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City of Los Angeles Zoning Code - Manual and Commentary, Fourth Edition, Revision 7, 2016
- Section 11.5.7 Commenced Construction
- Section 12.03 Accessory Buildings
- Section 12.03 Accessory Living Quarters
- Section 12.03 Accessory Use - Uses in a more restrictive zone
- Section 12.03 Accessory Use - Home classes
- Section 12.03 Accessory Use - Storage of Tow Trucks
- Section 12.03 Ground Floor Additions
- Section 12.03 Accessory Uses of a Church - Community Oriented Uses
- Section 12.03 Building Area for a Development combining residential and commercial Uses
- Section 12.03 Buildable Area - Lots with Future Streets
- Section 12.03 Definition of a Family
- Section 12.03 Community Care Faculties
- Section 12.03 Definition – Frontage
- Section 12.03 Guest House/Room, Accessory Living Quarters, Second Dwelling Unit per A.B. 1866
- Section 12.03 Building Height - Use of Retaining Walls
- Section 12.03 Building Height - Excavated Areas
- Section 12.03 Non-commercial Birds Keeping (Not Including Fowl) Pigeon Keeping
- Section 12.03 Kennel - Definition
- Section 12.03 Lot - Land locked
- Section 12.03 Lot Cuts - Acceptable documentation required to establish legality of a lot cut
- Section 12.03 Lot cut dates and lot size requirements
- Section 12.03 Lot Tie Affidavit - When required
- Section 12.03 Rear Lot Line
- Section 12.03 Mini-Shopping Center - Definition
- Section 12.03 Mini-Shopping Centers and Commercial Corner Developments - Service Stations and Accessory Car-Wash
- Section 12.03 Non-conforming Building. Definition
- Section 12.03 Nurseries - Netted Horticultural Structures (floor area
- Section 12.03 Outdoor Dining and Eating Areas – Definition
- Section 12.03 Recreation Room. Definition
- Section 12.03 Habitable Room - Kitchen defined for Parking Requirements
- Section 12.03 Story Determination on Sloping Lots
- Section 12.03 Story Determination for Irregularly-shaped Buildings
- Section 12.03 Street - Old Venice District
- Section 12.03 Front Yard Setback for lots fronting on Hillside Streets
- Section 12.03 Side Yard- Determination for Single Family Dwellings
- Section 12.03 Yards - method of measurement
- Section 12.03 Balconies Projection for “Height” and “Floor Area
- Section 12.04 Multi- zone and Multi- Height District lots
- Section 12.04.09 Signs in PF Zones
- Section 12.05A6 Nurseries in the A1 and A2 zones - Conditions of Operation
- Section 12.06 Parks and playgrounds in the A2 zone – Privately built and managed
- Section 12.07A6 Distribution of Farming Products in the RA Zone
- Section 12.07.C.1 Prevailing Setback – Frontage
- Section 12.07.C.1 Prevailing Setback - Calculation
- Section 12.08C1 Front Yard - Key Lot, Adjoining Commercial Reversed Corner Lot
- Section 12.08C1 Front Yard - Double Key lots and Key Lots Side by Side
- Section 12.08 Minimum Side Yards for Lots less than 30' Wide
- Section 12.09C2 Side yards in R2 Zone
- Section 12.09.1B4 Lot area - Non-conforming RD-zone lots
- Section 12.09.3 Mobilehome Parks - City Jurisdiction
- Section 12.12 Public Use of Restaurant Facilities in Apartment/ Hotels and Hotels in R5 Zone
- Section 12.12C4 Minimum Lot Area for Guest Rooms in R5 Zone
- Section 12.12.1A3(b) Signs in the P or PB zone. Dual P and C zone lots
- Section 12.12.2A1 Clinics are not permitted in the CR zone
- Section 12.12A1 (g)(h) Rapid HIV Screening Tests in the CR Limited Commercial
- Section 12.12.2A9 Open Storage in the CR zone. Trash enclosures
- Section 12.12.3A2(a)25 Open Storage in the C1 zone. Trash Enclosures
- Section 12.13.5A2(b)2 C1.5 zone Use limitations. Second-Hand Stores
- Section 12.13.5A9 Open storage in the C1.5 zone. Trash enclosures
- Section 12.13.5B1 Location of Front Line. C1.5 zone- Corner lot
- Section 12.14A C2 Zone Use Regulations. Automobile Tow Truck Operation incidental to Existing Auto Repair Shop
- Section 12.14A C2 zone Use Regulations. Baseball Batting Cages
- Section 12.14A C2 Zone regulations. Definition of Retail use
- Section 12.14A C2 Zone use regulations. Live poultry sales
- Section 12.14A Sale of Used Merchandise in the C2 Zone
- Section 12.14A1(a) Storage building in the C2 zone
- Section 12.14A1(b)(2) C2 regulations. Bakery Goods Distribution
- Section 12.14A1(b)(2) C2 zone regulations. Small Aircraft Parts/Accessories - Wholesale
- Section 12.14A1(b)(2) Storage space in conjunction with a Retail Store
- Section 12.14A3 C2 zone Regulations. Billiard or Pool Halls Restrictions
- Section 12.14A8 C2 zone regulations. Bicycle race track
- Section 12.14A9 C2 zone Regulations. Self-service Car Wash
- Section 12.14A42 Open Storage in Conjunction with Automotive Repair Shops
- Section 12.14A42 C2 zone Regulations. Tow Truck Dispatching Business
- Section 12.14A42(c) Solid Fence Enclosure Construction
- Section 12.16A2 Dance Studio and Yoga Studio in C4 Zone
- Section 12.16A2 Food stands and Restaurant sales through a window
- Section 12.16.A2(o) Sale of Second Hand Merchandise in the C4 zone
- Section 12.17.5, 12.18 Multi-Media Production in the MR1 and MR2 Zones
- Section 12.17.5, 12.18 Federal Credit Union Operation Permitted by Right in the MR Zones
- Section 12.17.5B5(f) Storage or “wrecked” automobiles not permitted in the Mr1 zone. Definition of “wrecked
- Section 12.17.6A6(b) Open Storage in Conjunction with an Auto Repair Shop in the M1 Zone
- Section 12.17.6A2 Schools in the M zones
- Section 12.19A1.5 Automotive Repair in the Open
- Section 12.19A4(b)2 Solid Fence Enclosure Construction
- Section 12.21A4 Parking Calculation. Special Cases
- Section 12.21A4 Calculation of Required Parking for Restaurants in the San Vicente Scenic Corridor Specific Plan Area
- Section 12.21A4 Calculation of Required parking spaces for Areas Accessory to the Main Use
- Section 12.21A4 History of Parking for Commercial Buildings
- Section 12.21A4 Current Parking for Commercial Buildings
- Section 12.21A4 Parking History for residential buildings
- Section 12.21A4 Current Parking for Residential Buildings
- Section 12.21A4 Parking Requirements for Changes of Use or Occupancy
- Section 12.21A4 Outdoor Eating Area- Parking Requirements
- Section 12.21A4(a) Covered Parking Requirements for R2 Zoned Lots
- Section12.21A.4.(C) Parking Summary - Main use of Buildings (or portions of
- Section 12.21.4 Bicycle Parking requirements (Ord. 182386
- Section 12.21A4(c) Parking for Automobile Service Stations
- Section 12.21A4(c) Warehouse (and Wholesale Buildings) Parking. Multiple tenants with glass storefronts
- Section 12.21A4(c)(3) Parking Requirements for Music Entertainment Rooms (Karaoke
- Section 12.21A4(c)(3) Parking Requirements Skating/Roller Rinks, and Bowling Alleys
- Section 12.21A4(c)(4),(5) Parking Evaluation of Combined Restaurant/Retail Uses
- Section 12.21A4(d)3 Parking for clinics, medical office buildings and medical service facilities
- Section 12.21A4(e) Parking Requirements. Assembly rooms/ Areas in Hotels
- Section 12.21A4(e) Parking Requirements. Bingo Parlors
- Section 12.21A4(e) Parking Requirements for Churches & Houses of Worship
- Section 12.21A4(f) Parking required for child care facilities
- Section 12.21A4(g) Off-site Parking Locations - Outside of City Boundary
- Section 12.21A4(g) Parking Stall Location in Auto Repair Garages
- Section 12.21A4(h) Access Driveway Location. Community Driveway Regulations
- Section 12.21A4(h) Community Driveway Regulations
- Section 12.21A4(m) Parking for Existing Single- Family Dwellings
- Section 12.21A4(m) Parking for existing Buildings, to be maintained
- Section 12.21A4(x) Parking for Medical service uses in CRA and Enterprise Zones
- Section 12.21A5 Design of Parking Facilities. Existing non-conforming layouts
- Section 12.21A5(a) Parallel Parking Stalls. Compact cars
- Section 12.21A5(a)1(ii) Parking Stall (Apartments and Condominiums) Increase due to obstructions
- Section 12.21A5(a)1(ii) Parking Stall width increase due to obstructions
- Section 12.21A5(b) Parking Layout. End Stall Condition
- Section 12.21A5(c) Compact Stalls in a Parking Area
- Section 12.21A5(e) Driveway Location. Access through substandard width alleys
- Section 12.21A5(f) Driveway Width. At Garage Entrance due to Dwelling Additions
- Section 12.21A5(h) Tandem Parking. When permitted
- Section 12.21A5(h) Tandem Parking for Commercial Buildings. Maximum number of Stacked cars
- Section 12.21A5(h) Tandem Parking Using Mechanical Lifts
- Section 12.21A5 (i)1 Parking Stall Location. Backing out and maneuvering
- Section 12.21A5(l) Parking striping
- Section 12.21A6(c) Paving of Parking Areas and driveways
- Section 12.21A6(c) Parking Lot Landscaping
- Section 12.21A6(d) Fences required at parking areas
- Section 12.21A6(f) Fences and wall Construction at Parking Lot
- Section 12.21A13 Parking required for Bingo use
- Section 12.21A16 Bicycle Parking and Showers for Existing Buildings
- Section 12.21A17(a)(3) Hillside regulations - Allowable front yard projections
- Section 12.21A17(a)(3) Hillside regulations- Allowable Front Yard projections
- Section 12.21A17(b)2 Side Yard Width for Multi-story Buildings in Hillside Ordinance Area
- Section 12.21A17c(2) Horizontal Distance Used in Determining the Slope of a Lot for Allowable Height Determination in Hillside Ordinance
- Section 12.21A17(d)1, and 2 Deviations from Fire Sprinkler Requirement in Hillside Ordinance
- Section 12.21A17(e) Hillside Ordinance- Street and Driveway Access Requirements
- Section 12.21A17(e)1, 2 Hillside Ordinance Street Dedication and Improvement for Lots Fronting on Substandard Hillside Limited Streets
- Section 12.21A17(i) Newer Subdivisions and Application of Hillside Ordinance
- Section 12.21A17(i)3(a) Hillside Ordinance Exemptions - Small Additions
- Section 12.21A17(i) Hillside Ordinance - Addition and Remodeling of Buildings
- Section 12.21C1 Area Regulations. Front and side yard for lots on "Hillside" streets
- Section 12.21C1(c) Connection of Buildings in a Substantial Manner
- Section 12.21C1(c) Interconnection within a Single Family Dwelling
- Section 12.21C1(c) Single - Family Dwelling in A1 & A2 Zones
- Section 12.21C1(e) Front yard, Original Frontage. “Subdivision
- Section 12.21C1(e) Front Yard, Original Frontage
- Section 12.21C1(e) Front Yard, Original Frontage. Reverse Corner Lots
- Section 12.21C1(g) Location of a Swimming Pool
- Section 12.21C1(k) Separation of Lots. Termination of a Lot Tie Affidavit
- Section 12.21C2(b) Required Passageway for Residential Buildings
- Section 12.21C2(b) Passageway to Street. Old Venice District
- Section 12.21C2(b) Passageway Width . Increase when Habitable Basements Constitute Stories
- Section 12.21C5(a) Dwelling Adjacent to Equine keeping use- Non K District
- Section 12.21C5(a) Residential Buildings adjacent to Equine-keeping Uses
- Section 12.21C5(b) Location of Accessory Buildings. Front of Lot Facing a Hillside (purple) street
- Section 12.21C5(b) Location of Tennis Court. Front of Lot
- Section 12.21C5(c) Accessory building in a Reversed Corner Lot
- Section 12.21C5(e), (j) Location of Accessory Buildings. Cabanas, Patio Covers, etc
- Section 12.21C5(h) Accessory Uses not permitted in more restrictive zones
- Section 12.21C.10. Single-Family Zone Hillside Area Development Standards
- Section 12.21G2 Open Space Requirements for Six or More Residential Units
- Section 12.21.1 Height of Buildings and Structures. Antenna towers- Satellite dishes
- Section 12.21.1 Height of Buildings. Grade elevation
- Section 12.21.1A8 Basements with Habitable Rooms
- Section 12.21.1A10 Transitional Height Applicability to “Structures
- Section 12.21.1B2 Measurement of Buildings' Height in steeper terrain. 1L and 1XL Height Districts
- Section 12.21.1B3(a) Rooftop Guardrails
- Section 12.22A2 Public Utility Electrical Transformers Located Within Yards
- Section 12.22 A4 Open Air Sales of Pumpkin
- Section 12.22A17 Residential Vehicles Used as Temporary Shelter Where Dwelling is Destroyed Conditions
- Section 12.22A18 Developments Combining Residential and Commercial Uses Buildable Area
- Section 12.22A18(a) Application of Lot Area (Density) Requirements for Developments Combining Residential and Commercial Uses
- Section 12.22A18(b) Hotels, Motels and Apartment Hotels Central City Community Plan Area; Areas Designated as Regional Center or Regional Commercial; and Areas Zoned [Q]R5
- Section 12.22A23 Commercial Corner Development (“CCD”)- Definition of “Adjoins
- Section 12.22A23 Commercial Corner/Mini-Shopping Center Development - Multi-zone or Permitted by Variance
- Section 12.22A23 Mini Shopping Centers/Commercial Corner Development. Mixed Use (Commercial & Residential
- Section 12.22A23 Commercial Corner Development (“CCD”)- Hours of Operation
- Section 12.22A23(a)(1) Mini-Shopping Centers/Commercial Corner Developments. Maximum height in Height District 1XL
- Section 12.22A23(a)(6) Signs and Projections in Mini-Shopping Centers or Commercial Corner Developments
- Section 12.22A23(c)2 Signs in Existing Mini-Shopping Centers and Corner Lot Developments
- Section 12.22A28 Automotive Use
- Section 12.22C1 Building Lines. Allowable Projections
- Section 12.22 C4 Front Yard and Projecting Buildings subject to Highway Dedication
- Section 12.22 C4, C5 Front Yard- “Between Projecting Buildings” and “Adjoining a Projecting Building
- Section 12.22C6 Sloping Lot- Front yard
- Section 12.22C20 Allowable projections and improvements in required yards
- Section 12.22C20 Retaining walls in A or R Zones located in Hillside Areas
- Section 12.22C20 Decks & Retaining Walls within required yards
- Section 12.22C20 Permissible Projections between Building Lines and street lines
- Section 12.22C20 Projections into yards -Department of Water and Power Electrical Transformers
- Section 12.22C20(e) Built-up Grade Projections into Yards
- Section 12.22C20 (e),(f) Permissible Projections - Determination of Natural Grade Level
- Section 12.22C20(f) Raised Grade and Protective Guardrail in Front Yard
- Section 12.22C20(f) Hedges or thick growths of shrubs or trees as Fences
- Section 12.22C20(h) Construction of Breezeway/Patio Cover when Attached to Two Buildings
- Section 12.22C20(l) Unobstructed Access around a main residential building. Parking Permitted
- Section 12.22C20(l) Unobstructed Access around a main Residential Building. Obstructions
- Section 12.22C20(m) Height of fence required around tennis courts
- Section 12.22C20(m) Location of tennis courts that are 6' high or higher
- Section 12.22C20(m) Tennis/ Paddle Tennis and Game Courts
- Section 12.23A3(c) Nonconforming Buildings - Enlargements
- Section 12.23A.1.(a) Addition to Existing SFD with Less than Prevailing Front Yard Setback
- Section 12.23A3(e) Nonconforming Yard Regulations - Ground Floor Additions
- Section 12.24L Automotive Repair Within 300' of A or R Zone - Change of Activity
- Section 12.24L Deemed to be Approved Site for Conditional Use
- Section 12.24U5 Applicability of Section 12.24U5 of Los Angeles Municipal Code to Halfway House Work Furlough Facilities
- Section 12.24W4 Conditional Use For an Automotive Fueling and Service Station
- Section 12.24W13, 49 “Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)” Transceiver Antennae and Terrestrial Microwave Antennae (TMA
- Section 12.24W42 Indoor Swap Meet. Definition
- Section 12.24W43 Second Dwelling in Single-Family Zone
- Section 12.24W49 Communication Receiving Facilities
- Section 12.26A2 Use regulations of Catering Trucks
- Section 12.26B Yard Area Modifications
- Section 12.26 E2 Conducting a “Use of Land” Type of Business on a Lot Without a Building
- Section 12.26 E2 Conducting a “Use of Land” Business on More Than One Lot
- Section 12.32G2, 12.32G3 (Q) and [Q] classifications
- Section 12.32R Building Lines. Improvements and Projections permitted
- Section 12.32R5(c) Subsurface Improvements Beyond a Building Line
- Section 12.37A Highway and Collector Street Dedication and Improvement - Substandard Lots
- Section 12.37G Lots affected by Street Widening. Timing of dedication and effect on Residential Density Calculations
- Section 12.37G Lots affected by Street Widening. Future Streets effect on Buildable Area and Yards for C and M zone
- Section 12.37G Appropriate Lot Area of Lots Affected by Street Widening
- Section 12.70B12 Sexual Encounter Establishments. Floor Plan Layout
- Section 12.70C Adult Entertainment Businesses (A.E.B.'s). Where permitted
- Section 14.3.1 Eldercare Facilities Ordinance Number 178063
- Section 16.03 Restoration of Damaged Buildings when Area is Declared a Disaster Area by Governor
- Section 16.05C Site Plan Review Implementation
- Section 16.05C Exemption from Site Plan Review for Condominiums
- Section 17.05C, 17.05H Division of Land. One-Lot Subdivisions of Substandard Lots for Condominium purposes
- Section 17.50B3 Parcel Map Exemptions Conditions of approval
- Section 17.50B3 Parcel Map Exemptions. Legal description
- Section 18.00 Private Street Regulations Community Driveways
- Section 18.00 Private Streets traversing a lot
- Section 18.00 Yard requirements adjacent to a Private Street
- Section 18.00 Private Road Easements Approved as Private Streets Accessory Buildings and Alteration of Original Structures
- Section 18.10 Private Street Approval for Alterations to Existing Building and Accessory Buildings
- Section 43.30 Fortune Telling
- INFORMATION BULLETINS
- Index
- Appendix- A [Go to Page]