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.

17.46.2203 standards

Outdoor parking area lighting shall not exceed 18 feet in height, unless specifically approved by the Design Commission or other applicable review authority, and except when located within City parks.

17.46.2306 standards

All parking lots shall have a minimum five-foot wide perimeter landscaped area. For lots with more than 150 feet of street frontage, the minimum landscaped area shall be 10 feet in width.

17.46.230, 17.46.2408 standards

All parking lots shall have a minimum five-foot wide perimeter landscaped area. For lots with more than 150 feet of street frontage, the minimum landscaped area shall be 10 feet in width. At least one tree for every four vehicle parking spaces required/provided shall be planted and evenly distributed throughout the parking lot. Planters shall have a minimum interior dimension of five feet.

17.46.2605 standards

The minimum dimensions of a loading space shall be 10 feet by 20 feet, with 12 feet of vertical clearance. The minimum turning radius shall be 25 feet.

17.46.2607 standards

The minimum dimensions of a loading space shall be 10 feet by 20 feet, with 12 feet of vertical clearance. The minimum turning radius shall be 25 feet. Loading spaces or areas shall not be located in required setbacks. Except in the CG and IG zoning districts, any loading spaces or areas visible from a street shall be screened on three sides by a fence, hedge, or wall a minimum of six feet in height.

17.46.2705 standards

For ramps 65 feet or less in length, the ramp grade shall not exceed 16 percent, with the first and last 10 feet of the ramp not exceeding eight percent. For ramps longer than 65 feet, the ramp grade shall not exceed 12 percent, with the first and last eight feet of the ramp not exceeding six percent.

17.46.2703 standards

For ramps 65 feet or less in length, the ramp grade shall not exceed 16 percent, with the first and last 10 feet of the ramp not exceeding eight percent. For ramps longer than 65 feet, the ramp grade shall not exceed 12 percent, with the first and last eight feet of the ramp not exceeding six percent. The slope of all parking areas shall not exceed five percent, excluding ramps.

17.46.2901 standards

Nonresidential development projects, and the nonresidential portion of mixed-use development projects, which exceed 25,000 square feet of gross floor area, as a result of new construction or an expansion of an existing use, shall provide the following: 1. Carpool and vanpool parking. A minimum of 10 percent of the employee parking spaces shall be for, and designate as, preferential parking for carpool and vanpool vehicles.

17.46.2903 standards

Nonresidential development projects... which exceed 25,000 square feet of gross floor area... shall provide... A minimum of 10 percent of the employee parking spaces shall be for... carpool and vanpool vehicles.

17.46.3002 standards

All parking areas, circulation aisles, and accessways shall be paved with Portland cement concrete or asphalt. (Nonresidential) All parking areas, circulation aisles, and accessways shall be paved with Portland cement concrete, asphalt, brick, concrete pavers, gravel, cobblestone, grasscrete, or decomposed granite. (Residential)

17.46.3002 standards

All parking areas, circulation aisles, and accessways shall be paved with Portland cement concrete or asphalt. Residential: ... brick, concrete pavers, gravel, cobblestone, grasscrete, or decomposed granite.

17.46.3205 standards

Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided for any new structure or an addition to any existing structure, that exceeds 15,000 square feet in gross floor area.

17.46.3203 standards

Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided for any new structure or an addition to any existing structure, that exceeds 15,000 square feet in gross floor area. Each bicycle parking space shall be no less than six feet long by two feet wide.

17.48.04010 standards

Flags and banners of a purely decorative nature that do not contain any commercial or noncommercial messages. Limited to a total of four per use with a maximum size of 32 square feet each.

17.48.100.D1 standards

For residential districts the lighting shall not exceed one foot candle.

17.48.100.D.22 standards

Signs shall not have exposed fluorescent tubes or incandescent bulbs exceeding 15 watts, and the brightness of luminous or backlighted signs shall not exceed 250 footlamberts.

17.48.100.D.31 standards

Light sources (e.g., light bulbs) used for externally illuminated signs shall not be visible within 100 feet of any residential zoning district.

17.48.100.D.31 standards

Internally illuminated signs visible from any residential zoning district shall not be illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless they identify an establishment open for business during those hours.

17.48.100.D.72 standards

Neon signs placed within five feet of a storefront window shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the window area.

17.48.100.E8 standards

Projecting signs shall not be less than eight feet above the surface over which they project in pedestrian areas. Signs shall not project more than five feet into a public right-of-way and shall not project closer than two feet to a curb.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.