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KPCC Air Talk Interview on SB9

KPCC Air Talk Interview on SB9

Sharing with you a link to KPCC Radio Air Talk interview with the Mayor of the City of Pasadena challenging SB9. This is the part you want to listen to: “Why California And The City Of Pasadena Are At Odds Over A Housing Ordinance” at https://www.kpcc.org/

Restaurant Beverage Program Ordinance passed City Council

Restaurant Beverage Program Ordinance passed City Council

On February 9, 2022, the City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Restaurant Beverage Program (RBP) Ordinance (No. 187,402), which creates two versions of the RBP, a general and an Alcohol Sensitive Use Zone (ASUZ) version, for sit-down restaurants to serve alcohol if they meet more than 50 eligibility criteria, performance standards, and enforcement procedures. The ASUZ version contains additional standards, including a one-year provisional period with a complaint portal review. The RBP Ordinance goes into effect on March 31,…

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Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places: Landscape & Site Design Standards

Healthy Buildings, Healthy Places: Landscape & Site Design Standards

Dear Angelenos: Los Angeles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio is pleased to announce the launch of an update to the City’s Landscape Ordinance as part of the Healthy Buildings, Healthy PlacesProgram which kicked off last year. Updating the City’s current Landscape Ordinance — last revised in 2005 — affords an opportunity to take a more holistic approach to site design, climate resilience, and healthy building design best practices. The Studio is seeking public input on the approach under consideration, and invites…

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Housing Element Update

Housing Element Update

Yesterday, Los Angeles City Planning was made aware by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) that the State would like to see a few clarifying amendments reflected to the City of Los Angeles’s recently adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, or the Plan to House LA.While the State commended Los Angeles for its boldness in terms of proposing new affordable housing programs, including its rezoning efforts, they are requesting that certain work programs be revised to reflect future milestones,…

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PlanCheckNC Meeting is Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

PlanCheckNC Meeting is Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Meeting Agenda10:05 a.m. — City Planning Department Updates 10:30 a.m. — NCSA’s Developers Sustainable Guidelines – Presented by NCSA’s Stacy Shure & Lisa Hart 11:30 a.m. — Planning 101 Training, PlanCheckNC Round Table including City & State Planning & Land Use Updates 1:00 p.m. — Meeting concludes Topic: PlanCheckNC Zoom Meeting 3-12-22 Time: March 12, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87279383147Meeting ID: 872 7938 3147 One tap mobile +16699009128,,87279383147# US (San Jose)Dial by your…

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Council Motion for Improved Posted and Mailed Notices @ PLUM on Feb 15 – Submit comments

Council Motion for Improved Posted and Mailed Notices @ PLUM on Feb 15 – Submit comments

At the Feb. 15, 2022 Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting, there is a motion regarding “updating” methods of Mailed and Posted Notices about projects that impact our communities. LINK:https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=22322In the months since introduction of this motion, only one Neighborhood Council has weighed in, only to support it, but not to demand more. We live in an electronic society. While posted notices are important and equitable for those without electronic access, to fail to address easily available electronic notice…

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January-February 2022 Land Use Report  (BB/SS)

January-February 2022 Land Use Report  (BB/SS)

(copy and paste links into your browser. If you have any questions or difficulty accessing any of these ltems, please email plancheckncla@gmail.com CF 21-1414: Ordinance establishing basic precepts applicable to all SB 9 projects.  Instructs DCP, LADBS with assistance from the City Attorney and members of the subdivision committee, to prepare a memorandum that shall be used by all Depts. and agencies until such time as a local implementation ordinance establishing basic precepts applicable to all SB 9 projects is…

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Senate Bill 9 Implementation

Senate Bill 9 Implementation

Senate Bill (SB) 9 took effect on January 1, 2022. The bill establishes a ministerial process for approving two-unit developments and lot split parcel maps for qualifying projects located on lots zoned for single-family. City Planning has prepared (alongside the Building and Safety and Housing Departments) a memorandum to summarize the eligibility criteria and standards, in addition to outlining the application process for interested applicants. Key ProvisionsNote: Included below is a partial list of provisions. Please consult the memorandum for…

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