The purposes of the "Employment"
Districts are to:
A.
Provide appropriately located areas for
continued employment activities to ensure a robust economy that is
essential in order for the City to continue to provide the high level
of public services that the community expects.
B.
Continue to diversify Santa Monica's economic
base by providing sites for incubator businesses, creative industries,
technology-based businesses, research and development, and professional
offices.
C.
Provide a range of employment opportunities
to meet the needs of current and future residents and take advantage
of the City's location relative to regional roadway and transit systems.
D.
Assure high-quality design and site planning
of office and employment areas and support the adaptive reuse of industrial
buildings that contribute to the character of the City as a whole.
E.
Encourage the development of mixed-use
areas that create an opportunity to walk and bike between businesses,
employment, and residences.
F.
Ensure that new development is designed
to minimize traffic and parking, impacts on surrounding neighborhoods,
and is appropriate to the physical characteristics of the site and
the area where the project is proposed.
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The specific designations and the
additional purposes of the Employment Districts are:
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IC Industrial Conservation. This Zoning District preserves space for existing industrial uses
that provide a job base, affordable space for small-scale industrial
and manufacturing businesses, and a center of economic activity for
the City. The District also provides a place for a diversity of housing
types and the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings into affordable
workspace for artists and the creative industries. Allowable land
uses within this District include light industrial uses, including
businesses engaged in design, development, manufacturing, fabricating,
testing, or assembly of various products, which provide important
community services and employment for workers with various skills.
This District also allows for housing, incubator business opportunities,
including sustainable industries that are appropriate for the City,
as well as small visual and performing arts studios and theaters.
Additionally, auto dealers are allowed to locate storage and service
facilities in this area.
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OC Office Campus. This
Zoning District is intended to provide for office and advanced technology
uses, scientific research, administration, and limited manufacturing
of related products which require large expanses of floor area on
large parcels. Additionally, this District provides a diversity of
housing types. Development intensity is intended to provide for office
uses and other uses within a campus-like environment that will be
compatible with abutting residential neighborhoods, especially in
terms of scale and building mass.
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HMU Healthcare Mixed Use. This Zoning District is intended to provide for the future orderly
expansion of the City's hospitals and related health care facilities
in order to meet the needs of both the community and region while
protecting the integrity of the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
The District fosters the evolving needs of the healthcare community
with expanded medical office uses and outpatient services along with
retail and non-medical services.
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(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; Amended by Ord. No. 2742CCS § 2,
adopted April 11, 2023)
Table 9.13.020 prescribes the land
use regulations for the Employment Districts. The regulations for
each district are established by letter designations below. These
designations apply strictly to the permissibility of land uses; applications
for buildings or structures may require discretionary review.
"P" designates permitted uses.
"L(#)" designates limited uses, which
are permitted by right, provided they comply with specific limitations
listed at the end of the table.
"MUP" designates use classifications
that are permitted after review and approval of a Minor Use Permit.
"CUP" designates use classifications
that are permitted after review and approval of a Conditional Use
Permit.
"–" designates uses that are
not permitted.
Land uses are defined in Chapter 9.51 ("Use Classifications") of Article 9 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code ("Zoning Ordinance"). Use classifications and sub-classifications not listed in the table are prohibited. Accessory uses are permissible when they are determined by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary and customarily associated with and appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the principal uses and which are consistent and not more disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses. The table also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other Sections of this Ordinance.
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TABLE 9.13.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—EMPLOYMENT
DISTRICTS
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Use Classification
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IC
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OC
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HMU
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Additional Regulations
|
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Residential Uses
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Residential Housing Types
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
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Accessory Dwelling Unit
|
P
|
P
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P
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Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
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Junior Accessory Dwelling
Unit
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
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Multiple-Unit Dwelling
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.195, Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects
|
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Senior Citizen Multiple-Unit
Residential
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.195, Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects
|
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Single-Room Occupancy Housing
|
–
|
–
|
P
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Section 9.31.330, Single Room Occupancy Structures
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Congregate Housing
|
L(1)
|
L(1)
|
P
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Section 9.31.110, Congregate and Transitional Housing
|
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Senior Group Residential
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
P
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Section 9.31.310, Senior Group Residential
|
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Elderly and Long-Term Care
|
–
|
P
|
P
|
|
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Emergency Shelters
|
L(2)/CUP
|
L(2)/CUP
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L(2)/CUP
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Section 9.31.130, Emergency Shelters
|
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Family Day Care
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Small
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Large
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.140, Family Day Care, Large
|
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Residential Facilities
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
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Residential Care, Limited
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.270, Residential Care Facilities
|
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Residential Care, Senior
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.270, Residential Care Facilities
|
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Hospice, Limited
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
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Supportive Housing
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
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Transitional Housing
|
P
|
P
|
P
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Section 9.31.110, Congregate and Transitional Housing
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Public and Semi-Public Uses
| ||||
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Adult Day Care
|
MUP
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Child Care and Early Education Facilities
|
MUP
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.120, Child Care and Early Education Facilities
|
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Colleges and Trade Schools, Public
or Private
|
–
|
CUP
|
–
|
|
|
Community Assembly
Community Gardens
|
CUP
P
|
CUP
P
|
CUP
P
|
|
|
Cultural Facility
|
–
|
–
|
CUP
|
|
|
Hospitals and Clinics
|
–
|
–
|
P
|
|
|
Park and Recreation Facilities, Public
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Public Safety Facilities
|
MUP
|
MUP
|
P
|
|
|
Schools, Public or Private
|
L(3)/CUP
|
L(3)/CUP
|
P
|
|
|
Social Service Centers
|
MUP
|
MUP
|
P
|
Section 9.31.350, Social Service Centers
|
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Commercial Uses
| ||||
|
Animal Care, Sales, and Services
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Kennels
|
CUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Pet Day Care Services
|
MUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
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Veterinary Services
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Service
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Alternative Fuels and Recharging
Facilities
|
L(5)/CUP
|
CUP
|
–
|
|
|
Automobile Rental
|
L(4)
|
P
|
–
|
Section 9.31.050, Automobile Rental
|
|
Automobile Storage Use
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
–
|
|
|
Automobile/Vehicle Sales
and Leasing
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
–
|
Section 9.31.070, Automobile/Vehicle Sales, Leasing, and Storage
|
|
Automobile/Vehicle Repair,
Major
|
L(5)/CUP
|
–
|
–
|
Section 9.31.060, Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major and Minor
|
|
Automobile/Vehicle Service
and Repair, Minor
|
L(5)/CUP
|
–
|
–
|
Section 9.31.060, Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major and Minor
|
|
Automobile/Vehicle Washing
|
CUP
|
–
|
–
|
Section 9.31.080, Automobile/Vehicle Washing
|
|
Large Vehicle and Equipment
Sales, Service, and Rental
|
CUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Service Station
|
L(5)/CUP
|
CUP
|
–
|
Section 9.31.320, Service Stations
|
|
Towing and Impound
|
L(5)/CUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Banks and Financial Institutions
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Banks and Credit Unions
|
L(15)
|
L(15)
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CUP
|
|
|
Business Services
|
P
|
L(6)
|
P
|
|
|
Commercial Entertainment and Recreation
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Cinemas
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
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Theaters
|
L(7)/CUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
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Convention and Conference
Centers
|
–
|
CUP
|
–
|
|
|
Small-Scale Facility
|
L(8)/CUP
|
MUP(6)
|
CUP
|
Section 9.31.340, Small-Scale Facility, Game Arcades
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Large-Scale Facility
|
L(16)
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L(16)
|
–
|
|
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Eating and Drinking Establishments
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Restaurants, Full-Service,
Limited Service & Take-Out, With Entertainment, With Outdoor Eating
Areas (2,500 SF and smaller)
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales
Section 9.31.280, Restaurants, Limited-Service and Take Out
Section 9.31.290, Restaurants with Entertainment
Section 9.31.200, Outdoor Dining and Seating on Sidewalks
|
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Restaurants, Full-Service,
Limited Service & Take-Out, With Entertainment, With Outdoor Eating
Areas (2,501 – 5,000 SF)
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales
Section 9.31.280, Restaurants, Limited-Service and Take Out
Section 9.31.290, Restaurants with Entertainment
Section 9.31.200, Outdoor Dining and Seating on Sidewalks
|
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Restaurants, Full-Service,
Limited Service & Take-Out, With Entertainment, With Outdoor Eating
Areas (Greater than 5,000 SF)
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales
Section 9.31.280, Restaurants, Limited-Service and Take Out
Section 9.31.290, Restaurants with Entertainment
Section 9.31.200, Outdoor Dining and Seating on Sidewalks
|
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Food Hall (up to 175 seats)
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
|
|
Equipment Rental
|
P
|
–
|
P
|
|
|
Food and Beverage Sales
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Convenience Markets
|
L(6)
|
L(6)
|
P
|
|
|
Farmers Markets
|
CUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
General Markets
|
L(17)/CUP
|
L(17)/CUP
|
–
|
|
|
Funeral Parlor and Mortuary
|
–
|
–
|
CUP
|
|
|
Instructional Services
|
L(18)\CUP
|
L(18)\CUP
|
–
|
|
|
Live-Work
|
L(14)
|
CUP
|
L(14)
|
Section 9.31.170, Live-Work
|
|
Offices
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Business and Professional
|
L(9)
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Creative
|
P
|
P
|
–
|
|
|
Medical and Dental
|
–
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Walk-In Clientele
|
L(10)
|
L(6)
|
L(10)
|
|
|
Parking, Public or Private
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
|
|
Personal Services
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
General Personal Services
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.230, Personal Service
|
|
Personal Services, Physical
Training
|
P
|
P
|
CUP
|
|
|
Tattoo or Body Modification
Parlor
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.230, Personal Service
|
|
Retail Sales
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Building Materials Sales
and Services
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
Section 9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales
|
|
Firearms and Ammunition
Sales
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
General Retail Sales, Small-Scale
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Section 9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales
|
|
General Retail Sales, Medium-Scale
|
CUP
|
CUP
|
–
|
Section 9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales
|
|
Medicinal Cannabis Retailer
|
–
|
–
|
CUP
|
Section 9.31.185, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
|
|
Industrial Uses
| ||||
|
Artist's Studio
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Commercial Kitchens
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Industry, General
|
P
|
CUP(12)
|
–
|
|
|
Research and Development
|
P
|
CUP(12)
|
P
|
|
|
Industry, Limited
|
P
|
CUP(12)
|
–
|
|
|
Media Production
|
P
|
P
|
–
|
|
|
Recycling Facility
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Recycling Collection Facility
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Recycling Processing Facility
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Indoor Warehousing and Storage
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Outdoor Storage
|
CUP(13)
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Personal Storage
|
P
|
CUP
|
–
|
Section 9.31.240, Personal Storage
|
|
Wholesaling and Distribution
|
P
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Transportation, Communication,
and Utilities Uses
| ||||
|
Bus/Rail Passenger Stations
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
City Bikeshare Facility
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
|
Communication Facilities
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Antennas and Transmission
Towers
|
CUP
|
–
|
CUP
|
|
|
Facilities within Buildings
|
CUP
|
P
|
CUP
|
|
|
Light Fleet-Based Services
|
CUP
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Utilities
|
See sub-classifications below.
| |||
|
Utilities, Major
|
P
|
P
|
–
|
|
|
Utilities, Minor
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
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Specific Limitations:
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|---|---|
|
(1)
|
Limited to 100% affordable housing
projects. For senior citizen multiple-unit residential projects in
the Office Campus District that are not 100% affordable approval of
a Conditional Use Permit is required.
|
|
(2)
|
Homeless shelters with less than
55 beds are permitted by right. Homeless shelters with 55 beds or
more may be permitted with application for and approval of a Conditional
Use Permit.
|
|
(3)
|
Permitted if existing. New uses require
approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
|
|
(4)
|
Limited to accessory automobile rental
facilities located within automobile/vehicle repair use.
|
|
(5)
|
Permitted if located 100 ft. or more
from any residential use or district. Conditional Use Permit required
if located within 100 ft. of a residential use or district.
|
|
(6)
|
Conditionally permitted as businesses
that provide goods and services to employees on the premises. No more
than 25% of the total square footage of a development may be devoted
to such businesses.
|
|
(7)
|
Limited to theaters with 99 seats
or less and 10,000 sq. ft. or less. Larger theaters require a Conditional
Use Permit.
|
|
(8)
|
Exercise facilities (e.g., yoga,
Pilates, martial arts, and dance studios) permitted by right. Other
small-scale commercial recreation uses require a Conditional Use Permit.
|
|
(9)
|
Permitted if existing or accessory
to a primary permitted use on the same site and not exceeding 25 percent
of the gross floor area of the primary permitted use.
|
|
(10)
|
Permitted if existing. New uses are
not permitted.
|
|
(11)
|
Reserved.
|
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(12)
|
Such uses must be conducted within
an enclosed building or an open enclosure screened from public view.
In order to approve a Conditional Use Permit, the Review Authority
must make a finding that proposed uses are compatible with office
and advanced technological uses.
|
|
(13)
|
Limited to outdoor storage of fleet
vehicles if such vehicles are directly related to the primary operation
on the site.
|
|
(14)
|
If the commercial use requires a MUP or CUP, an application shall be required in accordance with Chapter 9.41. Even if the commercial use would otherwise be permitted, no such use shall be approved where, given the design or proposed design of the Live-Work unit, there would be the potential for adverse health impacts from the proposed use on the people residing in the unit. An example of a potential health impact is the potential for food contamination from uses that generate airborne particulates in a unit with an unenclosed kitchen.
|
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(15)
|
Limitation shall only apply to new
construction and alterations to existing buildings that result in
a combination or enlargement of tenant spaces: Limited to facilities
with no more than 7,500 square feet of floor area and/or 40 linear
feet of ground floor street frontage.
|
|
(16)
|
Limited to indoor exercise facilities
and bowling alleys.
|
|
(17)
|
General markets greater than 15,000
square feet require a Conditional Use Permit.
|
|
(18)
|
Limitation shall only apply to new
construction and alterations to existing buildings that result in
a combination or enlargement of tenant spaces: No individual tenant
space shall occupy more than 12,500 square feet of floor area and/or
exceed 75 linear feet of ground floor street frontage without the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
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(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; amended by Ord. No. 2520CCS § 36,
adopted June 14, 2016; Ord. No. 2649CCS § 16, adopted September
8, 2020; Ord. No. 2726CCS § 6, adopted October 25, 2022; Ord. No. 2749CCS § 2, adopted May 23, 2023; Ord. No. 2742CCS § 2, adopted April 11, 2023; Ord. No. 2764CCS, adopted November 14, 2023)
Table 9.13.030.A, Development Standards for All Projects, Except Housing Projects, prescribes the development standards for all projects, except housing projects, as defined by Section 9.52.020.1125, in Employment Districts. Additional regulations are denoted with Section numbers in the right-hand column or with individual letters in parentheses. Section numbers refer to other Sections of this Article, while individual letters in parentheses refer to subsections that directly follow the table.
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TABLE 9.13.030.A: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR ALL PROJECTS, EXCEPT HOUSING PROJECTS—EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Standard
|
IC
|
OC*
|
HMU
|
Additional Regulations
|
|
Parcel and Density Standards
| ||||
|
Minimum Parcel Size (sq. ft.)
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
7,500
|
|
|
Minimum Parcel Width (ft.)
|
100
|
100
|
50
|
|
|
Minimum Parcel Depth (ft.)
|
150
|
150
|
100
|
|
|
Maximum FAR
|
|
|
|
Section 9.04.080, Determining FAR
|
|
Tier 1 — Base Standard
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
|
|
Tier 2 — With Provision
of Community Benefits
|
1.75
|
1.75
|
2.5
|
Chapter 9.23, Community Benefits
|
|
Building Form and Location
| ||||
|
Maximum Building Height (stories/ft.)
|
Section 9.04.050, Measuring Height
| |||
|
Tier 1 — Base Standard
|
2/32′
|
2/32′
|
3/45′
|
|
|
Tier 2 — With Provision
of Community Benefits
|
3/45′
See (A)
|
3/45′
|
5/70′
|
Chapter 9.23, Community Benefits
|
|
Minimum Setbacks (ft.)
|
| |||
|
Interior Side and Rear —
Adjacent to a Residential District
|
15
See (B)
|
15
See (B)
|
15
See (B)
|
|
|
Parking
|
Sections 9.28.070, Location of Parking and 9.28.120, Parking Design and Development Standards
| |||
|
Minimum Ground Floor Height (ft.)
|
11
|
11
|
NA
|
|
|
Minimum Upper-Story Stepbacks (ft.)
— Required Above the Ground Floor
| ||||
|
Street-Facing Façades
|
5 average
|
5 average
|
NA
|
|
|
Daylight Plane Adjacent to Residential
District — Interior Side and Rear
|
See (D)
|
See (D)
|
See (D)
|
|
|
Standards for Multiple-Unit
Dwellings
| ||||
|
Minimum Outdoor Living Area (sq.
ft./unit) — Sites with 3 or More Units
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
Section 9.21.090, Outdoor Living Area
|
|
Minimum Amount Provided
as Private Outdoor Living Area (sq. ft./unit)
|
60
|
60
|
60
|
Section 9.21.090, Outdoor Living Area
|
|
Additional Standards
| ||||
|
Accessory Dwelling Units
|
Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
| |||
|
Accessory Food Service
|
Section 9.31.030, Accessory Food Service
| |||
|
Accessory Structures
|
Section 9.21.020, Accessory Buildings and Structures
| |||
|
Affordable Housing Production Program
|
Chapter 9.64, Affordable Housing Production Program
| |||
|
Density Bonus
|
Chapter 9.22, Density Bonus
| |||
|
Exceptions to Height Limits
|
Section 9.21.060, Height Exceptions
| |||
|
Fences and Walls
|
Section 9.21.050, Fences, Walls, and Hedges
| |||
|
Home Occupation
|
Section 9.31.160, Home Occupation
| |||
|
Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
|
Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
| |||
|
Landscaping
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Subsection 9.13.030(D), Chapter 9.26, Landscaping
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Lighting
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Section 9.21.080, Lighting
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Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects
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Section 9.31.195, Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects
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Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects Located
on Community Assembly Surface Parking Lots
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Section 9.31.196, Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects Located on Community Assembly Surface Parking Lots
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Off-Street Parking and Loading
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Chapter 9.28, Parking, Loading, and Circulation
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Parking Structures and Areas
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Chapter 9.28, Parking, Loading, and Circulation
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Projections into Required Setbacks
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Section 9.21.110, Projections into Required Setbacks
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Refuse and Recycling Screening and
Enclosure
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Section 9.21.130, Resource Recovery and Recycling Standards
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Signs
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Chapter 9.61, Signs
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Screening
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Section 9.21.140, Screening
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Solar Energy Systems
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Section 9.21.150, Solar Energy Systems
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* In those portions of the OC Districts
adjacent to Ocean Park Boulevard, development of additional floor
area for projects other than housing projects that requires discretionary
approval shall only be permitted after completion of a specific plan.
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Table 9.11.030.B, Development Standard for Housing Projects prescribes the development standards for housing projects, as defined by Section 9.52.020.1125, in Employment Districts. Additional regulations are denoted with Section numbers in the right-hand column or with individual letters in parentheses. Section numbers refer to other Sections of this Article, while individual letters in parentheses refer to subsections that directly follow the table.
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TABLE 9.13.030.B: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR HOUSING PROJECTS—EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
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Standard
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IC
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OC
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HMU
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Additional Regulations
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Parcel and Density Standards
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Minimum Parcel Size (sq. ft.)
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15,000
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15,000
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7,500
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Minimum Parcel Width (ft.)
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100
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100
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50
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Minimum Parcel Depth (ft.)
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150
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150
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100
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Maximum FAR
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Section 9.04.080, Determining FAR
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Housing Projects
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3.0
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2.75
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2.5
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100% Affordable Housing
Projects
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3.5
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3.25
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3.0
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Building Form and Location
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Maximum Building Height (ft.)
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Section 9.04.050, Measuring Height
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Housing Projects
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65
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60
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70
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100% Affordable Housing
Projects
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75
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70
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80
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Minimum Setbacks (ft.)
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Interior Side and Rear —
Adjacent to a Residential District
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15
See (B)
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15
See (B)
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15
See (B)
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Parking
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Sections 9.28.070, Location of Parking and 9.28.120, Parking Design and Development Standards
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Pedestrian Oriented Design for Housing
Projects
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See (C)
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See (C)
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See (C)
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Minimum Ground Floor Height (ft.)
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11
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11
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NA
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Minimum Upper-Story Stepbacks (ft.)
— Required Above the Ground Floor
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Street-Facing Façades
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5 average
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5 average
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NA
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Daylight Plane Adjacent to Residential
District — Interior Side and Rear
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See (D)
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See (D)
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See (D)
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Standards for Multiple-Unit
Dwellings
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Minimum Outdoor Living Area (sq.
ft./unit) — Sites with 3 or More Units
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100
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100
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100
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Section 9.21.090, Outdoor Living Area
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Minimum Amount Provided
as Private Outdoor Living Area (sq. ft./unit)
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60
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60
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60
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Section 9.21.090, Outdoor Living Area
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Additional Standards
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Accessory Dwelling Units
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Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
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Accessory Food Service
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Section 9.31.030, Accessory Food Service
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Accessory Structures
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Section 9.21.020, Accessory Buildings and Structures
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Affordable Housing Production Program
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Chapter 9.64, Affordable Housing Production Program
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Density Bonus
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Chapter 9.22, Density Bonus
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Exceptions to Height Limits
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Section 9.21.060, Height Exceptions
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Fences and Walls
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Section 9.21.050, Fences, Walls, and Hedges
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Home Occupation
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Section 9.31.160, Home Occupation
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Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
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Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
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Landscaping
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Subsection 9.13.030(D), Chapter 9.26, Landscaping
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Lighting
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Section 9.21.080, Lighting
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Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects
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Section 9.31.195, Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects
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Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects Located
on Community Assembly Surface Parking Lots
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Section 9.31.196, Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects Located on Community Assembly Surface Parking Lots
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Off-Street Parking and Loading
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Chapter 9.28, Parking, Loading, and Circulation
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Parking Structures and Areas
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Chapter 9.28, Parking, Loading, and Circulation
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Projections into Required Setbacks
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Section 9.21.110, Projections into Required Setbacks
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Refuse and Recycling Screening and
Enclosure
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Section 9.21.130, Resource Recovery and Recycling Standards
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Signs
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Chapter 9.61, Signs
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Screening
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Section 9.21.140, Screening
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Solar Energy Systems
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Section 9.21.150, Solar Energy Systems
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A.
Maximum Heights. The following
projects may have a maximum height of 4 stories, 45 feet:
1.
Projects involving the expansion of public
or private elementary and secondary schools (Grades K through 12)
existing prior to September 8, 1988.
2.
Entertainment-related facilities including
sound stages, movie studios, editing facilities, post-production facilities,
set construction facilities and special effects facilities.
3.
Theaters.
B.
Use of Setbacks Adjacent to Residential
Districts. The required setback area adjacent to a Residential
District shall not be used for parking or loading facilities, storage,
or other commercial or industrial purposes. A portion of the setback
area, not to exceed 10 feet in width, may be used for access to parking
or loading areas no closer than 5 feet to the respective parcel line.
C.
Pedestrian-Oriented Design for Housing
Projects.
1.
No more than 20 feet or 40% of a building's
ground floor façade, whichever is less, may be continuous blank
or featureless linear street-level frontage.
2.
New development shall incorporate the following
design elements at the ground floor level:
a.
Street-Facing Façades.
i.
Articulated façades at the
ground floor street frontage, which may include, but not necessarily
require, such measures as indentation in plane, change of materials
in a complementary manner, sensitive composition and juxtaposition
of openings and solid wall and/or building frame and projecting elements
such as awnings and marquees to provide shade and shelter;
ii.
Exterior lighting which provides
for a secure nighttime pedestrian environment by reinforcing entrances,
public sidewalks and open areas with a safe level of illumination
which avoids off-site glare.
b.
Ground-Floor Street Frontages
Along Commercial Boulevards. The finished ground floor level
along commercial boulevards shall not exceed 18 inches lower or higher
than the finished grade of the adjacent sidewalk.
c.
Sloped Ground-Floor Street
Frontages Along Commercial Boulevards. On parcels with a
grade change of 10% or more along the length of the parcel line adjacent
to commercial boulevards, the finished ground floor level along commercial
boulevards shall not exceed 18 inches lower or 3 feet higher than
the finished grade of the adjacent sidewalk.
3.
Residential uses at the ground floor street
frontage shall incorporate planted areas, porches, front stairs and/or
other elements that contribute to a pedestrian environment. Pedestrian-oriented
design elements may also include street furniture or other seating
surfaces on private property and design amenities scaled to the pedestrian
such as awnings, drinking fountains, paseos, arcades, colonnades,
plazas, noncommercial community bulletin boards, public or private
art, and alternative paving materials in areas of pedestrian access.
4.
When provided, storefront security grates
or grilles shall be located inside exterior windows, shall be retractable
into pockets or overhead cylinders, and shall be completely concealed
when retracted.
5.
Alternatives to the requirements of this subsection (C) may be approved if the Review Authority finds that the proposed use has unique operational characteristics with which providing the required windows and openings is incompatible, and street-facing building walls will exhibit architectural relief and detail and be enhanced with landscaping in such a way as to create visual interest at the pedestrian level.
D.
Daylight Plane Adjacent to Residential
Districts. Buildings shall not extend above a plane starting at 30 feet in height directly above the parcel line abutting any residentially-zoned parcel, or where there is an alley, the centerline of the alley, and from that point, extending in at a 45-degree angle from vertical toward the interior of the site. The 30-foot height measurement shall be taken from the same reference grade as determined for the subject site pursuant to Section 9.04.050.
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FIGURE 9.13.030.D: DAYLIGHT
PLANE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS—EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
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E.
Planting Areas. The following
areas shall be landscaped.
1.
Setback Areas Adjoining Streets. All visible portions of a required setback area adjoining
a street that are not used for driveways or walks shall consist of
planting area, landscape, or pedestrian amenities such as entry courtyards,
plazas, entries, outdoor eating and display areas, or other uncovered
areas designed and accessible for public use.
2.
Adjoining Residential or
Mixed-Use Districts. A continuous planting area with
a minimum width of 5 feet shall be provided along interior parcel
lines when an Employment District adjoins a Residential or Mixed-Use
District and is not separated by a public or private thoroughfare.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; amended by Ord. No. 2520CCS § 8,
adopted June 14, 2016; Ord. No. 2576CCS § 4, adopted June 12,
2018; Ord. No. 2649CCS § 17, adopted September 8, 2020; Ord. No. 2742CCS § 2, adopted April 11, 2023)
