La Verne City Zoning Code

As to historical properties:

A hazardous waste site that is listed pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 or a hazardous waste site designated by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 25356, unless the State Department of Public Health, State Water Resources Control Board, or Department of Toxic Substances Control has cleared the site for residential use or residential mixed uses.

A delineated earthquake fault zone as determined by the State Geologist in any official maps published by the State Geologist, unless the development complies with applicable seismic protection building code standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission under the California Building Standards Law and by the city's building department.

A special flood hazard area subject to inundation by the 1% annual chance flood (100-year flood) as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in any official maps published by FEMA. If an applicant is able to satisfy all applicable federal qualifying criteria in order to provide that the site satisfies this subsection and is otherwise eligible for streamlined approval under this section, the city shall not deny the application on the basis that the applicant did not comply with any additional permit requirement, standard, or action adopted by the city that is applicable to that site. A development may be located on a site described in this subsection if either of the following are met:

A regulatory floodway as determined by FEMA in any of its official maps, published by FEMA unless the development has received a no-rise certification in accordance with 44 CFR 60.3(d)(3). If an applicant is able to satisfy all applicable federal qualifying criteria in order to provide that the site satisfies this subsection and is otherwise eligible for streamlined approval under this section, the city shall not deny the application on the basis that the applicant did not comply with any additional permit requirement, standard, or action adopted by the city that is applicable to that site.

Lands identified for conservation in an adopted natural community conservation plan pursuant to the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (California Fish and Game Code Sections 2800-2835), habitat conservation plan pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.), or other adopted natural resource protection plan.

Habitat for protected species identified as candidate, sensitive, or species of special status by state or federal agencies, fully protected species, or species protected by the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.), the California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game Code Sections 2050-2115.5), or the Native Plant Protection Act (California Fish and Game Code Sections 1900-1913).

Lands under conservation easement.

Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income;

Housing on a parcel or parcels on which an owner of residential real property exercised rights under Government Code Section 7060 et seq., to withdraw accommodations from rent or lease within 15 years before the date of the application; or

Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three years.

Minimum 10-foot lot frontage to street or alleyway for urban lot splits.

Residential driveway standards as set forth in Section 18.76.060.

Minimum 10-foot building separation.

Outdoor Living. For SB 9 units in single-family zones, there must be outdoor living spaces that meet the following requirements:

Maximum lot coverage allowed by the underlying zone.

Maximum building height allowed by the underlying zone.

Front yard setback required by the underlying zone.

Setbacks.

The applicant shall provide easements for the provision of public services and facilities as required.

One parking space per unit shall be required on the lot unless the parcel is located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high-quality transit corridor as defined by Public Resources Code Section 21155(b) or a major transit stop as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21064.3. The parking space need not be covered, but tandem parking between units shall not be allowed.