Division 5D.5 — TRANSPORTATION USES

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Transportation uses are defined as uses that facilitate major modes of transportation for the loading or

unloading of passengers and freight.

An airport is defined as a runway landing area or other facility used for the landing and taking off of

aircraft including all the necessary taxiways, aircraft storage and tie-down areas, hangars, passenger

terminals, and warehousing facilities.

A freight railway facility is defined as any railway facility accommodating the transportation of cargo

by train on a railway network. Freight railway facilities includes freight railway track networks and

accompanying railway yards, stations, and maintenance facilities. This use does not include cargo

transfer between vehicles; for such uses see Sec. 5D.5.3. (Freight Transfer Facility).

Freight transfer facility is defined as a facility intended for the transshipment of freight between different modes of transport, including ship transport, rail transport, and road transport, and

accompanying warehousing used in connection with such activities. This use does not include

the storage of empty cargo containers; for such uses; see Sec. 5D.7.5.E. (Storage, Outdoor: Cargo

Container).

Heliport is defined as any public-use, special-use, or personal-use airport, as defined by the California Code of Regulations, Title 21. Sec. 3527. (Definitions), suitable only for use by helicopters.

A passenger transit facility is defined as any facility that includes a structure accommodating publicly accessible passenger transport vehicles which regularly load and unload passengers along a fixed

route. A passenger transit facility include bus terminals, light rail stations and right-of-ways, subway

stations and right-of-ways, and passenger train stations and right-of-ways.

Div. 5D.5. (Transportation Uses) | 5-218 Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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Div. 5D.6. (General Commercial Uses)