ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES
PROJECT TITLE: Zoning Code
Amendments (Series III)
PROJECT ADDRESS: Citywide
Case Manager:
Denver
Miller
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Series III Zoning
Code amendments include the following changes: prohibit the use
of barbed, concert wire, or razor wire in residential districts,
establish a distance requirement for Boarding Houses in
multi-family districts; require showers/lockers for bicyclists
in large projects; establish standards for used clothing
collection facilities, allow wall signs to be located above the
second floor windows, change the time period in which temporary
off-site construction sites have to be re-reviewed; time period
is currently 45 days – change to 12 months; codify
interpretation that the new sign provisions for first amendment
signs in residential districts applies to the PS district;
change the name of Preapplication Conference (PAC) back to
Predevelopment Plan Review (PPR); add back in to the RM-12
development standards a 10 foot separation requirement when
units are detached, amend the accessory structure regulations to
allow for the top plate height to be reviewed through an MCUP
when additional height is needed for design purposes, revise the
City of Gardens fence requirements for consistency, reconcile
the driveway width requirement for flag lot, clarify that retail
sales in specific subdistricts of the East Pasadena Specific
Plan – CG district of Subarea d3, require that a freestanding
trellis shall be 5 feet from a side property line, remove from
the Central District the use Wholesaling, Distribution and
Storage (Small-scale), move definitions for density bonus to
Article 8, clarify that a single-family dwelling or two units on
a lot in the FGSP RM-16 zoned district is allowed subject to
RS-6 or RM-12 development standards.
A number of minor corrections are proposed as
well as codification of Zoning Administrator interpretations.
The minor amendments include: exempting the screening of solar
panels in hillside areas as a result of a 2005 change in State
law regarding solar panels, modify the requirements for walls
and fences in City of Gardens, to say front yard fences shall be
measured from the front line of occupancy frontage rather then
front yard, codify City Attorney opinion that decisions of the
Arts Commission can be appealed to Council or Called for Review
by the Council, allow the Zoning Administrator to approve a
reduction (without a variance) of required parking spaces if a
parking lot is being restriped to accommodate a handicap space
that did not previously exist, and allow Transportation Director
to modify the ramp percentages for ramps to parking garages.
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Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: Varied
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Other public agencies whose approval is required.
The proposed amendments are City-wide, and will change the
regulations in various parts of the Zoning Code. Other public
agencies whose approval is required: Approval by the City
Council with a recommendation from the Planning Commission is
required. The Transportation Commission will make a
recommendation on changes to the Parking Chapter of the Zoning
Code and changes to the Transit Oriented District requirements.
Documents
Available for Review:
Last Updated
06/04/2008
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