Lakewood City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
PART 0
Purposes, Title and Definitions
Sections
- § 9300 Purpose and Authority.
- § 9301 Basic Considerations.
- § 9302 Definitions.
- § 9302.1 Accessory Building.
- § 9302.2 Accessory Use.
- § 9302.2a Adult Entertainment Business.
- § 9302.2b Adult Care Facility.
- § 9302.2c Alcoholic Beverage.
- § 9302.2d Premises.
- § 9302.2e Alcoholic Beverage Establishment, Off-Sale.
- § 9302.2f Deemed Approved Alcoholic Beverage Establishment.
- § 9302.3 Alley.
- § 9302.4 Amendment.
- § 9302.4a Antique.
- § 9302.5 Automobile Parking Stall.
- § 9302.5a Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
- § 9302.6 Billboard.
- § 9302.6a Block.
- § 9302.7 Boarding House.
- § 9302.8 Building.
- § 9302.10 Building Height.
- § 9302.11 Building, Main.
- § 9302.12 Building Official.
- § 9302.13 Bungalow Court.
- § 9302.13a Card Room.
- § 9302.14 Car Port.
- § 9302.14a Children's Rooms.
- § 9302.14b Private Day School.
- § 9302.14c Day Nursery or Day Nursery School.
- § 9302.14d Private Boarding School.
- § 9302.14e Children's Boarding Home.
- § 9302.14f Family Day Care Home.
- § 9302.14g Check Cashing Business.
- § 9302.15 City.
- § 9302.16 City Council.
- § 9302.17 Club, Private.
- § 9302.17a Convalescent Hospital.
- § 9302.17b Condominiums, Planned Development, Community Apartment Projects and Stock Cooperatives.
- § 9302.17c Commercial Recreation.
- § 9302.17d Coin-Operated Amusement Device.
- § 9302.17e Cottage Food Operations.
- § 9302.17f Dance, Public.
- § 9302.18 Dog Kennel.
- § 9302.18a Drive-In or Drive-Thru Restaurant.
- § 9302.19 Dwelling, Multiple-Family.
- § 9302.19a Dwelling, Multiple-Family, Housing for Elderly or Handicapped.
- § 9302.20 Dwelling, Single-Family.
- § 9302.21 Dwelling Unit.
- § 9302.21a Dwelling Unit, Accessory (ADU).
- § 9302.21b Dwelling Unit, Junior Accessory (JADU).
- § 9302.21c Dwelling Unit, Efficiency Unit.
- § 9302.22 Educational Institution.
- § 9302.22a Emergency Shelter.
- § 9302.22b Entertainment.
- § 9302.23 Family.
- § 9302.23a Floor Area Ratio.
- § 9302.24 Garage, Private.
- § 9302.25 Garage, Public.
- § 9302.25a Home/Facility for the Aged.
- § 9302.25aa Garbage, Waste, Refuse and Trash.
- § 9302.25b Hospital.
- § 9302.26 Hotel.
- § 9302.26a Internet Access Studio or Cyberspace Café.
- § 9302.26b Investment Apartments or Investment Apartment Project.
- § 9302.26c Hotel-Extended Stay.
- § 9302.27 Kitchen.
- § 9302.28 Lot.
- § 9302.29 Lot, Corner.
- § 9302.30 Lot Coverage.
- § 9302.31 Lot Lines.
- § 9302.31a Mortuary.
- § 9302.31b Mobilehome and Mobilehome Park.
- § 9302.31c Massage Parlor and the Business of Massage.
- § 9302.31d Mixed-Use Development.
- § 9302.32 Motel.
- § 9302.33 Nonconforming Building.
- § 9302.33a Nonconforming Sign.
- § 9302.34 Nonconforming Use.
- § 9302.35 Petroleum Pumping Station.
- § 9302.36 Planning Commission.
- § 9302.36a Planned Unit Development.
- § 9302.36b Porte-Cochere.
- § 9302.36c Residential Sales Event.
- § 9302.36d Mobile Recycling Unit.
- § 9302.36e Recyclable Material.
- § 9302.36f Recycling Facility.
- § 9302.36g Certified Recycling Facility or Certified Processor.
- § 9302.36h Collection Facility.
- § 9302.36i Small Collection Facilities.
- § 9302.36j Large Collection Facilities.
- § 9302.36k Processing Facility.
- § 9302.36l Reverse Vending Machine(s).
- § 9302.36m Bulk Reverse Vending Machine.
- § 9302.37 Residential Use.
- § 9302.38 Rest Home.
- § 9302.38a Retirement Hotel.
- § 9302.38b Sanitarium.
- § 9302.38c Second-Hand Store.
- § 9302.39 Service Station.
- § 9302.39a Shopping Center, Regional.
- § 9302.40 Sign.
- § 9302.40a Single Room Occupancy Facility.
- § 9302.41 Story.
- § 9302.41a Storage, Self Facility.
- § 9302.41b Storage, Self Facility Caretakers Quarters.
- § 9302.41c Storage Container, Portable.
- § 9302.42 Street.
- § 9302.43 Structure; Walls, Fences.
- § 9302.43a Structure; Canopy.
- § 9302.44 Structural Alterations.
- § 9302.44a Swap Meet, Indoor.
- § 9302.44b Tank Farm.
- § 9302.44c Tattoo Parlor.
- § 9302.44d Disaster and/or Evacuation Shelter.
- § 9302.44e Tobacco and Nicotine Product Sales.
- § 9302.45 Trailer Park or Court.
- § 9302.45a Trailer Coach.
- § 9302.46 Use.
- § 9302.47 Variance.
- § 9302.48 Vehicle.
- § 9302.48a Vehicle Parking Lot.
- § 9302.48b Vehicle, Park or Parking.
- § 9302.48c Vehicle, Truck.
- § 9302.48d Vehicle, Passenger.
- § 9302.48e Vehicle, Truck Tractor.
- § 9302.48f Waste, Hazardous.
- § 9302.48g Waste, Hazardous Management Facility.
- § 9302.48h Warehouse.
- § 9302.49 Width, Lot.
- § 9302.49a Wild Animals.
- § 9302.50 Yard.
- § 9302.51 Yard, Front.
- § 9302.52 Yard, Rear.
- § 9302.53 Yard, Side.
- § 9302.54 Yard, Side Street.
- § 9302.55 Yard, Building Area.
- § 9303 Interpretation.
PART 2
R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone Regulations
Sections
- § 9320 Uses Permitted.
- § 9321 Off-Street Parking, Single Family Residential.
- § 9322 Lot Area.
- § 9322.1 Lot Area Per Dwelling.
- § 9322.2 Lot Coverage.
- § 9322.2a Floor Area Ratio.
- § 9322.3 Building Height.
- § 9322.4 Front Yard Setback Area.
- § 9322.5 Side Yard Setback Area.
- § 9322.6 Rear Yard Setback Area.
- § 9322.7 Accessory Buildings.
- § 9322.8 Lighting.
- § 9322.9 Vacant Property or Building.
- § 9322.10 Lot Area Surfaces.
PART 3
M-F-R Multiple-Family Residential Zone Regulations
Sections
- § 9330 Multiple-Family Residential Zone.
- § 9331 Uses Permitted.
- § 9332 Development Standards.
- § 9332.1 Development Standards for Multiple-Family Housing for Elderly or Handicapped.
- § 9332.2 Additional Development Standards and Regulations Pertaining to Any Condominium, Planned Development, Community Apartment, Stock Cooperative Project or Investment Apartment.
- § 9332.3 Development Standards for Homes/Facilities for the Aged, Retirement Hotels, and Adult Care Facilities.
- § 9332.4 Development Standards and Conditions for Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
- § 9332.5 Density Bonuses.
- § 9333 Limitation on Permitted Use.
- § 9334 Development Plan Review.
PART 6
M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone Regulations
Sections
- § 9360 Uses Permitted.
- § 9361 Limitations on Uses Permitted.
- § 9363 Building Height.
- § 9364 Location of Buildings and Uses.
- § 9365 Front Yard.
- § 9366.1 Side Yards.
- § 9366.2 Rear Yard.
- § 9367 Oil Wells and Related Facilities.
- § 9367.1 Future Boundaries.
- § 9367.2 Same.
- § 9367.3 Application.
- § 9367.4 Hearing Before City Planning Commission.
- § 9367.5 Planning Commission Shall Make Report of Findings and Decision.
- § 9367.6 Conditions and Limitations.
- § 9367.7 Notice of Decision of Planning Commission.
- § 9367.8 Hearing Before City Council.
- § 9367.9 Conditions and Limitations Imposed by This Chapter.
- § 9367.10 Application Fee.
- § 9367.11 Permit Fee.
PART 6b
MU Mixed-Use Overlay Zone Regulations
Sections
- § 9369 Mixed-Use Development Overlay Zone.
- § 9369.1 Mixed-Use Overlay Procedure.
- § 9369.2 Uses Permitted.
- § 9369.3 Uses Permitted Subject to a Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9369.4 Restricted Land Uses.
- § 9369.5 Mixed-Use Development Standards.
- § 9369.6 Operational Standards.
- § 9369.7 Objective Design Standards.
PART 7
General Provisions Relating to Uses
Sections
- § 9370 Foregoing Regulations Subject to This Part.
- § 9371 Temporary Real Estate Office.
- § 9372 Temporary Construction Buildings.
- § 9373 Vehicles - Off-Street Parking and Storage of Commercial Vehicles in the A, C, M and Open Space Zones.
- § 9373.1 Off-Street Parking and Storage of Motorized Recreational Vehicles, Trailers, Semi-Trailers and Commercial Vehicles on Properties Developed With Single-Family Residential Uses.
- § 9373.7 Vehicles in R-1, R-A, and M-F-R Zones.
- § 9373.8 Bomb or Fallout Shelters.
- § 9374 Future Streets.
- § 9375 Walls Abutting R-1 and R-A Property.
- § 9376 Air Conditioners, Mechanical Equipment and Machinery Noise in Residential Areas.
- § 9376.1 Same: Decibel Measurement Criteria.
- § 9376.2 Same: Location of Mechanical Equipment.
- § 9376.3 Same: Compliance.
- § 9378 Marijuana Related Activities Prohibited.
- § 9379 Low Impact Development - Definitions.
- § 9379.1 Stormwater Pollution Control Measures for Development Planning and Construction Activities.
PART 8
General Provisions Relating to Yards, Height and Area
Sections
- § 9380 Height of Penthouses and Roof Structures.
- § 9381 Yard Requirements for Property Abutting Half-Streets.
- § 9383 Cornices and Eave Projections.
- § 9383.1 Projections - Stairways/Balconies.
- § 9383.2 Projection of Porches/Platforms.
- § 9383.3 Projections - Miscellaneous.
- § 9384 Wall, Fence, or Hedge.
- § 9385 Lot Area Reduction.
- § 9385.1 Dwelling Location - Potential Lot Division.
- § 9385.2 Division of Lots or Parcels Containing More Than Minimum Required Area.
- § 9386 Accessory Buildings.
- § 9387 Drainage.
- § 9388 Portable Storage Containers.
PART 9
General Provisions Relating to Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
Sections
- § 9390 Application of Regulations.
- § 9391 Nonconforming Use Limits Other Uses.
- § 9392 Nonconformity - Abatement and Termination.
- § 9393 Repair and Maintenance.
- § 9394 Nonconforming Building: Alteration and/or Additions.
- § 9395 Exemptions and Exceptions.
- § 9396 Removal of Prohibited Advertising Displays.
- § 9397 Procedure for Abatement.
PART 10
Variance and Conditional Use Permit
Sections
- § 9400 Planning Commission May Grant Variance.
- § 9400.1 Purpose of Variance.
- § 9400.2 Required Showing for Variances.
- § 9401 Basis for Approval or Denial of a Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9401.1 Purpose of Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9401.2 Required Showing for Conditional Use Permit: Ex-Parte Approval.
- § 9401.3 Rescission of Ex Parte Approval of Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9401.4 Notice of Ex Parte Approval of Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9402 Notice and Hearing on Application for Variance or Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9403 PEC Findings and Decision.
- § 9403.1 Report of the Planning Commission Announcing Findings.
- § 9403.2 Notice of PEC Decision.
- § 9404 Expiration.
- § 9405 Variance or Permits May Be Revoked.
- § 9406 Conditional Use Permit on Motion of Planning Commission.
- § 9407 Appeal of a PEC Decision.
- § 9407.1 Contents of the Appeal or Request for Review.
- § 9407.2 Records.
- § 9407.3 City Council as Board of Zoning Adjustment and Appeal.
- § 9407.4 Hearing Before City Council.
- § 9407.5 New Hearing De Novo.
- § 9407.6 Same.
PART 11
Amendments
Sections
- § 9410 Procedure for Adoption of Amendments.
- § 9411 Initiation of Amendment.
- § 9411.1 Commission to Hold Hearings on Amendments Initiated Under Section 9411.
- § 9411.2 Commission to Adopt and Announce Report of Findings.
- § 9411.3 Notice of Commission's Decision When Approving.
- § 9411.4 Notice of Decision of Commission When Denying the Application.
- § 9411.5 Commission Action Shall Be Final When No Recommendation Made.
- § 9411.6 Transmission of Commission's Record to City Clerk.
- § 9411.7 Transmission of Commission's Record to City Council.
- § 9411.8 City Council to Announce its Findings and Decision.
- § 9411.9 Notice of Decision of City Council.
- § 9411.10 Same.
- § 9412 Amendment Requested by Resolution of the City Council.
PART 12
Procedure, Hearings, Notices and Fees
Sections
- § 9420 Commission Shall Prescribe Form of Application Blanks and Type of Required Information.
- § 9420.1 Acceptability of Signatures on Applications.
- § 9420.2 Applications a Part of Permanent Record.
- § 9420.3 Filing Fees.
- § 9421 PEC Hearing Timelines.
- § 9422 Notices.
- § 9422.1 Required Wording of Notices.
- § 9423 Investigation.
- § 9424 Establishment of Rules for Conduct of Hearings.
- § 9425 Number of Hearings Required.
- § 9425.1 Hearings May Be Continued Without Recourse to Public Notice.
- § 9425.2 Permanent Files Shall Include Summary of Testimony.
PART 16
Street Dedication and Improvement
Sections
- § 9460 Requirement.
- § 9461 Requirement, Private Streets.
- § 9462 Dedication Standards.
- § 9463 Dedication in R-1 and R-A Zones.
- § 9464 Improvements.
- § 9465 Waiver.
- § 9466 Appeal.
- § 9467 Improvement and Dedication in Connection With the Granting of a Zone Change, Variance or Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9468 Agreements to Dedicate and Improve.
- § 9468.1 Failure to Dedicate or Improve.
- § 9468.2 City May Share Cost of Making Unusual Improvements.
PART 17
PD Planned Unit Development Zone Regulations
Sections
- § 9470 Purposes.
- § 9471 Uses Permitted.
- § 9472 Initiation of PD Zone.
- § 9472.1 Action on Change of Zoning.
- § 9472.2 Restrictions on Use.
- § 9472.3 Precise Plan.
- § 9472.4 Same.
- § 9472.5 Public Hearing on Precise Plan.
- § 9473 Recommendations and Findings.
- § 9474 Modification of Precise Plan.
- § 9475 Subdivision.
- § 9476 Revocation.
- § 9477 Applicable Provisions.
- § 9477.1 Compliance.
PART 18
Development Review Board and Ministerial Staff Review
Sections
- § 9480 Purposes.
- § 9481 Development Review Board.
- § 9482 Planning Review.
- § 9483 Application Requirements.
- § 9483.1 Fee.
- § 9484 Powers and Duties.
- § 9484.1 Findings.
- § 9484.2 Site Plan Approval.
- § 9485 Board or Director Decision.
- § 9486 Appeal Before the Planning and Environment Commission.
- § 9486.1 Appeal Before the City Council.
- § 9486.2 Appeal Fee.
- § 9487 Modification of Uses.
- § 9488 Compliance Required.
PART 19
Off-Street Parking Requirements
Sections
- § 9490 Automobile Parking Spaces Required.
- § 9490.1 Same, Parking Requirements for Uses Not Specified.
- § 9490.2 Same, General Provisions Relating to the Determination of Number of Parking Spaces Required.
- § 9491 M-F-R Zone - Separate Rental Prohibited.
- § 9492 Same. General Requirements for Development of Off-Street Parking Areas.
- § 9493 Parking Plans.
- § 9494 Charts, Diagrams and Standards.
PART 20
Sign Regulations
Sections
- § 9500 Purposes.
- § 9501 Principles.
- § 9502 Definitions.
- § 9502.1 Adjacent to a Landscaped Freeway.
- § 9502.2 Advertising Sign.
- § 9502.3 Aerial Sign.
- § 9502.4 Area of a Sign.
- § 9502.5 Average Ground Level.
- § 9502.6 Canopy Fascia.
- § 9502.7 Changeable Copy Sign.
- § 9502.8 Common Lot Line.
- § 9502.9 Directional Sign.
- § 9502.10 Electronic Message Board.
- § 9502.11 Elevation.
- § 9502.12 Flag Canopies.
- § 9502.13 Height and Width of Signs.
- § 9502.14 High Free-Standing Sign.
- § 9502.15 Identification Sign.
- § 9502.16 Illegal Sign.
- § 9502.17 Incidental Sign.
- § 9502.18 Integrated Commercial Site.
- § 9502.18.a Light Pole Banner.
- § 9502.18.b Light Pole Banner Program.
- § 9502.19 Logo.
- § 9502.20 Low Free-Standing Sign.
- § 9502.21 Non-Free Standing Sign.
- § 9502.22 Off-Premises Sign or Outdoor Advertising.
- § 9502.23 On-Premises Sign.
- § 9502.24 Painted Sign.
- § 9502.25 Parapet.
- § 9502.26 Permanent Sign.
- § 9502.27 Political Sign.
- § 9502.28 Projecting Sign.
- § 9502.28.a Projecting Identification Sign.
- § 9502.29 Readerboard.
- § 9502.30 Real Estate Sign.
- § 9502.31 Roof Line.
- § 9502.32 Roof Sign.
- § 9502.33 Secondary Frontage.
- § 9502.34 Sign.
- § 9502.35 Street Lot Line.
- § 9502.36 Temporary Sign.
- § 9502.37 Under-Canopy Sign.
- § 9502.38 Unshielded Lighting.
- § 9502.39 Wall Sign.
- § 9502.40 Width of Sign.
- § 9502.41 Window Area.
- § 9502.42 Window Sign.
- § 9502.43 Sign Illustrations.
- § 9503 General Regulations.
- § 9504 Exempted Signs.
- § 9505 Limitations on Permanent Signs.
- § 9506 Signs in Commercial and Manufacturing Zones.
- § 9508 Signs in R-1, R-A, and A Zones.
- § 9509 Signs in the M-F-R and PD Zones.
- § 9510 Signs in the O-S Zone.
- § 9511 Signs Requiring Conditional Use Permit.
- § 9512 Temporary Signs.
- § 9513 Sign Review.
- § 9514 Non-Conforming Signs.
- § 9515 Illegal Signs.
- § 9516 Light Pole Banner Program.
- § 9517 Application of This Part.
PART 21
Wireless Facilities on Private Property
Sections
- § 9600 Legislative Intent.
- § 9601 Definitions.
- § 9602 Applicability.
- § 9603 Prior Approvals Required.
- § 9604 Application Requirements.
- § 9605 Notice.
- § 9606 Decisions; Limited Exceptions; Appeals.
- § 9607 Standard Conditions of Approval.
- § 9608 Site Location Guidelines.
- § 9609 Development Standards.
- § 9610 Temporary Wireless Facilities.
PART 23
Development Agreements