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LADBS Virtual Industry Trainings

LADBS Virtual Industry Trainings

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MAJOR REVISIONS IN THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODES AND CITY OF L.A. AMENDMENTS Virtual Industry Trainings Hosted by LADBS LADBS invites you to join our virtual industry training sessions about updated California and City building standards code changes. See details below and register to attend for your relevant industry session. Training sessions Wednesday, January 18: RESIDENTIAL CODEPresented by: Rodolfo AriasDate: WED, January 18, 2023Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM Click to Register to Attend BUILDING CODEPresented by: Eugene BarbeauDate: WED,…

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City Council Committees for 2023

City Council Committees for 2023

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January 3, 2023Holly WolcottLos Angeles City Clerk200 N. Spring Street, Room 360Los Angeles, CA 90012Re: New Committee AssignmentsDear Ms. Wolcott:In my capacity as Council President, I am making new committee assignments as specifiedin the list below. These assignments are subject to the Council’s approval of a resolutionthat I will introduce next week pursuant to Charter Section 242(b) to establish thecommittees and their respective jurisdictions.I anticipate that some of the existing committee names will be changed, as follows:● Immigrant Affairs, Civil…

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Permanent Al Fresco Ordinance – outdoor dining on private property

Permanent Al Fresco Ordinance – outdoor dining on private property

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Los Angeles City Planning invites you to participate in a Virtual Information Webinar and Public Hearing on the draft of the proposed Permanent Al Fresco Ordinance for outdoor dining on private property. In response to City Council instructions (CF 20-1074), City Planning released the proposed Ordinance for public review and comment on November 30, 2022. The Ordinance aims to clarify and streamline Zoning Code regulations regarding outdoor dining on private property. Separate but related efforts are underway by the Department of Transportation (LADOT) to permit in-street…

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Court Rules CEQA Determinations Must be Included on Public Meeting Agendas

Court Rules CEQA Determinations Must be Included on Public Meeting Agendas

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Land Use 11.01.22 California’s Second District Court of Appeal recently issued an important decision clarifying that the Ralph M. Brown Act applies to CEQA decisions, including CEQA exemption determinations, discussed or voted upon during the regular meetings of the legislative bodies of local agencies, meaning that such items of business must be listed on those meeting agendas at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. (G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks, 2d Civ. No. B317201, October 26, 2022.) In…

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Permanent Al Fresco/Outdoor Dining Draft Ordinance Release

Permanent Al Fresco/Outdoor Dining Draft Ordinance Release

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Dear Al Fresco Participants and Interested Stakeholders, In May 2020, the City introduced LA Al Fresco to allow for expanded outdoor dining activities for qualifying food establishments. Through the Mayor’s local emergency powers, this temporary program offered a pathway to create outdoor dining areas in the public right-of-way and on private property without requiring most of the current regulations in the Zoning Code. This served as a lifeline for those restaurants adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the…

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TCN Program on 12/1 Metro Board Agenda

TCN Program on 12/1 Metro Board Agenda

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Last month’s TCN Project presentation was a hot topic, and so just wanted to flag that the LA Metro Board will be considering approval of the TCN project this week on Thursday, 12/1. The agenda is available here, and TCN is Item 13, and will be considered on consent. Please share with any interested parties who would like to participate. I am also attaching a PDF of the proposed sites, which is available as part of the item report.  Thank you…

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CPC decided to continue the Wildlife Ordinance to December 8, 2022

CPC decided to continue the Wildlife Ordinance to December 8, 2022

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The proposed Wildlife Ordinance (case numbers CPC-2022-3413-CA, CPC-2022-3712-ZC, and ENV-2022-3414-CE) was scheduled to be heard by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (CPC) today, Thursday, November 17, 2022. However, at the start of today’s meeting, the CPC decided to continue the item to be heard at the regularly scheduled meeting on December 8, 2022. The agenda for this meeting will be made available ten days before the hearing, on Tuesday, November 29, and will be posted at planning4la.org/hearings. Due to…

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