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.
New shopping centers with at least five tenants shall prepare a master sign plan for the purpose of establishing a common design theme for the shopping center before any business sign is erected in such shopping center.
All commercial buildings, except those in an industrial park, shall have Spanish, Southwestern, or Mediterranean architecture, with a tile roof. Mirrored glass shall be prohibited on outside building surfaces.
Pedestrian circulation areas and driveway entrances on private property shall be paved with brick or paver tiles. For commercial and mixed-use developments, at least two pedestrian amenities shall be provided.
All buildings, structures, and circulation areas, including parking lot aisles, shall have a minimum setback from the front property line of 10 feet in Industrial Zones and 20 feet in Commercial Zones.
Except in Zones CPD and MPD, all new structures shall have a maximum lot coverage of 70 percent of the lot's gross area.
Excluding chimneys and rooftop antennas, all new structures shall have a maximum height of 35 feet above grade if located within 500 feet of a residentially or agriculturally zoned property.
Any principal commercial or industrial use conducted outside an enclosed structure, or that involves outdoor storage, shall require a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) if located within 500 feet of a Residential Zone, residential use, or Agricultural Zone
Accessory dwelling units shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 22.132 (Accessory Dwelling Units) and any additional standards in this Subsection C.2.b.
Home occupations shall be subject to the provisions of Section 22.112.040 (Home Occupations) and the following additional standards
Short-term rentals shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 22.134 (Short-Term Rentals) and the following additional standards
Residential uses shall be prohibited in the Trucking District. Any business that principally serves or sells supplies for tractor-trucks or their drivers shall provide at least two off-street tractor-truck parking spaces.
Residential uses shall be prohibited in the Trucking District. Any business that principally serves or sells supplies for tractor-trucks or their drivers shall provide at least two off-street tractor-truck parking spaces.
Uses which principally serve or sell supplies to or for tractor-trucks or their drivers shall be prohibited, except within the Trucking District described in Section 22.312.080.A (Area 1—Trucking District), and subject to the standards contained therein.
Single-family residential lots created by a land division shall contain a minimum gross area of two acres and a minimum net area of 40,000 square feet. New residential lots... shall have a minimum front and rear yard setback of 25 feet, and a minimum side yard setback of 10 feet.
Density transfer or clustering shall be prohibited in this area. Single-family residential lots created by a land division shall contain a minimum gross area of two acres and a minimum net area of 40,000 square feet.
The standards prescribed for the Hasley Canyon Area in Subsection B, above, shall also apply to the Violin Canyon Area.
The standards prescribed for the Hasley Canyon Area in Subsection B, above, shall also apply to the Violin Canyon Area.
For lot sizes less than 5,000 square feet, where such size prevents a commercial structure from satisfying one or more of the standards set forth in Section 22.312.070.B.4, the following standards shall be substituted: the structure shall have a minimum front setback of five feet from the property line.
For lot sizes less than 5,000 square feet, where such size prevents a commercial structure from satisfying one or more of the standards set forth in Section 22.312.070.B.4 (Setbacks), the following standards shall be substituted
All development in this area shall require a Conditional Use Permit in the same manner, and under the same terms and conditions, as development in a significant ecological area would require under Chapter 22.102.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.