Lomita
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
4Agriculture, Noncommercial
- Max height
- 16 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Single-Family Residential
- Max height
- 16 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential—Medium density
- Max density
- 19.79 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential—High density
- Max density
- 43.6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
General provisions
168 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Adult-oriented businesses shall only be permitted to be established in the Commercial General (C-G) and Light Manufacturing-Commercial (M-C) zones subject to the location and design standards specified by this Article and the requirement of an adult use planning permit.
Adult-oriented businesses shall only be permitted to be established in the Commercial General (C-G) and Light Manufacturing-Commercial (M-C) zones subject to the location and design standards specified by this Article and the requirement of an adult use planning permit.
Before a building or structure subject to the provisions of this Article may be used, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, paving and drainage structures where required, shall be constructed at the grade and at the location specified by and in compliance with the standards of the city engineer.
For the purpose of this article, unless otherwise stated, all requirements shall be calculated based on gross floor area. ... Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for any new building constructed and any addition or expansion of an existing building in order to meet the demand of all activities on the lot.
The following off-street loading spaces shall be provided and continuously maintained for all commercial uses. The loading spaces shall be not less than twelve (12) feet wide, thirty (30) feet long and have a vertical clearance of fourteen (14) feet.
Required parking facilities for three (3) or more vehicles, in the commercial and industrial zones, shall contain landscaping to cover not less than six (6) percent of the area not occupied by structure(s).
Parking spaces arranged at ninety (90) degrees to parking aisles shall be not less than set forth: ... Each parking space in a residential garage shall be ten (10) feet wide, twenty (20) feet long, and have a vertical clearance of a minimum of seven (7) feet.
The following provisions shall apply to all zones within the City of Lomita: (a) Traffic control: No person shall place, maintain or display upon, or in view of, any highway, street or alley, any unofficial sign, signal or device...
Each lot or parcel of land created after adoption of this chapter in zone M-C shall have a minimum lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
The minimum residential density shall be twenty (20) dwelling units per net acre; Housing developments allowing exclusively residential uses are permitted; Residential uses in mixed-use developments shall occupy at least fifty (50) percent of the total gross floor area of a mixed-use project;
Two (2) or more contiguous lots... shall be merged where all of the following requirements are satisfied: ... Comprises less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in area...
Within three (3) business days of executing an agreement of sale or exchange of any residential property, the owner or his authorized representative shall obtain from the city a report of the residential building record showing the regularly authorized use, occupancy and zoning classification of such property.
All wireless communication facilities regulated under this Article shall comply with the following design standards: ... in no instance shall the facility (including antennas and equipment) be located closer than five (5) feet to any property line.
Minor modifications to existing wireless communications facilities shall be subject to review and approval by the community development director.
The building shall contain a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet of common space such as recreation areas, lounges, and living spaces.
This section applies to any residential development of five (5) or more units, or thirty-five (35) or more units for a senior housing project
This chapter applies to any project which proposes new or altered landscaping exceeding one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet.
In residential zones south of Pacific Coast Highway, any construction above sixteen (16) feet, as measured in the manner prescribed above, shall require a height variation permit.
In residential zones south of Pacific Coast Highway, any construction above sixteen (16) feet... shall require a height variation permit.
Two (2) perpendicular triangle legs are measured from the corner intersection of property lines for a minimum distance of ten (10) feet each way along the lot line(s), or driveway based on the situation. The third leg of the triangle is a line joining the ends of the other two (2) legs. Such triangular area shall remain clear of obstructions between three (3) and ten (10) feet above grade.
Source documents
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