Explore zoning districts, official map resources, and recent rezoning activity in Los Angeles County, CA. ZoneWire monitors council meetings to track every zoning change.
Live records updated through September 22, 2026
Updated with meetings through September 22, 2026.
Zoning classifications used in this jurisdiction, from the adopted local code.
Light agricultural zone for crop growing, low-density single-family homes, and rural community uses.
Heavy agricultural zone permitting a comprehensive range of farming activities plus low-density residential and recreational uses.
Transitional zone combining single-family residences with limited agricultural uses on larger rural-feeling lots.
The county's standard single-family residential zone for detached homes in unincorporated communities.
Residential zone allowing duplexes and two-family dwellings alongside single-family homes.
Multi-family zone for apartments and townhomes at limited densities, stepping up from two-family areas.
Flexible zone for planned residential communities with clustered housing and shared open space.
Restricted commercial zone for lower-intensity retail and service businesses, with 90 percent maximum lot coverage.
Neighborhood commercial zone for everyday retail and services meeting the needs of surrounding communities.
General commercial zone supporting the county's broadest range of commercial activity and strengthening the tax base.
Industrial zone for light and restricted heavy industry, wholesale, and packaging with low-to-medium nuisance impacts.
Mixed-use zone combining residential, commercial, and limited light industrial uses in compact, transit-adjacent development.
Zone preserving parkland, recreation areas, and other permanent open space in the unincorporated county.
Zone protecting watershed lands and water-supply areas from incompatible development.
Zone applying customized development standards adopted through an area-specific plan.
These parcels came up for a zoning decision in Los Angeles County in the last 30 days, often before they hit the market. See what changed, how the vote went, and hear the moment it happened. According to ZoneWire's analysis of official public meeting records, each decision below links to its timestamped source.
Los Angeles County · Sep 22, 2026
Approved · UnanimousCounty lighting district annexation - Tract 82400, Rowland Heights, approved unanimously on Sep 22, 2026 in Los Angeles County.
Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.
In Los Angeles County, 96% of land-use board decisions were approved over the last 24 months. Commercial / office / retail clear 100%, Land use / comp-plan amendment 83%. ZoneWire analyzed 28 land-use board decisions in Los Angeles County over the last 24 months. Here are the most active project types and how often each one clears.
| Project type | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial / office / retail | 7 | 100% |
| Land use / comp-plan amendment | 6 | 83% |
The official Los Angeles County zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. You can access the interactive GIS map at https://rpgis.isd.lacounty.gov/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=GISNET_Public.GIS-NET_Public. ZoneWire also tracks rezoning activity discussed in council meetings.
Zoning districts in Los Angeles County include A-1 (Light Agriculture), A-2 (Heavy Agriculture), R-A (Residential Agriculture), R-1 (Single Family Residence), R-2 (Two Family Residence), R-3 (Limited Multiple Residence), RPD (Residential Planned Development), C-1 (Restricted Commercial). Each district has specific permitted uses, setbacks, and density requirements set by the local code.
ZoneWire reads every council meeting in Los Angeles County to detect rezoning discussions, variances, and zoning amendments. Start a free trial to receive alerts when rezoning activity is detected.
The LA County Board of Supervisors and the Regional Planning Commission are monitored by ZoneWire for zone changes, conditional use permits, community standards districts, general plan amendments, and subdivision approvals across unincorporated LA County.
The LA County Board of Supervisors meets weekly, and the Regional Planning Commission holds hearings twice per month. Together, these bodies generate a steady flow of land use decisions covering the vast unincorporated areas of LA County.
A community standards district (CSD) in Los Angeles County is a supplemental zoning tool that imposes additional development standards, such as building height limits, signage restrictions, or landscaping requirements, on top of the base zoning in a specific unincorporated community.
Key zoning terms for Los Angeles County include zone change, conditional use permit, general plan amendment, community standards district, subdivision, specific plan, and tentative tract map. ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every LA County governing body.
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