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The combination of zoning districts applied to a lot including, Form District (Part 2B.), Frontage District (Part 3B.), Development Standards District (Part 4B.), Use District (Part 5B.), and Density District (Part 6B.).

A. Zone String Brackets

1. A zone is comprised of the following districts, as established in Sec. 1.5.2. (Zoning Map) :

[FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS] [USE - DENSITY]

BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACTIVITY

2. in order to regulate the built environment and activities allowed on a property, as provided for in this Zoning code (chapter 1A), land is designated with the districts listed in Sec. 1.3.1.B. (Zoning Districts) for zoning purposes. the zone of a lot is separated into two or more bracket sets [ ] in order to reinforce the separation of the built environment from the types of activities as two distinct permissions on a lot. the first bracket set contains the zoning districts that determine the built environment, and the second bracket set contains the zoning districts that determine the types of activities allowed on a lot. Although the districts that make up the zone string may refer, or have standards that are tied, to other districts in the zone string, each district in the string is independent, and the various districts are combined in response to the variety of planning needs found throughout the city.

B. Zoning Districts

All zoning districts that compose a zone string including Form District (Part 2B.), Frontage District (Part 3B.), Development Standards District (Part 4B.), Use District (Part 5B.), and Density District (Part 6B.).

BUILDING RELATIONSHIP TO THE STREET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PERMITTED USES NUMBER OF UNITS

- - - [FORM FRONTAGE STANDARDS] [USE DENSITY]

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1. Article 2. (Form) regulates the placement, scale, and intensity of buildings and structures on a lot to ensure building forms are compatible with their context and to promote projects that support community goals.

2. Article 3. (Frontage) regulates the portions of a lot and exterior building facades that impact the public realm. Frontage Districts (Part 3B.) help ensure that projects respond to the public realm in a contextually appropriate manner. the regulations in Frontage Districts (Part 3B.) range from minimal standards for Warehouse Frontages to a robust set of standards for Shopfront Frontages which require projects to support a high-quality public realm that is active, comfortable, safe, and visually interesting, with strong connections between the public realm and uses inside buildings.

3. Article 4. (Development Standards) regulates site design, including location and characteristics of access, parking, landscape, and other site features. Development Standards Districts (Part 4B.) consist of regulations that are appropriate to a variety of contexts such as city centers, suburban neighborhoods, and rural hillsides.

4. Article 5. (Use) establishes Use Districts (Part 5B.) , Use Standards (Part 5C.) , and Use Definitions (Part 5D.) that regulate the activities on a lot and to mitigate any potential impacts within a lot and on surrounding property as a result of those activities.

5. Article 6. (Density) establishes Density Districts (Part 6B.) , which regulate the number of household dwelling units or efciency dwelling units permitted on a lot, otherwise known as density. Density Districts (Part 6B.) allow for a wide variety of zoning approaches to housing.

c. Specific Plans & Supplemental Districts

Article 8. (Supplemental & Special Zoning) establishes additional regulations that may be applied through the use of Specifc Plans and Supplemental Districts. these are represented in a third bracket set of the zone string, and separated by a hyphen (-) when more than one is applied. For further details, see Sec. 1.5.2.A.3. (Specific Plans & Supplemental Districts) .

D. Special Zones

Article 8. (Supplemental & Special Zoning) also establishes unique zone designations called Special Zones that, where applied, serve in lieu of zoning districts, Specifc Plans, and Supplemental Districts. Special Zones respond to unique conditions that do not lend themselves to the regulations established in this Zoning code (chapter 1A). For further details, see Sec. 1.5.2.A.4. (Special Zoning) .

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in addition to the zoning district articles, other articles in the Zoning code (chapter 1A) include:

• A. Article 7. (Alternate Typologies) , governs instances where the desired physical form for development on a lot is prohibited by the applied zoning. the zoning districts established in this Zoning code (chapter 1A) recognize that, in general, the physical form of development need not be determined by its use. there are certain cases, however, in which the physical form that development takes is directly tied to a specific use or activity. in those cases, Article 7. (Alternate Typologies) outlines a series of regulatory solutions that override specific regulations otherwise addressed by zoning districts applied to a lot. Article 7. (Alternate Typologies) establishes eligibility criteria for each Alternate typology, and what regulations are superseded from the applicable zoning districts.

• B. Article 9. (Public Benefit Systems) details procedures for implementing state density bonus provisions to increase the production of affordable housing, as well as other programs to facilitate the provision of public benefits to communities in the vicinity of new development in the city, consistent with the General Plan and other housing-related policies.

• C. Article 10. (Streets & Parks) provides standards for the development of streets and parks.

• D. Article 11. (Division of Land) governs the division of land in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act.

• E. Article 12. (Nonconformities) provides relief from the requirements of this Zoning code (chapter 1A) for existing lots, buildings and structures, and uses that conformed to the zoning regulations at the time they were lawfully established, but do not conform to current district standards or use permissions.

• F. Article 13. (Administration) provides the procedures for various approvals under this Zoning code (chapter 1A) and Chapter I. (General Provisions and Zoning) of this code. this is the only Article in this Zoning code (chapter 1A) that applies to both chapters.

• G. Article 14. (General Rules) , includes general rules that apply to development, as well as defining glossary terms with specific meaning in this Zoning code (chapter 1A).

• H. Article 15. (Fees) details the fees required for various approvals.

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throughout this Zoning code (chapter 1A), relief statements specify the only relief options available for the standards or rules to which the statements apply. if a relief option is not specified for a particular standard or rule, that relief option is not available, unless otherwise stated by the City of Los Angeles Charter .

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