Los Angeles County · Zoning setbacks
City of Los Angeles setback requirements
Lekua resolves a parcel’s jurisdiction and zone, then draws this envelope on the site plan with its citation in the title block. Enter a City of Los Angeles address and the setbacks arrive already drawn.
The envelope
What the numbers below make on the ground. City of Los Angeles sets one bracket across the one-family R districts, so this is the whole rule rather than one district of several.
Zone R1 — the envelope Lekua draws on the plan.
- Front
- 20′
- Side
- 5′
- Rear
- 15′
The hatched band is the yard — ground the code gives up. Drawn not to scale: the yards are proportional to each other, so the deepest one fills the band and the rest follow. The dimensions carry the real numbers, and the export draws them on the actual parcel outline.
City of Los Angeles setbacks by district
Every row is produced by the same function the exporter calls, so this page cannot drift from what the drawing gets. The citation under each row is what prints on the sheet.
LAMC §12.07–12.08: front = 20% of lot depth (max 20 ft, prevailing setback may differ); side = 10% of lot width (3–5 ft for ≤2 stories); rear = 15 ft min. Hillside/HPOZ rules may modify. Verify via ZIMAS.
What the export says about this table
City of Los Angeles one-family standards reviewed against LAMC 12.07-12.08: front 20% of depth to a 20 ft cap, side 10% of width within 3-5 ft, rear 15. The prevailing-front block-average override, Hillside Construction Regulations (-HCR) slope formulas, and (T)/(Q)/[Q] qualified conditions are cited but not computed. Commercial and multifamily districts are not captured.
Printed verbatim on every City of Los Angeles export — the same words the reviewer signed off, not a summary of them.
Setbacks are one layer of the City of Los Angeles site plan
The same address search returns the parcel boundary, 1–2 ft contours, building footprints, CAL FIRE defensible-space zones, the soil profile, four-season sun, and a native plant palette matched to the site. See everything Lekua resolves in Los Angeles County→
City of Los Angeles setback FAQ
What are the residential setbacks in City of Los Angeles?
In R1 the code sets a 20 ft front yard, 5 ft sides, and a 15 ft rear yard. The full table is below, transcribed from LAMC §12.07–12.08 with the citation attached to every row. This table has passed independent review, so Lekua draws the setback envelope on the site plan for a City of Los Angeles parcel.
Does Lekua draw the setback envelope for City of Los Angeles?
Yes. City of Los Angeles is one of the jurisdictions whose table has passed review, most recently on 2026-07-25, so the envelope is drawn on the DXF and the PDF site plan with its citation in the title block.
Where do these City of Los Angeles setback numbers come from?
They are transcribed from the adopted code — LAMC §12.07–12.08 — and this page renders them by calling the same function the exporter calls, so what you see here is what the drawing gets. Zoning changes; verify against the current code and with the planning department before submittal.
Can I get a CAD base map for a City of Los Angeles parcel?
Yes. Enter any City of Los Angeles address and Lekua returns a layered DXF base plan and a PDF site report — property lines, 1–2 ft contours, building footprints, CAL FIRE defensible-space zones, soil, seasonal sun, and a native plant palette matched to the parcel, alongside the zoning determination. See what else resolves in Los Angeles County.
Start with a City of Los Angeles address
Free to search. The zone resolves from the parcel, not from the mailing address.