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Article 2 — FORM

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

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Part 2A. Introduction

Part 2B. Form Districts Part 2c. Form Rules

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City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

CONTENTS

Part 2A.
In		 troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Div. 2A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Div. 2A.2. General rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Part 2B.
F		 orm Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Div. 2B.1. rural Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Div. 2B.2. estate Form Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Div. 2B.3. House Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17
Div. 2B.4. Very low-rise Narrow Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Div. 2B.5. Very low-rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Div. 2B.6. Very low-rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Div. 2B.7. Very low-rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Div. 2B.8. low-rise Narrow Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Div. 2B.9. low-rise Medium Form Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Div. 2B.10. low-rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Div. 2B.11. low-rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Div. 2B.12. Mid-rise Narrow Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Div. 2B.13. Mid-rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Div. 2B.14. Mid-rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Div. 2B.15. Mid-rise Full Form Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Div. 2B.16. Moderate-rise Medium Form Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Div. 2B.17. Moderate-rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Div. 2B.18. Moderate-rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Div. 2B.19. High-rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Div. 2B.20. High-rise Broad Form Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Div. 2B.21. High-rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Part 2C.
F		 orm Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Div. 2c.1. lot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-58
Div. 2c.2. coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-61
Div. 2c.3. Amenity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68
Div. 2c.4. Floor Area ratio & Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-87
Div. 2c.5. Building Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-100
Div. 2c.6. Upper-Story Bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-104
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PArt 2A. INTRODUCTION

Div. 2A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Sec. 2A.1.1. relationship to Zone String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Sec. 2A.1.2. How to Use Article 2. (Form) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Sec. 2A.1.3. Form District Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Sec. 2A.1.4. Form District Naming convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Div. 2A.2. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Sec. 2A.2.1. Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Sec. 2A.2.2. Form Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
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DiV. 2A.1. ORIENTATION

Sec. 2A.1.1. RELATIONSHIP TO ZONE STRING

A zone string is composed of the following districts:

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Form District

the Form District is a separate and independent component of each zone.

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Sec. 2A.1.1. (Relationship to Zone String) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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Sec. 2A.1.2. HOW TO USE ARTICLE 2. (FORM)

A. Identify the Applicable Form District

the first component in a zone string is the Form District applied to a property.

B. Determine Applicable Form District Standards

  1. Form Districts standards are outlined in Part 2B. (Form Districts) . each Form District page identifies the standards specific to that Form District.

  2. each standard on a Form District page in Part 2B. (Form Districts) provides a reference to Part 2C. (Form Rules) where the standard is explained in detail. text in italics below a heading provides a definition of that heading.

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Sec. 2A.1.2. (How to Use Article 2. (Form)) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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Zone String

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▸Contents — Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A
Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A
  1. Article 1 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Article 2 — FORM
  3. Part 2B — (Form Districts)
  4. Part 3B — (Frontage Districts) (Frontage Districts)
  5. Part 3C — (General Frontage Rules)
  6. Part 3B — (Frontage Districts)
  7. Part 3D — (Character Frontage Rules) (Character Frontage Rules)
  8. Part 3C — GENERAL FRONTAGE RULES
  9. Part 3D — CHARACTER FRONTAGE RULES
  10. Part 4B — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DISTRICTS
  11. Part 4c — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RULES
  12. Part 5B — (Use Districts)
  13. Part 6B — (Density Districts) (Density Districts)
  14. Part 6C — (Density Rules)
  15. Part 7c — ALTERNATE TYPOLOGY RULES
  16. Part 13B — PROCESSES & PROCEDURES

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