Small Lot Ordinance

Responding to criticism from neighborhoods faced with new small lot developments, the city of Los Angeles in considering changes to its Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance.

August 11, 2016 - The Eastsider LA

A recent article explains how, and why, small lot subdivisions get built in Los Angeles. Also, the city has recently updated a procedural glitch to make permitting easier for small lot projects.

August 20, 2014 - Urban Land Magazine

Sam Lubell outlines the good and bad of recent small lot design guidelines approved by Los Angeles.

July 6, 2014 - The Architect's Newspaper

Small-lot homes are popping up in the hillsides north of downtown L.A. While the new occupants, often young buyers who can't afford or aren't interested in traditional single-family homes and high-rise condos, are pleased, some neighbors are not.

July 16, 2013 - Los Angeles Times - Real Estate

An enterprising developer and experimental architect are pushing the boundaries between L.A.'s suburban style of single-family housing and its need for dense infill development on a site in the city's Echo Park neighborhood.

October 10, 2012 - The Architect's Newspaper

Christina Chan looks at the effect of L.A.'s Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance of 2005, which opened the doors for a new style of housing somewhere in between single-family homes and condos.

August 29, 2009 - The Architect's Newspaper

Livable Places explains the impact of allowing the construction of new "fee-simple" town homes in areas zoned for apartments or commercial development.

March 1, 2005 - Livable Places