1999 AprilERRATA
INSERTION GUIDE
CUPERTINC~ MUNICIAPL CODE
April, 1999
This errata consists of reprinted pages replacing existing pages in the Cupertino
Municipal Code.
Remove pages listed in the column headed "Remove Pages" and in their places
insert the pages listed in the column headed "Insert Pages."
This Guide for Insertion should be retained as a permanent record of pages
corrected and should be inserted in the front of the code.
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Checklist ....................Checklist
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44548 ................... 44548
579-580 ................... 579-580
588-65-588-66/68 ................. .
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588-73-588-74 ..........588-73-588-74
INDEX
625-626 ................... 625-626
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current pages. After insertion of the 4-99 errata, the Cupertino Municipal Code should contain the pages
indicated below. Wherever there is a dash page, it has been listed individually.
Page Number Date
Title l:
1 .............................. 1-95
3-6 .......................... 12-95
7-10 .......................... 11-98
10-1 ........................... 11-98
11-15 ......................... 12-95
Title 2:
Page Number Date
100a-100b ..................... 12-96
100-1-100-2 ..................... 2-93
100-2a .......................... 2-93
100-3-100-4 ..................... 5-92
100-5-100-6 .................... 12-95
100-7-100-8 .................... 12-96
100-9-100-12 .................... 9-92
100-13-100-14 .................. 12-96
17 ............................. 8-97
19-20 .......................... 5 - 9 8
20-1-20-4 ...................... 11-98
20-4a .......................... 11-98
20-5-20-6 ....................... 8-97
21-22 ......................... 12-95
22-1-22-3 ...................... 12-95
23-24 .......................... 8-98
24a-24b ........................ 1-95
25-30 ......................... 12-95
31-34 .......................... 8-98
35-51 ......................... 12-95
52/58 .......................... 12-95
59-60 .......................... 3-89
61-63 .......................... 5-96
64/66 ........................... 5-96
67-70 ....................... (no date)
70-1-70-2 ...................... 12-95
70-3-70-4 ...................... 12-91
70-5-70-8 ....................... 5-96
70-9 ............................ 5-95
Title 3:
71 ............................ 12-95
73-77 ......................... 12-96
78/86 .......................... 12-96
87-88 ....................... (no date)
89-100 ........................ 12-96
Title 4:
101 ......................... (no date)
Title 5:
103 ........................... 12-96
105-106 ....................... 12-95
107-108 ........................ 2-93
109-110 ....................... 12-95
111-112 ........................ 2-93
113-114 ........................ 3-99
115-117 ....................... 12-95
119-124 ....................... 12-96
125-128 ........................ 5-96
129-130 ....................... 12-96
130-1 .......................... 12-96
131-132 ....................... 12-95
133-134 ....................... 12-96
135/ 141 ........................ 12-95
142-1-142-4 .................... 12-96
Title 6:
143-150 ........................ 5-96
151 ........................... 12-96
152/ 156 ........................ 12-96
157-158 ....................... 10-93
15 9-160 ....................... 12-91
161-162 ....................... 12-96
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162-1-162-2 .................... 12-96
163-164 ....................... 12-95
165 ........................... 12-96
166/ 180 ........................ 12-96
Title 7:
181 ......................... (no date)
Title 8:
183-204 ........................ 5-94
204-1-204-3 ..................... 5-94
Title 9:
205 ........................... 11-98
207-208 ..................... (no date)
209-210 ....................... 12-96
210-1-210-6 ..................... 3-96
210-7 .......................... 12-96
210-9 ........................... 5-96
211-212 ..................... (no date)
213-214 ........................ 5-96
215-216 ....................... 12-96
217-218 ........................ 5-96
219-220 ..................... (no date)
221-222 ........................ 5-96
223-224 ........................ 3 - 87
225-234 ........................ 5-96
235-239 ....................... 12-96
240/242 ........................ 12-96
242-1-242-8 ..................... 9-91
243-244 ....................... 11-98
244-1 .......................... 11-98
Title 10:
245-258 ....................... 12-96
258-1 ........................... 9-92
259 277 ....................... 12-96
278/278-2 ....................... 12-96
278-2a-278-2b .................... 1-95
279-281 ....................... 12-96
Title 11:
283 ........................... 12-96
Page Number Date
285-290 ........................ 5-95
291-292 ....................... 11-97
292-1 .......................... 11-97
293-294 ........................ 8-94
295-296 ....................... 11-97
296-1 .......................... 12-87
297/299 ........................ 11-86
301-304 ....................... 12-96
305-308 ....................... 11-97
309 ........................... 12-96
311-312 ........................ 3-87
313-314 ........................ 5-98
315-316 ........................ 8-96
317-318 ........................ 2-97
318-1 ........................... 8-94
319-320 ....................... 12-96
320a ............................ 5-95
320-1-320-2 ..................... 5-98
320-3 ........................... 5-96
321-322 ........................ 9-89
322-1 ........................... 9- 89
323-324 ....................... 12-87
325-326 ....................... 11-86
327-328 ....................... 11-97
329-332 ....................... 12-96
332-1 .......................... 12-96
333-334 ....................... 11-86
334-1-334-3 .................... 12-96
335-338 ..................... (no date)
339-340 ....................... 12-96
340-1 ........................... 3-88
341-342 ....................... 12-87
342-1-342-2 .................... 12-96
Title 12:
343 ......................... (no date)
Title 13:
345-354 ..................... (no date)
Title 14:
355 ........................... 12-96
357-358 ........................ 8-94
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Page Number Date
359-360 ........................ 3-89
360-1 ........................... 3-89
361-362 ........................ 8-94
362a ...........................: 8-94
362-1-362-2 ..................... 2-93
363-366 ........................ 8-94
366-1-366-2 ..................... 8-94
367-368 ..................... (no date)
368-1-368-4 .................... 12-96
369-372 ..................... (no date)
373-376 ....................... 12-96
376-1-376-2 .................:.. 12-96
376-2a ......................... 12-96
376-3-376-4 ..................... 4-94
377-378 ....................... 12-96
378-1-378-2 .................... 12-96
378-3-378-4 ..................... 5-96
378-5-378-6 .................... 12-96
379-382 ..................... (no date)
383-385 ........................ 8-94
Title 15:
387-394 ........................ 5-98
395/411 ......................... 5-98
Title 16:
41316 ........................ 5-98
417- 18 ........................ 2-97
419-444 ........................ 5-98
445-448 ........................ 4-99
448-1 ........................... 5-98
449-454 ....................... 10-93
455-464 ........................ 5-98
464-1 X64-2 ..................... 3-96
464-2a-464-2j .................... 3-96
464-364-4 ..................... 5-98
464-4a-X164-4c .................... 5-98
464-5-464-12 ................... 10-90
465-467 ........................ 5-98
468/474 ......................... 5-98
474-1-~74-2 ..................... 3-88
475-480 ........................ 5-98
480-1 ........................... 5-98
Page Number Date
Title 17:
481 ............................ 8-98
483-484 ........................ 8-97
485-48 8 ....................... 10-93
489-490 ........................ 5-96
491-492 ....................... 11-98
492-1 .......................... 11-9 8
49394 ....................... 12-94
494-1 .......................... 12-94
495-498 ....................... 11-98
498-1 .......................... 11-98
499-500 ........................ 8-97
501-502 ....................... 11-98
503-504 ........................ 8-98
505/515 ........................ 12-96
Title 18:
517-568 ....................... 12-95
568-1-568-6 .................... 12-95
Title 19:
569-570 ........................ 8-98
571-572 ....................... 12-94
573-578 ........................ 8-98
579-5 80 ........................ 4-99
581-586 ........................ 8-98
587-588 ........................ 2-93
588-1-588-6 ..................... 7-95
588-6a-588-6b .................... 7-95
588-7-588-8 ..................... 4-94
588-9-588-10 ................... 11-98
588-10a-588-1Ob ................. 11-98
588-11-588-12 .................. 11-98
588-12a-588-12b .................. 8-98
588-13 .......................... 8-98
588-14a-588-14b .................. 5-98
588-14c ......................... 7-95
588-15-588-16 ................... 2-93
588-17-588-18 .................. 12-96
588-19-588-22 ................... 8-96
588-22a-588-22b .................. 8-98
588-22c-588-22d ................. 12-96
588-23-588-24 ................... 7-95
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Page Number Date Page Number
588-24a-588-24b .................. 7-95
588-25-588-26 .................. 12-93
588-27-588-28 ................... 494
588-29-588-32 ................... 8-98
588-33-588-34 .................. 12-96
588-35-588-38 ................... 8-98
588-38a ......................... 8-98
588-39-588-42 ................... 5-98
588-42a ......................... 5-98
588-43-588-44 ................... 8-98
588-45-588-48 ................... 2-93
588-49-588-50 ................... 8-98
588-SOa-588-SOb .................. 8-98
588-51-588-52 ................... 3-99
588-52a-588-SZd ................. 12-96
588-52e-588-52h .................. 5-95
588-52i-588-52j .................. 12-96
588-53-588-54 ................... 2-93
588-55-588-58 ................... 8-98
588-58a ......................... 8-98
588-59-588-60 ................... 2-93
588-61-588-62 .................. 12-93
588-63-588-64 ................... 494
588-65 .......................... 499
5 8 8-66/5 8 8-68 ..................... 4-99
588-69-588-72 ................... 2-97
588-72a-588-72c .................. 2-97
588-73-588-74 ................... 499
588-74a-588-74b ................. 12-96
588-75-588-76 ................... 2-97
588-76a-588-76c .................. 2-97
588-77-588-78 ................... 2-93
588-79-588-80 .................. 12-96
588-81-588-86 ................... 2-93
588-87-588-88 .................. 12-96
588-89-588-90 ................... 2-93
588-91-588-92 .................. 12-94
588-93-588-94 ................... 4-94
588-95-588-100 ................... 8-98
588-100a-588-100b ................ 5-98
Title 20:
5 8 8-101 ........................ 12-94
Date
588-103-588-106 ................. 12-96
Tables:
5 89-590 ........................ 5-96
591-592 ........................ 5-98
593-594 ........................ 2-93
595-599 ....................... 12-96
601-614 ........................ 5-98
6141-6144 ..................... 5-98
6145-614-8 ..................... 8-98
6149 1410 ................... 11-97
61411-61412 ................... 3-99
Index:
61516 ....................... 12-96
617-620 ........................ 5-98
621 X22 ........................ 8-97
623-624 ........................ 5-98
6241 ........................... 8-97
62526 ........................ 499
627 ............................ 5-98
629/631 ......................... 3-96
63338 ....................... 12-96
63940 ....................... 11-98
641-642 ....................... 12-96
643-644 ........................ 5-98
645-648 ....................... 11-98
648-1 ........................... 5-98
64951 ....................... 12-96
652/654 ........................ 12-96
655-660 ........................ 5-98
661-662 ....................... 11-98
663-668 ........................ 8-98
66970 ....................... 11-98
671 X73 ........................ 8-98
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16.24.070
16.24.070 Table No. 1-A-Mechanical
permits fees amended.
Fees shall be paid the City as set forth in the
latest resolution adopted by the city. (Ord. 1709
Exh. A (part), 1995)
16.24.080 Violation-Penalty.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provid-
ed in Chapter 1.12 of this code. (Ord. 1777 (part),
1998: Ord. 1709 Exh. A (part), 1995)
X145
(Cupenino 499)
16.28.010
Chapter 16.28
FENCES*
Sections:
16.28.010 Purpose.
16.28.020 Definitions.
16.28.030 Fence location and height for
zones requiring site review.
16.28.040 Fence location and height for
zones not requiring site review.
16.28.045 Electronic security gates.
16.28.050 Proximity of plants and fences
to public streets.
16.28.060 Exceptions.
16.28.065 Temporary fences for
construction.
16.28.070 Violation-Penalty.
• For statutory provisions malting fences taller than ten feet a nui-
sance, see Civil Code §841.4.
Prior ordinance history: Ords.112, 686, 852,1179,1630,1637 and
1777.
16.28.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the
location and height offences and vegetation in yazds
of all zoning districts in order to protect the safety,
privacy, and property values of residents and resi-
dent/property owners of the City. (Ord. 1788 § 1
(part), 1998)
16.28.020 Defimitions.
The words and terms used in this chapter shall
have the following meanings unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
A. "Fence" means aman-made structure which
is designed, intended or used to protect, defend or
obscure the interior property of the owner thereof
from the view, trespass or passage of others upon
that property.
B. "Fence height" means the vertical distance
from the highest point of the fence (excluding post
caps) to the fmish grade adjoining the fence. In a
case where the finish grade is different for each side
of the fence, the grade with the highest elevation
shall be utilized in determining the fence height.
C. "Plant" means a vegetative matter.
D. "Setback area, required front" means the area
extending across the front of the lot between the
front lot line and a line pazallel thereto. Front yards
shall be measured either by a line at right angles to
the front lot line, or by the radial line in the case of
a curved front lot line. The front of the lot is the
narrowest lot line from a public street.
E. "Setback area, required reaz" means the azea
extending across the full width of the lot between
the reaz lot line and the neazest line or point of the
main building.
F. "Setback area, required side" means the azea
between the side lot line and the nearest line of the
building, and extending from the front setback line
to the reaz setback line. (Ord. 1788 § 1 (part), 1998)
16.28.030 Fence location and height for
zones requiring site review.
A. The Planning Commission and City Council
shall have the authority to require, approve, or dis-
approve wall and fencing plans including location,
height and materials in all zones requiring design
review.
B. The basic design review guidelines for the
review of fences and walls are as follows:
1. Fences and walls separating commercial, in-
dustrial, offices, and institutional zones from resi-
dential zones shall be constructed at a height and
with materials designed to acoustically isolate part
of or all noise emitted by future uses within the
commercial, industrial, offices, or institutional zones.
The degree of acoustical isolation shall be deter-
mined during the design review process.
2. Fences and walls separating commercial, in-
dustrial, offices, and institutional zones from resi-
dential zones shall be constructed at a height and
with materials designed to ensure visual privacy for
adjoining residential dwelling units. The degree of
visual privacy shall be determined during the review
process.
3. Fences and walls shall be designed in a man-
ner to provide for sight visibility at private and
cc~perano 4-99> 446
16.28.030
public street intersections. (Ord. 1788 § 1 (part),
1998)
fence exception, based on meeting the General Plan
requirements. (Ord. 1802 (part), 1999)
16.28.040 Fence location and height for
zones not requiring site review.
A. In the case of an interior residential lot, a
maximum six-foot-high fence shall be permitted in
the reaz yard setback area and in the side yazd set-
back areas. A maximum three-foot-high fence, mea-
sured from finish grade, shall be permitted in the
front yazd setback azea.
B. In the case of a corner residential lot, a maxi-
mum six-foot-high fence shall be permitted in the
required reaz yazd setback azea and on the side yard
lines, excepting that fence heights within the side
yard setback area adjacent to a public street shall be
regulated as described below. No portion of a fence
shall extend into the front yazd setback area or
forty-foot corner triangle.
1. Situation in which the rear property line ad-
joins a reaz property line: The minimum side fence
setback line for asix-foot-high fence shall be five
feet from the property line.
2. Situation in which the reaz property line ad-
joins the side property line of a key lot: The mini-
mum side fence setback line shall be five feet from
the property line, except that the setback line within
ten feet of an adjacent side property line shall be
maintained at twelve feet.
3. A fence not exceeding three feet in height
measured from fmish grade can be constructed on
any location within a required yazd except the forty-
foot corner triangle.
C. Where asix-foot fence is allowed, aneight-
foot-high fence can be constructed in lieu thereof
subject to building permit approval and upon receipt
of written approval from property owners.
D. In the case of pazcels zoned residential hill-
side (1ZHS) or open space (OS), the fences shall be
governed by Section 19.40.080.
16.28.045 Electronic security gates.
Electronic security gates may be considered for
multiple-family, attached developments through a
16.28.050 Proximity of plants and fences to
public streets.
The proximity of plants and fences to public
streets shall be controlled by the provisions of Chap-
ter 14.08 of the Municipal Code. (Ord. 1788 § 1
(part), 1998)
16.28.060 Exceptions.
Where practical difficulties, unnecessary hazd-
ships, or results inconsistent with the purpose and
intent of this chapter result from the strict applica-
tion of the provisions hereof, exceptions may be
granted as provided in this section.
A. Application and Fee. Application shall be
made in writing to the Planning Commission on a
form prescribed by the Director of Community
Development. The application shall be accompanied
by a fee as prescribed by City Council resolution.
B. Public Hearings. Upon receipt of an applica-
tion for exception, the Director of Community De-
velopment shall set a time and place for a public
hearing before the Planning Commission and order
the public notice thereof. Mailed written notice of
the hearing on the fence exception shall be given by
the Director of Community Development to all
owners or record of real property (as shown in the
last assessment roll) which abut the subject property,
as well as property and its abutting properties to the
left and right, directly opposite the subject property
and located across a street, way, highway or alley.
Mailed notice shall include owners of property
whose only contiguity to the subject site is a single
point. Said notice shall be mailed by first class mail
at least ten days prior to the Planning Commission
meeting in which the application will be considered.
The notice shall state the date, time and place of the
hearing. A description of the fence exception shall
be included in the notice. If the Director of Commu-
nity Development believes the project may have
negative effects beyond the range of the mailed
notice, particulazly negative effects on nearby resi-
X147 (aperano 499)
16.28.060
dential areas, the Director, in his discretion, may
expand noticing beyond the stated requirements.
Compliance with the notice provisions set forth
in this section shall constitute agood-faith effort to
provide notice, and failure to provide notice, and the
failure of any person to receive notice, shall not
prevent the City from proceeding to consider or to
take action with respect to an application under this
chapter.
The Planning Commission shall hold a public
hearing at which time the Commission may grant
the exception based upon the following findings:
1. The literal enforcement of the provisions of
this chapter will result in restrictions inconsistent
with the spirit and intent of this chapter.
2. The granting of the exception will not result
in a condition which is materially detrimental to the
public health, safety or welfare.
3. The exception to be granted is one that will
require the least modification of the prescribed
regulation and the minimum variance that will ac-
complish the purpose.
4. The proposed exception will not result in a
hazardous condition for pedestrian and vehiculaz
traffic.
S. The proposed development is otherwise con-
sistent with the City's General Plan and with the
purpose of this chapter as described in Section
16.28.010.
6. The proposed development meets the require-
ments of the Santa Clara Fire Department and
Sheriff's Department, and if security gates are pro-
posed, that attempts are made to standazdize access.
After closing the public hearing, the Planning
Commission may approve, conditionally approve or
deny the application for exception.
C. Appeals. Any application for exception which
received fmal approval or disapproval by the Plan-
ning Commission may be appealed to the City
Council as provided by Section 8 of Ordinance 652.
(Ord. 1802 (part), 1999: Ord. 1788 § 1 (part), 1998)
16.28.065 Temporary fences for
construction.
The Chief Building Official may require persons
constructing structures in the City to erect and main-
tain temporary fences around all or a portion of the
construction site in order to secure the site from
entry by the general public. (Ord. 1777 (part), 1998)
16.28.070 Violation-Penalty.
Any person who violates the provisions of this
chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in
Chapter 1.12. (Ord. 1788 § 1 (part), 1998)
(CS~pertino 499) 448
19.08.030
the property line is more than five feet from the
building, between the building and a line five feet
from the building.
"Gross lot area" means the horizontal azea includ-
ed within the property lines of a site plus the street
area bounded by the street centerline up to thirty
feet distant from the property line, the street right-
of-way line and the extended side yard to the street
centerline.
"Group care activities" means a residential caze
facility providing continuous care for six or fewer
persons on atwenty-four-hour basis, which requires
licensing by a governmental agency.
"Guest cottage" means an accessory building
containing a lodging unit without kitchen facilities,
and used to house occasional visitors or nonpaying
guests of the occupants of a dwelling unit on the
same site.
"Guest room" means a room which is intended,
arranged or designed to be occupied by occasional
visitors or nonpaying guests of the occupants of the
dwelling unit in which the room is located, and
which contains no kitchen facilities.
"Habitable floor" means the horizontal space
between a floor azea of at least seventy square feet
and the ceiling height measuring at least seven feet
six inches above it, except for a kitchen which shall
have a ceiling height not less than seven feet above
said floor.
"Height" means, unless otherwise established by
a city approved grading plan which is part of a
subdivision map approval, the vertical distance
measured from the natural grade to the highest point
of exterior construction, exclusive of chimneys,
antennas or other appurtenances.
Height restriction shall be established by estab-
lishing aline pazallel to the natural grade.
"Home occupation" means an accessory activity
conducted in a dwelling unit solely by the occupants
thereof, in a manner incidental to residential
occupancy, in accord with the provisions of this
title. (For further provisions, see regulations for
home occupation in Chapter 19.92.)
"Hospital" means a facility for providing medical,
psychiatric or surgical services for sick or injured
persons, primarily on an inpatient basis, and includ-
ing ancillary facilities for outpatient and emergency
treatment, diagnostic services, training, reseazch,
administration, and service to patients, employees or
visitors.
"Hotel" means a facility containing rooms or
groups of rooms, generally without individual kitch-
en facilities, used or intended to be used by tempo-
rary overnight occupants, whether on a transient or
residential occupancy basis, and whether or not
eating facilities are available on the premises. Hotel
includes motel, motor hotel, tourist court, or similar
use, but does not include mobilehome pazks or
similaz uses.
"Household pets" means small animals commonly
found in residential areas such as chickens, ducks,
geese, rabbits, dogs, and cats, but excluding animals
such as any bovine or equine animal, or any goat,
sheep or swine. This title does not regulate the
keeping of small household pets, such as fish, birds
or hamsters, which is incidental to any permitted
use.
"Junkyazd" means the use of more than two
hundred squaze feet of the area of any lot for the
storage or keeping of junk, including scrap metals
or other scrap material, and/or for the dismantling
or wrecking of automobiles or other vehicles or
machinery.
"Landscaping" means an area devoted to or de-
veloped and maintained with native or exotic plant-
ing, lawn, ground cover, gazdens, trees, shrubs, and
other plant materials, decorative outdoor landscape
elements, pools, fountains, water features, paved or
decorated surfaces of rock, stone, brick, block or
similar material (excluding driveways, pazking,
loading or storage areas), and sculptural elements.
"Late evening activities" means an activity which
maintains any hours of operation during the period
of eleven p.m. to seven a.m.
"Legal substandard lot" means any parcel of land
or lot recorded and legally created by the County or
City prior to March 17, 1980, which lot or pazcel is
of less area than required in the zone; or lots or paz-
cels of record which aze reduced to a substandard
lot size as a result of required street dedication un-
.579 (Ctipertino a-~)
19.08.030
less otherwise provided in the City of Cupertino
General Plan. The owner of a legally created, sub-
standazd property which is less than six thousand
square feet but equal to or greater than five thou-
sand squaze feet may utilize such pazcel for residen-
tial purposes. The owner of a legally created pazcel
of less than five thousand squaze feet may also
develop the site as asingle-family residential build-
ing site if it can be demonstrated that the property
was not under the same ownership as any contigu-
ous property on the same street frontage as of or
after July 1, 1984.
"Liquor store" means a use requiring a State of
California "off-sale general license" (sale for off-site
consumption of wine, beer and/or hard liquor) and
having fifty percent or more of the total dollaz sales
accounted for by beverage covered under the off-
sale general license.
"Loading space" means an area used for loading
or unloading of goods from a vehicle in connection
with the use of the site on which such space is
located.
"Lodging" means the furnishing of rooms or
groups of rooms within a dwelling unit or an acces-
sory building to persons other than members of the
family residence in the dwelling unit, for overnight
occupancy on a residential occupancy basis, whether
or not meals aze provided to such person. Lodging
shall be subject to the residential density require-
ments of the district in which the use is located.
"Lodging unit" means a room or group of rooms
not including a kitchen, used or intended for use by
overnight occupants as a single unit, whether located
in a hotel or a dwelling unit providing lodging
where designed or used for occupancy by more than
two persons; each two-person capacity shall be
deemed a separate lodging unit for the purpose of
determining residential density; each two lodging
units shall be considered the equivalent of one
dwelling unit.
"Lot" or "site" means a pazcel of land consisting
of a single lot of record, used or intended for use
under the regulations of this title as one site for a
use or a group of uses.
1. "Corner lot" means a lot situated at the inter-
section of two or more streets, or bounded on two
or more adjacent sides by street lines.
2. "Flag lot" means a lot having access to a
street by means of a private driveway or parcel of
land not otherwise meeting the requirement of this
title for lot width.
3. "Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner
lot.
4. "Key lot" means the first lot to the reaz of a
corner lot, the front line of which is a continuation
of the side line of the comer lot, and fronting on the
street which intersects or intercepts the street on
which the comer lot fronts.
5. "Lot area" means the area of a lot measured
horizontally between boundary lot lines, but exclud-
ing aportion of a flag lot providing access to a
street and lying between a front lot line and the
street, and excluding any portion of a lot within the
lines of any natural watercourse, river, stream,
creek, waterway, channel or flood control or drain-
age easement and excluding any portion of a lot
within a street right-of-way whether acquired in fee,
easement or otherwise.
"Lot coverage" means and encompasses the fol-
lowing:
1. "Single-family residential use" means the
total land area within a site that is covered by build-
ings, including all projections, but excluding
ground-level paving, landscape features, and open
recreational facilities.
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19.92.060
A. Automobile repair shops, including paint and
body work;
B. Barbershops and beauty pazlors;
C. Boarding and/or rooming homes for more
than two guests;
D. Clinics and hospitals, also veterinary (animal)
clinics and hospitals;
E. Kennels and other boazding for pets, in ex-
cess of the number of animals allowed in the base
zoning district where specified;
F. Medical offices for physicians, dentists, osteo-
paths, and other practitioners;
G. Private schools with organized classes;
H. Upholstery, small engine repair, welding
shops;
I. Other uses which are found by the Communi-
ty Development Director to be of similaz intensity
and chazacteristics of use to those enumerated in this
section, and are thus inconsistent with the stated
purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 1784 (part), 1998;
Ord. 1601 Exh. A (part), 1992)
19.92.070 Nonconforming uses.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, all
home occupations which exist as nonconforming
uses in any residential zone or in other azeas where
residential uses are allowed, shall be allowed to
continue as legal, nonconforming uses subject to the
provisions of Chapter 19.100. (Ord. 1601 Exh. A
(part), 1992)
588-65 cc~peruno a-~~
19.100.010
Chapter 19.100
PARI~NNG REGULATIONS
Sections:
19.100.010 Purpose.
19.100.020 Application of regulations.
19.100.030 Regulations for parking and
keeping vehicles in various
zones.
19.100.040 Regulations for off-street
parking.
19.100.050 Exceptions.
19.100.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the
pazking of vehicles which aze unsightly, oversized,
or which are detrimental to property values or the
peace and enjoyment of neighboring property own-
ers or residents and establish regulations pertaining
to the design and number of off-street pazking spac-
es for land use activities located in various zoning
districts. (Ord. 1737 (part), 1996: Ord. 1601 Exh. A
(part), 1992)
19.100.020 Application of regulations.
A. No vehicle may be pazked, stored or kept on
any pazcel of land within the City of Cupertino
otherwise than in conformance with the provisions
of this chapter.
B. Buildings, structures and land uses aze re-
quired to provide off-street pazking in conformance
with this chapter. The standazds and regulations
contained in this chapter regulate off-street pazking
for conventional zoning districts and aze intended
also as guidelines for development projects located
in planned development (PD) zones and at congre-
gate residences and residential care facilities. (Ord.
1737 (part), 1996: Ord. 1688 3 (part), 1995; Ord.
1601 Exh. A (part), 1992)
19.100.030 Regulations for parking and
keeping vehicles in various zones.
A. Vehicles Permitted in Residential Zones.
1. Front or Street Side Setback Area. Vehicles
aze permitted to be placed, kept or pazked in a front
or street side yazd setback area (as defined in Chap-
ter 19.08.030 of this title) or within twelve feet of
a public right-of--way in a reaz yazd area in all resi-
dential zones subject to the following restrictions:
a. A maximum of four vehicles aze permitted on
a lot in residential zone requiring a lot size of ten
thousand square feet or less, a maximum of six
vehicles are permitted in all other residential zones,
unless a greater number is approved by the City in
conjunction with a development plan. For purposes
of counting vehicles, a camper mounted on a pickup
truck is considered one vehicle and other similazly
vertically stacked components which belong together
shall be counted as a single vehicle. Horizontal
groupings shall be counted as two vehicles;
b. Any open vehicle containing trash or debris
is prohibited;
c. No portion of any vehicle may overhang any
public right-of--way;
d. All vehicles must be pazked on an impervious
surface consisting of concrete, asphalt or other like
materials. Such impervious surface may not exceed
fifty percent of the front yazd setback area, unless
a greater azea is approved by the City in conjunction
with a development plan. The impervious surface
must be contiguous and, at a minimum, encompass
the outline of the vehicle;
e. All vehicles must be currently registered,
where registration is required for legal operation and
in good operating condition;
f. Except on lots with circulaz driveways which
conform to the provisions of this code, all vehicles
pazked in the front or street side yazd setback azea
must be parked perpendiculaz to the street. On lots
with circulaz driveways which conform to the provi-
sions of this code, all vehicles pazked in the front
or street side yazd setback azea aze limited to less
than twenty feet in length, unless pazked perpendic-
ulaz to the street. Owners of vehicles made noncon-
forming by the adoption of this section shall comply
with this provision within two yeazs of its enact-
ment.
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19.104.010
Chapter 19.104
ADULT ORIENTED COIVIIVIT;RCIAL
ACTIVITIES
Sections:
19.104.010 Purpose.
19.104.020 Application of regulations.
19.104.030 Regulations related to the
concentration of adult-oriented
commercial activities.
19.104.040 Regulations related to the
proximity of adult-oriented
commercial activities to
residential, public or
quasi-public uses.
19.104.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish appli-
cation procedures and regulations concerning loca-
tion of adult-related commercial activities, as de-
finedherein. These regulations aze intended to guide
futureadult-related commercial activities and ensure
a healthy, functional environment for existing and
future residents within proposed developments and
between adjoining pazcels. This chapter is adopted
based on the following fmdings:
A. The Council fords that certain uses of real
property, specifically adult bookstores, adult motion
picture theaters, adult cabazets, public dancehalls,
and massage pazlors, have serious objectionable
chazacteristics, particulazly when several of such
uses aze located in close proximity to each other;
that such concentration tends to create a "skid row"
atmosphere and has a detrimental effect upon the
adjacent area; that regulation of the locations of
these uses is necessary to ensure that such adverse
effects will not contribute to the blight or downgrad-
ing of neighborhoods or deter or interfere with the
operation and development of hotels, motels, and
lodginghouses, and other businesses which are need-
ed and desirable in the City; and that the regulations
hereinafter set forth in this chapter aze reasonably
necessary and will tend to prevent the clustering of
such establishments.
B. The Council further finds that, although the
control of the concentration or clustering of the
above uses in any one azea will tend to prevent the
creation of "skid row" and be otherwise beneficial
to the people of the City, it will not prevent the
deleterious effect of blight and devaluation of both
business, residential, public and quasi-public proper-
ty resulting from the establishment of any of the
above-specified uses in a district which is in close
proximity to and which serves residentially zoned,
general planned or used property, or property which
is zoned, general planned or used for public or
quasi-public uses (i.e., churches, schools, civic
buildings, public or private pazks and recreational
facilities, etc.); that concern for the orderly planning
and development of a neighborhood should be en-
couraged and fostered in those persons who
comprise the business, residential, public and quasi-
public segments of that neighborhood, and that the
regulations hereinafter set forth in this chapter
restricting the location of such uses with reference
to public, quasi-public or residentially zoned, gener-
alplanned orused property are reasonably necessary
and will tend to prevent said deleterious effects.
(Ord. 1601 Exh. A (part), 1992)
19.104.020 Application of regulations.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all
uses deemed in Section 19.104.030 below or other
uses which in the opinion of the City Council aze of
the same general character as the uses listed in that
section. No building or structure shall be hereafter
erected, structurally altered or enlazged within a
zoning district in the City of Cupertino, otherwise
than in conformance with the provisions of this
chapter. The regulations set forth in this chapter aze
intended to be in addition to any of the above-speci-
fied uses, and, unless otherwise specifically provid-
ed, shall not be deemed to repeal or amend any
other provision or provisions of the Cupertino Mu-
nicipal Code or Zoning Ordinance which are appli-
cable to the above-mentioned uses or activities, nor
be deemed to excuse noncompliance with any such
other provisions. (Ord. 1601 Exh. A (part), 1992)
588-73 ca,a~;oo a-~v~
19.104.030
19.104.030 Regulations related to the
concentration of adult-oriented
commercial activities.
A. Notwithstanding anything elsewhere in this
code to the contrary, no lot or parcel of any proper-
ty in any zoning district or any building or structure
thereon or any portion thereof, shall be used for an
adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult
cabazet, public dancehall or massage pazlor at a
location closer than one thousand feet to any other
such use situated within or outside the City or closer
than one thousand feet to any hotel, motel or
lodginghouse situated within or outside the City,
unless a conditional use permit shall have been
applied for and issued for such use at such location,
pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 19.124.
B. In addition to the findings inquired to be
made by the City Council in issuing a conditional
use permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
19.124, the City Council may issue a conditional
use permit required by the provisions of this section
subject to such conditions as it may impose only if
it shall make the following findings. That the
proposed use:
1. Will not be contrary to the public interest or
unreasonably injurious to the use of neazby proper-
ties;
2. Will conform to the spirit and intent of this
chapter;
3. Will not enlarge or encourage the develop-
ment of a "skid row" area;
4. Will not be contrary to any program of neigh-
borhood conservation;
5. Will not interfere with any program of urban
renewal or redevelopment; and
6. Will be in compliance with all applicable
regulations. (Ord. 1784 (part), 1998; Ord. 1637
(part), 1993; Ord. 1601 Exh. A (part), 1992)
19.104.040 Regulations related to the
pro~mity of adult-oriented
commercial activities to
residential, public or quasi-public
uses.
A. Notwithstanding anything elsewhere in this
code to the contrary, no lot or parcel of any proper-
ty in any zoning district or any building or structure
thereon or any portion thereof, shall be used for an
adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult
cabazet, public dancehall, or massage parlor at a
location closer than one thousand feet to any real
property zoned, general planned or used for public,
quasi-public or residential purposes, whether the
parcel of property is situated within or outside the
City, unless a conditional use permit shall have been
applied for and issued for such use at such location,
pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 19.124.
B. In addition to the findings required to be
made by the City Council in issuing a conditional
use permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
19.124, the City Council may issue a conditional
use permit required by the provisions of this section
subject to such conditions as it may impose, only if
it shall make the following findings. That the pro-
posed use:
1. Will not be contrary to the public interest or
unreasonably injurious to the use of public, quasi-
public or residentially zoned property situated within
one thousand feet of such proposed use;
2. Will conform to the spirit and intent of this
chapter;
3. Will not be contrary to any program of
neighborhood conservation;
4. Will not interfere with any program of urban
renewal or redevelopment; and
5. Will be in compliance with all applicable
regulations. (Ord. 1784 (part), 1998; Ord. 1637
(part), 1993; Ord. 1601 Exh. A (part), 1992)
(C~patino 4~> 588-74
EXCAVATION, GRADING, RETAINING WALLS
Fees 16.08.160
Grading
See also Specific Type or Phase
emergency permit issuance 16.08.185
supervision 16.08.230
Inspections 16.08.250
Interim plan 16.08.110
Limitations of provisions 16.08.040
Modifications 16.08.240
Permit
application contents 16.08.080
approval conditions 16.08.190
denial 16.08.180
design standards 16.08.200
emergencies 16.08.185
exemptions
categorical 16.08.070
generally 16.08.060
issuance conditions 16.08.170
limitations, conditions 16.08.210
permittee responsibility 16.08.220
revocation 16.08.280
suspension 16.08.270
Permittee responsibility 16.08.220
Purpose of provisions 16.08.010
Scope 16.08.050
Severability 16.08.030
Site map, grading plan required 16.08.100
Soils engineering reports 16.08.130
Title of chapter 16.08.000
Violation
penalties designated 16.08.290
remedies deemed cumulative 16.08.300
Work
completion notice, report 16.08.260
schedule required 16.08.140
EXPLOSIVES
Disposal 6.24.100
Permit
issuance 10.20.020
required, application
Storage 10.20.030
- F -
FALSE ALARM
See ALARM
FAMQ.Y CARE HOME
Business license
See also BUSINESS LICENSE
fee 5.04.410
FENCE
Chapter purpose 16.28.010
Construction design review guidelines
general 16.28.040
site review required 16.28.030
Construction site temporary fences 16.28.065
Definitions 16.28.020
Electronic security gates 16.28.045
Exceptions 16.28.060
Location
See Construction design review guidelines
Materials
See Construction design review guidelines
Proximity to public streets 16.28.050
Setback, azea requirements
front 16.28.020
rear 16.28.020
side 16.28.020
Violation, penalty 16.28.070
FINANCE
See PURCHASING
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Purchasing officer, designation, duties
See PURCHASING OFFICER
Storm drainage service chazge
bill correction authority 3.36.150
collection duties
balance payments 3.36.090
generally 3.36.080
10.20.010 omitted chazges 3.36.100
premises inspection authority 3.36.190
Violation, penalty 10.20.040
X525 (Cupertino 499)
FINANCE OFFICER
FINANCE OFFICER
Alarm systems
administration and enforcement 10.26.100
appeals hearing 10.26.120
FINE ARTS ACTIVTfIES
Regulations generally 2.80.080
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Compensation, expenses 2.80.090
Effect of provisions 2.80.100
Established, appointment, composition 2.80.010
Meetings
generally 2.80.050
quorum 2.80.050
voting, requirements 2.80.060
Members
appointment, composition 2.80.010
term of office 2.80.020
vacancy filling, removal procedures 2.80.030
Officers 2.80.040
Powers, duties generally 2.80.080
Recordkeeping 2.80.070
FIRE
See FIltE CODE
SMOKING
FIItE CODE
Additions
Appendix II-A, Section 16.3 16.40.900
Appendix II-A, Section 25 16.40.910
Appendix III-B, Section 5 16.40.920
Section 101.3.1 16.40.020
Section 103.3.2.3 16.40.030
Section 103.3.2.4 16.40.040
Section 105.8f.6 16.40.050
Section 105.81.1 16.40.060
Section 105.9 16.40.070
Section 209-H 16.40.090
Section 214-M 16.40.100
Section 220-S 16.40.110
Section 1001.11 16.40.130
Section 1003.1.4 16.40.140
Section 1004.6 16.40.150
Section 1007.3.3.3.5 16.40.170
Section 7901.1.1.1 16.40.280
Section 8001.4.2.1 16.40.370
Section 8001.4.7.4 16.40.420
Section 8001.9.8 16.40.440
Section 8001.10.1.2 16.40.450
Section 8001.14.5 16.40.470
Section 8001.14.6 16.40.480
Section 8001.14.6.1 16.40.490
Section 8001.14.6.2 16.40.500
Section 8001.14.6.3 16.40.510
Section 8001.14.6.4 16.40.520
Section 8001.14.6.5 16.40.530
Section 8001.14.6.6 16.40.540
Section 8001.14.6.7 16.40.550
Section 8001.14.6.8 16.40.560
Section 8001.14.6.9 16.40.570
Section 8001.14.6.10 16.40.580
Section 8001.14.6.11 16.40.590
Section 8001.15 16.40.600
Section 8001.15.1 16.40.610
Section 8001.15.1.2 16.40.620
Section 8001.15.1.3 16.40.630
Section 8001.15.1.4 16.40.640
Section 8001.15.2 16.40.650
Section 8001.15.2.1 16.40.660
Section 8001.15.2.2 16.40.670
Section 8001.15.2.3 16.40.680
Section 8001.15.2.4 16.40.690
Section 8001.15.3 16.40.700
Section 8001.15.3.1 16.40.710
Section 8001.15.4 16.40.720
Section 8001.15.4.1 16.40.730
Section 8001.15.4.2 16.40.740
Section 8001.15.5 16.40.750
Section 8001.16 16.40.760
Section 8003.3.3.1 16.40.840
Section 8003.3.4.1 16.40.850
Section 8004.1.19 16.40.870
Section 8204.2.1 16.40.890
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