City of Pico Rivera, CA Chapter 18.40 LAND USE REGULATIONS

§ 18.40.010 Purpose of provisions.

The intent and purpose of this chapter is to categorize and classify numerous uses of land, and the conditions, requirements and limitations applicable in the respective zone classifications. Any use of land not specifically enumerated in Section 18.40.040 and Table 18.40.040 shall be deemed to be expressly prohibited.

(Prior code § 9206.01)

§ 18.40.020 Land use chart—Adopted.

The chart and text illustrated in this chapter are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter.

(Prior code § 9206.02)

§ 18.40.030 Land use chart—Directions for use.

The land use chart is divided into five categories of uses: public, residential, special, commercial and industrial. In order to determine the zone in which a specific use of land is permitted or conditionally allowed, application and use of the chart is as follows:

A. Find the specific land use in one of the categories in Section 18.40.040 under the "Land Use" column.

B. Read across the chart until either a "number" or "X" appears.

C. If an "X" appears in a zone column, this means that the specific land use is permitted in the particular zone represented by the column in which the "X" appears, without being subject to any of the special conditions or limitations set forth in subsection B of Section 18.40.050.

D. If a "number" appears in a zone column, this means that the specific land use is allowed in the particular zone represented by the column in which the "number" appears, but only under certain conditions. The conditions applicable to such land use are those set forth in subsection B of Section 18.40.050.

E. If more than one "number" appears in a zone column, this means that the specific land use is allowed in the particular zone represented by the column in which the "numbers" appear, and such land use is subject to all special conditions set forth in subsection B of Section 18.40.050.

F. If an "X" or "number" does not appear in a zone column, this means that the specific land use is expressly prohibited in the particular zone represented by the empty column.

G. Any use of land not specifically enumerated in the five land use categories, but which could be considered as a compatible use in a particular zone classification, shall be subject to determination by the zoning administrator, as set forth in Sections 18.06.090 through 18.06.110 of this title, relative to ambiguities and interpretations.

(Prior code § 9206.03)

§ 18.40.040 Land use chart—Contents.

The land uses outlined in Section 18.40.030 are categorized, enumerated and set forth in Table 18.40.040, the Land Use Chart.

Table 18.40.040 LAND USE CHART
(For explanation of notes see Section 18.40.050C; for prohibited uses see Section 18.40.050B)
	Land Use	Zone
A.	Public Uses*	O-S	Public Facilities	M-U Overlay	R-40 Overlay
1.	Civic or social associations		2, 63
2.	Educational institutions, public	2	2, 63
3.	Flood control facilities	X	2, 63
4.	Government agencies; local, county, state or federal		2, 63
5.	Libraries, public		2, 63
6.	Off-street parking facilities	1, 32		2	2
7.	Parks and playgrounds	2		2	2
8.	Permanent and interim open spaces	2		2	2
9.	Public utility facilities and structures	2	2, 63
10.	Recreational facilities	2
11.	Riding, hiking and bicycle trails	1	2, 63
12.	Nurseries, wholesale	2	2, 63
13.	Temporary uses	42	42
14.	Wireless telecommunication facilities	65	65

*	Refer to zoning administrator determinations, on file in community development department planning division.

	Land Use	Zone
B.	Residential Uses*	R-E	S-F	R-I	PUD	R-M	P	E-S	M-U Overlay	R-40 Overlay
1.	Accessory buildings and uses	X	X	X	X	X			X	X
2.	Animals, poultry and fowl, keeping	3	3	3	3	3
3.	(Unassigned)
4.	Boardinghouses					2, 4
5.	Farms, limited to agriculture crops only	2	2
6.	Guest houses, limited to one only	X	X
7.	Multiple-family dwellings					76			76	76
8.	Planned residential unit developments				1, 76	1, 76
9.	Single-family dwellings	6	6	76	76	X
10.	Two-family dwellings					5
11.	Senior citizen housing					1, 76			76	76
12.	Community care facility (<6 persons)	X	X	X	X	X
13.	Community care facility (7+ persons)	1	1	1	1	1
14.	Emergency shelters, up to 20 occupants within the city							73
15.	Emergency shelters, more than 20 occupants within the city							1, 73
16.	SRO (efficiency units)			74		74			74, 76	74, 76
17.	Supportive housing	X	X	X	X	X			X	X
18.	Transitional housing	X	X	X	X	X			X	X
19.	Second dwelling units	75	75		75

*	Refer to zoning administrator determinations, on file in community development department planning division.

	Land Use	Zone
C.	Special Uses*	R-E	S-F	R-I	PUD	R-M	P	M-U Overlay	R-40 Overlay
1.	Cottage food operations	11	11	11	11	11
2.	Day care centers	2, 7, 8	2, 7, 8	2, 7, 8	2, 7, 8	2		2	2
3.	Educational institutions, private	2, 7	2, 7			2, 7, 9
4.	Electric distribution substations	1	1	1	1	1	1
5.	Foster care homes	10	10
6.	Gas metering and control stations	1	1	1	1	1	1
7.	Home occupations	11	11	11	11	11		11	11
8.	Hospitals					2		1	1
9.	Mobilehome parks					1
10.	Off-street parking facilities							1	1
11.	Private recreation and open spaces		2		2	2	2	1	1
12.	Ranches, limited to livestock only	1, 3
13.	Religious places of worship	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
14.	Rest homes					1
15.	Water facilities	1	1	1	1	1	1
16.	Satellite dish receiving antenna	X, 52	X, 52		X, 52	X, 52		X, 52
17.	Amateur radio/CB radio antennas		2, 38		2, 38	2, 38	2, 38	2, 38
18.	Family day care homes	8, 40	8, 40	8, 40	2, 8, 40	2, 40		2, 40	2, 40
19.	Garage sales	41	41	41	41	41
20.	Temporary uses	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
21.	Wireless telecommunication facilities	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65
22.	Modular classroom/offices	2, 70	2, 70			2, 70	2

*	Refer to zoning administrator determinations, on file in community development department planning division.

	Land Use	Zone
D.	Commercial Uses* (Every permitted use of land shall be conducted within an entirely enclosed building except as otherwise designated below.)	P-A	C-M	C-N	C-C	C-G	CPD	M-U Overlay	R-40 Overlay
1.	Adult uses		60
2.	Animal hospitals		20, 23, 55, 57		20, 23, 55, 57	20, 23, 55, 57		20, 23, 55, 57	20, 23, 55, 57
3.	Antique shops				12, 20, 27, 55, 57	12, 20, 27, 55, 57	1, 12, 27, 55, 57	1, 12, 27, 57	1, 12, 27, 57
4.	Appliance sales, rentals, repairs, service		20, 28, 55
5.	Automated teller machines—interior	55	55	55	55	55	1, 55	55	55
6.	Automated teller machines—exterior	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
7.	Automobile leasing and renting		1, 24, 51			1, 24, 51
8.	Automobile parts and accessories stores		2, 29, 57		2, 29, 57	2, 29, 57	2, 29, 57
9.	Automobile repair shops
10.	Automobile sales, new and used		2, 13, 28		2, 13, 28	2, 13, 28
11.	Automobile service stations		1, 28, 81		1, 19, 28	1, 19, 28, 39, 62, 81	1, 19, 28, 39, 62, 81
12.	Automobile upholstery shops		2, 57		1	1
13.	Automotive related sales and installation		2		2	2
14.	Bakeries		15, 20, 55, 57	15, 20, 55, 57	15, 20, 55, 57	15, 20, 55, 57	1, 15, 55, 57	15, 55, 57	15, 55, 57
15.	Banks, savings and loan associations, and other similar lending institutions, but excluding pawnshops	20, 55, 57, 61			20, 55, 57, 61	20, 55, 57, 61	1, 55, 57, 61	55, 57, 61	55, 57, 61
16.	Barbershops and beauty shops	2, 57, 84		2, 57, 84	2, 57, 84	2, 57, 84	2, 57, 84	2, 57, 84	2, 57, 84
17.	Bars and cocktail lounges				1, 25	1, 25	1, 25
18.	Bicycle shops				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
19.	Bookstores	20, 55, 33, 57			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
20.	Bowling alleys, skating rinks and similar recreational facilities				1	2	1	1	1
21.	Brewery		1, 80	1, 80	1, 80	1, 80	1, 80	1, 80	1, 80
22.	Building materials, new		20, 55
23.	Business offices and services	20, 55, 57, 81	20, 55, 57, 81		20, 55, 57, 81	20, 55, 57, 81	1, 55, 57, 81	20, 55, 57, 81	20, 55, 57, 81
24.	Cafes and restaurants	20, 33, 55, 56, 66, 67	20, 55, 56, 66, 67		20, 55, 56, 66, 67	20, 55, 56, 66, 67	1, 55, 56, 66, 67	1, 20, 55, 56, 66, 67	1, 20, 55, 56, 66, 67
25.	Carwashes, automatic or coin-operated only
26.	Ceramics, stone, tile products		20, 55
27.	Check cashing establishments		55, 57, 72			55, 57, 72
28.	Clothing and wearing apparel stores of new retail merchandise only				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
29.	Coin-operated games and game arcades		1, 53, 55, 57		1, 53, 55, 57	1, 53, 55, 57	1, 53, 55, 57
30.	Confectionery stores			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
31.	Craft and hobby shops				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
32.	Dental laboratories or scientific research centers	1						1	1
33.	Discount Clothing Store		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
34.	Dollar Store		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
35.	Drapery shops		17, 20, 55, 57		17, 20, 55, 57	17, 20, 55, 57	1, 17, 55, 57	17, 55, 57	17, 55, 57
36.	Dressmaking and millinery shops				17, 20, 55, 57	17, 20, 55, 57	1, 17, 55, 57	17, 55, 57	17, 55, 57
37.	Drive-in and drive-thru business establishments			1, 18, 28	1, 18, 28	1, 18, 28	1, 18, 28	1, 18, 28	1, 18, 28
38.	Drug or alcohol outpatient treatment facilities	1			1	1
39.	Drugstore				1, 57	1, 57	1, 57	1, 57	1, 57
40.	Dry cleaning, laundry and pressing establishments	20, 33			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
41.	Electric distribution substation	1, 55		1	1	1
42.	Electronic components and supplies		20, 58
43.	Equipment (light) rentals		20, 55
44.	Florist shops	20, 33, 55, 57	20, 55, 57		20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57
45.	Food markets			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 55, 57
46.	Fortune telling					1, 37
47.	Fire cell generator	1, 55		1, 55	1, 55	1, 55
48.	Furniture and appliance stores		20, 22, 55, 57		20, 22, 55, 57	20, 22, 55, 57	1, 22, 55, 57	20, 22, 55, 57	20, 22, 55, 57
49.	Furniture, cabinet making		20, 58
50.	Furniture upholstery		20, 55, 57		20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57
51.	Galleries, works of art and collections	20, 33, 55, 57			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
52.	Gas metering and control stations	1, 55		1	2	2
53.	Hardware stores				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 55, 57
54.	Home occupations	11			11	11		11	11
55.	Hospitals/medical facilities	1			1	1		1	1
56.	Hotels and motels				1	1
57.	Jewelry stores	20, 33, 55, 57			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 20, 55, 57	1, 20, 55, 57
58.	Laundromats			2, 20, 55, 57, 81	2, 20, 55, 57, 81	2, 20, 55, 57, 81	1, 55, 57, 81	1, 55, 57, 81	1, 55, 57, 81
59.	Liquor stores, packaged off-sale only		1, 81		1, 81	1, 81	1, 81	1, 81	1, 81
60.	Live/work	78		78	78	78		77, 78	77, 78
61.	Locksmith shop		20, 55, 57		20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
62.	Massage establishment					1
63.	Medical clinic	2, 85	2, 85	2, 85	2, 85	2, 85	2, 85	2, 85	2, 85
64.	Medical laboratories	2	2			2		2	2
65.	Mobilehome sales, new and used					2, 14
66.	Motorcycle sales, repairs, rentals, new and used		1		1	1
67.	Muffler shops, automobile only				1	1
68.	Multifamily dwellings	1, 34, 57			1, 34	1, 34	1, 34	1	1, 76
69.	Nail Salon		2, 84	2, 84	2, 84	2, 84	2, 84	2, 84	2, 84
70.	Newspaper publishing		1					1	1
71.	Nightclubs		1			1
72.	Nurseries and retail building				20, 55	20, 55	1, 55
73.	Off-sale of alcoholic beverages				1, 39	1, 39
74.	Off-site hazardous waste facility					1, 43, 45
75.	Off-street parking facilities privately owned and operated	2			2	2	1	1	1
76.	On-site hazardous waste facility					44, 45, 55
77.	On-site sale or tasting of alcoholic beverages	1, 25	1, 25		1, 25	1, 25	1, 25	1, 25	1, 25
78.	Packaging and assembly of non-hazardous products		20, 28, 58
79.	Parcel delivery		1
80.	Pet shops and grooming				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
81.	Pharmacies	20, 33, 55, 57			20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
82.	Physical fitness clubs, physical training including gyms		2		2	2	2	2
83.	Physical therapy		2		2	2	2	2
84.	Picture frames and framing		20, 55, 57		20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
85.	Printing and reproduction establishments		20, 28, 55, 57		20, 54, 55, 57	20, 54, 55, 57	1, 54, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
86.	Private clubs, fraternities, sororities, lodges and institutions of nonprofit or charitable nature				2	2		55, 57	55, 57
87.	Religious places of worship	1		1	1
88.	Resthomes				1	1
89.	Retail sales and personal service businesses				20, 55, 57, 81	20, 55, 57, 81	1, 55, 57, 81	55, 57, 81	55, 57, 81
90.	Satellite dish receiving antenna	30	30	30	30	30	30	1	1
91.	Self-storage facility	1, 71, 82
92.	Shoe repair shops				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57		55, 57	55, 57
93.	Shoe Warehouse retail store		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
94.	Sign shops		28, 55		20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57		55, 57	55, 57
95.	Small boat sales and service		20, 28, 55
96.	Smoke shop
97.	Stationery stores, including incidental printing				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	55, 57	55, 57
98.	Studios (dance, martial arts, music, and photography, except motion picture)				2, 20, 55, 57	2, 20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 55, 57	1, 55, 57
99.	Tattoo shops		84	84	84	84		84	84
100.	Temporary uses	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
101.	Theaters				1	1	1	1	1
102.	Trade schools	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
103.	Truck, trailer, camper, recreational vehicle sales, new and used		1
104.	Unclassified uses	1, 48	1, 48	1, 48	1, 48	1, 48	1, 48	1, 48	1, 48
105.	Wireless telecommunication facilities	45	45	45	45	45	45	1	1
106.	Wrought-iron work shops		20, 28, 55
107.	Yardage stores				20, 55, 57	20, 55, 57	1, 55, 57

*	Refer to zoning administrator determinations, on file in community development department planning division.

E.	Industrial Uses*	I-L	I-G	IPD
1.	Assembly and packaging of nonhazardous products	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
2.	Auto service stations	1, 19, 39, 62, 79	39, 62	1, 39
3.	Automated teller machines—interior	55, 79	55	55
4.	Automobile assembly plants		58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
5.	Automobile overhauling and major or minor repairing	20, 51, 58, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
6.	Automobile storage		1, 64
7.	Automotive electronics/installation and service	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
8.	Bottling plants	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
9.	Brewery	1, 80	1, 80	1, 80
10.	Building materials sales and storage	1, 62, 79	1, 62	1, 62
11.	Business offices	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
12.	Cafés and restaurants	20, 56, 58, 62, 79	20, 56, 62	1, 20, 56, 58
13.	Childcare			1
14.	Coin-operated games and game arcades	1, 53, 79	1, 53	1, 53
15.	Contracting equipment storage and rental yards		1, 62	1, 62
16.	Distribution plants and warehouses	1, 62, 79	1, 62, 83	1
17.	Electric distribution substation	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
18.	Electric generating, transmission substation and energy support facilities	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	58, 59
19.	Electrical and gas appliance assembly plants	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
20.	Fuel cell generator	58, 59, 79	58, 59	1, 58, 59
21.	Fulfillment center		1
22.	Gas metering and control stations	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
23.	Hospitals/medical facilities			1
24.	Industrial uses involved with on-site hazardous waste as defined in § 18.04.620	2, 79	2	2
25.	Laundries and cleaning plants	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
26.	Liquefied petroleum sales	2, 79	2	2
27.	Machine shops	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
28.	Manufacturing of food products	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
29.	Manufacturing of meat, poultry, fish or similar products		2
30.	Manufacturing of products	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
31.	Metallurgical testing	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	58, 59
32.	Newspaper publishing	2, 79	2	2
33.	Nightclubs		1
34.	Nurseries, wholesale	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
35.	Off-site sale of alcoholic beverages at auto/service stations	1, 39, 79	1, 39	1, 39
36.	Off-site hazardous waste facilities	1, 44, 45, 79	1, 44, 45
37.	On-site sale or tasting of alcoholic beverages	1, 25, 79	1, 25	1, 25
38.	On-site hazardous waste facilities	44, 45, 58, 59, 62, 79	44, 45, 58, 59, 62	1, 44, 45, 58, 59
39.	Parcel hub		1
40.	Physical fitness clubs, physical training including gyms	2	2	2
41.	Printing, photographic and reproduction activities	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
42.	Public utility service yards	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
43.	Recycling collection facility	2, 28, 33, 57, 58, 69, 79	2, 28, 33, 57, 58, 69
44.	Recycling plant
45.	Recycling station		1, 37, 57, 69
46.	Religious places of worship	1, 79	1
47.	Retail sales			1, 46
48.	Satellite dish receiving antenna	30, 79	30	30
49.	Scientific research centers and laboratories	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
50.	Sheet metal shops	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 52	1, 58, 59
51.	Sign shop	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
52.	Temporary uses	42, 79	42	42
53.	Theaters, walk-in			1
54.	Trade schools, industrial oriented	2, 79	2
55.	Transfer, moving and storage facilities for furniture and household goods only	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	1, 58, 59
56.	Truck repairing, overhauling, and rental and retail sales		1, 62	1
57.	Unclassified uses	1, 48, 79	1, 48	1, 48
58.	Waste disposal facility
59.	Water facilities	1, 79	2	1
60.	Wholesale sales	58, 59, 62, 79	58, 59, 62	58, 59
61.	Wireless telecommunication facilities	65, 79	65	65

*	Refer to zoning administrator determinations, on file in the community development department planning division.

(Prior code § 9206.04; Ord. 559 § 1, 1977; Ord. 709 §§ 1—3, 1985; Ord. 710 § 3, 1985; Ord. 716 § 1, 1986; Ord. 745 § 5, 1988; Ord. 751 §§ 3, 4, 1989; Ord. 752 §§ 3, 4, 1989; Ord. 764 § 2, 1989; Ord. 765 §§ 12—17, 1989; Ord. 785 §§ 5, 6, 1990; Ord. 823 § 9, 1993; Ord. 830 § 5, 1993; Ord. 852 § 27, 1994; Ord. 857 §§ 8, 9, 10, 1994; Ord. 886 § 3, 1996; Ord. 892 §§ 4—7, 1997; Ord. 893 §§ 4—7, 1997; Ord. 900 § 4, 1997; Ord. 911 §§ 2, 3, 1998; Ord. 912 §§ 7, 8, 1998; Ord. 917 § 3, 1998; Ord. 922 §§ 4, 5, 1999; Ord. 968 §§ 6—8, 2001; Ord. 973 § 5, 2001; Ord. 988 § 4, 2002; Ord. 1057 § 9, 2009; Ord. 1083 § 8, 2014; Ord. 1085 § 6, 2014; Ord. 1087 § 5, 2014; Ord. 1089 § 8, 2014; Ord. 1098 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1102 § 4, 2016; Ord. 1116 §§ 3, 4, 2018; Ord. 1126 §§ 3—5, 2018; Ord. 1149 § 4, 2021; Ord. 1156 § 4, 2022; Ord. 1170 § 6, 2023; Ord. 1174 § 5, 2023; Ord. 1186, 7/9/2024; Ord. 1191, 4/8/2025; Ord. 1192, 4/8/2025)

§ 18.40.050 Special use conditions and chart notes.

The uses of land set forth in the land use chart in Table 18.40.040 shall be subject to the provisions of this section, as indicated.

A. Relationship to Chart. Special use conditions, requirements and limitations governing use of land indicated by "numbers" appearing in the zone column of the land use chart correspond to the specific numbered use conditions, requirements or limitations set forth in subsection B of this section.

B. Specific Uses Prohibited.

1. Notwithstanding any provisions of this code to the contrary, the advertising, promoting, holding, conducting or participating in any public dance or entertainment in the single-family residential zone, the planned residential development zone, or the multiple-family residential variable density zone of the city, as well as the processing of any entitlements relating thereto, is prohibited. "Entertainment," as used in this subsection, means and includes any activity planned, engaged in or permitted to occur for the purpose of or resulting in the pleasing, entertainment, attracting or retaining of patrons or customers, and shall specifically include but not be limited to the playing of any musical instrument by any human being, the playing of records, tapes or other musical reproduction devices, or performing the functions of a disc jockey. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to churches, schools, public buildings, bona fide charitable institutions and political organizations. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Pico Rivera Municipal Code, local law enforcement officers may enforce the provisions of this subsection.

C. 

Use Conditions, Requirements and Limitations Enumerated. Special use conditions, requirements and limitations on land uses set forth in the land use chart in Table 18.40.040 are as follows:

Note 1. Subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.

Note 2. Subject to approval of a precise plan of design.

Note 3. Subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.50 of this title relative to animal, poultry and fowl regulations.

Note 4. Housing not more than ten persons.

Note 5. More than twenty thousand square feet of lot area requires precise plan of design approval.

Note 6. More than one dwelling unit per lot requires precise plan of design approval.

Note 7. Permitted when in conjunction with church use and related facilities.

Note 8. Small family day care homes of eight or fewer children approved by-right and does not require any permit or business license when located in a single-family home. Large family day care homes of seven to fourteen children approved with a home occupation permit with one hundred-foot radius notice of the exterior boundaries when located in a single-family home. Family day care homes shall adhere to the provisions of Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.45 through 1597.46.

Note 9. Limited to not more than sixty students, not less than fifteen thousand square feet of lot area, and appropriately licensed operators pursuant to state regulations.

Note 10. Limited to not more than eight persons, including the resident family, and not more than six foster children, four or more foster children requiring approval of CUP.

Note 11. Subject to issuance of a home occupation permit or cottage food operations permit as appropriate per Chapter 18.52. The following businesses shall not be operated out of a home and shall not be permitted by home occupation permits: alcohol sales, firearm and ammunition sales and services, on-site massage therapists, hairdressers, retail sales, vehicle storage, vehicle sales and vehicle repair, vehicle dispatch (taxis, towing, etc.) furniture or cabinet making, commercial kennels, commercial stables, breeding facilities, and forensic testing.

Note 12. All goods, wares and other merchandise shall be of an intrinsic value, and shall specifically exclude secondhand goods.

Note 13. May include servicing, mechanical repairs, painting, body and fender work only in conjunction with a new automobile sales dealership.

Note 14. Excluding any maintenance or repair of any type whatsoever.

Note 15. Limited to processing and retail sale of pastries only.

Note 16. Deleted by Ord. 852.

Note 17. Limited to on-premises retail sales directly to the consumer.

Note 18. Drive-in Businesses. The following operations and property development regulations shall apply to drive-in business establishments:

a. Screening of Restroom Facilities. Whenever restroom facilities provide outside access, such access shall be screened from public view with decorative materials used and designed in the exterior appearance of the main building, or by suitable landscape material as may be approved by the city planner.

b. Trash Areas. Each drive-in business establishment shall provide adequate trash area so as to contain and conceal all trash or refuse generated on the site, and shall be constructed of similar materials used and designed in the exterior appearance of the main building.

c. Area Lighting. All exterior outdoor area lighting shall only be provided in an indirect manner, emanating from fixtures located under canopies, building eaves and ground level in landscaped areas. Other types of outdoor area lighting shall be subject to determination by the city planner.

d. Walls. Requirements for walls shall be governed by regulations of the zoning district in which a drive-in business is located.

e. Method of Operation. All operations, except service rendered directly to the occupant of an automobile, shall be conducted in an entirely enclosed building or structure. All products and/or merchandise shall be stored inside a building or structure.

f. Site Area and Dimensions. The minimum site area and dimensions shall be as follows:

(i) Corner Lot. No drive-in business shall be developed on a corner lot or parcel of land with less than twelve thousand square feet in area, or less than one hundred ten linear feet of frontage on each street. Lots or parcels of land being extreme or irregular in shape shall be subject to determination by the city planner.

(ii) Interior Lot. Drive-in businesses located on an interior lot or parcel of land shall have not less than ten thousand square feet of lot area, nor less than one hundred feet of street frontage.

g. Driveway Approaches and Access—Location and Size. Location and size of driveway approaches and access shall be as follows:

(i) Corner Lot. Any drive-in business located on a corner lot or parcel of land having a minimum of one hundred ten linear feet of frontage along each street shall have not more than one driveway approach for each such one hundred ten feet of frontage. Such driveway approach shall be located not less than ten feet from any interior property line, nor less than sixty feet from the intersection of two street property lines. In no case shall a driveway approach have a length greater than thirty feet. The number and location of driveway approaches on a corner lot or parcel of land having more than one hundred ten feet of frontage along each street, and for existing lots of record, shall be determined by the city planner.

(ii) Interior Lot. Any drive-in business located on an interior lot or parcel of land shall not have more than two driveway approaches for each one hundred fifty feet of street frontage. Such driveway approach shall be located not less than fifteen feet from any interior property line, and shall have a minimum distance between driveway approaches of not less than thirty feet. No driveway approach shall have a length greater than thirty feet.

h. Landscaping. Permanent landscaping shall be provided as follows:

(i) A landscape planter area having a net width of not less than five feet shall be installed continuously along the interior property lines, except when a drive-in business site is located contiguous to a commercial shopping or industrial center, such landscape planter area may be eliminated in those areas used for vehicular ingress and egress to such commercial or industrial center. In no case shall there be more than two such driving areas, and each area shall not be more than thirty feet in width.

(ii) There shall be a six-foot-wide landscaped planter area installed continuously along all street frontages except for driveway approaches. In no case shall there be less than a thirty-foot angular corner landscape planter, measured along each street frontage, for drive-in business developments located on a corner lot or parcel of land. Minor landscaping modifications may be made by the city planner or other pertinent reviewing body.

(iii) Landscaping for drive-in business developments located on an interior lot or parcel of land shall be determined by the city planner.

(iv) 

All landscaping shall be subject to the off-street parking regulations set forth in Chapter 18.44 of this title.

i. Signs. All signs and advertising shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Chapter 18.46 of this title.

Note 19. Automobile Service Stations. Automobile service stations shall comply with the following conditions in addition to zone provisions and conditions imposed in a conditional use permit.

a. Site Area. The service station site shall have a minimum frontage on a major or secondary highway of one hundred fifteen feet, and contain a minimum area of eighteen thousand five hundred feet. Notwithstanding the above, those service stations lawfully existing at the enactment of the amendment codified herein shall be exempted from frontage and area requirements when approved by the planning commission under a conditional use permit.

b. Location. The location for the proposed service station shall be in accordance with the general plan, and be on an existing or proposed street that is designed to carry the type and quantity of traffic to be serviced by the proposed use.

c. Building, Canopy and Pump Island Setbacks.

(i) The service station building shall be set back forty feet from all street property lines, and shall not be closer than twenty feet to any property zoned residential.

(ii) Canopies may project to within five feet of all street property lines, and shall not be closer than fifteen feet to all other property lines.

(iii) All pump islands are to be set back a minimum of fifteen feet from any property line.

d. Curbcuts and Driveways. A parcel containing a minimum of one hundred fifteen feet of frontage shall have no more than two driveways on any one street, with a minimum distance between the two driveways of not less than twenty-two feet. No driveway shall exceed a width of thirty feet, nor be less than twenty feet in the flat. However, if a parcel contains in excess of one hundred fifteen feet, the planning commission may make appropriate modifications in accordance with Los Angeles County Highway Permit Ordinance No. 3597, and its latest amendments. If physical problems exist at the time of construction, the director of public works is also authorized to make necessary adjustments as to conditions relating to curbcuts and driveways, so long as the objectives and conditions and standards of the conditional use permit are adhered to.

e. Utility Trailers. Auto and truck rentals shall not exceed ten in number and may be stored on service station sites, provided they are located on the rear of the property and do not occupy any of the required parking spaces for customer service or employees. In addition, the planning commission, upon review of the application for additional utility vehicles, may increase the number when sufficient area is provided and is determined not to be in conflict with the circulation element of the property.

f. Outside Operations. Operations outside of the permanent structure shall be limited to the dispensing of gasoline, oil, water, changing of tires, attaching and detaching of trailers, charging of batteries, wheel alignment and other minor emergency repairs.

g. Outside Display. There shall be no outside display of tires, batteries, auto appliances or other materials within the building setback area, and all display areas shall be designed as part of the development.

h. Walls. A decorative masonry wall six feet in height with a color compatible with the building shall be erected on all property lines. Such wall can be omitted if the station is designed as a part of a commercial center. The design, height and location of the wall or materials may be modified by the planning commission when the modification will meet the needs and objectives of this title.

i. Lighting. All lighting on the exterior of the building shall be of an indirect nature, screened or immediately below the canopy, or on a freestanding pole which shall be hooded and screened to direct the main source of light away from the adjacent properties and the public right-of-way. The standard on which the light is located shall not exceed a maximum of sixteen feet in height.

j. Trash Enclosures. A trash enclosure six feet in height, constructed of decorative block, shall be provided, and shall be enclosed on three sides, with a solid gate six feet in height providing access to the trash area. Trash enclosed within the enclosure shall not exceed the height of the enclosure, nor be allowed to be carried by natural causes onto adjacent properties. The planning commission, in reviewing the trash enclosure, may modify the material selected when the design will be in keeping with the architecture of the structure and meets the needs and objectives of this title. The color of the enclosure is to be compatible with the required wall of the building.

k. Utilities. All utilities shall be placed underground.

l. Landscaping. Landscaping shall be based on seven percent of the total site area, and shall be distributed in accordance with the following standards. The planning commission may make modifications to the following standards when cause or circumstances relating to the subject site and/or the adjacent area characteristics are demonstrated:

(i) A five-foot landscaping area (inside dimensions) shall be provided along all street frontages except where provided with driveway access.

(ii) A landscaping strip shall be provided along interior property lines. Such landscaping may be distributed evenly along the interior property line or in a manner approved by the planning commission.

(iii) A planter of not less than three hundred square feet shall be located at the intersection.

(iv) There shall be one fifteen-gallon tree, six feet to the bottom of the branch structure, for every three thousand square feet of lot area.

(v) All planting areas are to be protected by a concrete curb no less than six inches in height surrounding the planting. Planting areas shall be provided with an irrigation system and must be permanently maintained.

(vi) Landscaping shall consist of combinations of trees, shrubs and ground covers, with careful consideration given to eventual size and spread, susceptibility to disease and pests, durability, and adaptability to existing soil and climatic conditions.

m. Existing Service Stations. Any service station lawfully existing on the date of this zoning code and for which no conditional use permit has been granted, shall assume the status of a legal nonconforming use. Such nonconforming use status shall only remain in effect for a period not to exceed one year from the effective date of the zoning code codified in this title. Upon expiration of the one-year period, all such service stations shall comply with the provisions of this title.

n. Abandoned Service Stations and/or Revocation of Conditional Use Permit. If any service station is closed, vacated, abandoned or not operated so as to engage in the sale of petroleum products or the dispensing of gasoline for a period of six months, any legal permits in effect at the end of the six-month period will become null and void, and no further sales or service from such service station shall be allowed. The presence of a service station that has been vacated or abandoned for a period of six months is declared to constitute a public nuisance, and shall be cause for removal of all pumps, pump islands, tanks, canopies, signs and other appurtenances related to the dispensing of gasoline after proper notification by the zoning administrator. Notification shall be made by the zoning administrator setting forth the intent to declare such abandoned service station a nuisance and to revoke any active permits.

o. Change of Use and/or Vacant or Abandoned Service Station Facilities. A change in the use of a service station facility to a use permitted within the appropriate zone and which does not operate for a principal purpose of dispensing gasoline, shall constitute a closed, vacated, abandoned or inoperative service station, which shall be declared a public nuisance and be abated pursuant to subsection n above.

Note 20. Precise plan of design required for new construction of five hundred square feet or more.

Note 21. Limited to feed and fuel for small animals, poultry and fowl only.

Note 22. Limited to new retail sales only.

Note 23. No animal runs permitted, and shall be limited to the treatment of only household pets, rabbits and small animals.

Note 24. Limited to the leasing or renting of automobiles only.

Note 25. On-site sale of alcoholic beverages may be conditionally permitted only when in conjunction with a bona fide eating establishment with primarily sit-down service. Instructional tastings of alcoholic beverages via a Type 86 license from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may be conditionally permitted only in conjunction with a grocery store or supermarket which exceeds twelve thousand five hundred square feet in gross floor area, or with specialty liquor stores which sell beer, wine, liquor and alcoholic beverage accessories at a minimum of ninety-five percent of their total sales receipts. Instructional tasting events are not permitted in conjunction with convenience stores, or liquor stores which sell grocery items such as milk, eggs and bread, or beauty items or household goods, or which offer secondary services such as check cashing, utility bill payments, delicatessens, etc. Instructional tasting events are subject to compliance with the following:

a. Business establishment must have a conditional use permit approval for the sale of beer and wine, or for the sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits, under a Type 20 or Type 21 alcohol license with a minimum of one-year in operation under current ownership.

b. Business establishment must be in good standing with the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control with no history of disciplinary action.

c. A parking analysis may be required to ensure sufficient parking is provided.

d. As determined by the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the business establishment cannot be located within a census tract which has an overconcentration of on-sale or off-sale alcohol licenses.

e. As determined by local law enforcement, the business establishment cannot be located within an area with high crime rates or have a history of alcohol-related offenses.

f. Not more than three tasting events can be held per week.

g. Installation of security cameras required. Retention of all surveillance footage for a minimum period of one week or longer may be required.

h. All portions of the instructional tasting event shall be located indoors and shall be separated from the remainder of the off-sale licensed premises by a wall, rope, cable, cord, chain, fence, or other permanent or temporary barrier.

i. Entertainment of any kind, including the playing of music or dancing, is prohibited.

j. As determined by the zoning administrator, installation of new parking area lighting may be required if the hours of instructional tasting are proposed to occur after seven p.m. Parking area shall be provided with a minimum illumination of one footcandle.

k. Instructional tastings are not permitted in conjunction with any off-sale licensee location where vehicle fuel is sold.

l. The instructional tasting event can only serve alcoholic beverages to an attendee of legal drinking age.

m. Tastings of wine or distilled spirits shall be limited to not more than three tastings per person per day. A single tasting of distilled spirits shall not exceed one-fourth of one ounce and a single tasting of wine shall not exceed one ounce.

n. Tastings of beer shall be limited to not more than eight ounces of beer per person per day.

o. The wine, beer, or distilled spirits tasted shall be limited to the products that are authorized to be sold by the authorized licensee and the licenseholder under its off-sale license.

p. An instructional tasting event shall be limited to a single type of alcoholic beverage. For purposes of this subsection, "type of alcoholic beverage" means distilled spirits, wine, or beer.

q. Business establishment must comply with Section 25503.56 of the Business and Professions Code, which regulates instructional tasting events.

r. Business establishment must obtain a Type 86 license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control prior to conducting any instructional tasting events.

Note 26. Limited to dairy products only.

Note 27. Specifically excluding pawnshops.

Note 28. Outdoor storage and/or operations shall be visually screened from view subject to the approval or conditional approval of the zoning administrator.

Note 29. Limited to retail sales operations only.

Note 30.

a. Ground-Mount Provisions.

(i) Height limited to fourteen feet or less. Not to project above building height.

(ii) Placement limited to rear or side of structure, facing interior lot line.

(iii) Solid screening required to conceal visibility from adjoining public right-of-way, designed to match exterior finish of primary structure.

(iv) Landscape screening shall also be required if property adjoins residentially zoned property.

(v) Limited to choice of one ground-mount or roof-mount antenna.

b. Roof-Mount Provisions.

(i) Solid screening required to conceal visibility from any adjoining public right-of-way by existing parapet walls; or a licensed architect shall design a solid screen to be an integral part of the building.

(ii) Antennas five feet in height or less shall be exempt from these provisions, provided that the antenna is located in the rear one-third of the roof.

(iii) Limited to choice of one ground-mount or roof-mount antenna.

Note 31. Regulations governing this use of land shall be established pursuant to the provisions set forth for conditional use permit proceedings, but in no case shall such regulations be less restrictive than set forth in Notes 19, 20 and 21 of subsection B of Table 18.44.050 of Section 18.44.050.

Note 32. This use of land shall be subject to the minimum requirements set forth in Notes 19, 20 and 21 of subsection B of Table 18.44.050 of Section 18.44.050.

Note 33. Permitted only in conjunction with and/or incidental to other permitted uses.

Note 34. Limited to areas above first floor when in conjunction with another permitted use in its respective zone classification.

Note 35. Multiple-family dwellings constructed on lots less than twenty thousand square feet shall be subject to approval of a precise plan of design.

Note 36. Major repair of automobiles, limited to vehicles under six thousand pounds.

Note 37.

a. The use shall be conducted entirely within a building.

b. The building shall comply with fire department regulations applicable to this use.

c. The facility shall be properly licensed.

d. Hours of operation shall be those between seven a.m. and ten p.m.

e. Conditions may be imposed restricting the size, content, construction and maintenance of the identification sign.

f. This use may not be conducted within five hundred feet of another such use, nor within five hundred feet of an adult other use, as specified in Chapter 18.04 of this title.

Note 38. Amateur Radio/Citizen Band Radio Antennas. Amateur radio/ citizen band radio antennas not exceeding the following standards shall be subject to the approval of a precise plan of design.

a. Number. No more than one tower utilized as an antenna support structure shall be permitted on a lot or parcel less than fifteen thousand square feet in size, but in no instance shall there be more than two such towers per lot or parcel.

b. Height. The height of an antenna and antenna support structure shall not exceed thirty-eight feet above the maximum height of any building within fifty feet of where said antenna and antenna support structures are affixed to the ground or to any existing structure.

c. Location. No antenna or antenna support structure shall be affixed to the ground in any required yard area and no guy-lines shall be anchored within the required front yard or corner side yard. In addition, no portion of an antenna shall extend beyond the property lines, and no tower utilized as an antenna sup-port structure shall be located other than to the rear of the main residential building, but in no event closer than fifty feet to the front property line.

d. Appearance. Towers utilized as antenna support structures shall be maintained in an appropriate manner at all times to minimize the visual impact to the satisfaction of the zoning administrator. In addition, wooden utility poles shall not be utilized as antenna support structures.

e. Waiver of Standards. Where a pro-posed antenna and/or support structure would not meet the standards enumerated above, a variance is required. In granting such variance, the planning commission may consider topographic features of the site and surrounding area, lot or parcel configuration and/or any other circumstances or factors deemed relevant by the commission that make it obviously impractical to require literal compliance with said standards. The burden of proof for any modification shall be borne by the applicant who shall make a clear and convincing demonstration that usable radio or electromagnetic signals cannot be transmitted or received under the limitations of the above standards. In coming to a determination to modify any specific standard and to what extent, the planning commission shall consider a modification to the extent to allow reception of usable radio or electromagnetic signals while attempting to mitigate the visual impact of the antenna from adjoining streets and from adjoining residentially zoned properties In addition the planning commission, at its discretion, shall seek whatever technical advice it deems necessary to review these matters, with the cost of such technical advice to be paid by the applicant.

f. Conformance. All amateur radio and citizens band antennas and antenna support structures shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the city. Amateur radio and citizen band antennas and antenna support structures which do not conform to the provisions of this title and which were constructed and in place prior to September 9, 1987, are declared to be provisionally legal so long as the present owner retains ownership of the property on which they are erected and so long as any license granted by the Federal Communications Commission remains in effect. At such times as the property is sold or where the licenses have lapsed, then any antenna or antenna support structures shall be required to conform with the provisions of this title or to be removed from the property.

Note 39. Concurrent Sale of Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Fuels. The conditional use permit for the off-sale of alcoholic beverages concurrently with motor vehicle fuels including gasoline at automobile service stations shall be subject to the following standards:

a. Only beer and wine, not distilled spirits, may be sold.

b. All alcoholic sales shall take place within an enclosed building.

c. The minimum sales area for in store retail products shall be one thousand square feet.

d. The sale of products, other than beer and wine, measured by gross receipts on an annual basis, shall exceed the annual sales of beer and wine products, measured by gross receipts.

e. No displays of beer and wine shall be located within five feet of the store's entrance.

f. No displays of beer and wine shall be located on motor fuel islands and no lighted advertising for beer or wine shall be located on buildings or windows.

g. No display or sale of beer or wine shall be made from an ice tub or any other ice-containing device as determined by the state of California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control.

h. No on-sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted on any portion of the premises or any portion adjacent thereto which is under the control of the applicant.

i. Beer and wine coolers shall be sold in minimum quantities of no less than six-pack lots and four-pack lots, respectively.

j. No off-sale of alcoholic beverages shall take place after twelve a.m., midnight.

k. No employee under the age of twenty-one shall sell alcoholic beverages.

l. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold to any person while such person is in a motor vehicle.

m. The sale and delivery of all alcoholic beverages shall be made to persons within the enclosed building only and not through a pass-out window, or a slide-out tray to the exterior of the premises.

n. 

The proposed or existing automobile service station requesting approval to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption shall be a minimum of three hundred feet measured from an existing off-sale establishment property line to property line unless the applicant can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the planning commission that:

1. The proposed off-sale alcohol sales are a necessary adjunct to the business; and

2. A need exists for additional off-sale premises at the location proposed by the applicant.

o. All requirements of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the state of California shall be met.

p. All other conditions which may be imposed by the planning commission in granting the required conditional use permit must be met.

Note 40. Large family day care homes shall be subject to the following:

a. All necessary permits from the State Department of Social Services to operate a large family day care home to be obtained.

b. A city business license must be obtained.

c. Proof of compliance with the standards of the state fire marshal to be obtained.

d. The proposed home shall not be located within one thousand feet of any other large family day care home along the same street.

e. One on-site parking space to be provided for each nonresident employee.

f. An on-site drop-off/pick-up area to be provided.

Note 41. Garage/yard sales shall be subject to the following:

a. That not more than four such sales shall be permitted on any lot per calendar year. Lots with multiple dwelling units, such as duplexes, triplexes and apartment complexes, are also limited to not more than four such sales per lot per calendar year; and

b. That no such sale shall have a duration in excess of two consecutive calendar days; and

c. That the merchandise offered for sale shall be used household goods belonging to the property owner or occupant. Merchandise which is obtained for the sole purpose of resale is considered a business and is strictly prohibited. Not more than five items of the same kind, type or model shall be displayed at any time. Not more than two residential appliances can be displayed at any time; and

d. That no signs shall be erected within any public right-of-way; and

e. That merchandise for sale may be displayed or sold within the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m. only; and

f. That canopies, tables, racks and other fixtures associated with the set-up of a permitted yard sale can be placed outside as early as five p.m. on the day prior to the first day of the sale and must be removed from public view by nine p.m. on the final day of the sale; and

g. That none of the following items are sold, exchanged or bartered at any garage or yard sale: food or beverages, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, controlled substances, illegal substances, commercial appliances and equipment, fire arms, ammunition, explosives, animals and livestock, items where the serial number has been removed, stolen merchandise, or any item prohibited by the city, county, state or federal government.

Note 42. Temporary uses permitted by Chapter 18.61 of Title 18.

Note 43. This shall include reduction, recycling, treatment and temporary storage facilities for hazardous wastes generated by automotive uses only.

Note 44. Application for this use shall be accompanied by accurately drawn maps which depict the following information, and any other information which the director of building and planning deems necessary:

a. Physical dimensions of the property and structures;

b. Location of existing and proposed structure;

c. Setbacks and landscaping;

d. Methods of circulation and parking;

e. Drainage patterns;

f. Ingress and egress;

g. Storage and processing areas;

h. The distance of the property line to the nearest adjacent structure, and description and location of such structure;

i. Proximity of the project to one-hundred-year flood-prone areas;

j. Proximity of the project to any known earthquake fault zones;

k. The relationship of the proposed project to all aboveground water supplies and all known underground aquifers that might be threatened with contamination;

l. Topographic description of the property and surrounding area;

m. Vicinity map;

n. In addition, the following information, and other information deemed necessary by the director of building and planning, shall be submitted:

(i) Identification of all waste water, treated and untreated, generated by the proposed use and the method and place of final discharge.

(ii) An analysis of visual, noise and any olfactory impacts associated with the project and recommended mitigation measures.

(iii) An analysis of all anticipated air quality impacts associated with the project and proposed mitigation measures to ensure no degradation of air quality in the area.

(iv) Identification of the amount (in tons), sources and types of hazardous waste to be treated, stored or disposed of at the proposed facility, and the ultimate disposition of the wastes, and anticipated life of the facility.

(v) A risk assessment which analyzes, in detail, all probabilities of accidents or spills at the site, transportation-related accidents from the point of origin from the subject site, and any other probabilities requested by either the director of building and planning or the planning commission.

(vi) A plan that identifies an ongoing monitoring program of air, soil and ground water. This plan shall be in conformance with the Los Angeles County hazardous waste management plan and include any monitoring requirements imposed by other permitting agencies such as, but not limited to, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Regional Water Quality Control Board and Department of Health Services.

(vii) An emergency response plan.

Note 45. A separate fee shall be established by resolution of the city council.

Note 46. A mix of commercial and industrial uses permitted in the Industrial Planned Development (IPD) zones for new development of over fifteen acres with the approval of a conditional use permit.

Note 47. Satellite dish may be roof or ground mounted without a conditional use permit provided that dish is not visible from any street, subject to zoning administrator approval.

Note 48. Unclassified uses permitted by Chapter 18.56 of Title 18.

Note 49. With the exception of retail uses, a conditional use permit is not required for occupancy of existing buildings.

Note 50. This use shall be considered to be automatically allowable under an existing conditional use permit.

Note 51. On-premises car washing, cleaning, and repairs prohibited.

Note 52.

a. Satellite dish antennas must be ground-mounted and installed within the rear third of the lot.

b. Ground-mounted satellite dish antennas shall not exceed fourteen feet in height.

c. No more than one satellite dish antenna is allowed.

d. Solid fence screening of six feet in height is required to conceal visibility from the public street and/or adjoining properties.

e. Landscape screening exceeding six feet in height is also required to conceal visibility from the public street and/or adjoining properties.

f. A precise plan of design application is required for roof or pole-mounted satellite dish antennas.

Note 53. Coin-operated Games and Game Arcade Regulations.

a. Coin-operated games and game arcades, as defined in Chapter 18.04, shall be restricted to the C-C, C-G, C-M, I-L, I-G, IPD and CPD zones. Coin-operated games of seven or more shall be subject to a conditional use permit and all conditions that may be applied thereto and in accord with the following standards:

(i) The use shall be conducted entirely within a building.

(ii) No premises shall be open to the public unless one or more adult attendant(s) or supervisor(s) are present during all hours of operation.

(iii) Conditions may be imposed restricting hours of operation so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and surrounding property and uses.

(iv) Conditions pertaining to both the construction of the facility and its maintenance may be imposed so as to minimize the effect of noise, congregation, parking and other factors generated by the use detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare, or the surrounding community.

(v) Such other conditions may be imposed as necessary in order to preserve the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the surrounding community.

b. Excluded from the provisions of this subsection are governmental buildings and facilities, public and state licensed private schools, churches and church-related facilities located in any zone.

Note 54. Limited to noncommercial printing.

Note 55. This specific use is automatically permitted within an existing building subject to certificate of occupancy approval and compliance to the following provision:

a. Existing landscaped planters to be completely landscaped and continuously maintained within thirty days of certificate of occupancy approval.

Note 56. Precise plan of design required for more than twenty seats.

Note 57. Use to be completely conducted within enclosed building.

Note 58. This specific use is automatically permitted within an existing building subject to certificate of occupancy approval and compliance to the following provisions:

a. Existing landscaped planters to be completely landscaped and continuously maintained within thirty days certificate of occupancy approval.

b. Compliance to current parking and loading space provisions.

c. Decorative block wall screening or alternate screening approved by the community development director to be provided to conceal outside storage visible from the public right-of-way; or nonindustrially zoned properties.

d. Outside storage shall not exceed height of approved screen wall.

e. Nonconforming parking and loading space provisions subject to precise plan of design approval prior to occupancy.

Note 59. Precise plan of design required for new construction of two thousand five hundred square feet or more.

Note 60. Zoning and Locational Restriction Requirements.

a. All adult businesses are required to procure and maintain an adult business regulatory permit as mandated by Chapter 5.22 et seq.

b. No adult business shall be established or located in any area in the city other than in the following locations:

(i) Parcels fronting along the north side of Slauson Avenue commencing at a point three hundred twenty feet easterly of the centerline of Rosemead Boulevard, proceeding easterly to Reeve Road.

(ii) Parcels fronting along the north side of Bermudez Street, from Bequette Avenue easterly to Reeve Road.

(iii) Parcels fronting along both sides of Industry Avenue, north of Telegraph Road, and as well as parcels fronting along both sides of Telegraph Road from Industry Avenue westerly to the Rio Hondo.

(iv) In locations where the adult business regulated by this section would otherwise be a permitted use, it is unlawful to establish any adult business if the location is within one hundred fifty feet of any existing residential zone or school. In addition, it is unlawful to establish any adult business if the location is within one thousand feet of any legally established adult business. The distances set forth above shall be measured between the nearest property line of the facility or tenant space housing the adult business or the proposed adult business, and the nearest property line included within the residential zone or nearest property line of a school, along a straight line extended between the two points.

d. No building permit or zoning clearance, business tax receipt, adult business regulatory permit, or other permit or entitlement for use shall be legally valid if issued to any adult business proposed to operate or to be established in the city except if the zoning and locational requirements set forth above are satisfied.

e. An adult business or establishment operating as a conforming use with an approved adult business regulatory permit from the city shall not be rendered a nonconforming use by the subsequent location of residential zones or schools within the locational limitations set forth above. For purposes of this section, a use shall be deemed to be subsequently located if it commences following the date an application for an adult business regulatory permit is filed pursuant to Section 5.22.030.

Note 61.

a. Exterior-mounted automated teller machines placed in conjunction with an existing permitted financial institution require zoning consistency review and are subject to the following conditions:

(i) Area Lighting. All exterior outdoor lighting shall be provided in an indirect manner, emanating from fixtures located under canopies, building eaves and ground level in landscaped areas. Other types of lighting shall be subject to zoning administrator approval.

(ii) Design Features. Teller machines must be flush-mounted with exterior building wall and match architectural style of existing building. Each machine is required to have an enclosed trash receptacle.

b. Exterior mounted automated teller machines in conjunction with a permitted, conforming commercial use requires precise plan of design approval, prior to installation.

Note 62. Occupancy of existing structures or expansions of less than two thousand five hundred square feet for industrial zoned properties located adjacent to residentially zoned properties must comply with the following:

a. Establish a six-foot high block wall along side and rear property lines that abut residential property and if physically possible include a landscaped setback consisting of irrigation, trees and ground cover subject to approval by the zoning administrator.

b. Hours of operation limited to seven a.m. to six p.m. Monday through Friday, unless noise generated by operation does not spill off-site. Noise not to exceed sixty-five dBA as measured from residential property line. In addition, on-site lighting not to spill onto residential property.

c. All unpaved areas to be paved or adequately landscaped.

d. Outside storage to be adequately screened subject to zoning administrator approval and limited to an area no closer than twenty feet to any residentially zoned property.

e. Commercial vehicles not to be parked or stored within twenty feet of residential zoned property.

Note 63. Precise plan of design required for new development only.

Note 64. Allowable use only in conjunction with an automotive towing service. On-site operations to be screened from public right-of-way and adjacent properties.

Note 65. Wireless telecommunication facility proposals must be in compliance with Chapter 18.49 of the Pico Rivera Municipal Code.

Note 66. Outside dining associated with a restaurant as defined in this code allowed with issuance of a zoning administrator approved outdoor dining permit.

Note 67. Outdoor dining not located on public or private sidewalk required to have a minimum three-foot wide landscaped setback including a solid barrier from any automobile parking area or driveway aisle. Setbacks from property lines must comply with parking area setback requirements. Compliance with current parking regulations required.

Tables, chairs, umbrellas, serving stations or similar equipment to be located outside must be architecturally compatible with existing structure subject to zoning administrator approval. Said dining area must be in compliance with the parking provisions of Chapter 18.44 of this title.

Outside dining that is proposed to be located on or adjacent to a public or private sidewalk must abide by the following requirements, subject to zoning administrator approval:

Tables and chairs to be of wrought iron or similar construction and compatible with the appearance and design of the existing structure, and must be located parallel to the front of the restaurant, with no possibility of incursion into required clear area of sidewalk.

All outdoor furniture or equipment limited to a maximum fifty percent of the sidewalk width located in front of the restaurant, with a minimum four feet wide area of sidewalk to remain clear of obstruction. Primary pedestrian ingress and egress must be from sidewalk utilized for outdoor dining.

One or more 25 gallon landscape planters to be placed at each end of outdoor dining area. Plants to consist of natural, healthy trees and/or similar container appropriate plants. Potted plants shall not drain onto the public right-of-way.

One freestanding, mounted menu board no greater than 15 inches in width and 24 inches in length permitted adjacent to entranceway.

Provisions shall be made for trash receptacles to serve the sidewalk dining area.

Outdoor lighting to illuminate dining area only. Reproduced music permitted as long as sound does not travel off-site or interfere with users of the sidewalk.

The permittee is responsible for maintaining the outdoor dining area and any adjoining street, curb, gutter and sidewalk in a neat, clean, and orderly condition at all times.

Any proposed outdoor dining located on a public right-of-way will require an encroachment permit or similar approval from the Pico Rivera department of public works in addition to the above noted requirements.

The zoning administrator may revoke the outdoor dining permit upon violation of any imposed condition. Upon termination of said permit the sidewalk shall be returned to its original condition.

Note 68. Any recycling facility shall meet and be certified by the California Department of Conservation and if necessary, the Integrated Waste Management Board, as to meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. Additionally, unless otherwise required by the zoning administrator, the recycling facility must be designed to accept, collect and distribute all redeemable beverage containers made of glass, plastic, aluminum, bi-metal, and made of other recyclable material as determined by this chapter.

Note 69. 

The recycling facility shall meet the following requirements:

a. Reverse Vending Machines (RVM).

1. The RVM shall be located within the store or enclosed building, within twenty-five feet of the main entrance of the primary business.

2. The RVM shall not require additional parking in addition to that required for the primary use.

3. Unless otherwise required by state regulations, one directional and informational sign for each RVM site no more than one foot by three feet shall be permitted. This sign shall be placed on, painted onto, or otherwise permanently affixed to the RVM.

4. RVMs shall be limited to the collection of redeemable empty beverage containers made of glass, plastic, aluminum beverage, bi-metals, and other recyclable materials as permitted by this chapter and approved by the zoning administrator.

5. Shall be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted use.

b. Collection Storage Unit(s) (CSU).

1. Collection storage units aggregate coverage shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five square feet.

2. Collection storage units shall be fully enclosed, except for small openings for deposit of recyclable materials.

3. The CSU shall be located within twenty-five feet of the main entrance into the primary use, whenever possible the CSU shall be located on a sidewalk, and not on any portion of a drive aisle or parking space.

4. All storage units shall be sealed in such a manner as to preclude the deposit of nonredeemable materials in the unit during hours when the primary facility is unmanned.

5. The CSUs shall be staffed a minimum of thirty hours per week to facilitate the purchase of or donation of recyclable materials.

6. The CSUs shall not occupy required parking spaces or landscape areas. No additional parking in addition to that required for the primary use shall be required.

7. CSUs shall be limited to the collection of redeemable paper, and empty beverage containers made of glass, plastic, aluminum beverage and bi-metals; and other beverage containers meeting the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986, as approved by the zoning administrator.

8. The CSU shall be of a size, shape and design to be compatible with existing facilities.

9. No permanent or temporary structures for human habitation or use is permitted as part of a CSU site.

10. The CSUs shall be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted use.

11. Unless otherwise required by state regulations, one directional and information sign for each CSU site no more than one foot by three feet shall be permitted. This sign shall be placed on, painted onto, or otherwise permanently affixed to the CSU.

c. Mobile Recycling Unit (MRU).

1. All storage shall be completely enclosed within a building as approved by the zoning administrator.

2. MRUs shall not occupy nor block driveway aisles, nor occupy landscaped areas. No additional parking in addition to that required for the primary use shall be required.

3. An attendant shall be at the facility at all times during operational hours of the mobile recycling unit.

4. The MRU shall be located outside of required building setback areas as approved by the zoning administrator.

5. MRUs shall be limited to the collection of redeemable paper, and empty beverage containers made of glass, plastic, aluminum beverage, and bimetals, and other recyclable materials as approved by the zoning administrator.

6. MRUs shall be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted use.

7. Unless otherwise required by state regulations, one directional and information sign for each MRU site no more than one foot by three feet shall be permitted. This sign shall be placed, painted or otherwise permanently affixed to an MRU.

d. Recycling Plant (Processing Plant).

1. All outdoor storage of salvageable recycled materials (e.g., non-processed recyclable materials) shall be contained within bins that are located on a paved area on the rear one-half of the project site, or located within a fully enclosed building or structure. No open, loose, bulk or aggregate storage shall be permitted.

2. All outdoor storage of processed recycled materials shall be prepackaged or stored in an enclosed container within the rear one-half of the project site. No open loose, bulk, or aggregate storage shall be permitted.

3. Outdoor storage plans shall be reviewed and approved by the city, L.A. County sheriff's department and L.A. County fire department, L.A. County health department, and city of Pico Rivera.

4. All outdoor storage containers and outdoor operations shall be enclosed by view-obscuring walls, fences, gates, or buildings. No storage containers shall be seen from a public right-of-way or from any residential land use.

5. All processing and other similar activities shall occur entirely within an enclosed building.

6. A recycling plant, upon planning commission approval of a conditional use permit may accept used motor oil for recycling from consumers or other used oil generators for distribution in accordance with Sections 25250.11 of the California Health and Safety Code. No reclamation processing of used oil is permitted.

7. The ambient noise level shall not be increased above existing noise levels as measured at any property line as a result of this permitted activity.

8. The recycling facility plant shall comply with signage and off-street parking code standards.

9. The delivery of biodegradable refuse (e.g., garbage or food wastes) shall not be permitted. Any incidental amounts of biodegradable refuse materials enters the site shall be removed by the next working day or within the next forty-eight hours of it entering the site, whichever is sooner. All incidental refuse material shall be placed in containers or within an existing structure until such time that this waste material is removed from the project site.

10. Liquid wastes, hazardous and biodegradable materials, including, but not limited to, food, beverages, drugs, cosmetics, hazardous chemicals, poisons, medical wastes, syringes, needles, pesticides, batteries and other similar materials shall not be permitted on the site.

11. As applicable, the owner and operator of the facility shall prevent or eliminate immediately any nuisance created by dust, odors, blowing material, litter, ponding water, noise or other nuisance. Inspections, as necessary, by the L.A. County department of health and city of Pico Rivera, mitigating nuisances may be required on a case-by-case basis.

12. All buildings and structures within the site shall be rodent-proofed and any rodent infestation shall be controlled immediately. Inspections, as necessary, by the L.A. County department of health and city of Pico Rivera, mitigating impacts may be required on a case-by-case basis.

13. Any infestation or accumulation of flies or other insects of public health significance shall be immediately controlled. Inspections, as necessary, by the L.A. County department of health and city of Pico Rivera, mitigating impacts may be required on a case-by-case basis.

14. In anticipation of emergency situations (e.g., breakdown of facilities, power failure, landfill closure), provisions shall be made to ensure nonsalvageable waste materials will be properly contained and that no continuous storage of nonsalvageable material be allowed. Unless otherwise approved by the zoning administrator, nonsalvageable materials shall be removed within forty-eight hours.

15. Any representative of a regulatory governmental agency shall be permitted access to the recycling plant at any reasonable time for the purpose of obtaining information or inspecting operations.

16. Burning of wastes shall be prohibited.

17. Fire protection and prevention facilities, including, but not limited to, fire sprinklers, shall be provided in a manner subject to approval of the fire marshal.

18. A detailed site plan, building elevations and operations plan, illustrating improvements such as building, parking, outdoor storage, use of equipment, processing operations, transport routes, shall be subject to review and approval.

19. A recycling plant shall not be located on a property located within four hundred feet of a lot zoned residential or open space or any property containing a public institutional land use (e.g., church, school, park or library).

20. As applicable, the applicant and operator of a recycling plant shall bear the full administrative costs of monitoring and inspection activities to be conducted by city staff or consultant representatives. An annual permit fee and fine schedule shall be prepared and approved prior to any recycling-related use being established. Failure to pay the city all fees and/or fines shall constitute a zoning code violation.

e. Recycling Station.

1. All storage of salvageable recycled materials (e.g., nonprocessed recyclable material) shall be contained within bins that are located on a paved area in the rear one-half of the project site or located within a fully enclosed building or structure. No open, loose, bulk or aggregate storage shall be permitted.

2. Outdoor storage plans shall be reviewed and approved by the city, L.A. County sheriff's department and L.A. County fire department, L.A. County health department, and city of Pico Rivera.

3. All outdoor storage containers and operations shall be totally enclosed by view-obscuring walls, gates, fences or buildings. No storage containers shall be seen from a public right-of-way or from any residential land use.

4. Recyclable material delivered to the site shall be presorted, and shall include no hazardous or biodegradable wastes.

5. No processing activities shall be permitted.

6. The ambient noise level shall not be increased above existing noise levels as measured at any property line.

7. The recycling station shall comply with signage and off-street parking code standards.

8. The site shall not be located on a property within four hundred feet of a lot zoned for residential or open space purposes or any property containing a public institutional land use (e.g., church, school, park or library).

9. The delivery of biodegradable refuse (e.g., garbage or food wastes) shall not be permitted. Any incidental amounts of biodegradable refuse material enters the site shall be removed by the next working day or within the next forty-eight hours of its entering the site, whichever is sooner. All incidental refuse material shall be placed in containers or within an existing structure until such time that this material is removed from the project site.

10. Liquid wastes, hazardous and biodegradable materials, including, but not limited to, food, beverages, drugs, cosmetics, hazardous chemicals, poisons, medical wastes, syringes, needles, pesticides, batteries, and other similar materials shall not be permitted on the site.

11. As applicable the owner or operator of the facility shall prevent or eliminate immediately any nuisance created by dust, odors, blowing material, litter, ponding water, noise, rodents, infestations, or other nuisances. Inspections, as necessary, by the L.A. County department of health and city of Pico Rivera, mitigating nuisances may be required on a case-by-case basis.

12. All buildings and structures within the site shall be rodent-proofed and any rodent infestation shall be controlled immediately. Inspections, as necessary, by the L.A. County department health and city of Pico Rivera, mitigating nuisances may be required on a case-by-case basis.

13. Any infestation or accumulation of flies or other insects of public health significance shall be immediately controlled. Inspections, as necessary, by the L.A. County department of health and city of Pico Rivera, mitigating nuisances may be required on a case-by-case basis.

14. Any representative of a regulatory governmental agency shall be permitted access to the recycling plant at any reasonable time for the purpose of obtaining information or inspecting operations.

15. A detailed site plan, building elevations and operation plans illustrating improvements, such as building storage, parking, signage, and provisions for site supervision and security shall be subject to review and approval by the zoning administrator.

f. General Requirements.

1. All recycling facilities require a separate business license.

2. All recycling facilities must post city licenses and phone contact for site maintenance and operation.

3. Excepting for permitted signage, no advertisement for any product or use other than material(s) to be recycled may be affixed to a machine, collection unit, or other facility visible to the public.

4. All facilities immediately accessible to the public must be maintained in a clean and attractive manner and serviced on a daily basis. This shall include washing, sweeping and other cleaning activities. As needed, a trash receptacle shall be provided at each recycling facility as determined by the zoning administrator.

5. A plan of operation including correctly dimensioned site plans of the facility, actual days and hours of operation, anticipated volume of recyclable and nonrecyclable materials to be collected and any other information as requested by the zoning administrator shall be submitted for review and approval.

6. The name and phone number of the person responsible for the recycling facility site and hours of operation shall be visible to the public; other signage as permitted by this code or required by state regulators shall be reviewed and approved by the community development department, planning division.

7. Operation hours of the recycling facility shall be at least the operating hours of the primary use.

8. The recycling facility shall be illuminated to ensure a comfortable and safe operation, if operating hours fall between dusk and dawn.

9. The operator and primary business of any recycling facility shall remove any and all recyclable materials which have accumulated or are deposited outside a designated container, bin or enclosure intended as receptacles for such materials within a twenty-four hour period. Upon failure to immediately remove said material, the city may deem them to be abandoned and may enter the site to remove the materials. The property owner(s) of the premises and the operator of the facility shall be liable for full costs of such clean-up work completed by the city.

10. As necessary, a litter and debris plan for on- and off-site impacts shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.

11. Violation of any condition of any terms set forth may result in the issuance of a notice of noncompliance certificate by the city of Pico Rivera and be cause for the immediate closing of the facility until such times as the violations are corrected to the satisfaction of the zoning administrator.

12. As determined by the zoning administrator, a periodic report providing such information as the weight, volume and type of recyclable material, and nonrecyclable material received, shall be provided to the community development department, planning division.

Note 70. Modular classroom/offices must abide by zoning and Uniform Building Code requirements in regards to placement and installation. Trailers to be screened from neighboring residential properties and public right-of-way. Architectural design to complement existing structures and minimize modular appearance. It is not the intent of this section to encourage modular units in lieu of permanent structures. Total square footage of modular units not to exceed twenty-five percent of existing permanent classroom space. Such units allow for private education institutions Grades K through 8.

Note 71. Self-storage facilities as defined in Section 18.04.760 are permitted in the P-A zone with approval of a conditional use permit provided, however, that this provision shall not affect self-storage facilities that are in operation or have received city entitlements prior to such date. No other self-storage facility shall be located within one thousand feet from any other such facility.

Note 72. The following regulations shall apply to check cashing establishments:

a. Distance Requirements. A minimum distance of two thousand six hundred forty feet (one-half of a mile), as measured from property line to property line, shall be maintained between any two check cashing establishments.

b. The establishment shall comply with the state of California Department of Justice regulations for Check Cashers Permit Program set forth in the California Code of Regulations, Title 11, Division 1, Chapter 13.5 and maintain an active check cashers permit at all times.

Note 73. Emergency Shelters. Emergency shelters for homeless persons shall be subject to and comply with the following standards and regulations.

a. A single emergency shelter for twenty occupants, or a combination of multiple shelters with a combined capacity not to exceed twenty occupants, shall be allowed as a permitted use, consistent with Section 65583(4)(A) of the Government Code. All emergency shelters, regardless of the number of occupants, shall meet all applicable development standards applicable to the zoning districts in which they are permitted by-right and minimum standards contained herein below. Any emergency shelter with a capacity greater than twenty occupants shall also be subject to the approval of a conditional use permit, as set forth in Chapter 18.56.

(i) A single emergency shelter for twenty occupants or a combination of multiple shelters with a combined capacity not to exceed twenty occupants shall be allowed as a permitted use per Chapter 18.39. The emergency shelter overlay zone shall be applied to the area located south of Beverly Boulevard, north of the Union Pacific Railroad, east of Tobias Avenue and west of the San Gabriel River.

b. The facility shall operate on a first-come, first serve basis with clients only permitted on-site and admitted to the facility between six p.m. and seven a.m. during Pacific Daylight Time, and five p.m. and seven a.m. during Pacific Standard Time. Clients must vacate the facility by eight a.m. and have no guaranteed bed for the next night. A curfew of ten p.m. (or earlier) shall be established and strictly enforced and clients shall not be admitted after the curfew.

c. To avoid over-concentration of emergency shelter facilities, a minimum distance of three hundred feet shall be maintained from any other emergency shelter, as measured from the property line.

d. Emergency shelters shall not be located within one thousand feet of a public or private school (pre-school through twelfth grade), universities, colleges, student housing, senior housing, child care facilities, public parks, businesses licensed for on- or off-site sales of alcoholic beverages or parolee/probationer home as defined in Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) and as measured from the property line.

e. Service providers shall provide sufficient numbers of male and female toilets (restrooms) for clients and prospective clients to have access to use on a twenty-four-hour basis. For group housing and other similar shelter programs, adequate private male and female showers shall be provided along with lockers for clients to temporarily store their belongings.

f. Any outdoor storage, including, but not limited to, items brought on-site by clients for overnight stays, shall be screened from public view by a minimum six-foot tall decorative wall or fence. Shopping carts are not permitted on-site.

g. Adequate waiting areas must be provided within the premises for clients and prospective clients including ten square feet per bed, minimum one hundred square feet to ensure that public sidewalks or private walkways are not used as queuing or waiting areas.

h. Facility improvements shall comply with the Pico Rivera Municipal Code and the most current adopted Building and Safety Code, specific to the establishment of dormitories and shall additionally provide:

(i) A minimum of one toilet for every eight beds per gender.

(ii) A minimum of one shower for every eight beds per gender.

(iii) Private shower and toilet facility for each area designated for use by individual families.

i. An emergency shelter facility shall provide off-street parking at the ratio of one space per four beds, and/or one-half per bedroom designated as a family unit with children, plus one space per staff member. Service providers are responsible to provide and maintain adequate parking and freight loading facilities for employees, clients and other visitors who drive to the premises.

j. Bike rack parking shall be provided at the facility.

k. Exterior lighting shall be provided for the entire outdoor and parking area of the property per the lighting standards of Section 18.44.050 of this code.

l. The facility may provide the following services in a designated area separate from sleeping areas:

(i) A recreation area inside the shelter or in an outdoor area visually separated from public view by a minimum six-foot tall visually screening decorative wall or fence.

(ii) A counseling center for job placement, educational, health care, legal services, or mental health services.

(iii) Laundry facilities to serve the number of clients at the shelter.

(iv) Kitchen and dining area.

(v) Client storage area.

m. Similar types of facilities to address the needs of homeless clients, as determined by the zoning administrator. A shelter management plan shall be submitted as a part of the permit application, which addresses all of the following:

(i) Service providers shall maintain sufficient monetary resources to enable them to operate the facility per the shelter management plan, and shall demonstrate to the city prior to approval of the permit application that such funds shall be available for use upon first occupancy of the proposed project and shall reasonably be expected to be available for the life of the project.

(ii) A minimum of one staff member per fifteen beds shall be awake and on duty when the facility is open. Facility staff shall be trained in operating procedures, safety plans, and assisting clients. The facility shall not employ staff who has been convicted of a felony or who are required to register as a sex registrant under Penal Code Section 290.

(iii) Service providers shall maintain up-to-date information and referral sheets to give clients and other persons who, for any reason, cannot be served by the establishment.

(iv) Service providers shall provide criteria to screen clients for admittance eligibility, with the objective to provide first service to individuals with connections to Pico Rivera.

(v) Service providers will maintain information on individuals utilizing the facility and will ensure that the maximum stay at the facility shall not exceed one hundred twenty days in a three hundred sixty-five day period.

(vi) Service providers shall continuously monitor waiting areas to inform prospective clients whether they can be served within a reasonable time. If they cannot be served by the provider because of time or resource constraints, the monitor shall inform the client of alternative programs and locations where he or she may seek similar service.

(vii) Service providers will educate on-site staff to provide adequate knowledge and skills to assist clients in obtaining permanent shelter and income, including referrals to outside assistance agencies. An annual report on this activity will be provided to the city.

(viii) Service providers shall provide for the timely removal of litter attributable to clients within the vicinity of the facility every twenty-four-hour period.

(ix) Service providers will maintain good communication and have procedures in place to respond to operational issues which may arise from the neighborhood, city staff, or the general public.

(x) Service providers shall establish standards for responding to emergencies and incidents expelling clients from the facility. Re-admittance policies for clients who have previously been expelled from the facility shall also be established.

(xi) Alcohol and illegal drug use is prohibited on-site. Service providers shall expel clients from the facility if found to be using alcohol or illegal drugs.

(xii) The establishment shall implement other conditions and/or measures as determined by the city, in consultation with other city/county agencies necessary to ensure that management and/or clients of the establishment maintain the quiet, safety and cleanliness of the premises and the vicinity of the use.

(xiii) Other requirements as deemed necessary by the city to ensure that the facility does not create an adverse impact to surrounding properties.

(xiv) On a monthly basis, provide an updated list of emergency shelter residents to the sheriff's department.

(xv) All graffiti on the premises shall be removed by the business operator within twenty-four hours.

(xvi) Installation of anti-loitering signs.

n. The facility shall comply with all other laws, rules, and regulations that apply including, but not limited to, Building and Fire Codes. The facility shall be subject to city inspections prior to the commencement of operation. In addition, the city may inspect the facility at any time for compliance with the facility's management plan and other applicable laws and standards.

o. Emergency shelter operator shall obtain a city business license.

Note 74. Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Units. Single-room occupancy (SRO) units, also known as efficiency units, shall be subject to and comply with the following standards and regulations.

a. Each SRO facility shall comply with all applicable development standards for the applicable zoning district and minimum standards contained herein below.

b. Units shall have a minimum size of two hundred square feet and a maximum of four hundred square feet.

c. Each unit shall accommodate a maximum of two persons.

d. Exterior lighting shall be provided for the entire outdoor and parking area of the property per the lighting standards of Section 18.44.050 of this code.

e. Laundry facilities must be provided in a separate enclosed room at the ratio of one washer and one dryer for every twenty units of fractional number thereof, with at least one washer and dryer per floor.

f. A cleaning supply room or utility closet with a wash tub with hot and cold running water shall be provided on each floor of the SRO (efficiency) unit facility.

g. Each unit required to provide a separate bathroom containing a water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower.

h. Each unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, functioning cooking appliance and a refrigerator, each having a clear working space of not less than thirty inches in front.

i. Each SRO (efficiency) unit shall have a separate closet.

j. SRO (efficiency) units shall comply with all requirements of the California Building Code. All units shall comply with all applicable accessibility and adaptability requirements. All common areas shall be fully accessible.

k. An SRO (efficiency) unit project shall not be located within five hundred feet of any other SRO (efficiency) unit project, emergency shelter, or other similar program, unless such program is located within the same building or on the same lot.

l. An SRO (efficiency) unit project with ten or more units shall provide on-site management. A project with less than ten units may provide a management office off-site.

m. Tenancy of SRO (efficiency) units shall not be less than thirty days and maximum period of twelve months.

n. SRO (efficiency) unit parking shall be provided as follows:

(i) One uncovered parking space for every three SRO (efficiency) units.

(ii) Two uncovered parking spaces for an on-site manager unit.

(iii) Each efficiency unit shall be provided at least one lockable bicycle parking space in a location that is adjacent to that SRO (efficiency) unit.

o. Applications for SRO (efficiency) units projects shall be processed in a manner consistent with procedures for multiple-family residential projects.

Note 75. Second Dwelling Units. Second dwelling units shall be subject to and comply with the following standards and regulations.

a. This section provides standards for the establishment of secondary dwelling units. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65852.2 local governments have the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote second units. A second unit which conforms to the requirements of this section shall not be considered to exceed the allowable density for the lot upon which it is located and shall be deemed to be a residential unit which is consistent with the general plan and zoning classification for the lot.

b. The application for a secondary dwelling unit shall be considered a ministerial action without discretionary review or a public hearing, notwithstanding any other requirements of state law or this development code. The permit applicant shall be the owner and resident of the main dwelling.

c. One secondary dwelling unit shall be allowed on a single-family parcel.

d. A parcel proposed for a secondary dwelling unit shall comply with all the following requirements:

(i) The parcel shall have a minimum area of the underlying zoning district;

(ii) The parcel shall be developed with only one existing owner occupied single-family detached main dwelling unit;

(iii) Either the principal or secondary living unit shall be the primary residence of the record owner of the property; and

(iv) A secondary dwelling unit shall not be sold, but may be rented. A covenant shall be recorded in the Los Angeles County clerk's office against the title declaring that the property owner must occupy either the primary residence or the secondary dwelling unit.

e. A secondary dwelling unit may be either attached to the existing dwelling or detached from the existing dwelling and located on the same lot as the existing dwelling.

f. A secondary dwelling unit shall:

(i) Have a floor area not exceeding thirty percent of the existing living area of the main dwelling;

(ii) Be architecturally compatible with the main dwelling unit and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of height, roofing, bulk and mass, landscaping, and architectural materials;

(iii) Comply with height and setback requirements for the applicable zone;

(iv) Contain separate kitchen and bathroom facilities and have a separate entrance from the main dwelling;

(v) Not exceed one thousand two hundred square feet; and

(vi) Have a designated open space area of three hundred square feet directly adjacent to the second unit.

g. The secondary dwelling unit shall be provided one covered garage off-street parking space, in addition to that required for the main dwelling unit, in compliance with Chapter 18.44.

h. The following findings shall be made, in addition to those requirements to approve a site plan:

(i) The secondary dwelling unit is compatible with the design of the main dwelling unit and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of scale, exterior treatment, height, setbacks and landscaping, and will not cause excessive noise, traffic, or other disturbances or result in adverse effects on public services and resources; and

(ii) The secondary dwelling unit will not contribute to a high concentration of these units sufficient to change the character of the surrounding neighborhood.

Note 76. A project shall be approved with a streamlined administrative site plan/zoning consistency review only for properties identified in the 2021-2029 Housing Element to meet the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. To utilize the streamlined approach, the developer must restrict a minimum of twenty percent of the units as affordable to lower income households as defined under Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code. Landowners and developers that propose uses, structures, designs and site improvements shall comply with the following:

a. Application. The applicant shall submit a site plan application/zoning consistency review to the zoning administrator with the number of prints of the plans specified, together with a filing fee. The contents of the site plan review shall be specified by the zoning administrator. The zoning administrator shall require, if deemed necessary, a parking, traffic, noise or any other study.

b. Completeness. If the zoning administrator determines the application to be incomplete, the applicant will be notified within thirty days, indicating what additional information is required to complete the application. The application will not be processed until that information is received by the zoning administrator. If no determination is made by the zoning administrator within thirty days, the application shall be deemed complete.

c. Findings. The zoning administrator shall make the following findings in approving an application for review:

(i) That the site plan is consistent with the goals and policies of the general plan;

(ii) That the proposed development is in accordance with all applicable and objective provisions of the Pico Rivera Municipal Code;

(iii) That the proposed development shall not have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact without rendering the development unaffordable to low- and moderate-income households. As used in this paragraph, a "specific, adverse impact" means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete. Inconsistency with the zoning ordinance or general plan land use designation shall not constitute a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety.

d. Building Permit. A building permit shall be issued pursuant to administrative site plan/zoning approval. If there is a substantial change from the original site plan as determined by the zoning administrator, a revised application shall be resubmitted.

e. Appeal. Denial of the application by the zoning administrator may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 18.64 of Title 18 of the Pico Rivera Municipal Code.

Note 77. New live/work lofts permitted in vertical mixed-used developments only with direct access to street.

Note 78. Existing legally nonconforming and former residential single-family units on major thoroughfares which have maintained the characteristics of a single-family unit may convert to a live/work space, provided a precise plan of design approval is obtained. Development of new single-family homes for the conversion to live/work space is not permitted. Only office uses permitted provided the applicant can provide parking for the required office and residential unit per Chapter 18.44.

Note 79. Light industrial zoned properties with a mixed-use overlay may develop a stand-alone industrial development consistent with the base zone or a mixed use development. The property owner may not subdivide properties for the purpose of allocating land uses. The property owner must choose to continue the existing industrial land use or choose to develop the entire property under the mixed use overlay as of the adoption of this note. The mixed use component may not include an industrial land use. However, the property owner may choose to develop a stand-alone residential or commercial development.

Note 80. Brewery. The following operations and property development regulations shall apply to brewery establishments:

a. The display of alcoholic beverages shall not be located outside of the brewery facility.

b. The purchase, consumption, tasting and sales of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to only those fermented and manufactured on site.

c. Ancillary retail sales shall be limited to only those retail items directly associated with the on-site brewery facility and accessory tasting room.

d. A security plan, including a video surveillance system and exterior lighting plan shall be submitted as part of the conditional use permit application.

e. No persons under twenty-one shall be permitted in the brewery and associated tasting room.

f. A State a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control permit shall be obtained prior to operation.

g. There shall be no admission fee, cover charge, nor minimum purchase required.

Note 81. Vending Machines and Lockers. The following vending machines, charity bins and storage lockers shall adhere to the following:

a. Movie rental vending machines shall be only placed inside a building within a commercial business.

b. Self-service parcel delivery service lockers shall only be placed inside a building within a commercial business.

c. Collection containers, boxes, bins, or receptacles for clothing and other personal property shall only be placed inside a building within a commercial business.

d. Water vending machines shall only be placed inside a building within a commercial business.

e. Propane tanks within lockers for retail sale are permitted at the exterior of a commercial business with a square footage of over ten thousand square feet or automobile service stations (gas stations). The applicant shall submit a site plan and elevation to be approved by the planning division.

This note shall apply and only be allowed in the General-Commercial (C-G).

Note 82. 

Self-Storage Facilities. The following operations and property development regulations shall apply to all new self-storage facilities and to all existing facilities at such time as the storage area of the existing business is expanded:

a. Business Activity. The use of self-storage facilities by customers shall be limited to inactive storage only. No retail, repair, or other business activity shall be conducted out of the individual rental storage units. No activities other than rental of storage units and pick-up and deposit of storage shall be allowed on the premises. Examples of activities prohibited in said facilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Auctions, commercial wholesale or retail sales, or miscellaneous garage sales. An exception is made for auctions required by law to comply with lien sale requirements. During the course of said lien sales, customer vehicles shall not be allowed to obstruct travel ways.

2. The servicing, repair, or fabrication of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances, or other similar equipment.

3. The operation of power tools, spray-painting equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or other similar equipment.

4. The establishment of a transfer and storage business.

b. Enclosure. Outdoor storage is prohibited. No boats, trailers, and/or other vehicles shall be parked or otherwise stored outside the storage units.

c. Lighting.

1. Lighting shall be designed to provide safety and security and shall serve to unify and enhance the general appearance of the parcel area.

2. The installation of a specific style or type of lighting fixture shall be required to create harmony and compatibility of architectural elements.

3. Accent lighting shall be designed and incorporated to showcase key architectural features of the buildings and key elements of the landscaping and shall be subject to the approval by the director.

4. No light shall direct or deflect glare to streets, freeways or adjacent uses. Special attention shall be provided to ensure that illumination shall not have a negative environmental impact on the land uses surrounding a self-storage facility.

d. Hazardous Materials. No caustic, hazardous, toxic or flammable or explosive matter, material, liquid, or object, nor any matter, material, liquid or object that creates obnoxious or offensive dust, odor or fumes shall be stored.

e. Utilities. Water, gas or telephone service to any rental space is prohibited.

f. Habitation. Human habitation of any rental space is prohibited.

Note 83. Neither Note 1 above nor Section 18.54.070 of this code shall apply to any use for which the city issued a precise plan of design on or before October 26, 2021, unless the precise plan of design has been revoked under Section 18.48.095 of this code or the use approved under the precise plan of design has been terminated or changed to a new use. Uses qualifying for the exception referenced herein shall instead be permitted and regulated in compliance with Chapter 18.48 of this code and any other modifications, revisions, or amendments thereto approved by the city.

Note 84. Distance requirement of one thousand feet between property lines of the same use.

Note 85. A precise plan of design applies to medical clinics under five thousand square feet.

(Prior code § 9206.05; Ord. 640 § 2, 1981; Ord. 652 § 3, 1982; Ord. 710 § 4, 1985; Ord. 745 §§ 4, 5, 1988; Ord. 751 § 5, 1989; Ord. 752 § 5, 1989; Ord. 765 §§ 18—20, 1989; Ord. 785 § 7, 1990; Ord. 799 §§ 4—5, 1991; Ord. 823 §§ 10, 11, 1993; Ord. 830 § 6, 1993; Ord. 852 §§ 28—43, 1994; Ord. 857 §§ 11, 12, 1994; Ord. 886 § 4, 1996; Ord. 892 § 8, 1997; Ord. 893 § 8, 1997; Ord. 911 §§ 4, 5, 1998; Ord. 912 § 9, 1998; Ord. 917 § 4, 1998; Ord. 932 § 4, 1999; Ord. 934 §§ 5, 6 and 7, 1999; Ord. 988 § 4, 2002; Ord. 1000 § 4, 2003; Ord. 1018 § 7, 2006; Ord. 1053 § 5, 2009; Ord. 1057 § 8, 2009; Ord. 1066 § 6, 2011; Ord. 1083 § 11, 2014; Ord. 1085 § 5, 2014; Ord. 1087 § 6, 2014; Ord. 1089 §§ 9, 10, 2014; Ord. 1116 § 5, 2018; Ord. 1126 §§ 6, 8, 11, 2018; Ord. 1156 § 6, 2022; Ord. 1170 § 7, 2023; Ord. 1174 § 6, 2023; Ord. 1186, 7/9/2024; Ord. 1192, 4/8/2025)

§ 18.40.060 Regulations non-exclusive.

The provisions of this chapter regulating adult businesses are not intended to be exclusive, and compliance therewith shall not excuse noncompliance with any other regulations pertaining to the operation of businesses as adopted by the city council of the city of Pico Rivera.

(Ord. 988 § 6, 2002)

§ 18.40.070 Public nuisance.

Any adult business that is operating in violation of these provisions regulating adult businesses is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance and, as such, may be abated or enjoined from further operation.

(Ord. 988 § 6, 2002)