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Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Section 22.302.080.B

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 35 ftRear 35 ftSide 25 ftMin width 130 ftMin depth 130 ftMIN LOT AREA1 ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
130 ft
Minimum lot depth
130 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft

From the ordinance

New residential lots shall contain a gross area of not less than one acre and a net area of not less than 40,000 square feet. ... new residential lots shall contain an area which is at least 130 feet in width and at least 130 feet in length (depth). ... required front and rear yards of not less than 35 feet from the property line. Side yards shall be a minimum of 25 feet from the property line.
Section 22.302.080.B