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Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.312.030 - District Map

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Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
Castaic Area CSD
Geographic extent
Castaic Area Community Standards DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (CSD) - includes communities of Castaic, Castaic Junction, Val Verde, Hasley Canyon, Hillcrest, Paradise Ranch, canyons of Charlie, Tapia, Romero, Sloan, Violin, Valencia Commerce Center, Peter Pitchess Detention Center, Northlake development, part of Newhall Ranch development.

Extracted standards

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

Fencing & walls

  • Fence materials

    Fences along any public or private road shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 22.110.070 (Fences and Walls) and shall be made of split rail, open wood, rock, block, or iron.

Lighting

  • Outdoor lighting standard

    Outdoor lighting shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 22.80 (Rural Outdoor Lighting District).

Other

  • Building-mounted facilities co-location

    Building-mounted facilities shall be required to co-locate and match, as near as possible, the color of the building and its architecture.

  • Creek channelization standards

    Channelization of the Castaic, Hasley Canyon, Violin Canyon, Tapia Canyon, Charlie Canyon, San Martinez Grande Canyon, and San Martinez/Chiquito Canyon creeks shall be permitted provided: ... The channels are maintained with soft bottoms; ...

  • Curbs, gutters, 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;

  • GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume./brushing prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on slopes ≥50%50 pct

    Grading and brushing on slopes with a 50 percent or greater steepness shall be prohibited

  • Ground-mounted facilities co-location

    Ground-mounted facilities shall be required to co-locate and shall be designed to resemble trees;

  • Indigenous vegetation removal prohibition10 pct

    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 cross-sections required

    Inverted shoulder cross-sections shall be required unless an alternate design is deemed necessary for public safety;

  • Maximum local street paved width28 ft

    Local streets shall have a maximum paved width area of 28 feet, excluding any inverted shoulder or concrete flow line;

  • Minimum neighborhood park size2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

    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.

  • Neighborhood park proximity requirement0.5 mi

    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, which use is permitted in the applicable zone, shall require publishing and a public hearing

  • Primary ridgeline development restriction radius50 ft

    Within a 50-foot radius from every point on the crest of a primary ridgeline;

  • Secondary ridgeline development restriction radius25 ft

    Within a 25-foot radius from every point on the crest of a secondary ridgeline;

  • Street light style

    Have a mission bell shape or similar design consistent with the character of the community and shall be compatible in style and material with the poles on which they are mounted.

  • Trail requirement for new land divisions

    all new land divisions, including minor land divisions, shall contain trails in accordance with the Master Plan of Trails

  • 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

Signage

From the ordinance

This CSD generally includes the existing communities of Castaic, Castaic Junction, Val Verde, Hasley Canyon, Hillcrest, and Paradise Ranch: the canyons of Charlie, Tapia, Romero, Sloan and Violin; the Valencia Commerce Center; the Peter Pitchess Detention Center; and the Northlake development and part of the Newhall Ranch development, both of which are governed by specific plans.
22.312.030 - District Map