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ORDINANCE No./;(tJ5tj
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE No. 1991 OF 'TBJ cm OJ' SA1f
BERllARDINOWHICH ESTABLISHES LAND USE ZONING DISTRIC'fS TO REGULATE:
DB USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAID;. THE HEIGn. lfUMBER OF
STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES; ,THE SIZE OF
YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES; THE DENSITY OF POPUU'l'IOJl AND J.JI~.
SITY OF THE USE OF LAND; ADOPTUG A MAP OF SAID LAND USE ZOIfIBG'
DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS, VARIANCES, CODITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, AND THE EIlFORCEMEI'l OF ITS PROVISION, AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CI'l'Y OF SAN BERNARD!lIO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION ONE: That portion of Ordinance No. 1991, Sec~ion
10 Two, Sub-section 2.2, pertaining to the detinition ot garages and
11 marquees is hereby amended to read as tollows:
12 GARAGE, PRIVATE shall mean a detached accessory building
13 or a portion of a main building on the same lot as a dwelling tor
14 the housing of vehicles ot the occupants ot the dwelling, includ-
15 ing cover.d parking spaces or carports.
16 , GARAGE, PUBLIC shall mean an enclosed building designed
17 and used tor servicing public 'vehicles, including major repair..
18 GARAGE. STORAGE shall mean any premises, used exclusively
19 for the storage ot vehicles.
20 MARQUEE shall mean a permanent roofed structure attached
21 to and supported by the building and projecting over public pro-
22 perty.
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SECTION TWO: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Four, ot the
24 City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as tollows:
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SECTION FOUR: "R_lft SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
26 The following regulations shall apply to the "R-l" SINGLE
27 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT:
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4.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or land shall be used
29 and no building shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered,
30 enlarged or maintained except for the following uses:
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A. Single tamily residences, not more than one (1) dwelling
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B. Home occupations. subject to Commission review and
2 approval.
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C. Public and private uses as follows. subject to II. Condi-
4 tional Development Permit:
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1. Churches
2. Public libraries
3. Educational institutions (nonprofit)
8 4. Civic or community clubs are excluded from this district
9 when rented out and/or have liquor licenses for consumption on the
10 premises.
11 I 5. Country clubs and golt courses, excepting miniature cour .
12 es and similar commercial enterprises.
13 . 6. Fire and police stations.
14 7. Museums not operated for protit.
15 8. Parks and playgrounds.
16 9. Electrical substations.
17 10. Children's nurseries.
18 4.2 MINIMUM LOT AREA. LOT DIMENSIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS
19 TO USE:
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A. AREA AND DIMENSIOIS - The following area and dimension
21 i provisions shall apply, provided however, that where a lot has a
22 width of less than sixty (60) feet or an area of less than 7200
23 square teet and was held under separate ownership or was of record
24 at the time this ordinance became effective, such lot may be 00-
25 cupied by any use permitted in the district.
26 1. MIBIMUM AREA - Seventy-two hundred (7200) square feet.
27 2. MINIMUM WIDTH - Sixty (60) teet.
28 3. MINIMUM DEPTH - One hundred (100) teet.
29 B. BUILDING HEIGHT - Maximum. two and one-ha1.f (21-) stories
30 or thirty-five (35) feet.
31 C. BUILDING COVERAGE - Maximum, thirty-rive (35) percent
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D. YARDs:
2 1. FRON'r - There shall be a front yard of not less than
:3 II twenty-five (2S) feet. For blocks partly built up, see Section
4 I 20.6-B. For key lots, see Section 20.6-D.
5 2. SIDE:
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a. There shall be a side yard on each side of the main
7 building of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot,
8 but need.not exceed five (S) feet nor may it be less than three
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b. On corner lots, side yards abutting the street shall
11 be twenty (20) percent of the width of the lot, but need not ex-
12 ceed fifteen (lS) feet nor may it be less than ten (10) feet.
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c. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting
14 the street shall be not less than half (i) of the distance required
15 for front yards on interior lots on the street upon which the re-
16 versed corner lot sides, provided however that this side yard may
17 not be less than fifteen (lS) feet. Private garages located in
18 the side yard shall be at least eighteen (18) feet from the side
19 property line.
20 3. REAR - There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten
21 (10) feet. Not more than thirty (30) percent of the rear yard
22 may be coversd with accessory buildings.
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E. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
F. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - See Section 20.11.
G. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
SECTION THREE: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Five, of
27 the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
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SECTION FIVE: "R-2" TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
The following regulations shall apply to th8 "R-2" Two-
30 Family Residential District:
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5.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or land shall be used and
32 no building shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, en-
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1 larged or maintained except for the following purposes:
2 A. -R-l" uses subject to the same requirements as estab-
3 lished in the -R-l" district.
4 I B. Duplexes and apartments for the housing of not more
5 than two (2) families.
6 C. Two single family dwellings, in detached buildings sub-
7 ject to area requirements.
8 5.2 MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT DIMENSIONS AND OTHER CONDrTIONS
9 TO USE:
10 A. AREA AND DIMENSIONS - The following area and dimension
11 provisions shall apply, provided however, that where a lot has a
12 width of less than sixty (60) feet or an area of less than 7200
13 square feet and was held under separate ownership or was of record
14 at the time this ordinance became effective, such lot may be oc-
15 cupied by any use permitted in the district subject to the area
16 per dwelling unit requirement.
17 1. MINIMUM AREA - Seventy-two hundred (7200) square feet.
18 For two single family dwellings in detached buildings, thirty-
19 three hundred and seventy-five (3375) square feet of lot area shall
20 be provided for each dwelling unit.
21 2. MINIMUM WIDTH - Sixty (60) feet.
22 3. MINIMUM DEPTH - One Hundred (100) feet.
23 B. BUILDING HEIGHT - Maximum, two and a halt (2*) stories
24 or thirty-five (35) feet.
25 C. BUILDING COVERAGE - Maximum, forty (40) percent of the
26 lot area.
27 D. YARDS:
28 1. FRONT - There shall be a minimua tront yard of twenty
29 (20) teet. For partly built up blocks, see Section 20.6-B. For
30 key lots, see Section 20.6-D.
31 2. SIDE - There shall be a side yard on each side of the
32 main building or buildings, of not less than ten (10) percent of
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1 the width of the lot, but need not exceed five (5) feet nor may it
2 be less than three (3) feet. In the case of two single family
3 dwellings on the same lot, side by side. the side yard between
4 buildings may not be less than ten (10) feet. For corner and re-
5 versed corner lot see Section 4.2-D.3. Where a building has its
6 rear to a side lot line the side yard to the rear shall be not
7 less than five (5) feet; the side yard in front of the building,
8 fifteen (15) feet.
9 3. REAR - There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten
10 (10) feet. Not more than fifty (50) percent of a rear yard may
11 be covered with accessory buildings.
12 4. GROUP BUILDINGS - Where two single family dwellings
13 in detached buildings are located on a lot, there shall be not
14 less than ten (10) feet between the sides of buildings arranged
15 side by side and not less than forty (40) feet between buildings
16 arranged front to rear. The plan for such development shall be
17 subject to Commission review and approval.
18 E. FENCES, HEDGES, WALLS - See Section 20.11.
19 F. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
20 G. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
21 SECTIO~ FOUR: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Six, of the
22 City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
23 SECTION SIX: RR-3" MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
24 The following regulations shall apply to the "R-3" Multiple
25 Family Residential District:
26 p.1 USES PERMITTED:
27 A. All uses permitted in the "R-2" District.
28 B. Courts and apartment,<:buildings subject to area per
29 dwelling unit provisions.
30 6.2 MINIMUM LOT J4mA. LOT DIMENSIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS
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32 A. AREA AND DIMENSIONS - The following area and dimension
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1 provisions shall apply, provided however, that where a lot has a
2 width of less than sixty (60) feet or an area of less than 8100
3 square feet and was held under separate ownership or was of record
4 at the time this ordinance became effective, such lot may be oc-
5 cupied by any use permitted in the district subject to the area
6 per dwelling unit requirement.
7 1. MINIMUM AREA - Eighty-one hundred (8100) square feet.
8 Minimum lot area per dwelling unit, eighteen hundred (1800) square
9 feet. The area per dwelling unit requirement shall be complied
10 with regardless of when the parcel was subdivided or became a
11 recorded lot.
12 2. MINIMUM WIDTH - Sixty (60) feet.
13 3. MINIMUM DEPTH - One hundred thirty-five (135) feet.
14 B. BUILDING HEIGHT - Maximum, two and one half (2*) stories
15 or thirty-five (35) feet.
16 C. BUILDING COVERAGE - Maximum, forty-five (45) percent of
17 the lot.
18 D. YARDS:
19 1. FRONT - There shall be a minimum front yard of fifteen
20 (15) feet. For partly built up blocks with a variation in front
21 set back, new buildings may come to fifteen (15) feet.
22 2. SIDE - There shall be a side yard on each side of the
23 main building of ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, but
24 need not exceed five (5) feet nor be less than three (3) feet.
25 See Section 4.2-D.2 for side yard on corner lots. Where a build-
26 ing has its rea1' to a side lot line the side yard to the rear
27 shall be not less than five (5) feet, the side yard in front of
28 the building, fifteen (15) feet.
29 3. ~R - There shall be a rear yard of not less than
30 eight (8) feet.
31 4. GROUP DWELLINGS:
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1 series, racing the side lot line; side yard to the rear or the
2 building rive (5) reet; side yard in rront or building, fifteen
3 (15) feet; distance between building ends, ten (10) feet.
4 b. Group dwellings in a double row, "side by side"
5 series, facing on a central court; side yard to the rear of build-
6 ings, five (5) feet; width of central court, thirty (30) feet;;
7 distance between building ends, ten (10) feet.
8 c. The rear yard of a lot on which a dwelling group is
9 located may be reduced to not less than eight (8) feet. No build-
10 ing in a group dwelling development shall have the rear thereof
11 abutting a street.
12 E. FENCES, HEDGES, WALLS - See Section 20.11.
13 F. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
14 G. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
15 SECTION FIVE: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Seven,
16 Sub-section 7.2, of the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended
17 to read as follows:
18 7.2 MINIMUM LOT AREA, DIMENSIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS TO
19 USE:
20 AJ.'::.AREA AND DIMENSIONS - The following area and dimension
21 provis~Dns shall apply, provided however, that where a lot has a
22 width of less than sixty (60) feet or an area ot less than 8100
23 square teet and was held under separate ownership or was of record
24 at the time this ordinance became effective, such lot may be oc-
25 cupied by any use permitted in the district subject to the area
26 per dwelling unit requirement.
27 1. MINIMUM AREA - Eighty-one hundred (8100) square feet.
28 Minimum lot area per dwelling unit:
29 a. Dwelling units with less than two (2) rooms, eight
30 ~undred (800) square feet of lot area per unit.
31 b. Dwelling units with two (2) or more rooms, one
32 thousand (1000) square feet or lot area per unit.
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1 c. Suites of two (2) or more rooms in a residential
2 hotel shall comply with (b) of this Section, but where
3 individual guest rooms are constructed the requirements
4 of this Section shall not apply.
5 2. MINIMUM WIDTH - Sixty (60) feet.
6 3. MINIMUM DEPTH - One hundred thirty-five (135) feet.
7 B. BUILDING HEIGHT - Maximum height six (6) stories or
8 seventy-five (75) feet.
9 C. BUILDING COVERAGE - Maximum sixty (60) percent of the
10 lot.
11 D. YARDS:
12 1. FRONT - Every lot shall have a front yard of not
13 less than fifteen (15) feet. For partly built up blocks
14 with a variation of front set back, new buildings may come
15 to fifteen (15) feet.
16 2. SIDE - Every lot shall have a side yard on both
17 sides of the main building or buildings of not less than
18 five (5) feet. Said side yard shall be increased two and
19 one-half (2*) feet in width for every story above the
20 second story. See Section 4.2-D.2 for side yards on corner
21 lots and reversed corner lots. Where a building has its
22 rear to a side lot line the side yard to the rear shall be
23 not less than five (5) feet, the side yard in front of the
24 building, fifteen (15) feet.
25 3. REAR - Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less
26 than eight (8) feet.
27 4. GROUP DWELLINGS:
28 a. Group dwellings in a single row, "side to side"
29 series, facing the side lot line; side yard to the rear
30 of the building, five (5) feet; side yard in front of
31 building, fifteen (15) feet; distance between building
32 ends, ten (10) feet. The side yard to the rear of the
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building shall be increased two and one-ha1r (2~) reet
in width ror every story above the second story.
b. Group dwellings in a double row "side to side"
series, racing on a central coUrt; side yard to the
rear or buildings, rive (5) feet; width or central
court, thirty (30) reet; distance between building
ends, ten (10) reet. The side yard to the rear or the
building shall be increased two and one-halr (2i) reet
in width ror every story above the se~ond story.
c. The rear yard or a lot on which a dwelling
group is located may be reduced to not less than eight
(8) feet. No building in a group dwelling development
shall have the rear thereor abutting a street.
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E. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - See Section 20.11.
F. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
G. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
SECTION SIX: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Eight, or the
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18 City or San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
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SECTION EIGHT: "T" TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT
20 The rollowing regulations shall apply to the "T" Transi-
21 tional District:
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8.1 USES PERMITTED - No building, structure or land shall
23 be used, and no building, or structure shall herearter be erected,
24 structurally altered, enlarged except for the following purposes:
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26 abuts subject to the regulations or that district.
A. Uses permitted in the Residential District which it
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B. Automobile parking related and contiguous to a Commer-
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C. When a lot in any Transitional or Commercial District
30 is used residentially, no portion or the residential required
31 yards may be used ror customer parking. The rear or a Transition-
32 al zoned lot which is not closer than one hundred (100) reet rrom
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1 the front property line may be used for a storage building pro-
2 vided no repair or servicing of any kind is conducted therein and
3 such building shall be used entirely in conjunction with the
4 abutting commercially zoned lot.
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8.2 MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT DIMENSIONS AND OrnER CONDITIONS
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A. AREA - The minimum lot areas when placed in residential
8 use shall be the area required in the Residential District which
9 abuts the "T" District.
B. BUILDING COVERAGE:
1. The regulations of the abutting Residential District
shall apply.
C. BUILDING HEIGHT - See Section 8.2-B.
D. YARDS - When used for residential purposes the require-
15 ments for the abutting Residential District shall apply. When used
parking purposes the regulations in Section 8.2-E shall apply.
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E. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN USED FOR PARKING:
1. A site plan shall be submitted to the Commission for
review and approval.
2. The area shall be graded and paved with an all weather
type pavement, either concrete, asphaltic concrete or sim-
ilar material acceptable to the Commission.
3. When a Transitional District consists of property siding
on a Commercial District and has fr4Dt~ge lying along a
residential street, there shall be a five (5) foot high
masonry wall, erected along the property line abutting the
Residential District. Said wall shall be reduced to three
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(3) feet in height at the line of the front yard of the
abutting Residential District. There shall also be a three
(3) foot high masonry wall on the street frontage, which
wall shall be set back from the property line a distance
not less than six (6) feet, excepting driveways.
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4. When a Transitional District extends from the rear of
a Commercial District to the street fronting on a Resi-
dential District there shall be a wall not less than five
(5) feet in height and set back from the front property
line a distance not less than six (6) feet. The wall on
the side street shall be not more than five (5) feet in
height and set back not less than six (6) feet from the
side street property line.
5. There shall be suitable planting along all the street
frontages, in the space between the property line and the
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walls required in Section 8.2-E, 3, 4.
6. Lighting shall be designed to in no way disturb resi-
dents in the abutting district.
F. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - The requirements for the
15 district which it abuts shall apply. If used for parking, see
16 paragraph E above.
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G. PARKING - When used for residential purposes the re-
18 quirements of the district which it abuts shall apply.
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H. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
SECTION SEVEN: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Nine, of
21 the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
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SECTION NINE: "A-P" ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL AND
23 RESEARCH OFFICE DISTRICT.
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The following regulations shall apply to the "A-P" Admini-
25 strative, Professional and Research Office District:
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9.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or structure or land shall
27 be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected,
28 structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for the follow-
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A. Administrative, executive, professional and research
31 ffices, and businesses of an office type nature.
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1 exhibits (not involving sale of material exhibited on the floor).
2 C. Commercial facilities which are related and incidental
:3 to the above uses, provided such incidental uses not to be per-
4 mitted to display advertising, or signs on the outside of the
5 building other than those specifically approved by the Commission.
6 EaCh such incidental use shall be subject to Commission review
7 and approval.
8 D. General research not involving industrial or manufactur-
9 ing processes.
10 E. Medical and biological laboratories.
11 F. Publishing companies, not including printing operations.
12 9.2 COMBINATION USES:
13 A. In the "D" Street area of the A-P District and C-l,
14 C-2, C-3 and C-4 Districts a structure may be used for residence
15 and an office type subject to the following conditions:
16 1. Not over twenty (20) percent of area of the commercially
17 used floor area shall be used for incidental related com-
18 mercia1 display.
19 2. No major external structural alterations or additions
20 to the building shall be made if it is a residential bui1d-
21 ing.
22 3. No residential alterations or additions shall be made
23 to a commercial building for residential purposes.
24 4. No advertising shall be permitted. other than a sign with
25 the name of the occupant or business stated thereon if it
26 is a residential type building and such sign shall not ex-
27 ceed I' x 2' in area and shall have no lights or reflecting
28 lights.
29 5. No combination use shall be permitted in C-3A Zone
30 and/or the A-P Zone.
31 9.3 MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT DIMENSIONS AND 01HER CONDITIONS
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A. AREA - No minimum.
B. HEIGHT - Maximum building height, thirteen (13) stories
one hundred fifty (ISO) feet.
C. LOT DIMENSIONS - No minimum.
D. BUILDING COVERAGE - No maximum.
E. YARDS:
1. FRONT - Every lot shall have a front yard of not less
than twenty (20) feet, except the "0" Street Administrative
Professional District, Which shall be not less than ten (10)
feet.
2. SIDE - None required except as follows:
a. Where an Administrative-Professional District abuts
a Residential District five (S) feet is required.
b. On corner lots there shall be a five (S) feet min-
imum set back from side street property line.
3. REAR - Same rear yard as residence When abutting Resi-
dential District. None required when abutting any Commer-
cial District.
F. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS:
1. There shall be a five (S) foot block wall on all side
and rear lot lines, reduced to three (3) feet in height at
the required front yard set back of the abutting Residential
District. No walls are required When property abuts other
Commercial, Administrative-Professional or Industrial Dis-
tricts; four (4) inch by six (6) inch raised bumper guards
or the equivalent shall be so placed to prevent encroach-
ment onto abutting private or pUblic property.
2. All unsurfaced or landscaped areas on commercially used
lots shall have a continuous bumper or fence separating the
unsurfaced area from the surfaced area.
G. LOADING ~ See Section 20.9.
32 H. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
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1 I. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
2 J. SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - None required.
3 SECTION EIGHT: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Ten, of the
4 City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
5 SECTION TEN: "C-l" NEIGHBORHOOD OOMMFRCIAL DISTRICT.
6 The following regulations shall apply to the "C-l" Neigh-
7 borhood Commercial District:
8 10.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or structure or land
9 shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter
10 erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for
11 the following uses:
12 A. RETAIL STORES:
13 1. Bakeries employing not more than five (5) people.
14 2. Book or stationery stor e.
15 3. Confectionery store.
16 4. Drug store.
17 5. Drygoodsor notions store.
18 6. Florist or gift shop.
19 7. Grocery, fruit or vegetable store.
20 8. Hardware or electrical appliance store.
21 9. Jewelry store.
22 10. Meat market or delicatessen store.
23 11. Package-ice station.
24 12. Photographic supplies.
25 B. OFFICE OR GROUND SPACE:
26 1. Automobile parking lot.
27 2. Offices, business or professional.
28 C. SERVICES:
29 1. Automobile service station (no major repairs, metal
30 work, or painting; only new or unused merchandise may be
31 stored outside; service station pump islands shall not be
32 closer than fourteen (14) feet from the street property
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1 line which distance shall be measured from the nearest
2 street property 1ine.to the nearest edge of the pump
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4 2. Bank.
5 3. Barber sbop and beauty shop.
6 4. Restaurant, tea room, or cafe (no dancing or entertain-
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8 5. Clothes cleaning pick-up agencies or pressing estab-
9 1ishments.
10 6. Dressmaker or millinery shop.
11 7. Launderettes.
12 8. Library.
13 9. Photogr apher .
14 10. Post Office.
15 11. Shoe store and repair.
16 12. Tailor.
17 D. COMBINATION USES: See Section 9.2.
18 E. OTHERS: Such other uses as the Commission determines
19 to be similar.
20 10.2 CONDITIONS TO USE - All structures built in this dis-
21 trict shall be sUbject tQ Commission review and approval.
22 10.3 MINIMUM LOT AREA, DIMENSIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS
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HEIGHT - Maximum height one (1) story or twenty (20) feet
BUILDING COVERAGE - No maximum.
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YARDS:
1. FRONT - Minimum ten (10) feet.
2. SIDE - None required, except when abutting a Residential
District, when a minimum side yard of five (5) feet shall
be required.
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6 SECTION NINE: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Eleven, of
7 the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
8 SECTION ELEVEN: "C-2" COMMUNIlY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
9 The following regulations shall apply to the "C-2" Com-
10 munity Commercial District:
11 11.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or structure or land shall
12 be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
13 structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for the fol-
14 lowing uses:
15 A. Uses permitted in the "C-l" Neighborhood Commercial
16 District.
17 B. RETAIL STORES:
18 1. Antique store.
19 2. Art shop.
20 3. Automobile sales agency, with incidental service and
21 repairs.
22 4. Bakeries (not more than 10 employees).
23 5. Bird store.
24 6. Clothing store.
25 7. Department store.
26 8. Drive-in restaurants where persons are served in their
27 a>>tomobiles.
28 9. Electrical supply shop.
29 10. Feed and fuel stores (entirely within building devoted
30 to retail sales)..
31 11. Frozen food lockers (retail only.)
32 12.. Furniture store.
E. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - See Section 9.3-F.
F. LOADING - See Section 20.9.
G. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
H. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
I. SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - None required.
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14. Liquor store.
15. News stands.
16. Paint stores.
17. Pet shops.
18. Plant nurseries (fertilizer stored within building).
19. Plumbing supply shop.
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21 Trunk and leather goods store.
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1. Auditoriums, meeting halls, for fraternal and service
organizations,on second floor levels only.
2. Business colleges or private schools operated as a com-
mercial enterprise on second floor levels only.
D. SERVICES:
1. Banks and financial institutions.
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2. Catering establishments.
3. Gasoline service stations, including tire shop and
minor repairs (new and unused merchandise may be stored
outside); service station pump islands shall not be closer
than fourteen (l4) feet from the street property line
which distance shall be measured from the nearest street
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4. Launderette and dry cleaning establishments using no
more than two (2) clothes cleaning units, neither of which
shall have a rated capacity of more than forty (40) pounds,
using cleaning fluid which is nonexplosive and noninflam-
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and one-half (l38t) degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Medical or dental labor ator ies.
6. Movie theatres.
7. Music cons ervator ies.
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2 gardening, berry or bush ccpps, flower fields, aviaries or
3 apiaries) when not being used for commercial purposes.
4 9. Outdoor advertising signs and structures.
5 10. Public garages.
6 E. COMBINATION USES: See Section 9.Z.
7 F. Such other uses as the Commission determines to be
8 similar.
9 11.2 CONDITIONS TO USE: .
10 A. All structures built in this district shall be subject
11 to Commission review and approval.
12 11.3 MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT DIMENSIONS AND OTHFR CONDITIONS
13 TO USE:
14 A. AREA - No minimum.
15 B. HEIGHT - Maximum building height, ho and one-half
16 (Z-!) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
17 C. LOT DIMENSIONS - No minimum.
18 D. BUILDING COVERAGE - No maximum.
19 E. YARDS:
20 1. FRONT - Every lot shall have a front yard of not less
21 than five (5) feet. Marquees on the main building may be
22 built out to the front property line.
23 Z. SIDE - None recp ired except where "C_ZIt District abuts
24 a Residential District, then a minimum of five (5) feet
25 shall be required as a buffer between the Commercial and
26 Residential uses and stepped down to three (3) feet in
27 height at the required set back of the abutting Residential-
28 ly zoned property.
29 3. REAR - None required.
30 F. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - See Section 9.3-F.
31 G. LOADING - See Section 20.9.
32 H. PARKING - See Section ZO.7.
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J. BUILDING SPACING - None required.
SECTION TEN: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Twelve, of
4 the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
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SECTION TWELVE: "C-3" GENERAL COw.ERCIAL DISTRICT
6 The following regulations shall apply to the "C-3" General
7 Commercial District:
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12.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or structure or land
9 shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter
10 erected. structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for
11 the following uses:
12 A.. Uses permitted in the "C-2" District.
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B. RETAIL S1ORES:
1. Automobile sales, new and used cars including servicing
and repairs conducted entirely within a building.
2. Commercial greenhouses (retail only).
3. Second-hand goods sold in an enclosed building (no
junk yar ds ) .
4. Used car and trailer sales lots (service and repair
facilities conducted entirely within a building).
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1. Animal hospital (SUbject to Conditional Development
Permit).
2. Auction houses or stores.
3. Baths, Turkish and the like.
4. Blueprinting and photocopying.
5. Bowling alleys.
6. Boxing arenas (SUbject to Conditional Development
Permit).
7. Dance halls (subject to Conditional Development Permit).
8. Drive-in theatres (SUbject to Conditional Development
Permit).
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10. Ice and roller skating (subject to Conditional Develop-
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11. Mechanical auto wash.
12. Mortuaries and funeral parlors (subject to Conditional
Development Permit).
13. Motels and motor hotels (subject to Conditional Devel-
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14. Natatoriums.
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16. Repair gar ages, including automobile and truck repair
and painting or upholstering (conducted wholly within a
building).
17. Trade schools (if not objectionable due to noise,
lights, odor, vibration or dust).
16 18. Trailer Camp (subject to Conditional Development Permit).
17 19. Upholstery Shop.
18 20. Wedding Chapels.
19 21 Tire retreading and recapping, subject to the following
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restrictions: Said operation to be completely enclosed
21 in a building of commercial appearance; space devoted to
22 tire retreading and recapping not to exceed 25% of total
23 first floor area, and new and used tire storage area not
24 to be a part of the retreading and recapping area; tire
25 buffer room to contain motors, blowers and buffer equipment
26 with waste container for buffed or waste rubber to be out-
27 side the buffer room, but within the enclosed building,
28 and the buffer room to be reasonably fire and sound proof.
29 (Classification No. 21 as added to Div. 12.1, Subdiv. (e)
30 of Section 12 of Ordinance No. 1991 by Ordinance No. 2018)
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4 A. There shall be no manufacture, compounding, processing
5 or treating of products other than that which is clearly incident-
6 al and essential to a retail store or business and where all of
7 the products are sold at retail on the premises.
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B. There shall be not more than five (5) persons engaged
9 in the manufacturing processes permitted in paragraph (A) above
10 (except trade schools).
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C. Such uses, operations or products shall not be objec-
12 tionable due to dust, noise, odor, smoke, vibration or other
13 Isimilar causes.
14 12.3 USES PROHIBITED:
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The following uses are expressly prohibited in the "C-3"
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A. Au~omobile wrecking, salvage yards.
B. Beverage manufacturing and bottling, milk bottling
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Ice manufacturing (except automatic coin package ice
Junk yards, lumber yards, sheet metal shops.
Laundries, steam and wet wash.
Olive oil plants, wood, feed and coal yards.
Steam cleaning of trucks, farm implements or tractors.
MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT DIMENSIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS
AREA AND LOT DIMENSICN S - No minimum.
HEIGHT- Maximum building height, two and one-half (2-!)
30 stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
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32 (33) percent. The remainder of the space being set aside for
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D. YARDS - Same as for the "C-2" Community Commercial
3 District (Section 11.2-E), except as follows: No front yard
4 shall be required in the following areas:
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1. Base Line Street from Mt. Vernon to Waterman Avenue.
2. Highland Avenue from, "E" Street to Arrowhead Avenue.
E. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - See Section 9.3-F.
F. LOADING- See Section 20.9.
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10 parking shall be required in the following area:
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H. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
I. SPACE BETWEEN BUILDII\GS - None required.
SECTION ELEVEN: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Thirteen,
15 Division 13.1, of the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended by
16 !adding thereto Subdivision "I" as follows:
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I. COMBINATION USES: There shall be no combination uses
18 (as defined in Section 9.2) in the C-3A District.
19 ' SECTION TWELVE: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Fourteen,
20 i;of the City of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
21 i SECTION FOURTEEN: "C-4" CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
22' The fOllowing regulations shall apply to the "C-4" Central
23, Business District:
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14.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or structure or land shall
25 be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected,
26 structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for the fo1-
27 lowing purposes:
28 A. Uses permitted in the "C-3" General Commercial District.
29 B. COMBINATION USES: See Section 9.2.
30 C. OTHER USES:
31 1. Film Distributors.
32 2. Pawn Brokers.
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mission review and approval: Games of skill or science,
shooting galleries, and the like When conducted entirely
within an enclosed building.
D. Those uses expres$ly prQhi~itedin the ~-3" General
6 Commercial District shall be prohibited in the "C-4" Central
7 Business District.
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E. Those uses listed as requiring Conditional Development
9 Permits in the "C-3" General Commercial District are permitted
10 in the "C-4" Centr a1 Business Distr ict, with the same conditions
11 to use, with the exception of trailer camps, which are specifically
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14.2 MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT DIMENSIONS AND OlHER CONDITIONS
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A. AREA AND LOT DIMENSIONS - No minimum.
B. HEIGHT - Maximum building height, thirteen (13) stories
17 or one hundred fifty (150) feet.
C. BUILDING COVERAGE - No maximum.
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1. FRONT - None required.
2. SIDE - Same as for "C-2" Community Commercial District.
3. REAR - None required.
E. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS: See Section 9.3-F.
F. LOADING - See Section 20~9.
G. PARKING - See Section 20.7.
H. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
I. SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - None required.
SECTION THIRTEEN: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Sixteen,
Ci ty of San Bernardino is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION SIXTEEN: "M-1" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
32 Industrial District:
The following regulations shall apply to the "M-1" Light
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16.1 USES PERMITTED - No building or structure or land
2 shall be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be
3 erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for
4 the following purposes:
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A. Automobile assembly, battery manufacturing, body and
6 fender works, painting, rebuilding, reconditioning, tire retread-
7 ing and recapping, truck repairing and overhauling, upholstering
8 and like uses.
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B. Assembly of small electrical and mechanical appliances
10 and electronic instruments.
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C. Automatic screw machines, blacksmith shops and machine
shops, excluding punch presses over twenty (20) tons, drop hammers.
D. Small boat building and repairs.
E. Contractors storage yards when conducted entirely
within a building or wi thin an open space entir e1y enclosed with
a six (6) foot high chain link fence or six (6) foot high masonry
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18 six (6) feet from the front property line. The six (6) foot set
19 back area shall be l~dscaped and maintained.
20 F. Dreying and freight yards.
21. G. Feed and fuel yards.
22 H. Laundr ie s and dry cleaning plants, car pe t and rug c1ean-
23 ing plants and like uses.
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25 provisions as required in paragraph (B).
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J. Machinery rental when conducted entirely within an
27 enclosed yard as defined in paragraph (E) to contractors storage
28 yard.
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K. Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or
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bakery gOOds, candy, cosmetics,
airy products, drugs, food products (excluding fish and meat
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L. Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of
3 articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared
4 materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, feathers, felt,
5 fibre, fur, glass, hair, horns, leather, paints not employing a
61 boiling process, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious
71 metals or stones, shells, textiles, tobacco, wood, yarns.
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Manufacturing of figurines, pottery or similar ceramic
electricity or gas.
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12 signs, commercial advertising structures (subject to Section 20.10).
13 Light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating ducts
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O. Manufacture of novelties, metal and rubber stamps, toys,
P. Movie studios.
Q. Poultry or rabbit killing incidental to sale on the
premises.
R. Repair garages.
S. Retail lumber yardS including incidental mill work.
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221 U. Wholesaling and warehOusing.
231v. Service Stations.
241 W. Such other uses Which the Commission determines to be
25! similar in nature and does not produce obnoxious noise, vibration,
26 odor, dus t, smoke, glar e and oth er nuisances.
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A. AREA... AND LOT DIMENSIONS - No minimum.
B. .HEIGHT - No maximum.
C. BUILDING COVERAGE - No maximum.
D. YARDS:
1. FRONT - Minimum, ten'(lO) feet on Major and Secondary
Highways; six (6) feet on all other streets.
2. SIDE AND REAR - Same as for "C-2" Community Commercial
Distr ict.
E. FENCES, HEOOES AND WALLS: There shall be a five (5)
10 foot block wall on all side and rear lot lines, reduced to three
11 (3) feet in height at the required set back of the abutting Resi-
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LOADING - See Section 20.9.
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17 ! SECTION FOURTEEN: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Seven-
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18 teen, Sub-section 17.1, of the City of San Bernardino is. hereby
19 amended to read as follows:
201 17.1 USES PERMITTED -No building, structure, or land shall
21 be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected,
22 structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for the follow-
23 ing purposes:
24 A. All industrial uses not expressly prohibited by law,
25 or by reason of emission of noxious or offensive gases or odors,
26 dust, smoke, soot, noise, vibration or light.
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B. Junk yards and like uses. (SUbject to Conditional
28 )evelopment Permit.)
29 SECTION FIFTEEN:
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That Ordinance No. 1991, Section Eighteen,
City of San Bernardino is hereby amended
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AREA - No minimum.
HEIGHT - Same as for "C-4" Central Business District.
LOT DIMENSIONS - No minimum.
BUILDING COVERAGE - No maximum.
YARDS:
FRONT - Minimum, six (6) feet.
2. SIDE - None required.
3. REAR - None required.
F. FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS - See Section 20.11.
G. LOADING - None required.
H. PARKING - None required.
I. SIGNS - See Section 20.10.
J. SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - None required
K. AReHITEQ'l'URAL REVIEW - The plans for all parking lots
and/or parking buildings shall be submitted to the Commission for
review and approva;. especially in relation to places of ingress
and egress 'and the relationship to abutting uses.
SECTION SIXTEEN: That Ordinance 1991, Section Twenty, of
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SECTION TWENTY: GENERAL PROVISIONS
20.1 DETERMINATIONS BY THE COMMISSION - When the term
"other uses which the Commission determines to be similar" is used,
it shall mean those other uses which in the judgment of the Com-
mission, ate similar to and not more objectionable to the health,
safety and general welfare than the uses listed in the same sec-
tion. In no case shall a use listed in a less restricted district
(a "C-2" Community Commercial District being less restricted than
a "C-l" Neighborhood Commercial District) be permitted in a more
restricted district by interpretation. ..
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a street or on a private street acceptable to the Commission. .Such
3 access shall be at least fifty (50) feet wide on such street or
4 way.
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B. No building or structure shall be erected on a lot
6 which abuts a street having only a portion of its required street
7 dedicated and where no part of such dedication would normally
8 revert to said lot if the street were vacated unless provision
9 is made for the dedicating and improving of that portion of the
10 street required by and being a pOrtion of said lot. ;',:Improvement
11 shall be in conformity with the standards established for the
12 remainder of the street frontage of which the lot is a part, but
13 shall not include less than the installation of curb, gutter and
14 sidewalk on that side of the center line of the street upon which
15 the lot fronts. All yards required by this ordinance shall also
16 be provided.
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C. No building permit shall be issued where the structure
18 or structures to be erected will have the effect of depriving
19 other persons of the use of their property, or will have the ef-
20 feet of invalidating the Master Plan, without first subjecting
21 the proposals to the Commission for review and study of possible
22 alternates which might better serve the community.
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D. Building permits for lots in blocks built up less than
24 fifty (50) percent shall be issued only under the fOllowing con-
25 di Hons:
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definingt~.paved area of the street, must be constructed
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upon subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance.
20.3 HOME OCCUPATIONS - The following criteria shall be
4 employed to determine a valid home occupation:
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A. No employment of help other than the members of the
6 resident family.
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B. No use of material or equipment not recognized as
8 being part of the normal practices in the zone in which the use
9 is a part.
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c. No sales of products or services not produced on the
11 premises.
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D. A consu~tjng office for 'a doctor or dentist or similar
131 profession when their principal offices are located in a commer-
141: cia! or administrative or ,professional district. No building
15i shall be remodeled or structurally altered for the above purpo~es.
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The use shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular
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It shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles
No storage of materials and/or supplies, indoor or
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H. It shall not involve the use of signs other than those
23 permitted in the district of which it is a part.
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I. Not more than one room in the dwelling shall be em-
25 ployed for the home occupation.
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J. No building or space outside of the main building shall
27 be used for home occupational purposes.
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30 such that the structure may be reasonably recognized as serving
31 a nonresidential use (either by color, materials or construction,
32 ighting, signs, sounds or noises, vibrations, etc.).
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20.4 AREA REQUIREMENTS - Except as hereinafter provided,
a no building or structure shall be hereafter erected or located
3 on a lot unless such building, structure or enlargement conforms
4 with the area regulations of the district in Which it is located:
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A. No parcel of land held,under separate ownership at
6 the time of the effective date of this ordinance may be reduced
7 i in any manner below the minimum standards established by this
8 ordinance for the district within Which the lot is located.
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B. No lot area may be so reduced or diminished that the
10 yards or ,other open spaces will be smaller than prescribed by
11 this ordinance, nor may the occupancy be increased in any manner
12 except in conformity with the regulations herein established.
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C. No required yard or other open space around an exist-
14 ing building, or which is hereafter provided around any building
15 for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this ordinance
10 may be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other
17 building, nor may any yard or other required open space on an
18 adjoining lot be considered as providing a yard or open spa~e on
19 a lot whereon a building is to be erected.
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D. No parking area, parking space or loadisg space Which
21 is provided for the purposes of complying with the provisions of
22, this ordinance shall thereafter be relinquished or reduced in
23 any manner below the requirements established in this ordinance,
24 unless equivalent facilities are provided elsewhere, the location
25 of Which is approved by the Commission.
26: 20.5 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES - Where uncertainty exi~ts as to
27, the boundaries of any district as shown on the Land Use Zoning
28, the-following shall apply:
30, oundaries are approximately street, alley or lot lines said lines
A. STREET, ALLEY OR LOT LINES - Where indicated district
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2 shall be determined by use of the scale shown on said map.
3 B. UNCERTAINTIES - Where uncertainties exist, the Com-
4 mission shall, by written decision determine the location of the
5 district boundary or building setback line.
6 C. VACATIONS - In the event that a vacated street, alley,
7 right-of-way or easement was the boundary between two districts,
8, the new zoning district boundaries shall be at the new property
9 i line.
10' 20.6 BUILDING SETBACK:
11 i A. The front yard requirement for the various districts
12 shall determine the minimum building setback from the front
13, property line.
14' B. Ih',each block where fifty (50) percent or more of
15 the frontage on a side of a given street is already built up
1e at the time of the effective date of this ordinance, the aver-
17: age distance from the building front to the property line of
18 existing buildings shall be determined to be the setback line,
19 provided, however, that in no case shall this distance be less
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21: C. On key lots the minimum front yard shall be the
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23: side yard required for the reversed corner lot. When buildings
24 on the adjoining interior lot are closer to the property line
25 than the distance prescribed for such front yard by this or-
26 dinance, the location of the existing building shall determine
271 the front yard on said interior lot. In no case shall the key
28 I lot front yard be less than fifteen (15) feet.
29' 20.7 PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS - Every building or
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A. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - There shall be at least one (I)
and not more tban,'three (3) parking spaces in a garage or covered
parking place in a carport for every dwelling unit. Those park-
ing spaces shall l;>e on the same"lot with the main building or
on'alot contwous to and permanently available for such parking
facilities. Such parking spaces shall be located to the rear
of the front setback line, except in mountain areas or hillside
lots where garages or carports may be located in the front yard
When approved by the Commission.
Where a private garage or accessory building is located
on the rear of the lot and has its access to an alley, it shall
be not less than fifteen (15) feet from the center line of said
alley. Where the garage shall have access to the street on the
front by means of a driveway located on the same lot with the
garage, said garage shall be located not closer than three (3)
feet from the side and/or rear property lines of the lot. No
garage entry may be closer than eighteen (18) feet from any street,
except in mountainous areas.
B. NON-RESIDENTIAL USE DISTRICTS - For buildings or
structures other than dwellings and for uses involving large con-
centrations of people, thete shall be at least one (I) parking
space on the same lot with the main building, or on lots im-
mediately contiguous thereto and available for use by the occu-
pants, in the following ratios for specific types of use: In no
case shall a residentially used lot have its required yard space
used for commercial parking or commercial access. Such resi-
dential lot depth shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet
deep. Wherever the rear portion of a non-residential lot is used
for commercial parking, it shall conform to Section 8.2E and
Section 20.8.
1. FOR CHURCHES, TIIEATRES. AUDITCRIUMS, AND SIMILAR PLACES
OF ASSEMBLY - At least one (I) parking space for every
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moveable seats are provided for, there shall be one (1)
parking space for e very forty (40) square feet of area
within the auditorium or meeting hall. In eases of a use
without a building, there shall be one (1) parking space
for each five (5) persons normally attending or using the
f acili ties.
2. FOR HOSPITALS AND INSTIlUTIONS - There shall be at
least one (1) parking space for every hio (2) beds pro-
vided for in said building or one (1) par king space for
every one thousand (1000) square feet of total floor
space included within said building, whichever provides
the greater number of spaces.
3. FOR HOTELS. AND CLUBS - There shall be at least One
(1) parking space for every two (2) guest rooms for the
first forty (40) guest rooms and one (1) space. for every
four (4) guest rooms over the initial forty (40).
4. FOR TOURIST COURTS AND MOTELS - There shall be one (1)
parking space for every individual sleeping room or living
unit. In cases where large units may be subdivided into
smaller units for individual use, there shall be a park-
ing space for each of the smaller units.
5. FOR COMMERCIAL USES:
a. "C-l" Neighborhood and Commercial District: There
shall be at least t"wo en square feet of parking area for ,. .
each one (1) square foot of floor area, or fraction
thereof and one (1) par~i~g space for everyone and five-
tenths (1.5) employees or fraction thereof. Where off-
stree,Lparking facilities are provided for in a large
parking area or compound, and the over-au relationship
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the provisions of this Section will be considered to be
complied with for individual uses if such parking and
,lc;>ading areas are placed in a "PIt Parking District.
The Commission shall make a recommendation in writing
before the Council shall deem any community parking area
as satisfying the requirements of this Section.
b. "C-2" Community Commercial District: The pro-
visions of the "C-I" District shall apply with the modi-
fication that there shall be provided one (1) space for
every three (3) persons permanently employed in the Com-
munity Shopping Center.
c. "C-3" and "C-3A" General Commercial District:
There shall be at least one (1) square foot of parking area
for each square foot of floor area, or fraction thereof.
The provisions of the "C-2" Community Commer cial Distr ict
for employee parking shall apply to the "C-3" General
Commercial District. In calculating the floor area and
the area to be set aside for parking, the lots in the
Transi tional "T" District may be considered if said "T"
Transitional District land is owned and developed for park-
ing and is then placed in a up" Parking District.
d. "C-4" Central Business District: For new buildings,
enlargements or increases in capacity of existing buildings,
at least one (1) permanently maintained parking space for:
(1) Commercial building having a gross floor area of
less than seven thousand five hundred (7500) square
feet, there shall be one (1) space for each five
hundred (500) square feet of said gross floor area.
(2) Commercial buildings having a floor area of more
than seven thousand five hundred (7500) square,feet,
one (1) parking space per one thousand (1000) square
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There shall be two (2) square feet of parking per each
one (1) square foot of floor area, except in the "D"
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7. "C-M" COMMERCIAL .. MANUFACTURING DISTRICT:' Parking
shall be provided as required in the "C-4" Central Business
and toM-I" Light Industrial Districts forduses listed in
those Distr icts.
8. "M-l" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT: There shall be one
(1) off-street parking space for each three (3) permanent
employees located within three hundred (300) feet of the
property served. In addition there shall be at least
one (1) parking space for each truck operated by the con-
cern and one (1) parking space for each sales person per-
manently employed.
9. f~M_2" GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT: See provisions for
Industrial Uses in the "M-l" Light Industrial District.
20.8 TREATMENT OF PUBLIC PARKING AREAS, PRIVATE PARKING
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be improved and maintained as required in the following sections.
f A. . All areas shall be surfaced or paved with asphaltic
concrete, concrete or other bitulitl1ic surfacing acceptable.~o
the Commission and shall tp$reafter be maintained in good opndi-
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shall be separated therefrom by a solid masonry wall five (5)
feet in height, provided said wall shall not exceed three (3)
feet in height where it is in the front yard area of an abutting
residential use or district. Where no fence or wall is required
along a boundary of an area covered by this Section, there shall
be a concrete curb or timber barrier not less than six (61 inches
in height securely installed and maintained as a safeguard to
abutting property or public right-of-way. The barrier shall be
not less than two (2) feet from a property line.
C. Where such area adjoins a residential district, there
shall be a border of approximate landscaping not less than six
(6) feet in depth, along the residential street frontage, to
protect the character of the adjoining residential property.
Such landscaping shall be maintained. Plans for the development
shall be submitted to the Commission for review and approval.
This provision need not apply to the "C-4" Central Business Dis-
tr ict.
D. Lighting where provided to illuminate such parking,
sales and/or display areas shall be so arranged as to reflect
away from the adjoining residential areas and to be designed not
to cause a nuisance either to highway traffic or to the living
environment.
20.9 LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Every hospital, institution. hotel, commercial or
industrial building hereafter erected or established shall have
one (1) permanently maintained loading space of not less than
ten (10) fee-t 'In)lfidth, twenty (20) feet in length and fourteen
(14) feet in height for each four thousand (4000) square feet of
Jloor area. or fraction t1}ereof; provided, however, that not more
than'two (2) of such space's shall be required, unless the floor
area exceeds twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet in which
sase the site plan shall be submitted to the Commission for the
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17 unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided on a
18 contiguous lot in conformity with the requirements of this Section;
19 provided, however, that this regulation shall not require the
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a B. When the lot upon which the loading space is located
3 abuts upon an. alley such loading space shall adjoin and have
4 access from said alley. The length of the loading space may be
5 measured perpendicular to or parallel with the center line of
6 the alley. Where such loading space is parallel with the alley
7 the loading space shall extend across the full width of the lot,
8 except that if only t"WO (2) spaces are required the length of
9 the loading area need not exceed fifty (50) feet.
10 C. Where the loading area abuts a street, the front yard
11 required H': the district may be used in cat. culating the area
12 required for loading providing that there be no more than one
main building other than those specified above.
E. Loading space required by this ordinance may occupy
a required rear yap~, but in no case shall any part of an alley
or street be used as a loading area.
20.10 SIGNS: This Section shall include as part of its
provisions those sections of City Ordinance 1911 which are not in
conflict herewith.
Outdoor advertising signs and structures shall be permitted
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placed on a building or on the land other than as speci-
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a. No outdoor advertising sign or structure may be
located within five hundred (500) feet of the center line
of a freeway or parkway if the advertising thereon is
designed primarily to be viewed from the main traveled
roadway of a freeway or parkway (freeway and parkway as
defined in the Business and Professional Code of the
State of California).
b. Whenever a commercially zoned lot is used for
both a residence and a business, there shall be only such
identification sign as relates to the business name and
shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area, nor have
flashing or blinking lights.
B. SIGNS PERMITTED IN DISTRICTS:
1. "R-l" RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT: No billboards or other
commercial advertising signs shall be permitted in this
district. Signs not greater than one hundred (100)
square feet in area may be erected for the purposes of
land subdivision or sale when located on the land to which
said sign refers. "For Rent" signs not to exceed three
(3) $quaee feet shall be permitted.
2. "R-2" , "R-3" and "R-4" RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: Same
as for the ''R-l'' Single Family Residential District.
3. "T" TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT: When used for parking the
total area of the signs permitted at each entry or exit
shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each one thousand
(1000) square feet of lot area. When used for residential
purposes the requirements of the abutting residential zone
shall apply.
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there may be erected such signs as pertain to the uses
permitted in this District. These signs shall be attached
to the buildings in which the use referred to takes place,
or if the use is conducted outside of a building, the sign
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a. There shall be no outdoor advertising structures
built in this zoning district.
b. Such outdoor advertising structures as exist in
this zoning district shall be subject to the conditions
of Section 22.2-B of this ordinance.
5. "C-2" COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT: In addition to
the signs permitted in the "C-l" Neighborhood Commercial
District, signs may be erected or placed on all building
faces and outdoor advertising signs anlll structures may be
erected.
6. "C-3" and "C-3A" GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS: Same
as for ttC_2", Community Commercial District, provided,
however. that in the "C-3Att General Commercial District,
outdoor advertising structures will not be permitted on
Highland Avenue. on /lit. Vernon Avenue from Highland Avenue
south to Base Line, and from Mill Street to the South
city limits, and such "C-3A" General Commercial zoning
as exists in the vicinity of Marsh.all Boulevard and ttEtt
Street. except that bill boards not to exceed 32 square
feet in area may be erected on a temporary basis not to
exceed one hundred eighty (180) days as a directional
sign for the purpose of advertising the sale of new sub-
division developments of five (5) or more lots.
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this
subsection. any sign on a standard may extend out to the
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sign is not less than eight feet from the ground level
immediately beneath such sign.
(Section 20.10, Para. B. Subsec. 6, as amended by
Ord. No. 2041) (Adopted August 2, 1954)
7. "C-4" CENTRAL BUSINESS DIS1RICT:. Same as "C-3" Gen-
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signs shall be permitted other than those which indicate
the name of the building and the principal uses to Which
the building is being put. Such signs may not rise above
the top of any building and may not extend out from the
building more than two (2) feet on any side, front or
rear. The signs may be lighted, but not including the
use of flashing signs or blinkers. Plans and elevations
of all signs intended for purposes of advertising shall
be submitted to the Commission for review.
9. "P" PARKING DISTRICT: Same as "C-3" General Com-
mercia1 District. Before any "P" Parking District may
be established in the "C-4" Central Business District,
the concurrence in writing of both the Planning Commis-
sian and the owner would be required.
10. "C-M" COMMERCIAL - MANUFACTURING DISTRICT: Same as
for ItC_3" General Commercial District.
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11. "M-1~ LIGHT INDUS1RIAL DISnUCT: Same as for "C-3"
General Commercial District.
12. "M-2" GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT: Same as for tiC_3ft
General Commercial District.
13. "0" OPEN USE DISTRICT: None permitted other than
those related to a public purpose.
20.11 FENCES. HEDGES AND WALLS: Fences may be erected on
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9 building-or structure at 'the point where that structure is closest
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12 enclose tennis courts, or other game areas located within the
13 rear half of the lot, 'shall be composed of wire mesh or steel
14 mesh capable of admitting a t least ninety (90) percent of light
15 as measured on a reputable light meter. Such fences shall be
16 permitted subject to the obtaining of a use permit~ which may
17 be granted on the finding that such an enclosure will not consti-
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20 light as measured by a reputable light meter) hedges, landscape
21 architectural features on guard rails (for safety or protection
22 around a depressed or raised ramp) not more than four (4) feet
23 in height, may be located in any front, side or rear yard.
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25 be established on a side property line in conformity with Section
26 20.11 A and B when the nearest main dwelling (excluding attached
27 garage) is less than three (3) feet from that property line; four
28 and one-half (4t) foot fence when the building is four (4) feet
29 from that property line; five (S) foot fence when the nearest
30 dwelling is five (S) feet from that property line; five and one-
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if'! '.20.12 AIRPORT FLIGHT ZONES; The following regulations
3 shall apply to land lying outside the boundaries of all airports
4 in the City, ~r located contiguous thereto where the take-off
5 or landingp.tterns involve flight over land within the City:
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the flight zone for landing strips or aircraft runways
unless the height of' said buildings shall be below a
line defined as the angle of glide. The angle of glide
is herein defined as beginning at the end of the takeoff
or landing strip and having an angle described by a one
(1) foot vertical rise for every forty (40) feet of hor-
izontal run. All existing buildings lying within this
area which do not comply to this provision are hereby
declared to be non-conforming and are subject to such
action as may be preseribed by law.
SECTION SEVENTEEN: That Ordinance No. 1991t Section
19 Twenty-Sevent Sub-5ection 27.1 - B, of the City of San Bernardino
20~ is hereby amended to read as follows:
B. FILING FEE - A uniform fee of Thirty-five ($35.00)
Dollars plus One ($1.00) Dollar for each additional lot shall be
paid to the City upon the filing of each .petitiont to cover the
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under and pursuant to the provisions of this section must be
filed with the Commission not less than fifteen (15) days prior
to the date set for the hearing of said petition.
SECTION EIGHTEEN: That Ordinance No. 1991, Section
Twenty-Eight, Sub-Section 28.3, of the City of San Bernardino
is hereby amended to read as follows:
28.3 PROCEDURE
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this section shall be filed with the Commission upon forms pro-
vided, and accompanied by such data as may be prescribed for that
purpOS1!1)'IY the Commission to assure the fullest presentation of
facts.
B. A.uniform fee of Thirty-five ($35.00) Dollars shall
be paid to the City upon the filing of each petition, to cover
7 the costs and expenses involved. Any and all petitions to be
8 filed under and pursuant to the provisions of this and other
9 sections requiring Conditional Development Permits, must be
10 filed with the Commission not less than fifteen (15) days prior
11 to the date set for the hearing of said petition.
12 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
13 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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