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Zoning Ordinance

Cover Sheet

Resource Management Agency

Table of Contents

Portions of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County

Part I, Chapter 23 Administrative Fines

Part IV, Chapter 1 Public Nuisances

Part IV, Chapter 25 Agricultural Application of Sewer Sludge

Part IV, Chapter 25, Exhibit “A” Biosolids Land Spreading Regulations

Part VI, Chapter 11 River Rafting

Part VI, Chapter 3 Regulation of Gambling Establishments

Part VII, Chapter 09 Development Agreements

Part VII, Chapter 13 Airport Zoning Regulations

Part VII, Chapter 19, Article 1 Regulations Concerning Streets and Highways - Building Line Setbacks for Public Roads

Part VII, Chapter 19, Article 3 Street Names and Numbers and House Numbers

Part VII, Chapter 25 Surface Mining and Reclamation

Part VII, Chapter 27 Flood Damage Prevention

Part VII, Chapter 29 Right to Farm

Part VII, Chapter 31 Water Efficient Landscaping

Section 165 Appeals Procedures

Tulare County Zoning Ordinance

Section 01 & 2 Adoption & Definitions

Section 02.1 Definitions in State Responsibility Areas

Section 02.2 Definitions Pertaining to Animal Confinement Facilities

Section 02.5 General Provisions (relocated to Section 15, Subsection D, Paragraph 1)

Section 03 Establishing Zones and Limiting the Use of Land Therein

Section 04 “R-A” Rural Residential Zone

Section 04.5 “MR” Mountain Residential Zone

Section 05 “R-O” Single Family Estate Zone

Section 06 “R-1” Single Family Residential Zone

Section 07 “R-2” Two Family Residential Zone

Section 08 “R-3” Multiple Family Zone

Section 08.05 “O” Recreation Zone

Section 08.07 “CO” Commercial Recreation Zone

Section 08.1 “P-O” Professional and Administrative Office Zone

Section 09 “P-1” Automobile Parking Zone

Section 09.5 “AE” Exclusive Agricultural Zone

Section 09.55 “AE-10” Exclusive Agricultural Zone - 10 Acre Minimum

Section 09.6 “AE-20” Exclusive Agricultural Zone - 20 Acre Minimum

Section 09.7 “AE-40” Exclusive Agricultural Zone - 40 Acre Minimum

Section 09.8 “AE-80” Exclusive Agricultural Zone - 80 Acre Minimum

Section 10 “A-1” Agricultural Zone

Section 10.3 “AF” Foothill Agricultural Zone

Section 10.5 “TPZ” Timber Preserve Zone

Section 10.7 “RC” Resource Conservation Zone

Section 11 “C-1” Neighborhood Commercial Zone

Section 12 “C-2” General Commercial Zone

Section 12.5 “C-3” Service Commercial Zone

Section 13 “M-1” Light Manufacturing Zone

Section 14 “M-2” Heavy Manufacturing Zone

Section 14.1 “AP” Airport Impact Zone

Section 14.3 “M” Special Mobilehome Zone

Section 14.4 “SC” Scenic Corridor Combining Zone

Section 14.5 Special Combining Zone

Section 14.7 “F-1” Primary Flood Plain Zone

Section 14.8 “F-2” Secondary Flood Plain Combining Zone

Section 15 General Provisions and Exceptions

Section 15.1 Confined Animal Feeding Operations

Section 16 Variances and Special Use Permits

Section 16.2 Site Plan Review

Section 16.4 “SR” Site Review Combining Zone

Section 17 Amendments

Section 18 Petitions, Notices, Investigations and Hearings

Section 18.5 Planned Unit Development

Section 18.6 “PD” Planned Development Zone

Section 18.7 “F” Foothill Combining Zone

Section 19 Interpretation - Purpose – Conflict

Section 20 Permits - Licenses – Compliance

Section 21 Penalties: Nuisance

Section 22 Compliance Reporting and Monitoring

Section 22.1 Confined Animal Feeding Operations Compliance Reporting and Monitoring

Appendices

Appendix 1 A Summary of Land Use Controls which are applicable to the A-1 Agricultrual Zone

Appendix 2 Policy 706.1, Zoning Policy: Uses: F - Foothill Combining Zone

Appendix 3 Administrative Use Permits

Appendix 4 Fee Schedule

Appendix 5 List of Amendments to the Text of Ordinance No. 352, the Zoning Ordinance of Tulare County