Compton City Zoning Code
§ 30-9.3
Property Development Standards R-M.
[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9122.3; Ord. #1733, § 1; Ord. #1784; Ord. #2025, § 1; Ord. #2101, § 4; Ord. #2155, § 2]
The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the Medium-Density Residential Zone (R-M).
a.
Lot Area, Width and Depth. (For exceptions, see subsection 30-20.2 of this Chapter.) Each lot or parcel of land shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet, a minimum street frontage width of 50 feet and a minimum depth of 100 feet.
b.
Dwelling Unit Density. The minimum lot area for each dwelling unit shall be 2,500 square feet.
c.
Dwelling Unit Area and Number of Bedrooms. Each dwelling unit shall have a gross floor area of not less than 450 square feet for bachelor units, 600 square feet for one bedroom units, 800 square feet for two bedroom units and 1,000 square feet for units with more than two bedrooms. Dwelling units shall not exceed 2,500 square feet.
d.
Building Height. (For exceptions, see subsection 30-20.4 of this Chapter.) The maximum height for buildings or structures shall be 35 feet.
e.
Accessory Structures. Accessory structures shall have a combined area no greater than twice that required for off-street parking.
f.
Yards. (For exceptions, see subsection 30-20.3 of this Chapter.)
1.
Front Yards. There shall be a front yard of not less than 20 feet.
2.
Side Yards.
(a)
There shall be an interior side yard of not less than three feet. There shall be a street side yard of not less than five feet. There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet for buildings and structures of two or more stories.
(b)
A porte cochere not more than 15 feet in height or 20 feet in length may be placed over a driveway in an interior side yard.
(c)
Detached accessory buildings may be located in a required interior side yard.
3.
Rear Yards.
(a)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet.
(b)
A lot or parcel of land having a depth of 90 feet or less may have a rear yard of 20% of the depth but shall not be less than 10 feet.
(c)
Detached accessory structures of not more than one story and attached unenclosed patio covers may occupy not more than 60% of a required rear yard.