Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-15 Storage Prohibitions

It shall be unlawful for any person on any R or P zoned property or on any residentially developed property to:

(a) Store or park any commercial or construction equipment or materials, boat, house trailer, camper trailer, detached camper trailer top, motor vehicle or dismantled motor vehicle on vacant lots or parcels.

(b) Store or park any commercial or construction equipment or materials on any lot or parcel except equipment or materials being used for construction on the premises where a valid building permit has been issued or applied for.

(c) Store or park boats, house trailers, camper trailers, detached camper trailer tops, dismantled vehicles and other trailers in any front yard or street side yard.

(d) Store or park any automobile or other motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, motorcycles, in any front yard or street side yard provided, however, that not more than a total of three vehicles may be parked upon a paved driveway in these yard areas if each vehicle is currently licensed and operative.

(e) Store or park a vehicle or other object in violation of any provision of the Property Maintenance Regulations of Chapter 11 of this Code or of the Parking Regulations, Recreational Vehicle Parking, or Mobile Home Regulations of this Chapter.

(Ord. 88-32 10-25-88; Ord. 10-16 1-25-11; Ord. 12-04 4-10-12)

In order to make specific housing available to an individual with a disability, a disabled person or representative may request reasonable rules, policies, practices and/or procedures of the City of Inglewood to ensure that a disabled person has an equal opportunity to use and enjoy their dwelling unit. If that individual needs assistance in making a request for reasonable accommodation, or if they appeal a determination regarding reasonable accommodation, the Planning and Building Department will endeavor to provide the assistance necessary to ensure that a reasonable accommodation process is accessible to a disabled applicant or his or her representative. The applicant shall be entitled to be represented at all stages of the proceeding by a person designated by the applicant. The Planning and Building Department shall prominently display notices in conspicuous places informing those persons with disabilities, or their representatives, that they may request reasonable accommodation in accordance with all applicable provisions of Sections 12-15.1, 12-15.2, 12-15.3, and 12-15.4.

A request for reasonable accommodation in laws, rules, policies, practices and/or procedures may be filed on an application form provided by the Planning and Building Department at any time that the accommodation may be necessary to ensure equal access to housing.

The Planning and Building Department Director shall have the authority to consider and act on requests for reasonable accommodation. When a request for reasonable accommodation is filed with the Department, it will be referred to the Planning Division and/or the Building and Safety Division as appropriate for their review and consideration. The Planning Division and/or the Building and Safety Division shall issue written findings to the Planning and Building Department Director. The Director shall then issue a written determination within thirty days of the date of receipt of a completed application and may: (1) grant the reasonable accommodation request; (2) grant the reasonable accommodation request subject to specified non-discriminatory conditions; or (3) deny the request. All written determinations shall give notice to the applicant of the right to appeal and the right to request reasonable accommodation on the appeals process, if necessary. The notice of determination shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested.

If additional information is needed for the Director to make a determination on the request, the Director can request that the applicant provide additional information. The Director shall specify in detail what additional information is needed. When a request for additional information is made, the thirty day period allowed for the Director to issue a written determination shall be stayed until the applicant responds to the request.

(Ord. 02-16 3-26-02; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08)

The Planning and Building Department Director must consider, analyze and adopt the following findings prior to taking any action to approve or deny a request for reasonable accommodation and the findings must be incorporated into the record of the proceeding relating to such approval or denial:

A. The housing, which is the subject of the request for reasonable accommodation, will be used by a disabled person protected under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.

B. The request for a reasonable accommodation is necessary to make specific housing available to the disabled person protected under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.

C. The requested reasonable accommodation will not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the City.

D. The requested accommodation will not require a fundamental alteration of the zoning or building laws, policies and/or procedures of the City.

(Ord. 02-16 3-26-02; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08)

Within thirty days of the date the Planning and Building Department Director issues a written determination, the applicant requesting the reasonable accommodation may appeal a denial or appeal any conditions or limitations stipulated in an approval. The applicant shall submit a statement stipulating the grounds for the appeal. In the even an appeal is filed, the appeal would be reviewed and considered by the Assistant City Administrator. The Assistant City administrator shall render a written determination within thirty days of receipt of the appeal and shall consider the same findings as stipulated in Section 12-15.2 in making a determination.

Within thirty days of the date the Assistant City Administrator issues a written determination, the applicant requesting the reasonable accommodation may again appeal a denial or appeal any conditions or limitations stipulated in an approval. The applicant shall again submit a statement stipulating the grounds for the appeal. In the event another appeal is filed, the appeal would be considered by the Planning Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting, occurring later than fourteen calendar days after the appeal is filed, but not more than sixty calendar days after an appeal has been filed. The Planning Commission's determination shall address and be based upon the same findings as stipulated in Section 12-15.2. The Planning Commission's findings and determination shall be final. (Note: An applicant may request reasonable accommodation in the procedure by which an appeal will be conducted.)

(Ord. 02-16 3-26-02; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08)

Any requests for reasonable accommodation relating to increased occupancy of a group home shall be filed with the Planning and Building Department. When such a request is made the Planning and Building Department Director shall hold an administrative public hearing on the request for reasonable accommodation relating to the increased occupancy of a group home. The Director shall hear the matter and issue a written determination within thirty days of the date of receipt of a completed application and must be in accordance with all applicable provisions of Sections 12-15.1, 12-15.2 and 12-15.3. Notice of the hearing shall be provided not less than twenty days prior to the hearing and shall be mailed to all owners of property located within a five hundred foot radius of the exterior boundary of the subject property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll of Los Angeles County. The applicant shall pay the City's property owners list and notification fee as specified in the Master Fee Schedule for the cost of the mailing.

Within thirty days of the issuance of a written determination on the hearing conducted by the Director, any interested person may file an appeal from the determination of the Director. An appeal to the determination of the Planning and Building Department Director shall be to the Planning Commission. In the event an appeal is filed, the appeal must be scheduled for a public hearing conducted by the Planning Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting, occurring later than fourteen calendar days after the appeal is filed, but not more than sixty calendar days after the appeal has been filed. The Planning Commission's determination shall address and be based upon the same findings as stipulated in Section 12-15.2. An appeal to the determination of the Planning Commission shall be to the City Council. In the event an appeal is filed to the City Council, the appeal must be considered by the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting, occurring later than fourteen calendar days after the appeal is filed, but not more than sixty calendar days after an appeal has been filed. All appeals must contain a statement of the grounds for the appeal. Any determination by the Planning Commission or City Council shall address and be based upon the same findings as stipulated in Section 12-15.2. The applicant shall pay the City's property owners list and notification fee as specified in the Master Fee Schedule for the cost of the mailing for each public hearing.

No increased occupancy request for group homes shall supercede any applicable Inglewood Municipal Code provision that regulates group homes. Nor shall any increased occupancy request be used or construed to establish a group home that otherwise cannot be established through the applicable Inglewood Municipal Code provisions.

(Ord. 02-16 3-26-02; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08; Ord. 13-04 11-5-13; Ord. 26-06, 3/24/2026)