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.
Bicycle parking space. A permanently maintained bicycle rack or other similar device which is designed for the secure storage of a standard size bicycle.
All accessory storage structures for materials and equipment for the community garden shall be completely enclosed, and shall be located no less than six feet from any habitable structure.
The sale of products on-site at a community garden is prohibited, unless otherwise specifically permitted in the zone.
Community garden. A garden for multiple users established on a single or multiple plots of land for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, and/or herbs for the collective benefit of its users. All accessory storage structures for materials and equipment for the community garden shall be completely enclosed, and shall be located no less than six feet from any habitable structure. The sale of products on-site at a community garden is prohibited, unless otherwise specifically permitted in the zone.
Contains a maximum of 36 beds if the housing consists of any group living quarters, such as barracks or a bunkhouse, and is occupied exclusively by farmworkers; or Contains a maximum of 12 residential units, occupied exclusively by farmworkers and their households, if the housing does not consist of any group living quarters.
more than 10,000 cubic yards ... along a transport route having more than 20 occupied dwelling units ... located within a parallel corridor 300 feet wide on each side ... for a distance equal to the extent of such route, or for a distance of 2,640 feet, whichever distance is less.
Any excavation or fill, or a combination of both, requiring a grading permit by Title 26 (Building Code) of the County Code, which will involve a volume of earth greater than 100,000 cubic yards
Grading project, off-site transport. Any excavation or fill, or a combination of both, necessary and incidental to impending building construction, or other lawful development which will require the removal from, or importation to, a lot of more than 10,000 cubic yards of dirt, soil, sand, gravel, rock, clay, decomposed granite, or other minerals along a transport route having more than 20 occupied dwelling units (in any combination of single-family or two-family residences, apartment houses, or mobilehomes), a hospital, or an accredited public or private school located within a parallel corridor 300 feet wide on each side of and measured from the edge of the existing right-of-way for a distance equal to the extent of such route, or for a distance of 2,640 feet, whichever distance is less.
Grading project, on-site. Any excavation or fill, or a combination of both, requiring a grading permit by Title 26 (Building Code) of the County Code, which will involve a volume of earth greater than 100,000 cubic yards, whether filed as one permit or the cumulative total of more than one permit on the same lot within a one-year period.
Habitable room. An enclosing subdivision in a building commonly used for sleeping, living, cooking, or dining purposes, excluding closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, service rooms, connecting corridors, laundries, unfinished attics, foyers, storage space, cellars, utility rooms, garages, carports, sheds, agricultural accessory structures, and similar spaces. For applying parking space requirements: 1. If any of the above-mentioned rooms or spaces equals or exceeds 90 square feet of floor area, and could be used for living or sleeping purposes, such room or space shall be considered a habitable room; or 2. If any room or space equals or exceeds 150 square feet of floor area and is designed to be capable of being used for both cooking and living, living and sleeping, or cooking and sleeping purposes, such room or space shall be considered as two habitable rooms.
One percent of the building valuation for Eligible Projects in the unincorporated areas of the County shall be expended on approved Public Art, paid as an In-Lieu Fee, or a combination thereof.
an unacceptable level of light trespass shall be 0.5 foot-candle or greater when the light trespass falls onto an adjoining public right-of-way or an adjoining residentially-zoned lot, open space-zoned lot, or agriculturally-zoned lot, and 1.0 foot-candle or greater when the light trespass falls onto an adjoining lot with any other zoning classification.
An area where materials intended for beneficial use, salvage, recycling, or reuse may be placed for storage on a temporary basis, as approved by Public Works for up to 180 calendar days, unless a longer period is approved by Public Works, so long as such temporary storage does not constitute disposal. Putrescible materials, except construction and demolition debris or other inert debris not containing significant quantities of decomposable materials and more than one percent (by visual inspection) putrescible waste, shall not be placed in a temporary storage area for more than 48 hours under any circumstances.
an unacceptable level of light trespass shall be 0.5 foot-candle or greater when the light trespass falls onto an adjoining public right-of-way or an adjoining residentially-zoned lot, open space-zoned lot, or agriculturally-zoned lot, and 1.0 foot-candle or greater when the light trespass falls onto an adjoining lot with any other zoning classification.
The cumulative addition of 25 percent or more of gross floor area, seating capacity, parking spaces, or number of dwelling units to any structure, building, or development; except in the Coastal Zone, where a cumulative addition of 10 percent or more of gross floor area, seating capacity, parking spaces, or number of dwelling units to any structures, buildings, or development shall constitute a major addition.
A fee-simple, single-family residential lot less than 5,000 square feet in size, created within a compact lot subdivision.
Such system has a rated capacity of 50 kilowatts or fewer.
An operation on a site where more than 1,000 cubic yards of solid fill materials are deposited.
Such system has a rated capacity of 50 kilowatts or fewer.
An operation on a site where more than 1,000 cubic yards of solid fill materials are deposited.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.