Chapter I — General Provisions and Zoning›Article 2 — SPECIFIC PLANNING - ZONING - COMPREHENSIVE ZONING PLAN
13.03. (Amended by Ord. No. 155,950, Eff. 12/5/81.)
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28. Rolling mills.
Rubber or gutta-percha manufacture or treatment.
Salt works.
Soap manufacture.
Sodium compounds manufacture.
Stove or shoe polish manufacture.
Tar distillation or tar products manufacture.
Wool pulling or scoring.
And in general those uses which may be obnoxious or offensive by reason of emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, vibration, and the like; provided, however, that none of the following uses shall be located nearer than five hundred (500) feet to a more restricted zone.
(a) Acid manufacture.
(b) Automobile, equine or motorcycle race track. (Amended by Ord. No. 157,144, Eff. 11/22/82.)
(c) Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacture.
(d) Distillation of bones.
(e) Drop forge industries manufacturing forgings with power hammers.
(f) Explosives, manufacture or storage, subject to other provisions of this Cod e. (Amended by Ord. No. 111,587, Eff. 8/9/58.)
(g) (None)
(h) Fertilizer manufacture.
(i) Garbage, offal, or dead animal dumping. (Added by Ord. No. 158,939, Eff. 6/21/84.)
(j) Gas manufacture.
(k) Glue manufacture.
(l) Petroleum refining.
(m) Smelting of tin, copper, zinc or iron ores.
(n) Stock yards or feeding pens.
(o) (None)
- (p) Tannery or the curing or storage of raw hides.
- Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses and accessory buildings when located on the same lot.
For the location of accessory buildings refer to Sec. 12.11 C.2. and Sec. 12.22 C.12.
- Automobile parking space, for buildings other than dwellings, as required by Sec. 12.21 A.4.
B. Restriction. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,268, Eff. 7/1/00, Oper. 7/1/00.) For any lot designated as Public, Quasi-Public, Public/Quasi- Public Use, Other Public, or Open Space on the land use map of the applicable community or district plan; any lot shown on the map as having existing lakes, waterways, reservoirs, debris basins, or similar facilities; any lot shown on the map as the location of a freeway right-of-way; and any property annexed to the City of Los Angeles where a plan amendment was not adopted as part of the annexation proceedings:
Any of the uses permitted by Subsection A. of this section shall require prior approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.24.1 of this Code.
C. Loading Space – No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be erected or maintained unless a loading space conforming to the provisions of Sec. 12.21 C.6. is provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement.
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Ask AI about this code▸Contents — Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1
▸Chapter I — General Provisions and Zoning
Overview- Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1.2 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
- Article 1.5 — PLANNING - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROGRAM
▸Article 2 — SPECIFIC PLANNING - ZONING - COMPREHENSIVE ZONING …
Overview- SEC. 12.01. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.
- SEC. 12.02. PURPOSE.
- SEC. 12.03. DEFINITIONS.
- SEC. 12.04. ZONES – DISTRICTS – SYMBOLS.
- SEC. 12.05. “A1” AGRICULTURE ZONE.
- SEC. 12.06. “A2” AGRICULTURAL ZONE.
- SEC. 12.07. “RA” SUBURBAN ZONE.
- SEC. 12.08. “R1” ONE-FAMILY ZONE.
- § 12.09
- SEC. 12.10. “R3” MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE.
- SEC. 12.11. “R4” MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE.
- SEC. 12.12. “R5” MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE.
- SEC. 12.13. “C1” LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- 1.5. (Deleted by Ord. No. 188,072, Eff. 7/1/24.)
- SEC. 12.14. “C2” COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- SEC. 12.16. “C4” COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- SEC. 12.17. “C5” COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- SEC. 12.18. “MR2” RESTRICTED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
- SEC. 12.19. “M2” LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
- 3.5. (None)
- SEC. 12.20. “M3” HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
- 13.03. (Amended by Ord. No. 155,950, Eff. 12/5/81.)
- SEC. 12.21. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- SEC. 12.22. EXCEPTIONS.
- SEC. 12.23. NONCONFORMING BUILDING AND USES.
- SEC. 12.24. CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER SIMILAR QUASI-JU…
- SEC. 12.26. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY.
- SEC. 12.27. VARIANCES.
- SEC. 12.28. ADJUSTMENTS AND SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS.
- SEC. 12.29. VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS – PENALTY.
- SEC. 12.30. BOUNDARIES OF ZONES.
- SEC. 12.31. INTERPRETATION – PURPOSE – CONFLICT.
- SEC. 12.32. LAND USE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS.
- SEC. 12.33. PARK FEES AND LAND DEDICATION.
- SEC. 12.35. ZONING OF ANNEXED OR UNZONED AREAS.
- SEC. 12.37. HIGHWAY AND COLLECTOR STREET DEDICATION AND IMPROV…
- SEC. 12.38. DEDICATION OF STREETS BY LONG TERM LEASES.
- SEC. 12.39. LOW AND MODERATE HOUSING.
- SEC. 12.40. LANDSCAPE – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
- SEC. 12.41. LANDSCAPE – WATER MANAGEMENT.
- SEC. 12.42. LANDSCAPE.
- SEC. 12.50. AIRPORT APPROACH ZONING REGULATIONS.
- SEC. 12.70. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ZONING.
- SEC. 12.80. HOMELESS SHELTERS – EMERGENCIES – CITY OWNED AND L…
- SEC. 12.81. HOMELESS SHELTERS – EMERGENCIES – CHARITABLE ORGAN…
- SEC. 12.82. HOMELESS SHELTERS – EMERGENCIES – EL NIÑO 2016.
- Article 2.9 — CONDOMINIUMS, COMMUNITY APARTMENTS AND STOCK COO…
- Article 3 — SPECIFIC PLAN - ZONING SUPPLEMENTAL USE DISTRICTS
- Article 4 — PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS
- Article 4.3 — ELDERCARE FACILITY UNIFIED PERMIT PROCESS
- Article 4.4 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Article 5 — REFERRALS – LAND FOR PUBLIC USE
- Article 6 — LOCAL EMERGENCY TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
- Article 6.1 — REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Article 7 — DIVISION OF LAND REGULATIONS
- Article 8 — PRIVATE STREET REGULATIONS
- Article 9 — FEES