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2!� ORDIN�; CE OF 'Zi-E COUNTY OF CONTRA- COSTom..,
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The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa,
g State of California, do hereby ordain as follows:
10 SECTION 1: This ordinance is 'hereby adopted under the
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11 provisions of Section 6.6 of the State Planning ,pct, as a� ended,
12 f ollowing the adoption of the portion of the roaster plan known as
13 i the Land Use Master Plan of Contra Costa County, State of Califon-
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, by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors othe County of
�.3 Contra Costa, -State of Cali' �i
or .a, adopted on the 10th day of
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i6 December, 19�.�, and in accordance with law, after receipt from the
17 Planning Cor. iss ion of the County of Contra Costa of precise plans,
+� for all portions of the unincorporated territory of the County of
19 Contra Costa, State of California, hereinafter mentionea and des-
20 f cr ibed, and recorm.endations from said Planning Coraiss ion of the
21 i County of Contra Costa to the Board of Supervisors of the County
22 ;i of Contra Costa made after public hearings held after due notice
23 C thereof J.n the manner and form provided by law, and duly certified.
24 to this Board of Supervisors, and accompanied by a report of
23 findings, summary of hearings, and r eco=endat ions of said
26 Plannin g Commission, ana after a public hearing 1�y the Board of
27 Supervisors held, after due notice thereof in accordance with lave;
2� + and of ter certain changes in said master plan having been pro- s-
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29 !' ea to said Board of Supervisors at the said public hearing, and
30 ' said Board having referred said proposed changes to the Plannin
31 Cor to ss ion for its report thereon and said Commission having f ice.
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its report thereon with said Board, as required by law and the
said Board having accepted and approved said report as f ilea;
ana this Board now finds as a fact that it is advisable to of
the follovring precise plans and regulations of land use in tae a_L
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tricts and areas hereby established as a part of a comprehensive
10."Llg terra general plan for the physical development of the t err i-
;� tory in the unincorporated area of the said County of Contra
g Costa, to conserve and promote the public health, . safety, and
g general welfare of the inhabitants thereof*
10 SM.�CTi4hT 2: DE.." yCi�TS: For the purpose of this Or-
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ii ainance the definitions set forth in this section and certain
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govern the construction of tills
orainance unless the context otherwise requires*
Subsection 1. Unless the natural construction of the
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5 word indicates otherwise all words used in the present tense shall
1� include the future; all words in the plural. number shall include
17 the singular number, and all words used in the singular number
3 shall include the plural number,
i5 Subsection 2. she word "lot" means a piece, parcel or
20 t ?act of land; the word ''shalitt is mandatory and the word Iliaav��
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I s permissive. The word 1�co unty'� means the County of Contra Costa,
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State of California; the words "Board of Supervisors" means the
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California; the words "Planning Corivaiss ion" means the County
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Planning Co=I* ssion of the County of Contra Costa, State of Cali- ,
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f ornia; and the words "county bounuary" means the boundary of the
27 County of Contra Costa, State of California, and the boundary of
23 any incorporated municipality within said County.
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Subsection 3. Agriculture: "Aericulturen means the
30 tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, dairying,
31 the rearing and managing of livestock, including all uses custom-
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ar ily JA. i ental thereto bu.t not including slaughterhouses, f er—
? yards, bone yards or plants for the reduction of
3 oma Le e r or any other industrial use which may be ob j e c ti onab l o
cause of odor, smoke, a us t or f ur.2es.
3 Subsection 4. Accessory Use: "Accessory use" means a �
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use ilicidental and accessory to the principal use of a lot or a
7 � use accessory to the principal use of a building located on the
same mot,*
gSubsection Building: "Building" means any structure
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0 Having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for
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the shelter housing or the enclosure of persons, animals or
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chattels.
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13 I subsection b . Building, Accessory* An 'accessory
1z- building" is a subordinate building, the use of which is inciden-
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y Subsection 79 District: A portion of the unincorpor-
17 '; ate d territory of the County within which, under the t erims of
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13 this zoning ordinance, certain uses of land, buildings dna struc-
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tures are permitted, and within which certain other uses of lana ,
• , re of Dermitte d and within which or-
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buildings and structures a� n � p j
2. ` tions of certain yards and other open spaces are required, ana
22 certain minimum. lot areas and certain height limits are es gab-
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23 lished f or buildings, and structures, under the regulations set
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f, Subsection 8. Dwelling, One-Family: A 11one-f am" ly
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dwelling"ngtmeans a detached building or portion thereof, desiSned26
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Subsection9 ** Duplex: A `'duple"'" means a detached2� l ;
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3C aence for two families, living independently of each other .
Subsection 10: Dwelling, iA ts
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as a residence for three or more families, living indep ender kd.�-Y I
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��� ly in each dwelling unit, including; apartment houses, a�}�rt
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z, `' raent hotels and ']-ats , but not including automobile camps ps , or y
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Subsection 11. Family: A "family' means one person, or
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G group of two or more persons, whether or not related to each
other by birth or marriage, living together in a b ui" ding or
g yf portr.on thereof, designed for occupation as a residential CL 011LAle
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1p 'i c unit, as distinguished from a person or group occupying a
11 hotel, club, fraternity, or sorority house , a dormitory, or a
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boarding house. A t'fax�.i.ly" , as herein defined, includes servants
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1 i Subsection 12 . �.ome Occupation: "Home occupation:
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means any occupation customarily conducted entirely vithin a
dwelling by the occupants thereof. vjhich occupation is inciden-
17 !i t'-al to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes.
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Subsection 13. .10 tel% A 'hotel" means any building,
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portion thereof, containinsix (6) or more guest rooms
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desi ned, intended, or used, by six b or more persons, for c om-
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�' pensation, whether the compensation therefor be paid in money,
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Subsection 14. Lot: A "lot" is a parcel or area of �
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son thereto or a group of dvellings and buildings accessory
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idth such o and and spaces as are required
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thereto, togetheropen y p
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the _minimum area required by the provisions of this ordinance for
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a building site in the district in which such lot is situated,
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the principal frontage of �njhich parcel is on a highway, public
34L road, or street.
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1 subsection 15. Xon-Conforming-Use : "Non-cont ormJAMLP
2 :seg` means a use of lana, building, or structure on land that
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does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance for the �.. . ;-
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ct in why ch elle land is situatea,
Subsection lb . Outdoor Advertising: t40utdoor ad�*1:.�-
means any sign of any kir . .� character ���i�atsoever, places.:
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7 or erected outdoors on any natural or constructed object, includ-
g E; ing any structure or thing upon which any such si E-,n �_s placed or
w...r..r.� /1.► V J.�I`I�V�/ small Si�gnS ..L.11L....1.L u�,i.il� \.d♦t.liL.i. 1✓�w.�y us. �l-4 o�e.l. Vy or �
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lu vertis:�ng such property for purposes of sale, -►vhich signs are
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�I actually placed or affixed upon the property o�vned or' offered for
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f, 4;�•l.all business•'
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15 merchandise, outdoor advertising services or o +:��:�: ,��ersonal prop-
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Subsection 17 i.
. Small farming: "Small farmnE5 means
ig ,1 Horticulture on a small area of land, and the raising and keeping
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of more than tiVenty-:i our ( 24) fowl, rabbits , or other grainfed
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2+ roaerits , or livestock, thereon.
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Subsection 18 . Structure: A "structure" means an th,*
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2-0s' constructed or ere etea. and permanently attached to land , other tha n
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24 ' a building as defined herein e�Lcept s idevialks , fences , gateways ,
- pipes rr�eters meter bo yes, manholes , mail boxes , poles and wires,
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26 !i and appurtenant parts of all devices for the transmission and
27 t' transportation of electricity and gas, for light, heat, poi4er and
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28 for. the transmission of telephone and telegraphic messages , ana
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29 for the transportation of eater.
3 E subsection 19 . Yard: "Yardfz means an open space of her
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than a court on the same lot with a building, which open space
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is unoccupied from the ground upward to the sky, except as o -her-
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Cl2 ��1ise provided in this ordinance . In determining the dz:aerslor..
3 { of a yard as provided in this ordinance , the line of the builin ;
zf shall wean a line dra,-�n parallel to the nearest lot line, throug]a
the point of a building, which is the nearest building to such
lot line, without regard to the portions of such building whi ch
are des* nated in this ordinance as arts thereof v�hich are
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not to be considered in measuring yard dimensions .
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Subsection 20 . Yard, -font: n. front yard means an
10 open ar ea extending across the Front of a lot bet-ween the side
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11 lines thereof, measured toward tine rear of such lot to the nearest.
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1 line of an building in thereon provided however, that if any set
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bac: line is established by the -provisions of this ordinance or
such lot, the area thereof situa ted bet-ween the set back line ani.
s the boundary line
I5 of such lot that deterrlines the position of such
s e t back line shall const*to to tr_: front yard of such lot.
ii Subsection 21. Yard, Rear : A 11rear yard" means an
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o►yen area extending across the rear of a lot, rse as ur ea f cora t+ e
1' rear line o ' the lot toward the front to the nearest line of any
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building thereon.
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2+ Subsection 22. Yard, Side: 1,. aside yard's means an
22 I open area between each sine line of a lot and the nearest line
23 of any building thereon, extending from the front line to the
24 real line of the lot. ,
25 SSC TI ON 3: 11.1�S :N.21, !�:G �-� PART C lEIS U-�-��Il�� C�.
i� � 'bed raa� s Sulre�at�ed bar the Contra Costa
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27 County Planning Conuaission, and 'orming a part of the U tailed
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'd and glans based on said .;aster Flan, duly reco=.ended and
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�ert'f ied ursuant to the provisions of section 6 . of the State
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-ro Planning pct by said Commission to this Board on the dates spe ci-
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1 of which said s are attached hereto an3..Ld
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are hereby adopted as and made integral parts of this ordinance
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9 and hereby incorporated herein and raUale a pai•t hereof:
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3 Subsection 1. _'TI II-LIST STAGS; 0r THE P?M""CISE LAND
;i USE 1-1AST 2 PLLN
14 Beins the Land Use Districting i,;ap of
Contra Costa County, California, Indi-
cating Thereon Certain Insert and Dis-
trict 11: aps by Nunsber and Further Being
6 4 a Part of the 1ti as ter Plan Adopted Pur-
0 scant to Section 6 .6 of the State
7 Planning Act.
Prepared by the Contra Costa County
g Planning Comission."
J sSubsection 2. I�TD."1L .1,01A]? OF E.SMT 2 0IR _.. .'LRST
STAG Or TIEJ P 2 C I S E L d\.'D USSI:� :.►3�i�� .0 PLAN
1 OF C C'- 1T6,.A C O S T��. COUNTY,TY C 7: IIS'O I1z
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B e in G a ICe;T I:-`ap o1 All Insert Traps f or
li the Unincorporated Area of the County, t'
12 't Subsection 3• IIIND -�:.+:� 1�� 'lrl� `t_ �i.i� `t ill�'-i�.�T��'� �L.ti l� 0�
CONR COSTA COUNTY
1.3 Ind ica-L.31t__e Divisions and Sectors of
f` the Grc-;?hic I:�aster Plan in Relation to
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Principal Cor .�lunities Within the County
of Contra Costa Adopted by Order of the
i3 Board of Supervisors of the County of
Contra Costa, State of California I��Zade
on June 17 , 1940011 +
Subsection 4, "COI� CO2D DIV"ISIv1T Sector 6i{
110O1\!CG-1.D DIVISION, Sector 911
Subsection 5 • D_I,0LO DIVISION, Sector 411
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20 Subsection 6 ., TtPLA.�TTOI�� DIVISION, Sector 111 ,
Subsection 11KPX.:+� 5 D:C� ISIO�� Sector 311
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2 2 Subsection 8. 11DIS T 11 CTS .i,:, F0 z TH., E S my PABLO .'S EA,
Contra Costa County, California,
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FOl LAFA=T T E AREA,
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Contra Costa County, California, E
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Contra Costa County, California,
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Subsection 11. "TBE DISTRICTS I,(:0 0.;:., Dnd\TV .LLQ,
Contra Costa County, California,
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Subsection 12 . t'DISrf ICTS INS:_ T OF S .1 Lz�."-"ON,
Contra Costa County, Calif or nia,
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3 Subsection 14. "DISTR`.��' I��TS.�.�.T T�' ' O.r+ T S . T�T�-. A LA,
Contra Costa County, California,
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5 r The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to and be
6 in effect in, all of the territory in the unincorporated area in
7the County of Contra Costa, situated and lying within the di s-
tricts and sectors described and set forth in the maps which are �
9 ' Subsections 4 to 14, inclusive, of this section of this ordinance ,
10 r which territory is particularly described and shown on said dls-
11 tri ct and sector maps .
12 SECTION 4: LAI\TD USE DISTRICTS: The use of all of the
' land situated in the unincorporated territory of the County of
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14 Contra Costa state of California, situated within the divisions
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19 land is hereby classified f or the re gulat i-on of the use thereof,
20 as in this ordinance set forth, and the following land use dis-
tricts are hereby established for all of said territory, and the
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22 land use districts designated on said maps are hereby established
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24. 11 Subdivision A. Single Family Residential District
23 i (Llap Designation R-1) : All of the land lying within a single
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family residential district may be used for any of the follo`iinJ
27 i uses, and the use thereof is subject to the following regula
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Subsection 1* The use of land and the buildings and
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structures thereon incidental to and only for the maintenance j
31 and normal living of a single family in a dwelling; for one i`'amily
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2 f subsection 2. In single family residential distr.;.,.,ts
land use permits may be -ranted after proper application there Vi
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udder the provisions of this orcLinance, for the following uses:
(aj duplexes ; (b) boarding houses ; ( c) rooming houses ; (d) frater-
nity houses ; (e) dormitories ; (f) club houses ; (g) co=unity
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7 houses ; (h) hospitals ; ( i) sanitariums ; ( j ) asylums ; (k) green
g houses ( over 300 square feet in area) ; (1) private stables ;
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9 E (m) public utility buildings and publicly-owned utility building's ;
10 (n) public and private schools 'colleges and universities;
17 ( o) churches; (p) libraries ; ( q) nurseries ; (r) public parks and
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-1.2 playgrounds ; (s) golf courses and country clubs ; (t) home occupa-
13 tion; (u) public buildings ovined by she state, counties, cities ,
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districts, and other public agencies of the state of California;
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15 (v) professional buildings; (w) real estate office buildings ;
16 (x) dog kennels .
+7 subsection 3. Lot Area: All buildings hereafter erect- t
residential • st t s
ig ea or moved upon any land in a single faraily re idential dZ ric i
19 shall each be located on a lot having an area of not less than
20 five thousand ( 5000) square feet, and all such lots shall have an
21 " average width of not less than forty (40) feet.
22 11 subsection 4. Height: No building or structure here-
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23' al ter erected or moved upon any site vjithin a single family re i-
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25 t' height above the highest point of ground upon the lot upon which
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Subsection Side dards: There shall be a side yard27
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30 than fifteen (15) feet , and no single side yard shall be less
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Subsection 6. Set Backs : No portion of any structure
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3 � be located nearer than ten (10) feet to the boundar line of �.n�� y any t
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Subsection 2 of this Subdivision and to modify the provisions
contained in Subsections 3 4 5 and b of this Subdivision may be s
s gr anted after applica-ion therefor in accordance with the pr ovi- j
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gsions of this ordinance .
10 Subdivision B. -Ult; l.e arlyil residential. Dis tri.ct -
1 ap Designation - ) : All 01 the lana lying within a multiple'.iI
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family r e sidentlal district rilay be used for any of the l ollong
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Subsection 1. All of the uses of land permitted in
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stories in height hotels and motels, provided that no retail
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restaurants newsstands barber shops and beauty parlors may be
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carried on in connection v`jith all of said uses, and service std-
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lly dwell , lshall have a lot area of not less than sevez-
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ty-: ire hundred ('7560) square feet, axed each additional ground
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2 T�loor fezilY dti,jelling unit shall have an additional fi: teen
hundred (1500) square feet of lot area I'or each unit.
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subsection 4. Heir--ht: No buildinr- or structure here-
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5 of ter erected or altered for use as a mult.L family dT�1elling
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five stories above the highest point of ground elevation
upon ilihich the building is situated.
9 4 subsection 5. Side Yards: There shall be a side yard
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on each side of each building used as a multiple family d�+o,e11in�.
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1 than six (6 ) feet in v id th, and the rear yard s hal 1 be not less
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i� than five ( 5) feet in width.
i� Subsection 6 . set Backs. No structure erected as a
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2ASubdivision Ce "Retail Business District - (11.1ao De siE;
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nation R-D) : All of the land lying within a retail business dis-
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thereof is subject to the follo�ving regulations :
28 subsection 01 Uh.e uses permitted in single f a:aone
it residential districts, multiple family residential dist-ricts,
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ma be granted upon prok)er applica-ion "or une fo.",-1 ging uses in
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1 Subsection 1. All of the uses permitted in sin`;le fa::i-
2 ily residential districts , multiple f waily res denti al cts ,
retail business districts, transition residential agr1 cu t ur �"
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i' d.istri cts , Forestry re creation districts , together with, such uses f
5 I' as are permitted by the provisions oithis ordinance after the
E3 is granting of lana use permits for the special uses authorized to i
7 Da gran tea in any of the s ala dis urs.
Subsection 2. All types of wholesale business , was e-
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houses, railroads, railroad ter�uinals anti stations and ^res t
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� �� subsection 3. Lot l�rea: 11 builc�in�� or
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shall be situated on lots having an a.�ea of no u less than seventy—,
1� five hundred (7500) square feete
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Subsection 4. Height: No building or structure , o:�
, part thereon , hereaf ser erectea in a general comms eres.al dis tric t
17 shall have a height of more than f if ty ( 50) f e et above the
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20 subsection 5. �.de Yards: There shall be aside yC;rd
on each side of each buildin in a general comrrlercial district.
There shall be aggregate side yards of not less than ten (10)
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Subsection 6. Set Backs: No structure erected in a
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line of any e misting public road or high%,-iay.
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5 ' tion } : All of the land lying within an agricultural district
may ba used for n of the following uses and the use thereof is
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g if subsection. 1. All of the uses permitted in transitic n
9 ;? residential agricultural districts , residential suburban districts )
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and forestry recreational districts, together with such uses as
it are per by the provisions hereof of ter the granting of land
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sheds , granaries , warehouses dehydration plants and buildinSs
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21 it canneries, and buildings used for the purpose of processing
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25 ! said district may be used or olcer ated for 1 arms used for the a ls-
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Subsection 3. mot Area: The total lot area upon %1 hich
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any agricultural pursuit shall be permitted, shall be not less
28 ii than tvio and one-half (21) acres.
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lations in agricultural districts .
51 Subsection 5. Side Yards: There shall be no side yard
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2 Subsection 6 . set Backs: The only set back regula-
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Land use permits for the special uses enumerated in a
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subse.c tion 1 of this Subdivision and to modify the provisions
7 contained in subsections 3 , 41 5 and 6 of this Subdivision may "Oe ,,
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Distract - (leap resignation R-A) : All of the land lying wit�li�
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Subsection 1. All of the uses permitted in a single
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l� f ann4 ly residential district, together with such uses as are
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; g in a single family residential district.
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Subsection 2, small farming, including the raising of
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E� consumption, and the �Leeping of livestock, provided that no live-
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stock shall be kept on any taxable unit of land less than one (1)
e - of livestock
9� f� acre in area, and that not more than two (2) h a� ;
per acre on an taxable unit of land in this
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Land in this district may be used for any kind or t �
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2g `} fornia; that the sale of horticultural products raised on any s
taxable unit of land in this district is permitted on such
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3 unit. A permanent structure is defined in this s ub se-O tion as anY }
4 structure which is used or maintained 4for more than three
5 months in any calendar year. ,
No building used for housing livestock shall be located
7 or maintained in this district nearer to the boundary of the street
or public road on which the lot faces than one hundred (100) eet p � f
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14 �� on a lot having an area of not les, than one-half (1/2) acre,
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15 one hundred (100) feet, 4
17 Subsection 4. Height: No building or structure, or �
18 !; part thereof, hereafter erected or moved on a lot in a transition
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19 ;; residential agricultural district shall be more than thirty"eight f
20 (38) feet in height above the highest point of ground 61eva lolon
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24 agricultural district. The aggregate width of such side yards
25 shall be not less than thirty-five ( 35) feet, and no side yard
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shall be less tt.an fifteen (15) feet in width for each building.
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28 transition residential agricultural district, and no accessory
29 ,' structure thereto, shall be located nearer the boundary line of
30 any existing public road or highway than twenty-five ( 25) feet*
31 subdivision G. Residential Suburban District (Hap !
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suburban district may be used for any of the lollo.%in ; us(;s, an
the use thareof is subject to the f ollo-,aing rcoulati ons ;
Subsection 1. The use of land and b ui' ld inks, and
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j use permits may be granted of ter proper application therefor Lin
I` der the 'oy ovi sio ns hereof, or the following uses. ( a) dupl er_c ;
ip (b) 'ooarai 1.3 houses ; ( c) 1 ocrain houses ; (d) fraternity houses ; 1
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( e} dormitories; (f) club houses ; (g) cormiunity houses ; (h) hos-
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y3 square feet in area) ; (1} private s tables ; (m) public utility
bu►.-.ainc s and publicly-oi,,jnea utility builai:ags ; (n) public an-
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p+•ivatoe schools colleges and universities ; ko) churches ; (p) li-
braries • ( a} nurseries ; (r ' ?oubli c parks and playgrounds; (s) goy
�7 courses and. country clubs ; (t} home occupation; (u) public builc.-
in �s otic ied by the s tats: , counties, cities , dis tricts, armed o-her
iDuolic agencies of the tate of California; (v} professional
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20 ouildings ; (w) real esta Oe oy yce buildings ; (x) dog kennels.
2i subsection �. Lot Z c:a: y 11 buil .ine;s h;reaf ter er�;ct-
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ed or moved upon any land in a residential subur'r)an district
ll each be located on a lot having an area o
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26 subsection 4. t-leight: No bui1aing or structure here-
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27 of ter erected or moved upon any site ,�ji thin a re s i denti al
suburban district shall be raore than thirty-eigth t (38 ) feet in
2 1' ilei Mht above the hi hest point o-r ground upon the lot upon
t' the building is erected.
3i subsection side Yards: There shall be a sine yar
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2 The aggregate �,j:idth of such side yards shall be not less t+�alz
twenty 20} eet, and no single side yard shall be less -ha
ten (10) feet.
Subsection 6 , set Backs: No portion of any structure s
j erec ped on any lot in a residential suburban district shall be
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located nearer than ten (10) feet to " he boundary line of any eeo
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contained in subsections , 4, 5 and 6 of this subdivision i�:ay be
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Subdivision H. y'orestry Recreation District
' Designa tion. :'-i�) : �=�11 of the land lying within a forestry Y re-
i creat on cis tri e t may b e u se a f o�� any of the following uses, end
17 the use thereof is subject to the f ollowing regulations:
�3 I subsection 1,, x.1.1 of the uses perm-fitted in single
family residential districts, agricultural districts, and tran-
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s-�tion residential agricultural districts , together with s ucn
uses as are permitted by the provisions of this ordinance often
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2�. subsection 2 . 2or public and private arks and play-
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dwellings, shall in forc;stry recreation districts have a lot
;;i area of n.o'LI-. less than one-half (1/2) acre, and all such lots
Shall have an average width of not less than forty (40 ) fee,,
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subsection 4. ci eight: No building or structure, or
part thereai' , -hereafter erected for use in a forestry retreat+on
distric t, shall be more Ulan. four 4} stories in height, or rcy
2 t" an fifty ( 50) Beet in he J. nt .
Subsection 5 . side Yards: There shall be a side yard
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Tie aSgr%,. j,lidth of such side yards shall be not less than
Z iir ty-five f 35} feet, and no side yard shall be less than fL. teen:
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g (15J feet for each building. !,o lot in this district shall hGave
p a ���idtl� of less than fifty ( 50 ) feet and the depth of the rear
11 yard of any lot on vl'*ich a suraner home is erected or altered
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shall be n.o t less than it teen. (15 ' feet. Ivo building shall be
ere ted or altered on an lot in a forestry recreation. district-
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newer than fifty 50) fey;t to ��he boundary of any public road.
• - Subsection 6* Set Backs, No structure erected in a
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shall be located nearer than ten
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line of any eist�.n.g public road or hig1tiAlay.
19 Land use perrlits l or the special uses enumerated in
2p Subsection 1 of this subdivision and. to modify the provisions
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2� subdivision I. _,ight l-gid.ustrial District - �l�I Des-
25 :i�-• a tion L-i} : ��.11 of the lana 11ring %Atkin a light �ii dustr ial
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d-�s tr i ct may b e used for any of tzze -"ollowa ng uses, and the use
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Subsection 1. All of the uses pe=itted in single f a�a-
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2 are, per dlOoted by the provisions of this ordinance after the
granting of land use permits
for the special uses authorized "o
be -ranted in any of the said districts
Subsection 2. In addition, the land in a liVht in- !
aus trial district may be used for the following purposes:
7 Industrial uses which do not necessarily require or use steal:
%era ir ' ses s prime Dower 2or the manuf ctur i-n
Hyl er a d on the r e�nl a p r _ a o
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oro ce ss carried on, or eXtens ive loading docks or similar
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z aczl �J.es z or she receiving or shi?�ent of raw Materi Lls or se1r,
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l Subsection 3. :got y�.rea: 1= 11 buildings or parts of
buildings hereafter erected or altered in a light industrial
- district shall be erected on a lot having an area of not less
i� th an seventy-five hundred ( 7500) square feet.
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17Subse c tion 4. ilei ght: iso b uilaing or structure, or
S part thereof, shall be constructed or altered upon a to t i n a
i g ghl industrial district, having r�.ore than three (3) stories
20 above the highest point of ground elevation upon the lot upon
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2 Subsection 5 . Side Yards: All buildings erected on
23 lots in a light indus trial district shall be so erected as to
provide minimum side yards not less than ten (10) feet in width
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2%j on each side of each such buildin
20^ s Subsection 6 . Set Bac.Ics : ! o structure erected in
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23 shall be located nearer than ten (10) feet from the boundary
29 line of any existing public road or hi Gliviay.
30 Nand use permits for the special uses enumerated in
of this subdivision and to modify the provisions
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be ed after app��cation t" erefor i n accordance with the
3rov.,-sions of this oruinance.
Subdivision Y. reav�T lnaustrialis-crict - G1-,P
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d.istrict may be used for any of the f ollowinS- uses, and the use
7 thereof is subject to the follovr.nS regulations:
subsection 1. Lll of the uses permitted in sing�.e
f .Aly residential districts, r:�u1 tiple family residential C.4..--
�.0 ..r-Lots , Detail business districts, general commercial dist.--Lc Us,
agricultural districts, 'uransit4 on residential.. agricultural ais-
12tl�icts, forestry recreation districts and light industrial
ais triols, toZether ti�,�ith such uses as are permitted by the pro-
visyons o' this or cinaryce after t ye, granting of land. use per��.ts
o the special uses authorIzea to b e granted in any of the said
C1i;L.1 ictS.
art Subsection 2. For heavy industrial manufactur .ng u,ses
of all minds, including, without limiting the generality of the
4 c for GUoi��g, the r�ar�ul acture or processing of petroleuxa, 1 z be.r,
23 s peel , chemicals, explosives, fertilizers, gas, rubber, paper,
2' cemen�, sugar, ana all other incus trial or manufacturing produc us,
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Subsection 3. There are not lot area, height, or s iar�
23 yar a regulations or limitations in heavy industrial aistri c is.
2� subdivision L. Unrestricted Districts - (1.1ap Des-i...,-
25 ration U) : All of the lap.d lying within an unrestricted district
23 rjay be used for any lawful. use, subject however to the power o.f
27 the Board of Supervisors to hereafter z;raend this ordinance to
28 place lana novo placed in an unrest.ricted district in another
29 district, or by proper amendment of this orciinanca to provide
30 re,mations for the use of land now in any unres Zr�.cted dist.rict.
�? SECI1oT� No land situp. a n tj e uni n-
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32 cornorated. area of the County of Conty1,a Costa shall be used
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2 nor shall any building or structure be erected, constructed, al-
3 tered, moved or maintained, contrary to the provisions of this
4 ordinance* Any use of any 1 and, building, or structure contrary
5 to the provisions of this ordinance shall be, and the same is
6 hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and the
7 District Attorney shall, upon order of the Board of Supervisors,
g commence an action for the abatement and removal of any such
9 nuisance, and for an injunction preventing the further unlawful
10 use of any land, building, or structure violating the provisions
11 of this ordinance.
12 The remedies provided for in this section of this
13 ordinance shall be cumulative , and not exclusive.
14 SECTION 6 : B1 G1Tv7AY SET BACK LINES: No building or
15 structure ( other than excepted structures as herein defined)
16 shall hereafter be erected or constructed or placed on any land
17 in the unincorporated area of the County of Contra Costa in the
18 area between the set back line or lines hereby established for
19 such land and the common boundary line of any such land -and any
20 state highway or any public road in the County of Contra Costa.
21 All of the set back lines hereby established under the provisions
22 of this paragraph shall be lines parallel to the boundary lines
23 of all such highways and public roads. In determining the
24 location of set back lines the distance from the boundary of the
25 state highway or public road, to the set back line shall be
26 measured inward on the land, at right angles to such boundary
27 lines . The set back line on all lands in the unincorporated
28 area of the County of Contra Costa, bounded on one or more sides
29 by a state highway, is hereby f fixed and established on all of
30 said land at a distance of five (5) feet inward from each such
31 boundary line. The set back line on all lands in the unincorpor-
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2 sides by a public road other than a state highway, is hereby
3 fixed and established on all of said land at a distance of ten
4 (10) feet inward from each such boundary line.
5 Land use permits may be granted after application f or
6 modification of the provisions of this paragraph after applica-
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7 tion therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof.
g Subsection 1. Outdoor Advertising: No structures used
g for outdoor advertising, including fences or gateways upon which
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10 advertising is placed, shall be constructed or maintained in the
11 area between the set back lines hereby established and the
12 boundary line of any state highway or public road e All s truc-
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14 { situated on any land in the area between any set back lines
15 hereby established and the boundary line of any highway or pub-
16 lic road, shall be removed and placed beyond such set back lines
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17 ` v*thin twelve (12) months after the effective date hereof, and
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18 the maintenance of any structure used for outdoor advertising
19 within said area between said boundary lines and said set
20 back lines after said time shall be a violation hereof a No
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outdoor advertising structure or sign shall hereafter be erected
22 or located on, or moved into or maintained in any single family
23 residential district, multiple family residential district,
24 agricultural district, residential suburban district, transition
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residential agricultural district, or - forestry recreation l
26 district.
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SECTION 7: LAUD USE PER'KITS: The owner of any land q
st ict for in this ordinance
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� which land useP ermits are required in any such district, by
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1 Supervisors The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall file
2 1 such application and transmit the same, including all of the ac-
3 companying documents, to the Planning Commission, and the Planning
4 Commission shall endorse the date of receipt of the application
5 thereon and set the same for hearing at a regular meeting of the
6 Commission* The Planning Commission shall give notice of the
7 time and place of said hearing by posting copies of notices.,
8 which notices shall state the time and place of hearing and brief-
9 ly describe the land upon which such use is sought, and the
10 use or uses applied for, at least ten (10) days before the date
11 set for the hearing,, on all public roads within a distance of
12 one thousand (1000) feet of the exterior boundaries of the land
13 upon which such special use permit is sought, in conspicuous
14 places on all of said public roads at distances not less than
15 two hundred (200) feet apart, A copy of said notice shall be
16 published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and pub--
17 fished in the County of Contra Costa, State of California, at
18 least once, and publication thereof shall be completed not less
19 than ten (10) days before the date set for such hearing,
20 At the hearing of said application by the Planning Com-
21 mission, all persons favoring or opposing the application shall
22 be heard. After considering all of the facts, the Planning Com-
23 mission shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors, in writing,
24 whether or not the land use permit applied for, or any part there-
25 of should be granted or denied, and an attested copy of the reo-
26 commendation shall thereupon be submitted to the Board of super-
27 visors by the Planning Commission, The Board of Supervisors shah.
28 consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission on each 0%A V.4
29 application at a regular meeting of such Board , not later, how-
30 ever, than twenty- one (21) days after the said recommendation is
31 submitted* The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall transmit
32 to the Planning Commission a certified copy of the resolution
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2 ; use permit.
3 SECTION 800 NON-CONFO1UJING USE: Any lawful use of any
4 land or building existing at the time this ordinance becomes ef-
5 fective , which does not conform to the provisions of this or-
6 dinance, shall constitute a non-conforming use, and shall not
7 be in violation of this ordinance until such non-conforming use
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11 act of God or the public enemy, or other accident or datastrophe,
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13 ing use of any land is temporarily terminated because of any of
14 said reasons , any such building or structure may not be repaired E
15 or rebuilt if the same has been damaged in excess of fifty per
16 cent ( 50'J.) of its reasonable market value at the time of such
17 destruction or damage. Any existing non--conforming use of land
18 which is interrupted by reason of any of said causes may lawfully
19 be resumed if said resumption occurs within six (6) months of the
20 date of the interruption.
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21 SECTION go* G♦4EAL PROVISIONS AND USES** All of the
22 provisions and regulations of this ordinance are subject to the
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24 Subsection 1. IiRien any district boundary line divides
25 a lot or parcel of land owned of record as one unit at the time
26 this ordinance becomes effective, the regulations applicable to
27 the portions of land lying within the least restricted district
28 shall apply for a distance of thirty (30) f eet on said land be-
29 gond said district boundary.
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Subsection 2. Any lot delineated on a recorded sub-
31 division map and any lot or parcel of land, the ownership of
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3 of less width or area than the minimum width or minimum area re-
4 quired for use in any district established by this ordinance, may
5 be used and occupied by a single family dwelling, together with
6 the accessory buildings therefor, provided that if the side yard
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g with that such use shall not be made until a land use permit has
9 been applied for and obtained, in accordance with the provisions
10 of this ordinance.
11 Subsection 3. The limits of heights of structures es-
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• imne s fire towers radio towers, television towers,1
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14 water towers, wind mills, oil and gas well derricks, wind char-
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15 gers, grain elevators, penthouses, cupolas, spires, belfries, 1
16 domes, monuments., flag poles, telephone poles, telegraph poles ,
17 silos, water tanks and necessary mechanical appurtenances attach-
18 ed to buildings* In all cases parapet or fire walls on buildings
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or structures otherwise conforming to the regulations established
20 in this ordinance may be constructed to a height of not exceeding
21 three (3) feet.
22 Subsection 4* An accessory building or accessory use
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may occupy not more than thirty per cent ( 3001o) of a required
24 rear yard.
25 Subsection 5. On corner lots the set back requirements
26 applicable to the district in which such lot is located shall
27 apply to all state highway, public road and street frontages of
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such lots. The set back lines established by this ordinance
29 shall apply to all boundary lines of all Lots or parcels of
30 land in cases where such boundary lines are common boundary lines
31 of such lots or parcels and any state highway, public road,
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violation of such required yard regulation,
Subsection 7. No structure including fences,e s, and s
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gateways , nor any tree or shrub or other vegetation, exceeding
11. �; five ( 5) feet in he i ht shall g , all be cans eructed, grown., nalntained.
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13 a distance of seventy-five ( 75 ) feet of the intersection of any
14 state highway, public road or street with another state highway,
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18 subsection 8. Exploration and drilling for and proem i
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24 of thio ordinance, for such permits for the exploration and drill
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26 family residential , residential suburban, Multiple family resi,-
27 dential, and retail business districts ,
28 subsection 9. The use of . land f or rights of way for the
29 construction and maintenance and repair of public utilities , and
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2 restricted by the provisions hereof, Accessory and appurtenant
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4 owned utilities, and pipe lines , are not regulated or restricted
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6 subject to the set back regulations set forth herein.
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l l SECTION 10: CONSTITUTIONALITY: I f any section, sub-
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ance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional., such decision
14 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
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18 sections , subdivisions , subsections , clauses or phrases or proem
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20 SECTION 11: REPEAL OF CONFLICTING O INANCES: A3-1
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2l .E ordinances of the County of Contra Costa, an any Provisions o
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s° vided therein for the districts hereby established, are hereby
25 !! repealed insofar as any or all, of said ordinances , or the prove.-
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1 SECTION 12: PENALTIES: Any person, firm, or corpora-
2 tion, whether as principal, agent, employee , or otherwise, violate
3 ing any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a
4 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by
5 a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars 0300,00 ) ,or by im-
6 prisonment in the county jail of the County of Contra Costa, for
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7 a term not exceeding three (3) months, or by both such fine and '
8 imprisonment* Such person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed
to be guilty of a separate offense for each and ever da during
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10 any portion of which any violation of this ordinance is committed l
11 continued or permitted by such person, firm, or corporation, and
12 shall be punishable as herein provided.
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SECTION 13: SHORT TITLE: This ordinance shall be known
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14 and cited as "The Zoning Ordinance of the County of Contra 'Costa• 1t
15 SECTION 14: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
16 force from and after thirty ( 30) days after the date of its pass-
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17 age and adoption, and the same shall be published once before the
18 expiration of fifteen (15) days after the date of its passage and l
19 i adoption, with the names of the members voting for and against
20 the same, in the "CONTRA COSTA GAZETTE" ,
21 a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the
22 County of Contra Costa, State of California,
23 Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
24 Contra Costa, State of California, on the 0 17th day of
25 February , 1947 , by the following vote : j
26 AYES: Supervisors - S. S . Ripley, H. L. Cummings,
Ray S. Taylor, W. J. Buchanan, R. J. Trembath.
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ABSENT: Supervisors - None.
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ATTEST: C 'rman of the Board of Supervisor
31 o the County of Contra Costa, State
•,� of California*
Oua�ty Clerk and ex--Otfibio
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa,
State of California*
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