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Division 1 — LOT SIZE REGULATIONS

El Centro Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · El Centro

Sec. 29-100. - Lot size averaging.

Where land is subdivided into five (5) or more lots with a tentative map, such tentative map approval may authorize a reduction in the required minimum net lot area of the zone in which it is located by not more than ten (10) percent for not more than ten (10) percent of the total lots of the tentative map, provided the average of all lot sizes of the tentative map is not less than the minimum net lot size of the zone and that the subdivision does not exceed the maximum density allowed by the underlying zone.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Sec. 29-101. - Reduced lot size for public and utility buildings.

Where a lot or building site is devoted exclusively to public buildings and uses owned by the city, county, or other political subdivision or to public utility buildings and uses, and no living quarters are located on such lot or parcel, a reduction in the minimum required lot size may be authorized by conditional use permit.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Sec. 29-102. - Lot size in planned developments and manufactured home parks.

Where land is to be developed pursuant to a conditional use permit for a planned unit development or manufactured home park, the conditional use permit may specify lesser minimum lot sizes than otherwise required by the zone in which the land is located, provided the overall density of the project conforms to the provisions of division 2 of this article, entitled density regulations, and does not exceed the maximum density of the underlying zone.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Sec. 29-103. - Lot size for specific plans.

For single-family detached residential development under a specific plan, the minimum lot size shall be three thousand six hundred (3,600) square feet and the minimum average single-family detached residential lot size shall be five thousand four hundred (5,400) square feet. The density of residential development under a specific plan shall be consistent with the maximum density required by the general plan.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Secs. 29-104—29-106. - Reserved.

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Contents — El Centro Zoning Code
El Centro Zoning Code
  1. Article I — BASIC PROVISIONS
  2. Article I — BASIC PROVISIONS
  3. Division 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  4. Division 2 — DEFINITIONS
  5. Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  6. Division 2 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
  7. Division 3 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
  8. Division 4 — MANUFACTURING ZONES
  9. Division 5 — CIVIC CENTER ZONE
  10. Division 6 — LIMITED USE ZONE
  11. Division 7 — SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY ZONE
  12. Division 8 — MIXED-USE ZONE
  13. Division 9 — MEDICAL OFFICE OVERLAY ZONE
  14. Division 10 — MIXED-USE 2 OVERLAY ZONE
  15. Division 1 — LOT SIZE REGULATIONS
  16. Division 2 — DENSITY REGULATIONS
  17. Division 3 — SETBACK REGULATIONS
  18. Division 4 — HEIGHT REGULATIONS
  19. Division 5 — PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
  20. Division 6 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, AND FENCI…
  21. Division 7 — LIGHTING REGULATIONS
  22. Division 8 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  23. Division 9 — ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS
  24. Division 10 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
  25. Division 11 — ANIMAL KEEPING REGULATIONS
  26. Division 1 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
  27. Division 2 — MANUFACTURED HOME REGULATIONS
  28. Division 3 — RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
  29. Division 4 — DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM
  30. Division 5 — TEMPORARY USES
  31. Division 6 — NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS, AND USES
  32. Division 7 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  33. Division 8 — COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
  34. Division 9 — OTHER USES
  35. Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  36. Division 2 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
  37. Division 3 — ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
  38. Division 4 — SITE PLAN REVIEW
  39. Division 5 — VARIANCE
  40. Division 6 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  41. Division 7 — ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OR ZONE CHANGE
  42. Division 8 — SPECIFIC PLAN
  43. Division 9 — PERMITS IN GENERAL
  44. Division 10 — APPEALS
  45. Division 11 — ENFORCEMENT

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