Rancho Palos Verdes

The director of planning, building and code enforcement shall consult with the floodplain administrator (director of public works) to determine whether an application proposes new construction or other development within a floodprone area

Cargo containers shall not be stored, maintained, or otherwise kept on any property within the city except as follows... Cargo containers shall be set back a minimum five feet from any property line and a minimum ten feet from any structure. Any permitted cargo container shall not exceed a height of eight feet and six inches, a width of eight feet, and a length of 40 feet.

Cargo containers shall not be stored, maintained, or otherwise kept on any property within the city except as follows: ...

For parcels within the most continuously and actively moving portion of the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex ... the use of one cargo container per developed parcel for storage may be permitted through a special use permit application...

The minimum size of a single-room occupancy unit shall be 150 square feet and the maximum size shall be 220 square feet... One parking space for every two units shall be provided, with a minimum of two parking spaces for the entire facility.

The minimum size of a single-room occupancy unit shall be 150 square feet and the maximum size shall be 220 square feet...

Installation of renewable energy systems are permitted in any zoning district through a minor site plan review application, provided that such systems do not encroach into a setback area or exceed 12 feet in height, as measured from existing grade.

Installation of renewable energy systems are permitted in any zoning district through a minor site plan review application, provided that such systems do not encroach into a setback area or exceed 12 feet in height...

No small wind energy system shall be constructed, installed, or modified without first obtaining a conditional use permit... The height of the tower and wind turbine shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommended height for the system, and in no event shall the total height exceed 100 feet as measured from the ground surface at the base of the tower to the highest point of the wind turbine blade in its vertical position.

The installation and/or operation of a small wind energy system ... shall require a conditional use permit...

A small wind energy system may be permitted in any zoning district subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit... The total height... shall not exceed 80 feet... The tower shall be set back... a distance equal to 1.5 times the total height...

All lots which do not meet the minimum lot area, dimension standards and minimum building pad area requirement of the district in which they are located are deemed nonconforming lots, and the following provisions shall apply:

All lots which do not meet the minimum lot area, dimension standards and minimum building pad area requirement of the district in which they are located are deemed nonconforming lots, and the following provisions shall apply: A. Undeveloped, nonconforming lots may be used and have a structure erected upon them, provided that geologic and/or soils reports are submitted and approved by the city and all applicable building code requirements can be satisfied.

No nonconforming lot shall be reduced in area or dimensions if such reduction would result in a greater degree of nonconformity.

No nonconforming use shall be expanded or moved in whole or in part to any portion of the lot or parcel or other structure other than that occupied by such use at the effective date

If a nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of 180 calendar days or more, it shall not be reestablished.

No nonconforming use shall be expanded or moved in whole or in part to any portion of the lot or parcel or other structure other than that occupied by such use at the effective date of the ordinance from which the provisions of this chapter are derived, except as provided in sections 17.12.040 (Commercial Districts) and 17.26.050 (Institutional (I) District) of this title.

No nonconforming use may be changed to a different nonconforming use.

No physical change, enlargement, extension or reduction which increases the degree or extent of a nonconforming structure or building shall be made.

Residential buildings that are proposed to be remodeled or renovated such that 50 percent or greater of any existing interior and exterior walls or existing square footage is demolished or removed within a two-year period, shall then conform to all current development standards for that district