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Pasadena, California · District

PD-5

Allesandro Place/Fair Oaks
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Dimensional standards

PD-5 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 10 ftSide 10 ftMAX HEIGHT50 ft / 2 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE45%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
50 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
45%

Uses

Conditional / special use4

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

From the ordinance

No new structure shall exceed 50 feet in height excluding mechanical equipment. Maximum lot coverage shall be limited to 45 percent. Front yard setbacks shall be required and shall not be less than 20 feet. Side and rear yard setback shall not be less than 10 feet.
PD-5