Chapter 17.36
PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC ZONING DISTRICT (P)1
Sections:
17.36.010 Purposes and intent.
17.36.030 Uses subject to site development permit or site plan review.
17.36.050 Encroachment permits.
17.36.060 Site development standards.
17.36.010 Purposes and intent.
The purposes and intent of the public and quasi-public zoning district are to:
A. Accommodate public and quasi-public uses for those agencies that serve as their own lead agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
B. Acknowledge the limited ability of the city to impose regulations on land under the jurisdiction of public agencies and most quasi-public agencies including local, state, and federal governments, public utilities, and special districts; and
C. Accommodate government buildings, schools, transportation facilities, public utilities, special districts, and similar uses in support of the city.
Public and quasi-public uses may be located throughout the city. (Ord. 519 §2 (Att. A), 2022)
17.36.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the P zone when the use is located on land owned or leased by the entity and the use is associated with the purpose or purposes of the public or quasi-public entity. For those public entities undertaking activities on land over which they do not have jurisdiction, see Section 17.36.050, Encroachment permits:
A. Water or sewer treatment facilities;
B. Public utility distribution facilities;
C. Public transportation facilities;
D. Fire stations;
E. Public safety facilities;
F. Public parks;
G. Cemeteries;
H. Schools;
I. Visitor centers;
J. Museums, art galleries;
K. Libraries;
L. Post offices;
M. Law enforcement and judiciary facilities;
N. Administrative offices;
O. Parking facilities, including shared use parking facilities;
P. One caretaker unit per parcel;
Q. Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to permitted uses including temporary offices used during construction. (Ord. 519 §2 (Att. A), 2022)
17.36.030 Uses subject to site development permit or site plan review.
In the P zone, the following uses are subject to a site plan review in accordance with Chapters 17.73 and 17.74 unless otherwise exempted by those chapters:
Single- or multifamily residential uses not exceeding fifteen dwelling units per acre. Higher densities are possible through density bonuses granted for the provision of workforce housing in accordance with the general plan. (Ord. 519 §2 (Att. A), 2022)
17.36.040 Conditional uses.
In the P zone, the following uses are subject to a conditional use permit unless the use is otherwise subject to another entitlement pursuant to Section 17.36.020, 17.36.030, or 17.36.050:
A. Uses unrelated to the purpose or purposes for which the public or quasi-public entity was established unless the use is part of a public/private partnership and undertakes a rezoning pursuant to Chapter 17.45, Public Private Partnership Combining District (:P3).
B. Corporation yards, storage or repair yards, warehouse. (Ord. 519 §1 (Att. A), 2022)
17.36.050 Encroachment permits.
Public or quasi-public entities undertaking activities on land they neither lease nor own shall secure an encroachment permit from the city pursuant to Chapter 12.12 for activities undertaken on city lands, roadways, easements, rights-of-way, or otherwise under the city of Angels’s jurisdiction (e.g., powerlines and cable services installed along or under public roadways or within rights-of-way). (Ord. 519 §2 (Att. A), 2022)
17.36.060 Site development standards.
Site development standards in the P zoning district are as follows:
A. There is no minimum parcel size, lot width, or lot depth requirement for the purposes of creating new parcels;
B. Maximum impervious surfaces are seventy-five percent or equal to adjoining land uses, whichever is less;
C. Landscaping shall be a minimum of twenty percent;
D. Outdoor storage, parking, corporation yards, and repair yards shall be screened from highways, arterials or collectors;
E. Maximum building height, thirty-five feet;
F. Minimum building setbacks are the same as those for the adjoining land use(s). Deviations may be permitted for those uses requiring issuance of an entitlement pursuant to Section 17.36.020, 17.36.030, 17.36.040 or 17.36.050;
G. For parcels adjoining or visible from highways, arterials or collectors, project design shall accommodate the provision of street trees. (Ord. 519 §2 (Att. A), 2022)
17.36.070 Ownership transfer.
Upon land transfers from public or quasi-public agencies to private individuals or entities, land uses shall be limited to those listed under Section 17.36.020 until the land is reclassified to another zoning district. (Ord. 519 §2 (Att. A), 2022)
Prior ordinance history: Ord. 270.