San Luis Obispo County Unincorporated

Any light source used for ground area illumination... shall be shielded from above... Free-standing outdoor lighting fixtures shall not exceed the height of the tallest building on the site.

Exemptions from land use permit requirements include walls or fences of 6'-6" or less in height, and open wire fences of any height in the Agriculture and Rural Lands land use categories.

On all streets outside the central business district, an offer of dedication shall be made for parcels adjacent to public streets... minimum eight-foot parkway between the curb and sidewalk... one street tree per fifty feet frontage

Agricultural accessory buildings... are not required to have a land use permit unless the structure meets one or more of the following criteria: proposed in an area other than Agriculture or Rural Lands; located within an airport review or flood hazard area; located on a site of less than 20 acres; located within 100 feet of any adjacent property or public road; has a gross floor area exceeding 5,000 square feet or contains more than a single story plus storage loft; or no existing or apparent agricultural use on the property.

The maximum floor area allowed for a guesthouse is 40 percent of the habitable floor area of the main residence, up to a maximum of 600 square feet.

Sales area limited to 500 sq ft. Setbacks: 50 ft front, 30 ft side/rear, 400 ft from existing residence. Parking: 1 per 250 sq ft.

When located in a central business district, a repair service that is a principal use (not accessory to retail sales on the same premises), shall be limited to hand-carried items.

Public Utility Facilities shall be screened on all sides. An effective visual barrier will be established through the use of a solid wall, fencing and/or landscaping.

The storage of flammable or combustible liquids... subject to standards... Aboveground storage facilities... set back 50 feet from any property line or residential use.

Within urban and village reserve lines... fencing and/or screening shall be provided as required by this Section. Unless otherwise specified, fencing and screening shall be a minimum height of six feet.

The maximum height for new structures is as follows... Agriculture, Rural Lands 35 feet; Commercial CBD 45 feet; Industrial 45 feet; etc.

Grading for structures and roads shall occur on slopes that are 20 percent or less... Maximum building height is 25 feet above natural grade.

Along the Temattate Ridge, south of Los Berros Creek, these standards apply to land above the 800-foot elevation and not beyond 40 feet in vertical elevation below the highest elevation on the back of the ridge at any given point along the ridgeline.

Within the Highway 101 frontage (limited to the first 300 feet)... Zoning Clearance is also required for agricultural accessory buildings larger than 600 square feet, individually or cumulatively, that have a roof pitch of less than 3:12

Cluster divisions of land that are located within the Highway 101 corridor design standards may utilize an open space parcel area that is smaller than required by Section 22.22.140.

Grading for structures and roads shall occur on slopes that are less than 30 percent.

open space preservation is a compatible measure to support the approval of new development. Approval of an application for any land division, Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit... is contingent upon the applicant executing an agreement with the County to maintain portions of the site in open space use

Minor Use Permit approval is required for all new structures except agricultural and residential accessory structures and accessory dwelling units.

These provisions apply to projects located within the Salinas River Highway Corridor, San Luis Obispo Highway Corridor, and South County Highway Corridor... Maximum building height is 25 feet above natural grade.

In any residential or Rural Lands land use category, any single ownership of two or more adjoining vacant lots with continuous frontage, shall be considered a single parcel of real property