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.
No farmers' market or any portion thereof shall be located in or within 100 feet of S1 habitat.
An approved Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) shall be required for any grading on a lot, or in connection with any project, that exceeds 500 cubic yards of total cut plus total fill material.
New development shall be sited and designed to preserve native oak, walnut, sycamore, bay, or other native trees, that have at least one trunk measuring six inches or more in diameter...
An approved Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) shall be required for uses, buildings, and structures otherwise described in Subsection 1.a, above, for any extension, expansion, or enlargement of the area of land, or the area within a building or structure requiring a building permit.
Any CDP for development that includes impacts to H1, H2 'High Scrutiny' or H2 Habitat that are required to be reduced through habitat restoration and/or enhancement shall include a condition requiring the preparation and implementation of a detailed habitat restoration/enhancement plan...
The daytime exterior noise level shall not exceed 43 dBA at a L90 measurement in any hour from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The nighttime exterior noise level shall not exceed 38 dBA at a L90 measurement in any hour from 8:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m.
All exterior lighting shall have the light source fully shielded. No glare shall be visible when viewed from adjoining parcels and public rights-of-way.
Animal living quarters are required for all outdoor animals, such as animals kept as pets and livestock, except adult equines, that cannot adequately protect themselves against predators native to the Santa Monica Mountains.
Modifications to any like-for-like replacement shall comply with Section 22.256.070 (Waiver of Certain Permit Requirements) and shall also cause no new impacts to S1 or S2 habitat.
Multi-family residential uses are prohibited within 500 feet of a freeway.
The lot or parcel of land containing the facility has, as a condition of use, an area of at least five net acres; The facility does not exceed one guest room or cabin per acre, with a maximum limit of 40 guest rooms or cabins available for paying guests.
All buildings and structures within scenic resource areas shall not exceed a height of 18 feet above natural or finished grade, whichever is lower, excluding chimneys, rooftop solar panels, and rooftop antennas.
A Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) shall be required for all schools, including trade or commercial schools.
The following signs shall be prohibited: 1. Signs employing any continuous or sequential flashing operation, including electronic reader boards and LED signage that employs crawling displays or flashing illuminations; 2. Signs employing video components; 3. New billboards.
Streets and roads shall be developed consistent with Figure 22.336-E: Standards for Street Width, except that depicted widths may be reduced by the Director of Public Works to minimize grading and alteration of the natural topography.
Notwithstanding Chapter 22.188 (Special Events Permits), temporary special events shall be limited to a maximum of six event days.
For each new lot created or legalized, an existing qualifying lot(s) sufficient to provide one transfer of development credit must be retired.
At no time shall clearing to bare earth, or practices that disturb the soil, such as discing or tilling, be acceptable methods of vegetation removal and/or maintenance within fuel modification or brush clearance areas.
All new vineyards, regardless of size, shall be prohibited in this CSD. Any existing and lawfully-established vineyard as of January 7, 2016, that meets the requirements set forth in Subsection 2.a, below, shall be deemed a conforming vineyard.
New development shall be clustered on-site to the maximum extent feasible. The maximum allowable BSA shall be up to 15,000 square feet based on parcel size, or 25 percent of the parcel size, whichever is less.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.