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.
Standard parking spaces shall have a minimum width of 8.5 feet and a minimum depth of 17.5 feet
Table 22.112.100-A, below, identifies the minimum number of bicycle parking spaces required for each use.
A minimum of two spaces shall be provided.
For every two bicycle parking spaces provided above the minimum number of such spaces required by Section 22.112.100 (Bicycle Parking and Related Facilities), the number of required automotive parking spaces may be reduced by one, with a maximum reduction of five percent of the total number of such spaces otherwise required by this Chapter.
Every nonresidential use shall provide and maintain on-site loading and unloading spaces for vehicles as required by this Section.
Every nonresidential use shall provide and maintain on-site loading and unloading spaces for vehicles as required by this Section.
For multi-family residential developments, the parking requirements for residential uses in accordance with Section 22.112.070, above, may be reduced by 25 percent if the site plan includes multiple on-site Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures selected from Table 22.112.130-A, below, with a combined point value of five or greater, or reduced by 50 percent with a combined point value of 10 or greater.
For multi-family residential developments, the parking requirements for residential uses in accordance with Section 22.112.070, above, may be reduced by 25 percent if the site plan includes multiple on-site Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures selected from Table 22.112.130-A, below, with a combined point value of five or greater, or reduced by 50 percent with a combined point value of 10 or greater.
Shared parking requests shall be approved with a Ministerial Site Plan (Chapter 22.186) application if the applicant provides a parking study demonstrating adequate parking availability (not deficit in the number of parking spaces available in the shared parking facility), during typical peak times for the land uses which the shared parking facility is currently serving and during typical peak parking conditions for the multi-family development the parking facility proposes to serve.
Shared parking requests shall be approved with a Ministerial Site Plan (Chapter 22.186) application if the applicant provides a parking study demonstrating adequate parking availability
A person shall not use any sign in any zone except as specifically permitted in this Title 22 and subject to all regulations and conditions enumerated in this Title 22.
The following signs shall be prohibited in all zones: Signs which contain or utilize: Any exposed incandescent lamp with a rated wattage in excess of 40 watts. Any exposed incandescent lamp with an internal metallic reflector. Any exposed incandescent lamp with an external metallic reflector. Any revolving beacon light. Any continuous or sequential flashing operation, other than signs displaying time of day, atmospheric temperature or having programmable electronic messages, in which: More than one-third of the lights are turned on or off at one time; or The operation is located less than 100 feet on the same side of the street or highway from any Residential or Agricultural Zone.
The following signs shall be prohibited in all zones:
In no case shall a lighted sign or lighting device thereof be so placed or directed so as to permit the beams and illumination therefrom to be directed or beamed upon a public street, highway, sidewalk, or adjacent premises so as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
The surface area of any sign face shall be computed from the smallest rectangles, circles, and/or triangles which will enclose all words, letters, figures, symbols, designs, and pictures, together with all framing background material, colored or illuminated areas, and attention-attracting devices forming an integral part of the overall display, but excluding all support structures
Outdoor advertising signs may be erected and maintained in Zones C-MJ, M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-3 provided a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) has first been obtained and subject to all of the following conditions of use:
No person shall place or cause to be placed any advertisement for live or recorded telephone messages containing any harmful matter... within 1,000 feet of the premises of any school, park, playground, recreational facility, youth center, child care center, entertainment park, or church.
Outdoor advertising signs may be erected and maintained in Zones C-MJ, M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-3 provided a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) has first been obtained
That the total sign face of such signs shall not exceed 800 square feet. That the height of such signs shall not exceed 42 feet measured from the ground level at the base of the sign.
Portable outdoor advertising signs may be placed and maintained in conformance with the provisions of Section 22.114.070... That such signs shall be placed in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter; That placement of such signs shall not constitute a potential hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic...
Source documents
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