The Oak Tree Permit Ordinance (Chapter 22.174 of the County of Los Angeles Zoning Code) establishes the permitting and review processes for developments that will impact oak trees in the unincorporated areas of LA County. This ordinance aims to balance preservation of the oak trees with private property rights.
In November 2021, the City adopted the most ambitious update to its Housing Element—a plan that would accommodate more than 456,000 units over the next eight years, of which more than 184,000 would be affordable to lower-income households.
The type of ADU you build If you build an ADU in L.A. that's completely detached, it will be exempt from the local rent stabilization ordinance unless the ADU took the place of units that had been rent-controlled. The house, meanwhile, will fall under the city ordinance if it was built before October 1978.
The Department of General Services (DGS) and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) are launching the newly revamped Excess Sites Program, the first housing initiative nationwide to release all state land identified as suitable and available for affordable housing development.
Some 3,500 housing units are at high or very high risk of losing their affordability terms, threatening to push more families into homelessness. A significant dip in affordable housing that started in 2022 post-COVID-19 continues to trend downward. The production rate is the lowest we've seen in over a decade.
The Zone Information and Map Access System (ZIMAS) is a web-based mapping tool that provides zoning information for properties located in Los Angeles. ZIMAS was developed by City Planning to assist residents and businesses in making better informed land use decisions.
The ordinance also established regulations for personal cannabis cultivation in conjunction with a legally established dwelling unit. Section 22.140. 134 of the Zoning Code has been in effect since July 6, 2017. These regulations will remain in effect until the Board adopts an equitable cannabis program.
Building in an R2 zone comes with specific requirements regarding lot size and yard space: Lot Size: The minimum lot area for an R2-zoned property is 5,000 square feet, and the lot must be at least 50 feet wide. Additionally, each dwelling unit requires a minimum of 2,500 square feet of lot area.
Volume 1 of the Los Angeles County Code is a codification of the general and permanent ordinances of Los Angeles County, California, published in 1987 by Book Publishing Company.