Land use · La Palma, California

patio home

Named in 2 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only La Palma’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 44 - ZONINGReads like a definition

over a surfaced area that is open on at least two sides. ## Patio home Means a detached single-family residence within a complex with common area and yards maintained by a common association. ## Paved ancillary

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.