Article 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING — Carson Municipal Code

PLANNING AND ZONING

		CHAPTER 1		PART 2
		ZONING	RESIDENTIAL ZONES
		PART 1		Division 1
		INTRODUCTION		Uses Permitted
		Division 1	§ 9121.1.	Uses Permitted.
	Title, Authority And Purpose		§ 9121.12.	Uses Permitted on Organic
				Refuse Landfill Sites.
§	9111.1.	Title.	§ 9121.2.	Interpretation of Uses
§	9111.2.	Authority.		Permitted.
§	9111.3.	Purpose.	§ 9121.3.	Prohibited Uses.
		Division 2		Division 2
		Format		Accessory Uses
§	9112.1.	Explanation of Format of	§ 9122.1.	Accessory Dwelling Units.
		this Chapter.	§ 9122.2.	Outbuildings and Outdoor
				Uses.
		Division 3	§ 9122.3.	Animal Keeping.
		Zoning Classifications	§ 9122.4.	Home Occupation.
§	9113.1.	Names and Purposes of Zones.	§ 9122.5. § 9122.6.	Child Day Care. Sale of Produce in RA Zone.
§	9113.2.	Overlay Districts.	§ 9122.7.	Motor Vehicle Repair and Service.
§ §	9113.3. 9113.4.	Density Designations. MHP Overlay District Conditionally Permitted Use.	§ 9122.8. § 9122.9.	Reserved. Sex Offender Residency Restrictions.
		Division 4 Zoning Boundaries	Division 3 Conditional Use Criteria
§	9114.1.	Zoning Map.	§ 9123.1.	Conditional Use Criteria.
§	9114.2.	Interpretation of Zoning Map.		Division 4 Density
			§ 9124.1.	Dwelling Units.

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		Division 5	§ 9126.5.	Other Site Development
		Site Requirements		Standards - Repealed.
			§ 9126.6.	Other Site Development
§	9125.1.	Reserved.		Standards - Parking,
§	9125.2.	Minimum Lot Area.		Loading and Driveways.
§	9125.3.	Street Frontage and Access.	§ 9126.7.	Other Site Development
§	9125.4.	Minimum Lot Width.		Standards - Signs.
§	9125.5.	Repealed.	§ 9126.8.	Other Site Development
§	9125.6.	Repealed.		Standards - Utilities.
			§ 9126.9.	Other Site Development
	Site	Division 6 Development Standards	§ 9126.91.	Standards - Site Planning and Design. Other Site Development
§	9126.11.	Buildings and Structures - Reserved.		Standards - Site Planning and Design – Residential
§	9126.12.	Buildings and Structures - Height of Buildings and Structures.		Projects That Include Affordable and/or Senior Citizen Households.
§	9126.21.	Yards and Open Spaces - Ground Coverage.		Division 7 Environmental Effects
§	9126.22.	Yards and Open Spaces -
§	9126.221.	Future Rights-of-Way. Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9127.1.	Exterior Lighting.
		Parking Setback.		Division 8
§	9126.23.	Yards and Open Spaces - Front Yard.	Special	Requirements For Certain Uses
§	9126.24.	Yards and Open Spaces - Side Yards.	§ 9128.11.	Residential Condominiums - Intent and Purpose.
§	9126.25.	Yards and Open Spaces - Rear Yard.	§ 9128.12.	Residential Condominiums - Existing Residential
§	9126.26.	Yards and Open Spaces -		Condominiums.
		Passageway.	§ 9128.13.	Residential Condominiums -
§	9126.27.	Yards and Open Spaces -		Application for Conditional
		Space Between Buildings.		Use Permit.
§	9126.28.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9128.14.	Residential Condominiums -
		Usable Open Space.		Development Policy.
§	9126.29.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9128.15.	Residential Condominiums -
		Encroachments.		Development Standards.
§	9126.3.	Other Site Development	§ 9128.16.	Residential Condominiums -
		Standards - Fences, Walls		Development Criteria.
		and Hedges.	§ 9128.17.	Residential Condominiums -
§	9126.4.	Other Site Development		Declaration of Covenants –
		Standards - Trash Areas.		Conditions and Restrictions.
§	9126.41.	Other Site Development	§ 9128.2.	Mobile Home Parks -
		Standards - Trash and		Mobile Home Parks.
		Recycling Areas.

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§	9128.21.	Mobile Home Parks -	§ 9128.85.	Second Primary Units and
		Relocation Impact Report		Two (2) Unit Developments -
		(RIR).		Total Number of Units.
§	9128.31.	Subdivision Directional	§ 9128.86.	Second Primary Units and
		Signs - Regulation.		Two (2) Unit Developments -
§	9128.32.	Subdivision Directional		Design Standards.
		Signs - Application.	§ 9128.87.	Second Primary Units and
§	9128.33.	Subdivision Directional		Two (2) Unit Developments -
		Signs - Specifications.		Rental Term – Separate
§	9128.34.	Subdivision Directional		Conveyance.
		Signs - Agreement and	§ 9128.88.	Second Primary Units and
		Deposit.		Two (2) Unit Developments -
§	9128.35.	Subdivision Directional		Deed Restriction.
		Signs - Time Limit.
§	9128.4.	Home Occupations.		PART 3
§	9128.51.	Multiple-Family Dwelling -	COMMERCIAL ZONES
§	9128.52.	Multiple-Family Dwelling. Multiple-Family Dwelling - Existing Multiple-Family		Division 1 Uses Permitted
§	9128.53.	Dwellings. Multiple-Family Dwelling - Application for Conditional Use Permit.	§ 9131.1. § 9131.12.	Uses Permitted. Uses Permitted on Organic Refuse Landfill Sites.
§ § § §	9128.54. 9128.55. 9128.6. 9128.7.	Multiple-Family Dwelling - Development Standards. Multiple-Family Dwelling - Development Criteria. Reserved. Single-Room Occupancy	§ 9131.13. § 9131.2. § 9131.3.	Uses Permitted within a Mixed-Use Residential (MUR) Overlay District. Interpretation of Uses Permitted. Prohibited Uses.
§	9128.81.	Housing. Second Primary Units and Two (2) Unit Developments -		Division 2 Accessory Uses
§	9128.82.	Purpose. Second Primary Units and Two (2) Unit Developments -	§ 9132.1. § 9132.2.	Processing Activities. Vehicle Sales and Service.
		Ministerial Review –	§ 9132.3.	Laboratories.
		Standard for Denial –	§ 9132.4.	Storage.
		Courtesy Notice.	§ 9132.5.	Outdoor Display.
§	9128.83.	Second Primary Units and	§ 9132.6.	Service and Repair.
		Two (2) Unit Developments -	§ 9132.7.	Amusement Machines.
		Requirements.	§ 9132.8.	Fairs and Bazaars.
§	9128.84.	Second Primary Units and Two (2) Unit Developments - Development Standards.	§ 9132.9.	Small Collection Recycling Facility.

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		Division 3	§ 9136.3.	Other Site Developments
	Conditional Use Criteria			Standards - Fences, Walls
				and Hedges.
§	9133.1.	Conditional Use Criteria.	§ 9136.4.	Other Site Developments
				Standards - Trash and
		Division 4		Recycling Areas.
		(Reserved)	§ 9136.5.	Other Site Developments
				Standards - Reserved.
		Division 5	§ 9136.6.	Other Site Developments
		Site Requirements		Standards - Parking,
				Loading, Truck
§	9135.1.	Applicability.		Maneuvering and
§	9135.2.	Minimum Lot Area.		Driveways.
§	9135.3.	Street Frontage and Access.	§ 9136.7.	Other Site Developments
§	9135.4.	Minimum Lot Width.		Standards - Signs.
			§ 9136.8.	Other Site Developments
		Division 6		Standards - Utilities.
	Site	Development Standards	§ 9136.9.	Other Site Developments
				Standards - Site Planning
§	9136.11.	Buildings and Structures -		and Design.
		Buildings Required.
§	9136.12.	Buildings and Structures -		Division 7
		Height of Buildings and		Environmental Effects
		Structures.
§	9136.13.	Buildings and Structures -	§ 9137.1.	Exterior Lighting.
		Uses Permitted in
		Residential Structures.		Division 8
§	9136.21.	Yards and Open Spaces -	Special	Requirements For Certain Uses
		Reserved.
§	9136.22.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.10.	Reserved.
		Future Rights-of-Way.	§ 9138.11.	General Provisions.
§	9136.23.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.12.	Convenience Store.
		Front Yard.	§ 9138.13.	Reserved.
§	9136.24.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.14.	Automobile/Vehicles
		Side Yards.		Services.
§	9136.25.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.15.	Commercial, Automotive
		Rear Yard.		(CA) Development
§	9136.26.	Yards and Open Spaces -		Standards.
		Reserved.	§ 9138.16.	Communications Facilities.
§	9136.27.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.17.	Mixed-Use – Carson Street
		Space Between Buildings.		(MU-CS).
§	9136.28.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.18.	Mixed-Use – Sepulveda
		Reserved.		Boulevard (MU-SB).
§	9136.29.	Yards and Open Spaces -	§ 9138.19.	Discount Stores.
		Encroachments.	§ 9138.2.	Vehicle Service and Repair.
			§ 9138.21.	Vehicle Auctions.

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§	9138.22.	Church Uses within the CR		Division 3
		(Commercial, Regional)	Conditional Use Criteria
		Zone.
§	9138.3.	Golf Facilities.	§ 9143.1.	Conditional Use Criteria.
§	9138.4.	Arcade Facilities.
§	9138.5.	Alcoholic Beverage Sales		Division 4
		and Services.		(Reserved)
§	9138.6.	Small Collection Recycling Facility.		Division 5
§	9138.7.	Mixed-Use or Residential		Site Requirements
		Development in a Mixed-Use Residential (MUR) Overlay	§ 9145.1.	Applicability.
		District.	§ 9145.2.	Minimum Lot Area.
§	9138.71.	Outdoor Advertising Signs	§ 9145.3.	Street Frontage and Access.
		in an Electronic Marquee	§ 9145.4.	Minimum Lot Width.
		Signage (EMS) Overlay
		District.		Division 6
§	9138.72.	Sex Offender Residency	Site	Development Standards
		Restrictions.
§	9138.8.	Sidewalk, Parking Lot and	§ 9146.11.	Buildings and Structures -
		Tent Sales and Special		Reserved.
		Events.	§ 9146.12.	Buildings and Structures -
§	9138.9.	Adult Business.		Height of Buildings and
§	9138.91.	Massage Service.		Structure.
§	9138.92.	Tattoo Service.	§ 9146.21.	Yards and Open Spaces -
				Reserved.
		PART 4	§ 9146.22.	Yards and Open Spaces -
		INDUSTRIAL ZONES		Future Rights-of-Way.
			§ 9146.23.	Yards and Open Spaces -
		Division 1		Front Yard.
		Uses Permitted	§ 9146.24.	Yards and Open Spaces -
				Side Yards.
§	9141.1.	Uses Permitted.	§ 9146.25.	Yards and Open Spaces -
§	9141.12.	Uses Permitted on Organic		Rear Yard.
		Refuse Landfill Sites.	§ 9146.26.	Yards and Open Spaces -
§	9141.2.	Interpretation of Uses		Reserved.
		Permitted.	§ 9146.27.	Yards and Open Spaces -
§	9141.3.	Prohibited Uses.		Space between Buildings.
			§ 9146.28.	Yards and Open Spaces -
		Division 2		Reserved.
		Accessory Uses	§ 9146.29.	Yards and Open Spaces -
				Encroachments.
§	9142.0.	Accessory Uses.	§ 9146.3.	Other Site Development
§	9142.1.	Accessory Uses of Division ,		Standards - Fences, Walls
		Part Permitted.		and Hedges.

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§	9146.4.	Other Site Development	§ 9148.10.	Emergency shelters.
		Standards - Trash Areas.
§	9146.5.	Other Site Development		PART 5
		Standards - Reserved.	OPEN SPACE ZONE AND SPECIAL
§	9146.6.	Other Site Development		USES
		Standards - Parking,
		Loading, Truck		Division 1
		Maneuvering and		Uses Permitted
		Driveways.
§	9146.7.	Other Site Development	§ 9151.1.	Uses Permitted.
		Standards - Signs.	§ 9151.12.	Uses Permitted on Organic
§	9146.8.	Other Site Development		Refuse Landfill Sites.
		Standards - Utilities.	§ 9151.2.	Interpretation of Uses
§	9146.9.	Other Site Development		Permitted.
		Standards - Site Planning	§ 9151.3.	Prohibited Uses.
		and Design.	§ 9151.4.	Reserved.
			§ 9151.5.	Special Uses - Unique
		Division 7		Characteristics.
		Environmental Effects	§ 9151.6.	Special Uses - Establishment
				of Regulations.
§	9147.1.	Exterior Lighting.	§ 9151.7.	Special Uses - Termination.
§	9147.2.	Performance Standards.
§	9147.3.	Hours of Operation.		Division 2
				Accessory Uses
		Division 8
	Special	Requirements For Certain Uses	§ 9152.1.	Caretaker's or
				Superintendent's Residence.
§	9148.1.	Vehicle Dismantling Yards,	§ 9152.2.	Parking.
§ § § §	9148.2. 9148.3. 9148.4. 9148.5.	Junk and Salvage Yards, Vehicle Impounding Yards. Reserved. Reserved. Large Collection Recycling Facility. Processing Facility for Recyclables.	§ 9152.3. § 9152.4. § 9152.5. § 9152.6. § 9152.7. § 9152.8. § 9152.9.	Agricultural Accessory Uses. Reserved. Reserved. Reserved. Reserved. Reserved. Other Accessory Uses.
§	9148.6.	Cargo Container Storage Facilities.		Division 3
§	9148.7.	Sidewalk, Parking Lot and	Conditional Use Criteria
		Tent Sales.
§	9148.8.	Truck-Related Uses Located	§ 9153.1.	Conditional Use Criteria.
		Less than One Hundred
		(100) Feet from a
		Residential Zone.
§	9148.9.	Truck Terminal and Truck
		Yard Facilities.

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Division 4 (Reserved)

§ 9156.5. Other Site Development Standards - Other Site Development Standards (Parking, Trash and Recycling Areas, Walls, Etc.)

Division 5 Site Requirements

§ 9156.6. Other Site Development Standards - Reserved.
§ 9156.7. Other Site Development Standards - Signs.
§ 9156.8. Other Site Development Standards - Utilities.
§ 9156.9. Other Site Development Standards - Site Planning and Design.
§ 9155.1. Reserved. § 9155.2. Minimum Lot Area and Width.
§ 9155.3. Street Frontage and Access.

Division 6

Site Development Standards

§ 9156.11. Buildings and Structures - Buildings and Structures Permitted. Division 7
§ 9156.12. Buildings and Structures - Environmental Effects Height of Buildings and Structures. § 9157.1. Exterior Lighting.
§ 9156.21. Buildings and Structures - Ground Coverage. Division 8
§ 9156.22. Buildings and Structures - (Reserved) Future Rights-of-Way.
§ 9156.23. Buildings and Structures - Division 9 Front Yard and Side Yard Special Use Zones Abutting a Street.
§ 9156.24. Buildings and Structures - § 9159.1. SU-CEM Zone (Cemetery). Yard Abutting Property in § 9159.2. SU-BP Zone (Blimp Port). Another Zone. § 9159.3. SU-COL Zone (College).
§ 9156.25. Buildings and Structures - Reserved. PART 6
§ 9156.26. Buildings and Structures - GENERAL DEVELOPMENT Reserved. STANDARDS
§ 9156.27. Buildings and Structures - Reserved. Division 1 Street Dedication And Improvement
§ 9156.28. Buildings and Structures - Reserved. § 9161.1. Purpose, Definitions and
§ 9156.29. Buildings and Structures - Encroachments. Applicability. § 9161.2. Exceptions.
§ 9156.3. Buildings and Structures - Reserved. § 9161.3. Dedications.
§ 9156.4. Buildings and Structures - § 9161.4. Improvement Requirements Reserved. for Buildings and Structures.
§ 9161.5. Agreement to Improve.

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§	9161.6.	Construction Standards.	§ 9162.42.	Off-Street Parking - Parking
§	9161.7.	Improvement Security and		for the Disabled and
		In-Lieu Fees.		Associated Signing and
§	9161.8.	Relief from Compliance.		Ramping.
§ §	9161.9. 9161.10.	Appeals. Parkway Trees.	§ 9162.43.	Off-Street Parking - Compact Automobile Parking Spaces.
	Division 2 Vehicular Parking, Loading And Maneuvering Areas		§ 9162.44. § 9162.45.	Off-Street Parking - Reserved. Off-Street Parking - Reserved.
§ §	9162.0. 9162.05.	Development Policy. Paving and Drainage of Vehicular Areas.	§ 9162.46. § 9162.47.	Off-Street Parking - Reserved. Off-Street Parking -
§ § §	9162.1. 9162.21. 9162.22.	Off-Street Parking - General Requirements. Off-Street Parking - Parking Spaces Required. Off-Street Parking - Parking Spaces Required for Uses Not Specified.	§ 9162.48. § 9162.49. § 9162.50.	Reserved. Off-Street Parking - Reserved. Off-Street Parking - Reserved. Off-Street Parking - Reserved.
§	9162.23.	Off-Street Parking - Computation of Required Parking Spaces.	§ 9162.51.	Off-Street Parking - Standards for Automobile Parking Lot Design.
§	9162.24.	Off-Street Parking - Automobile Parking Spaces	§ 9162.52.	Off-Street Parking - Landscaping Requirements.
		Required for Mixed Uses.	§ 9162.53.	Off-Street Parking -
§	9162.25.	Off-Street Parking - Change		Lighting.
		in Intensity.	§ 9162.54.	Off-Street Parking -
§	9162.26.	Off-Street Parking - Change		Reserved.
		in Use.	§ 9162.55.	Off-Street Parking -
§	9162.27.	Off-Street Parking -		Perimeter Guards.
		Conversion of Parking	§ 9162.56.	Off-Street Parking -
		Spaces Serving a Dwelling.		Marking of Automobile
§	9162.28.	Off-Street Parking -		Parking Areas.
		Reserved.	§ 9162.61.	Truck Loading and
§	9162.29.	Off-Street Parking - Reserved.		Maneuvering - Truck Maneuvering and Loading
§ §	9162.3. 9162.41.	Off-Street Parking - Location of Parking. Off-Street Parking - Automobile Parking Stall Size.	§ 9162.62.	Facility Standards. Truck Loading and Maneuvering - Design Standards for Truck Loading Facilities, Maneuvering Areas, and
				Parking and Stacking
				Spaces.

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§	9162.63.	Truck Loading and	§ 9164.5.	Design Standards for Trash
		Maneuvering - Truck		and Recycling Areas.
		Loading Facilities and
		Maneuvering Areas		Division 5
		Required.	Transportation Demand And Trip
§	9162.64.	Truck Loading and		Reduction Measures
		Maneuvering - Truck
		Vehicle Space Specifications.	§ 9165.1.	Transportation Demand and
§	9162.65.	Truck Loading and		Trip Reduction Measures.
		Maneuvering -	§ 9165.2.	Transportation Information.
		Requirements Relating to Vehicular Parking and	§ 9165.3.	Bicycle Parking and Preferential Automobile
		Truck Loading, Maneuvering, Parking and		Parking Spaces.
§	9162.66.	Stacking Space for Industrial Uses. Truck Loading and		Division 6 Project Grading
§	9162.7.	Maneuvering - Marking of Truck Loading and Parking and Stacking Spaces. Driveway Access and Traffic	§ 9166.1. § 9166.2.	Project Grading. Conditions for Project Grading.
		Sight Clearance - On-Site Automobile and Truck		Division 7
		Maneuvering Standards.		Signs
§	9162.8.	Driveway Access and Traffic Sight Clearance - Driveway	§ 9167.1.	Signs.
		Widths, Driveway	§ 9167.2.	Exempt Signs.
		Approaches and Traffic	§ 9167.3.	Prohibited Signs.
		Sight Distance.	§ 9167.6.	Tobacco and Alcoholic
				Beverage Outdoor Billboard
		Division 3		Advertisements.
		Walls	§ 9167.7.	Substitution Clause.
			§ 9167.8.	Removal of Unauthorized
§	9163.1.	Reserved.		Signs from the Public Right-
§	9163.2.	Noise-Absorbing Walls on		of-Way.
		Residential Lot Lines.
				Division 8
		Division 4	Water Efficient Landscaping
	Trash	And Recycling Areas
			§ 9168.1.	Adoption of Water Efficient
§	9164.1.	Purpose, Definitions and		Landscape Ordinance.
		Applicability.	§ 9168.2.	Definitions.
§	9164.2.	Residential Trash Areas.	§ 9168.3.	Violations and Penalties.
§	9164.3.	Nonresidential Trash Areas.	§ 9168.4.	Fees.
§	9164.4.	Collection and Loading of	§ 9168.5.	Amendments to Water
		Recyclable Materials.		Efficient Landscape
				Ordinance.