Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.24 Os Open Space

10.24.010 - Specific purposes.¶

In addition to the general purposes listed in Chapter 10.01, the specific purposes of the OS Open Space District are to:

A. Provide a suitable classification for large public or private sites permanently designated for park or open space use.

B. Allow the Planning Commission and City Council to consider the most appropriate use of a site following discontinuance of a large public or private open space use without the encumbrance of a base zoning district that may or may not provide appropriate regulations for development of the site.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91)

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10.24.020 - Applicability.¶

The OS district shall be the base district for the use classifications listed in Section 10.24.030 where these classifications have a minimum contiguous site area of 2 acres, including alleys, streets or other rights-of-way. Open-space use classifications on sites of less than 2 acres shall be subject to the regulations of the base and overlay districts in which they are located.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91, § 13, Ord. 16-0029, eff. Dec. 20, 2016, and § 5, Ord. 18-0022, eff. Dec. 6, 2018)

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10.24.030 - Land-use regulations.¶

In the following schedule, the letter "P" designates use classifications permitted in the OS district. The letter "L" designates use classifications subject to certain limitations prescribed by the "Additional Use Regulations" which follow. The letter "U" designates use classifications permitted on approval of a use permit, as provided in Chapter 10.84. The letters "P/U" for an accessory use mean that the use is permitted on the site of a permitted use but requires a use permit on the site of a conditional use. Letters in parentheses in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to "Additional Use Regulations" following the schedule.

OS DISTRICT: LAND USE REGULATIONS;	P — Permitted U — Use Permit L — Limited (See Additional Use Regulations)	P — Permitted U — Use Permit L — Limited (See Additional Use Regulations)
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Public and Semipublic
Park and Recreation Facilities	P
Public Safety Facilities	P
Utilities, Major	U
Utilities, Minor	P
Commercial Uses
Commercial Recreation and Entertainment	L-14
Eating and Drinking Establishments	L-14
With Take-Out Service, Limited	L-14
Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Services
Commercial Parking Facility	L-15
Accessory Uses
Accessory Uses and Structures	P/U	(A)
Temporary Uses		(B)
Animal Shows	U
Circuses and Carnivals	U
Commercial Filming	U
Nonconforming Uses		(C)
_____	_____	_____
OS District: Additional Development Regulations
_____	_____	_____

L-14 Allowed with a use permit only as an ancillary use operated by a non-profit organization approved by the City Council that is compatible with and part of a park or recreational facility, except on the Strand, where no such use is permitted.

L-15 Public parking permitted, but commercial parking facilities on City-owned land require a use permit.

(A) Limited to facilities incidental to an open space use.

(B) See Section 10.84.110: Temporary use permits.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91, § 13, Ord. 16-0029, eff. Dec. 20, 2016, and § 5, Ord. 18-0022, eff. Dec. 6, 2018)

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10.24.040 - Development regulations.¶

Development regulations shall be as specified by the use permit, provided that, if the use permit fails to regulate an element regulated by an abutting base district or a use permit is not required, the regulations of the nearest base district shall apply to each portion of an OS district.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91)

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