Downtown Community Plan

Planning Staff Contact Info

Please feel free to email the team with questions.

Project Review
Sophia Kim
City Planner
sophia.kim@lacity.org
(213) 978-1208

               Plan Policies
               Lydia Chapman
               City Planner
               lydia.chapman@lacity.org
               (213) 847-3646

               General Information
               Metro Public Counter
               (213) 482-7077

Media inquiries should be directed to planning.media@lacity.org

The Downtown Community Plan became operative in January 2025.

The Community Plan area includes the neighborhoods of Arts District, Chinatown, Civic Center, Fashion District, Financial District, Little Tokyo, Historic Core, Skid Row, and Victor Heights, among others.

Community Plan Document

Adopted Maps
These maps represent official documents that were approved by the City Council. These commonly show land and development rules and regulations by graphic representation.
General Plan Land Use
Circulation

Interactive Maps
These maps have multiple layers that can be selected to show zoning districts, resources, landmarks, government facilities and services, and other information that is pulled from multiple sources.
Interactive Maps

Informational Maps
These maps are for informational purposes only.
Economic Development Areas
Commercial and Industrial Zones
Generalized General Plan Land Use
Generalized Zoning
Specific Plan and Overlay Areas

Downtown Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO)
15th Street Signage SUD (Sign District)
Alameda District (Specific Plan)
Broadway (Community Design Overlay)
Broadway (Streetscape Plan)
Central Industrial (Redevelopment Plan)
City Center (Redevelopment Plan)
Convention Center and Arena Specific Plan (CCA)
Cornfield Arroyo Seco (Specific Plan)
Figueroa and Olympic (Sign District)
Figueroa and Pico (Sign District)
Figueroa and Seventh Street (Sign District)
Historic Broadway (Sign District)
Little Tokyo (Community Design Overlay)
Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District (Specific Plan)
Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District (Streetscape Plan)

 

New Zoning Code
 

The Downtown Community Plan is the first community plan to use the City's New Zoning Code. The New Zoning Code offers an Online Code interface to search zoning regulations applicable by property.