La Palma

All Cannabis related uses, including but not limited to cooperatives, cultivation, deliveries, dispensaries, and other commercial cannabis activities for which a State license is required under the MMRSA, are prohibited throughout the City.

This division shall apply to all areas identified as flood-prone within the jurisdiction of the City.

If a proposed use of land is not specifically listed in sections 44-78 and 44-139, the use shall not be allowed, except as follows: (1) Use substantially the same...

If a nonconforming use of land or a nonconforming use of a conforming structure is discontinued for a period of at least 180 consecutive days or a total of 12 nonconsecutive months, rights to a legal nonconforming status shall be terminated.

The maximum allowable density on a parcel within the multiple-family residential (R-3) to which the VRO designation is applied shall be 30 units to the acre (30 du/ac), regardless of the size of the parcel... Approval of the specific plan by the City Council shall establish the density.

A precise plan shall be required for all residential development except for single-family dwellings on previously subdivided lots, and for all nonresidential developments exceeding 2,000 square feet of total floor area.

A precise plan shall be required for all residential development except single-family homes on previously subdivided lots, and for all nonresidential developments exceeding 2,000 square feet of total floor area.

Lighting in multifamily housing: open parking lots and carports shall be provided with a maintained minimum of one foot-candle of light on the parking surface during hours of darkness.

All single family residential duplexes shall be subject to a height limitation of 16 feet, and shall be limited to one story. All single family residential duplexes shall strictly comply with at least a four-foot side setback and at least a four-foot rear yard setback.

Parcels containing both a single family residential duplex and an urban lot split shall be ineligible for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit permit.

The following standards shall be included in master sign plans: Letter colors, Background colors, Trim cap color, Letter styles, Overall permitted sign area and dimensions, Method of illumination, Method of attachment, Typical cross-section.

The following types of special permits may be issued: Block party permit, Community event permit, Film permit, Special business permit.

The businesses for which a special business permit is required hereunder are as follows: Junk dealer, Junkyard, Pawnbroker, Secondhand store or dealer, Itinerant vendor, Peddler, Fortuneteller, Check cashing services, Tattoo parlors, Body piercing, Permanent make-up, Short-term rental, Any business in which any product or commodity is sold at retail from a motor vehicle...

Hosted short-term rentals are allowed with a short-term rental special business permit in the single family residential (R-1) zoning district. Non-hosted short-term rentals are allowed with a short-term rental special business permit in the single family residential (R-1) zoning district. Non-hosted short-term rentals are prohibited in all other zoning districts. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units are prohibited from use as short-term rentals.

The purpose of this division is to regulate adult oriented businesses... Special regulation of these uses is necessary to ensure that these adverse effects will not contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the neighborhoods in the vicinity of the adult oriented businesses.