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PlanCheckNC Meeting June 14

PlanCheckNC Meeting June 14

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PlanCheckNC will meet this Saturday at the Hollenbeck Police Station Community Room reCodeLA Updates with Sharon Commins, Zoning Advisory Committee Member and What is a Master Plan Development Zone and City Planning Updates with Craig Weber, Senior Planner, Dept. of City Planning REMINDER:  reCode LA draft  is online.  The public draft is posted at http://recode.la/respond-now/markup . You can use the markup  to comment and also use the map-it feature. MPD Report Link: planning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/MasterPlan/MasterPlanDevelopment.pdf Are you on a Neighborhood Council or…

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New AGF Ordinance Draft

New AGF Ordinance Draft

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09-2645_rpt_atty_6-5-14 Highlights: 1)  expands notice of PROW cell towers to 250 ft. radius; AGF cabinets remain subject to the old notice requirements. 2)  expands required notice to NCs and HOAs, residents’ groups (but not community councils as PPCC, BCC and Westwood CC had requested; note:  the committees had not directed the C.A. to include this so he did not). 3)   eliminates the utlity pole exemption, EXCEPT for “small cell” installations (remain exempt in all locations) installations (not small cell) located…

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LA Neighborhoods and the City’s Budget – Action Alert

LA Neighborhoods and the City’s Budget – Action Alert

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L.A. Conservancy Action Alert! L.A. Neighborhoods at Risk: Write Now, Attend Final Hearing Tuesday As teardowns and “mansionization” sweep through L.A.’s neighborhoods, next  year’s proposed City budget provides no funding for new staff to help prevent  it. Please email today, and if possible attend an important Budget and Finance Committee hearing, 1:00PM, tomorrow, Tuesday, urging them to fund positions that will have a tremendous impact for years to come. Instructions in link below. Thank you! https://www.laconservancy.org/issues/funding-neighborhood-preservation

PlanCheckNC Meeting Minutes for 3-9-14

PlanCheckNC Meeting Minutes for 3-9-14

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PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles Minutes: Mar. 9, 2014 Chair: Cindy Cleghorn – CindyCleghorn@Mac.com David Lara, Building & Safety Dept., Asst. Bureau Chief-Code Enforcement 40% are zoning issues (parking, fences, uses). Frank Lara, principal sign investigator Reactive, based on complaints received (may not be anonymous). No longer have the PACE (proactive inspections) team, which would do public education and send notices in advance to target areas with many problems and visual blight. Process: Issue order to comply with inspection fee ($256),…

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Development Services Reform Reports

Development Services Reform Reports

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Per your request, for those of you interested in following “Development Services Reform”, see reports uploaded on the City Clerk’s website dated 2-20-14. Joint City Administrative Officer/Chief Legislative Analyst Report dated 2-20-14 (1 of 2) Attachment to Report dated 2-20-14 (2 of 2) If the above links do not work do the following: 1) go to  www.cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect 2) search by council file: CF-13-0046 PLUM Agenda coming soon, the item is tentatively set for PLUM on March 4th; the PLUM Agenda…

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Update on the LADBS & City Planning

Update on the LADBS & City Planning

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Garcetti Cuts Red Tape By Staff Report Wednesday, February 19, 2014 http://sfvbj.com/news/2014/feb/19/garcetti-cuts-red-tape/ Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday ordered the city’s planning and building and safety departments to consolidate key functions and take other steps to cut red tape for developers. When he took office last summer, Garcetti halted a merger of the planning and building and safety departments, saying he wanted to take a closer look at the issue. “We took a deep look at both departments and…

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PlanCheckNC Meeting Notes for 2-8-14

PlanCheckNC Meeting Notes for 2-8-14

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PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles Notes from Feb. 8, 2014 Guest speaker: Alan Bell, Deputy Director, Planning Dept. Budget: Requested increase for 40 new staff. Current staff is 300, which is down from 450 in 2009, when offers of early retirement were given to reduce staff as part of recession (lost 1/3 of staff). 10% is funded by General Fund (request to double it), 90% is funded from fees and grants. Establish Environmental Policy Unit: Prepare climate action plan, CEQA, urban…

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