The Warehouse Frontages have few standards and allow for a high level of flexibility. These Frontage Districts are designed for freight service. Warehouse Frontages are intended for areas where pedestrian-friendly environments are not a priority.

A permission level is a letter or symbol provided within a Use District table to indicate how an individual use is permitted, as established in Div. 5A.3. (Use Permissions) .

Pursuant to Sec. 2A.1.4. (Form District Naming Convention) , each Moderate-Rise Broad Form District has a maximum FAR ranging from 6.1 to 8.5, and a maximum building width ranging from 280 to 490 feet. [Reserved

Food & drink preparation area is defined as all floor area within an eating & drinking use where employees prepare food or beverages or are reserved for employee use, including kitchens, bartender stations, dishwashing facilities, storage,…

Tentative Tract Map Requirements Filing & Reports The subdivider shall pay the necessary fees for, and file with the Department of City Planning at least five copies of the tentative tract map; two copies of an area map showing the location of…

Intent The intent of the standards of this Section (Project Category Exceptions) is to allow or prohibit specific project types as an exception to permissions or standards applied to a proposed use. Applicability This Section (Project Category Exceptions) applies to […

Affordable housing incentive programs, outlined in Article 9. (Public Benefit Systems) , offer a variety of methods to obtain additional density in excess of the limits established in this Article (Density) and the applied Density District (Part 6B.) in exchange for different…

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.9. (Grade Plane Elevation) , grade plane elevation is defined as a reference plane, representing the average elevation of the existing ground level adjoining a building and its exterior walls, from which the height…

Use District is defined as the fourth component in a zone string established in Part 5B. (Use Districts) , which regulates land uses by assigning permission levels for defined uses as well as citing applicable performance…

The Interactive Web-Based Zoning Code  has a property report function that streamlines how to find the zoning regulations that apply to a specific property. Go to the Report function on the Interactive Web-Based Zoning Code . Enter the property address and follow…, Zoning Information and Map Access System (ZIMAS), : Go to the ZIMAS . Enter the property address. Select, "Planning and Zoning", from the drop-down menu. Check the, "Zone", field. Click on the zone to view the zoning information., Understanding the Zoning Information, The zoning information will typically include a combination of letters and numbers that represent the specific zoning regulations that apply to the property., New Zoning Code, If the zone is represented as a combination of letters and numbers in brackets (e.g.,, [MB3-SH1-1[CX3-4[CPIO, ), then the property is in an area governed by the New Zoning Code. The bracketed letters and numbers represent the following:  , MB3, is the Form District, which regulates the building's form, such as its height, setbacks, and lot coverage., SH1, is the Frontage District, which regulates the building's frontage, such as the transparency and articulation of the facade., 1, is the Development Standards District, which regulates the development standards, such as parking, landscaping, and access., CX3, is the Use District, which regulates the uses that are allowed on the property., 4, is the Density District, which regulates the density of development on the property., CPIO, is the Supplemental District, which provides additional regulations that supplement the zoning., Original Zoning Code, If the zone is represented as a combination of letters and numbers without brackets (e.g.,, [QC2-2D-CDO, ), then the property is in an area governed by the Original Zoning Code. To find those regulations by going to ZIMAS and clicking on the zone for the property which will take you to the Original Zoning Code (Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code)., Important Notes:, The New Zoning Code is being implemented gradually, starting with the Downtown Community Plan. Other Community Plans will be updated over time, expanding the areas subject to the New Zoning Code. During this transition period, both the New Zoning Code and the Original Zoning Code will be in effect…