Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Art. 9 Public Benefit Systems
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 Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Article Publication Update | August 20 2026
Public Benefit Systems | Article 9 Contents
City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A
CONTENTS
| Div. 9.1. Ge |
neral Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 |
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| Sec. 9.1.1. | Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 |
| Sec. 9.1.2. | General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 |
| Div. 9.2. Ci |
tywide Housing Incentive Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 |
| Sec. 9.2.1. | State Density Bonus Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 |
| Sec. 9.2.2. | Affordable Housing incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24 |
| Sec. 9.2.3. | Opportunity corridors Housing incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46 |
| Sec. 9.2.4. | corridor transitions incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60 |
| Sec. 9.2.5. | transit Oriented incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68 |
| Sec. 9.2.6. | Housing element Sites Streamlining Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-82 |
| Sec. 9.2.7. | transit Oriented communities Affordable Housing incentive Program. . 9-86 |
| Div. 9.3. Co |
mmunity Benefits Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-87 |
| Sec. 9.3.1. | community Benefits Program Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-87 |
| Sec. 9.3.2. | local Affordable Housing incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-89 |
| Sec. 9.3.3. | [reserved]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-95 |
| Sec. 9.3.4. | Public Benefits Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-96 |
| Sec. 9.3.5. | transfer of Development rights Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-113 |
| Div. 9.4. Ge |
neral Incentive Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-114 |
| Sec. 9.4.1. | Permanent Supportive Housing incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-114 |
| Sec. 9.4.2. | interim conversions of lodging Unit Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-122 |
| Sec. 9.4.3. | Senior care Facilities incentive Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-126 |
| Sec. 9.4.4. | Unpermitted Dwelling Units Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-128 |
| Sec. 9.4.5. | Downtown Adaptive reuse Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-132 |
| Sec. 9.4.6. | citywide Adaptive reuse Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-137 |
| Sec. 9.4.7. | Public Nuisance Abatement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-143 |
| Sec. 9.4.8. | Affordable Housing Streamlining Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-150 |
| Sec. 9.4.9. | legacy Small Business incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-162 |
| Div. 9.5. Ac |
cessory Dwelling Unit Incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-166 |
Article 9. Public Benefit Systems Article Publication Update | August 20 2026
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Public Benefit Systems | Article 9 Div. 9.1. (General Rules)
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