Inglewood, CA HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)

The R-1Z, or one-family zero-lot-line, zone was created by Ordinance 95-11 to allow a distinctive site plan in which a dwelling can sit directly on one side lot line, with a corresponding open side yard on the opposite side. 14, Inglewood expects many R-1Z developments to be governed by a homeowners association. 19 confirms that nothing in Chapter 12 blocks that association, or its architectural review committee, from imposing stricter limits on property improvements or alterations than the zoning code itself requires. In practice this means the city's minimum standards for lot coverage, side yards, open space and height set the outer legal boundary, while an R-1Z HOA's CC&Rs can be tighter, for example requiring architectural committee approval before a fence, addition or exterior repaint that the city code alone would allow outright.

The city's Planning and Building Department enforces only the zoning minimums; it does not enforce a homeowners association's private CC&Rs, which the association itself must pursue through its own governing documents and, if necessary, civil court.