Pasadena
Zoning districts
45 districts, grouped by category.
Overlay
4Alcohol Density Overlay District - AD-1
Alcohol Density Overlay District - AD-2
HD-1 (Upper Hastings Ranch Area) Overlay District
- Max height
- 25 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Height Limit Overlay District 1
- Max height
- 32 ft
Commercial
10- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
General Commercial-1
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Colorado/Lake
- Max height
- 161 ft
- Front setback
- 14.5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Foothill Boulevard, Craig Avenue and White Street
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Walnut - Los Robles
- Max height
- 145 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
PD-18 - Colorado/El Nido
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
South Lake Avenue Development
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Kinneloa Annexation
- Max height
- 22 ft
Allesandro Place/Fair Oaks
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
Seco Street
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
Other
10Marengo-Bellevue
- Front setback
- 20 ft
PD-15 - Huntington Hotel
- Max height
- 112 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Colorado - Los Robles
- Max height
- 78 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Montana I and II
- Max height
- 80 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Rose Avenue
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 7.3 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
100 West Walnut Planned Development
Colorado Hill Planned Development
- Max height
- 78.5 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
The Affinity
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 87 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 15
- Front setback
- 20 ft
Residential
19PD-17 - Rose Townhomes
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 24 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 12.9 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
PD-21 - Montgomery Engineering
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Lincoln Triangle Townhouse
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Salvation Army
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Vista Del Arroyo Bungalows
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
King's Village
- Min lot
- 7,200 sq ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Community Arms
Artisan Village
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Desiderio Homes
- Max height
- 23 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Mountain Street Classics Townhomes
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Eaton Wash Residential
- Min lot
- 4,500 sq ft
- Front setback
- 22 ft
- Max density
- 4.9 du/ac
El Mirador
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
- Max height
- 32 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Multi-Family Residential (RM-32)
- Max height
- 3 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Multi-Family Residential (RM-48)
- Max height
- 38 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
- Max density
- 17.43 du/ac
- Max height
- 100 ft
- 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.
Off-street parking shall only be located behind the structure. The existing driveway width shall not be widened to accommodate the new commercial use.
Off-street parking shall only be located behind the structure. The existing driveway width shall not be widened to accommodate the new commercial use.
existing hotels and motels in all zoning districts ... may be converted to supportive housing, transitional housing, single-room occupancy, multi-family housing ... The resulting number of residential units after the conversion shall not be more than 110 percent of the number of guest rooms.
Existing hotels and motels in all zoning districts may be converted to supportive housing, transitional housing, single-room occupancy, multi-family housing, or combination thereof, provided that the converted units are rented or sold to persons of low or moderate income. There shall be no applicable minimum lot width, depth, or total lot size. The resulting number of residential units after the conversion shall not be more than 110 percent of the number of guest rooms in the existing hotel or motel.
Within a residential district, there shall be no more than one large family day-care home allowed within 300 feet of another large family day-care home or child day-care center. ... A child day-care center shall provide an outdoor play space ... minimum of 75 square feet per child.
The establishment of a large family day-care home shall require that an application be filed with and approved by the Zoning Administrator. Within a residential district, there shall be no more than one large family day-care home allowed within 300 feet of another large family day-care home or child day-care center. A child day-care center shall provide an outdoor play space of a minimum of 75 square feet per child.
Where an existing mature landscape element is retained on the site, it may be counted as double in meeting these minimum requirements (e.g., where two canopy trees are required, one existing canopy tree may be used to meet the guideline).
Parking shall not be located in an existing front or corner side setback unless located on a driveway leading to a covered parking space. Outdoor activities may only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in residential zoning districts and 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in non-residential zoning districts.
Only one facility per site is allowed. The facility shall be located only in a commercial, industrial, or PS district; only as an accessory use ... and a minimum of 500 feet from a recycling facility or another donation collection facility.
Only one facility per site is allowed. The facility shall be located: 1. Only in a commercial, industrial, or PS district; 2. Only as an accessory use to a commercial, industrial or public, semi-public use; and 3. A minimum of 500 feet from a recycling facility or another donation collection facility.
A fast food or formula fast food restaurant with drive-through service shall not be closer than 500 feet from the following uses: a park and recreation facility; a public or private school; or another fast food or formula fast food restaurant with drive-through service.
A fast food or formula fast food restaurant with drive-through service shall not be closer than 500 feet from the following uses: a park and recreation facility; a public or private school; or another fast food or formula fast food restaurant with drive-through service.
Each exterior wall of an electronic game arcade and/or Internet access studio shall be at least 500 feet from all boundaries of a site occupied by a day-care facility, park, public or private school, recreation facility, or religious facility ... and 1,000 feet from the exterior walls of another electronic game arcade and/or Internet access studio.
Each exterior wall of an electronic game arcade and/or Internet access studio shall be at least: a. 500 feet from all boundaries of a site occupied by a day-care facility, park, public or private school, recreation facility, or religious facility... b. 1,000 feet from the exterior walls of another electronic game arcade and/or Internet access studio.
A minimum of one paid staff shall be present whenever clients are present. Storage area or locker of a minimum of eight square feet shall be provided for each bed. ... Emergency shelters ... shall be available to clients for no more than twelve continuous months.
A minimum of one paid staff shall be present whenever clients are present. Storage area or locker of a minimum of eight square feet shall be provided for each bed. Emergency shelters and emergency shelters, limited uses shall be available to clients for no more than twelve continuous months.
A home occupation use shall be conducted entirely within a structure and shall occupy no more than 500 square feet of floor area. ... Only a resident of the dwelling unit shall be employed in the operation of a home occupation use.
A home occupation use shall be conducted entirely within a structure and shall occupy no more than 500 square feet of floor area. Not more than one truck, equivalent in size to a truck marketed by the major vehicle manufacturer's as a 350 or 3500 series, incidental to a home occupation use shall be kept on the site. The truck shall not exceed a height of seven feet nor larger than that able to easily fit within the universal stall dimension of eight and one-half feet wide by 18 feet long.
The number of residential dwelling units in a life/care facility shall not exceed the maximum density allowed by the applicable zoning district ... A minimum of 30 percent of the total site shall be maintained as landscaping and open space.
A minimum of 30 percent of the total site shall be maintained as landscaping and open space. The number of residential dwelling units in a life/care facility shall not exceed the maximum density allowed by the applicable zoning district unless a density bonus is granted.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.