Los Angeles Municipal Code Part 4A Introduction

Div. 4A.1. Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Sec. 4A.1.1. Relationship to Zone String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Sec. 4A.1.2. How to Use Article 4. (Development Standards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Sec. 4A.1.3. Development Standards District Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Div. 4A.2. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Sec. 4A.2.1. Development Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Sec. 4A.2.2. Development Standards Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Article 4. Development Standards | 4-3 Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025

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Div. 4A.1. ORIENTATION

A zone string is composed of the following districts:

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Standards District

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

Sec. 4A.1.1. (Relationship to Zone String) | 4-4 Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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A. Identify the Applicable Development Standards District

The third component in a zone string is the Development Standards District applied to a property.

B. Development Standards District Regulations

1. Development Standards District regulations are located in Part 4B. (Development Standards Districts). Each Development Standards District page identifies the requirements specific to that Development Standards District.

2. Each standard or standards package on a Development Standards District page in Part 4B. (Development Standards Districts) provides a reference to Part 4C. (Development Standards Rules) where the standard or standards package is explained in detail. Additionally, Part 4C. (Development Standards Rules) includes general standards that apply across all Development Standards Districts. Text in italics below a heading provides a definition of that heading

Sec. 4A.1.2. (How to Use Article 4. (Development Standards)) | 4-5 Last amended by Ord. 188,418 (Resolution), Eff. 06/18/2025

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Development Standards District Example:
Zone String
[ LM2-MU2-5] [RG1-FA]

Find Your Development
Standards District Part 4B. (Development Standards Districts)

For Illustrative Purposes Only

A. Intent

Development Standards District 5 prioritizes the pedestrian experience. Pedestrian access standards facilitate pedestrian circulation by improving pedestrian access from the public realm to the interior of buildings through frequent, direct and convenient access to building entrances. Parking for automobiles is not mandated, contributing to a dynamic and walkable environment. When parking is provided, it must meet high design standards to ensure pedestrian mobility, safety, and comfort are not hindered. On-site signs are sized and located to support a pedestrian-oriented public realm.

B. Standards

1. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS Div. 4C.1. 7. FENCES & WALLS Div. 4C.7. Pedestrian access package Package 1 Division standards apply 2. AUTOMOBILE ACCESS LinkDiv. 4C.2.to 8. SCREENING Div. 4C.8. Automobile access package PackageRules1 Division standards apply 3. NameBICYCLEofPARKING Div. 4C.3. 9. GRADING & RETAINING WALLS Div. 4C.9. DivisionStandardstandards apply Division standards apply 4. AUTOMOBILE PARKING Div. 4C.4. 10. OUTDOOR LIGHTING & GLARE Div. 4C.10. Division standards apply Automobile parking stalls Package A SpecificationDivision11. SIGNSstandards apply Div. 4C.11. Parking structure design Primary St. Side St. forSignStandardpackage Package 2 Parking Garage 12. SITE ELEMENTS Div. 4C.12. Ground Story Wrapped Wrapped Division standards apply Upper Stories Adaptable Adaptable 13. ENVIRONMENTALFrontage PROTECTION Div. 4C.13. Integrated Parking DivisionLotstandardsLine apply Ground Story Wrapped Wrapped 14. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Div. 4C.14. Upper Stories Wrapped Adaptable Development review threshold Package 2 5. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND Div. 4C.5. 15. RESIDENT PROTECTIONS Div. 4C.15. MANAGEMENT Division standards apply Division standards apply Find Your Rules Part 4C. (Development Standards Rules) For Illustrative Purposes Only DIV. 4C.4. AUTOMOBILE PARKING

An automobile parking stall is defined as a space within a building, or a private or public parking area, exclusive of driveways, ramps, columns, office, and work areas, for the parking of one automobile. Automobile parking stalls do not include bicycle parking.

A. Intent

The intent of the standards of this Section (Automobile Parking Stalls) is to accommodate the arrival to a lot by automobile at a level appropriate to the demand generated by a particular use within different mobility contexts without creating detrimental effects on surrounding properties or public right-of- way.

B. Applicability

Automobile parking stall standards apply to new construction, a major remodel, a site modification, or a use modification to buildings, structures, a lot, or uses on a lot, and as determined by the automobile parking package assigned by the applicable Development Standards District (Part 4B.).

C. Standards

1. General

   a. Projects shall provide the minimum number of automobile parking stalls specified in the

Required Automobile Parking Table, Table 1 below, based on the project's use(s) and the parking package assigned by the applied Development Standards District (Part 4B.).

Required Automobile Parking Table, Table 1 below, based on the project's use(s) and the parking package assigned by the applied Development Standards District (Part 4B.).

b. When a lot is used for a combination of uses, the parking requirements are the sum of the

requirements for each use, and no parking stall for one use may be included in the calculation of parking requirements for any other use, with the following exceptions:

Sec. 4A.1.2. (How to Use Article 4. (Development Standards)) | 4-6 Last amended by Ord. 188,418 (Resolution), Eff. 06/18/2025

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CONVENTION

All Development Standards District names are identified as a number. All Development Standards Districts are numbered in the order they fall within this Article (Development Standards).

Sec. 4A.1.3. (Development Standards District Naming Convention) | 4-7 Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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Div. 4A.2. GENERAL RULES

This Article (Development Standards) regulates site design including location and site characteristics, such as access, parking, landscape, environmental features and other site features. Development Standards Districts consist of a combination of regulations that are appropriate to a variety of contexts ranging from auto-oriented to pedestrian-oriented.

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A. General

All projects filed after the effective date of this Zoning Code (Chapter 1A) shall comply with the

Development Standards Districts and rules in this Article (Development Standards), as further specified in the applicability statement of each Section in Part 4C. (Development Standards Rules). For vested rights, see Sec. 1.4.5. (Vested Rights), and for continuance of existing development, see Sec. 1.4.6. (Continuance of Existing Development).

B. Applicable Components of Lots and Structures

Unless otherwise provided, Development Standards Districts (Part 4B.) apply to all portions of a lot and all buildings and structures on a lot.

C. Nonconformities

Article 12. (Nonconformities) may provide relief from the requirements of this Article (Development Standards) for existing lots, site improvements, buildings, structures, and uses that conformed to the zoning regulations at the time they were established, but do not conform to current district standards or use permissions. All project activities shall conform with Development Standards District regulations unless otherwise specified by Div. 12.4. (Development Standards Exceptions).

Sec. 4A.2.2. (Development Standards Applicability) | 4-9 Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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