22.414.050.B, 22.414.050.E
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 20%
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Applies near
- South Vermont Avenue
- Geographic extent
- West Carson Transit-Oriented DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. Specific Plan area; developments adjacent to South Vermont Avenue
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use1
Accessory5
- administrative offices
- assembly/multi-purpose buildings
- caretaker's quarters
- maintenance/storage facilities and structures
- tennis courts, basketball courts, and other multi-purpose courts, recreation, and community buildings
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
Solid view-obscuring walls or fences are permitted up to 42 inches in height. Fifty percent of the wall above 42 inches must be open and unobstructed.
Other
- Hydrozoning irrigation required
Hydrozoning irrigation techniques shall be incorporated into the landscape design.
- Maximum turf area25 pct
Turf areas shall not exceed 25 percent of the total landscaped area.
- Minimum dimension for common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.20 ft
Minimum dimension in one direction for common recreational spaces shall be 20 feet.
- Minimum courtyard dimension40 ft
Courtyards internal to a development, or enclosed on at least three sides, shall have a minimum dimension of 40 feet in one direction.
- Minimum drought-tolerant plants75 pct
Non-invasive drought-tolerant plant and tree species appropriate for the climate zone region shall constitute at least 75 percent of the total landscaped area.
- Minimum landscaped area20 pct
At least 20 percent of the project site shall be landscaped or hardscaped with open, usable outdoor space.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For multi-family housing developments with at least five units, a minimum of 200 square feet per dwelling unit shall be allocated for common recreational spaces, private recreational spaces, or a combination of both
- Minimum dimension for private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.7 ft
Minimum dimension in one direction for private recreational spaces shall be seven feet.
- Minimum walkway width4 ft
Pedestrian walkways within a development shall be a minimum of four feet wide.
- Utility and mechanical equipment screening
All utility and mechanical equipment shall be placed in locations that are not exposed to view from the street or shall be screened from view. Satellite dishes shall be located away from public view.
Parking
- Maximum parking along street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.30 pct
On-site parking shall not occupy more than 30 percent of any linear street frontage.
From the ordinance
Table 22.414.050-A: Principal and Accessory Use Regulations for Residential Zones; At least 20 percent of the project site shall be landscaped or hardscaped with open, usable outdoor space.