17.37.080.G.2, 17.37.090.A.2, 17.37.100
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan area
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum area of 400 square feet with a minimum dimension of 15 feet in each direction is required for Common Open Space.
- Maximum wall/fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.96 in
Maximum height shall not exceed 96 inches.
- Non-residential common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage5 pct
Projects with more than 40,000 square feet of non-residential floor area shall provide a minimum of 5 percent of the gross non-residential floor area as Common Open Space.
- PAOS threshold80,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In LA-CF, projects with more than 80,000 square feet of floor area shall provide a percentage of gross floor area as Publicly Accessible Open Space, as set in Table LASP-9.
- Private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum area of 40 square feet with a minimum dimension of 5 feet in each direction shall be required for Private Open Space.
- Solid wall integrated with architecture max length20 ft
Solid walls/fences integrated with the building architecture may be permitted to match the height of the ground floor, with a maximum length of 20 feet.
- TransparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. requirement for walls >60 inches50 pct
Portions of walls/fences greater than 60 inches in height shall be a minimum of 50 percent transparent; portions 60 inches in height or lower are permitted to be solid walls.
- Wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from sidewalk line5 ft
A minimum of 5 foot setback from the sidewalk line shall be required, separated by planted area.
Parking
- Maximum driveways for <200 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 count
For Projects with less than 200 feet of primary street frontage, a maximum of 1 two-lane driveway shall be permitted.
- Maximum driveways for >200 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.2 count
For sites with more than 200 feet of primary street frontage, a maximum of 2 two-lane driveways shall be permitted.
- Landscaped area for 10-20 spaces5 pct
Ten to 20 parking spaces: a minimum of 5%.
- Landscaped area for >20 spaces10 pct
More than 20: a minimum of 10%.
- R&D parking ratio
The number of spaces for Research and Development land uses shall be 2 per 1,000 sq ft regardless of zoning district.
- Surface parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from primary frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.30 ft
Parking lots shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the primary frontage, 10 feet from any secondary frontage, and 5 feet from RS zoning.
- Surface parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from RS zoning5 ft
Parking lots shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the primary frontage, 10 feet from any secondary frontage, and 5 feet from RS zoning.
- Surface parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from secondary frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.10 ft
Parking lots shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the primary frontage, 10 feet from any secondary frontage, and 5 feet from RS zoning.
- Tree requirement per 6 parking spaces
One tree of at least 24 gallons in size shall be provided for every 6 parking spaces and located so as to visually disrupt long rows of parked vehicles.
From the ordinance
LA-CF Zone. Walls/fences not located in front of a structure, but along a street frontage, shall be permitted subject to the following conditions: A minimum of 5 foot setback from the sidewalk line shall be required, separated by planted area. Maximum height shall not exceed 96 inches.