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Restaurant Beverage Ordinance

Restaurant Beverage Ordinance

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On Saturday there was a question on whether the City Planning Commission made any changes to the proposed RBP ordinance at the June 25th meeting. Two small modifications were made to the RBP ordinance. The first was actually a technical modification City Planning submitted to clarify the serving of food/beverages (Eligibility Criteria #7). The second was a CPC request to require restaurants to post a phone number/email for complaints on the restaurant’s website or social media pages (Development Standard #15)….

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June 2020 update on the City Quimby Fee Program

June 2020 update on the City Quimby Fee Program

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Developers of non-exempt residential units in the City of Los Angeles pay development fees or “exactions” for parks when seeking tentative tract approval for a project. The Trust for Public Land describes creating public parks and capital improvements to existing public parks by exacting Quimby Park Fees as an “inexact science” and “a controversial policy opposed by developers,” “Who’s Going to Pay for This Park?,” Peter Harnik, The Trust for Public Land.   BitzerPlanCheckNC

Today: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Community?

Today: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Community?

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TODAY: TwitterChat on Connect SoCal and COVID-19 Recovery How has COVID-19 impacted your community? Join us on Twitter today to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on your community and help us learn how Connect SoCal can be a tool for resilience and recovery across the region. Starting at 1:00 p.m., the SCAG Twitter account will be posting discussion questions about Connect SoCal and COVID-19. To participate, please tweet your own responses to the discussion questions in the replies. You are…

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JULY 2020 LAND USE/PLANNING – RELATED UPDATES

JULY 2020 LAND USE/PLANNING – RELATED UPDATES

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JULY 2020 LAND USE/PLANNING – RELATED UPDATES Information sharing – not representative of committee actions or adopted position statements Section I: City Policies Section II: Ethics / Government Transparency Section III: Council Motions being considered Section IV: Regional Items of Interest (Metro, SCAG) Section V: Statewide Sacramento Land Use Legislation under consideration Section VI: City Dept. of Building & Safety and Planning Dept. Contact info under COVID Section VII: Articles of interest FYI July-2020-Land-Use-Report  

PlanCheckNC June 13 Meeting

PlanCheckNC June 13 Meeting

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Thank you to Jaime Espinosa, Ariel Jones, Fipe Leilua from the Department of City Planning for presenting various updates at our meeting. The postponed Housing Element Webinar will be held in Spanish on June 16, 1-2 p.m. and in English on June 17, 1-2 p.m. The Home Sharing Ordinance Staff Public Hearing has been postponed.  No new date set yet.  There is a fact sheet on the City Planning website https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/7cdafb3f-7e2c-422f-a749-d279c9e2a9fb/FAQ_HSO_Amendment.pdf A discussion on Best Practices

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Please join us on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 10 a.m. for our remote meeting  — Check in at 10:00 a.m. 10:05 a.m. — City Planning Department Updates & Chat 1:00 p.m. — Meeting concludes   Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87281040027 Meeting Number: 87281040027 Join by phone 1-669-900-9128 United States Toll (Los Angeles) Meeting ID: 872 8104 0027

Release of Draft Amendment to Home-Sharing Ordinance for 60-day Public Review

Release of Draft Amendment to Home-Sharing Ordinance for 60-day Public Review

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In response to a City Council Motion (Council File No. 18-1245), Los Angeles City Planning has drafted a proposed amendment to the City’s Home-Sharing Ordinance to permit and regulate the use of owner-occupied units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) for home-sharing. Under the proposed framework, the City would permit a limited number of owner-occupied RSO units to participate in Home-Sharing, while incorporating provisions to ensure that there is limited impact to the availability of rent-stabilized housing for long-term…

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Restaurant Beverage Ordinance Webinar

Restaurant Beverage Ordinance Webinar

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Los Angeles City Planning invites you to participate in an informational webinar session on the proposed Restaurant Beverage Program (RBP). Register for our Informational Webinar Session Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12 – 1 p.m. Register The RBP would create an administrative clearance process for alcohol service at sit-down restaurants. This signature initiative from City Planning is designed to reduce delays, uncertainty, and permitting costs for businesses while maintaining operating standards, monitoring/enforcement procedures, and other neighborhood protections. For details of the…

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Request that City Planning Place Hold on Discretionary Decisions

Request that City Planning Place Hold on Discretionary Decisions

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Are you seeing approvals fly through City Planning without Public Participation ? The below sample motion is recommended by WRAC.   ALSO.  Another example is below submitted by NC Presidents.  Submit on your own or through your NC/CC. Whereas, prior to the Covid19 Emergency, Neighborhood Councils and Community Councils served as the only notice to the general community of such projects and due to the current Covid19 Public Health Emergency, Neighborhood Councils and Community Councils have not been able to establish…

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