Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 17 — ZONING›Chapter 17.40 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
Lancaster Municipal Code § 17.40.020 Buildings converted or altered
Lancaster Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lancaster
Cite as: Lancaster Municipal Code § 17.40.020 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.40.010 - Buildings moved.¶
No building or structure shall be moved from one lot or premises to another unless such building or structure shall thereupon be made to conform to all the provisions of this title relative to buildings or structures hereafter erected upon the lot or premises to which such building or structure shall have been moved, and shall be made to conform to the general character of the existing buildings in the neighborhood or better.
(Prior zoning ord. § 701.2)
17.40.020 - Buildings converted or altered.¶
No building or structure existing at the time of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title or any amendment thereof which is designed, arranged, intended for or devoted to a use not permitted in the zone in which such building or structure is located, shall be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, built upon or structurally altered unless the use of such building or structure is changed to a use permitted in the zone in which such building or structure is located.
(Prior zoning ord. § 701.3)
17.40.030 - Temporary housing in disaster areas.¶
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, where an existing residence is damaged or destroyed by a major disaster such as fire, flood or earthquake so declared by the Governor of the state of California during the previous 6 months, a mobilehome may be used as a residence on the same lot or parcel of land by the owner and his family for a period not to exceed one year. This section authorizes only the temporary replacement of a damaged or destroyed residence and not an increase in the number of living quarters permitted on the property.
(Prior zoning ord. § 701.4)
17.40.040 - Prohibition, general.¶
A person shall not use or cause or permit to be used any building, structure, improvement or premises located in any zone described in this title contrary to the provisions of this title.
(Prior zoning ord. § 701.5)
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