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L.A. City New LADBS General Manager

L.A. City New LADBS General Manager

Mayor Garcetti has recommended that Mr. Osama K. Younan, 33 years experience with LADBS be approved by the City Council as the new permanent General Manager. More Info: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0365_rpt_MAYOR_03-26-2020.pdf

New Procedures For Planning Services at the Development Service Centers

New Procedures For Planning Services at the Development Service Centers

Effective: Monday, March 23, 2020 Consistent with Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Executive Directive on COVID-19 to limit in-person contact, all City Planning staff will be interacting with customers and project applicants online, through email, and by phone. To facilitate the exchange of documents and plans, a new “drop-box system” is being implemented for all City Departments that staff the Development Services Centers (DSC) at th

Sharing the West LA NC Design Guidelines + Checklist

Sharing the West LA NC Design Guidelines + Checklist

The West LANC approved these Design Guidelines at their Feb. 2020 meeting. Feel free to use as a guide if you are developing your own guidelines. WLANC will post this on their website for developers to see, and send to their CD11 office, so they can give to developers when they first inquire about new projects.   Documents in Google Drive    

This article appeared in CityWatch PLANNING WATCH-I am indebted to Hydee Feldstein, Chief Legislative Director of Better Way California, for her detailed analysis of Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 902. After three previous defeats of his Senate Bills 827 and 50, this is Wiener’s last minute, Hail Mary pass to preempt local planning and zoning laws so Sacramento can bestow billions in untaxed upzoning gifts to fortunate property owners. At a time when the U.S. economy is in free fall…

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City Planning COVID-19 Update: Public Counter Operations

City Planning COVID-19 Update: Public Counter Operations

COVID-19 Important Notices Regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) City Planning greatly appreciates your flexibility as we adjust our practices to balance the needs of serving you while also complying with the Mayor’s directives to slow the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, these extraordinary measures to safeguard the health and safety of us all have resulted in the postponement of all regularly scheduled Commission and Board meetings, as well as community meetings, from now until at least April 16. However, hearings will resume…

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