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.
A conditional use permit shall be required for the use of a mobilehome as a residence for a caretaker. ... The mobilehome shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines.
Upon the issuance of a conditional use permit and subject to all conditions imposed thereby and to the following regulations, a mobilehome may be used as a caretaker residence in the C, CBD, CPD, H, MPD, LI, MI, HI and BP zones...
Upon the issuance of a conditional use permit and subject to all conditions imposed thereby and to the following regulations, a mobilehome may be used as a caretaker residence in the C, CBD, CPD, H, MPD, LI, MI, HI and BP zones... Permitted uses shall be limited to a one-family mobilehome for use by a caretaker and his immediate family on each legal parcel for which a conditional use permit is granted.
A conditional use permit shall be required for a recreational trailer park. ... The park shall be located on a site of not less than 5 acres. ... The park shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines.
Every conditional use permit for a recreational trailer park in the C zone shall be subject to the following conditions. The recreational trailer park shall have an area of not less than 5 acres. The density of the recreational trailer park shall not exceed 30 lots per acre. No recreational vehicle lot shall have an average area of less than 1,000 square feet.
The recreational trailer park shall have an area of not less than 5 acres. The density of the recreational trailer park shall not exceed 30 lots per acre. No recreational vehicle lot shall have an average area of less than 1,000 square feet.
A conditional use permit shall be required for a travel trailer park. ... The park shall be located on a site of not less than 2 acres. ... The park shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from all property lines.
Every conditional use permit for a travel trailer park in the C zone shall be subject to the following conditions. The density of the travel trailer park shall not exceed 30 lots per acre. No travel trailer lot shall have an average area of less than 1,000 square feet.
The density of the travel trailer park shall not exceed 30 lots per acre. No travel trailer lot shall have an average area of less than 1,000 square feet.
The provisions of this article shall apply to the use of commercial coaches as temporary offices in all zones. ... The commercial coach shall be removed upon completion of the construction project or temporary use, but in no event shall the commercial coach remain on the site for more than 12 months without the approval of the director.
When commercial coaches are used as temporary offices, they shall be reviewed by the director and shall meet the following standards: ...
All commercial coach offices shall be connected to water, approved sewerage system and other utilities. EXCEPTION: Temporary subdivision sales offices are not required to connect to a water and sewerage system, however, such offices shall be provided with temporary sanitary facilities.
A conditional use permit shall be required for any wind energy conversion system. ... The height of a wind energy conversion system shall not exceed 100 feet. ... A wind energy conversion system shall be set back a minimum distance equal to the height of the system from all property lines.
The following standards shall apply to all wind energy conversion systems: ...
Tower heights of not more than 65 feet shall be allowed on parcels between one and 5 acres and tower heights of not more than 80 feet shall be allowed on parcels of 5 acres or more... The minimum distance between the ground and any protruding blades utilized on a WECS shall be 15 feet for horizontal axis WECS and 10 feet for any vertical axis WECS as measured to the lowest point of blade travel/motion.
The height limitations of this title shall not apply to the following: chimneys, smokestacks, flues, vents, and similar structures; cooling towers, water tanks, and similar structures; church spires, belfries, cupolas, and similar structures; flagpoles; radio and television antennas, and similar structures; solar energy systems; wind energy conversion systems, subject to the provisions of Article XI; wireless telecommunication facilities, subject to Article XIII; such other structures as may be approved by the director.
Structures such as chimneys, domes, elevator shaft housing, spires, steeples, towers, and similar objects not used for human occupancy are not subject to the height limitations of this title.
Structures such as chimneys, domes, elevator shaft housing, spires, steeples, towers, and similar objects not used for human occupancy are not subject to the height limitations of this title. However, this section does not apply to signs or wind energy conversion systems.
No wireless telecommunication facility shall be installed, constructed, or modified without first obtaining a permit from the city. ... The height of a wireless telecommunication facility shall not exceed: for facilities located in the public right-of-way: 40 feet; for facilities located on private property in residential zones: 35 feet; commercial zones: 50 feet; industrial zones: 60 feet; other zones: 50 feet.
Mini, Minor, Stealth and Major wireless communication facilities shall require a Directors Review unless they exceed the allowed height for the zone in which they are located. In the event height is exceeded, a Conditional Use Permit shall be required.
Source documents
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