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Reminder for PlanCheckNC on Saturday, November 14

Reminder for PlanCheckNC on Saturday, November 14

Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m. Land Use and Planning – Policies, Ordinances and EnforcementGuest Speaker — City Attorney Carmen Trutanich ADU (Accessory Dwelling Units) The City is in the process of responding to the provisions of AB 1866, Government Code §65852.150 et seq., which mandates ministerial processes for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in single family zones. Discuss what is being considered and what this means for your community with a representative of the City Planning Department Location:Historic Downtown Outreach…

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Update on Hillside Area Amendment

Update on Hillside Area Amendment

Greetings All: I just wanted to give you all a status update regarding the Hillside Area Amendment (not the Baseline Hillside Ordinance), in light of information which was recently brought to my attention. Per the City Clerk’s preparation of the City Council’s Action on the Hillside Area Amendment (unanimously approving the proposal), the Ordinance is still needs to be prepared and signed by the City Attorney’s Office. It should essentially be the same action, just in their particular format. This…

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Permanent Medical Marijuana Ordinance

Permanent Medical Marijuana Ordinance

Dear Neighbors — We are writing to provide you with an update regarding medical marijuana in this City. There is considerable misinformation circulating on this topic. We hope to inform you and to encourage you to share your views in this matter with the City Council. We do not have a City Council hearing date, but will write again once the day and time are known. Our proposed medical marijuana ordinance is attached. 1. What is the law? Both state…

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Appeal Fees item back at City Council on 10/21

Appeal Fees item back at City Council on 10/21

For anyone who didn’t see today’s City Council session on this item, it was a very active discussion. Tune in to Channel 35 for a replay. In the end, the City Council extended it one day so the City Attorney could draft the amendments proposed that would reduce the fees back to what they were before the August vote…. at least for the next 30-days. More details below. If you have an interest in this issue, please attend Wednesday’s City…

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URGENT ISSUE Related to Increase in Appeal Fees (LA City Council, Supplemental Agenda Item No. 23, October 20 )

URGENT ISSUE Related to Increase in Appeal Fees (LA City Council, Supplemental Agenda Item No. 23, October 20 )

An important note, the land use Appeal fee increase from August 2009 did not go into effect since a Brown Act Cure and Correct letter was sent in. If this new proposal fails, then the original fee structure (pre-August 2009) will be in effect. * Link to Supplemental Council Agenda (Look for Item 23): http://ens.lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/clkcouncilagendas363120_10202009.pdf * Link to Report on this Item [See PDF page Nos. 4 & 5 for fee information]:

Announcing the release of the Bicycle Plan

Announcing the release of the Bicycle Plan

The City of Los Angeles has released its Draft Bicycle Plan and will be holding a series of workshops throughout the Los Angeles area. The workshops are scheduled to begin on October 22, 2009. For more details about the workshops, see the “Plan Release Memo”. In addition to the four workshops, presentations to Neighborhood Councils, bicycle advocacy groups, and other groups may be available, as stated in the Memo. To see the plan, please click here: http://www.labikeplan.org/ Yours in public…

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LA City Planning Early Notification Report

LA City Planning Early Notification Report

NOTIFICATION OF NEW ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS – EARLY NOTIFICATION REPORT To: Certified Neighborhood Council Board Members From: Iris Fagar-Awakuni, Neighborhood Council Liaison Subject: Planning Department Early Notification Report Attached is the Planning Department’s bi-weekly Early Notification Report for Certified Neighborhood Councils. The purpose of this report is to provide Neighborhood Councils with the earliest possible information about all applications for planning entitlements that have been filed in your neighborhood, even though not all applications are complete and some cases may eventually…

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Bicycle Plan Draft released for Public Review & Comment

Bicycle Plan Draft released for Public Review & Comment

The Department of Planning is pleased to announce the availability of the complete Bicycle Plan draft for public review and comments. The Bicycle Plan draft includes the bikeway maps released to the public in May, as well the plan text and appendices. They are posted on the LA Bike Plan website (www.labikeplan.org). Comments will be accepted through November 6, which will be addressed in a final draft that will be the subject of public hearings at a later date. All…

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City Council passed Hilside Area Definition & Map Ordinance

City Council passed Hilside Area Definition & Map Ordinance

This email is to inform you that the City Council unanimously voted to adopt the Hillside Area Definition & Map Ordinance today: 14 Yes, 0 No, and 1 Absent. The two changes that our Department had agreed to make at the June 16, 2009 Planning & Land Use Management Committee meeting were also included as part of the action. As a result of the 14 Yes votes, a second reading is not needed. The Ordinance will now go to the…

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HILLSIDE AREA DEFINITION & MAP BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW

HILLSIDE AREA DEFINITION & MAP BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW

I have just learned this morning that the Hillside Area Definition & Map (CPC-2008-4683-CA) will be on the City Council Agenda for tomorrow’s meeting (Item 12), Wednesday, September 23. The meeting is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. and will be located in: John Ferraro Council Chamber200 N. Spring St., Room 340Los Angeles, CA 90012 If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can also listen to it over a touch-tone phone by calling CouncilPhone at (213) 621-CITY, (310)…

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