Chapter 17.32
PO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT
Sections:
17.32.020 Special provisions and development standards.
17.32.040 Fences, walls and hedges.
17.32.060 Frontage, width and depth of site.
17.32.090 Distance between structures.
17.32.110 Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
17.32.010 Purpose.
The PO district is intended to provide for the location of professional and commercial offices in close relationship to one another in areas designated for professional office use by the general plan; to provide adequate space to meet the needs of such offices for off-street parking and loading space; and to protect offices from noise, disturbances, traffic hazards and other objectionable influences which would adversely affect professional and business practices. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.32.020 Special provisions and development standards.
All uses in the PO district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.71. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.32.030 Permitted uses.
Uses permitted by right and subject to approval of an administrative site plan or conditional use permit in the PO district shall be as listed in Section 17.48.030. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.32.040 Fences, walls and hedges.
In the PO district, fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.71.090. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.060)
17.32.050 Site area.
The minimum site shall be six thousand square feet in the PO district. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.070)
17.32.060 Frontage, width and depth of site.
A. Each site in the PO district shall have not less than sixty feet of frontage on a public street, except that those sites which front on a cul-de-sac or loop-out street may have a frontage of not less than fifty feet; provided, that the width of the site as measured along the front yard setback line is at least sixty feet. The minimum width of each site shall be fifty feet at all other locations on the site which lie to the rear of the front yard setback line.
B. The minimum depth of each site in the PO district shall be one hundred feet. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.080)
17.32.070 Coverage.
The maximum site area covered by any and all structures in the PO district shall be sixty-five percent. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.090)
17.32.080 Yard requirements.
Yard requirements in the PO district are as follows:
A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be fifteen feet; provided, however, the director may approve, under Chapter 17.80, within any part of the front yard for nonresidential uses, ornamental covers such as a sidewalk or entry awning, trellis or other similar improvements when said improvement is intended solely as an improved passageway or for aesthetic purposes, providing architectural integrity with the building to which it is attached.
B. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be ten feet; provided, however, that where construction involves more than one story and the site lies adjacent to a site in an R district, the rear yard shall be increased by five feet for each additional story.
C. Side Yard. The minimum side yard shall be five feet, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
1. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than fifteen feet.
2. On a corner lot, the side yard adjoining a street shall be not less than ten feet.
3. Where construction involves more than one story, the side yard shall be increased by five feet for each additional story; provided, however, that the side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall be ten feet or greater.
4. Garages or carports on the street side yard of a corner lot shall be subject to the provisions of Section 17.20.090(C)(6). (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.100)
17.32.090 Distance between structures.
In the PO district, the minimum distance between any structure shall be ten feet. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.110)
17.32.100 Building height.
No building shall exceed a height of thirty-five feet in the PO district, except as may be allowed under the provisions of Chapter 17.80. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.120)
17.32.110 Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
Off-street parking facilities and off-street loading facilities in the PO district shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 17.64. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.130)
17.32.120 Signs.
No sign shall be permitted in the PO district except as prescribed in Chapter 17.72. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.32.140)
17.32.130 Landscaping.
New developments shall provide landscaping in all yard areas abutting public streets, consistent with the Dinuba Landscape Design Guidelines. (Ord. 2021-04 § 2 (Att. A § 4), 2021)