The *Hillside Area Amendment*(CPC-2008-4683-CA; Council File No. 09-1390) will be back before the Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM (Item No. 6). The final agenda is normally made available on Fridays on the City Council Calendar<http://lacity.org/lacity/YourGovernment/CityCouncil/CouncilCalendar/index.htm>.

Just as a reminder, the staff report and other related documents are still posted on our Department website <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/>.To download these files, please go to our home page and click on “Plans & Ordinances” on the left side, then click on “Proposed Ordinances”; or click on the direct-links provided below:CPC-2008-4683-CA – March 24, 2009 City Planning Commission Staff Report<http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/HillsideAreaDefinitionAmendment/CPC-2008-4683-CA-StaffReport.pdf>CPC-2008-4684-ND – Negative Declaration<http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/HillsideAreaDefinitionAmendment/CPC-2008-4684-ND.pdf>Current and Proposed Hillside Area Boundary Map (Zoomable Parcel-Specific Version)<http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/HillsideAreaDefinitionAmendment/CurrentProposedHillsideAreaBoundaries.pdf>

*Note:* *The file linked above is large and may take some extra time to download. The map contains parcel lines for the entire city in order to allow the general public to zoom into their neighborhoods and determine whether their property will remain within the proposed Hillside Area boundaries, or if the designation is proposed for removal. Instructions for how to use this map more effectively can be found on the link below.

* Instructions for Citywide Current and Proposed Hillside Area BoundaryMap<http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/HillsideAreaDefinitionAmendment/InstructionsforCitywideHillsideAreaMap.pdf>Proposed Hillside Area Boundaries Only (as of March 2009)<http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/HillsideAreaDefinitionAmendment/ProposedHillsideAreaBoundaries.pdf>Current Hillside Area Boundaries Only (as of March 2009)<http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/HillsideAreaDefinitionAmendment/CurrentHillsideAreaBoundaries.pdf>

If you cannot attend the meeting in person, you should be able listen to it over a touch-tone phone by calling CouncilPhone at (213) 621-CITY, (310) 547-CITY, (310) 471-CITY, or at (818) 904-9450.We do not have any Baseline Hillside Ordinance (hillside regulations) updates or documents to distribute at this time. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Erick Lopez, City Planner
Department of City Planning
Community Planning Bureau – West Coastal Division
200 N. Spring St., Room 621
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 978-1243
(213) 978-1226 – fax
erick.lopez@lacity.org