Chapter 9-11 OVERLAY DISTRICTS

Chapter 9-11
OVERLAY DISTRICTS Amended Ord. 2024-1

Sections:

9-11.030 Denotation/location of overlay districts. Amended Ord. 2024-1

9-11.040 Vehicle repair and vehicle body repair/paint restoration.

9-11.010 Purpose of overlay districts.

Overlay districts are established to permit the application of additional use and development standards to certain properties where such additional standards are necessary to implement general plan policy and to protect public health, safety, and welfare. (Ord. 2005-8 § 2 (Exh. A (part)))

9-11.020 Use of overlay districts.

Overlay districts shall be used only in conjunction with an underlying base district. Except for the supplemental regulations described in this chapter for each overlay district, the standards established for the underlying base district shall apply. In the event of conflicting provisions, the requirements of the overlay district shall take precedence over the requirements of the base district. (Ord. 2005-8 § 2 (Exh. A (part)))

9-11.030 Denotation/location of overlay districts. Amended Ord. 2024-1

Overlay districts shall be denoted on the zoning map by the base district symbol followed by, as part of the symbol, parenthetically enclosed letters indicating the overlay district. The following overlay districts have been created:

District	Symbol	Location/Description
Vehicle Repair and Vehicle Body Repair/Paint Restoration	VR	23501, 23502, 23512, 23522, 23532, and 23551 Commerce Center Drive, in the North Laguna Hills Business Park
Hospitality Overlay Zone	HOZ	23002 Lake Forest Drive; 23052, 23041, 23046, 23061, and 23175 Avenida de la Carlota; 23421, 23441, and 23461 South Pointe Drive.

(Ord. 2014-3 § 3 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 2005-8 § 2 (Exh. A (part)))

9-11.040 Vehicle repair and vehicle body repair/paint restoration.

A. Purpose and Intent. The vehicle repair and vehicle body repair/paint restoration overlay district (VR) is established to maintain vehicle repair and vehicle body repair/paint restoration uses as legally permitted uses in specific areas within the freeway commercial (FC) zone, where legal uses were in existence at the time of the deletion of vehicle repair and vehicle body repair/paint restoration uses from the freeway commercial (FC) zone.

B. Permitted Uses.

1. Vehicle body repair/paint restoration uses are only permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit.

2. Vehicle repair uses are only permitted upon approval of a site development permit.

C. Development Standards.

1. Section 9-40.230 shall apply to the vehicle repair and vehicle body repair/paint restoration overlay district (VR).

2. All other development standards applicable to the freeway commercial (FC) zone and not in conflict with this section shall apply.

(Ord. 2005-8 § 2 (Exh. A (part)))

9-11.050 Hospitality overlay zone.

A. Purpose and Intent. The hospitality overlay zone (HOZ) is intended to provide specific areas within the mixed use (MXU) and freeway commercial (FC) zones where alternative development standards can be applied to hotel uses.

B. Development Standards. The development standards applicable to hotel uses within the hospitality overlay zone are shown within Table 9-11.050. All other development standards applicable to the mixed use (MXU) and freeway commercial (FC) zones and not in conflict with this section shall apply.

Table 9-11.050

HOSPITALITY OVERLAY ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Item	Standard
Maximum lot coverage	50%
Maximum density	1.1 FAR
Maximum building height	75 ft.
Minimum setback—front: Parking lot Parking structure Building	5 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.
Minimum setback—side (interior)	10 ft.
Minimum setback—street side	10 ft.
Minimum setback—rear	15 ft.
Minimum landscape coverage	15%

(Ord. 2017-2 § 3: Ord. 2014-3 § 3 (Exh. A (part)))