Mayor Garcetti at PlanCheckNC this Saturday 9/12
Thank you to Mayor Eric Garcetti for joining us at PlanCheckNC. Here’s the link to the Zoom meeting: Topic: PlanCheckNC Los Angeles Meeting Date: Sep 12, 2020 09:44 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
SCAG Workshops related to the Housing Element of the General Plan
Sharing info on two upcoming workshops in August being presented by SCAG related to the Housing Element of the General Plan. LA is in the process of writing the next Housing Element (see: https://planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/housing-element-update) and it is important (it is critical) that there be broad participation from communities and their stakeholders to balance special interest lobbying. You can sign up to receive updates on the Housing Element process on the webpage noted above. Housing Element Update | Los Angeles City Planning…
AUGUST 2020 LAND USE REPORT
Link to August 8, 2020 PlanCheckNC meeting on Zoom, including the chat https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12J8_yqrXECTj5x6BO94V5o1MpRMKEhxw?usp=sharing City Council President is updating City Council Committee Calendar — Expecting change to Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) meetings to 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Share any updates you may receive. LA CITY COUNCIL Week of July 6: Home Sharing Ordinance Amendment Heard: CF 18-1245 (CPC-2020-2762-CA) Proposed amendment to the City’s Home-Sharing Ordinance to permit a limited number of owner-occupied units in Rent Stabilization Ordinance buildings to participate…
How the City Monitors Affordable Units + Covenant Process
PlanCheckNC Meeting is Saturday, August 8, 2020 starting at 10:00 a.m. Los Angles Housing + Community Investment Department How the City Monitors Affordable Units + the Covenant Process Speakers: Marites Cunanan and Brittanya Murillo from HCIDLA and City Planning Department Updates – Ariel Jones, City Planning Assistant Meeting Agenda for Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:00 a.m. – Welcome and Check-In 10:05 a.m. — HCIDLA Presentation + Q&A Link to PowerPoint presentations: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NZkWmh6PIkxr2tMG1MP8tlQqhBmkm21Y?usp=sharing
Affordable Housing Listing Service
15-0024 To Housing Committee City Administrative Officer report 0220-00540-1463, dated July 14, 2020, relative to authority to execute a Fifth Amendment to Agreement No. C-125926 with the Los Angeles County Development Authority and Emphasys Computer Solutions for the provision of an affordable housing listing service.
Restaurant Beverage Ordinance
On Saturday there was a question on whether the City Planning Commission made any changes to the proposed RBP ordinance at the June 25th meeting. Two small modifications were made to the RBP ordinance. The first was actually a technical modification City Planning submitted to clarify the serving of food/beverages (Eligibility Criteria #7). The second was a CPC request to require restaurants to post a phone number/email for complaints on the restaurant’s website or social media pages (Development Standard #15)….
June 2020 update on the City Quimby Fee Program
Developers of non-exempt residential units in the City of Los Angeles pay development fees or “exactions” for parks when seeking tentative tract approval for a project. The Trust for Public Land describes creating public parks and capital improvements to existing public parks by exacting Quimby Park Fees as an “inexact science” and “a controversial policy opposed by developers,” “Who’s Going to Pay for This Park?,” Peter Harnik, The Trust for Public Land. BitzerPlanCheckNC
JULY 2020 LAND USE/PLANNING – RELATED UPDATES
Information sharing – not representative of committee actions or adopted position statements Section !: City Policies Section II: Ethics / Government Transparency Section III: Council Motions being considered Section IV: Regional Items of Interest (Metro, SCAG) Section V: Statewide Sacramento Land Use Legislation under consideration Section VI: City Dept. of Building & Safety and Planning Dept. Contact info under COVID Section VII: Articles of interest FYI CITY POLICIES — Click this link for the full report in PDF format: July…
Today: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Community?
TODAY: TwitterChat on Connect SoCal and COVID-19 Recovery How has COVID-19 impacted your community? Join us on Twitter today to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on your community and help us learn how Connect SoCal can be a tool for resilience and recovery across the region. Starting at 1:00 p.m., the SCAG Twitter account will be posting discussion questions about Connect SoCal and COVID-19. To participate, please tweet your own responses to the discussion questions in the replies. You are…
JULY 2020 LAND USE/PLANNING – RELATED UPDATES
JULY 2020 LAND USE/PLANNING – RELATED UPDATES Information sharing – not representative of committee actions or adopted position statements Section I: City Policies Section II: Ethics / Government Transparency Section III: Council Motions being considered Section IV: Regional Items of Interest (Metro, SCAG) Section V: Statewide Sacramento Land Use Legislation under consideration Section VI: City Dept. of Building & Safety and Planning Dept. Contact info under COVID Section VII: Articles of interest FYI July-2020-Land-Use-Report