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Garcetti Cuts Red Tape By Staff Report Wednesday, February 19, 2014 http://sfvbj.com/news/2014/feb/19/garcetti-cuts-red-tape/ Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday ordered the city’s planning and building and safety departments to consolidate key functions and take other steps to cut red tape for developers. When he took office last summer, Garcetti halted a merger of the planning and building and safety departments, saying he wanted to take a closer look at the issue. “We took a deep look at both departments and…

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PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles Notes from Feb. 8, 2014 Guest speaker: Alan Bell, Deputy Director, Planning Dept. Budget: Requested increase for 40 new staff. Current staff is 300, which is down from 450 in 2009, when offers of early retirement were given to reduce staff as part of recession (lost 1/3 of staff). 10% is funded by General Fund (request to double it), 90% is funded from fees and grants. Establish Environmental Policy Unit: Prepare climate action plan, CEQA, urban…

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PlanCheckNC2014_02_08Final February 8, 2014 at 10 a.m. Hollenbeck Police Station – Community Room 2111 E. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 Map link: http://tinyurl.com/p6agl33   City Planning Updates will be provided by: Alan Bell, Deputy Director of Planning Claire Bowin, Senior City Planner: Mobility and Health Tom Rothmann, Senior City Planner: Re:CodeLA   Land Use Committee Outreach A Panel of Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee members will share what their communities are doing to weigh in on Land Use &…

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The City Attorney has released their DRAFT Appeals Ordinance.  Review and comment encouraged.   http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2014/14-0090_rpt_atty_01-21-14.pdf

Meet the new members of the Zoning Advisory Committee.  PlanCheckNC looks forward to meeting them and working with them. http://recode.la/stay-informed/news/21-advisors-21st-century-los-angeles

PLANCHECK NC MEETING FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 14 @ 10 AM Alan Bell, Deputy Director of the Department of City Planning will share the latest updates at City Planning including the latest initiatives that have passed the City Council. ZIMAS Tech Expert Heber Martinez will present new ZIMAS and City Planning website features. Please join us and bring your favorite holiday side dish to share. THIS SATURDAY, December 14, 2013 at 10 a.m. WestLA Municipal Building – 1645 Corinth Avenue –…

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Join us for our Holiday PlanCheckNC meeting at the Boyle Heights Neighborhood City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. Alan Bell, Deputy Director of the Department of City Planning will share the latest updates at City Planning including the latest initiatives that have passed the City Council. ZIMAS Tech Expert Heber Martinez will present new ZIMAS and City Planning website features. Please join us and bring your favorite holiday side dish to share.