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Meeting Notes from December 9, 2017

Meeting Notes from December 9, 2017

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To All Neighborhood Council Land Use Committees: Sending you some time sensitive information that was presented at last Saturday’s, December 9, 2017 PlanCheckNC meeting.   This is an opportunity for you to place these items on your upcoming meeting agendas and participate with comments and positions by your Neighborhood Councils to the respective City Council staff, commissions, committees and the full City Council. Thank you to Tom Rothmann, Rubina Ghazarian, David Somers and Lisette Covarrubias from the Department of City Planning. …

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Public Hearing: The City of L.A. Consolidated Plan

Public Hearing: The City of L.A. Consolidated Plan

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CITY OF LOS ANGELES CONSOLIDATED PLAN The City Council and Mayor approved the current plan in February 2017. We are inviting public participation in planning for the City’s Five-Year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan for April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2023.  These meetings will include review and comment on the Mayor’s Annual Consolidated Plan Draft Budget. The Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department invites you to participate in THREE (3) public hearings to be held for the…

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The City of Los Angeles Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance

The City of Los Angeles Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance

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The City of Los Angeles’ Planning Department has released a draft ordinance to improve the permitting process for permanent supportive housing (PSH) developments and is seeking comment and feedback from the public. The Planning Department will be holding two public hearings on the following dates and your support for this ordinance will be vital: Monday, September 25, 2017 5:00 pm -7:00 pm Marvin Braude Constituent Center Public Meeting Room 1A 6262 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401 Thursday, September…

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MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES THE EXPANSION OF THE CITY’S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LOAN FUND

MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES THE EXPANSION OF THE CITY’S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LOAN FUND

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Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced $20 million in new funding for the City’s Supportive Housing Loan Fund (SHLF), lifting its total available funding to $60 million in support of the Mayor’s goal to build 1,000 new units of permanent supportive housing each year. Managed by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), the SHLF loan fund is a public-private partnership that delivers capital to affordable housing builders, to help them acquire prime properties for permanent supportive housing. The SHLF can also…

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Proposed Process Overhaul Released

Proposed Process Overhaul Released

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Today, the re:code LA team of City Planning unveiled a proposal that will cut the number of project review processes in half. This new set of processes & procedures will maintain long-standing opportunities for public participation, and make it easier for both applicants and the public to clearly understand how the Department considers use and development proposals and how to navigate the decision-making process. Join us online or in-person to learn more and let us know what you think! Online: The proposed processes &…

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Commercial Cannabis Location Restriction Ordinance at City Planning Commission: CPC-2017-2260-CA

Commercial Cannabis Location Restriction Ordinance at City Planning Commission: CPC-2017-2260-CA

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On September 14, 2017 the City Planning Commission heard public comment and voted on the Commercial Cannabis Location Restriction Ordinance. The following link will take you to the City Planning website where materials related to the ordinance are located: Commercial Cannabis Location Restriction Ordinance and Supplement The Commercial Cannabis Location Restriction Ordinance is a proposed Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) amendment that would establish location and distancing requirements for commercial cannabis activity within the City. The Department of City Planning…

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HCID Needs Assessment Survey

HCID Needs Assessment Survey

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As part of their community outreach and needs assessment, the LA Housing and Community Investment Department is conducting an online survey through SurveyMonkey.  This survey will help to measure the needs of various communities in Los Angeles and allow the City to determine what projects would have the greatest positive impact in upcoming years.  In order to obtain the most accurate results, they need to get the survey out to as many people as possible. Please take a moment to…

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Party House Ordinance

Party House Ordinance

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 The draft party house ordinance was released by the City Attorney’s office last night.  You can review it in the documents section of the council file here: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=12-1824-S1 The ordinance primarily does the following, among other things: – Substantially increases the types of activity that could allow enforcement against a party house. – Allows for fines, or misdemeanors, to be brought against party organizers AND the person in charge of the house (owner or leaseholder). – Any location cited under…

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Register for the Last Complete Streets Training

Register for the Last Complete Streets Training

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Metro invites you to attend the upcoming Complete Streets Training Workshops. Please visit the Training website for more information. Background: To ensure widespread adoption and implementation of Complete Streets, cities and the County will need to demonstrate that they meet the requirement at the time they apply for future rounds of Metro capital grant funding. Metro encourages local jurisdictions to continue to move forward expediently with meeting the requirement. Two-Day, In-Depth Curriculum: Complete Streets Policy Development Process Complete Streets Implementation from Interdepartmental…

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Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program (TOC Program)

Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program (TOC Program)

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Today, the Department of City Planning released the final guidelines for the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program. These TOC Guidelines launch a new incentive-based program for housing production, as required by Measure JJJ, approved by the voters on November 8, 2016. Please visit our website for more information. Posted under “What’s New!” and “Ordinances” > “Proposed Ordinances” you will find the TOC Guidelines, the TOC Application Form, and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document. The Priority Housing Project unit located on the 5th Fl of…

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