Chapter 17.18 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Chapter 17.18
R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT¹

Sections:

17.18.010 Purposes and intent.

The single-family residential (R-1) district is intended to implement the city general plan’s single-family residential (SFR) land use designation. The purposes and intent of the district are:

A. To preserve the integrity of existing single-family residential neighborhoods.

B. To reserve lands best suited for future single-family development.

Parcels generally will be restricted to those areas that can be served by adequate water, sewer, police, fire, roads and other public services on relatively gentle slopes (i.e., less than fifteen percent) in close proximity to city services. (Ord. 511 §1 (Att. A), 2021; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.18.020 Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the R-1 district are:

A. One single-family dwelling per parcel on a permanent foundation;

B. One accessory dwelling unit per parcel in accordance with Chapter 17.61;

C. One junior accessory dwelling unit per parcel;

D. Public safety facilities;

E. Transitional housing or supportive housing within a permitted single-family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this same zone;

F. Special needs housing for six or fewer persons. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

G. Small or large family day care home within a permitted family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

H. Employee or farmworker housing for six or fewer employees;

I. Public parks, community gardens;

J. Small residential freestanding solar energy systems on residential parcels of one acre or greater in size in compliance with the provisions of Section 15.28.040(D)(3);

K. Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to permitted uses. (Ord. 511 §1 (Att. A), 2021; Ord. 469 (part), 2015; Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.18.030 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses in the R-1 district are:

A. Missing middle housing;

B. Cottage housing;

C. Mobilehome or manufactured home parks;

D. Schools, places of worship;

E. Bed and breakfast establishments, within a permitted single-family dwelling, not to exceed six guest bedrooms;

F. Neighborhood services;

G. Special needs housing for seven or more individuals;

H. Child day care centers;

I. Small residential freestanding solar energy systems on residential parcels of less than one acre in size with minimum standards per Section 15.28.040(D)(3);

J. Public utility uses;

K. Limited small animal keeping;

L. Limited large animal keeping on parcels one acre or greater in size;

M. Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to conditional uses. (Ord. 511 §1 (Att. A), 2021; Ord. 305 §2(part), 1990; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.18.040)

17.18.040 Site development standards.

Site development standards in the R-1 district are:

A. Minimum lot area for new lots, seven thousand two hundred sixty square feet except that lot sizes to three thousand square feet may be permitted for cottage housing in accordance with Section 17.18.030;

B. Density: six dwelling units per gross acre. Higher densities are possible through density bonuses granted for the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the general plan;

C. Maximum impervious surfaces: fifty percent. Impervious surfaces totaling up to sixty percent are permitted for projects providing affordable housing in accordance with the general plan. Impervious surfaces totaling up to sixty percent may be permitted with review and approval of the city of Angels planning commission subject to site specifics, project needs and environmental constraints;

D. Maximum building height, thirty-five feet;

E. Lot width:

1. For lots exceeding twenty thousand square feet, one hundred feet, minimum;

2. For lots between eight thousand square feet and twenty thousand square feet, eighty feet, minimum;

3. For lots less than eight thousand square feet, sixty feet, minimum;

F. Lot depth, one hundred feet, minimum;

G. Minimum building setbacks:

1. Front, twenty feet;

2. Side, five feet;

3. Exterior side of a corner lot, same as front;

4. Rear:

a. Principal building, twenty feet;

b. Accessory building, five feet;

c. Decks and porches shall be allowed to extend from the principal building up to six feet into the rear setback, provided the area of the extension is not wider than twenty feet and the finished floor level of the deck or eave level of the porch is no more than twelve feet in height, as measured from finished grade;

d. Decks and patios that have a finished floor level of less than thirty inches above finished grade and that do not have railings are permitted in the rear setback;

5. Between buildings, ten feet;

6. Vision clearance, thirty-five feet;

H. For parcels adjoining or visible from highways, arterials or collectors, project design shall accommodate the provision of street trees;

I. Swimming pools shall not be located closer than five feet from any property line or within the front setback;

J. Fences and walls, except retaining walls, shall not exceed six feet in height, except in the front setback area where the maximum allowed is three feet, and thirty inches in the vision clearance zone;

K. Retaining walls constructed within building setbacks shall not have exposed surfaces that exceed four feet in height, except:

1. A series of retaining walls, none of which individually exceed four feet in height, may be used, provided each successive wall is set back or stepped at least one foot for each one foot of height for that wall; and

2. Within the vision clearance zone, on upsloping lots, a single retaining wall shall be permitted that does not exceed thirty inches in height. Successive or stepped retaining walls shall not be permitted in the vision clearance zone on upsloping lots;

3. Within side and rear building setbacks that are not adjacent to a street or right-of-way, a retaining wall that faces in toward the subject property may be allowed that is up to eight feet in height;

4. A retaining wall may be allowed that is up to eight feet in height, provided the wall is being used to retain the existing grade or slope of the site. Cut and fill shall be limited to that which is necessary for construction and upon completion, the location of the top and bottom of the wall shall be substantially similar to the top and toe of the preconstruction slope. (Ord. 511 §1 (Att. A), 2021; Ord. 423 §3, 2005; Ord. 407 §2, 2004; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.18.070)

Prior ordinance history: Ords. 275, 405, 409 and 425.