Whittier
Zoning districts
30 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
5Mixed use
4General Commercial with Housing Overlay
- Max density
- 25 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 25
Mixed-Use Zone 1
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 29
Mixed-Use Zone 2
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 40 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 34
Mixed-Use Zone 3
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 40 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 34
Industrial
2Overlay
5Other
4Residential
9Hillside Residential Zone
- Min lot
- 1,200 sq ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Historic District No. 1 (Hadley/Greenleaf)
Earlham Historic District
- Min lot
- 7,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-3 Zone
- Min lot
- 7,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-4 Zone
- Min lot
- 21,000 sq ft (0.48 ac)
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-5 Zone
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Open space
1General provisions
103 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Non-residential development of twenty-five thousand square feet or more shall provide the following to the satisfaction of the city: ...
No setback is required for an existing structure... required minimum setback for side and rear lot lines shall be four feet. ... One off-street parking space shall be required per unit on each parcel created, except that no such parking requirements shall be imposed in either of the following circumstances: 1. The property is located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high-quality
No grading or building permit for development of any lot resulting from the subdivision of any property located within any zone shall be issued except in accordance with a development plan approved in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 18.56 of the Municipal Code.
The minimum grade of all drainage swales on parcels shall be one-half of one percent unless approved differently by the city engineer. ... No inter-parcel or 'cross lot drainage' shall be allowed. ... Retaining walls shall be required at grade differences of one foot or more unless a recorded slope easement is obtained.
discontinuance of its use or occupancy ... for more than one hundred eighty days
The P (Parking) and PD (Planned Development District) overlay zones may be applied to the R-2, R-3, R-4 and C-O zones.
Zone established: Manufacturing (M)
Any property which for any reason is not designated on the map as being classified in any zone shall be classified as zone R-E.
Any zoning designation which includes, in parentheses, a number, the same shall be deemed to be the minimum lot area; if such number is greater than one hundred, it means the minimum lot area in square feet. If the number is less than one hundred, it shall indicate the minimum lot area in acres.
A zoning designation which includes in parenthesis a number followed by the letter 'w' shall include a minimum lot width required in the zone equivalent in feet to that number.
For all zones where the municipal code allows residential uses, the following are the only accessory uses...
Each residential development shall comply with the design standards set forth in this subsection, the community design ordinance and any applicable guidelines.
Residential dwelling units located in any 'R' ... shall comply with ... minimum of 1,100 sq ft for detached single-family. ... Accessory building second floor area not exceed 75% of ground floor.
The front yard setback may be equal to an average of fifteen feet with a minimum of ten feet. The maximum height limit may be increased to forty feet, but no more than two stories, for architectural features of the proposed building(s) which are indicative of the design character of the immediate surrounding area and neighborhood.
The front yard setback may be equal to an average of fifteen feet with a minimum of ten feet. The side yard setback may be reduced five feet.
In order to provide for the development of manufacturing areas and to maintain the integrity of existing manufacturing areas within the city, the regulations set out in this chapter shall be applicable to all properties classified in zone M.
The minimum required lot area of each lot in the M zone shall be seven thousand square feet. The minimum width ... sixty-five feet. Front yards ...
Emergency shelters allowed by right in M zone subject to standards; walls and fences up to 16 ft for noise attenuation.
When any lot is classified in the parking overlay zone it may be used... exclusively for off-street parking purposes if such off-street parking facilities serve a principal use which is located on a lot which is within one hundred feet of the outer boundaries of the lot classified in the parking overlay zone.
Massage operations shall be carried on or conducted, and the premises shall be open, only between the hours of seven a.m. and nine p.m.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter 13.20 - NEW SUBDIVISIONS AND ANNEXATIONS7.6K charsRead →
- Title 17 - SUBDIVISIONS154.8K charsRead →
- Title 18 - ZONING1.5M charsRead →