City of Los Angeles - Zoning Code (California)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	California
Name	City of Los Angeles - Zoning Code
Incentive Type	Solar/Wind Access Policy
Applicable Sector	Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Historical building, structure or property
Eligible Technologies	Photovoltaics, Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	Local
Energy Category	Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
Date added to DSIRE	2001-02-02
Last DSIRE Review	2012-10-11
Last Substantive Modification to Summary by DSIRE	2012-10-11
References	DSIRE

Summary

Chapter I of Los Angeles' Municipal Code, Height of Building or Structures, provides an exemption for solar energy devices, or similar structures. They may be erected above the height limit specified in the district in which the property is located. In all zones, solar devices may exceed the roof surface by 3 feet even if the roof surface is at or above the allowable building height limit. In all zones except R1 and more restrictive zones, solar devices built on a flat roof may exceed the roof surface by up to 15 feet. In the R1 and more restrictive zones, a solar device may exceed the roof surface by up to 15 feet on a flat roof only if the structure is also used for the purpose of shading a habitable rooftop deck or rooftop parking.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Bill Glauz, P.E.
Department	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Address	P.O. Box 111
Address 2	111 North Hope Street, Room 940
Place	Los Angeles, California
Zip/Postal Code	90051
Phone	(213) 367-0410
Email	william.glauz@ladwp.com
Website	http://www.ladwp.com

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	Los Angeles Municipal Code Chapter 1 Section 12.21.1

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.