Sierra Madre

All utility lines shall be installed underground; sewage by sanitary sewers; at least one tree per lot, max spacing 40 feet.

In the R-3-30 zone only, the minimum front yard setback for the first and second floors shall be fifteen feet.

A third story building element shall be permitted, provided that this element is located more than forty feet away from any public street and has no horizontal dimension longer than forty-five feet. Additionally, the total floor area of these elements shall equal no greater than twenty percent of the gross lot area. For any project containing a third story, the height limit shall be measured in compliance with the calculation method described in Section 17.20.040 for the R-1 zone, except that the maximum height shall be thirty feet instead of twenty-five feet.

Minimum lot size for new development shall be eleven thousand square feet. R-3-20: Minimum twenty dwelling units/acre, up to twenty-four dwelling units/acre.

Minimum lot size for new development shall be eleven thousand square feet. R-3-30: Minimum thirty dwelling units/acre, up to thirty-four dwelling units/acre.

Floor area ratio limited to 100% for >11 units; 125% for 8-10 units; open space 250 sq ft per unit; lot consolidation min 90x100 ft, 11,000 sq ft.

No protected tree shall be removed or substantially trimmed, except as authorized by Chapter 12.20 (Tree Preservation and Protection).

All legal nonconforming uses shall be regulated pursuant to Chapter 17.56 (Nonconforming Uses).

The number of on-site parking spaces required under an alternative parking standard will be based on the number of bedrooms per unit. ... Table 1. Alternative Parking Standards: 0-1 bedrooms: 0.5 spaces; 2-3 bedrooms: 1 space; 4 or more: 2 spaces.

All loading or unloading areas containing a loading dock... shall be located... within a completely enclosed building... All lighting... shall be shielded... All ground mechanical equipment shall be completely screened... All utilities connections for new construction shall be underground...

Maximum coverage of all buildings, accessory buildings and structures, and enclosed porches, excluding courtyards, breezeways and covered walkways, shall not exceed the following amount: Adjacent Zone | Percentage | R-1 or more restrictive | 35 | Commercial | 60

Vision clearance, projections, fences, side yard adjustments, through lots.

No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the lot area, yards or other open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the regulations established by this chapter.

No development may include more than two residential housing units under this chapter and no more than four residential housing units under this code. In no instance shall any resulting parcel be smaller than one thousand two hundred square feet.

No person may engage in commercial marijuana activity in any zone or specific plan throughout the city of Sierra Madre. ... The indoor cultivation of marijuana is generally prohibited in all zones and specific plans throughout the city of Sierra Madre.

No building permit required pursuant to the city's building regulations, or a certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building, structure or use which has been erected, constructed, maintained or utilized in violation of any provision hereof, or any other applicable law.

Permitted uses: Land that is essentially unimproved and devoted... Parks, playgrounds... Conditional uses: Water wells, reservoirs... Prohibited uses: Single-family dwellings, or residential uses; Commercial uses other than those regulated...

One accessory dwelling unit and one junior accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted within zones that permit or conditionally permit residential uses...

The purpose of the R-3-13 zone is to classify and set standards for orderly development of residential-medium/high density areas...

No building structure shall exceed a height of thirty feet and no building structure shall exceed two stories in the C zone. (Sec. 17.36.090)