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.
The Rural Mixed Use Development Zone (MXD-RU) is established to implement the MU-R (Mixed Use-Rural) land use designation in areas of the County mapped as such in the General Plan.
Minimum lot size is one acre (gross). Minimum of 10 percent of net lot area for commercial use shall be landscaped with drought-tolerant landscaping.
Minimum lot size is one acre (gross). Minimum of 10 percent of net lot area for commercial use shall be landscaped with drought-tolerant landscaping.
Table 22.26.020-B: Land Use Regulations for Zone IT. Educational institutions CUP, Libraries CUP, Parks CUP, Cemeteries CEM, Hospitals CUP, Fire stations CUP, Government offices CUP, Police stations CUP. Utility-scale wind energy facilities - (not permitted).
Maximum FAR 3.0. Maximum height 65 feet. Minimum landscaping 5% of lot. Side and rear yards abutting R-1 or R-2 lots shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet.
New residential lots shall contain a gross area of not less than two acres and a net area of not less than 40,000 square feet. ... new residential lots shall contain an area which is at least 165 feet in width and at least 165 feet in length (depth). ... required front and rear yards of not less than 50 feet from the property line. Side yards shall be a minimum of 35 feet from the property line.
New residential lots shall contain a gross area of not less than one acre and a net area of not less than 40,000 square feet. ... new residential lots shall contain an area which is at least 130 feet in width and at least 130 feet in length (depth). ... required front and rear yards of not less than 35 feet from the property line. Side yards shall be a minimum of 25 feet from the property line.
Signage that extends into the public right-of-way shall require an encroachment permit from Public Works.
An incidental business sign shall not be attached to a freestanding sign and shall not be internally illuminated.
The required front yard shall contain a minimum of 50 percent landscaping. The front yard shall not be less than the average depth of all of the front yards on the same side of the street on the same block, but in no case less than required in Section 22.18.040. Each side yard shall not be less than 10 percent of the average width of the lot or parcel, but in no case less than five feet for interior and corner side yards and 10 feet for reverse corner side yards. Each required side yard shall not be less than ten feet where any portion of a residence or other structure exceeds 20 feet in height. Each required rear yard shall not be less than 20 feet where any portion of a residence or other structure exceeds 20 feet in height. Where fill material has been placed on a lot or parcel after such lot or parcel was legally created, height shall be measured from the previously existing grade. The maximum number of stories above grade shall be two. Gross Structural Area and Lot Coverage: Neither the maximum GSA nor the maximum lot coverage shall exceed the following: (0.25 × net area of a lot) + 1,000 square feet. In no event shall the maximum GSA or the maximum lot coverage exceed 7,000 square feet. If there are multiple main residential buildings on the same lot, the total maximum floor area and total maximum lot coverage shall be 50 percent of the net lot area.
The required front yard shall contain a minimum of 50 percent landscaping.
All uses described in Zone C-2 are allowed, except that the following uses require a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158): ...
All uses described in Zone C-2 are allowed, except that the following uses require a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158):
In addition to Section 22.110.060.C (Exceptions from Height Limit), elevator shafts and stairwells shall be excluded from the maximum building height.
In addition to Section 22.110.060.C (Exceptions from Height Limit), elevator shafts and stairwells shall be excluded from the maximum
Loading spaces shall be located at the rear of the structure, away from adjoining residentially zoned lots, and shall be screened with walls adorned with decorative masonry patterns...
Loading spaces shall be located at the rear of the structure, away from adjoining residentially zoned lots, and shall be screened with walls adorned with decorative masonry patterns and designs using natural stone, manufactured stone, pavers of travertine, sandstone, flagstone, bluestone, or similar stones.
No surface drilling or other surface oil operations shall be allowed within the portions of this CSD consisting of the Southern California Edison facility, the Holy Cross Cemetery, and the small noncontiguous lot located east of La Brea Avenue.
No surface drilling or other surface oil operations shall be allowed within the portions of this CSD consisting of the Southern California Edison facility, the Holy Cross Cemetery, and the small noncontiguous lot located east of La Brea Avenue.
All oil operations on the oil field shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes noise and shall comply with the following provisions:
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.