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TwitterThis is the zoning layer for UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County. It does not draw at all scales because there are lots of records (so basically for speed and performance), so it is scale dependent. Also, why only for UNINCORPORATED areas? Because there are 88 cities in L.A. County and they each manage their zoning and land use information separately.
For more complete information, see Title 22 (Planning and Zoning) of the Los Angeles County Code, or visit the Department of Regional Planning's website here.
PLEASE NOTE: Santa Catalina Island is not included in this dataset. It is in a separate data layer since Catalina has specific zoning categories that differ from the Countywide zoning categories found in Title 22. The Department of Regional Planning performs all land use planning functions for the UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County. Our services include long range planning, land development counseling, project/case intake and processing, environmental review and zoning enforcement for each of our County UNINCORPORATED communities.What is an UNINCORPORATED area of Los Angeles County?There are 88 incorporated cities within Los Angeles County, each with its own city council. The areas that are NOT part of these cities are considered to be UNINCORPORATED County territory. More than 65 percent of Los Angeles County is UNINCORPORATED. For the approximately 1 million people living in these areas, the Board of Supervisors and County departments provide the municipal services.LAST UPDATED: 4/9/25 for several zone changes related to the South Bay, West San Gabriel, and Westside Area Plan updates. These updates took effect on 4/10/25.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterImportant Note:The metadata description below mentions the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (or RHNA). Part of meeting RHNA Eligibility is satisfying a list of criteria set by the State of California that needs to be met in order to qualify. This dataset contains both RHNA Eligible and non-RHNA Eligible sites. Non-RHNA Eligible sites are those that didn't quite meet the eligibility criteria set by the state, but will be still eligible for Rezoning per Department of Regional Planning guidelines, and thus represents a full picture of ALL sites that are eligible for Rezoning. The official Housing Element Rezoning layer that was certified by the State of California is located here, but it should be noted that this layer only contains sites that are RHNA Eligible.IntroductionThis metadata is broken up into different sections that provide both a high-level summary of the Housing Element and more detailed information about the data itself with links to other resources. The following is an excerpt from the Executive Summary from the Housing Element 2021 – 2029 document:The County of Los Angeles is required to ensure the availability of residential sites, at adequate densities and appropriate development standards, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County to accommodate its share of the regional housing need--also known as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Unincorporated Los Angeles County has been assigned a RHNA of 90,052 units for the 2021-2029 Housing Element planning period, which is subdivided by level of affordability as follows:Extremely Low / Very Low (<50% AMI) - 25,648Lower (50 - 80% AMI) - 13,691Moderate (80 - 120% AMI) - 14,180Above Moderate (>120% AMI) - 36,533Total - 90,052NOTES - Pursuant to State law, the projected need of extremely low income households can be estimated at 50% of the very low income RHNA. Therefore, the County’s projected extremely low income can be estimated at 12,824 units. However, for the purpose of identifying adequate sites for RHNA, no separate accounting of sites for extremely low income households is required. AMI = Area Median IncomeDescriptionThe Sites Inventory (Appendix A) is comprised of vacant and underutilized sites within unincorporated Los Angeles County that are zoned at appropriate densities and development standards to facilitate housing development. The Sites Inventory was developed specifically for the County of Los Angeles, and has built-in features that filter sites based on specific criteria, including access to transit, protection from environmental hazards, and other criteria unique to unincorporated Los Angeles County. Other strategies used within the Sites Inventory analysis to accommodate the County’s assigned RHNA of 90,052 units include projected growth of ADUs, specific plan capacity, selected entitled projects, and capacity or planned development on County-owned sites within cities. This accounts for approximately 38 percent of the RHNA. The remaining 62 percent of the RHNA is accommodated by sites to be rezoned to accommodate higher density housing development (Appendix B).Caveats:This data is a snapshot in time, generally from the year 2021. It contains information about parcels, zoning and land use policy that may be outdated. The Department of Regional Planning will be keeping an internal tally of sites that get developed or rezoned to meet our RHNA goals, and we may, in the future, develop some public facing web applications or dashboards to show the progress. There may even be periodic updates to this GIS dataset as well, throughout this 8-year planning cycle.Update History:12/18/24 - Following the completion of the annexation to the City of Whittier on 11/12/24, 27 parcels were removed along Whittier Blvd which contained 315 Very Low Income units and 590 Above Moderate units. Following a joint County-City resolution of the RHNA transfer to the city, 247 Very Low Income units and 503 Above Moderate units were taken on by Whittier. 10/23/24 - Modifications were made to this layer during the updates to the South Bay and Westside Area Plans following outreach in these communities. In the Westside Planning area, 29 parcels were removed and no change in zoning / land use policy was proposed; 9 Mixed Use sites were added. In the South Bay, 23 sites were removed as they no longer count towards the RHNA, but still partially changing to Mixed Use.5/31/22 – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the Housing Element on 5/17/22, and it received final certification from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on 5/27/22. Data layer published on 5/31/22.Links to other resources:Department of Regional Planning Housing Page - Contains Housing Element and it's AppendicesHousing Element Update - Rezoning Program Story Map (English, and Spanish)Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) - Regional Housing Needs AssessmentCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development Housing Element pageField Descriptions:OBJECTID - Internal GIS IDAIN - Assessor Identification Number*SitusAddress - Site Address (Street and Number) from Assessor Data*Use Code - Existing Land Use Code (corresponds to Use Type and Use Description) from Assessor Data*Use Type - Existing Land Use Type from Assessor Data*Use Description - Existing Land Use Description from Assessor Data*Vacant / Nonvacant – Parcels that are vacant or non-vacant per the Use Code from the Assessor Data*Units Total - Total Existing Units from Assessor Data*Max Year - Maximum Year Built from Assessor Data*Supervisorial District (2021) - LA County Board of Supervisor DistrictSubmarket Area - Inclusionary Housing Submarket AreaPlanning Area - Planning Areas from the LA County Department of Regional Planning General Plan 2035Community Name - Unincorporated Community NamePlan Name - Land Use Plan Name from the LA County Department of Regional Planning (General Plan and Area / Community Plans)LUP - 1 - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Land Use Policy (in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 1 (% area) - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Land Use Policy (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 2 - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Land Use Policy (in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 2 (% area) - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Land Use Policy (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 3 - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Land Use Policy (in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 3 (% area) - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Land Use Policy (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*Current LUP (Description) – This is a brief description of the land use category. In the case of multiple land uses, this would be the land use category that covers the majority of the parcel*Current LUP (Min Density - net or gross) - Minimum density for this category (as net or gross) per the Land Use Plan for this areaCurrent LUP (Max Density - net or gross) - Maximum density for this category (as net or gross) per the Land Use Plan for this areaProposed LUP – Final – The proposed land use category to increase density.Proposed LUP (Description) – Brief description of the proposed land use policy.Prop. LUP – Final (Min Density) – Minimum density for the proposed land use category.Prop. LUP – Final (Max Density) – Maximum density for the proposed land use category.Zoning - 1 - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Zone (in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 1 (% area) - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Zone (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 2 - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Zone (in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 2 (% area) - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Zone (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 3 - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Zone (in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 3 (% area) - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Zone (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Current Zoning (Description) - This is a brief description of the zoning category. In the case of multiple zoning categories, this would be the zoning that covers the majority of the parcel*Proposed Zoning – Final – The proposed zoning category to increase density.Proposed Zoning (Description) – Brief description of the proposed zoning.Acres - Acreage of parcelMax Units Allowed - Total Proposed Land Use Policy UnitsRHNA Eligible? – Indicates whether the site is RHNA Eligible or not. Very Low Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Very Low Income level as defined in the Housing ElementLow Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Low Income level as defined in the Housing ElementModerate Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Moderate Income level as defined in the Housing ElementAbove Moderate Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Above Moderate Income level as defined in the Housing ElementRealistic Capacity - Total Realistic Capacity of parcel (totaling all income levels). Several factors went into this final calculation. See the Housing Element (Links to Other Resources above) in the following locations - "Sites Inventory - Lower Income RHNA" (p. 223), and "Rezoning - Very Low / Low Income RHNA" (p231).Income Categories - Income Categories assigned to the parcel (relates
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TwitterIntroductionThis metadata is broken up into different sections that provide both a high-level summary of the Housing Element and more detailed information about the data itself with links to other resources. The following is an excerpt from the Executive Summary from the Housing Element 2021 – 2029 document:The County of Los Angeles is required to ensure the availability of residential sites, at adequate densities and appropriate development standards, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County to accommodate its share of the regional housing need--also known as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Unincorporated Los Angeles County has been assigned a RHNA of 90,052 units for the 2021-2029 Housing Element planning period, which is subdivided by level of affordability as follows:Extremely Low / Very Low (<50% AMI) - 25,648Lower (50 - 80% AMI) - 13,691Moderate (80 - 120% AMI) - 14,180Above Moderate (>120% AMI) - 36,533Total - 90,052NOTES - Pursuant to State law, the projected need of extremely low income households can be estimated at 50% of the very low income RHNA. Therefore, the County’s projected extremely low income can be estimated at 12,824 units. However, for the purpose of identifying adequate sites for RHNA, no separate accounting of sites for extremely low income households is required. AMI = Area Median IncomeDescriptionThe Sites Inventory (Appendix A) is comprised of vacant and underutilized sites within unincorporated Los Angeles County that are zoned at appropriate densities and development standards to facilitate housing development. The Sites Inventory was developed specifically for the County of Los Angeles, and has built-in features that filter sites based on specific criteria, including access to transit, protection from environmental hazards, and other criteria unique to unincorporated Los Angeles County. Other strategies used within the Sites Inventory analysis to accommodate the County’s assigned RHNA of 90,052 units include projected growth of ADUs, specific plan capacity, selected entitled projects, and capacity or planned development on County-owned sites within cities. This accounts for approximately 38 percent of the RHNA. The remaining 62 percent of the RHNA is accommodated by sites to be rezoned to accommodate higher density housing development (Appendix B).Caveats:This data is a snapshot in time, generally from the year 2021. It contains information about parcels, zoning and land use policy that may be outdated. The Department of Regional Planning will be keeping an internal tally of sites that get developed or rezoned to meet our RHNA goals, and we may, in the future, develop some public facing web applications or dashboards to show the progress. There may even be periodic updates to this GIS dataset as well, throughout this 8-year planning cycle.Update History:1/7/25 - Following the completion of the annexation to the City of Whittier on 11/12/24, 27 parcels were removed along Whittier Blvd which contained 315 Very Low Income units and 590 Above Moderate units. Following a joint County-City resolution of the RHNA transfer to the city, 247 Very Low Income units and 503 Above Moderate units were taken on by Whittier. 10/16/24 - Modifications were made to this layer during the updates to the South Bay and Westside Area Plans following outreach in these communities. In the Westside Planning area, 29 parcels were removed and no change in zoning / land use policy was proposed; 9 Mixed Use sites were added. In the South Bay, 23 sites were removed as they no longer count towards the RHNA, but still partially changing to Mixed Use.5/31/22 – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the Housing Element on 5/17/22, and it received final certification from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on 5/27/22. Data layer published on 5/31/22.Links to other resources:Department of Regional Planning Housing Page - Contains Housing Element and it's AppendicesHousing Element Update - Rezoning Program Story Map (English, and Spanish)Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) - Regional Housing Needs AssessmentCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development Housing Element pageField Descriptions:OBJECTID - Internal GIS IDAIN - Assessor Identification Number*SitusAddress - Site Address (Street and Number) from Assessor Data*Use Code - Existing Land Use Code (corresponds to Use Type and Use Description) from Assessor Data*Use Type - Existing Land Use Type from Assessor Data*Use Description - Existing Land Use Description from Assessor Data*Vacant / Nonvacant – Parcels that are vacant or non-vacant per the Use Code from the Assessor Data*Units Total - Total Existing Units from Assessor Data*Max Year - Maximum Year Built from Assessor Data*Supervisorial District (2021) - LA County Board of Supervisor DistrictSubmarket Area - Inclusionary Housing Submarket AreaPlanning Area - Planning Areas from the LA County Department of Regional Planning General Plan 2035Community Name - Unincorporated Community NamePlan Name - Land Use Plan Name from the LA County Department of Regional Planning (General Plan and Area / Community Plans)LUP - 1 - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Land Use Policy (in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 1 (% area) - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Land Use Policy (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 2 - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Land Use Policy (in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 2 (% area) - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Land Use Policy (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 3 - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Land Use Policy (in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*LUP - 3 (% area) - Land Use Policy from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Land Use Policy (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one Land Use Policy category present)*Current LUP (Description) – This is a brief description of the land use category. In the case of multiple land uses, this would be the land use category that covers the majority of the parcel*Current LUP (Min Density - net or gross) - Minimum density for this category (as net or gross) per the Land Use Plan for this areaCurrent LUP (Max Density - net or gross) - Maximum density for this category (as net or gross) per the Land Use Plan for this areaProposed LUP – Final – The proposed land use category to increase density.Proposed LUP (Description) – Brief description of the proposed land use policy.Prop. LUP – Final (Min Density) – Minimum density for the proposed land use category.Prop. LUP – Final (Max Density) – Maximum density for the proposed land use category.Zoning - 1 - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Zone (in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 1 (% area) - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Primary Zone (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 2 - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Zone (in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 2 (% area) - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Secondary Zone (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 3 - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Zone (in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Zoning - 3 (% area) - Zoning from Dept. of Regional Planning - Tertiary Zone (% of parcel covered in cases where there are more than one zone category present)*Current Zoning (Description) - This is a brief description of the zoning category. In the case of multiple zoning categories, this would be the zoning that covers the majority of the parcel*Proposed Zoning – Final – The proposed zoning category to increase density.Proposed Zoning (Description) – Brief description of the proposed zoning.Acres - Acreage of parcelMax Units Allowed - Total Proposed Land Use Policy UnitsRHNA Eligible? – Indicates whether the site is RHNA Eligible or not. NOTE: This layer only shows those that are RHNA Eligible, but internal versions of this layer also show sites that were not-RHNA eligible, or removed during the development of this layer in 2020 – 2022.Very Low Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Very Low Income level as defined in the Housing ElementLow Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Low Income level as defined in the Housing ElementModerate Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Moderate Income level as defined in the Housing ElementAbove Moderate Income Capacity - Total capacity for the Above Moderate Income level as defined in the Housing ElementRealistic Capacity - Total Realistic Capacity of parcel (totaling all income levels). Several factors went into this final calculation. See the Housing Element (Links to Other Resources above) in the following locations - "Sites Inventory - Lower Income RHNA" (p. 223), and "Rezoning - Very Low / Low Income RHNA" (p231).Income Categories - Income Categories assigned to the parcel (relates to income capacity units)Lot Consolidation ID - Parcels with a unique identfier for consolidation potential (based on parcel ownership)Lot Consolidation Notes - Specific notes for consolidationConsolidation - Adjacent Parcels - All adjacent parcels that are tied to each lot consolidation IDsShape_Length - Perimeter (feet)Shape_Area - Area (sq feet)*As it existed in 2021
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TwitterThese are the main layers that were used in the mapping and analysis for the Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on August 26, 2014, and certified by the California Coastal Commission on October 10, 2014. Below are some links to important documents and web mapping applications, as well as a link to the actual GIS data:
Plan Website – This has links to the actual plan, maps, and a link to our online web mapping application known as SMMLCP-NET. Click here for website. Online Web Mapping Application – This is the online web mapping application that shows all the layers associated with the plan. These are the same layers that are available for download below. Click here for the web mapping application. GIS Layers – This is a link to the GIS layers in the form of an ArcGIS Map Package, click here (LINK TO FOLLOW SOON) for ArcGIS Map Package (version 10.3). Also, included are layers in shapefile format. Those are included below.
Below is a list of the GIS Layers provided (shapefile format):
Recreation (Zipped - 5 MB - click here)
Coastal Zone Campground Trails (2012 National Park Service) Backbone Trail Class III Bike Route – Existing Class III Bike Route – Proposed
Scenic Resources (Zipped - 3 MB - click here)
Significant Ridgeline State-Designated Scenic Highway State-Designated Scenic Highway 200-foot buffer Scenic Route Scenic Route 200-foot buffer Scenic Element
Biological Resources (Zipped - 45 MB - click here)
National Hydrography Dataset – Streams H2 Habitat (High Scrutiny) H1 Habitat H1 Habitat 100-foot buffer H1 Habitat Quiet Zone H2 Habitat H3 Habitat
Hazards (Zipped - 8 MB - click here)
FEMA Flood Zone (100-year flood plain) Liquefaction Zone (Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction Potential) Landslide Area (Earthquake-Induced Landslide Potential) Fire Hazard and Responsibility Area
Zoning and Land Use (Zipped - 13 MB - click here)
Malibu LCP – LUP (1986) Malibu LCP – Zoning (1986) Land Use Policy Zoning
Other Layers (Zipped - 38 MB - click here)
Coastal Commission Appeal Jurisdiction Community Names Santa Monica Mountains (SMM) Coastal Zone Boundary Pepperdine University Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) Rural Village
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TwitterThis is a separate zoning layer from the rest of the county as it has different categories; referred to as "Land Use Districts." Santa Catalina Island falls under a specific plan, which designates land use districts for the UNINCORPORATED area of the island. These land use districts serve the same role as zones, but supersede the basic zones in Title 22. This has been in effect as of the adoption of the Santa Catalina Island Specific Plan in 1989.For information about the Catalina Zoning Categories, please see Volume III the Title 22 Zoning Code.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) creates and provides authoritative data related to flood insurance. Using that data, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has developed a public-facing web viewer for accessing flood zone information in the County of Los Angeles (Flood Zone Determination Website). Flood Zones are represented by letters for special flood hazard areas by FEMA. For example, Zone A areas have a 1 percent annual chance of flooding. This flood is also called the 100-year flood. Property owners with structures in Flood Zone A, which have a federally backed mortgage are required to obtain flood insurance.
Looking for more than just a current flood map? Visit Search All Products to access the FEMA website and obtain a full range of flood risk products for your community.
Purpose:
To provide flood zone information to the public.
Supplemental Information:
Data from Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), where available digitally, can be found on the official FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer. The DFIRM Database is the digital, geospatial version of the flood hazard information shown on the published paper Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) FEMA Flood Maps can be obtained from the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC) The National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) is a digital database that contains flood hazard mapping data from FEMAs National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This map data is derived from Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) databases and Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs). The NFHL is for community officials and members looking to view effective regulatory flood hazard information in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application.
FEMA has additional information on the National Flood Insurance Program and Flood Hazard Mapping.
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TwitterThis dataset seeks to encapsulate right of way parcel information for the Los Angeles County Flood Control District(LACFCD). It contains polygons representing each parcel and attribute information information that lists the basic identification information of those parcels. There is also information on the underlying right-of-way map that the parcel polygon and attributes are based on--with a link to that map in the Land Records Information Website.This data is maintained by the Right of Way Section of the Survey/Mapping and Property Management Division of the Department of Public Works. It is drawn to be coincident with the county's landbase linework and thus may not be a true representation of a parcel's boundary. It is intended to be used as a general information tool and is not survey quality.Field ListFacilityThe primary name of the facility this parcel belongs to. Typically the name of the river, stream, or drainage project it is a part of.Parcel_NoThe identification number for a particular parcel within a facility. The parcel number is not necessarilly unique.EstateThe type of estate that the LACFCD holds over a particular parcel. This field will list the following attributes:Fee: The LACFCD owns the parcel outright.Easement: The LACFCD holds an easement over this parcel. The type of easement is not listed in this data. It can usually be found in the linked right of way map or by contacting Right of Way Engineering.Quitclaim: This is a parcel which the LACFCD owned or had an easement over at some point but has now sold, released its claim, or transferred its right of way to another party.Other: This is a catch-all attribute for any sort of relationship that does not fit in the other estate types. One example of this is a permit that grants temporary rights to the LACFCD. Map_NoThe primary right of way map that shows a parcel and that served as the basis for the information shown in the dataset. These maps are maintained and are considered to take precedence over the data in this dataset.MapLinkThis is a link to a a scan of the map, if one exists, listed in the "Map_No" field. These are color scans found in the LA County's Land Records Information Website. Update Schedule: QuarterlyContact Info:Diego Veradvera@dpw.lacounty.gov(626) 458-7368Right of Way SectionSurvey/Mapping and Property Management DivisionDepartment of Public Works
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TwitterThe "Dark Skies" layer was adopted by the BOS in January 2012, prior to final adoption of the Rural Outdoor Lighting District ordinance in November 2012. Please click here to view the full-size Supplemental Districts map in the DRP Map Catalog. "Rural Outdoor Lighting District" is one of the featured layers in this map. These areas only fall within UNINCORPORATED Los Angeles County.For further information, please contact the Ordinance Studies Section, or visit the Rural Outdoor Lighting District Ordinance page on the DRP website at https://planning.lacounty.gov/view/rural_outdoor_lighting_district_ordinance/. Source: L.A. County Department of Regional Planning (DRP) Ordinance Studies and GIS Sections; last update: November 27, 2018 for the Plum Canyon / Skyline Ranch / North Sand Canyon annexation to the City of Santa Clarita.LAST UPDATED: 12/20/22 for Annexation #2021-01 (Tesoro Del Valle)NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterNote: Original web map for Jurisdiction Lookup, currently need to use this version instead due to Esri bug with the Zone Lookup app.City / Community Boundary (for LA County Planning); to be used in a simple lookup application embedded on front page of our organization's web site, click here.This is the associated web application, click here.The main layer shows all incorporated and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The incorporated city boundaries are maintained by the Department of Public Works as part of the cadastral landbase, and reflects the most current annexations as of the date listed below. The unincorporated areas are maintained by the Department of Regional Planning (aka LA County Planning) for land use planning efforts. This is especially important as it relates to the County's General Plan and various area, community, and neighborhood plan updates. Please see relevant links below for more related information:Department of Regional Planning (LA County Planning) - About page.Link to official Public Works City boundary layer (shows all cities and unincorporated area, but not the individual unincorporated communities as recognized by LA County Planning).Link to official Public Works City Annexations layer.
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TwitterThis Web Map shows Zoning and Supplemental Districts for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, and is called Z-NET. This feeds into the App of the same name and will soon replace the one that is presently showing on the Department of Regional Planning's website. This Web Map and App shows the following information with hyperlinks to relevant documents:ZoningZoning SP CategoryLand Use PolicyCommunity Standards DistrictsSignificant RidgelineSetback District SetbackSetback District BoundaryEquestrian District (EQD)Flood Protection DistrictRural Outdoor Lighting District (Dark Skies)Transit Oriented DistrictsSignificant Ecological AreasJurisdictional BoundariesSupervisorial DistrictsParcelsUPDATE HISTORY04/01/2025: Experience Builder version went live.Looking for zoning information in an UNINCORPORATED area? Use this tool to VERIFY the jurisdiction and to get the information you need. We do not have zoning or land use data for incorporated cities (those areas are 'masked out' in white).
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TwitterThis application provides users with access to download PDF maps of the Supervisorial Districts (countywide or by district) in various sizes. These maps were created by the Survey Mapping Property Management team in Public Works, and are meant for informational purposes only.
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TwitterThe Los Angeles County Flood Control District (District) was established in 1915 and encompasses approximately 2,758 square miles. The District operates and maintains one of the most complex systems of flood control and water conservation in the Country. The District’s current infrastructure includes 14 major dams and reservoirs, 483 miles of concrete and soft-bottom channels, 3,380 miles of underground storm drain conduits, 82,275 catch basins, 48 pump stations, 173 debris basins, 181 crib dams, 29 sediment placement sites, 27 spreading grounds, 21 low-flow diversion structures, 3 seawater barrier systems with 290 seawater barrier injection wells, 1 constructed wetland, and 1 mitigation bank area. Employees of the Los Angeles County Public Works (PW) serve as staff for the District. The District is separate from PW and funds of each entity remain in separate accounts. PW pays the District for the use of District equipment, materials and property used for County purposes. The District is empowered to carry out the objectives of the Los Angeles County Flood Control Act of 1915, California Water Code, Appendix, Chapter 28 (the Act). The objectives are to provide for the control and conservation of flood, storm and other wastewater and to protect from damage such as flood or storm waters, the harbors, waterways, public highways and property within the District. These powers are exercised by the County Board of Supervisors (Board), which acts as the governing body of the District. The duties of the Board include approving the District’s budget, determining the District’s tax rates, approving contracts, and determining when to issue bonds authorized by the voters of the District.
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TwitterZoned Districts were established when zoning was initially created for the UNINCORPORTED areas of Los Angeles County. They served to divide the County into smaller distinct units for easier record keeping and organization. Zoned Districts remain in use to identify and track records from the earliest period, and for performing queries regarding permits and ordinances adopted over time. For a list of Zoned Districts or other information regarding these districts, please refer to Title 22 of the Los Angeles County Code here.LAST UPDATED: 3/19/25 for an annexation to the City of Duarte.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterCountywide layer which divides the County of Los Angeles into 11 unique areas for planning purposes of the unincorporated areas. This layer is referred to as 'DRP Planning Areas.'The General Plan provides goals and policies to achieve countywide planning objectives for the unincorporated areas, and serves as the foundation for all community-based plans, such as area plans, community plans, and coastal land use plans. Area plans focus on land use and policy issues that are specific to the Planning Area. Community plans cover smaller geographic areas within the Planning Area, and address neighborhood and/or community-level policy issues. Coastal land use plans are components of local coastal programs, and regulate land use and establish policies to guide development in the coastal zone. Please refer to the Planning Areas Framework chapter in the General Plan here.LAST UPDATED: 4/9/25 for a slight boundary change related to the South Bay, Area Plan update (in the community of Del Aire). This update took effect on 4/10/25.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterThis application provides users with access to download PDFs of Community Profiles (for LA County, unincorporated and city areas), as well as maps of LA County Supervisorial Districts in various page sizes and detail. The Supervisorial maps reflect the district boundaries established on December 15, 2021 by the County of Los Angles Citizens Redistricting Commission.These maps were created by the Survey Mapping Property Management team in Public Works, and are meant for informational purposes only.
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TwitterThis layer contains information for locating past and present County Lighting Maintenance District (CLMD) within Los Angeles County. Legal boundaries are only determined on the ground by surveyors licensed in the State of California.
For LA County Lighting Maintenance District Map, click here
Principal attributes:
TO_CLMD: Current County Lighting Maintenance District Number
ORIG_CLMD: Original County Lighting Maintenance District Number
ANNEX_NAME: Annexation Project or Petition Number
ANNEX_DATE: Effective annexation date
CITY_NAME: Respective jurisdiction within a city or unincorporated areas of LA County
ANNEX_TYPE: Annexation type is either "Project" or "Petition"
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TwitterThe Community Standards Districts (CSDs) are established as supplemental districts to provide a means of implementing special development standards contained in adopted neighborhood, community, area, specific and local coastal plans within the UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County, or to provide a means of addressing special problems which are unique to certain geographic areas within the UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County. For detailed development standards for each CSD, please refer to the Community Standards District portion of the Los Angeles County Code (click here).LAST UPDATED: 4/9/25 for several changes related to the West San Gabriel Area Plan update. These updates took effect on 4/10/25. NOTE - A decision was made at the Board of Supervisor's Hearing that the CSD and Setback updates not be included. However, the GIS layers were updated with these changes and were showing on GIS-NET and Open Data between 4/9/25 and 4/14/25. On 4/14/25, these un-adopted changes were removed and the correct data now shows.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterThis layer represents the proposed Transit Oriented Districts (TODs), as depicted in Figure 6.5 in the General Plan 2035. These are UNINCORPORATED urban and suburban areas with access to major transit and commercial corridors that have the most potential for infill development, and are well-suited for higher density housing and mixed uses. With the exception of the East Los Angeles 3rd Street Specific Plan, all TODs are 1/2 mile buffers around a major transit stop.NOTE: The TODs depicted in General Plan 2035 rescind the TODs adopted previously in 2004 / 2005. To view these earlier layers, please contact the County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning.UPDATED: 9/25/25 for a slight adjustment to the Aviation Station buffer to align with the actual station location. NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterThe community standards districts are established as supplemental districts to provide a means of implementing special development standards contained in adopted neighborhood, community, area, specific and local coastal plans within the UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County, or to provide a means of addressing special problems which are unique to certain geographic areas within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. For detailed development standards for each CSD, please refer to the Community Standards District portion of the Los Angeles County Code (click here).LAST UPDATED: 4/9/25 for several changes related to the West San Gabriel, and Westside Area Plan updates. These updates took effect on 4/10/25.NOTE - A decision was made at the Board of Supervisor's Hearing that the CSD and Setback updates not be included. However, the GIS layers were updated with these changes and were showing on GIS-NET and Open Data between 4/9/25 and 4/14/25. On 4/14/25, these un-adopted changes were removed and the correct data now shows.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.
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TwitterThis is the zoning layer for UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County. It does not draw at all scales because there are lots of records (so basically for speed and performance), so it is scale dependent. Also, why only for UNINCORPORATED areas? Because there are 88 cities in L.A. County and they each manage their zoning and land use information separately.
For more complete information, see Title 22 (Planning and Zoning) of the Los Angeles County Code, or visit the Department of Regional Planning's website here.
PLEASE NOTE: Santa Catalina Island is not included in this dataset. It is in a separate data layer since Catalina has specific zoning categories that differ from the Countywide zoning categories found in Title 22. The Department of Regional Planning performs all land use planning functions for the UNINCORPORATED areas of Los Angeles County. Our services include long range planning, land development counseling, project/case intake and processing, environmental review and zoning enforcement for each of our County UNINCORPORATED communities.What is an UNINCORPORATED area of Los Angeles County?There are 88 incorporated cities within Los Angeles County, each with its own city council. The areas that are NOT part of these cities are considered to be UNINCORPORATED County territory. More than 65 percent of Los Angeles County is UNINCORPORATED. For the approximately 1 million people living in these areas, the Board of Supervisors and County departments provide the municipal services.LAST UPDATED: 4/9/25 for several zone changes related to the South Bay, West San Gabriel, and Westside Area Plan updates. These updates took effect on 4/10/25.NEED MORE FUNCTIONALITY? If you are looking for more layers or advanced tools and functionality, then try our suite of GIS Web Mapping Applications.