Sec. 11-1.41.02, 11-1.42.01, 11-1.42.02, 11-1.42.03, 11-1.43.01, 11-1.43.07, 11-1.44.01, 11-1.45.04
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 6%
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right4
- laboratories (medical or dental)
- servicing of consumer electronic equipment and components repair
- museum and art center
- public parks
Conditional / special use3
Prohibited9
- mail-order houses
- manufacturer's agent
- printing for commercial customers
- ambulance dispatch service facilities
- community center
- hospitals and urgent care centers
- mortuaries
- medical marijuana dispensaries, cannabis cultivation, or any other commercial cannabis activity
- standalone residential uses
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. along residential boundaries6 ft
Each lot or parcel of land with a side or rear lot line adjoining property in a residential zone or a lot containing a residential dwelling unit shall have a solid masonry wall, not less than six (6) feet in height.
Lighting
- Maximum illumination at property line abutting nonresidential2 fc
A maximum of two (2.00) foot-candles if the subject property abuts a nonresidential zoning district or a lot containing only nonresidential uses.
- Maximum illumination at property line abutting residential0.5 fc
A maximum of one-half (0.50) foot-candle if the subject property abuts a residential zoning district or a lot containing a residential dwelling unit.
- Maximum lighting fixture heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 50 ft of residential20 ft
Within fifty (50) feet of a residential zoning district or residential dwelling unit, lighting fixtures shall not be installed higher than twenty (20) feet above the ground.
Noise
- Noise standards compliance
All developments shall comply with the city-adopted standards for noise. Where a mix of uses is provided, the strictest noise standard for the provided use shall apply.
Other
- Affordable housing requirement for mixed-use10 pct
Mixed-use developments shall provide onsite affordable units equivalent to at least ten (10) percent of the total number of residential dwelling units.
- Laboratories permitted only above ground floor
Laboratories (medical or dental) permitted only above the ground floor.
- Maximum outside storage duration for loading bins/containers48 hours
Outside storage of loading bins/containers and/or semi-trailers used for storage shall not be stored/parked anywhere on a lot or parcel of land in excess of forty-eight (48) hours.
- Minimum landscaped area6 pct
A minimum of six (6) percent of the lot area not occupied by building(s) or structure(s) shall be landscaped.
- Outside display restrictions
All displays, services, and storage related to permitted business operations in commercial zones must be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, except for specified merchandise.
- Public art contribution0.5 pct
The minimum required investment in public art is established at one-half (0.5) percent of the total construction costs of the applicable project.
- Residential uses require CUP
Residential uses are conditionally permitted in all commercial zones, subject to planning commission approval of a conditional use permit. Standalone residential uses are prohibited except on housing element sites.
- Front and corner secondary setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for mixed-use on non-major streets10 ft
In cases where the development abuts a street other than Pacific Coast Highway, Narbonne Avenue, Lomita Boulevard or Palos Verdes Drive, the front yard and corner lot - secondary front yard setbacks must be ten (10) feet.
- Maximum temporary display articles3 articles
A maximum of three (3) articles may be displayed at any one time.
- Underground utilities
All new utilities shall be installed underground to the extent possible.
From the ordinance
Residential uses are conditionally permitted in all commercial zones, subject to planning commission approval of a conditional use permit.