San Gabriel
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Residential
4Single-Family Residence Zone
- Min lot
- 7,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-1A Zone
- Min lot
- 5,500 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Low Density Multiple-Family Residence Zone
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Max density
- 11 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3 Zone
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
General provisions
104 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No trailer shall be parked on any premises other than an approved trailer park, and no person shall occupy any trailer parked on any premises other than an approved trailer park.
Various subdivision regulations.
Citywide preservation incentives and procedural requirements for cultural resources.
An open space and recreation fee is hereby established to be imposed upon all new residential development in the city in an amount to be determined by resolution of the City Council.
Two or more separate buildings not more than two stories in height
The numerical value obtained by dividing the gross floor area of a building or buildings located on a lot or parcel of land by the total area of such lot or parcel of land.
In the R-3 Zone and in all commercial zones there shall be provided adequate garbage and rubbish storage and collection areas... All outside garbage and rubbish areas shall be enclosed on at least three sides and on all sides visible from streets by a six foot high masonry wall.
The second story gross floor area shall be 25% less than the first story gross floor area. Interior spaces with a height greater than 12 feet shall be treated as two stories...
All property shall be totally enclosed around the perimeter by a fence during construction or demolition. The fence shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height measured from adjacent grade...
Section 3109.4.1. This section is amended to read as follows: Whereas, this section refers to the top of the barriers at 48 inches high, hereafter shall be 60 inches high.
Prior to application for building, grading or demolition permits each and every applicant subject to these standards shall be required to provide a site security and screening plan. The contents of the plan shall include at a minimum the following: (A) Provisions for securing the site with fencing and green shield...
No construction shall take place within the city except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Construction shall be prohibited on Sundays and on such holidays as may be designated by Council resolution.
Electrical lines serving all new or replaced metered electrical service panels shall be installed underground in an approved manner... in the case of any new construction in a residential zone; ... non-residential zone; ...
It shall be unlawful for any person to build, erect, maintain, or construct... any building or structure... within a strip of land 80 feet wide lying 50 feet on the northerly side and 30 feet on the southerly side of the center line of Broadway.
It shall be unlawful for any person to build... any building or structure... within a strip of land 50 feet wide lying 50 feet on the north side of the center line of East Live Oak Street...
It shall be unlawful for any person to build... any building or structure... within a strip of land 45 feet wide lying northerly of the center line of El Monte Street...
It shall be unlawful for any person to build... any building or structure... within a strip of land 60 feet wide measured 30 feet distant from either side of the center line of Hermosa Drive...
It shall be unlawful for any person to build... any building or structure... within a strip of land 50 feet wide measured at right angles from the center of Las Tunas Drive...
It shall be unlawful for any person to build... any building or structure... within a strip of land 30 feet wide lying easterly of the center line of New Avenue...
It shall be unlawful for any person to build... any building or structure... on San Gabriel Boulevard from Wells Street to Valley Boulevard within a strip of land 100 feet wide lying 50 feet on either side of the center line...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS156.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 151: HOUSE TRAILERS3.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 152: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS38.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 153: ZONING CODE724.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 154: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES15.4K charsRead →