HomeMy WebLinkAbout17.38 HOSP ZoneBakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance HOSP Zone
November, 2012
Chapter 17.38, Page 1
Chapter 17.38
HOSP
HOSPITAL ZONE
Sections:
17.38.010 Generally
17.38.020 Uses permitted
17.38.030 Additional requirements
Bakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance HOSP Zone
November, 2012
Chapter 17.38, Page 2
17.38.010 GENERALLY.
Land classified in R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones may also be classified as a HOSP (hospital)
zone and the restrictions set out in this chapter shall apply in the HOSP zone unless
otherwise provided in this title.
17.38.020 USES PERMITTED.
The following uses are permitted in a HOSP zone:
A. Any use permitted in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones in which the land is classified
and when so used subject to all of the provisions contained in the sections
defining the zone.
B. Hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes, convalescent homes, maternity homes, and
homes for the aged, except animal hospitals, clinics, hospitals or sanitariums
for mental, drug or liquor addict cases.
17.38.030 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.
B. Building height, distance between buildings, and yard requirements shall be the
same as 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. Hospitals 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.
Bakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance HOSP Zone
November, 2012
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G. Roof-top areas of hospitals 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% percent or more of the roof structure or an addition of 50%
percent or more to the floor area of the structure.