Saint Helena

The community development director may administratively determine that the proposed uses are similar to those of the appropriate use category where the uses are clearly similar in character to those uses listed and consistent with the purposes of the zoning district and general plan.

Notice shall be given not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing... Mailed notice to... all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed project site.

A discretionary approval authorized by this title shall expire one year from the date that such approval becomes effective unless the applicant has established a vested right... Failure to Continue Use... revoked if abandoned, ceased operations, or vacated for a period of six consecutive months.

The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the CUP application and shall, at the conclusion of the public hearing, approve (with or without conditions), or deny the application in compliance with the requirements for conditional uses and other applicable sections of this code.

This section applies to: 1. All structures over fifty (50) years old within the historic preservation overlay district or determined to be a historic resource... The structure cannot be restored without repairs that would exceed fifty percent (50%) of the value of the structure itself.

The purpose of the home occupation permit is to allow for the conduct of a business in the residential districts and to prescribe the conditions under which limited nonresidential activities may be conducted when incidental to residential activities.

Any new commercial, industrial, or agricultural building or exterior modification ... involves the construction of five hundred (500) square feet or more

Short-term rental permits shall be valid for a period of two years.

short-term activities and uses (not to exceed two years)

A nonconforming building, structure or other physical feature shall not be reconstructed, except as provided for in subsection C of this section, expanded, or enlarged unless the new work will be in conformance with the regulations and standards of the zoning district in which it is located.

A residential or nonresidential nonconforming use that has been given up, closed, surrendered, interrupted, terminated or discontinued for a period of sixty (60) continuous days... is considered an abandoned nonconforming use.

Any nonconforming sign that is abandoned, destroyed to less than one-half of the value... or discontinued for a period of six months or more shall be removed.

The community development director may grant a minor modification permit from the requirements of this code for the following types of modifications: ...

Appeals must be received by the community development director or city clerk not later than fourteen (14) calendar days following the date of action.

Any persons... violating any of the provisions of this title shall be guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).

FAR Max. 0.50 for uses including <90% warehousing; Max. 0.60 for uses including >90% warehousing; Min. Lot Width 100 ft; Principal Structure 45 ft; 35 ft within 100 feet of a residential, A-20, or W district; Min. Front Setback 25 ft from any street or public right-of-way; an eight-foot opaque, landscaped, soundproofed wall is required where abutting a residential district; a landscaped buffer at least twenty-five (25) feet in width with street trees at thirty (30) feet on center is required along all street frontages; No fence in the front setback may exceed three feet in height. All other fencing outside front setback may not exceed eight feet in height; There must be at least one off-street loading space per use.

Density Max. 1 unit per parcel; Lot Area Min. 20 acres; Lot Width Min. 300 ft; Max. Lot Coverage (Includes Accessory Structures) 50%; Maximum Building Height Max. 30 ft; Accessory Structure Height Max. 20 ft; Front Setback Min. 50 ft, measured from the centerline of abutting street; Street Side Setback Min. 50 ft, measured from the centerline of abutting street; Interior Side Setback Min. 20 ft; Rear Setback Min. 20 ft; Min. Setback from Abutting Waterway Min. 20 ft from top of bank of all other waterways; Max. Paved/Hardscaped Area 0.5 acre; Winery operations shall generate sound levels no greater than fifty-five (55) decibels at any property line more than ten percent (10%) of the time (L 10).

Clearly subordinate commercial accessory uses shall encompass no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the business floor area and shall generate no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the gross revenue receipts.

The maximum size of a detached or attached ADU subject to this subsection F is eight hundred fifty (850) square feet for a studio or one-bedroom unit and one thousand (1,000) square feet for a unit with two bedrooms.

No adult entertainment facilities are permitted within five hundred (500) feet of any area zoned for residential use.