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Chapter I›Article 2

SEC. 12.01. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.

Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1 · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Los Angeles

The provisions of this article, in so far as they are substantially the same as existing ordinances relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations and not as new enactments.

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▸ Contents — Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1
Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1
  1. ▸ Chapter I
    Overview
    1. Article 1
    2. ▸ Article 2
      Overview
      1. SEC. 12.00. TITLE.
      2. SEC. 12.01. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.
      3. SEC. 12.02. PURPOSE.
      4. SEC. 12.03. DEFINITIONS.
      5. SEC. 12.04. ZONES – DISTRICTS – SYMBOLS.
      6. SEC. 12.05. “A1” AGRICULTURE ZONE.
      7. SEC. 12.06. “A2” AGRICULTURAL ZONE.
      8. SEC. 12.07. “RA” SUBURBAN ZONE.
      9. SEC. 12.08. “R1” ONE-FAMILY ZONE.
      10. SEC. 12.09. “R2” TWO-FAMILY ZONE.
      11. SEC. 12.10. “R3” MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE.
      12. SEC. 12.11. “R4” MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE.
      13. SEC. 12.12. “R5” MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONE.
      14. SEC. 12.13. “C1” LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE.
      15. SEC. 12.14. “C2” COMMERCIAL ZONE.
      16. SEC. 12.16. “C4” COMMERCIAL ZONE.
      17. SEC. 12.17. “C5” COMMERCIAL ZONE.
      18. SEC. 12.18. “MR2” RESTRICTED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
      19. SEC. 12.19. “M2” LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
      20. SEC. 12.20. “M3” HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
      21. SEC. 12.21. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
      22. SEC. 12.22. EXCEPTIONS.
      23. SEC. 12.23. NONCONFORMING BUILDING AND USES.
      24. SEC. 12.24. CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER SIMILAR QUASI-JU…
      25. SEC. 12.25. TIME LIMITATIONS.
      26. SEC. 12.26. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY.
      27. SEC. 12.27. VARIANCES.
      28. SEC. 12.28. ADJUSTMENTS AND SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS.
      29. SEC. 12.29. VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS – PENALTY.
      30. SEC. 12.30. BOUNDARIES OF ZONES.
      31. SEC. 12.31. INTERPRETATION – PURPOSE – CONFLICT.
      32. SEC. 12.32. LAND USE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS.
      33. SEC. 12.33. PARK FEES AND LAND DEDICATION.
      34. SEC. 12.34. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.
      35. SEC. 12.35. ZONING OF ANNEXED OR UNZONED AREAS.
      36. SEC. 12.37. HIGHWAY AND COLLECTOR STREET DEDICATION AND IMPROV…
      37. SEC. 12.38. DEDICATION OF STREETS BY LONG TERM LEASES.
      38. SEC. 12.39. LOW AND MODERATE HOUSING.
      39. SEC. 12.40. LANDSCAPE – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
      40. SEC. 12.41. LANDSCAPE – WATER MANAGEMENT.
      41. SEC. 12.42. LANDSCAPE.
      42. SEC. 12.43. SOURCE REDUCTION OF WASTE.
      43. SEC. 12.50. AIRPORT APPROACH ZONING REGULATIONS.
      44. SEC. 12.70. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ZONING.
      45. SEC. 12.80. HOMELESS SHELTERS – EMERGENCIES – CITY OWNED AND L…
      46. SEC. 12.81. HOMELESS SHELTERS – EMERGENCIES – CHARITABLE ORGAN…
      47. SEC. 12.82. HOMELESS SHELTERS – EMERGENCIES – EL NIÑO 2016.
      48. § 12.95
    3. Article 3
    4. Article 4
    5. Article 5
    6. Article 6
    7. Article 7
    8. Article 8
    9. Article 9

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