PlanCheckNCLA

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…

Read More Read More

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…

Read More Read More

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)…

Read More Read More

REMINDER for PlanCheckNC Best Practices for Land Use and Planning CommitteesEarly Notification System, Proposed Project Packets and related issues · Eva Yuan-McDaniel, Deputy Director, Planning Department· Challis MacPherson, Chair, Land Use and Planning Committee, Venice Neighborhood Council Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Location:Historic Downtown Outreach Center114 W 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90013 Mark your calendars and watch for more information on future PlanCheckNC Programs Saturday, October 10Please join us at the CITYWIDE CONGRESS OF NEIGHBORHOODS Saturday, November…

Read More Read More

The Planning & Land Use Management Committee approved the Hillside Area Ordinance, the technical amendment which determines what is a hillside lot and what is not, yesterday and recommended to the City Council that they adopt the code revision and map. As a part of this approval, the Department of City Planning has pledged to review any proposals for future changes to the new Hillside Area Map, when sufficient evidence is presented, during the discussions and meetings for the Baseline…

Read More Read More

The following was received from Eric Lopez, Department of City Planning, regarding the Hillside Area Amendment Greetings All: I haven’t officially received the agenda yet, but I have reason to believe that the Hillside Area Amendment is still going to be on the September 8, 2009 Planning & Land Use Management Committee Meeting agenda. Since I will be out of the office tomorrow (on furlough) and City Hall is closed on Monday (Labor Day), I wanted to give you all…

Read More Read More

The September 1, 2009 Planning & Land Use Management Committee Meeting has been canceled. However, the Hillside Area amendment has been tentatively placed on the September 8, 2009 agenda. I will send an email when this date has been confirmed. No new updates regarding the Baseline Hillside Ordinance; we are still working on the draft language and hope to get that to the public as soon as possible. That is all for now. If anyone has any question please don’t…

Read More Read More

The City’s updated Cultural Heritage Ordinance will be acted upon by the City Planning Commission on September 10. Mark your calendars for this important preservation measure. Below is a response by Ken Bernstein to a query from Jane Usher of the unresolved issue concerning historic interiors________________________________________ Dear Jane, Yes, you are welcome to share this message with other residents. Thanks so much for checking with me on this. Ken Message dated 7/10/2009 2:48:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time from Ken.Bernstein:Dear Jane,…

Read More Read More