Early Notification Reports ~ see attached simple step-by-step instructions on how to self-register. Planning uses Empower LA’s email list, so any questions on your email please contact: Stephen.Box@lacity.org self register DCP early notification reports

Council File number (13-0046) for Proposed Consolidation-Realignment of DCP and LADBS; step by step on how to find info on the City Clerk’s website is:

1) go to cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect
2) where it says “criteria” punch in this #: 13-004 and click on search
3) “search results” will pop up, click on the council file # “13-0046″
4) on the left you will see the “activity” on this council file; and on the left you can click on on-line documents, and also see how council members voted.
5)If you have any questions on council file items please call the City Clerk’s office, here are 2 phone numbers: 213-978-1043 OR 213-978-1022.

Health and Wellness Powerpoint presentation.  Planner contact info:  Lys Mendez lys.mendez@lacity.org and her direct line is 213-978-1207.  Here’s a link to the presentation: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7DR3Jrnb5OlaVBsZk4zYUM1MFE/edit?usp=sharing

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning and the Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are pleased to invite you to the launch of re:code LA on Wednesday, June 12th at 9:30am in the Bradley Tower of City Hall.  

This exciting event will celebrate the start of the first comprehensive update to the City’s Zoning Code since 1946.  re:code LA is a key component of the City’s Development Reform Strategic Plan.  This long-overdue effort will establish a brand new zoning structure for the City of Los Angeles.  The revamped Zoning Code will include clear and predicable language that will offer a wider variety of zoning options to more effectively implement the goals and objectives of the General Plan and accommodate the City’s future needs and development opportunities.

The event will feature remarks by Mayor Villaraigosa and Planning Director Michael LoGrande as well as the unveiling of the re:code LA website.  You will have the opportunity to learn more about the Zoning Code update process and how to get involved.

Please RSVP to Sarah Clark at sarah.clark@lacity.org no later than 5:00pm on Monday, June 10th.
We look forward to seeing you there, and to working with you over the coming years to re:code LA.

–
Tom Rothmann
Senior City Planner
Code Studies
213-978-1891

Mobility Element Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and scoping meetings

The City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning will be preparing an EIR for the Mobility Element Update. We have prepared a Notice of Preparation (NOP), which was released to the public today and is available to download (you can also open the attached files). As outlined in the NOP, the EIR will address air quality, acquisitions and displacement, land use and planning, noise and vibration, safety and security, and traffic and parking. The public comment period begins April 4, 2013 and will close on May 6, 2013.

We will be hosting two scoping meetings (in the Valley and Central City) that will include a brief presentation of the projects to be addressed in the EIR as well as an open house format during which the public can provide comments. The scoping meetings are an opportunity for the public to provide input on questions it would like to see answered in the EIR. We encourage community members to identify what should be analyzed in the EIR, but remember to provide comments on the scope, content, and specificity of the report.

For more information about the project and future events, visit:
la2b.org

Scoping Meeting Information:

Valley Area
April 16, 2013 | 5:30-7:30 PM
North Hollywood Regional Library
5211 Tujunga Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Central Area
April 22, 2013 | 5:30-7:30 PM
Caltrans District 7 Building, Rm 01.040 A & B
100 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If you are unable to attend either meeting, you can submit your written comments to:

My La
Department of City Planning
200 N. Spring Street
Room 667, MS 395
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 978-1194
Email: my.la@lacity.org

April 13, 2013- 10:00 a.m.*meeting will start on time

 
Hollywood Constituent Center

6501 Fountain

Hollywood 90028

*Refreshments will be available at this meeting

Who Cites & Who Follows Up Zoning Violations for Multi-Family Residential?  Round Table Discussion with

Jeff Paxton, Chief Inspector LA Housing Department

Frank Bush, Chief, LADBS Code Enforcement

Bill Carter, LA City Attorney

Policy Planning & Historic Resources Division – Mobility, Housing and the new Health & Wellness Chapter for the Framework Element of the City’s General Plan with Claire Bowin, City Planner, Citywide Section

Update on status of Current Issues in City Planning

Announcements & Networking with City representatives, Citywide Neighborhood Council and Community Representatives

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Looking forward to seeing you!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  April 13 at Hollywood Constituent Center

Looking ahead – Next PlanCheckNC meeting will be on Saturday, May 11^th

         Conditional Uses, CUB – Alcohol licenses

PlanCheckNC

Empowerment through Knowledge

 PROGRAM MEETING

March 9, 2013- 10:00 a.m.*meeting will start on time so please allow time for locating locating room

 L.A. City College

855 N. Vermont Ave. 

*Room: Franklyn Hall Basement floor FH B14

Building #4 on LA City Campus Map

Los Angeles  90029

• *SEE MAP for parking entrance off Heliotrope – place Parking Pass in your car window – walk to Bldg 4 on Vermont side to Franklyn Hall.
• *Red Line subway stop (Santa Monica)
• •Due to limits at this location, please bring your own coffee this time

 A.  Update on status of Current Issues in City Planning

Alan Bell, Deputy Director, City Planning Department

B.  California Environmental Quality Act -The What and How for Land Use Committees  — Marlene Savage, Moderator, PlanCheckNC Steering Committee

Dean Wallraff, Attorney at Law, Executive Director, Advocates for the Environment, will provide an overview of CEQA statutes and guidelines and a discussion of CEQA trends and recent CEQA legislation.

Dean C. Sherer, AICP SP ENV, is a CEQA practitioner and chair of a local NC land use committee.  He will provide an overview of approaches to CEQA from a land use committee member perspective.

C.  Announcements & Networking with City representatives, Citywide Neighborhood Council and Community Representatives

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  March PlanCheckNC meeting will be March 9th

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