Zoning

Zoning is a locally regulated law that is used as a guideline for land management control and conformity by establishing specific policy that must be followed in the use of land and buildings. Zoning asserts explicit uses that are permitted under varying circumstances. It dictates reasonable development by protecting property from detrimental uses on nearby properties. Zoning also standardizes the size of lots, the building set backs from roads or adjoining property, maximum height of buildings, the population density, and other land use issues. Zoning is used to designate, regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings, structures and land, for agriculture, residence, commerce, trade, industry or other purposes; to regulate and limit the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered to regulate and determine the size of yards and other open spaces and to regulate and limit the density of population; and for said purposes to divide the City into zones of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out these regulations and provide for their enforcement. These regulations are deemed necessary in order to encourage the most appropriate use of land; to conserve and stabilize the value of property; to provide adequate open spaces for light and air, and to prevent and fight fires; to prevent undue concentration of population; to lessen congestion on streets; to facilitate adequate provisions for community utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and to promote health, safety, and the general welfare all in accordance with the comprehensive plan. For more information, please refer to Section 12.04 of the Los Angeles Planning and Zoning Municipal Code and the Generalized Summary of Zoning Regulations, City of Los Angeles. Refresh Rate: Monthly分区规划（Zoning）是一种地方性监管法规，通过制定土地与建筑使用必须遵守的具体政策，作为土地管理管控与合规执行的指导准则。分区规划明确列明了不同情形下允许的土地使用用途，通过保护物业免受周边物业有害使用行为的损害，来规范合理的开发活动。同时，它还统一了地块规模、建筑退道路或毗邻物业的距离、建筑限高、人口密度及其他土地使用相关事项。 分区规划可用于指定、规范并限制建筑、构筑物及土地的位置与用途，涵盖农业、居住、商业、商贸、工业或其他用途；同时规范并限制今后新建或改建的建筑及其他构筑物的高度、层数与规模，规定并确定院落及其他开放空间的尺寸，同时规范并限制人口密度。为实现上述目标，可将城市划分为数量、形状与面积均符合最优管控要求的分区，并明确其执行机制。 上述管控规则之所以必要，是为了推动土地的最优化利用，保护并稳定物业价值，预留充足的开放空间以保障采光与通风，防范并应对火灾风险，避免人口过度集中，缓解街道拥堵，为交通、供水、排污、学校、公园及其他公共设施的配套建设提供便利，并依据总体规划促进公共健康、安全与整体福祉。 如需了解更多信息，请参阅《洛杉矶规划与分区市政法典》第12.04条及《洛杉矶市分区法规通用概要》。更新频率：月度。