Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 5 Use

[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ]

Part 5A. Introduction

Part 5B. Use Districts

Part 5C. Use Rules

Part 5D. Use Definitions

Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025

[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] City of Los Angeles Contents Zoning Code Chapter 1A

CONTENTS

Part 5A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Div. 5A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Div. 5A.2. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Div. 5A.3. Use Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Part 5B. Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Div. 5B.1. Open Space Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-16
Div. 5B.2. Agricultural Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Div. 5B.3. Residential Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Div. 5B.4. Residential-Mixed Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-31
Div. 5B.5. Commercial-Mixed Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Div. 5B.6. Industrial-Mixed Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Div. 5B.7. Industrial Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
Div. 5B.8. Public Use Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116

Part 5C. Use Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-126
Div. 5C.1. General Use Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-127
Div. 5C.2. Supplemental Use Standards, Procedures, & Findings . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
Div. 5C.3. Special Use Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-169

Part 5D. Use Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-205
Div. 5D.1. Use Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-208
Div. 5D.2. Residential Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-209
Div. 5D.3. Public & Institutional Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-212
Div. 5D.4. Open Space & Recreation Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-216
Div. 5D.5. Transportation Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-218
Div. 5D.6. General Commercial Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-219
Div. 5D.7. Heavy Commercial Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-225
Div. 5D.8. Light Industrial Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-229
Div. 5D.9. Heavy Industrial Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-232
Div. 5D.10. Agricultural Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-235

Article 5. Use | 5-2 Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025

[ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] City of Los Angeles Contents Zoning Code Chapter 1A