Santa Fe Springs
Zoning districts
22 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
2Other
2Overlay
5Freeway Overlay Zone
Freeway Overlay Zone
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 34
Freeway Overlay Zone
Planned Development Overlay Zone
Specific Plan Overlay Zone
Industrial
3M-1 Zone
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
M-2 Zone
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 69
ML Zone
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Residential
4Multiple-Family Residential Zones
Single-Family Residential Zone
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Multiple-Family/Medium Density Residential
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 25 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 16
Multiple-Family/High Density Residential
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 40 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 16
Mixed use
3General provisions
99 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No property in any zone shall be used for the purpose of displaying an advertising sign or structure located upon or fastened to a motor vehicle, nor shall a motor vehicle be parked on any parking area or street for the purpose of displaying an advertising sign or structure.
All recreational vehicles placed in Zones A1-30, AH and AE will either: (A) Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days; or (B) Be fully licensed and ready for highway use...
Methods of reducing flood losses: restricting uses dangerous to health, safety, and property due to water or erosion hazards; requiring protection of vulnerable uses; controlling alteration of natural floodplains; controlling filling, grading, dredging; preventing construction of flood barriers.
All facilities shall be prohibited in areas of recreation, cultural, or aesthetic value as determined by the Director of Planning, Planning Commission and City Council.
Every person owning, leasing, or having charge of any lot or premises on which there is situated a swimming pool, as defined in § 153.06, shall surround such pool, lot or premises with a fence, wall or other structure not less than five feet in height.
A lot line adjustment is the adjustment of boundary lines between two or more existing parcels, where the parcels are not reduced in number to fewer than two, and where the lot area of any parcel is not changed by more than 20 percent of its original area.
General regulations for parking, fences, utilities, and building standards.
Marijuana cultivation/propagation, marijuana processing, marijuana testing laboratory, marijuana product labeling, marijuana storing, marijuana transporting, marijuana delivery, marijuana dispensaries, marijuana sales/barters and marijuana cooperatives or collectives shall be prohibited activities in the city...
In the event that other public utilities or cable television operators in the public rights-of-way where the permittee's wireless facility is located underground their facilities, the permittee must underground its equipment except the antennas and antenna supports.
All facilities shall have subdued colors and non-reflective materials that blend with the materials and colors of the surrounding area and structures.
All wireless telecommunications facilities are subject to the granting of a conditional use permit. ... The applicant shall employ screening, undergrounding, and stealth design techniques...
Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit ... maximum size of 500 square feet
Sidewalks should be built in a serpentine manner... using six-foot-wide sidewalks.
In new parking areas with 20 or more parking spaces, a minimum of one electric vehicle charging station shall be provided for every ten parking spaces. Bicycle parking shall be provided consistent with the standards referenced within Cal. Green Code § 5.106.4.1. Driveways and associated curb-cuts shall have a maximum width of 25 feet. Parking shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the primary frontage, ten feet from any secondary frontage, and five feet from any adjacent residential zoning district.
Uncovered porches which do not extend above the floor level of the first floor; such porches may extend six feet into the front yard.
All facilities shall locate in areas posing minimal threats to the contamination of drinking water supplies contained in reservoirs and aqueducts.
The proposed expansion shall be designed and constructed to minimize the impact on the established residential character of the area, as determined by the Director of Planning.
An outdoor play area shall be provided with approximately 200 square feet of area per child. The play area shall be enclosed by a masonry wall or ornamental fence not less than six feet in height.
In new parking areas with 20 or more parking spaces, a minimum of one electric vehicle charging station shall be provided for every ten parking spaces.
Facilities shall not be located in any area subject to flood hazard... All facilities shall be located no closer than 600 feet from known active earthquake faults.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- TITLE XV: - LAND USAGE1.2M charsRead →