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October Preservation E-Newsletter Now Available The City of Los Angeles’ Office of Historic Resources is pleased to send you the October 2010 issue of our quarterly E-Newsletter. Click below to read this month’s issue. The E-Newsletter is available directly on the Office of Historic Resources web site, at: http://http://preservation.lacity.org/files/October%202010%20newsletter.pdf. Please help us spread the word to others who are interested in historic preservation. New subscribers may sign up to receive future issues by visiting our web site, http://www.preservation.lacity.org, where you…

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PlanCheckNCLA Oct 2010 Newsletter

Good Morning Attached is a revised flyer for four upcoming informational meetings about the Core Findings and Community Care Facilities being offered by the City Planning Department.  As some of you have noted, the Valley meeting is on the same day as the PlanCheckNC program. I have discussed the potential for conflict with Tom Rothman and this schedule will not present a problem.  The Core Findings meetings are unstructured opportunities for community members to visit informational stations set-up within the…

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Greetings All: The Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee of the City Council has officially recommended that the proposed Baseline Hillside Ordinance provisions be moved to the City Attorney’s Office for their review and preparation of an official Ordinance. The version that was moved forward essentially upholds the City Planning Commission recommendations with three technical changes as recommended by the Department of City Planning; two procedural changes that will enable the Department of Building & Safety to better implement…

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Greetings from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. In celebration of the ZIMAS (Zone Information and Map Access System) *10-year* anniversary, the Planning Department is rolling out a new version of the system on the Internet. The new ZIMAS uses the latest GIS, mapping, and Internet technologies; features a brand new graphical user interface; and provides Internet users instant access to a wealth of planning, zoning, and property information for any property within the City of Los Angeles. We…

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The recent resignation of Gail Goldberg, the City’s Planning Director, is a great loss for Los Angeles. I hope the Mayor and his new team appreciates what she has accomplished and recognizes the transformation she has set in motion for city planning in Los Angeles. As we look toward the selection of the next Director, we need to assure that neighborhood council and civic leaders across the city are actively involved in the selection process to help insure the continuation…

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