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Pasadena, California · General provision

17.50.360

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA15,000 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
15,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.34 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Discarded vehicle removal time30 days

    All discarded vehicle parts or equipment, or permanently disabled, dismantled, or junked vehicles shall be removed from the premises within 30 days of arrival.

  • Repair activities enclosed

    All hydraulic hoists and pits, and all equipment for greasing, lubrication, and allowed repairs shall be enclosed entirely within a structure.

  • Maximum floor space for repair40 pct

    The floor space dedicated to vehicle repair shall be limited to a maximum of 40 percent of the lot area.

  • Minimum distance between vehicle repair uses (CG-1)500 ft

    In the CG-1 district, vehicle repair shall be located a minimum of 500 feet from another vehicle repair use.

  • Minimum lot size (CG-1)15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    In the CG-1 district, vehicle repair uses shall have a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet.

  • Operating hours

    All vehicle/equipment repair uses and related activities shall be limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

  • ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. truck servicing

    No servicing of trucks in excess of one and one-half ton capacity or industrial equipment of any type or character shall be allowed.

  • Tire storage enclosure

    Tires taken in on trade that have no more than salvage value shall be stored in a solid wall enclosure.

Parking

  • On-site parking ratio4 spaces per 1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    on-site parking shall be provided at a minimum ratio of four spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

  • Queuing lanes not credited

    Queuing lanes to workstation/service bays shall not be credited toward meeting the on-site parking requirement.

  • Workstation bays not credited

    Workstation/service bays used for the repair of vehicles shall not be credited toward meeting the on-site parking requirement.

From the ordinance

Vehicle repair, when it is the main use or is an accessory use to vehicle sales, shall meet the additional standards identified in this Section.
17.50.360

Parking requirements

{
  "vehicle_repair": "4 spaces per 1,000 sq ft gross floor area"
}