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Title 18

Chapter 18.09 — PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC LAND USE (P-S)

Hawthorne Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Hawthorne

§ 18.09.010. Applicability.

The following regulations, as designated in this chapter, shall apply in all P-S districts. (1996 zoning code (part))

§ 18.09.020. Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in a P-S district include the following:

PERMITTED USES

Fire station School Library Church Civic Center Airport Hospital/Animal Hospital Cemetery Park Emergency Shelter

(1996 zoning code (part); Ord. C-2014-11 § 1, 2014; Ord. C-2015-08 § 3 (Exh. A (part)), 2015)

§ 18.09.030. Building height limit.

The building height limit in a P-S district shall be four stories but not exceeding fifty feet. (1996 zoning code (part))

§ 18.09.040. Minimum area of lot or building site.

The required minimum area of a lot or building site in a P-S district shall be an area having an average width of not less than five thousand square feet. (1996 zoning code (part))

§ 18.09.050. Front yard.

The required front yard in a P-S district shall be not less than twenty feet. (1996 zoning code (part))

§ 18.09.060. Side yard.

There is no required side yard in a P-S district, except that there shall be a side yard five feet wide along the side of every lot in a P-S district which side is bordering on property in any R district.

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City of Half Moon Bay, CA § 18.09.060

ZONING

§ 18.09.070

(1996 zoning code (part))

§ 18.09.070. Rear yard.

There is no required rear yard in a P-S district, except that there shall be a rear yard five feet deep on the rear of every lot in a P-S district which rear yard is bordering on property in any R district.

(1996 zoning code (part))

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City of Half Moon Bay, CA

ZONING

§ 18.10.010

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Hawthorne Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 18
    Overview
    1. Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 18.01 — ZONING ORDINANCE–GENERAL PROVISIONS
    3. Chapter 18.04 — RESIDENTIAL GROWTH LIMITATIONS
    4. Chapter 18.25 — NONCONFORMING USES
    5. Chapter 18.01 — ZONING ORDINANCE–GENERAL PROVISIONS
    6. Chapter 18.03 — USE CLASSIFICATIONS
    7. Chapter 18.04 — RESIDENTIAL GROWTH LIMITATIONS
    8. Chapter 18.05
    9. Chapter 18.06 — RESIDENTIAL LAND USE (R-1, R-2, R-3)
    10. Chapter 18.07 — COMMERCIAL LAND USE (C-D, C-R)
    11. Chapter 18.09 — PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC LAND USE (P-S)
    12. Chapter 18.10 — INDUSTRIAL LAND USE (IND)
    13. Chapter 18.11
    14. Chapter 18.12 — OPEN SPACE LAND USE (OS-A, OS-P, OS-C)
    15. Chapter 18.13 — AGRICULTURAL LAND USE (A-1)
    16. Chapter 18.14 — AGRICULTURAL LAND USE (A-2)
    17. Chapter 18.15
    18. Chapter 18.16
    19. Chapter 18.17 — MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
    20. Chapter 18.20 — LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
    21. Chapter 18.25 — NONCONFORMING USES
    22. Chapter 18.26 — ENFORCEMENT–PENALTIES
    23. Chapter 18.30 — MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION
    24. Chapter 18.31 — RECYCLING AND TRASH MANAGEMENT
    25. Chapter 18.33 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS[2 ]
    26. Chapter 18.34 — PARK FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEES
    27. Chapter 18.35 — BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING
    28. Chapter 18.37 — VISUAL RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS
    29. Chapter 18.38 — COASTAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION STANDARDS
    30. Chapter 18.39 — HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION
    31. Chapter 18.40 — LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM PUBLIC ACCESS
    32. Chapter 18.41 — CONDOMINIUM HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS
    33. Chapter 18.42 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS

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