San Joaquin

The space exclusively devoted to the home occupation, including associated storage, shall not exceed 25% of the dwelling unit floor area.

Adult-oriented businesses shall be located at least 600 feet from any residential zoning district; at least 600 feet from any existing educational institution...

An emergency shelter or multi-service center for homeless individuals shall be permitted on any parcel within the Manufacturing (M) Zoning District. Each facility shall comply with all required development and operational standards of the zoning district in which it is located.

Projects subject to this chapter shall permanently set aside the following number of units as affordable to and reserved for very low, low, and moderate-income households... Multi-family projects of ten or fewer units: one affordable unit. Projects of 11 units or more: 20% of the unit count.

Accessory dwelling units are allowed on lots zoned for single-family residential which contain or are proposed to be developed with a single-family dwelling, or on lots zoned for multi-family residential or mixed-use residential use which contain or are proposed to be developed with a multi-family dwelling.

All new off-street parking facilities shall conform to the following standards. ... Standard parking stalls shall be delineated by stripping that is white and has a line width of four inches. ... Up to 30% of the parking stalls in a parking facility may be designed and designated for compact cars. ... Motorcycle parking may substitute for up to 5% of required automobile parking.

Single-family residential development shall provide at least one covered parking space, and two parking spaces for dwelling units with more than two bedrooms. Multi-family residential development shall provide at least one parking space per dwelling unit for units with up to two bedrooms, and one and one-half parking spaces per dwelling unit for units with more than two bedrooms...

It is unlawful for any person to erect, build or relocate any sign in the city without obtaining a building permit. ... The following signs are prohibited: ...

One sign per residential lot, not exceeding two square feet in size, containing the name, address, and relevant contact information of the resident or home business. One externally illuminated permanent subdivision sign or multiple-family entrance sign, not exceeding 32 square feet in size. If ground-mounted, the top of the sign shall not exceed four feet in height.

One freestanding sign ... shall not exceed ten feet in height and 60 square feet in area. Each shopping center will be allowed one freestanding sign ... shall not exceed 25 feet in height and 150 square feet in area.

One freestanding sign shall be permitted on each street frontage of a lot.

Fences, walls, hedges, and similar obstructions shall not exceed three feet in height in front yards nor six feet in height in any required rear and side yard.

All trash receptacles associated with new multi-family, office, industrial and commercial developments shall be screened with landscaping so that they are not visually obtrusive from any off-site location. Said receptacles shall be constructed on a sloped concrete pad with five-foot-high solid masonry walls.

All lighting fixtures shall be shielded so as not to produce obtrusive glare onto the public right-of-way or adjoining properties.

A use permit shall be required for properties on the city's list of historic resources as deemed necessary by the City Manager or designee.

A legal non-conforming use shall not be expanded unless a conditional use permit is granted for such expansion.

A legal non-conforming use shall not be re-established in any structure in a residential district if such legal non-conforming use has ceased for a consecutive six-month period.

A legal non-conforming use shall not be re-established in any structure if such legal non-conforming use has ceased for a consecutive five-year period.

A legal non-conforming use shall not be re-established in any structure in a non-residential district if such legal non-conforming use has ceased for a consecutive period of 90 days or more.

A non-conforming lot may not be further reduced in area or dimension, except under the application of eminent domain.