Zoning Ordinance Update Program (ZOUP)
ZOUP Contact Information
Please contact the Ordinance Studies Section for more information:
Department of Regional Planning
Karen Simmons, Supervising Planner
Ordinance Studies Section
320 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-974-6432
Fax: 213-626-0434
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
A comprehensive update of Title 22 – Planning and Zoning Ordinance – of the County Code
Welcome to the Los Angeles County Zoning Ordinance Update Program (ZOUP) website. Here you will find documents relating to the County’s comprehensive update of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance (Title 22 of the County Code). Included are documents relating to the update—from the initial scoping documents through the discussion drafts brought before the Regional Planning Commission. Please check back periodically; we will be adding new material as it becomes available.
Discussion Drafts for the Regional Planning Commission
- Zone Classifications, Use Types and Use Regulations – Part One
- Landscaping, Exterior Lighting, and Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- Division 9: Community Standards Districts
- Oak Tree Permits and Renewable Energy
- Division 3: Overlay Zones
- Division 6: Standards for Specific Uses
- Division 5: Parking and Signs
- Division 7: Administration and Permits




