* The City's zones generally allow uses which are permitted in more restricted
zones. This is set forth in the LAMC. The Framework Element and use designations
and the above standard are not intended to modify this system.
Category |
Typical Characteristics/Uses |
Discouraged Uses |
Residential |
Single-Family Residential |
- Single-family dwelling units
- Supporting uses (parks, schools, community centers, etc.)
- Infill development shall be designed and sited to maintain the salient
characteristics of the neighborhood in which it is located (e.g., setbacks,
building mass, rural, equestrian, etc.)
- Incentives for upgrades of deteriorated and aging housing stock
- 1 - 9 units per net acres. Specific densities are established by community
plans using the following categories:
- Minimum-Density (in hillside areas the slope density
provisions of the LAMC shall apply)
- Very Low I
- Very Low II
- Low I
- Low II
- Duplex/granny flat
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In accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) |
Multi-Family Residential |
- Multi-family dwelling units
- Supporting uses (parks, schools, community centers, etc.)
- Low Medium I: 10-17 dwelling units/net acre
- Low Medium II: 18-29 dwelling units/net acre
- Medium: 30-55 dwelling units/net acre
- High Medium: 56-109 dwelling units/net acre
- High: 110-218 dwelling units/net acre
- Densities may be adjusted to achieve neighborhood stability and quality
of life (refer to policies for factors to be considered)
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Per LAMC
Units are to be designed to convey a higher level of quality (based on
guidelines suggested in Chapter 5: Urban Form and Neigh
borhood Design). |
Districts, Centers, Mixed-Use Boulevards, Commercial |
Neighborhood District |
- Retail commercial, small professional offices, personal services, food
stores, eating and drinking establishments, telecommunications centers,
small cultural facilities (generally, 5,000 square feet or less), and similar
uses.
- Existing neighborhood-serving uses should be retained (barber shops,
beauty salons, laundries, shoe repair, convenience commercial, childcare,
community meeting facilities, etc.).
- Uses that occupy a building footprint generally exceeding 25,000 square
feet, when they meet development standards (supermarkets are exempt)
- Mixed-use structures integrating housing with commercial uses (includes
density and other incentives)
- A focal point for surrounding residential neighborhoods and containing
a diversity of land uses to encourage walking to and from adjacent neighborhoods,
Neighborhood Districts are generally at a floor area ratio of 1.5:1 or
less, characterized by one- to two-story buildings, pedestrian-oriented,
and may be served by a local shuttle service.
- Gasoline/automotive services which may also provide accessory uses
such as retail, food stores, restaurants and/or take-out.
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- General (highway-oriented) commercial; e.g., lumber and building supplies,
nurseries, and similar uses
- Large scale, high activity uses; such as entertainment
- Commercial overnight accommodations
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Community Center |
- Same as Neighborhood District with the following modifications:
- Entertainment, larger cultural facilities (museums, libraries, etc.),
and similar community-oriented uses characterized by high activity
- Commercial overnight accommodations, small offices
- Inclusion of bus or rail center (at station or intersection)
- Inclusion of small parks and other community-oriented activity facilities
- A focal point for surrounding residential neighborhoods and containing
a diversity of uses, Community Centers generally range from floor area
ratios of 1.5:1 to 3.0:1, characterized by two- to six-story buildings,
e.g., some will be two-story Centers, some four- or six-story Centers depending
on the character of the surrounding area.
- Gasoline/automotive services which may also provide accessory uses
such as retail, food stores, restaurants and/or take-out.
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General (highway-oriented) commercial; e.g., lumber and building supplies,
nurseries, and similar uses |
Region |
- Corporate and professional offices, retail commercial (including malls),
offices, personal services, eating and drinking establishments, telecommunications
centers, entertainment, major cultural facilities (libraries, museums,
etc.), commercial overnight accommodations, and similar uses.
- Mixed-use structures integrating housing with commercial uses
- Multi-family housing (independent of commercial)
- Major transit hub
- Inclusion of small parks and other community-oriented activity facilities
- A focal point of regional commerce, identity and activity, Regional
Centers generally will fall within the range of floor area ratios from
1.5:1 to 6.0:1, characterized by six- to 20-stories (or higher) buildings.
Some will only be commercially oriented; others will contain a mix of residential
and commercial uses.
- Gasoline/automotive services which may also provide accessory uses
such as retail, food stores, restaurants and/or take-out.
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General (highway-oriented) commercial; e.g., nurseries, and similar uses |
Category |
Typical Characteristics/Uses |
Discouraged Uses |
Districts, Centers, Mixed-Use Boulevards, Commercial Cont'd |
Downtown Center |
- modifications:
Government offices
- Industrial uses
- Uses as recommended by the Downtown Strategic Plan
- An international center for finance and trade that serves the population
of five-county metropolitan region. Downtown is the largest government
center in the region and the location for major cultural and entertainment
facilities, hotels, professional offices, corporate headquarters, financial
institutions, high-rise residential towers, regional transportation facilities
and the Convention Center. The Downtown Center is generally characterized
by a floor area ratio up to 13:1 and high-rise buildings.
- Gasoline/automotive services which may also provide accessory uses
such as retail, food stores, restaurants and/or take-out.
Densities as defined by the community plan, as may be amended
to reflect the Downtown Strategic Plan |
General (highway-oriented) commercial; e.g., nurseries, and similar uses
As defined by the community plan, as may be amended to reflect the Downtown
Strategic Plan |
Boulevard-
Mixed-Use |
- Uses permitted in Community Center-Mixed Use
- Areas may be differentiated into smaller districts (e.g., commercial
uses may be clustered at intersections, abutted by mixed-use, and intervening
areas developed for multi-family housing). Uses within each area may be
determined by the community plans.
- A linear district that connects the city's neighborhood districts and
community, regional and downtown centers, mixed-use boulevards generally
will fall within a range of floor area ratios from 1.5:1 up to 4:1, characterized
by one- to two-story commercial structures, up to three- to six-story mixed-use
buildings between centers and higher buildings within centers. Mixed-use
boulevards generally consist of three types: housing and commercial integrated
in a single structure; in structures side-by-side, or on a block-by-block
basis.
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Per LAMC |
General Commercial |
- Uses as permitted by existing zoning (generally, uses permitted in
the C 2 zone).
- Modifications to be determined by the community plans
- Potential adjustment of density to reflect parcel size and configuration,
intended functional role, and characteristics of surrounding uses determined
through the community plan process
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Per LAMC |
Overlays |
Pedestrian Overlay |
Uses permitted in underlying zone provided that they conform with the requirements
contained in Chapter 5: Urban Form and Neighborhood Design. |
Development should be designed and sited to facilitate pedestrian activity
(See Urban Form and Neighborhood Design). |
Historic Overlay |
Uses permitted in the underlying zone (programs for the retention of existing
historic structures) |
Application of the Historic Preservation Overlay Zone or similar method
to promote historic preservation. |
Industrial |
Industrial-Light |
- Industrial uses with potential for a low level of adverse impacts on
sur rounding land uses
- Increased range of commercial uses that support industrial uses (through zoning amendments)
- Possible consideration for other uses where parcels will not support
viable industrial uses (determined by community plan)
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Industrial-Heavy |
- Industrial uses
- Possible consideration for other uses where parcels will not support
viable industrial uses (determined by community plan)
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Industrial-Transit |
- Industrial uses with higher levels of employment that would benefit
from proximity to public transit
- Increased range of commercial uses that support industrial uses
(through zoning amendments)
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Open Space |
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Open Space |
In accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) |
In accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) |
Public and Institu tional |
Public and Institutional |
In accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) |
In accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) |