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.
AB zone: Hotel P, Office P, Commercial General P, Food Service P, Community Support Facility P, Learning Center P, Research Facility P, Special Training/Vocational P; Alcoholic Beverage Sales CUP; etc.
NC zone: Residence P, Hotel P, Office P, Commercial General P, Food Service P, Community Support Facility P, Learning Center P, Research Facility P, Special Training/Vocational P; Alcoholic Beverage Sales CUP; etc.
LMD zone: Residence P; Community Support Facility CUP; Community Facility CUP; Recreational Non-Commercial CUP; Infrastructure and Utilities CUP; Public Parking SCR. Regulations same as R-1 Zone.
CV zone: Office SCR, Food Service SCR, Alcoholic Beverage Sales CUP, Entertainment CUP, Community Support Facility CUP, Infrastructure and Utilities CUP, Major Facility CUP, etc. Regulations same as Institutional Zone.
OS zone: Office SCR, Food Service SCR, Alcoholic Beverage Sales CUP, Entertainment CUP, Infrastructure and Utilities CUP, Community Facility SCR, Recreational Non-Commercial SCR, Public Parking SCR. Regulations same as Open-Space Zone.
The regulations for the Low-Medium Density Residential (LMD) Transect Zone shall be the same as those for the R-1 Zone, as prescribed in Chapter 22.18 (Residential Zones), except as specifically provided for herein.
The regulations for the Civic Space Transect Zone shall be the same as those for the Institutional Zone as prescribed in Section 22.26.020 (Institutional Zones), except as specifically provided for herein.
The regulations for the Open Space Transect Zone shall be the same as those for the Open-Space Zone as prescribed in Chapter 22.16 (Agricultural, Open Space, Resort and Recreation, and Watershed Zones), except as specifically provided for herein.
Future Tenant Signs... maximum of 32 square feet of sign area.
The signs identified in Sections 22.114.140, 22.114.170, 22.114.180, and 22.114.210 are permitted, subject to the requirements of those sections. ... The signs described in Sections 22.410.140.E.3 through 22.410.140.E.6 shall be permitted in the TOD, CC, FS, AB, and NC Transect Zones, subject to the following procedures: ...
Minimum length of the block is 150 feet. Maximum length of the block is 400 feet.
An applicant for any new development that exceeds two acres in area should review and consider the guidelines in this Section. ... Orthogonal blocks ... Minimum length of the block is 150 feet. Maximum length of the block is 400 feet. ... All buildings shall be designed to a lot with a minimum width of 50 feet or as allowed by building type, whichever is less. Maximum lot width is 300 feet.
The land use regulations for the Institutional (IT) Zone shall apply with modifications: senior citizen housing permitted; multi-family residential not permitted in Medical Zone; short-term rentals permitted as accessory.
The MLK Medical Overlay applies to the two blocks bounded by Wilmington Avenue, East 120th Street, Holmes Street and East 118th Street. Multi-family residential uses permitted. Max height 75 ft, FAR 2.5, density 60 du/ac.
The land use regulations for the Institutional (IT) Zone contained in Chapter 22.26 shall apply to all development in the MLK Medical Zone and MLK Medical Overlay with the following modifications: 1. Senior citizen housing developments shall be permitted...
The MLK Medical Overlay applies to the two blocks bounded by Wilmington Avenue, East 120th Street, Holmes Street and East 118th Street. ... The maximum building height of multi-family residential buildings in the MLK Medical Overlay shall be 75 feet; ... The maximum FAR in the MLK Medical Overlay shall be 2.5; ... The maximum residential density in the MLK Medical Overlay shall be 60 dwelling units per acre.
The land use regulations for the IT Zone shall apply with additions: student/faculty housing permitted; restaurant/retail ancillary. Max height 75 ft (50 ft fronting Compton for first 100 ft), FAR 1.5, required yards 15 ft from Compton, 10 ft from others.
The maximum building height shall be 75 feet. New development fronting Compton Avenue shall be limited to 50 feet for the first 100 feet from the property line fronting Compton Avenue. ... The maximum FAR in the Drew Educational Zone shall be 1.5. ... The minimum street-fronting yard depths shall be 15 feet from Compton Avenue and 10 feet from East 118th Street, East 120th Street, and Holmes Avenue.
The land use regulations for the C-3 Zone shall apply with additions: self-service storage CUP; prohibited uses: liquor stores, tobacco/vape, new residential. Max lot coverage 50%, max height 35 ft, max FAR 1.0, landscaping 10%.
The maximum lot coverage by structures of any type in the Imperial Commercial Zone shall be 50 percent. The maximum building height in the Imperial Commercial Zone shall be 35 feet. The maximum FAR in the Imperial Commercial Zone shall be 1.0. A minimum of 10 percent of the lot shall be landscaped...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.