IMPORTANT: Oppose SB902. The VHFSZ (Very High Fire Serverity Zone) exemption has been removed! This bill will be in appropriations on Tuesday, June 9th. Submit your comments to our State Senator Anthony Anthony J. Portantino https://sd25.senate.ca.gov/contact For the latest version of the bill: http://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/billVersionsCompare…
UPDATE: Rescheduled In light of the events in recent days, we have decided to postpone and reschedule the Housing Element Webinars scheduled for June 2 and 3. While the issues facing the country and city of Los Angeles are deeply intertwined with access and opportunity to adequate housing, it is all the more critical to continue these conversations around housing in the coming weeks. Last week we held our first two webinars and due to the great response, we have…
Dear Angelenos: In the midst of COVID-19, City Planning has come together as a Department to embrace the important role that we play in this City, not only in supporting Los Angeles’s long-range planning efforts but also in advancing new housing opportunities through the review of project applications. At each step in the process, we’ve taken concerted steps to strengthen our communications, recognizing that in challenging situations, our communities should have immediate access to the latest information. As a Department,…
In February and March, we held three public workshops to share our plans to update the citywide Housing Element. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, as we cannot meet in-person, we are offering two ways for you to engage with us in the comfort and safety of your home. You can explore the content of our kick-off workshops through a Digital Workshop and/or attend a webinar offering a live Q&A with Housing Element staff. Whichever option you choose, we invite…
In response to a City Council Motion (Council File No. 18-1245), Los Angeles City Planning has drafted a proposed amendment to the City’s Home-Sharing Ordinance to permit and regulate the use of owner-occupied units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) for home-sharing. Under the proposed framework, the City would permit a limited number of owner-occupied RSO units to participate in Home-Sharing, while incorporating provisions to ensure that there is limited impact to the availability of rent-stabilized housing for long-term…
Los Angeles City Planning invites you to participate in an informational webinar session on the proposed Restaurant Beverage Program (RBP). Register for our Informational Webinar Session Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12 – 1 p.m. Register The RBP would create an administrative clearance process for alcohol service at sit-down restaurants. This signature initiative from City Planning is designed to reduce delays, uncertainty, and permitting costs for businesses while maintaining operating standards, monitoring/enforcement procedures, and other neighborhood protections. For details of the…
Are you seeing approvals fly through City Planning without Public Participation ? The below sample motion is recommended by WRAC. ALSO. Another example is below submitted by NC Presidents. Submit on your own or through your NC/CC. Whereas, prior to the Covid19 Emergency, Neighborhood Councils and Community Councils served as the only notice to the general community of such projects and due to the current Covid19 Public Health Emergency, Neighborhood Councils and Community Councils have not been able to establish…
Los Angeles City Planning invites you to participate in an informational webinar session on the proposed Restaurant Beverage Program (RBP). English Webinar Register for our Informational Webinar Session Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12 – 1 p.m. The RBP would create an administrative clearance process for alcohol service at sit-down restaurants. This signature initiative from City Planning is designed to reduce delays, uncertainty, and permitting costs for businesses while maintaining operating standards, monitoring/enforcement…
Brief summary from WEBEX PlanCheckNC LA meeting held 4-11-20 of things discussed. This can be incorporated into the next Land Use Report or could be distributed as is. I also want to alert you to a couple of issues for possible action: 1) BONC is meeting Tuesday at 1 in a virtual meeting. We are urged to check the agenda and to listen in and participate as needed (and if possible). There is new legal language on their notice pertaining…
Please join us on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 10 a.m. for our first remote meeting — Check in at 10:00 a.m. As we embark on this new way of meeting — online, remote, virtual, by phone — please be patient and kind as we work through the bumps in the road. 10:05 a.m. — City Planning Department Updates & Chat