Article 3 — ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS Revised 10/25 Revised 11/25

(Added by O-51; Amended by O-63; O-75; O-86; O-228; O-316; O-612; O-791; O-1185)

a) It is hereby declared that in the creation by this Article of the respective classes of districts set forth herein, the City Council has given due and careful consideration to the peculiar suitability of each and every such district for the particular regulations applied thereto, and the necessary, proper and comprehensive grouping and arrangement of the various uses and densities of population in accordance with a well considered plan for the development of the City, and in relation to established plans in adjoining unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles, and in the incorporated areas of adjacent municipalities.

b) The boundaries of such districts as are shown upon the maps adopted by this Article or amendments thereto, are hereby adopted and approved and the regulations of this Division governing the use of land and buildings, the height of buildings, building site areas, the sizes of yards about buildings and other matters as hereinafter set forth, are hereby established and declared to be in effect upon all land included within the boundaries of each and every district shown upon said maps.

(Amended by O-791; O-1372; O-1422; O-1423; O-1476; O-2819; O-3018; O-3922; O-3951)

In order to classify, regulate, construct and segregate the use of land and buildings, to regulate and restrict the height and bulk of buildings, and to regulate the area of yards and other open spaces about buildings, the following classes of districts are hereby established, which said several classes of districts are shown and delineated on that certain series of maps entitled "City of Torrance - Official Land Use Plan" which are hereby adopted and made a part of this Chapter by this reference:

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any district shown on said maps, the following rules shall apply:

a) Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following street lines, alley lines or lot lines, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries;

b) In unsubdivided property or where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the maps;

c) In case any further uncertainty exists, the Planning Commission shall interpret the intent of the maps as to the location of such boundaries;

d) Where any public street or alley is hereafter officially vacated or abandoned, the regulations applicable to each parcel of abutting property shall apply to that portion of such street or alley added thereto by virtue of such vacation or abandonment.

(Added by O-3955)

The Housing Element of the General Plan establishes expected density for residential development in Table C-1: Sites Inventory. These expected densities will act as the target residential density for the buildout of proposed residential development. The target residential density is the minimum density which should be considered for all residential, mixed-use, commercial, and public zones that implement the following General Plan Land Use Designations: Low Density Residential (R-LO), LowMedium Density Residential (R-LM), Medium Density Residential (R-MD), Medium-High Density Residential (R-MH), High Density Residential (R-HI), Residential Office (R-OF), General Commercial (C-GEN), Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU), Commercial Center (C-CTR), and Public/Quasi-Public/Open Space (PUB).