Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 2 Form

Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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Part 2A. Introduction

Part 2B. Form Districts

Part 2C. Form Rules

Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025

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

CONTENTS

Part 2A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Div. 2A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Div. 2A.2. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Part 2B. Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14
Div. 2B.1. Rural Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Div. 2B.2. Estate Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16
Div. 2B.3. House Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16
Div. 2B.4. Very Low-Rise Narrow Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Div. 2B.5. Very Low-Rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Div. 2B.6. Very Low-Rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Div. 2B.7. Very Low-Rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Div. 2B.8. Low-Rise Narrow Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Div. 2B.9. Low-Rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Div. 2B.10. Low-Rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Div. 2B.11. Low-Rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Div. 2B.12. Mid-Rise Narrow Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-25
Div. 2B.13. Mid-Rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Div. 2B.14. Mid-Rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Div. 2B.15. Mid-Rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Div. 2B.16. Moderate-Rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Div. 2B.17. Moderate-Rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-35
Div. 2B.18. Moderate-Rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Div. 2B.19. High-Rise Medium Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Div. 2B.20. High-Rise Broad Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-39
Div. 2B.21. High-Rise Full Form Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45

Part 2C. Form Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Div. 2C.1. Lot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Div. 2C.2. Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Div. 2C.3. Amenity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Div. 2C.4. Floor Area Ratio & Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75
Div. 2C.5. Building Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-88
Div. 2C.6. Upper-Story Bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-93

Article 2. Form | 2-2 Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025

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