§ 17.13 — Calabasas Zoning Code

17.13.010 - Purpose. ¶

The purposes of the individual residential zoning districts are as follows:

A.

RS (Residential, Single-Family) District. The RS zoning district is intended for detached, single-family homes, including large lot estates, typical suburban tract developments, small detached single-family homes, and similar and related uses compatible with a quiet, family living environment. The RS zoning district is consistent with the R-SF, residential-single-family, land use district of the General Plan. The designation of an area in the RS zoning district may include establishing a minimum lot area for new subdivisions, expressed as a suffix to the RS zoning map symbol (e.g., RS-8, RS-10, etc.).

B.

RM (Residential, Multifamily) District. The RM zoning district is intended for multiple-family housing developments, including apartments, small detached single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes, duplexes, and related compatible uses. The RM zoning district is consistent with the R-MF, residential-multiple-family, land use districts of the General Plan. The designation of an area in the RM zoning district may include establishing a minimum lot area for new subdivisions, expressed as a suffix to the RM zoning map symbol (e.g., RM-10, RM-20, etc.).

C.

RMH (Residential, Mobile Home) District. The RMH zoning district is intended to accommodate the existing mobilehome park within the city by establishing a specific district enabling the operation of the site and recognizing its contribution to the mix of housing types in the city. The RMH zoning district is consistent with the R-MH, residential mobilehome, land use district of the General Plan.

RR (Rural Residential) District. The RR zoning district is intended to provide for single-family detached housing in a lowintensity, rural setting. The RR zoning district is consistent with the RR, rural residential, land use district of the General Plan.

E.

RC (Rural Community) District. The RC zoning district is applied to areas of older semi-rural residential development with established and clearly evident community character, characterized by semi-rural residential uses. The RC zoning district is consistent with the RC, rural community, land use district of the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 2010-265, § 3, 1-27-2010)

17.13.020 - Residential district general development standards.

A.

General Site Planning and Development Standards. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, intensifications and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following requirements:

Table 2-5

Residential District General Development Standards

Table 2-5 Residential District General Development Standards
Development Feature	Requirement by Zoning District
	RS	RM	RR	RC	RMH
Minimum Lot Size	Minimum lot area and width required for new parcels.
Area	5,000 sq. ft. (1)		1 acre (1)		5 acres for a mobile home park
Width	50 feet for interior lots, 65	feet for corner lots.	75 feet
Residential Density (3)	1 dwelling per lot, except where a secondary housing unit is allowed by Sections 17.11.010 and 17.12.17- 0. In new subdivisions, 2 dwellings per acre minimum; 6 dwellings per acre maximum. (4)	20 dwellings per acre minimum and 24 dwellings per acre maximum except for qualifying projects on properties within an Afordable Housing overlay zone (see CMC Sections 17.18.060 and 17.22.025).	1 dwelling per lot except where a secondary housing unit is allowed by Sections 17.111.010 and 17.12.170.In new subdivisions, 1 dwelling per 10 acres, minimum; 1 dwelling per acre, maximum. (4)	1 dwelling per lot. In new subdivisions, 1 dwelling per 10 acres, minimum; 2 dwellings per acre, maximum (4)	8 mobile homes per acre
Site Coverage	50% of net site area, maximum, on lots less than 1/3 acre; 35% of net site area on lots of 1/3 acre or more or 7,260 square feet, whichever is greater, on lots of 1/3 acre or more	55% of net site area, maximum	30% of net site area, maximum.	35% of net site area, maximum	55% of net site area, maximum
Setbacks Required (5)
Front	20 feet minimum		30 feet minimum		30 feet minimum (2)
Sides (each)	10 feet minimum		10 feet minimum		10 feet minimum (2)
Street side	15 feet minimum		20 feet minimum		30 feet minimum (2)
Distance Between Structures	10 feet minimum	20 feet minimum	10 feet minimum		10 feet minimum
Rear	20 feet minimum		20 feet minimum		10 feet minimum (2)
Height Limits (6)	35 feet maximum		35 feet maximum	27 feet maximum	18 ft/or 1 story whichever is less
Hillside Development	See Section 17.20.150 (Hillside and Ridgeline Development)
Landscaping	As required by Chapter 17.26 (Landscaping)

As required by Chapter 17.28 (Parking and Loading)

Parking

Except where a suffix to the Zoning Map symbol applies, and Section 17.12.030B requires a larger minimum lot area or overall density.
Where mobile home lots rented to tenants in a mobile home park are proposed to be converted to separate lots or parcels, the minimum lot area and setbacks of the proposed lots or parcels may correspond to those of the mobile home lots existing prior to the conversion.

1. Maximum number of dwellings allowed on an existing lot and maximum density for subdivisions.
1. Densities greater than the minimum may be permitted up to the maximum only if the impacts of the proposed development are less than those identified in Table 6-2 (Development Impacts of Individual Development Projects) in Chapter 17.60 and are consistent with the performance standards in Chapter 17.20.
1. See Section 17.20.180 for setback measurement, exceptions, and encroachments.
1. See Section 17.20.140 for measurement and exceptions.

B.

Minimum Lot Area and Residential Density. The minimum area for each parcel proposed in a new subdivision and the maximum density of residential development is determined by subsection (A) of this section, except in areas of special limitations.

1.

Minimum Lot Area for Subdivisions. When determined by this section, the minimum area for each parcel proposed in a new subdivision shall be as established by a numerical suffix to the residential zoning map symbol (e.g., RS-8, RR-20, etc.), as follows:

follows:
Sufx to Zoning Map Symbol	Minimum Lot Area Required
-8	8,000 sq. ft.
-9.5	9,500 sq. ft.
-10	10,000 sq. ft.
-12	12,000 sq. ft.
-15	15,000 sq. ft.
-20	20,000 sq. ft.

2.

Maximum Density for Residential Development. The maximum allowable density (dwellings per net acre) for residential development is established by the standards for the applicable residential zoning district, as provided in Chapter 17.13, and the standards for the Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) zone, as provided in Chapter 17.14. However, in some instances the residential zoning designation for a particular area on the official zoning map may include a density suffix to the residential zoning map symbol, which, if extant, establishes the maximum allowable net density (in units per acre) for the designated area. For example, RM-12D includes the suffix "12D", which means that the subject site (in the Residential, Multifamily or RM zoning district) may be allowed to develop at a maximum of twelve (12) dwellings per acre.

(Ord. No. 2010-265, § 3, 1-27-2010; Ord. No. 2014-310, § 1(Att. A), 2-12-2014; Ord. No. 2021-395, §§ 5F—5I, 10-13-2021)

Chapter 17.14 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS