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What is the purpose of the Studio City Residential Floor Area (RFA) Supplemental
Use District (SUD)?
In 2008, the City Council adopted the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance (BMO) to
address the proliferation of out-of-scale single-family developments in the City’s single
family neighborhoods. To preserve characteristics of individual single family
neighborhoods, BMO included a Residential Floor Area (RFA) Supplemental Use District
(SUD) process that tailored development standards and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) that best
complemented the size and character of its neighborhoods. In a motion, dated
September 5, 2008 Council directed the Department of City Planning to initiate an RFA
SUD for Studio City. http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2008/08-2332_mot_9-5-08.pdf
In 2012, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 182048 establishing the Studio City RFA
SUD for all single family zones in non-hillside areas for the purposes of reducing impacts
to surrounding homes while preserving neighborhood character. The Studio City RFA
SUD regulations can be found here: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2008/08-
2332_ord_182048.pdf.
The Studio City RFA SUD set a residential floor area maximum and created a menu of
nine bonus options which increases the allowable FAR in exchange for desirable design
and environmental features.
