Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 4 Development
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
STANDARDS
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Part 4A. Introduction
Part 4B. Development Standards Districts
Part 4C. Development Standards Rules
Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025
[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] City of Los Angeles Contents Zoning Code Chapter 1A
CONTENTS
Part 4A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Div. 4A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Div. 4A.2. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Part 4B. Development Standards Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10
Div. 4B.1. Development Standards District Group "A" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Div. 4B.2. Development Standards District Group "B" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Div. 4B.3. Development Standards District Group "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Div. 4B.4. Development Standards District Group "D" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Div. 4B.5. Development Standards District Group "E" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Part 4C. Development Standards Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Div. 4C.1. Pedestrian Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Div. 4C.2. Automobile Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Div. 4C.3. Bicycle Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-45
Div. 4C.4. Automobile Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Div. 4C.5. Transportation Demand Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Div. 4C.6. Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Div. 4C.7. Fences & Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Div. 4C.8. Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Div. 4C.9. Grading & Retaining Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Div. 4C.10. Outdoor Lighting & Glare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Div. 4C.11. Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Div. 4C.12. Site Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178
Div. 4C.13. Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-201
Div. 4C.14. Development Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-202
Div. 4C.15. Resident Protections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-205
Article 4. Development Standards | 4-2 Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025
[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] City of Los Angeles Contents Zoning Code Chapter 1A
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