§ 8119-1.3.2. Residential/Mixed Use (R/MU) Zone.

a.

Building Placement.

1.

Buildings shall be located within the building site per Table 1.3.2(a) below. Setbacks are measured as per Sec. 8106-4.

2.

See Sec. 8119-1.4 (Building Type Standards) for allowed building types, minimum and maximum lot width and depth dimensions, and applicable design requirements.

3.

Corner lots along L.A. Avenue shall include ground-floor commercial retail facing L.A. Avenue.

4.

See Sec. 8119-1.8 for additional requirements.

5.

Outdoor uses (such as dining) must be located within the property line.

TABLE 1.3.2(a) BUILDING PLACEMENT STANDARDS
PRIMARY BUILDING		MIN.	MAX.
a	Primary Street Setback	10 ft.	20 ft.
b	Side Street Setback	5 ft.	15 ft.
c	Side Setback	5 ft.; 8 ft. for three story buildings	—
d	Rear Setback	10 ft.	—
ACCESSORY BUILDING
Pursuant to Sec. 8107-1.7, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) shall be allowed on a lot zoned R/MU with an existing single-family dwelling. In all other instances, no detached habitable Accessory Buildings are allowed within the R/MU Zone. However, an attached habitable Accessory Dwelling for a Superintendent or Owner is allowed (see Sec. 8119-1.4.10).

 

[1] Primary or Side Street setbacks to be landscaped or paved as per Sec. 8119-1.4.2(e).

[2] Exceptions are available for outdoor uses (such as dining, landscaping, etc.)

[3] See Sec. 8119-1.3.3(a) and (b) for building placement and building profile standards for ADUs.

b.

Building Profile.

1.

Building heights shall comply with the standards listed in Table 1.3.2(b), and are measured as per Sec. 8119-1.8.2. Floor heights are measured floor to floor.

2.

The maximum height of buildings with flat roofs shall include parapets and roof decks.

3.

Chimneys and other architectural features may project beyond the maximum building height as allowed by the California Building Code and Sec. 8106-7.

TABLE 1.3.2(b) BUILDING PROFILE STANDARDS
PRIMARY BUILDING		MIN.	MAX.
e	Building height (stories)	1	3
	Building height (ft.) for pitched roofs	—	50
	Building height (ft.) for flat roofs	—	45
f	Building height (ft.) to top-of-plate	16	40
g	Ground floor level above sidewalk (ft.)
	Nonresidential	0	2
	Residential	0	2
h	Ground story floor to floor height (ft.)
	Nonresidential	12	30
	Residential	12	20
i	Upper story floor to floor height (ft.)	10	15
ACCESSORY BUILDING
The height of the attached Accessory Buildings shall not exceed the height of the Primary Building.

 

c.

Building Frontage.

1.

The street facing façade (s) of each primary building shall extend along the primary and side street s as required in Table 1.3.2(c) below and shall incorporate one or more of the frontage types identified in Sec. 8119-1.5 (Frontage Type Standards).

2.

All principal and secondary uses shall be enclosed in a building that meets frontage requirements specified in Sec. 8119-1.3.2(c)(1) above.

TABLE 1.3.2(c) BUILDING FRONTAGE STANDARDS
MIN. BUILDING LENGTH ALONG STREET FRONTAGE		MIN.
j	Primary Street (% of lot width)	60
k	Side Street (% of lot depth)	40

 

d.

Parking and Utilities.

1.

Parking and above-ground utilities shall be located as shown in Table 1.3.2(d) below. To the extent possible, utilities shall be placed underground.

2.

Parking/service areas shall be accessed from a Side Street or rear of the lot. When not present, parking/service areas may be accessed from the Primary Street , with driveways located as close to the side property line as possible.

TABLE 1.3.2(d) PARKING PLACEMENT STANDARDS
PARKING PLACEMENT		MIN.	MAX.
l	Primary Street Setback	Rear 50% of lot	—
m	Side Street Setback	5 ft.	—
n	Side Setback	5 ft.	—
o	Rear Setback	5 ft.	—
DRIVEWAY		MIN.	MAX.
p	Driveway width	See individual Building Types in Sec. 8119-1.4

 

e.

Building Encroachments.

1.

Permitted frontage types per Sec. 8119-1.5 (Frontage Type Standards) may encroach into setbacks as identified in Table 1.3.2(e) below.

2.

Architectural elements, including bay windows, balconies (covered or uncovered), chimneys, eaves, and signage may encroach into setbacks as identified in Table 1.3.2(e) below. As part of the main building, cantilevered rooms are allowed to encroach. Except for commercial signs, no encroachments are permitted in the public right-of-way.

3.

Maximum dimensions of architectural elements, including bay windows, balconies (covered or uncovered), cantilevered rooms, chimneys, and eaves are indicated in Table 1.3.2(e) below. See Sec. 8119-1.5 (Frontage Type Standards) for dimensions of allowed frontage types and Sec. 8119-1.6 (Signage Standards) for dimensions of allowed signage types.

4.

See following sections for allowances: Sec. 8106-5 for fire escapes and open unenclosed stairways (Sec. 8106-5.6); depressed ramps (Sec. 8106-5.8); uncovered, unenclosed landing and porches (Sec. 8106-5.9); and decks (Sec. 8106-5.10).

TABLE 1.3.2(e) BUILDING ENCROACHMENT STANDARDS
BUILDING ENCROACHMENT STANDARDS
ENCROACHMENT TYPE (q)	MAXIMUM ENCROACHMENT (P)				MAX. LENGTH		MIN. DISTANCE BETWEEN ENCROACHMENTS (s)
	FRONT	SIDE STREET	SIDE YARD	REAR YARD	PER INDIVIDUAL ENCROACHMENT (r)	ALL ENCROACHMENTS COMBINED
Bay Windows	3 ft.	3 ft.	0 ft.	3 ft.	12 ft.	20 ft. or 45% of façade length, whichever is greater	8 ft.
Balconies	3 ft.	3 ft.	0 ft.	3 ft.
Cantilevered rooms	0 ft.	0 ft.	0 ft.	2 ft.
Chimneys	0 ft.	0 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	4 ft.	16 ft.	8 ft.
Eaves	2 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	n/a	100% of façade length	n/a
Porch, Stoop	5 ft.	5 ft.	0 ft.	0 ft.	See Sec. 8119-1.5.4 & Sec 8119-1.5.5
Signage	5 ft.		0 ft.		See Sec. 8119-1.6

 

[1] Bay windows, balconies, and cantilevered rooms are allowed only on second and third floors.

[2] Eaves may encroach up to five (5) feet into front, rear and side street setback when extending from a bay window, covered balcony, or cantilevered room.

(Ord. No. 4479, § 8(App. B), 9-22-2015; Ord. No. 4519, § 9, 2-27-2018)