Woodland Hills City Zoning Code

1. Districts: In order to classify, regulate and restrict the location of residences, recreation and other uses, and the location of buildings designed for specific uses; to regulate and limit the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered; to regulate and limit the percentages of lot areas which may be occupied; to establish lines, sizes of yards and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings; the density of population; the incorporated territory of the city is hereby divided into districts. All such regulations are uniform for each class or kind of building or structure or use throughout each class of district. Such districts shall be known as:

1. Abbreviated Terms: Whenever the abbreviated terms, such as PF, R1-1, R1-2, RR1-10, etc., are used in this title, they shall be construed as referring to their corresponding district titles.
2. Construction: The classification of districts shall not be construed as an enumeration of most restrictive to least restrictive districts, except for the specific purposes set forth in this title. All districts are as shown on the officially adopted zoning map, which is on file in the city office and is declared to be a part hereof as if fully described. The map designation and the rules which accompany the zoning map are declared to be a part of this title. No buildings or premises shall be erected or used except in conformity with the rules herein prescribed for the use districts for which such buildings or premises is located and with all other rules contained in this title.

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993; amd Ord. 2006-03, 1-24-2006; amd Ord. 2023-12, 06-27-2023)

Any building or parcel of land may be used; and the use of any building and any parcel of land may be changed or extended; and any existing building may be altered, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or maintained, only for the uses specifically enumerated or referred to as permitted, or required, in the district in which the building or parcel of land is located and for no other use.

1. Permitted Uses: Main buildings and uses enumerated in the various use regulations of this title shall be permitted by right as the principal building, use or activity of a zoning lot only in a district in which it is specifically permitted.
2.  Similar, Uncommon Uses: Similar uses or uncommon uses which have characteristics similar to and compatible with those uses enumerated as permitted in a district by right, but since they occur only infrequently, may not be listed in the permitted use regulations as it is not reasonable to enumerate all such uncommon uses. They may, however, be added to the enumerations of permitted uses by procedures established in section 10-11-18 of this title.
3. Conditional Uses: Conditional uses are certain types of main uses so classified in this title because of their uncommon or unique characteristics, large land area requirements or for other reasons, uses which cannot be permitted by right, in specific locations in districts in which they are appropriate and compatible without certain adjustments. The uses which may be considered for conditional approval and the procedures in specific districts are enumerated throughout the sections dealing with use regulations. The procedures and standards for evaluating and approving conditional uses are set forth in chapter 15 of this title.
4. Accessory Buildings, Uses: Accessory buildings and uses as enumerated in the various use regulations of this title shall be permitted as a subordinate building or subordinate use if it is clearly incident to and located on the same zoning lot as the main building or use, and if located in a district in which it is specifically permitted. The use, change, extension, alteration, conversion, enlargement, reconstruction, relocation or maintenance of accessory buildings and land shall be subject to all area, yard, height, off-street parking and all other regulations set forth or referred to for the district in which the accessory building or parcel of land is located, and to all other applicable regulations of this title. (See accessory buildings and uses under 10-11-2.)

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993)

The boundaries of the districts are shown upon the map which is attached to the ordinance codified herein and made a part of this title, which map is designated as the “zoning map”. The zoning map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon are a part of this title and have the same force and effect as if the zoning map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon were fully set forth and described herein.

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993)

Whenever any street or other public way is vacated by official action of the city council, the zoning of the district adjoining each side of such street or other public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation and all area included in the vacation shall henceforth be subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993)

Newly annexed lands shall be automatically zoned rural residential (RR1-10) until such time as the city officials have studied and recommended rezoning of said property.

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993)

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the zoning map made a part of this title, the following rules apply:

1.  The district boundaries are the centerlines of streets or alleys, unless otherwise shown and where the districts designed on the zoning map are bounded approximately by street or alley centerlines, such centerlines shall be construed to be the boundary of the districts.
2.  Where the district boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be the lot lines. Where the districts designated on the zoning map are bounded approximately by lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary of the districts, unless the boundaries are otherwise indicated on the zoning map.
3. In unsubdivided property, the district boundary lines on the zoning map shall be determined by dimensions or the use of the scale appearing on the zoning map.

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993)

1. In interpreting the text, the particular shall control the general.
2. In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text and any table, the text shall control.

HISTORY:

(Ord. 1993-05, 6-6-1993)