Los Angeles County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
37 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
5Business Zone
Business Zone
Commercial Zone C-1
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Commercial Zone C-3
- Max height
- 35 ft
Other
11Industrial
4M-1 (Avocado Heights CSD)
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
M-2 Zone
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 315
Industrial Zone
Mixed use
5Mixed Use Zone 1
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 20
Mixed Use 2 Zone
- Max density
- 150 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 66
Mixed Use 3 Zone
- Max density
- 150 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 52
Residential
10South San Gabriel CSD - R-1
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 24
Single-Family Residential
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Multi-Family Residential
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-4 Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
High Density Multiple Residence Zone
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
Residential Low-Medium 1 Zone
- Max density
- 18 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 19
Residential Low-Medium 2 Zone
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 18
Willowbrook Residential 1 Zone
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Willowbrook Residential 2 Zone
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Willowbrook Residential 3 Zone
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
General provisions
1,302 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A private recreation club may be established in Zone O-S according to the following standards: Activities shall be limited to hunting, shooting, fishing, or boating. In no event shall the recreation club be less than five acres in size.
A neighborhood recreation facility... shall be operated as a non-profit corporation... In Zone O-S, activities shall be limited to hunting, shooting, fishing, or boating... not less than five acres.
The recreational vehicle park shall have an area of not less than five acres in all applicable zones, except Zones C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-M where there is no lot size limit. One freestanding or roof business sign not exceeding 20 square feet in sign area, or 40 square feet in total sign area. For parks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, occupancy by any one occupant or party shall be limited to 90 consecutive days in any six-month period.
The recreational vehicle park shall have an area of not less than five acres in all applicable zones, except Zones C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-M where there is no lot size limit.
The animals shall be indigenous to Los Angeles County and shall weigh no more than 30 pounds. Coyotes, bobcats, deer, mountain lions, bears, and other similarly dangerous animals shall not be allowed.
The animals shall be indigenous to Los Angeles County and shall weigh no more than 30 pounds.
The height of a solar array shall not exceed 15 feet. The maximum lot coverage for solar arrays and any accessory structures shall be 25 percent of the lot or 2.5 acres, whichever is lesser.
The height of any solar array shall not exceed 25 feet. Setbacks from the property line shall be a minimum of 30 feet in Agricultural Zones.
The minimum lot size shall be 0.5 acres. Tower height shall be measured from the ground to the top of the tower...
The minimum lot size shall be 0.5 acres. Noise from a small-scale wind energy system shall not exceed 60 dBA SEL...
Ground-mounted utility-scale solar energy facilities within adopted Significant Ecological Areas designated in the General Plan and Economic Opportunity Areas designated in the Antelope Valley Area Plan; and Utility-scale wind energy facilities, including conversion of a small-scale wind energy system into a utility-scale wind energy facility.
Structure-mounted small-scale solar energy systems are permitted. Ground-mounted small-scale solar energy systems, except in Zones O-S and W, shall require a Ministerial Site Plan Review. Ground-mounted small-scale solar energy systems in Zones O-S and W shall require a Minor Conditional Use Permit. Height of solar array not exceed 15 feet. Maximum lot coverage 25% or 2.5 acres.
Structure-mounted utility-scale solar energy facilities in Zone R-1 shall require a Minor Conditional Use Permit. Ground-mounted utility-scale solar energy facilities in Zones A-2, C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-R, C-MJ, C-RU, M-1, M-1.5, M-2, M-4, R-R, MXD-RU, MXD, and IT shall require a Conditional Use Permit. Height of solar array not exceed 25 feet. Setbacks minimum 30 feet in Agricultural Zones.
Temporary meteorological towers in Zones R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-A, A-1, A-2, O-S, C-RU, and MXD shall require a Minor Conditional Use Permit. Minimum lot size 0.5 acres. Guy wires prohibited.
Small-scale wind energy systems in Zone R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-A, A-1, A-2, and O-S shall require a Minor Conditional Use Permit. Minimum lot size 0.5 acres. Noise not exceed 60 dBA SEL. Blade clearance 20 feet.
All residential development projects, including projects that are wholly new or that propose additions to existing structures, shall comply with all applicable standards in this Section.
A minimum of 20 percent of the lot area not used for buildings and structures, such as setbacks and open space, shall be landscaped with a combination of trees, ground cover, shrubbery, planters, or flowers.
A residential development shall provide a minimum of one canopy tree per lot in the first four feet of the front yard setback area adjacent to the street. Additionally, a residential development shall provide one additional canopy tree per each 40 linear feet of lot frontage above 40 feet.
Be lit with a minimum of one light fixture. The light shall provide a minimum of two foot-candles on the ground within a minimum of five feet from the entryway door.
The façade wall shall include at least one articulation or architectural detailing strategy and shall include an additional articulation or architectural detailing strategy for every 30 linear feet of horizontal building façade, distributed across the width of each street, highway, or alley-facing building façade utilizing the strategies in Table 22.140.520-C, below.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.