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 lots shall have a minimum lot area of 2.5 gross acres.
All new drive-through services shall be prohibited. Perimeter fencing shall be of an open, non-view-obscuring, permeable-type design. All exterior lighting shall have the light source fully shielded. New lots shall have a minimum lot area of 2.5 gross acres. All structures are limited to a maximum of two stories and 35 feet in height.
Each new lot created by a land division shall contain a net area of at least two acres. Each lot shall have a required front yard of at least 25 feet, rear yard of at least 25 feet, and interior side yards of at least 10 feet. Fences or walls within required front yards may exceed 3.5 feet but not exceed 6 feet, with at least 75% open above 3.5 feet.
Each new lot created by a land division shall contain a net area of at least two acres.
Fences and walls are prohibited. Outdoor storage is prohibited.
The Biological Resources Map of the Santa Monica Mountains North Area Plan prioritizes habitat into four categories that are applicable community-wide: S1, S2, S3, and S4.
All projects located entirely in S1 habitat shall require a SEA Conditional Use Permit. All projects located within S2 habitat shall require, at minimum, a Conditional Use Permit. New development shall be sited to avoid the most biologically-sensitive habitat in order S1, S2, S3, S4.
All projects located entirely in S1 habitat shall require a SEA Conditional Use Permit. ... the maximum allowable building site area shall be 7,500 square feet, or 25 percent of the parcel size, whichever is less.
All projects located within S2 habitat shall require, at minimum, a Conditional Use Permit, except for accessory use improvements to legally established developments... the maximum allowable BSA shall be up to 15,000 square feet based on parcel size, or 25 percent of the parcel size, whichever is less.
Projects in S3 habitat which require a Biological Assessment shall require, at minimum, a Conditional Use Permit. ... the maximum allowable BSA shall be up to 15,000 square feet based on parcel size, or 25 percent of the parcel size, whichever is less.
Priority shall be given to siting development in S4 habitat, and outside of all areas that contain undisturbed native vegetation.
Except as otherwise permitted in Subsection 3, below, a person shall not cut, destroy, remove, relocate, inflict damage, or encroach into the protected zone of any tree species specified in a protected native tree list titled, 'Protected Trees in the Santa Monica Mountains'.
The following uses are prohibited in all zones throughout the Santa Monica Mountains North Area CSD: Cemetery, guest ranch, hotel, waste disposal facilities, menageries, wild animals, outdoor dance pavilions, heliports...
Where a lot or any portion thereof is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as defined in Title 32 (Fire Code) of the County Code, and a Hillside Management Area, residential uses serving seven or more persons shall have two distinct means of vehicular access to a highway that meet the following requirements
Bed and breakfast establishments shall have a minimum lot size of one acre and maintain a residential character. ... The facility shall contain no more than five guest rooms available for paying guests... There shall be one on-site parking space... for each guest room.
The minimum parcel size for equestrian facilities shall be one acre. ... The number of equines permitted per lot shall be limited to one per 5,000 square feet of lot area.
A Conditional Use Permit is required to establish, maintain, or operate an event facility. ... Event facilities shall be prohibited along Lobo Canyon Road. ... The maximum number of attendees for any given event is 200 persons.
All new vineyards, pending vineyards, and vineyard expansions, regardless of size, including vineyards that are less than 4,356 square feet, shall not be planted on a slope with a slope ratio greater than 3:1 (33 percent slope).
Commercial and industrial uses must provide locking trash bin lids or secure all bins within a locked enclosure.
A building or structure in a commercial zone shall not exceed a height of 35 feet above grade, excluding signs that are permitted by Chapter 22.114 (Signs), chimneys, and rooftop antennas.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.