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Title 17 — Zoning

Chapter 17.32 — ZONING DISTRICTS DESIGNATED

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

§ 17.32.010. List of zones.

In order to classify regularly and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings for special uses, and the use and area of premises for the general welfare of the city as regulations for the execution of the general plan pursuant to Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 7 of the Government Code, the planning law, or any statute superseding those chapters, the city is divided into classes of zones, as follows:

Zone R-1, single-family residence

Zone R-2, two-family residence

Zone R-3, limited multiple residence

Zone R-4, unlimited residence

RPD, residential planned development (RPD)

CCA, supplemental civic center area

Zone C-1, restricted business

Zone C-2, neighborhood business

Zone C-3 and Zone C-4, unlimited commercial

CPD, commercial planned development (CPD)

Zone C-M, commercial-manufacturing

Zone P, parking

Zone R-1-P, single-family residence, parking Zone R-2-P, two-family residence, parking Zone R-3-P, limited multiple residence, parking

Zone R-4-P, unlimited residence, parking

Zone M-1, light manufacturing

IPD, industrial planned development (IPD)

Zone B-1, buffer strip

Zone B-2, corner buffer

Zone O, open space

Zone I, institution

Note: Zones C-3 and C-4 are listed as one zone because the restrictions in both C-3 and C-4 are the same.

(Prior code § 3-2-A-1; Ord. 770-94 § 3)

§ 17.32.020. Zoning map designated.

The boundaries of the various districts are shown upon the official zoning map of the city adopted by Ord. No. 1, 1959, and subsequently amended, and on file and available for inspection with the city's department of community development.

(Prior code § 3-2-A-2)

§ 17.32.030. Zones adjoining highways.

Whenever the map in Section 17.32.020 , whether added thereto before or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, shows any lot or area within any particular zone, such zone shall extend to the center of every adjoining road or highway, provided that while such road or highway remains a public highway or a road used in a similar manner it may be so used. (Prior code § 3-2-A-3)

§ 17.32.040. Zone boundary dividing lot.

If a zone boundary so divides a lot that either or both portions of such lot created by such division are:

  • A. Not in zones P, B-1, or B-2; and

  • B. Of such size and shape that no part of such portion is more than fifty feet from such zone boundary, then that portion or portions not in zones P, B-1, or B-2, and of such size and shape that no part of such portion is more than fifty feet from such zone boundary may be used for any purpose permitted in the other portion of such lot if such lot is:

    1. Shown as a single lot on a final subdivision map which map was recorded in the office of the county recorder after the effective date of such zone boundary,
  1. At all times since the recording of such final map, in undivided ownership.

(Prior code § 3-2-A-4)

§ 17.32.050. Buffer strips.

Wherever on the map in Section 17.32.020 strips of land adjacent to land in zone M-1 are shaded or labeled "buffer strip," such strips shall be zoned B-1. (Prior code § 3-2-A-5; Ord. 770-94 § 4)

§ 17.32.060. City property.

Property owned by the city shall, while so owned, be deemed unclassified for zoning purposes. (Ord. 808-96 § 1)

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Contents — Lawndale Zoning Code
Lawndale Zoning Code
  1. Title 17 — Zoning
    Overview
    1. Chapter 17.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 17.08 — DEFINITIONS
    3. Chapter 17.16 — CHANGE OF ZONE
    4. Chapter 17.20 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
    5. Chapter 17.24 — VARIANCES
    6. Chapter 17.25 — ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS
    7. Chapter 17.26 — REQUEST FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
    8. Chapter 17.28 — SPECIAL USE PERMITS
    9. Chapter 17.30 — DESIGN REVIEW
    10. Chapter 17.32 — ZONING DISTRICTS DESIGNATED
    11. Chapter 17.36 — GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
    12. Chapter 17.38 — MOBILEHOME PARK CONVERSION AND RELOCATION ASSI…
    13. Chapter 17.40 — HEIGHT, WIDTH AND AREA REQUIREMENTS
    14. Chapter 17.44 — SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
    15. Chapter 17.48 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
    16. Chapter 17.50 — DENSITY BONUS PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS
    17. Chapter 17.52 — CIVIC CENTER AREA ZONE
    18. Chapter 17.54 — HOUSING OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY ZONES
    19. Chapter 17.56 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
    20. Chapter 17.60 — PARKING ZONES
    21. Chapter 17.64 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES
    22. Chapter 17.68 — BUFFER, OPEN SPACE AND INSTITUTIONAL ZONES
    23. Chapter 17.72 — PARKING AND AUTOMOBILE STORAGE
    24. Chapter 17.76 — SIGNS
    25. Chapter 17.80 — CONDOMINIUMS
    26. Chapter 17.82 — APARTMENT CONVERSION PROJECTS
    27. Chapter 17.88 — WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE
    28. Chapter 17.92 — TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
    29. Chapter 17.94 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
    30. Chapter 17.95 — LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS
    31. Chapter 17.96 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
    32. Chapter 17.98 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
    33. Chapter 17.100 — MARIJUANA USES PROHIBITED— PERSONAL CULTIVATI…
    34. Chapter 17.102 — COVENANTS FOR EASEMENTS
    35. Chapter 17.104 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

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