Ordinance No. 560 - Flag Lot DevelopmentsORDINANCE NO. 560
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ESTABLISHING
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR "FLAG LOT"
DEVELOPMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 9102.54 of the Rosemead Zoning
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"9102.54. Yard, front shall mean an area extending
across the full width of the lot and lying between the
front lot line and a line parallel thereto, and having a
distance between them equal to the required front yard
depth as prescribed in each zone. Front yards shall be
measured by a line at right angles to the front lot
line, or by the radial line in the case of a curved
front lot line. When a lot lies partially within a
planned street or common driveway indicated on a precise
plan or division of land for such a street and where
• such planned street or common driveway is of the type
that will afford legal access to such lot, the depth of
the front yard shall be measured from the contiguous
edge of such planned street or common driveway in the
manner prescribed in this definition."
Section 2. New Section 9102.36(01) is hereby added
to the Rosemead Zoning Code to read as follows:
"9102.36(01). Lot width shall mean the horizontal
distance between the side lot lines measured at right
angles to the lot depth line at a point midway between
the front and rear lot lines.
Average width shall be the average of the length of
line drawn parallel to the "lot width line" extending
toward the front and rear lot lines at ten (10) foot
• intervals, but excluding from such determination any
prolongated portions of the lot used exclusively for
access to a public street or for a driveway.
In computing lot width or average width, the
following shall be excluded:
(a) Any portion of said width which serves
as an access easement to any other lot or building
site; and
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(b) Any portion of said width which serves as
an improved surface food control project under the
jurisdiction of any public agency."
Section 3. New Section 9102.29(1) is hereby added to
the Rosemead Zoning Code to read as follows:
"9102.29(1). Lot depth as depicted on Appendix
"A", attached hereto and incorporated by this reference,
shall mean the length of a straight line drawn from the
midpoint of the front lot line and at right angles to
such line connecting with the line intersecting the
midpoint of the rear lot line; provided, however, that
for the purpose of measurement, methods of measurement
shall be applicable as per the following described
circumstances:
(a) In the case of a lot having a curved
front line, the front lot line, for the purposes of
this Section, shall be deemed to be a line tangent
to the curve and parallel to a straight line
connecting the points of intersection of the side
lot lines of the lot with the front lot line.
(b) In the case of a flag lot, for the
purposes of this Section, the front lot line shall
be that property line which extends across the
• width of the lot, which is exclusive of and is not
to be confused with, those property lines contained
within the flag lot vehicle access leg to the
public street."
Section 4. New Section 9102.29(2) is hereby added to
the Rosemead Zoning Code to read as follows:
"9102.29(2). Lot, flag shall mean allot whose
shape or property line configuration is created in a
manner which utilizes an extension of property for the
exclusive purpose of obtaining vehiclar and pedestrian
access to a public street, or as described within
Appendix "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference."
• Section 5. Section 9102.28 of the Rosemead Zoning
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"9102.28.. Lot area shall mean the total
area within the boundary lines of a lot or parcel;
provided, however, that the following shall be excluded
from the computation thereof:
(a) Any portion of said
serves as an access easement
building site; or
lot or parcel which
to any other lot or
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(b) Any portion of said lot or parcel which
serves as an improved surface flood control project
under the jurisdiction of any public agency. .
For the purpose of determining area in the case of an
irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line ten
(10) feet in length within the lot and furthest removed
from the front lot line and at right angles to the line
representing the lot depth of such lot shall be used as
the rear lot line."
Section 6. New Section 9104.21 is hereby added to
the Rosemead Zoning Code to read as follows:
"9104.21. Flag Lot Development, Purpose of
Standards of Development. In order to provide the
opportunity for sing=family residential flag lot
development, and to maintain the integrity of existing
single-family areas, the following regulations and
criteria of evaluating flag lot development are esta-
blished. However, in no case shall more than three (3)
flag lots be allowed within any subdivision considera-
tion.
A. All development standards and definitions
contained within this Chapter shall continue to be
• applicable and in force unless otherwise
specifically addressed within this Section.
Particular reference.is made to Section 9104.7
pertaining to a minimum fifty foot (50') street
frontage. The applicability of this requirement to
non-flag lot parcels, which may be part of the land
division under consideration, is hereby emphasized
for clarity.
B. Front yard. For the purposes of this
Section, a front yard shall be defined as that area
which extends across the width of the lot, or as
otherwise defined within Section 9102.54 and is
immediately adjacent to the flag lot vehicular
access leg, which connects to the public street.
Such vehicular access leg is exclusive of a front
yard setback area, as depicted within Appendix "A"
• herein.
C. Front'Yard Setback. Those front yard
setback requirements contained within Section
9104.3 herein shall apply; provided, however, that
for the purposes of measurement, the following
methods shall be applicable, and as depicted within
Appendix "C" herein.
(1) When a single (one) flag lot is to
be served by a driveway which is solely
devoted to the exclusive use of such single
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flag lot, measurements shall be initiated from
the front property line, as defined under the
preceeding subsection B.
(2) When two or more flag lots are to be
serviced by a common driveway obtained through
fee, easement, or in combination thereof, and
when such lots lie partially within such
common driveway, no setback measurements shall
include any portion of such common driveway.
(3) The Planning Commission may
establish a new point of measurement for front
yards; providing, however, that common
driveways or vehicular access easements shall
not be counted towards satisfying front yard
setback requirements.
D. Side Yard. The minimum side yard setback
shall be five feet (5'); provided, however, that
for the purposes of measurement, the following
methods shall be applicable as per described
circumstances and as depicted within Appendix "A"
herein.
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(1) When a single (one) flag lot is to
be served by a driveway which is solely
devoted to the exclusive use of such single
flag lot, measurements shall be initiated from
the side property line.
(2) When two or more flag lots are to be
served by a common driveway obtained through
fee, easement, or in combination thereof, and
when such lots lie partially within such
common driveway, no setback measurements shall
include any portion of such common driveway.
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E. Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be
six thousand ,000) square feet and shall be
calculated as per Section 9102.28, provided,
however, that for the purposes of this Section, the
following shall be applicable:
(1) The minimum developable lot area,
exclusive of vehicle access leg or common
driveway access easements, shall be five
thousand (5,000) square feet and as depicted
within Appendix "A" herein.
F. Lot Width. The minimum lot width for a
flag lot developable area as described in the
preceeding subsection E(1) shall be fifty feet
(50') and shall be determined per the method
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described under Definitions, Section 9102.36(01)
Lot Width, contained within this Chapter.
G. Lot Width, Street Frontage. The minimum
street frontage for a flag lot development is
directly dependent on the number of flag lots. The
following requirements shall be applicable as per
described circumstances and as depicted within
Appendix "A" herein.
(1) The minimum street frontage for a
single (one) flag lot shall be fifteen feet
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(2) The minimum street frontage for two
or more lots which are so designed to provide
a common vehicular access leg by way of fee,
easement, or combination thereof, shall provide
a minimum of three feet (3') of real property
street frontage; provided, however, that the
following minimum street access widths are
established:
(a) The street frontage for two (2)
lots shall be eighteen feet (18'); pro-
vided, however, that such requirement may
be achieved by a combined contribution of
• individual lot street frontage which
equals the required access driveway
width.
(b) The street frontage for three
(3) flag lots shall be twenty-six feet
(26'); provided, however, that such
requirement may be achieved by a combined
contribution of individual lot street
frontage which equals the required street
frontage width.
(3) The minimum street frontage width
for non-flag lot parcels which face a public
street shall be fifty feet (50') as prescribed
in Section 9104.7.
• (4) The street frontage access width may
be increased beyond those requirements
contained within this subpart, based on the
recommendation of the City Engineer or Fire
Department.
H. Driveway. The interior lot driveway
requirements shall be the same dimensions and shall
occur under the same circumstances as contained
within the preceeding subsection G. Lot Width,
Street Frontage.
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(1) The requirements contained within
this Section shall only apply in conjunction
with the consideration of a division of land
which contains a flag lot.
(2) That a site plan, drawn to scale,
which accurately depicts all proposed
structures and required setbacks and vehicle
driveways, shall be submitted in conjunction
with any application for a division of land
which contains a flag lot. The site plan will
become a permanent formal record of reference
within the City's subdivision files after the
approval or denial of such plan. The
surrounding areas and land uses shall be shown
for a distance of at least three hundred feet
(300').
(3) The Planning Commission will review
the merits of each flag lot proposal in
v relationship to the immediate property and the
surrounding area.
(4) Vehicle access easements for
• reciprocal use or otherwise shall be shown on
the tentative maps, together with a statement
identifying which lots are subservient and
which lots are to benefit from such easements.
(S) Should the Planning Commission
choose to approve a subdivision of land,
reasonable conditions related to on- and off-
site improvements may be required. Such
conditions may include, but not be limited to,
the following:
(a) Where three (3) or more lots
are created by a subdivision, all
utilities shall be placed underground.
• (b) Correct all building code vio-
lations that exist on the remaining
structures.
(c) Correct all zoning violations.
(d) Parcel maps splits are required
to install street improvements.
(e) Residential driveway pavement
requirements for two (2) lot divisions
are 2 inches of AC over 3 inch base
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material crushed aggregate; all other
divisions are 4 inches of AC over 4 inch
base material crushed aggregate, or 6
inches of concrete.
(f) New fencing and/or walls may be
required along existing and proposed
property lines.
(g) Where vehicle access easements
are to be used, a covenant shall be
prepared by the applicant for review and
approval of the City Attorney. The
covenant shall assure that private common
driveways shall be continually maintained
and that cost associated with such
maintenance shall be equally shared by
all future property owners, whose
properties benefit within the division,
and shall include the following
provisions:
(i) The City shall have the
right to cause such repair to be
accomplished, and to place liens on
the involved properties, if in the
estimation of the City Engineer, the
subject common driveway has reached
a state of disrepair which renders
it a hazard, unsightly, or a public
nuisance; and that the property
owners involved have failed to act
within a reasonable period, (thirty
days), after notification.
(ii) That no parking shall be
allowed within the private common
driveway obtained by easement and
signs restricting same shall be
posted at conspicuous locations.
The ability to cite violations of such parking
restrictions shall be granted to the City of
Rosemead.
J. Public Hearing. A public hearing is
required to be conducted on all divisions of land.
This requirement applies to the creation of flag
lots. The public will be notified in the manner
prescribed by State and local regulations.
K. Necessary Findings for Approval. The
Planning Commission may approve the platting of
flag lots where all of the following conditions are
found to exist.
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(1) That the design is justified by
topographic conditions or the size and shape
of the property prohibits.conventional lot
division practices.
(2) That proposed flag lot division is
not so at variance with the existing neighbor-
hood pattern or development as to create
detrimental visual or privacy impacts.
L. Effective Date of Order Granting or
Den in the Plattin of Fla Lots - Time for Appeal.
e resolution o the Planning Commission granting
or denying the platting of flag lots shall become
effective and final on the fourteenth (14th) day
following its adoption unless within such period of
time, an appeal in writing is filed with the City
Clerk by the applicant or any other interested
person. Any such appeal shall be accepted by the
City Council. The timely filing of an appeal shall
stay the effective date of the Planning
Commission's resolution pending action by the City
Council.
M., Attached hereto, and incorporated herein
by this reference, is that certain document
entitled "Appendix A - Rosemead Municipal Code -
• Flag Lot Development", which contains drawings that
depict typical flag lot measurements and layouts."
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoptions EEis Ordinance and shall cause the same to be
processed as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of July,
1983.
ATTEST:
PfAYOR
CITY C RK
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