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Santa Paula, California · District

CBD

Central Business District
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Dimensional standards

CBD lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 0 ftRear 0 ftSide 0 ftStreet side 0 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ft / 3 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE100%MAX FAR2
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
Build-to lineBuild-to lineA line a building must meet rather than stay behind — the inverse of a setback.
0 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
45 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
2
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
100%
Minimum landscaping
10%

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use12

Accessory2

Prohibited18

Extracted standards

7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • Architectural projection3 ft

    Architectural features may project up to three feet beyond the property or right-of-way line, provided such projection is a minimum of eight feet above ground.

  • Awning projection8 ft

    Awnings may project up to eight feet beyond the property or right-of-way line, provided such projection is a minimum of 12 feet above ground.

  • Build-to lineBuild-to lineA line a building must meet rather than stay behind — the inverse of a setback.0 ft

    Either the first floor or the second floor must be built to and parallel with the front property line.

  • Design guidelines

    All development must comply with the Design Guidelines for Downtown Santa Paula.

  • Zero lot line on Main Street

    Zero Lot Line on Main Street between 7th Street and 12th Street.

Other

  • Minimum landscape coverage10 pct

    CBD: Zero-lot-line: 0%, All other: 10%

  • Mechanical/electrical screening

    All mechanical/electrical equipment and satellite dish antennae must be screened by architectural treatments compatible with the architecture of the building.

From the ordinance

CBD: FAR 2.0, front 0ft (or 10ft if across from residential), side 0ft, rear 0ft, height 3 stories/45ft, lot coverage 100%, landscaping 10% (0% zero-lot-line). Zero lot line on Main Street.
Table 15-1, Table 15-2, § 16.15.030(C), § 16.15.040