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.
For lots fronting on the south side of Foothill Boulevard, the building height shall only be measured from the Foothill property line. TOD intensity options: Alternative 1 - FAR = 2.0; Height Limit = 60 feet; Alternative 2 - FAR = 1.5; Height Limit = 85 feet.
FGSP-CL-1a. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Limited Commercial District 1, Subdistrict a.
FGSP-CL-1b. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Limited Commercial District 1, Subdistrict b.
FGSP-C-2. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Limited Commercial District 2.
FGSP-C-3a. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Limited Commercial District 3, Subdistrict a.
FGSP-C-3b. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Limited Commercial District 3, Subdistrict b.
FGSP-C-3c. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Limited Commercial District 3, Subdistrict c.
FGSP-RM-12. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Multi-Family Residential District, 2 units per lot. Table 3-13 lists allowed uses.
FGSP-RM-16. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Multi-family Residential District, 16 units per acre.
FGSP-OS. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Open Space District.
FGSP-PS. Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan - Public and Semi-Public District.
In C-3d multi-family housing is permitted.
Building entries shall be oriented to and accessible from the major street frontage... Entries may be set back a maximum of 15 feet from the street property line to the doorway. Parking lots and driveways shall comply with the following requirements... Mixed-use development shall comply with the following requirements... Fences and walls shall meet the following requirements.
SP-1a - House Building Type. This subdistrict promotes a residential character that allows for a mix of some non-residential uses, including mixed-use and work/live units. Re-use of existing bungalows is encouraged.
SP-1c - Village Building Type. This subdistrict promotes a commercial character and allows a variety of commercial uses, including mixed-use and work/live units. Residential uses are allowed.
SP-1b - Village Building Type. This subdistrict promotes a commercial character and allows a variety of commercial uses, including mixed-use and work/live units. Residential uses are allowed.
SP-1d - Village Building Type. This subdistrict promotes only a commercial character, and excludes residential, mixed-use, and work/live units.
SP-1e - Village Building Type. This subdistrict is adjacent to the Gold Line light rail station and allows for a mixture of commercial, mixed-use and work/live units and higher density residential. Residential uses are only allowed as part of mixed-use developments.
In the SP-1a subdistrict, restaurants, fast-food restaurants, formula fast-food restaurants, maintenance and repair services, and personal services are allowed. ... In the SP-1a, SP-1b, SP-1c and SP-1e subdistricts, work/live units are allowed subject to a conditional use permit. ... Commercial off-street parking uses are prohibited in SP-1a and SP-1c.
In the SP-1a, SP-1b, SP-1c and SP-1e subdistricts, work/live units are allowed subject to a conditional use permit.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.