The City is divided into zoning districts of such number and character as are necessary to achieve compatibility of uses within each district and implement the General Plan.
A. 
Base Zoning Districts. Base Zoning Districts into which the City is divided are established as shown in Table 9.02.010.A, Base Zoning Districts.
TABLE 9.02.010.A: BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
Short Name/Map Symbol
Full Name
Single-Unit Residential District
R1
Single-Unit Residential
Multi-Unit Residential Districts
R2
Low Density Residential
R3
Medium Density Residential
R4
High Density Residential
Ocean Park Neighborhood Districts
OP1
Ocean Park Single-Unit Residential
OPD
Ocean Park Duplex
OP2
Ocean Park Low Density Residential
OP3
Ocean Park Medium Density Residential
OP4
Ocean Park High Density Residential
Mixed-Use and Commercial Districts
MUBL
Mixed-Use Boulevard Low
MUB
Mixed-Use Boulevard
GC
General Commercial
NC
Neighborhood Commercial
Employment Districts
HMU
Healthcare Mixed-Use
IC
Industrial Conservation
OC
Office Campus
Oceanfront Districts
OF
Oceanfront
Public and Semi-Public Districts
CC
Civic Center
PL
Institutional/Public Lands
OS
Parks and Open Space
Residential Mobile Home Park District
RMH
Residential Mobile Home Park
Bergamot Area Plan Districts
BTV
Bergamot Transit Village
MUC
Mixed Use Creative
CAC
Conservation: Art Center
CCS
Conservation: Creative Sector
Downtown Community Plan Districts
LT
Lincoln Transition
NV
Neighborhood Village
BC
Bayside Conservation
TA
Transit Adjacent
OT
Ocean Transition
WT
Wilshire Transition
Memorial Park Neighborhood Area Plan Districts (to be determined as part of Area Plan process)
B. 
References to Classes of Base Districts. Throughout the ordinance codified in this Section, the following references apply:
1. 
"R District" or "Residential District" shall include the following Districts: R1 Single-Unit Residential; R2 Low Density Residential; R3 Medium Density Residential; R4 High Density Residential; OP1 Ocean Park Single-Unit Residential; OPD Ocean Park Duplex; OP2 Ocean Park Low Density Residential; OP3 Ocean Park Medium Density Residential; OP4 Ocean Park High Density Residential; or OF Oceanfront.
a. 
"Residential Low-Density District" shall include the following Districts: R1 Single-Unit Residential; R2 Low Density Residential; OP1 Ocean Park Single-Unit Residential; OPD Ocean Park Duplex; OP2 Ocean Park Low Density Residential.
b. 
"Residential Medium and High-Density Districts" shall include the following Districts: R3 Medium Density Residential; R4 High Density Residential; OP3 Ocean Park Medium Density Residential; OP4 Ocean Park High Density Residential; RMH Residential Mobile Home Park; or OF Oceanfront.
2. 
"Nonresidential District" shall include any base Zoning District except the Residential Districts specified in subsection (B)(1) above.
C. 
Overlay Zoning Districts. Overlay Zoning Districts, one or more of which may be combined with a base district, are established as shown in Table 9.02.010.B, Overlay Zoning Districts. The regulations of an Overlay District govern in addition to or instead of the standards set forth in the underlying base district as specified in the applicable Sections of this Article.
TABLE 9.02.010.B: OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
Short Name/Map Symbol
Full Name
AC
Activity Center
NC
Neighborhood Conservation
A
Off-Street Parking
BCH
Beach
MHO
Moderate Income Housing Overlay
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; Amended by Ord. No. 2742CCS § 2, adopted April 11, 2023; Ord. No. 2792CCS, 10/8/2024)
The boundaries of the Zoning Districts established by this Ordinance are not included in this Ordinance but are shown on the Official Districting Map of the City, maintained by the City Clerk. The Official Districting Map, together with all legends, symbols, notations, references, zoning district boundaries, map symbols, and other information on the maps, have been adopted by the City Council and are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance by reference, together with any amendments hereafter adopted, as though they were fully included here.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)
A. 
Uncertainty of Boundaries. The following rules shall be employed to determine the boundaries of a district as shown on the Official Districting Map of the City:
1. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a street or alley line or parcel line, the centerline of the street or alley or the parcel line shall be the boundary.
2. 
A district boundary that is indicated as approximately following parcel lines, City limits, or extraterritorial boundary lines shall be construed as following such lines, limits, or boundaries.
3. 
When property is unsubdivided or where a district boundary divides a parcel, the location of the boundary, unless it is indicated by dimension, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the Official Districting Map of the City.
4. 
Where any public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the Zoning District regulations applicable to abutting properties shall apply to the former centerline of the vacated or abandoned street or alley.
5. 
Where any private right-of-way or easement of any railroad, railway, transportation, or public utility company is vacated or abandoned, the district regulations applicable to abutting properties shall apply to the former centerline of the vacated or abandoned right-of-way easement.
6. 
The air rights above or the ground rights below any freeway, parkway, highway, street, alley, or easement shall be in the same district as is applicable to the property abutting the freeway, parkway, highway, street, alley, or easement. In cases where a freeway, parkway, highway, street, alley, or easement forms the boundary between districts, the centerline of the right-of-way shall be the boundary.
B. 
Interpretations. In case of any remaining uncertainty, the Director shall determine the location of the district boundary. The Director's decision may be appealed to the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures in Section 9.37.130, Appeals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the district boundary uncertainty arises in the context of a discretionary permit application, then the location of the boundary shall be determined by the decision-making body for that discretionary permit application.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)