ORDINANCE 73144n5
ORDINANCE NO. 731
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 20 (THE COM-
PREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE
"EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE" IN VARIOUS
PARTICULARS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Title 20 (The Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance) of the "E1 Segundo Municipal Code" is amended by amend-
ing Sections 20. 08. 110, 20. 20.010, 20. 20. 020, 20. 22. 010, 20. 22. 020,
20.24.020, 20.28.010, 20.42.010, 20.50.050, 20.58.090, 20.58.110,
20. 58. 130, 20. 58. 210 and 20. 62. 020 to read as follows:
"20.08.110 CHURCH. "Church" as used in this Title
means an establishment, the principal purpose is religious
worship and including accessory uses in the principal
structure or in separate buildings, including Sunday School
rooms, assembly rooms, kitchen, library room, one family
dwelling unit and day nurseries operated by and on the
church site, but excluding facilities for residences of or
training of religious orders.
1120.20.010 PERMITTED USES. In an R -1 zone the follow-
ing uses only are permitted, and as hereinafter specifically
provided and allowed by this Chapter, subject to the
provisions of Chapters 20.50 through 20.62 governing
off - street parking requirements and other conditions and
exceptions set forth therein.
(1) One family dwellings; provided that where a dwelling
containing seven hundred square feet or less exists on the
rear portion of the lot and was placed thereon prior to, or
for which a building permit was issued prior to, December 26,
1947, in conformance to the requirements of Ordinance No. 293
of this City and no additions or enlargements have been made
which.increase the floor space in the dwellings, a second
one family dwelling may be erected on the front portion of the
lot, whereupon the dwelling on the rear portion of the lot
shall assume the status of a nonconforming use as defined
herein;
(2) Accessory buildings and structures, including private
garages to accommodate not more than three cars. Any
accessory building or combination of accessory buildings,
except the garage, shall not be larger in gross floor area
than six hundred square feet, and shall be only one story in
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height. Accessory buildings shall not contain a kitchen or
kitchen facilities, a bathtub or shower and shall not be
rented or used as a separate dwelling;
(3) Parks, playgrounds, recreational areas (publicly owned
and operated) but excluding ball parks, bleachers, swimming
pools or other types of facilities where racing or contests
are conducted or public amusement devices for hire;
(4) The renting of not more than two rooms in the main
building to not more than four persons, or providing for
table board to not more than four boarders or both, but not
to exceed a total of four in any combination thereof;
(5) Dogs and cats as household pets, not to exceed three in
any combination thereof;
(6) Foster family day care home;
(7) Home occupations;
(8) Twenty -four hour foster care homes;
(9) Two family dwellings, when the lot upon which they are
located has a side line abutting a lot or lots zoned for
R -3, P, C -1, C -2, C -M, M -1 or M -2, but in no case shall the
property used for the two family dwelling consist of more
than one lot nor be more than fifty feet in width, whichever
is the lesser;
(10) The following signs:
A. One unlighted sign not exceeding six square feet in
area pertaining only to the sale, lease or hire of only the
particular building, property or premises upon which
displayed;
B. Signs identifying persons engaged in construction on a
site shall be permitted as long as construction is in
progress, but not to exceed a six -month period;
C. Signs not exceeding an aggregate size of one hundred
square feet in surface area advertising the sale of
subdivisions and tract homes shall be permitted during the
initial period of the development project, which period
shall be defined as beginning with the recording date of the
subdivision map and terminating twelve months thereafter;
(11) Maintaining mail address for commercial and business
license purposes only, provided no stock in trade, supplies,
professional equipment, apparatus or business equipment are
kept on the premises; and provided, that no employees or
assistants in connection therewith are engaged for services
on the premises.
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--20.20.020 HEIGHT. In the R -1 zone no building shall
exceed a height of two stories or thirty feet, whichever is
the lesser.
1120.22.010 PERMITTED USES. In the R -2 zone the
following uses only are permitted and as hereinafter specifi-
cally provided and allowed by this Chapter, subject to the
provisions of Chapters 20.50 through 20.62 governing
off - street parking requirements and other conditions and
exceptions set forth therein.
(1) Any use permitted in the R -1 single family zone a.d
under the same conditions prescribed therein, except ti:at
the dimensions of the required yards as set forth in this
zone shall apply, and the capacity of garages shall be
limited to four cars. If the garage is in the rear portion
of the lot and separate from the main building, a second
floor thereof may be built and used for accessory building
purposes above the garage;
(2) A two family dwelling or duplex;
(3) A three family or a four family dwelling when the side
line of the lot upon which it is located in the R -2 zone
forms a common boundary with a lot or lots zoned for C -1, C -2,
C -M, M -1 or M -2, but in no case shall the property used for
the three family or four family dwelling consist of more than
one lot or be more than fifty feet in width, whichever is the
lesser;
(4) Churches, subject to the issuance of a conditional use
permit;
(5) Foster family day care homes, provided there is
established on the lot or adjacent to the premises a single
play lot not less than six hundred square feet in area. The
play lot shall not be located in any required front or side
yard. A foster family day care home may be considered to
include a day nursery conducted on a half -day basis, when
the home is licensed by the State;
(6) Schools, elementary, junior high and high, provided:
A. All buildings shall maintain a distance of twenty -five
feet from all property lines abutting residential property.
B. A chain link fence not less than six feet in height
shall be maintained on all property lines abutting residen-
tial property.
1120.22.020 FIGHT. In the R -2 zone no building shall
exceed a height of two stories or thirty feet, whichever is
the lesser.
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1120.24.020 HEIGHT. In the R -3 zone no building shall
exceed a height of thirty -six feet., However, the height
may be increased to forty feet providing that for each foot
above thirty -six feet the required yards, front, side, and
rear are increased one additional foot.
1120.28.010 PERMITTED USES. In a P zone the following
uses only are permitted, and as hereinafter specifically
provided and allowed by this Chapter, subject to the provi-
sions of Chapter 20.54 governing off - street parking
requirements.
(1) Open air parking lots when improved and maintained
subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.54 and provided that
no such area shall be used for a car sales area.
(2) Parking structures subject to the issuance of a condi-
tional use permit.
1120.42.010 PERMITTED USES. In an M -2 zone only the
following uses are permitted, and as hereinafter provided and
allowed by this Chapter, subject to the provisions of this
Title governing off - street parking and loading space require-
ments:
(1) Any use permitted in the M -1 zone when processed in
accordance with Section 20.50.020 and Section 20.50.030 of
this Code, except that mobilehome parks are prohibited;
(2) Aircraft factories;
(3) Alcohol manufacture;
(4) Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture;
(5) Boiler works;
(6) Brick, tile, cement block or terra cotta manufacture;
(7) Concrete and concrete products manufacture;
(8) Farming and a dwelling in connection therewith;
(9) Gas manufacture or storage;
(10) Iron, steel, brass or copper fabrication plants;
(11) Lampblack manufacture;
(12) Natural gasoline processing and absorption plants;
(13) Oil cloth or linoleum manufacture;
(14) Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture;
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(15) Paper pulp manufacture;
(16) Petroleum; drilling, operation and maintenance of oil
or gas wells;
(17) Petroleum, or its fluid products, wholesale storage of;
(18) Petroleum refineries, together with all plants and
facilities incidental to the operation thereof in conneion
with the manufacture of all present and future by-products
oil, petroleum, gas, gasoline and other hydrocarbon substances;
(19) Petroleum storage, processing, transportation and
distribution of oil, gas, gasoline and other hydrocarbon
substances;
(20) Plastics, manufacture of;
(21) Roofing material manufacture;
(22) Soap manufacture;
(23) Soda and compound manufacture;
(24) Steam electric generating station;
(25) Stove or shoe polish manufacture;
(26) wool pulling or scouring;
(27) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to
any of the above uses, when located on the same site with the
main building.
1120.50.050 PUBLIC UTILITIES. The provisions of this
Title shall not be construed to limit or interfere with the
installation, maintenance and operation of public utility
pipelines and electric or telephone transmission lines or
railroads when installed in compliance with Chapters 14.08
or 14.12 of this Code and when located in accordance with
the applicable rules and regulations of the public utility
commission of the State within rights -of -way, easements,
franchises, or ownership of the public utilities; nor shall
they, except as provided in Chapters 14.08 and 14.12,
restrict the right of a public utility to increase the
capacity of facilities necessary to and used directly for
the delivery of or distribution of service.
"20.58.090 VISION CLEARANCE, CORNER AND REVERSED CORNER
LOTS. All corner lots and reversed corner lots shall main-
tain for safety vision purposes a triangular area, one angle
of which shall be formed by the front and side property lines,
and the sides of the triangle forming the corner angle shall
be fifteen feet in length, measured along the front and side
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property lines. The third side of the triangle shall be a
straight line connecting the two mentioned points, and within
the area comprising the triangle, no-trees, fences, shrubs,
retaining walls, buildings and structures, or other physical
obstructions shall be permitted between a level of twenty -four
inches from the street grade and twelve feet from the street
grade.
1120.58.110 PERMITTED INTRUSIONS. A porte cochere may
be placed over a driveway in the front twenty feet of a side
yard providing the structure is not more than one story in
height, is unenclosed on three sides and is entirely open
except for the necessary supporting columns and reasonable
architectural features.
The following intrusions may project two feet into
required yards; provided the required side yards shall not be
reduced to less than three feet in width:
(1) Cornices, belt courses, sills, eaves or similar archi-
tectural features; it is further provided, however, eaves
may project six inches into any side yard which is required
to have three feet in width;
(2) Fireplace structures not wider than eight feet measured
in the general direction of the wall of which it is a part;
(3) Uncovered porches and platforms which do not extend
above the floor level of the first floor; provided they may
extend into a required front yard not more than thirty inches;
(4) Planting boxes or masonry planters not exceeding forty -
two inches in height;
(5) Guard railing for safety protection around ramps.
(6) Air conditioning equipment not wider than eight
feet measured in the general direction of the wall of which
it is a part, and adequately soundproofed.
1120.58.130 TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, AND FLOWERS. Trees,
shrubs, plants and flowers shall be permitted in any required
yard, except as provided in Section 20.58.090.
1120.58.210 LOT OR PARCEL DIVISION. When a lot contains
two or more times the minimum lot area required for the zone
in which it is located and the owner desires to use each unit
of area equivalent to the minimum lot area as a separate
building site, and the resultant division does not create a
key lot which does not already exist, such lot may be divided
in accordance with Chapter 19.40.
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1120.62.020 PENTHOUSES AND ROOF STRUCTURES. Penthouses
or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways,
mechanical or similar equipment required to operate and
maintain a building, fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers,
flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, radio, television masts,
radar and other similar structures may be erected above the
height limits prescribed in this Title, but no penthouse or
roof structure, or any other space above the height limit
prescribed for the zone in which the building is located
shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional
floor space."
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall become effective at
midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the final passage and adoption
thereof.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the
book of original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute of the passage
and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which the same is passed
and adopted; and shall, within fifteen days after the passage and adoption
thereof, cause the same to be published once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within
said City of El Segundo, and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of January,
1970 .
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
ayor 6T the City of a n J11D, California.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, ..... EVNxE . TJ,.. QR1FASQN....... City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. .7�1. .
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. 731 ......... of the said City of
E1 Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 20 (THE COMPRE-
HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" IN VARIOUS PARTICULARS.";
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the ....1,2th. day of ... January....... ,
19.70 ....... , and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen .. Balmer.,. Frederick,. Nagel, Stephens....... .
...and ,Mayor, Carr .........................
NOES: Councilmen.. ........................ 0 .........
ABSENT: Couaci] men. Drone ........ ...............................
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933
of the Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance
No. 731..... was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of
the City Council of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated within said City and that the
same was so published therein on the following date, to wit: ........ ............. .
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City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, California
(SEAL)
By......................... ............
Deputy
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF CALIFORNM )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) n
CITY OF EL SMUNDO )
- ........ --- ....... -...... Rosemary- L . r o r e r l an _ _._ being first duly sworn, deposes sad says: Tbat
he is. and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a eitiaen of the United States of America,
over the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of CkWornis• that he
was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attacbed the ._ ....... _
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Editor of EL SEGUNDO Fes. a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated weekly in
the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that said newspaper has been so published and
circulated at regular intervals of one week for more than one year immediately preceding the
publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said newspaper is, and was, at all of the times
herein mentioned, & newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4460 of the Pblitieai
Code of the State of California: that as provided by said section, said newspaper is published for the
dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide
subscription list of paying subscribers; that said newspaper is not and was not at any of the times herein
referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular
class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for any number of such classes, pr ofessiona, trades,
callings, race; or denominations, and that said newspaper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it
at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to or published for the purpose, whether avowed or
otherwise, of entertaining or instructing such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denomin-
ations, or any of such ckases, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations.
That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached on page ........... mumbered
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hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a full true and
correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exactly as
published; that the same was set and WkAed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that the body of
the same was preceded with words printed in black -face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing
and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution
or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from an inspection of the said annexed instru-
ment; that the ............. Qr- d. a ..... 73 3. ............................ .._...........- --- --........... ------.._......_.-----._......._....... ..............- ............ -...
of which the annexed Is a printed copy as hereinabove stated, was published and printed in said news-
paper at least... ..... weak 1-.Y, by ---- .•...- OI12.- _....... consecutive
CC����77 publication........, commencing an the
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larlyissued, to -wit: ... ................................ - . -.1a" 21,19. 7Q....-----..............._....._.._........ ...............................
Subscribed and swam to before me this ....... Z.� ........
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City clerk of the City of Ei Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
By
Deputy City Clerk of said City.
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