La Palma PI zoning: height, setbacks and lot size

PI is a zoning district in La Palma. Every value below was read from the La Palma Municipal Code and links to its section (read October 2026). State laws such as the ADU and SB 9 rules can allow more on a residential lot. General information, not legal advice — read the code text and check with the city before you build.

The general rule for a typical lot in this zone. Zoning tables often attach notes, such as rules for corner lots, lots next to a residential zone, or new subdivisions only. Open “code text” under a value to see the table cell or sentence it was read from.

Uses the code's use tables allow in PI, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.

• Senior or assisted living — Needs a conditional use permit
• Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit
• Church or place of worship — Needs a conditional use permit
• Emergency shelter — Needs a temporary use permit

The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in PI:

• Maximum building height: 30 ft — When the proposed land use abuts property zoned for residential use (R-1 and R-3). § 44-141
• Maximum number of stories: 2 stories — When the proposed land use abuts property zoned for residential use (R-1 and R-3). § 44-141

We did not find a general front setback, side setback, rear setback, lot coverage, density limit for PI in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the La Palma Municipal Code.

• B-1
• GI
• NC
• OS