La Palma City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 44-1.- Title.
- Sec. 44-2. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-3. - Applicability.
- Sec. 44-4. - Interpretation and application of chapter.
- Sec. 44-5. - Interpretations of land uses.
- Sec. 44-6. - Word interpretations.
- Sec. 44-7. - Division of zoning map.
- Sec. 44-8. - Consistency with county hazardous waste management plan.
- Sec. 44-9. - Partial invalidity.
- Sec. 44-10. - Definitions.
ARTICLE II
ZONING DISTRICTS AND ALLOWABLE LAND USE
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 44-39. - Establishment of zoning districts.
- Sec. 44-40. - Location of boundaries.
- Sec. 44-41. - Changes in boundaries.
- Sec. 44-42. - Uncertainty of boundary location.
- Sec. 44-43. - Unclassified property.
- Sec. 44-44. - Cannabis related uses, commercial cannabis activities, deliveries, and cultivation prohibited.
- DIVISION 2. - RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 3. - RESIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Sec. 44-102. - Accessory uses and structures.
- Sec. 44-103. - Garage/yard sales.
- Sec. 44-104. - Animals.
- Sec. 44-105. - Block parties.
- Sec. 44-106. - Mechanical equipment.
- Sec. 44-107. - Vehicles, motorized recreational vehicles, and recreational objects-maintenance and repair guidelines.
- Sec. 44-108. - Same—Parking and storage regulations.
- Sec. 44-109. - Parking and storage of oversized vehicles in residential areas.
- Sec. 44-111. - Accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
- Sec. 44-112. - Short-term rentals.
- DIVISION 4. - NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Sec. 44-136. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-137. - Purpose of nonresidential zoning districts.
- Sec. 44-138. - Precise plan required.
- Sec. 44-139. - Allowable uses.
- Sec. 44-140. - Emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing.
- Sec. 44-141. - Nonresidential zoning districts general development standards.
- Sec. 44-142. - Community benefits requirement for mixed-use development in the B-1 zoning district.
- Sec. 44-143. - Architectural design standards for development in the B-1 zoning district.
- DIVISION 5. - NONRESIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Subdivision I. - In General
- Sec. 44-164. - Amusement arcades, amusement devices, internet cafes, and computer rentals.
- Sec. 44-165. - Automobile service stations.
- Sec. 44-166. - Community events.
- Sec. 44-167. - Dances.
- Sec. 44-168. - Self-storage.
- Sec. 44-169. - Tutorial facilities.
- Sec. 44-170. - Supplemental development standards for the PND zoning district.
- Subdivision II. - Adult Oriented Businesses[2]
- Sec. 44-194. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-195. - Definitions.
- Sec. 44-196. - Permit required.
- Sec. 44-197. - Findings/locational and operational requirements.
- Sec. 44-198. - Distribution of harmful matter.
- Sec. 44-199. - Inspections.
- Sec. 44-200. - Expansion of legal nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 44-201. - Health services fee.
- Subdivision III. - Massage Facilities
- Sec. 44-226. - Permit and licenses required.
- Sec. 44-227. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 44-228. - Massage establishment business license.
- Sec. 44-229. - Out-call massage prohibited.
- Sec. 44-230. - Massage establishment operating requirements.
- Sec. 44-231. - Massage establishment facility requirements.
- Sec. 44-232. - Prohibited conduct.
- Sec. 44-233. - Records of treatment.
- Sec. 44-234. - Name of business.
- Sec. 44-235. - Inspection.
- Subdivision I. - In General
ARTICLE III
STANDARDS APPLICABLE IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 44-260. - Street numbers and identifying data.
- Sec. 44-261. - Dish antennas, amateur radio communication facilities, and citizen band (CB) radio antennas.
- Sec. 44-262. - Fences, walls, and hedges.
- Sec. 44-263. - Glare.
- Sec. 44-264. - Hours of operation.
- Sec. 44-265. - Irregular lots.
- Sec. 44-266. - Measurements, projections, and encroachments.
- Sec. 44-267. - Noise.
- Sec. 44-268. - Outdoor display, advertisement, and sales of merchandise.
- Sec. 44-269. - Outdoor work.
- Sec. 44-270. - Items in the public right-of-way.
- Sec. 44-271. - Stormwater runoff.
- Sec. 44-272. - Screening of equipment.
- Sec. 44-273. - Swimming pools, fish ponds, and fountains.
- Sec. 44-274. - Trash and recyclable materials storage.
- Sec. 44-275. - Underground utilities.
- Sec. 44-276. - Traffic safety triangle.
- Sec. 44-277. - Address numerals.
- Sec. 44-278. - Outdoor and exterior lighting standards.
- DIVISION 2. - AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- DIVISION 3. - LANDSCAPING
- DIVISION 4. - PARKING AND LOADING
- Sec. 44-361. - General parking standards.
- Sec. 44-362. - Nonresidential parking standards.
- Sec. 44-363. - Residential parking standards.
- Sec. 44-364. - Parking calculations.
- Sec. 44-365. - Minimum dimensions for angled parking layouts.
- Sec. 44-366. - Loading.
- Sec. 44-367. - Electric vehicle charging stations.
- Sec. 44-368. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-369. - Applicability.
- Sec. 44-370. - General requirements.
- Sec. 44-371. - Application standards.
- Sec. 44-372. - Expedited permitting process.
- Sec. 44-373. - Technical review.
- DIVISION 5. - SIGNS AND SIGNBOARDS[3]
- Sec. 44-391. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-392. - Definitions.
- Sec. 44-393. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 44-394. - Temporary sign permit.
- Sec. 44-395. - Master sign plan.
- Sec. 44-396. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 44-397. - Sign standards.
- Sec. 44-398. - Signboards, purpose.
- Sec. 44-399. - Signboards; general provisions.
- Sec. 44-400. - Application.
- Sec. 44-401. - Regulations for signboards in the FO district.
- Sec. 44-402. - Interpretation.
- DIVISION 6. - TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
- DIVISION 8. - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Sec. 44-460. - Applicability.
- Sec. 44-461. - Basis for establishing flood-prone areas.
- Sec. 44-462. - Compliance.
- Sec. 44-463. - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Sec. 44-464. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 44-465. - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- Sec. 44-466. - Precise plan required.
- Sec. 44-467. - Designation of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 44-468. - Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 44-469. - Standards of construction.
- Sec. 44-470. - Standards for subdivisions or other new development.
- Sec. 44-471. - Standards for utilities.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Sec. 44-475. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-476. - Planning agency defined.
- Sec. 44-477. - Review authorities.
- Sec. 44-478. - City council duties and authority.
- Sec. 44-479. - Reserved.
- Sec. 44-480. - Development and circulation committee.
- Sec. 44-481. - Special permit committee.
- Sec. 44-482. - Special permit subcommittee.
- Sec. 44-483. - City manager.
- Sec. 44-484. - Community development director.
- Sec. 44-485. - Authority for land use and zoning decisions.
- Sec. 44-486. - Special permit review authority.
- Sec. 44-487. - Sign review authority.
- Sec. 44-488. - Public hearings required.
- Sec. 44-489. - Specific plan initiation.
- DIVISION 2. - HEARINGS[4]
- DIVISION 3. - APPEALS[5]
- DIVISION 4. - EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION
- DIVISION 5. - REVOCATION AND MODIFICATION
- DIVISION 6. - ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER
- DIVISION 7. - AMENDMENTS[6]
- Sec. 44-665. - Purpose.
- Sec. 44-666. - Authority.
- Sec. 44-667. - Hearing required.
- Sec. 44-668. - Amendments requiring general plan amendment.
- Sec. 44-669. - Method of adoption.
- Sec. 44-670. - General plan consistency.
- Sec. 44-671. - City council action on amendments.
- Sec. 44-672. - Findings for amendments.
- Sec. 44-673. - Limits on general plan amendments.
- DIVISION 8. - NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS, AND USES
ARTICLE V
- PERMITS, PLANS AND CERTIFICATES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY[7]
- DIVISION 2. - CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE
- DIVISION 3. - PRECISE PLANS AND AMENDMENTS
- Sec. 44-783.- Purpose.
- Sec. 44-784. - Authority.
- Sec. 44-785. - Pre-application conference.
- Sec. 44-786. - Application.
- Sec. 44-787. - Findings.
- Sec. 44-788. - Additional required findings for PND zoning district.
- Sec. 44-789. - Conditions.
- Sec. 44-790. - Change in ownership.
- Sec. 44-791. - Revocation and modification.
- Sec. 44-792. - Expiration of precise plan and amendments.
- DIVISION 4. - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DUPLEXES[8]
- DIVISION 5. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND AMENDMENTS
- DIVISION 6. - SIGN PERMITS[9]
- DIVISION 7. - MASTER SIGN PLANS
- DIVISION 8. - SPECIAL PERMITS
- Sec. 44-937.- Purpose.
- Sec. 44-938. - Authority.
- Sec. 44-939. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 44-940. - Applications.
- Sec. 44-941. - Period of validity.
- Sec. 44-942. - Display.
- Sec. 44-943. - Transferability.
- Sec. 44-944. - Renewal.
- Sec. 44-945. - Violations; revocations.
- Sec. 44-946. - Types of special permits.
- Sec. 44-947. - Block party permit.
- Sec. 44-948. - Community event permit.
- Sec. 44-949. - Film permit.
- Sec. 44-951. - Special business permit.
- DIVISION 9. - ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS PERMIT[10]
- DIVISION 10. - TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- DIVISION 11. - VARIANCES AND MINOR EXCEPTIONS[11]
- DIVISION 12. - SPECIFIC PLANS AND AMENDMENTS
- DIVISION 13. - ARTIFICIAL TURF PERMITS
- DIVISION 14. - OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SEATING PERMITS
- Sec. 44-1136.- Purpose.
- Sec. 44-1137. - Authority.
- Sec. 44-1138. - Applications permits.
- Sec. 44-1139. - Incidental outdoor areas; general requirements.
- Sec. 44-1140. - Outdoor display areas; additional standards.
- Sec. 44-1141. - Outdoor seating areas; additional standards.
- Sec. 44-1142. - Prohibited outdoor display and seating areas.
- Sec. 44-1143. - Expiration of permit.
- Sec. 44-1144. - Time extensions of permits.
- Sec. 44-1145. - Modification of permit.
- Sec. 44-1146. - Fee amount.
- DIVISION 15. - REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
- DIVISION 16. - BATCH BROADBAND PERMITS
ARTICLE VI
SUBDIVISION12
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - REVIEW AUTHORITY
- DIVISION 3. - MAPS[13]
- DIVISION 4. - REQUIREMENT OF DEDICATION OR FEES IN LIEU
- Sec. 44-1248. - Authority.
- Sec. 44-1249. - Applicability.
- Sec. 44-1250. - Total land required for recreation purposes.
- Sec. 44-1251. - Determination of population density of subdivision.
- Sec. 44-1252. - Amount of land to be dedicated.
- Sec. 44-1253. - Credit for private open space.
- Sec. 44-1254. - Choice of land dedication or fee.
- Sec. 44-1255. - Prerequisites for approval of final map.
- Sec. 44-1256. - Limitation on use of land and fees.
- DIVISION 5. - URBAN LOT SPLITS