Land use · Lomita, California

rooming house

Named in 4 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 Lomita’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

the interior of a dwelling, excluding bathrooms, kitchens, closets, hallways, and service porches. ** Rooming house ** shall mean a residence or dwelling, other than a hotel as defined in this article, wherein three (3) or more rooms,

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited2

Expressly not allowed.