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Chapter I›Article 2

SEC. 12.43. SOURCE REDUCTION OF WASTE.

Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Los Angeles

(Added by Ord. No. 170,978, Eff. 5/13/96, Oper. 7/13/96.)

A. If any landscape includes grass, all grass clippings shall be recycled on- or off-site, and shall not be introduced into the off-site waste stream.

B. If a lot is 7,500 square feet or greater, all vegetative waste, except that which is not appropriate to recycle, shall be recycled on- or off-site and shall not be introduced into the off-site waste stream.

C. In any landscape with lawn area greater than 15 percent of the planted area, all lawn area waste shall be recycled on- or off-site.

D. Exceptions shall be made when the waste is produced by installation of the landscape, as a result of fulfilling the requirements of Division 88, Article 1 of Chapter IX of this Code, or as a result of fulfilling the requirements of Article 7, Chapter V of this Code.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, except for Subsection A., the provisions of this section shall take effect only at the time and in the manner that the Board of Public Works, after a public hearing, certifies to the Director that sufficient off-site facilities exist to handle the expected volume of recycled vegetative waste.

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▸ Contents — Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts)
Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts)
  1. ▸ Chapter I
    Overview
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 1.2
    3. Article 1.5
    4. ▸ 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.
    5. Article 2.9
    6. Article 3
    7. Article 4
    8. Article 4.3
    9. Article 4.4
    10. Article 4.5
    11. Article 5
    12. Article 6
    13. Article 6.1
    14. Article 7
    15. Article 8
    16. Article 9
    17. Article 1.1
    18. Article 1.2
    19. Article 1.3
    20. Article 1.5
    21. Article 1.6
    22. Article 1.7
    23. Article 1.8
    24. Article 1.9
    25. Article 1.10
    26. Article 1.11
    27. Article 1.12
    28. Article 1.13
    29. Article 1.14
    30. Article 1.15
    31. Article 1.16
    32. Article 1.17
    33. Article 8
    34. Article 9
  2. Chapter IX
  3. Chapter XV
  4. Chapter XVI

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