Planning Division | City of Torrance

Coyotes | City of Torrance

Community Development | City of Torrance

Fire | City of Torrance

Trash and Recycling | City of Torrance

Permits & Mapping | City of Torrance

Animal Control | City of Torrance

E-payments | City of Torrance

City of Torrance | Home

Human Resources | City of Torrance

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## How to fix

* Ensure all interactive elements are at least 24 CSS pixels wide and tall
* OR ensure there is at least 24 CSS pixels (minus the width and height of the element)
  between each interactive element

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/target-size-minimum.html)
* [Technique C42 - Using min-height and min-width to ensure sufficient target spacing](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/css/C42)

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October 2025

September 2025

City of Torrance

	Title / URL	Issues
	Planning Division \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/our-city/community-development/planning-division	88
	Coyotes \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/services/community-services/coyotes	43
	Community Development \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/services/community-development	27
	Fire \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/our-city/fire	24
	Trash and Recycling \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/our-city/public-works/residentia-ltrash-and-recycling	17
	Permits & Mapping \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/our-city/community-development/engineering/permits	17
	Animal Control \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/services/community-services/animal-control	14
	E-payments \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/e-payments	11
	City of Torrance \| Homewww.torranceca.gov/	10
	Human Resources \| City of Torrancewww.torranceca.gov/our-city/human-resources	10

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

City of Torrance

Where this issue has occurred