Lancaster, California · General provision

17.20.260

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT25 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE10%MIN OPEN SPACE70%
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.

Uses

Permitted by right6

Conditional / special use5

  • Arboretum
  • Botanical garden
  • Crops: field, tree, bush, berry and row including nursery stock where the site abuts developed, residential property in the R, MHP, MDR or HDR zones
  • Open spaces as a part of an RPD development, public
  • Riding, hiking, bicycle trails but not including trails for motor-driven vehicles

Accessory2

  • Accessory buildings or structures customarily used in conjunction with permitted uses
  • Solar energy systems, whether mounted on or attached to a building or mounted on the ground

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Retain existing topography and vegetation

    Existing topography, hydrology, soil, drainage and vegetation conditions shall be retained on undeveloped land in order to retain the visual appeal and function of the undisturbed open space area.

  • Screen rooftop mechanical equipment

    All buildings shall be designed to enclose or otherwise screen from view all rooftop mechanical equipment, ducts, tanks, etc., including solar systems.

Fencing & walls

Other

  • Landscaping not to shade solar energy systems

    No landscaping shall be placed in a manner which shades or would ultimately shade any existing solar energy system from the sun on a contiguous lot.

Signage

From the ordinance

No new building shall be erected, constructed, moved onto, or established on an existing legal lot or parcel of land unless said building shall comply with all of the regulations set forth in this section which are pertinent to its placement on said lot or parcel. D. O Zone: 1. Minimum Lot Area 10,000 square feet; 3. Lot Coverage a. Maximum lot coverage: 10 percent of the lot area; 4. Open Space 70 percent of the lot area;
17.20.260