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Truth Squad on StreetsLA’s Bus Shelter Program

Truth Squad on StreetsLA’s Bus Shelter Program

By the Coalition for a Scenic Los Angeles A Chapter of Scenic America April 9, 2021 StreetsLA, the team in the Public Works Dept. charged with managing street furniture citywide, is doing “public information” sessions via Zoom regarding a planned rollout of 3000 new bus shelters across Los Angeles. The proposed program is called Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (STAP), and will start next year. In the proposed program, current bus shelters will be refurbished and repurposed without any advertising…

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Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places Design Guide – Virtual Workshops

Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places Design Guide – Virtual Workshops

Good afternoon,We just wanted to send a brief reminder about a webinar on the Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places Design Guide that will take place tomorrow, March 23rd.The Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places Design Guide builds upon the Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles and the Citywide Design Guidelines by reinforcing linkages between health, equity, and planning; and recognizing the role that building design can play in promoting favorable health outcomes, particularly in communities of color that have long suffered from disinvestment.Register here:…

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Land Use Report – March 2021

Land Use Report – March 2021

Land Use Report – March 2021 POLICY City Measures: CF 09-0969-S3 “Comprehensive Fee Update” –  Cost recovery recommendation from CAO to PLUM / Council now includes an increase for FILING AN APPEAL from the current $86 to proposed $ 16,000 fee (!) – significantly increased from the original recommended increase to $ 158.  Two attorney letters were filed in opposition to the recommendation at PLUM’s March 2nd hearing.  The item was continued until April 6th.   CIS Statements needed. CF21-0035 Rent…

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Processes & Procedures Ordinance at CPC on 3-25-21

Processes & Procedures Ordinance at CPC on 3-25-21

On March 25, 2021, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (CPC) will consider the proposed Processes and Procedures Ordinance, which comprehensively updates the administrative provisions of the Zoning Code. The proposed Ordinance builds upon previous drafts and reflects feedback received since the beginning of this initiative. A copy of the Staff Recommendation Report, which includes the updated 2021 version of the proposed Ordinance, can be found here. This is one of many steps in the adoption process for this revised…

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Next PlanCheckNC Zoom Meeting — April 10, 2021

Next PlanCheckNC Zoom Meeting — April 10, 2021

Meeting Agenda for Saturday, April 10, 2021   10:00 a.m. – Welcome and Check-In   10:05 a.m. — Cannabis PCN Process with Jason Killeen, Assistant Executive Director and Rocky Wiles, Compliance and Operations Manager, Department of Cannabis Regulation 11:10 a.m. — Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places Design Guide, which builds upon the Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles and the Citywide Design Guidelines. City Planning Presentation with Ken Bernstein, Principal City Planner Office of Historic Resources; Michelle Levy, Senior City Planner…

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PlanCheck Meeting Zoom Links 3-13-21

PlanCheck Meeting Zoom Links 3-13-21

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VIeYUTKVFeHHi8rBreYMS_X5WA9hcLc6?usp=sharing Above is the Google Drive for the March 13, 2021 meeting. Thank you to Ariel Jones and Matt Glesne and everyone for joining us. Great meeting with lots of great information.

Next PlanCheckNC Zoom Meeting

Next PlanCheckNC Zoom Meeting

Sign up for our E-Newsletter — Text PLANCHECKNC to 22828 EDUCATION PROGRAMS and ISSUE FORUMS Next PlanCheckNC Zoom Meeting — 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) *Save the 2nd Saturday of each month @ 10 a.m. for PlanCheckNC. Check back for meeting notes, updates Sign up to receive e-mail notices for upcoming Education Programs on the PlanCheckNCLA website.

LA Metro moves forward with Traffic Reduction Study, previously known as the Congestion Pricing Study

LA Metro moves forward with Traffic Reduction Study, previously known as the Congestion Pricing Study

I want to share information with you about the third in a series of community outreach meetings presented by METRO as part of their congestion pricing program /  traffic reduction study.  I happened upon this info quite by accident and was relieved to find that there was still one more meeting to take place.  If others also have not heard about this, then there is a problem with the nature of outreach being conducted by Metro.   I heard a short…

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IMPORTANT CITYWIDE SIGN ORDINANCE WILL BE AT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 2/25/21

IMPORTANT CITYWIDE SIGN ORDINANCE WILL BE AT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 2/25/21

The agenda and supplemental documents are located here: CPC Agenda and Supplemental Documents Citywide Sign ordinance is Item #10 The revisions made by PLUM which have forced return to CPC (the third time CPC will have it) are bad. (Read Commentary Post 1, below)Source: Barbara Broide, Board Member – Coalition for a Scenic Los Angeles (formerly Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight), Board Member – Westside NC. Commentary Post 1, Staff Report to Commission Post 2 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS CAN BE LISTENED…

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