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Compton City Zoning Code

§ 30-8.2

Uses R-L.

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9121.2; Ord. #1784; Ord. #2101, § 3; Ord. #2155, § 2; Ord. #2282 §§ 5, 6; 4-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2318]
a. 
Principal Permitted Uses. The following uses and buildings shall be permitted in the Low-Density Residential Zone (R-L):
1. 
One-family dwellings;
2. 
Small family homes, foster family homes, small group homes and family child care homes as defined, regulated and licensed by the California Health and Safety Code (the provisions of subsection 30-11.3 of this Chapter shall apply);
3. 
Three adult dogs and three adult cats and their litters up to four months of age and three other household pets;
4. 
Birds, excluding pigeons, doves, chickens, and ducks kept as household pets;
5. 
Home occupations;
6. 
The rooming and boarding of not more than two persons in addition to members of the family occupying the property;
7. 
Swimming pools for private use only;
8. 
Non-habitable accessory buildings, including private garages, private hobby shops, laundry rooms and greenhouses;
9. 
City parks, playgrounds, police and fire stations, and libraries;
10. 
Public elementary, junior high and high schools offering full curricula as required by State laws;
11. 
Water company wells, pumping plants, and reservoirs and electric distribution substations;
12. 
Sales of household items, including rummage sales and garage sales; provided, however, such sales shall not be held on more than 12 days in any calendar year;
13. 
Uses and buildings customarily incidental to any use or building set forth in this subsection; and
14. 
Any use or building which the Commission finds, as evidenced by resolution in writing, is similar to any of the uses or buildings set forth in this subsection.
15. 
Secondary dwelling units (the provisions of subsection 30-11.2 of this Chapter shall apply).
16. 
Indoor marijuana cultivation is allowed consistent with State law which permits no more than six live marijuana plants to be planted, cultivated, harvested, dried, or processed within a single private residence or inside an accessory structure located upon the grounds of a private residence that is fully enclosed and secured as long as the marijuana cultivation activities comply with the regulations set forth in paragraph c of subsection 9-24.4.
17. 
Supportive and Transitional Housing.
b. 
Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permits. The following uses and buildings may be permitted in the Low-Density Residential Zone (R-L) provided a conditional use permit has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-26:
1. 
Planned residential developments (the provisions of Section 30-18 shall apply);
2. 
Rowhouses and condominiums, provided they are part of an approved planned residential development; and
3. 
Large group homes regulated and licensed by the California Health and Safety Code;
4. 
Private elementary, junior high and high schools offering full curricula as required by State laws.
c. 
Prohibited Uses. The following uses are specifically prohibited in the Low-Density Residential Zone (R-L):
1. 
Commercial marijuana uses, except as permitted by subsection 9-24.4.
2. 
Marijuana cultivation outdoors upon the grounds of a private residence.
3. 
Marijuana cultivation indoors that does not comply with subsection 30-8.2a.