authorize any development or change any General Plan land use designation, zoning classification, permitted land use, or development standard. Accordingly, adoption of the Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and is not a “project” within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines section 15378. Alternatively, the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15061(b)(3).) Section 4. General Plan. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed Zoning Text Amendment is consistent with the General Plan as a matter of law under Government Code section 65860.
Section 5. Code Amendment. Section 11-1.30.04(E) (Carports) of LMC Title XI (Planning and Zoning) Chapter 1 (Zoning) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as provided in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and adoption.
Section 7. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to certify the adoption of this Ordinance and within fifteen (15) days after its passage and adoption, the City Clerk shall cause a copy of this Ordinance to be published in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Section 8. Custodian of Records. The custodian of records for this Ordinance is the City Clerk and the records comprising the administrative record are located at 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717.
Section 9. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity has no effect on the other provisions or applications of the Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this extent, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any portion thereof.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ____ day of _______2026. [Signatures on the following page.]
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Ordinance No. 902
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Cindy Segawa, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Trevor Rusin, City Attorney
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Exhibit A
Sec. 11-1.30.04. - General standards of development.
The following general standards of development apply to all property in residential zones, except two-unit housing developments described in section 11-1.30.17. (A) A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the front yard shall be irrigated and landscaped with drought-tolerant species and adhere to the city's "water conservation ordinance" found at chapter 4 of title XII of this Code. (B) Single-story side yard additions may follow the existing legal building line provided that the setback is no less than three (3) feet from the property line. Site plan approval shall be required for second-story additions with less than a five-foot setback.
(C)Garages shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the linear frontage facing the right-of-way.
(D)A minimum distance of six (6) feet is required between all buildings unless otherwise provided by the zoning ordinance and eaves may not be closer than three (3) feet.
(E) Solar collectors and solar energy systems may exceed height limits and setback requirements mandated by this Code to the minimum extent necessary for their safe and efficient operation in accordance with the California Buildings Code and other applicable provisions of state law. Where feasible, ancillary solar equipment shall be located inside a building or screened from public view. Solar collectors and solar energy systems shall require written approval by the director of community development or the designee of that individual to ensure compliance with this subsection.
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Attachment 2
Sec. 11-1.30.04. - General standards of development.
The following general standards of development apply to all property in residential zones, except two-unit housing developments described in section 11-1.30.17. (A) A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the front yard shall be irrigated and landscaped with drought-tolerant species and adhere to the city's "water conservation ordinance" found at chapter 4 of title XII of this Code. (B) Single-story side yard additions may follow the existing legal building line provided that the setback is no less than three (3) feet from the property line. Site plan approval shall be required for second-story additions with less than a five-foot setback.
(C)Garages shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the linear frontage facing the right-of-way.
(D)A minimum distance of six (6) feet is required between all buildings unless otherwise provided by the zoning ordinance and eaves may not be closer than three (3) feet.
(E) Carports are only permitted subject to the provisions for “Modification” (section 11-1.70.08) and "site plan review" (section 11-1.70.07). (F) Solar collectors and solar energy systems may exceed height limits and setback requirements mandated by this Code to the minimum extent necessary for their safe and efficient operation in accordance with the California Buildings Code and other applicable provisions of state law. Where feasible, ancillary solar equipment shall be located inside a building or screened from public view. Solar collectors and solar energy systems shall require written approval by the director of community development or the designee of that individual to ensure compliance with this subsection.
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