22.44.2110-22.44.2140
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 3.5%
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Rural Villages: El Nido, Fernwood, Las Flores Heights, Malibu Bowl, Malibu Highlands, Malibou Lake, Malibu Mar Vista, Malibu Vista, Monte Nido, Old Post Office, Old Topanga, Topanga Oaks, Topanga Woods, Upper Latigo, and Vera Canyon
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence element diameter2 in
Non-support vertical or horizontal fence elements shall have a maximum diameter of two inches.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
No fence or wall shall exceed six feet in height, inclusive of any architectural feature, fixture, and/or support element attached to, or part of, the fence or wall.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. without CDP3.5 ft
The construction and/or replacement of fences and walls exceeding three and one-half feet in height which are located either within required front yards, or within required corner side or required rear yards where closer than five feet to any highway line is authorized subject to obtaining an administrative CDP
- Minimum fence transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. above 3.5 ft70 pct
At least 70 percent of the fence or wall area above three and one-half feet in height shall be open and non-view obscuring.
- Minimum vertical support spacing5 ft
Vertical support elements shall be a minimum of five feet apart
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence materials
Chain link, wire, and highly reflective materials are prohibited.
Other
- Gross structural area formula
GSA = (A/5) × [(50-S)/35] + 500
- GSA increase for contiguous vacant lot (percent)12.5 pct
Add 500 square feet or 12.5 percent of the total lot area, whichever is less, for each vacant lot which is contiguous to the designated building site
- GSA increase for contiguous vacant lot500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Add 500 square feet or 12.5 percent of the total lot area, whichever is less, for each vacant lot which is contiguous to the designated building site
- GSA increase for non-contiguous vacant lot (percent)7.5 pct
Add 300 square feet or 7.5 percent of the total lot area, whichever is less, for each vacant lot in the same Rural Village but not contiguous with the designated building site
- GSA increase for non-contiguous vacant lot300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Add 300 square feet or 7.5 percent of the total lot area, whichever is less, for each vacant lot in the same Rural Village but not contiguous with the designated building site
- Maximum landscaping heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near highway3.5 ft
Trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, and other landscaping forming a barrier or obstructing views in the same manner as a fence or wall shall not exceed three and one-half feet in height if located within 10 feet of any highway line.
- Maximum slope for formula50 pct
If slope is greater than 50 percent, enter 50 for S in the GSA formula.
- Minimum all-weather access width10 ft
All access easements through or abutting the property shall be certified all-weather access a minimum of 10 feet from the centerline
- Subdivisions prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Subdivisions in Rural Villages shall be prohibited. Mergers and lot line adjustments are permitted.
From the ordinance
These Rural Villages provisions are established to implement certain policies related to Rural Villages contained in the LUP. This section establishes development standards in Rural Villages to address issues associated with inadequate infrastructure, limited access, antiquated subdivision patterns, and the potential hazards of fire, flood, and geologic instability.