The project site is located in an M-2 (Heavy-Industrial) district, which permits a wide range of retail and light or heavy industrial uses (and residential uses by conditional use authorization), and in the 50-X height and bulk district, which permits new structures up to a maximum height of 50 feet, with no required setbacks, as measured from the curb-level at the centerline of both street frontages of the project site.

The project site is also subject to Planning Commission Resolution No. 16202, which established interim policies and procedures for development proposals within the industrially zoned areas of the City. Pursuant to Resolution No. 16202, the project site is designated as a "Mixed-Use Housing Zone (MUHZ)," which means that the Planning Commission will "encourage mixed-use housing development, especially proposals for housing that maximize the allowable densities and affordability standards." The proposed project is consistent with the current MUHZ designation.