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appeal hearing shall be held unless all unpaid fines have been deposited with the city in advance. Notwithstanding such deposit requirement, the deposit of fines shall be waived if the city manager determines that the appealing party is financially unable to pay such amount. A waiver request must be submitted to the community development director with the person’s request for appeal, along with a sworn declaration and other supporting documents and materials showing the person’s actual financial inability to deposit the fine amount. The appealing party bears the burden of demonstrating financial hards hip to the satisfaction of the community development director. If the city manager determines that a waiver is warranted, the deposit will be waived or partially waived. If the city manager finds that a waiver is not warranted, the appealing party must, within three (3) business days of the party’s receipt of the city manager’s written decision, deposit of the fines for the person’s appeal to be processed.
B. When an appeal is filed, unless the Code Enforcement Officer determines that the violations identified in the administrative citation constitute an immediate threat to the health or safety of any person, the enforcement of the violations identified in the administrative citation and the requirement to pay any fine shall be stayed until the date that the appeal hearing is held by the City Council.
C. As soon as practicable after receiving the written notice of appeal, the community development director or city manager shall fix a date, time , and place for the hearing. Written notice of the date, time, and place for the hearing shall be served at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing to the party appealing the administrative citation by any one of the following means:
1. Personal service; or
2. First class mail and posting the notice of hearing conspicuously on or in front of the property on which the violation is located.
D. The failure of any person with an interest in the property to receive such notice of hearing shall not affect the validity of any proceedings taken under this chapter. Service by normal delivery mail in the manner described above shall be deemed effective on the date of mailing.
E. Failure of any person to file an appeal in accordance with the provisions of this section shall constitute a failure to exhaust administrative remedies and will be waiver of that person’s rights to administrative determination of the merits of the administrative citation and the amount of the fine.
F. The city council shall designate or appoint a hearing officer, and in no event shall the Code Enforcement Officer, nor any other officer or employee in his or her department, be the hearing officer for appeals occurring under this Chapter 17.94 .The City Council shall conduct a public hearing and accept oral and written evidence regarding the administration citation in the following manner:
G. Hearing Procedure.
1. Except as otherwise provided herein, no hearing to contest an administrative citation shall be held unless the fine has been deposited with the city in advance.
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2. A hearing shall be set for a date that is not less than fifteen (15) days and not more than sixty (60) days from the date that the request for hearing is filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
3. At the hearing, the party contesting the administrative citation shall be given the opportunity to testify and to present evidence concerning the administrative citation.
4. The failure of any recipient of an administrative citation to appear at the appeal hearing shall constitute a forfeiture of the fine and a failure to exhaust his/her/their administrative remedies.
5. The administrative citation and any additional report submitted by the Code Enforcement Officer shall constitute prima facie evidence of the respective facts contained in those documents.
6. The hearing officer may continue the hearing and request additional information from the Code Enforcement Officer or the recipient of the administrative citation prior to issuing a written decision.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall present testimony and evidence relating to the violation and the appropriate means of correcting the violation.
2. The owner, agent, or person responsible for the violation may present testimony or evidence concerning the violation and the means and time frame for correction.
H. Hearing Decision.
1. After considering all of the testimony and evidence submitted at the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a written decision to uphold, modify, or cancel the administrative citation and shall list in the decision the reasons for the decision. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final.
2. If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be upheld, then the fine amount on deposit with the city shall be retained by the city.
3. If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be rescinded, then the city shall promptly refund the amount of the deposited fine.
4. If the hearing officer determines that the fine levied under the administrative citation should be adjusted, then the city will promptly refund the amount of the deposited fine that exceeds the amount fixed by the hearing officer or the recipient of the administrative citation will promptly pay to the city an additional amount fixed by the hearing officer if the officer finds that the fine assessed under the administrative citation to be insufficient.
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H. The decision of the City Council regarding any appeal is the final administrative order and decision.
17.94.120 Performance of abatement – City authority.
If the violator and/or property owner fails to comply with the requirements of the administrative citation within the time periods set forth therein, the work to be performed and/or the abatement of the nuisance may, in the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer, be performed by the city or by a contractor retained by the city.
17.94.130 Entering property for abatement work.
The Code Enforcement Officer or any employee, contractor , or authorized representative of the city may enter upon private property to abate the violation and/or nuisance in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No person shall obstruct, impede , or interfere with any officer, employee, contractor, or authorized representative of the city whenever such person is engaged in the work or abatement, or in performing any necessary act preliminary to or incidental to such work or abatement, as authorized or directed pursuant to this chapter.
17.94.140 Dangerous nuisance—Immediate abatement.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer determines that a violation or public nuisance is so imminently dangerous to life or adjacent property that such condition must be immediately corrected or isolated, the Code Enforcement Officer may institute the following procedures:
A. The Code Enforcement Officer shall attempt to make contact through a personal interview, or by telephone, with the landowner or the person, if any, occupying or otherwise in apparent charge or control of the property.
B. In the event contact is made, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify such person or persons of the danger involved and require that such condition be immediately removed, repaired, or isolated so as to preclude harm to any person or property.
C. In the event the Code Enforcement Officer is unable to make contact as herein above noted, or if the appropriate persons, after notification by the Code Enforcement Officer, do not take action as specified by the Code Enforcement Officer, within twenty -four (24) hours or such lesser time as circumstances may warrant in the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer, then the Code Enforcement Officer may, with the approval of the city manager, take all steps deemed necessary to repair, remove, or isolate such dangerous condition, or conditions with the use of city forces or a contractor retained by the city.
D. The Code Enforcement Officer shall keep an itemized account of the work and abatement costs and administrative expenses incurred by the city in repairing, removing, or isolating such condition or conditions. Administrative expenses may be recovered in the same manner that work and abatement costs are recovered.
17.94.150 Administrative and abatement costs.
Whenever a violation or public nuisance is found to exist, the actual work and abatement costs and reasonable administrative expenses, as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer, shall be paid by the property owner.
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17.94.160 Costs of abatement—Record keeping.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall keep an itemized account of the expenses and costs incurred by the city in the work and abatement of any violation or public nuisance. Upon completion of the work and abatement, the Code Enforcement Officer shall prepare a report specifying the work and abatement performed, the itemized costs of the work on the property, including direct and indirect costs, a description of the property, and the names and addresses of the persons entitled to service per Section 17.94.070. Any such report may include expenses and costs on any number of properties, whether or not contiguous to each other. Each person named in the administrative citation shall be jointly and severally liable for such work and abatement costs and administrative expenses, and the amount of such costs and expenses shall be a debt owed to the city. Such report shall be served upon the persons identified therein in Section 17.94.090, together with a demand that the amount identified therein be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of the report.
17.94.170 Appeal of costs of abatement.
The written demand for payment identified in Section 17.94.160 shall advise the person or persons identified in the written demand that they may appeal the demand for payment and the calculation of the amounts identified in the Code Enforcement Officer’s report, within ten (10) days from the date of service of the written demand, which appeal must be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.94.120. The appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.94.120.
17.94.180 Notice of lien.
A. If a violator fails to pay a fine within the time period identified on the administrative citation or should the violator fail to pay the costs of abatement within the time period identified in Section
17.94.160 or within ten (10) days after the date of the decision of the hearing officer should the hearing officer affirm the collection of a fine or the costs of abatement, the Code Enforcement Officer may execute and file in the office of the county recorder a notice of lien of substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF LIEN
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Code Enforcement Officer by the city of Hanford Municipal Code, said Code Enforcement Officer, by the provisions of the city of Hanford Municipal Code, and on or about _________________, said Code Enforcement Officer did assess a fine and/or, on or administrative expenses and abatement costs upon that certain real property commonly known as _________________ Hanford, California, and more particularly described in Exhibit “A”, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof (“Real Property”), and neither the same has been paid. The city of Hanford hereby claims a lien on the Real Property for said fine and/or administrative expenses and abatement costs in the amount of $ ______________. This amount shall be a lien upon the Real Property until the sum has been paid in full and discharged of record.
Dated: This _____ day of _____________, 20__.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE CITY OF HANFORD
(ACKNOWLEDGMENT)
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B. Immediately upon the recording of the notice of lien, the assessment shall constitute a lien on the real property assessed. Such lien shall, for all purposes, be upon a par ity with the lien of state and local taxes.
17.94.190 Collection of confirmed assessment.
A. The notice of lien, after recording, shall be delivered to the tax assessor of Kings County, who shall enter the amount on the county assessment book opposite the description of the real property, and the amount shall be collected together with all other t axes levied thereon against the real property. Alternatively, the unpaid amount may be added to the tax roll instead of recording a notice of lien.
B. Thereafter, the amount set forth in the notice of lien shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and interest and to the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of county taxes are made applicable to such assessment. The amount set forth in the notice of lien shall be returned to the city to the fund designated for code enforcement activities.
17.94.200 Remedies of private parties.
The provisions of this chapter shall not affect the rights of private parties to pursue any and all legal remedies.
17.94.210 Alternatives.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the City Council from requesting the city attorney to commence a civil or criminal proceeding to levy criminal or civil fines or abate a violation and/or a public nuisance as an alternative to the proceedings set forth in this chapter.
17.94.220 Enforcement authority.
Enforcement of this chapter by the city may be accomplished by the Code Enforcement Officer in any manner authorized by law. The procedures set forth in this chapter shall not be exclusive and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the city from enforcing other city ordinances or abating violations and/or public nuisances in any other manner provided by law.
17.94.230 Obstruction of enforcement.
Any person who removes any notice or order posted as required in this chapter without the consent of the city is guilty of an infraction.
Any person who obstructs, impedes or interferes with any representative or contractor of the city or with any person who owns or holds any estate or interest in real property, buildings or premises which has been ordered to be vacated, repaired, rehabilita ted or demolished or brought into compliance with this chapter, when any of the aforementioned individuals are engaged in work involving the abatement, is guilty of an infraction.
17.94.240 Failure to comply.
It is unlawful for a person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. A violation of any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this chapter shall constitute an inf raction which shall be punishable by fine as established by the resolution of the City Council.
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Each such person may be charged with a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall, upon conviction, be punished accordingly.
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Chapter 17.96
DEFINITION OF LAND USES
Sections:
17.96.010 Purpose.
17.96.020 Land use definitions.
17.96.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish definitions for the identified land uses in this title.
17.96.020 Land use definitions.
The following land use definitions apply to this title. The item number in parenthesis at the end of the definition is not a part of the definition, but r efers to the line item of that land use in Table
17.18.020 and Table 17.18.030.
“Accessory building or structure” means a structure which is subordinate to and the use of which is customarily incidental to, that of the main building, structure or use on the same site, including patio covers. If any accessory building is attached to the main building by a common wall or a connecting roof, such accessory building shall be deemed to be a part of the main building. (41) (A20)
“Accessory dwelling unit” (ADU) means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An ADU also includes the following: (i) an efficiency unit, as defined by Health & Safety C ode Section 17958.1, as may be amended; and (ii) a manufactured home, as defined by Health & Safety Code Section 18007, as may be amended.
“Accessory use” means a use incidental, related, appropriate and clearly subordinate to the main use of the site or building, and accessory use does not alter the principal use of the site. (41) (A20) Adult day health care center. See Residential care facility. (H13) “Adult entertainment establishment” means any adult bookstore, adult hotel or motel, adult motion picture arcade, adult motion picture theater, cabaret, sexual encounter establishment , adult model studio or any other business or establishment that offers its patrons services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas," but not including those uses or activities, the regulation of which is preempted by state or federal law. (I1)
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“Agricultural crop production” means the use of land for farming, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, apiaries, tree and sod farms, animal and poultry husbandry, and accessory activities, including, but not limited to, storage, associated maintenance of equipment, harvesting of crops or feeding of animals and excluding dairying, stockyards, slaughtering or commercial food processing. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17021.6, any employee housing consisting of no more than thirty- six (36) beds in a group quarters or twelve (12) units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household shall be deemed an agricultural land use for zoning purposes. (D1)
“Agricultural products packing, packaging, preparing or processing” mean s a facility performing any processing or packaging of crops after harvest, whether or not value is added, to prepare them for market on-site or for further processing and packaging elsewhere, including but not limited to:
alfalfa and hay cubing; corn shelling; drying of corn, rice, hay, fruits or vegetables; pre -cooling and packaging of fresh or farm -dried fruits and vegetables; grain cleaning and custom grinding; custom grist mills; custom milling of flour, feed and grain; sorting, grading and packing of fruits and vegetables; canning, freezing, or preserving fruits and vegetables; tree nut hulling and shelling; and alcohol fuel production. Any of the above activities performed in the field with mobile equipment not involving permanent buildings are included under “Agricultural crop production.” It includes related accessory uses such as offices, laboratories, retail sales of agricultural products produced on the premises or off-site by the operator, retail sales of agriculture-related promotional and/or educational items, and facility tours. Does not include “wineries,” “commercial marijuana activity,” “commercial cannabis activity,” “marijuana cultivation,” or sorting and packing activities conducted within a permitted roadside stand. (D2) “Agricultural technology” means an establishment engaged in conducting research and experimental design, development, and manufacturing of solutions to needs related to agriculture including bio-chemical technology, biodegradable agro inputs, bio-disinfectants, fertilizers, and pesticides, cell culture, DNA sequencing, food plant science and technology, genetic engineering, mapping, and transformation, genetically modified foods and plants, molecular genetics, nutrition research, pest inhibitors and processing of herbs and spices. “Airport or heliport” means an area of land, water or a structural surface that is used for the landing and takeoff of airplanes and/or helicopters, and any appurtenant areas or buildings that are used for maintenance, servicing, or storing of aircraft, and for services provided to pilots or passengers. (K1)
“Ambulance service” means the provision by a licensed ambulance provider of ground transportation of a sick or injured person in a specially designed and equipped vehicle which includes a trained ambulance attendant who is licensed or certified as required by state law. (J1) “Animal raising” means the care and breeding of domestic agricultural animals such as chickens and other fowl, horses, goats, or cows. (D3)
Art school. See School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional. (C13) “Artisan food and beverage production and sales” means small scale production and/or preparation of food and/or beverages made on site with minimal automated processes involved and may include direct sales to consumers and product tasting. This definition includes uses such as small batch food producers and bakeries, small batch candy shops, cheese makers, and herbal remedies.
The definition does not include production of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages. (B1)
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Assembly, place of . See Club, lodge, or private meeting hall (C3) or Religious institution or facility. (C10)
“Assisted living, skilled nursing, or hospice facility” means a residential complex providing skilled nursing care on an intermittent, extended, or continuous basis to residents, with staff personnel and programs to assist residents with many activities of daily living. Units may or may not have kitchens, and meals can also be provided in a central location. (1) (H1) “Athletic complex or ball field” means a field, outdoor court, outdoor swimming pool, stadium or group of these used for sporting activities such as baseball, softball, football, basketball , swimming, or other sports, and is not operated as a commercial enterprise. (G1) “Auction or sales house” means a fully enclosed establishment where items are offered for sale through competitive bidding. It does not include foreclosure, real estate or personal property sales conducted upon the site of the estate, foreclosed or for sale property or property belonging to the personal property owner. It does not include “Swap meet or flea market ” or “Auction or sales yard.” (I2)
“Auction or sales yard” mean s an outdoor or open air facility where items are offered for sale through competitive bidding. Items typically include motor vehicles, heavy equipment, items of an industrial nature, livestock, or items not normally found within retail stores. It does not include “Swap meet or flea market.” It may also have an indoor component similar to an Auction or sales house. (I3)
“Auditorium” means a large room or building used for public gatherings typically open to the general public to watch and/or listen to a performance, speech, or concert. It does not include “Theater, live or movie.” (C1)
“Automated teller machine (ATM)” means a computer terminal that takes the place of a human bank teller and allows the user to access basic bank services, such as making deposits and cash withdrawals, from remote locations. (A1)
“Automobile and pick-up sales, new and used” means an open area that can include buildings , other than a street, used for the display, sale , or rental of new and used automobiles and pick-ups along with incidental repairs and servicing of automobiles or pick-ups. (I4) “Automobile and pick -up sales, used only” means an open area or building, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of used automobiles and pick- ups and where no repair work is done except minor incidental repairs and servicing of automobiles or pick- ups to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises. (I5)
Automobile service station. See Fuel sales, retail, Motor vehicle repair or service, minor , and Motor vehicle repair service, major. (I16) (J18) (J19) Automobile wrecking yard. See Junk yard, wrecking yard, or salvage facility. (K5) Ball field. See Athletic complex or ball field. (G1)
“Bank or credit union, main branch” means an institution providing retail banking services that is the main branch in the city. This classification includes only those institutions engaged in the on- site circulation of money, including credit unions, but excluding a payday lender or check-cashing establishment. For administration, headquarters, or other offices of banks and credit unions without
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retail banking services with on-site circulation of money see Office, professional or commercial. (J2)
“Bank or credit union, secondary branch” means an institution providing retail banking services that is a secondary or satellite branch in the city and either does not provide loan officers on site or only provides merchant bank services . This classification includes only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation of money, including credit unions, but excluding a payday lender or check-cashing establishment. For administration, headquarters, or other offices of banks and credit unions without retail banking services with on -site circulation of money see Office, professional or commercial. (J3)
“Bar, nightclub, or lounge ” means an establishment that provides alcoholic beverages for consumption on the site and may or may not provide food service, and that may provide live entertainment and/or dancing. This use typically requires an ABC Type 40, 42, 48, 60, or 61 license. (B2)
“Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa” means an establishment that provides personal care treatments or massage therapy of hair, skin, nails, and/or face where overnight accommodations are not provided. This use includes the application of permanent facial makeup, but does not include other forms of tattooing or body art application. (J4) “Bed and breakfast inn” means a transient lodging establishment that is predominantly residential in character, is primarily engaged in providing overnight or otherwise temporary lodging for the general public, and where a breakfast meal is customarily included in the lodging rate. Alcoholic beverages served to overnight guests typically requires an ABC Type 67 license. (2) (H2) “Beverage production” means a manufacturing facility including a bottling plant, brewery, coffee roasting, soft drink production, and winery. Does not include milk processing, which is included under the definition of “food and beverage manufacturing.” May include tasting and ancillary retail sales of beverages produced on site. A tasting facility separate from the manufacturing facility is included under the definition of “bar, nightclub, or lounge" if alcoholic beverages are available for tasting and/or consumption on site. “Blacksmith or metal products fabrication” means the assembly of metal parts, including blacksmith and welding shops, boiler shops, machine shops, and sheet metal shops that produce cabinets and enclosures, metal doors and gates, metal ductwork, tanks, towers, and similar products.
“Boarding house or rooming house” means a structure where residents typically rent by the room, and where meals are typically provided . This definition does not include assisted living, skilled nursing, or hospice facility, bed and breakfast inn, or residential care facility. (3) (H3) “Boat building and repair” means an establishment that builds or repairs boats and associated marine equipment (e.g. jet skis, trailers, etc.). “Boat, recreational vehicle (RV), and truck sales ” means an open area or building, other than a street, used for the display, sale, or rental of new or used boats, campers, camper trailers, recreational vehicles, trucks over one-ton class, and other vehicles or sporting equipment of similar size, and where no repair work is done except minor incidental repairs and servicing of vehicles and equipment to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises. (I6)
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“Brewery, winery, or distillery” is an establishment that manufactures beer, wine, distilled spirits or similar alcoholic beverages, including processing, storage, aging, packaging, bottling, and shipping. Consumption can occur on or off the site in accordance with the establishment’s ABC license restrictions, and can inclu de tasting facilities and/or a restaurant . This use typically requires an ABC Type 01, 02, 03, or 04 license. (D4)
“Brewpub” means a restaurant that also brews limited amo unts of beer (less than 5,000 barrels) for consumption on the site. This use typically requires an ABC Type 75 license. (B3) “Building materials and supply or home improvement store” means an establishment selling a mix of lumber, building materials, tools, residential appliances, nursery items, and home furnishings . (I7)
“Bus, transit, or train station” means a terminal facility where transit vehicles load or unload passengers, along with supporting services such as ticket sales and waiting areas. Bus, transit, or train station does not include a transit stop along a route in the public right -of-way where no additional services are provided. (K2)
Business school. See School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional. (C13) “Business support service” means an establishment providing primarily other businesses with a mix of services that can include word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheet design, telephone answering, mail receiving and forwarding, packing and shipping, bookkeeping, and photocopying, and can include indoor storage rental, and/or small office space rental when provided with these services. (E1)
“Call center” means an office used primarily for receiving or transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone to administer product support or information inquiries from consumers or to conduct telemarketing, solicitation of charitable or political donations, debt collection , or market research. (E2)
“Cannabis cultivation” means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis and includes, but is not limited to, the operation of a nursery.
“Cannabis distribution” means the procurement, sale, and transport of cannabis and cannabis products between licensees.
“Cannabis manufacturing” means all aspects of the extraction process, infusion process, post-processing, remediation, and packaging and labeling processes, including processing, preparing, holding, and storing of cannabis products. Manufacturing also includes any processing, preparing, holding, or storing of components and ingredients. “Cannabis retail” means a facility where cannabis or cannabis products, are offered, either individually or in combination, for retail sale, including an establishment that engages in delivery of cannabis or cannabis products as part of a retail sale. “Cannabis testing” means a laboratory that test cannabis goods prior to sale at a retailer.
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“Car wash, automatic or full service” means a facility for washing vehicles using conveyorized and/or mechanized equipment where the washing of the vehicle is performed by equipment, the facility’s employees, or both. (J5)
“Car wash, self-service” means a facility for washing vehicles where the user of the vehicle uses handheld equipment, typically coin-operated, to wash the vehicle. (J6) “Card room” means an establishment providing legal gambling combined with card games, and can include a restaurant, bar, or other ancillary entertainment. (C2) “Caretaker residence or quarters” is a residence that is accessory to a primary use of the site, for housing a persons or persons who are tasked with caring for or securing the site on a part -time or full-time basis. Second dwelling unit includes caretaker residence or quarters in residential zones. (A2)
“Carnival or circus” means a temporary outdoor amusement center, bazaar or fair, either involving use of special purpose equipment or conducted by professional operators, or both, and where activities include such things as rides, exhibitions, food service, sales, or small -scale games.
Carnival or circus does not include a non- profit event sponsored by a local school or religious institution. (C4)
“Carpet cleaning and dyeing” means an establishment that provides for the cleaning and dyeing of rugs, carpet, and upholstery. (J7)
“Cemetery” means land and facilities used or intended to be used for the burial or interment of the dead, and includes a columbarium, crematorium, mausoleum and/or mortuary when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of the facility. (F1) Charter School. See School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional. (C13) Check cashing establishment. See Payday lender or checking cashing establishment. (J20) “Chemical products manufacturing” means a manufacturing establishment that produces or uses basic chemicals and establishments creating products predominantly by chemical processes. Establishments classified in this group manufacture three (3) general classes of products: (1) basic chemicals including acids, alkalis, salts, and organic chemicals; (2) chemical products to be used in further manufacture, including dry colors, plastic materials, pigments, and synthetic fibers; and (3) finished chemical product s to be used for ultimate consumption including drugs, cosmetics, and soaps; or to be used as materials or supplies in other industries, including paints and fertilizers.
Child care center. See Day care facility. (A4) (F4) (F5) (F6) “Clothing production” means a manufacturing establishment producing clothing, and fabricating products by cutting and sewing purchased textile fabrics, and related materials including leather, rubberized fabrics, plastics, and furs. Custom tailors and dressmakers not operating as a factory and not located on the site of a clothing are instead included under "Tailoring or clothing alterations".
“Club, lodge, or private meeting hall” means a large room or building used for public gatherings where membership or invitation is typically required to attend. It can include a dance floor, lodge rooms, conference rooms, dining rooms, drinking establishments for members and their guests
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only, and exhibit rooms. Alcoholic beverage service to members and their guests typically requires an ABC Type 51, 52, or 57 license. (C3)
“Cold storage or ice house ” means a facility for the storage food or other items in an artificially cooled place for the purpose of preservation, and/or for producing large amounts of ice. (K3) “College or university, private or public” means a school or group of schools that provides post - secondary education usually resulting in a degree. (C5) Clinic, medical. See Urgent care center or other walk-in clinic. (E9) “Commercial recreation facility, indoor” means indoor recreational facilities that are operated as a business and open to the general public for an entry fee or pay per use. Examples include indoor uses such as , but are not limited to , a bowling alley, bounce house, skating rink, batting cage, miniature golf, swimming pool, climbing wall, arcade, and similar uses. Food and beverage service can be provided as an ancillary use. (G2)
“Commercial recreation facility, outdoor” means outdoor recreational facilities that are operated as a business and open to the general public for an entry fee or pay per use. Examples include outdoor uses such as, but are not limited to, a batting cage, miniature golf, water slide, go -cart racing, and similar uses. Food and beverage service can be provided as an ancillary use. (G3) “Communication broadcasting or media studio” means commercial telecommunications transmission facilities and studios that create broadcasting or media content outside of an office environment, including but not limited to radio, television or Internet broadcasting facilities, audio rehearsal or recording studios, motion picture studios, sound stages, special effects studios, and similar uses. Excludes public utility and wireless communication facilities. (E3)
Communications equipment building. See Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank. (F7)
“Community center or facility” means an assembly building used typically for non-profit social, recreational, and cultural activities. (F2)
“Community garden” means an area of land managed and maintained by an individual or group to grow and harvest food and horticultural products for personal or group consumption. The garden may be divided into separate garden plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of the group. (F3)
“Concrete and cement production” means a manufacturing establishment producing bulk concrete, concrete building block, brick, and all types of precast and prefab concrete products. This use also includes ready -mix concrete batch plants, lime manufacturing, and the manufacture of gypsum products, including plasterboard. A retail ready -mix concrete operation as an incidental use in conjunction with a building materials outlet is defined under "Building materials and supply or home improvement store". “Construction materials recycling ” means a yard or facility that collects leftover construction materials that may be recycled or reused as an alternative to disposal in landfill site. Examples of construction materials include lumber, drywall, masonry, cabinets, metals and appliances,
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cardboard and paper, asphalt roofing, plastic and vinyl, doors and windows, tubs, sinks, and toilets. (J8)
“Convenience store, with or without fuel sales ” means an establishment with extended operating hours and in a convenient location, stocking a limited range of household goods and groceries.
Retail fuel sales may or may not also be provided. (I8) “Convention or conference center” means facilities designed and used for conventions, conferences, seminars, trade shows, product displays, and other events in which groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms, as well as accessory uses such as facilities for food preparation and serving and administrative offices.
Convention or conference center does not include conference rooms that may be an ancillary use in a hotel and motel. (C6)
“Copy, printing, or mailing service” means an establishment providing printing, photocopying, engraving, binding, packaging, mailing and related services to both businesses and individuals. (J9)
“Cottage Food Operation” means a home -based business involving the preparation and/or packaging of certain foods in private-home kitchens for sale primarily by the resident family. (A3) “Crematorium or columbarium” is a structure or building substantially exposed above ground intended to be used for the cremation and/or interment of the cremated remains of a deceased person or animal. (J10)
“Day care facility” means a facility providing supervision, feeding and nonmedical care of persons, usually but not necessarily children, for a time period of less than twenty-four (24) hours. Day care facilities are further divided into the following categories: up to eight (8) persons , nine (9) to fourteen (14) persons, and over fourteen (14) persons. (A4) (F4) (F5) (F6) Day spa. See Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa. (J4) “Drive-thru pick-up window, not in conjunction with a restaurant” means the ancillary use of a window or other opening in the wall of building through which goods or services are provided directly to customers in motor vehicles. Examples of non- restaurant establishments with this ancillary use can include banks, pharmacies, and dry cleaners. (A5) “Dry cleaning or laundromat” means an establishment providing laundry, dry cleaning, and other related services for individual customers on a pick- up and drop-off basis or where coin-operated washing and drying machines are available for customer use. (J11) Duplex. See Multi-family dwelling. (10) (H9) (H10) (H11) Dwelling, multiple-family. See Multi-family dwelling. (10) (11) (12) (H9) (H10) (H11) Dwelling, single-family. See Single-family dwelling. (16) (17) (H15) (H16) “Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank" means the assembly of above-ground buildings or equipment on a separate lot that is part of a system for the distribution or transmission of electric power, natural gas, domestic water, or communications. Wireless communication facilities are not included in this definition. (F7)
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“Electrical equipment and component manufacturing” means an establishment engaged in manufacturing distribution, power, and specialty transformers; electric motors, generators, and motor generator sets; industrial controls; relays; switchgear and switchboard apparatus (e.g., circuit breakers, fuses, power switching equipment); electrical equipment and components (except electric lighting equipment) including antennas, cryogenic cooling devices, magnetic cores and sockets.
“Electric vehicle charging station ” means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug -in electric vehicle.. (A6)
Elevated pressure tank. See Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank. (F7)
“Emergency Shelter” means a facility providing housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less where housing is not denied because of an inability to pay. (4) (H4)
“Employee housing” means a residential structure providing accommodations for six (6) or fewer farmworkers pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17021.5. (5) (H5) “Equipment rental yard” means an establishment offering a wide variety of large equipment or tools for rent, much of which is stored outdoors when not being used. (J12) “Exterminator or pest control service” means an establishment specializing in the elimination of vermin, insects, or other similar pests from a building or grounds, especially by the controlled application of toxic chemicals. (J13)
“Fairgrounds” means an area with indoor and outdoor facilities where fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held. (F8)
“Farmers market” means a facility or area where several farmers or growers gather on a periodic basis to provide fresh fruits, vegetables, or other locally-grown agricultural products directly to consumers. (I10)
“Feed and seed store” means an establishment that provides feed, seed, and animal and agricultural supplies primarily in bulk quantities. (I11)
“Food and beverage manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments producing or processing foods and beverages for human consumption, and certain related products including bakeries, bottling plants, breweries, candy, sugar and confectionery products manufacturing, catering services separate from stores or restaurants, coffee roasting, dairy products manufacturing, fats and oil product manufacturing, fruit and vegetable canning, preserving, related processing, grain mill products and by -products, meat, po ultry, and seafood canning, curing, by- product processing, miscellaneous food item preparation from raw products and soft drink production. May include tasting and accessory retail sales of beverages produced on site. Does not include: bakeries which sell all products on site, beer brewing as part of a brewpub or microbrewery or coffee roasting as part of a café.
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“Food catering” means an establishment that prepares and delivers food and beverages for off-site consumption, typically at a special event, without provision for on- site pickup or consumption. (J14)
“Food locker” means an establishment that rents lockers, compartments, or space for the storage of frozen food. A food locker may also include the preparation or dressing of animal carcasses for consumption, but does not include the slaughtering of animals. (K4) “Food market” means a n establishment that provides a wide variety of fresh produce and meat, canned and packaged food items, small household goods, and similar items that are typically consumed and used off premises. It can also contain a section where prepared foods are sold and consumed on site. (I12)
“Food produce stand” means an area or building set aside for the sale of agricultural produce that is grown primarily on the site. (I13)
“Fortune telling” means an establishment where people’s fortunes are predicted through the use of astrology, card reading, numerology, etc. (J15)
“Fuel distributing” means a facility that is a base of operations for the bulk distribution of gasoline, propane, butane, or other another site. (J16)
“Fuel sales, fleet or cardlock” means an establishment that is typically unattended and provides gasoline, propane, diesel fuel, and/or other liquid or gaseous fuels mainly for commercial fleet vehicles. (I14)
“Fuel sales, retail” means an establishment that provides gasoline, propane, diesel fuel, and/or other liquid or gaseous fuels directly to consumers. (I15) “Funeral home or mortuary” means an establishment where deceased are prepared for burial or cremation, and funeral services may be conducted. It can include an area where funeral vehicles are stored and caskets and other funeral supplies are sold. (C7) “Furniture and cabinet shops” means an establishment engaged in the production of wood and metal household furniture and appliances; bedsprings and mattresses; all types of office furniture and partitions, shelving, lockers and store furniture; and miscellaneous drapery hardware, window blinds and shades. Includes wood and cabinet shops, but not sawmills, which are instead included under “lumber and wood product manufacturing.” “Furniture store” means an establishment that provides large and small furniture for living spaces such as homes and offices. Items sold normally include beds, tables, chairs, sofas, desks, and shelves. Home appliances, outdoor/patio furniture, wall cabinets, garage storage units, and home furnishing accessories are items sold that are excluded from the definition of furniture store. (I16, I17, I18)
“Games of skill or amusement” means machines, devices or apparatus, the operation or use of which is made possible by the deposit or placement of any currency, plate, disc, slug or key into any slot or crevice, for the purpose or use as a game or amusement . This use does not include games, machines, or devices used for a purpose that is prohibited by law. (A8) (A9) “Garden shop” means an establishment that provides live plants and related products mainly to residential consumers, with a portion of the establishment typically located outdoors. (I19)
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Gas regulator station. See Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank. (F7)
Gas station. See Fuel sales, retail. (I15)
“Glass production” means a manufacturing establishment producing flat glass and other glass products which are blown, pressed, or shaped from glass produced in the same establishment. Includes large- scale artisan and craftsman -type operations primarily producing for the wholesale market.
“Golf course or country club” means one or more golf courses, with accessory facilities and uses that can include clubhouses with bar and restaurant, locker and shower facilities; driving ranges; "pro shops" for onsite sales of golfing equipment; and golf cart storage and sales facilities. (G4) “Government office; local, state, or federal” means a facility owned or operated by a local, state, or federal government that provides services to the public such as employment assistance, public assistance, motor vehicle registration and licensing services and similar activities commonly accustomed to having sizeable assemblages of people waiting for service, whether pedestrian or vehicular. This use does not include a government-owned facility that is more specifically defined in this chapter, such as fairgrounds, cemetery, post office, or public safety facility. (F9) “Guest house” means living quarters without a kitchen, located on the same premises with a main residence. (34)
Hair salon. See Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa. (J4) “Hazardous waste facility” means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal or recycling of hazardous waste, and may consist of one or more treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal or recycling hazardous waste management units, or combinations of these units. (See Health and Safety Code Section 25117.1.) (D5)
“Health or fitness facility, large” means a fitness center, gymnasium, health club or athletic club that typically charges a membership fee and includes any of the following: indoor sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; a swimming pool, or a tennis, basketball or handball court. (G5) “Health or Fitness Facility, small” means a fitness center, health club or athletic club that typically charges a membership fee and does not include any of the following: indoor sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; a swimming pool, or a tennis, basketball or handball court. (G6) Heliport. See Airport or heliport. (K1)
“Home occupation” means a commercial business activity conducted as an accessory use within a residence. (A10)
“Hospital, general or psychiatric” means a facility that provides medical, psychiatric, or surgical service for sick or injured persons, primarily on an in -patient basis, and including ancillary facilities for out- patient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration and services to patients, employees, or visitors. (E5) “Hotel or motel” means a building or group of buildings in one complex consisting of multiple guest rooms intended or designed to be occupied on a temporary basis, and typically providing
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ancillary services such as a restaurant, lounge, pool or exercise room, meeting rooms, and/or other personal services. Alcoholic beverages served to overnight guests outside of a restaurant or bar/lounge typically requires an ABC Type 70 license. (6) (H6) “Industrial or manufacturing facility, General” means a facility that manufactures products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or the bulk storage and handling of such products and materials. This use includes operations such as biomass energy conversion; production apparel manufacturing; phot ographic processing plants; leather and allied product manufacturing; wood product manufacturing; paper manufacturing; chemical manufacturing; plastics and rubber products manufacturing; nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing; primary metal manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; and automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing. This use does not include Agricultural products processing. (D6) “Industrial or manufacturing facility, intensive” means a facility that regularly uses hazardous chemicals or procedures or produce hazardous by products, including the following:
manufacturing of acetylene, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster -of-Paris, chlorine, corrosive acid or fertilizer, insecticides, disinfectants, poisons, explosives, paint, lacquer, varnish, petroleum products, coal products, plastic and synthetic resins, and radioactive materials. This subcategory also includes biomass energy conversion, chemical manufacturing, animal food manufacturing, petrochemical tank farms, gasification plants, smelting, animal slaughtering, oil refining, asphalt and concrete plants, and tanneries. Intensive industrial uses have high potential for external impacts on the surrounding area in terms of noise, vibration, odor, hours of operation, or traffic. “Industrial or manufacturing facility, limited” means a facility that manufactures products from previously prepared materials completely within an enclosed building, and that produces minimal impacts on nearby properties. This use includes the manufacturing of finished parts or products primarily from previously prepared materials; commercial laundries and dry cleaning plants; monument works; printing, engraving, and publishing; machine and electrical shops; computer and electronic product manufacturing; furniture and related product manufacturing; and industrial services. The use also includes the preparation and/or packaging of food for off-site consumption. (D7)
“Industrial or manufacturing facility, General” means a facility that manufactures products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or the bulk storage and handling of such products and materials. This use does not include Agric ultural products processing. (D6)
“Industrial or manufacturing facility, intensive” means a facility that regularly uses hazardous chemicals or procedures or produce hazardous by products, including the following: manufacturing of acetylene, abrasives, acid, aircraft carbon black and lampblack, charcoal, chlorine , coal and coke ovens, cement, corrosive acid or fertilizer lime, disinfectants, explosives, gypsum or plaster -of-Paris, insecticides, poisons, paint, lacquer, varnish, petroleum products, coal products, plastic and synthetic resins, tannery, turpentine, wax and wax products, and radioactive materials. This subcategory also includes biomass energy conversion, chemical manufacturing, animal food manufacturing, petrochemical tank farms, gasification plants, smelting, oil refining, and tanneries. Intensive industrial uses have high potential for external impacts on the surrounding area in terms of noise, vibration, odor, hours of operation, and or traffic.
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"Industrial or manufacturing facility, limited" means a facility that manufactures products from previously prepared materials completely within an enclosed building, and that produces minimal impacts on nearby properties. This use includes the manufacturi ng of finished parts or products primarily from previously prepared materials and industrial services. (D7)
“Junior accessory dwelling unit” (JADU) means a residential dwelling unit that is no larger than five hundred (500) square feet in size and contained entirely within a single -family residence. A JADU may include separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the primary residence.
“Junkyard, wrecking yard, or salvage facility ” means a facility that accepts, collects, and stores junk, scrap, or salvable material, including junk metals or other scrap materials, and/or that stores, dismantles, wrecks, or allows parts removal of more than three (3) non -operating automobiles, other vehicles, or machinery for a period of more than thirty (30) days. (K5) “Keeping of household pets” means the keeping, raising, and caring for domesticated animals that are not considered domestic agricultural animals by the definition of Animal raising, and typically including dogs, cats, birds, fish or other similar sized animals. Also, see Animal raising. (A11) “Kennel or animal boarding” means any facility where four or more dogs, cats, or other small animals are kept overnight for profit, breeding, care, or exhibiting. This use does not include a pet store. (J17)
“Laboratory, general , medical, or dental ” means a facility that conducts scientific or medical experiments, research, or teaching, typically within a completely enclosed building. (E4) “Landscape nursery” means a facility that grows, maintains, and provides trees, plants, and other nursery products for transplant in another location typically to both retailer and wholesale customers. (I20)
“Leather production” means the assembly of finished products made primarily from purchased leather goods including: clothing, furniture, luggage, saddles, shoes/boots, and similar items. Does not include dyeing, tanning, or other processing of leather hides. “Library, museum, or cultural facility” means a facility operated entirely on a public or nonprofit basis for the purpose of providing education, information, training, and/or entertainment of a civic or cultural nature. (C8)
“Linen, diaper or uniform supply service” means an establishment providing high volume laundry and garment services, including power laundries (family and commercial) , garment pressing and dry cleaning, linen supply, diaper service, and industrial laundries. This use does not include dry cleaning or laundromat. (J18)
“Liquor store” means an establishment that provides for the sale of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and/or distilled spirits for consumption off the site, along with other retail items. This use typically requires an ABC Type 20 or 21 license. Limited consumption on the site can occur only when the appropriate ABC license is obtained, typically an ABC Type 86 license. (I21) “Live/Work facility” means a building that combines a complete dwelling unit with a commercial or office work space, with both occupancies used by the same person or family. (H7) Lodge. See Club, lodge, or private meeting hall (C3)
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Lounge. See Bar, nightclub, or lounge. (B2)
“Lumber and wood product manufacturing” means manufacturing, processing, and sale uses involving the milling of forest products to produce rough and finished lumber and other wood materials for use in other manufacturing, craft, or construction processes. This use includes the following processes and products: containers, pallets, and skids, milling operations (incidental), trusses and structural beams, turning and shaping of wood products, wholesaling of basic wood products and wood product assembly.
Lumberyard. See Building materials and supply or home improvement store. (I7) “Machinery manufacturing” means the manufacturing of machinery and equipment for purposes and products including the following construction, conveyors, die casting, dies, dredging, engines and turbines, farm and garden, gear cutting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, industrial molds, materials handling, passenger and freight elevators, pistons, printing, pumps and refrigeration equipment.
“Manufactured home” means a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight (8) body feet or more in width, or forty ( 40) body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling when connected to the required utilities. (7)
“Manufactured home sales yard” means an establishment that stores and provides manufactured homes, typically in an open setting with a sales office. (I22) Massage therapy. See Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa. (J4) “Meat packing or slaughterhouse” means a facility used for the killing or dressing of animals, including cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, or poultry, and the storage, freezing, curing, or packaging of meat or meat products. (D8)
“Marijuana cultivation” means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of marijuana. (A13)
“Marijuana dispensary or sales” means a facility that provides marijuana or marijuana products to a customer or patient. (I23)
“Marijuana manufacture, transportation, distribution or lab testing" means a facility that compounds, blends , extract s, infuse s, or otherwise make s or prepare s a marijuana product ; transports, distributes or test marijuana. (D8)
“Meat packing or slaughterhouse” means a facility that slaughters animals and/or packages animal meat for food. (D9)
“Microbrewery” means an establishment that produces small batches of beer for sale on or off of the site, and may or may not include food service. Typically, a microbrewery produces fewer than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels of beer or ale per year. This use typically requires an ABC Type 23 license. (B4)
“Mining, quarry, or sand and gravel excavation” means an area of land where rock, ore, stone and similar materials are excavated and processed for sale for use off-site. (D10)
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“Mini-warehouse or self-storage facility” means an establishment providing rental space, such as rooms, lockers, or containers for the storage of goods and materials, typically on a monthly basis.
This use does not include Food locker or Warehouse or distribution center. (56) (K6) “Mobilehome” means a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight (8) body feet or more in width, or forty (40) body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is three hundred (320) or more square feet, and is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling when connected to the required utilities. (8) “Mobilehome park” means an area of land where two or more mobilehome sites are rented or leased, or offered for rent or lease, to accommodate mobilehomes or manufactured homes used as a residence. (9) (H8)
“Mobile vending or food truck” means a motorized vehicle that periodically parks to provide food or foodstuffs to customers. (A14)
“Monument and tombstone works” means establishments primarily engaged in cutting, shaping, and finishing granite, marble, slate, and other stone for building and miscellaneous uses. Also includes establishments primarily engaged in buying or selling partly finished monuments and tombstones.
Motel. See Hotel or motel. (H6)
“Motor vehicle manufacturing” means the manufacturing and assembly of motor vehicles (e.g., automobiles, boats, campers, golf carts, mobile homes, motorcycles, motorized farm equipment, recreational and utility trailers, trucks, snowmobiles, jet skis, quad runners, and vans) and parts and components directly related to the manufacturing and assembly of motor vehicles.
“Motor vehicle repair or service, major ” means an establishment that provides major repair or servicing of motor vehicles, such as body, chassis, engine, transmission, or exhaust repair or modification. (J19)
“Motor vehicle repair or service, minor” means an establishment that provides minor repair or servicing of motor vehicles, such as the replacement of tires or batteries, smog inspection, oil and filter change, wheel alignment, and fluid flushing, refill, or replacement. (J20) “Multi-family dwelling” means a building or group of buildings in one complex with multiple separate housing units. A multi -family dwelling can have two units (a duplex,) three units (a triplex,) four units (a fourplex,) or five or more units. Multi-family dwelling includes a mixed use building that also provides separate space for commercial or office use, but does not include an attached single-family dwelling. (10) (11) (12) (H9) (H10 (H11) Nail care. See Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa. (J4) “News, magazine, or flower stand, outdoor” means an establishment that provides newspapers, magazines, flowers, or other similar goods, typically to pedestrians passing by, in a permanent structure open to the outdoors. This use does not include sales from temporary booths or structures. (I24)
Nightclub. See Bar, nightclub, or lounge. (B2)
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“Office; medical, dental, or optometry” means an establishment that provides services, typically by appointment, deal ing with human health including dental, chiropractic, medical, optometry, physical therapy, psychology, psychiatry, family counseling, or therapy. This use does not include Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa. (E6) “Offices, professional or commercial” means an establishment that provides administrative, clerical, technical, professional or similar business services and typically where products or goods are not provided. Examples include escrow and title, insurance, mortgage, real estate, accounting, architecture, graphic design, finance, consulting, engineering, legal, and similar services. (E7) “Optical retailer” means an establishment that provides prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses, and where optometry services are not provided on the site. Prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses may be made on the premises. (I25)
“Outdoor advertising structure” means a structure of any kind or character, erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which a sign may be placed that advertises a use, product, or service that is not provided off-site. (A15)
“Outdoor storage” means the storage of goods or materials outside of any building or structure, but not including storage of a temporary or emergency nature. (A16) “Paper product manufacturing” means the manufacturing of paper and paperboard, from both raw and recycled materials, and their conversion into products including paper bags, boxes, envelopes, wallpaper, etc.
“Park or playground” means an open area typically landscaped and containing play equipment that provides rest and recreation, usually owned by a public agency or homeowner’s association. (57) (G7)
“Parking facility, off-site” means an area, lot, or structure with one or more levels , other than a street or other public right-of-way, that provides for the parking of motor vehicles as a primary use on the site . This use does not include parking areas or lots that are ancillary and specifically intended to provide parking for the primary use on the site. (K7) “Pawn shop” means an establishment that provides secured loans to customers , with items of personal property used as collateral. (I26)
“Payday lender or check cashing establishment” is an establishment that cashes checks, warrants, or money orders for a fee, and/or provides short term loans, usually at a high interest rate, that must be paid in full when the borrower receive s their next pay check. This use does not include Bank or credit union. (J21)
“Pet grooming” is a personal service establishment that, for a fee, trims, cleans or curries domestic pets such as dogs and cats and which may sell pet supplies. This use does not include Kennel or animal boarding. (J22)
“Pet store” means an establishment where dogs, cats, or other small animals are kept and offered for sale. (I27)
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“Pharmaceutical manufacturing” means establishments engaged in the production of drugs and related therapeutic products for distribution to clinics, hospitals, and medical -related facilities.
“Pharmacy” means an establishment that provides prescription drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist, and can also provide other retail products. (E8) “Photography studio” means an establishment where customers can have their portraits taken professionally. (J23)
“Plastics and rubber production” means the manufacturing of rubber products including:
flooring; heels and soles; mechanical rubber goods; rubber footwear; and rubber sundries from natural, synthetic, or reclaimed rubber. This use also includes: establishments engaged in molding primary plastics for the trades; manufacturing miscellaneous finished plastics products; fiberglass manufacturing and fiberglass application services; and tire recapping, retreading, and rebuilding.
“Pool hall or billiard parlor” means an establishment where pool and/or billiard games are played for a fee. (C9)
“Post office” means a facility that accepts, processes, and sorts mail, operated by the United States Postal Service. (F10)
“Printing and publishing – large scale” means an establishment engaged in printing by gravure, letterpress, lithography, offset, screen, or other common process, including electrostatic (xerographic) copying and other “quick printing” services; and establishments serving the printing trade including bookbinding, electrotyping, engraving, photoengraving, and typesetting. This use also includes establishments that publish books, newspapers, and periodicals; and establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices.
Private meeting hall. See Club, lodge, or private meeting hall (C3) Professional school. See School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional. (C12) Produce stand. See Food produce stand. (I13)
“Public corporation yard, utility yard, or vehicle and heavy equipment maintenance and storage yard” means a facility that provides for maintenance, servicing, or storage of fleet vehicles, equipment, or supplies, or for the dispatching of service vehicles ; or distribution of supplies or construction materials required in connection with a business activity, public utility service, transportation service, government service, or similar activity. (F11) “Public safety facility or station ” means a facility that is a base for providing public safety and emergency services, including police, fire protection and emergency services. This use does not include Ambulance service. (F12)
Public service pumping station. See Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank. (F7)
“Recreational vehicle park” means a lot or area of land where two or more spaces are rented to users of recreational vehicles for overnight parking and use , and that typically provide support services, such as utility hookups and sewer dump facilities. (13) (H12)
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“Recycling, large collection facility” means a facility located in an area of over five hundred (500) square feet that accepts recyclable materials from the public by donation, redemption, or purchase for temporary storage and transport to a processing and sorting facility. (J25) “Recycling, processing or sorting facility” means a facility used for the collection, processing and preparation of recyclable material for efficient shipment, or to an end-user's specifications, by such means as bailing, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. (J26)
“Recycling, small collection facility” means facility located in an area of not more than five hundred (500) square feet that provides for the redemption of California CRV redeemable beverage containers by means of a kiosk, container, mobile unit, reverse vending machine or other collection method. (J24)
“Religious institution or facility” means a facility used primarily to gather for religious worship and related religious activities. (58) (C10)
“Repair shop, large appliance or equipment” means an establishment that restores or repairs major appliances or equipment that generally cannot be easily moved by a single person and is typically placed on the floor. This use typically provides all of its service on -site, and includes repair of large motorized equipment that are not vehicles. (J27) “Repair shop, small appliance or equipment” means an establishment that restores or repairs small appliances or equipment that generally can be moved by one person and is typically repaired on a table or work bench. This use typically provides all of its service on -site, and includes services such as gunsmithing, lawnmower repair, and home computer repair. (J28) “Research and development facility” means a facility that is primarily used for the research, design, development, and testing of biological, chemical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and/or optical components in advance of product manufacturing. This use does not involve the fabrication, mass manufacture, or processing of products. (D11)
“Residential care facility” means a single -family dwelling, group care facility, or similar facility licensed by the State of California for twenty -four (24) hour non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual; employees shall not be counted toward the total number of persons allowed. (14) (15) (H13)
“Residential dwelling located in the same building with office or commercial use” means a building that contains a mix of both residential dwelling units and space used for commercial or office uses. (H14)
“Restaurant, full service” means an establishment providing preparation and sale of a variety of food and beverages with full table service by wait staff. T akeout or delivery service and/or live entertainment may also be provided. If alcoholic beverages are served, this use typically requires an ABC Type 41 or 47 license. (B5)
“Restaurant, limited service with drive -thru pickup window ” means an establishment providing preparation and sale of a variety of food and beverages for consumption on or off the site by ordering and paying at a counter or drive-thru window. Delivery service and/or live entertainment may also be provided. (B6)
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“Restaurant, limited service without drive-thru pickup window” means an establishment providing preparation and sale of a variety of food and beverages by ordering and paying at a counter .
Takeout or delivery service and/or live entertainment may also be provided. Drive -thru pickup windows are not provided. If alcoholic beverages are served, this use typically requires an ABC Type 41 or 47 license. (B7)
“Retail sales store” means an establishment providing retail products. This use includes all retail sales establishments that are not more specifically defined in this chapter. (I28) “Retail sales solely via internet, direct mail, or telephone” means an establishment providing retail products for sale and delivery only via internet, direct mail, or telephone communication, with a floor space for storage of products of less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. This use does not include a Call center or a Warehouse or distribution center. If alcoholic beverages are sold, this use typically requires an ABC Type 85 license. (I29) Rooming house. See Boarding house or rooming house. (3) (H3) “School, private (kindergarten to 12
th grade)” means a facility owned and/or operated by a private entity that educates minors in courses of study required by the California Education Code . This use includes a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, special institution of education, or combination of these, and includes a technical, vocational, or art school only when the students are primarily minors. This use does not include home schooling at a residence. (59) (C11)
“School, public (kindergarten to 12
th grade)” means a facility owned and/or operated by a publicly funded school district that educates minors in courses of study required by the California Education Code. This use includes a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, special institution of education, or combination of these, and includes a technical, vocational, or art school only when the students are primarily minors. This use does not include a charter school . (60) (C12)
"School; charter, trade, vocational, business , or professional” means a facility that is operated either with public funds under a charter contract or with private fund s, and that offers specific educational instruction to children and/or adults. This use includes charter schools, secretarial schools, beauty and cosmetology schools, modeling schools, language schools, computer or electronics training schools, arts schools, and automotive repair schools, and similar specialized schools. (C13)
Scrap metal processing. See Junk yard, wrecking yard, or salvage yard. (K5) “Secondhand or thrift store” means an establishment that accepts donations of secondhand items and clothing, and is typically operated for charitable purposes. (I30) Service station. See Fuel sales, retail, and Motor vehicle repair or service, minor. (I15) (J19) “Shooting range, indoor” means an establishment that is used for archery or firearms practice in a fully-enclosed facility. (J29)
“Shooting range, outdoor” means an establishment that is used for archery or firearms practice, either wholly or partially outdoors. (J30)
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“Single-family dwelling, attached” means a building with two residential dwelling units located on portions of two lots with a building firewall along the lot line, such that the dwelling units may be sold separately. (16) (H15)
Single-family dwelling, detached” means a building with one residential dwelling unit located on one lot. (17) (H16)
“Single-room occupancy (SRO)” means a residential facility of two or more separate individual rooms with typically less than five hundred ( 500) square feet of floor space, with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room, rented on a weekly or monthly basis. Single- room occupancy does not include Hotel or motel. (18) (H17) “Social service office, assistance center, or guidance center” means a facility that provides counseling, guidance, recuperative, or similar services for persons requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of economic hardship, mental disability, alcoholism, detention, drug addiction, or similar conditions . This use does not include facilities that provide overnight stay. (F13)
“Specialty construction or trade service” means an establishment that provides construction, installation or maintenance services activities that are typically specialized trade activities, and where some of the service may be provided off-site. This use includes establishments that provide services such as plumbing, electrical work, painting, irrigation, heating/air conditioning, and masonry. This use does not include Repair shop or Motor vehicle repair or service. (J31) “Storm drainage basin, with or without a park” means a facility that collects storm water from off- site locations into a sunken basin. The facility may be inaccessible to the public, or may be designed to provide partial public access for recreational use. (61) (F14) “Studio for martial arts, music, dance, yoga, exercise, gymnastics or similar” means a facility that provides group or individualized instruction in a specific activity typically related to the arts. This use does not include Health or fitness facility. (C14) “Structural clay and pottery products” means a manufacturing establishment primarily producing brick and structural clay products, including plumbing fixtures, vitreous articles, fine earthenware, porcelain electrical supplies and parts, and pipe. “Supportive housing” is defined in Section 50675.14 of the Health & Safety Code and has no limit on the length of stay, is linked to onsite or offsite services, and is occupied by a target population as defined in Health & Safety Code Section 53260 (i.e., low income persons with mental disabilities, AIDS, substance abuse or chronic health conditions or persons whose disabilities originated before the person turned 18). Services typically include assistance designed to meet the needs of the target population in retaining housing, living and working in the community, and/or improving health and may include case management, mental health treatment, and life skills. (19) (H18)
“Surgical and medical instrument manufacturing” means an establishment engaged in manufacturing medical, ophthalmic, surgical, and veterinary instruments and apparatus (except electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation apparatus).
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“Swap meet or flea market ” means a facility that provides typically compartmentalized space, either indoors or outdoors, to vendors who sells or barter merchandise. This use does not include ‘Farmers market,’ ‘Auction or sales house,’ or ‘Auction or sales yard.’ (I31) “Tailoring or clothing alterations” means an establishment that provides custom making or altering of clothing when not an ancillary use in a clothing store. (J32) “Tattooing or body art” means an establishment that provides tattooing, body piercing, and other forms of body art allowed by the California Health and Safety Code, except that body art involving ear piercing and permanent cosmetic application are not included and are considered ancillary uses in other establishments. This use does not include any use that is more specifically defined in Section 17.62.020. (J33)
“Telecommunication component manufacturing” means an establishment engaged in manufacturing electromagnetic and photoelectrical broadcast, receiving, repeater station, and transmission equipment for cellular telephone, radio, telegraph, telephone, televisi on, and data network communications, including commercial earth stations for satellite -based communications including antennas, cell phones and components, satellite dish antennas and components, towers and transmission equipment and components. “Temporary materials or equipment storage yard” means a facility that is used to store, park, house, or prepare equipment, dirt, materials, or temporary offices or shops to support a construction or demolition activity occurring on another site. (A17)
“Temporary sales office” means a facility that provides temporary office space to support the sale of residences or other structures, and can include related parking. (A18) “Textile production” means a manufacturing establishment engaged in performing any of the following operations: preparation of fiber and subsequent manufacturing of braids, threads, twine cordage, yarn; coating, waterproofing, or otherwise treating fabric; dyeing and finishing fabric, fiber, yarn, and knit apparel; manufacturing woven fabric and carpets and rugs from yarn; the integrated manufacture of knit apparel and other finished products from yarn; the manufacture of felt goods, lace goods, nonwoven fabrics, and miscellaneous textiles; and upholstery manufacturing.
“Theater, live or movie” means a facility with an auditorium for viewing movies, plays, acts, or other performances. (C15)
“Tobacco or smoke shop ” means an establishment that provides tobacco products or tobacco related paraphernalia in an area greater than forty (40) percent of its total available retail floor space. (I32)
Trade school. See School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional. (C13) Transit station. See Bus, transit, or train station. (K2) Travel center. See Truck stop or Travel center. (K7)
“Transitional housing” means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months. (20) (H19)
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“Truck stop or travel center” means an establishment or group of establishments designed to operate together that provide fuel, overnight parking, lodging, food, convenience goods, or other services primarily to truckers and travelers. (K8)
“Trucking or transportation terminal” means a facility designed specifically for large trucks or other vehicles to load, unload, or transfer freight, cargo containers, or other items being shipped, along with associated fueling areas, maintenance facilities, and offices. (K9) “Urgent care center or other walk -in clinic” means a facility that provides medical treatment of injuries or illnesses that do not require treatment typically provided in an emergency room , typically without an appointment . This use includes urgent care centers, free clinics, hospital - based health clinics, and community health clinics, but does not include ancillary retail clinics located within a retail store, food market, or pharmacy. (E9) “Vehicle impound yard” means a facility that provides temporary storage of vehicles that have been removed or impounded from public or private property at the direction of a peace officer or because of local ordinance or judicial order. (K10)
“Vending machines” means a device that dispenses a product or service upon activation by the receiver of that product or service. Products can include items such as ice , food and beverages, movies and video games, lottery tickets, newspapers, or similar items, but does not include fueling pumps. (A19)
“Veterinary clinic or office” means a facility where animals are examined, diagnosed, or treated, but typically not kept overnight. (J34)
“Veterinary hospital ” means a facility where animals are kept for observation, diagnosis, treatment, or medical care, and can include overnight surveillance. (J35) Vocational school. See School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional. (C13) “Warehouse or distribution center" means a facility for storage of goods or materials that will eventually be redistributed to retailers, wholesalers, or directly to consumers. This use does not include Mini-warehouse or self-storage facility. (K11) Winery. See Brewery or winery. (D4)
“Wireless Communication Facility” means an unstaffed facility that transmits and rece ives wireless telecommunications, and typically consist s of an antenna array, connection cables, and equipment room, and an antenna support structure tower, or pole. (F15)
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Chapter 17.98
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Sections:
17.98.010 Applicability
17.98.020 Definition of terms.
17.98.010 Applicability
The terms, words, and phrases defined in this chapter shall apply to this title.
17.98.020 Definition of terms.
“Abutting” means two (2) or more parcels sharing a common boundary at least at one point. “Abandoned” means failure to develop, maintain or use a building, structure or improvement or failure to conduct a use upon real property for a stated period of time. “Access” means safe, adequate and usable ingress or egress to real property, structures or improvements.
“Action” means the decision made by the reviewing authority on a land use application, including appropriate findings, environmental determination and conditions of approval, where applicable. “Addition” means any construction which increases the size of a building or facility in terms of site coverage, height, length, width, or gross floor area. “Alley” is a public thoroughfare for the use of pedestrians and/or vehicles, producing only a secondary means of access to the abutting property.
“Alteration” means any construction or physical change in the internal arrangement of rooms or the supporting members of a building or structure or change in the appearance of any building or structure.
“Antenna” means a device for transmitting or receiving radio, television or any other transmitted signal.
“Applicant” means owner(s) of property, or their agent(s) who are seeking privileges provided by this title.
“Attached” means any structure that has a wall or roof in common with another structure. “Basement” means a portion of building partly or wholly underground and having more than one- half (1/2) of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground. “Berm” means a mound or embankment of earth.
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“Block” means a parcel of land surrounded by public streets, highways, freeways, railroad rights- of-way, flood control channels, creeks, washes, rivers or unsubdivided acreage or any combination thereof.
“Building” means a permanently located structure, having a roof, for the housing or enclosure of persons, possessions, or property of any kind. Mobile homes, travel trailers and other vehicles, even though permanently immobilized, shall not be deemed to be buildings. “Building area” means the net portion of the lot remaining after deducting all required setbacks from the gross area of the lot.
“Building coverage” means the percent of lot area which may be covered by roof covered buildings, structures or improvements located on a lot. “Building height” means the vertical distance between the average finished ground surface adjacent to the structure and to the highest point of the structure, excluding architectural features and appurtenances such as, but not limited to, chimneys, vents, antennas, elevators, and similar mechanical equipment.
“Building, main” means a building in which the principal use of the real property is conducted. “Building setback area, front” means an area extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line or the existing or future street right- of-way and a structural setback line parallel thereto. On corner lots, the shortest street frontage shall be the front building setback area. “Building setback area , interior side” means an area extending from the required front building setback area or, where there is no required front building setback area, from the front lot line to the required rear building setback area or, where there is no required rear building setback area, to the rear lot line and from the interior side lot line to a setback line parallel thereto. “Building setback area, rear” means an area extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and a setback line parallel thereto.
“Building setback area , side” means a building setback area between the side lot line and a line parallel thereto and extending from the front building setback area to the rear building setback area.
“Building setback area , street side” means an area extending from the required front building setback area or, where there is no required front building setback area, from the front lot line to the rear lot line, and from the side street lot line, or the existing or future side street right- of-way (whichever is greater) to a structural setback line parallel thereto. “Building site” means the ground area of a building together with all open spaces required by this title.
“Carport” means a permanent roofed structure not completely enclosed to be used for vehicle parking.
“City” means the City of Hanford.
“Commercial vehicle” means a vehicle customarily used a part of a business for the transportation of goods or people.
“Commission” means the Planning Commission of the City of Hanford.
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“Conditional use” means a use that may locate within a zone only upon taking measures to address issues that may make the use detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare and will not impair the integrity and character of the zoned district. “Conditional use permit (CUP)” means a discretionary entitlement which may be granted under the provisions of this title and which when granted authorizes a specific use to be made of a specific property, subject to compliance with all terms and conditions imposed on the entitlement. “Construction commencement” means the start of construction of a substantial portion on-site and off-site structural improvements after a building permit has been issued. “Council” means the City Council of the City of Hanford. “County” means the County of Kings.
“Court” means an open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, unobstructed from ground to sky on the same lot with a building or buildings and which is bounded on two or more sides by the walls of a building.
“Days” means consecutive calendar days unless otherwise stated. “Decibel (dB / dBA)” is a unit for describing the amplitude of sound, as it is heard by the human ear.
“Density” means the number of dwelling units per gross acre, unless otherwise stated, for residential uses.
“Density Bonus” means an increase in the allowable number of residences granted by the city or county in return for the project’s providing low - or moderate -income housing. A housing development that provides 20 percent of its units for lower -income households, ten percent of its units for very-low income households, or 50 percent of its units for seniors is entitled to a density bonus and other concessions (See California Government Code section 65915). “Design” means the planning and engineering of the following: street alignments, grades and widths; drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignment and grades thereof; location and size of all required easements and rights- of-way; fire roads and fire breaks; lot size and configuration; traffic access; grading; land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; building, structures and improvements and other such specific physical requirements. “Detached” means any building or structure that does not have a wall or roof in common with any other building or structure.
“Development” means any change or alteration of real property or its boundary lines, and including, without limitation, the placement or erection of any solid material, structure or improvement thereon; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or any gaseous liquid, solid or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining or extraction of any soil or materials; change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code), and any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase or sale of such land by a public agency; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition or alteration of the size of any structure including any facility of any private, public or municipal utility; and the removal of any major vegetation. As used in this title, “structure” includes but is not limited to any building,
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road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and distribution line. A “project,” as defined in Government Code Section 65931, is included with this definition.
“Development agreement” means a binding contract between a developer and a city or county establishing the conditions under which a particular development may occur. The local government "freezes" the regulations applicable to the site for an agreed upon period of time. (see California Government Code section 65864)
“Development permit” means a discretionary entitlement which may be granted under the provisions of this title and which when granted authorizes a specific use to be made of specific property, subject to compliance with all terms and conditions imposed on the entitlement. “Display area” means the area of a building in a retail sales store used to display goods that are for sale.
“Driveway” means a permanently surfaced area providing direct access for vehicles between a street and a permitted off-street parking or loading area. “Dwelling” or “Dwelling Unit” means a room or group of rooms (including sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation facilities, but not more than one kitchen), which constitutes an independent housekeeping unit, occupied or intended for occupancy by one household on a long-term basis. “Dwelling” or “Dwelling Unit” means a room or group of rooms (including sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation facilities, but not more than one (1) kitchen), which constitutes an independent housekeeping unit, occupied or intended for occupancy by one (1) household on a long-term basis. A dwelling unit shall have interior access between all habitable spaces, except that a JADU without a separate bathroom shall maintain interior access to the remainder of the primary residence.
“Easement” means a grant of property rights by the property owner to the public, or any specific person.
“Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that uses a plug -in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle. “Electric vehicle service equipment” means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle. “Establishment” means land, buildings, rooms, space, and/or equipment necessary for conducting business.
“Façade” means t he exterior wall of a building exposed to public view or that wall viewed by persons not within the building.
“Family” is an individual or a group of persons living together who constitute a bona fide single - family housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, not including a fraternity, sorority, club, or other group of persons occupying a hotel, lodging house or institution of any kind. “Facility” means land, buildings, rooms, space, and/or equipment necessary for doing something.
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“FAR (Floor Area Ratio)” is a measure of development intensity. FAR is the ratio of the floor area of a building to the area of its site. For instance, both a two-story building that covers an entire lot and a four-story building that covers 1/2 of a lot have a FAR of 2. “Fence” means a barrier surrounding or located upon a parcel of real property or a portion thereof and intended to prevent escape or intrusion therefrom or to identify a boundary identity, including without limitation, screened, solid (ninety percent (90%) or more closed to air, light and vision), open (fifty percent (50%) or more), or temporary and which may be constructed from wood, metal or masonry material or any combination thereof.
“Floor area” means the gross area included within the surrounding exterior finish wall surface of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of courtyards. “Furniture” means the things placed in a room which equips it for living. This normally includes beds, tables, chairs, sofas, desks, and shelves. Home appliances, outdoor/patio furniture, wall cabinets, garage storage units and home furnishing accessories are excluded from the definition of furniture.
“Garage” means an enclosed building, or a portion of an enclosed building used for the parking of vehicles.
“General Plan” means a document adopted by the City Council containing statement of policies, including text and diagrams, setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals, for the future physical development of the City of Hanford. “Glare” means the effect produced by brightness sufficient to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.
“Grade” means the degree of rise of descent of a sloping surface. “Grade, finished” means the final elevation of the ground surface after development. “Grade, natural” means the elevation of the ground surface in its natural state before man -made alterations.
“Grading” means the stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its cut or filled condition.
“Gross acreage” means the total area within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of land before public streets, easements or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use are deducted from such lot or parcel, and does not include adjacent lands already dedicated for such purposes. “Hazardous waste” means either of the following:
1. A waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may either:
a. Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness, or b. Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed;
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2. A waste which meets any of the criteria for the identification of a hazardous waste adopted by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 25117 or any other federal, state or local law or regulation;
3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act hazardous wastes;
4. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the term “hazardous waste” shall be understood to also include extremely hazardous waste and acutely hazardous waste. (Health and Safety Code Section 25117.)
“Improvement” means any item which becomes part of, placed upon, or is affixed to real estate. “Infill development site” means a parcel or group of parcels that make up a site that is vacant or underutilized and is surrounded by developed land or parcels on at least seventy-five (75) percent of its perimeter. Infill development sites include previously developed sites that may/will be redeveloped.
“Integrated shopping center” means a combination of three (3) or more business establishments permitted or conditional permitted in the zone district in which they are located where off -street parking, landscaping, lighting, or other features are developed, managed and maintained jointly. “Kitchen” means any room, all or any part of which is designed and/or used for cooking and the preparation of food.
“Landscaping” means an area devoted to, or developed and maintained predominantly with, native or exotic plant materials including lawn, groundcover, trees, shrubs and other plant materials; artificial turf and other permeable surfaces; and also including accessory decorative outdoor landscape elements such as pools, fountains, paved or decorated surfaces (excluding driveways, parking, loading or storage areas), and sculptural elements. “Land use” means a description of how land (real estate) is occupied or utilized. “Loading Space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
“Lot” means a parcel, tract or area of land established by plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted by law, to be used, developed or built upon. The classifications of lots are:
1. “Corner” means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets at an angle of not more than one hundred thirty -five (135) degrees. If the angle is greater than one hundred thirty- five (135) degrees, the lot shall be considered an interior lot.
2. “Flag” means a lot having access or an easement to a public or private street by a narrow, private right-of-way.
3. “Interior” means a lot abutting only one street.
4. “Key” means a lot with a side line that abuts the rear line of any one or more adjoining lots.
5. “Reverse corner” means a corner lot, the rear of which abuts the side of another lot.
6. “Through” means a lot having frontage on two generally parallel streets, with only one primary access. (See “Illustration of Terms.”).
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“Lot area” means the net horizontal area within bounding lot lines after dedication. “Lot coverage” means the area of a lot covered by buildings excluding eaves, projecting balconies, ground-level paving, landscaping, and open recreational facilities. “Lot depth” is the horizontal distance between the midpoint of the front lot line and the midpoint of the rear lot line.
“Lot frontage” means the portion of the lot contiguous to the street. “Lot line” means any boundary of a lot. The classifications of lot lines are:
1. “Front” means on an interior lot, the line separating the parcel from the street. On a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street. (If the lot lines on a corner lot are equal in length, the front lot line shall be determined by the director). On a through lot, the lot line abutting the street providing the primary access to the lot.
2. “Interior” means any lot line not abutting a street.
3. “Rear” means a lot line, not intersecting a front lot line, which is most distan t from and most closely parallel to the front lot line.
“Lot Width” means the horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured at the front setback line.
“Mall” means a large building or series of connected buildings containing a variety of retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment activities including, but not limited to, such activities as theaters, arcades, amusement rides, rock -climbing and other indoor recreation opportunities that serve a regional population.
“Median” means a paved or planted area separating a street or highway into two (2) or more lanes of opposite directions of travel.
“Nonconforming lot” means a lot, the area, frontage or dimensions of which do not conform to the provisions of this zoning code.
“Nonconforming structure” means a structure, lot or use which did conform to applicable laws when constructed or initiated, and which does not now conform to the provisions of this zoning code.
“Nonconforming use” means a use complying with applicable laws when established but which does not conform to the provisions of this zoning code. “Open space” means any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space. Does not include area covered by buildings or accessory structures (except recreational structures), paved areas (except recreational facilities), proposed and existing public and private streets or driveways, and school sites.
“Open space, common usable” means recreational or leisure space for the shared use of residents of a multi- unit development with no dimension less than 20- feet and may include gardens, playgrounds, courtyards, swimming pools, sitting areas, court games, recreation rooms, exerc ise
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rooms or gyms, spas, community rooms, lawn/turf used for open play, ponds, fountains, atriums, picnic areas, rooftop gardens or green roofs, or similar uses or facilities. “Overhang” means the part of a roof or wall that extends beyond the façade of a lower wall. “Overlay district” is a district established by this zoning code which may be applied to a lot or portion thereof only in combination with a base district. “Parapet” means the extension of the main walls of a building above the roof level. “Parcel” means a parcel of land under one ownership that has been legally subdivided or combined and is shown as a single parcel on the latest recorded map in the Kings County recorder’s office. “Parking area” means any public or private land area designed and used for parking motor vehicles including parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally designated areas of public streets. “Parking lot” is an off-street, ground-level area, usually surfaced and improved, for the temporary storage of motor vehicles.
“Parking ratio” means the number of parking spaces provided per 1,000 square feet of floor area. “Parking, shared” means a public or private parking area used jointly by two or more uses. “Parking space” is the space marked for the parking of a motor vehicle within a public or private parking area.
“Parking structure or structured parking” means a multi-story car park (also called a parking garage or indoor parking) designed for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place.
“Parkway” means that portion of the public street right-of-way between the curb or curb line and the adjacent sidewalk or property line, as applicable, used for or which may be used for the purpose of planting and maintaining street trees, shrubs, hedges, or other plants. In some areas within the city, park strips may extend into a private property’s yard beyond the sidewalk. Park strips may be located on private property or may abut private property. “Performance standards” means zoning regulations that permit uses based on a particular set of standards of operation rather than on particular type of use. Performance standards may provide specific criteria to limit noise, air pollution, emissions, odors, vibration, dust, dirt, glare, heat, fire hazards, wastes, traffic impacts, or visual impact of a use. “Permit” means a written governmental permission issued by an authorized official, empowering the holder thereof to do some act not forbidden by law, but not allowed without such authorization. “Person” means any individual, firm, co- partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, company, joint stock association, corporation, estate, trust, organization, business, business trust, public agency, school district, stat e of California, and its political subdivisions or instrumentalities, receiver, syndicate or any group or combination thereof, acting as a unit, including any trustee, receiver or assignee. “Permitted use” means any use allowed in a land use zoning district and subject to the provisions applicable to that district.
“Planned unit development (PUD)” means the development of a parcel(s) or structure(s) with two or more different land uses such as, but not limited to a combination of residential, office,
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manufacturing, retail, public or entertainment in a single or physically integrated group of structures.
“Principal use” means the primary or predominate use of any lot, building or structure. “Project” means the total development within the boundaries as defined on the development plan. “Public right- of-way” means a strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription, voluntary purchase and sale, or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a road, trail, water line, sanitary sewer and/or any other public uses.
“Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle or trailer capable of human habitation or designed or used for recreational camping or travel use, whether self-propelled or mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, or any structure inspected, approved and designated a recreational vehicle and bearing the insignia of the state of California or any other state or federal agency having the authority to approve recreational vehicles. RVs include, without limitation, any of the following: camp trailer, as defined by the California Vehicle Code Section 324; house car, as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 362; trailer coach, as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 635; mobile home, as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 396; bus, as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 233, whether altered or unaltered or for commercial or private use; boat, watercraft, and/or trailer for a boat or watercraft; trailers designed to carry persons, property or animals on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle; and recreational vehicle, as defined by the California Health and Safety Code Section 18010.
“Recycling” means the process by which waste products are reduced to raw materials and transformed into new reused or reconstructed products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the market place.
“Review authority” means the person, committee, commission or council responsible for the review and/or final action on a land use entitlement.
“Right-of-way” means a strip of land acquired by purchase, reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer, and other similar uses.
“Rounding of quantities” means the consideration of distances, unit density, density bonus calculations, or other aspects of development or the physical environment expressed in numerical quantities which are fractions of whole numbers; the numbers are to be rounded to the nearest highest whole number when the fraction is 0.5 or more, and to the next lowest whole number when the fraction is less than 0.5, except as otherwise provided in this Title. “Screened or screening” means shielded, concealed, and effectively hidden from view by a person standing at ground level on an abutting site, or outside the area, screened by a fence, wall, hedge, berm, or similar architectural or landscape feature that is at least 90% view obscuring. “Setback” means the area between the setback line and property line. “Setback line” is a line within a lot parallel to and measured from a corresponding lot line, forming the boundary of a required yard and governing the placement of structures and uses on the lot.
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“Sign” means any letter or symbol made of cloth, metal, paint, paper, wood or other material of any kind whatsoever placed for advertising, identification or other similar purposes on the ground or on any wall, post, fence, building, structure, vehicle or on any place whatsoever. “Site” means the land or area that is the subject of a development project or use, and may include more than one lot or parcel.
“Site area” means the net horizontal area included within the boundary lines of a site, not including the area within the established right -of-way of a public street, future public street, or railroad, or any other area dedicated or to be dedicated for a public use. “Site plan” means a plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning all of the buildings, structures, and uses and the exact manner of development proposed for a specific parcel of land.
“Slope” means the degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percentage or degrees.
“Solar facilities” means the airspace over a parcel that provides access for solar energy system to absorb energy from the sun.
“Specific plan” means a plan consisting of text, maps and other documents and exhibits regulating development within a defined area of the city, consistent with the General Plan and the provisions of Government Code Section 65450, et seq.
“Story” means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of any floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between such floor and ceiling next above it.
“Street” means any public or private thoroughfare with a width of twenty feet (20’) or more which affords a primary means of access to abutting property. “Street, private” means a street in private ownership, not dedicated as a public street, which provides the principal means of vehicular access to a property and not to be construed to mean driveways, alleys, or parking areas.
“Street, public” is a street owned and maintained by the City, the County, or the State. The term includes streets offered for dedication and accepted by a public agency which have been improved. “Structural Alterations” means any change in the supporting members of a structure such as the bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, or girders. “Structure” means anything constructed or built. An edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. “Structure, accessory” means a subordinate building which is incidental and not attached to the main building or use on the same lot. If an accessory building is attached to the main building or if the roof is a continuation of the main building roof, the accessory building shall be considered an addition to the main building. Includes structures regardless of whether a Building Permit is required, including, but not limited to, enclosed and unenclosed patios, barns, guesthouses, second dwelling units, gara ges, carports, storage buildings/sheds, trellis, gazebos, decks, and real or artificial rockscapes.
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“Structure, temporary” means a structure without any foundation or footings and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
“Target population” means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.
“Temporary use” means a use established for a designated period of time, with the intent to discontinue the use at the end of the designated time period. “Traffic safety sight area” means a space that is set aside on a corner lot in which all visual obstructions, such as structures and plantings, which inhibit visibility and thus cause a hazard to traffic and pedestrian safety are prohibited.
“Transient basis” means a continuous period of two (2) weeks or less. “Underutilized land” means land with a structure or structures that occupy only a small portion of the land and is being used significantly below its potential use. “Use” means the purpose (type or extent) for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended or for which either land or a structure is occupied or maintained. “Use initiation” means the implementation of a use on a parcel or occupancy of a structure, or construction of substantial site improvements after a building permit has been issued, subject to determination by the director.
“Use, accessory” means a use which is incidental to, and customarily associated with, a specified principal use and which meets the applicable conditions set forth in this ordinance. “Use, allowed” means a use listed by the regulation of any particular district as a permitted use within that district and permitted therein as a matter of right when conducted in accord with the regulations established by this Ordinance.
“Use, conditional” means a use listed by the regulations of any particular district as a conditional use within that district and allowable therein, solely on a discretionary and conditional basis, subject to development/design review or to a Conditional Use Permit, and to all other regulations established by this Code.
“Use, principal” means a use which fulfills a primary function of a household, establishment, institution, or other entity.
“Use, temporary” means a use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.
“Variance” means a discretionary entitlement which permits the departure from the strict application of the development standards contained in this zoning code.
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“Vehicle” means self-propelled device by which persons or property may be moved upon a highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
“Wildlands” means any area of land that is essentially unimproved, in a natural state of hydrology, vegetation and animal life, and not under cultivation.
“Yard” means an open space that lies between the principal or accessory building or buildings and the nearest lot line.
“Zero Lot Line” means the location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the building's sides rest directly on a lot line.
“Zoning district” means a portion of the city within which certain uses of land and structures are defined, and regulations are specified.
From: Jason Waters
To: Gabrielle Myers
Subject: FW: Public study session on zoning rules, warming center, 100 year anniversary of Civic Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:40:38 PM
Comment on Zoning
-----Original Message-----
From: JIM GREGORY <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:08 PM
To: Jason Waters <[email protected]>; Sandra Lerma <[email protected]> Subject: Public study session on zoning rules, warming center, 100 year anniversary of Civic CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.
Jason,
I noticed in the December 3 Hanford Sentinel that there will be a public study session tonight on suggestions for amending various land use and regulatory laws.
I do not know what the zoning name is for the First United Methodist Church, which is on the northeast corner of Redington St. and Center St. There are two suggestions for consideration:
* The square footage for signage is restrictive. Staff could review the amount of signage and change the zoning use to allow additional square footage for business or commercial signage. * After you helped do some research, we discovered that zoning does not allow overnight parking and sleeping in cars on private property. We suggest that zoning be modified to allow overnight sleeping in licensed and registered cars with the permission of the property owner.
The First United Methodist Church, in partnership with KCAO, is still receptive to hosting a warming center for unhoused homeless people during cold winter nights in Founders Hall. The obstacle is that the kitchen must be upgraded to commercial and Kings County Health Department standards. The two bathrooms need to be upgraded to ADA standards. KCAO applied for a $350,000 grant last spring and again this fall to do the remodel work; however, the grant request from the State of California was not funded both times. Please let me know if the City of Hanford staff becomes aware of any potential funding opportunities to apply for this project.
An article in the Hanford Sentinel said the City of Hanford is looking for activities that could enhance the 100-year anniversary celebration of the Civic Auditorium next year. The First United Methodist Church sanctuary building was built in 1926. A possibility is that the church could host an organ concert as part of the celebration.
Regards,
Jim Gregory
Notice of Exemption 2024-79
To: Office of Planning and Research
P.O. Box 3044, Room 212
Sacramento, CA 95812-3044
County Clerk
County of Kings
Kings County Government Center
Hanford, CA 93230
From: City of Hanford
317 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Project Title: Zone Text Amendment No. 0007-24
Project Location – City of Hanford
Project Location – City: HanfordProject Location – County: Kings County Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project: a request to conduct a comprehensive amendment to the Hanford Municipal Code Title 17, as directed by the City Council of the City of Hanford. Changes include various land use changes, definition changes and updates, regulation changes, spelling and grammar edits, as well as legally advised edits.
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Hanford, Planning Division Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: City of Hanford Exempt Status: (check one)
Ministerial (Sec. 21080(b)(1); 152698);
Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269 (a));
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c));
Categorical Exemption: State type and section number:
Statutory Exemption. State code number: 15061(b)(3) General Rule Reasons why project is exempt:
The proposed ordinance is exempt under Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed project is a text amendment that is not associated with a physical development; therefore, there are no physical impacts that will result from the project.
Lead Agency
Contact Person: Jason Waters Area Code/ Telephone: (559) 585-2590 Signature: Date: November 12, 2024 Title: Deputy City Manager Signed by Lead Agency Date received for filing at OPR:
Signed by Applicant
13.E.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT:
Authorization for the Public Works Director (and/or designees) to submit and accept a SWIFR (Solid Waste and Recycling Infrastructure) Grant application up to $5 million and execute and submit documents on behalf of the City of Hanford to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: That the City Council, by motion, approves the authorization of the Public Works Director (and designees) to submit and accept a SWIFR, no match, grant application to the EPA.
Recommended Motion: That the City Council, by motion, approves the authorization of the Public Works Director (and designees) to submit and accept a SWIFR, no match, grant application to the EPA.
BACKGROUND:
On July 1, 2022, the State of California enacted SB 1383, an unfunded mandate requiring agencies to reduce organic waste disposal in landfills by 50% by 2024 and 75% by 2025. Additionally, AB 341 mandates agencies to lower greenhouse gas emissions by diverting waste from disposal sites to recycling centers and programs. AB 341 also requires agencies to establish written policies addressing education, waste diversion, enforcement, and inspection.
These unfunded mandates have posed significant challenges for agencies in establishing and enforcing state requirements without shifting the financial burden onto ratepayers. The EPA’s SWIFR Grant Program has issued a notice of funding opportunity for states and agencies to enhance solid waste management systems and recycling infrastructure. This program supports the City’s efforts to comply with CalRecycle’s unfunded SB 1383 and AB 341 mandates.
Both regulations demand substantial investments in infrastructure, education, and monitoring to achieve compliance and meet state-mandated goals. The Refuse Department has consistently upheld compliance with these requirements and recognizes the SWIFR Grant Program as a vital opportunity to secure funding that will support the advancement of these essential initiatives.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Applying for the SWIFR Grant poses no immediate fiscal impact. If awarded, the grant will provide funding to the city's Refuse Division for recycling equipment, such as trucks, infrastructure enhancements, and program development. Staff anticipates this may lead to approximately $3.5 million (up to $5 million) over three years which would include recycling of trucks, bins and cans. This funding will help reduce dependence on Refuse rates which can help in lower rates for customers
and mitigate the risk of potential fines for non-compliance with SB 1383 and AB 341.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. EPA NOFO
13.F.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT:
Approval of the acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $18,614, and amendment of the Police Department's operating budget by appropriation of the same amount in the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: That the City Council, by motion, authorize the City Manager to accept the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $18,614, amend the budget to appropriate $18,614 in the General Fund for the Police Department.
Recommended Motion:
I Move to authorize the City Manager to accept the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant of $18,614, amend the budget and appropriate $18,614 to the General Fund for the Police Department.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Hanford has been notified that the Hanford Police Department is eligible to receive $18,614 in grant funds for the fiscal year 2024 federal JAG Grant Monies to be used to purchase ballistic shields. The ballistic shields will increase officer safety in the event of a dangerous event occurring. The shields provide protection by creating a physical barrier between officers and threats.
They are needed for officer protection, tactical operations and emergency responses. These shields will assist officers by allowing them to operate with increased safety, thereby better protecting the citizens of the City of Hanford. Better officer safety is beneficial to the officers, the department, the community, and the City of Hanford.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact will be a total of $18,614 of federal grant monies to the City of Hanford Police Department. Staff is requesting a budget amendment to recognize the grant funds and an appropriation in the amount of $18,614 to the General Fund for the Police Department. The City will be reimbursed once the project is completed.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
13.G.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT:
Approval of the appropriation of $80,811 of Ambulance Fine monies in account 0511-300550 to be used for various essential equipment purchases for the Hanford Fire Department
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: That the City Council, by motion, Approve the appropriation of $80,811 of Ambulance Fine monies in account 0511-300550 to be used for various essential equipment purchases for the Hanford Fire Department.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this staff report is to request appropriation of funds already encumbered within the city of Hanford Fire Department’s budget in the form of Ambulance Fine monies. These monies are held in a year- to- year rollover trust account. Each year, on average, the account has gained approximately $20,000 that is received from the Local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider to compensate the local fire agencies for late arrival of their units to emergency medical calls. The EMS late call fines are derived from response time criteria given to the local ambulance providers where the private provider takes longer than 10 minutes to respond and arrive at the scene within the city limits of Hanford. To date, the account has accumulated approx. $83,942.36.
Currently, the Department has a need for equipment to be replaced. Staff proposes to purchase these items within the next 60 days if approved by the council. Therefore, staff is requesting an appropriation of $80,811 by the Council to account 0511-300550, thereby allowing the items detailed below to be purchased by the Fire Department.
The items that would be purchased are ones that provide safety for personnel, updated firefighting and rescue equipment, and the ability to better care for and maintain Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Nearly all the requested items have a rated life expectancy of 10 years with much of the equipment being 15 years or more old.
New Equipment-Safety:
Staff proposes to purchase 35 sets of High Visibility OSHA Compliant All-weather outerwear at a cost of $500 ea. The total cost of purchasing the All-weather outerwear is:$17,500.
These all-weather, multilayered, outerwear jackets provide the ability to be seen in inclement weather
situations. Use of this piece of PPE lessens the utilization of the reflective Firefighting PPE typically utilized during inclement weather. This decreases the wear and tear of this specialized equipment (i.e. Firefighting Jackets/ Coats with reflective striping) as Firefighting PPE costs have risen nearly 40% over the past four years.
New Equipment to care for Firefighting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
Staff proposes to purchase one additional PPE Extractor for use at Fire Station #2 at a price of $6,000.
This Extractor launders firefighting gear using high speed “pulling” of contaminants from the fabric using centripetal force, water and cleaning solution. Firefighters are required to launder their PPE as soon as is practicable after each fire to decrease the chances of contamination with cancer causing chemicals found in the products of combustion. The cleaning and maintenance of PPE reduces the chances of Firefighters' exposure to harmful cancer-causing chemicals present in all fires, regardless of the fire's size.
Replacement Firefighting Equipment:
Staff proposes purchasing 2 new electric battery operated, 11,000 cubic feet per minute, smoke removal fans. The cost of these fans is $5499.00 each, with the total cost being $10,998.
These fans are utilized on the scene of all fires and are used to assist firefighters in pressurizing the building with clean air, while other firefighters create an opening far removed from the fans’ location.
This coordinated action creates a positive flow of fresh, clean air to better enable trapped victims to breathe as well as firefighters to rapidly find and extinguish the active fire. Currently, the gas-powered smoke ejector fans that are used at fires are more than 15 years old and have reached the end of their serviceable life as front-line firefighting equipment.
Replacement Equipment- Firehose:
Staff will be purchasing 2,430 ft. of replacement firehose at a cost of approx. $8.23 per linear foot for a total of $20,000.
This equipment represents only 10% of the total number of feet of firehose within the Hanford Fire department and only 33% of the firehoses are greater than 15 years old. The current industry standard for firehose serviceable life is 10 years. The department will undertake a three-year capital improvement plan of action to address this aging equipment issue with full replacement and serviceability within 5 years.
Replacement Equipment- Firehose nozzles:
Staff proposes purchasing 8 nozzles to replace non-serviceable nozzles, at an average cost of approx. $650 per nozzle for a total price of $5413.
These pieces of firefighting equipment range in price from $300 to $1200 dependent upon application and size. As there are several sizes of firehose, several nozzles must be purchased to allow the firefighters to shape the water coming from the hose and effectively direct the application of water to efficiently extinguish the hazard. These 8 replacement nozzles represent fewer than 20% of the total nozzles that are present within the department, with many being greater than 30 years old.
Replacement Rescue equipment:
Staff proposes purchasing several types of rescue equipment for a total of $20,900.
The equipment that is proposed to be purchased is broken into the following categories: Software and Hardware. Software denoted equipment is fabric or woven synthetic material. Hardware is primarily metal but can be composite or plastic. Software and Hardware are both highly regulated throughout the rescue industry as failure points, weights, capacities and capabilities change with each utilization, as well as over time. Therefore, staff recommend that these items be replaced in alignment with the best practices in industry with a maximum serviceable life of 10 years. To date, the department’s records indicate that nearly 85% of the rescue gear is greater than 10 years old.
Additionally, 54% is greater than 15 years old. Therefore, staff recommend that the following listed equipment currently greater than 15 years old be replaced at a total cost of $20,900 with a capital improvement plan formulated to address the remaining equipment over a period of 5 years.
Software: $7,822
Hardware: $13,078
The list above encompasses the request for needed equipment by the Hanford Fire Department. If approved by the council, the listed equipment would be purchased with the appropriated dollars from the account 0511-300550.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund if approved. The appropriation will be in the City’s Deposit Trust Fund (0511) from account 0511-300500 available for the above listed equipment.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
14.A.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS
SUBJECT:
Recommendation that the City Council Reject all Bids for the Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project due to financial constraints and re-allocate any and all ARPA Funds related to the project as recommended among the other agenda items presented this same evening and/or to the alternatives previously approved by City Council for obligation by 12/31/24.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council reject all bids submitted for the Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Project due to financial constraints and re-allocate any and all ARPA Funds related to the project as recommended among the other agenda items presented this same evening and/or the alternatives previously approved by City Council for obligation by 12/31/24.
Recommended Motion:
I move to I move to reject all bids submitted for the Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Project and to re-allocate this Downtown Project’s any and all ARPA Funds as recommended among the other agenda items presented this same evening and/or the alternatives previously approved by City Council for obligation by 12/31/24.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Hanford made considerable progress on the Downtown Pedestrian Improvement Project, over the past few months after a design change to make the plans bid ready. This transformative project aimed to enhance traffic flow and pedestrian safety, improve stormwater drainage, upgrade water and sewer infrastructure, and increase parking availability, while incorporating ADA accessibility, landscaping, and various streetscape improvements to transform the Downtown aesthetics.
The general project scope included significant enhancements to the roadways and sidewalks within the Downtown Area and intersections improvements at Douty and Seventh Streets, Sixth and Eighth Streets, and Seventh and Irwin Streets. Streetscape enhancements focused on Douty Street (between Sixth and Eighth Streets) and Seventh Street (between Douty and Irwin Streets). Project improvements included decorative lighting, landscaping, planters, and historical signs; planned to improve the aesthetic appeal, walkability, and safety of the area. Additionally, diagonal parking was also to be introduced on Douty Street between Sixth and Eighth Streets to increase parking
availability. Lastly, the project scope also included repairs to utilities within the project footprint area.
One of which included storm drain improvements intended to divert water away from the 8th and Irwin Intersection; 8th and Irwin having a history of localized flooding.
Bid Process:
The City conducted a competitive bidding process for the Hanford Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project. Bids were opened on December 10, 2024, and two bids bids were received.
No. Contractor Location Bid Amount
1 American Paving Co. Fresno, CA $11,180,348
2 Cal Valley Construction, Inc Fresno, CA $8,943,355
After reviewing the bids, Staff determined that the bid amount of the submitted bids are well beyond the financial constraints of the project as shown in the following budget summary presented to City Council at the September 17th Meeting:
Available Funding:
ARPA Grant $ 4,416,000.00 USDA - Urban Forestry Grant $ 230,000.00 Storm, Water, and Sewer funds $ 1,507,300.00 TDA/RSTP (Transportation Funding) $ 1,400,000.00
Total Available Funding: $ 7,553,300.00
Estimated Project Costs:
Construction (Engineer’s Estimate) $ 4,650,000.00 Utilities (Storm, Sewer, Water) $ 1,400,000.00 Construction Subtotal: $ 6,050,000.00
Architect/Engineer (Interwest Consulting Grp) $ 391,944.72 Construction Manager (Per Submitted Fee) $ 506,853.00 Surveying (2%) $ 93,000.00 Construction Contingency (10%) $ 465,000.00 permits/fees (1%) $ 46,500.00
Total Estimated Project Costs $ 7,553,297.72
As can be seen above, the lowest submitted bid of $8,943,355 is approximately $3M over the estimated construction budget of $6M making the project financially infeasible.
Both submitted bids were for the “Base Bid” based on the design option that included an all-way stop at 7th and Douty and no additional design enhancements. Additional project design enhancements were identified as ADD ALTS A1 through A4 that included various pavement designs along 7th Street and at the intersection of 7th and Douty that incorporated various concrete options and/or asphalt with impregnated thermoplastic artwork.
To reduce the project cost would require significant changes to the project scope and time required to make necessary changes thus resulting in the loss of the ARPA Funds which must be obligated by 12/31/24.
Based on the above information, Staff recommends that all bids be rejected and to allocate this Downtown Project’s ARPA Funds as recommended amongst the other agenda items presented this evening and alternatives previously approved by City Council. Though the City has the lawful right to reject bids without cause, the reason is due to financial constraints.
Though the project has been determined to be financially infeasible, Staff recommends that the Storm Drain Improvement Element be re-packaged and bid out as a new and separate project. The improvements include elements aimed to mitigate the local flooding hazard at the intersection of 8th and Douty.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No further fiscal impacts are expected since the project is found to be financially infeasible.
All open contracts for the project will cease and closed out using appropriate project funds. Any remaining funds will be unencumbered and returned to their originating fund source.
Based on the above information, Staff recommends that all bids be rejected and to allocate this Downtown Project’s any and all ARPA Funds as recommended amongst the other agenda items presented this evening and alternatives previously approved by City Council which will be obligated by the 12/31/24 deadline.
PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION:
On May 5, 2015, staff presented an item to City Council for the removal of five midblock crosswalks.
These crosswalk locations were determined to be non-compliant with current ADA requirements and needed excessive improvements to bring them into compliance. At that time, the Council heard comments and voted to remove two of the five crosswalks and to evaluate the others for upgrades to meet ADA compliance.
In September 2018, as directed by the City Council, a Downtown Pedestrian and Vehicular Safety Committee was formed. The purpose of forming that committee was to meet with staff and consultants to discuss the potential for converting some downtown streets to one-way streets, traffic calming at intersections, safety lighting, and traffic controls in the downtown area. The intention was then to meet with the City Council and provide recommendations for a final report and plan for downtown improvements that would benefit pedestrian and vehicular safety. The committee consisted of local downtown business owners and representatives.
At the February 16, 2021, City Council meeting, staff, along with the City’s consultant, Peters Engineering, presented the Council with the results of the Downtown Committee’s recommendations for the Downtown Pedestrian Safety & Traffic Circulation Study. At that meeting, the Council directed staff to move forward with the recommendations of the committee. The recommendations included roundabouts along Douty Street at Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Streets, the removal of five midblock crosswalks on Irwin, Douty, and Sixth Streets, and the construction of pedestrian curb extensions at twenty-eight intersections in the downtown study area.
At the September 7, 2021, City Council Study Session, staff discussed the downtown traffic circulation and related improvements to improve safety and walkability, as well as potential funding
opportunities from the Clean California Local Grant Program administered by the California Department of Transportation. Staff presented the committee's project recommendations for the Council's review and direction. The Council further discussed the midblock crosswalks and the project budget. It was the Council's consensus to direct staff to move forward with the recommendations. Additional appropriations would be presented to the Council at a future meeting for review and approval.
At the June 21, 2022, Council meeting Study Session, staff presented the ARPA funding information to Council and requested approval for allocations. Council approved the recommendation to allocate $4.4 million for Downtown Street Economic Development, including improvements to Sixth Street, Seventh Street, and Eighth Street. Should additional funding become available, or if existing funding is redirected, additional downtown intersections could be improved with curb extensions as identified in the Study.
At the December 6, 2022, City Council meeting, Council requested that staff present the potential development scenarios for the downtown, including the implications of including a roundabout at Seventh and Douty, three roundabouts on Douty, and four-way stops on Douty.
At the December 20, 2022, City Council meeting, as requested by Council, Peters Engineering Group, along with City staff, presented the development scenarios and the implications for traffic, parking, future planning, and budget for each scenario. Council directed staff to circulate a Request for Proposals for the design of pedestrian improvements and a single roundabout at Seventh and Douty.
At the May 5, 2023, meeting, Council approved the design award to Interwest Consulting Group for the Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project. This includes designing a roundabout at Douty Street and Seventh Street with ADA-compliant features, reconfiguring Douty Street from four lanes to two lanes with angled parking, and implementing streetscape improvements on both Douty Street and Seventh Street. Additionally, the project entails removing traffic signals at the intersections of Seventh and Harris, Seventh and Irwin, and Seventh and Douty, and replacing them with bulb- outs, four-way stops, and a roundabout.
At the August 20th, 2024, meeting, City staff provided an update on the project's progress and schedule. Following the update, staff requested approval of the construction management (CM) contract. However, no motion was carried. The City Council requested additional information and discussion on the project at a future council meeting.
At the September 17th, 2024, meeting city council authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract with 4Creeks Inc, of Hanford, CA for the Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project in the not to exceed amount of $506,853.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Bid Summary
FINANCE DEPARTMENT | 315 N. DOUTY ST. HANFORD, CA 93230 559.585.2152 | WWW.HANFORD.CITY
CITY OF HANFORD, CA
RFB 2025-07
Hanford Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project Closing Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online Bidding via BidNet
BIDDER NAME TOTAL BID AMOUNT
American Paving Co.
Fresno, CA $11,180,348.00
Cal Valley Construction, Inc. $8,943,355.00
14.B.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS
SUBJECT:
Authorization for the City Manager to enter into a contract with Todd Companies, located in Visalia, CA, for Site Preparation, Utility Coordination/Connection, and Paving work to prepare for the installation of a Prefabricated Restroom and Concession Stand building at the Bob Hill Youth Athletic Complex, in the amount of $495,700 (CIP Project No. 821611) and re-appropriation of additional ARPA Funds to fund elements of the overall project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract for the Site Preparation, Utility Coordination/Connection, and Paving for the Youth Athletic Complex Prefabricated Restroom and Concession Building Project to Todd Companies of Visalia, CA in the amount of $495,700.
2. Approve the award of Add Alt A1 in the amount of $58,057 to Todd Companies for the installation of concrete pads beneath the bleachers, bringing the total contract amount with Todd Companies to $553,757.00 (pending appropriation of additional ARPA Funds noted below);
3. Re-appropriate $334,894.00 in ARPA funds as outlined in this report;
4. Authorize a Change Order with Structure Cast for building addition, and approve contract amendment with 4-Creeks to complete the necessary site plan adjustments as detailed in the presentation;
5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for construction staking with 4-Creeks in the amount of $12,000; and
6. Authorize the City Manager to approve changes and/or change orders as necessary within the project budget.
Recommended Motion:
I move to authorize the City Manager:
1. To award the construction contract for the Site Preparation, Utility Coordination/Connection, and Paving for the Youth Athletic Complex Prefabricated Restroom and Concession Building Project to Todd Companies of Visalia, CA in the amount of $495,700.
2. To award Add Alt A1 in the amount of $58,057 to Todd Companies for the installation of concrete pads beneath the bleachers, bringing the total contract amount with Todd Companies
to $553,757.00 (pending appropriation of additional ARPA Funds noted below);
3. To re-appropriate $334,894.00 in ARPA funds as outlined in this report;
4. To issue a Change Order with Structure Cast for building addition, and issue a contract amendment with 4-Creeks to complete the necessary site plan adjustments as detailed in the presentation; and
5. To enter into a contract for construction staking with 4-Creeks in the amount of $12,000; and
6. To approve changes and/or change orders as necessary within the project budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Youth Athletic Complex project has been a priority for the City, with funding secured through ARPA to replace aging infrastructure that no longer meets accessibility standards. The prefabricated building by Structure Cast has a much longer lead time than was originally anticipated and is scheduled for delivery by Fall 2025.
To accommodate the new building, this contract will include demolition of the existing restroom and concession stand, utility coordination and relocations, and access road paving. Site preparation must align with the building delivery timeline to meet the estimated notice of completion (NOC) date of December 1, 2025.
This contract includes site preparation, utility coordination/connection, and paving required to support the prefabricated restroom and concession stand building at the Youth Athletic Complex (YAC).
These activities are critical to ensuring the site is ready for the new structure, which will enhance accessibility and usability for the 700+ youth participants and their families. This work will ensure compliance with City standards and facilitate the timely delivery and installation of the prefabricated building.
Utilities
This project requires the complete replacement of the existing electrical switchgear and the relocation of utility conduits to align with the new building's connections and avoid conflicts with its footprint. The replacement is necessary due to the age and condition of the current equipment/infrastructure. A Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey identified utility locations, guiding the design for utility relocation. However, no excavation or potholing has occurred. City staff is requesting appropriation of additional ARPA funds to increase project contingency to address potential unforeseen conditions during utility excavation and relocation.
Building Rotation
The building will be slightly rotated so that the concession stand faces due north, avoiding direct sunlight into the concession stand personnel's line of sight.
Added Restroom Stalls
City staff has evaluated the option of expanding the prefabricated building to include two additional restroom stalls—one for men and one for women. The estimated cost for this addition is $23,782 for the building itself. The expansion would also necessitate updates to the design plans and field adjustments, resulting in additional costs. With an appropriation of additional ARPA funds, staff believes this addition would be feasible. If funding is approved, staff would also assess site constraints and budget to determine whether the expansion could accommodate more than the
proposed two additional stalls.
City staff is coordinating with 4-Creeks, which has completed the site work design, to prepare a contract amendment. This amendment will address the necessary adjustments to the plans required to accommodate the building's addition. Further details will be included in staff's presentation to the council, where staff will request approval to utilize ARPA funds to cover these additional costs.
Schedule
The project schedule has been structured to ensure timely completion, aligning with community priorities and operational timelines. Key milestones include the following:
1. Partial Notice to Proceed (NTP):
o A partial NTP will be issued as soon as contracts are finalized, allowing the contractor to begin preparatory activities. This includes ordering long-lead items, such as the switchgear, and coordinating with Southern California Edison (SCE).
2. Full Notice to Proceed:
o The full NTP is scheduled for June 16, 2025. This date coincides with the start of the off-season, enabling uninterrupted construction activities.
3. Construction Completion Deadline:
o The project’s Notice of Completion (NOC) is scheduled for December 1, 2025, ensuring readiness before the youth baseball season beginning in March 2026.
Bid Process
The City conducted a competitive bidding process for the Site Preparation, Utility Coordination/Connection, and Paving for the Youth Athletic Complex Prefabricated Restroom and Concession Building Project. Bids were opened on December 10, 2024, and eight bids were received.
BIDDER NAME TOTAL BID AMOUNT
Todd Companies
Visalia, CA
$495,700
Holloway Construction, Inc.
Hanford, CA
$496,230.91
GCB1 Inc. DBA GC Builders
Fresno, CA
$574,000
Prime Time Construction, LLC
Hanford, CA
$640,794
Sierra Range Construction
Visalia, CA
$654,254.23
Caliber Contracting Services, Inc.
Fresno, CA
$686,290
CSI Services
San Pedro, CA
$931,700
Cal Valley Construction, Inc.
Fresno, CA
$1,052,720
After reviewing the bids, Todd Companies was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The contractor has relevant experience in site preparation, utility coordination, and paving for municipal projects.
PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION:
• April 3rd, 2024 - Authorization to award a Professional Services Contract to 4Creeks Engineering of Visalia, CA, in the amount of $77,700 for Design Services required for the Youth Athletic Complex (YAC) Restroom/Concession Stand Building Project. • June 18, 2024 - Authorization to award the design-bid contract for RFP 2024-17, for the Prefabricated Restroom and Concession Stand Building at the Youth Athletic Complex, to Structure Cast in the amount of $585,079.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The design and construction of this project will be funded using both ARPA and City Accumulated Capital Outlay (ACO) Funds. The bid amount from Todd Companies is $495,700, which falls within the allocated budget. Below are two tables:
Table 1 breaks down the costs for construction, design, and pre-fabricated building installation without additional ARPA appropriation.
Table 2 details costs for these elements alongside the inclusion of concrete pads for the bleachers, the additional restroom stalls, and a larger contingency to support construction and design costs for the building addition. Table 2 also incorporates the requested ARPA appropriation of $334,894.00
Table 1:
Budget Summary
City Funding $ 305,717.00
ARPA Grant $ 919,359.00
Project Budget Total: $ 1,225,076.00
Design:
Design Consultant – 4 Creeks $ 77,700.00
Design/Pre-fab Installation:
Design Build Consultant – Structure Cast $ 585,079.00 GPR Report $ 1,935.00
Construction:
Site Improvements & Utilities (construction) $ 495,700.00 Permits and Bidding $ 3,000.00 Survey $ 12,000.00
Construction Contingency $ 39,748.00
Construction Inspection (1%) $ 4,957.00 Material Testing (1%) $ 4,957.00
Total Costs: $ 1,225,076.00
Table 2:
Budget Summary
City Funding $ 305,717.00 ARPA Grant $ 919,359.00
Project Budget Total: $ 1,225,076.00
Design:
Design Consultant – 4 Creeks $ 77,700.00
Design/Pre-fab/Installation:
Design Build Consultant – Structure Cast $ 585,079.00 2 Additonal Restroom Stalls $ 23,782.00 GPR Report $ 1,935.00
Construction:
Site Improvements & Utilities (construction) $ 495,700.00 Concrete Pads Beneath Bleachers $ 58,057.00 Permits and Bidding $ 3,000.00 Survey $ 12,000.00
Construction Contingency $ 287,846.00 Construction Inspection (1%) $ 4,957.00 Material Testing (2%) $ 9,914.00
Total Costs: $ 1,559,970.00
additional ARPA appropriation $ 334,894.00
Please note that a contingency has been included in the project budget. This is standard for unforeseen issues that may arise during construction. Specifically, for this project, the contingency accounts for the extensive utility relocations required. While Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) was used to identify utility locations, unforeseen needs may emerge as the contractor begins excavation.
This contingency is a typical practice, and any unused funds will be returned to the appropriate accounts upon project completion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Todd Companies - Bid
126,500.00 126,500.00
37,520.00 37,520.00
26,500.00 26,500.00
78,000.00 78,000.00
6,700.00 6,700.00
11.00 27,500.00
160.00 58,400.00
57.00 28,899.00
7,681.00 7,681.00
98,000.00 98,000.00
four hundred ninety five thousand seven hundred
495,700.00
58,057.00
fifty eight thousand fifty seven
58,057.00
14.C.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS
SUBJECT:
Authorization to award a scope of work to Crawford and Bowen Planning, Inc. to prepare the environmental studies and reports for the Hidden Valley Park expansion, at a cost not to exceed $69,400, to be funded through the City's American Rescue Plan Act allocation
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: That the City Council, by motion, Authorize Crawford and Bowen Planning, Inc. to prepare the environmental studies and reports for the Hidden Valley Park expansion, at a cost not to exceed $69,400, to be funded through the City's American Rescue Plan Act allocation
Recommended Motion:I move to Authorize Crawford and Bowen Planning, Inc. to prepare the environmental studies and reports for the Hidden Valley Park expansion, at a cost not to exceed $69,400, to be funded through the City's American Rescue Plan Act allocation.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Hanford is proposing a General Plan Amendment (GPA 2024-01) to change the General Plan designation of an 18-acre portion of a 38.48-acre parcel from Low-Density Residential to Open Space, and a Rezone (RZ 2024-01) to change the zoning from R-L-5 (Low-Density Residential) to PF (Public Facilities). These proposed changes, along with conceptual plans for the project, have been developed to support the expansion of Hidden Valley Park. During the design and planning processes, comments were received regarding the potential impacts of the project, highlighting the need for further environmental analysis.
The Hanford City Council has previously authorized the use of ARPA funds for the design process for the project, which includes planning and environmental analysis. While the final design of the park has not yet been determined, the proposed planning changes and conceptual plans are the first steps in the design process. CEQA compliance is required to thoroughly assess the environmental impacts of the land use and zoning changes, as well as the overall project scope. The CEQA process will evaluate potential impacts and may provide key insights into design considerations, including traffic, noise, and biological resources.
Crawford and Bowen Planning, Inc., a council-approved on-call environmental consultant, has been selected as the preferred consultant to prepare the CEQA documentation for this project. The firm has a history of completing CEQA documents for similar projects and is well-qualified to manage the scope of work, which includes:
• Preparing an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (or Environmental Impact
Report, if necessary).
• Assessing potential environmental impacts related to land use changes, transportation, biological resources, noise, and other relevant factors. • Collaborating with City staff and stakeholders to ensure compliance with CEQA and local regulations.
If approved, staff will initiate the CEQA process for the Hidden Valley Park expansion, enabling the City to move forward with design efforts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Allocation of $69,400 of the City's American Rescue Plan Act funding would be used to fund this project. This project was previously approved by City Council for ARPA funding use and will be re- appropriated with the ARPA fund by the City Manager. (Project 823647)
ATTACHMENTS:
None
14.D.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS
SUBJECT:
Council: Receive and discuss the list of Committees and Boards that have representation appointed directly by the Council and approval of the proposed appointments through a formal vote.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and discuss the list of committees and boards that have representation appointed directly by the Council. Following this discussion, the Council is requested to approve the proposed appointments through a formal vote.
BACKGROUND:
The attached list represents the appointments initially made at the December 2, 2022, Special City Council meeting and updated assignments we made during the June 4, 2024, City Council meeting when Council Member Devine was appointed to the vacant seat in District B. Staff recommends that Council review the list and advise the Mayor on any specific interest in a particular committee or task force. Interest should be expressed regardless of whether a current vacancy exists. Additionally, if a Council Member is currently a member of a particular committee that he no longer wishes to serve in that capacity, the Council Member should notify the Mayor that they are no longer interested. The Mayor will then make a recommendation to the full Council regarding which representatives will serve on the various boards and committees for the 2025 term.
In addition to the assignments on various Boards and Committees, the Mayor serves as the official Council representative and is obligated to attend as the official City representative at various other meetings throughout the year, including the City Selection Committee, which meets as needed and is important in that it is the committee that appoints the City representative to LAFCO. Additionally, the Mayor is required to attend the City-County Coordinating Meeting (meets quarterly) and the South Valley Joaquin Valley Membership meeting, which meets at various locations throughout the District and at the Cal Cities annual conference, and provide City updates to the membership during those respective meetings.
FISCAL IMPACT:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Council Representation on Boards, Commissions, and Committees List
2024 COUNCIL REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES
Organization Primary
Appointment
Alternate
Appointment
Kings Economic Development Corporation
(Last Monday each month – 11:30 am)
Mark Kairis N/A
Kings County Association of Governments
(4th Wednesday each month – 4:30 pm)
Requires Form 700
Martine Devin Travis Paden
Kings County Area Public Transit Agency (KART)
(4th Wednesday each month – 1:30 pm)
Requires Form 700
Martine Devin Travis Paden
Kings County Abandoned Vehicle Authority
As needed (4th Wednesday each month – 4:30 pm)
Requires Form 700
Martine Devin Travis Paden
Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO)
(3rd Wednesday each month - 4:30 pm)
Requires Form 700
Lou Martinez Travis Paden
Kings Waste and Recycling Authority (KWRA)
(2nd Wednesday each month - 8:00 am)
Requires Form 700
Mark Kairis Lou Martinez
Mid-Kings River Groundwater Sustainability Agency
(2nd Tuesday of each month – 1:00 pm)
(Alternate not required)
Requires Form 700
Mark Kairis N/A
Kings County Area Disaster Council
(Meets 2-3 times a year)
Director of Emergency Services, Fire Chief, or the City Manager Mario Cifuentez Fire Chief
Kings County Commission On Aging
(3rd Thursday each month – 2:30 pm) Community Member
The City Council’s within Kings County shall appoint one person each.
Susie Chavez
Kings Mosquito Abatement District Board
(3rd Thursday of each month – 9:00 am)
One (1) member from each of the three (3) cities (Corcoran, Hanford, and Lemoore) 3 Year Term
Cindy Harris
(Exp. 12/31/2026)
14.E.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/17/2024 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS
SUBJECT:
Council: Review and Approve of the 2025 Calendar of City Council Meetings
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: That the City Council review the 2024 calendar of scheduled meetings for the City Council and direct staff to cancel or reschedule any specific dates.
BACKGROUND:
Over the course of each calendar year, due to holidays or City events, there are occasionally conflicts with the City Council meetings. In the past, the Council has requested that staff bring forth a calendar for next year's meetings to review and determine if any should be canceled or rescheduled.
Providing staff with advance notice of changes to meeting dates allows them to prepare in advance for anticipated deadlines and to place items on an agenda in an efficient manner. Based on the initial review of the 2025 Calendar, staff is recommending that the Council approve the cancelation of the January 7th and September 2nd Council meetings. These meetings occur right before or after holidays, which typically involve travel for staff and/or Council members, and it is difficult to plan agendas around such holidays.
FISCAL IMPACT:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2025 Meeting Calendar
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING @ 7:00 PM HOLIDAYS- CITY HALL CLOSED
PLANNING COMMISSION @ 5:30 P.M. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION @ 5:30 P.M.
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Council Future Agenda Items
Originated
Date Item Originator Staff Lead Date Estimate
10/1/2024 Presentation to the City Council of a
comprehensive needs analysis of the
City’s Historic Buildings and options for
future uses and possible funding
mechanisms
Council
Direction
Various Staff 2/4/2025
11/7/2024 Discussion of future changes to Council
Compensation as allowed under SB329
and funding for Council attendance at
civic functions.
City Manager Mario
Cifuentez
1/21/2025
11/19/2024 Update to the City Council regarding
initial planning of the Civic Auditorium
Anniversary ceremony.
Council
Direction
Brad Albert 1/21/2025
11/19/2024 Proposed Council adoption of the
Resolution to formally establish the
Measure H Oversight Board.
Council
Direction
Chris Tavarez 1/21/2025
12/3/2024 Presentation to the City Council
regarding City resources used to
address homelessness in the City of
Hanford.
Council
Direction
Various Staff 2/18/2025
12/3/2024 Update to the City Council on the
rollout of the My Hanford App
City Manager Brian Johnson 3/18/2025