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Zoning Ordinance Summary - Industrial Zones

Zone M-1: Light Manufacturing

Permitted Uses:

  • Uses permitted in zones A-1 and C-M. Residential uses and schools are prohibited (22.32.040)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area, except as otherwise provided in community standards district (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • Industrial uses require 1 space for each company vehicle plus 1 space for each 2 persons employed on the largest shift, or 1 space for each 500 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater
  • 1 space for each 1000 sq. ft. of warehouse if 80% or more of building is used for warehouse (22.52.1140)
  • For other uses, see applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • For C-M and permitted A-1 uses, see 22.32.040
  • Other uses, no requirement

Zone M-1 1/2: Restricted Heavy Manufacturing

Permitted Uses:

  • All uses except residential, some institutions, and schools are prohibited. Some heavy industries are prohibited (22.32.100)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • Industrial uses require 1 space for each company vehicle plus 1 space for each 2 persons employed on the largest shift, or 1 space for each 500 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater
  • 1 space for each 1000 sq. ft. of warehouse if 80% or more of building is used for warehouse (22.52.1140)
  • For other uses, see applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • No lot coverage limitation

ZoneS M-2: Heavy Manufacturing AND M-4: Unlimited Manufacturing

Permitted Uses:

  • All uses except some heavy industries need a CUP. Residential uses and schools are prohibited (22.32.160)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code-- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • Industrial uses require 1 space for each company vehicle plus 1 space for each 2 persons employed on the largest shift, or 1 space for each 500 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is largest
  • 1 space for each 1000 sq. ft. of warehouse (22.52.1140)
  • For other uses, see applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • No lot coverage limitation

Zone M-2 1/2: Aircraft Heavy Manufacturing

Permitted Uses:

  • Storage, maintenance, manufacturing and testing of aircraft and aircraft parts. M-4 uses with CUP (22.32.260)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code -- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • Industrial uses require 1 space for each company vehicle plus 1 space for each 2 persons employed on the largest shift, or 1 space for each 500 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater
  • 1 space for each 1000 sq. ft. of warehouse if 80% or more of building is used for warehouse (22.52.1140)
  • For other uses, see applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • No lot coverage limitation

Zone M-3: Unclassified

Permitted Uses:

  • All uses, some of which require a CUP (22.32.220)

Minimum Required Area:

  • 5000 sq. ft (22.52.100)

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • No lot coverage limitation

Zone MPD: Manufacturing Planned Development

Permitted Uses:

  • Any zone SR-D use and non-residential uses permitted in zone R-A (22.32.150)
  • With CUP, uses permitted in zone M-1 1/2 (22.32.150)

Minimum Required Area:

  • Varies, depending on use (22.32.150)
  • 5 acres (22.32.150)

Maximum Height Limit:

  • Varies, depending on use (22.32.150)
  • 1 times buildable area (22.32.150)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52
  • As established by CUP (22.32.150)

Building Setback:

  • Same as zones R-A and SR-D, depending on use (22.32.150)
  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Same as zones R-A and SR-D, depending on use (22.32.150)
  • 60% of gross area of lot or parcel (22.32.150)

Zone D-2: Desert-Mountain

Permitted Uses:

  • Uses permitted in zones A-2 or M-1, except as limited by general or local plan (22.32.090)

Minimum Required Area:

  • Varies, depending on use (22.32.090)

Maximum Height Limit:

  • Varies, depending on use (22.32.090)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • Same as in Zones A-2 or M-1, depending on use (22.32.090)

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Same as in zones A-2 or M-1, depending on use (22.32.090)

Zone B-1: Buffer Strip

Permitted Uses:

  • Recreation, landscaping, parking lots (22.32.330)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code-- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • Not applicable

Minimum Required Parking:

  • Not applicable

Building Setback:

  • Not applicable

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • Not applicable

Zone B-2: Corner Buffer

Permitted Uses:

  • Uses permitted in zone B-1 and, in some situations, zone C-3 (22.32.370)

Minimum Required Area:

  • No minimum required area. But see 21.24.240 of L.A. County Code-- Subdivisions

Maximum Height Limit:

  • 13 times buildable area for zone C-3 uses (22.52.050)

Minimum Required Parking:

  • See applicable use--Part 11, Chapter 22.52

Building Setback:

  • No building setback required

Maximum Lot Coverage:

  • 90% of net area of lot for C-3 uses. 10% of net area must be landscaped (22.32.370)