Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Div. 3B.3 General

General Frontages require moderate to high build-to widths while allowing a wide range of modifications for pedestrian amenity spaces. These Frontage Districts have a moderate transparency requirement with flexible entrance spacing standards while ensuring a high-quality pedestrian environment and providing flexibility for a variety of ground story tenants.

SEC. 3B.3.1. GENERAL 1 (G1)¶

A. Lot

B. Facade

Street D B	C	A	Street D A B B B E F G C
	Primary	Side	Primary Side
1.BUILD-TO		Div. 3C.1.	1.TRANSPARENCY Div. 3C.4.
Applicable stories(min)	5	5	Transparent area(min)
A Build-to depth(max)	10'	15'	A Ground story 50% 40%
B Build-to width(min)	90%	70%	B Upper stories 30% 30%
C ^{Pedestrian amenity} allowance (max)	30%	20%	C Active wall spacing(max) 25’ 25’ 2.ENTRANCES Div. 3C.5.
2.PARKING		Div. 3C.2.	D Street-facingentrance Required Required
D Parking setback(min)	15’	5'	E Entrance spacing (max) 75’ 100'
3.LANDSCAPING		Div. 3C.3.	Not Not
Frontageplantingarea(min)	30%	30%	Entry feature Required Required
Frontage yard fence & wall	A2	A2	3.GROUND STORY Div. 3C.6.
type allowed:			F Ground storyheight(min) 10' 10'
			G ^{Ground floor elevation} (min/max) -2'/5' -2'/5'
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Sec. 3B.3.1. (General 1 (G1)) Last amended by Ord. 188,418 (Resolution), Eff. 06/18/2025

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

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

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SEC. 3B.3.2. GENERAL 2 (G2)¶

A. Lot

Street D B	C A
	Primary Side
1.BUILD-TO	Div. 3C.1.
Applicable stories(min)	1 1
A Build-to depth(max)	10’ 15’
B Build-to width(min)	70% 40%
C ^{Pedestrian amenity} allowance (max)	20% 5%
2.PARKING	Div. 3C.2.
D Parking setback(min)	20’ 5’
3.LANDSCAPING	Div. 3C.3.
Frontageplantingarea(min)	30% 30%
Frontage yard fence & wall type allowed:	A2 A2

B. Facade

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		Primary	Side
1.	TRANSPARENCY		Div. 3C.4.
	Transparent area
A	Ground story (min)	40%	30%
B	Upper stories(min)	20%	20%
C	Active wall spacing(max)	20’	30’
2.	ENTRANCES		Div. 3C.5.
D	Street-facing entrance	Required	Not required
	Entrance spacing (max)	50’	100’
	Entry feature	Not Required	Not Required
3.	GROUND STORY		Div. 3C.6.
e	Ground storyheight(min)	10'	10'
f	^{Ground floor elevation} (min/max)	-2'/5'	-2'/5'
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Sec. 3B.3.2. (General 2 (G2)) Established by Ord. 189,007, Eff. 08/20/2026

[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] Div. 3B.4. (Shopfront Frontage Districts)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

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