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Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.302.080.A

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 35 ftMin width 165 ftMin depth 165 ftMIN LOT AREA2 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.
87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 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.
165 ft
Minimum lot depth
165 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.
50 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft

Servicing

Applies near
Acton CSD
Geographic extent
RL2, RL10, or RL20 area within the Acton CSD, as shown on the Antelope Valley Area Plan Land Use Policy Map.

From the ordinance

New residential lots shall contain a gross area of not less than two acres and a net area of not less than 40,000 square feet. ... new residential lots shall contain an area which is at least 165 feet in width and at least 165 feet in length (depth). ... New and existing residential lots of sufficient size shall have required front and rear yards of not less than 50 feet from the property line. Side yards shall be a minimum of 35 feet from the property line.
22.302.080.A