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La Mirada, CA Code of Ordinances
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Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 BUSINESS PERMITS AND REGULATIONS
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES
Title 6 HEALTH AND SANITATION *
Title 8 ANIMALS *
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY *
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 12 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS *
Title 13 WATER AND SEWAGE *
Title 14 UTILITIES
Title 16 FIRE PREVENTION
Title 17 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION *
Title 20 SUBDIVISIONS 1
Title 21 ZONING *
CROSS REFERENCE TABLES
21.18.040 Floor-area ratio standards for R-1 districts.
A two-tier regulatory scheme for floor-area ratio standards applies to the development of new residential structures, as well as additions to existing structures, in all R-1 zoning districts. These standards are set forth in Table 21.18.040. The first standard indicates the maximum floor-area ratio permitted by right for various lot sizes in each of the R-1 zones. The second standard represents a greater maximum floor-area ratio that may be permitted, subject to certificate of compatibility review pursuant to this title.
 
Table 21.18.040
FAR Standards - R-1 Districts
Lot Size
Maximum FAR by Zoning District
R-1-6,000
R-1-7,500
R-1-8,000
R-1-10,000
R-1-15,000
Up to 6,000 sf
0.40/0.50
0.40/0.50
0.40/0.50
0.40/0.50
0.40/0.50
6,001 to 10,000 sf
0.40/0.50
0.45/0.50
0.45/0.50
0.45/0.50
0.45/0.50
> 10,000 sf
0.35/0.45
0.35/0.45
0.40/0.45
0.50/0.60
0.55/0.65
 
(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

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