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PlanCheckNC December Meeting Report

PlanCheckNC December Meeting Report

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Minutes: Dec. 4, 2016 Chair: Cindy Cleghorn – CindyCleghorn@Mac.com Announcements: Planning Dept. external relations staff (NCs, CDs, Plan Comm): Yeghig Keshishian (213) 978-1324 Yeghig.Keshishian@LACity.org Accessory Dwelling Units: Presentation Matthew Glesne, Planning Dept.-Housing Unit (213) 978-2666 Matthew.Glesne@LACity.org History Original State Law in 1982, revised in 2003 to force cities to enact their own laws. Most ignored, so a revised State Law takes effect in Jan. 2017. Goal is to increase housing via a fast, by-right process. §  Cities are allowed to…

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Accessory Dwelling Units

Accessory Dwelling Units

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Matthew Glesne, Housing Planner at the Department of City Planning presented the latest updates at the December 10 PlanCheckNC meeting on the draft Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance CPC-2016-4345-CA that will be at the City Planning Commission Public Hearing on Thursday, December 15, 2016. On September 27th, 2016, Governor Brown signed two accessory dwelling unit bills into State law, Assembly Bill (AB) 2299 and Senate Bill (SB) 1069 that amended the State’s existing second unit law (Government Code Section 65852.2). These amendments…

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BMO/BHO Code Amendment at PLUM Committee Tuesday 11/29/16

BMO/BHO Code Amendment at PLUM Committee Tuesday 11/29/16

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The City Council’s Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee will consider the Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside (BMO/BHO) Code Amendment at its scheduled meeting on Tuesday November 29, 2016. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will take place in the Edward R. Roybal Board of Public Works Hearing Room (Room 350) of Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. An agenda for the PLUM meeting will become available in the next few…

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One Water LA Workshop #4

One Water LA Workshop #4

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The One Water LA Plan is well underway and we need your involvement and insights during this critical phase to help determine the Plan’s final content. Please join us on October 26th for an important discussion on the following topics: Project selection criteria finalization Potential projects and project portfolio themes Recommended policies The draft products created as a result of Workshop #4 will serve as the foundation for major plan elements to be discussed in our final two workshops. So now is an…

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R1 Variation Zones Code Amendment Recommendation Report

R1 Variation Zones Code Amendment Recommendation Report

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The Proposed R1 Variation Zones Code Amendment Recommendation Report to the City Planning Commission, as well as the Proposed Zone Change Recommendation Report for the Faircrest Heights, Crestview, Picfair Village, Wilshire Vista, La Brea Hancock, Larchmont Heights, South Hollywood and the Oaks of Los Feliz neighborhoods are now available online on the Neighborhood Conservation webpage under “Updates.”   Direct links to the reports are also available below. Proposed R1 Variation Zones Code Amendment Recommendation Report (CPC-2016-2110-CA) Proposed R1 Variation Zones Code Amendment Q&A Proposed Zone…

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Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Ordinance Recommendation Report

Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Ordinance Recommendation Report

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The Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Ordinance Recommendation Report is now available on the Department’s website: http://planning.lacity.org/ordinances/docs/UrbanAgriculture/StaffReport.pdf The October 13th CPC Agenda has not yet been posted, but you can continue to check the following link:  http://planning.lacity.org/InternetCalendar/DSP_RESULTS_CPC.aspx?APC=CPC&Subtype=Agenda If you cannot attend the CPC meeting in person, you should be able to listen to it by calling (213) 621-CITY. More information on Council Phone can be viewed here. The Commission has adopted rules regarding written submissions, including Day of Hearing Submissions, which can be viewed here….

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Planning & Land Use 101 – Oct. 8 in Glassell Park

Planning & Land Use 101 – Oct. 8 in Glassell Park

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 — 10 A.M. – 1 P.M. FREE Planning & Land Use 101 crash course with special guests Craig Weber | Principal City Planner Department of City Planning | City of Los Angeles Haydee Urita-Lopez|City Planner Community Planning Bureau | Boyle Heights Plan | City of Los Angeles BROUGHT TO YOU BY www.GPIA.org www.GlassellParkNC.org Glassell Park Community Center 3750 Verdugo

What Happened at the Last PlanCheckNC meeting?

What Happened at the Last PlanCheckNC meeting?

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PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles   Minutes: Aug. 13, 2016 Chair: Cindy Cleghorn – CindyCleghorn@Mac.com 1. General   2. Presentation: Ron Ziff, MTA’s bond ballot measure Proposal: Extend existing $.05 sales tax (enacted by Measure R in 2008, ends in 2039) and new $.05 sales tax in perpetuity. “Moral” issue with indefinite sales that future generations must pay (converse is that future generations may appreciate that their ancestors created a good funding mechanism), and that government may get complacent and fail…

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Small Lot Code Amendment: Staff Report to City Planning Commission Now Available

Small Lot Code Amendment: Staff Report to City Planning Commission Now Available

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On August 25, 2016, the City Planning Commission will consider the proposed update to the Small Lot Subdivision (“SLS”) Ordinance and make a recommendation to the City Council. The proposed Code Amendment is part of a comprehensive update of the existing SLS Ordinance, and is in response to the input received throughout the public comment process. Changes may still be made before the City Council’s final decision.