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Municipality · California

Rancho Santa Margarita

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
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Districts
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Extracted rules
92
Standards
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Chapters read
Zoning snapshotAcquiredAdopted ordinance

Zoning districts

4 districts, grouped by category.

Other

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LU-3Other
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
50 ft
Max density
35 du/ac
RL-6Other
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Max height
35 ft
RLM-4Other
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Max height
35 ft

Residential

1
RM-3Residential
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Max height
35 ft

General provisions

38 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 9.10.1106 standards

The content and form of final parcel maps shall be governed by the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and the City's procedures.

Sec. 9.10.1206 standards

The final tract map shall be prepared, signed, and acknowledged in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and this Chapter.

Sec. 9.10.1306 standards

When requested by the subdivider or by a governmental agency, waivers from the requirement for recording a final parcel map and exceptions to the tentative parcel map process may be approved by the Planning Commission in compliance with the provisions of this Section.

Sec. 9.10.1403 standards

Subdivided real property may be reverted to acreage pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, this Chapter and the City's procedures.

Table 9.03.10, Sec. 9.03.110(b)2 standards

Permitted: Mitigation, Picnic, Public facilities, Trails. Conditional: Archery, Community event, Equestrian, Active outdoor rec, Passive outdoor rec. Accessory: Accessory uses, Maintenance. Prohibited: Eating/drinking, Driving ranges, Active indoor, Sports retail, Marijuana.

Table 9.03.10, Sec. 9.03.110(b)2 standards

Permitted: Mitigation, Picnic, Public facilities, Active outdoor rec, Active indoor rec, Trails. Conditional: Community event, Passive outdoor rec. Accessory: Accessory uses, Maintenance, Sports retail. Prohibited: Archery, Driving ranges, Eating/drinking, Equestrian, Marijuana.

Table 9.03.10, Sec. 9.03.110(b)2 standards

Permitted: Mitigation, Picnic, Public facilities, Trails. Conditional: Alcohol sales, Community event, Driving ranges, Equestrian, Active outdoor, Active indoor, Passive outdoor. Accessory: Accessory uses, Eating/drinking, Maintenance, Sports retail. Prohibited: Archery, Marijuana.

Table 9.03.12, Sec. 9.03.130(b)2 standards

Auto dealerships C; Office uses (general) A only in conjunction with new auto retail auto dealerships; Marijuana business —.

Table 9.03.2, Sec. 9.03.070(b)2 standards

Manufactured housing P; Single-family dwellings (detached) P; Parks C; Public buildings C; Religious C; Schools C; Marijuana —; Multi-family —; Attached —

Table 9.03.2, Sec. 9.03.070(b)2 standards

Manufactured housing P; Multi-family homes P; Single-family dwellings (attached) P; Parks C; Public buildings C; Religious C; Schools C; Marijuana —; Detached —

Table 9.03.2, Sec. 9.03.070(b), Note a2 standards

Single-family dwellings (detached) P only in RLM-4,000-D; attached not permitted; multi-family not permitted.

Table 9.03.2, Sec. 9.03.070(b), Note b2 standards

Single-family dwellings (detached) P only in RM-3,000-D; attached not permitted; multi-family not permitted.

Table 9.03.2, Sec. 9.03.070(b), Note c2 standards

Single-family dwellings (attached) P only in RLM-4,000-A; detached not permitted; multi-family not permitted.

Table 9.03.2, Sec. 9.03.070(b), Note d2 standards

Single-family dwellings (attached) P only in RM-2,000-A; Multi-family homes P only in RM-2,000-A; detached not permitted.

Table 9.03.4, Sec. 9.03.080(b)2 standards

Permitted: Convenience services, Financial services, Medical/dental offices, General offices, Retail (CG). Conditional: many uses. Accessory: ATMs, Game machines. Prohibited: Hookah, Marijuana, Retail (CN), Check cashing.

Table 9.03.4, Sec. 9.03.080(b)2 standards

Permitted: Convenience services, Financial services, Medical/dental offices, General offices, Retail (CN). Conditional: many. Accessory: ATMs, Game machines, Parking lots. Prohibited: Auto repair, Hotels, Pool halls, Theaters, Retail (CG), Hookah, Marijuana, Large retail.

Table 9.03.6, Sec. 9.03.090(b)3 standards

Permitted: Catering, Financial, Medical/dental, General offices. Conditional: Animal day care, Auto repair, ATMs, Brewery pub, Emergency shelter, Hotel, Public buildings, Recycling, Business schools. Accessory: Auditorium. Prohibited: Auto dealerships, Outdoor recreation, Community event space, Hookah, Marijuana, Religious, Public/private schools.

Table 9.03.8, Sec. 9.03.100(b)2 standards

Permitted: Community event space, Public buildings, Public schools. Conditional: Adult day care, Animal shelters, Botanical gardens, Child day care, Clubs, Cultural centers, Health-related, Museums, Religious, Private schools, Transitional housing. Prohibited: Marijuana, Hookah in clubs.

Source documents

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