Municipality · California

Lancaster

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
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Districts
355
Extracted rules
2,292
Standards
16
Chapters read

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.

17.40.22010 standards

Temporary subdivision sales signs, entry signs and special feature signs shall be accompanied by site plan or other pertinent information and approved by the director in order to be permitted in all zones.

17.40.22010 standards

Temporary subdivision sales signs, entry signs and special feature signs shall be accompanied by site plan or other pertinent information and approved by the director in order to be permitted in all zones.

17.40.2401 standards

The city council has approved the art in public places program and the associated manual. The purpose of the program is to provide publicly accessible works of art for the benefit of the city, its citizens and its visitors.

17.40.3003 standards

The machine shall not exceed 80 square feet in area. The machine shall not exceed 8 feet in height. The machine shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any residential zone.

17.40.3004 standards

Reverse vending machine(s) located completely within a commercial or industrial building need not comply with the following criteria and standards. Reverse vending machines do not require additional parking space for recycling customers. Such machines outside of a building shall comply with the following standards regardless of the zone in which it is located.

17.40.300 and 17.40.31010 standards

Reverse vending machine(s) located completely within a commercial or industrial building need not comply with the following criteria and standards. ... Small collection facilities shall comply with the following standards:

17.40.3104 standards

The facility shall not exceed 500 square feet in area. The facility shall not exceed 8 feet in height. The facility shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from all property lines. The facility shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any residential zone.

17.40.3107 standards

Small collection facilities shall comply with the following standards:

17.40.3104 standards

No additional parking spaces will be required for customers of a small collection facility located at the established parking lot of the primary use. One space will be provided for the attendant, if needed.

17.40.3205 standards

The facility shall not exceed 1,000 square feet in area. The facility shall not exceed 10 feet in height. The facility shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from all property lines. The facility shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any residential zone. A conditional use permit shall be required for a large collection facility.

17.40.3207 standards

A large collection facility is larger than 500 square feet, or is on a separate property not appurtenant to a primary use, and which may have a permanent building. Large collection facilities shall comply with the following standards:

17.40.3209 standards

Facility will be screened from the public right-of-way by operating in an enclosed building or: 1. Within a surfaced area enclosed by a masonry wall at least 6 feet in height with a 10 foot landscaped strip; 2. At least 150 feet from property zoned or planned for residential use; 3. Meets all applicable noise standards in this section.

17.40.3304 standards

The facility shall be located in an industrial zone. The facility shall be enclosed within a building. The facility shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines. A conditional use permit shall be required for a processing facility.

17.40.3307 standards

Light (45,000 square feet or less) and heavy (greater than 45,000 square feet) recycling processing facilities shall comply with the following standards:

17.40.33011 standards

Processors will operate in a wholly enclosed building except for incidental storage, or: 1. Within a surfaced area enclosed on all sides by a masonry wall not less than 8 feet in height and landscaped on all street frontages; 2. Located at least 150 feet from property zoned or planned for residential use.

17.40.3501 standards

No hazardous waste facility shall be located, constructed, or operated within the city except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

17.40.3701 standards

All hazardous waste facility projects shall require a conditional use permit as set forth in Article I of Chapter 17.32. The planning commission shall act to recommend approval subject to conditions or denial of the conditional use permit to the city council.

17.40.370-4709 standards

A conditional use permit shall be required for any hazardous waste facility. ... The facility shall be located on a site of not less than 5 acres. ... The facility shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from all property lines.

17.40.39013 standards

Facilities shall be located in areas designated on the general plan land use map as heavy industrial, and shall only be permitted in the HI zone.

17.40.39020 standards

Facilities shall be located in areas designated on the general plan land use map as heavy industrial, and shall only be permitted in the HI zone. No facility shall be permitted within 2,000 feet of residential zoned sites, hospital sites, school sites or sites planned for immobile populations unless the applicant proves through a risk analysis that a 2,000 foot buffer zone is not required to protect public health and safety.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.