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CEQA Guidelines on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA

CEQA Guidelines on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA

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The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research will host two webinars to discuss its Revised Proposal on Updates to the CEQA Guidelines on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA (Implementing Senate Bill 743 (Steinberg, 2013), released on January 20, 2016.  Please note, registration for each webinar is limited to 500 participants.  Each webinar will be recorded, and the same material will be presented in each.   A recording of each webinar will be available for viewing on our website following the live…

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Recommendation Report on Emergency Homeless Shelters

Recommendation Report on Emergency Homeless Shelters

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Staff Recommendation Report from the Department of City Planning regarding the proposed Emergency Homeless Shelters ordinance. The ordinance amends provisions related to the establishment and operation of shelters for the homeless when a “shelter crisis” has been declared by the City Council and/or Mayor. The item will be discussed at the 2/11/16 meeting of the City Planning Commission. If you have any questions on this matter, please do not hesitate to let me know. — Matthew Glesne, Housing Planner City of…

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PlanCheckNC Meeting 1-9-16

PlanCheckNC Meeting 1-9-16

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PlanCheckNC’s meeting held on January 9 featured active (and “hot”) City Planning topic areas:  Baseline Mansionization Ordinance, Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance Amendment and the Unapproved Dwelling Unit Ordinance all in draft, comment and hearing stages. Please share this post.  Announce at your meetings. Send via e-Newsletters to your Neighborhood Councils and Stakeholders to encourage comments and attendance at the open house events and hearings.  A hearing date has been added in the San Fernando Valley for the Amendment to the…

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Homeless Strategy Report Released

Homeless Strategy Report Released

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From the Mayor’s weekly newsletter TAKING ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS This week, the City released the Homelessness Strategy Report. The document gives us a blueprint to guide our decision-making process over the next decade, as we work with partners across the region to find long-term solutions to homelessness in our communities. We’re interested in hearing your thoughts on the homelessness report. Submit your feedback here. 

Unapproved Dwelling Units Draft Ordinance

Unapproved Dwelling Units Draft Ordinance

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The City has released the draft ordinance for Unapproved Dwelling Units.  You can review the documents from this link. At the January 9, 2016 PlanCheckNC meeting Matthew Glesne from the City Planning Department will be our speaker on this topic.  Please join us to find out more about this important ordinance.  Comment deadline is Jan. 22.  

Proposed Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance

Proposed Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance

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This notice is to inform you of a public hearing for case number CPC-2015-4499-CA, a proposed amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance that has been initiated by the Director of Planning. The proposed ordinance seeks to amend Section 12.22-C,27 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require greater front and rear yard setbacks, create a division of land process for “adaptive reuse” small lot projects, and add an incidental administrative clearance process and establish design standards for small lot…

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Public Hearings: Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside Code Amendment

Public Hearings: Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside Code Amendment

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The Planning Department is aiming for Council adoption of the amendments sometime late next summer, following a comment period, environmental analysis, more public comment, a staff report, and hearings before the City Planning Commission and the Council’s Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) committee. The first step is a series of public outreach meetings held in different parts of the city. The outreach meetings are coming up fast: Wednesday, December 2 – Mid-City Thursday, December 3 – Westside Tuesday, December…

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General Plan Guidelines Draft: Community Outreach Session

General Plan Guidelines Draft: Community Outreach Session

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This free event will be held in Los Angeles on Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM click on link below for more details and to register. By: Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Event Description Come join the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) in a discussion about the draft General Plan Guidelines update. Learn about what has changed and how we hope to continue improving the draft, share your comments and questions, and help us create a…

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