ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON

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1 ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO ONE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICTS); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE DISTRICT); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO PLANNED MIXED USE DISTRICT); AMENDING SECTION 12.12A OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO PLANNED MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS); 1

2 AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO CONSERVATION REGULATIONS); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES); AMENDING SECTION OF CHAPTER 12 OF ARTICLE II OF THE DIXON CITY CODE (RELATING TO AMENDMENTS). ( The Omnibus V Zoning Ordinance Amendments ) WHEREAS, on, June 16, 2009, April 19, 2011, July 19, 2011, September 20, 2011, February 21, 2012, and May 15, 2012 the Planning Commission of the City of Dixon did hold a properly noticed public hearing on a proposed ordinance amending several sections of the City of Dixon Zoning Ordinance contained in Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code; and WHEREAS, after considering all of the written and oral evidence received at that meeting including the recommendation of the Community Development staff the Planning Commission that the City Council of the City of Dixon adopt the Ordinance; and WHEREAS, on, 2012, the City Council held a properly notice hearing on the proposed ordinance and has considered all of the written and oral evidence received at said public hearing including the recommendations of both the Community Development staff and Planning Commission that the proposed ordinance amending several sections of the City of Dixon Zoning Ordinance contained in Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code. Formatted: Font: Not Bold Formatted: Tab stops: Not at 1" Formatted: Font: Not Bold Formatted: Font: Not Bold NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The City Council finds as follows: The following amendments to the City of Dixon Zoning Ordinance are consistent with the City of Dixon General Plan, and are required to achieve the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance prescribed in Section Formatted: Font: Not Bold Formatted: Font: Not Bold SECTION 2. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Permitted Uses The following uses shall be permitted: 2

3 A. Raising of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vegetables, horticultural specialties, livestock and timber. B. Processing of products produced on the premises. C. One family dwellings and farm employee housing which are incidental to a permitted use or a conditional use. D. Home occupations conducted in accord with the regulations prescribed in Section E. Accessory structures located on the same site with a permitted or conditional use including barns, stables, tank houses, storage tanks, windmills, silos and other farm outbuildings; private garages and carports; one guest house or accessory living quarters without kitchen for each residence on the site; storehouses, garden structures, greenhouses, recreation rooms and hobby shops; storage of petroleum products for the use of persons residing on the site. F. Swimming pools used solely by persons resident on the site and their guests, provided that no swimming pool or accessory mechanical equipment shall be located in a required front yard or in a required side yard or less than five (5) feet from a property line or less than three (3) feet from a property line as to any accessory mechanical equipment and related structures. G. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the requirements of Section H. Those facilities which state law requires to be allowed in this zone to the extent provided by state law and subject to any constraints of said state law. I. Secondary living units. J. Churches, parsonages, parish houses, monasteries, convents and other religious institutions. SECTION 3. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Conditional Uses Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Formatted: Font: Not Bold, No underline The following uses shall be permitted upon granting of a use permit, as provided in Section

4 A. Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural produce grown on the site. Formatted: Indent: First line: 0.5" B. Labor camps. C. Grain elevators. D. Fertilizer plants and yards. E. Stock feeding yards on sites of not less than ten (10) acres., Hanging: 0.5" F. Animal sales yards on sites of not less than ten (10) acres. G. Farm equipment service and repair establishments. H. Veterinarian offices. I. Bulk storage of petroleum products. J. Commercial stables and riding academies on sites of not less than ten (10) acres. K. Airports and heliports. L. Cemeteries on sites of not less than ten (10) acres. M. Crematories and columbariums. N. Public, private, and parochial elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and colleges; child care centers; private non-profit schools and colleges, not including art, craft, music or dancing schools or business, professional or trade schools and colleges. O. Public playgrounds, parks, community centers, libraries, museums, art galleries, police and fire stations and other public buildings, structures and facilities. P. Exploration for and extraction of oil, natural gas, and similar substances on sites not less than ten (10) acres in area, provided there are: 1) setbacks of no less than one hundred (100) feet from boundaries, residences, schools and other sensitive uses; and 2) compliance with the requirements listed in Section 28-50(5), regulations for oil and gas wells, Chapter 28, Article 5, Solano County Code, as such Code now exists or may be hereafter amended, or other guidelines not inconsistent with such County Code as may be adopted by the City Planning Commission. 4

5 Q. Public and private charitable institutions, hospitals, sanitariums and nursing homes. R. [Reserved.] RS. TS. UT. Golf courses on sites of not less than ten (10) acres. Public utility and public service pumping stations, power stations, drainage ways and structures, storage tanks and communications equipment buildings. Commercial kennels. U. Facilities for the generation of renewable energy including wind and solar farms. W. Accessory structures located on the same site as a conditional use. SECTION 4. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Required Yards A. The minimum front yard shall be thirty (30) feet, provided that the distance from the centerline of a public street to any structure shall not be less than fifty (50) feet. Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Formatted: Font: Bold, Underline B. The minimum side yard shall be twenty (20%) percent of the width of the site, provided that a side yard of more than twenty-five (25) feet shall not be required and a side yard of less than fifteen (15) feet shall not be permitted. C. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet. D. Accessory structures not exceeding ten (10) feet in height may be located no closer than five (5) feet from the side or rear property lines. Accessory structures between ten (10) feet and up to fourteen (14) feet in height must be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from the rear or side property lines.; provided, that n Not more than twenty (20%) percent of the area, or up to a maximum of six hundred (600) feet, whichever is smaller, of the required rear yard shall be covered by structures enclosed on more than one side. SECTION 5. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" 5

6 Site Area and Site Area per Dwelling Unit A. The minimum site area, except as noted in Section , shall be two and one-half (2½) ten acres. B. For each dwelling unit a minimum of two and one-half (2½) 2 and ½ acres of land for a site shall be required, subject to the exception that a labor camp may be located on a site with a lesser area for each dwelling unit, provided that the area of the site and the number of dwelling units are determined by the City Planning Commission in its approval of a use permit to be consistent with the purpose of this district. Formatted: Font: Italic SECTION 6. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Coverage A. The maximum site area covered by structures shall be twenty (20%) percent. SECTION 7. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Height of Structures A. The maximum height of a permitted use and its accessory structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet, subject to the exception that tank houses, storage tanks, windmills and silos may exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. B. The maximum height of a conditional use and its accessory structures shall be fifty (50) feet, except that grain elevators, tank houses, storage tanks, windmills and silos may exceed fifty (50) feet. SECTION 8. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Distances Between Structures Where there is more than one structure on a site, the minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and another structure shall be twenty (20) feet. The minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and a structure housing livestock shall be fifty (50) feet. 6

7 SECTION 9. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Purposes In addition to the objectives prescribed in Section , the R-1 one-family residential districts are included in the Zoning Ordinance to achieve the following purposes: A. To implement the land use and housing elements of the Dixon General Plan. B. To reserve appropriately located areas for family living at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety. C. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling. D. To protect one-family dwellings from the congestion and lack of privacy associated with multiple-family dwellings. SECTION 10. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Permitted Uses The following uses shall be permitted: Formatted: No underline Formatted: Font: Not Bold, No underline Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Formatted: No underline Formatted: Indent: First line: 0" A. One family dwellings. B. Raising of fruit and nut trees, vegetables and horticultural specialties. C. Home occupations conducted in accord with the regulations prescribed in Section D. Accessory structures located on the same site with a permitted or conditional use including private garages and car ports, one guest house or accessory living quarters without a kitchen, storehouse, garden structures, greenhouse, recreation rooms, windmills and hobby shops. E. Swimming pools used solely by persons residenting on the site and their guests, provided the following: 1. that nno swimming pool or accessory mechanical equipment shall be located in a required front yard or in a required side yard or less than fivesix (5) feet from a property line. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1.5", Hanging: 0.5", Tab stops: Not at 0.5" + 1" 7

8 2. No accessory mechanical equipment and related structures shall be located in a required front or side yard as to a swimming pool or less than three (3) feet from a property line. as to any accessory mechanical equipment and related structures. F. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Section G. Those facilities which state law requires to be allowed in this zone to the extent provided by state law and subject to any constraints of said state law. H. Manufactured homes, mobile homes and mobile home parks. I. Small family day care Licensed residential care facilities, subject to the provisions of Section serving six (6) or fewer persons. J. Secondary living units. K. Keeping, boarding, or harboring any cats, dogs, small domestic animals, or small fowl as allowed under the Animal Control Ordinance, Chapter 5, Article I of the Dixon City Code. L. Churches, parsonages, parish houses, monasteries, convents and other religious institutions. M. Transitional and supportive housing. SECTION 11. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Conditional Uses The following uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit, as provided in Section A. Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural produce grown on the site. B. Labor camps. C. Grain elevators. D. Fertilizer plants and yards. E. Private stables for the keeping of one (1) horse on a site no less than two (2) acres in area, provided that one (1) additional horse may be kept for each additional acre of the site and provided that no stable shall be 8

9 located closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line, closer than fifty (50) feet to any dwelling on the site or closer than hundred (100) feet to any other dwelling. Private stables for, and the keeping of one (1) horse, donkey, burro or mule on a site no less than two (2) acres in area, provided that one (1) additional horse, donkey, burro or mule may be kept for each additional acre of the site, up to no more than four (4) horses, donkeys, mules or burros, or any combination of them, and provided that no stable shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any property line, within fifty (50) feet of any dwelling on the site, or within one hundred (100 feet) of any other dwelling. F. Commercial nursery growing grounds. G. Public utility and public service pumping stations, power stations, drainage ways and structures, storage tanks and communications equipment buildings found by the City Planning Commission to be necessary for the public health, safety or welfare. H. Accessory structures located on the same site as a conditional use. IH. Automobile pparking lots when adjacent to any permitted use in this district or when adjacent to any "C" district. JI. Large family day care Licensed residential care facilities, subject to the provisions in Section serving seven (7) to eleven (11) persons. KJ. Keeping, boarding, or harboring of no more than four (4) large domestic animals, or large fowl, including the construction and maintenance of any structure or facility for the keeping of such animals. Any use involving the keeping of large domestic animals or large fowl which existed as of January 1, 2005 shall comply with this Subsection LJ by January 1, Formatted: Font: Italic SECTION 12. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Required Yards A. The minimum front yard shall be as follows, subject to the exceptions set forth in this section: Site Area (square feet) Minimum Front Yard Less than 10, feet 9

10 10,000-14, feet 15,000 and over 30 feet 1. On a site situated between sites improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average depth of the front yards on the improved site adjoining the side lines of the site. 2. Where a site is situated between one (1) or two (2) unimproved sites and where sites comprising forty (40%) percent of the frontage on a block are improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average of the existing front yard depths in the block. 3. The minimum front yard for a garage shall be twenty-two (22) feet. This distance may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet for garages having curved driveways and openings which are perpendicular to the adjoining street. B. The minimum side yard shall be five (5) feet on one side and twelve (12) feet on the other side, except that: 1. On a corner lot the minimum street side yard shall be fifteen (15) feet, and the minimum interior side yard shall be five (5) feet. 2. Side yards on each side may be a minimum of five (5) feet if: a. A side yard borders an alley, or b. Side yard boundaries are parallel and the lot is less than fifty (50) feet in width. 3. Section notwithstanding, whenever a twelve (12) foot side yard is required, there shall be at least ten (10) feet of unobstructed vertical and lateral clearance. C. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty (20%) percent of the lot depth to a maximum of twenty five (25) feet; provided that no rear yard shall be less than fifteen (15) feet, subject to the following exceptions: 1. A wing of the main building structure which is no wider than one third (⅓) of the site width may extend into the required rear yard; provided, that the distance from the rear wall of the structure to the rear lot line shall be not less than ten (10) feet and that the remaining area behind the main building structure shall be not less than a normal rear yard. 2. On a reversed corner lot the minimum rear yard shall not be less than the side yard prescribed in Section ; provided that the 10

11 side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot. 3. Accessory structures not exceeding ten (10) feet in height may be located no closer than three (3) feet from the side or rear property lines. Accessory structures up to fourteen (14) feet in height must be located a minimum of five (5) feet from the rear or side property lines; provided, that not more than ten twenty (1020%) percent of the area of the required rear yard shall be covered by structures enclosed on more than one side. An additional ten (10) percent of the area may be covered by structures open on three (3) sides or more. On a reversed corner lot an accessory structure shall be located not closer to the rear property line than the required side yard on the adjoining key lot and not closer to the side property line adjoining the street than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot. If the accessory structure is a garage or carport the minimum setback shall be twenty (20) feet. Formatted: Justified, Indent: Left: 1" 4. Where an alley abuts a property s rear lot line, accessory structures which provide covered parking for automobiles may be located within five (5) feet of the rear lot line if access to the covered parking stalls is from the alley. Covered parking accessed from an alley may cover thirty (30%) percent of the area of the required rear yard or four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is less. SECTION 13. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Frontage, Width and Depth of Site A. Each site shall have frontage on a public street of at least fifty (50) feet. B. The minimum site area width shall be as follows: Site Area (square feet) Permitted or Conditional Use, Interior Lot Width Permitted or Conditional Use, Corner Lot Width 7,000 7, feet 75 feet 8,000 9, feet 80 feet 10,000 14, feet 90 feet 15,000 20, feet 110 feet C. Each site shall have a depth of not less than hundred (100) feet, provided that a site fronting or rearing on a railroad right of way, freeway or major street principal arterial shall have a depth of not less than one hundred 11

12 thirty (130) feet. SECTION 14. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is One Dwelling Unit Per Site No more than one (1) single family dwelling unit, and no more than one (1) secondary living unit, shall be located on each site in the R-1, One Family Residential district. SECTION 15. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Coverage The maximum site area covered by the main structures shall be forty (40%) percent for a permitted use or a conditional use. SECTION 16. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Distances Between Structures When there is more than one structure on a site tthe minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and an accessory structure not used for human habitation shall be ten (10) feet. This distance shall be measure from the foundation or wall of each structure. The minimum distance between structures shall be increased by one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of height or fraction thereof by which a portion of a structure within thirty (30) feet of another structure exceeds fourteen (14) feet in height. Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt Formatted: List Paragraph, Indent: First line: 0.5" Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt SECTION 17. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: RM = MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS SECTION 18. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Purposes 12

13 In addition to the objectives prescribed in Section , the RM, Multiple- Family Districts are included in the Zoning Ordinance to achieve the following purposes: Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" A. To implement the Land Use &and Housing Elements of the Dixon General Plan. SECTION 19. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Permitted Uses The following uses shall be permitted: A. RM1 B. RM2 1. One family dwellings. 2. Two family dwellings (duplexes). C. RM3 D. RM4 CE. DF. 1. One family dwellings. 2. Two family dwellings (duplexes). 3. Three family dwellings (triplexes). 4. Four family dwellings (fourplexes). 5. Multiple-family dwellings (five or more units). 1. Three family dwellings (triplexes). 2. Four family dwellings (fourplexes). 3. Multiple-family dwellings (five or more units). 1. Multiple-family dwellings (five or more units). Raising of fruit and nut trees, vegetables and horticultural specialties. Home occupations conducted in accord with the regulations prescribed in Section Formatted: Double strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Indent: Left: 1", Hanging: 0.5" Formatted: List Paragraph, Indent: Left: 1", Hanging: 0.5", Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 1" + Indent at: 1.25" Formatted: List Paragraph, Indent: Left: 1", Hanging: 0.5", Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 1" + Indent at: 1.25" Formatted: List Paragraph, Indent: Left: 0" Formatted: Indent: Hanging: 1", Tab stops: 0.5", Left + 1", Left EG. Accessory structures located on the same site as a permitted use including private garages and carports, one guest house or accessory living quarters without a kitchen, storehouses, garden structures, 13

14 FH. greenhouses, recreation rooms, windmills and hobby shops,. Swimming pools used solely by persons residingent on the site and their guests, providing the following: 1. ed that nno swimming pool or accessory mechanical equipment shall be located in a required front yard or in a required side yard or less than five (5) 6 feet from a property line. 2. No accessory mechanical equipment and related structures shall be located in a required front or side yard as to a swimming pool or less than three (3) feet from a property line as to any accessory mechanical equipment and related structures. Formatted: Indent: Hanging: 1", Tab stops: 0.5", Left + 1", Left Formatted: Indent: Left: 1.5" Formatted: Indent: First line: 0.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1.5" GI. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Section Formatted: Indent: Left: 0" HJ. IK. Those facilities which state law requires to be allowed in this zone to the extent provided by state law and subject to any constraints of said state law. Churches, parsonages, parish houses, monasteries, convents and other religious institutions. L. Transitional and supportive housing. SECTION 20. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Conditional Uses The following uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit, as provided in Section Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0.5" A. Public, private and parochial elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges; non-profit school and colleges, not including art, craft, music or dancing schools or businesses, professional or trade schools and colleges. B. Public playgrounds, parks, community centers, libraries, museums, art galleries, police and fire stations and other public buildings, structures and facilities, not including post offices. C. Public and private charitable institutions; hospitals, sanitariums and 14

15 nursing homes, not including hospitals, sanitariums or nursing homes for mental or drug addict or liquor addict cases. D. Golf courses. E. Lodging houses. Lodging houses serving no more than fifteen (15) persons. F. Public utility and public service pumping stations, power stations, drainage ways and structures, storage tanks and communications equipment buildings found by the City Planning Commission to be necessary for the public health, safety or welfare. G. Accessory structures located on the same site as a conditional use. H. Parking lots improved as prescribed in Section on a site having a side property line which for a distance of not less than fifty (50) feet adjoins a C or M District, or is separated only by an alley, provided that the parking lot shall not extend more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the boundary of the C or M district. I. Professional and administrative offices shall be permitted in an RM2, RM3 or RM4 district as follows: 1. On a site having a side property line which for a distance of not less than fifty (50) feet adjoins a C or M district or is separated only by an alley, provided that the site shall not extend more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the boundary of the C or M district. Formatted: Font color: Black, Double strikethrough Formatted: Font color: Black 2. On a site having not less than one-half (½) of its frontage directly across a street from a C or M district. J. Transitional housing J. The following uses are specifically excluded, except as home occupations conducted in accord with the regulations prescribed in Section Any establishment, producing or selling a product which is stored on the site, other than architects' or engineers' plans or works of art; beauty parlors; pharmacies; optical dispensing establishments; dental and medical laboratories except laboratories incidental to a dental or medical practice conducted on the site. SECTION 21. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Required Yards 15

16 A. The minimum front yard shall be twenty (20) feet subject to the following exceptions: 1. On a site situated between sites improved with buildings the minimum front yard shall be the average depth of the front yards on the improved sites adjoining the side lines of the site. 2. Where a site is situated between one (1) or two (2) unimproved sites and where the sites comprising forty (40%) percent of the frontage on a block are improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average of the existing front yard depths on the block. 3. In computing average front yard depths thirty (30) feet shall be used in lieu of any front yard depth greater than thirty (30) feet. 4. The required front yard may be reduced by five (5) feet when all required off-street parking spaces are located on the rear half of the site or are entered parallel to the front property line of the site, provided that the front yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet. B. The minimum side yard shall be as follows: District Minimum Side Yard Required Minimum side yard required for building over forty (40) feet in length or over one story in height RM1 5 feet 7 feet RM2 RM3 RM4 6 feet 8 feet 10 feet 8 feet 10 feet 15 feet 1. On the street side of a corner lot zoned RM1 or RM2, the side yard shall not be less than twenty (20%) percent of the average width of the site or twenty (20) feet, whichever is the lesser requirement; provided, that a side yard less than ten (1510) feet shall not be permitted. 2. On the street side of a corner lot zoned RM3 or RM4, the side yard shall not be less than twenty (20%) percent of the average width of the site or twenty (20) feet, whichever is the lesser requirement; provided that a side yard less than fifteen (15) feet shall not be permitted. C. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet, subject to the 16

17 following exceptions: 1. The rear yard may be reduced to not less than fifteen (15) feet provided that one side yard is twenty (20) feet or more. 2. One (1) foot shall be added to the required rear yard for each of two (2) feet of height or fraction thereof by which a portion of a structure within thirty (30) feet of the rear property line exceeds fourteen (14) feet in height. 3. Accessory structures not exceeding ten (10) feet in height may be located no closer than three (3) feet from the side or rear property lines. Accessory structures up to fourteen (14) feet in height must be located a minimum of five (5) feet from the rear or side property lines; provided, that not more than ten twenty (1020%) percent of the area of the required rear yard shall be covered by structures enclosed on more than one side. An additional ten (10%) percent of the area may be covered by structures open on three (3) sides or more. On a reversed corner lot an accessory structure shall be located not closer to the rear property line than the required side yard on the adjoining key lot and not closer to the side property line adjoining the street than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot. If the accessory structure is a garage or carport the minimum setback shall be twenty (20) feet. 4. Where the rear property line of the site of a professional or administrative office adjoins a dwelling in an R district or a vacant site in an R district, the rear yard shall be not less than thirty-eight (38) feet and shall be increased as required in paragraph B. SECTION 22. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Site Area and Site Area per Dwelling Unit A. The minimum site area shall be as follows: District RM1 RM2 RM3 RM4 Permitted or Conditional Uses 8,000 56,000 square feet 7,500 56,000 square feet 25,000 square feet 40,000 square feet Formatted: Double strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Double strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough 17

18 B. The minimum site area per dwelling unit shall be as follows: District Two Units Three Units Four or more Units RM1 4,000 sq. ft RM2 RM3 3,750 sq. ft ,500 3,000 sq. ft. 2,000 sq. ft. 2,500 3,000 sq. ft. 2,000 sq. ft. RM ,500 sq. ft. SECTION 23. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Frontage, Width and Depth of Site A. Each site shall have not less than forty (40) feet of frontage on a public street. B. The minimum site width shall be as follows: District Permitted or Conditional Use (interior lot) Permitted or Conditional Use (corner lot) RM1 60 feet 70 feet RM2 RM3 RM4 65 feet 75 feet 100 feet 75 feet 100 feet 150 feet C. Each RM1 and RM2 site shall have a depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet, provided that a site fronting or rearing backing on a railroad right of way, freeway or major street principal arterial shall have a depth of not less than one hundred (130) feet. D. Each RM3 and RM4 site shall have a depth of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet, provided that a site fronting or backing on a railroad right of way, freeway or principal arterial shall have a depth of not less than two hundred (200) feet. SECTION 24. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Coverage The maximum site area covered by the main structure shall be forty (40%) percent for a permitted or conditional use. 18

19 SECTION 25. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Height of Structures No structure shall exceed thirty-eight (38) feet in height. SECTION 26. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Distances Between Structures A. Where there is more than one structure on a site tthe minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and an accessory structure shall be ten (10) feet. This distance shall be measured from the foundation or wall of each structure. The minimum distance between structures shall be increased one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of height, or fraction thereof, by which a portion of a structure within thirty (30) feet of another structure exceeds fourteen (14) feet in height. B. Special yards required for dwelling groups: 1. In case the buildings of the group are not located on the site that the rear of the buildings which face the street is itself faced by the front of a building to the rear (i.e. in a front to back series) no such building shall be closer than twenty (20) feet to any other such buildings and the side providing access shall not be less than eight (8) feet. 2. In case the buildings of the group are so located that the rear thereof abuts upon one side yard and the fronts thereof abutting the other side yard (i.e. in a single row side to side series), the side yard providing access shall have a width of not less than twelve (12) feet. 3. In case the buildings of a group are so located on the lot that the rears thereof abut upon each side yard and the fronts thereof face a court (i.e. in a double row side to side series) the court shall have width of not less than twenty (20) feet. 4. In no case shall any separate buildings of the group be closer to any other buildings of the group than a distance of ten (10) feet. 19

20 SECTION 27. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Permitted Uses The following uses shall be permitted: A. Health services, legal and miscellaneous personal services, professional and administrative offices, including but not limited to the following: 1. Advertising agencyies, 2. Attorneys 3. Business associations, 4. Business services, general, 5. Civic, social and fraternal organizations, 6. Computer and data processing service, 7. Credit agencies other than banks, 8. Employment agencyies, 9. Engineers, architects and planners, 10. Fitness centers, 11. Insurance agenciests, Labor union and similar labor organizations, Licensed practitioners of therapeutic massage, Management, consulting and public relations services, Medical and dentalists clinics and laboratories, 15. Medical and dental laboratories and clinics 16. Management, consulting and public relations services, Other investment offices, 18. Professional membership organizations, 17. Political organizations, Professional membership organizations, Real estate services, 20. Security and commodity brokers. B. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Section C. Windmills in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use. SECTION 28. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Font: Not Italic Formatted: Indent: Left: 0" Formatted: Number of columns: 2 Formatted: Left, Indent: Left: 0" Formatted: Left, Indent: Left: 0" Formatted: Left, Indent: Left: 0", Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.25" + Indent at: 0.5", Space Before: 12 pt Formatted: Space Before: 12 pt Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01", Space Before: 24 pt Conditional Uses The following uses shall be permitted upon granting of a use permit as provided in Section A. Government offices. B. Child care centers. C. Medical cannabis dispensaries in accordance with Section and Chapter 14F of Article I of this Code. 20

21 SECTION 29. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Screening and Landscaping A. An addition to the provisions of Section the following shall be required: 1. Where a site adjoins an R district a solid masonry wall, six (6) feet in height shall be located on the property line except in a required front yard. In addition the Design Review Commission shall require that the ten (10) feet adjoining the property line be landscaped with plant materials and permanently maintained when such landscaping is necessary to insure privacy, or to insulate adjoining dwellings against noise. 2. In a PAO District not less than ten (10) feet of a required yard adjoining a street shall be landscaped and permanently maintained. 3. No fence, wall or hedge shall exceed six (6) feet in height if located in a required side or rear yard or three (3) feet in height if located in a required front yard. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" SECTION 30. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Required Yards A. The minimum required front yard shall be twenty (20) feet, subject to the following exceptions: 1. The required minimum front yard may be reduced by five (5) feet when all required off-street parking spaces are located on the rear half of the site or are entered parallel to the front property line of the site; provided, that the front yard shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" 2. The required front yard shall be landscaped and permanently maintained, as provided in Section Where a site adjoins, or is located across the street from a commercial district the minimum required front yard may be reduced to ten (10) feet. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" 21

22 B. The minimum side yard required shall be ten (10) feet, subject to the following exceptions: 1. On a reversed corner lot adjoining a key lot in an R or A district, the minimum side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than the required front yard on the key lot. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" 2. The minimum side yard adjoining an R or A district shall be twenty (20) feet. 3. The minimum side yard across a street or alley from or adjacent to a commercial C district shall be ten (10) feet. 4. Five (5) feet shall be added to each required side yard for each ten (10) feet or height above the lowest twenty (20) feet of height of structure. C. The minimum rear yard required shall be twenty-five (25) feet, subject to the following exceptions: 1. The minimum rear yard across a street or alley from or adjacent to a commercial district shall be ten (10) feet. 2. Five (5) feet shall be added to a required the rear yard for each ten (10) feet of height above the lowest first twenty (20) feet of height of a structure. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" SECTION 31. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Minimum Lot Size The minimum lot size shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet. Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Formatted: Font: Not Bold, No underline Formatted: Font: Not Bold SECTION 32. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Coverage The maximum site area covered by structures shall not exceed forty (40%) percent. 22

23 SECTION 33. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: -0.01", Hanging: 0.01" Height of Structures The maximum height of any structures shall be thirty (30) feet. The maximum height of any freestanding sign shall be eight (8) feet. SECTION 34. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is PMU = PLANNED MIXED USE DISTRICT Sections: Purposes Permitted Uses Conditional Uses Screening and Landscaping Performance Standards Required Yards Minimum Lot Size Site Area per Dwelling Unit Height of Structures Coverage Signs Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities Design Review General Provisions and Exceptions Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Formatted: Font: Not Bold, No underline Formatted: Font: Not Bold Formatted: Indent: First line: 0" SECTION 35. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Permitted Uses Formatted: No underline Formatted: No underline Formatted: Font: Not Bold Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" The following uses shall be permitted: A. Residential uses including the following: 1. One family dwellings, 2. Two family dwellings (duplexes), 3. Three family dwellings 4. Four family dwellings 35. Multiple-family dwellings. 23

24 B. Retail stores, shops, service establishments and offices supplying commodities or performing services such as those provided by the following: 1. Antique storeshops, artsists' supply and crafts stores and similar uses, 2. Business and technical schools, and schools and studios for photography, art, music and dance, 3. Department stores and specialty shops, 4. Medical and dental clinics, professional and administrative offices, 5. Personal and business service establishments, 6. Professional and administrative offices, 7. Restaurants without drive-through, including outdoor eating areas and establishments, 8. Accessory structures located on the same site as a permitted or conditional use. Formatted: Justified, Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Justified, Indent: Left: 0.5" Formatted: Justified, Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.25" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.25", Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 1" + Indent at: 1.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.25" C. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Section D. Windmills in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use. SECTION 36. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Required Yards A. Minimum building setbacks are as follows: 1. The minimum Ffront yards shall equal or exceed the average of front yards of those two (2) nearest buildings on the same street frontage or fifteen (15) feet, whichever is greater. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" 2B. The minimum Sside yards shall be a minimum of five (5) feet. On the street side of a corner lot, the side yard shall not be less than twenty (20%) percent of the average width of the site or ten (10) feet, whichever is the lesser requirement; provided that a side yard less than ten (10) feet shall not be permitted. 3C. The minimum Rrear yards shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet, subject to the following exceptions.: 1 One (1) foot shall be added to the required rear yard for each of two (2) feet of height or fraction thereon by which a portion of a structure within ten (10) feet of the rear property line exceeds fourteen (14) feet in height. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" Formatted: Indent: Left: 1.5" 24

25 2. Accessory structures not exceeding ten (10) feet in height may be located no closer than three (3) feet from the side or rear property lines. Accessory structures up to fourteen (14) feet in height must be located a minimum of five (5) feet from the rear or side property lines; provided that not more than twenty (20) percent of the area of the required rear yard shall be covered by structures enclosed on more than one side. An additional ten percent of the area may be covered by structures open on three (3) sides or more. On a reversed corner lot an accessory structure shall be located not closer to the rear property line than the required side yard on the adjoining key lot and not closer to the side property line and adjoining the street than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot and not closer to the side property line adjoining the street than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot. If the accessory structure is a garage or carport the minimum setback shall be twenty (20) feet. SECTION 37. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: 1.5" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Minimum Lot Size A. The minimum lot size shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet B. The minimum site Lot width: shall be fifty (50) feet. except where an existing residential structure is proposed for any permitted or conditional use, no area or width minimums are applicable. SECTION 38. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Height of Structures No structure shall exceed three (3) stories or not more than thirty-six (36) feet. SECTION 39. Section of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is hereby added to read as follows: Coverage Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" Formatted: Font: Bold, Underline Formatted: Font: Bold, Underline 25

26 The maximum site area covered by the main structure shall be forty (40%) percent for residential uses. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0.5" SECTION 40. Section 12.12A.02 of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is 12.12A.02 Permitted Uses The following uses shall be permitted: A. One family dwellings. B. Two family dwellings (duplexes). C. Condominiums, apartments, town homes, cluster homes, patio homes, half-plexes, and any other form of individual ownership in a multi-density project. D. Raising of fruit and nut trees, vegetables and horticultural specialties in conjunction with one of the above-mentioned uses. E. Home occupations conducted in accord with the regulations prescribed in Section F. Accessory structures located on the same site with as a permitted or conditional use. including private garages and carports, one guest house or accessory living quarters without a kitchen, storehouses, garden structures, greenhouses, recreation rooms and hobby shops, all subject to the provisions of Section G. Swimming pools used solely by persons residingent on the site and their guests, provided that no swimming pool or accessory mechanical equipment shall be located in a required front yard or in a required side yard property line as to a swimming pool or less than five (35) feet from a property line as to a swimming pool or less than three (3) feet from a property line as to any accessory mechanical equipment and related structures., and provided that a fence not less than 6 feet in height shall surround the pool or area within which it is located so as to prevent uncontrolled access from a street or from adjacent properties. H. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Section I. Those facilities which state law requires to be allowed in this zone to the extent provided by state law and subject to any constraints of said state law. 26

27 JI. KJ. Churches, parsonages, parish houses, monasteries, convents and other religious institutions. Windmills in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use. K. Transitional and supportive housing. SECTION 41. Section 12.12A.06 of Chapter 12 of Article II of the Dixon City Code is Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0" 12.12A.06 Required Yards A. The minimum front yard shall be twenty (20) feet subject to the following exceptions: 1. On a site situated between sites improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average depth of the front yards on the improved sites adjoining the side lines of the site. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1", Hanging: 0.5" 1. Where a site is situated between one or two unimproved and where the sites comprising forty (40%) percent of the frontage on a block are improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average of the existing front yard depths on the block. 2. In computing average front yard depths thirty (30) feet shall be used in lieu of any front yard depth greater than thirty (30) feet. 4. The required front yard may be reduced by five (5) feet when all required off-street parking spaces are located on the rear half of the site or are entered parallel to the front property line of the site, provided that the front yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet. Formatted: Indent: Left: 1", Hanging: 0.5" B. The minimum side yard shall be as follows: Minimum Side Yard Required Minimum Side Yard Required For Building Over forty (40) feet in Length Or Over One Story in Height 6 feet 8 feet On the street side of a corner lot, the side yard shall be twenty (20%) percent % of the average width of the site or twenty (20) feet, whichever is the lesser requirements, provided a side yard less than ten (10) feet shall not be permitted. 27