La Mesa

Ordinary household pets (Section 24.01.100) are permitted in commercial zones for permitted residential uses. Two adult dogs per multi-family dwelling unit and up to five adult dogs for a single-family dwelling unit.

The outdoor display and sale of merchandise shall be permitted as an accessory use to a business in the CD zone when the following criteria are met: The display area is less than one hundred square feet in area. The display area is directly adjacent to the business operating the sales. If the display area is on the public sidewalk, a minimum five foot wide pedestrian pathway, clear of all obstructions, shall be maintained. All display areas shall be temporary and shall be moved inside the business during closed hours. All display areas shall be kept clean and orderly and shall maintain an appearance consistent with the downtown village atmosphere.

Any building or portion of a building containing an auditorium or other place of public assembly shall be required to have minimum side and rear setbacks of fifty feet unless the design of such building adequately provides for the attenuation of noise from such facility.

Architectural features may extend up to two feet into a required setback from the face of the building. Bay windows and fireplaces up to ten feet wide may extend up to three feet from the face of the building into a required setback, provided the minimum resulting setback for these features is not less than three feet. Awnings, (detachable, supported by building wall), eaves, cornices, balconies, fire escapes, unroofed porches or decks up to three feet in height with stairs, may extend (i) up to ⅙ of the distance into a required minimum court or building separation; and (ii) up to ⅓ of the distance into a required minimum setback; except this shall not apply to any balcony on an apartment building adjacent any R1 zone boundary. Structures used strictly for landscaping purposes may be located without regard to required setbacks.

Roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, air conditioners, or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building provided such structures are architecturally compatible with the design of the building. Chimneys, flagpoles and steeples. Radio and television antennas, accessory to dwellings; amateur radio antennas and commercial antenna structures.

Emergency shelters in the C (General Commercial) and CN (Neighborhood Commercial) zones shall be permitted under the following conditions: ... No emergency shelter shall be located, as measured from shelter facilities: Within one hundred fifty feet of any residentially zoned property; Within three hundred feet of another emergency or similar shelter. No more than thirty beds shall be provided and no more than thirty persons shall be served in any single emergency shelter.

Whenever a structure or facility which has design features for special purpose uses such as automotive service stations or merchandise display, is changed in use to an occupancy not utilizing such features, such structure or facility shall be remodeled to remove each such feature. Such features include display windows, service windows, automotive service entrances and pump islands for fuel, fixed equipment and other single purpose uses.

As provided below for restaurants, bars and cocktail lounges, outdoor dining areas shall be permitted subject to the following regulations: All outdoor dining areas shall require a special permit to be reviewed and approved by the planning commission.

A plot plan shall be submitted for any application for a site development plan, variance, special permit, conditional use permit, group dwelling or apartment projects application. An approved plan shall be kept on file by the planning department for twelve months as a guide to city departments in the issuance of building permits for the project. If the project does not commence within the twelve-month period the planning department shall upon written request by the applicant retain such plans for an additional six-month period. In the event of a zone reclassification or an amendment of any city regulation which would affect the project, such plans shall be void.

The Mixed Use Overlay Zone applies to lots in the RB-D and C-D Zones that abut El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, and La Mesa Boulevard or are near the Spring Street Trolley Station...

Adult businesses shall be: 1. Located exclusively in the C, M and CM zones; 2. Distanced five hundred feet from any residentially zoned property...

Dispensaries shall be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit in General Commercial (C), Light Industrial and Commercial Services (CM) and Industrial Services and Manufacturing (M) zones subject to the following restrictions and regulations.

Dispensaries shall be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit in General Commercial (C), Light Industrial and Commercial Services (CM) and Industrial Services and Manufacturing (M) zones subject to the following restrictions and regulations.

Dispensaries shall be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit in General Commercial (C), Light Industrial and Commercial Services (CM) and Industrial Services and Manufacturing (M) zones... Commercial Cultivation Sites are prohibited in residential zones. Cultivation Sites shall be permitted in Industrial Service and Manufacturing (M) zones with a Conditional Use Permit... Manufacturing Sites are prohibited in residential zones. Manufacturing Sites shall be permitted in Industrial Service and Manufacturing (M) zones with a Conditional Use Permit...

Commercial Cultivation Sites are prohibited in residential zones. Manufacturing Sites are prohibited in residential zones.

A qualified patient or a personal caregiver may cultivate up to eight marijuana plants for personal use.

No housing development shall be entitled to a density bonus of more than thirty-five percent. (24.053.050.E)

Minimum lot size 10,000 sq ft; front setback 25 ft; parking: 2 garage + 4 additional spaces; four trees required; accessory setbacks 10 ft side/rear, 25 ft front; mechanical equipment 15 ft setback.

All new development and major renovations or remodeling of property within the Urban Design Overlay Zone shall be subject to the requirements of the Urban Design Program and approval by the Design Review Board and City Council in accordance with Resolution No. 15540.

This chapter establishes developmental standards for a unique residential area of the city. The area includes lots 100′ north of Normal Avenue fronting on Maple Avenue and lots 140′ north of Normal Avenue fronting on Dale, south of the Westwood Village Condominiums.