ORDINANCE 434Aim
1 ORDINANCE NO.
2 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONES IN THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO AND THEREIN REGULATING THE USE OF LAND,
3 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, AREA OF LOTS AND PARCELS AND
YARD SPACES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MAPS
4 SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID ZONES; DEFINING
THE TERMS USED IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
5 ITS ADJUSTMENT, AMENDMENT AND ENFORCEMENT; PRE-
SCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; REPEALING OR-
6 DINANCES OR PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 306.
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The City Council of the City of Zl Segundo does ordain as follows:
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9 ARTICLE 1
10 DECLARATION OF PURPOSE
11 Section 100: PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE. A Precised Land -Use Plan for the
12 City of E1 Segundo is hereby adopted and established to serve the public health,
13 safety and general welfare and to provide the economic and social advantages
14 resulting from an orderly planned use of land resources.
15 Section 101; NAME OF ORDINANCE. This ordinance shall be known as
16 "The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance ".
17 ARTICLE 2
18 DEFINITIONS
19 Section 200: PROVISIONS NOT AFFECTED BY HEADINGS. Article and sec-
20 tion headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify
21 or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of any section hereof.
22 Section 201; TENSES. The present tense includes the future, and the
23 future the present.
24 Section 202; NUMBER. The singular number includes the plural, and
25 the plural the singular.
26 Section 203; ACCESSORY. "Accessory" means a building, part of a building
27 or structure or use which is subordinate to, and the use of which is incidental
28 to that of the main building, structure or use on the same lot. Where fifty
29 percent (30%) or more of the wall of an accessory building constitutes a common
30 wall with the main building, or where less than fifty percent (30 %) of the wall
31 of the accessory building constitutes a common wall with the main building but
32 in which is contained an opening that permits direct passage from one to the
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1 other, or where fifty percent (50 %) or more of the full width or length of the
2 roof of the accessory building is a physical continuation of the roof of the
3 main building, then such accessory building shall be considered a part of the
4 main building.
5 Section 204: ALLEY. "Alley" means a public thoroughfare or way having
6 a width of not more than twenty (20) feet which affords only a secondary means
7 of access to abutting property.
8 Section 205: AMENDMENT. "Amendment" means a change in the wording, con -
9 text or substance of this ordinance, or change in the zone boundaries upon
10 the zoning map, which map is a part of this ordinance when adopted by o dinance
11 passed by the City Council in the manner prescribed by law.
12 Section 206: APARTMENT. "Apartment" means a room or suite of two or
13 more rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a
14 residence for one family.
15 Section 207: APARTMENT HOUSE. "Apartment house" means a building or a
16 portion of a building, designed for occupancy by three (3) or more families
17 living independently of each other, and containing three (3) or more dwelling
18 units.
19 Section 208: AUTOMOBILE WRECKING. "Automobile wrecking" means the dis-
2 0 mantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale
21 or dumping of dismantled or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
22 Section 209: BACHELOR APARTMENT. "Bachelor apartment" means one room
23 with bath, without cooking facilities, in a multiple dwelling.
24 Section 210: BASEMENT. "Basement" means that portion of a building be-
25 tween floor and ceiling, which is partly below and partly above grade (as defined
26 in Section 236), but so located that the vertical distance from grade to the
27 floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. A base -
28 ment, when designed for, or occupied for business or manufacturing, or for
29 dwelling purposes (rumpus rooms and recreation rooms without kitchens excepted),
30 shall be considered a story.
31 Section 211: BLOCK. "Block" means all property fronting upon one side
32 of a street between intersecting and intercepting streets, or between a street
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I and a railroad right -of -way, water way, terminus or dead end street, or city
2 boundary. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block
3 on the side of the street which it intercepts.
4 Section 212: BOARDING ROUSE. "Boarding house" means a building with
5 not more than five (5) guest rooms where lodging and meals are provided for
6 compensation for not more than ten (10) persons, but shall not include rest
7 homes or convalescent homes. Any number of guest rooms over six (6) shall
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be considered a hotel.
9 Section 213: BUILDING. "Building" means any structure having a roof,
10 built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or
11 property of any kind, but excluding all forms of vehicles even though immobil-
12 ized. Where this ordinance requires, or where special authority granted pur-
13 suant to this ordinance requires that a use shall be entirely enclosed within
14 a building, this definition shall be qualified by adding "and enclosed on all
15 sides ".
16 Section 214: BUILDING HEIGHT. "Building height" means the vertical
17 distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest point of
18 that portion of the building -site covered by the building to the ceiling of
19 the uppermost story.
20 Section 215: BUILDING, MAIN. "Main building" means the principal
21 building on a lot or building site designed or used to accomodate the prim-
22 ary use to which the premises are devoted; where a permissible use involves
23 more than one structure designed or used for the primary purpose, as in the
24 case of group houses, each such permissible building on one lot as defined by
25 this Ordinance shall be construed as constituting a main building.
26 Section 216: BUILDING -SITE. "Building-site" means
g (a) the ground area-
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28 the round area of two 2 or more lots or r
28 cels when used in combination for a building or permitted group of buildings,
29 together with all open spaces as required by this ordinance.
30 Section 217: BUNGALOW COURT. "Bungalow court" shall mean a group of
31 three (3) or more detached one - story, one - family or two-family dwellings located
32 upon a single lot, together with all open spaces required by this ordinance.
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1 Section 218: BUSINESS OR COMMERCE. "Business" or "commerce" means the
2 purchase, sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of
3 any article, service, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit, or the
4 management of office buildings, offices, recreational or amusement enterprises;
5 or the maintenance and use of offices, structures and premises by professions
6 and trades rendering services.
7 Section 219: CELLAR. "Geller" means that portion of a building between
8 floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade and so located that
9 the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average adjoining ground.level
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10 is less than seven (7) feet.
11 Section 220: CLUB. "Club" means an association of persons for some
12 common non - profit purpose but not including groups organized primarily to ren-
13 der a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
14 Section 221: COMMISSION. "Commission "shall mean the Planning Commission
15 of the City of E1 Segundo.
16 Section 222: CONVALESCENT HOMES OR GUEST HOMES. "Convalescent homes"
17 or "guest homes" means the same as boarding house, but permitting nursing,
18 dietary and other personal services rendered to convalescents, invalids and
19 aged persons, but excluding mental cases and cases of contagious or communi-
2 0 cable disease and excluding surgery or primary treatments which are custom-
21 arily provided in sanitariums and hospitals.
22 Section 223: COURT. "Court" means any portion of the interior of a
23 lot or building -site which is wholly or partially surrounded by buildings,
24 and which is not a required front, side or rear yard.
25 Section 224: DAIRY. "Dairy" means any premises where three (3) or
26 more cows, three (3) or more goats, or any combination thereof are kept, milked,
27 or maintained.
28 Section 225: DUMP. "Dump" means an area devoted to the disposal of
29 refuse, including incineration, reduction, or dumping of ashes, garbage, eom-
30 bustible or non - combustible refuse, offal or dead animals.
31 Section 226: DWELLING. "Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof
32 designed exclusively for residential purposes, including one - family, two - family
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and multiple dwellings, but shall not include hotels, boarding and lodging
houses.
Section 227: DWELLING UNIT. "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms
in a dwelling or apartment house or apartment hotel designed for occupancy by
one family for living or sleeping purposes, and having only one (1) kitchen.
Section 228: DWELLING, ONE- FAMILY. "One - family dwelling" means a de-
tached building designed exclusively for occupancy by one family and containing
one dwelling unit.
Section 229: DWELLING, TWO- FAMILY. "Two - family dwelling" means a
building designed exclusively for occupancy by two families living independently
of each other, and containing two dwelling units.
Section 230: DWELLING, MULTIPLE. "Multiple dwelling" means a building,
or portion thereof, designed for occupancy by three or more families living
independently of each other, and containing three (3) or more dwelling units.
Section 231: EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. "Educational institution" means
colleges or universities supported wholly or in part by public funds, and
other colleges, universities or other schools giving general academic instruc-
tion, as determined by the Education Code of the State of California and whether
operated for profit or not and in which no pupil is physically restrained.
Section 232: FAMILY. "Family" means an individual, or two (2) or more
persons related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than five (5)
persons, excluding servants, who are not related by blood or marriage, living
together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
Section 233: FILLING STATION. "Filling station" means a service station
to supply motor fuel and oil to motor vehicles and including grease rack or
elevators and providing minor tire and battery servicing and sales of motor
vehicle accessories.
Section 234: GARAGE, PRIVATE. "Private garage" means an accessory
building or an accessory portion of the main building, designed or used only
for the shelter or storage of vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of
the main building.
Section 235: GARAGE, PUBLIC. "Public garage" means a building other than
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a private garage used for the care, repair or equipping of automobiles, or
where such vehicles are kept for remuneration, hire or sale.
Section 236: GRADE. "Grade" means the average of the finished ground
level at the center of all walls of a building. In case walls are parallel to
and within five (5) feet of a sidewalk, the above — ground level shall be measured
at the sidewalks.
Section 237: GROUP HOUSES. "Group houses" mean two (2) or more separate
buildings each containing one (1) or more dwelling units, including row houses.
Section 238: GUEST HOUSE OR ACCESSORY LIVING QUARTERS. NGu.est house"
or "accessory living quarters" means living quarters within an accessory build-
ing for the sole use of persons employed on the premises, or for temporary use
by guests of the occupants of premises, such quarters having no kitchen facil-
ities and not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling.
Section 239: HOME OCCUPATIONS. "Home occupation" means an occupation
conducted on the premises by the occupant of the dwelling as a secondary use
in connection with which there is no display, no stock in trade or commodity
sold upon the premises, no person employed and in connection with which no
mechanical equipment is used except such mechanical equipment as is customarily
used for housekeeping purposes.
Section 240: HOSPITAL. "Hospital" means an institution specializing in
giving clinical, temporary and emergency services of a medical or surgical
nature to human patients and injured persons and licensed by State Law to pro-
vide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical practice
as distinguished from treatment of mental and nervous disorders, but not ex-
cluding surgical and post — surgical treatment of mental cases.
Section 241: HOSPITAL, MENTAL. "Mental hospital" means an institution
licensed by State agencies under provisions of law to offer facilities, care
and treatment for cases of mental and nervous disorders but not licensed to
provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical
practice. Establishments limiting services to juveniles below the age of five
(5) years, and establishments housing and caring for cases of cerebral palsy
are specifically excluded from this definition.
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1 Section 242: HOSPITAL, SMALL ANIMAL. "Small animal hospital" means an
2 establishment in which veterinary services, clipping, bathing,boarding and other
3 services are rendered to dogs, cats and other small animals and domestic pets.
4 Section 243: HOTEL. "Hotel" means a building in which there are six (6)
5 or more guest rooms where lodging with or without meals is provided for compen-
6 sation, and where no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or
7 suite, but shall not include jails, hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages,
8 prisons, detention homes and similar buildings where human beings are housed and
9 detained under legal restraint.
10 Section 244: INSTITUTION. "Institution" means an establishment maintained
11 and operated by a society, corporation, individual, foundation or public agency
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12 for the purpose of providing charitable, social, educational or similar services
13 to the public, groups or individuals.
14 Section 245; KENNEL. "Kennel" means a place where four (4) or more adult
15 dogs are kept, whether by owners of dogs or by persons providing facilities and
16 care for compensation. An adult dog is a canine of either sex, altered or
17 unaltered, that has reached the age of four (4), months.
18 Section 246: KITCHEN. "Kitchen" means any room used or intended or de-
19 signed to be used for cooking or the preparation of food.
20 Section 247: LODGING HOUSE. "Lodging house" means the same as boarding
21 house, but no meals shall be provided.
22 Section 248: LOT. "Lot" means (1) a parcel of real property when shown
23 as a delineated parcel of land with a number or other designation on a plat
24 recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County; or (2) a
25 parcel of land, the dimensions or boundaries of which are defined by a record
26 of survey recorded pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of the
27 State of California in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County;
28 (3) a parcel of real property not delineated as in (1) or (2) above, and contain-
29 ing not less than the prescribed minimum square footage required in the zone in
30 which it is located and which abuts at least one public street, an alley or a
31 private easement determined by the Commission to be adequate for purposes of
32 access from a street, and provided further that before building improvements are
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1 erected upon such lot or parcel the private easement right -of -way if established
2 subsequent to February 22, 1947 shall be improved to a standard not less than that
3 defined by the Cityls specifications for a local street; (4) a parcel of land
4 registered under the Land Title Law (Torrens Title), and held under separate
5 ownership from adjacent property on the effective date of this ordinance.
6 Section 249: LOT AREA OR PARCEL AREA. "Lot area" or "parcel area" means
7 the total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a lot or parcel. For the
8 purpose of determining area in the case of an irregular, triangular or goreshaped
9 lot or parcel, a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot or parcel and farthest
10 removed from the front lot line and at right angles to the line comprising the
11 depth of such lot or parcel shall be used as the rear lot line.
12 Section 250: LOT, CORNER. "Corner lot" means a lot situated at the in-
13 tersection of two (2) or more streets, which streets have an angle of intersec-
t 4 tion of not more than one hundred thirty -five degrees (1350). (Plate 1)
15 Section 251: LOT DEPTH. "Lot depth" means the horizontal length of a
16 straight line drawn from the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of
17 the rear lot line. (Plate 3).
is Section 252: LOT, INTERIOR. "Interior lot" means a lot other than a
19 corner lot or3aversed corner lot. (Plate 1)
20 Section 253: LOT, KEY. "Key lot" means the first lot to the rear of a
21 reversed corner lot and whether or not separated by an alley. (Plate 1)
22 Section 254: LOT LINE, FRONT. "Front lot line" means in the case of an
23 interior lot, the property line separating the lot from the street. In the case
24 of a corner lot the front lot line shall be the property line separating the
25 narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street. (Plate 2)
26 Section 255: LOT LINE, REAR. "Rear lot line" means the property line
27 which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. (Plate 2) For
28 the purpose of establishing the rear lot line of a triangular or trapezoidal
29 lot, or of a lot the rear line of which is formed by two or more lines, the
30 following shall apply:
31 (a) for a triangular or goreshaped lot a line ten (10) feet in length
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1 to the line comprising the depth of such lot shall be used as the rear lot
2 line; (Plate 2).
3 (b) in the case of a trapezoidal lot the rear line of which is not
4 parallel to the front lot line, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line
5 at right angles to the line comprising the depth of such lot and drawn through a
6 point bisecting the recorded rear lot line; (Plate 2) or
7 (c) in the case of a pentagonal lot the rear boundary of which in-
8 cludes an angle formed by two lines,such angle shall be employed for determining
9 the rear lot line in the same manner as prescribed for triangular lot (Plate 2).
10 Section 256: LOT LINE, SIDE. "Side lot line" means any lot boundary line
11 not a front lot line or a rear lot line (Plate 2).
12 Section 2571 LOT, REVERSED CORNER. "Reversed corner lot" means a corner
13 lot, the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front
14 lot line of the lot upon which the rear of said corner lot abuts (Plate 1).
15 Section 258: LOT, THROUGH. "Through lot" means a lot having frontage on
16 two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.
17 Section 259: LOT WIDTH. "Lot width" means the horizontal distance between
18 the side lot lines measured at right angles to the line comprising the depth of
19 the lot at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines (Plate 3), provid-
2 0 ed that the length of the line constituting the rear line of the required front
21 yard shall never be less than fifty (50) feet.
22 Section 260: MOTEL OR TOURIST COURT. "Motel" and "tourist court" means a
23 group of attached or detached buildings containing individual sleeping or living
24 units where a majority of such units open individually and directly to the out-
25 side, and where a garage is attached or a parking space is conveniently located
26 to each unit, all for the temporary use by automobile tourists or transients, and
27 such words shall include auto courts and motor lodges. An establishment shall be
28 considered a motel when it is required by the Health and Safety Code of the State
29 of California to obtain the name and address of the guests, the make, year and
30 license number of the vehicle and the State in which it was issued.
31 Section 261: NONCONFORMING BUILDING. "Nonconforming building" means a
32 building, or portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered and main -
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