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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
Chapter 20.27
SP-22 SUMMERLAND RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN
Sections:
   20.27.010   Purpose.
   20.27.020   Adoption of SP-22, Summerland Residential Specific Plan.
   20.27.030   Use classifications.
   20.27.040   Dwelling unit density.
   20.27.050   Development standards.
   20.27.060   Building height.
   20.27.070   Required setbacks.
   20.27.080   Yard requirements.
   20.27.090   Permitted projections into required yards.
   20.27.100   Fences, walls and hedges.
   20.27.110   Off-street parking.
   20.27.120   Trash and recycling storage area.
   20.27.130   Signs.
   20.27.140   Mechanical equipment.
   20.27.150   Utilities, public facilities and services.
20.27.010   Purpose.
   A.   Application of the Specific Plan Concept. A Specific Plan and its function may be described by comparison with the General Plan. The General Plan expresses, in very broad terms, the city’s planning of its future environment, generally on a long-term basis. Adopted by the city as a legislative act, the General Plan may be amended, as required by changing circumstances. The Specific Plan, on the other hand, is a device used to implement the General Plan by focusing on a particular parcel or parcels. The Specific Plan sets standards, against which developments can be judged, and imposes controls on the use of the subject parcels. The Specific Plan is more detailed than a General Plan and can be viewed as a bridge between the General Plan and individual project submittals.
   The intent and purpose of this chapter is to establish a Specific Plan to guide the physical development of a particular geographic area within the City. The subject site is constrained due to the size, site configuration (deep and narrow), location of one abandoned oil well, and potential view impacts to adjacent residential and commercial developments. The site is an infill parcel surrounded by existing high density residential developments to the immediate east and west, and light industrial development to the immediate north. In an effort to mitigate these constraints and to accommodate the city’s diverse housing needs, the concepts, regulations and conditions set forth in the SP-22, Summerland Residential Specific Plan are added to provide for the development of the site with single-family dwellings.
   The specific plan has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California Government Code §§ 64540 through 65507, and addresses all of the issues and topics specified in that code.
   B.   Location and boundary. The Specific Plan includes an approximate 0.96-acre area generally located on the north side of E. 23rd Street between Orange Avenue and Walnut Avenue. The boundaries of the area are more specifically set forth in Tentative Tract Map 82304.
   C.   Goals and objectives. Goals for the development within the SP-22, Summerland Residential Specific Plan, include the following:
      1.   Reduce the density allowed on the site from twenty dwelling units to sixteen dwelling units; and
      2.   Encourage the development of privately owned detached single-family dwellings; and
      3.   Provide architectural diversity and avoid uniformity of appearance while achieving a streetscape with pedestrian scale and ambiance consistent with Signal Hill’s small town character. (Ord. 2019-05-1506 § 1)
20.27.020   Adoption of SP-22, Summerland Residential Specific Plan.
   The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all property shown as SP-22, Summerland Residential Specific Plan on the official zoning map. (Ord. 2019-05-1506 § 1)
20.27.030   Use classifications.
   A.   Principal uses. Unlisted uses shall be prohibited. The following uses shall be permitted within SP-22, the Summerland Residential Specific Plan.
      1.   Detached single-family dwellings available for sale.
   B.   Accessory uses. The following accessory uses shall be permitted, in conjunction with the development of the single-family dwellings at the site.
      1.   Home occupations, not to exceed one such use per dwelling.
      2.   Open space and recreation facilities including swimming pools and spas.
      3.   Private garages.
      4.   Outdoor guest parking in designated parking stalls.
      5.   Transitional housing, supportive housing and licensed group homes serving six persons or fewer are an allowed land use “by right” per California Government Code Section 65583. (Ord. 2019-05-1506 § 1)
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