Los Angeles County Unincorporated

This Title 22 shall apply to all properties within the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, including all uses, buildings, structures, and land owned by any private person, firm, corporation, or organization, or the County or other federal, State, or local agencies.

No land shall be used, and no structure shall be constructed, occupied, enlarged, altered, or moved except as permitted in this Title 22.

In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Title 22, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare.

building permits may be issued for a housing development project, as defined in Section 22.14.80, without a zone change, even if the use is prohibited in the zone, so long as the housing development project is consistent with the general intended uses of the land use designation in the General Plan, or an applicable Area, Community, or Neighborhood Plan.

all proposed densities, not including dwelling units permitted by a density bonus awarded by any provisions in this Title 22, shall fit within the range of density specified by the land use designation in the General Plan, or an applicable Area, Community, or Neighborhood Plan.

all buildings subject to this Title 22 shall comply with the maximum floor area ratio specified by the land use designation in the General Plan, or an applicable Area, Community, or Neighborhood Plan.

No approvals shall be issued under this Title 22 without replacement of affordable housing units, when required, pursuant to Chapter 22.119 (Affordable Housing Replacement).

As a condition of the approval of a zoning permit, the applicant shall agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, its agents, officers, and employers from any action, or proceeding against the County, its agents, officers, or employees to attack, set aside, void, or annul an approval of the County.

No application required pursuant to this Title 22 shall be accepted for processing or approved where an existing land use, not previously authorized by any statute or ordinance, is being maintained or operated in violation of any applicable provision of this Title 22, or any condition of approval of a land use permit.

Any approval granted pursuant to this Title 22 that is valid and in effect shall adhere to the land. The approval, including any applicable conditions or requirements, shall continue to be valid upon change of ownership of the subject land or any lawfully existing structure from the effective date of the approval, except if and when the approval expires and becomes void in compliance with this Title 22 or as otherwise specified in the approval.

No part of Title 22 shall be deemed or construed to repeal, amend, modify, alter, or change any other ordinance or any part thereof not specifically repealed, amended, modified, altered, or changed herein, except in such particulars or matters as this title is more restrictive than such other ordinances or part thereof.

the yards provided in Division 3 (Zones) and any Combining Zone identified in Section 22.06.030 (Combining Zones) and the yards and highway lines provided for in Chapter 22.110 (General Site Regulations) and Chapter 22.116 (Highway Lines, Road Dedication, and Access) are created and established as part of a comprehensive system of yard and highway lines covering the unincorporated area of the County.

The following rules for measurement shall apply: ... Fractions ... Distance ... Height ... Gross Floor Area ... Lot Coverage ...

Where a density calculation results in a fractional number, the result shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

the letter 'U,' where used as a suffix to a zoning symbol, in combination with a numeral, shall designate the maximum density, not including dwelling units permitted by a density bonus awarded by any provisions in this Title 22, in terms of units per net acre.

the letter "U," where used as a suffix to a zoning symbol, in combination with a numeral, shall designate the maximum density, not including dwelling units permitted by a density bonus awarded by any provisions in this Title 22, in terms of units per net acre.

If a zone boundary divides a lot where either or both portions of such lot created by such division are not in Zones -P, B-1, or B-2, and are of such size and shape that no part of such portion is more than 50 feet from such zone boundary, then that portion may be used for any purpose permitted in the other portion of such lot if such lot is: 1. Shown as a single lot on a final subdivision map which map was recorded with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk after the effective date of such zone boundary; and 2. At all times since the recording of such final map, in undivided ownership.

Parking shall be located within 500 feet of the lot of the use. ... tandem parking spaces for residential uses may be provided in compliance with Section 22.112.080.B.1.c.i.

Except for lodging uses or as provided in Subsection A.2, below, or where required by State law, all uses located within a public transit area, as defined in Section 22.14.160 (P), shall not require parking.

Standard parking spaces shall have a minimum width of 8.5 feet and a minimum depth of 17.5 feet for parking facilities serving multi-family residential or mixed use development and of 18 feet for parking facilities serving other development, based on a 90-degree parking layout.