Inglewood City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 17
5 SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OVERLAY ZONE
§ 12-38.90 Purpose.
The Sports and Entertainment Overlay Zone ("SE Overlay Zone") is established to provide for the orderly development of a Sports and Entertainment Complex in a comprehensively planned manner, along with a hotel of no fewer than one hundred, and no greater than one hundred fifty, guestrooms, within the boundaries shown on the map adopted by the City Council by Ordinance No. 20-12, as part of this SE Overlay Zone.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.91 Definitions.
shall mean a sports, entertainment, and public gathering facility with indoor seating capacity of no more than eighteen thousand five hundred attendees operated to host events including, but not limited to, sporting events, concerts, entertainment events, exhibitions, conventions, conferences, meetings, banquets, civic and community events, social, recreation, or leisure events, celebrations, and other similar events or activities, including the sale of food and drink for consumption on-site or off-site and the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on-site, the sale of merchandise, souvenirs, and novelties and similar items, and other uses, events, or activities as are customary and usual in connection with the operation of such facility.
shall mean a multi-purpose facility that includes an Arena and may include any of the following uses:
shall mean a structure located within the boundaries of the SE Overlay Zone but not within the Event Center Structure, which may include any of the following uses:
Retail uses, including, but not limited to, the sale or rental of products or services;
Dining uses, including restaurants, bars, cafes, catering services, and outdoor eating areas, including the sale of food and drink for consumption on-site or off-site and the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on-site;
Community-serving uses for cultural, exhibition, recreational, or social purposes.
shall mean any uses or structures, temporary or permanent, that are accessory to, reasonably related to, or maintained in connection with the operation and conduct of an Event Center Structure or Event Center Supporting Structure, including, without limitation, open space and plazas, pedestrian walkways and bridges, transportation and circulation facilities, public or private parking facilities (surface, subsurface, or structured), signage, outdoor theaters, broadcast, filming, recording, transmission, production and communications facilities and equipment, and events and activities held or conducted outside of the Event Center Structure that include, but are not limited to, any event or activity otherwise permitted in the Event Center Structure.
shall have the meaning given in Section 12-38.94.
shall mean a development that includes the following:
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.92 Applicability.
(A)
This Article is applicable to the development of a Sports and Entertainment Complex and a hotel of no fewer than one hundred, and no greater than one hundred fifty, guestrooms on properties located in the SE Overlay Zone. Except as otherwise provided in this Article and/or in the SEC Development Guidelines, the provisions of the Inglewood Municipal Code (IMC), Chapter 12 (Planning and Zoning) shall apply. This Article and the SEC Development Guidelines shall control in the event of a conflict with other provisions of IMC Chapter 12. In the event of a conflict between this Article and the SEC Development Guidelines, the SEC Development Guidelines shall control.
(B)
All other development in the SE Overlay Zone shall be governed by the applicable provisions of Chapter 12, including the provisions of the applicable underlying zoning district.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.93 Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the SE Overlay Zone and shall be exempt from the Special Use Permit provisions of Article 25 of this Chapter:
(A)
A Sports and Entertainment Complex subject to specific requirements for the following uses:
(1)
Onsite Sales and Service of Alcoholic Beverages. The onsite (including in the plaza area adjacent to the Event Center Structure) sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and distilled spirits, within the Sports and Entertainment Complex is permitted, subject to compliance with the following requirements:
(a)
Any establishment or operator within the Sports and Entertainment Complex serving or selling alcoholic beverages shall maintain the applicable license from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control ("ABC").
(b)
Alcoholic beverages may be purchased, served, or consumed within any licensed establishment and its designated outdoor areas and any additional licensed designated areas, subject to compliance with all applicable ABC license conditions.
(c)
i.
Alcoholic beverages may be sold, served, or consumed from the hours of six a.m. to two a.m.
ii.
In addition to the hours permitted in subsection (A)(1)(c)(i) and pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 23398.7 and 25631.5, alcoholic beverages may also be sold, served, or consumed between the hours of two a.m. and four a.m. in on-sale licensed premises in an area in the arena no larger than two thousand five hundred square feet, with a maximum capacity of one hundred persons, subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)
The premises are restricted to patrons who are twenty-one years of age or older.
(B)
The sales occur in a private area in the arena that is available only to members of a private club who are assessed dues in order to belong to the club and thereby gain access to the area, and guests of those members, when the member is in attendance.
(C)
The sales occur in the hours immediately following a day on which a sporting event, concert, or other major event, or a private event not open to the public, has occurred in the arena.
(d)
All persons engaged in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages shall be at least eighteen years old and must successfully complete a certified training program in responsible methods and skills for serving and selling alcoholic beverages with recurrent training not less than once every three years.
(e)
Any areas where alcohol is sold, served or consumed shall be monitored by security equipment, security personnel or supervisory personnel.
(2)
Outdoor Restaurants or Dining Areas. Outdoor restaurants or dining areas shall be permitted within the Sports and Entertainment Complex subject to compliance with the following requirements:
(3)
Communications Facilities. Communications systems, facilities, antennas, and any related equipment for the following purposes may be installed, placed, or used within the Sports and Entertainment Complex:
(a)
Broadcasts or transmissions from or related to the Sports and Entertainment Complex;
(b)
Communications with or transmissions to attendees, employees, or visitors of the Sports and Entertainment Complex;
(c)
Reception and distribution or exhibition of broadcasts or transmissions within the Sports and Entertainment Complex;
(d)
Operation of on-site equipment, facilities, structures or uses;
(e)
Communications related to events and operations within the Sports and Entertainment Complex;
(f)
Emergency services and communications; and
(g)
Communications services, including telecommunications services, for large-scale events hosted within the Sports and Entertainment Complex.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20; Ord. 25-07, 3/4/2025)
§ 12-38.94 Sports and Entertainment Complex Development Guidelines and Review.
(A)
SEC Development Guidelines. Development of a Sports and Entertainment Complex within the SE Overlay Zone shall be subject to the Sports and Entertainment Complex Design Guidelines and Infrastructure Plan ("SEC Development Guidelines"), adopted by the City Council by Resolution No. 20-108 as the SEC Development Guidelines as may be amended from time to time as provided therein.
(B)
Standards, Requirements, and Process. The SEC Development Guidelines establish specific design standards for the development of a Sports and Entertainment Complex within the SE Overlay Zone, the requirements for on-site and off-site Infrastructure to be provided, and the review and permitting process for the Sports and Entertainment Complex and Infrastructure.
(C)
SEC Design Guidelines. The SEC Design Guidelines portion of the SEC Development Guidelines, includes, without limitation, standards for site design, features and design elements for buildings and structures, landscaping, signage, and lighting, parking, loading and circulation and sustainability, and shall apply in lieu of any contrary provisions in the Inglewood Municipal Code, including without limitation the Site Plan Review process in Article 18.1 of this Chapter.
(D)
The SEC Infrastructure Plan portion of the SEC Development Guidelines establishes the infrastructure improvements required to be provided for the Sports and Entertainment Complex and includes, without limitation, wet and dry utilities, streets and sidewalks, traffic signals, and City water well relocation. The SEC Infrastructure Plan shall prevail in the event of any conflict between it and any provisions in Article 22 (Subdivision Regulations) of this Chapter. Within the SE Overlay Zone: (a) the provisions of Section 12-66 and Sections 12-66.1 through 12-66.5 are waived and any requirement that a tentative parcel map precede filing of a parcel map shall not apply; (b) Section 12-66.6 requiring a parcel map to be filed and recorded prior to specified transactions and issuance of building permits is waived and shall not apply; (c) Section 12-7.1 shall not be applied to require a parcel map prior to issuance of building permits; and (d) except as provided above, a parcel map shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with Section 12-66.5.
(E)
Review and Approval of SEC Design Drawings and SEC Improvement Plans.
(1)
Any application for SEC Design Review under the SEC Design Guidelines shall be submitted for review and approval to the Economic and Community Development Department Director in accordance with the standards and requirements established in the SEC Development Guidelines. Such review and approval shall be required prior to the issuance of any building permit(s) for the development of a Sports and Entertainment Complex. SEC Design Review shall not be required for the repair or replacement with the same or comparable type of structural element or material to any portion of an existing building or for interior improvements within an existing building provided that there is no concurrent exterior alteration, building enlargement or increase in parking needs.
(2)
Any application for review and approval of SEC Improvement Plans under the SEC Infrastructure Plan shall be submitted to the Public Works Director for review and approval of off-site improvements and to the Economic and Community Development Department Director for review and approval of on-site improvements, in accordance with the standards and requirements established in the SEC Development Guidelines.
(3)
SEC Design Drawings and SEC Improvement Plans submitted under the SEC Development Guidelines shall be approved unless materially inconsistent with the applicable standards established in this Article 17.5 and the SEC Development Guidelines, as more particularly provided therein.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.95 Development Standards.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.95.1 Setbacks.
Front yard, side yard, and rear yard for the Sports and Entertainment Complex shall conform to the requirements of the SEC Design Guidelines.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.95.2 Height.
§ 12-38.95.3 Street Frontage.
Minimum street frontage requirements shall not apply to the development of permitted uses within the SE Overlay Zone.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.95.4 Lot Size.
Minimum lot size requirements shall not apply to the development of permitted uses within the SE Overlay Zone.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.95.5 Development Limitations.
Development of a Sports and Entertainment Complex shall be consistent with the size standards established in the SEC Design Guidelines.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.95.6 Walls and Fences.
(A)
Walls and fences within the Sports and Entertainment Complex shall be consistent with the standards established in the SEC Design Guidelines.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.96 Parking and Loading Requirements.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.96.1 Parking Requirements.
The aggregate amount of off-street parking spaces provided and maintained in connection with each of the following uses shall be not less than the following, except as may be reduced through the application of shared parking permitted by Section 12-38.96.2:
(A)
Event Center Structure. One parking space for each five seats in the arena, inclusive of any temporary seating capacity, plus one space for each three hundred square feet of net floor area of professional office.
(B)
Event Center Supporting Structures. Sixty parking spaces, plus one additional parking space for each additional four hundred square feet of net floor area in excess of fourteen thousand square feet of net floor area, based on the combined net floor area of all uses within the Event Center Supporting Structures.
(C)
Hotel. Two parking spaces, plus one parking space for each bedroom or other room that can be used for sleeping purposes up to ninety rooms, plus one parking space for each additional two bedrooms or other rooms that can be used for sleeping purposes in excess of ninety rooms.
(D)
No additional parking shall be required for any other uses within the Event Center Structure described in Section 12-38.91(B) or any Infrastructure and Ancillary Structures and Uses described in Section 12-38.91(D).
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20; Ord. 23-07 1-31-23)
§ 12-38.96.2 Shared Parking.
The parking requirements for any Event Center Supporting Structure or use therein may be satisfied through shared parking of spaces provided for the Arena use, provided that substantial evidence, as determined by the Economic and Community Development Department Director, demonstrates that the peak parking demand for such Event Center Supporting Structure or use therein does not occur during the same period as the peak parking demand for the Arena use, or that the same parking spaces will be used for multiple Sports and Entertainment Complex uses.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.96.3 Location of Parking.
(A)
Required parking for the Sports and Entertainment Complex may be located on any lot or property within the SE Overlay Zone.
(B)
The hotel use shall provide and maintain its required on-site parking in a lot exclusively for the hotel use based on the calculation described above in Section 12-38.96.1(C).
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.96.4 Parking Standards.
For the Sports and Entertainment Complex, the provisions of the SEC Design Guidelines for Parking and Circulation shall apply in lieu of the design standards and requirements for parking spaces and facilities set forth in Sections 12-42.1, 12-53, 12-54.4, 12-55.4, and 12-55.5 of Article 19 of this Chapter.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.96.5 Loading Facilities.
(A)
Event Center Structure. A minimum of four loading spaces shall be provided for the Event Center Structure. Loading spaces may be provided in a below grade structure.
(B)
Event Center Supporting Structures. A minimum of one loading space per ten thousand square feet of gross floor area, based on the combined gross floor area of all Event Center Supporting Structures.
(C)
For the Sports and Entertainment Complex, the provisions of the SEC Design Guidelines for Loading shall apply in lieu of the design standards and requirements for loading set forth in Article 19 of this Chapter.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.97 Signs.
(B)
Signs within the Sports and Entertainment Complex shall be permitted or exempted from the permit requirement of Section 12-72 of Article 23 of this Chapter, as set forth in the SEC Design Guidelines.
(C)
Prohibited Signs. Signs that create the following conditions shall be prohibited:
(1)
Traffic Safety Hazard. Any sign or device which by design or location resembles or conflicts with any traffic control sign or device. Any sign or device that creates a potential safety hazard by obstructing views of pedestrian and vehicular traffic at street intersections or driveways or by creating glare or other hazardous distraction.
(2)
Infrastructure Hazard. Any sign that is erected within six feet horizontally or twelve feet vertically of any overhead electric conductors exceeding seven hundred fifty volts.
(D)
Review and Approval. SEC Design Review Approval of any sign pursuant to the SEC Design Guidelines shall constitute a sign approval and permit from the Planning Division for the purposes of Section 12-72, Article 23 of this Chapter.
An application for review of any sign pursuant to the SEC Design Guidelines shall include the following information:
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)
§ 12-38.98 Public Art.
The provisions of Section 12-4.1 shall not apply to development of the Sports and Entertainment Complex. The location of any public art to be provided shall be determined through the SEC Design Review under the SEC Development Guidelines.
(Ord. 20-13 7-28-20)