Dimensional standards
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right48
- Boarding Houses
- Caretaker's Quarters
- Dormitories
- Fraternities/Sororities
- Mixed-Use Projects
- Multi-Family Housing
- Residential Care, Limited
- Single-Room Occupancy
- Commercial Recreation, Indoor
- Conference Centers
- Cultural Institutions
- Park and Recreation Facilities
- Schools, Specialized Education and Training
- Banks and Financial Services
- Business Support Services
- Offices, Accessory
- Offices, Administrative Business Professional
- Offices, Government
- Offices, Medical
- Animal Services, Retail Sales
- Building Material and Supply Sales
- Convenience Stores
- Food Sales
- Internet Vehicle Sales
- Restaurants, Formula Fast Food
- Restaurants
- Retail Sales
- Vehicle Services, Sales/Leasing, Limited
- Animal Services, Boarding
- Animal Services, Grooming
- Charitable Institutions
- Low Barrier Navigation Centers
- Mortuaries/Funeral Homes
- Neighborhood Gardens
- Personal Improvement Services
- Personal Services
- Printing and Publishing, Limited
- Vehicle Services, Vehicle/Equipment Repair
- Commercial Growing Area
- Custom Manufacturing/Artisan Production
- Industry, Restricted
- Industry, Restricted, Small-scale
- Accessory Antenna Arrays
- Alternative Fuel/Recharging Facilities
- Utilities, Minor
- Wireless Telecom Facilities, SCL
- Filming, Short-term
- Street Fairs
Conditional / special use12
- Residential Care, General
- Clubs, Lodges, Private Meeting Halls
- Commercial Recreation, Outdoor
- Pawnshops
- Vehicle Services, Service Stations
- Maintenance and Repair Services
- Public Safety Facilities
- Vehicle Services, Automobile Rental
- Communications Facilities
- Transportation Terminals
- Utilities, Major
- Filming, Long-term
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Blank facade tree requirement1 tree per 15 linear feet
Blank façades shall include a minimum of one 24-inch box tree for every 15 linear feet of blank façades, except where public art (e.g., a mural) is provided per Section 17.40.100.
- Maximum blank facade length40 ft
Exception: In CF zoning districts, windowless expanses of street-façades shall not exceed 40 feet in length.
- Maximum facade length150 ft
Projects in CF are exempt.
- Maximum wall/fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Exception: In CF, walls and fences shall have a maximum height of 72 inches above the sidewalk elevation. Walls and fences over 48 inches in height shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from the sidewalk line, separated by planted area.
- Minimum ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Buildings shall have a minimum ground floor height of 12 feet, except those facing Colorado Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard, Sierra Madre Boulevard or Walnut Street, which shall have a minimum ground floor height of 15 feet.
- Minimum ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (major corridors)15 ft
Buildings shall have a minimum ground floor height of 12 feet, except those facing Colorado Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard, Sierra Madre Boulevard or Walnut Street, which shall have a minimum ground floor height of 15 feet.
- Modulation exempt
Projects in CF are exempt.
- Primary entrance elevation4 ft
Exception: In CF, the primary entrance of the first habitable floor shall be located between 4 feet above and 2 feet below sidewalk elevation.
- Required setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. landscaping
In CF, all required setback areas shall be landscaped except walkways, driveways, and utilities required by Building Code.
- Wall/fence setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from sidewalk line5 ft
Walls and fences over 48 inches in height shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from the sidewalk line, separated by planted area.
Parking
- Structured parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street frontages5 ft
Along secondary frontages and along all street frontages in CF, parking structures shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet.
- 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.5 ft
Exception: In CF and the area east of Sunnyslope Avenue/north of Colorado Boulevard, parking shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from all street frontages.
- Surface parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from RM zoning5 ft
Parking lots shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the primary frontage, a minimum of 10 feet from any secondary frontage, and a minimum of 5 feet from RM zoning. Exception: In CF and the area east of Sunnyslope Avenue/north of Colorado Boulevard, parking shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from all street frontages.
- 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.5 ft
Exception: In CF and the area east of Sunnyslope Avenue/north of Colorado Boulevard, parking shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from all street frontages.
- Unbundled parking required
For any building with new residential units, automobile parking spaces shall be leased or sold separately from the rental or purchase fees, such that renters or buyers have the option of renting or buying the unit at a lower price than if the parking was included.
From the ordinance
LP-CF (Commercial Flex): Allow flexibility for light industrial, custom manufacturing, creative office and research & development uses along with compatible commercial enterprises; and Support projects that are entirely commercial and/or industrial, as well as work/live and caretaker's units.