Municipality · California

Signal Hill

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Districts
118
Extracted rules
991
Standards
70
Chapters read

Zoning districts

40 districts, grouped by category.

Residential

18
PD-1Residential
Signal Hill, CA
PD-2Residential

Planned Development District 2

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
6
RHResidential
Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
12
RLResidential
Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
10
RLM-1Residential
Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
9
RLM-2Residential
Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
10
SP-14Residential

Hathaway Ridge Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
34 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
8.33 du/ac
Permitted uses
5
SP-15Residential

Cityview Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
45 ft
Max density
25.8 du/ac
Permitted uses
4
SP-16Residential

Villagio Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
36.5 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
4
SP-17Residential

Crescent Square Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
38.5 ft
Front setback
7 ft
Max density
8.81 du/ac
Permitted uses
2
SP-18Residential

SP-18 PacificWalk Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
37 ft
Front setback
12 ft
Max density
24 du/ac
Permitted uses
5
SP-2Residential

Hilltop Specific Plan District

Signal Hill, CA
SP-20Residential

SP-20 Freeman Heights Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
2
SP-21Residential

The Courtyard Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
23 ft
Front setback
26.75 ft
Permitted uses
1
SP-22Residential

Summerland Residential Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
2 ft
Permitted uses
1
SP-5Residential

California Crown Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
4
SP-8Residential

Signal Hill Village Specific Plan

Signal Hill, CA
Max height
25 ft
Front setback
3.5 ft
Max density
14.55 du/ac
Permitted uses
4
SP-9Residential

Bixby Ridge Specific Plan District

Signal Hill, CA

General provisions

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

20.58.1402 standards

Double-faced signs shall count as one sign. Signs located at the intersection of any two streets... shall be placed so as not to create a visual blockage... Signs shall be maintained in a neat, clean, orderly and safe manner at all times. In each instance and under the same conditions in which this chapter permits any sign, a noncommercial sign constructed to the same physical dimensions and characteristics shall be permitted in lieu of that sign.

20.72.0402 standards

Major highways as designed on the 'Official Plan Lines Map of the City of Signal Hill' shall have a minimum right-of-way width of one hundred feet.

20.72.0502 standards

Secondary highways as designated on the 'Official Plan Lines Map of the City of Signal Hill' shall have a minimum right-of-way width of eighty feet.

20.72.0602 standards

Secondary modified highways as designated on the 'Official Plan Lines Map of the City of Signal Hill' shall have a minimum right-of-way width of seventy feet.

20.72.0702 standards

Local streets as designated on the 'Official Plan Lines Map of the City of Signal Hill' shall have a minimum right-of-way width of sixty feet.

20.72.0802 standards

Alleys as designated on the 'Official Plan Lines Map of the City of Signal Hill' shall have a minimum right-of-way width of twenty feet.

20.72.0851 standards

Pedestrian Connection as designated on the 'Official Plan Lines Map of the City of Signal Hill' shall include public right-of-way for pedestrian access.

20.72.0906 standards

Development in each study area shall include a complete traffic analysis of the study area, prepared by a registered traffic engineer for review and approval by the city engineer.

20.72.1001 standards

No building, structure or other improvement, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be erected, altered, moved in or placed within the official plan lines of streets and highways as adopted by this chapter.

20.72.1302 standards

The city engineer may make minor reductions to any of the standards contained herein of up to five percent of the right-of-way width, except for the drivable width of streets and alleys.

20.72.1401 standards

When practical difficulties, unnecessary hardships or results inconsistent with the general purpose of this chapter occur through a strict interpretation of the provisions hereof, the planning commission may initiate proceedings for consideration of a variance from the terms of this chapter.

Chapter 18.26, Urban Lot Splits22 standards

An urban lot split must satisfy each of the following requirements: ... Lot size: The lot to be split must be at least 2,400 square feet. The resulting lots must each be at least 1,200 square feet.

Chapter 18.3215 standards

five hundred sixty square feet of land per single-family dwelling unit and three hundred eighty-five square feet of land per multiple-family dwelling unit shall be dedicated.

Chapter 18.364 standards

A preliminary soils report... shall be required for every subdivision for which a final tract or final parcel map is required.

Chapter 18.408 standards

Security to guarantee the performance of any act or agreement shall be in the following amounts: An amount determined by the city engineer equal to one hundred percent of the total estimated cost...

Chapter 20.08, Sections 20.08.030 and 20.08.1002 standards

Any use not specifically listed shall be prohibited. No place of public assemblage, institution, or school shall be erected within three hundred feet of any oil well that has not been abandoned.

Chapter 20.10 (Residential Districts)3 standards

In each residential district, each lot shall comply with lot area and dimension standards contained in Chapter 20.66, and shall have the minimum area and dimensions shown below.

Chapter 20.22, Sections 20.22.020, 20.22.040, 20.22.05517 standards

All storage yards and outdoor storage areas shall be enclosed by a fence, wall, or gate... Fences shall be new six to eight foot high chain link fences... Storage shall be setback a minimum five feet from the property line when adjacent to residential zones.

Chapter 20.23, Sections 20.23.010-20.23.0608 standards

The following standards shall apply to all trucking yards: ...

Chapter 20.246 standards

Purpose: ... accessory uses on properties outside of the SP-4 Auto Center Specific Plan ... in the industrial zoning districts.

Source documents

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