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Part 2B — (Form Districts)

Article 3 — FRONTAGE

Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Los Angeles

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Part 3A. Introduction

Part 3B. Frontage Districts

Part 3C. General Frontage Rules Part 3D. Character Frontage Rules

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CONTENTS
Part 3A.
In		 troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Div. 3A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Div. 3A.2. General Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Part 3B.
Fr		 ontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Div. 3B.1. Drive Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Div. 3B.2. Multi-Unit Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Div. 3B.3. General Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Div. 3B.4. Shopfront Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Div. 3B.5. Market Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Div. 3B.6. large Format Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Div. 3B.7. Warehouse Frontage Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Div. 3B.8. Dual Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Div. 3B.9. Character Frontage Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Part 3C.
G		 eneral Frontage Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Div. 3C.1. Build-To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Div. 3C.2. Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Div. 3C.3. landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Div. 3C.4. Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74
Div. 3C.5. Entrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89
Div. 3C.6. Ground Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-100
Part 3D.
C		 haracter Frontage Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-104
Div. 3D.1. Build-To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-105
Div. 3D.2. Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-105
Div. 3D.3. landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-105
Div. 3D.4. Ground Floor Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-105
Div. 3D.5. Story Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-106
Div. 3D.6. Articulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-108
Div. 3D.7. Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-120
Div. 3D.8. Entrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-122
Div. 3D.9. Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-128
Div. 3D.10. Exterior Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-134
Div. 3D.11. Roof Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-145
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PART 3A. INTRODUCTION
Div. 3A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Sec. 3A.1.1. Relationship to Zone String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Sec. 3A.1.2. How to Use Article 3. (Frontage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Sec. 3A.1.3. Frontage District Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Sec. 3A.1.4. Frontage District Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Div. 3A.2. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Sec. 3A.2.1. Frontage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Sec. 3A.2.2. Frontage Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
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DIv. 3A.1. ORIENTATION

SEC. 3A.1.1. RELATIONSHIP TO ZONE STRING

A zone string is composed of the following districts:

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Frontage District

The Frontage District is a separate and independent component of each zone.

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Sec. 3A.1.1. (Relationship to Zone String) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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SEC. 3A.1.2. HOW TO USE ARTICLE 3. (FRONTAGE)

A. Identify the Applicable Frontage District

The second component in a zone string is the Frontage District applied to a property.

  • B. Determine Applicable Frontage District Standards

    1. Frontage District standards are outlined in Part 3B. (Frontage Districts) . Each Frontage District page identifies the standards specific to that Frontage District.

    2. Each Frontage rule category on a Frontage District page in Part 3B. (Frontage Districts) provides a reference to Part 3C. (General Frontage Rules) or Part 3D. (Character Frontage Rules) , where the standards within that rule category are explained in detail. Part 3D. (Character Frontage Rules) may reference Part 3C. (General Frontage Rules) for standards that are common to both Character Frontage Districts and general Frontage Districts. Text in italics below a heading provides a definition of that heading.

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Sec. 3A.1.2. (How to Use Article 3. (Frontage)) Last amended by Ord. 188,418 (Resolution), Eff. 06/18/2025

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▸Contents — Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A
Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A
  1. Article 1 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Article 2 — FORM
  3. ▸Part 2B — (Form Districts)
    Overview
    1. Article 3 — FRONTAGE
  4. Part 3B — (Frontage Districts) (Frontage Districts)
  5. Part 3C — (General Frontage Rules)
  6. Part 3B — (Frontage Districts)
  7. Part 3D — (Character Frontage Rules) (Character Frontage Rules)
  8. Part 3C — GENERAL FRONTAGE RULES
  9. Part 3D — CHARACTER FRONTAGE RULES
  10. Part 4B — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DISTRICTS
  11. Part 4c — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RULES
  12. Part 5B — (Use Districts)
  13. Part 6B — (Density Districts) (Density Districts)
  14. Part 6C — (Density Rules)
  15. Part 7c — ALTERNATE TYPOLOGY RULES
  16. Part 13B — PROCESSES & PROCEDURES

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