SB 79 portal · City of Los Angeles

SB 79 in Los Angeles, parcel by parcel.

The statute sets development floors near transit. Ordinances 188967 and 188968 decide how, and when, those floors reach a given Los Angeles parcel. Look up an APN to see its City status, the rule path that status allows, and what still needs verification in ZIMAS.

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139,450
APNs in LA station areas
Phased implementation universe
13,585
Available to study
No exclusion or temporary flag
121,519
Temporary hold
§ 65912.161(b) pathways
4,346
Excluded
2,718 permanent · 1,628 statutory

City Planning parcel lists, May 5, 2026 snapshot. This predates Council adoption and the final June maps; treat it as a screening control and confirm each parcel in ZIMAS.

Parcel lookup

Check an APN or an address.

Enter a Los Angeles County APN (for example 5435-006-029) or a street address. The result shows the parcel's status in the City's list, its tier and distance band, the scenarios that status allows, and the source page for every fact.

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Result

The statute

What SB 79 does, and what it does not.

A summary for orientation. The chaptered text controls.

Gov. Code §§ 65912.155 to 65912.162
What does the statute require?
SB 79 (Wiener, 2025) requires cities to allow housing on eligible sites within one half mile of qualifying transit at statutory minimums for height, density, and floor area. The minimums depend on the transit tier and the distance band. It became operative statewide on July 1, 2026.
Is approval ministerial?
The statute provides a streamlined path for qualifying projects, but qualification is conditional. Affordability, labor, demolition, and site requirements all apply, and a city's implementation can change whether and when the statute reaches a parcel. Whether a specific project qualifies is a parcel and project question for counsel.
Does it require affordable housing?
For most projects, yes. The statute offers tiered affordability options, and projects of 10 units or fewer are exempt from that requirement. State Density Bonus Law can be layered for additional units. Confirm the controlling percentages in the chaptered text before underwriting.
What about parking?
AB 2097 generally bars minimum parking requirements near major transit. This portal's screen carries a 0.5 space per unit assumption in the outer half-mile band from the City's implementation model. The Low-Rise Ordinance's base menu has no parking minimum. Verify for each parcel.
What keeps the statute off a parcel?
Permanent exclusions (Industrial Employment Hubs, and sites without a walking path to the stop under one mile), statutory exemptions (public facilities, parking, and open space zones), protections against demolishing occupied rent-stabilized units, and the temporary exemption pathways in § 65912.161(b), described below.
How did Los Angeles respond?
With two ordinances, both effective June 30, 2026. The Phased Implementation Ordinance (188968) sequences where the statute applies, placing most station-area parcels on temporary hold. The Low-Rise Ordinance (188967) offers a local menu of small multi-unit buildings in residential neighborhoods near transit. Eligibility layers are published in ZIMAS.
What the City's reply did

Fewer than one in ten parcels were available to study.

Every station-area APN in the City's list carries one of four statuses. Status comes first: a parcel on temporary hold or excluded does not receive a statutory envelope from proximity alone.

13,585
Available to study · 9.7%
No exclusion or temporary exemption flag. Still subject to parcel diligence.
121,519
Temporary hold · 87.1%
At least one § 65912.161(b) pathway applies. Low-Rise may apply in residential zones.
2,718
Permanent exclusion · 1.9%
Industrial Employment Hubs and sites without a qualifying walking path. § 65912.160(e).
1,628
Statutory exclusion · 1.2%
Zones where the statute does not reach residential use, such as public facilities and open space.

Source: City Planning parcel lists (Table 1C), May 5, 2026 snapshot, 139,450 APNs. City Planning's Exhibit 4 reports a 138,192 site universe on a different counting basis (BOE PIN), so the two totals do not match exactly. Both predate the final June ordinance maps.

Development envelopes

The State's floor, and the City's menu.

Tier comes from the service type of the qualifying stop. Distance is measured from the stop. The Low-Rise menu is the local alternative where the statute is on hold in residential zones.

Tier 1 · Heavy rail

Up to 95 ft, 160 du/ac, 4.5 FAR

DistanceHeightDensityFAR
Within 200 ft95 ft1604.5
Within ¼ mile75 ft1203.5
¼ to ½ mile65 ft1003.0

B and D Lines, including Union Station to North Hollywood and the Wilshire corridor. Density in du/ac. § 65912.157.

Tier 2 · Light rail, commuter, BRT

Up to 85 ft, 140 du/ac, 4.0 FAR

DistanceHeightDensityFAR
Within 200 ft85 ft1404.0
Within ¼ mile65 ft1003.0
¼ to ½ mile55 ft802.5

A, C, E, K and L Lines, the Regional Connector, G Line and other qualifying BRT, and Metrolink. § 65912.157.

Los Angeles · Low-Rise Ordinance 188967

5 to 16 units, two to three stories

SubareaUnitsFARStories
LR-15 to 111.30 to 2.152 to 3
LR-212 to 162.30 to 2.903

No parking minimum. Restricted affordable units required. A multi-bedroom option adds 0.5 FAR and one story. HPOZs are excluded. LAMC 12.22 A.38.

§ 65912.161(b)(1)

The eight temporary exemption pathways.

Six apply site by site and two apply to a whole TOD zone. A parcel can qualify under more than one. Counts are from City Planning's May 2026 model results.

Station browser

Every qualifying stop, on one map.

Zoom into a station area to level 15 or closer, then shade the visible parcels by their status in the City's list. Click any parcel for its tier, band, and source page.

Zoom into a station area, then shade visible parcels by APN status.
Available to study Temporary exemption Excluded Not in Table 1C
Tier 1 (heavy rail) Tier 2 (light rail, Metrolink, BRT) Industrial Employment Hub (excluded)
APN database

Search all 139,450 APNs.

Filter by tier, distance band, status, and APN prefix. Click any APN in the results to run the full lookup.

Public preview returns up to 250 APNs.
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In the full portal

From status to underwriting.

The parcel analyzer carries the same APN decision into yield, envelope, and economics, with every assumption editable and every unverified fact flagged.

Pathway screen

Every exemption pathway, one parcel.

Rule by rule results with the statutory citation for each, and the parcel facts each test still needs.

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Envelope

Statute and Low-Rise, side by side.

Units, floor area, height, and parking under the statutory cell and the LR-1 or LR-2 menu for the same lot.

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Pro forma

Base zoning against each path.

Residual land value and yield on cost for each scenario, with Density Bonus layering where it applies.

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Diligence checklist

Before relying on any path.

A working list for a station-area site. Check items off as you go; nothing here is saved or sent.

01Confirm the parcel

02Confirm the rule path

03Design and finance

04File

Sources

The official record.

Primary sources behind this portal. The signed ordinances and current ZIMAS control; the May 2026 materials are kept for provenance.

Signed ordinance
Ordinance 188967: Low-Rise
Effective June 30, 2026. The LR-1 and LR-2 menu, eligibility, and development standards in LAMC 12.22 A.38.
 Signed ordinance
Ordinance 188968: Phased Implementation
Effective June 30, 2026. How and when the statute applies across the City's station areas.
 Statute
SB 79, chaptered
Gov. Code §§ 65912.155 to 65912.162: development standards, exclusions, and temporary exemption pathways.
 City Planning
LA City Planning: SB 79
The City's implementation page, with links to the ZIMAS eligibility layers.
 APN table · May 2026
Table 1C: Sites in Phased Implementation
139,450 APNs with exclusion and temporary exemption flags. The dataset this portal queries.
 Methodology · May 2026
Appendix 1: Phased Implementation Model
Capacity assumptions, exemption logic, and plurality methodology. CPC-2026-1798-MSC.
 Results · May 2026
Exhibit 4: Model results
Citywide and TOD zone breakdown of exclusions, exemptions, and capacity comparisons.
 Draft · May 2026
Low-Rise Ordinance, Commission draft
The version recommended in May. Superseded by signed Ordinance 188967.
 Determination · May 2026
Letters of Determination
City Planning Commission determinations for CPC-2026-1797-CA and CPC-2026-1798-MSC.
Implementation timeline

What has changed.

The milestones that moved the answer for Los Angeles parcels, most recent first.

2026-07-01State of California
SB 79 becomes operative statewide
The statutory standards take effect. In Los Angeles they reach parcels through the City's phased implementation and status lists.
2026-06-30City of Los Angeles
Ordinances 188967 and 188968 take effect
The Low-Rise and Phased Implementation ordinances are signed and effective. City Planning publishes the eligibility layers in ZIMAS.
2026-06-23Los Angeles City Council
Council adopts both ordinances
Final adoption of the Low-Rise and Phased Implementation ordinances, including changes made after the Commission's May recommendation.
2026-05-19City Planning
Letters of Determination issued
Determinations for CPC-2026-1797-CA and CPC-2026-1798-MSC are mailed following the Commission's action.
2026-05-14City Planning Commission
Commission recommends both ordinances
The Commission recommends approval of the Low-Rise Ordinance and the Phased Implementation Ordinance, based on the May 5 parcel snapshot used in this portal.
2026-03-24Los Angeles City Council
Council selects a phased approach
Council directs a phased implementation path with a horizon around 2030 rather than immediate citywide application.
2026-02-18PLUM Committee
PLUM hearing on the implementation framework
Planning and Land Use Management Committee materials support the phased methodology and flag coordination items with HCD.