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ORDINANCE NO. 1148
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AMENDING CHAPTER II, "DEFINITIONS,"
OF ORDINANCE NO. 570, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE, RELATING TO CERTAIN WORDS
AND TERMS
The City Council of the City of Lynwood DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 570, the Zoning Ordinance, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER II - DEFINITIONS
GENERAL RULES
The following general rules shall apply to the textual
provisions of the zoning regulations:
1. The particular shall control the general.
2. The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary.
The word "may" is discretionary.
3. Words in the present tense include the future, and
the words in the singular include the plural, and
the plural the singular, unless the context clearly
indicates the contrary.
4. Words used in the masculine gender include the
feminine, and the feminine the masculine.
5. The word "city" means the City of Lynwood, California.
6. All public officials, bodies, and agencies to which
reference is made are those of the City of Lynwood,
California, unless otherwise indicated.
Section 2. The following words and definitions should
be deleted from Chapter II:
APARTMENT HOTEL
CONVALESCENT HOME
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
GARAGE, PRIVATE
HOME OCCUPATION
HOTEL
KITCHEN
LOADING SPACE
LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSE
MOTEL
PARKING AREA, PUBLIC
PARKING SPACE, AUTOMOBILE
RUMPUS ROOM
USE
Section 3. Amend Chapter II by adding these words and
definitions, in alphabetical order:
Abut. To touch, border upon; when applied herein
to lots or parcels of land, shall mean touching or
having a common boundary at some point.
Access. A way of approach to, or entrance to, or
onto a piece of property from a street, easement,
or alley.
Accessorv Building. A detached building (the use
of which is subordinate and customarily incidental
to that of the main building or to the main use of
the land) which is located on the same lot with the
main building.
r'lccessory Use. A use that is appropriate, incidental,
and customarily or necessarily related to the principal
use of the land, building, or structure; is located
on the same lot as the principal building or use; and
is dependent upon the principal use for the majority
of its utilization or activity.
Adiacent. Situated near or close by; when applied
herein to a lot or parcel of land, includes real pro-
perty across alleys, streets, or public property.
Adioining. When applied to a lot or parcel of land,
it is a lot abutting another lot and having a lot line
in common.
Allev. A public or private thoroughfare, twenty feet
(20') or less of right of way, used to provide either
a primary or secondary means of vehicular access to
property.
Amendment. A revision or change of wording, context,
or substance of this ordinance; or a change in the
zone boundaries on the zoning map.
Amusement Machine. Any device operated by or for a
patron or patrons in any business establishment for
amusement, diversion or sport and which is operated by
the insertion of a coin or token. This definition
includes such devices as pin ball machines, video or
electronic games, pool tables, juke boxes or mini-
motion picture devices, amusement rides; pin setting
machines in bowling alleys are not included.
Antique Shoo. Any premises used for the sale of ar-
ticles which, because of age, rarity or historical
significance, have a monetary value greater than the
original value or which, because of age, are recognized
by the U.S. Gov. as entitled to import duties less
than those prescribed for similar new merchandise.
Antique shop does not include secondhand store.
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Apartment Hotel. A building or portion thereof
designed for or containing both dwelling units and
individual guest rooms or suites of rooms, and shall
not be rented for periods of less than one (1) week.
Arcade. A commercial entertainment land use consist-
ing of five (5) or more amusement machines enclosed
within one building or structure.
Automobile Service Station. A retail place of business
engaged in the sale of motor fuels and in supplying
goods and services generally required in the operation
and maintenance of automotive vehicles and fulfilling
of motorist needs. These services may include the
sale of petroleum products, sale and servicing of tires,
batteries, automotive accessories, and replacement
items; washing and lubrication services, the performance
of minor automotive maintenance and repair; and the
supplying of other incidental customer services and
products.
Automobile Trailer Camp/Park. A lot or parcel of land
used to accommodate two or more automobile trailers
occupied as living quarters.
Automobile Wrecking. The principal use of any premises
for the dismantling, demolition or crushing of any
automotive vehicle; or for the storage of abandoned or
irreparably damaged vehicles.
Boarding House. A building, or portion thereof (other
than a hotel, sorority or fraternity house, convales-
cent home, hospital or private club) where lodging is
provided for not more than fifteen (15) paying guests,
and with only one kitchen.
Building. Any roofed structure, excluding all forms
of vehicles, even though immobilized, built for the
support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals,
chattels or property of any kind. The term "building"
means a structure so designed and constructed that
all exterior walls o£ the structure shall be solid
from the ground to the roof line, and shall contain no
openings except for windows and doors that are designed
to be closed for controlling sound or weather and for
other purposes.
Car Wash, Self Service. A commercial land use pro-
viding devices for use by the general public to wash,
wax, dry and/or vacuum a vehicle.
Certificate of Compliance. An enforcement device which,
in reference to a certain class of structure, incor-
porates in one document an indication of conformance,
or lack thereof, with the several municipal codes --
planning, zoning, building, fire, housing, occupancy,
subdivision -- which may apply to a specific property.
Certificate of Occupancy. Official written certifica-
tion that premises conform to the provisions of the
zoning, planning, and building codes and may be legally
used or occupied. Unless such a certificate is issued,
a structure shall not be occupied. Muni. Code Sec. 17-33.
Church. An institutional land use consisting of the
provision o£ facilities for worship, the assemblage of
the public for worship, and the instruction of the
public in religious subjects. Accessory uses include
personal counseling and education in subjects relating
to personal life, also the building or buildings where
such activities take place. This includes cathedral,
mosque, shrine, synagogue cr temple.
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Conversion. Changing the original purpose of a
building to a different use; may or may not involve
structural alterations.
Convalescent Home. A facility providing nursing,
dietary, and other personal serv~~eatmentsnsuchsasnts
or invalids; surgery or primary
customarily provided in a hospital are excluded. This
definition of Convalescent Home includes "nursing home"
and "rest home", but does not include general or
specialized hospital or board and care home.
Conditional Use Permit. Documented evidence of
authority granted by the city to establish a specific
use under specified standards and conditions.
Conformina tise. An activity which is permitted in the
zone in which the property is located and which abides
by all codes impinging on the activity.
Dwellina One-Family. A residential use wpereythe one
building is designed and intended for occu anc by
family; contains one kitchen for central preparation
of meals; includes manufactured housing, when placed
on a foundation for permanent residency.
Dwelling Multiple. A permanent building or portion
thereof designed for or occupied by three or more
families living independently of each other. This
includes apartment house, condominium, and boarding
house, but does not include hotel, motel, or convales-
cent home.
Easement. A recorded right or interest held by one
party in the land of another, which entitles the holder
thereof to some use, privilege, or benefit out of or
over said land.
Garage Private. A detached accessory building or
portion of a main building for the parking or temporary
storage of automobiles for the occupants of the pre-
mises. The garage shall be enclosed on all sides and
possess a fully closing door at the point of vehicular
access; differs from carport and porte-cochere as
defined herein.
General Plan. The adopted General Plan of the City
of Lynwood.
Gross Floor Area. The total area of all floors of a
building as measured to the outside surfaces of exterior
walls and including halls, stairways, elevator shafts,
attached garages, mezzanines, and basements, except as
otherwise defined.
Group Home. Any residential care facility for six or
fewer persons who are mentally disordered or otherwise
handicapped, licensed by the State of California under
the provisions of Chapter 2, Division 2 of the Health
and Safety Code.
Guest House. Living quarters within a detached accessor
building located on the same premises as the main
building for use by temporary guests of the occupants
of the premises; such quarters shall have no kitchen
and shall not be rented or otherwise used.
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Home Occupation. An accessory activity performed
by occupant within a dwelling unit and is customarily
incidental to the residential use. Licensing procedure
shall be set forth by resolution of the City Council.
Muni. Code Sec. 17-92.
Hotel. A commercial land use consisting of the pro-
vision of shelter within a building or portion there-
of with access provided through a common entrance,
lobby, or hallway to six (6) or more guest rooms; no
provision is made for cooking in any individual room
or suite. Facility may be rented for less than one
week or for an indefinite period.
Kitchen. Any room or portion thereof containing
facilities designed or used for the preparation of
food including a sink and stove, oven, range, refri-
gerator, and/or hot plate. Kitchen shall not include
a wet bar.
Land. Shall include:
Raw land: Land that is vacant, unimproved,
and undeveloped.
Improved land: Land which has been improved
with basic utilities such as
water, sewer, streets, and
sidewalks; such improvements
normally precede residential
or other construction.
Developed land: The more advanced state of
improved land wherein build-
ings, structures, and uses
are placed on the improved
land.
Landscaping. Changing, rearranging, or adding to the
original vegetation or scenery of a piece of land to
produce an aesthetic effect appropriate for the use to
which the land is put. It may include preserving the
original vegetation or adding vegetation.
Laundry. An establishment to dry, clean, wash and
dry clothes brought in and carried away by the customer.
This includes self-service or coin operated facilities.
Lodging or Rooming House. Same as Boarding House.
Main Building or Structures. A building or structures
other than the accessory building or structure.
Manufactured Housing. A dwelling unit built in one
or more sections and certified under the National
Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974.
Masonry Wall. A wall or fence composed of stone, brick,
concrete, gypsum, hollow clay tile, concrete block or
tile, or combination of these materials laid up unit
by unit and set in mortar.
Mobile Home. Dwelling units which are partially or
entirely built in a factory and then transported to
an occupancy site. Mobile homes are the same as manu-
factured housing, provided they are certified under
the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974.
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Mobile Home Park. Same as Public Camp (Home Construc-
tion and Safety Standards Act of 1974).
Moratorium. A temporary halting or severe restriction
on specified activities.
Motel. A commercial land use consisting of the pro-
vision of shelter on a short term basis with one or
more buildings on the same lot containing guest rooms
or dwelling units or both, usually individually and
independently accessible from outside the building.
Includes tourist court, motor lodge, motor hotel, or
any other designation intended to identify the premises
as providing for rental or overnight accommodation
primarily•to motorists. No cooking facilities shall
be permitted in any individual rooms.
Nuisance. Anything that interferes with the use or
enjoyment of property, endangers personal health or
safety or is offensive to the senses.
Nursing Home. Same as Convalescent Home, Rest Home.
Open Space. A portion of a lot not included as lot
coverage and does not include driveways.
Parking Area Private. An area limited to the parking
of motor vehicles of occupants and guests of dwellings,
hotels, boarding houses, and the like; shall not in-
clude streets, alleys, or public parking areas.
Parkina Area, Public. An area improved to city stand-
ards and available to the public, with or without
charge, for short-term parking of motor vehicles; rriay
include commercial or courtesy parking areas, but
shall not include streets, alleys or private parking
areas.
Parkina Space Automobile. An area with minimum
dimensions as established in the parking standards for
a district, accessible and available for the parking
of one automobile (exclusive of areas intended for
other uses and exclusive of physical obstructions).
Parkina Structure. A garage with more than one level
of parking.
Permitted Use. A use which is specifically authorized
in a particular zoning district. It is contrasted
with conditional uses which are authorized only if
certain requirements are met and after review and
approval.
Plot Plan. A diagram of a lot showing the outline of
all structures on the lot and their distance from the
borders of the lot; same as a site plan.
Recreational Building. A detached accessory building
designed and used for entertainment anal recreation
and is frequently a feature of multiple-family residen-
tial developments. Recreational buildings are also
permitted in two-family residential zones; not permitted
in single-family zones.
Recreational Vehicle. A vehicle for the conveyance
and/or shelter of persons or goods for purposes of
leisure time activities. A motor home, travel trailer,
van, truck camper, camping trailer, boat, or off-the-
road vehicle.
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Rumpus Room. A room attached to and made a part of
a main building or an accessory building, designed
and used for entertainment and recreation. It shall
consist of not more than one main room and may have
toilet facilities and lavatory, but no shower or
bathing facilities. There may be facilities for pre-
paring food, but not a kitchen as defined in this
chapter. A rumpus room shall not be construed as a
Recreational Building.
Second-hand Store. Any premises used for the sale or
handling of used goods which are generally complete
and useful by themselves and not part of a larger
item and which are usually sold in the same form as
when new, but at a substantially lower price. Second-
hand store includes establishments for the sale or
trade of used clothing, furniture, appliances,
machinery or supplies.
Swimming Pool. Any structure which is used or intended
to be used for swimming, wading, and other similar and
related recreation activities, whether located above
or below ground level, which contains water in a depth
greater than three feet (3') at any point.
Use. The purpose for which land or building is oc-
cupied, arranged, designed or intended; or for which
either land or building is, or may be, occupied or
maintained: Also the activity conducted on the land
or in the building.
Variance. A permit which grants a land owner relief
from certain provisions of the zoning regulations
when, because of the particular circumstances of a
particular piece of property, the owner is deprived
of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in
the same vicinity or zone.
Vehicle. A conveyance, with or without a motor, de-
signed and utilized for transporting persons or goods.
Wetbar. A fixed installation within a dwelling unit
providing cold and/or hot water to a sink at a location
other than the kitchen or laundry. Wetbar shall not
include a stove, range, or similar appliances custom-
arily identified with a kitchen.
Zoning Amendment. A change in the zoning regulations
or zoning map; also includes re-zoning.
Zonina Map. The map portion of the zoning regulations
delineating the boundaries of land-use districts which,
along with the zoning text, comprise the zoning ordi-
nance or zoning regulations.
Section 4. The term "ACCESSORY LIVING QUARTERS" should be
amended to read as follows:
"...such quarters having no kitchen facilities or
bathing facilities".
Section 5. Severability. If 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 this ordinance or its application to
other persons or places. The City Council hereby declares that it
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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 15th day of December 1981,
and finally ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 5th day of _ January 19g2,
AYES: Councilmen Green, Morris, Rowe, Thompson, Byork
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
John D. Byork, Mayor
City of Lynwood
ATTES'P :
Laurene Coffey, Ci~ty,~ Clerk
City of Lynwood
APPRO D AS TG FORM: APPROVED AS TO CON~TaENT:
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City Attorney Acting City Manager
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ~
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 7 ss,
I, the undersigned, City Clerl, of the City of
Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of. the Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 1148
adopted by tha City Council of
the City of Lynwood, and. that the same teas passed on the
date and by the vote therein stated,
Dated. this 6th day cf
- ._ Ja1]yiary 19 82,
City''Cl~erk, Citp of L nwoo
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