Lancaster, California · General provision

17.41.070-17.41.076

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applies to all residential projects and mixed-use developments with at least two-thirds residential square footage

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Entryway feature required for >40 units

    Subdivisions of more than 40 lots and multi-dwelling development of more than 40 units shall have at least one entryway feature.

  • Maximum blank wall length25 ft

    Blank walls shall not exceed 25 feet on front or street side facades.

  • Maximum garage wall length as percentage of facade50 pct

    The length of the garage wall facing the street may be up to 50% of the length of the street-facing building facade.

  • Minimum walkway width4 ft

    All required pedestrian walkways shall be hard surfaced and a minimum of 4 feet wide.

  • Minimum window/door area on street facade15 pct

    At least 15% of the area of each facade that faces a street lot line must be windows or main pedestrian entrance doors.

  • Roofing material required

    Residential buildings shall use tile roofing; asphalt shingles prohibited on public street; corrugated metal prohibited.

  • Traffic calming measures required

    On new local residential streets serving at least 40 dwelling units, at least 2 traffic-calming measures shall be used.

  • Wall plane variation required

    Wall plane variation of at least 2 feet in depth and 5 feet in length shall be provided for relief for every 25 feet of building facade.

From the ordinance

Objective design standards for all residential projects and mixed-use developments: pedestrian walkways min 4 ft wide, facade articulation, entryway features, roofing materials, etc.
17.41.070-17.41.076