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ORDINANCE N0. 1170
~:AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
0'F LYNWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 570, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE, BY ESTABLISHING A PLANNED
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (P-R-D) ZONING CLASSI-
FICATION.
The City Council of the City of Lynwood DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. That Section 25-3.1 of the Lynwood Muni-
cipal Code ':.Code" is amended to read as follows:
25-3..1 Classes of Districts.
R-1 One family zone.
R-2 Two family zone.
R-3 Multiple family zone.
P-R-D Planned residential development zone
P-1 .
Automobile parking zone.
CB-1 Planned business zone.
C-2 Light commercial zone.
C-2A Medium commercial zone.
C-3 Heavy commercial zone.
M Manufacturing zone.
CF Community facilities zone.
H-M-D Hospital-medical-dental zone.
The location of said zoning districts is shown and
delineated on the Zoning Map of the City of Lynwood, a copy of
which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and which is
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
(Ord. No. 1115.)
Section 2. That Section 25-4.7a of the Code is amended
to read as follows:
a. In any required front yard a wall or fence shall not
exceed forty-two inches (42") in height except as
provided in Section 25-4.8d.13.
Section 3. That Section 25-4.8 is added to the Code
to read as follows:
25-4.8 Planned Residential Development Zone.
a. Intent. This zone is intended to provide for flexi-
bility and creativity in the design of large scale
,planned residential developments. This district is
also intended to provide for the development or re-
development of parcels of land as coordinated pro-
jects involving possible mixtures of residential
densities and housing types, community facilities
both public and private, and related accessory
commercial uses. The P-R-D Zone is further intended
to ,provide for the optimum integration of natural
and man-made amenities within residential develop-
ments.
b. Permitted Uses
1. The following uses shall be permitted in the
P-R-D Zone:
Residential care facilities (six (6) or less
residents including those of occupant)
Home occupations as subject to the provisions
of Chapter 17, Section 17-92 of the Lynwood City
Code.
Accessory uses including garages and carports,
storage sheds, covered patios, cabanas and
swimming pools.
2. The following uses may be permitted in the P-R-D
Zone if a Conditional Use Permit has been granted
in°accordance with the provisions of Section 25-25:
Single family dwellings, including mobile home
units certified under the National Mobile Homes
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974,
that are on a permanent foundation system approved
by the City Building Department.
Multiple dwellings containing not more than two (2)
units, including duplex mobile homes, certified by
the same procedure as single family dwellings.
Multiple dwellings containing more than two (2)
units.
Nonresidential uses including:
Child day care and nursery schools.
Public elementary or secondary schools.
Private elementary or secondary schools.
Church, temple or other places of worship.
Public utility and public service substations,
reservoirs, pumping plants, and similar
installations, not including public utility
offices.
Recreational facilities such as country clubs,
tennis and swim clubs, golf courses, with
incidental, limited commercial uses which are
commonly associated and directly related to
the primary use.
Convenience sales and personal services
establishments which are engaged in the pro-
vision of frequently or recurrently needed
small personal items or services for residents
or tenants within reasonable walking distance
and are clearly incidental and auxiliary to
the residential development.
Accessory uses including laundry buildings,
tennis courts and recreational buildings.
c. Minimum Area. The minimum area for inclusion in a
P-R-D Zone shall be five (5) acres, except that sites
with lesser area may be permitted when they are con-
tiguous to an existing planned residential development
and allow for a logical extension in arrangement of
buildings, facilities and open space.
d. Development Standards.
1. Density. The maximum density shall be as per-
mitted by the Lynwood General Plan.
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2. Density Bonus. Notwithstanding the maximum
number of dwelling units permitted per acre,
additional dwelling units may be permitted in
the P-R-D Zone at the discretion of the Planning
Commission whereby, through the use of creative
design techniques, the application meets or ex-
ceeds all requirements of this chapter for off-
street parking facilities, front, side, and rear
yards, site area landscaping, lot coverage, open-,
space, height of structures, and distance between
structures. The number of additional units per-
mitted, including those permitted as bonus units
as incentives toward providing low and moderate
income housing, shall not exceed thirty percent
(30%) of the number permitted by paragraph d.l.
of this subsection.
3. Lot Width and Depth. There shall be no minimum
required width or depth for individual lots.
4. Lot Coverage. The total land area covered by
structures, excluding covered patios open on
three (3) sides, shall not exceed fifty percent
(5D%) of the land area in the entire development.
5. front Yard. There shall be a minimum front yard
setback of ten feet (10') from any private street
and twenty feet (20') from any public street,.
Where a garage faces and has direct access to
either public or private street, a twenty foot
(20') setback shall be required.
6. Side Yard. Each interior side yard shall be at
least three feet (3') and each exterior (side
street) side yard shall be ten feet (10') in width,
except as provided for in paragraphs d.8 and d.9
of this subsection.
7. Rear Yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of
five feet (5') for any dwelling one (1) story in
height and ten feet (10') for any dwelling ex-
ceeding one (1) story.
8. Zero Lot Line Development. A single family
residence on any individual lot may be set on
one of the side property lines provided that:
1) the side yard on the opposite side of the lot
shall be at least ten feet (10'), 2) the distance
between dwellings on two (2) adjacent lots shall
be at least ten feet (10'), and 3) no windows
shall be permitted on the zero lot line side of
the dwelling.
9. Common Wall Development. Two (2) single family
residences on adjoining lots may be attached by
a common wall on the side property line provided
that: 1) the common wall meets Building and other
City Code requirements, and 2) the side yard on
the opposite side of the lot shall be at least
ten feet (10') in width.
10. Distance Between Buildings. All buildings not
attached or having a common wall shall be sepa-
rated by a minimum distance of five feet (5').
11. Building Height. The maximum building height,
including chimneys, antennas and any roof-mounted
equipment shall be thirty-five feet (35').
12. Dwelling Size. No dwelling unit shall have less
total floor area, as determined by the outside
dimensions of the structure excluding porches,
garages and similar areas, than as follows:
Efficiency 500 square feet
One bedroom 600 square feet
Two bedrooms 750 square feet
Three bedrroms 900 square feet
13. Fences and Walls. Decorative walls or fences up
to six feet (6') in height may be constructed to
within five feet (5') of the front property line
provided that the area between the fence or wall
and the front property line shall be landscaped,
automatically irrigated and maintained, and pro-
vided.that the provisions of Section 25-4.7 are
otherwise met.
14. Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be
provided per residential unit as follows:
Efficiency
One bedroom
Two bedrooms
(or more)
In all cases at least
be provided on-site.
1 space
1 z spaces
2 spaces
one (1) parking space shall.
In addition to the above requirements there shall
be at least one (1) uncovered visitor parking space
for each ten (10) units in the development and at
least one (1) recreational vehicle parking space
for each ten (10) units in the development. Park-
ing for accessory commercial uses shall be provided
at a ratio of one (1) space for each three hundred
(300) square feet of gross floor area.
15. Accessory Structures. The requirements of Section
25-46 shall pertain to all development in the
P-R-D Zone,
16. Walls Adjacent to Single Family Uses. Where a
multiple family dwelling in the P-R-D Zone,
including incidental or required accessory uses,
abuts property in a single family zone, a masonry
wall six feet (6') in height and landscaping at
least five feet (5') in width shall be erected
and maintained between such uses and the single
family zone.
17. Condominiums. Condominium development in the
P-R-D Zone shall comply with and be processed in
the manner set forth in Section 25-5.
18. Private Open Space. A minimum of one hundred and
fifty (1;50) square feet of private open space per
unit shall be provided on each individual lot,
except that efficiency and one bedroom units shall
have a minimum of one hundred and thirty (130)
square feet.
19. Common Open Space. A minimum of twenty five
percent (25%) of the land area in the entire
development shall be devoted to common open
space, and may include recreation areas. Re-
quired front, side and rear yards and private
patios shall not be counted for this purpose.
Section 4. That subparagraphs c. and d, of Section 25-5.3
shall be amended to read as follows:
c. Off-Street Parking:
1. Spaces Assigned to Units. Off-street parking
spaces shall be assigned to each condominiu„~ unit
as follows:
Efficiency 1 space
One bedroom 12 spaces
Two bedrooms 2 spaces
(or more)
In all cases at least one (1) parking space shall
be provided on-site.
2. Spaces Designated for Visitors. In addition to
the above requirement, there shall be at least
one (1) visitor parking space for each ten (10)
condominium units within the project. A fractional
requirement equal to, or greater than, one-half
(2) of a visitor parking space shall be inter-
preted as a requirement of one (1) visitor park-
ing space.
d. Recreational Vehicle Parking. There shall be at least
one (1) recreational vehicle parking space for each
ten (10) condominiumsunits within the project.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection,
subdivision, 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 this 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,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespec-
tive of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sub-
divisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the appli-
cation thereof to any person or place, be declared invalid or un-
constitutional.
Section 6. 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 of June 1982,
and finally ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council
held on ,t he 15th day of June 79g2.
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AYES: Councilmen Byork, Green, Morris, Rowe, Thompson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ouis Thompson
City of Lynwood
ATTEST:
Andrea Hooper, .City Clerk
City of Lynwood
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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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_ 1170 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 16th day. of June ,1982.
(SEAL)
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood