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Title 18 — Zoning

Chapter 18.42 — OS OPEN SPACE ZONE

La Habra Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · La Habra

§ 18.42.010. Generally.

The OS open space zone is intended to provide for the protection of those parcels designated as permanent open space. This zone is intended to protect parcels and/or areas which have been designated by the city council to be necessary for the preservation of public health, safety and welfare. The OS open space zone shall apply to public parks, flood control channels specified on the official map of open space, reservoirs and their associated land, and those areas designated on the official map of open space to be too hazardous for construction due to slope steepness, soil instability or seismic hazard. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

§ 18.42.020. Uses.

See Section 18.06.040.A. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

§ 18.42.030. Accessory uses permitted.

In the OS zone, the following accessory uses are permitted:

The accessory buildings and structures necessary to such use of the permitted use under Section 18.42.020 . (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

§ 18.42.040. Standards of development.

In the OS zone, the following standards of development shall generally apply; however, the planning commission and/or city council may require compliance to specific development standards based on a determination to be made on an individual case:

  • A. Building Height. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • B. Front Yard. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • C. Side Yard. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • D. Rear Yard. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • E. Area Requirements. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • F. Usable Yard Area. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • G. Parking and Loading. See Chapter 18.14 , Off-Street Parking Requirements. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

§ 18.42.050. Special development standards.

In the OS zone, the following development standards shall apply, except as specifically required by the planning commission or city council to be determined on an individual case:

  • A. Distance Between Buildings on the Same Lot. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • B. Walls and Fences. Generally subject to the applicable standards of adjacent zones.

  • C. Signs. Signing, other than that required for identification and regulation of city parks, erected in the OS open space zone shall identify only the name of the facility and the street number. Maximum height of the sign shall not exceed five feet, maximum size shall not exceed forty square feet, and only one sign may be erected. All signing shall be approved by the planning commission.

  • D. Design Review. See Chapter 18.68 .

(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

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La Habra Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 18 — Zoning
    Overview
    1. Chapter 18.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 18.04 — DEFINITIONS
    3. Chapter 18.06 — ZONES ESTABLISHED—ZONING MAP BOUNDARIES AND LA…
    4. Chapter 18.08 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
    5. Chapter 18.09 — OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTIUNIT RESID…
    6. Chapter 18.10 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES
    7. Chapter 18.12 — SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    8. Chapter 18.14 — OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
    9. Chapter 18.16 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING AND WATER CONSERVA…
    10. Chapter 18.18 — MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION
    11. Chapter 18.20 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
    12. Chapter 18.22 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY
    13. Chapter 18.23 — SIGN STANDARDS
    14. Chapter 18.24 — R-1a, R-1b AND R-1c SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING ZONES
    15. Chapter 18.26 — R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6 and R-7 MULTI-UNIT DWE…
    16. Chapter 18.28 — MHP MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTIAL ZONE
    17. Chapter 18.30 — SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
    18. Chapter 18.32 — C-P, C-1, C-2, C-2s, C-2sH, AND C-3 COMMERCIAL…
    19. Chapter 18.33 — C-R COMMERCIAL AND HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
    20. Chapter 18.36 — PC-I PLANNED COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL ZONE
    21. Chapter 18.38 — M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE
    22. Chapter 18.40 — C-U CIVIC-UTILITY ZONE
    23. Chapter 18.42 — OS OPEN SPACE ZONE
    24. Chapter 18.43 — P AUTOMOBILE PARKING ZONE
    25. Chapter 18.44 — SP-1 LA HABRA BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE
    26. Chapter 18.46 — D ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ZONE
    27. Chapter 18.48 — ES EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY ZONE
    28. Chapter 18.50 — OIL WELLS AND DRILLING OVERLAY ZONE
    29. Chapter 18.52 — PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE
    30. Chapter 18.54 — MIXED-USE OVERLAY ZONES (MX)
    31. Chapter 18.56 — ADULT USES
    32. Chapter 18.58 — HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY
    33. Chapter 18.60 — HOME OCCUPATION
    34. Chapter 18.62 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
    35. Chapter 18.63 — SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-…
    36. Chapter 18.64 — COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONDOMI…
    37. Chapter 18.65 — SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS
    38. Chapter 18.66 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
    39. Chapter 18.68 — DESIGN REVIEW
    40. Chapter 18.70 — FEES
    41. Chapter 18.72 — ENFORCEMENT
    42. Chapter 18.74 — (RESERVED)
    43. Chapter 18.76 — VARIANCES
    44. Chapter 18.78 — ZONE CHANGES
    45. Chapter 18.80 — DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING INC…
    46. Chapter 18.82 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UNITS
    47. Chapter 18.84 — MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPME…

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