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Chapter 21.04 — PURPOSE AND SCOPE

La Mirada Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · La Mirada

21.04.010 Purpose .

This zoning ordinance is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, and general welfare in accordance with the long-range, comprehensive general plan of the city, and for the following more specific purposes:

(1) To guide, control, and regulate the future growth of the city by encouraging orderly and beneficial new development and protecting the character and economic stability of existing development;

(2) To assure the provision of adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to property, and to secure the safety of persons and property against fire, flood, erosion and other dangers;

(3) To regulate the location of buildings, and the uses of buildings and land, so as to prevent undue interference with existing or prospective traffic movements on public thoroughfares.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

21.04.020 Scope .

Unless otherwise provided by law, the provisions contained in this zoning ordinance shall apply to all real property contained within the corporate limits of the city.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

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Contents — La Mirada Zoning Code
La Mirada Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 21.02 — ZONING ENACTMENT
  2. Chapter 21.04 — PURPOSE AND SCOPE
  3. Chapter 21.06 — RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS
  4. Chapter 21.08 — ZONING CODE APPLICABILITY
  5. Chapter 21.10 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
  6. Chapter 21.12 — INTERPRETATION OF CODE
  7. Chapter 21.14 — ENFORCEMENT
  8. Chapter 21.15 — ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
  9. Chapter 21.16 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, ADOPTION OF…
  10. Chapter 21.18 — RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
  11. Chapter 21.20 — COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
  12. Chapter 21.22 — INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT
  13. Chapter 21.24 — OPEN SPACE ZONING DISTRICT
  14. Chapter 21.26 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT
  15. Chapter 21.30 — FARM ANIMAL OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 21.32 — FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
  17. Chapter 21.34 — MOBILE HOME PARK OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 21.36 — OIL DRILLING OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
  19. Chapter 21.37 — MIXED USE OVERLAY (MUO) ZONING DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 21.38 — SPECIAL HOUSING OVERLAY (SHO) ZONING DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 21.39 — EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY (ESO) ZONING DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 21.41 — SMALL LOT OWNERSHIP UNITS
  23. Chapter 21.42 — ACCESSORY USES
  24. Chapter 21.43 — SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY
  25. Chapter 21.44 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
  26. Chapter 21.45 — CHECK CASHING ESTABLISHMENTS
  27. Chapter 21.46 — RADIO AND TELEVISION ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS TEL…
  28. Division I — REGULATION OF ANTENNA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACI…
  29. Division II — REGULATION OF WIRELESS ANTENNA FACILITIES
  30. Division III — REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO STATION ANTENNAS
  31. Division IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  32. Division V — Abatement/Extension of Nonconforming Uses/Structu…
  33. Division VI — Miscellaneous Nonconforming Provisions
  34. Division I — GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS
  35. Division II — NONCONFORMING LOTS
  36. Division III — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
  37. Division IV — NONCONFORMING USE
  38. Division V — ABATEMENT/EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING USES/STRUCTU…
  39. Division VI — MISCELLANEOUS NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS

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