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Proposed Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance

Proposed Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance

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

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

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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Short-Term Rentals Listening Sessions Scheduled

Short-Term Rentals Listening Sessions Scheduled

The Department of City Planning would like to invite you and your neighbors to one of three community listening sessions we are holding on the issue of short-term rentals, sometimes known as home sharing or vacation rentals. Short term rental is generally defined as a residence that is rented to a visitor or guest for less than 30 days. The three meetings will be held in West Los Angeles, North Hollywood and Downtown on September 29th, October 1st and October…

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Sidewalk Vending Survey

Sidewalk Vending Survey

The City is doing a survey to measure community support of or opposition to a proposed ordinance to legalize sidewalk vending.   If this is a topic of interest or concern to you, you may wish to respond to the survey which can be found at: http://sidewalkvending.lacity.org/html/Survey.html

Backyard Beekeeping Ordinance

Backyard Beekeeping Ordinance

As you know, the City Planning Commission approved the proposed Backyard Beekeeping Ordinance provisions at their regular meeting on May 14, 2015, and recommended to the City Council that it adopt the backyard beekeeping ordinance as shown on Appendix A of the Staff Report (http://planning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/beekeeping/StaffReport.pdf.     Audio of the CPC meeting on May 14, 2015 is available online:  http://planning.lacity.org/MeetingsNHearings/Dsp_Results_CPC.cfm?Subtype=Agendas   What’s Next: 

Report of August 8 Meeting & Matrix

Report of August 8 Meeting & Matrix

PlanCheck Report on the August 8 meeting – Lisa Webber, Deputy Director at L.A. City Planning Department presented the latest updates at City Planning.  A copy of her PowerPoint presentation will be posted later.  In the meantime, here are notes from the meeting Min PlanCheckNC 15.8 Here is the link to the latest updated PlanCheckNC Matrix PLANCHECK MATRIX SUMMER 2015 UPDATE 4