West Covina Municipal Code § 26-56 Land use regulations and allowable uses

(a) Open space (O-S) zone.

(1) The purpose of the open space zone is to identify and set forth permitted uses, and standards of development within open space lands.

(2) Open space zoned land may be located anywhere in the City provided it is consistent with the City's adopted policies and plans.

(b) Specific Plan (S-P) zone.

(1) The purpose of the Specific Plan zone is to provide greater specificity and flexibility in carrying out the General Plan of the City than would be possible in other zoning districts. This zoning district is intended for areas that are subject to Specific Plan adopted under article 8 of chapter 3 of title 7 of the Government Code (sections 65450 et seq.). The uses, types of development and development standards in an area zoned Specific Plan are those permitted by the Specific Plan adopted for that area. Each separate Specific Plan district and its accompanying Specific Plan shall be sequentially numbered. If land is placed in the Specific Plan district before a Specific Plan is adopted for that land, the standards of the immediately preceding zone shall continue to apply until a Specific Plan is adopted.

(2) Specific Plan zoned land may be located anywhere in the City provided uses within the Specific Plan are consistent with the General Plan of the City.

(3) The uses and types of development proposed in this zone shall maintain and enhance the character of the surrounding vicinity. During the preparation, review and approval processes for a Specific Plan, consideration shall be given to elements including but not limited to: Orientation of buildings and uses, building bulk and scale, building height and setback, parking, traffic generation, noise and landscaping. At a minimum, these elements shall be specifically addressed in the Specific Plan in such a manner as to integrate the proposed uses and buildings with surrounding development.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)

(a) Permitted uses. Table 2-18 identifies land uses permitted in special purpose zones.

Table 2-18 Uses and Permit Requirements

Uses and Permit Requirements

(b) Uses allowed within the Specific Plan area are the uses set forth in the adopted Specific Plan as permitted, conditionally permitted or not permitted.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)

(a) Development standards for O-S zone.

(1) Building coverage.

a. Building coverage of any lot, parcel or center shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the lot, parcel, or site after all necessary street or alley dedications.

(2) Building setbacks from property lines.

a. The building setback from the property lines shall be governed by the following table:

Table 2-20 Minimum Required Setbacks for the O-S Zone.

(3) Building separation.

a. The minimum building separation between main buildings shall be ten (10) feet or as required by the California Building Code, whichever is more restrictive.

b. There shall be no minimum building separation between a main building and an accessory building or between accessory buildings, except as required by the California Building Code.

(4) Maximum building height.

a. The maximum building height shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(b) Construction in fire hazard severity zones (FHSZ).

(1) The purpose of this section is to establish regulations for construction and development within FHSZ to mitigate the risk of wildfires, and protect life and property and promote public safety.

(2) This section shall apply to all properties within the FHSZ as designated by The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

(3) Construction standards, building materials and design.

a. All structures within the FHSZ shall utilize fire-resistant materials and design techniques in accordance with chapter 7A, Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure of the California Building Code.

(4) Vegetation management and defensible space.

a. All buildings and structures located within the FHSZ shall maintain the required hazardous vegetation and fuel management requirements pursuant to Section 4907.3 of the California Fire Code.

(c) Development standards within the Specific Plan area are the standards set forth in the adopted Specific Plan.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)