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Title 9 — ZONING

La Quinta Municipal Code Ch. 9.130 Special Purpose Development Standards

La Quinta Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · La Quinta

Cite as: La Quinta Municipal Code Chapter 9.130 · Text as of 2026-10-04

9.130.010 - Table of development standards.

Table 9-9 contains standards for development of property within special purpose districts:

Table 9-9 Special Purpose District Development Standards

District
Development Standard Development Standard PR GC OS FP HC EOD AHO A/ER MU
Minimum building site Minimum building site n/a n/a n/a * 20,000 sf *** 1 acre 10,000 sf/20,000 sf multifamily 1 acre
Minimum lot frontage Minimum lot frontage n/a n/a n/a n/a 100 ft. n/a 100 100 n/a
Maximum structure height (ft.) 1 Maximum structure height (ft.) 1 28 28 28 * 28 *** 40 28 ***
Maximum lot coverage Maximum lot coverage n/a n/a n/a n/a 30% n/a 60% 40% ***
Maximum number of stories Maximum number of stories 2 2 2 * 2 *** 4 2 ***
Minimum setbacks Minimum setbacks n/a n/a n/a n/a Front: 30 Int./Ext. Side: 10/20 Rear: 30 n/a Front: 10 Int./Ext. Side: 10/15 Rear: 20 Front: 30 Garage: 20 Side: 20 Rear: 30 ***
Minimum perimeter building/ landscape setbacks (ft.) 2,4 From Highway 111 right-of-way 50/50 50/50 50/50 50/50 50/50 50/50 n/a *** ***
Minimum perimeter building/ landscape setbacks (ft.) 2,4 From perimeter street ROWs 30 30 30 * 10′ min, 20′ average *** 10′ min, 20′ average 20 ***
Minimum perimeter building/ landscape setbacks (ft.) 2,4 From all image corridor 3 rights-of-way (except Hwy 111) and from all major and primary arterials 30/20 30/20 30/20 30/20 30/20 30/20 *** *** ***
Minimum perimeter building/ landscape setbacks (ft.) 2,4 From abutting residential property or districts 30 30 30 * ** *** *** *** ***
Minimum perimeter building/ landscape setbacks (ft.) 2,4 From abutting commercial and other nonresidential property or districts 20 20 20 * ** *** *** *** ***
Minimum setback from interior property lines within the same project 4 Minimum setback from interior property lines within the same project 4 0 0 0 * ** *** *** *** ***
Parking and signs Parking and signs See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160 See Chapters 9.150 and 9.160
Fences and walls Fences and walls See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030 See Section 9.100.030
Landscaping and screening Landscaping and screening See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050 See Sections 9.100.040 and 9.100.050

Notes:

* As required for needed flood control structures.

** As provided in the HC supplemental regulations, Section 9.140.040.

*** As provided in the underlying base district regulations, subject to the additional requirements of the overlay district in Chapter 9.140.

1 Not including basements. Also, notwithstanding above table, the maximum structure height equals 22 feet for all buildings within 150 feet of any General Plan image corridor and major or primary arterials. Any proposed building height over 22 feet requires minor use permit approval and shall not exceed a maximum building height of the existing zone.

2 Landscape setback shall consist of landscaped area within the building setback. Number given is minimum landscaped setback from the street right-of-way. The remaining building setback may contain parking, driveways and similar facilities.

3 The image corridors as identified in the General Plan.

4 In the AHO, for interior yards, 5 feet minimum plus 1 foot additional setback for every foot of building height above 28 feet, or fraction thereof, up to a maximum setback of 15 feet when said height above 17 feet is located between 5 and 10 feet from said side yard property line. If the building is over 28 feet in height, the setback is 10 feet plus 1 foot for every foot over 28 feet in height or fraction thereof, to a maximum setback of 15 feet. The additional setback may be provided entirely at grade level or may be a combination of at grade and airspace above the 28-foot building height.

(Ord. 602 Exh. A, 2022; Ord. 588 § 2(Exh. A), 2-2-2021; Ord. 550 § 1, 2016; Ord. 512 § 1, 2013; Ord. 445 § 4, 2007; Ord. 284 § 1, 1996)

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