of certain areas of the county
provides a unique and substantial character to
the area, and forms an integral part of the
county's total environment;
(2) Due to their physical prominence in the
,county's landscape, development of hillside
areas affects the visual and environmental
character of the county;
(3) Hillside development should preserve the
natural terrain, environmental quality and
aesthetic character of the county, while
providing creative, innovative and safe
residential development with a variety of
housing types; and
(4) Paragraph (3) can be achieved only when
special consideration is given to those
developments and subdivisions on and near
hillsides, and to variations in conditions, design
criteria and other requirements which must be
flexible in order to achieve hillside development
that is consistent with the foregoing findings and
the objectives set forth in this article. (Ord.
79-8).
814-2.206 Objectives. (a) The justifying
objectives of this chapter's regulation of
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
residential slope density and hillside
development are to:
(1) Encourage minimal grading which affects
the natural contour of the land and which will
round off, in a natural manner, sharp angles at
the top and ends of cut-and-fill slopes;
(2) Require retention of trees and other
vegetation which stabilize steep hillsides, retain
moisture, minimize erosion and enhance the
natural scenic beauty, and where necessary,
require additional landscaping to enhance the
scenic and safety qualities of the hillsides;
(3) Require planting wherever appropriate to
maintain necessary cut-and-fill slopes, to
stabilize them by plant roots, and to conceal the
raw soil from view;
(4) Require retention of natural landmarks
and prominent natural features that enhance the
character of a particular area of the county;
(5) Achieve land use residential densities that
are in keeping with the county's general plan,
with the result that such densities will usually
diminish as the slope of terrain increases, in
order to retain the significant natural features of
hillside area;
(6) Minimize the water runoff and soil
erosion problems incurred in adjustment of
hillside terrain to meet on-site and off-site
development needs;
(7) Retain open hillsides and significant
ridgelines in as near a natural state as is feasible
as an important community value;
(8) Encourage the planning, design and
development of hillside area building sites so as
to provide maximum safety and human
enjoyment; and
(9) Provide for the preservation and
maintenance of significant ridgelines, open space
and recreational lands.
(b) The attractiveness of hillside and ridgeline
areas and the other objectives specified in this
article are important factors of the general
welfare of the citizens of the county, and
reasonable control of residential slope density
and hillside development is in the public
interest. (Ord. 79-8).
Article 814-2.4
Underlying Land Use District
814-2.402 Application. The SD-l district
may be combined with, and made applicable to
land in, any planned unit district or agricultural
district when such land is located in a general
394-6
plan residential area, or with any single-family Or
two family residential district. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.404 Uses. The fOllowing uses are.
allowed in the SOHO-I combining district:
(I) Those uses allowed by full compliance
with the combined underlying residential,
agricultural or planned unit district's regulations;
and
(2) A detached single-family dwelling on each
legally established lot and the accessory
structures and uses normally auxiliary to it.
(Ord. 79-8).
814-2.406 Priority. Where there is any
conflict between the regulations of this chapter
and those of the combined underlying zoning
district, the requirements of this chapter shall
govern, except that the required minimum lot
size shall remain that of the underlying zoning
district. (Ord. 79-8).
Article 814-2.6
Residential Slope Density
814- 2.602 Allowed density. The residential
dwelling unit densities in the SO-l district shall
be computed in accordance with the table in
Section 814-2.612, depending upon the average
slope of the natural terrain proposed for
development and the consideration of all other
applicable county regulations, and consistent
with the general plan. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.604 Average slope formula. The
average slope of a parcel of land or portion
thereof shall be computed by the formula:
AS = 0.00229IL
A
(Ord. 79-8).
814-2.606 Formula letters. The letters in
the average slope formula have the following
meanmgs:
(l) AS = Average percent slope;
(2) I = Contour interval, in feet;
(3) L = Summation of length of contours,
in feet; and
(4) A = Area in acres of the parcel of land
being considered.
(Ord. 79-8).
SO-l DISTRICT
814- 2.404-814- 2.610
814-2.608 Percent of slope. For the
purposes of the average slope formula, percent
of slope is the vertical drop in feet divided by
the horizontal dist<incein feet multiplied by one
hundred. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.610 Oiffs and ravines excluded. Any
portion of a proposed residential development
site with an existing topographical feature, such
as a cliff or deep ravine, may be excluded from
the determination of allowable density and must
be deleted from any lot area contribution if the
remaining portion of the parcel meets the
requirements of this chapter. Any area so
excluded shall also be precluded from any
further residential development by scenic
easement, deed of development rights, or other
appropriate method. (Ord. 79-8).
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(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
814-2.612-814-2.806
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814-2.6J2 Density table. The allowable density of residential dwelling units per net acre (after
subtracting areas required for streets and schools) is shown on this table. The allowable density
indicated on this table, however, does not preclude the zoning administrator from determining that a
lower density, or larger lots, from that indicated is required in order to meet the findings, objectives
and other criteria as established in this chapter.
Zoning
Districts R-6
Average
Slope %
15%&
Under 7.3
16% 6.4
17% 5.5
18% 4.6
19% 3.7
20% 2.9
21 % 2.6
22% 2.3
23% 2.0
24% 1. 7
25 % 1. 6
26% 1.5
27% 1.4
28% 1.2
29% 1.1
30% 1.0
31% .9
32% .8
33% .7
34% .6
35% .5
36% .4
37% .4
38% .4
39% .3
40% .3
Over
40% .3
(Ord. 79-8).
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6.2
5.5
4.8
4.1
3.4
2.9
2.6
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
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R-I0
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4.4
4.1
3.8
3.5
3.2
2.9
2.6
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
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Article 814-2.8
Development Standards
R-12
R-15
R-20
R-40
Allowable Dwelling Units Per Acre
2.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.9
2.6
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
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814-2.802 General. The development
standards in this article are the minimum
necessary to insure that this chapter's intent and
purpose are accomplished. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.804 Design. Streets, buildings, and
other manmade structures shall be designed and
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
2.9
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
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.5
.4
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.4
.4
.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
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.6
.5
.4
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.4
.4
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.3
.3
.3
.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
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.8
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.6
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.4
.4
.4
.4
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.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
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located to complement the natural terrain and
landscape. (Ord. 79-8).
814:2.806 Ridge views. Off- and on-
development-site views of significant ridges shall
not be substantially impaired. To determine
which ridges are subject to this provision, the
criteria set forth in the findings and objectives
sections of this chapter shall be utilized. (Ord.
79-8).
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814-2.808 Hillside streets. Hillside street
standards shall reflect a rural rather than urban
character. Street alignments, where feasible,
should be parallel to contours. Where a street
location between a valley and ridge is
unavoidable, directional pavements should be
separated, with the principle of grading being
half cut and half fill. Intermittent widening of
streets for parking and turnarounds at
appropriate places shall be encouraged. (Ord.
79-8).
814-2.810 Street lighting. Street lighting
provided as part of a development in hillside
areas shall be of low profile design, unobtrusive,
and design to enhance a rural character of the
area. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.812 Walkways. When required,
walkways shall be provided in accordance with a
complete pedestrian circulation plan, and not
rigidly appended into every street. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.814 Trails. Bicycle and equestrian
trails, if required, shall be integrated into an
overall circulation plan for any development.
(Ord. 79-8).
81 4- 2. 816 Parking. Parking shall be
provided off-street, with adequate provision for
at least four spaces for each dwelling unit. (Ord.
79-8).
814-2.818 Improvement exceptions. If
necessary, exceptions to the requirements of
Titles 7 and 9 may be allowed in the manner
provided therein to meet the standards and to
accomplish the findings and objectives of this
chapter. (Ord. 79-8).
Article 814-2.10
Grading
814-2.1002 General restriction. Any parcel
of land subject to this chapter with an average
slope of more than twenty-six percent and/or
significant ridgelines and hilltops, regardless of
their slope, shall not be graded without the
specific authorization of the director of
planning. Such grading shall only be done after
it is shown, to the satisfaction of the director of
planning (or the planning agency when it has
jurisdiction), that the proposed grading
development will comply with the objectives
SD-l DISTRICT
814-2.808--814-2.1206
and regulations of this chapter and will not have
a substantial visual impact when viewed from
related community areas. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.1004 Environmental design. Grading
shall consider the environmental characteristics
of that land, including, but not limited to,
prominent geological features, existing stream
beds and significant tree cover, and shall use the
best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides
or flooding, and to have a minimal effect on this
environment. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.1006 Conditions. To keep all graded
areas and cuts and fills to a minimum, eliminate
unsightly grading, preserve and maximize the
natural appearance and beauty of the property,
and to implement this chapter, the director of
planning or the planning agency may impose
requirements on the size of the areas to be
graded or to be used for building, on the size,
height, and angles of cut slopes and fill slopes,
and the shape thereof. In appropriate cases,
retaining walls may be required. (Ord. 79-8).
Article 814-2.12
Open Areas
814-2.1202 Provision. A portion of every
proposed residential development located on a
parcel of land with an average slope of more
than twenty-six percent shall remain in its
natural state as .an undeveloped open area with
no grading, tree or foliage removal, or structure
or other development thereon. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.1204 Location. The undeveloped
open areas required by this article shall be
located primarily on the upper elevations of any
particular residential development site, and shall
include significant hilltops and ridges and other
topographical landmarks, open exposed hillsides,
recreational areas, or areas of environmental
significance. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.1206 Ownership and maintenance.
Areas to remain as undeveloped open areas may
be required to be offered for dedication to be
part of a public open space or park system.
Where such dedication offer is not to be
accepted, the developer shall provide, as
required, for the ownership, appropriate access,
and necessary care and maintenance of the open
area. (Ord. 79-8).
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814-2.1402-814-2.1604
ZONING
Article 814-2.14
Development Plans
814-2.1402 Requirement. No development
is lawful in an SDHD-1 district until a
development plan for it has been submitted to
and approved by the zoning administrator. (Ord.
79-8).
814-2.1404 Application. All applications
for development plan approval shall include
scale drawings indicating the following:
(1) Topography;
(2) A boundary survey of the site;
(3) All existing and proposed structures, the
height of each structure, and the number of
dwelling units in each structure;
(4) Planting and landscape area;
(5) Automobile parking areas;
(6) Streets, walkways and trails, with
grades, widths and type of proposed
improvements;
(7) Access points providing ingress and
egress for the site;
(8) Existing and proposed utilities;
(9) Recreation facilities, if any;
(10) Surface drainage conditions and outlets;
(11) Building elevations, including
architectural type;
(12) Amount of studio, one-bedroom,
two-bedroom, or other sized units;
( 13) Additional information as may be
required by the zoning administrator. (Ord.
79-8 ).
814-2.1406 Review, approval, changes,
conditions. (a) Review. The zoning
administrator shall review development plan
applications, for approval, modification or
denial, in public hearing pursuant to and
otherwise regulated by the land use permit
provisions of Chapter 26-2.
(b) Approval. In approving the application,
he shall find that it is consistent with the
purpose of this district and that it is compatible
with other uses in the vicinity, both inside and
outside the district.
(c) Changes. When any plan has been
approved by the zoning administrator, it shall
not thereafter be changed except with his
approval after review, for which he may
schedule a public hearing under Chapter 26-2.
(d) Conditions. The zoning administrator
may impose reasonable conditions and
(Contra Costa County 3-15-79)
limitations, in addition to the requirements
listed in this article, to carry out the purpose of
this district. (Ord. 79-8).
814-2.1408 Exception. Where it is
established to the satisfaction of the director of
planning that a vacant parcel of land is a legal lot
and has an average slope not exceeding thirty
percent, or any significant ridgelines and
hilltops, one detached single-family dwelling
may be located on the lot without being subject
to the application submittal, development plan
review and approval provisions of this article.
(Ord. 79-8).
Article 814-2.16
Variance Permits
814-2.1602 Granting. Variance permits to
modify the provisions contained in Articles
814-2.6 through 814-2.14 may be granted in
accordance with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6. (Ord.
79-8).
814-2.1604 Supplemental information. For
the consideration of any requested permit, the
zoning administrator may require, in addition to
the information and plans submitted with an
application, supplemental plans and information
as may be needed to properly review the
request. Some examples of supplemental plans
and information that may be requested are as
follows:
(1) A slope analysis prepared by a licensed
architect or engineer based on a drawing having
a scale of not less than one inch equals fifty feet
and contour intervals not greater than ten feet;
(2) Preliminary soils and geological
reconnaissance report;
(3) Preliminary grading plans indicating
existing and proposed grades and retaining walls,
on a drawing to a scale of not less than one inch
equals fifty feet; and
(4) Location of existing trees in excess of six
inches in diameter, as measured four feet from
the ground. Trees to be removed shall be
indicated. (Ord. 79-8).
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