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Rancho Palos Verdes, California · General provision

17.04.020, 17.04.030, 17.04.040, 17.04.050

Multi FamilyAll Rancho Palos Verdes districts0

Dimensional standards

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Three-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Four-plus family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

Uses

Permitted by right11

Conditional / special use14

Prohibited1

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum distance between buildings without wall openings10 ft

    Where there are no wall openings or wall openings only on one adjacent wall of a building or wing, such buildings or wings of a building shall be separated by a distance of not less than ten feet.

  • Minimum distance between buildings with wall openings30 ft

    Where there are wall openings (windows and/or doors) on adjacent walls of two buildings or wings of the same building which result in opposite walls into a space, such buildings or wings of a building shall be separated by a distance of not less than 30 feet.

  • Residential planned development permit required for new multiple-family

    All new multiple-family developments may be permitted only with the approval of a residential planned development permit pursuant to chapter 17.74.

  • Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    All of the units shall have an appurtenant private patio, deck, balcony, atrium or solarium with a minimum area of 150 square feet, except that one bedroom unit shall have a minimum of 130 square feet of private open space.

  • Minimum private storage space per unit400 cuft

    Each unit shall have at least 400 cubic feet of enclosed, weather-proofed and lockable storage space for the sole use of the unit resident...

Parking

  • Guest parking requirement25 pct

    In all RM districts, 25 percent of the required parking shall be provided as guest parking in addition to the standard parking requirements.

From the ordinance

Only the following uses and developments may be conducted or constructed... All new multiple-family developments may be permitted only with the approval of a residential planned development permit...
17.04.020, 17.04.030, 17.04.040, 17.04.050

Parking requirements

{
  "guest_parking": "25% of required parking"
}