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Chapter I — General Provisions and Zoning›Article 8 — PRIVATE STREET REGULATIONS

SEC. 18.01. DEFINITIONS.

Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1 · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Los Angeles

For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:

“Approved” shall mean “Approved by the City Engineer of the City of Los Angeles,” unless otherwise specified.

“ Board ” shall mean the Area Planning Commission. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,268, Eff. 7/1/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)

“Building site” shall mean any parcel of land which conforms to the definition of a lot as defined herein.

“City” (Deleted by Ord. No. 173,106, Eff. 3/5/00.)

“Council” (Deleted by Ord. No. 173,106, Eff. 3/5/00.)

“Commission” (Deleted by Ord. No. 173,106, Eff. 3/5/00.)

“Director” (Deleted by Ord. No. 173,106, Eff. 3/5/00.)

“ Highway, Major – Any street designated as a major highway on the Highways and Freeways maps of the Transportation Element of the General Plan. (Added by Ord. No. 172,840, Eff. 11/4/99.)

Highway, Secondary – Any street designated as a secondary highway on the Highways and Freeways maps of the Transportation Element of the General Plan. (Added by Ord. No. 172,840, Eff. 11/4/99.)

“Local street” shall mean a street providing access to abutting property and serving local, as distinguished from through traffic.

“Lot” shall mean a parcel of land conforming to the definition of LOT contained in Section 12.03 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 128,289, Eff. 10/15/64.)

“Major Highway” (Deleted by Ord. No. 172,840, Eff. 11/4/99.)

“Person” shall mean natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, organization or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.

“Private road easement” See Div. 13C.1. (Administration Definitions) of Chapter 1A of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,712, Eff. 1/23/23, Oper. 1/22/24; Ord. No. 187,930, Eff. 7/7/23.)

“Private street” See Div. 13C.1. (Administration Definitions) of Chapter 1A of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,712, Eff. 1/23/23, Oper. 1/22/24; Ord. No. 187,930, Eff. 7/7/23.)

“Secondary Highway” (Deleted by Ord. No. 172,840, Eff. 11/4/99.)

“Shall” and “may”. “ Shall ” is mandatory. “ May ” is permissive.

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▸Contents — Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1
Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1
  1. ▸Chapter I — General Provisions and Zoning
    Overview
    1. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Article 1.2 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
    3. Article 1.5 — PLANNING - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROGRAM
    4. Article 2 — SPECIFIC PLANNING - ZONING - COMPREHENSIVE ZONING …
    5. Article 2.9 — CONDOMINIUMS, COMMUNITY APARTMENTS AND STOCK COO…
    6. Article 3 — SPECIFIC PLAN - ZONING SUPPLEMENTAL USE DISTRICTS
    7. Article 4 — PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS
    8. Article 4.3 — ELDERCARE FACILITY UNIFIED PERMIT PROCESS
    9. Article 4.4 — SIGN REGULATIONS
    10. Article 5 — REFERRALS – LAND FOR PUBLIC USE
    11. Article 6 — LOCAL EMERGENCY TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
    12. Article 6.1 — REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
    13. Article 7 — DIVISION OF LAND REGULATIONS
    14. ▸Article 8 — PRIVATE STREET REGULATIONS
      Overview
      1. SEC. 18.00. SCOPE.
      2. SEC. 18.01. DEFINITIONS.
      3. SEC. 18.02. RESERVED.
      4. SEC. 18.04. SUBDIVISIONS.
      5. SEC. 18.05. PRIVATE STREETS, LOT OR BUILDING SITE STANDARDS.
      6. SEC. 18.07. POSTING OF PRIVATE STREETS.
      7. SEC. 18.08. DIRECTOR APPROVAL AND APPEALS.
      8. SEC. 18.09. PRIVATE STREET NAMES.
      9. SEC. 18.10. BUILDING PERMITS.
    15. Article 9 — FEES

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