Small Lot Design Guidelines: An Illustrated Guide for Los Angeles

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The City of Los Angeles’ Small Lot Subdivision Guidelines provide a framework for creating high-quality, context-sensitive infill housing on smaller lots. This ordinance allows for fee-simple ownership of homes in areas typically zoned for apartments, reducing lot sizes, setbacks, and eliminating standardized open space and guest parking requirements. Over ten years after adoption, the ordinance […]

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