ORDINANCE 74044 �48
ORDINANCE NO. 740
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" BY ADDING TO TITLE 20
(THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE)
CHAPTER 20.35 ENTITLED "SPECIAL COMMER-
CIAL DISTRICT (C -3) ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 20. 35, consisting of Sections 20. 35. 010
to 20. 35. 140, both inclusive, is hereby added to Title 20 (The Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance) of the "E1 Segundo Municipal Code, " to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 20.35
SPECIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C -3) ZONE
"SECTIONS:
20.35.010
INTENT
20.35.020
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES
20.35.030
LIMITATIONS ON PERMITTED USES
20.35.040
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES
20.35.050
HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
20.35.060
AREA REQUIREMENTS
20.35.070
BUILDING AREA
20.35.080
OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES
20.35.090
SIGNS
20.35.100
FENCES
20.35.110
OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS
20.33.120
STREET REQUIREMENTS
20.35.130
BONUS FEATURES
20.35.140
GENERAL REGULATIONS
"20.35.010 INTENT. This district is comprised of high -rise
office buildings, commercial and service establishments, hotels,
motels, motor lodges and certain open lands where such develop-
ments are desirable and appear likely to occur. Regulations are
designed to stabilize and protect the high -rise office, commercial
and service establishments, hotel, motel and motor lodge character
of the district; to promote and encourage the creation of a
favorable environment with abutting usesi and to prohibit all
incompatible activities. Principal uses are, therefore, restricted
to high -rise offices, commercial and service establishments, hotel,
motel and motor lodge uses, certain essential and complementary
"20.35.040 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. (1) Any building,
structure or use customarily incidental to the permitted principal
use.
(2) Storage use shall be limited to accessory storage of
the commodities sold at retail on the premises.
(3) Accessory uses including, but not limited to pedestrian
ways which, by their nature, must be located outside of buildings
or accessory uses which cannot reasonably be enclosed.
1120.35.050 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. There are no municipal
height requirements in the C -3 zone. Attention is directed to
Federal regulation of air navigational hazards which may impose
such a limitation.
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"20.35.060 AREA REQUIREMENTS. (1) Front Yardi No front yard
is required unless one of the following conditions applies:
A. When required by a variance, conditional use or specific
(precise) plan;
B. When required by Chapter 20.66, Building Setback.
(2) Side Yard: No side yard is required unless one of the
following conditions applies:
A. When required by a variance, conditional use or specific
(precise) plan;
B. when required by Chapter 20.66, Building Setback.
(3) Rear Yard: No rear yard is required unless required by
a variance, conditional use or specific (precise) plan.
(4) Lot Area: Except for lots divided before the effective
date of this amendment, a minimum lot area of ten thousand square
feet and a minimum of fifty feet street frontage shall be provided
in the C -3 zone.
"20.35.070 BUILDING AREA. A. The total gross floor area of
the buildings, principal, accessory and parking buildings above
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finish grade on any one parcel or lot shall not exceed ten (10)'
times the parcel or lot area. "Parcel or lot area" for the
purpose of this section means the gross land area in a single
parcel or lot under one ownership.
B. The following areas of a building may be excluded in
calculating total gross floor area for off-street parking
requirements:
i. Roof structures and penthouses specifically designed
for housing of building mechanical equipment;
ii. Uninhabitable electrical, mechanical and air condition-
ing ducts and rooms;
'20.35.080 OFF- STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES. Off- street
parking and loading spaces shall be provided as required by
Chapter 20.54; except as permitted by a variance, conditional
use permit or specific (precise) plan;
it 20.35.090 SIGNS. Signs in the C -3 zone shall comply with the
requirements of Chapter 5.32 and Chapter 16.14 of this Code.
1120.35.100 FENCES. Fences in the C -3 zone shall comply with the
requirements of Chapter 20.58.
"20.35.110 OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. A. Twenty -five percent of
the total gross area of the parcel or lot shall be devoted to open
spaces.
B. "Open spaces" for the purpose of this section means,
areas which are generally unoccupied and unobstructed and which
provide open air amenities to the public. Surface parking lots
and penthouses do not constitute open spaces.
1120.35.120 STREET REQUIREMENTS. Prior to the issuance of a
building permit, the owner shall submit to the City Engineer a
method acceptable to the City for the development and construction
of all streets designated for extension and widening as enumerated
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in the Circulation Element of the General Plan, E1 Segundo,
California, March, 1969.
1120.35.130 BONUS FEATURES. Bonus areas may be added to the
building area, as defined in Section 20.35.070, to determine the
maximum total area of development of the property. Bonus areas
may be utilized horizontally or vertically; however, the height
of the building shall not exceed the height as set forth in
Section 20.35.050, and the open space required by Section 20.35.100
shall be maintained. Bonus features shall in no case overlap for
the purpose of obtaining additional building area. However, any
number of individual bonus features may be combined to determine'
the maximum bonus area permitted in this section.
(1) BONUS FOR ACCESSIBILITY: A bonus for accessibility not
to exceed ten percent of the allowable gross building area as set
forth in Section 20.35.070 shall be permitted when automobile
parking spaces are accessible to the principal building from a
parking lot by the means of a direct pedestrian bridge located
on the same or adjacent site. A bonus of fifty square feet of
building area shall. be given for each automobile parking space
for which direct access is provided and located within a three
hundred foot radius of the principal building.
(2) BONUS FOR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT: A bonus for pedestrian
movement not to exceed ten percent of the allowable gross build-
ing area as set forth in Section 20.35.070 shall be permitted
when an elevated or underground separation of the pedestrian and
the automobile is provided by the means of a direct pedestrian
connection from principal building to principal building, princi-
pal building to parking building, principal and parking buildings
with streets or automobile roadways, located on the same or
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adjacent site. A bonus of fifty square feet of building area
shall be given for each one linear foot of pedestrian separation
provided by the means of elevated or underground access and located
within a three hundred foot radius of the principal building.
(3) BONUS FOR PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES: A. A bonus for
sidewalk widening not to exceed ten percent of the allowable
gross building area as set forth in Section 20.35.070 shall be
permitted when the widening takes place inside the property line
for the full width of the property and located on the same site.
A bonus of ten square feet of building area shall be given for
each one square foot of sidewalk widening inside the property
line for the full width of the property.
B. A bonus for a plaza not to exceed ten percent of the
allowable gross building area as set forth in Section 20.35.070
shall be permitted when the plaza is located beyond the depth for
which credit is given for sidewalk widening and is accessible
to the general public from the street or by the means of a public
access. A bonus of five square feet of building area shall be
given for each one square foot of plaza area that is located on
the same site as the principal building.
(4) BONUS FOR LIGHT AND AIR: A bonus for a side setback of
a building not to exceed ten percent of the allowable gross
building area as set forth in Section 20.35.070 shall be permitted
when the setback of a building begins at forty feet or any point
below the finish grade and extends the full depth of the building.
The bonus would increase in proportion from side setbacks as
required by this Code to a maximum of fifty feet. A bonus of five
square feet of building area shall be given for each one square
foot of side setback that is located on the same site.
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"20.35.140 GENERAL REGULATIONS. (1) All buildings located on
corner or reversed corner lots in the C -3 zone shall comply with
the requirements of Section 20.58.090.
(2) Storage of cartons, containers and trash shall be
provided and shielded from view within the building or within an
area enclosed by a wall consisting of concrete, stone, brick or
other similar type of masonry material, or other acceptable
material, a minimum of four inches thick and not to exceed eight
feet in height.
.(3) A solid masonry wall shall be constructed and maintained
along all permanent district boundaries, other than streets, where
the premises abuts districts zoned residential or industrial.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 20.58.120, the masonry
wall shall be a minimum of four inches thick and not to exceed
six feet in height.
(4) All electrical, telephone, C.A.T.V. and similar service
wires or cables, which provide direct service to the property
being developed within the exterior boundary lines of such
property, shall be installed underground. Risers on poles and
buildings are permitted and shall be provided by the developer
or owner onto the pole which provides service to said property.
Utility service poles may be placed on the rear of the property
to be developed only for the purpose of terminating underground
facilities. The developer or owner is responsible for complying
with the requirements of this section and shall make the necessary
arrangements with the utility companies for the installation of
such facilities.
For the purposes of this Section, appurtenances and associated
equipment such as, but not limited to, surface mounted trans-
formers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and
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concealed ducts in an underground system may be placed above
ground provided such appurtenances and associated equipment are
screened from view in a similar manner as set forth in Section
20.35.140, (2).
(5) Plantings, when used as a temporary screen, shall
consist of evergreen plants, or plants of similar nature to form
a solid screen not to exceed twelve feet in height in the
commercial and manufacturing zones. Temporary screens adjoining
residential zones shall comply with Chapter 20.58 of this Code.
(6) Landscaping consisting of trees, shrubs, vines, bushes,
flowers, ground coverings or any combination thereof, shall be
planted and maintained subject to the following:
A. A minimum of fifteen percent of the parcel or lot area
shall be landscaped. A minimum of twenty -five percent of such
landscaped area shall be placed on surface parking lots or parking
buildings.
B. Landscaping at intersections of streets, alleys,
private drives and all other vehicular roadways shall comply
with Section 20.58.090.
C. Permanent watering facilities shall be provided for all
required landscaped areas.
D. Required landscaping shall be maintained in a neat,
clean and healthy condition. This shall include proper pruning,
mowing of lawns, weeding, removal of litter, fertilizing and
replacement of plants when necessary.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall become effective at mid-
night 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
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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 El Segundo Herald,a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within
said City of E1 Segundo, and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25th day of
May , 1970.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, .. Jane. D.. Hough .. ..... ......... . 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. .740 .
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. ...740...... of the said City of
E1 Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" BY ADDING TO TITLE 20
(THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE)
CHAPTER 20.35 ENTITLED "SPECIAL COMMER-
CIAL DISTRICT (C-3) ZONE.
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 . ?5t4. . . day of .... MaY.......... ,
19..70 ...... , and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: - Councilmen ..$almep, . Fpedepiglk,, 1VIPGi1L. Nagel and .... .
Mayor Stephens .............. .. .. .. ...
NOES: Councilmen one .... I ..............................
ABSENT: Cg14]4ci)jMe14.. WgVQ ...... ...............................
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. ... 740.. was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of
the City Council of said City in the E1 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: .....................
. ity Clerk of the City of 1 Segundo, .California
(SEAL)
By......................... ............
Deputy
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF CALiFOSNM )
COUNTY OF LOB ANG=X8) as
CITY OF EL 8ZGUNDO )
----------- J4LM - C -m-- I,- Z"-Q, *----- _._ - being first duly sworn, deposes and mss: That
he is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of Asnerica,
over the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of I= Angeles, State of California; that he
was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attaebed the _ .......
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----------- - - - - - -- Principal - .clerk_. _._...- -_ _- .. - ............................
Editor of EL SWUNDO EMRALD, s 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 end
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, b newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4480 of the Political
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, tradea,
callings, races 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 chases, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations.
That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached on page.. ......... munbwed
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hereof in all respects, including subject matter, sad 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 printed 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 .... ....... Ordinance .... No.. ......... 7.40 .................. ........................
ol which the annexed is a printed copy as hereinabove stated, was published and printed in said new-
paper
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Subseri d sworn to before me this ... A.... .......
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City clerk of the City of Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
By..... .........................................................................................
Depsft City Clert ad said City.