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Title XV — LAND USAGE›Part 5 — URBAN DEVELOPMENT UNITS AND URBAN LOT SPLITS

Baldwin Park Municipal Code § 153.100.020 Establishment of a Planned Development

Baldwin Park Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Baldwin Park

Cite as: Baldwin Park Municipal Code § 153.100.020 · Text as of 2026-10-03

§ 153.100.010 INTENT AND PURPOSE.

(A) Flexible plan. The Planned Development Overlay Zone provides opportunities to establish development policies and controls that allow development under a flexible plan that may not otherwise be possible under conventional zoning controls. The mechanism for allowing such flexible standards is through the application of the Planned Development Overlay Zone to a property and the accompanying approval of a development plan pursuant to part 19 of subchapter 153.210.

(B) Additive zoning. The Planned Development Overlay Zone is additive to the underlying zone, and the standards established as part of the applicable development permit shall not be used to increase the maximum allowable residential density for a development project or to change the uses permitted in the underlying zone. The standards for the underlying zone shall apply with regard to both maximum allowable density and use.

(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)

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§ 153.100.020 ESTABLISHMENT OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

(A) A Planned Development Overlay Zone shall be applied in the same manner as property is reclassified from one zone to another, as set forth in subchapter 153.210, Part 15 - Zoning Code Text and Zoning Map Amendments. When a Planned Development Overlay Zone is created, it shall be indicated upon the zoning map of the city as an overlay zone.

(B) The regulations set forth in this subchapter shall apply to all land within the city for which Planned Development Overlay Zone has been adopted by the City Council. The location and boundaries of the overlay zone hereby established are shown on the zoning map.

(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)

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§ 153.100.030 USE REGULATIONS.

Only those uses permitted within the underlying zone classification shall be permitted within the Planned Development Overlay zone.

(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)

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§ 153.100.040 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

(A) Development Plan conformance. All lots and structures within the Planned Development Overlay zone shall comply with the development standards set forth in the applicable adopted Development Plan document.

(B) Development standards. No property within any residential zone shall be considered for application of a Planned Development Overlay Zone unless the associated development permit includes provisions that meet the requirements set forth in Table 153.100.040.

TABLE 153.100.040

Development Standards for Planned Development Zones Zone Zone Zone
Development Standards R-1 R-G R-3
Development Standards R-1 R-G R-3
Project lot area - minimum 1.5 acres net 40,000 sf net 30,000 sf net
Project lot depth - minimum Single-loaded: 150 ft Double-loaded: 200 ft N/A N/A
Density - maximum 8.7 du/ac 12 du/ac 20 du/ac
Individual lot area - minimum 4,000 sf 3,700 sf 3,000 sf
Individual lot width - minimum Interior lot Corner lot 40 ft 45 ft 38 ft 43 ft 35 ft 40 ft
Individual lot depth - minimum 80 ft 75 ft 70 ft
Front yard setback - minimum Habitable portion of structure Garage with roll-up door Garage without roll-up door 15 ft 18 ft 20 ft 15 ft 18 ft 20 ft 15 ft 18 ft 20 ft
Side yard setback - minimum
Interior lot 5 ft 5 ft 5 ft
Corner lot 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft
Rear yard setback - minimum 15 ft 15 ft 15 ft
Open space area, private - minimum 600 sf/du - minimum dimension 15 ft 300 sf/du - minimum dimension 12 ft 300 sf/du - minimum dimension 10 ft
Open space area, common - minimum 400 sf/du - minimum dimension 40 ft 300 sf/du - minimum dimension 30 ft 250 sf/du - minimum dimension 30 ft
Minimum floor areas One bedroom Two bedrooms Three bedrooms four bedrooms each additional bedroom 900 sf 1,250 sf 1,400 sf 1,600 sf 200 sf 900 sf 1,250 sf 1,400 sf 1,600 sf 200 sf 900 sf 1,250 sf 1,400 sf 1,600 sf 200 sf
Building width - minimum 30 ft 20 ft 20 ft
Building height - maximum 27 ft 27 ft 27 ft
Public street width - maximum 40 ft curb to curb with 60 ft right-of-way including sidewalks and parkway 40 ft curb to curb with 60 ft right-of-way including sidewalks and parkway 40 ft curb to curb with 60 ft right-of-way including sidewalks and parkway
Individual lot site coverage - maximum 50% 60% 65%
Guest parking - minimum 1.5 spaces/du 1.5 spaces/du 1.5 spaces/du

(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)

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§ 153.100.050 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

In addition to the requirements contained in this subchapter, regulations contained in the following subchapters of this chapter may apply to development in these zones:

  • 153.120 Standards for Specific Land Uses and Activities

  • 153.130 Site Planning and General Development Standards

  • 153.140 Performance Standards

  • 153.150 Off-Street Parking and Loading

  • 153.160 Landscaping Standards

  • 153.170 Sign Regulations

  • 153.180 Antennas and Other Telecommunication Facilities

  • 153.200 Nonconforming Lots, Structures and Uses

  • 153.210 Administrative Procedures

(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)

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