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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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Please join the new City Attorney Carmen A. Trutanich and his team to learn about the first weeks of the new administration and the legal issues facing your neighborhood. The Forum will be on Thursday, August 13, 2009, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the John Ferraro Council Chambers, 200 N. Spring St., 3rd FL, Los Angeles. Refreshments will be in the City Hall Rotunda. For free parking, RSVP by August 10, 2009 to atty.rsvp@lacity.org or call (213) 978-1575.

PlanCheckNC will not be meeting on Saturday, August 8, 2008 Mark your calendars and watch for more information on future PlanCheckNC ProgramsSaturday, September 12· Guest Speaker, Eva Yuan-McDaniel, Deputy Director, Planning Department· NC Best Practices for Land Use and Planning Committees–Early Notification System, Proposed Project Packets and related issues Saturday, October 10Please join us at the CITYWIDE CONGRESS OF NEIGHBORHOODS Saturday, November 14Guest Speaker, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Saturday, December 12Showcase Historic Downtown Los Angeles Please share with interested stakeholders….

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Victory by Geoff Palmer Could Deal Precedent-Setting Blow to Villaraigosa’s Proposed Mixed Income Ordinance One of Downtown’s biggest developers has won a court case challenging the City’s affordable housing law. It could deliver a damaging and precedent-setting blow to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s efforts to increase the city’s low-income rental housing stock.Geoff Palmer, known for his Italian villa-inspired apartment buildings in City West, sued the City in February 2007 to avoid having to include below-market rate rents in his upcoming 350-unit…

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The Hillside Area Amendment (CPC-2008-4683-CA; Council File No. 09-1390) was heard before the Planning & Land Use Management Committee today. The item was continued to Tuesday, September 1, 2009. If any new information becomes available, I will be sure to send it to you. We do not have any new updates to give regarding the Baseline Hillside Ordinance. Thank you for your continued interest in this project. Sincerely, Erick Lopez, City PlannerDepartment of City PlanningCommunity Planning Bureau – West Coastal…

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In 2003, The Trust for Public Land’s Center for City Park Excellence gathered two dozen park experts and economists in Philadelphia for a colloquium to analyze how park systems economically benefit cities. Based on this conversation and subsequent consultation with other leading economists and academics, the center identified seven attributes of city park systems that provide economic value and can be measured. While not every aspect of a park system can be quantified, this report examines seven major factors:· Property…

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