2026-06-16 CC Agenda Packet - ITEM C7 - 2026 Zoning Code Clean-UpCITY OF
ELSEGUNDO
2026 Zoning Code Clean-up
EA 1398
Areas of changes (ESIVIC Title 15)
• Definitions
• General Provisions
• Residential Zones
• Commercial Zones
• Overlay Districts
• Off -Street Parking Requirements
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Definitions
• Accessory Building or Structure
• Accessory Dwelling Unit, Junior
• Animal Boarding
• Deck, Rooftop (N)
• Fitness Center
• Floor Area
• Gross Floor Area
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Definitions
• Home Occupation
• Livable Space (N)
• Mixed -Use Project (N)
• General Office
• Recreational Facilities
• Studios for Art, Performing Art, and Fitness (N)
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Residential Zones
• Clarifying front setback encroachments (R1, R21 & R3)
• Clarifying unit size measurement (gross floor area) (R1)
• Minimum front yard landscaping requirements (R2)
• Minimum percentage area
• One 24-inch box tree
• Matching R1 zone
• ADUs — State legislation updates and clarifications
• Urban Lot Splits - Clarifications
• Rooftop decks*
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Uses
Zones
R-1 R-2 R-3
Miscellaneous uses
Animals and pets per ESMC Chapter 6-2
P
P
P
Beekeeping er ESMC Chapter 6-2
A
Detached accessory buildings and structures including private garages
A
A
A
Play structures
A
A
A
Public parking areas abutting lots zoned commercial or industrial
CUP
Public parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas, except ballparks, bleachers, swimming
pools or similar facilities for competitive sports or for use/hiring of public amusement devices
P
P
P
Roof -mounted and small-scale round -mounted solar energy systems
A
A
A
Roof -too decks"
A
A
A
Any use customarily incidental to a permitted use
A
A
A
Other similar uses approved by the Director, per ESMC Chapter 15-22
A, P,
AUP,
CUP
A, P.
AUP,
CUP
A, P,
AUP,
CUP
Rooftop decks
Permitted Locations:
• Primary structures - above the 1st and 2nd floors, except:
R-1 Zone lots wider than 25 feet
• Accessory structures - above the 1 St floor only,
with additional setbacks
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Commercial and Industrial Zones
• Commercial Permitted Uses Table
• Adding restrictions on "Office worker -oriented services"
• Adding "Studios for Art, Performing Art, and Fitness" in the C2, C3, &
C4 Zones
• Industrial Permitted Uses Table
• Correcting a code reference related to emergency shelter uses
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Mixed -Use and Housing Overlays
• Maximum commercial density (FAR) for mixed -use projects.
• Maximum Building Frontage limit is 140 feet
• Massing Modulation measurement (gross floor area)
• Unit measurement in gross floor area
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Off street parking requirements
• Additions to dwellings above 1,000 s.f ( rq oss floor area) trigger
compliance with current parking requirements
• Parking for Small Art and Fitness Studios: 1 per 300 SF
• Mixed -use projects to comply with nonresidential development
standards
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Recommendation
1. Open and conduct a public hearing
2. Introduce ordinance and schedule a second reading
on July 7, 2026
3. Alternatively, discuss and take other action
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Questions
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