HomeMy WebLinkAbout17.36 CH ZoneBakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance CH Zone
November, 2012
Chapter 17.36, Page 1
Chapter 17.36
CH
CHURCH ZONE
Sections:
17.36.010 Generally
17.36.020 Uses permitted
17.36.025 Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit
17.36.030 Additional requirements
Bakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance CH Zone
November, 2012
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17.36.010 GENERALLY.
Land classified in R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones may also be classified as a CH (church)
zone and the restrictions set out in this chapter shall apply in the CH zone unless
otherwise provided in this title.
17.36.020 USES PERMITTED.
The following uses are permitted in a CH zone:
A. Churches.
B. Sanctuarys.
C. Sunday schools.
D. Unlighted playfields.
E. Any use permitted in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones in which the land is classified
and when so subject to all of the provisions contained in the sections defining
the zone.
17.36.025 USES PERMITTED SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
While any use may be permitted by conditional use permit pursuant to Subsection B of
Section 17.64.020, the following uses are not permitted in the CH (Church) zone
except by conditional use permit issued in accordance with the procedures provided in
Chapter 17.64 of this title:
A. Certified farmers markets.
B. Lighted play fields.
C. Day care centers.
D. Private schools.
17.36.030 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
The following requirements shall apply to all development permitted by this chapter:
A. All permitted and conditional uses pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to
site plan review as provided in Chapter 17.08.
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B. Building height, distance between buildings, and yard requirements shall be the
same as the other zone in which the land is classified. For church related
development only, towers, steeples, cupolas, symbols and other architectural
features not providing additional floor space within the building may extend not
more than 10 feet above the height limit provided in the other zone in which the
land is classified.
C. Landscaping shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.61.
D. Off-street parking and loading shall be subject to the requirements of
Chapter 17.58.
E. Signs shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.60.
F. Churches and related development proposed adjacent to property zoned or
designated for residential development shall be required to be separated by a
solid masonry wall constructed a minimum height of 6 feet from highest grade.
Any wall located within or along the front yard area shall not exceed a height of
4 feet. Along street frontages, landscaping shall be required in lieu of or in
combination with a solid wall, as determined by the Community Development
Director, to screen the proposed development from the residential uses.
G. Roof-top areas of churches and related development shall be completely
screened from view by parapets or other finished architectural features
constructed to a height of the highest equipment and unfinished structural
element or architectural feature of the building. This requirement shall apply to
all new construction and remodeling of existing structures which involve a
change of 50% or more of the roof structure or an addition of 50% or more to
the floor area of the structure.