22.44.1920
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Zone
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Maximum lighting fixture heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
This lighting shall be limited to fixtures that do not exceed two feet in height, that are directed downward, and use bulbs that do not exceed 60 watts, or the equivalent.
- Maximum bulb wattage60 watts
use bulbs that do not exceed 60 watts, or the equivalent.
Other
- Chemical use restrictions
The use of insecticides, herbicides, anti-coagulant rodenticides, and any other toxic chemical substance which has the potential to significantly degrade biological resources in the Coastal Zone, shall be prohibited, except where necessary to protect or enhance the habitat itself
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in H2/H36 ft
Fencing shall be no more than six feet in height and shall be wildlife-permeable.
- Leachfield distance from stream100 ft
Leachfields shall be located at least 100 feet and seepage pits shall be located at least 150 feet from any stream, as measured from the outer edge of riparian canopy, or from the stream bank where no riparian vegetation is present, and at least 50 feet outside the dripline of existing oak, sycamore, walnut, bay, and other native trees.
- Leachfield distance from tree dripline50 ft
at least 50 feet outside the dripline of existing oak, sycamore, walnut, bay, and other native trees.
- Nesting bird buffer distance500 ft
within 500 feet of the construction area
- Nesting bird survey timing30 days
nesting bird surveys shall be conducted 30 days prior to construction to detect any active bird nests in the vegetation to be removed and any other such habitat within 500 feet of the construction area
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. preservation requirement
All CDPs that include the approval of structures within H2 'High Scrutiny' Habitat or H2 Habitat, adjacent to H1 habitat, or adjacent to parklands, shall be conditioned to require the preservation in perpetuity of the remaining H1 habitat, H2 habitat, H1 habitat buffer, or parkland buffer on-site.
- Seepage pit distance from stream150 ft
seepage pits shall be located at least 150 feet from any stream
- Steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. preservation
On a parcel that includes steep lands (lands over 50 percent slope), all CDPs that include the approval of structures shall be conditioned to require the permanent preservation of the steep lands on-site.
From the ordinance
New development in H2 and H3 habitat areas shall be sited and designed to minimize removal of native vegetation and required fuel modification and brushing to the maximum extent feasible to minimize habitat disturbance or destruction, removal or modification of natural vegetation, and irrigation of natural areas, while providing for fire safety, consistent with Section 22.44.1240.