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Article 3 — FRONTAGE

Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Part 3B Frontage Districts

Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Part 3B · Text as of 2026-10-04

Div. 3B.1. Drive Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Div. 3B.2. Multi-Unit Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Sec. 3B.2.1. Multi-Unit 1 (MU1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Sec. 3B.2.2. Multi-Unit 2 (MU2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Sec. 3B.2.3. Multi-Unit 3 (MU3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Div. 3B.3. General Frontage Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Sec. 3B.3.1. General 1 (G1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Sec. 3B.3.2. General 2 (G2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Div. 3B.4. Shopfront Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Sec. 3B.4.1. Shopfront 1 (SH1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Sec. 3B.4.2. Shopfront 2 (SH2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Sec. 3B.4.3. Shopfront 3 (SH3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Div. 3B.5. Market Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Sec. 3B.5.1. Market 1 (MK1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Div. 3B.6. Large Format Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Div. 3B.7.
Warehouse Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . .		 . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Sec. 3B.7.1. Warehouse 1 (WH1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Div. 3B.8. Dual Frontage Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Sec. 3B.8.1. Alley Market (Al1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Sec. 3B.8.2. Alley Shopfront (Al2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Sec. 3B.8.3. Greenway 1 (GW1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Div. 3B.9. Character Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Sec. 3B.9.1. Historic Core (CHC1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Sec. 3B.9.2. Daylight Factory (CDF1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Sec. 3B.9.3. Daylight Factory / River (CDR1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Sec. 3B.9.4. Character Commercial 1 (CC1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Sec. 3B.9.5. Character Residential 1 (CR1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
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Article 3. Frontage Article Publication Update | August 20, 2026

[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] Div. 3B.1. (Drive Frontage Districts)

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