Sec. 13B.5.2. | Los Angeles City Law Search

Relief 1. A reduction in required upper story height of up to one foot may be granted in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.2. (Adjustment). 2. Deviations from upper story height standards may be granted as a variance in accordance with Sec. 13B.5.3. (Variance). | 3-96 [ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] Div. 3D.6. (Articulation) Sec. 3D.6.1. (Base, Middle & Top Articulation) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025 City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A DIv. 3D.6. ARTICULATION SEC. 3D.6.1. BASE, MIDDLE & TOP ARTICULATION The base, middle & top articulation requirement is composed of three separate and coordinated articulating elements designed to visually break a building facade up into three separately legible layers. A. Intent The intent of the standards of this Section (Base, Middle & Top Articulation) is to visually break a building facade up into three separately legible building layers. B. Applicability Base, middle & top articulation standards apply to new construction or any exterior modification when the applied Character Frontage District (Div. 3B.9.) requires base, middle & top articulation on facades pursuant to Sec. 3A.2.2.B.3. (Frontage Applicable Facades). C. Standards 1. General One articulating element option shall be provided for each building layer in accordance with the building layer standards below. 2. Building Layers Street 1 - 3 stories 2x base stories (min.) No greater than base Base Middle Top a. Base i. The base building layer shall include at least one and no more than three contiguous stories starting with the ground story and continuing upward. | 3-97 [ FORM - FRONTAGE - STANDARDS ] [ USE - DENSITY ] Div. 3D.6. (Articulation) Sec. 3D.6.1. (Base, Middle & Top Articulation) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025 City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A ii. At least one of the following articulating elements shall be applied along the top of the base layer, creating a transition b