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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- Chapter 21.02 — ZONING ENACTMENT
- Chapter 21.04 — PURPOSE AND SCOPE
- Chapter 21.06 — RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS
- Chapter 21.08 — ZONING CODE APPLICABILITY
- Chapter 21.10 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Chapter 21.12 — INTERPRETATION OF CODE
- Chapter 21.14 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 21.15 — ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
- Chapter 21.16 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, ADOPTION OF…
- Chapter 21.18 — RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 21.20 — COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 21.22 — INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.24 — OPEN SPACE ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.26 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.30 — FARM ANIMAL OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.32 — FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.34 — MOBILE HOME PARK OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.36 — OIL DRILLING OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.37 — MIXED USE OVERLAY (MUO) ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.38 — SPECIAL HOUSING OVERLAY (SHO) ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.39 — EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY (ESO) ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 21.41 — SMALL LOT OWNERSHIP UNITS
- Chapter 21.42 — ACCESSORY USES
- Chapter 21.43 — SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY
- Chapter 21.44 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- Chapter 21.45 — CHECK CASHING ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 21.46 — RADIO AND TELEVISION ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS TEL…
- Division I — REGULATION OF ANTENNA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACI…
- Division II — REGULATION OF WIRELESS ANTENNA FACILITIES
- Division III — REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO STATION ANTENNAS
- Division IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Division V — Abatement/Extension of Nonconforming Uses/Structu…
- Division VI — Miscellaneous Nonconforming Provisions
- Division I — GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS
- Division II — NONCONFORMING LOTS
- Division III — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
- Division IV — NONCONFORMING USE
- Division V — ABATEMENT/EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING USES/STRUCTU…
- Division VI — MISCELLANEOUS NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS