Municipality · California

Pasadena

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Districts
814
Extracted rules
3,831
Standards
9
Chapters read

Zoning districts

45 districts, grouped by category.

Residential

19
PD-17Residential

PD-17 - Rose Townhomes

Pasadena, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Max height
24 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Max density
12.9 du/ac
Permitted uses
2
PD-21Residential

PD-21 - Montgomery Engineering

Pasadena, CA
Max height
60 ft
Permitted uses
2
PD-22Residential

Lincoln Triangle Townhouse

Pasadena, CA
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
4
PD-23Residential

Salvation Army

Pasadena, CA
Max height
45 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Permitted uses
1
PD-25Residential

Vista Del Arroyo Bungalows

Pasadena, CA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
10 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
PD-27Residential

King's Village

Pasadena, CA
Min lot
7,200 sq ft
Permitted uses
4
PD-28Residential

Community Arms

Pasadena, CA
PD-29Residential

Artisan Village

Pasadena, CA
Max height
36 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
4
PD-33Residential

Desiderio Homes

Pasadena, CA
Max height
23 ft
Permitted uses
1
PD-4Residential

Mountain Street Classics Townhomes

Pasadena, CA
Max height
36 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
9
PD-6Residential

Eaton Wash Residential

Pasadena, CA
Min lot
4,500 sq ft
Front setback
22 ft
Max density
4.9 du/ac
PD-9Residential

El Mirador

Pasadena, CA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Max height
20 ft
RM-12Residential
Pasadena, CA
Max density
5 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RM-16Residential
Pasadena, CA
Max height
32 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
9
RM-32Residential

Multi-Family Residential (RM-32)

Pasadena, CA
Max height
3 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
10
RM-48Residential

Multi-Family Residential (RM-48)

Pasadena, CA
Max height
38 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
10
RM-87Residential
Pasadena, CA
Max density
17.43 du/ac
RS-1Residential
Pasadena, CA
Max height
100 ft
RS-6Residential
Pasadena, CA
Min lot
910 sq ft
Max height
72 ft
Max density
17.43 du/ac
Permitted uses
1

General provisions

769 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

17.37.040 Table LASP-2; 17.37.070

Table LASP-2 identifies the uses of land allowed... Projects that include residential dwelling units shall not exceed the allowable dwelling units per acre (du/ac) per Figure LASP-5.

17.37.040.E1 standards

The sale of alcohol is conditionally permitted only as an accessory use to the following primary uses where permitted. On-site consumption: Accessory use to a restaurant or alcohol beverage manufacturing... Off-site consumption: Accessory use to retail food sales in commercial spaces >15,000 square feet; floor space for alcohol shall be no more than 5 percent of the total floor area.

17.37.040.F1 standards

For all non-residential uses with a gross floor area of 25,000 square feet or greater, a Conditional Use Permit shall be required per Section 17.61.050.J.2.

17.37.040.G1 standards

Prohibited Uses: Those uses not listed in Table LASP-2 are prohibited by this Specific Plan... Drive-throughs associated with any use are prohibited.

17.37.050.A.1.a1 standards

Projects shall provide sidewalks that meet the required widths per Figure LASP-2. Where the existing sidewalk right-of-way is less than the required width, the difference shall be provided through a private property dedication.

17.37.050.B.1.a2 standards

In LA-RM-16, parkway length shall be no less than 60 percent of street frontage... In all other zoning districts, parkway length shall be no less than 30 percent of street frontage.

17.37.050.B.1.d1 standards

A minimum of 80 percent of the total required parkway area for a given project shall be comprised of plant material.

17.37.050.B.2.b1 standards

Street trees shall be planted at a spacing of one per 30 feet.

17.37.050.B.2.e1 standards

Each street tree shall be provided with an uncompacted root zone volume of 800 cubic feet minimum. The root zone volume depth shall be 2 feet minimum and 3 feet maximum.

17.37.070.D.1.c2 standards

Residential units on the ground floor shall have a minimum setback of 5 feet. Where elevated between 4 and 6 feet above sidewalk elevation, a minimum setback of 8 feet shall be required.

17.37.070.E.11 standards

Buildings utilizing a height concession per Section 17.43 shall provide a minimum stepback depth of 10 feet by a height of 36 feet along street frontages.

17.37.070.E.2.a1 standards

In all zones except LA-RM-16, projects shall not be located within the encroachment plane sloping upward and inward at a 45-degree angle measured from the vertical, commencing 15 feet above the existing grade along the shared property line.

17.37.070.E.2.b2 standards

In LA-RM-16, projects shall step back a minimum of 15 feet at the second story and 50 feet at the third story, measured from the shared property line.

17.37.070.F.21 standards

Projects sharing a property line with a designated historic resource are subject to the following modified standards... The minimum interior setback shall be equal to that of the historic resource or 15 feet, whichever is less.

17.37.070.G.11 standards

In mixed-use districts, street-facing façades shall not exceed 150 feet in length unless there is a minimum break of 10 percent of the building length or 20 feet, whichever is greater.

17.37.070.G.21 standards

Each street-facing façade exceeding 50 feet in length shall modulate a minimum of 25 percent of the area above the ground floor between 2 feet and 12 feet in depth from the primary façade plane.

17.37.080.A.11 standards

Buildings facing Lincoln Avenue shall have a minimum ground floor height of 15 feet, measured from the sidewalk elevation to second-story floor or roof of a one-story building.

17.37.080.A.21 standards

Commercial uses shall have an average interior depth of at least 35 feet and a minimum depth of 20 feet, measured wall-to-wall.

17.37.080.B.1.a1 standards

In LA-CG, entrances shall be recessed a minimum of 30 inches from the ground floor building façade along Lincoln Avenue. On other streets, entrances shall be recessed a minimum of 30 inches from the sidewalk line.

17.37.080.C.1.c1 standards

Windows shall be recessed by a minimum of 3 inches from the façade, measured from the outside wall to the frame of the window.

Source documents

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