22.408.060
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Hollywood Freeway
- Geographic extent
- The Universal Studios Specific Plan area is generally bounded by the Los Angeles River Flood Control Channel road on the north, the adjacent NBC Universal property and existing residential properties within the City of Los Angeles to the east, the Hollywood Freeway to the south (except for the southwest corner, which abuts hotel and office properties in the City of Los Angeles), and Lankershim Boulevard to the west.
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use1
- Alcohol sales and service beyond permitted limits (requires Conditional Use Permit)
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume./Off-site Export/Import
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace the regulations in Sections 22.56.210, 22.56.230, 22.56.1752, and 22.56.1753 of the Zoning Code that address grading, stockpiling, off-site import or export of grading materials, and other grading-related requirements.
Height
Height Zones are specific limitations on building and structure Heights within the Universal Studios Specific Plan area defined in terms of maximum feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL), as identified on Exhibit 3-A and Exhibit 3-B.
Lighting
- Lighting Requirements
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace any regulations in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 10 of the Zoning Code that address lighting source intensity and design requirements.
Other
- Additional Permitted Floor Area
The Additional Permitted Floor Area and Total Permitted Floor Area within the Universal Studios Specific Plan area shall not exceed the amounts set forth in Table 5-1 or Table 5-2, as applicable, except as adjusted pursuant to Land Use Equivalency.
- Alcoholic Beverages Regulations
This Specific Plan shall modify the applicability of the regulations in Section 22.56.195 of the Zoning Code that address the sale and service of alcoholic beverages for on-site and off-site consumption, and Sections 22.56.1500, 22.56.1540, and 22.56.1550 of the Zoning Code that address the amortization schedule for establishments that existed prior to adoption of Ordinance 92-0097.
- Drought Tolerant Landscaping Requirements
This Specific Plan shall modify the applicability of the Drought Tolerant Landscaping Requirements contained in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 21 of the Zoning Code.
- Green Building Development Standards
This Specific Plan shall modify the applicability of the Green Building Development Standards contained in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 20 of the Zoning Code.
- Low Impact Development Standards
This Specific Plan shall modify the applicability of the Low Impact Development Standards contained in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 22 of the Zoning Code.
- Live Entertainment/Public Dancing/Night Clubs
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace the regulations in Sections 22.52.1110 and 22.56.1754 of the Zoning Code.
- Oak Tree Regulations
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace the regulations in Division 1, Chapter 22.56, Part 16 of the Zoning Code that address removal, replacement, and encroachment into the Protected Zone of oak trees.
- Wireless/Communications Facilities
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace the regulations in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 13 of the Zoning Code that address wireless or other communications facilities, except with regard to free-standing third-party outdoor wireless Communication Facilities.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. Requirements
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace the regulations in Sections 22.48.050 through 22.48.110 of the Zoning Code that address front, side and rear yard requirements.
Parking
- Parking Requirements
This Specific Plan shall modify the applicability of the regulations in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 11 and shall supersede and replace Division 1, Chapter 22.56, Part 7 of the Zoning Code.
Signage
- Sign Regulations
This Specific Plan shall supersede and replace the regulations in Division 1, Chapter 22.52, Part 10 of the Zoning Code that address types of signs permitted, sign Heights, maximum sign area permitted, sign face, illumination, and location of signs.
From the ordinance
The following uses and facilities shall be expressly prohibited within the Universal Studios Specific Plan area: Adult Business Establishments, Gun shops, Gambling establishments, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Tattoo Parlors.