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Los Angeles County Zoning Map & Districts 2026

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 August 4, 2026

Key facts: Los Angeles land-use record

  • Los Angeles approved 95% of 22 land-use decisions in the last 24 months.
  • Los Angeles has 6 rezoning-related records across 3 recent public meetings tracked by ZoneWire.
  • The most recent tracked meeting in Los Angeles was on August 4, 2026.

Updated with meetings through August 4, 2026.

Recent Rezoning Activity in Los Angeles County

Meetings
3
Rezoning Mentions
6
Last Detected
Jul 21, 2026

Zoning Districts in Los Angeles County

Zoning classifications used in this jurisdiction, from the adopted local code.

A-1Light Agriculture

Light agricultural zone for crop growing, low-density single-family homes, and rural community uses.

A-2Heavy Agriculture

Heavy agricultural zone permitting a comprehensive range of farming activities plus low-density residential and recreational uses.

R-AResidential Agriculture

Transitional zone combining single-family residences with limited agricultural uses on larger rural-feeling lots.

R-1Single Family Residence

The county's standard single-family residential zone for detached homes in unincorporated communities.

R-2Two Family Residence

Residential zone allowing duplexes and two-family dwellings alongside single-family homes.

R-3Limited Multiple Residence

Multi-family zone for apartments and townhomes at limited densities, stepping up from two-family areas.

RPDResidential Planned Development

Flexible zone for planned residential communities with clustered housing and shared open space.

C-1Restricted Commercial

Restricted commercial zone for lower-intensity retail and service businesses, with 90 percent maximum lot coverage.

C-2Neighborhood Commercial

Neighborhood commercial zone for everyday retail and services meeting the needs of surrounding communities.

C-3General Commercial

General commercial zone supporting the county's broadest range of commercial activity and strengthening the tax base.

M-1.5Restricted Heavy Manufacturing

Industrial zone for light and restricted heavy industry, wholesale, and packaging with low-to-medium nuisance impacts.

MXDMixed Use Development

Mixed-use zone combining residential, commercial, and limited light industrial uses in compact, transit-adjacent development.

O-SOpen Space

Zone preserving parkland, recreation areas, and other permanent open space in the unincorporated county.

WWatershed

Zone protecting watershed lands and water-supply areas from incompatible development.

SPSpecific Plan

Zone applying customized development standards adopted through an area-specific plan.

What gets approved in Los Angeles County

In Los Angeles County, 95% of land-use board decisions were approved over the last 24 months. Land use / comp-plan amendment clear 80%, Commercial / office / retail 100%. ZoneWire analyzed 22 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 typeDecisionsApproval rate
Land use / comp-plan amendment580%
Commercial / office / retail5100%

Frequently Asked Questions

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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