16.16.075 General uses permitted in R-1 district.
In the R-1 district, the following uses are permitted:
A. One-family dwelling on each lot;
B. Truck gardening, tree farming, nurseries and greenhouses used only for the propagating and cultivating of plants; provided that:
1. Retail sale from the premises of such products or commodities raised on the property and use of a sign not exceeding two square feet, shall be permitted only on lots having an area of at least twenty thousand (20,000) square feet;
C. Small livestock, cows, goats and fowl may be kept on areas of five acres or more prior to residential use, subject to the following limitations:
1. One cow or two goats for each one acre in area of the parcel of land on which the same are kept, or one hundred (100) fowl for each one-quarter acre in area of the parcel of land on which same are kept; and further, that such animals or fowl be kept at least fifty (50) feet from front property line, and seventy (70) feet from buildings used for human habitation, public parks’ schools on adjoining lots or parcels;
D. Dogs and Cats. Base quantities are limited to the keeping of two dogs and two cats over four months old, except quantities allowed are increased as provided in subsections (D)(1) and (2) of this section:
1. Four dogs and four cats over four months old, for areas between eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet to one acre,
2. One additional dog for each additional one-half acre of lot area in excess of that described in subsection (D)(1) of this section,
3. Female or neutered male pot bellied pigs may be substituted for allowable quantities of dogs;
E. Social care facilities, as defined, licensed or certified by regulating government agencies;
F. Public and private uses as follows shall be permitted if the site approval is approved, as provided in Section 16.12.080:
1. Civic or community clubs,
2. Country clubs, including the incidental serving of alcoholic beverages, together with golf courses, excepting miniature courses, and similar commercial enterprises,
3. Fire and police stations,
4. Schools, excluding colleges or universities,
5. Churches, excluding rescue missions or temporary revival,
6. Cemeteries,
7. Museums, not operated for profit,
8. Parks and playgrounds,
9. Electrical distribution substations,
10. Conference centers, including incidental serving of alcoholic beverages,
11.Lakes, private,
12. Mobile home parks.
(Amended during 12/98 supplement; amended during 1997 codification; Ord. 208 Exh. A (part), 1995; SBCC § 86.0201(a))
16.16.140 Multiple-family residence (R-3) district--Generally.
The following regulations shall apply in R-3, multiple-family residence districts.
(SBCC § 86.0215 (part))
16.16.145 General uses permitted in R-3 district.
In the R-3 district, the following general uses are permitted:
A. Same as R-1 District, except Section 16.16.080(D);
B. Animals.
1. Dogs and cats not to exceed the keeping of one dog and one cat over four months old,
2. One small animal exclusive of fowl per residential unit;
3. Family Columbiformes and caged birds, ten per unit;
4. Female or neutered male pot bellied pigs may be substituted for allowable quantities of dogs;
C. Multiple-family dwelling excluding large-scale housing projects or three one-family dwellings of a permanent nature on each lot;
D. Boarding and lodging houses;
E. Public and private uses as follows shall be permitted if the site approval is approved as provided in Chapter 16.12:
1. Colleges and universities,
2. Private schools,
3. Fraternity and sorority houses, lodges and private clubs except those whose chief activity is a service customarily carried on as a business,
4. Philanthropic and charitable institutions,
5. Motels, mobile home parks and recreational vehicle parks,
6. Hotels, in which incidental business may be conducted for the convenience of the residents of the buildings; provided, there is no entrance to such place of business except form the inside of the building and no sign visible form the outside advertising such business,
7. Large-scale housing projects.
(Ord. 202 Exh. A (part), 1994; SBCC § 86.0215(a))
16.16.275 Limited agriculture (A-1) district--Generally.
The A-1 or limited agricultural district, is a district to protect and encourage those uses which are customarily conducted in areas which are not yet appropriate or suited for urban development or which should be permanently set aside for light agricultural purposes. The following regulations shall apply in the A-1 or limited agricultural district unless otherwise provided in this article. (Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 86.0225(a))
16.16.280 Uses permitted in A-1 district.
The following uses are permitted:
A. Any use permitted in the R-1 and RR districts;
B. One single-family dwelling unit. Additional single-family dwelling units shall be permitted subject to review by the building and safety department; provided, there are no more than two dwelling units on each parcel; and provided, that the area of the parcel is at least twice the minimum parcel size area required by the zoning district for such a second unit. Any such residential structure shall be located at least seventy (70) feet from any enclosure occupied by fowl or livestock existing on adjoining properties;
C. Farms or ranches for orchards, tree crops, field crops, truck gardening, berry and bush crops, flower gardening, nurseries for producing trees, vines and other horticultural stock, mushroom farms and other similar enterprises carried on in the general field of agriculture;
D. Commercial Poultry Ranches. Such ranches established after the effective date of this code amendment must locate on parcels of at least five gross acres, and subject to the following site improvements:
1. Noncommercial poultry raising limited to one hundred fifty (150) chickens, ducks, quail, or similar fowl for each one acre of parcel area, or
2. Noncommercial small animal raising limited to one hundred fifty (150) rabbits, chinchillas or similar small animals,
3. Poultry cages shall be maintained in open-type houses not to exceed one story in height unless approved by the building and safety department. This limitation shall also apply to all other approved types of poultry enclosures;
E. Commercial Rabbit-raising Enterprises. Such enterprises established after the effective date of this code amendment must locate on parcels of at least one gross acre, with a minimum frontage of one hundred fifty (150) feet;
F. Raising, grazing, breeding, boarding or training of large or small animals, except concentrated lot feeding, subject to the following limitations:
1. Base quantities are limited to the keeping of four dogs and four cats over four months old, except quantities allowed are increased as provided in subsections (F)(1)(a) and (F)(1)(b) of this section:
a. Six dogs and six cats over four months old for areas between nineteen thousand five hundred (19,500) square feet to 1.5 acres;
b. Eight dogs and eight cats over four months old for areas in excess of 1.5 acres;
c. Female or neutered male pot-bellied pigs may be substituted for allowable quantities of dogs;
2. Small livestock, with the number of goats, sheep and similar animals limited to twelve (12) per acre of total ground area, with no more than one male goat, or
3. Cattle and horses, including calves and colts over six months of age, with a maximum number of four animals per acre of total ground area, or
4. Hogs (nongarbage fed) with a maximum number of two per acre of total ground area, the total number of such animals on any parcel or premises not to exceed five, over six months of age,
5. Combinations of the above animals, provided the total density on any given parcel shall not exceed that herein specified,
6. In no event shall there be any limit to the permissible number of sheep which may be grazed per acre, where such grazing operation is conducted on fields for the purpose of cleaning up unharvested crops, stubble, volunteer or wild growth, and further, where such grazing operation is not conducted for more than four weeks in any six month period;
G. Temporary or permanent telephone booths;
H. Aviary for the keeping of Family Columbiformes and caged birds not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) such birds;
I. Worm farms;
J. Frog farms;
K. Fish-raising involving lakes of twenty thousand (20,000) gallons or less;
L. Apiary; provided, that all hives or boxes housing bees shall be placed at least fifty (50) feet from any street, road or highway, any public school, park, "R" district boundary or from any dwelling or place of human habitation other than that occupied by the owner or caretaker of the apiary;
M. The raising of chinchilla, hamsters, guinea pigs, cavy, rats and similar small animals;
N. One stand for display and sale of products produced on the same premises; provided, that the floor area of the stand shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet. The location of the stand shall be approved pursuant to Chapter 16.12, subject to the parking requirements of Sections 16.20.080 through 16.20.120;
O. Accessory uses and structures including the following:
1. Private garage,
2. Accessory living quarters,
3. Guest house. A guest house is allowed per the building area regulations for a temporary dependent housing unit outlined within Section 16.12.360;
4. Recreation room,
5. Greenhouse,
6. Lath house,
7. Stable,
8. Barn,
9. Pen,
10. Corral,
11. Coop,
12. Beeswax and honey processing building,
13. Room for incidental poultry and rabbit-killing and dressing,
14. Wind machine,
15. Silo,
16. Windmills,
17. Parking of commercial vehicles, as defined in the California Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 16.20.090;
P. Water storage not exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) gallons capacity;
Q. Sign Requirements. Sign regulations shall be as specified by Chapter 16.36. Section 16.36.240 specifies provisions for residential signs and nonresidential signs in agricultural zone districts;
R. Building and enclosures for fowl and livestock, small or large, placed on any given parcel of land. Such building shall be erected a minimum of seventy (70) feet from any other place used for human habitation, public park or school, on adjoining properties, and thirty-five (35) feet from any "R" district boundary or exterior lot line, including abutting streets. However, this shall not apply to the pasturing of animals within the above-mentioned thirty-five (35) foot setbacks. Pasturing in this paragraph shall mean the grazing of animals on grasses, stubble and natural growth;
S. The following uses shall be permitted if the site approval is approved as provided in Chapter 16.12:
1. Fruit and vegetable packing plants for products raised on the premises,
2. Commercial poultry, rabbit or similar small animal-killing and dressing house when such animals are raised on the same premises,
3. Dog kennels, dog training schools, small animal shelters and dog breeding establishments with outside runs,
4. Labor camp,
5. Animal hospital or clinic with outside runs,
6. Water storage tank or reservoir over twenty thousand (20,000) gallon capacity, and fish-raising on lakes over twenty thousand (20,000) gallon capacity,
7. Commercial riding stable or academy with a minimum parcel of five gross acres, and in conformance with the building and safety department requirements determined at the time of approval,
8. Dude or guest ranch with a minimum parcel of five gross acres,
9. Winery for processing grapes produced on the same premises,
10. Grange halls, community halls and similar uses incidental to the promotion and development of agriculture,
11. Establishments engaged in the washing, candling, grading and packaging of eggs.
12. Wholesale distributor and processor of nursery-plant stock; retail nursery, where incidental and contiguous to propagation of nursery stock or wholesale distributor. Outdoor storage and display are prohibited except for nursery-plant stock,
13. Educational institution,
14. Electrical substation, power booster or conversion plant,
15. Gas metering and regulator station,
16. Airports, heliports, aircraft landing field. (Ord. 2001-13 § 7, 2001; Ord. 250 (part), 1997; Ord. 237 § 4 (part), 1996; Ord. 202 Exh. A (part), 1994; Ord. 84 §§ 4(E), 6(C), 1990; Ord. 75 § 2 (part), 1990; SBCC § 86.0225(b))
16.16.285 Other uses in A-1 district.
Other uses similar to the above listed uses if approved by the planning commission at a public hearing, as provided in Section 16.16.040(B) and (C). (Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 86.0225(c))
16.16.310 General agriculture (A-2) district--Generally.
The A-2 or general agricultural district is provided to protect and encourage those uses which are customarily conducted in areas not yet appropriate or suited for urban development or which should be permanently set aside for general agricultural purposes. The following regulations shall apply in the A-2 general agricultural district, unless otherwise provided in this code. (Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 86.0230(a))
16.16.315 Uses permitted in A-2 district.
A. Any use permitted in the A-1 district;
B. Farms for grazing, breeding, boarding, raising, maintaining or training horses, cattle and similar animals;
C. Sheep and goat raising;
D. Public stable, riding academy or boarding stable, in conformance with the building and safety department requirements determined at the time of approval;
E. Hog ranches;
F. Alligator, ostrich, mink and fox farms, menageries, zoos, aquariums;
G. Animal hospitals with outside runs;
H. Temporary or permanent telephone booths;
I. Dog kennels, dog-breeding establishments, catteries, small animal shelters, dog-training schools, all with outside runs;
J. Cattle or goat dairies on parcels of at least ten gross acres which shall comply with county public health department and building and safety department requirements;
K. Sign Requirements. Sign regulations shall be as specified by Chapter 16.36. Section 16.36.240 specifies provisions for residential signs and nonresidential signs in agricultural zone districts;
L. Buildings and enclosures for fowl or livestock, small or large, placed on any given parcel of land. Such building shall be erected a minimum of seventy (70) feet from any other place used for human habitation, public park or school, on adjoining properties, and thirty-five (35) feet from any “R” district boundary or exterior lot line, including abutting streets. However, this shall not apply to the pasturing of animals within the above-mentioned thirty-five (35) foot setbacks. “Pasturing” in this paragraph shall mean the grazing of animals on grasses, stubble and natural growth;
M. The following uses shall be permitted, if the site approval is approved as provided in Chapter 16.12:
1. Livestock Feed Yard, Stock Yard, Cattle Sales Yard. The maximum number of animals on each parcel of land shall not exceed one animal for each five hundred (500) square feet of corral area. Soil, drainage or other conditions peculiar to the site may cause a reduction in allowable density as determined by the city,
2. Dude ranch or guest ranch,
3. Feed mill for rancher’s own use,
4. Scales,
5. Farm labor camp,
6. Community auction and sales yard principally for the sale of farm animals,
7. Hay yards, including minor hay truck maintenance, provided however, that all wholesale hay yards shall meet the following conditions:
a. Minimum parcel size of four acres;
b. Parcel shall either front or side on a primary or secondary highway as designated on the circulation element;
c. Parcel shall be at least three hundred (300) feet from existing residences other than that of the property owner;
d. Area used for movement or storage of vehicles, trucks or hay shall be paved and right-of-way improvements shall be installed to county standards;
e. Commercial buildings on parcel shall be limited to one office building not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area and one ramada or pole shed,
8. Calf-growing Facility. On parcels of at least five gross acres,
9. Manure, the stockpiling, spreading, drying, sacking and sale of manure, tree bark and wood chips including shake, screening, mechanical drying and pulverizing with the permitted use of inorganic chemical additives not to exceed ten percent of the raw material inventory, on parcels of at least ten gross acres;
N. Parking of commercial vehicles, as defined in the California Vehicle Code, as an accessory use, pursuant to Section 16.20.090. (Ord. 250 (part), 1997; Ord. 237 § 4 (part), 1996; Ord. 84 § 4 (F), 1990; Ord. 75 § 2 (part), 1990; SBCC § 86.0230(b))
16.16.320 Ancillary commercial and industrial uses in A-2 district.
A. Agriculturally derived, industrial or commercial uses which are directly supported by or which are accessory to established agricultural uses within the general vicinity of the proposed industrial or commercial use may be permitted subject to a site approval in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 16.12 provided:
1. The proposed use is of an appropriate size and scale that will not create a conflict with existing or planned uses of adjacent properties;
2. The proposed use is incidental and subordinate to existing agricultural uses located within the general vicinity;
3. The methods of operation are compatible with existing and planned uses of adjacent properties;
4. The methods of solid waste and sewage and wastewater disposal are safe, practical and will not adversely affect surrounding properties, and underground water supplies; and
5. The approval of the proposed use will not serve to detract from the agricultural character of the area;
6. The proposed use will not have a substantial adverse effect on the service support capacity of the area’s infrastructure including groundwater supply.
B. Any use approved in accordance with the provisions of this section may be made subject to the issuance of a special use permit. (Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 86.0230(c))
16.16.325 Other uses in A-2 district.
Other uses similar to the above-listed uses, if approved by the planning commission at a public hearing, as provided in Section 16.16.040(B) and (C). (Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 86.0230(d))