Lake Elsinore City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
17.04 General
Provisions
Sections
17.08 Definitions
Sections
- 17.08.005 Interpretation.
- 17.08.010 A definitions.
- 17.08.020 B definitions.
- 17.08.030 C definitions.
- 17.08.040 D definitions.
- 17.08.050 E definitions.
- 17.08.060 F definitions.
- 17.08.070 G definitions.
- 17.08.080 H definitions.
- 17.08.090 I definitions.
- 17.08.100 J definitions.
- 17.08.110 K definitions.
- 17.08.120 L definitions.
- 17.08.130 M definitions.
- 17.08.140 N definitions.
- 17.08.150 O definitions.
- 17.08.160 P definitions.
- 17.08.170 Q definitions.
- 17.08.180 R definitions.
- 17.08.190 S definitions.
- 17.08.200 T definitions.
- 17.08.210 U definitions.
- 17.08.220 V definitions.
- 17.08.230 W definitions.
- 17.08.250 Y definitions.
- 17.08.260 Z definitions.
17.20 L
Lakeshore Zoning District
Sections
- 17.20.010 Purpose.
- 17.20.020 Zoning district area.
- 17.20.030 Definitions for the purposes of this title.
- 17.20.040 Permitted uses.
- 17.20.050 Conditional uses.
- 17.20.060 Prohibited uses.
- 17.20.070 Violations.
- 17.20.080 Development standards.
- 17.20.083 Custom single-family homes development standards.
- 17.20.090 Parking.
- 17.20.100 Materials to be submitted.
- 17.20.110 Nonconforming uses.
- 17.20.120 Enforcement authority.
- 17.20.130 Imposition of fines.
- 17.20.140 Administrative appeal.
- 17.20.150 Liberal construction – Conflict.
17.28 FR
Fault Rupture Hazard Overlay District
Sections
- 17.28.010 Purpose.
- 17.28.020 Application.
- 17.28.030 Uses permitted subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.28.040 Procedure.
- 17.28.050 Draft fault rupture hazard analysis.
- 17.28.060 Draft fault rupture hazard analysis – Geologic and soils investigations.
- 17.28.070 Draft fault rupture hazard analysis – Evaluation.
- 17.28.080 Public hearing.
- 17.28.090 Final fault rupture hazard analysis.
- 17.28.100 Notice.
- 17.28.110 Presence of significant geologic hazards.
- 17.28.120 Fees.
17.36 HPD
Hillside Planned Development Overlay District
Sections
- 17.36.010 Purpose.
- 17.36.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.36.030 Hillside development project defined.
- 17.36.040 Materials to be submitted.
- 17.36.050 Additional materials which may be required on hillside development projects.
- 17.36.060 Landscaping.
- 17.36.070 Grading.
- 17.36.080 Streets.
- 17.36.090 Setback requirements.
- 17.36.100 Building height on slope lots.
- 17.36.110 Accessory building on sloping lots.
17.44 Residential
Development Standards
Sections
- 17.44.010 Intent.
- 17.44.020 Manufactured housing.
- 17.44.030 Temporary uses.
- 17.44.040 Agricultural land use.
- 17.44.050 Acoustical analysis.
- 17.44.060 Landscaping.
- 17.44.070 Projections into required yards.
- 17.44.080 Fences and walls.
- 17.44.090 Rear treatment.
- 17.44.100 Distances between structures.
- 17.44.110 Mailboxes.
- 17.44.120 Trash storage areas.
- 17.44.130 Design – Detached single-family dwelling.
- 17.44.140 Design – Attached single-family and multiple-family dwellings.
- 17.44.150 Circulation patterns.
17.60 R-M-R
Rural Mountainous Residential District
Sections
- 17.60.010 Purpose.
- 17.60.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.60.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.60.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.60.050 Lot area.
- 17.60.060 Street frontage width.
- 17.60.070 Lot dimensions.
- 17.60.080 Setbacks.
- 17.60.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.60.100 Building height.
- 17.60.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.60.120 Animals.
- 17.60.130 Parking.
- 17.60.140 Signs.
- 17.60.150 Design review.
17.64 R-R
Rural Residential District
Sections
- 17.64.010 Purpose.
- 17.64.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.64.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.64.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.64.050 Lots of record.
- 17.64.060 Lot area.
- 17.64.070 Street frontage width.
- 17.64.080 Setbacks.
- 17.64.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.64.100 Building height.
- 17.64.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.64.120 Animals.
- 17.64.130 Parking.
- 17.64.140 Signs.
- 17.64.150 Design review.
17.68 R-E
Estate Single-Family Residential District
Sections
- 17.68.010 Purpose.
- 17.68.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.68.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.68.040 Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.68.050 Lots of record.
- 17.68.060 Lot area.
- 17.68.070 Street frontage width.
- 17.68.080 Setbacks.
- 17.68.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.68.100 Building height.
- 17.68.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.68.120 Animals.
- 17.68.130 Parking.
- 17.68.140 Signs.
- 17.68.150 Design review.
- 17.68.160 Design standards.
17.72 R-H
Hillside Single-Family Residential Development District
Sections
- 17.72.010 Purpose.
- 17.72.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.72.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.72.040 Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.72.050 Lots of record.
- 17.72.060 Lot area.
- 17.72.070 Street frontage width.
- 17.72.080 Setbacks.
- 17.72.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.72.100 Building height.
- 17.72.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.72.120 Parking.
- 17.72.130 Signs.
- 17.72.140 Design review.
- 17.72.150 Design standards.
17.76 R-1
Single-Family Residential District
Sections
- 17.76.010 Purpose.
- 17.76.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.76.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.76.040 Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.76.050 Lots of record.
- 17.76.060 Lot area.
- 17.76.070 Street frontage width.
- 17.76.080 Setbacks.
- 17.76.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.76.100 Building height.
- 17.76.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.76.120 Parking.
- 17.76.130 Signs.
- 17.76.140 Design review.
- 17.76.150 Design standards.
17.78 No
Net Loss Program
Sections
- 17.78.010 Purpose.
- 17.78.020 Definitions.
- 17.78.030 Housing capacity transfer to unit bank.
- 17.78.040 Eligibility to transfer units from the unit bank through density transfer.
- 17.78.050 Types of density transfers and incentives allowed.
- 17.78.060 Development standards.
- 17.78.070 Processing of no net loss program density transfer requests.
- 17.78.080 No net loss program density transfer agreement.
- 17.78.090 Implementation.
17.80 R-2
Medium Density Residential District
Sections
- 17.80.010 Purpose.
- 17.80.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.80.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.80.040 Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.80.050 Lot area.
- 17.80.060 Lot area per dwelling unit.
- 17.80.070 Street frontage width.
- 17.80.080 Setbacks.
- 17.80.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.80.100 Building height.
- 17.80.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.80.120 Open space.
- 17.80.130 Separation between buildings.
- 17.80.140 Walkways.
- 17.80.150 Laundry facilities.
- 17.80.160 Walls and fences.
- 17.80.170 Storage.
- 17.80.180 Lots of record.
- 17.80.190 Parking.
- 17.80.200 Signs.
- 17.80.210 Design review.
- 17.80.220 Design standards.
17.84 R-3
High Density Residential District
Sections
- 17.84.010 Purpose.
- 17.84.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.84.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.84.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.84.050 Lot area.
- 17.84.060 Lot area per dwelling unit.
- 17.84.070 Street frontage width.
- 17.84.080 Setbacks.
- 17.84.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.84.100 Building height.
- 17.84.110 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.84.120 Open space.
- 17.84.130 Separation between buildings.
- 17.84.140 Walkways.
- 17.84.150 Laundry facilities.
- 17.84.160 Walls and fences.
- 17.84.170 Storage.
- 17.84.180 Lots of record.
- 17.84.190 Parking.
- 17.84.200 Signs.
- 17.84.210 Design review.
- 17.84.220 Design standards.
17.86 RMU
Residential Mixed Use District
Sections
- 17.86.010 Purpose.
- 17.86.020 Table of land uses and glossary/definitions.
- 17.86.035 Standards for eating and drinking establishments and sidewalk cafes.
- 17.86.040 Minimum lot areas.
- 17.86.050 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.86.060 Density bonus – Up to a maximum 35 dwellings per acre.
- 17.86.070 Parking in the RMU district.
- 17.86.080 Design review in the RMU district.
- 17.86.090 Lake Elsinore Municipal Code references.
- 17.86.100 Mixed use development matrix.
17.92 MC
Mobilehome Community District
Sections
- 17.92.010 Purpose.
- 17.92.020 Uses permitted.
- 17.92.030 Lot area.
- 17.92.040 Setbacks.
- 17.92.050 Building height.
- 17.92.060 Dwelling unit size.
- 17.92.070 Off-street parking.
- 17.92.080 Fences, walls, and hedges.
- 17.92.090 Signs.
- 17.92.100 Permits and fees.
- 17.92.110 Procedure.
- 17.92.120 Site development standards.
17.112 Nonresidential
Development Standards
Sections
- 17.112.010 Purpose.
- 17.112.020 Temporary uses.
- 17.112.030 Operation in general.
- 17.112.040 Lighting.
- 17.112.060 Landscaping.
- 17.112.070 Fences and walls.
- 17.112.080 Self-serve devices.
- 17.112.090 Gasoline dispensing establishments.
- 17.112.100 Automobile storage.
- 17.112.110 Design.
- 17.112.120 Trash enclosures.
- 17.112.130 Mailboxes.
- 17.112.140 Circulation patterns.
- 17.112.150 Dust and erosion control.
- 17.112.160 Agricultural land use.
- 17.112.170 Conversion of structure.
17.116 C-O
Commercial Office District
Sections
- 17.116.010 Purpose.
- 17.116.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.116.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.116.040 Site criteria.
- 17.116.050 Setbacks.
- 17.116.060 Building height.
- 17.116.070 Conditions and exceptions for conversion of residential structures to commercial/office uses.
- 17.116.080 Landscape improvements.
- 17.116.090 Parking.
- 17.116.100 Signs.
- 17.116.110 Design review.
- 17.116.120 Design standards.
17.124 C-2
General Commercial District
Sections
- 17.124.010 Purpose.
- 17.124.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.124.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.124.040 Lot area.
- 17.124.050 Street frontage width.
- 17.124.060 Setbacks.
- 17.124.070 Building height.
- 17.124.080 Landscape improvements.
- 17.124.090 Lots of record.
- 17.124.100 Parking.
- 17.124.110 Signs.
- 17.124.120 Design review.
- 17.124.130 Design standards.
17.128 C-P
Commercial Park District
Sections
- 17.128.010 Purpose.
- 17.128.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.128.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.128.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.128.050 Site criteria.
- 17.128.060 Setbacks.
- 17.128.080 Building height.
- 17.128.090 Landscape improvements.
- 17.128.100 Parking.
- 17.128.110 Signs.
- 17.128.120 Design review.
- 17.128.130 Design standards.
17.132 C-M
Commercial Manufacturing District
Sections
- 17.132.010 Purpose.
- 17.132.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.132.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.132.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.132.050 Lot area.
- 17.132.060 Street frontage width.
- 17.132.070 Setbacks.
- 17.132.080 Building height.
- 17.132.090 Landscape improvements.
- 17.132.100 Lots of record.
- 17.132.110 Parking.
- 17.132.120 Signs.
- 17.132.130 Design review.
- 17.132.140 Design standards.
- 17.132.150 Emergency shelter use and development standards.
17.134 CMU
Commercial Mixed Use District
Sections
- 17.134.010 Purpose.
- 17.134.020 Table of land uses and glossary/definitions.
- 17.134.035 Standards for eating and drinking establishments and sidewalk cafes.
- 17.134.037 Standards for kiosk retail sales.
- 17.134.040 Minimum lot area.
- 17.134.050 Minimum dwelling unit size.
- 17.134.070 Parking in the CMU district.
- 17.134.080 Design review in the CMU district.
- 17.134.090 Lake Elsinore Municipal Code references.
- 17.134.100 Mixed use development matrix.
17.136 M-1
Limited Manufacturing District
Sections
- 17.136.010 Purpose.
- 17.136.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.136.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.136.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.136.050 Lot area.
- 17.136.060 Street frontage width.
- 17.136.070 Setbacks.
- 17.136.090 Building height.
- 17.136.100 Landscape improvements.
- 17.136.110 Lots of record.
- 17.136.120 Parking.
- 17.136.130 Signs.
- 17.136.140 Design review.
- 17.136.150 Design standards.
17.140 M-2
General Manufacturing District
Sections
- 17.140.010 Purpose.
- 17.140.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.140.030 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.140.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.140.050 Lot area.
- 17.140.060 Street frontage width.
- 17.140.070 Setbacks.
- 17.140.090 Building height.
- 17.140.100 Landscape improvements.
- 17.140.110 Lots of record.
- 17.140.120 Parking.
- 17.140.130 Signs.
- 17.140.140 Design review.
- 17.140.150 Design standards.
17.144 M-3
Mineral Resources and Related Manufacturing District
Sections
- 17.144.010 Purpose.
- 17.144.020 Permitted uses without a mining or conditional use permit.
- 17.144.030 Uses subject to a surface mining permit.
- 17.144.040 Uses subject to a conditional use permit.
- 17.144.050 Accessory uses.
- 17.144.060 Minimum area.
- 17.144.070 Development standards.
- 17.144.080 Special development and landscape improvement standards.
- 17.144.090 Preexisting operations.
- 17.144.100 Signs.
- 17.144.110 Substantial compliance and compatibility of uses.
17.148 Parking
Requirements
Sections
- 17.148.010 Purpose.
- 17.148.020 General provisions.
- 17.148.030 Number of parking spaces required.
- 17.148.040 Size of parking spaces and required aisle width.
- 17.148.050 Loading space requirements.
- 17.148.060 Drive-through establishments.
- 17.148.070 Shared and off-site parking.
- 17.148.080 Circulation and parking space layout.
- 17.148.090 Surface of parking areas.
- 17.148.100 Landscaping.
- 17.148.110 Lighting.
- 17.148.120 Parking lot plan required.
- 17.148.130 Parking and storage of commercial vehicles.
- 17.148.140 Parking and storage in residential zones.
17.156 Cannabis
Uses
Sections
- 17.156.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.156.020 Interpretation and applicability.
- 17.156.030 Exemptions.
- 17.156.040 Definitions.
- 17.156.050 Permitted locations.
- 17.156.060 Limitation on uses.
- 17.156.070 Licenses and permits required.
- 17.156.080 Cannabis business license.
- 17.156.090 Requirements for all cannabis facilities.
- 17.156.100 Cannabis retail businesses.
- 17.156.110 Cannabis distribution.
- 17.156.120 Cannabis cultivation.
- 17.156.130 Cannabis manufacturing.
- 17.156.140 Cannabis testing laboratory.
- 17.156.150 Enforcement.
- 17.156.160 M-1 and M-2 district zones.
17.160 Adult
Business Regulations
Sections
- 17.160.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.160.020 Definitions.
- 17.160.030 Criteria for the establishment of Adult Business Overlay Districts.
- 17.160.040 Restriction to Adult Business Overlay District.
- 17.160.050 Statements and records.
- 17.160.060 Conditional use permit required.
- 17.160.070 Time limits for action on conditional use permit.
- 17.160.080 Sale/serving of alcohol and intoxicated persons.
- 17.160.090 Suspension and revocation of a conditional use permit.
- 17.160.100 Adult business license required.
- 17.160.110 Application for adult business license.
- 17.160.120 Investigation.
- 17.160.130 Decision by Director of Community Development on application for license.
- 17.160.140 Grant of application for license.
- 17.160.150 Denial of application of license.
- 17.160.160 Inspection.
- 17.160.170 Expiration of license.
- 17.160.180 Revocation of license.
- 17.160.190 Hearing on revocation of license.
- 17.160.200 Regulations nonexclusive.
- 17.160.210 Violations – Penalties.
- 17.160.220 Public nuisance.
- 17.160.230 Conflicting ordinances repealed.
17.164 Nonconforming
Uses
Sections
- 17.164.010 Use not in building or structure.
- 17.164.020 Buildings – Continuance or change of use.
- 17.164.030 Buildings – Repairs.
- 17.164.040 Buildings – Additions, enlargement or alteration.
- 17.164.050 Buildings – Nonconformance due to yard requirements.
- 17.164.060 Change to more restrictive use.
- 17.164.070 Discontinuance – Resumption prohibited.
- 17.164.080 Extension of use.
- 17.164.090 Moving buildings.
- 17.164.100 Effect of amendments.
- 17.164.110 Repair of damaged or partially destroyed structures.
17.176 Noise
Control
Sections
- 17.176.010 Purpose.
- 17.176.020 Definitions.
- 17.176.030 Authority and duties of the Noise Control Office(r) (NCO).
- 17.176.040 General noise regulations.
- 17.176.050 Noise measurement procedure.
- 17.176.060 Exterior noise limits.
- 17.176.070 Interior noise standards.
- 17.176.080 Prohibited acts.
- 17.176.090 Motor vehicles operating on public right-of-way.
- 17.176.100 Special provisions – Exemptions.
- 17.176.110 Special variances.
17.196 Signs
Advertising Structures
Sections
- 17.196.010 Purpose.
- 17.196.020 Definitions.
- 17.196.030 Permit required.
- 17.196.040 Procedure.
- 17.196.050 Stop orders.
- 17.196.060 Exemptions.
- 17.196.070 Nonconforming signs.
- 17.196.080 Noncommercial signs.
- 17.196.090 Removal of obsolete signs.
- 17.196.100 Prohibited signs.
- 17.196.110 Advertising on public property.
- 17.196.120 Temporary political signs.
- 17.196.130 Temporary advertising for new residential developments.
- 17.196.140 Off-site directional signs.
- 17.196.150 Temporary advertising for developments other than new residential developments.
- 17.196.160 Temporary signs.
- 17.196.165 Temporary street banners, light pole banners and flags.
- 17.196.170 Signs in residential zones.
- 17.196.180 Signs in commercial districts.
- 17.196.190 Signs in the Central Business District (CBD).
- 17.196.200 Signs in the industrial districts.
- 17.196.210 Signs for gasoline dispensing establishments.
- 17.196.220 Signs in open space and recreational districts.
17.410 General
Application Processing Procedures
Sections
- 17.410.010 Planning agency.
- 17.410.020 Application submittal.
- 17.410.030 Multiple applications.
- 17.410.040 Pre-application review.
- 17.410.050 Application review.
- 17.410.060 Public hearing for permits and entitlements.
- 17.410.070 Approving authority.
- 17.410.080 Notice requirements.
- 17.410.090 Record of decision.
- 17.410.100 Appeals.2
17.415 Permitting
Requirements
Sections
- 17.415.010 Permit requirements and exemptions.
- 17.415.020 General Plan amendments.
- 17.415.030 Specific plans.
- 17.415.040 Zoning amendments.
- 17.415.050 Major design review.
- 17.415.060 Minor design review.
- 17.415.070 Conditional use permit.
- 17.415.080 Variances.
- 17.415.090 Minor exceptions.
- 17.415.100 Temporary uses.
- 17.415.110 Accessory dwelling units.
- 17.415.120 Mobilehome park conversions.
- 17.415.130 Residential care facilities.
- 17.415.140 Wireless communication facilities.
- 17.415.150 Reasonable accommodation.