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.
The following minimum lot dimensions shall apply to all lots in the MU-N, MU-C and MU-E zones created after the adoption of this section
Within the MU-C zone, at least 50% of the ground floor that fronts on the arterial must be committed to one or more of the following use categories: Retail/Service, Lodging, or Public/Semi-Public (see Use Matrix).
Within the MU-E zone, at least 50% of the ground floor that fronts on the arterial must be committed to one or more of the following use categories: Office/Professional/Light Industrial, Lodging, or Public/Semi-Public (see Use Matrix).
Residential uses (including when a part of a mixed use development) shall be subject to the parking requirements in Section 17.08.100...
Site plan review is not required for the following uses where these uses are identified as a permitted use in the Mixed Use Zones—Uses Matrix in subsection A: a. Detached single-family unit or duplex. b. Residential facilities. c. Low barrier navigation centers... f. Accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling units...
The garage door shall be a minimum of 40 feet from the front property line. Detached garage may abut rear property line unless access is from an alley in which case a minimum 26 feet from back of alley is required for sufficient back-up clearance.
On sites with 4 or more dwelling units, one uncovered off-street guest parking space is required for every 4 dwelling unit.
On-site parking shall be located a minimum 40 feet from the front property line for light industrial buildings; on-site parking for all other nonresidential uses shall be located a minimum of 36 feet from the front property line.
Truck loading docks shall be a minimum of 40 feet from the front property line and screened from street view.
The minimum required landscaping for parking lots shall be the percentage shown below of the total area used for vehicle ingress, egress, circulation and parking.
Where off-street parking areas abut local or collector public streets, such areas shall be separated from an abutting street by a continuous landscaped planter which extends parallel to the street frontage of the parking area. The planter shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width exclusive of perimeter curbs.
At least 25% of all trees installed shall be from a 24 inch box, and no tree shall be less than 15 gallon size. At least 50% of all shrubs shall be of 5-gallon size, and no shrub shall be less than one-gallon size. Ground covers shall be planted at no further apart than 6 inches on center.
Fences, walls and screening for residential development (excluding residential development when a part of a mixed use development) shall comply with the standards in Section 17.08.130.
Trash enclosure shall be a minimum of 165 square feet; Trash enclosures shall be constructed with a non-combustible, overhanging, trellis or roof cover; and Trash enclosures shall be separated from adjacent parking by at least a 6-foot wide planter.
The following signs are prohibited in the MU zones: internally illuminated plastic cabinet signs ("can signs"), pole-mounted or lollipop signs, roof-mounted signs and billboards.
The proposed development plan shall encompass a gross area of not less than 3 acres.
The proposed development plan shall encompass a gross area of not less than 3 acres.
Uses and permit requirements applicable to the commercial zones are identified in the Uses Matrix below.
Uses and permit requirements applicable to the commercial zones are identified in the Uses Matrix below.
Uses and permit requirements applicable to the commercial zones are identified in the Uses Matrix.
Source documents
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