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Revised Sign Ordinance & Report

Revised Sign Ordinance & Report

Proposed Sign Ordinance & Report 11.21.11   Please see information below relating to the latest on the proposed sign ordinance. Should you have any questions related to this ordinance, please contact Daisy Mo at daisy.mo@lacity.org or at 213.978.1338. Good afternoon, Attached is our new proposed sign ordinance and report.  We anticipate that our next PLUM hearing will be on Monday, December 5, and will let you know as soon as we receive confirmation of this date.  There was a conflict…

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THE FUTURE OF YOUR DOWNTOWN

THE FUTURE OF YOUR DOWNTOWN

The City of Los Angeles invites you to THE FUTURE OF YOUR DOWNTOWN a public forum with Councilmember José Huizar on revitalizing neighborhoods with Bringing Back Broadway and the L.A. Streetcar WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2011 The Orpheum Theatre 842 S. Broadway 5:30pm – 6:30pm Project Open House • Mix & Mingle 6:30pm – 8:00pm Presentation • Panel Discussion PANELISTS Dennis Allen • L.A. Streetcar Inc. Linda Dishman • Los Angeles Conservancy Ed Kelsey • League of Historic American Theatres Russell…

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Hollywood Community Plan-FEIR released

Hollywood Community Plan-FEIR released

We are pleased to announce that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Hollywood Community Plan Update is now posted on the Planning Department’s website.  You can access it by going to:  1) www.lacity.org and clicking on Planning Department – What’s New – Hollywood Community Plan Update – Final Environmental Report,  or 2) www.lacity.org and clicking on Planning Department – Environmental – Final EIR. We are also pleased to announce that the Draft Hollywood Community Plan will be presented…

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LA-RIO District & RIO District

LA-RIO District & RIO District

The following links, including in the second email, are for the Los Angeles River Improvement Overlay (LA-RIO) District and for the River Improvement Overlay (RIO) District. The document titled “RIO and LA-RIO – Fact Sheet and Notice of Public Hearing” explains the difference between both overlay districts.  To submit questions, comments, or concerns please contact Claire Bowin directly at 213.978.1213 or by email at claire.bowin@lacity.org.    

Farmer’s Markets Ordinance & Staff Report

Farmer’s Markets Ordinance & Staff Report

The farmers’ markets ordinance and staff report for the September 22, 2011 City Planning Commission meeting in the Valley (the staff hearing was held on July 20, 2011) can be found here:   CPC-2011-1300-CA_Report Below is a summary of the ordinance: A proposed ordinance amending Sections 12.24 and 14.00 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to allow farmers’ markets through the Further Authority of the Zoning Administrator in all residential zones and as a Public Benefit project in the…

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RPD Districts Regulations

RPD Districts Regulations

PD_Districts_HearingNotice for a “staff hearing” for a proposed code amendment to revise the existing Residential Planned Development “RPD” Districts regulations (last updated in 1971) to enable innovative, mixed-use, and infill development projects as planned developments in the City of LA. This is the third draft ordinance of the Code Simplification bundle of projects.  The staff hearing (not CPC) will be in Room 1070 of City Hall on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 1 pm.  The final day to submit comments…

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Retaining Wall Ordinance Meetings

Retaining Wall Ordinance Meetings

Join City Planning staff in a series of public meetings to be held throughout the City of Los Angeles to discuss and provide feedback on issues related to retaining walls. The proposed ordinance is a result of concerns that were brought up in meetings for the Baseline Hillside Ordinance which became effective in May, 2011. Your input will help identify concerns surrounding retaining walls that will be the basis for the development of a new retaining wall ordinance. The meetings…

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Notice: Planning & Land Use Fee Increases

Notice: Planning & Land Use Fee Increases

The City Council has approved increases for most Planning and Land Use Fees.  These fees will be effective Thursday, August 18, 2011.  All applications filed on or after that date will be charged the new fee amounts.  Detailed information can be accessed at:  http://planning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/Other/FeeIncrease.pdf