Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) in the single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, the Brookside Neighborhood and the Sycamore Square Neighborhood.

CF 15-0904 –  Adopted as Amended, (12); Absent: Cedillo, Englander, Koretz (3)

A. CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) in the single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, the Brookside Neighborhood and the Sycamore Square Neighborhood.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Ryu – Huizar – Koretz):

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ICO, to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for a residential structure in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones for the following areas:

The single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, pursuant to the map in the Office of the City Clerk, generally bounded on the north by Burbank Boulevard, on the south by Mulholland Drive, on the west by Interstate 405, and on the east by Coldwater Canyon, Van Noord Avenue (south of Kling Street), Ethel Avenue (south of Sarah Street), Fulton Avenue (south of Valleyheart Drive), Longridge Avenue (south of Ventura Boulevard), and Split Rock Road.
The Brookside Neighborhood, which consists of residential lots bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south by Olympic Boulevard, on the west by Highland Avenue, inclusive of residences abutting both the east and west sides of Highland Avenue, and on the east by Muirfield Avenue.
The Sycamore Square Neighborhood, which consists of residential lots bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south by Olympic Boulevard, on the west by La Brea Avenue, and on the east by Citrus Avenue, inclusive of residences abutting both the east and west sides of Citrus Avenue.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

B. MOTION (RYU – PRICE)

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the following recommendation in lieu of the recommendations in the Committee Report:

Request the City Attorney to prepare and present an ICO, to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for a residential structure in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones for the following areas and unless the structure conforms with:

The Studio City Residential Floor Area District (Ordinance No. 182,048) for single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, pursuant to the map in the Office of the City Clerk, generally bounded on the north by Burbank Boulevard, on the south by Mullholland Drive, on the west by Interstate 405, and on the east by Coldwater Canyon Van Noord Avenue (south of Kling Street), Ethel Avenue (south of Sarah Street), Fulton Avenue (south of Valleyheart Drive), Longridge Avenue (south of Ventura Boulevard), and Split Rock Road.
The Beverly Grove Residential Floor Area District (Ordinance No. 182,754) for the Brookside Neighborhood, which consists of residential lots bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south by Olympic Boulevard, on the west by Highland Avenue, and on the east by Muirfield Avenue.
The Beverly Grove Residential Floor Area District (Ordinance No. 182,754) for the Sycamore Square Neighborhood, which consists of residential lots bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south by Olympic Boulevard, on the west by La Brea Avenue, and on the east by Citrus Avenue, inclusive of residences abutting both the east and west sides of Citrus Avenue.

(Continued from Council meeting of October 21, 2015)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (RYU – WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action:

DIRECT the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the City Attorney (rather than requesting the City Attorney), to prepare and present the subject Interim Control Ordinance.

Granada Hills-Knollwood Community Plan, Transportation Element and Framework Element, amendments to the Granada Hills Specific Plan, and zone and height district changes.

CF 07-0535-S2, 15-1226 –  Adopted – TO THE MAYOR FORTHWITH, (14); Absent: Cedillo (1)

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to proposed General Plan Amendments to the Granada Hills-Knollwood Community Plan, Transportation Element and Framework Element, amendments to the Granada Hills Specific Plan, and zone and height district changes.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

CERTIFY that the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR No. ENV-2006-5623-EIR; State Clearing House No. 2008021061) has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the City Guidelines and that the City Council has reviewed the information contained therein and considered it along with other factors related to this project; that this determination reflects the independent judgment of the City of Los Angeles; and that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in Council file No. 15-1226 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and ADOPT the Final Environmental Impact Report.
ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION as recommended by the Mayor and the LACPC, APPROVING the proposed General Plan Amendment to the Granada Hills-Knollwood Community Plan, Transportation (Mobility) Element, and Framework Element, as set forth in the exhibits contained in Council file No. 15-1226.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, approved by the LACPC effecting changes of Zone and Height District, and Overlay Districts, as set forth in the exhibits contained in Council file No. 15-1226.
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present Ordinances, relative to amendments to the existing Granada Hills Specific Plan ordinance, Granada Hills Equinekeeping (K) Supplemental Use District ordinance, and Old Granada Hills Residential Floor Area District ordinance; and, with the Department of City Planning, include the language that removes applicability of the March 2015 Interim Control Ordinance No. 18349, that included the Old Granada Hills, inasmuch as that it was intended to be a temporary measure until the Community Plan was adopted.
INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to update the General Plan and appropriate maps pursuant to this action.

ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.
ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Case No. CPC-2006-5568-CPU

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

Council Motion #11-0112 – Municipal Code addressing sources of outside air in buildings and requiring MERV 13 air filters in buildings near freeways

 

Council File: 15-1026   At PLUM

In response to Council Motion #11-0112, the Department of Building and Safety, in collaboration with the Department of City Planning, has drafted code revisions amending Articles 5 and 9 of Chapter IX of the Municipal Code addressing sources of outside air in buildings and requiring MERV 13 air filters in buildings near freeways.   Department of Building and Safety Recommended Ordinance:  Download

 

 

Executive Directive No. 13 – Support for Affordable Housing Development – Issued October 23, 2015

Executive Directive No. 13 – Support for Affordable Housing Development

Mayor: The shortage of affordable housing is an ongoing crisis in the City of Los Angeles. High
housing costs have adverse effects on our City’s economic prosperity, including challenges to attracting and retaining new employers and local talent. High housing costs also affect the quality of life in Los Angeles when Angelenos have to choose between housing, healthcare, food, education, recreation, and saving for the future.

The lack of affordable housing also creates traffic and environmental challenges, forcing residents to move farther from their workplaces to afford housing, with longer commutes resulting in increased greenhouse gas emissions. Given this, the City needs to employ as many tools as possible to provide an increased supply of affordable housing.

In my Sustainable City pLAn, I set forth goals of building 100,000 new housing units by 2021 and additional new housing units in subsequent years. To help achieve these goals and to ensure that as many as possible of these new housing units are affordable, I am now calling on City Departments that provide development services to streamline the permitting and entitlement process for all housing developments and to create priority processing incentives for housing developments that include targeted levels of affordable units.

ICO, to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for a residential structure in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones

CF  15-0904   At City Council    Motion

Adopted to Continue, Unanimous Vote (13); Absent: Bonin, Cedillo (2)

CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 28, 2015

 

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) in the single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, the Brookside Neighborhood and the Sycamore Square Neighborhood.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Ryu – Huizar – Koretz):

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ICO, to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for a residential structure in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones for the following areas:
The single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, pursuant to the map in the Office of the City Clerk, generally bounded on the north by Burbank Boulevard, on the south by Mulholland Drive, on the west by Interstate 405, and on the east by Coldwater Canyon, Van Noord Avenue (south of Kling Street), Ethel Avenue (south of Sarah Street), Fulton Avenue (south of Valleyheart Drive), Longridge Avenue (south of Ventura Boulevard), and Split Rock Road.

The Brookside Neighborhood, which consists of residential lots bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south by Olympic Boulevard, on the west by Highland Avenue, inclusive of residences abutting both the east and west sides of Highland Avenue, and on the east by Muirfield Avenue.

The Sycamore Square Neighborhood, which consists of residential lots bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south by Olympic Boulevard, on the west by La Brea Avenue, and on the east by Citrus Avenue, inclusive of residences abutting both the east and west sides of Citrus Avenue.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

Reports from the Mayor, Los Angeles City Planning Commission and Department of City Planning, Resolution and Ordinance

CF 07-0535-S2, 15-1226   at PLUM

Final Environmental Impact Report, Statement of Overriding Considerations and related California Environmental Quality Act Findings, reports from the Mayor, Los Angeles City Planning Commission and Department of City Planning, Resolution and Ordinance, relative to: proposed General Plan Amendments to the Granada Hills-Knollwood Community Plan, Transportation (Mobility) Element, and Framework Element; amendments to the existing Granada Hills Specific Plan ordinance; amendments to Equinekeeping (K) District ordinance; adoption of the Old Granada Hills Residential Floor Area District ordinance; rezoning actions to effect changes of zone and height districts as set forth in the exhibits attached to Council file No. 15-1226; and an additional amendment to the Granada Hills Specific Plan boundaries to ensure that the commercially designated properties fronting the west side of Lindley Street between Tribune Street and Chatsworth Street including 10707, 10721, 10725, 10727, 10731, 10801, 10809, 10823 and 10833 North Lindley Avenue; 18151, 18167 and 18173 West Chatsworth Street; and 18034 West Tribune Street remain within the boundaries of the Granada Hills Specific Plan area as instructed in Council file No. 07-0535.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No. CPC-2006-5568-CPU
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

City of Los Angeles Neighborhood Conservation – Newsletter

WELCOME!

The Department of City Planning is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Neighborhood Conservation Initiative, a focused work program tasked with identifying and protecting the character-defining features of Los Angeles’ unique residential neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Conservation Initiative will address the foremost issues confronting single-family neighborhoods by working with communities to develop the following:

An amendment to the single-family zones (Baseline Mansionization and Baseline Hillside Ordinances) across the City. A menu of new zoning options.  A proposal to apply new, tailored zones and Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) in select, neighborhoods identified in the Interim Control Ordinance (ICO).

The ultimate goal of the Neighborhood Conservation Initiative is to deliver permanent zoning solutions that minimize out-of-scale development across the City. The work program involves the following two phases, both to be completed within the term of the ICO, which expires in March of 2017:

Phase I:

Staff is in the process of drafting the proposed amendments to current single-family zones (Baseline Mansionization and Baseline Hillside Ordinances). These focused modifications are intended to address neighborhood character and out-of-scale single-family development based on community input and direction by City Council.
Phase II:
Beginning in early 2016, staff will be reaching-out to the residents and stakeholders of ICO neighborhoods to work collaboratively in identifying which of the new context sensitive single-family zones being developed through the re:code LA project are most appropriate for application within ICO neighborhoods. The re:code LA project seeks to create new single-family development regulations that respond to the prevailing and desirable scale, form and character of existing residences within the City.

For more information, please visit:
http://preservation.lacity.org/neighborhoodconservation

Interim Control Ordinance

CF 15-0904 At PLUM

Motion (Ryu – Huizar – Koretz) relative to establishing an Interim Control Ordinance to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for a residential structure in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones in the single-family neighborhoods within the jurisdiction of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, the Brookside Neighborhood and the Sycamore Square Neighborhood, unless the proposed structure complies with the regulations set forth in the Studio City Residential Floor Area District.

Executive Directive No. 12 – Domestic Violence Services – Issued October 1, 2015

Executive Directive No. 12 – Domestic Violence Services

Communities are strengthened when families are free of violence. Domestic violence is
a destructive crime that weakens the stability of our neighborhoods. Children exposed
to violence in the home are more likely to become victims or perpetrators themselves,
thereby continuing the cycle of violence over generations. The City of Los Angeles is
committed to honoring the basic rights of all Angelenos to live and thrive free from
violence and abuse.

Congress adopted the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994. VAWA expanded
the support available to victims of domestic violence in a number of critical ways,
including the establishment of a national hotline, improvements to the criminal justice
system, and specialized training for law enforcement to increase understanding of the
unique challenges that victims face. The City of Los Angeles allocated critical resources
and services to victims including the creation of the Domestic Violence Task Force,
Domestic Abuse Response Teams (DART), and Sexual Assault Response Teams
(SART).

Earlier this year, in response to increases in the reporting of domestic violence crimes, I
expanded the DART program from the original ten Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD) Divisions to all twenty-one LAPD geographic Divisions. The DART program is
now operational across Los Angeles.