Los Alamitos City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Division I
Enactment, Applicability and Enforcement
Sections
- Chapter 17.00 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF THE LOS ALAMITOS ZONING CODE
- Chapter 17.02 INTERPRETATION OF LOS ALAMITOS ZONING CODE PROVISIONS
Division II
Zones, Allowable uses, and Development Regulations
Sections
- Chapter 17.04 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES, ADOPTION OF ZONING MAP
- Chapter 17.06 LAND USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.08 RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- § 17.08.010 Purpose of Zones.
- § 17.08.020 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Residential Zones.
- § 17.08.030 Development Standards in Residential Zones.
- § 17.08.040 R-1 Zone Front Yard Landscaping Requirement.
- § 17.08.045 Design Standards for Multi-Family Housing.
- § 17.08.050 Laundry Facilities for Multi-Family Housing.
- § 17.08.060 Mobile Home Park and Subdivision Standards.
- § 17.08.070 Exceptions to Development Standards in Residential Zones.
- § 17.08.080 Other Applicable Regulations in Residential Zones.
- Chapter 17.10 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
- § 17.10.010 Purpose of Zones.
- § 17.10.020 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial and Industrial Zones.
- § 17.10.030 Development Standards for Commercial and Industrial Zones.
- § 17.10.040 Exceptions to Development Standards in Commercial and Industrial Zones.
- § 17.10.050 Other Applicable Regulations.
- Chapter 17.12 TOWN CENTER MIXED-USE ZONE
- § 17.12.010 Purpose of Zone.
- § 17.12.020 Land Uses and Permit Requirements.
- § 17.12.030 Commercial Uses Required Along Street Frontages.
- § 17.12.040 Development Standards for Town Center Mixed-Use Zone.
- § 17.12.050 Design Standards.
- § 17.12.060 Live/Work Standards.
- § 17.12.070 Open Space Requirements for Residential Uses.
- § 17.12.080 Mixed-Use Lot Consolidation Incentive Program.
- § 17.12.090 Other Applicable Regulations.
- Chapter 17.14 SPECIAL PURPOSE AND OVERLAY ZONES
Division III
Site Planning and General Development Standards
Sections
- Chapter 17.16 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- § 17.16.010 Purpose.
- § 17.16.020 Fences, Hedges, and Walls.
- § 17.16.030 Floor Area Ratio and Density Calculations.
- § 17.16.040 Height Measurement and Exceptions.
- § 17.16.050 Lighting.
- § 17.16.060 Lot Coverage Calculation.
- § 17.16.070 Paving of Required Front Yard Setback-Residential Zones.
- § 17.16.080 Projections into Required Setbacks.
- § 17.16.090 Refuse and Recycling Storage Areas.
- § 17.16.100 Screening and Buffering.
- § 17.16.110 Setbacks-Measurement.
- § 17.16.120 Vehicular Access-Residential Zones.
- § 17.16.130 Sight Safety Triangle.
- Chapter 17.18 LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 17.20 NOISE
- § 17.20.010 Purpose.
- § 17.20.020 Exemptions.
- § 17.20.030 Noise Level Measurement Criteria.
- § 17.20.040 Designated Noise Districts.
- § 17.20.050 Exterior Noise Standards.
- § 17.20.060 Interior Noise Standards.
- § 17.20.070 Special Provisions-Schools, Hospitals, and Places of Public Assembly.
- § 17.20.080 Manner of Enforcement.
- § 17.20.090 Relief from Standards-Application Procedure.
- Chapter 17.22 PARKING AND LOADING
- § 17.22.010 Purpose and Applicability.
- § 17.22.020 General Parking Regulations.
- § 17.22.030 Required Parking Spaces.
- § 17.22.040 Parking for Electric Vehicles.
- § 17.22.050 Bicycle Parking Standards.
- § 17.22.060 Motorcycle Parking Standards.
- § 17.22.070 Nonconforming Parking.
- § 17.22.080 Joint Use or Shared Parking.
- § 17.22.090 Residential Parking and Storage Standards.
- § 17.22.100 Residential Condominium Conversion Parking Standards.
- § 17.22.110 Development Standards for Exterior Residential Parking Spaces.
- § 17.22.120 Development Standards for Exterior Parking Spaces in Non-Residential and Mixed-Use Zones.
- § 17.22.130 Location of Spaces.
- § 17.22.140 Loading Requirements.
- Chapter 17.24 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- § 17.24.010 Purpose and Applicability.
- § 17.24.020 Fire and Explosive Hazards.
- § 17.24.030 Hazardous Materials.
- § 17.24.040 Light and Glare.
- § 17.24.050 Liquid or Solid Wastes.
- § 17.24.060 Odor.
- § 17.24.070 Property Maintenance.
- § 17.24.080 Radioactive or Electrical Disturbances.
- § 17.24.090 Vibration.
- § 17.24.100 Smoke.
- Chapter 17.26 SIGNS
- § 17.26.010 Purpose.
- § 17.26.020 Applicability.
- § 17.26.030 Permit Requirements.
- § 17.26.040 Exempt Signs.
- § 17.26.050 Prohibited Signs.
- § 17.26.060 General Requirements for All Signs.
- § 17.26.070 Rules for Sign Measurement.
- § 17.26.080 Digital Sign Standards.
- § 17.26.090 Regulations for Permitted Signs by Zone.
- § 17.26.100 Transit Advertising Shelters within a Public Right-of-Way.
- § 17.26.110 Planned Sign Program.
- § 17.26.120 Temporary Signs.
- § 17.26.130 Signs of Special Significance.
- § 17.26.140 Nonconforming Signs.
- § 17.26.150 Abatement of Unsafe and Unauthorized Signs.
Division IV
Regulations for Specific Land uses and Activities
Sections
- Chapter 17.28 REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES AND ACTIVITIES
- § 17.28.010 Purpose and Applicability.
- § 17.28.020 Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units.
- § 17.28.030 Accessory Structures/Uses-Residential.
- § 17.28.035 Accessory Structures/Uses-Nonresidential Zones.
- § 17.28.040 Adult Businesses.
- § 17.28.050 Affordable Housing.
- § 17.28.060 Alcoholic Beverage Retail Sales.
- § 17.28.070 Arcades.
- § 17.28.080 Automobile Service Stations and Automobile Repair Uses.
- § 17.28.090 Cannabis Uses.
- § 17.28.100 Condominiums-Commercial and Industrial.
- § 17.28.110 Condominiums-Residential and Residential Conversions.
- § 17.28.120 Construction Structures-Temporary.
- § 17.28.130 Day Care, General.
- § 17.28.140 Day Care Home-Large Family (9-14 Children).
- § 17.28.150 Day Care Home-Small Family (8 or Fewer Children).
- § 17.28.160 Emergency Shelters.
- § 17.28.170 Hazardous Waste Facilities.
- § 17.28.180 Live/Work Units.
- § 17.28.190 Mobile Food Vending.
- § 17.28.200 Outdoor Dining.
- § 17.28.210 Outdoor Display and Retail Activities.
- § 17.28.220 Outdoor Storage.
- § 17.28.230 Recycling Facilities.
- § 17.28.240 Schools-Private.
- § 17.28.250 Senior Citizen Housing.
- § 17.28.260 Single Room Occupancy Units.
- § 17.28.265 Swimming Pools.
- § 17.28.270 Wireless Communications Facilities.
- § 17.28.280 Wireless Communications Facilities-Small.
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Division V
Land Use and Permit Procedures
Sections
- Chapter 17.30 REVIEW AUTHORITY AND PERMIT PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- § 17.30.010 Purpose.
- § 17.30.020 Discretionary Permits and Actions-Authority.
- § 17.30.030 Application Filing.
- § 17.30.040 Application Fees.
- § 17.30.050 Burden of Proof and Precedence.
- § 17.30.060 Determination of Application Completeness.
- § 17.30.070 Environmental Compliance.
- § 17.30.080 Staff Reports and Recommendations.
- § 17.30.090 Alterations or Modifications.
- Chapter 17.32 ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- § 17.32.010 Purpose and Intent.
- § 17.32.020 Applicability.
- § 17.32.030 Application Requirements.
- § 17.32.040 Action by Development Services Director for Administrative Use Permits.
- § 17.32.050 Review Procedures for Conditional Use Permits.
- § 17.32.060 Conditions of Approval.
- § 17.32.070 Required Findings for Administrative Use Permits and Conditional Use Permits.
- § 17.32.080 Permit to Run with the Land.
- Chapter 17.34 COVENANTS FOR EASEMENTS
- Chapter 17.36 HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
- Chapter 17.38 LOCAL LANDMARKS
- Chapter 17.40 MINOR MODIFICATIONS
- Chapter 17.42 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 17.44 SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT-MAJOR AND MINOR
- § 17.44.010 Purpose and Intent.
- § 17.44.020 Two Types of Site Development Permits-Major and Minor.
- § 17.44.030 Application Processing, Filing, and Review-Generally.
- § 17.44.040 Application Processing, Filing, and Review-Housing Development Projects.
- § 17.44.050 Conditions of Approval.
- § 17.44.060 Required Findings and Decision.
- § 17.44.070 Issuance of Building Permits and Certificate of Occupancy.
- Chapter 17.46 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- § 17.46.010 Purpose and Intent.
- § 17.46.020 Applicability and Permit Requirements.
- § 17.46.030 Exempt Temporary Uses.
- § 17.46.040 Allowed Temporary Uses.
- § 17.46.050 Application Processing, Filing, and Review.
- § 17.46.060 Findings and Decision-Acknowledgement by Applicant.
- § 17.46.070 Post-Activity Requirements.
- Chapter 17.48 VARIANCES
- Chapter 17.50 ZONING CONSISTENCY REVIEW
Division VI
Zoning Code Administration, Hearing Procedures, and Legislative Actions
Sections
- Chapter 17.52 ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Chapter 17.54 PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND EXTENSIONS
- Chapter 17.56 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NOTICE
- Chapter 17.58 AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.60 APPEALS
- Chapter 17.62 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- § 17.62.010 Purpose and Scope.
- § 17.62.020 Authority.
- § 17.62.030 Initiation of Hearings.
- § 17.62.040 Applications-Legal Interest.
- § 17.62.050 Fees.
- § 17.62.060 Preapplication Review.
- § 17.62.070 Application-Contents.
- § 17.62.080 Public Notice.
- § 17.62.090 Failure to Receive Notice.
- § 17.62.100 Planning Commission Hearing and Recommendation.
- § 17.62.110 City Council Hearing.
- § 17.62.120 City Council Action.
- § 17.62.130 Development Agreement-Contents.
- § 17.62.140 Development Agreement-Adoption by Ordinance-Execution of Contract.
- § 17.62.150 Recordation of Executed Agreement.
- § 17.62.160 Ordinance, Regulations, and Requirements Applicable to Development.
- § 17.62.170 Subsequently Enacted State and Federal Laws.
- § 17.62.180 Enforcement-Continuing Validity.
- § 17.62.190 Amendment-Time Extension-Cancellation.
- § 17.62.200 Review for Compliance-Director's Authority.
- § 17.62.210 Violation of Agreement-Council Review and Action.
- § 17.62.220 Modification or Termination for Violations.
- § 17.62.230 Consequences of Termination.
- § 17.62.240 Irregularity of Proceedings.
- § 17.62.250 Coordination of Approvals.
- Chapter 17.64 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.66 NONCONFORMITIES
- Chapter 17.68 REVOCATIONS AND CITY-INITIATED MODIFICATIONS
- Chapter 17.70 ENFORCEMENT
Division VII
Definitions
Sections
- Chapter 17.72 PURPOSE
- Chapter 17.74 DEFINITIONS
- § 17.74.010 A Definitions.
- § 17.74.020 B Definitions.
- § 17.74.030 C Definitions.
- § 17.74.040 D Definitions.
- § 17.74.050 E Definitions.
- § 17.74.060 F Definitions.
- § 17.74.070 G Definitions.
- § 17.74.080 H Definitions.
- § 17.74.090 I Definitions.
- § 17.74.100 J Definitions.
- § 17.74.110 K Definitions.
- § 17.74.120 L Definitions.
- § 17.74.130 M Definitions.
- § 17.74.140 N Definitions.
- § 17.74.150 O Definitions.
- § 17.74.160 P Definitions.
- § 17.74.170 Q Definitions.
- § 17.74.180 R Definitions.
- § 17.74.190 S Definitions.
- § 17.74.200 T Definitions.
- § 17.74.210 U Definitions.
- § 17.74.220 V Definitions.
- § 17.74.230 W Definitions.
- § 17.74.240 X Definitions.
- § 17.74.250 Y Definitions.
- § 17.74.260 Z Definitions.