Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.408.050, 22.408.060, 22.408.070, 22.408.080

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Universal Studios Specific Plan area, Los Angeles County, CA

Uses

Extracted standards

45 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Fencing & walls

Grading

Lighting

  • Outdoor Special Light Effects defined

    Outdoor Special Light Effects. On-site lighting effects intended primarily for entertainment of visitors, which may include, but are not limited to, sky beacons, floodlights of Thematic Elements and structures, search lights, laser lights, laser light shows, lighting included in parades, pyrotechnic special effects, xenon lights, or future technological advances in special light effects.

Noise

  • Sound emissions regulated

    A Thematic Element may be static or kinetic, may create sound subject to Section 22.408.170 of this Specific Plan, and may be internally or externally illuminated.

Other

  • Construction debris recycling65 pct

    During new construction, a minimum of 65 percent of the non-hazardous construction and demolition debris from construction of new Project buildings shall be recycled and/or salvaged for reuse.

  • Drought-Tolerant Landscaping regulations apply

    All Projects shall comply with the Drought-Tolerant Landscaping design regulations, as applicable, in Sections 22.52.2200—22.52.2270 of the Zoning Code...

  • Energy efficiency exceed Title 2415 pct

    All new buildings shall be designed to exceed Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations (2005) energy requirements by at least 15 percent.

  • Building façade articulation required40 ft

    Building façades within 40 feet of and facing public rights-of-way shall include articulation of building plane; use of varying building materials to create visual interest, and/or the regular placement of windows, or other similar architectural treatments.

  • Green Building regulations apply

    All Projects shall comply with Green Building regulations, as applicable, in Sections 22.52.2100—22.52.2160 of the Zoning Code...

  • Greenspace area along eastern boundary

    A greenspace area shall be maintained along the eastern boundary of the Universal Studios Specific Plan area adjacent to the Existing Off-Site Residential Uses to the east as shown on Exhibit 2-C.

  • Greenspace boundary marker interval300 ft

    The western boundary of the greenspace area shall be marked approximately every 300 feet and the boundary markers shall be maintained.

  • There shall be no more than 25,000 square feet of total building floorplate(s) utilizing the Height Exception.

  • A Height Exception is the Height, measured in terms of feet above MSL, in which buildings... may exceed the maximum Height of the 890-foot Height Zone up to the maximum stated Height of 1000-feet above MSL...

  • Within the Universal Studios Specific Plan area, nine Height Zones are designated that establish the maximum permitted Height of buildings and structures measured in terms of feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL) as shown on Exhibit 3-A...

  • Projects shall not utilize mirrored glass or other Highly Reflective Building Materials as defined by this Specific Plan.

  • Universal Studios Historic District. The portion of the Universal Studios Specific Plan area identified on Exhibit 5 that is subject to the Historic Preservation Plan.

  • Lankershim Streetscape Plan required

    With each Substantial Conformance Review application for a Project facing Lankershim Boulevard, the Applicant shall prepare and submit to the Director for review and approval a landscape design plan in substantial conformance with the Conceptual Lankershim Streetscape Plan in the Specific Plan Guidelines.

  • Low Impact Development regulations apply

    All Projects shall comply with Low Impact Development regulations, as applicable, in Section 22.52.2310 of the Zoning Code...

  • Maximum Land Use Equivalency transfer10 pct

    The combined Total Permitted Floor Area of all Land Use Categories as adjusted pursuant to these Land Use Equivalency procedures shall not exceed 10 percent of the overall Total Permitted Floor Area set forth in Table 5-1 or Table 5-2...

  • Sets/Façades shall be limited to a maximum height of 35 feet.

  • Maximum Studio Use Equivalency transfer30 pct

    The Total Permitted Floor Area for each individual Land Use Category shall not exceed 10 percent of the Total Permitted Floor Area set forth in Table 5-1 or Table 5-2, as applicable, except for Studio Use that shall not exceed 30 percent of the Total Permitted Floor Area for Studio Use...

  • Oak Tree regulations apply

    The following uses and activities shall be permitted, shall not be subject to Substantial Conformance Review under this Specific Plan, and are not otherwise subject to the Zoning Code, except that in each case such activities shall comply with the Oak Tree regulations contained in Section 22.408.120 of this Specific Plan to the extent applicable

  • Outdoor storage screening500 ft

    With the exception of Sets/Façades and Production Activities, all outdoor storage shall be screened, to the satisfaction of the Director, from the view of public pedestrian locations within 500 feet of the combined boundaries of the Universal Studios Specific Plan area and the adjacent City [Q]C2 Area.

  • Reclaimed water for irrigation

    Project landscaping shall include: Use of reclaimed water for landscape irrigation; Installation of the infrastructure to deliver the reclaimed water, if necessary; and Use of high efficiency irrigation systems...

  • Screening along Los Angeles River Flood Control Channel

    Any new buildings within the 625-foot Height Zone located along the Los Angeles River Flood Control Channel... shall incorporate, to the satisfaction of the Director, visual treatment along the north-facing building plane...

  • Rooftop equipment screening500 ft

    All rooftop equipment, including Communication Facilities, shall be vertically screened from the view of public pedestrian locations within 500 feet of the combined boundaries of the Universal Studios Specific Plan area and the adjacent City [Q]C2 Area...

  • Solid waste diversion target65 pct

    During occupancy and operations, the Project shall have a solid waste diversion target of 65 percent of the non-hazardous waste generated.

  • Prior to the Universal Studios Specific Plan area property owner using Donald O'Connor Drive after 11:00 p.m. or prior to 7:00 a.m., a 10-foot high painted block sound wall shall be constructed along the eastern edge of Donald O'Connor Drive...

  • Southern Landscape Buffer Area

    The southern landscape buffer area shown on Exhibit 2-E shall be retained as a landscaped area.

  • Transportation Demand Management program

    Transportation Demand Management (TDM). A program promoting ridesharing, transit, bicycles, or other measures to reduce the number of vehicles accessing a property.

  • For any new building developed within the 720-foot MSL Height Zone, those portions of the building above 696-foot MSL shall be terraced back from the north façade of the building by 50 feet...

  • For any new building developed within the 745-foot MSL Height Zone, those portions of the building above 721-foot MSL shall be terraced back from the west façade of the building by 20 feet...

  • Transportation Information Center

    Transportation Information Center (TIC). A centrally-located information center where employees, patrons, visitors, and guests may obtain information regarding shuttles, transit, metro, ridesharing programs, and real-time information for planning travel without using an automobile.

  • Transportation Management Association

    Transportation Management Association (TMA). An organization comprised of the Universal Studios Specific Plan area property owner(s) and tenants whose function is to promote and implement the Transportation Demand Management program.

  • Universal Studio Tour capacity - seats per tram160 seats

    Universal Studio Tour Capacity consists of 23 tram vehicles, with a maximum of 160 seats per tram vehicle, per hour, or the equivalent.

  • Universal Studio Tour capacity - trams23 trams

    Universal Studio Tour Capacity consists of 23 tram vehicles, with a maximum of 160 seats per tram vehicle, per hour, or the equivalent.

  • Warehouse parking/loading dock restriction

    For any new warehouse facilities developed at the locations shown on Exhibit 2-D: Parking areas and loading docks shall not be developed on the east side of such new warehouse facilities.

  • Warehouse tree screening

    New trees shall be installed and maintained as shown on Exhibit 2-D to screen the eastern and southern sides of the new warehouse structure identified as S-22 on Exhibit 2-D prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy for that structure.

  • The Lew R. Wasserman Building (Building No. 1280), which exists prior to the effective date of this Specific Plan shall be permitted to exceed the Height Zone to its existing Height of approximately 770 feet MSL.

  • Wasserman Building horizontal addition limit10 pct

    Any horizontal additions or enlargements in excess of 10 percent of Building No. 1280's Floor Area shall be subject to the Height Zone requirements of this Specific Plan.

  • No front, side or rear yards, limitations on building projections or building separations shall be required for any lot or building within the Universal Studios Specific Plan area, except as required by Titles 26 (Building) and 32 (Fire) of the Los Angeles County Code...

From the ordinance

The Universal Studios Specific Plan creates a regulatory framework for long-term development of the Universal Studios Specific Plan area.
22.408.050, 22.408.060, 22.408.070, 22.408.080