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ORDINANCE NO. 1172
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 570, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE, BY MODIFYING OFF-STREET PARK-
ING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL USES.
The City Council of the City of Lynwood DOES ORDAIN as
follows:
Section 1. Section 25-4.5a12 of Ordinance No. 570, the
Lynwood Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read.as follows:
R-1 R-2 R-3
12. Parking within a garage 2 2 1 covered space/unit
(within a carport in R-3 1 uncovered space/
Zone only) per unit
unit
1 uncovered guest
space/10"units
Section 2. Section 25-4.5b of Ordinance No. 570, the Zoning
Ordinance, is hereby amended by adding special requirement No. 18 to
read:
18. Smaller parking spaces for compact automobiles may be permitted
for up to thirty percent (30%) of the required guest spaces in
the R-3 Zone for developments which contain at least ten (10)
parking spaces. Open parking spaces shall be seven and one-half(')
ft; e~ideand fifteen feet (15') long. The open compact spaces must
be prominently labelled as such.
Section 3. Section 25-5.3 c and d of Ordinance No. 570,
the Zoning Ordinance, are amended to read as follows:
c. Off-street Parking.
1. Spaces Assigned to Units. There shall be one (1)
covered parking space and one (1) uncovered parking
space assigned to each condominium unit within the
project.
2. Spaces Designated far Visitors. There shall be
at least one (1) uncovered visitor parking space
for each ten (10) units within the project.
3. Compact Automobile Spaces. Smaller parking spaces
for compact automobiles may be permitted for up to
thirty percent (30%) of the required visitor spaces
for developments which contain at least ten (10)
parking spaces. Open compact parking spaces shall
be seven and one-half feet (7 z') wide and
feet (15') long. The open compact spaces must be
prominently labelled as such.
d. Recreational Vehicle Parking. There shall be at least
one (1) uncovered recreational vehicle parking space
for each ten (10) condominium units within the project.
Such parking space shall be nine feet (9') in width
and thirty-six feet (36') in length.
Section 4, Section 25-14.3 is ?mended by adding subsection
d to read as follows:
d. Tandem parking may be permitted with certain types
of commercial uses where there is attendant parking. The use of
tandem parking shall be permitted only where Site Plan approval has
been granted in accordance with Section 25-32 of this chapter.
Section 5. Section 25-14,6 a and b of Ordinance No. 570,
the Zoning Ordinance, are amended to read as follows:
a. CB-1, C-2, C-2a and C-3 Zones: off-street parking
shall be required as set forth in subparagraphs 1 and
2 hereof,or as set forth in subparagraph 3 hereof,
whichever is greater:
1. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square
feet of gross floor area in C-2, C-2a and C-3 Zones.
2. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square
feet of gross floor area in the CB-1 Zone.
3. Miscellaneous Requirements:
(a) Bowling alleys: five (5) spaces for each lane.
(b) Dance (other than tavern dance), public assembly
and exhibition hall without fixed seats: one
(1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of
floor area used for assembly or dancing.
(c) Funeral Homes or Mortuary: one (1) space for
each fifty (50) square feet of chapel area.
(d) Restaurants. (including fast food restaurants),beer
]5ars~ "'cocktail'- lounges and night clubs: one
(1) space for each one hundred (100) square
feet of gross floor area.
(e) Medical and Dental Offices and Clinics: five
(5) spaces for each doctor or dentist.
(f) Hotel and Motor Hotels (motels): one (1) space
for each living or sleeping unit.
(g) Intensive Care Hospitals, including, but not
limited to hospitals where surgery is performed,
and excluding convalescent hospitals: one (1)
space for every bed provided in the hospital.
(h) Convalescent Hospitals: one (1) space for every
five (5) beds provided in the convalescent
hospital,
(i) Theaters: one (1) space for each five (5) seats.
(j) Grocery Stores or Food Markets: one (1) space
for each three hundred (300) square feet of
gross floor area.
b. R Zones: off-street parking shall be required in R
Zones as follows:
1. Churches: one (1) space for each ten (10) fixed
seats in main assembly room or one (1) space for each
seventy (70) square feet of gross floor area in main assem-
bly room if seats are not fixed,
,'
2. Public or private elementary schools two (2)
spaces per class room.
3. High schools, public or private: five (5) spaces
per class room.
4. Child day care and nursery schools: one (1) space per
teacher and/or employee.
5. Senior citizen housing, defined as housing designed
for and.intended~far occupancy by ambulatory persons
sixty (60) years of age and over: one (1) parking
space per unit.
6. Boarding or rooming house: one (1) space per room.
Section 6. Section 25-14.6 is amended by adding subsection
9. to read as follows:
g. Parking Lot Landscaping: The following provisions shall
apply to parking lots for newly constructed buildings
in the CB-1, C-2, C2a, C-3 and M Zones.
1. A complete landscaping plan for parking areas shall
accompany each Site Plan. The landscaping plan
shall include the type, sizes, quantity and
arrangement of plants plus the method bf irrigation
to be used.
2. The amount of landscaping required shall be not less
than five percent (5%) of the total paved area
(driveways and open parking)
3. Planting beds of a minimum width of three feet (3')
and a minimum area of nine (9) square feet shall be
evenly distributed throughout the parking area.
4. Plant material shall be trees or shrubs combined with
ground cover as follows: one (1) five (5) gallon
shrub for each twenty (20) square feet of planter
area; two (2) fifteen (15) gallon trees for each
ten (10) parking spaces.
5. All landscaping shall be permanently maintained.
Lawn and ground covers are to be trimmed or mowed
regularly, with all planted areas kept free of weeds
and debris. All plantings are to be kept in a
healthy and growing condition. An automatic sprinkler
or irrigation system shall be provided and maintained
in working condition.
Section 7. Severabilit~, In any section, subsection, sub-
division, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance, or
the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of the ordinance or its application to
other persons or places. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have adopted this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sub-
division, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or mare sections, subsections, subdivision,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof
to any person or place be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 8. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed
to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same
to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general
circulation, printed, published and circulated in the City of
Lynwood.
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
said City held on the 1st day or June 1982, and
finally ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held
on the 15th day of June 1982.
AYES: Councilmen Byork, Green, Morris, Rowe, Thompson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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LOUIS THOMPSON,"MAYOR
City of Lynwood
ATTEST:
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the abobe is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 1172 adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lynwood, and that the same was passed on
the date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this __1~t11. day of `1gg2
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