22.312.060
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Castaic, Castaic Junction, Val Verde, Hasley Canyon, Hillcrest, Paradise Ranch, canyons of Charlie, Tapia, Romero, Sloan and Violin; Valencia Commerce Center; Peter Pitchess Detention Center; Northlake and part of Newhall Ranch
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Outdoor lighting standard
Outdoor lighting shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 22.80 (Rural Outdoor Lighting District).
Other
- Clustering allowed with CUP
Clustering may be allowed in this CSD under the conditions described in Subsection G.2, provided the applicant obtains a Conditional Use Permit.
- Contour gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. required
Contour grading shall be used to present a rounded appearance that blends with the natural terrain.
- Creek channelization standards
Channelization of the listed creeks shall be permitted provided appropriate mitigation measures are implemented, soft bottoms, trapezoidal configuration, etc.
- Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks are prohibited unless otherwise deemed necessary for public safety purposes.
- Equestrian trail width8 ft
New land divisions with at least 75 percent of the residential lots equal or greater to 20,000 square feet in net area shall reserve an equestrian trail... that is eight feet in width.
- Fence materials
Fences along any public or private road shall be made of split rail, open wood, rock, block, or iron. Chain link may be substituted but must be landscaped.
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on slopes ≥50%
Grading and brushing on slopes with a 50 percent or greater steepness shall be prohibited, except for specified exceptions.
- Indigenous vegetation removal restriction
The removal or destruction of locally indigenous vegetation is prohibited on a lot one acre or greater in size, where the area of removal or destruction is greater than ten percent of the lot.
- Inverted shoulder required
Inverted shoulder cross-sections shall be required unless an alternate design is deemed necessary for public safety.
- Maximum street paved width28 ft
Local streets shall have a maximum paved width area of 28 feet, excluding any inverted shoulder or concrete flow line.
- Neighborhood park proximity
90 percent of all residential lots within the land division are within one-half mile of a neighborhood park that has a minimum size of two acres.
- Oak tree permit public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
An application for an Oak Tree Permit for the removal or relocation of one oak tree in conjunction with a single-family residence use shall require publishing and a public hearing.
- Primary ridgeline setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.50 ft
No development, grading, construction, or improvements shall be allowed within a 50-foot radius from every point on the crest of a primary ridgeline.
- Secondary ridgeline setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.25 ft
No development, grading, construction, or improvements shall be allowed within a 25-foot radius from every point on the crest of a secondary ridgeline.
- Street light style
Street lights shall have a mission bell shape or similar design consistent with the character of the community.
- Trails required
All new land divisions, including minor land divisions, shall contain trails in accordance with the Master Plan of Trails.
- Trucking uses prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. except in Trucking DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Uses which principally serve or sell supplies to or for tractor-trucks or their drivers shall be prohibited, except within the Trucking District.
- Water tank screening
Water tanks shall be screened from public view by fast-growing, drought tolerant native tree species or by an earth berm landscaped with locally indigenous vegetation.
- Wireless facility co-location
Ground-mounted facilities shall be required to co-locate and shall be designed to resemble trees; building-mounted facilities shall be required to co-locate and match the color of the building.
Signage
Projecting business signs and roof signs are prohibited.
From the ordinance
In addition to the signs prohibited by Section 22.114.040, the following signs shall be prohibited: projecting business signs and roof signs.