Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right10
- Airports—Owned and operated by a public agency
- Animal shelters and related facilities—Operated by a public agency
- Existing residential uses (may not be expanded by more than 500 sq ft cumulative)
- Flood control and drainage facilities—Maintained by a public agency
- Maintenance yards and related activities—Operated by a public agency
- Offices—Government (federal, state, county, city or special district offices, libraries, court facilities, public utilities)
- Prisons—Public or privately operated
- Sewage treatment plants—Operated by a public agency
- Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations, tanks, wells
- Other uses consistent with purpose and intent
Accessory2
- Accessory buildings and structures customarily used in conjunction
- Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 100 feet of residential zones35 ft
No building in the P zone which is within 100 feet of any RR, SRR or R zone shall exceed a height of 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
Lighting
- Lighting directed away from residential
Artificial lighting used to illuminate the premises shall be directed away from adjacent residential zone or use.
Noise
- Maximum noise level at residential property line65 dBA
Uses which generate noise by the nature of their function and/or processes shall be required to demonstrate that the noise levels emitted from the use shall not exceed 65 dBA at any property line which abuts a residential zone or use.
Other
- Landscaped setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. next to buffering wall10 ft
A 10 foot landscaped setback shall be placed next to the wall.
- Buffering wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when abutting residential6 ft
When abutting property which is residentially zoned or used a masonry wall of not less than 6 feet in height shall be provided at the property line.
- Hazardous materials require fire department approval
Applicants must obtain the approval of the Los Angeles County fire department prior to obtaining any city permits for any use which includes the use of hazardous materials or the storage of hazardous materials or wastes.
- Radioactive materials limited to measuring/gauging/calibration
The use of radioactive materials shall be limited to measuring, gauging or calibration equipment.
- Minimum refuse enclosure size108 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The enclosure shall be a minimum size of 6 feet in width by 18 feet in length (exterior dimension).
- Refuse/recycling storage area ratio20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per 1000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All public uses shall have on the same lot or parcel a refuse/recycling storage area at a ratio of 20 square feet of refuse/recycling storage area for each 1,000 square feet or portion thereof of net floor area.
From the ordinance
No building in the P zone which is within 100 feet of any RR, SRR or R zone shall exceed a height of 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less. Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0.