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The Purple Line is Coming – Advisory Group Meetings

The Purple Line is Coming – Advisory Group Meetings

The Purple Line is Coming! Spring 2013 Station Advisory Group Meeting Please join Metro as we kick-off meetings of the new Station Advisory Groups for Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension. Each group consists of individuals who represent the residents, businesses, property owners and key institutions around each station. Stakeholders near the future stations located at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega are especially encouraged to attend. Thursday, June 6; 5:30-7:30PM LACMA West – 5th Floor Terrace Room 5905…

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Realignment of City Departments

Realignment of City Departments

UPDATE: The City Clerk just released the PLUM agenda and the consolidation report will be heard next week April 23 ~ see Item No. 2 on the PLUM agenda. As promised, listed below are updated links to access the Consolidation Report and our department’s Comment Form, on-line: Consolidation Report http://cityplanning.lacity.org/DeptConsolidation/Toc_DeptConsolidation.htm Comment Form http://planning.lacity.org/realignmentcomments/ Please disregard the link in previous email sent on April 8th.  We have updated those links and look forward to your input. Should you have any questions…

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Mobility Element NOP of EIR and scoping meetings

Mobility Element NOP of EIR and scoping meetings

Mobility Element Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and scoping meetings The City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning will be preparing an EIR for the Mobility Element Update. We have prepared a Notice of Preparation (NOP), which was released to the public today and is available to download (you can also open the attached files). As outlined in the NOP, the EIR will address air quality, acquisitions and displacement, land use and planning, noise…

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Who Cites & Follows Up Zoning Violations at April 13 PlanCheck meeting

Who Cites & Follows Up Zoning Violations at April 13 PlanCheck meeting

April 13, 2013- 10:00 a.m.*meeting will start on time   Hollywood Constituent Center 6501 Fountain Hollywood 90028 *Refreshments will be available at this meeting   Who Cites & Who Follows Up Zoning Violations for Multi-Family Residential?  Round Table Discussion with Jeff Paxton, Chief Inspector LA Housing Department Frank Bush, Chief, LADBS Code Enforcement Bill Carter, LA City Attorney   Policy Planning & Historic Resources Division – Mobility, Housing and the new Health & Wellness Chapter for the Framework Element of…

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March 9, 2013 – PlanCheckNC Meeting Notice

March 9, 2013 – PlanCheckNC Meeting Notice

PlanCheckNC Empowerment through Knowledge  PROGRAM MEETING March 9, 2013- 10:00 a.m.*meeting will start on time so please allow time for locating locating room  L.A. City College 855 N. Vermont Ave.  *Room: Franklyn Hall Basement floor FH B14 Building #4 on LA City Campus Map Los Angeles  90029 *SEE MAP for parking entrance off Heliotrope – place Parking Pass in your car window – walk to Bldg 4 on Vermont side to Franklyn Hall. *Red Line subway stop (Santa Monica) •Due…

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February PlanCheckNC meeting at LA City College

February PlanCheckNC meeting at LA City College

FEBRUARY PROGRAM MEETING Saturday, February 9, 2013 10 a.m. – 12 noon will be held this month at: L.A. City College  * change in location  * 855 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles  90029 ·      *Parking entrance off Heliotrope *Place Parking Pass in Your Car Window ·      *Red Line subway stop (Santa Monica) ·      • Due to limits at this location, please bring your own coffee this time Alan Bell, Deputy Director, City Planning Department Update on status of Current Issues…

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Billboard Working Group – volunteers wanted

Billboard Working Group – volunteers wanted

Opportunity – Respond quickly if interested. The Department of City Planning is looking for volunteers for a new billboard working group. The PLUM Committee has directed us to assemble this working group to address billboard and digital billboard issues, and in particular a potential new program that could allow a limited number of digital billboards in exchange for the removal of a greater number of existing traditional billboards, provision of specific community benefits, and/or revenue sharing with the City. The…

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Update on Digital Billboards in the City of LA.

Update on Digital Billboards in the City of LA.

The LA City Council’s pending new sign ordinance will not outlaw digital signs.  Despite the City’s ban on new billboards dating back to 2002, the City is in the process of approving a new ordinance that will allow new signs (including digital signs) in designated “sign districts” which are to be limited to commercial and industrial locations.  The proposed ordinance passed out of the PLUM Committee this week and is heading for full City Council consideration.  It will be very…

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