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Compton City Zoning Code

§ 30-12.4

Property Development Standards C-L.

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9131.3; Ord. #1733, § 1; Ord. #1784; Ord. #1921, § 1; Ord. #1941, §§ 2, 3; Ord. #2025, § 1; Ord. #2101, § 7; Ord. #2155, § 3; Ord. #2300 § 6]
The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the Limited Commercial Zone (C-L):
a. 
Lot Area and Width. (For exceptions see subsection 30-20.2 of this Chapter). Each lot or parcel of land shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet and a minimum width of 70 feet.
b. 
Dwelling Unit Density. The minimum lot area for each dwelling unit shall be 1,500 square feet, except that for senior citizen units the minimum lot area shall be 1,250 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 2,000 square feet.
d. 
Lot Coverage and Building Height. (For exceptions see subsection 30-20.4 of this Chapter).
1. 
Building lot coverage shall be limited to 40% of the lot or parcel of land.
2. 
Building height shall be limited to 75 feet above grade (exclusive of roof structures housing building operating equipment).
e. 
Yards. (For exceptions see subsection 30-20.3 of this Chapter).
1. 
Front Yards. There shall be a front yard of not less than 10 feet, except that buildings used as residences shall comply with the front yard requirements of the High-Density Residential Zone (R-H).
2. 
Side Yards.
(a) 
No side yard shall be required, except where a side lot line abuts a street and/or a residential zone there shall be a side yard of not less than 10 feet.
(b) 
Buildings used as residences shall comply with the side yard requirements of the High-Density Residential Zone (R-H).
3. 
Rear Yards.
(a) 
No rear yard shall be required, except where a rear lot line abuts a residential zone there shall be a rear yard of not less than 10 feet.
(b) 
Buildings used as residences shall comply with the rear yard requirements of the High-Density Residential Zone (R-H).
f. 
Fences and Walls. The provisions of Section 30-44 of this Chapter shall apply.
g. 
Special Development Standards: Outside Storage and Display. All uses, storage, and display shall be located entirely within a building (for exceptions see subsection 30-20.6 of this Chapter.)
h. 
(Reserved)
i. 
All applications for the establishment of recycling facilities shall be subject to the standards and criteria set forth in the City's policy for the evaluation and approval of recycling facility sites.
j. 
Special Development Standards: Tenant Mix Leasing Plan. A Tenant Mix Leasing Plan shall be approved by the City prior to issuance of building permits on existing structures reconfigured with three or more commercial tenant spaces or the granting of any discretionary permit approving any commercial or mixed-use project, including housing and commercial or manufacturing uses, which contain three or more commercial tenant spaces. The Tenant Mix Leasing Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Director or his/her designee. When submitted concurrently with an application for a discretionary permit, Planning Commission shall approve the Plan.