Rancho Palos Verdes
Zoning districts
15 districts, grouped by category.
Overlay
4Natural Overlay Control District
Historical, Archaeological and Paleontological Preservation Overlay Control District
Urban Appearance Overlay Control District
Automotive Service Station Overlay Control District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential
11Mira Vista Overlay Control District
- Max height
- 12 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Min lot
- 24,000 sq ft (0.55 ac)
- Min lot
- 13,000 sq ft (0.3 ac)
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Max height
- 20 ft
General provisions
324 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The director may grant large family day care home permits authorizing the care within a single-family residence of nine to 14 children... One on-site parking space is provided for each permanent employee...
authorizing the care within a single-family residence of nine to 14 children
A minimum 20-foot landscaped setback is required between the convenience store building and any accessory structures and the property lines of any adjoining residential or institutional use or zone... One parking space per 200 square feet of net leasable retail area is required...
Any new convenience store... shall not be developed or opened for business unless a conditional use permit is issued
A minimum 20-foot landscaped setback is required between the convenience store building and any accessory structures and the property lines of any adjoining residential or institutional use or zone.
One parking space per 200 square feet of net leasable retail area is required; except, that parking for food service areas shall equal one parking space per 50 square feet of food service area or five parking spaces, whichever is greater.
The minimum area of a site for an automobile service station with no more than two islands and two service bays shall be 22,500 square feet, with a minimum frontage of 120 linear feet on each street.
The minimum area of a site for an automobile service station with no more than two islands and two service bays shall be 22,500 square feet, with a minimum frontage of 120 linear feet on each street... Any part of the structure, canopies or building shall be set back at least ten feet from any property line...
The exotic animal permit is established to permit the keeping of animals that are not household pets...
No more than four large domestic animals will be boarded on any vacant or developed lot... 35-foot minimum setback to habitable structures cannot be reduced.
The exotic animal permit is established to permit the keeping of animals that are not household pets, as defined in section 17.96.945 (Household Pets).
A large domestic animal permit may be issued by the director to allow the following large domestic animal keeping in an Equestrian Overlay (Q) District...
A large domestic animal permit may be issued by the director to allow the following large domestic animal keeping in an Equestrian Overlay (Q) District
If a video game arcade constitutes the primary use on a lot or parcel, one parking space for each video game machine, plus one parking space for each full-time employee shall be required. Hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for any video game arcade located within 300 feet of a residential or institutional use or zone.
If a video game arcade constitutes the primary use on a lot or parcel, said video game arcade shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any residential or institutional building
A geologic investigation permit is required for all investigative trenching, boring or grading... If the geologic investigation requires a permanent alternation of the property, resulting in grading which exceeds 20 cubic yards or more of earth movement, approval of a grading permit shall also be obtained
A geologic investigation permit is required for all investigative trenching, boring or grading, performed mechanically or by hand.
One paved off-street parking space for every bedroom available for lodging shall be provided on the property on which the bed and breakfast use is located. A bed and breakfast inn shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any other bed and breakfast inn.
One paved off-street parking space for every bedroom available for lodging shall be provided on the property on which the bed and breakfast use is located.
Whenever any provision of this title requires, or authorizes the city to require, the preparation of a geological or geotechnical report... the property owner shall disclose all of the following information
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.