Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 14.00. PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS.

be designed in a manner that will minimize the generation of loitering of individuals on or adjacent to the site. City streets should meet City standards in order to ensure safe vehicular ingress and egress to the site and to ensure that traffic does not exceed the current existing level of service. Ingress and egress to the main buildings or uses on the site are sufficient to accommodate expected usage by the public and/or occupants of the facility. Access to and from the site should be sufficient to meet police and fire safety needs beyond the explicit requirements of City codes as determined by the Police, Fire and Building and Safety Departments. Lighting on the site should not reflect on adjoining residential uses. Walls, fences, or other visible security devices should be similar to those on the adjoining properties. Graffiti should be prevented and eliminated when it is found on the site. 5. Parks, playgrounds, or recreational or community centers in the A, R or C1 Zones. (a) Performance Standards : (1) The outdoor play/recreational area is at least 100 feet away from any A or R zones or residential use; (2) There are no outdoor public telephones on the site; (3) There is no public address system or amplified sound on the site; (4) The use is conducted in conformance with the City’s noise regulations set forth in Chapter 11 of this Code; (5) The hours of operation are restricted to between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. of every day; (6) There is no outdoor activity from dusk to dawn; (7) No buildings are higher than any main building on adjoining property or across the street or alley from the use; (8) The property is improved with a ten foot landscaped buffer along the periphery of the property, which is maintained and is equipped with an automatic irrigation system; (9) Only one identification sign is displayed on the site and it is on the building face. The sign does not exceed 20 square feet, does not extent more than two feet beyond the wall of the building, and does not project above the roof ridge or parapet wall (whichever is higher) of the building; (10) Parking areas are landscaped pursuant to the requirements of Section 12.21 A.6.; (11) The use meets the parking requirements of Section 12.21 A.; (12) The site is a corner site; (13) (Amended by Ord. No. 173,492, Eff. 10/10/00.) The majority of the frontage is on a major or secondary highway;