Article 4

Division 4B.5 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DISTRICT GROUP "E"

Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · Los Angeles

[Reserved]

Reserved Districts Last amended by Ord. 188,418 (Resolution), Eff. 06/18/2025

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Part 4C. DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS RULES

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Div. 4C.1. Pedestrian Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Sec. 4C.1.1. Pedestrian Access Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Sec. 4C.1.2. Pedestrian Bridges & Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

Div. 4C.2. Automobile Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Sec. 4C.2.1. Automobile Access Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Sec. 4C.2.2. Motor Vehicle Use Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Div. 4C.3. Bicycle Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Sec. 4C.3.1. Bicycle Parking Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Sec. 4C.3.2. Short-Term Bicycle Parking Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49

Sec. 4C.3.3. Long-Term Bicycle Parking Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55

Div. 4C.4. Automobile Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59

Sec. 4C.4.1. Automobile Parking Stalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59

Sec. 4C.4.2. Alternative Parking Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68

Sec. 4C.4.3. Parking Area Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72

Sec. 4C.4.4. Parking Lot Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79

Sec. 4C.4.5. Parking Structure Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83

Div. 4C.5. Transportation Demand Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93

Sec. 4C.5.1. Small Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93

Sec. 4C.5.2. Medium Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95

Sec. 4C.5.3. Large Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97

Sec. 4C.5.4. Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99

Div. 4C.6. Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100

Sec. 4C.6.1. Protected Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100

Sec. 4C.6.2. Required Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101

Sec. 4C.6.3. Streetscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103

Sec. 4C.6.4. Plant Design & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104

Div. 4C.7. Fences & Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113

Sec. 4C.7.1. Frontage Yard Fences & Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113

Sec. 4C.7.2. Side/Rear Yard Fences & Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114

Sec. 4C.7.3. Fence/Wall Design & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117

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City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Div. 4C.8. Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118

Sec. 4C.8.1. Frontage Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118

Sec. 4C.8.2. Transition Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124

Sec. 4C.8.3. Outdoor Storage Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129

Div. 4C.9. Grading & Retaining Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132

Sec. 4C.9.1. Grading & Hauling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132

Sec. 4C.9.2. Retaining Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133

Div. 4C.10. Outdoor Lighting & Glare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135

Sec. 4C.10.1. Outdoor Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135

Sec. 4C.10.2. Glare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137

Div. 4C.11. Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138

Sec. 4C.11.1. General Sign Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138

Sec. 4C.11.2. Temporary Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145

Sec. 4C.11.3. Off-Site Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147

Sec. 4C.11.4. On-Site Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151

Sec. 4C.11.5. Sign Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153

Sec. 4C.11.6. Sign Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157

Div. 4C.12. Site Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178

Sec. 4C.12.1. Roof-Mounted Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178

Sec. 4C.12.2. Ground-Mounted Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-180

Sec. 4C.12.3. Wall-Mounted Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-184

Sec. 4C.12.4. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-186

Sec. 4C.12.5. Existing Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Spectrum Act Compliance Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-190

Sec. 4C.12.6. Waste Receptacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-191

Sec. 4C.12.7. Recycling Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-194

Sec. 4C.12.8. Shopping Cart Containment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-198

Div. 4C.13. Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-201

Sec. 4C.13.1. Environmental Protection Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-201

Div. 4C.14. Development Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-202

Sec. 4C.14.1. Development Review Threshold Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-202

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City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Div. 4C.15. Resident Protections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-205

Sec. 4C.15.1. Housing Projects That Result In The Demolition of Dwelling Units . . . 4-205

Sec. 4C.15.2. Non-Housing Projects That Result In The Demolition of Dwelling Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-222

Sec. 4C.15.3. Restricted Affordable Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-226

Sec. 4C.15.4. Maintenance of Adequate Housing Element Sites Throughout The Housing Element Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-230

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Div. 4C.1. (Pedestrian Access)

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