Los Angeles County Unincorporated

Any C&D debris or inert debris processing facility sites shall be located outside a 500-foot buffer of a lot that contains a sensitive use.

This Section applies to facilities that handle organic waste, including mulching facilities, chipping and grinding facilities, composting facilities, and in-vessel organic waste conversion facilities...

If an entirely enclosed chipping and grinding or mulching facility site is located within a 500-foot radius of a lot containing a sensitive use, walls, and landscaping shall be included...

This Section applies to solid waste landfills, inert debris landfills, or facilities that convert solid waste to gas or energy in Zones A-2, M-2, and M-2.5.

Solid waste landfills and inert debris landfills are prohibited within: i. A 1,500-foot radius of lots containing sensitive uses or agricultural uses...

A conversion technology facility (solid waste) shall not be located within a 1,500-foot radius of the exterior boundaries of a lot that contains a sensitive use or an agricultural use.

Guest occupancy is limited to two persons per bedroom, plus two, with a maximum occupancy of 12 guests per booking or reservation.

The following shall not be used for short-term rentals: 1. Habitable accessory structures, including, but not limited to, accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, guesthouses, pool houses, and recreation rooms;

No adult business shall be located in any temporary or portable structure. Trash dumpsters shall be enclosed by a screened enclosure and shall not be accessible to the public. No exterior door or window on the premises shall be propped or kept open at any time during business hours, and any exterior windows shall be covered with opaque covering at all times. Permanent barriers shall be installed and maintained to screen the interior of the premises from public view for each door used as an entrance or exit to the business. No landscaping shall exceed 30 inches in height, except trees with foliage not less than six feet above the ground. The entire exterior grounds, including the parking lot, shall be lighted in such a manner that all areas are clearly visible at all times. Signage shall conform to the standards established for the zone and shall not contain sexually explicit photographs, silhouettes or other sexually explicit pictorial representations. All entrances to an adult business shall be clearly and legibly posted with a notice indicating that minors are prohibited from entering the premises. No nonconforming structure shall be converted for use as an adult business. The adult business shall not conduct or sponsor any activities which create a demand for parking spaces beyond the number of spaces required by this Title 22 for the business. No adult business shall be operated in any manner that permits the observation of any persons or material depicting, describing or related to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, inside the premises, from any public way or from any location outside the building or area of such establishment. This provision shall apply to any merchandise, display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening. All exterior areas of the adult business, including buildings, landscaping, and parking areas shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner at all times. Any business license required pursuant to Title 7 (Business Licenses) of the County Code shall be kept current at all times. Each adult business shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations. The adult business shall not operate or be open between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The premises within which the adult business is located shall provide sufficient sound-absorbing insulation so that sound generated inside said premises shall not be audible anywhere on any adjacent property or public right-of-way or within any other building or other separate space within the same building. The adult business will not conduct any massage, acupuncture, tattooing, acupressure or escort services, and will not allow such activities on the premises. At least one security guard shall be on duty patrolling the premises at all times while the business is open. If the occupancy limit of the premises is greater than 50 persons, an additional security guard shall be on duty. The security guard(s) shall be charged with preventing violations of law, with enforcing compliance by patrons with the requirements of this Chapter and with notifying the Sheriff of any violations of law observed. Security guard(s) required by this Subsection R shall be uniformed in such a manner so as to be readily identifiable as a security guard by the public and shall be duly licensed as a security guard as required by applicable provisions of state or local law. No security guard required pursuant to this Subsection R shall act as a doorperson, ticket seller, ticket taker, or admittance person while acting as a security guard hereunder. The adult business shall not sell or display obscene matter, as that term is defined by Section 311 of the California Penal Code or its successors, and shall not exhibit harmful matter, as that term is defined by Section 313 of the California Penal Code or its successors, to minors.

Adult businesses shall not be located: 1. Within 250 feet of: a. Any lot upon which there is located any residence whether such use is within or outside the unincorporated area of the County; or b. Any property located in a Residential or Agricultural Zone, or equivalent zone in any other jurisdiction; and 2. Within 500 feet of any church, chapel or other publicly recognized place of worship whether such use is within or outside the unincorporated area of the County; and 3. Within 500 feet of any public or private school (kindergarten through twelfth grade) or child care center whether such use is within or outside the unincorporated area of the County; and 4. Within 500 feet of any park owned by a public entity whether such use is within or outside the unincorporated area of the County.

The Commission shall approve the application if all of the following standards are met: 1. The adult business is consistent with the location and development standards contained in this Chapter; 2. The adult business is located in a zone classification which lists adult business as a permitted use; 3. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, the adult business complies with the development features prescribed in this Title 22; and 4. The adult business has submitted to the Director documentation of successfully completing the process and receipt of the license required under Chapter 7.92 (Adult Businesses) in Title 7 of the County Code.

Any adult business lawfully operating on February 9, 1996, the effective date of this Chapter, that is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to have a valid Adult Business Permit, provided that the owner of the adult business submits an application for an Adult Business Permit within 60 days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter.

Any adult business lawfully operating on February 9, 1996, the effective date of this Chapter which results in a nonconforming status due to the development standards enumerated in Section 22.150.050 (Development Standards) shall cease operation, or otherwise be brought into full compliance with the development standards of this Chapter, not later than November 17, 1996.

Any adult business lawfully operating on February 9, 1996, the effective date of this Chapter, which becomes nonconforming due to either the location standards enumerated in Section 22.150.060 (Location Requirements) or the permitted zone classes enumerated in Division 3 (Zones) shall cease operation, or otherwise be brought into full compliance with the location standards, not later than 20 years following February 9, 1996

An adult business lawfully operating as a conforming use is not rendered a nonconforming use by the subsequent location of a residence, or a Residential or Agricultural Zone, within 250 feet of the adult business, or the subsequent location of a church, chapel or other publicly recognized place of worship, public park, public or private school or child care center, within 500 feet of the adult business

An adult business lawfully operating as a conforming use is not rendered a nonconforming use by the subsequent location of a residence, or a Residential or Agricultural Zone, within 250 feet of the adult business, or the subsequent location of a church, chapel or other publicly recognized place of worship, public park, public or private school or child care center, within 500 feet of the adult business, if the adult business is continuous, which means that interruptions in use cannot exceed six months.

If the provisions of this Chapter conflict or contravene the provisions of another Chapter of this Title 22, the provisions of this Chapter shall prevail as to all matters and questions arising out of the subject matter of this Chapter.

The Commission may modify or revoke an Adult Business Permit or adult business nonconforming use if it finds that one or more of the following conditions exist: A. The building, structure, equipment or location of such business does not comply with or fails to meet any of the health, zoning, fire and safety requirements or standards of any of the laws of the State of California or ordinances of the County applicable to such business operation; B. The business owner, its employee, agent or manager has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of: 1. Any violation of any statute, or any other ordinance, arising from any act performed in the exercise of any rights granted by the Adult Business Permit, the revocation of which is under consideration, or 2. Any offense involving the maintenance of a nuisance caused by any act performed in the exercise of any rights granted by the Adult Business Permit, the revocation of which is under consideration; C. The business owner, its employee, agent or manager has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application for a permit, or in any report or record required to be filed with the Commission.

The Commission may modify or revoke an Adult Business Permit or adult business nonconforming use if it finds that one or more of the following conditions exist: A. The building, structure, equipment or location of such business does not comply with or fails to meet any of the health, zoning, fire and safety requirements... B. The business owner, its employee, agent or manager has been convicted... C. The business owner... has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact

A site plan indicating: a. The area and dimensions of the building or enclosure wherein the animal or animals are to be kept or maintained, as well as the locations and dimensions of all other structures within a distance of 50 feet from the exterior boundaries of such building or enclosure; and b. Site drainage patterns, where appropriate.