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Planning 101 — Planning for the Environment

Planning 101 — Planning for the Environment

COMMUNITY CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING • APRIL 2019 We look forward to seeing you in May at one of our Planning 101 trainings! This year’s theme, Planning for the Environment, will highlight the work of the Department to plan for a healthy and sustainable future and will cover the policies and regulations that guide the Department’s environmental analysis, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Please invite your colleagues and neighbors and remember to RSVP here: bit.ly/P101Env. If…

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City Planning Update on State Housing Bills

City Planning Update on State Housing Bills

Saturday, March 9, 2019 starting @ 10 a.m. @ LAPD Hollenbeck Community Room (see front page for more details) – City Planner Matthew Glesne will cover the following topics: Overview of recently adopted City Housing Policies Overview of the Housing Progress Report Housing State Bills – Highlights AB 2753: Density Bonus Application –  The Density Bonus Law was originally enacted in 1979 to help address the affordable housing shortage by encouraging the development of Low and Moderate Income housing units….

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CF 18-1222

CF 18-1222

To Housing Committee Direct relevant City Departments, in consultation with the City Attorney, to convene a working group with the goal of preparing a report and new departmental procedures relative to alleviating any barriers to expediting housing production.

Restaurant Beverage Hearing Notice

Restaurant Beverage Hearing Notice

Restaurant Beverage Program Ordinance Hearing January 31, 2019 6:30 p.m. Marvin Braude Building, 1st Floor 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys   Staff contact:  Esther Ahn, City Planning Associate To create an administrative clearance process for certain types of restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption subject to a standard set of limitations and requirements.     HearingNotice_2(1)

SB 50 – Potential Impacts to the City’s Land Use & Zoning

SB 50 – Potential Impacts to the City’s Land Use & Zoning

Council File 18-1226 You can read SB50 here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB50 Introduced by Senator Wiener (Coauthors: Senators Caballero, Hueso, Moorlach, and Skinner) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Burke, Kalra, Kiley, Low, Robert Rivas, Ting, and Wicks) December 03, 2018   An act to add Chapter 4.35 (commencing with Section 65918.50) to Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST SB 50, as introduced, Wiener. Planning and zoning: housing development

Expanded Policies & Procedures FAQs 11-28-18

Expanded Policies & Procedures FAQs 11-28-18

Update regarding the proposed Processes & Procedures Ordinance. There is a new 7 page Expanded FAQs. The proposed ordinance lays the groundwork for a more user-friendly organization of the City’s Zoning Code, making the administrative provisions easier to use and understand. Subsequent to its approval by the City Planning Commission on October 11, 2018, City Planning has received a number of clarification questions about the proposal and developed an Expanded Frequently Asked Questions document in response — including next steps…

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CEQA-related provisions amendment @ PLUM Oct. 30 – Item #13

CEQA-related provisions amendment @ PLUM Oct. 30 – Item #13

An amendment that would add CEQA-related provisions to the Zoning Code was approved by the City Planning Commission (CPC) on August 23, 2018, and is scheduled to be considered by the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., and will take place in Room 340, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street; this Code amendment is Item No. 13 on the agenda.    You may…

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