Lomita
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
4Agriculture, Noncommercial
- Max height
- 16 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Single-Family Residential
- Max height
- 16 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential—Medium density
- Max density
- 19.79 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential—High density
- Max density
- 43.6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
General provisions
168 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The maximum width of the lattice member shall not exceed two (2) inches; and The minimum separation from each parallel member shall be two (2) inches; and Such lattice patio shall remain permanently unenclosed.
Opening in reference to a subterranean garage door and/or pedestrian egress shall mean any portions of a basement with an exposed exterior wall surface daylighting more than fifty (50) percent.
Parking space shall mean a readily accessible area, but not including driveways, ramps, loading or work area maintained exclusively for the parking of one (1) motor vehicle.
Religious facility includes, without limitation, a church, mosque, synagogue, temple, or similar places for religious worship. Accessory uses on the same site associated with a religious facility are permitted...
Single-room occupancy housing unit (SRO): A residential facility where individual secure rooms are rented to a one- or two-person household. Rooms are generally one hundred fifty (150) to three hundred seventy-five (375) square feet in size...
Significant view shall mean a view that is at least forty-five (45) degrees as seen from an area not more than sixteen (16) feet above natural grade, and not in any required setback areas.
Small family day care home shall mean any residential home which provides day care, protection, and supervision for eight (8) or fewer children on a less than twenty-four (24) hours-per-day basis...
Small family home shall mean any residential home providing twenty-four (24) hours-per-day care, protection and supervision for six (6) or fewer children...
Story, half, shall mean a story with at least two (2) of its opposite sides situated immediately under a sloping roof, with the floor area of said story not in excess of two-thirds of the floor area of the floor immediately below it.
String lights shall mean two (2) or more exposed lamps, reflectorized bulbs or artificial illuminating devices which are energized. String lights strung along a glass surface of a business or when outlining a building shall be controlled in the same manner as neon tubing.
Thrift store shall mean a profit or nonprofit business or organization that engages in or specializes in the sale or resale of previously owned or used goods and merchandise from an area greater than twenty-five (25) percent of the total floor area devoted to retail sales.
Urban lot split means a ministerial application for a parcel to subdivide an existing parcel located within a single-family residential zone into two (2) parcels, as authorized by Section 66411.7 of the Government Code.
Vanpool shall mean a vehicle carrying seven (7) or more persons commuting together to and from work on a regular basis, usually in a vehicle with a seating arrangement designed to carry seven (7) to fifteen (15) adult passengers, and on a prepaid subscription basis.
Yard, front, shall mean a landscaped yard extending across the full front width of the lot or parcel of land. The depth of a required front yard shall be a specified horizontal distance between the front lot line and a line parallel thereto on the lot or parcel of land.
Each lot or parcel of land created in Zone O-S after the adoption of this ordinance [December 5, 1994] shall have a minimum lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. No structure in Zone O-S except historic structures shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
Dwelling unit density shall not exceed eighty-eight (88) units per acre. Maximum building height shall not exceed sixty-four (64) feet two (2) inches. Blended parking ratio no less than 1.86 spaces per unit.
Garages shall be located a minimum of twenty (20) feet from secondary front property line. Garages must maintain a ten-foot distance from an alley centerline.
Fifty (50) feet of frontage must be on a dedicated public or private street, except for urban lot splits (section 11-1.30.15). A lot fronting a turnaround portion of a cul-de-sac may be forty (40) feet wide.
Setback equals ten (10) percent of the lot width, but not less than three (3) feet and need not exceed five (5) feet.
Residential properties located south of Pacific Coast Highway shall be limited to sixteen (16) feet, and no more than one-story, excluding basement, in height unless a height variation permit is granted.
Source documents
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