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.
A person shall not place or cause to be placed in the channel or bed of any river, stream, wash, or arroyo, or upon any property over which the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has an easement for flood control purposes duly recorded by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, any wires, fence, building, or other structure, or any rock, gravel, refuse, rubbish, tin cans, or other matter which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water in such river, stream, wash, or arroyo, or that will catch or collect debris carried by such water, or that is placed where the natural flow of the stream and floodwaters would carry the same downstream to the damage or detriment of either private or public property adjacent to the said river, stream, wash, arroyo, or channel.
Every operator of any rock quarry, sand or gravel pit, rock crushing plant, or any apparatus for the excavation or manufacture of rock, sand, or gravel, which quarry pit, excavation plant or apparatus is so located as to intercept or obstruct any of the flow of the Rio Hondo or San Gabriel Rivers, shall so conduct all such operations as to always provide a channel of sufficient capacity to bypass 1,000 cubic feet of water per second in each river without the flow entering any such pit, excavation, or quarry.
Dwelling units that are proposed to be or have been demolished, vacated, or converted from rental to for sale, shall be replaced if the use and density of such units are consistent with zoning or the General Plan... and are or were any of the following: subject to a recorded covenant that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, lower, very low or extremely low income...
Dwelling units that are proposed to be or have been demolished, vacated, or converted from rental to for sale, shall be replaced if the use and density of such units are consistent with zoning or the General Plan, including any applicable Area, Community, or Neighborhood Plan, as set forth in Section 22.02.050 (Consistency with the General Plan), and are or were any of the following: ...
Except as specified otherwise, a housing development shall receive a density bonus in the amounts shown in Table 22.120.050-A... if it provides an affordable housing set-aside.
A housing development shall receive a density bonus in the amounts shown in Table 22.120.050-A, below, subject to an Administrative Housing Permit (Section 22.166.040), if it provides an affordable housing set-aside.
a project shall not receive any density bonus, if the project is located within the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an airport influence area.
Projects that are subject to Section 22.121.030.B shall provide a minimum of 20 percent affordable housing set-aside for lower-income households.
All development, as defined in Chapter 12.84 (Low Impact Development Standards) of Title 12 (Environmental Protection) of the County Code, shall comply with the low-impact development requirements of said Chapter.
A structure, site, object, tree, landscape, or natural land feature may be designated as a landmark if it is 50 years of age or older and satisfies one or more of the criteria.
a certificate of appropriateness is required prior to conducting any of the following work: work involving or impacting the exterior of a landmark structure or property located within a historic district; work involving or impacting a character-defining feature; and work which requires a certificate of appropriateness pursuant to the designating resolution.
Provided the gross square footage of a building or structure of a landmark or contributing property does not increase, a landmark or contributing property shall not be required to provide more parking spaces than the number of spaces existing on the landmark or contributing property site as of the effective date of the designation of the landmark or historic district.
A minimum of two trees shall be planted on each lot for primarily residential with three or fewer units per lot.
Supportive housing shall be considered a residential use subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. No parking shall be required for the supportive housing units, if the project is located within one-half mile of a public transit stop.
Transitional housing shall be considered a residential use subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. All dwelling units, exclusive of any manager's unit(s), shall be restricted to lower income households.
Where an outdoor recycling and solid waste storage area is separated from an adjoining building, it shall be no closer than 10 feet from any building or 20 feet from any door or window in linear distance.
A landscaped setback of a minimum 15 feet in depth and a minimum three feet in height shall be provided along the adjoining property lines or street frontage that directly faces any portion of an existing industrial, recycling or solid waste use, or vehicle-related use.
A junior accessory dwelling unit is a dwelling unit, with independent exterior access, that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within the footprint of a single-family residence, including an attached garage.
An accessory dwelling unit is accessory to the principal residential use and does not count toward the allowable density.
A dwelling unit, with independent exterior access, that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within the footprint of a single-family residence
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.