Chapter 11.25 — RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES
South Gate Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · South Gate
§ 11.25.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.25.020. Applicability. § 11.25.030. Residential neighborhood character.
§ 11.25.040. Allowable uses.
§ 11.25.050. Neighborhood low (NL) zone.
§ 11.25.060. Neighborhood medium (NM) zone.
§ 11.25.070. Residential operating standards.
§ 11.25.080. Multifamily development standards.
§ 11.25.090. Mobile home (MH) zone.
§ 11.25.100. Civic (CV) and open space (OS) zones.
§ 11.25.110. Two residential units on the same lot in the NL zone.
§ 11.25.120. Floor to area ratios (FAR) and minimum lot size for certain housing development projects.
Chapter 11.26 CORRIDOR TRANSITION OVERLAY
§ 11.26.010. Purpose and intent.
§ 11.26.020. Applicability.
§ 11.26.030. Requirements.
Chapter 11.28 SPECIFIC PLANS
§ 11.28.010. Recycle City specific plan—Municipal solid waste and green energy production.
§ 11.28.020. Hollydale Village specific plan.
§ 11.28.030. Tweedy Boulevard specific plan.
§ 11.28.040. Southwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and Tweedy Boulevard.
Chapter 11.29 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
§ 11.29.010. Determinations. § 11.29.020. Purpose.
§ 11.29.030. Definitions. § 11.29.040. Applicability.
§ 11.29.050. Inclusionary requirements.
§ 11.29.060. Relationship to density bonus provisions.
§ 11.29.070. Alternative compliance. § 11.29.080. Exemptions.
§ 11.29.090. Takings determination. § 11.29.100. Establishment, payment, and use of the housing inlieu fees.
§ 11.29.110. Inclusionary unit development standards.
§ 11.29.120. Affordable housing incentives.
§ 11.29.130. Inclusionary housing plan and housing agreement.
ZONING
§ 11.29.140. Administration. § 11.29.150. Annual review. § 11.29.160. Affordable housing trust funds.
§ 11.29.170. Administrative fees.
Division III GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Chapter 11.30 GENERAL PROPERTY STANDARDS § 11.30.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.30.020. Applicability. § 11.30.030. Administrative modifications. § 11.30.040. Block and lot requirements. § 11.30.050. Development requirements. § 11.30.060. Utilities and easements. § 11.30.070. Security fencing. Chapter 11.31 DENSITY BONUS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING § 11.31.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.31.020. Applicability. § 11.31.030. Definitions. § 11.31.040. Density bonus. § 11.31.050. Incentives. § 11.31.060. Affordable housing requirements. § 11.31.070. Affordable housing agreement. § 11.31.080. Enforcement and monitoring. § 11.31.090. Severability of provisions.
Chapter 11.32 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM § 11.32.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.32.020. Applicability and exemptions.
§ 11.32.030. Valuation thresholds. § 11.32.040. Art work defined. § 11.32.050. Arts committee and fund. § 11.32.060. Program allocation requirements.
§ 11.32.070. Placement on private property.
§ 11.32.080. Approving architecture as art.
§ 11.32.090. Ownership of art work. § 11.32.100. Administration.
Chapter 11.33
PARKING STANDARDS
§ 11.33.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.33.020. Applicability and exemptions.
§ 11.33.030. General standards and limitations.
§ 11.33.040. Required parking by land use.
§ 11.33.050. Parking space size and location.
§ 11.33.060. Parking lot standards. § 11.33.070. Parking structure guidelines.
§ 11.33.080. Urban mixed-use zone requirements.
§ 11.33.090. Multifamily parking requirements.
§ 11.33.100. NL zone parking requirements.
§ 11.33.110. Trip reduction measures. § 11.33.120. Park-once/parking districts. § 11.33.130. AQMP/CO plan compliance.
Chapter 11.34 NOISE CONTROL PROGRAM
§ 11.34.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.34.020. Applicability and exemptions.
§ 11.34.030. Nuisance finding. § 11.34.040. Terminology.
SOUTH GATE CODE
| § | 11.34.050. | Program review | Division IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| responsibility. | SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS | |||
| § | 11.34.060. | Noise control officer (NCO). | ||
| § | 11.34.070. | Contracts and products. | Chapter 11.40 | |
| § | 11.34.080. | Maximum sound levels by | SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS | |
| noise zone. | ||||
| § § § § |
11.34.090. 11.34.100. 11.34.110. 11.34.120. |
Noise activity standards. Violations and enforcement. Noise variance. Appeals. |
§ 11.40.010. § 11.40.020. § 11.40.030. § 11.40.040. |
Purpose and intent. Applicability. Automotive sales/ repair/ Awnings and canopies. |
| Chapter 11.35 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION |
§ 11.40.050. § 11.40.060. |
Child day care facilities. Community assembly. |
||
| § 11.40.070. | Historic resources. | |||
| § | 11.35.010. | Purpose and intent. | § 11.40.080. | Hotels. |
| § | 11.35.020. | Applicability and | § 11.40.090. | Live/ |
| exemptions. | § 11.40.100. | Cyber cafés. | ||
| § | 11.35.030. | Applications. | § 11.40.110. | Gold, semiprecious, precious |
| § | 11.35.040. | Approval. | metal buying stores. | |
| § | 11.35.050. | Findings. | § 11.40.120. | Pawn shop/ |
| § | 11.35.060. | Appeal. | § 11.40.130. | E-cigarettes/ |
| shops/hookah. | ||||
| Chapter 11.36 | § 11.40.140. | Massage establishments. | ||
| SIGNS – GENERAL POLICIES, | § 11.40.150. | Motels. | ||
| PROVISIONS, AND PROCEDURES | § 11.40.160. | Outdoor dining/ |
||
| § 11.40.170. | Personal services, fortune, | |||
| § | 11.36.010. | Purpose. | palm and card reader. | |
| § | 11.36.020. | Objectives. | § 11.40.180. | Renewable energy systems. |
| § | 11.36.030. | Definitions. | § 11.40.190. | Single-room-occupancy |
| § | 11.36.040. | General policies. | apartment. | |
| § | 11.36.050. | Prohibited signs. | § 11.40.200. | Tattoo/ |
| § | 11.36.060. | Signs in the public right-of- | § 11.40.210. | Temporary construction |
| way. | offices. | |||
| § | 11.36.070. | New signs exempt from sign | § 11.40.220. | Drive-through facilities. |
| permit requirements. | § 11.40.230. | Water conservation. | ||
| § | 11.36.080. | Signs allowed by sign permit | § 11.40.240. | Emergency shelters. |
| in all zones. | ||||
| § | 11.36.090. | Signs allowed by sign permit | Chapter 11.41 | |
| in commercial and | ADULT-ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENTS | |||
| manufacturing zones. | ||||
| § | 11.36.100. | Off-premises signs. | § 11.41.010. | Purpose and intent. |
| § | 11.36.110. | New sign permit process. | § 11.41.020. | Applicability. |
| § | 11.36.120. | Nonconforming signs. | § 11.41.030. | Nuisance and unlawful acts. |
| § | 11.36.130. | Severability. | § 11.41.040. | Permit and license |
| § | 11.36.140. | Penalty. | requirements. |
ZONING
§ 11.41.050. Establishment standards. § 11.41.060. Nonconforming adultoriented businesses.
§ 11.41.070. Adult-oriented business regulatory permit.
Chapter 11.42 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES
§ 11.42.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.42.020. Applicability. § 11.42.030. Terminology. § 11.42.040. Nuisance. § 11.42.050. General permit requirements. § 11.42.060. Locational separation requirements. § 11.42.070. Conditions of approval. § 11.42.080. CUP suspension or revocation. § 11.42.090. Nonconforming uses.
Chapter 11.43
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
§ 11.43.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.43.020. Definitions. § 11.43.030. Location and number. § 11.43.040. General provisions. § 11.43.050. Development standards. § 11.43.060. Application and review process.
§ 11.43.070. Accessory structures.
Chapter 11.44 RECYCLING AND REFUSE FACILITIES
§ 11.44.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.44.020. Applicability. § 11.44.030. Standard recycling and refuse receptacles.
§ 11.44.040. Urban mixed-use zones and commercial industrial zones standards.
§ 11.44.050. Residential standards applicable to all zones.
§ 11.44.060. Recycling facilities standards and conditions.
§ 11.44.070. Reverse vending machines. § 11.44.080. Small collection facilities. § 11.44.090. Large collection facilities. § 11.44.100. Processing facilities. § 11.44.110. Industrial collections and processing facility.
Chapter 11.45 VEHICLE FUELING STATIONS
§ 11.45.010. Purpose and intent. § 11.45.020. Applicability. § 11.45.030. Permitted activities. § 11.45.040. Development standards. § 11.45.050. Minimum functional requirements.
§ 11.45.060. LPG use and siting standards.
§ 11.45.070. Abandonment.
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code