Division 5. Site Requirements

9135.1 Applicability.

The provisions of this Division do not apply to the individual lots within planned developments wherein the owners or lessees of individual lots also hold an undivided interest in common areas within the same development, nor to a lease of less than four hundred (400) square feet of land.

9135.2 Minimum Lot Area.*

No lot shall be created which has a net area less than that shown in the following table:

Zone	Minimum Net Lot Area
CN, CR	20,000 square feet*
CG	5,000 square feet*
CA	43,560 square feet (one acre)**
MU-CS	See CMC 9138.17
MU-SB	See CMC 9138.18

Any existing lawfully established lot (including a leased area of land during the term of the lease) is deemed to have the required lot area.

A lot may be reduced to less than the required lot area if such a reduction is the result of an acquisition for public purposes. (Ord. 94-1039, § 5; Ord. 03-1279, § 6; Ord. 06-1363, § 9; Ord. 07-1392, § 9)

* See special requirement for retail petroleum outlets in CMC 9138.11, mobile home parks in CMC 9128.2, and mixed-use developments, multiple-family residential and residential condominiums in CMC 9138.7.

** Lot minimum in CA Zone applies to vehicle dealerships only, other commercial uses subject to CG standards.

9135.3 Street Frontage and Access.*

No lot shall be created unless it is capable of being provided with vehicular access directly from a public street or alley and has a street frontage of at least thirty (30) feet.* See CMC 9138.17 and 9138.18 for special requirements in the Mixed-Use – Carson Street (MU-CS) Zone and the Mixed-Use – Sepulveda Boulevard (MU-SB) Zone.

A new or additional use shall not be developed on an existing lawfully established lot (including a leased area of land during the term of the lease) unless there is vehicular access from a public street or alley, and such access has a width of at least twenty (20) feet. The required vehicular access shall be either directly from a public street or alley or by means of a right-of-way easement.* (Ord. 79-460; Ord. 94-1039, § 6; Ord. 06-1363, § 9; Ord. 07-1392, § 9)

* See special requirement for mobile home parks in CMC 9128.2, and mixed-use developments, multiple-family residential and residential condominiums in CMC 9138.7.

9135.4 Minimum Lot Width.

No lot shall be created which has a width less than that shown in the following table:

Zone	Minimum Lot Width
CN, CR, CA	150 feet*
CG	50 feet
MU-CS	See CMC 9138.17
MU-SB	See CMC 9138.18

Any existing lawfully established lot (including a leased area of land during the term of the lease) is deemed to have the required width.

A lot may be reduced to less than the required width if such reduction is the result of an acquisition for public purposes. (Ord. 03-1279, § 7; Ord. 06-1363, § 9; Ord. 07-1392, § 9)

* Applies only to vehicle dealerships. Other commercial uses subject to CG standard.