La Mesa

New or additional parking spaces shall not be required for the creation of accessory dwelling units. ... A building permit shall be ministerially approved for accessory dwelling units in a residential or mixed-use zone when it falls into one of the four categories listed below...

All buildings, including accessory buildings and structures shall cover not more than forty percent of the lot area.

Recreation and leisure open space shall be provided for each residential development. The required minimum amount of recreation space is: 1. Five hundred sq. ft. per unit for the first ten units; 2. Four hundred sq. ft. per unit for units eleven through twenty; 3. Three hundred sq. ft. per unit for units twenty-one and above.

Fences or walls within the minimum front setback for a principal building shall not exceed four feet in height. Fences or walls in any other location shall not exceed six feet in height.

At the junction of two streets, alleys, driveways or any combination thereof, there shall be maintained triangular-shaped areas for sight distance purposes within which no structure, fence, shrub, parking, or other physical obstruction shall be allowed which is higher than thirty-six inches above the grade of the adjacent curb or edge of pavement.

For multiple-unit projects containing five or more units, the following standards shall apply: a. Trash dumpsters shall be provided at a minimum ratio of one dumpster per every 20 dwelling units (or portion thereof) and shall be serviced as needed, but not less than once a week. ... d. There shall be a trash and recycling enclosure within one hundred fifty (150) feet of each dwelling unit.

Two-unit residential developments and lots created by urban lot split shall provide side and rear setbacks of not less than four feet. ... Each unit in a two-unit residential development or on a lot created by urban lot split shall be provided with one parking space...

Planned residential developments (PRD's) shall be allowed in any of the R1 (single-family residential) zones as allowed in this chapter and shall be subject to the allowances, requirements, and limitations of this section.

Prior to any approval of any project of more than ten units a facilities capacity assessment shall be made by city staff.

If a public street upon which the building site has frontage is substandard with respect to either width or improvements as prescribed in either the Street Standards Resolution or General Plan, then land needed for street widening shall be granted to the city and street improvements, specified in such resolution shall be made to the satisfaction of the city engineer.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24.05.040 E.3, substandard lots developed under previous zoning regulations may reduce the required setbacks to the original setbacks under which the lot was developed, provided the total coverage does not exceed forty percent of the lot area.

The objective design standards for design review as adopted by council resolution are incorporated by reference.

It is intended that light retail convenience enterprises operate and that the heavy commercial uses are prohibited. All lots within the commercial zones shall have: an area of at least five thousand square feet, a minimum width of fifty feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet. All buildings shall be set back not less than ten feet from any zone boundary which is the side or rear lot line of an adjacent 'R' zoned lot, and ten feet from a street on which an abutting lot classified in a residential zone has frontage.

The regulations for this zone are intended to provide opportunity for the development of a unified central business environment, therefore, general service businesses are not permitted. All lots within the commercial zones shall have: an area of at least five thousand square feet, a minimum width of fifty feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet. All buildings shall be set back not less than ten feet from any zone boundary which is the side or rear lot line of an adjacent 'R' zoned lot, and ten feet from a street on which an abutting lot classified in a residential zone has frontage.

This zone is applied in areas generally removed from residential environment such as along Alvarado Road. It is intended to include heavy commercial activity and light industrial services. All lots within the commercial zones shall have: an area of at least five thousand square feet, a minimum width of fifty feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet. All buildings shall be set back not less than ten feet from any zone boundary which is the side or rear lot line of an adjacent 'R' zoned lot, and ten feet from a street on which an abutting lot classified in a residential zone has frontage.

All lots within the commercial zones shall have: an area of at least five thousand square feet, a minimum width of fifty feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet. All buildings shall be set back not less than ten feet from any zone boundary which is the side or rear lot line of an adjacent 'R' zoned lot, and ten feet from a street on which an abutting lot classified in a residential zone has frontage.

All lots within the commercial zones shall have: an area of at least five thousand square feet, a minimum width of fifty feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet. All buildings shall be set back not less than ten feet from any zone boundary which is the side or rear lot line of an adjacent 'R' zoned lot, and ten feet from a street on which an abutting lot classified in a residential zone has frontage.

Holiday merchandise sales such as pumpkins, Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and other seasonal decorator items shall be permitted on commercially zoned sites under the following conditions: The use may not exceed 60 days. The use shall not reduce any required parking on the site that serves another use.

Satellite dish or similar communication antennas shall be screened from view from adjoining public streets, residentially zoned property, and on-site parking lots. Screening shall be in a manner architecturally compatible with the building and site improvements and may include the use of architectural elements of the building, solid walls or fencing, or landscaping as approved by the planning division. One satellite dish or similar communication antenna per business, no larger than three feet in width or diameter, shall be exempt from this screening requirement, subject to the conditions that (a) roof-mounted antennas shall not exceed a height of five feet above the roof on which they are mounted, and (b) ground-mounted antennas do not exceed fifteen feet in height.

Carts or kiosks are permitted upon approval of a design review application when found to be consistent with the standards adopted by city council resolution. Carts and kiosks are permitted only in the CD zone, or within the CN, C or CM zones when located within a shopping center, transit center or institutional use.