The following is an overview of the City’s residential zoning designations, density and residential development standards.  The standards are intended to enhance the quality of life in residential zones.  The Inglewood Municipal Code requires a minimum of 6,000 square feet of lot area for the creation of new residential lots.  However, under certain circumstances the Municipal Code does allow a minimum residential lot size of 5,000 square feet.   Additionally, all residential zones allow single-family residences.

 

• R-1 (One-Family) Zone

 The R-1 zone allows for the development of a single-family residence per lot.  The maximum height limit for a single-family home is two and one-half stories and it cannot exceed thirty-five feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setback is 25 feet.  The side yards can be 10% of the lot width, but cannot be less than three feet and need not be more than five feet.  However, the front setback can be 20 feet under certain circumstances. 

 

• R-1Z (One-Family/Zero Lot Line) Zone

The R-1Z zone allows for the  development  of a  single-family residence per lot.  The R-1Z zone is intended to establish regulations for comprehensively planned single-family land and subdivisions that have zero side yard setbacks.  The maximum height limit for single-family homes shall not exceed two and one-half stories and thirty-five feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setbacks are 20 and 16 feet, respectively.  In this zone a residence can have a zero side yard setback on one side and provide at least a 10-foot side yard on the open (other) side.

 

• R-1½  (Limited Two-Family) Zone

The R-1½ zone allows two-family dwellings per every 10,000 square feet of lot area, provided that the dwellings and all accessory buildings shall, together, cover not more than 60% of the total area of an interior lot, and not more than 70% of the total area of a corner lot.  The maximum height limit for R-1½ zone structures cannot exceed one-story or twenty feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setbacks are 25 feet.  However, the front setback can be 20 feet under certain circumstances.  The side yards can be 10% of the lot width, but cannot be less than three feet and need not exceed five feet.

  

• R-2 (Limited Multiple-Family) Zone

The R-2 zone allows a total of two units for the first 5,000 square feet of lot area.  For every additional dwelling unit above two there must be an additional minimum lot area of 3,000 square feet. No building in the R-2 zone shall exceed two and one-half stories in height or thirty-five feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setbacks in the R-2 zone is 20 and 25 feet, respectively.  The minimum side yard setbacks can be 10% of the lot width, but cannot be less than three feet and need not exceed five feet.

 

• R-2A (Limited Multiple-Family) Zone

The R-2A zone allows a total of two units for the first 5,000 square feet of lot area.  For every additional dwelling unit above two there must be an additional minimum lot area of 4,000 square feet.  No building in the R-2A zone shall exceed two and one-half stories in height or thirty-five feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setbacks in the R-2A zone is 20 and 25 feet, respectively.  The minimum side yard setbacks can be 10% of the lot width, but cannot be less than three feet and need not exceed five feet.

 

• R-3 (Multiple Family) Zone

The R-3 zone allows one unit per 1,400 square feet of lot area for lots less than 12,000 square feet in area or less than 80 feet in width.  For lots with a minimum area of 12,000 square feet and a minimum width of 80 feet, the density is one unit per 1,100 square feet of lot area.  The maximum building height in the R-3 zone is three stories or 40 feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setback is 20 feet.  The minimum side yard setback is seven feet (10 feet for three-story buildings).

 

• R-4 (Multiple Family) Zone

The R-4 zone allows one unit per 1,250 square feet of lot area for lots less than 12,000 square feet in area or less than 80 feet in width.  For lots with a minimum area of 12,000 square feet and a minimum width of 80 feet, the density is one unit per 800 square feet of lot area.  The maximum building height in the R-4 zone is four stories or 52 feet.  The maximum building height can be six stories or 75 feet if the lot has a minimum area of 12,000 square feet and a minimum width of 80 feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setbacks are 15 feet.  The minimum side yard setback is seven feet for buildings not more than two and one-half stories in height.  For a building three or more stories in height, the side yard must be increased three feet for each story over two.

 

• R-M (Residential and Medical) Zone

When built in conformance with the R-3 zone provisions the R-M zone allows one unit per 1,400 square feet of lot area for lots less than 80 feet in width.  For lots with a minimum area of 12,000 square feet and a minimum width of 80 feet, the density is one unit per 1,100 square feet of lot area.  The maximum building height in the R-3 zone is three stories or 40 feet.  The minimum front and rear yard setbacks is 20 feet.  The minimum side yard setback is seven feet (10 feet for three-story buildings).

Residential and commercial uses can be built in the same structure on R-M zoned lots and must adhere to the following:

(1)   They must be located in a structure at least four stories in height, but it cannot exceed six stories or 75 feet.

(2)   They must have a minimum front yard setback of 15 feet, a minimum rear yard setback of 20 feet, and minimum side yard setbacks of 10 feet.  There is no minimum density requirement for mixed use development that has a minimum of four stories.  However, main and accessory buildings cannot cover more than 60% of the lot.

 

• P-1 (Automobile Parking) Zone

The P-1 zone allows for open air, temporary parking of transient automobiles for adjacent commercial uses.  The P-1 zone can also be developed with residential uses per the R-3 zone development standards.

The following chart summarizes the minimum building heights and for each residential zone in the City of Inglewood.

 

Residential Parking Standards 

The City’s parking requirements for residential properties are basically the same for single-family and multiple-family housing.  The following table outlines the City’s parking requirements for different types of residential uses.  Two enclosed parking spaces per unit are required for single-family and multiple-family units.   One guest parking space per every three units are required for residential complexes with six or more units.

 PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES

Type of Residential Use	Parking Required
Single-family	Two enclosed spaces per unit
Two or More Units	Two enclosed spaces per unit
Senior Citizen Residential Facilities	One enclosed space per residential unit plus one parking space per each ten units
Convalescent Residential Facilities	Two parking spaces plus one parking space per every three beds
Residential Trailer Parks	One covered space per trailer plus one additional space per two trailer units
Visitor Parking	One space per three units for complexes with six or more units

  For additional information regarding residential development standards, please contact the Planning Division at (310) 412-5230.