zoneoptics
Tulare, California · District

C-1

Neighborhood Commercial Zone
CommercialNeighborhood CommercialAll Tulare districts0

Dimensional standards

C-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 5 ftRear 10 ftSide 5 ftMin frontage 40 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT30 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE60%
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.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
40 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
30 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
60%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
0%
Minimum landscaping
5%

Uses

Permitted by right51

Conditional / special use43

Extracted standards

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

Fencing & walls

Other

  • Maximum site area3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

    The maximum site area shall be three acres.

  • Minimum driveway distance from curb radius50 ft

    New driveways near street corners shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from the radius curve of the curb unless otherwise specifically approved by the City Engineer.

  • Minimum landscaped area5 pct

    A minimum of 5% of the gross lot area shall be landscaped.

  • Minimum mechanical equipment setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential lot line15 ft

    Mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of 15 feet from a rear or side lot line abutting a residential zone district unless there is a parapet wall that shields the mechanical equipment.

  • Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for outdoor storage6 ft

    The outdoor storage of materials and equipment attendant to a use shall be permitted only within an area surrounded or screened with a six-foot solid wall or chain-link fence with slats and landscaping.

  • Businesses must be conducted within enclosed structure

    All businesses, services, and processes shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed permanently fixed structure, except where specifically permitted by this title.

  • Public infrastructure required

    New development shall be required to install public infrastructure necessary to adequately serve the project, including sewer, water, storm drainage lines, curbs, gutters and sidewalks, street paving, street lighting, and trash enclosure.

  • Residential uses subject to residential zone standards

    Residential uses shall be subject to the development and design standards of the residential zone that are consistent with the density of the residential development.

From the ordinance

The minimum site area shall be 6,000 square feet.
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