Municipality · California

Lancaster

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
3
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.

Section 17.08.150C1 standards

All uses shall comply with the air quality standards of the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) or the city of Lancaster, whichever is more restrictive.

Section 17.12.030C1 standards

Uses located within 500 feet of any residential use or zone shall not emit smoke, dust, fumes or odors of any kind in conjunction with any process.

Section 17.12.470 - 17.12.5305 standards

Premises in the CPD zone may be used for: A. Existing single-family residential uses which may continue to be used as a permitted use provided that such uses may not be expanded in any manner.

Section 17.28.0305 standards

When abutting property which is residentially zoned or used a masonry wall of not less than 6 feet in height shall be provided at the property line... A 10-foot landscaped setback shall be placed next to the wall.

Section 17.28.030C3 standards

When abutting property which is residentially zoned or used, a masonry wall of not less than 6 feet in height shall be provided at the property line in accordance with the provisions for walls specified in Section 17.28.030C to minimize conflicts between commercial and/or residential uses. A 10-foot landscaped setback shall be placed next to the wall.

Sections 17.12.540 - 17.12.66013 standards

No building or structure for a permitted use in the H zone shall exceed a height of 5 stories.

Sections 17.16.460 and 17.16.4902 standards

No adult-oriented business shall be established, located or operated in any zone in the city other than within the heavy industry (HI) category of the industrial (I) zones... No such business shall be established or located within 1,500 feet of any other adult-oriented business. No such business shall be established or located within 1,500 feet of any existing residential zone...

Sign Regulations1 standards

The area of a sign comprised of a combination of letters, numerals, or other devices, a logo or other graphic element, and a symbol or other device that is not a letter, numeral, or logo shall be computed as the total area of all of the letters, numerals, or other devices, including the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices, and the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices and the edge of the sign, plus the area of the logo or other graphic element, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the logo or other graphic element, plus the area of the symbol or other device, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the symbol or other device.

Sign Regulations (definition)1 standards

The area of a sign comprised of a combination of letters, numerals, or other devices, a logo or other graphic element, and a symbol or other device that is not a letter, numeral, or logo shall be computed as the total area of all of the letters, numerals, or other devices, including the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices, and the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices and the edge of the sign, plus the area of the logo or other graphic element, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the logo or other graphic element, plus the area of the symbol or other device, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the symbol or other device.

Sign area computation1 standards

The area of a sign comprised of a combination of letters, numerals, or other devices, a logo or other graphic element, and a symbol or other device that is not a letter, numeral, or logo shall be computed as the total area of all of the letters, numerals, or other devices, including the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices, and the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices and the edge of the sign, plus the area of the logo or other graphic element, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the logo or other graphic element, plus the area of the symbol or other device, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the symbol or other device.

Sign area computation1 standards

The area of a sign comprised of a combination of letters, numerals, or other devices, a logo or other graphic element, and a symbol or other device that is not a letter, numeral, or logo shall be computed as the total area of all of the letters, numerals, or other devices, including the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices, and the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices and the edge of the sign, plus the area of the logo or other graphic element, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the logo or other graphic element, plus the area of the symbol or other device, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the symbol or other device.

Sign area definition1 standards

The area of a sign comprised of a combination of letters, numerals, or other devices, a logo or other graphic element, and a symbol or other device that is not a letter, numeral, or logo shall be computed as the total area of all of the letters, numerals, or other devices, including the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices, and the spaces between the letters, numerals, or other devices and the edge of the sign, plus the area of the logo or other graphic element, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the logo or other graphic element, plus the area of the symbol or other device, computed as the area of the smallest rectangle that will encompass the symbol or other device.

Source documents

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