West Hollywood City Zoning Code
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ARTICLE 19
1 Zoning Ordinance Enactment and Applicability
Sections
- Chapter 19.01 PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING ORDINANCE
- Chapter 19.02 DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 19.03 INTERPRETATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 19
2 Zoning Districts and Allowable Land Uses
Sections
- Chapter 19.04 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, ADOPTION OF ZONING MAP
- Chapter 19.06 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- § 19.06.010 Purpose of Chapter.
- § 19.06.020 Purposes of Residential Zoning Districts.
- § 19.06.030 Residential Zoning District Land Uses and Permit Requirements.
- § 19.06.040 Residential Zoning District General Development Standards.
- § 19.06.050 Residential Density in R1 and R2 Zones.
- § 19.06.055 R2 Zoning District Development Standards – Required Density.
- § 19.06.060 R4 Zoning District Standards – Office Uses.
- § 19.06.070 R3 and R4 Zoning District Development Standards – Maximum Average Unit Sizes.
- § 19.06.080 R3 and R4 Zoning District Development Standards – Required Density.
- § 19.06.090 R3C-C and R4B-C Zoning District Development Standards.
- Chapter 19.10 COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC ZONING DISTRICTS
- § 19.10.010 Purpose of Chapter.
- § 19.10.020 Purposes of Commercial and Public Zoning Districts.
- § 19.10.030 Commercial and Public District Land Uses and Permit Requirements.
- § 19.10.040 Commercial and Public District General Development Standards.
- § 19.10.050 Commercial Development Incentives.
- § 19.10.060 Commercial Building Façade Standards.
- Chapter 19.14 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
- § 19.14.010 Purpose of Chapter.
- § 19.14.020 Applicability of Overlay Zoning District Regulations.
- § 19.14.030 Comprehensive Development Plan (-CDP) Overlay District.
- § 19.14.040 Development Agreement (-DA) Overlay District.
- § 19.14.050 Historic (-H) Overlay District.
- § 19.14.060 Neighborhood Conservation (-NC) Overlay District.
- § 19.14.070 Parking (-PK) Overlay District.
- § 19.14.080 Mixed-Use Incentive Overlay Zone (MUIOZ).
- § 19.14.090 Commercial-Only Overlay District (-CO).
- § 19.14.100 Avenues Bonus Overlay District (-AB).
- § 19.14.110 Gateway Mixed-Use Incentive Overlay Zone (-GMU).
- § 19.14.120 West Hollywood West Neighborhood Overlay District (-WHWNOD).
- § 19.14.130 Norma Triangle Neighborhood Overlay District (NTNOD).
- Chapter 19.16 SPECIFIC PLANS
ARTICLE 19
3 Site Planning and General Development Standards
Sections
- Chapter 19.20 GENERAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND USE STANDARDS
- § 19.20.010 Purpose.
- § 19.20.020 Applicability.
- § 19.20.030 Architectural Elevations.
- § 19.20.035 Disabled Access.
- § 19.20.040 Distance Between Structures.
- § 19.20.050 Fences, Walls, and Hedges.
- § 19.20.055 Canopy Trees.
- § 19.20.060 Green Building.
- § 19.20.070 Hazardous Materials Storage.
- § 19.20.080 Height Measurement and Exceptions.
- § 19.20.090 Noise Mitigation.
- § 19.20.100 Outdoor Lighting.
- § 19.20.110 Pedestrian Pathways.
- § 19.20.120 Performance Standards.
- § 19.20.140 Screening of Equipment.
- § 19.20.150 Setback Measurement and Projections into Yards.
- § 19.20.160 Sidewalks.
- § 19.20.170 Solar Access and Solar Equipment.
- § 19.20.180 Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage.
- § 19.20.190 Storm Drainage and Storm Water Runoff.
- § 19.20.200 Street Address Numbers.
- § 19.20.210 Streetscape Design.
- § 19.20.220 Transit Stop Improvements.
- § 19.20.230 Undergrounding of Utilities.
- § 19.20.240 Art on Construction Fencing.
- § 19.20.250 Transportation Demand Management.
- § 19.20.260 Gender Neutral Public Toilet Facilities.
- Chapter 19.22 AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES
- § 19.22.010 Purpose.
- § 19.22.020 Applicability.
- § 19.22.025 Processing Density Bonus Applications.
- § 19.22.030 Affordable Units Required.
- § 19.22.040 Affordable Housing Fees.
- § 19.22.050 Affordable Housing Incentives.
- § 19.22.070 Off-Site Construction of Inclusionary Units.
- § 19.22.080 Implementation of Inclusionary Unit Provisions.
- § 19.22.090 Rental, Sale and Re-Sale of Inclusionary and Affordable Units.
- Chapter 19.24 HIGHWAY AND PARKWAY DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS
- Chapter 19.26 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.28 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- § 19.28.010 Purpose.
- § 19.28.020 Applicability.
- § 19.28.030 General Parking Regulations.
- § 19.28.040 Number of Parking Spaces Required.
- § 19.28.050 Disabled Parking Requirements.
- § 19.28.060 Reduction of Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- § 19.28.070 Shared Use of Parking Facilities.
- § 19.28.080 Parking Credits.
- § 19.28.090 Parking Area Design and Layout Standards.
- § 19.28.100 Surface Parking Area Standards.
- § 19.28.110 Parking Structure and Rooftop Parking Standards.
- § 19.28.120 Off-Site Parking Standards.
- § 19.28.130 Driveway Standards.
- § 19.28.140 Temporary Parking Lots.
- § 19.28.150 Bicycle Parking and Support Facilities.
- § 19.28.160 Off-Street Loading Space Requirements.
- § 19.28.170 Electric Vehicle Charging Readiness.
- Chapter 19.30 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.32 SEISMIC SAFETY
- Chapter 19.34 SIGN STANDARDS
- § 19.34.010 Purpose.
- § 19.34.020 Applicability.
- § 19.34.030 Sign Standards by Zoning District.
- § 19.34.040 General Provisions for On-Site Signs.
- § 19.34.050 Standards for Specific Types of Signs.
- § 19.34.060 Creative Signs.
- § 19.34.070 Comprehensive Sign Program.
- § 19.34.080 Off-Site Signs.
- § 19.34.090 Prohibited and Restricted Signs.
- § 19.34.100 Sign Permits.
- § 19.34.110 Exemptions from Sign Permit Requirements.
- § 19.34.120 Abandoned Signs.
- § 19.34.130 Illegal Signs.
- Chapter 19.36 STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
- § 19.36.010 Purpose.
- § 19.36.020 Applicability.
- § 19.36.030 Accessory Business Uses and Incidental Business Activities.
- § 19.36.040 Adult and Child Day Care Facilities.
- § 19.36.050 Adult Businesses.
- § 19.36.060 Alcoholic Beverage Sales.
- § 19.36.080 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Exterior.
- § 19.36.085 Banks and Financial Services within the Sunset Specific Plan Area (SSPA).
- § 19.36.090 Bed and Breakfast Inns (B&Bs) and Urban Inns (UIs).
- § 19.36.091 Cannabis Uses – Adult-Use Retail.
- § 19.36.092 Cannabis Uses – Consumption Areas with On-Site Adult-Use Retail.
- § 19.36.093 Cannabis Uses – Medical-Use Dispensary.
- § 19.36.100 Common Interest Developments and Airspace Subdivisions.
- § 19.36.110 Congregate Care and Senior Residential Projects.
- § 19.36.120 Drive-In and Drive-Through Facilities.
- § 19.36.125 Emergency Shelters.
- § 19.36.134 Firearm Sales.
- § 19.36.140 Home Businesses.
- § 19.36.150 Hotels and Motels.
- § 19.36.155 Kiosks.
- § 19.36.160 Live/Work Facilities.
- § 19.36.170 Mixed-Use Projects.
- § 19.36.180 Movie Studios.
- § 19.36.185 Newsstands and Flower Stands.
- § 19.36.190 Neighborhood Serving Commercial Uses.
- § 19.36.200 Nightclubs and Related Uses.
- § 19.36.210 Outdoor Dining.
- § 19.36.230 Outdoor Storage.
- § 19.36.235 Outdoor Commercial Uses Above the Ground Floor.
- § 19.36.240 Pawnshops.
- § 19.36.250 (Repealed) [1]
- § 19.36.260 Recycling Facilities.
- § 19.36.265 Residential Uses – Courtyard Housing.
- § 19.36.270 Residential Uses – Legalization of Illegal Units.
- § 19.36.275 Residential Uses – One Year Lease Minimum.
- § 19.36.280 Residential Uses – Multi-Family Dwellings.
- § 19.36.290 Residential Uses – Rental Unit Conversions.
- § 19.36.300 Residential Uses – Residential Accessory Uses and Structures.
- § 19.36.310 Residential Uses – Accessory, and Junior Accessory, Dwelling Units.
- § 19.36.311 Residential Uses – Garages and Carports, and Parking.
- § 19.36.320 Residential Uses – Single-Family Dwellings and Duplexes.
- § 19.36.325 Residential Uses – Two-Unit Projects in the R1A and R1C Districts.
- § 19.36.327 Residential Uses – Studio and Micro-Units.
- § 19.36.328 Residential Uses – Shared Housing Buildings.
- § 19.36.330 Service Stations, Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV).
- § 19.36.331 Vacation Rentals.
- § 19.36.335 Single Room Occupancy.
- § 19.36.340 Smoking Areas.
- § 19.36.345 Supper Clubs.
- § 19.36.350 Telecommunications Facilities.
- § 19.36.354 Tobacco Product Shops.
- § 19.36.370 Vehicle Repair Shops.
- § 19.36.380 Vehicle Sales and Rentals.
- § 19.36.390 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Showroom.
- § 19.36.392 Electric Vehicle Charging Site.
- § 19.36.394 Service Stations, Electric Vehicle (EV).
- Chapter 19.38 URBAN ART PROGRAM
- Ord- 25-30U_0
ARTICLE 19
4 Land Use and Development Permit Procedures
Sections
- Chapter 19.40 APPLICATION FILING AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 19.42 ZONE CLEARANCES
- Chapter 19.43 ADU PERMIT
- Chapter 19.44 ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS
- Chapter 19.45 MINISTERIAL HOUSING PERMIT
- Chapter 19.46 DESIGN REVIEW
- Chapter 19.48 DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
- Chapter 19.50 DEMOLITION PERMITS
- § 19.50.010 Purpose.
- § 19.50.020 Applicability.
- § 19.50.030 Review Authority.
- § 19.50.040 Concurrent Processing of Permits.
- § 19.50.045 Concurrent Processing for a Ministerial Housing Permit.
- § 19.50.050 Findings and Decision for Discretionary Demolition Permits.
- § 19.50.055 Findings and Decision of Demolition Permits for Ministerial Housing Permits.
- § 19.50.060 Discretionary Demolition Permit Issuance.
- § 19.50.065 Demolition Permit Issuance for Ministerial Housing Permits.
- § 19.50.070 (Reserved)
- § 19.50.080 Expiration.
- § 19.50.090 (Reserved)
- Chapter 19.52 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Chapter 19.54 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- § 19.54.010 Purpose.
- § 19.54.020 Applicability.
- § 19.54.030 Allowed Temporary Uses.
- § 19.54.040 Review Authority.
- § 19.54.050 Application Filing, Processing, and Review.
- § 19.54.060 Findings and Decision – Temporary Use Permits.
- § 19.54.070 Conditions of Approval.
- § 19.54.080 Development and Operating Standards.
- § 19.54.090 Post-Approval Procedures.
- Chapter 19.56 PARKING USE PERMITS
- § 19.56.010 Purpose.
- § 19.56.020 Applicability.
- § 19.56.030 Review Authority.
- § 19.56.040 Application Filing, Processing, and Review.
- § 19.56.050 Findings and Decision.
- § 19.56.060 Conditions of Approval.
- § 19.56.070 Off-Site Parking Standards.
- § 19.56.080 Terms of Off-Site Parking.
- § 19.56.090 Post-Approval Procedures.
- Chapter 19.58 CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION
- § 19.58.010 Council Findings.
- § 19.58.020 Purpose.
- § 19.58.030 Applicability.
- § 19.58.040 Review Authority.
- § 19.58.050 Criteria for Designation of Cultural Resources.
- § 19.58.060 Designation of Historic Districts.
- § 19.58.070 Review and Approval of Designations.
- § 19.58.080 Removal of Designated Resources from Local Register.
- § 19.58.090 Certificates of Appropriateness, Generally.
- § 19.58.100 Review and Approval of Certificates of Appropriateness.
- § 19.58.110 Certificates of Appropriateness for Proposed Demolition.
- § 19.58.120 Certificates of Appropriateness, Disaster Damage.
- § 19.58.130 Development Standards or Prescriptive Design Guidelines.
- § 19.58.140 Historic (-H) Overlay Districts and Neighborhood Conservation (-NC) Overlay Districts.
- § 19.58.150 Rehabilitation Incentives.
- § 19.58.160 Ordinary Maintenance and Repairs.
- § 19.58.170 Unsafe or Dangerous Condition.
- § 19.58.180 Enforcement Penalties.
- Chapter 19.60 VARIANCES AND MODIFICATIONS
- Chapter 19.62 PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND EXTENSIONS
- § 19.62.010 Purpose.
- § 19.62.020 Effective Date of Permits.
- § 19.62.030 Permit Time Limits and Extensions.
- § 19.62.040 Acceptance of Conditions.
- § 19.62.050 Performance Guarantees.
- § 19.62.060 Issuance of Construction Permits.
- § 19.62.070 Amendments to an Approved Project.
- § 19.62.080 Permits to Run with the Land.
- § 19.62.090 Resubmittals.
- § 19.62.100 Covenants for Easement.
- Chapter 19.64 DEVELOPMENT FEES
- Chapter 19.66 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- § 19.66.010 Purpose.
- § 19.66.020 Application.
- § 19.66.030 Public Hearings.
- § 19.66.040 Content of Development Agreement.
- § 19.66.050 Execution and Recordation.
- § 19.66.060 Environmental Review.
- § 19.66.070 Periodic Review.
- § 19.66.080 Amendment or Cancellation of Development Agreement.
- § 19.66.090 Effect of Development Agreement.
- § 19.66.100 Approved Development Agreements.
- Chapter 19.68 SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 19.69 HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED – REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PERMIT
ARTICLE 19
5 Zoning Ordinance Administration
Sections
- Chapter 19.70 ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Chapter 19.72 NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, SIGNS, AND PARCELS
- Chapter 19.74 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NOTICE
- § 19.74.010 Purpose.
- § 19.74.020 Notice of Hearing.
- § 19.74.030 Notice of Pending Decisions not Requiring a Hearing.
- § 19.74.040 Hearing Procedure.
- § 19.74.050 Record of Decision.
- § 19.74.060 Finality of Decision by Planning and Development Services Director or Planning Commission.
- § 19.74.070 Recommendation by Planning Commission.
- § 19.74.080 Record of Council Decision.
- Chapter 19.76 APPEALS
- Chapter 19.78 GENERAL PLAN, ZONING MAP, AND ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 19.80 ENFORCEMENT
- § 19.80.010 Purpose.
- § 19.80.020 Responsibility for Enforcement.
- § 19.80.030 Violations.
- § 19.80.040 Remedies are Cumulative.
- § 19.80.050 Inspection.
- § 19.80.060 Revocations and Modifications.
- § 19.80.070 Initial Enforcement Action.
- § 19.80.080 Legal Remedies.
- § 19.80.090 Recovery of Costs.
- § 19.80.100 Additional Permit Processing Fees.
- § 19.80.110 Reinspection Fees.
- § 19.80.120 Vacation Rentals.
ARTICLE 19
6 Definitions
Sections
- Chapter 19.90 DEFINITIONS/GLOSSARY
- Ord- 25-27_1
Additional Zoning
Details
Sections
- Attachment 1 - Chapter G-08 - Residential Design Guidelines
- Attachment 2 - Chapter G-12 - Commercial and Public Use Design Guidelines
- Attachment 3 - Chapter G-26 - Landscape Design Guidelines
- Attachment 4 - Chapter G-28 - Parking and Circulation Design Guidelines
- Attachment 5 - Chapter G-34 - Sign Design Guidelines
- Ord- 25-28