Temple City, California · General provision

9-1E-1, Table 9-1E-1; 9-1E-2; 9-1E-3; 9-1D-3; 9-1D-4; 9-1D-5; 9-1D-6

Dimensional standards

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 width: 90 ft

Height & bulk

Minimum landscaping: 10%

Parking

Minimum spaces: 2

Extracted standards

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

Landscaping & trees

Minimum parking lot landscaping10 pct
A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the parking lot area must be landscaped.
Minimum parking lot shade coverage40 pct
within fifteen (15) years after establishment of the parking facility, at least forty percent (40%) of the parking facility will be shaded.
Minimum tree ratio per parking space6 spaces
Trees will be planted and maintained in all parking lots at a minimum ratio of one (1) tree for every six (6) parking spaces.

Other

Maximum nonconforming structure rebuild percentage50 pct
If the cost of repairing or replacing the damaged portion of the structure(s) does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of its appraised value...
Nonconforming structure discontinuance period6 months
If any legal nonconforming structure is abandoned or the use thereof discontinued for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or more...
Nonconforming chain-link fence abatement period12 months
any legal nonconforming chain-link fencing in residential zones will be subject to abatement within one (1) year of the date that such materials were rendered nonconforming.
Nonconforming environmental effects compliance period36 months
Any nonconformity with respect to environmental effects upon surrounding property (such as lighting or noise) will be made conforming within three (3) years after the date of becoming nonconforming.
Nonconforming no capital expenditure compliance period12 months
any nonconformity which can be made conforming without requiring that a capital expenditure be made... will be made conforming within one (1) year after the date of becoming nonconforming.
Nonconforming structure rebuild timeframe12 months
the reconstruction begins within twelve (12) months of the date of damage
Nonconforming use discontinuance period6 months
If any legal nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or more...
Nonconforming visibility triangle compliance period12 months
Nonconforming obstructions to the required clear visibility triangle... will be removed or made conforming within one (1) year after the date of becoming nonconforming.

Parking

Maximum compact parking percentage15 pct
A maximum of fifteen percent (15%) of non-residential off-street parking spaces may be compact car parking spaces.
Maximum driveway grade12 pct
Driveways will not exceed a maximum grade of plus twelve percent (12%) or minus six percent (-6%)
Maximum single-family driveway width20 ft
Single Family Residential: 10 ft. – 20 ft. max.
Maximum single-family driveway width with one-car garage10 ft
the maximum driveway width is limited to ten feet (10') when a one car garage is located at or near the front setback
Maximum single-family driveway width with two-car garage20 ft
twenty feet (20') when a two (2) car garage is located at or near the front setback
Maximum driveways for arterial sites under 200 ft frontage1 count
On sites that front arterial streets with less than two hundred feet (200') of frontage, no more than one (1) driveway will be permitted.
Maximum driveways for sites under 80 ft frontage1 count
On sites with less than eighty feet (80') of frontage, no more than one (1) driveway will be permitted.
Maximum non-residential driveway width30 ft
Driveway widths will be a minimum of sixteen feet (16') and a maximum of thirty feet (30').
Maximum oversized vehicle parking duration30 minutes
No vehicle... which exceeds three tons in unladen weight must be parked... for more than 30 consecutive minutes
Maximum parking area grade5 pct
Parking spaces and abutting access aisles will have a maximum grade of five percent, measured in any direction.
Maximum parking lot landscape perimeter reduction5 ft
On lots less than or equal to sixty feet (60'), the director may grant a perimeter less than five feet (5').
Maximum RV parking duration in front yard1 weeks
Recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, or the like must not be parking in the front yard setback area for a period of more than one (1) week.
Maximum two-space tandem parking percentage for non-residential75 pct
For non-residential development projects, no more than seventy-five percent (75%) can be two (2) tandem spaces
Maximum three-space tandem parking percentage for non-residential50 pct
fifty percent (50%) can be three (3) tandem spaces
Maximum tandem parking percentage for residential30 pct
For multi-family development projects, tandem spaces will not constitute more than thirty percent (30%) of all required spaces
Minimum curb distance between circular driveway approaches30 ft
There is a minimum of thirty feet (30') of full height curb between the two (2) driveway approaches
Minimum lot width for circular driveway90 ft
The lot on which the circular driveway is proposed is at least ninety feet (90') in width
Minimum driveway clearance height12 ft
All driveways will be clear and unobstructed for a height of twelve feet (12') above ground.
Minimum single-family driveway width8 ft
Single Family Residential: 8 ft. min.
Minimum garage parking space length20 ft
Each required parking space in a garage must be no less than ten feet (10') wide and twenty feet (20') long.
Minimum garage parking space width10 ft
Each required parking space in a garage must be no less than ten feet (10') wide and twenty feet (20') long.
Minimum non-residential driveway width16 ft
Driveway widths will be a minimum of sixteen feet (16') and a maximum of thirty feet (30').
Minimum parking lot curb height6 in
Areas containing plant materials will be bordered by a concrete curb at least six inches (6") high and six inches (6") wide
Minimum parking lot curb width6 in
bordered by a concrete curb at least six inches (6") high and six inches (6") wide
Minimum parking lot landscape perimeter width10 ft
On lots less than or equal to one hundred fifty feet (150') in width, the parking lot must have a ten feet (10') minimum landscape perimeter.
Minimum parking lot landscape strip width5 ft
The perimeter of a parking area must provide a perimeter landscaped strip at least five feet (5') wide
Minimum parking lot perimeter landscaping width for lots ≤150 ft10 ft
On lots less than or equal to one hundred fifty feet (150') in width, the parking lot must have a ten feet (10') minimum landscape perimeter.
Minimum parking lot perimeter landscaping width5 ft
The perimeter of a parking area must provide a perimeter landscaped strip at least five feet (5') wide
Minimum parking lot stormwater landscaping percentage50 pct
For new developments with twenty-five (25) or more parking spaces, at least fifty percent (50%) of the required parking lot landscaping will be provided as a vegetated swale...
Minimum parking lot tree spacing20 ft
Trees will be provided at the rate of one for each twenty (20) lineal feet of landscaped area.
Minimum parking space length18 ft
90-Degree: 18 ft. length
Minimum parking space vertical clearance1 ft
provide a minimum of one foot of additional clearance on each side of the parking space next to a vertical obstruction exceeding six inches (6") in height.
Minimum parking space width9 ft
Standard Dimensions: Parallel, 30-Degree, 45-Degree, 60-Degree: 9 ft. width; 90-Degree: 8 ft., 6 in.
Minimum parking stall line width4 in
Vehicular parking spaces will be clearly outlined with four-inch (4") wide lines painted on the surface of the parking facility.
Minimum RV screening height6 ft
Recreational vehicles, boats, and the like more than six and one-half feet (6.5') in height... must be screened with a six-foot (6') fence or gate.
Minimum separation between driveways on different properties20 ft
The minimum separation distance of any two (2) driveways not on the same property will be twenty feet (20').
Minimum separation between two-way driveways on same property50 ft
For two (2)-way driveways on the same property, the minimum distance will be fifty feet (50').
Minimum tree planter dimension4 ft
Tree planters must be a minimum dimension of four feet by four feet (4' x 4').

From the ordinance

Off-street parking spaces will be provided in compliance with Table 9-1E-1... A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the parking lot area must be landscaped... If any legal nonconforming structure is abandoned... for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or more...
9-1E-1, Table 9-1E-1; 9-1E-2; 9-1E-3; 9-1D-3; 9-1D-4; 9-1D-5; 9-1D-6

Parking requirements

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  "fast_food": "1 per 250 sq. ft. up to 1,500 sq. ft.; 1 per 250 sq. ft. & 3 per 100 sq. ft. in excess of 1,500 up to 1,999 sq. ft.; 1 per 100 sq. ft. for 2,000+ sq. ft.",
  "warehouse": "1 per 1,500 sq. ft.",
  "restaurant": "1 per 100 sq. ft.",
  "hotel_motel": "1 per room",
  "multi_family": "2 per unit & 1 guest space per 5 units",
  "manufacturing": "1 per 1000 sq. ft.",
  "single_family": "2 spaces per unit in a garage",
  "office_general": "1 per 250 sq. ft.",
  "office_medical": "1 per 200 sq. ft.",
  "retail_6000_90000_sf": "1 per 333 sq. ft.",
  "retail_under_6000_sf": "1 per 333 sq. ft.",
  "group_living_6_or_less": "2 spaces per unit",
  "multi_family_mixed_use": "1.5 per unit & 1 guest space per 10 units",
  "retail_90000_150000_sf": "1 per 250 sq. ft.",
  "retail_above_150000_sf": "1 per 250 sq. ft.",
  "artist_studio_live_work": "1 per 333 sq. ft."
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