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Rancho Palos Verdes, California · General provision

Chapter 17.34

RecreationAll Rancho Palos Verdes districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT16 ft / 1 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE10%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
16 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
1
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
10%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Servicing

Geographic extent
Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. recreation areas, including parks, beaches, drainage channels, trails, and scenic corridors.

Uses

Permitted by right8

Conditional / special use9

Prohibited1

Extracted standards

1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Parking

  • Parking requirement

    Parking spaces for private uses shall be provided as required by the planning commission.

From the ordinance

The following development standards shall apply to all privately owned land and structures in the open space recreation district: ... Minimum lot size: no lot shall be created with an area of less than one acre...
Chapter 17.34