County Code
Memos and Interpretations
LA County Planning occasionally releases memos to inform of legislative impacts or to establish or clarify the County Code.
Informational Memos
LA County Planning occasionally releases memos to inform of legislative impacts to policy and planning. These documents enable the public to become more aware of how legislative decisions impact procedural changes.
AB 2097 - Elimination of Minimum Parking Requirements Near Public Transit dated April 18, 2023
Density Bonus - Parking, Incentives and Waivers, Comparability, and Initial Sale dated March 29, 2022
SB 35 - Streamlined Approval Process for Multi-Family Residential Developments updated January 3, 2023
- Attachment A – Government Code Section 65913.4
- Attachment B – HCD Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Guidelines
- Attachment C - Pre-Existing Site Condition Questionnaire
- Attachment D - Prevailing Wage Certification
- Attachment E - Source of Funds Questionnaire
- Attachment F - Skilled and Trained Workforce Certification
- Attachment G - SB 35 Preliminary Application
- Attachment H - SB 35 Tribal Consultation Procedure
- Attachment I - SB 35 Tribal Consultation Flow Chart
SB 330 - Housing Accountability Act and Housing Crisis Act Implementation dated March 17, 2022
Interpretations and Procedures Memos
From time to time LA County Planning issues a memo establishing an interpretation policy or procedure that is not clarified in Title 21 (Subdivisions) and Title 22 (Planning and Zoning) of the County Code. We also may issue a memo to establish or clarify a procedure to implement a newly adopted ordinance.
- Local Density Criteria for Residential Infill Projects Pursuant to Section 15195 of the Public Resources Code dated June 21, 2023
- Minor and Major Land Divisions with Four or Fewer Parcels dated April 25, 2023
- Policies, Guidelines and Procedures for CEQA Evaluation of Historic Resources dated June 5, 2019
- Amendment Map and Revised Map Criteria dated January 28, 2016
- Criteria for Calculating the Lifespan of a Tentative Map Approval when Phased Final Maps are Recorded and Offsite Improvements that Meet the Threshold Of Financial Expenditure and the Appeal Process for Discretionary Time Extensions for Tentative Map Approvals dated November 1, 2022
- Interdepartmental Subdivision Team Meetings Excluded from the Brown Act dated April 25, 2023
- Minor Map Amendment dated August 30, 2022
- Application Filing Fee Refund Policy dated September 11, 2023
- Battery Electric Storage Systems dated October 18, 2021
- Categorizing Class-Based Facilities for Various Physical Activities, Fitness Centers and Gymnasiums Using Official Land Uses Listed in the Zoning Code dated November 9, 2022
- Certificate Of Appropriateness Requirement for Accessory Dwelling Units On County Landmarks And Within Historic Districts dated April 25, 2023
- Complete Applications Filed Prior to New or Updated Land Use Plans or Ordinances dated September 23, 2015
- Criteria for Applying Title 22 Sign Development Standards to Sign Proposals for Automobile Service Stations dated April 25, 2022
- Criteria for Determining Animal Permit Requirements dated October 18, 2021
- Criteria for Secondary Cooking Areas within a Dwelling Unit dated December 7, 2021
- Criteria for Use of an Approved Land Use Entitlement dated March 18, 2019
- Gross Structural Area Equation in Twin Lakes Community Standards District dated April 17, 2023
- Measurement Criteria for Outdoor Uses dated August 20, 2020
- Outdoor Uses dated October 18, 2021
- Parallel Parking dated March 9, 2023
- Review Process for Administrative Oak Tree Permit Application dated September 14, 2023
- Submittal of Applications for Accessory Dwelling Units with Other Structures or Additions dated September 3, 2020
- Use of Mechanical Parking Stackers with a Parking Permit dated October 18, 2021
