zoneoptics
Lindsay, California · General provision

18.12.020

All Lindsay districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 3 storiesMAX DENSITY30 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE20%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum density
30 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
20%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
6

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applied to residential, commercial, and industrial base zoning districts designated as redevelopment project areas

Uses

Permitted by right2

Extracted standards

18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Density

Fencing & walls

  • Fences, walls and hedges

    Permitted in accordance with Section 18.06.050(A).

Other

  • Architectural compatibility

    Structures shall reflect the general architectural character of neighboring residences through use of related building features including scale/mass, height, proportion, windows, doorways, color, materials, and shapes.

  • Maximum occupants per emergency shelterShelterTemporary accommodation for people without housing, usually with support services.12 persons

    The facility shall not serve more than twelve persons on any night.

  • Mechanical equipment visibility

    Mechanical equipment shall not be visible from any public rights-of-way or common recreational areas.

  • Minimum common area width adjacent to groups5 ft

    Within this area, a minimum common area of five feet in width shall be provided adjacent to all groups of units except where the groups front or abut a public street.

  • Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.20 pct

    A minimum of twenty percent of net site area shall be provided as common open area, exclusive of driveways and parking areas.

  • Minimum groundcover and shrub coverage75 pct

    Planter areas shall be planted at a density to achieve groundcover and shrub coverage of at least seventy-five percent at plant maturity.

  • Minimum recreational amenity area per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./du

    At least one hundred square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided in the form of recreational amenities, such as walking trails, playgrounds, swimming pools, etc.

  • Minimum separation between emergency shelters250 ft

    There shall be a minimum distance separation of at least 250 feet between emergency shelters.

  • Minimum distance of trash enclosures from residential structures and property lines25 ft

    Enclosures shall be located a minimum distance of twenty-five feet from any residential structure in the development, and from adjoining property lines of a residential zoning district.

  • Minimum tree trunk caliper at planting2 in

    Trees shall be double-staked and have a minimum trunk caliper of at least two inches at planting.

  • Dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. orientation

    Dwelling units may be located adjacent to or detached from other dwelling units, or may be located above non-residential uses such as retail or office uses. However, dwelling units shall not be located above or beneath other dwelling units.

  • Parking ratio for emergency shelters

    The facility shall provide at least one off-street parking space for every two beds and one parking space per employee.

Parking

  • Maximum contiguous uncovered parking spaces6 spaces

    Uncovered parking areas shall contain no more than six contiguous parking spaces in any single location.

  • Maximum parking spaces as percentage of required110 pct

    The total number of off-street parking spaces for a residential development shall not exceed one hundred ten percent of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by Article 13.

  • Minimum percentage of parking in enclosed garages50 pct

    At least fifty percent of required parking spaces shall be located in enclosed garages, located with direct interior access from dwelling units.

Signage

  • Signs

    Permitted in accordance with Section 18.14.040(C).

From the ordinance

Residential uses shall be permitted by right in the MXU district, subject to administrative (non-discretionary) site plan review. The following standards are intended to: a) encourage flexible development of high density affordable housing; b) provide exceptional amenity and design quality that is human-scaled and non-institutional; and c) encourage sustainable development practices, based on neighborhood design principles.
18.12.020