Sometime in the next few weeks, the City Council will adopt amendments to the flawed citywide mansionization ordinances (BMO and BHO), and we need all hands on deck. This is an opportunity for you to talk to your Council office before that vote. As they stand, the amendments make real improvements on the current ordinance. But one last loophole remains – they still don’t fully count attached garages as floor space. This is the single most damaging feature of the…
The City Council’s Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee will consider the Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside (BMO/BHO) Code Amendment at its scheduled meeting on Tuesday November 29, 2016. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will take place in the Edward R. Roybal Board of Public Works Hearing Room (Room 350) of Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. An agenda for the PLUM meeting will become available in the next few…
On July 14, 2016, the City Planning Commission will consider the proposed Baseline Mansionization Ordinance and Baseline Hillside Ordinance (BMO/BHO) Code amendment and make a recommendation to the City Council. This is in response to Council Motion CF 14-0656 requesting the Department address concerns regarding out-of-scale development in single-family neighborhoods. Once the Commission makes a formal recommendation, the Code amendment will be considered by the City Council. Changes may still be made before the City Council’s final decision. The Department…
The preliminary draft amendment (BMO/BHO) to the LAMC to establish new regulations for all single-family zoned properties, including RA, RE, RS, and R1 Zones. PROPOSED PROJECT: A proposed ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish new regulations for all single-family zoned properties including the RA, RE, RS, and R1 Zones. PURPOSE: The purpose of the hearing is to obtain testimony from affected and/or interested persons regarding this project. The hearing will be conducted by a Hearing Officer who…
PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles Minutes: Feb. 14, 2015 Chair: Cindy Cleghorn – CindyCleghorn@Mac.com Next meeting: Mar. 14 – Dean Sherer, CEQA presentation. Location TBD. Other meetings: Sat., Feb. 21, 2:00 pm: NC Sustainable Alliance: TreePeople office at 12601 Mulholland Dr. in Sherman Oaks (near Coldwater Canyon).
PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles Minutes: Mar. 9, 2014 Chair: Cindy Cleghorn – CindyCleghorn@Mac.com David Lara, Building & Safety Dept., Asst. Bureau Chief-Code Enforcement 40% are zoning issues (parking, fences, uses). Frank Lara, principal sign investigator Reactive, based on complaints received (may not be anonymous). No longer have the PACE (proactive inspections) team, which would do public education and send notices in advance to target areas with many problems and visual blight. Process: Issue order to comply with inspection fee ($256),…