zoneoptics
Pasadena, California · General provision

17.40.160

All Pasadena districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSide 30 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.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • City of Gardens side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. encroachment plane30 degrees

    Multi-family projects using City of Gardens standards adjoining RS shall provide 5 ft side yard and not be within 30-degree encroachment plane from 6 ft.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for commercial/industrial abutting residential15 ft

    A 15-foot side and/or rear setback shall be provided adjacent to any abutting residential zoning district.

  • Maximum front/corner side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. pavement in residential zones30 pct

    Not more than 30 percent of the front or corner side setback area shall be paved.

  • Encroachment plane for nonresidential abutting RM-16/32/4845 degrees

    Nonresidential structures abutting RM-16, RM-32, RM-48 shall not be within 45-degree encroachment plane commencing 20 ft above grade.

  • Encroachment plane for nonresidential abutting RS/RM-1245 degrees

    Nonresidential structures abutting RS or RM-12 shall be within 45-degree encroachment plane commencing 6 ft above grade.

  • Encroachment plane for RS/RM-1230 degrees

    Principal structures within RS and RM-12 shall not be located within a side setback encroachment plane sloping upward and inward at 30-degree angle from vertical, commencing 6 ft above grade.

From the ordinance

In the commercial and industrial zoning districts, a 15-foot side and/or rear setback shall be provided adjacent to any abutting residential zoning district. Encroachment planes: RS/RM-12 30-degree from 6 ft; nonresidential abutting RS/RM-12 45-degree from 6 ft; abutting RM-16/32/48 45-degree from 20 ft. Front/corner side setback pavement max 30% in residential zones.
17.40.160