LOS ANGELES PLANNING AND ZONING CODE SECTION ARTICLE 1 -- GENERAL PROVISIONS 11.00 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CODE...1 11.01 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION...4 11.02 INCONSISTENT PERMITS AND LICENSES...5 11.03 POSTWAR RENEWAL OF LICENSES OF CRAFTSMEN AND OTHERS...5 11.04 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS -- UNCOLLECTIBLE -- CANCELLATION...6 11.05 EFFECT OF RENUMBERING OR REDESIGNATION OF PROVISIONS OR SECTIONS IN STATUTES OR CODES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHICH ARE REFERRED TO IN THE LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL CODE...7 11.06 VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES -- CITATION IN LIEU OF TAKING ARRESTED PERSON BEFORE MAGISTRATE...7 11.07 BAD CHECK COLLECTION FEES...7 11.08 CITY DEPARTMENTS EXEMPT FROM PAYING FEES OR CHARGES REQUIRED BY THIS CODE...8 11.09 ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATIONS - NOTICE - JUDICIAL REVIEW... 9 11.10 EXEMPTIONS RELATING TO THE LOS ANGELES 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION...9 ARTICLE 1.5 -- PLANNING 11.5.1 TITLE...10 11.5.2 AREA PLANNING COMMISSIONS...10 11.5.3 DIRECTOR OF PLANNING...13 11.5.4 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION... 13.1 11.5.5 MANDATORY REFERRALS... 13.1 11.5.6 GENERAL PLAN...15 11.5.7 SPECIFIC PLAN PROCEDURES...19 11.5.8 PERIODIC COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN REVIEW...30 ORDINANCE NO. 159,748 - Zoning Consistency Ordinance...32 ARTICLE 2 -- SPECIFIC PLAN -- ZONING 12.00 TITLE...45 12.01 CONTINUATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS...46 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) Rev. 9/13/2000 v
12.02 PURPOSE...46 12.03 DEFINITIONS...49 12.04 ZONES -- DISTRICTS -- SYMBOLS... 74 12.04.01 VIOLATIONS OF GEOGRAPHICALLY SPECIFIC PLANS...76 12.04.05 OS OPEN SPACE ZONE...129 12.04.09 PF PUBLIC FACILITIES ZONE...130 12.05 A1 AGRICULTURAL ZONE...131 12.06 A2 AGRICULTURAL ZONE...137 12.07 RA SUBURBAN ZONE...139 12.07.01 RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ZONE...143 12.07.1 RS SUBURBAN ZONE...146 12.08 R1 ONE-FAMILY ZONE...149 12.08.1 RU RESIDENTIAL URBAN ZONE...152 12.08.3 RZ RESIDENTIAL ZERO SIDE YARD ZONE...154 12.08.5 RW1 RESIDENTIAL WATERWAYS ZONE...158 12.09 R2 TWO-FAMILY ZONE...161 12.09.1 RD RESTRICTED DENSITY MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE...162 12.09.3 RMP MOBILEHOME PARK ZONE...164 12.09.5 RW2 RESIDENTIAL WATERWAYS ZONE...166 12.10 R3 MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE...169 12.11 R4 MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE...171 12.12 R5 MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE...173 12.12.1 P AUTOMOBILE PARKING ZONE...177 12.12.1.5 PB PARKING BUILDING ZONE...179 12.12.2 CR LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE...183 12.13 C1 LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE...186 12.13.5 C1.5 LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE...190 12.14 C2 COMMERCIAL ZONE...193 12.15 C3 COMMERCIAL ZONE...201 12.16 C4 COMMERCIAL ZONE...201 12.16.1 CW CENTRAL CITY WEST SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE...204 12.17 C5 COMMERCIAL ZONE...204 12.17.1 CM COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING ZONE...205 12.17.2 CM(GM) COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (GLENCOE/MAXELLA) SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE... 208 12.17.5 MR1 RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL ZONE...211 12.17.5.5 CCS CENTURY CITY SOUTH SPECIFIC PLAN STUDIO ZONE...217 12.17.6 M1 LIMITED INDUSTRIAL ZONE...218 12.18 MR2 RESTRICTED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE...220 12.18.1 WC WARNER CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE...224 12.19 M2 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE...224 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) Rev. 9/13/2000 vi
12.20 M3 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE...228 12.20.1 SL OCEAN-SUBMERGED LAND ZONE...232 12.20.2 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS (PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM)... 235 12.20.2.1 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS (AFTER CERTIFICATION OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM FOR THE COASTAL ZONE PORTION OF THE PALMS-MAR VISTA-DEL REY DISTRICT PLAN AND FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL ZONE WITHIN THE WESTCHESTER-PLAYA DEL REY DISTRICT PLAN)...245 12.20.3 HP HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE...253 12.21 GENERAL PROVISIONS...267 12.21.1 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES...337 12.21.2 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN CENTURY CITY...341 12.21.3 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AREAS...343 12.21.4 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN ENTERPRISE ZONES...343 12.21.5 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN CENTERS STUDY AREAS...344 12.22 EXCEPTIONS...347 12.23 NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES...379 12.24 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER SIMILAR QUASI-JUDICIAL APPROVALS...389 CONDITIONAL USE - CITY PLANNING COMMISSION...401 CONDITIONAL USE - AREA PLANNING COMMISSION...409 CONDITIONAL USE - ZONING ADMINISTRATOR...411 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR - FURTHER AUTHORITY...423 12.24.1 LAND USE DETERMINATION BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION... 443.1 12.25 EXTENSION AND SUSPENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS...448 12.26 DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY...449 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) Rev. 9/13/2000 vii
98.0408 ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS BY DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES...468 12.27 VARIANCES...469 12.27.1 ADMINISTRATIVE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS...477 12.28 ADJUSTMENTS AND SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS...481 12.29 VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS--PENALTY...483 12.30 BOUNDARIES OF ZONES...483 12.31 INTERPRETATION--PURPOSE--CONFLICT...486 12.32 LAND USE - LEGISLATURE ACTIONS... 487 12.33 DEDICATION OF LAND OR PAYMENT FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AS A REQUIREMENT FOR A ZONE CHANGE FOR A MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL USE IN ANY MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL ZONE....511 12.34 APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS...513 12.35 ZONING OF ANNEXED OR UNZONED AREAS...513 12.36 PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE APPROVALS (CHARTER SECTION 564)... 515 12.37 HIGHWAY AND COLLECTOR STREET DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENT...517 12.38 DEDICATION OF STREETS BY LONG-TERM LEASES...523 12.39 LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING...524 12.40 LANDSCAPE - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS... 527 12.41 LANDSCAPE - WATER MANAGEMENT... 530 12.42 LANDSCAPE...531 12.43 SOURCE REDUCTION OF WASTE...533 12.50 AIRPORT APPROACH ZONING REGULATIONS...534 12.70 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ZONING...537 12.80 HOMELESS SHELTERS-EMERGENCIES- GOVERNMENT OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTY...542 12.81 HOMELESS SHELTERS - EMERGENCIES - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS...543 ARTICLE 2.9 -- CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PROJECTS 12.95.2 CONVERSION PROJECTS: RESIDENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL...544 12.95.3 CONVERSION PROJECTS: COMMERCIAL/ INDUSTRIAL; COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL...556 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) Rev. 9/13/2000 viii
ARTICLE 3 -- SUPPLEMENTAL USE DISTRICTS 13.01 "O" OIL DRILLING DISTRICTS... 563 13.02 "S" ANIMAL SLAUGHTERING DISTRICTS... 586 13.03 "G" SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS DISTRICTS... 587 13.04 "RPD" RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS...605 13.05 "K" EQUINEKEEPING DISTRICTS... 613 13.06 COMMERCIAL AND ARTCRAFT DISTRICT...615 13.07 PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DISTRICT...619 13.08 CDO COMMUNITY DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT... 625 13.09 MIXED USE DISTRICT...630 13.10 FENCE HEIGHT DISTRICT...638 13.15 VIOLATION...639 ARTICLE 4 -- PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS 14.00 PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS...641 ARTICLE 4.5 -- TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA 14.5.1 SCOPE...657 14.5.2 PURPOSE...657 14.5.3 DEFINITIONS...657 14.5.4 PROHIBITION...658 14.5.5 EARLY CONSULTATION SESSION...659 14.5.6 APPROVAL OF TRANSFERS - AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES...659 14.5.7 DIRECTOR'S DETERMINATION...663 14.5.8 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS...663 ARTICLE 5 -- REFERRALS--LAND FOR PUBLIC USE 15.00 PROCEDURE...664 ARTICLE 6 -- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS RELATING TO LAND USE APPROVALS FOR PROPERTIES DAMAGED BY THE 1992 LOCAL EMERGENCY 16.00 DECLARATION OF PURPOSE...666 16.01 LONG-TERM TEMPORARY USES...666 16.02 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR OTHER LAND USE PROCEEDINGS...670 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) ix
16.03 RESTORATION OF DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BUILDINGS...671 16.04 CRITICAL RESPONSE FACILITIES...673 16.04.1 SHORT-TERM TEMPORARY USES...673 16.04.2 ACTIVATION AND TERMINATION OF EFFECT...674 ARTICLE 6.1 -- REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 16.05 SITE PLAN REVIEW...675 16.50 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD PROCEDURES...682 ARTICLE 7 -- DIVISION OF LAND 17.00 TITLE...691 17.01 TRACT MAPS--GENERAL PROVISIONS...691 17.02 DEFINITIONS...692 17.03 ADVISORY AGENCY...698 17.04 SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE...700 17.05 DESIGN STANDARDS...701 17.06 TENTATIVE MAP AND APPEALS...714 17.07 FINAL MAP...719 17.07.1 NOTIFICATION REGARDING STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS...724 17.07.2 NOTIFICATION REGARDING SEWER PUMPING AND/OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS...724 17.08 IMPROVEMENTS...724 17.09 PRIVATE STREETS...729 17.10 REVERSION TO ACREAGE...729 17.10.1 MERGER AND RESUBDIVISION...731 17.10.5 MAPS--LOCAL DRAINAGE DISTRICTS...731 17.11 MODIFICATIONS...732 17.12 PARK AND RECREATION SITE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS...733 17.13 SUBDIVISION REQUIRING IMPORT OR EXPORT OF EARTH...741 17.14 MODIFICATION OF RECORDED FINAL MAPS...741 17.15 VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS...743 17.50 PARCEL MAPS--GENERAL PROVISIONS...747 17.51 FILING OF PRELIMINARY PARCEL MAPS...750 17.52 PARCEL MAP--AUTHORITY OF ADVISORY AGENCY...752 17.53 APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PARCEL MAP...755 17.54 APPEALS...758 17.55 MAP IDENTIFICATION AND REPRODUCTION...760 17.56 PARCEL MAP...760 17.57 APPROVAL OF MAP SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE VIOLATION OF OTHER LAWS...762 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) x
17.58 PARK AND RECREATION SITE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS...762 17.59 MODIFICATION OF RECORDED PARCEL MAPS...763 17.60 SALES CONTRARY TO PARCEL MAP REGULATIONS ARE VOIDABLE...765 ARTICLE 8 -- PRIVATE STREET REGULATIONS 18.00 SCOPE...767 18.01 DEFINITIONS...767 18.02 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR...768 18.03 PROCEDURE...769 18.04 SUBDIVISIONS...771 18.05 PRIVATE STREETS, LOT OR BUILDING SITE STANDARDS...771 18.07 POSTING OF PRIVATE STREETS...773 18.08 DIRECTOR APPROVAL AND APPEALS...774 18.09 PRIVATE STREET NAMES...774 18.10 BUILDING PERMITS...776 18.12 MODIFICATIONS...776 ARTICLE 9 -- FEES 19.00 FILING OF APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS...777 19.01 FILING FEE--APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS...778 19.02 FILING FEES--DIVISION OF LAND AND PRIVATE STREET MAPS AND APPEALS...788 19.03 FILING FEES FOR ZONE CHANGES PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.5.8...793 19.04 FILING FEE--PLANS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL...794 19.05 FILING FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS AND INITIAL STUDIES...795 19.06 FILING FEES FOR COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS...797 19.07 FEE FOR FLOOD HAZARD REPORT...798 19.08 SURCHARGE FOR ONE-STOP PERMIT CENTER...799 19.09 LAND DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING--FEE FOR SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT SESSIONS...799 19.10 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FEES...799 19.11 ANNUAL INSPECTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH FAR AVERAGING COVENANT...799 19.12 FILING FEE FOR DEVIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 16.03 E...799 19.13 SURCHARGE FOR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING...799 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) xi
APPENDIX PARKING SPACE DIMENSION CHARTS AND TABLES...801 SUMMARY OF ZONING REGULATIONS...810 TENANT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE-- DEMOLITIONS...826 MOBILEHOME PARKS...830 SIGN ORDINANCE (BUILDING CODE)...834 DESIGNATED BUILDING SITES-- HISTORIC STRUCTURES...853 SPECIFIC PLAN FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL WHICH ARE GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA OF THE CITY...855 CHARTER EXCERPTS...861 USE LIST NO. 1 LIST OF USES PERMITTED IN VARIOUS ZONES (BREAKDOWN BY DIFFERENT ZONES)... 874 NO. 2 LIST OF USES PERMITTED IN VARIOUS ZONES (BREAKDOWN BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER)... 929 SUMMARY OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER SIMILAR QUASI-JUDICIAL APPROVALS...958 INDEX...965 (JULY 2000 EDITION, Pub. by City of LA) xii