Part 1 — CONTENT AND PURPOSE›9142. - Districts established.
9142.1. - Base districts.
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A.
Residential, very low density (RV)
B.
Residential, low density (RL)
C.
Residential, single-family (RS)
D.
Residential, medium density (RM)
E.
Residential, high density (RH)
F.
Commercial shopping center (CS)
G.
Commercial retail/service (CRS)
H.
Commercial recreation (CR)
I.
Business park-office retail (BP-OR)
J.
Business park-manufacturing (BP-M)
K.
Commercial shopping center-mixed use (CS-MU)
L.
Commercial neighborhood (CN)
(Ord. No. 11-388, § 2, 12-14-11)
9142.2. - Special districts.
A.
Local park (P)
B.
School (SH)
C.
Utility (U)
D.
Open water (OW)
E.
Study (S)
F.
Planned development (PD)
G.
Open space-deed restricted (OS-DR)
H.
Open space-restricted (OS-R)
(Ord. No. 193, § 1, 9-25-91; Ord. No. 11-388, § 2, 12-14-11)
9142.3. - Combining overlay districts.
A.
Drainageway, floodplain, watercourse (-D)
B.
Geologic hazard (-GH)
C.
[Reserved.]
D.
Freeway corridor (-FC)
E.
Old Agoura design (-OA)
F.
Indian Hills (-IH)
G.
Cluster development (-CD)
H.
Equestrian Overlay District (-EQ)
(Ord. No. 193, § 2, 9-25-91; Ord. No. 09-358, § 1, 1-18-09)
Chapter 2 - RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DISTRICTS
Part
Purpose, §§ 9201—9210
Reserved, 9211—9220
RV Residential-Very Low Density District, §§ 9221—9230
RL Residential-Low Density District, §§ 9231—9240
RS Residential Single-Family District, §§ 9241—9250
RM Residential-Medium Density District, §§ 9251—9260
Reserved, §§ 9261—9270
RH Residential-High Density District, §§ 9271—9280
Special Residential Use Standards, §§ 9281—9287.2
Special Accessory Use Development Standards, §§ 9288—9288.7
Senate Bill 9 Housing Development Standards, §§ 9293—9293.13
PART 1. - PURPOSE
- Purpose.
The residential land use districts are included in zoning regulations to achieve the following purposes:
A.
To reserve appropriately located areas for family living at a range of population densities consistent with the general plan and sound standards of public health and safety;
B.
To ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling;
C.
To provide space for semipublic facilities needed to complement developed residential areas and for institutions that require a residential environment;
D.
To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;
E.
To preserve the high quality of the city's existing residential areas;
F.
To maintain the rural character of the community;
G.
To protect and enhance the natural and important features of the community;
H.
To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles and other vehicles and when appropriate for off-street loading of trucks;
I.
To adequately buffer residential properties from the hazards, noise, and congestion created by commercial and business park development;
J.
To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, and other objectionable influences;
K.
To facilitate the provision of utility services and other public facilities commensurate with anticipated population densities and service requirements;
L.
To ensure that structures and uses are compatible within each category for the purpose of the living environment;
M.
To permit the necessary accessory structures and uses associated with such living areas;
N.
To encourage superior site planning and environmental design.
9202—9210. - Reserved. PART 2. - RESERVED[[4]]
Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 11-388, § 4, adopted Dec. 14, 2011, repealed Pt. 2 in its entirety. Former Pt. 2, §§ 9211—9214.1, pertained to RR residential-rural district and derived from Ord. No. 132, § 1, adopted Aug.
26, 1987; Ord. No. 196, § 2, adopted July 24, 1991; Ord. No. 199, § 1, adopted Feb. 12, 1992; Ord. No. 205, § 1, adopted Mar. 25, 1992; Ord. No. 240, § 3, adopted Sept. 8, 1993; Ord. No. 03-320, §§ 2—4, adopted May 28, 2003; Ord. No. 04-326, § 3, adopted Oct. 27, 2004; Ord. No. 07-343, § 3, adopted Feb. 28, 2007; Ord. No. 09-358, § 3, adopted Jan. 18, 2009.
9211—9220. - Reserved.
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- Article IX — ZONING[1]
- Article IX — ZONING[[1]]
- Chapter 1 — INTRODUCTION
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▸ Part 1 — CONTENT AND PURPOSE
Overview- 9114. - Applicability.
- 9120. - Generally.
- 9133. - Inclusionary housing.[[3]]
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▸ 9142. - Districts established.
- Part 3 — RV RESIDENTIAL-VERY LOW DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 1 — PURPOSE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
- Part 3 — CS COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT
- Part 11 — POM PLANNED OFFICE AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
- Part 9 — OS-DR OPEN SPACE-DEED RESTRICTED DISTRICT
- Part 1 — PURPOSE
- Part 4 — RESERVED
- Division 3 — UNDERGROUND FACILITIES[[16]]
- Division 5 — YARD STANDARDS
- Division 4 — OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND LANDSCAPING
- Division 6 — NOISE REGULATIONS
- Division 7 — OAK TREE PRESERVATION GUIDELINES
- Division 8 — GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPING, PLANTING AND IRRIGATI…
- Division 3 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
- Division 4 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS[[20]]
- Division 7 — SITE PLANS/ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
- Division 8 — TEMPORARY USES
- Division 9 — REVOCATION PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Division 4 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
- Division 5 — ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS
- Division 6 — DETERMINATION OF USES NOT LISTED
- Division 7 — RULES OF INTERPRETATION
- Division 8 — CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY
- Division 9 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS