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Zoning Ordinance Summary - Special Purpose Zones

Zone A-C: Arts and Crafts

Permitted Uses:

  • Uses permitted in zone R-A. Arts and crafts uses are permitted subject to CUP. (22.40.450) 

Minimum Required Area:

  • 5000 sq. ft./lot. (22.40.500) 

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 35 feet, or as provided in community standards district. (22.40.500)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • 2 covered parking spaces per dwelling unit (22.52.1180)

Building Setback:

  • Same as zone R-1. (22.40.500)

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Not applicable

Zone IT: Institutional

Permitted Uses:

  • Institutional uses, but only by Conditional Use Permit (22.40.670) 

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County-- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • Per approved Conditional Use Permit 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use, Part 11, Chapter 22.52, and Conditional Use Permit

Building Setback:

  • Per Conditional Use Permit 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Per Conditional Use Permit

Zone MXD: Mixed Use Development

Permitted Uses:

  • Uses permitted in zone R-A
  • With CUP, any use permitted in zones R-4, M-1, A-C, and SR-D, or any combination (22.40.520) 

Minimum Required Area:

  • 5000 sq. ft./lot. (22.40.520)
  • 5 acres per lot. Area per dwelling--as established by CUP. (22.40.520)

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 35 feet (22.40.520)
  • 2 times buildable area (22.40.520) 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • 2 covered spaces per dwelling unit (22.52.1180)
  • As specified in CUP (22.40.520) 

Building Setback:

  • Same as zone R-A. (22.40.520)
  • As established by CUP. (22.40.520) 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Not applicable.
  • 50% of net area of lot or parcel. (22.40.520)

Zone O-S: Open Space

Permitted Uses:

  • Campgrounds, crops, grazing of animals, resource management (22.40.410)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code-- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 35 feet or two stories (22.40.440) 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52 

Building Setback:

  • Certain use setbacks apply (22.40.440) 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Not applicable

Zone P-R: Restricted Parking

Permitted Uses:

  • Parking lots or parking structures (22.40.310) 

Minimum Required Area:

  • Not applicable. 

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area, except as otherwise provided in community standards district. (22.52.050) 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52 

Building Setback:

  • Wall setbacks vary. (22.52.1060 and 22.40.310)

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • None

Zone R-R: Resort and Recreation

Permitted Uses:

  • Recreation and amusement, agricultural uses. (22.40.190) 

Minimum Required Area:

  • 5000 sq. ft./lot. (22.52.100) 

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area, except as otherwise provided in community standards district (22.52.050) 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use -- Part 11, Chapter 22.52 

Building Setback:

  • None 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • None

Zone SP: Specific Plan

Permitted Uses:

  • Specific to site, as provided in local specific plan. (22.40.730) 

Minimum Required Area:

  • As provided in local specific plan 

Maximum Height Limit:

  • As provided in local specific plan 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • Base on use -- Part 11, Chapter 22.52 

Building Setback:

  • As provided in specific plan 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • As provided in specific plan

Zone SR-D: Scientific Research and Development

Permitted Uses:

  • Scientific research and development, schools, libraries, and museums. (22.40.350)

Minimum Required Area:

  • None 

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 1 times the buildable area (22.40.390) 

Minimum Required Parking:

  • 1-1.25 spaces per person on the largest shift, or 1 space/200 sq. feet of floor area (22.40.390) 

Building Setback:

  • Front: 30 to 60 feet, based on building height. Structures to be 100 to 500 feet from residential/agricultural zoned property (22.40.390) 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • 35% of total area (22.40.390)

Zone W: Watershed

Permitted Uses:

  • Uses owned and maintained by U.S. Forest Service and recreational uses approved by the Forest Service (22.40.250)

Minimum Required Area:

  • None

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area, except as otherwise provided in community standards district (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use -- Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • Not applicable 

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Not applicable