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.
Notice shall be mailed to all owners of property located within 500 feet of the parcel(s) where development is proposed. The decision of the Director on an administrative CDP application may be appealed to the Hearing Officer within 14 calendar days following the date on the notice of action.
historic vehicle collection shall only be allowed as an accessory use on a lot or parcel containing an approved principal permitted use... area ... less than 10 percent of the total area ... no portion ... within five feet of any building or structure, or within any required yard area
a person shall not cut, destroy, remove, relocate, inflict damage or encroach into a protected zone of any tree or shrub of the oak genus which is: (a) six inches or more in diameter, as measured four and one-half feet above mean natural grade; ... protected zone ... area within the dripline of an oak tree and extending therefrom to a point at least five feet outside the dripline, or 15 feet from the trunks of a tree, whichever distance is greater.
within 90 days of issuance of the emergency permit, a complete application for a regular CDP shall be submitted and properly filed consistent with the requirements of this LIP. The development can and will be completed within 30 days unless otherwise specified by the terms of the permit.
All combined temporary housing on the lot shall not exceed a maximum floor area of 1,500 square feet or the floor area of the eligible dwelling unit, whichever is smaller.
Dimension of sign(s) shall be two feet in width and three feet in length.
Lot coverage, by buildings, shall be limited as otherwise restricted in the Specific Plan, and shall not exceed 90 percent of the net lot area; a minimum of 10 percent of the net lot area shall be landscaped. Building heights in the Marina shall be restricted according to the following seven categories: a. Category 1: one story, 25 feet maximum; b. Category 2: 45 feet maximum; c. Category 3: 45 feet maximum when a 20 percent view corridor is provided ranging to 75 feet maximum when a 40 percent view corridor is provided. Height above 45 feet shall be permitted at the ratio of 1.5 feet in height for every one percent view corridor exceeding the 20 percent; d. Category 4: 140 feet maximum;
Where a new building exceeds three stories or 35 feet in height, the following site design standards shall apply
Emergency access (or clear zones) on the lateral sides of all multi-story buildings shall be required to be a width of 28 feet
These promenades shall be no less than 28 feet wide to allow benches, trash containers, shade structures, and other pedestrian amenities on the seaward-most eight feet of the promenade. The remainder of the promenade shall conform to fire access road requirements and shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide clear to the sky
The public park land area requirement shall be based upon providing three acres of public park land for every 1,000 new residents, or portion thereof.
Category 5: 140 feet maximum when a 20 percent view corridor is provided ranging to 225 feet maximum when a 40 percent view corridor is provided. Height above 140 feet shall be permitted at the ratio of 4.25 feet in height for every one percent view corridor exceeding the 20 percent standard
Category 6: 225 feet maximum
Residential III: Medium density, up to 35 dwelling units per net acre; Residential IV: Medium-high density, up to 45 dwelling units per net acre; Residential V: High-density, up to 75 dwelling units per net acre
Senior accommodations: Housing for persons age 62 or older who may or may not be retired, subject to the development standards set forth in Section 22.46.1338.
Property in the Open Space/Conservation District may be used for the following uses... (Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019)
Vertical access easements shall be combined with the Fire Department required vertical access and shall be at least 28 feet in width and shall run from the shoreline to the nearest roadway available for public use.
a detailed wind study must be submitted with all applications for development for structures over 45 feet in height.
All new development over three stories in height shall be designed to withstand a seismic event with a ground acceleration of no less than 0.5g.
All new buildings, and major renovations of existing buildings, shall be required to provide bird-safe building treatments for the facade, landscaping, and lighting
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.