Chapter 1A Zoning Code

Sec. 5A.2.1.

ablished by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025 [ FOrM - FrONt AGe - St ANDArDS ] [ USE - DeNSit Y ] Div. 5A.1. (Orientation) City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A Div. 5A.2. GENERAL RULES Sec. 5A.2.1. USE INTENT the intent of this Article (Use) is to establish the Use Districts, use standards, and use definitions in order to regulate the activities on a lot, and to mitigate any potential impacts within a lot and on surrounding property as a result of those activities, to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Sec. 5A.2.2. USE APPLICABILITY A. General 1. Most lots, operations, and facilities will contain more than one use. Where more than one use occurs on the same lot or in the same operation or facility: a. Allowed uses are specified by the applicable Use District in accordance with Div. 5A.3. (Use Permissions), and combinations of allowed uses are also permitted. certain uses are allowed only as accessory to (pursuant to Sec. 5C.1.1.), incidental to (pursuant to Sec. 5C.1.2.), or in conjunction with (pursuant to Sec. 5C.1.3.) another use. b. if all proposed uses are permitted by the applied Use District, but there are conflicts between the required use standards, the most restrictive of the use standards shall prevail, including where multiple uses overlap on the same portion of a lot or portion of a building. 2. All projects filed after the effective date of this Zoning code (chapter 1A) shall comply with the Use District standards and all other provisions in this Article (Use), as further specified below. For vested rights, see Sec. 1.4.5. (Vested Rights), and for continuance of existing development, see Sec. 1.4.6. (Continuance of Existing Development). B. Applicable Components of Lots, Buildings, & Structures 1. Unless otherwise provided, use regulations apply to all portions of a lot. 2. Unless otherwise provided, use regulations apply to all portions of buildings and structures on a lot. 3. Specific use regulations may further limit wh