Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Applies near
- El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, La Mesa Boulevard, Spring Street Trolley Station
- Geographic extent
- Applies to lots in RB-D and C-D Zones that abut El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, and La Mesa Boulevard or are near the Spring Street Trolley Station that are designated in the City of La Mesa General Plan as 'Mixed Use Urban'.
Uses
Permitted by right3
Conditional / special use4
- automobile gas station
- automotive repair shops, automotive body and paint shops, tire stores, car sales or similar related auto repair or auto equipment installation businesses
- drive-thru sales
- parking lots or parking garages not associated with a permitted use
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density for sites less than 10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.30 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
For development sites less than ten thousand square feet, the residential component of a mixed-use project shall not exceed thirty units per acre.
Design
- Minimum ground floor frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. with windows/entries50 pct
at least fifty percent of the total ground floor building frontage of any new or reconstructed building facing the public realm shall have the following: windows with clear un-tinted glass, recessed entries, residential stoops, or recesses for outdoor dining areas.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exceptions by special permit
The planning commission may grant height exceptions by special permit subject to findings outlined in Section 24.02.050.
Other
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for non-residential buildings0 ft
new non-residential and mixed-use buildings shall be built directly adjacent to the twelve-foot wide pedestrian realm
- Maximum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for ground-floor residential10 ft
Ground-floor residential shall be setback a minimum of five feet and a maximum of ten feet from the interior edge of the pedestrian realm
- Minimum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for ground-floor residential5 ft
Ground-floor residential shall be setback a minimum of five feet and a maximum of ten feet from the interior edge of the pedestrian realm
- Maximum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. counted within structures15 pct
no more than fifteen percent of the total required open space area may be counted within structures
- Maximum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. provided on roofs15 pct
no more than fifteen percent of the required space may be provided on roofs.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Common open space shall require a minimum width of ten feet and be a minimum of two hundred square feet in area.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. width10 ft
Common open space shall require a minimum width of ten feet
- Minimum planted area in common space25 pct
A minimum of twenty-five percent of the common space shall be planted area including trees, shrubs and gardens.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for mixed-use projects200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./unit
The required minimum amount of open space for a mixed-use project is two hundred square feet per unit.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for residential-only projects300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./unit
The required minimum amount of open space for a residential-only project is three hundred square feet per unit.
- Minimum pedestrian realm width12 ft
A minimum twelve-foot wide pedestrian realm is required in front of all mixed-use, residential, or commercial projects located along Circulation Element designated streets.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
such private open space must have a minimum area of sixty square feet and a minimum dimension of six feet.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension6 ft
such private open space must have a minimum area of sixty square feet and a minimum dimension of six feet.
- Site Plan Review and Urban Design Review required
Site Plan Review and Urban Design Review is required for all new development and major renovation of existing development in the Mixed Use Overlay Zone.
Parking
- Additional guest parking per unit if two spaces assigned0.4 spaces/unit
If two spaces are assigned to the exclusive use of a residential unit, an additional 0.4 parking spaces per unit shall be provided for guest parking.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. for ground floor non-residential1 space per 500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a minimum of one space for every five hundred square feet of gross leaseable area of ground floor non-residential floor area shall be provided.
- Tandem parking allowed if two spaces assigned
If two parking spaces are assigned to one residential unit, one space per unit may be provided in tandem.
From the ordinance
The Mixed Use Overlay Zone applies to lots in the RB-D and C-D Zones that abut El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, and La Mesa Boulevard or are near the Spring Street Trolley Station...
Parking requirements
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"non-residential": "1 per 500 sq ft of ground floor non-residential area"
}