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Planning 101 Classes

Planning 101 Classes

Would you like an overview of the basic elements of the City’s planning and development process? Sign up for one of City Planning’s Planning 101 online training sessions. You will receive a general overview of the core functions of planning in Los Angeles to better understand how land use policies are created and implemented. To register for an upcoming training session, click here. Upcoming Dates The Project Planning training will highlight how projects are reviewed and will walk attendees through each step…

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Planning & Land Use 101 – Oct. 8 in Glassell Park

Planning & Land Use 101 – Oct. 8 in Glassell Park

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 — 10 A.M. – 1 P.M. FREE Planning & Land Use 101 crash course with special guests Craig Weber | Principal City Planner Department of City Planning | City of Los Angeles Haydee Urita-Lopez|City Planner Community Planning Bureau | Boyle Heights Plan | City of Los Angeles BROUGHT TO YOU BY www.GPIA.org www.GlassellParkNC.org Glassell Park Community Center 3750 Verdugo

Report of August 8 Meeting & Matrix

Report of August 8 Meeting & Matrix

PlanCheck Report on the August 8 meeting – Lisa Webber, Deputy Director at L.A. City Planning Department presented the latest updates at City Planning.  A copy of her PowerPoint presentation will be posted later.  In the meantime, here are notes from the meeting Min PlanCheckNC 15.8 Here is the link to the latest updated PlanCheckNC Matrix PLANCHECK MATRIX SUMMER 2015 UPDATE 4

Annual CEQA Program – May 12

Annual CEQA Program – May 12

SAVE the DATE Saturday, May 12 10:00 a.m. -1:00p.m. Annual CEQA Program Update Current Issues in City Land Use and Planning Networking with Citywide Neighborhood Council and Community Representatives PlanCheckNC Programs are held at the The Community Exchange* 114 W 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 Mark your calendars and watch for more information Please share with interested stakeholders. Maggi Fajnor, Chair maggi4f@gmail.com Cindy Cleghorn, Communications & Outreach PlanCheckNCLA@gmail.com Russell Brown, Educational Programs PlanCheckNCLA@gmail.com *Parking available on Spring Street $5

IMPORTANT: You are Invited to Help Reform the City’s Development Review Process

IMPORTANT: You are Invited to Help Reform the City’s Development Review Process

Community Invitation IMPORTANT:  Please share with your neighbors and invite their participation at these upcoming Community Meetings regarding Reforming the City’s Development process.  You can make a difference! Dear Community Stakeholder: The City of Los Angeles is committed to reforming the City’s Development Review Process. Once the Department of City Planning has determined that a homeowner’s remodeling project or a developer’s complex complies with the City’s General Plan, many complain that the design, permitting, and review processes are cumbersome. Therefore,…

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Westside Subway and Regional Connector

Westside Subway and Regional Connector

Westside Subway and Regional Connector Take Big Steps Towards Reality One of the Westside Subway Extensions under consideration. There’s still a long way to go on these projects, but they took a big step this week. The Federal Transit Administration last week signed off on Metro’s draft environmental documents for the Westside Subway Extension and downtown’s Regional Connector. The news means the documents will soon be available for a 45-day public review period, including a series of public meetings, before…

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Request for Support

Request for Support

REQUEST FOR SUPPORT The City Department of Planning has posted the Negative Declaration for the adoption of Citywide Urban Design Guidelines (Guidelines) which has a comment deadline of August 25, 2010. These Guidelines will be an Appendix to the General Plan Framework Element for Multifamily Residential, Mixed-Use, Commercial and Industrial land uses (see project description below). The purpose of the Design Guidelines is twofold: to implement the design values in the 10 Urban Design Principles, a part of the Framework…

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Meeting Report for May 8, 2010

Meeting Report for May 8, 2010

Simplification of the Zoning Code Guest Speakers. Tom Rothmann, City Planning Department. Contact Information: Tom.Rothmann@lacity.org Alan Bell, City Planning Department. Contact Information: Alan.Bell@lacity.org Tom Rothmann and Alan Bell of the City Planning Department provided an update on the four-Phase Code Simplification Program that is presently underway. The goal is to complete this program in September 2010. This streamlining of the Zoning Code has been undertaken to update the outdated Zoning Code now in use. Further, the simplification of the Code…

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