Earlier editions: 2026-09
La Mirada Municipal Code Title 21 Zoning
La Mirada Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · La Mirada
Sections in this part
- 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 MAPS
- 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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA…
- Division I — REGULATION OF ANTENNA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Division II — REGULATION OF WIRELESS ANTENNA FACILITIES
- Division III — REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO STATION ANTENNAS
- Division IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 21.48 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS USES AND CULTIVATION
- Chapter 21.49 — DENSITY BONUS
- Chapter 21.50 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
- Chapter 21.52 — TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
- Chapter 21.53 — RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION- OR FAITH-BASED PROPERTIES
- Chapter 21.54 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 21.56 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 21.57 — RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES
- Chapter 21.58 — LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS
- Chapter 21.60 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Chapter 21.62 — FENCES AND WALLS
- Chapter 21.64 — HEIGHT MEASUREMENT AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 21.66 — LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 21.68 — PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 21.70 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 21.72 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 21.76 — SIGNS
- Chapter 21.78 — YARD REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 21.80 — GENERAL PERMIT PROVISIONS
- Chapter 21.82 — APPROVING AUTHORITY
- Chapter 21.84 — GENERAL APPLICATION PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 21.86 — NOTICES AND HEARINGS
- Chapter 21.88 — APPEALS
- Chapter 21.90 — PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND EXTENSIONS
- Chapter 21.92 — PERMIT MODIFICATION AND REVOCATION
- Chapter 21.94 — ZONING ORDINANCE INTERPRETATION (EXCLUDES USE INTERPRETATIONS)
- Chapter 21.96 — ZONING CLEARANCE/PLAN CHECK
- Chapter 21.98 — HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT
- Chapter 21.100 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
- Chapter 21.102 — ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT
- Chapter 21.103 — LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE PERMIT (LDC)
- Chapter 21.104 — TEMPORARY SIGN PERMIT
- Chapter 21.106 — ZONING ORDINANCE USE INTERPRETATION
- Chapter 21.108 — VARIANCE
- Chapter 21.110 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
- Chapter 21.112 — CERTIFICATE OF COMPATIBILITY
- Chapter 21.114 — SITE PLAN REVIEW
- Chapter 21.116 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 21.117 — PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 21.118 — SPECIFIC PLAN
- Chapter 21.120 — ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT/MAP AMENDMENT
- Chapter 21.122 — GENERAL PLAN TEXT/MAP AMENDMENT
- Chapter 21.124 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
- Chapter 21.126 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 21.128 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Article IX — NONCONFORMITIES
- 21.130 — GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS
- Division II — NONCONFORMING LOTS
- Division III — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
- Division IV — NONCONFORMING USE
- Division V — ABATEMENT/EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING USES/STRUCTURES
- Division VI — MISCELLANEOUS NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS
- Chapter 21.200 — DEFINITIONS
Cite as: La Mirada Municipal Code Title 21 · Text as of 2026-10-04
* For statutory provisions pertaining to zoning rules and regulations, see Gov. Code 65800 et seq. For statutory provisions pertaining to the creation of zoning boards, see Gov. Code 65900 et seq.
Chapters:
Article I: Zoning Code Enactment and Applicability
21.02 Zoning Enactment
21.04 Purpose and Scope
21.06 Relationship to Other Provisions
21.08 Zoning Code Applicability
Article II: Zoning Code Administration and Enforcement
21.10 Administrative Responsibility
21.12 Interpretation of Code
21.14 Enforcement
21.15 Abatement of Public Nuisances
Article III: General Zoning District Provisions
21.16 Establishment of Zoning Districts, Adoption of Maps
Article IV: Base Zoning Districts and Related Use and Development Provisions
21.18 Residential Zoning Districts
21.20 Commercial Zoning Districts
21.22 Industrial Zoning District
21.24 Open Space Zoning District
21.26 Planned Unit Development Zoning District
Article V: Overlay Districts
21.30 Farm Animal Overlay Zoning District
21.32 Flood Hazard Overlay Zoning District
21.34 Mobile Home Park Overlay Zoning District
21.36 Oil Drilling Overlay Zoning District
21.37 Mixed Use Overlay (MUO) Zoning District
21.38 Special Housing Overlay (SHO) Zoning District
21.39 Emergency Shelter Overlay (ESO) Zoning District
Article VI: Specific Land Use Provisions
21.41 Small Lot Ownership Units
21.42 Accessory Uses
21.43 Single Room Occupancy
21.44 Adult Entertainment Businesses
21.45 Check Cashing Establishments
21.46 Radio and Television Antennas and Wireless Telecommunications Antenna Facilities
21.47 [Reserved]
21.48 Commercial Cannabis Uses and Cultivation
21.49 Density Bonus
21.50 Recycling Facilities
21.52 Transitional and Supportive Housing
21.53 Residential Development on Higher Education- or Faith-Based Properties
21.56 Short-Term Rentals
21.57 Residential Care Facilities
21.58 Low-Barrier Navigation Centers
Article VII: Site Planning and General Development Provisions
21.60 Accessory Structures
21.62 Fences and Walls
21.64 Height Measurement and Exceptions
21.66 Landscaping
21.68 Parking and Loading
21.70 Performance Standards
21.72 Property Maintenance
21.76 Signs
21.78 Yard Requirements and Exceptions
Article VIII: Land Use and Development Permit Requirements/Procedures
21.80 General Permit Provisions
21.82 Approving Authority
21.84 General Application Processing Procedures
21.86 Notices and Hearings
21.88 Appeals
21.90 Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extensions
21.92 Permit Modification and Revocation
21.94 Zoning Ordinance Interpretation (Excludes Use Interpretations)
21.96 Zoning Clearance/Plan Check
21.98 Home Occupation Permit
21.100 Temporary Use Permit
21.102 Administrative Adjustment
21.103 Large Family Day Care Permit (LDC)
21.104 Temporary Sign Permit
21.106 Zoning Ordinance Use Interpretation
21.108 Variance
21.110 Conditional Use Permit
21.112 Certificate of Compatibility
21.114 Site Plan Review
21.116 Planned Unit Development
21.117 Preliminary Review of Housing Development
21.118 Specific Plan
21.120 Zoning Ordinance Text/Map Amendment
21.122 General Plan Text/Map Amendment
21.124 Development Agreement
21.126 Reasonable Accommodation
21.128 Affordable Housing Implementation Plan
Article IX: Nonconformities
21.130 General Nonconforming Provisions
Article X: Definitions
21.200 Definitions
Article I — ZONING CODE ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY¶
Article II — ZONING CODE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT¶
Article III — GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT PROVISIONS¶
Article V — OVERLAY DISTRICTS¶
Article VI — SPECIFIC LAND USE PROVISIONS¶
Article VII — SITE PLANNING AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS¶
Article VIII — LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS/PROCEDURES¶
Division I — GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS¶
Article X — DEFINITIONS¶
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