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LA County regions
Regional overviews of Los Angeles County. Each region groups LA City neighborhoods, independent cities, and unincorporated areas by geography and surfaces the dominant ADU permit dynamics for that part of the county.
Permit pathways vary by jurisdiction inside each region. The regional pages explain the through-lines (lot sizes, hillside coverage, transit access, prevailing zoning) and link out to the specific neighborhoods and cities they cover.
9 entries
DTLA · Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown LA
Downtown LA covers the historic urban core — Civic Center, Historic Core, Financial District, Bunker Hill, South Park, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Arts District.
25 ADU permits in 2024
East LA
East Los Angeles
East LA covers the predominantly Latino neighborhoods east of the LA River — Boyle Heights, El Sereno, City Terrace, and adjacent areas.
380 ADU permits in 2024
Harbor Area · Los Angeles
Harbor Area
The Harbor Area is the southernmost slice of the City of LA — San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City, and the related Port of LA corridor.
280 ADU permits in 2024
Greater Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood spans the dense flats around the entertainment district, north into the Hollywood Hills, and east through East Hollywood.
220 ADU permits in 2024
Mid-Wilshire / Hancock Park area
Mid-Wilshire
Mid-Wilshire spans the central LA neighborhoods between Hollywood and South LA, roughly bracketed by the Wilshire corridor.
320 ADU permits in 2024
NELA · Northeast Los Angeles
Northeast LA
Northeast LA spans the hills and basins between Downtown and the Glendale/Pasadena city borders — Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Mount Washington, Atwater Village.
620 ADU permits in 2024
The Valley · SFV
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley covers ~260 square miles north of the Santa Monica Mountains — about half of the City of LA's residential land area, plus the independent cities of Burbank, Glendale, Calabasas, and Hidden Hills.
2,400 ADU permits in 2024
South LA · South Central LA
South Los Angeles
South LA spans the historic Black middle-class neighborhoods south of the I-10 freeway — Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Park Mesa Heights, and surrounding areas.
600 ADU permits in 2024
The Westside · West LA
Westside Los Angeles
The Westside spans LA's coastal and near-coastal neighborhoods from the Santa Monica Mountains south to LAX.
850 ADU permits in 2024
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