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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Chapter 20.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 20.04 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 20.06 ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP
Chapter 20.08 GENERAL CONDITIONS
Chapter 20.09 PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION
Chapter 20.10 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS*
Chapter 20.14 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
Chapter 20.16 PD-2 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Chapter 20.18 OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Chapter 20.20 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Chapter 20.21 ORANGE AVENUE OVERLAY DISTRICT
Chapter 20.22 STORAGE YARDS AND OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAS
Chapter 20.23 TRUCKING YARD PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Chapter 20.24 AUTO CENTER ACCESSORY USES
CHAPTER 20.25 SP-25 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ACADEMY (AUHS/AURA) SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.26 SP-23 HERITAGE SQUARE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.27 SP-22 SUMMERLAND RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.29 SP-20 FREEMAN HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.30 SP-10 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.31 SP-11 CRESCENT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.32 SP-12 GATEWAY CENTER NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.33 SP-13 CHERRY AVENUE CORRIDOR RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.34 SP-14 HATHAWAY RIDGE RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.35 SP-15 CITYVIEW RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.36 SP-16 VILLAGIO RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.37 SP-17 CRESCENT SQUARE RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.38 SP-18 PACIFICWALK RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
CHAPTER 20.39 SP-19 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.40 SP-1 TOWN CENTER EAST SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.41 SP-7 SPECIAL PURPOSE HOUSING SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.42 SP-2 HILLTOP SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
Chapter 20.43 SP-8 SIGNAL HILL VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.44 SP-9 BIXBY RIDGE SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
Chapter 20.45 SP-3 TOWN CENTER WEST SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
Chapter 20.46 SP-24 TOWN CENTER NORTHWEST SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.47 SP-4 AUTO CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.48 SP-5 CALIFORNIA CROWN SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.49 SP-6 COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN
Chapter 20.50 CONDOMINIUMS
Chapter 20.51 TENNIS COURT AND SIMILAR RECREATIONAL COURT REGULATIONS
Chapter 20.52 SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW*
Chapter 20.56 RECYCLING FACILITIES
Chapter 20.57 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Chapter 20.58 SIGNS*
Chapter 20.64 USES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
Chapter 20.65 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURE
Chapter 20.66 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 20.70 OFF-STREET PARKING*
Chapter 20.72 OFFICIAL PLAN LINES*
Chapter 20.80 CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
Chapter 20.82 NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS, AND USES*
Chapter 20.84 VARIANCES
Chapter 20.86 AMENDMENTS
Chapter 20.88 FILING FEES
Chapter 20.98 PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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20.64.040   Investigation.
   The city shall investigate the facts bearing on the case to provide information necessary for action consistent with the intent of this title and the general plan.
(Ord. 93-03-1152 § 15 (part): prior code § 19.68.040 (Ord. 557 § 403(C), 1964))
20.64.050   Commission hearing--Notice.
   A.   The planning commission hearing date shall be set for not less than ten nor more than sixty days after the application is verified as complete.
   B.   Notice of all public hearings shall be given and shall contain the name and place of the hearing and other pertinent data presented in the application.
   C.   Notice shall be mailed not less than ten days before the date set for the hearing to owners of property within a radius of three hundred feet of the external boundaries of the property described in the application, using for this purpose the last known name and address of such owners as are shown on the latest adopted tax roll of the county.
   D.   When requested by the commission, notices may be posted not less than ten days before the date set for the hearing in front of the subject property including placing of notices not more than two hundred feet apart on each side of the street upon which the subject property fronts for a distance of not less than four hundred feet in each direction from the subject property.
(Ord. 93-03-1152 § 15 (part): prior code § 19.68.050 (Ord. 557 § 403(D), 1964))
20.64.060   Commission hearing--Conduct and determination.
   A.   The commission shall, not less than ten days after the legal notice of a public hearing on a conditional use permit application, hold the public hearing.
   B.   The commission shall announce its recommendation or decision by resolution within forty days after the conclusion of the public hearings. The resolution shall set forth the findings of the commission and any recommended conditions, including time limit, deemed necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons in the neighborhood and in the community as a whole.
   C.   The resolution, in the case of all conditional use permits, shall be mailed to the applicant at the address shown in the application. The applicant or any person aggrieved may appeal any decision of the commission to the council by filing a written notice of appeal after the decision. Such appeal shall set forth the reason therefor.
(Ord. 93-03-1152 § 15 (part): prior code § 19.68.060 (Ord. 557 § 403(E), 1964))
20.64.070   Commission hearing--Findings and conditions.
   A.   The commission, in recommending a conditional use permit, shall find as follows:
   1.   The site for the proposed use is in conformity with the general plan and is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use and all yards, spaces, walls and fences, parking, loading, landscaping, and other features required by this title to adjust the use with land and uses in the neighborhood.
   2.   The site for the proposed use relates to the streets and highways element of the general plan and is adequate in width and pavement type to carry the quantity and kind of traffic generated by the proposed use.
   3.   The proposed use will have no adverse effect on abutting property or the permitted use thereof.
   4.   The conditions stated in the resolution are deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. Such conditions may include the following:
   a.   Special yards, spaces and buffers;
   b.   Fences and walls;
   c.   Surfacing of parking areas subject to specifications;
   d.   Requiring street dedications and improvements (or bonds) subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.52, including service roads or alleys when practical;
   e.   Regulations of points of vehicular ingress and egress;
   f.   Regulations of signs;
   g.   Requiring maintenance of the grounds;
   h.   Requiring landscaping and maintenance thereof;
   i.   Regulation of noise, vibration, odors, etc.;
   j.   Regulation of time for certain activities;
   k.   Time period within which the proposed use shall be developed (See Section 20.64.100);
   l.   A bond for removal of such use within a specified period of time;
   m.   A request for a site plan for purposes of review, the site plan to be submitted by the applicant and approved by the city prior to the issuance of a building permit; and
   n.   Such other conditions as will make possible the development of the city in an orderly and efficient manner and in conformity with the intent and purposes set forth in this title.
   B.   The planning commission may recommend adoption of specific property development standards by policy resolution for any use permitted under this chapter. Standards may be more restrictive than those required in the district but shall under no circumstances be less restrictive.
(Ord. 93-03-1152 § 15 (part): Ord. 68-10-629 § 49; prior code § 19.68.070 (Ord. 582 § 1(56), 1965; Ord. 557 § 403(F), 1964))
20.64.080   Council hearing--Notice.
   The hearing date shall be set by the city clerk for not less than ten nor more then sixty days after the filing of the commission resolution recommending city council approval of a conditional use permit, with the council pursuant to subsection A of Section 20.64.020 or the filing of an appeal pursuant to subsection C of Section 20.64.060. Notice shall be given as provided in Section 20.64.050.
(Ord. 93-03-1152 § 15 (part): prior code § 19.68.080 (Ord. 557 § 403(G), 1964))
20.64.090   Council hearing--Conduct and determination.
   A.   The council shall, not less than ten days after the legal notice of a public hearing on a conditional use permit, hold the public hearing.
   B.   The council may approve, approve with stated conditions, or disapprove the conditional use permit application by resolution. The council may add to or delete any of the conditions recommended by the commission. Such decision shall be made within forty days of the hearing.
   C.   A copy of the council resolution shall be mailed to the applicant at the address shown on the application.
(Ord. 93-03-1152 § 15 (part): prior code § 19.68.090 (Ord. 557 § 403(H), 1964))
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