Description: This layer was created on 3/16/16 following the adoption of the Brackett Field Land Use Compatibility Plan by the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) on 12/9/15. This layer is meant to contain any additional regulations required by any new ALUC plans. For example, the Brackett Field plan had additional regulations for Critical Airspace Protection Zones, Site-Specific Exceptions, and Compatibility Zones. This is for line layers (such as noise contours). Please consult the ALUC webpage here for more detailed information about these plans.UPDATE HISTORY:3/16/16 - added to SDE following Brackett Field adoption on 12/9/15
Copyright Text: Mead & Hunt (consultant for Brackett Field Plan)
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Description: Established in 1982, Government Code Section 65570 mandates FMMP to biennially report on the conversion of farmland and grazing land, and to provide maps and data to local government and the public.
Copyright Text: A citation for the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program on any map products, graphic media, or data analyses based on the data is appreciated.
Description: These are the boundaries pertaining to "Area Specific Standards" within Community Standards Districts (CSDs). Examples include Union Pacific in East Los Angeles and Lake Avenue in Altadena.
Source: Title 22 (DRP GIS Section); last update: 3/12/20 for update to La Crescenta-Montrose CSD Area Specific Standards.
Description: Community standards districts are established to provide a means of implementing special development standards contained in adopted neighborhood, community, area, specific, and local coastal plans, or to provide a means of addressing special issues which are unique to certain geographic areas.
Source: Title 22 (DRP GIS Section); last update: 1/11/18 for updates to the Altadena CSD (only the Sub-Areas had boundary changes).
Description: This is the outcome of a multi-step process in which parcels were selected and intersected with Land Use Policy and Zoning. Also, taxroll information was appended as well as overlays from several districts and constraints model layers. The parcels used were from February, 2012. In the 'working layers' geodatabase, there are all the iterations of the parcel layer as various analyses were done (file naming has letter prefixes to denote the order of layers created). In the summary folder of this directory, a methodology write-up was begun, but it is incomplete as it was found that some of the processes didn't quite work as they should. TOPOLOGICAL INTEGRITY NEEDS TO BE EMPLOYED to reduce the time spend on this type of analysis. Also, some sort of MODELING PROCEDURES need to be worked on to help streamline this process! The resulting spreadsheet was sent to the General Plan section on 8/9/12, and can be found in the 'support' folder. IMPORTANT NOTE - 'parcel_analysis_2012_unin_taxroll' table links to this layer as it has several Taxroll fields. This seperate table is necessary as it makes this layer more usable for editing (too big of a file size otherwise). UPDATE HISTORY: 12/4/12 for latest recommended changes in the Proposed Antelope Valley plan. 12/5/12 for latest annexations (9/11/12, 11/28/12).1/3/13 - for 'Batch 5' changes for zoning consistancy in Town & Country1/9/13 - for 'Batch 6' changes for zoning consistancy and BRC recommendations in Town & Country1/17/13 - minor Proposed LUP update for General Plan - updated Adopted Density / FAR for all parcels2/26/13 - finalized remaining changes for Town & Country3/18/13 - finished QC of parcels (deleting / merging slivers, adjusting for parcel shifts, comparing LU with public / privately owned parcels) for the AV, GP areas. QC began 3/6/13.3/20/13 - incorporated latest Zone Changes in Acton from CSN for Town & Country.
Copyright Text: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning - GIS Section
Los Angeles County Assessor's Office
Description: Employment Protection Districts are economically viable industrial and employment-rich areas, having policies that prevent the conversion of industrial land to non-industrial uses. Please see Figure 14.1 and the the Economic Development Element of the General Plan 2035 for more information.
Source: DRP GIS Section; created November 5, 2015.
Description: The equestrian district is established as a supplemental district in order to recognize particular areas where the keeping or maintaining of horses and other large domestic animals for the personal use of members of the family residing on the premises has become, or is intended to become, an integral part of the character of the area. The application of this district permits the keeping of horses and other large domestic animals for personal use as accessory to residential use, subject to standards and conditions which are intended to ensure compatibility with surrounding areas and within the district itself, while also taking the individual characteristics of the particular area under consideration.
Source: Title 22 (DRP GIS Section); last update: November 22, 2016.
Description: OverviewThis layer identifies historic resources and their attributes located in unincorporated areas or on County owned land and listed, or in some cases eligible for listing, on the National, California and/or County registers. This information supports the County’s Historic Preservation Ordinance, Mills Act Program and CEQA. The LA County Planning's Historic Preservation Program website is the central location for all things related to the Historic Preservation efforts in the County.In early 2024, this data layer was overhauled to include additional data from other sources. All of the data sources are listed below.Data SourcesBuilt Environment Resource Directory (BERD) - The Built Environment Resources Directory (BERD) files provide information, organized by county, regarding non-archaeological resources in the Office of Historic Preservation’s (OHP) inventory, and more information can be found here.County Adopted Landmarks - these are identified in the County Register.County Proposed or Eligible Districts - not yet officially adopted.County Historic Context Statements, Historic Surveys and Preservation programs - these are identified on the Historic Preservation > Resources site.DRP - Energov - These are parcels with a Mills Act contract, but are not on any official register.State and National Registers - Landmarks or Districts listed on State and National registers.Cal Fire - Flags structures in unincorporated areas that have been damaged by major fires.For more information, please visit the Historic Preservation Program site.Fields DescriptionsName - Name of the site or district. Note that some of the names listed are generic, or they may not have a name at all.Description - A description of the site or district. Note that not all sites will have a detailed description.APN(s) - Parcel number of the site, or multiple parcel numbers if the site contains multiple parcels. Some sites are within right-of-ways and may not have a parcel number.Address or Location - an address or a description of the location.Year(s) Built - The year a structure was built. Not all built data is available, or may not be applicable.Status Code / Description - The status code and description for a site as established from the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). For list, click here.Potential Themes - For a Historic Context Statement and Survey, themes are a way to categorize patterns of historical development. More information about this and of Historic Contexts and Surveys in general is here.Architectural Style - Describes the architectural style of the buildings, where applicable.Source - Source agency or database of the site or district.Source Date - The date the source material was extracted.Year Designated - The year a site or district was officially added to a County, State, or National Registry.Mills Act Contract - Whether a site is under a Mills Act contract which is an agreement between a property owner and a local government to preserve the historic resources on their property and receive property tax relief. More information from OHP is here.Jurisdiction - Identifies whether the site or district is in a city or unincorporated area. Most of the sites in this layer will be in unincorporated areas, but, there are sites within cities that are official County Landmarks (like the Hollywood Bowl).City / Unincorporated Community - Identifies the city or community name of the site or district. See Jurisdiction note above for cities.Notes - Explanatory notes about a site - mostly references to the source materials.File Location (Hyperlink) - Hyperlinks to source materials.County Landmark / District Number - Identification number for the official LA County. More information is here.County Designation Date - Date that a landmark or district was adopted. More information is here.CA_TYPE / CA_NUM / CA_DATE - These are the official types, ID numbers, and dates for those sites in the California Registry. Visit the California Historical Resources page here.NALANDMARK / NA_TYPE / NA_NUM / NA_DATE - These are the official types, ID numbers, and dates for those sites in the National Registry. A link to the National Register of Historic Places is here.Legend - These are the general categories of sites and districts that are used in the symbology of GIS-NET.Fire Damage - Flags sites that have structures that were damaged or destroyed from major fires with the following categories per Cal Fire:No Damage: sites within or near a fire perimeter that were not damaged by the fire listedAffected: 1 - 9% damageMinor: 10 - 25 % damageMajor: 26 - 50% damageDestroyed: over 50% damageInaccessible: site unable to be assessedFire Damage Notes - Lists the name of the fire, and flags those sites that have multiple structures with multiple damage categories.Update History:1/13/22 - added 'Holmes House' in Altadena that was adopted by the BOS on 2/9/21.6/23/22 - added 'Unique Theatre' (County landmark), and 'Chicano Moratorium March August 29, 1970' (State and Fed district) - both in East Los Angeles.7/26/22 - added 'Jackie Robinson Park' (County landmark) in Antelope Valley. Adopted by the BOS on 6/14/22.8/1/23 - 'Pearson House' (County landmark) in Altadena was adopted by the BOS on 7/25/23.1/2/24 - updated boundary for 'Jackie Robinson Park' to match what was adopted by BOS (was missing the eastern parcel when originally created).2/24 - 3/34 - added several historic context statements and surveys3/26/24 - removed state and federal sites due to incomplete information.4/2/24 - added to the Department of Regional Planning's production database (SDE).6/12/24 - added several sites that came from the BERD data (see description above) and added a 'Legend' field to symbolize the data in GIS-NET.11/18/24 - added the 'Old Glory' (heritage oak tree) County Landmark that was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on 9/24/24.1/20/25 - added the following: Owen Brown Gravesite, Henry Dart Greene House, Bob Hope Patriotic Hall Landmark, Bertrand House (Pending).1/26/25 - added fields for Fire Damage following the Eaton and Palisades fires. These were coded with the latest Damage Inspection (DINS) data from Cal Fire on this day.
Copyright Text: County of Los Angeles
Department of Regional Planning
Zoning Permits East / GIS Section
Description: These are the Area, Community, Coastal, and Neighborhood Plans that supersede the General Plan for selected communities. Please click the link below to view a map of these plans, legends, and links to the plans themselves. Source: GIS Section; last amended September 3, 2019 for the adoption of the Florence-Firestone Community Plan
Description: Land Use Policy as created by the General Plan 2035, which provides the policy framework for how and where the unincorporated County will grow through the year 2035. Please click the link below to view a map of these plans, legends, and links to the plans themselves. To view the previous land use category from the 1980 General Plan, please activate the 'Land Use Policy - 1980 General Plan' layer. Source: GIS Section; last amended August 12, 2019 for a plan amemndment in Charter Oaks.
Description: The Master Plan of Highways was originally developed by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (DPW); it designates roadways in Los Angeles County by their planned capacity. Categories include major highway, secondary highway, limited secondary highway, parkway, and expressway. Source: County of Los Angeles DPW; last update: January 10, 2017 for removal of Limited Secondary Highway near Castaic along Sloan Canyon.
Description: Lands owned or managed by the U.S. Forest Service and designated by U.S. Government as a National Forest. The Los Padres and Angeles National Forests lie within the boundaries of Los Angeles County.
Copyright Text: Source: U.S. National Forest Service and DRP GIS Section; last update: 2008.
Description: Following the adoption of the East San Gabriel Valley and Metro Area Plans in May 21, 2024, the Planning Area Standards District (PASD) Zoning Overlay was established to cover regulations in all communities within a Planning Area. The PASD establishes a new regulatory framework in Title 22, and covers both area-wide development standards and zone-specific standards. Community Standards Districts (CSDs), Setback Districts, Equestrian Districts, and Significant Ridgelines are also incorporated into this PASD regulatory framework. The geography of this layer is defined by unincorporated areas within the Planning Area, as these Area Plans get updated. Data layer created on 6/14/24.
Description: Countywide layer which divides the County of Los Angeles into 11 Planning Areas. These area divisions were created for DRP by the GIS Section under direction from the General Plan Development Section. Reflects the most recent changes from the General Plan update (revision 5--December, 2011), imported to SDE 8/20/12. UPDATED 1/9/13 for adjustment in Los Angeles / Long Beach Harbor area (DPW linework). UPDATE HISTORY10/9/14 - copied PLANNING_AREAS and updated boundary betwen proposed Antelope Valley Area Plan and Santa Clarita Valley Area Plan.11/24/14 - updated to include La Crescenta FROM San Fernando Valley TO West San Gabriel Valley.
Copyright Text: County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning GIS Section
Name: Rural Outdoor Lighting District (Dark Skies)
Display Field: Id
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The "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. For further information, please contact the Ordinance Studies Section, or visit the Rural Outdoor Lighting District Ordinance page on the DRP website.
Source: 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.
Description: This layer classifies various areas of unincorporated Antelope Valley as Rural Preserve Areas, Rural Town Areas, Rural Town Centers, Open Space, Economic Opportunity Areas, etc., in accordance with the Antelope Valley Area Plan (adopted June 16, 2015). The intent of rural preservation is to create opportunities in the Antelope Valley that allow for: a) change and growth, while maintaining the rural lifestyle enjoyed by current residents, and b) supporting a vibrant economy. For more information, please see Chapter 2 of the Antelope Valley Area Plan.
Source: DRP GIS Section; created June 16, 2015; updated November 22, 2016.
Description: This layer was introduced with the adoption of the Antelope Valley Area Plan on 6/16/15, and it identifies major roads as having scenic qualities and to help ensure that incompatible development is discouraged. For more information about this, please see Chapter 4 of the Antelope Valley Area Plan. Source: Antelope Valley Area Plan (2015).
Description: Per the California Department of Transportation, “California's Scenic Highway Program was created by the State Legislature in 1963 … to protect and enhance the natural scenic beauty of California highways and adjacent corridors through special conservation treatment." Source: State of California DOT, California Scenic Highway Program; last update: March 2017 (designation of portion of Topanga Canyon Boulevard as an official State Scenic Highway).
Description: A Significant Ecological Area (SEA) is an area that contains examples of biotic resources that cumulatively represent biological diversity. SEAs are determined for the purpose of protecting biotic diversity, as part of the Los Angeles County general plan and/or the city general plan. Additional regulations shall be applied based on County Code 22.56.215: Hillside management and significant ecological areas - Additional regulations. Please see the DRP SEA website for more info: http://planning.lacounty.gov/sea.
Source: DRP General Plan 2035; last update: December 17, 2019 for SEA Ordinace update adopted by the Board of Supervisors - removal of Conceptual SEAs.
Description: This layer delineates ridgelines within selected Community Standards Districts, whereupon restrictions are established for grading and ridgeline development.
Source: DRP GIS Section; last update: October, 2014 (Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Program).
Description: The Land use for the following specific plans are shown in this directory:3rd Street Specific Plan - Located in the East Los Angeles Community Plan, adopted by Board of Supervisors - 11/12/14.La Vina - located in the community of Altadena, adopted by the Board of Supervisors - 12/26/89.Marina Del Rey - implements the Marina Del Rey Land Use Plan (within the Local Coastal Program). NOTE: THIS IS THE BOUNDARY ONLY - SEE LAND USE POLICY LAYER FOR CATEGORIES. Adopted 3/20/12.Newhall Ranch - a large planned community in Santa Clarita Valley, adopted by the Board of Supervisors - 12/27/03.Northlake- located in the Santa Clarita Valley, adopted by the Board of Supervisors - 6/1/92Santa Catalina Island - Implements the Santa Catalina Island Land Use Plan (within the Local Coastal Program) NOTE: THIS IS THE BOUNDARY ONLY - SEE LAND USE POLICY LAYER FOR CATEGORIES. Adopted 11/28/89.Universal City - adopted by Board of Supervisors - 4/30/13.The following Specific Plan was taken out due to an annexation to the City of Santa Clarita on 10/2/12 (recorded on 9/11/2):Canyon Park - located in the community of Santa Clarita Valley, adopted by the Board of Supervisors - 12/23/86.
Description: Tracks Subdivisions for all unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County (and a few contracted cities) taken in by the Department of Regional Planning. Current as of December, 2010.
Copyright Text: County of Los Angeles
Department of Regional Planning
GIS Section
Description: This layer represents the Transit Oriented Districts depicted in Figure 6.5 in the General Plan 2035. These are 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, and Willowbrook TOD Specific Plan, all of these are 1/2 mile buffers around a major transit stop.
Source: General Plan 2035, effective November 5, 2015; Last update: October 31, 2019 for the adoption of the Willowbrook TOD Specific Plan Fore more information click here: http://planning.lacounty.gov/generalplan/generalplan
Description: There are 91 Zoned Districts encompassing all of Los Angeles County. These were originally adopted to facilitate zoning in the County. It should be noted that Zoned Districts are not a form of zoning per se. Rather, they simply represent geographic areas associated with established developed areas (i.e., cities, communities, major subdivisions, etc). Today, they are used by DRP as a geographic reference for organizing all historic, recent, and pending zone changes and permits in the unincorporated area. The Zoned District layer is updated whenever annexations and/or de-annexations are adopted. Additional information regarding Zoned Districts can be found in the Los Angeles County Code, Title 22 (previously - Chapter 22.16, Part 1).
Source: Title 22 (DRP GIS Section); Last update: May 28, 2019 for the reorganization between the city of Los Angeles and the unincorporated community of Del Aire
Description: Zoning coverage for unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Created during the Zoning Map Conversion and Integration Project (ZCIP)...last updated through 12/16/14 (annexation to City of Santa Clarita).
Copyright Text: County of Los Angeles, Dept. of Regional Planning, GIS Section
Description: This layer features the adopted zoning for all unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County except Santa Catalina and San Clemente islands. Santa Catalina Island is zoned differently from the mainland portion of the County (see below), and San Clemente Island is a U.S. military installation with no zoning. This layer was created as part of the Zoning Map Conversion and Integration Project (ZCIP). For a summary of the zoning categories, please see our Zoning Summary page here: http://planning.lacounty.gov/luz/summary. For complete information, see Title 22 (Planning and Zoning) of the Los Angeles County Code. Source: GIS Section; last update: February 5, 2020 for updated for several zone changes in East Los Angeles (East LA Zoning Consistancy Project). (click here:http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/143071.pdf).
Description: Santa Catalina Island falls under a specific plan (22.46.050 et.al.), 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. Sources: GIS and Community Studies West sections; last update: July 2011
