Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Part 13B Processes & Procedures
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Cite as: Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Part 13B · Text as of 2026-10-04
| Div. 13B.1. Le | gislative Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . 13-55 |
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| Sec. 13B.1.1. | General Plan Adoption/ |
. . . . . . . . 13-55 |
| Sec. 13B.1.2. | Specific Plan Adoption/ |
. . . . . . . . 13-61 |
| Sec. 13B.1.3. | Zoning code Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .13-66 |
| Sec. 13B.1.4. | Zone change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .13-69 |
| Sec. 13B.1.5. | Guidelines or Standards Adoption/ |
. . . . . . . . 13-81 |
| Sec. 13B.1.6. | land for Public Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .13-83 |
| Div. 13B.2. Q | uasi-Judicial Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . 13-86 |
| Sec. 13B.2.1. | class 1 conditional Use Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .13-86 |
| Sec. 13B.2.2. | class 2 conditional Use Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 13-91 |
| Sec. 13B.2.3. | class 3 conditional Use Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .13-99 |
| Sec. 13B.2.4. | Project review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-108 |
| Sec. 13B.2.5. | Director Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-113 |
| Div. 13B.3. Mi | nisterial Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . 13-116 |
| Sec. 13B.3.1. | Administrative review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-116 |
| Sec. 13B.3.2. | expanded Administrative review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-118 |
| Div. 13B.4. Sp | ecifc Plan Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . 13-121 |
| Sec. 13B.4.1. | General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-121 |
| Sec. 13B.4.2. | Project compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-123 |
| Sec. 13B.4.3. | Project compliance (Design review Board) . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-126 |
| Sec. 13B.4.4. | Project Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-133 |
| Sec. 13B.4.5. | Project exception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-136 |
| Sec. 13B.4.6. | Specific Plan interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-142 |
| Div. 13B.5. Q | uasi-Judicial Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . .13-145 |
| Sec. 13B.5.1. | Alternative compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-145 |
| Sec. 13B.5.2. | Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-148 |
| Sec. 13B.5.3. | variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-151 |
| Sec. 13B.5.4. | Modification of entitlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-159 |
| Sec. 13B.5.5. | reasonable Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . 13-162 |
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| Div. 13B.6. No | n-Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-166 |
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| Sec. 13B.6.1. | evaluation of Non-compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-166 |
| Sec. 13B.6.2. | Nuisance Abatement/ |
| Sec. 13B.6.3. | Building Permit revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-179 |
| Div. 13B.7. Di | vision of Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-182 |
| Sec. 13B.7.1. | General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-182 |
| Sec. 13B.7.2. | Parcel Map exemption/ |
| Sec. 13B.7.3. | tentative tract Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-187 |
| Sec. 13B.7.4. | Final tract Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-198 |
| Sec. 13B.7.5. | Preliminary Parcel Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-202 |
| Sec. 13B.7.6. | Final Parcel Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-210 |
| Sec. 13B.7.7. | Private Street Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-214 |
| Sec. 13B.7.8. | Subdivision Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-218 |
| Div. 13B.8. Hi | storic Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-220 |
| Sec. 13B.8.1. | General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-220 |
| Sec. 13B.8.2. | Historic Preservation Overlay Zone Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-232 |
| Sec. 13B.8.3. | Preservation Plan Adoption/ |
| Sec. 13B.8.4. | review of conforming Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-241 |
| Sec. 13B.8.5. struction) |
certificate of Appropriateness (construction, Addition, Alteration, or recon- 13-246 |
| Sec. 13B.8.6. | certificate of Appropriateness (Demolition, removal, or relocation) . 13-252 |
| Sec. 13B.8.7. | certificate of compatibility for Non-contributing elements. . . . . . 13-258 |
| Div. 13B.9. Co | astal Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-264 |
| Sec. 13B.9.1. | coastal Development Permit (Pre-certification) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-264 |
| Sec. 13B.9.2. | coastal Development Permit (Post-certification) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-276 |
| Div. 13B.10. De | partment of Building and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-299 |
| Sec. 13B.10.1. | General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-299 |
| Sec. 13B.10.2 | . Appeals From lADBS Determinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-302 |
| Sec. 13B.10.3 | . Annual inspection Monitoring (type 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-306 |
| Sec. 13B.10.4. | Annual inspection Monitoring (type 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-311 |
| Div. 13B.11. Ca | lifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Provisions . . . .13-317 |
| Sec. 13B.11.1. | environmental review Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-317 |
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| Div. 13B.12. Redevelopment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . .13-332 |
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| Sec. 13B.12.1. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 13-332 |
| Sec. 13B.12.2. redevelopment Plan Project Administrative review . . . . . . . . | . . 13-338 |
| Sec. 13B.12.3. redevelopment Plan Project compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 13-339 |
| Sec. 13B.12.4. Modification of entitlement for a redevelopment Plan Project . . | . . 13-342 |
| Sec. 13B.12.5. redevelopment Plan Project Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 13-345 |
| Sec. 13B.12.6. redevelopment Plan Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . 13-348 |
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