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ZONING CODE CLEAN UP
PR-2023-001525 (AMD, RZ)
Community & Economic Development Department
City Council
October 24, 2023
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2 PURPOSE
Ensure Zoning Code Compliance with State Law
Clarify ambiguous, conflicting, outdated language
Align Zoning with General Plan
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3 • 19.100.040 Residential Development
Standards
• 19.630.040 Permitted Projections into
Required Yards
CODE
SECTION
• Front porch projections into yards
• 19.100 allows a 6-foot projection
• 19.630 allows a 5-foot projection
CURRENT
• Simplify permitted projections for
porches.
• All provisions moved to 19.630.040
(Permitted Projections into Required
Yards)
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 1: PROJECTIONS INTO YARDS
Required front yard setback
6ft
projection
into front
yard
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4 • 19.150.020.A (Permitted uses table)CODE
SECTION
• Intent of Mixed-Use Zone: Reduce vehicle
dependency, create compact
development (Chapter 19.120)
• Drive-thru restaurants permitted with CUP
in all Commercial, MU-Village, and MU-
Urban Zones
CURRENT
• Create consistency between permitted
uses and Mixed-Use Intent and Purpose
• Remove drive-thru restaurant use in MU-
Village and MU-Urban Zones
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 2: MIXED USE ZONE CONSISTENCY
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5 • 19.150.020.A (Permitted uses table)
• 19.405 (Tattoo and Body Piercings)
CODE
SECTION
• Permitted with a CUP in the CR
(Commercial Retail) & CG (Commercial
General Zone)
• Prohibited in all other zones
CURRENT
• Remove outdated standards
• Align with personal services (e.g., nail
salon, barber shop)
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 3: TATTOO PARLORS
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6 • 19.150.020.A (Permitted uses table)
• 19.910 (Definitions)
CODE
SECTION
• “Truck and Trailer Storage” prohibited as
an unlisted use
• “Truck Terminal” listed but undefined
creating ambiguity and conflict
CURRENT
• Clarify “Truck and Trailer Storage” as a
prohibited use.
• Remove “Truck Terminal” from RMC
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 4: TRUCK AND TRAILER STORAGE
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7 • 19.255 (Assemblies of People – Non-
Entertainment)
CODE
SECTION
• RMC regulates parking requirements for
Assemblies of People uses separate from
housing units in the same project
CURRENT
• Create consistency with State Law
• Cite Government Code §65913.6 under
Chapter 19.255
• Allow places of worship and residential
units in same project to share parking
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 5: AB 2244
Image source: StMichaelsRiverside.com – Rendering of newly built Religious Institution Affiliated Housing Development RiversideCA.gov
8 • 19.480.040 – (Fueling Systems – Private
[Above-ground])
CODE
SECTION
• 19.150.020 requires a Minor CUP for
modifications
• 19.480.040 requires a CUP for
modifications
CURRENT
• Remove conflicting language
• Amend 19.480.040 to require a Minor
CUP for modifications
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 6: PRIVATE FUEL STATIONS
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9 • Chapter 19.440.030 Site location,
operation, and development standards.
CODE
SECTION
• Accessory structures limited to 750 sf in
the RR, RE, and R-1 ZonesCURRENT
• Remove precluding limitations for large
lots
• No size limit for accessory structures on
lots greater than 1 acre in the RE, RR,
and R-1 Zones.
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 7: ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
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10 • Chapter 19.580 (Parking and Loading)CODE
SECTION
• RMC does not account for AB 2097
(removes mandatory parking minimums
for projects within 0.5 mile of major transit
stop)
CURRENT
• Create consistency with State Law
• Cite Government Code §65863.2 under
Parking Requirements
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 8: AB 2097
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11 • Chapter 19.580.070 Off street parking
location and type requirements
CODE
SECTION
• RVs more than 10,000 GVWR can only
be parked in the RA-5, RE, and RR Zones
and are limited to side and rear yard
areas only
CURRENT
• Remove weight limit
• All RVs permitted to park in all SFR Zones
• May not encroach onto the public ROW
or create hazard
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 9: RV PARKING
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Image source: The Great Bend Tribune
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12 • 19.550 – Fences, Walls and Landscape
Materials
CODE
SECTION
• Electrified security fence systems
permitted with CUP under (Ordinance
7617, 2022)
• Electric wire listed as a prohibited
material
CURRENT
• Delete outdated code language
• Remove “electric wire” under prohibited
material, consistent with Ordinance
7617
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 10: PERMITTED WALL MATERIALS
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13 • 19.550 (Fences, Walls and Landscape
Materials)
CODE
SECTION
• Maximum wall heights not clearly stated
• Outside of required setbacks
• Adjacent to utility/mobility
infrastructure
• Walls for sound attenuation
CURRENT
• Clarify maximum wall heights
• Outside of setbacks: max 6ft
• Adjacent to infrastructure: max 8ft
• Sound walls permitted at height
identified in noise study
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 11: WALL HEIGHTS
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14 • 19.910 DefinitionsCODE
SECTION
• Farmworker Housing Act (AB 1783, 2019)
not codified in RMCCURRENT
• Satisfy Housing Element Program HE-5-5
• Add “farmworker housing” to
“Agricultural Use” definition in
compliance with Health and Safety
Code §17021.6.
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 12: EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT
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15 AMENDMENT 13: REZONE
EXISTING PROPOSED
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16 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Strategic Priority 5 – High
Performing Government
Goal 5.3 – Demonstrates adaptivity as an
organization and enhances
communication and collaboration with
community members to improve
transparency, building public trust, and
encourage shared decision making.
Cross Cutting Threads
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17 RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. DETERMINE that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and;
2. APPROVE Planning Case PR-2023-001525 (AMD, RZ) based on the findings outlined in the staff report.
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