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Article 2 — FORM

Division 2B.21 — HIGH-RISE FULL FORM DISTRICTS

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

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Pursuant to Sec. 2A.1.4. (Form District Naming Convention), each High-Rise Full Form District has a maximum FAR

ranging from 8.6 to 13.0, and no maximum building width.

[Reserved]

Div. 2B.21. (High-Rise Full Form Districts) | 2-45 Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025

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

Contents

Part 2C. FORM RULES

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

Div. 2C.1. Lot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47

Sec. 2C.1.1. Lot Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47

Sec. 2C.1.2. Lot Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48

Div. 2C.2. Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

Sec. 2C.2.1. Building Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

Sec. 2C.2.2. Building Setbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53

Div. 2C.3. Amenity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56

Sec. 2C.3.1. Lot Amenity Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56

Sec. 2C.3.2. Residential Amenity Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59

Sec. 2C.3.3. Amenity Space Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62

Sec. 2C.3.4. Amenity Design Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-66

Sec. 2C.3.5. Lot Amenity Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-71

Div. 2C.4. Floor Area Ratio & Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75

Sec. 2C.4.1. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75

Sec. 2C.4.2. Height in Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-78

Sec. 2C.4.3. Height in Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81

Sec. 2C.4.4. City Hall Height Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-86

Div. 2C.5. Building Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-88

Sec. 2C.5.1. Building Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-88

Div. 2C.6. Upper-Story Bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-93

Sec. 2C.6.1. Street Step-Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-93

Sec. 2C.6.2. District Boundary Height Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-96

Article 2. Form | 2-46 Article Publication Update | July 23, 2025

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Div. 2C.1. (Lot Size)

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▸ Contents — Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A
Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A
  1. Article 1
  2. ▸ Article 2 — FORM
    Overview
    1. Division 2A.1 — ORIENTATION
    2. Division 2A.2 — GENERAL RULES
    3. Division 2B.1 — RURAL FORM DISTRICTS
    4. Division 2B.2 — ESTATE FORM DISTRICTS
    5. Division 2B.3 — HOUSE FORM DISTRICTS
    6. Division 2B.4 — VERY LOW-RISE NARROW FORM DISTRICTS
    7. Division 2B.5 — VERY LOW-RISE MEDIUM FORM DISTRICTS
    8. Division 2B.6 — VERY LOW-RISE BROAD FORM DISTRICTS
    9. Division 2B.7 — VERY LOW-RISE FULL FORM DISTRICTS
    10. Division 2B.8 — LOW-RISE NARROW FORM DISTRICTS
    11. Division 2B.9 — LOW-RISE MEDIUM FORM DISTRICTS
    12. Division 2B.10 — LOW-RISE BROAD FORM DISTRICTS
    13. Division 2B.11 — LOW-RISE FULL FORM DISTRICTS
    14. Division 2B.12 — MID-RISE NARROW FORM DISTRICTS
    15. Division 2B.13 — MID-RISE MEDIUM FORM DISTRICTS
    16. Division 2B.14 — MID-RISE BROAD FORM DISTRICTS
    17. Division 2B.15 — MID-RISE FULL FORM DISTRICTS
    18. Division 2B.16 — MODERATE-RISE MEDIUM FORM DISTRICTS
    19. Division 2B.17 — MODERATE-RISE BROAD FORM DISTRICTS
    20. Division 2B.18 — MODERATE-RISE FULL FORM DISTRICTS
    21. Division 2B.19 — HIGH-RISE MEDIUM FORM DISTRICTS
    22. Division 2B.20 — HIGH-RISE BROAD FORM DISTRICTS
    23. Division 2B.21 — HIGH-RISE FULL FORM DISTRICTS
    24. Division 2C.1 — LOT SIZE
    25. Division 2C.2 — COVERAGE
    26. Division 2C.3 — AMENITY
    27. Division 2C.4 — FLOOR AREA RATIO & HEIGHT
    28. Division 2C.5 — BUILDING MASS
    29. Division 2C.6 — UPPER-STORY BULK
  3. Article 3 — FRONTAGE
  4. Article 4
  5. Article 5 — USE
  6. Article 6 — DENSITY
  7. Article 7
  8. Article 8
  9. Article 9
  10. Article 10
  11. Article 11
  12. Article 12
  13. Article 13
  14. Article 14
  15. Article 15 — FEES

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