Chapter 17.52 — CIVIC CENTER AREA ZONE

Supplemental use zone civic center area (CCA) is established as an overlay zone to encourage an orderly and harmonious development of public and private facilities in the areas surrounding the Lawndale Civic Center.

(Prior code § 3-2-C-1(a))

Premises in the supplemental use zone civic center area (CCA) may be used for any use permitted in the zone to which this supplemental use zone is added subject to the additional requirements hereinafter set forth.

(Prior code § 3-2-C-1(b))

In order to assure an orderly development in the vicinity of such public sites and buildings, no building permit shall be issued for the construction or erection of buildings or structures or for the repair or addition to existing buildings or structures anywhere within said civic center district until the

proposed plans for such construction, repair or addition have been submitted to and approved by the planning commission in accordance with the procedure hereinafter set forth. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1(c))

Property in supplemental use zone civic center area (CCA) shall be subject to the development standards prescribed in the zone to which this supplemental zone is added, except as otherwise specified in Sections 17.52.050 through 17.52.110 . (Prior code § 3-2-C-1(d))

The lot area is as required in the zone to which this supplemental zone is added. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1(d)(1))

The lot width is as required in the zone to which this supplemental zone is added. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1(d)(2))

Yard requirements:

• A. As required in the zone to which this supplemental zone is added, except that the front yard shall have a depth of not less than ten feet;

• B. All required front yards shall be landscaped. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1(d)(3))

The building bulk is as required in the zone to which this supplemental zone is added. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1(d)(4))

The off-street parking and loading is as required in the zone to which this CCA zone is added and subject to the requirements prescribed in Section 17.60.020 and Chapter 17.72 . (Prior code § 3-2-C-1 (d) (5); Ord. 662-90 § 6)

Each lot or parcel of land in civic center area (CCA) zone may have the following signs:

• A. Accessory signs advertising the business conducted, services rendered, or the goods produced or sold on the premises on which the sign is located, provided such sign, or signs, shall not

exceed one square foot of sign area for each one hundred square feet of building floor area; or one square foot of sign per each one hundred twenty-five square feet of lot area, whichever is greater except that no individual sign shall exceed eighty square feet in area;

• B. Each legally established use may have one additional accessory sign not to exceed six square feet in area;

• C. One bulletin board located on a lot or parcel of land; provided:

  1. Board is located on premises for a publicly owned, charitable or religious institution,

  2. Such board is not more than twenty square feet in area;

• D. Official notices issued by any court, public body or public officer;

• E. Notices posted by any public officer in performance of a public duty, or for any person in giving legal notice;

• F. Traffic, directional, warning or informational signs, or advertising structures, required or authorized by the public authority having jurisdiction;

• G. Official signs used for emergency purposes only;

• H. Permanent memorial or historical signs, plaques or markers;

• I. Temporary accessory signs, not more than twenty square feet in area, which denote the architect, engineer, owner and contractor may be established upon the site of any building or structure under construction, alteration or in process of removal. Such sign shall be removed from the premises within thirty days after the completion of construction, alteration, or removal of the structure;

• J. Temporary Real Estate Signs. Each lot or parcel of land may have one temporary accessory sign not to exceed six square feet in area advertising only the sale, lease or hire of such premises except that:

  1. On a lot or parcel of land having a front lot line of one hundred feet or more, such sign may be increased to not more than twenty square feet in area, and

  2. One additional sign may be established for each one hundred feet of said front lot line in excess of one hundred feet; provided, that each such sign is not more than twenty square feet in area,

  3. Such signs shall be removed from the premises within thirty days after the property has been sold or leased;

• K. Illumination of signs shall be only indirect, nonflashing or internal lighting. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1 (d) (6))

• A. Site plan approval. Each person applying for a building permit or contemplating applying for a building permit to erect, construct, build, modify, add to, repair, demolish, move in or remove any building or structure in the civic center district shall first file with the planning commission plans, specifications, schematic drawings, and such other plans and drawings as may be required by the planning commission. These plans shall contain the following:

  1. The location and use of all existing and proposed buildings and structures on the property;

  2. The arrangement of all off-street parking and loading facilities;

  3. A landscape plan indicating the extent, plant materials and location of all planted areas and water irrigation systems;

  4. Location and size of all existing and proposed signs;

  5. Any additional information that the planning commission considers necessary to reach a decision.

• B. The planning commission shall review the request and submitted plans and materials and determine whether or not the proposal is a unified and harmonious development which will be substantially compatible with existing structures and developments both on and adjacent to the subject property, and with the long-range development of the civic center district.

• C. The planning commission shall make its review and determination only after a public hearing has been held thereon. The public hearing shall be conducted in accordance with rules and procedures established by the planning commission. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall include a general description of the matter to be considered and the location of the project and shall be given at least ten days prior to the hearing in the following manner:

  1. By posting the notice in at least three public places in the city, including at least one notice in the affected area; and

  2. By mail or delivery of the notice to the project proponent and to all persons, including businesses, corporations, or other public or private entities shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property contiguous to the subject property, including owners of property which would be contiguous but for intervening public rights-of way; and

3. By giving such other additional notice as deemed appropriate by the planning commission. (Prior code § 3-2-C-1 (d) (7))