22.360.060
Dimensional standards
Lot
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Lake Los Angeles CSD boundary
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- New curbs, gutters, and sidewalks prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
New curbs, gutters, and sidewalks are prohibited, unless deemed necessary by Public Works.
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. requiring CUP2,500 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
An approved Conditional Use Permit shall be required for any grading on any lot, or in connection with any project located within a hillside management area, that exceeds 2,500 cubic yards of total cut plus fill material within any 24-month period.
- Local street paved width28 ft
Local streets shall use the inverted shoulder cross-section and shall have a paved width of 28 feet.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for new lots2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
New lots shall have a minimum area of two gross acres.
- Utilities underground
All wires and cables that provide utility services, including telephone, television, electricity less than 10 kilovolts, and similar services, shall be placed underground.
- Vegetation removal requiring CUP
Removal or destruction of vegetation of any kind shall require an approved Conditional Use Permit when the subject lot is at least two and one-half gross acres in size and the area of removal or destruction is greater than 30 percent of the gross area, or where the subject lot is less than two and one-half gross acres in size and the removal or destruction is greater than 60 percent of the gross area.
Signage
- Freestanding business sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
The height of such signs shall be limited to 12 feet measured from the natural grade at the base of the sign.
- Freestanding business sign maximum area per face100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Shall not display more than two sign faces with a maximum area of 100 square feet for each sign face.
Outdoor advertising signs (Billboards) shall also be prohibited within this CSD.
- Residential ranch entrance sign
Residential ranch entrance signs shall only be permitted on lots at least one-half acre in size and located in a Residential or Agricultural Zone; maximum one sign; max 20 sq ft per face; max 2 faces; max height 20 ft.
- Wall business sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear foot
Each business establishment fronting on and/or oriented toward one or more public street, highway, or parkway shall be permitted a maximum of one square foot of wall sign area for each one linear foot of building frontage.
From the ordinance
New lots shall have a minimum area of two gross acres.