What does AB 2011 allow on a commercial lot in Los Angeles?

The short answer

• §65912.120

  Yes, on the right lot

  In Los Angeles and across LA County, AB 2011 makes mixed-income housing a use by right on a lot zoned for office, retail or parking with 50 feet of frontage on a commercial corridor. No parking minimum, at least 30 units an acre, and 13 to 15 percent affordable rentals. Gov. Code §65912.120 to §65912.123.

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What state law gives you

1. 01

   Which lots qualify

   Zoned for office, retail or parking, on a commercial corridor: a 70 to 150 foot street, not a freeway. Not a lot with one to four homes or recent tenants. §65912.121.

2. 02

   Density

   The local maximum or 30 units an acre, whichever is greater, up to 80 near major transit. Applications cleared from January 1, 2027 must build at least 75 percent of that. §65912.123(b).

3. 03

   Height

   The local height or 35 feet, 45 on corridors 100 feet or wider. 65 feet near major transit in cities over 100,000, outside the coastal zone. §65912.123(c).

4. 04

   Parking and freeways

   No parking minimum. Within 500 feet of a freeway: central HVAC, MERV 16 filters, no freeway-facing balconies. §65912.123(e), (f).

5. 05

   Affordability and dates

   Rentals: 8 percent very low plus 5 percent extremely low income, or 15 percent lower income, for 55 years. Sunsets January 1, 2033. §65912.122, §65912.105.