Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Div. 5D.1 Use Definitions

Use definitions are intended to describe and classify land uses that share a common set of key attributes, such as general function, activity, intensity, and impact for the purposes of prescribing a common permission level and a set of use standards within a Use District. the Zoning Administrator may maintain a more comprehensive list of specific uses according to their use definition classification.

Use definitions are often broad in nature and typically capture a wide variety of specific uses that share common attributes. each definition provides a qualitative description of these attributes that is intended to guide the user toward the defined use that most closely describes the nature of the specific use in question.

Use definitions may include a numerical threshold, such as size or capacity. Numeric thresholds are established based on the scale at which a particular use may require separate consideration of potential impacts, or may be inappropriate within the particular use mix that a Use District is intended to accommodate. Uses that contain a numeric threshold may be assigned a naming modifier, such as ‘minor’ or ‘major’, ‘local’ or ‘regional’, and ‘light’ or ‘heavy’.

Use definitions may include a list of specific uses that share common attributes to support a definition's broader qualitative description. these specific uses are provided as illustrative examples to guide users in interpretation and implementation, but are not intended to represent an exhaustive list. the Zoning Administrator has the authority to establish and maintain a Specific Use list administratively as deemed necessary and appropriate for the purposes of ensuring consistent application and alignment of specific uses with the use definitioins in this code.

Div. 5D.1. (Use Definitions) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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[ FOrM - FrONtAGe - StANDArDS ] [ USE - DeNSitY ] Div. 5D.2. (Residential Uses)

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A