Planetizen Top Twitter Feeds
Some of the most active and valued Twitter users in the planning and urbanism conversation share their favorite Twitter feeds. http://www.planetizen.com/node/86191/top-twitter-feeds
Second Dwelling Unit (SDU) Ordinace – Staff Report and CPC Hearing
Please find the attached Staff Recommendation Report from the Department of City Planning regarding the proposed Second Dwelling Unit (SDU) repeal ordinance (CPC-2016-1245-CA). The ordinance would repeal subsections 12.24 W.43 and 12.24 W.44 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) for the purpose of complying with state law AB 1866 on Second Dwelling Units and grandfathering Second Dwelling Units permitted since June 23, 2003. The item will be considered at the 5/12/16 meeting of the City Planning Commission, which will be…
Neighborhood Integrity Initiative
Information regarding a proposed Ballot Measure called the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative. At the last PlanCheckNC meeting both sides of this issue were presented. Minutes from the meeting and handouts are available at this link.
Unapproved Dwelling Units — update
Neighborhood Council stakeholders, Please find the attached Staff Recommendation Report from the Department of City Planning regarding the proposed Unapproved Dwelling Unit (UDU) ordinance (CF 14-1150). The ordinance would create a new process to grant legal status to certain existing unapproved dwelling units located in multi-family zones when dedicated affordable housing is being provided on site and other performance standards are met.
PlanCheckNC Matrix
PLANCHECK MATRIX WINTER 2016 UPDATE 6
Unapproved Dwelling Units Draft Ordinance
The City has released the draft ordinance for Unapproved Dwelling Units. You can review the documents from this link. At the January 9, 2016 PlanCheckNC meeting Matthew Glesne from the City Planning Department will be our speaker on this topic. Please join us to find out more about this important ordinance. Comment deadline is Jan. 22.
Proposed Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance
This notice is to inform you of a public hearing for case number CPC-2015-4499-CA, a proposed amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance that has been initiated by the Director of Planning. The proposed ordinance seeks to amend Section 12.22-C,27 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require greater front and rear yard setbacks, create a division of land process for “adaptive reuse” small lot projects, and add an incidental administrative clearance process and establish design standards for small lot…
Public Hearings: Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside Code Amendment
The Planning Department is aiming for Council adoption of the amendments sometime late next summer, following a comment period, environmental analysis, more public comment, a staff report, and hearings before the City Planning Commission and the Council’s Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) committee. The first step is a series of public outreach meetings held in different parts of the city. The outreach meetings are coming up fast: Wednesday, December 2 – Mid-City Thursday, December 3 – Westside Tuesday, December…
PlanCheckNC Meeting 11-14-15
Minutes from our last PlanCheckNC meeting held on November 14, 2015.
General Plan Guidelines Draft: Community Outreach Session
This free event will be held in Los Angeles on Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM click on link below for more details and to register. By: Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Event Description Come join the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) in a discussion about the draft General Plan Guidelines update. Learn about what has changed and how we hope to continue improving the draft, share your comments and questions, and help us create a…