Beverly Hills City Zoning Code
PART 6
YARDS
§ 6.101 Minimum yards are established.
A.
R-1 and R-2 districts.
1.
Dwellings shall have:
(a)
Minimum front yard of 35 feet measured from the property line.
(b)
Minimum side yard of five feet with a minimum separation between main buildings to be not less than 20 feet. On a corner lot there shall be a yard along the side street of not less than 15 feet.
(c)
Minimum rear yard of at least 25 feet.
2.
Churches, public buildings and institutions shall provide front and rear yards of a minimum of 25 feet and side yards of a minimum of 10 feet.
B.
C-1, C-2, and M districts.
1.
Except as provided in sections 6.102 and 6.103 [sic], no structure or use in the C-1 district shall be erected, altered or maintained unless the following yards are provided: For all permitted uses: A front yard of not less than 25 feet; two side yards of not less than 5 feet each; and a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
C.
Corner lot visibility.
On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2-1/2 feet and ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said street lines 20 feet from the point of the intersection.
D.
Interior lot visibility.
On an interior lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede the vision or in any way create a traffic hazard to motorists entering or exiting any public highway, street, alley, or private street or driveway from or to adjacent private property.
(Ordinance 040412 adopted 4/12/04)
§ 6.102 Other provisions.
These general rules for yards must also be observed:
A.
On lots fronting on two nonintersecting streets, a front yard must be provided on both streets.
B.
In an R district where the rear yard of a corner lot abuts on the side yard along the side of an adjacent lot, such corner lot shall provide a side street of such tract which is equal in width to the depth required for the front yard of such adjacent lot. In those instances where the area adjacent to the rear yard of a corner lot in an R district has not been developed, such corner lot shall provide a side yard along the side street of at least 15 feet.
C.
On corner lots in all commercial and industrial districts that rear upon an R district, a 10-foot yard must be provided along the side street side.
D.
Where block frontage is divided among districts with different front yard requirements, the deepest front yard as required by this ordinance shall apply to the entire frontage.
E.
Where a lot is in a commercial or industrial district, and is next to an R district, the side or rear yard required in that R district must be provided along the boundary line.
F.
In the commercial and industrial districts there may be more than one building on a lot provided that the required yards be maintained around the group of buildings.
G.
Those parts of existing buildings that violate yard regulations may be repaired and remodeled, but not reconstructed or structurally altered, except as provided by the board of adjustment.
H.
In the C-1, C-2, and M districts, advertising and security lighting shall be installed to minimize illumination of adjacent residential property. All new lighting fixtures or replacement fixtures shall use full cutoff shielding. Pole lights shall be limited to insure that sufficient light levels accommodate the safety and security needs of the commercial use.
(Ordinance 040412 adopted 4/12/04)