Earlier editions: 2026-09
West Covina Municipal Code Ch. 26 Zoning
West Covina Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · West Covina
Sections in this part
- Division 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Division 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Division 1 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES (R-A, R-1, MF-8, MF-15, MF-20, MF-45)
- Division 2 — COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE, OFFICE MIXED-USE, AND MANUFACTURING ZONES (OPMU,…
- Division 3 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES (O-S, S-P)
- Division 4 — OVERLAY ZONES (HILLSIDE, PLANNED COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT,…
- Division 1 — GENERAL SITE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Division 2 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Division 3 — FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES
- Division 4 — SCREENING AND BUFFERING
- Division 5 — LANDSCAPING
- Division 6 — PARKING AND LOADING
- Division 7 — TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES
- Division 8 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Division 1 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
- Division 2 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Division 3 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DENSITY BONUS INCENTIVES
- Division 4 — URBAN DWELLING UNITS
- Division 5 — MULTI-UNIT DWELLING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
- Division 6 — LIVE/WORK UNITS
- Division 7 — LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS
- Division 1 — GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — NONCONFORMING PARCELS
- Division 3 — NONCONFORMING SIGNS
- Division 4 — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
- Division 5 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Division 6 — ABATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND PARCELS
- Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Division 3 — PRECISE PLAN
- Division 4 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
- Division 5 — VARIANCE
- Division 6 — ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT
- Division 7 — MINOR MODIFICATION
- Division 8 — FILM PERMIT PURPOSE
- Division 9 — SECOND UNIT REVIEW (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND URBAN DWELLING UNIT)
- Division 10 — PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND REMOVAL OF TREES
- Division 11 — ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
- Division 12 — REVOCATION PROCEDURES
- Division 13 — PLANNING COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN REVIEW
- Division 1 — AMENDMENTS
- Division 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Division 1 — AUTHORITY
- Division 2 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Division 3 — TENTATIVE TRACT MAPS
- Division 4 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Division 5 — FINAL MAPS
- Division 6 — TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS
- Division 7 — REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
- Division 8 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Division 9 — LOT MERGER
- Division 10 — CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
- Division 11 — PARCEL MAPS FOR URBAN LOT SPLITS
- Division 12 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION
Cite as: West Covina Municipal Code Chapter 26 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A) adopted February 20, 2024, repealed the former chapter 26, and enacted a new chapter 26 as set out herein. The former chapter 26 pertained to similar subject matter. See Code Comparative Table for complete list of amendment history.
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2525, §§ 7—10 , adopted March 18, 2025, changed the style of the terms "Community Development Director", "City Engineer", "Planning Commission", and "City Council" to be capitalized throughout Chapter 26. Said changes were implemented throughout. Additional departments, titles, and plans were also capitalized for consistency, at the discretion of the editor.
Article I — ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY¶
Article II — ZONES, ALLOWABLE USES, AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS¶
Article III — REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONES¶
Article IV — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES¶
Article V — NONCONFORMITIES¶
Article VI — PERMIT PROCESSING PROCEDURES¶
Article VII — DEVELOPMENT CODE ADMINISTRATION¶
Article VIII — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS¶
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