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.

Chapter 17.39, Section 17.39.0509 standards

The required five-foot setback shall be used for expanded sidewalk treatment and/or pedestrian area (hardscape).

Chapter 17.39, Section 17.39.0509 standards

The required five-foot setback shall be used for expanded sidewalk treatment and/or pedestrian area (hardscape).

Chapter 17.39, Section 17.39.0509 standards

The required five-foot setback shall be used for expanded sidewalk treatment and/or pedestrian area (hardscape).

Chapter 17.4831 standards

Affiliation signs... shall not exceed one square foot in area for each sign... Decorative flags and banners... maximum size of 32 square feet each... Site address... shall not exceed a height of eight inches for residential uses and 24 inches for nonresidential uses... Freestanding signs shall be set back a minimum of five feet from a street property line... The brightness of luminous or backlighted signs shall not exceed 250 footlamberts.

Chapter 17.62 (Historic Preservation)7 standards

If an applicant proposes demolition or a major project affecting a building, site, object or structure that is 45 years of age or older, submittal of an application for Historic Resource Evaluation is required.

Chapter 17.62 - Historic Preservation, Section 17.62.0906 standards

No person, owner, or other entity shall undertake a major or minor project to a designated historic resource or historic resource eligible for designation or new construction in a landmark or historic district as defined in the Category 1, 2 and 3 review procedures in subsection E below without first obtaining approval of an application for Certificate of Appropriateness in compliance with this Section.

Chapter 17.71 - Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots6 standards

A nonconforming use shall lose its nonconforming status and shall not be reestablished if the nonconforming use is discontinued for any reason for a continuous period of at least 12 months... To the extent of 75 percent or less, the use or structure may be rebuilt and resumed.

Chapter 17.74 - Amendments3 standards

A Zoning Code/Zoning Map amendment shall become effective on the 31st day following the adoption of an ordinance, except for an urgency ordinance, by the Council.

Chapter 17.76 - Public Hearings11 standards

Notice shall be mailed, at least 14 days before the hearing, through the United States mail service, to all owners of real property within a 500-foot radius... The sign shall be 12 feet square in sign area... not exceed six feet in height...

Chapter 17.78 - Enforcement8 standards

The Notice of Violation shall state that the violation(s) shall be corrected within 30 days... Any certificate, license, entitlement, permit, or other approval that would be in conflict with the provisions of this Zoning Code shall not be granted/issued.

Definitions24 standards

A building used as group living quarters for a student body or religious order as an accessory use for a college, university, boarding school, convent, monastery or other similar public, semi-public use.

ECSP Section 17.39.050, Table 3-4 Notes (4)-(6)5 standards

Within ¼ mile of the Allen Avenue and Sierra Madre Villa Light Rail platforms, the maximum residential density for mixed-use projects shall be 60 units per acre. The maximum density for multi-family residential uses (excluding mixed-use projects) shall be 48 units/acre. Within ¼ mile of the Allen Avenue and Sierra Madre Villa Light Rail Station Platforms the maximum height limit shall be 60 feet. For multi-family residential uses (excluding mixed-use projects), the maximum height limit shall be 45 feet.

General Conditions (AU-BH)3 standards

The creation of a flag-lot subdivision shall not be permitted. No construction shall be permitted that results in the injury or removal of a landmark, native, or specimen tree...

General Conditions of Approval (Continued)5 standards

No project will receive Preliminary/Concept Design review without first applying to the Arts Commission for Preliminary/Concept Art review. The actual Arts Commission review must take place within 45 days of the Concept Design review. Application for Final Design review is only possible with an approved Preliminary Art Concept. Final Art Plan Review must occur within 45 day of the Final Design review. A deposit of twenty percent (20%) of the total one percent obligation as the Public Art Deposit will be required at plan check. The applicant is responsible to allocate the remaining eighty percent (80%) toward an on-site public art project.

LPSP Section 17.38.070.C.2 and 17.38.090.C3 standards

Exception: In CF zoning districts, windowless expanses of street-façades shall not exceed 40 feet in length. In CF and the area east of Sunnyslope Avenue/north of Colorado Boulevard, parking shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from all street frontages.

LPSP Section 17.38.070.C.2 and 17.38.090.C.32 standards

Windowless expanses of street-facing façades shall not exceed 20 feet in length. Along primary frontages in the MU zoning districts, all floors of parking structures shall be lined with building floor area or PAOS for a minimum of 35 feet in depth.

LPSP Section 17.38.070.C.2 and 17.38.090.C.32 standards

Windowless expanses of street-facing façades shall not exceed 20 feet in length. Along primary frontages in the MU zoning districts, all floors of parking structures shall be lined with building floor area or PAOS for a minimum of 35 feet in depth.

LPSP Sections 17.38.070-17.38.09043 standards

Ground floor design, open space, and parking standards for LPSP districts.

Low Barrier Navigation Centers (Ord. No. 7414, § 7)2 standards

Low Barrier Navigation Centers shall be allowed as a permitted use in all zones permitting mixed-use development and commercial zones permitting multifamily development, subject to the operational requirements of this section.

Note (12) to FGSP Land Use Table

In C-3d multi-family housing is permitted.

Source documents

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