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Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS›Part 4C — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RULES

Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Div. 4C.3 Bicycle Parking

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 § 4C.3 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 4C.3.1. BICYCLE PARKING SPACES

A. Intent

the intent of the standards of this Section (Bicycle Parking Spaces) is to promote bicycling as an alternative to automobile transportation, and to ensure safe, secure, accessible, and convenient storage of bicycles for all users.

B. Applicability

this Section (Bicycle Parking Spaces) applies to new construction, a major remodel, a site modification, or a use modification.

c. Standards

the required number of short-term and long-term bicycle parking spaces are determined by use according to the following provisions:

1. Residential

For all residential uses containing more than three dwelling units, long-term and short-term bicycle parking shall be provided according to the ratios specified for each marginal increment of dwelling units as indicated in the table below.

RE QUIRED BICYCLE PARKING
SHORT-TERM
(Sec. 4C.3.2.)
LONG-TERM
(Sec. 4C.3.3.)
RESIDENTIAL
1st 25dwelling units 1/10du, (2 min) 1/du
26th-100thdwelling unit 1/15du, (2 min) 1/1.5du
101st-200thdwelling unit 1/20du, (2 min) 1/2du
201st +dwelling units 1/40du, (2 min) 1/4du
  • a. Developments that include individually accessed private garages for each dwelling unit shall not be required to provide long-term bicycle parking.

  • b. Notwithstanding the above, for all supportive housing uses, short-term bicycle parking shall be provided at a rate of one space per 10,000 square feet of floor area and long-term bicycle parking shall be provided at a rate of 1 space per 5,000 square feet of floor area. A minimum of two short-term and two long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be provided.

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Sec. 4C.3.1. (Bicycle Parking Spaces) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

  1. Public & Institutional, Open Space & Recreation, Transportation, General Commercial, Heavy Commercial, and Industrial Uses

Short-term and long-term bicycle parking shall be provided for all public & institutional uses, transportation uses, commercial uses, and industrial uses at the ratio and minimum indicated in the table below.

R EQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING
SHORT-TERM
(Sec. 4C.3.2.)
LONG-TERM
(Sec. 4C.3.3.)
PUBLIC & INSTITUTIONAL USES
Public & Institutional Uses, except
as listed below:
1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/5,000 SF, (2 min)
civic Facility: All 1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
1/10 requiredautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
School: K-12 4/classroom, (2 min) 1/10 classrooms, (2 min)
School: Post-secondary 1/500 SF or 1/50 fixed seats
whichever isgreater, (2 min)
1/1,000 SF or 1/100 fixed seats
whichever isgreater, (2 min)
Utilities: All -- --
OPEN SPACE & RECREATION USES
Open Space & Recreation Uses,
except as listed below:
1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/10,000 SF, (2 min)
Nature reserve -- --
Open Space, Public 1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
Open Space, Public (< 2 acres
and no automobile parking
provided)
-- --
indoor recreation: Public 1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
Outdoor recreation: Public 1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
1/10 providedautomobile
parking stalls, (5 min)
TRANSPORTATION USES
All -- --
GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES
All General Commercial Uses,
except as listed below:
1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/10,000 SF, (2 min)
eating& Drinking: All 1/2,000 SF, (2 min) 1/2,000 SF, (2 min)
entertainment venue, indoor: All 1/350 SF or 1/50 fixed seats
whichever isgreater, (2 min)
1/700 SF or 1/100 fixed seats
whichever isgreater, (2 min)
lodging (containing more than 5
lodgingunits)
1/10lodging units, (2 min) 1/10lodging units, (2 min)
Office 1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/5,000 SF, (2 min)
retail: All 1/2,000 SF, (2 min) 1/2,000 SF, (2 min)

"--" = no parking required

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Sec. 4C.3.1. (Bicycle Parking Spaces) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

REQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING
SHORT-TERM
(Sec. 4C.3.2.)
LONG-TERM
(Sec. 4C.3.3.)
HEAVY COMMERCIAL USES
All Heavy Commercial Uses,
except as listed below:
1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/10,000 SF, (2 min)
Storage, indoor: All -- --
Storage, Outdoor: All -- --
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES
All 1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/10,000 SF, (2 min)
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES
All 1/10,000 SF, (2 min) 1/10,000 SF, (2 min)
AGRICULTURAL USES
All -- --

"--" = no parking required

3. City Operated Uses

in all buildings or parking lots used by the city for government purposes, including government office buildings, both short-term and long-term bicycle parking shall be provided at a rate of 10 percent of the required parking. However, no less than five short-term bicycle spaces and no less than five long-term bicycle parking shall be provided for the lot or building.

D. Measurement
1. Multiple Uses

Where there is a combination of uses on a lot, the number of bicycle parking spaces required is the sum of the requirements of the various uses. the exceptions provided in Sec. 4C.4.1.E. (Exceptions) for automobile parking also apply to bicycle parking.

2. Fractions

When the application of these regulations results in the requirement of a fractional bicycle space, any fraction up to and including one-half may be disregarded, and any fraction over one-half is construed as requiring one bicycle parking space. rounding shall occur after taking the sum of bicycle parking required across all proposed uses, and shall be calculated separately for long-term and short-term spaces.

e. Exceptions

Adaptive reuse projects in accordance with Sec. 9.4.5. (Downtown Adaptive Reuse Program) and Sec. 9.4.6. (Citywide Adaptive Reuse Program) are not required to provide additional bicycle parking.

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Sec. 4C.3.1. (Bicycle Parking Spaces) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

F. Relief
  1. A deviation from any required bicycle parking dimensional standard of 10 percent or less may be granted in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.2. (Adjustment) .

  2. A deviation from any required bicycle parking standard may be granted as a variance in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.3. (Variance) .

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Sec. 4C.3.1. (Bicycle Parking Spaces) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Exceptions & meaning →

Sec. 4C.3.2. SHORT-TERM BICYCLE PARKING DESIGN

A. Intent

the intent of the standards of this Section (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) is to promote bicycling as an alternative to automobile transportation, ensure safe, secure, accessible, and convenient storage of bicycles for visitors and other short-term users, improve bicyclist access from the public realm to the interior of buildings, and ensure entrances are conveniently and effectively accessible to bicyclists.

B. Applicability

this Section (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) applies to all short-term bicycle parking spaces required by Sec. 4C.3.1. (Bicycle Parking Spaces) .

c. Standards
1. General
  • a. Adequate lighting shall be provided to ensure safe access to bicycle parking facilities in accordance with Sec. 4C.10.1. (Outdoor Lighting) .

  • b. Owners and operators shall not unreasonably interfere with the ability of bicyclists to safely and conveniently access bicycle parking, including the adoption of unreasonable property management rules. Unreasonable interference includes shorter operating hours for shortterm bicycle parking than for the building or automobile parking, prohibitions on walking of bicycles in pedestrian areas that provide access to bicycle parking, and prohibitions on bicycles in elevators where elevators are used to provide access to bicycle parking. the provisions of this Subparagraph do not prohibit property owners from requiring bicycles to be walked in pedestrian-only areas.

2. Bicycle Parking Space Design
a. General

required short-term bicycle parking shall consist of bicycle racks that do all of the following:

  • i. Support the bicycle frame at two points, and support only the wheel of the bicycle are not permissible.

  • ii. Allow for the bicycle frame and at least one wheel to be locked to the racks.

  • iii. Allow for the use of a cable as well as a U-shaped lock.

  • iv. if bicycles can be locked to each side of the rack, each side can be counted toward a required space.

  • v. Be securely anchored to a permanent surface.

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Sec. 4C.3.2. (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

  • vi. if more than 20 short-term bicycle parking spaces are provided, at least 50 percent of the bicycle parking spaces shall be 100 percent covered by a roof or overhang.

  • vii. Bicycle share station docks counted toward the requirements for short-term bicycle parking spaces as permitted in Sec. 4C.3.2.C.3. (Siting Requirements) shall conform to Sec. 4C.3.2.C.6. (Bicycle Share Station) .

b. Horizontal Storage
  • i. Short-term bicycle parking spaces shall be a minimum of two feet wide and six feet long.

  • ii. individual racks installed beside each other that allow bicycles to be locked to either side of the rack shall be spaced a minimum of 30 inches on center.

  • iii. racks installed parallel to walls shall be a minimum of 30 inches from the wall, except that bicycle parking spaces providing a tray or channel for insertion of bicycle wheels shall be placed a minimum of 20 inches from the wall.

  • iv. Bicycle parking spaces arranged in a vertically staggered layout that permits bicycles to be placed in and removed from each individual space without interference from bicycles in adjoining spaces shall be spaced a minimum of 16 inches on center.

c. Stacked Storage
  • i. Alternatively to Subparagraph b. (Horizontal Storage) above, short-term bicycle parking may be mounted so that bicycles are stored in a stacked, two-tier layout, provided such parking is an attended bicycle facility where facility staff parks the bicycles, or such racks provide mechanical assistance for lifting the bicycle. if stacked bicycle storage is provided as an attended bicycle parking service, the service must meet the standards outlined in Paragraph 7. (Attended Bicycle Parking Service) below.

  • ii. racks installed parallel to walls shall be a minimum of 14 inches from the wall if such spaces are on the upper level of a stacked, two-tier rack.

3. Siting Requirements
  • a. required short-term bicycle parking shall be provided in one of the following location, or a combination of the following:

    • i. On the same lot as the use for which it is intended to serve.

    • ii. in a parking facility serving the use for which the bicycle parking is intended to serve.

    • iii. immediately in front of a lot within the public right-of-way in accordance with Paragraph 4. (Bicycle Parking in the Public Right-of-Way) below.

    • iv. in a city-funded bicycle corral in accordance with Paragraph 5. (Bicycle Corrals) below.

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Sec. 4C.3.2. (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

  • v. in a bicycle share station in accordance with Paragraph 6. (Bicycle Share Stations) below.

  • b. Bicycle parking shall be located so as to allow bicyclists safe and convenient access to and from the lot.

  • c. Bicyclists shall not be required to rely on stairways or escalators for access or to share access with automobiles or other motor vehicles.

  • d. elevators providing access for bicyclists shall be sized to accommodate standard adult bicycle dimensions with both wheels on the floor (at least six feet by two feet).

  • e. Short-term bicycle parking shall be located so as to provide safe and convenient access to visitors.

  • f. For new construction, at least 50 percent of short-term bicycle parking shall be located outside buildings or parking structures; however, no more than eight short-term bicycle parking spaces per 100 linear feet of street frontage are required to be outside.

  • g. All short-term bicycle parking spaces located inside the building or parking structure shall be located on the ground story with a direct pedestrian accessway in accordance with Sec. 4C.1.1.C.2.a.ii. (Direct) to a public street.

  • h. For new construction, short-term bicycle parking shall be located to maximize visibility from a pedestrian entrance.

  • i. All short-term bicycle parking areas located within buildings or parking garages require signs meeting the following standards:

    • i. Permanently posted at the street entrance to each lot.

    • ii. legible and reflectorized.

iii. indicate the availability and location of bicycle parking within the lot.

  • iv. All signs shall comply with Div. 4C.11. (Signs) .

  • j. Short-term bicycle parking spaces may be located no farther than 100 feet of walking distance from a pedestrian entrance that provides access to uses that require the bicycle parking spaces.

  • k. For buildings with more than one pedestrian entrance, short-term bicycle parking, with the exception of bicycle share stations, shall be distributed in approximately equal proportions among all pedestrian entrances. in buildings with three or more pedestrian entrances, no more than 50 percent of all short-term bicycle parking spaces shall be assigned to a single pedestrian entrance.

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Sec. 4C.3.2. (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

4. Bicycle Parking in the Public Right-of-Way
  • Business operators or property owners may install their own racks within the public right of-way unless a city owned rack already exists, subject to compliance with all lAMc requirements, including but not limited obtaining any necessary permit from the Bureau of engineering and approval by lADOt.
5. Bicycle Corrals
a. City-Funded Bicycle Corrals

Any lot located within 500 feet of a city-funded bicycle corral may count up to four bicycle parking spaces within the bicycle corral towards their required short-term bicycle parking spaces.

b. Bicycle Corral Parking Incentive Program
  • i. Businesses or property owners who have obtained approval from Bureau of engineering and lADOt to install and maintain a bicycle corral in the right-of-way in front of their property may count all the bicycle parking within the bicycle corral toward their required number of short-term bicycle parking spaces. in such cases, short-term bicycle parking installed in such a manner cannot be counted towards the bicycle parking requirements of surrounding businesses.

  • ii. Business operators or property owners shall pay the construction and maintenance costs of building said bicycle corrals.

  • iii. Multiple businesses or property owners may submit an application to lADOt as a group and split the costs to construct and maintain the corral.

  • a) in such cases, a single property owner is responsible for assuming the maintenance responsibilities detailed in a recorded covenant maintenance agreement as outlined below in a form approved by lADOt.

    • b) the property owner named in the covenant who is responsible for maintaining the bicycle corral may count the full amount of bicycle parking in the corral towards its short-term bicycle parking requirements.

    • c) All other businesses may count up to half of the bicycle parking spaces in the corral towards their required short-term bicycle parking spaces.

  • iv. Business operators or property owners who choose to install bicycle corrals within the public right-of-way shall be responsible for maintaining the racks according to the standards set forth in a covenant maintenance agreement approved by lADOt.

  • v. if, for any reason, the responsibility for maintaining a bicycle corral is returned to the city of los Angeles, it shall be considered a city-funded bicycle corral.

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Sec. 4C.3.2. (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

  • vi. if, for any reason, the city determines that a bicycle corral has been removed regardless of the reason, business owners shall no longer be able to count the spaces removed toward their required bicycle parking and the said businesses shall be required to provide any bicycle parking spaces lost in the removal of the bicycle corral. Failure to comply may result in the revocation of a business's certificate of Occupancy and a fine for code violation.
6. Bicycle Share Stations
  • a. Bicycle share stations shall conform to Paragraph 3. (Siting Requirements) above.

  • b. Business operators or property owners may allow a bicycle share service provider to install one or more bicycle share stations on their property, provided that such bicycle share station is part of a bicycle share system approved by lADOt and complies with all location criteria established by lADOt for bicycle share stations.

  • c. Any site within 500 feet of a bicycle share station may count up to four bicycle share docks toward the required number of short-term bicycle parking spaces for a building or use on the same lot. in all cases, the number of bicycle share docks counted toward the required number of short-term bicycle parking spaces cannot exceed 10 percent of the total number of short-term bicycle parking spaces required for the subject lot.

  • d. Where bicycle share docks are counted toward the required number of short-term bicycle parking spaces, residential and non-residential uses may replace a percentage of the required automobile parking spaces with bicycle share docks in a manner consistent with the limitations and replacement ratio established in Sec. 4C.4.1.E.10. (Substituting Required Automobile Parking with Bicycle Parking) .

  • e. if, for any reason, bicycle share docks are removed, the associated land uses may no longer count the docks removed toward required bicycle parking and shall be required to replace the number of docks formerly counted toward required bicycle parking with an equivalent number of bicycle parking spaces.

7. Attended Bicycle Parking Service
  • a. A pick-up and drop-off location for short-term bicycle parking shall either comply with Paragraph 3. (Siting Requirements) above or be co-located with a valet automobile parking pick-up or drop-off location provided on the same lot for the subject use.

  • b. Once stored, a bicycle left in the care of an attendant(s) shall be accessible only to the attendant(s), with the storage location not necessarily in the same location as the pick-up and drop-off point.

  • c. if some or all required short-term bicycle parking spaces are provided by means of an attended bicycle parking service, the service shall be available to building occupants at all times during the hours the building is in operation.

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Sec. 4C.3.2. (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

  • d. if, for any reason, an attended bicycle parking service is discontinued, the associated land uses may no longer count the attended bicycle parking service toward their required number of bicycle parking spaces and shall be required to provide a number of bicycle parking spaces equivalent to the number formerly provided by the attended bicycle parking service.
D. Measurement

[reserved]

e. Relief
  1. An alternative to any short-term bicycle parking design standards may be granted in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.1. (Alternative Compliance) .

  2. A deviation from any short-term bicycle parking design dimensional standard of 10 percent or less may be granted in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.2. (Adjustment) .

  3. A deviation from any short-term bicycle parking design standard may be granted as a variance in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.3. (Variance) .

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Sec. 4C.3.2. (Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Exceptions & meaning →

Sec. 4C.3.3. LONG-TERM BICYCLE PARKING DESIGN

A. Intent

the intent of the standards of this Section (Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design) is to promote bicycling as an alternative to automobile transportation, ensure safe, secure, accessible, and convenient storage of bicycles for tenants and other long-term users, improve bicyclist access from the public realm to the interior of buildings, and ensure entrances are conveniently and effectively accessible to bicyclists.

B. Applicability

this Section (Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design) applies to all long-term bicycle parking spaces required by Sec. 4C.3.1. (Bicycle Parking Spaces) .

c. Standards
1. General
  • a. Adequate lighting shall be provided to ensure safe access to bicycle parking facilities in accordance with Sec. 4C.10.1. (Outdoor Lighting) .

  • b. Owners and operators shall not unreasonably interfere with the ability of bicyclists to safely and conveniently access bicycle parking, including through the adoption of unreasonable property management rules. Unreasonable interference includes shorter operating hours for long-term bicycle parking than for any building or automobile parking, prohibitions on walking of bicycles in pedestrian areas that provide access to bicycle parking, and prohibitions on bicycles in elevators where elevators are used to provide access to bicycle parking. the provisions of this Subparagraph. do not prohibit property owners from requiring bicycles to be walked in pedestrian-only areas.

2. Bicycle Parking Space Design
a. General
  • i. long-term bicycle parking shall be secured from the general public and protected from inclement weather. All long-term bicycle parking shall be fully enclosed and covered.

  • ii. Acceptable examples of long-term bicycle parking include bicycle lockers, bicycle rooms, bicycle cages, or commercially operated attended bicycle facilities.

  • iii. except in the case of lockers and commercially operated attended bicycle parking, all long-term bicycle parking shall provide a means of securing the bicycle frame at two points to a securely anchored rack.

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Sec. 4C.3.3. (Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

b. Horizontal Storage

long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be sized to permit safe, efficient, and convenient access to each individual bicycle parking space without interference from bicycles in adjoining spaces, as described below:

  • i. individual racks installed beside each other within bicycle rooms or bicycle cages that allow bicycles to be locked to either side of the rack shall be spaced a minimum of 30 inches on center.

  • ii. racks installed parallel to walls shall be a minimum of 30 inches from the wall, with the exception that bicycle parking spaces that provide a tray into which the bicycle wheels may be inserted may be placed a minimum of 20 inches from the wall, or 14 inches from the wall if such spaces are on the upper level of a stacked, two-tier rack.

  • iii. triangular lockers with varying widths may be used so long as the opening is at least two feet wide.

  • iv. Bicycle parking spaces arranged in a vertically staggered layout that permits bicycles to be placed in and removed from each individual space without interference from bicycles in adjoining spaces may be spaced a minimum of 16 inches on center.

  • v. if more than 20 long-term bicycle parking spaces are provided, a workspace of 100 square feet shall be provided adjacent to the long-term bicycle parking to allow bicyclists to maintain their bicycles. However, where long-term bicycle parking is provided in more than one location, a single workspace may be provided adjacent to the location with the greatest number of long-term bicycle parking spaces.

c. Vertical Storage

Alternative to Subparagraph b. (Horizontal Storage) above, long-term bicycle parking may be mounted so that the bicycle is stored vertically. Such devices that hold the bicycle by the wheel shall be designed to support the bicycle without damaging the wheels. vertically installed bicycle parking shall be a minimum of four feet deep and six feet in height.

d. Stacked Storage

Alternative to Subparagraph b. (Horizontal Storage) and Subparagraph c. (Vertical Storage) above, long-term bicycle parking may be mounted so that bicycles are stored in a stacked, two-tier layout, provided such parking is an attended bicycle facility where facility staff parks the bicycles, or such racks provide mechanical assistance for lifting the bicycle.

3. Siting Requirements
  • a. long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be provided in one of the following locations, or in a combination of the following locations:

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Sec. 4C.3.3. (Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

  • i. On the ground story within 100 feet of the major entrance to the lobby. there shall be safe and convenient access between the public right-of-way, the bicycle parking space, and the lobby area.

  • ii. in the off-street automobile parking area, subject to the following limitations:

    • a) long-term bicycle parking inside a parking garage may be no more than 200 feet from a pedestrian entrance to the main building, and located so as to provide reasonably convenient access from the bicycle parking to the nearest walkway, ramp, or elevator providing access to the building.
  • b) long-term bicycle parking inside a parking garage shall be located within the space available on the building’s pedestrian entry level, after required handicapped-accessible parking stalls and other elements required by federal, state and local laws have been provided.

    • iii. One level above or below the ground story, within 100 feet of the elevator, ramp, walkway, or other building entrance on that story. in such cases, elevator or ramp access to the building shall be provided.

    • iv. residential long-term bicycle parking may be provided in common storage facilities on residential floors in accordance with Sec. 4C.3.3.C.2. (Bicycle Parking Space Design) . if residential long-term bicycle parking is provided on residential floors, the amount of bicycle parking on each floor shall be equal to or greater than 50 percent of the number of dwelling units on the same floor.

  • b. For lots with multiple uses, long-term bicycle parking may be provided in one or more bicycle parking facilities within 200 feet of each use.

  • c. For lots with multiple buildings, required bicycle parking may be sited in one or more bicycle parking facilities within 200 feet of each building.

  • d. Bicycle parking shall be located so as to allow bicyclists safe and convenient access to and from the lot.

  • e. Bicyclists shall not be required to rely on stairways or escalators for access or to share access with automobiles or other motor vehicles.

  • f. elevators providing access for bicyclists shall be sized to accommodate standard adult bicycle dimensions with both wheels on the floor (at least six feet by two feet).

4. Showers and Personal Lockers

Showers and personal lockers are required for long-term bicycle parking in non-residential uses in accordance with Chapter IX. (Building Regulations), Sec. 91.6307. (Shower and Locker Facilities) of this code and shall remain available for the use of building occupants arriving by bicycle.

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Sec. 4C.3.3. (Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.3. (Bicycle Parking)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

5. Attended Bicycle Parking Service
  • a. A pick-up and drop-off location for long-term bicycle facilities shall either comply with Paragraph 3. (Siting Requirements) above or be co-located with a valet automobile parking pick-up or drop-off location provided on the same lot for the subject use.

  • b. Once stored, a bicycle left in the care of an attendant(s) shall be accessible only to the attendant(s), with the storage location not necessarily in the same location as the pick-up and drop-off point.

  • c. if some or all required bicycle parking spaces are provided by means of an attended bicycle parking service, the service shall be available to building occupants at all times during the hours the building is in operation.

  • d. if, for any reason, an attended bicycle parking service is discontinued, the associated land uses may no longer count the attended bicycle parking service toward the required number of bicycle parking spaces and shall provide a number of bicycle parking spaces equivalent to the number formerly provided by the attended bicycle parking service and required to meet the minimum parking requirement.

D. Measurement

[reserved]

e. Relief
  1. An alternative compliance to any long-term bicycle parking design standards may be granted in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.1. (Alternative Compliance) .

  2. A deviation from any long-term bicycle parking design dimensional standard of 10 percent or less may be granted in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.2. (Adjustment) .

  3. A deviation from any long-term bicycle parking design standard may be granted as a variance in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.3. (Variance) .

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Sec. 4C.3.3. (Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - STANDARDS ] [ USe - DeNSitY ] Div. 4C.4. (Automobile Parking)

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