Needles
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Industrial
2General provisions
165 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The planning commission may make additional requirements in connection with off-street parking areas to protect the character of property in the city.
Each nonresidential use shall provide off-street loading spaces as shown in the following table:
Each nonresidential use shall provide off-street loading spaces as shown in the following table:
The space occupied by home occupations shall be limited to one (1) room in a dwelling unit or no more than twenty-five percent of the total square footage of the dwelling, whichever is less.
There shall be not more than two (2) clothes cleaning units in each such establishment and each such unit shall have a rated capacity of not more than forty (40) pounds.
At least fifty (50) percent of the indoor and outdoor area provided for the service of customers shall be arranged and equipped with tables and chairs and/or table-height counters for dining use.
A game machine arcade shall be located at least six hundred (600) feet from any school, adult business, or another game machine arcade and at least three hundred (300) feet from any residential zone, cocktail lounge or bar.
Each such Dwelling Unit shall have a living area of no less than 220 square feet for not more than two (2) occupants. An additional 100 square feet is required to be provided for each additional occupant.
The maximum number of beds or persons to be served nightly by an emergency shelter shall be thirty-four (34).
Supportive housing shall be considered a residential use of property, and shall be subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone.
Qualified employee housing providing accommodations for six or fewer employees, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17021.5(b), shall be deemed a single-family dwelling and is allowed in residential zones.
Qualified employee housing providing accommodations for seven or more employees and consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17021.6(b), shall be deemed an agricultural land use and is allowed in such zones for agricultural use or an equivalent agricultural zone within a City approved Sectional Planning Area plan or Specific Plan.
Accessory equipment shall be placed underground unless City staff determines that there is either no room in the public right-of-way for undergrounding or undergrounding is not feasible.
Zoning, special use, conditional use, and sign permits authorize the permittee to make use of land and structures in a particular way. Such permits are transferable.
Insignificant deviations from the permit (including approved plans) issued by the city council, the planning commission or the city planner are permissible and the city planner may authorize such insignificant deviations.
such action may not be reconsidered by the respective body at a later time unless the applicant clearly demonstrates that: (1) Circumstances affecting the property... have substantially changed, or (2) New information is available...
the city shall make every reasonable effort to process appeals and permit applications as expeditiously as possible
The recipient of any zoning, special use, conditional use, or sign permit, or his successor, shall be responsible for maintaining all common areas, improvements, or facilities required by this part or any permit issued in accordance with its provisions
A modification in the application of land use or zoning regulations or in the application of land use, zoning, or building policies, procedures, or practices when necessary to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities
For all multi-family residential uses, the open area provided shall include common usable open area of at least two hundred (200) square feet per dwelling unit for the first twenty (20) dwelling units, plus one hundred fifty (150) square feet per dwelling unit for the next twenty (20) dwelling units, plus one hundred (100) square feet per dwelling unit for each additional dwelling unit. The minimum dimensions of such common usable open area shall be ten (10) feet in each direction and the least horizontal dimension shall be at least one-third (1/3) of the greatest horizontal dimension.
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