zoneoptics
Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.364.070.B

All Los Angeles County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
65 ft

Servicing

Geographic extent
Metro PASD - All Commercial Zones

Extracted standards

12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Outdoor lighting requirements

    All exterior light fixtures shall be energy efficient, produce warm-white light, avoid light pollution, be fully shielded and directed toward ground. Blinking, flashing, or oscillating lights prohibited.

Other

  • Air conditioning unit placement

    Individual air conditioning units shall be located to avoid interference with architectural detail; if in storefront, window units neutral and not projecting; roof equipment screened by parapet.

  • Parking access via alley

    Where lot is adjacent to an alley, parking shall be accessed through the alley unless inadequate. For corner lots without alley, parking accessed from corner or reverse corner side.

  • ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fences

    Chain link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited. Tubular steel or wrought iron fences permitted.

  • Loading area location

    Loading spaces shall be located away from residential zones and primary pedestrian ingress/egress areas to the greatest extent possible; wherever feasible, at rear of building.

  • Mixed use maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.65 feet

    The maximum height of a mixed use development shall be 65 feet.

  • Mixed use step backStep-backA requirement that upper floors be set further back than the floors below. from residential45 feet

    The portion of building sharing a common side or rear lot line with residentially zoned lot shall have a step back so that height is no greater than 45 feet at the edge, and recessed one foot for every one-foot increase up to max 65 feet.

  • Security bars and grilles

    All security bars and grilles shall be installed on the inside of a building. Roll-up shutters should be open, decorative grilles; solid shutters prohibited.

Parking

  • Parking for existing structures

    If new commercial use is one of listed uses in existing building legally constructed prior to Sept 22, 1970, existing on-site parking deemed in compliance. For other uses, no additional parking required if gross floor area not increased.

Signage

  • Monument sign standards

    Monument signs shall comply with Table 22.364.070-B.

  • ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. signs

    Roof signs, digital/electronic signs, freestanding signs (except monument), billboards, flashing signs, video signs prohibited.

  • Sign program requirement4 businesses

    A sign program shall be established for any new multi-tenant development project that includes four or more businesses on the same lot or in the same structure.

From the ordinance

PASD Zone Specific Development Standards - All Commercial Zones
22.364.070.B