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.
The purpose of this Section is to permit and streamline the temporary conversion of certain existing, legally-built hotels, motels, and youth hostels to transitional housing or emergency shelters.
The property shall have a net lot area of at least 5,000 square feet; ... A minimum distance of six feet shall be required between the parked recreational vehicle and the main residential building...
At least 60 days prior to the filing of a tentative map for a condominium conversion, the applicant shall provide to each of the tenants ... notification of intent to convert...
At least 60 days prior to the filing of a tentative map for a condominium conversion, the applicant shall provide to each of the tenants... notification of intent to convert.
A Conditional Use Permit application is required for alternative financial services in Zones C-3 and C-M. ... The property boundary of an alternative financial service shall be a minimum of 1,320 feet from the property boundary of all other alternative financial services.
A Ministerial Site Plan Review application is required for alternative financial services in Zones M-1, M-1.5, and M-2. ... The property boundary of an alternative financial service shall be a minimum of 1,320 feet from the property boundary of all other alternative financial services.
This Section applies to alternative financial services in Zones C-3, C-M, M-1, M-1.5, and M-2.
A pallet yard as a primary use located in Zones M-1 and M-1.5 shall require a Minor Conditional Use Permit. ... All storage ... shall be enclosed by a building or a solid wall. ... At least one square foot of landscaping shall be provided for each linear foot of street or highway frontage...
A pallet yard as a primary use located in Zones M-2 and M-2.5 shall require a Ministerial Site Plan Review application. ... All storage ... shall be enclosed by a building or a solid wall. ... At least one square foot of landscaping shall be provided for each linear foot of street or highway frontage...
The minimum lot area for a pallet yard shall be 1 acre. All structures, storage areas, and operation areas shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from all property lines. No structure or storage of materials shall exceed a height of 15 feet.
This Section applies to recycling collection centers that only accept beverage containers that are established on an existing supermarket site as an accessory use in Zones C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-MJ, C-R, C-RU, MXD, MXD-RU, M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5. ... The total area occupied for a supermarket accessory recycling collection center shall not exceed 500 square feet. ... The supermarket accessory recycling collection center shall be placed a minimum of 10 feet from all property lines...
This Section applies to recycling collection centers that only accept beverage containers that are established on an existing supermarket site as an accessory use in Zones C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-MJ, C-R, C-RU, MXD, MXD-RU, M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5.
This Section applies to recycling collection facilities as a principal use in Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5. ... The parcel shall contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet of lot area; ... If any portion of the lot containing the recycling collection facility is within a 500-foot radius of a lot containing a sensitive use, the entire facility shall be completely enclosed in a building. ... In such cases, the maximum building height permitted shall be 45 feet.
A recycling collection facility requires a Conditional Use Permit... The parcel shall contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet of lot area.
When a recycling collection facility is located on a site that is within a 500-foot radius of a lot containing a sensitive use, any building or structures... shall be within an encroachment plane sloping upward and inward, starting at 35 feet... up to 45 feet.
This Section establishes standards, conditions, and procedures that support and facilitate the development of recycling processing facilities...
This Chapter applies to recycling processing facilities... Prohibition: Significant Ecological Areas and Hillside Management Areas...
For any recycling processing facilities that adjoin or are adjacent to sensitive uses, any buildings or structures... shall be within an encroachment plane sloping upward and inward starting at 35 feet... up to 45 feet.
Any new MRF or transfer station sites shall be located outside a 500-foot buffer of a lot that contains a sensitive use.
For auto dismantling or scrap metal facility sites located within a 500-foot radius of the lot containing a sensitive use, all dismantling activity and scrap metal crushing and shredding shall be conducted in an enclosed building.
Source documents
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