22.44.1370
Dimensional standards
Lot
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Coastal Zone of Los Angeles County unincorporated areas
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- Maximum guest house floor area750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Contain no more than 750 square feet of floor area
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for guest house10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Only be established on a lot or parcel of land having not less than one and one-half times the required area, except that said quarters may be established on any lot or parcel of land containing 10,000 square feet or more
- Guest house restrictions
Guest houses may be permitted in the Coastal Zone as habitable accessory structures located on the same property as a single-family residence, for use by temporary guests of the occupants of the residence, subject to the following requirements. All such accessory structures shall: Not contain a kitchen or kitchen facilities; Be clustered with the main residence on the building site area; Have an open floor plan without any interior partitions except for a bathroom; Not be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling; Comply with all required yards of the zone; Have a maximum height consistent with the standard in Section 22.44.1250; Only have plumbing for the purpose of supplying water to and disposing of waste from a toilet or bathroom; Have an on-site wastewater treatment system separate from the primary residence; Not be allowed on a property containing an accessory dwelling unit; Be prohibited in H1 habitat, H1 Buffer, and the Quiet Zone; Only be established on a lot or parcel of land having not less than one and one-half times the required area, except that said quarters may be established on any lot or parcel of land containing 10,000 square feet or more; Contain no more than 750 square feet of floor area.
Other
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. requires separate OWTS
Have an on-site wastewater treatment system (OWTS) approved by the Departments of Public Health and Public Works that is separate from the OWTS for the primary structure(s) if applicable
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in H1 habitat, H1 Buffer, and Quiet Zone
Be prohibited in H1 habitat, H1 Buffer, and the Quiet Zone
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. must be subordinate
Be clearly subordinate to the primary use or dwelling on the property, and shall be clustered on the same building site area as the primary use or residence
- Caretaker's dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. restrictions
A caretaker's dwelling unit shall: Be either a residence or a mobilehome; Be prohibited on property containing a single-family residence, and shall be prohibited on a property already containing a caretaker's residence or caretaker's mobilehome; Only be used by a caretaker and his/her immediate family. Caretaker's mobilehomes shall be removed from the site prior to the end of five years, unless a different time period is specified by the hearing officer or Commission.
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Contain no more than 750 square feet of floor area
- Maximum floor area for second unit750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum floor area shall be 750 square feet
- Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space. for second unit220 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum floor area shall be 220 square feet
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for second unit43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size for a second unit shall be a gross area of one acre
- Parking for second unit with fewer than 2 bedrooms1 spaces
A second unit with fewer than two bedrooms shall have one uncovered standard parking space
- Parking for second unit with 2 or more bedrooms2 spaces
A second unit with two or more bedrooms shall have two uncovered standard parking spaces
- Minimum yards for second unit in rural areas35 ft
In rural areas, each lot or parcel of land on which a second unit is developed shall have front, side, and rear yards of not less than 35 feet in depth
- Second unit prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. more than 2,500 ft from PCH2,500 ft
Land located more than 2,500 feet from Pacific Coastal Highway, except for the five lots required to contain second units pursuant to the conditions of approval for Tentative Tract Map 46277
- Second unit prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on slopes 25% or more25 pct
On land with a natural slope of 25 percent or more
- Second unit requirements
A second unit shall only be permitted on a property containing a single-family residence as the primary use, and shall not be allowed on a property containing an accessory dwelling unit or habitable accessory structure; A second unit shall comply with the development standards for a single-family residence set forth in the applicable zone in which the structure is located; The lot or parcel of land on which the second unit is located shall take vehicular access from a street or highway with a right-of-way of at least 60 feet in width; A second unit with fewer than two bedrooms shall have one uncovered standard parking space; a second unit with two or more bedrooms shall have two uncovered standard parking spaces; The minimum floor area shall be 220 square feet, and the maximum floor area shall be 750 square feet; The minimum lot size for a second unit shall be a gross area of one acre; In rural areas, each lot or parcel of land on which a second unit is developed shall have front, side, and rear yards of not less than 35 feet in depth; A proposed second unit in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone that uses a shared driveway or that is located on a flag lot shall have conceptual approval of the suitability of its access by the Fire Department; the actual access road shall be at least 20 feet in width and shall be improved with all-weather surfacing; Second units shall be prohibited in the following areas: Land located more than 2,500 feet from Pacific Coastal Highway, except for the five lots required to contain second units pursuant to the conditions of approval for Tentative Tract Map 46277; On land with a natural slope of 25 percent or more.
- Senior citizen's residence restrictions
A senior citizen's residence shall only be permitted on a property containing a single-family residence as the primary use, and shall not be allowed on a property containing a second unit or a guest house; Not more than two persons, one of whom is not less than 62 years of age or is a person with a disability, shall live in the senior citizen residence at any one time; An attached senior citizen residence shall not exceed 30 percent of the existing floor area of the primary residence or 750 square feet, whichever is less
From the ordinance
Only one such accessory dwelling unit or habitable accessory structure shall be allowed on a property. All proposed accessory dwelling units and habitable accessory structures shall be required to retire one transfer of development credit pursuant to Section 22.44.1230.