Ordinance No. 1307ORDINANCE NO. 1307
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
AMENDING TITLE 17 - ZONING TABLES 17.23.020(A), 17.24.020 (A)
AND 17.25.020(A) OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE HOUSING ELEMENT LAW,
INCLUDING GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65583.2(h)-(i)
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. The City of Vernon (City) is a municipal corporation and a chartered city of the
State of California organized and existing under its charter and the Constitution of
the State of California.
B. Vernon Municipal Code Title 17 – Zoning (Zoning Code), establishes zoning
regulations and provisions in the City and designates, regulates and restricts
various matters of zoning and land use.
C. Every eight years, the State of California requires local jurisdictions to update their
Housing Element to plan for current and future housing needs. The California
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) reviews each
jurisdiction’s Housing Element and zoning code to determine compliance with
State law.
D. HCD has determined that minor modifications to the Zoning Code are required to
comply with State law to ensure that multifamily housing developments on sites
identified to accommodate a portion of the housing need for lower income housing
in the General Plan Housing Element are permitted by right, pursuant to
Government Code Section 65583.2(h) and (i).
E. A duly-noticed public hearing has been held to consider the proposed Zoning Code
changes, and public Testimony has been received and considered.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines
that the above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This ordinance was assessed in accordance with the authority and
criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA
Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The City Council finds that this
ordinance is not subject to CEQA because the adoption of this ordinance is not a “project”
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
SECTION 4. Title 17 - Zoning Table 17.23.020(A) of the Vernon Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Table 17.23.020(A)
Residential and Office Uses
Land Use Use Control General Regulations & Notes
Primarily Residential Uses
Single-Family Dwelling Permitted of Right Development and design standards
of this chapter do not apply;
development standards are the
following:
Minimum front setback: 5 ft
Maximum height: 3 stories/35 ft
Multifamily Dwelling Permitted of Right All multifamily residential
buildings greater than 20 units shall
include 25% live/work units. All
multifamily or live/ work buildings
greater than 100 units shall be
conditional.
For sites identified to accommodate
the lower-income regional housing
need allocation, multifamily uses
shall be a use by right and
permitted without discretionary
action for developments in which at
least 20 percent of the units are
affordable to lower income
households and shall meet all
requirements pursuant to
Government Code section 65583.2,
subdivisions (h) and (i), including
but not limited to requiring
minimum densities of 20 units per
acre, allowing 100 percent
residential use and require that
residential use occupy at least 50
percent of the total floor area of a
mixed-use project. For more
information on eligible sites, please
see the site inventory included in
the City of Vernon Housing
Element.
Hotel Encouraged
Residential Care Facilities Permitted of Right
Live/Work Permitted of Right Must contain at least 200 sq ft per
unit of designated work space. See
Chapter 17.54 for detailed
regulations.
Trailer Park Prohibited
Emergency Shelter Prohibited
Primary Office Uses
Office Manufacturing Permitted of Right
Media Production Studios Permitted of Right
Offices Permitted of Right
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SECTION 5. Title 17 – Zoning Table 17.24.020(A) of the Vernon Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Table 17.24.020(A)
Residential and Office Uses
Land Use Use Control General Regulations & Notes
Primarily Residential Uses
Single-Family Dwelling Prohibited
Multifamily Dwelling Permitted of Right All multifamily residential
buildings greater than 20 units shall
include 30% live/work units. All
multifamily or live/work buildings
greater than 100 units shall be
conditional.
For sites identified to accommodate
the lower-income regional housing
need allocation, multifamily uses
shall be a use by right and
permitted without discretionary
action for developments in which at
least 20 percent of the units are
affordable to lower income
households and shall meet all
requirements pursuant to
Government Code section 65583.2,
subdivisions (h) and (i), including
but not limited to requiring
minimum densities of 20 units per
acre, allowing 100 percent
residential use and require that
residential use occupy at least 50
percent of the total floor area of a
mixed-use project. For more
information on eligible sites, please
see the site inventory included in
the City of Vernon Housing
Element.
Hotel Encouraged
Live/Work Permitted of Right Must contain at least 200 sq ft per
unit of designated work space. See
Chapter 17.54 for detailed
regulations.
Residential Care Facilities Permitted of Right
Trailer Park Prohibited
Emergency Shelter Prohibited
Primary Office Uses
Office Manufacturing Permitted of Right
Media Production Studios Permitted of Right
Offices Permitted of Right
SECTION 6. Title 17 – Zoning Table 17.25.020(A) of the Vernon Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Table 17.25.020(A)
Residential and Office Uses
Land Use Use Control General Regulations & Notes
Primarily Residential Uses
Single-Family Dwelling Prohibited
Multifamily Dwelling Permitted of Right All multifamily residential
buildings greater than 20 units shall
include 30% live/work units. All
multifamily or live/work buildings
greater than 100 units shall be
conditional.
For sites identified to accommodate
the lower-income regional housing
need allocation, multifamily uses
shall be a use by right and
permitted without discretionary
action for developments in which at
least 20 percent of the units are
affordable to lower income
households and shall meet all
requirements pursuant to
Government Code section 65583.2,
subdivisions (h) and (i), including
but not limited to requiring
minimum densities of 20 units per
acre, allowing 100 percent
residential use and require that
residential use occupy at least 50
percent of the total floor area of a
mixed-use project. For more
information on eligible sites, please
see the site inventory included in
the City of Vernon Housing
Element.
Hotel Prohibited
Live/Work Permitted of Right Must contain at least 200 sq ft per
unit of designated work space. See
Chapter 17.54 for detailed
regulations.
Residential Care Facilities Permitted of Right
Trailer Park Prohibited
Emergency Shelter Permitted of Right
Primary Office Uses
Office Manufacturing Encouraged
Media Production Studios Permitted of Right
Offices Permitted of Right
SECTION 7. Any provision of the Vernon Municipal Code or appendices thereto
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies
and no further, is repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of
this ordinance.
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SECTION 8. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, of this ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance, and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof, be declared invalid or
unconstitutional. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the adoption and
publish this ordinance as required by law.
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall become effective after the thirtieth day following
its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1307 that was
introduced by the City Council of the City of Vernon, California, at its Regular meeting of
September 2, 2025, and adopted at its Regular Meeting of September 16, 2025, by the
following vote:
AYES: Larios, Merlo, Rivera, Ybarra, Lopez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date:September 16, 2025
From:Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
Department:City Clerk
Submitted by:Sandra Dolson, City Clerk Specialist
Subject
Zoning Code Amendments
Recommendation
A. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
because the adoption of this ordinance is not a “project” pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15378; and
B. Adopt Ordinance No. 1307 Amending Zoning Code to meet California Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD) Requirements.
Background
During the Regular City Council Meeting on September 2, 2025, the City Council introduced by
title and waived further reading of Ordinance No. 1307. This ordinance modifies the Zoning Code
to ensure compliance with State Law requirements set by the HCD.
The summary of the Ordinance was posted on the City’s website on September 2, 2025, and
published on September 4, 2025, pursuant to legal requirements.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal impact of publishing the Ordinance summary is estimated at $200. Sufficient funds are
available in the General Fund, City Clerk Department, Advertisement/Promotion Account No.
011-010-125-525000 for the current fiscal year.
Attachments
1. Ordinance No. 1307
2. Ordinance Summary Proof of Publication
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VERNON, CA-90058 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Vernon Amending Title 17 - Zoning Tables
17.23.020(a),17.24.020(a),and 17.25.020(a)of
the Vernon Municipal Code to Ensure
Compliance with the State Housing Element Law,
including Government Code Section 65583.2(h)-
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Vernon City Council at its regular meeting on
September 2,2025,and adopted at the regular
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(2015.5 C.C.P.) AYES:Larios,Merlo,Rivera,Ybarra,Lopez
NOES:None
ABSENT:Larios
State of California ) ABSTAIN:None
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over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above
entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the
HUNTINGTON PARK BULLETIN, a newspaper published in the English
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INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO.1307
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Vernon Amending Title 17 -Zoning Tables
17.23.020(a),17.24.020 (a),and 17.25.020(a)of
the Vernon Municipal Code to Ensure
Compliance with the State Housing Element Law,
including Government Code Section 65583.2(h)-
(i).
Ordinance No.1307 was introduced by the
Vernon City Council at its regular meeting on
September 2,2025.Second reading and
adoption of the ordinance is scheduled for the
Regular City Council Meeting on September 16,
2025,at City Hall,4305 Santa Fe Avenue,
Vernon,California.
The full text of Ordinance No.1307 is on file in
the City Clerk Department and accessible on the
City's website at www.cityofvernonca.gov.
Posted:Tuesday,September 2,2025
9/4/25
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