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Chapter 2

Article 10 — SPLITTING LOTS

Torrance Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Torrance

(Amended by O-1309; O-1443; O-1472; O-1514)

92.10.1 PROCEDURE.

Lots or parcels of land shall be split or divided as provided in Chapter 2 of Division 9 of this Code.

92.10.2 LIMITATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION ON LOTS.

(Amended by O-3897; O-3896)

No person shall build or create or place more than one (1) building on one (1) recorded lot which, prior to November 19, 1963, could have been divided into more than one (1) lot, each of which resulting lots would have met all the dimensional requirements for the creation of a lot in the R-1 zone; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to:

a) Accessory buildings;

b) Buildings designed and used for manufacturing purposes on land zoned M-1 and M-2 and which are occupied and used by one (1) owner;

c) Buildings designed and used for commercial purposes on land zoned for commercial uses and which are occupied and used as a part of a shopping center or other integrated operation and the occupiers of which buildings have an easement for vehicular ingress, egress and parking on all land used for parking on said lot;

d) Condominium projects and community apartment projects for which a Conditional Use Permit has been granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 36 of Chapter 1 of this Division;

e) Churches, schools and governmental buildings; and

f) Those parcels of land which in the opinion of the majority of a Board of Review composed of the Planning Director, the City Engineer, the Building Superintendent and the City Attorney would be infeasible to divide further because of the location of existing or proposed buildings.

g) Housing development containing no more than two (2) residential units and urban lot splits, on parcels located in a single-family residential zone, consistent with Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 of the Government Code and Section 92.29.34, Two-unit projects and urban lot splits in the R-1 zone.

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▸ Contents — Torrance Zoning Code
Torrance Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1
  2. ▸ Chapter 2
    Overview
    1. Article 1 — CONTROLLED ZONING
    2. Article 2 — USES GENERALLY Revised 4/25 Revised 10/25
    3. Article 3 — HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
    4. Article 4 — MINIMUM LOT AND BUILDING SITE AREAS
    5. Article 5 — YARDS
    6. Article 6 — EXPOSED EXTERIOR WALLS
    7. Article 7 — SPECIAL SETBACK LINE.
    8. Article 8 — ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
    9. Article 9 — ZONING APPLIED TO ANNEXED AREAS
    10. Article 10 — SPLITTING LOTS
    11. Article 11 — ACCESSIBILITY TO BUILDING SITE AND LIVING QUARTERS
    12. Article 12 — SIGNS
    13. Article 13 — FENCES, WALLS, RETAINING WALLS AND HEDGES
    14. Article 14 — AUTOMATIC REZONING OF SUBDIVIDED LAND
    15. Article 15 — GARAGE DOORS
    16. Article 16 — GARAGES FACING PUBLIC STREETS
    17. Article 17 — MOBILEHOMES AND MOBILEHOME PARKS
    18. Article 18 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
    19. Article 19 — UNAUTHORIZED SALE OF VEHICLES ON VACANT LOTS
    20. Article 20 — LIVING AREAS
    21. Article 21 — BUILDING DESIGN COMPATIBILITY
    22. Article 22 — NONCONFORMING USES, BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
    23. Article 23 — ENFORCEMENT
    24. Article 24 — REAPPLICATION AFTER DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL
    25. Article 26 — RECORDING CONDITIONS ON USE OF LAND
    26. Article 27 — EXTENSIONS OF TIME
    27. Article 28 — MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS
    28. Article 29 — SUBDIVISION CONTROL
    29. Article 30 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    30. Article 32 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
    31. Article 33 — SPACING OF BLIGHT INDUCING ENTERPRISES
    32. Article 34 — AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PLAN
    33. Article 35 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
    34. Article 36 — DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
    35. Article 37 — LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE PERMITS
    36. Article 38 — VACANT BUILDING AND LOT MAINTENANCE AND REGISTRAT…
    37. Article 39 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES
    38. Article 40 — UNATTENDED COLLECTION BOXES
    39. Article 41 — VIEW EQUITY
    40. Article 42 — GARAGE SALES
    41. Article 43 — SHORT TERM RENTALS
    42. Article 44 — SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES
  3. Chapter 3 — OFF STREET PARKING
  4. Chapter 4 — VARIANCES - WAIVERS
  5. Chapter 5 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  6. Chapter 6 — REZONING - PRECISE PLAN.
  7. Chapter 7 — OIL.
  8. Chapter 8 — HELICOPTERS
  9. Chapter 9 — SCHEDULE OF FEES
  10. Chapter 10 — TRIP REDUCTION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
  11. Chapter 11 — SIGNS Revised 4/25

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