Sec. 14.2.7. | Los Angeles City Law Search

exterior walls; ii. Bicycle parking areas; iii. All interior floor space dedicated to automobile parking, except as specified in Paragraph 2. (House Form Districts) below and Paragraph 3. (Development Standards District 5) below; iv. Spaces with ceiling heights less than seven feet measured from finished floor, including floored attic space; v. Basements including underground parking and cellars, with the exception of storage, indoor: self-service use areas; vi. Stairways and elevator shafts; vii. Areas dedicated to housing mechanical equipment or machinery utilized for the operation of on-site buildings, provided that the equipment does not serve any off-site buildings; viii. Waste enclosures dedicated to waste receptacles that are integral or incidental to the operation of on-site buildings, provided that the waste receptacles do not serve any off-site buildings; and ix. Outdoor dining areas that have not been subject of a wage claim under Chapter XVIII. (Employee Wages and Protections), Article 8. (Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards Ordinance) of this code. | 14-19 General Rules | Article 14 Div. 14.2. (General Standards & Measurement) Sec. 14.2.7. (Floor Area) Last amended by Ord. 188,418 (Resolution), Eff. 06/18/2025 City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A 2. House Form Districts in a lot with an applied House Form District (Div. 2B.3.), the following rules apply: a. Any floor or portion of a floor with a ceiling height greater than 14 feet counts as twice the square footage of that area. b. Up to 400 square feet of a detached garage is exempt from the calculation of floor area, provided the structure is: i. Separated from the primary structure a minimum of 10 feet; and ii. located a minimum of 40 feet from a primary street lot line. c. Up to 200 square feet of an attached garage is exempt from the calculation of floor area. d. No more than 400 square feet of garage floor area per lot shall be exempt. e. Detached accessory buildings that do not exceed 18