Lancaster
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
352 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No building in the S zone which is within 100 feet of any RR, SRR or R zone shall exceed a height of 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less. Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0.
The following design and performance standards shall be met for development in the S zone:
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet. Maximum lot coverage: 10 percent of the lot area. Open space: 70 percent of the lot area. No building in the O zone shall exceed a height of 25 feet.
No new building shall be erected, constructed, moved onto, or established on an existing legal lot or parcel of land unless said building shall comply with all of the regulations set forth in this section which are pertinent to its placement on said lot or parcel. D. O Zone: 1. Minimum Lot Area 10,000 square feet; 3. Lot Coverage a. Maximum lot coverage: 10 percent of the lot area; 4. Open Space 70 percent of the lot area;
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet. Maximum lot coverage: 10 percent of the lot area. Open space: 70 percent of the lot area. No building in the Pk zone shall exceed a height of 40 feet.
D. O zone: 1. Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet; 4. Open space: 70 percent of the lot area;
The following uses may be permitted provided the specified permit has first been obtained: Cemeteries, including columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums.
The following uses may be permitted provided the specified permit has first been obtained, and while such permit is in full force and effect in conformity with the conditions of such permit for: A. Cemeteries, including columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums
The purpose and intent of the SP zone is to provide the means necessary to implement the city general plan... Permitted uses include agricultural crop production, continued operation of existing uses, mobilehome on vacant lot, single-family residence, public facilities, re-use of existing premises. Conditional uses include churches, day care, schools, recreational facilities, warehousing.
The following uses are permitted within the SP zone: A. Agricultural crop production...; Uses subject to conditional use permit: A. Churches...; Any development within the SP zone shall comply with the property development regulations of the zoning classification that corresponds to the general plan land use designation on the site.
The purpose and intent of the MHP-S overlay zone is to implement the senior mobilehome park requirements... The following uses are permitted in the MHP-S zone: Senior mobilehome park as defined in Section 17.04.240.
The following uses are permitted in the MHP-S zone subject to stated regulations and conditions: A. Senior mobilehome park as defined in Section 17.04.240 and subject to all requirements as set forth in Section 17.08.305.
The purpose and intent of the Housing Density Overlay Zone (HD-O) is to provide flexibility and opportunities for additional housing types... Residential density shall not exceed fifty (50) dwelling units per acre.
Properties designated with the Housing Density Overlay zone shall conform to all standards established within the underlying zone where the overlay is applied, with the following exception: 1. Maximum Density. Residential density shall not exceed fifty (50) dwelling units per acre.
The base district is zoned Rural Residential-2.5 (RR-2.5)... Permitted uses include Alcohol Production, Contractor Storage Yard, Research and Development. Conditional uses include Alternative Energy, Auto Repair, Building Trades, Distribution, Food Manufacturing, Light Manufacturing, Warehousing. Prohibited: Commercial Cannabis Facilities.
Permitted uses for the East Side Overlay are listed below. ... The base district is zoned Rural Residential-2.5 (RR-2.5), intended for rural single-family residential use, allowing one dwelling unit per minimum net area of 100,000 square feet.
The following parking requirements shall be complied within the East Side Overlay zone:
No building or structure shall exceed a height of 50 feet;
The parking of any commercial vehicle as defined in the Vehicle Code weighing more than 6,000 pounds unladen in any residential zone for more than 2 hours at any one time is not a compatible highway use except for: A. Necessary loading and unloading; B. Vehicles engaged in performing a service activity on the adjacent lot or parcel of land; C. Vehicles used in conjunction with a lawful commercial use on the adjacent lot or parcel of land; D. Vehicles used during the construction of buildings or structures on the adjacent lot or parcel of land; E. Vehicles engaged in construction or maintenance within the street, alley, parkway or highway.
Unless otherwise specified zone boundaries shall utilize section lines, lot or property lines, right-of-way lines, centerlines of streets, city limit lines, or extensions of such lines. Centerlines of streets shall be the preferred boundary when properties on opposing sides of a street are not within the same zone. Where a lot is located in more than one zone, the director shall determine which zone shall apply to the entire lot.
Source documents
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