Bell Gardens City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Division 1
General Provisions
Sections
- 9.01 Zoning Ordinance Authority and Applicability
- 9.01.010 Title.
- 9.01.020 Purpose.
- 9.01.030 Authority of title and general plan consistency.
- 9.01.040 Replacement of previous ordinances.
- 9.01.050 Prohibited uses.
- 9.01.060 Minimum requirements of this title.
- 9.01.070 Replacement of other ordinances.
- 9.01.080 Compliance with other ordinances and laws.
- 9.01.090 Reference to any portion of this title.
- 9.01.100 Severability of any portion of this title.
- 9.01.110 Continuation of previously granted variances.
- 9.01.120 Continuation of previously granted permits.
- 9.01.130 Procedure regarding pending proceedings.
- 9.01.140 License approval continued.
- 9.01.150 Violations of previous ordinance.
- 9.01.160 Conviction of crime continued.
- 9.01.170 Administration and enforcement.
- 9.01.180 Regulation of power or duty by the commission.
- 9.01.190 Assumption of power or duty of public officer.
- 9.02 Zoning Ordinance Interpretation Provisions
- 9.03 Thresholds for Zoning Ordinance Applicability
- 9.04 Definitions
- 9.04.005 Generally.
- 9.04.010 “A” definitions.
- 9.04.020 “B” definitions.
- 9.04.030 “C” definitions.
- 9.04.040 “D” definitions.
- 9.04.050 “E” definitions.
- 9.04.060 “F” definitions.
- 9.04.070 “G” definitions.
- 9.04.080 “H” definitions.
- 9.04.090 “I” definitions.
- 9.04.100 “J” definitions.
- 9.04.110 “K” definitions.
- 9.04.120 “L” definitions.
- 9.04.130 “M” definitions.
- 9.04.140 “N” definitions.
- 9.04.150 “O” definitions.
- 9.04.160 “P” definitions.
- 9.04.170 “Q” definitions.
- 9.04.180 “R” definitions.
- 9.04.190 “S” definitions.
- 9.04.200 “T” definitions.
- 9.04.210 “U” definitions.
- 9.04.220 “V” definitions.
- 9.04.230 “W” definitions.
- 9.04.240 “X” definitions.
- 9.04.250 “Y” definitions.
- 9.04.260 “Z” definitions.
Division 2
Land Use Zones and Standards
Sections
- 9.06 Establishment of Zones
- 9.08 Open Space Zone
- 9.10 Residential Zones
- 9.12 Commercial Zones
- 9.14 Industrial Zone
- 9.16 Institutional Zone
- 9.18 Overlay Districts
Division 3
Special Uses and Prohibited Uses
Sections
- 9.20 Special Uses and Applicable Standards
- 9.20.010 Intent and purpose.
- 9.20.020 Conformity to special regulations.
- 9.20.025 Uses subject to conditional use permit.
- 9.20.030 Uses subject to site plan review.
- 9.20.035 Accessory uses.
- 9.20.036 Accessory dwelling units.
- 9.20.040 Adult day care centers – Conditional use.
- 9.20.045 Adult entertainment businesses.
- 9.20.050 Alcoholic beverage uses – Conditional use.
- 9.20.055 Amusement arcades/Internet cafes – Conditional use.
- 9.20.060 Animal hospitals/veterinary clinics – Conditional use.
- 9.20.065 Antennas (wireless telecommunications facilities).
- 9.20.070 Automobile impound yards – Conditional use.
- 9.20.072 Automobile repair uses.
- 9.20.075 Automobile sales.
- 9.20.080 Automobile service stations – Conditional use.
- 9.20.085 Billiard and pool hall uses – Conditional use.
- 9.20.086 Body art establishments.
- 9.20.087 Car washes – Conditional use.
- 9.20.090 Commercial and industrial condominiums – Conditional use.
- 9.20.095 Commercial planned development – Conditional use.
- 9.20.096 Cottage food operations.
- 9.20.100 Electric substations – Site plan review.
- 9.20.103 Emergency shelters.
- 9.20.105 Furniture reupholstering or redecorating.
- 9.20.107 Home occupation permit.
- 9.20.110 Hotels and motels – Conditional use.
- 9.20.115 Massage businesses – Conditional use.
- 9.20.120 Mobile homes/manufactured housing – Site plan review.
- 9.20.125 Mobile home parks – Conditional use.
- 9.20.130 Motorcycle repair.
- 9.20.135 Parking lots (as accessory uses in residential zones) – Site plan review.
- 9.20.137 Residential care facilities, seven to 15 persons.
- 9.20.140 Residential condominiums – Conditional use.
- 9.20.145 Self-storage facilities.
- 9.20.150 Single room occupancy (SRO).
- 9.20.160 Cannabis retail – Conditional use.
- 9.20.170 Banquet facility – Conditional use.
- 9.21 Repealed
Division 4
Supplemental Development Standards
Sections
- 9.22 Purpose and Applicability
- 9.24 Accessory Manufacturing
- 9.26 Adequate Highways and Streets
- 9.28 Automobile and Outdoor Storage
- 9.30 Building Mass Provisions
- 9.32 Fences, Walls and Hedges
- 9.32.010 Fences and walls defined.
- 9.32.020 Hedges defined.
- 9.32.030 Maximum heights.
- 9.32.040 Barriers to separate an area from a street or highway.
- 9.32.050 Permitted openings in required walls.
- 9.32.060 Permit requirements.
- 9.32.070 Modification of fence, wall or hedge requirements.
- 9.32.080 Permitted fencing materials.
- 9.32.090 Block wall development standards.
- 9.34 Landscaping
- 9.34.010 Applicability.
- 9.34.020 Minimum requirements in open space and residential zones.
- 9.34.030 Minimum requirements in all other zones.
- 9.34.040 Exemptions from requirements.
- 9.34.050 Parkways.
- 9.34.060 Irrigation.
- 9.34.070 Maintenance.
- 9.34.080 Artificial turf.
- 9.34.090 Modifications.
- 9.34.100 Definitions.
- 9.36 Lot Area and Width Provisions
- 9.38 Parking and Loading (Off-Street)
- 9.38.010 Intent.
- 9.38.020 Limitation of parking and loading facilities.
- 9.38.030 Combined parking or loading facilities.
- 9.38.040 Ownership of parking or loading facilities.
- 9.38.050 Required parking and loading spaces.
- 9.38.060 Computation of required off-street parking spaces.
- 9.38.070 Motor vehicle maneuvering and parking space layout.
- 9.38.080 Parking area circulation.
- 9.38.090 Development of parking facilities.
- 9.38.100 Site plans for required parking areas.
- 9.38.110 Loading facilities.
- 9.40 Signs
- 9.40.010 Intent and purpose.
- 9.40.020 Definitions.
- 9.40.030 Sign permit requirement.
- 9.40.040 Permanent on-site signs matrix.
- 9.40.050 Billboard standards matrix.
- 9.40.055 Electronic display signs matrix.
- 9.40.060 Overlay district sign standards matrix.
- 9.40.065 Electronic billboard regulations and standards.
- 9.40.070 Eastern and Florence Avenues sign standards.
- 9.40.080 General requirements.
- 9.40.090 Legal nonconforming signs.
- 9.40.100 Abandoned signs and advertising displays.
- 9.40.110 Exempt signs.
- 9.40.120 Prohibited signs.
- 9.40.130 Sign maintenance.
- 9.40.140 Compliance with sign standards.
- 9.42 Temporary Uses and Structures
- 9.44 Trash Enclosures
- 9.46 Yard Provisions
- 9.46.010 Specialized front yard requirements.
- 9.46.020 Specialized side yard requirements.
- 9.46.030 Specialized rear yard requirements.
- 9.46.040 Location of accessory buildings in residential yards.
- 9.46.050 Location of other structures and projections into yards.
- 9.46.060 Special setback or building lines.
- 9.46.070 Property adjoining a street or highway.
- 9.46.080 Corner cut-offs.
- 9.46.090 Underwidth streets.
- 9.46.100 Use of yards.
- 9.46.110 Modification of yard requirements.
- 9.48 Eastern and Florence Avenues Facade Design Standards
Division 5
Administration
Sections
- 9.50 Variances and Conditional Use Permits
- 9.50.010 Authorization.
- 9.50.020 Procedure for processing of variances and conditional use permits.
- 9.50.030 Application for a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.040 Application for a variance or conditional use permit for a cemetery.
- 9.50.050 Basis for approval or denial of a conditional use permit.
- 9.50.060 Basis for approval or denial of a variance.
- 9.50.070 Granting of a conditional use permit or variance after a change of zone hearing.
- 9.50.080 Notice of action taken on a request for a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.090 Effective date of a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.100 Continuing validity of a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.110 Modification of a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.120 Applications for a cemetery not assignable.
- 9.50.130 Assurance of faithful performance of imposed conditions.
- 9.50.140 Bonds, savings and loan certificates, and shares to assure faithful performance.
- 9.50.150 Insurance to cover a breach of imposed conditions.
- 9.50.160 Expiration time of a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.170 Termination of a variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.50.180 Maintenance of a nuisance.
- 9.50.190 Regulations apply to conditional use permits and variances.
- 9.52 Zone Change
- 9.53 Reasonable Accommodation
- 9.54 Public Noticing Requirements/Procedures
- 9.54.010 Notice of public hearing applications or petitions for a zone change, variance or conditional use permit.
- 9.54.020 Notice of public hearing application for a cemetery.
- 9.54.030 Notice of public hearing to revoke a variance, conditional use permit or nonconforming use.
- 9.54.040 Continuance of a public hearing.
- 9.56 Amendments
- 9.58 Site Plan Review
- 9.59 Affordable Housing Density Bonus and Incentives
- 9.59.010 Purpose and intent.
- 9.59.020 Definitions.
- 9.59.030 Eligibility for density bonus.
- 9.59.040 Incentives and/or concessions.
- 9.59.050 Density bonus allowance and location of affordable units.
- 9.59.060 Density bonus for land donations.
- 9.59.070 Additional density bonus and incentives for child care facilities.
- 9.59.080 Alternative parking standards.
- 9.59.090 Conversion of apartments to condominiums.
- 9.59.100 Review of requests for density bonus, incentives or concessions, alternative parking standards.
- 9.59.110 Density bonus housing agreement required.
- 9.59.120 Affordable housing covenant.
- 9.60 Appeals
- 9.62 Revocations
- 9.64 Nonconforming Lots, Uses, and Structures
- 9.64.010 Intent and purpose.
- 9.64.020 Applicability.
- 9.64.030 Definitions.
- 9.64.040 Nonconforming lots.
- 9.64.050 Nonconforming uses.
- 9.64.060 Nonconforming structures.
- 9.64.070 Termination of nonconforming lots, uses, and structures.
- 9.64.080 Continuation of uses that became nonconforming prior to this title.
- 9.64.090 Lawfully established uses made nonconforming by the application of this title and amendments thereto.
- 9.66 Enforcement
- 9.68 Fees and Deposits
- 9.70 Publicly Owned Property
- 9.71 Art in Public Places
- 9.71.010 Intent and purpose.
- 9.71.020 Definitions.
- 9.71.030 Development subject to provisions of chapter.
- 9.71.040 Exemptions.
- 9.71.050 Requesting exception.
- 9.71.060 Allocation requirement.
- 9.71.070 Art in public places fund created.
- 9.71.080 Art in public places review committee.
- 9.71.090 Timing of compliance.
- 9.71.100 Removal of artwork.
- 9.71.110 Guidelines for artwork.
- 9.71.120 Private places artwork.
- 9.71.130 Donated public places artwork.
- 9.71.140 Public places artwork.
- 9.71.150 Artwork ownership and maintenance.
- 9.71.160 Criteria for approving architecture as art.
- 9.71.170 Procedure for approving architecture as art.
- 9.71.180 Return of contributions.
Division 6
Subdivision Regulations
Sections
- 9.72 General Provisions
- 9.72.010 Citation and authority.
- 9.72.020 Purpose.
- 9.72.030 Authority and relationship to general plan.
- 9.72.040 Applicability of subdivision regulations.
- 9.72.050 Responsible entities.
- 9.72.060 Division of land committee.
- 9.72.070 Advisory agency.
- 9.72.080 Community development director.
- 9.72.090 Continuation clause.
- 9.72.100 Reference to other laws.
- 9.72.110 Severability clause.
- 9.74 Definitions
- 9.76 Maps Generally
- 9.76.010 Maps required.
- 9.76.020 Exemptions from subdivision requirements.
- 9.76.030 Waiver of subdivision requirements.
- 9.76.040 Authority for subdivision decisions.
- 9.76.050 Application filing and fees.
- 9.76.060 Initial application review – Environmental assessment.
- 9.76.070 Notice to affected agencies and utilities.
- 9.76.080 Public hearings.
- 9.76.090 Appeals.
- 9.76.100 Expirations – Time extensions.
- 9.76.110 Falsification.
- 9.76.120 Modifications.
- 9.78 Tentative Parcel and Tentative Tract Maps
- 9.78.010 Purpose.
- 9.78.020 General.
- 9.78.030 Pre-filing conference.
- 9.78.040 Form and contents.
- 9.78.050 Accompanying data and reports.
- 9.78.060 Filing of tentative parcel and tentative tract maps.
- 9.78.070 Division of land committee review.
- 9.78.080 Action by the planning commission.
- 9.78.090 Findings and decision.
- 9.78.100 Conditions of approval.
- 9.78.110 Post-approval procedures.
- 9.80 Final Maps
- 9.82 Parcel Maps
- 9.84 Lot Line Adjustments
- 9.86 Reversion to Acreage
- 9.88 Parcel Mergers
- 9.90 Condominiums and Condominium Conversions
- 9.92 Vesting Tentative Maps
- 9.94 Correction and Amendment to Maps
- 9.96 Improvements and Dedications
- 9.96.010 Purpose.
- 9.96.020 General.
- 9.96.030 Improvements required.
- 9.96.040 City standards and designs.
- 9.96.050 Streets and highways right-of-way and roadway widths.
- 9.96.060 Street names and signs.
- 9.96.070 Parkway trees.
- 9.96.080 Alleys and public service easements.
- 9.96.090 Improvement plans.
- 9.96.100 Dedications.
- 9.96.110 Waiver of direct access rights.
- 9.96.120 Acceptance or rejection of dedication.
- 9.96.130 Improvement agreement.
- 9.96.140 Improvement security.
- 9.96.150 Construction.
- 9.96.160 Acceptance of improvements.
- 9.98 Enforcement