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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/services/
repair/storage.
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/work units.
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/used retail sales.
§ 11.35.060. Appeal. § 11.40.130. E-cigarettes/vapor/smoke
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/seating.
§ 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/body modification.
§ 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.

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