Land use · Pasadena, California

Motels

Named in 1 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 Pasadena’s own text settles what this covers.

check-in/check-out and room services only), including bed and breakfast inns, and hotels and motels . 12. Low barrier navigation centers. 13. Mixed-use projects (see 17.50.160). 14. Mortuaries. 15. Offices with fewer than 15 employees working on-site

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nonresidential building (excluding buildings or portions of buildings used for Lodging - Hotels, Motels uses) to multi-family residential use or mixed-use. Where this section conflicts with Section 17.50.160 (Mixed-Use Projects), Section 17.50.350 (Urban Housing), or

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Conversion Permits are intended to allow for the conversion of existing hotels and motels with 80 or less guest rooms to various types of affordable housing while providing for the review of the configuration, design,

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.