Month: April 2018

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Valley Village Specific Plan / Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) / Project Permit Compliance / Height Limit Restriction / Single Family Residential Addition Project

CF 13-1324-S2    AT CITY COUNCIL 05/02/2018  Vote Action: Adopted, Vote Given: (10 – 0 – 5)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Valley Village Specific Plan.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian – Huizar):

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the assistance of the City Attorney and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to draft an Ordinance amending the Valley Village Specific Plan, such that where there are inconsistencies between the Specific Plan and the Los Angeles Municipal Code, that more restrictive language shall apply to each section of the project.
INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of the City Attorney and the CLA, to include in the Ordinance, amending the Valley Village Specific Plan, to change the single family regulations in R1 and more restrictive zones to allow for an administrative sign-off in lieu of a project permit compliance.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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  • 05/04/2018 Council action final (May 4, 2018)
  • 05/02/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from PLM (August 17, 2018)
  • 04/27/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 2, 2018 .   Report from PLM (August 17, 2018)
  • 04/17/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s)  Motion (February 16, 2018)
  • 04/13/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 17, 2018.   Motion (February 16, 2018)
  • 02/16/2018 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Motion (February 16, 2018)
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SB 827 (Weiner) / Legislation Impacts On Existing and Pending Updates to the Land Use Element and Its 35 Community Plans / Affects on City Zoning and Land Use Regulatory Process / Report Back

CF 18-0246    AT CITY COUNCIL 05/02/2018  Vote Action: Adopted, Vote Given: (10 – 0 – 5)

SATT Note:  In the Senate’s Housing and Transportation Committee’s vote, the bill lost four votes to six. The only two yes votes from Democrats were from the bill’s authors. But for State Senator Scott Wiener, he stated the battle to increase California’s housing supply will continue.   See article (April 18, 2018), Also refer to SB No. 828 Legislative Council’s Digest

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to SB 827 (Weiner) pending in the State Legislative and City’s zoning and land regulatory process.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Price – Huizar):

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations as it pertains to SB 827 (Weiner) pending in the State Legislature, and how it would affect the City’s zoning and land use regulatory process if it were enacted into law; and specifically, how it would impact any existing and pending updates to the Land Use Element and its 35 Community Plans; Community Plan Implementation Overlay Districts; the Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives Program; Transit Oriented Districts; Specific Plans; Design Review; Historic Preservation Overlay Districts and potential demolition impacts; parking regulations; height districts and their associated limitations; environmental review; single family and other residential zones Citywide, and any other land use regulatory controls.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For: Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council

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  • 05/04/2018 Council action final  Mayor Concurrence (May 4,2018)
  • 05/02/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from PLM (April 17, 2018)
  • 04/30/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 18-0246 
  • 04/28/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 18-0246 
  • 04/27/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 2, 2018 .  Report from PLM (April 17, 2018)
  • 04/18/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 18-0246 
  • 04/17/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s)   Motion (March 23, 2018)
  • 04/13/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 17, 2018.  Motion (March 23, 2018)
  • 03/23/2018 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.   Motion (March 23, 2018)
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City Council Referral – April 20, 2018

16-1472-S3
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Koretz – Bonin) – Relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare an ordinance that incorporates amendments to the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Hillside Construction Regulation supplemental use for the construction of single family homes in hillside areas with over-sized rooftop decks.
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Affordable Housing, Displacement, and Regional Housing Needs

SB No. 828 Legislative Council’s Digest

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The legislation, Senate Bill 828, from state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require cities and counties to rezone land in their communities to permit many more homes than are currently in their plans.  Under the bill, local governments could have to double the amount of land made available for condominium and apartment complexes, and zone even more parcels for residential development in an effort to address a shortage of homes in the state that Wiener has estimated stands at 4 million.

The April 26, 2018 version of the Bill would require the program to identify actions that will be taken to accommodate 125% of the city’s or county’s share of the regional housing need that could not be accommodated on the sites identified in the inventory of land without rezoning of those sites. The bill would also require those actions be taken to make at least 100% of the city’s or county’s share so identified be available for multifamily housing located within developed areas.

  • Read APA Letter of Opposition to AB No. 828  (March 27, 2018)
  • Read Los Angeles Times,  “A little-known bill could reshape housing development across California” by Liam Dillon  (April 12, 2018)

 

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City Council Referrals – April 17, 2018

16-0684-S2
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Wesson, Jr. – Ryu) – Instruct the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report with options to provide notice to either the abutting neighbor, or to neighbors within 100 feet or more of a development project site subject to the recently adopted Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program Guidelines
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Farmers’ Markets to be Permitted in Residential Zones

CF 10-1832   AT CITY COUNCIL 04/17/2018   Vote Action: Adopted, Vote Given: (13 – 0 – 2)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to allow discretionary approval of Certified Farmers’ Markets.

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

FIND based on the whole of the administrative record, the Ordinance is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303(c), 15304(e), 15311(c), 15332 and City CEQA Guideline Class 4; and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies.

FIND, having considered the whole administrative record and exercising its independent judgment, that the Council determine the City has complied with all of the procedural requirements related to the preparation, noticing and distribution of the Notice of Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration, the Negative Declaration and the initial study supporting the determination of a Negative Declaration, as set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21091 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15071, 15072 and 15073; there is no substantial evidence the project will have a significant effect on the environment; and the Negative Declaration reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis; and, ADOPT the Negative Declaration.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated March 13, 2018, disapproved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, amending Section 12.24 and Section 14.00 of the LAMC to allow for discretionary approval of Certified Farmers’ Markets in Residential Zones and ministerial approval in the A, C, M and P Zones as a Public Benefit.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

Against:
Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council

Refer to CF 10-1832 for Detail

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  • 04/25/2018 Council action final.   Final Ordinance No.185,514 (June 4, 2018),  Mayor Concurrence (April 25,2018)
  • 04/25/2018 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: June 4, 2018.
  • 04/23/2018 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 04/18/2018 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is 04/30/2018.
  • 04/17/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from  PLM (March 27, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 15, 2018)
  • 04/04/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 17, 2018 .  Report from  PLM (March 27, 2018)
  • 03/27/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) . Report from City Attorney (March 15, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 15, 2018),  City Planning Department Report (March 15, 2018)
  • 03/23/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 27, 2018. Report from City Attorney (March 15, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 15, 2018),  City Planning Department Report (March 15, 2018)
  • 03/16/2018 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Attorney (March 15, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 15, 2018),  City Planning Department Report (March 15, 2018)
  • 03/15/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Report from City Attorney (March 15, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 15, 2018),  City Planning Department Report (March 15, 2018)
    City Attorney report R18-0073, dated March 15, 2018, relative to a revised draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to allow for discretionary approval of Certified Farmers’ Markets in Residential zones and ministerial approval in other zones as a public benefit.
  • 02/27/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item, with amendments to expand the hours of allowable operation in non-residential zones, requested for City Attorney to submit final ordinance to Council, and instructed the Department of City Planning to initiate a separate ordinance allowing Certified Farmers’ Markets by-right on parking lots of approved institutions.
  • 02/23/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 27, 2018. Report from City Planning (February 22, 2018) ,  Report from City Attorney (September 28, 2017), Draft Ordinance (September 28, 2017)
  • 02/23/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Planning (February 22, 2018)
  • 02/22/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows: Department of City Planning report, dated February 22, 2018, a report back on Farmers’ Market Code Amendment.    Report from City Planning (February 22, 2018)
  • 12/05/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.
  • 12/01/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 5, 2017.
  • 10/03/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) , and requested the City Attorney to amend the final Ordinance to incorporate revisions for removing the annual review requirement, allow acceptance of electronic benefit transfer, and an administrative process to modify hours of operation.  Communication from Deputy City Clerk (November 9, 2017)
  • 09/29/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 3, 2017.  Communication from Department of City Planning (September 19, 2017), Report from City Attorney (September 28, 2017), Draft Ordinance (September 28, 2017)
  • 09/29/2017 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Attorney (September 28, 2017), Draft Ordinance (September 28, 2017)
  • 09/28/2017 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Report from City Attorney (September 28, 2017), Draft Ordinance (September 28, 2017)

City Attorney report R17-0338, dated September 28, 2017, relative to a draft ordinance amending Sections 12.24 and 14.00 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to allow for discretionary approval of Certified Farmers’ Markets in Residential zones and ministerial approval in other zones as a public benefit.

  • 05/09/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.
  • 05/05/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 9, 2017.   Communication fro Councilman Huizar (May 5, 2017)
  • 05/05/2017 Councilmember document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 05/05/2017 Document(s) submitted by Councilmember Huizar, as follows:

Communication from Councilmember Huizar, dated May 5, 2017, relative to the Department of City Planning and the City Attorney to present a report regarding farmers’ markets be permitted in residential zones.

  • 01/10/2012 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council.
  • 11/17/2011 Council Action.
  • 11/15/2011 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 11/03/2011 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 15, 2011 .
  • 10/25/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 10/22/2011 Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council.
  • 10/21/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 25, 2011.
  • 10/07/2011 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 10/07/2011 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:

City Planning Commission report, dated October 6, 2011, relative to the proposed ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to allow farmers markets in all residential zones, etc.

  • 05/13/2011 Council Action.
  • 05/11/2011 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 05/06/2011 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 11, 2011 .
  • 04/26/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 04/21/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 26, 2011.
  • 04/12/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for April 26, 2011 .
  • 04/05/2011 City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 04/05/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for April 12, 2011 .
  • 04/01/2011 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 5, 2011.
  • 04/01/2011 Document(s) submitted by City Planning, as follows:

City Planning report, dated April 1, 2011, relative to the feasibility of allowing farmers’ market by-right in residential zones.

  • 11/19/2010 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

 

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City Council Referrals – April 12, 2018

17-0309
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Department of City Planning report, dated April 12, 2018, relative to a report on freeway adjacency and air quality concerns.
18-1200-S10
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Mayor report, dated April 10, 2018, relative to the appointment of Yvette Lopez-Ledesma to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2022. Ms. Lopez-Ledesma will fill the vacancy created by Aura Garcia, who has resigned.
14-0163-S12
To Budget and Finance Committee
To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
City Attorney report R18-0099, dated April 10, 2018, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require property owners undergoing certain improvement projects to repair their sidewalks; and related actions.

 

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City Council Referrals – April 11, 2018

18-0315
To Housing Committee
Motion (Bonin – et al. – Cedillo) – Relative to a report back on the AB 1505, the City’s ability to adopt or implement inclusionary zoning for the City and any affects it may have on City Ordinances or guidelines.
18-0311
CD 1
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Cedillo – Huizar) – Relative to an instruction to the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance to include in the Central City West Specific Plan provisions listed in the Motion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pet Shops in certain commercial zones

AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (04/14/2018)

CPC- 201 7-4075 -CA,  CEQA: ENV -2017- 4076 -ND L

PUBLIC HEARING – Completed December 7, 2017

PROJECT AREA : Citywide PROPOSED ORDINANCE: An ordinance amending sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to facilitate pet adoption by modifying regulations to allow four or more adult dogs in Pet Shops in certain commercial zones, as long as the shops comply with a set of development and operational standards, and to provide a discretionary review option for shops that vary from the standards or are located in the more restrictive commercial zones.

REQUESTED ACTIONS: 1. Find, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including Negative Declaration No. ENV -2017 -4076 -ND, and all comments received, that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; 2. Adopt the staff report as the Commission report on the subject; 3. Approve and recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance; and 4. Approve and recommend that the City Council adopt the Findings.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles Staff: Yi Lu , City Planning Associate yi.lu @lacity.org (213) 978- 1287

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City Council Referrals – April 10, 2018

09-0969-S2
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
City Attorney report R18-0095, dated April 9, 2018, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to remove previous references to Mills Act fees and to cross-reference recently adopted Mills Act fees included in the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
15-0389-S1
To Health, Education, and Neighborhood Councils Committee
Motion (Bonin – Huizar) – Relative to amending Section 22.819 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to include an additional time set aside provision by applying the current discretionary extended time allowance to non-certified community councils when a representative presents an official position on an item pending before a City Board or Commission.
18-0002-S41
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Englander – Blumenfield) – Resolve that the City hereby includes in its 2017-18 State Legislative Program its position for AB 3162 (Friedman), which would clarify and reform state licensing laws for residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities.
18-0304
To Transportation Committee
Motion (Krekorian – Koretz) – Relative to an instruction to the Department of Transportation to report back on mapping apps negative neighborhood impacts and how they can be used more effective and efficient to reduce the volume of cut-through vehicle traffic diverted onto residential streets.
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Citywide / Hotels/Motels / Supportive Housing / Transitional Housing / Los Angeles Municipal Code / Amendment

CF 17-1432       STATUS   04/11/2018 Council adopted item as amended by Motions 18-B (Harris-Dawson – Wesson – Bonin) and 18-C (O’Farrell – Krekorian), subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.  Adopted as Amended, (13); Absent: Buscaino, Cedillo (2)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a process for temporary use of motels and hotels for supportive and transitional housing.

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

FIND based on the whole of the administrative record, that the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies.

FIND pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2017-3410-ND, and all comments received, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; and, ADOPT the Negative Declaration.

ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission dated December 19, 2017, and the additional findings submitted by the Department of City Planning, attached to the Council file, as the Findings of Council.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated March 22, 2018, amending Sections 12.03, 14.00 and 151.02 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish a process to allow temporary use of motels and hotels for supportive and transitional housing for persons experiencing homelessness or those at risk for homelessness.

NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated February 22, 2018.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For:
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council
Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Mid City West Community Council
Northridge East Neighborhood Council

For if amended:
Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council
West Hills Neighborhood Council

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

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  • 04/11/2018 Council adopted item as amended by Motions 18-B (Harris-Dawson – Wesson – Bonin) and 18-C (O’Farrell – Krekorian), subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 04/08/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Wilshire Center-Koreatown Neighborhood Council.
  • 04/06/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 11, 2018 .   Report from PLM  (March 6, 2018)
  • 03/27/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sylmar Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 17-1432 
  • 03/24/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by West Hills Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 17-1432
  • 03/22/2018 City Attorney document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 03/22/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Draft Ordinance (March 22, 2018), Report from City Attorney (March 22, 2018)

City Attorney report R18-0077, dated March 22, 2018, relative to a revised draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish a process to allow temporary use of motels and hotels for supportive and transitional housing for the homeless.

  • 03/12/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Atwater Village Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 17-1432
  • 03/06/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .   Report from City Planning (March 2, 2018) ,  Draft Ordinance (February 27, 2018), Report from City Attorney (February 27, 2018)
  • 03/05/2018 Housing and Community Investment Department document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.   Report from Housing and Community Investment Department (March 5, 2018)
  • 03/05/2018 Document(s) submitted by Housing and Community Investment Department, as follows:  Report from Housing and Community Investment Department (March 5, 2018)

Housing and Community Investment Department report, dated March 5, 2018, relative to establishing an appropriate method in determining the number of motel conversion units and permanent supportive housing units required throughout areas of the City, directly correlated to need or another specified criteria.

  • 03/05/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 17-1432 
  • 03/02/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 6, 2018.  Report from City Planning (March 2 2018), Draft Ordinance (February 27, 2018), Report from City Attorney (February 27, 2018) , Report City Planning Commission (December 19, 2017)
  • 03/02/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report from City Planning (March 3, 2018) , Report
  • 03/02/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from City Planning (March 3, 2018)

    Department of City Planning report, dated March 2, 2018, relative to the supplemental report on the proposed interim motel conversion Ordinance.

  • 02/28/2018 City Attorney document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Draft Ordinance (February 27, 2018), Report from City Attorney (February 27, 2018)
  • 02/27/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Draft Ordinance (February 27, 2018), Report from City Attorney (February 27, 2018)

    City Attorney report R18-0052, dated February 27, 2018, relative to the draft Ordinance amending sections 12.03, 14.00, and 151.02 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish a process to allow temporary use of motels and hotels for supportive and transitional housing for persons experiencing homelessness or those at risk for homelessness.

  • 02/25/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Los Feliz Neighborhood Council. Refer for Report
  • 02/13/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item, and requested City Attorney to prepare final Ordinance for Committee, with additional instructions for departments to report back.   Communication from Deputy City Clerk (February 16, 2018)
  • 02/11/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Northridge East Neighborhood Council.  Refer for Report
  • 02/09/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 13, 2018.  Report City Planning Commission (December 19, 2017), Environmental (December 19, 2017) ,  Findings (December 19, 2017),  Staff Report (December 19, 2017) ,  Proposed Ordinance (December 19, 2017)
  • 02/01/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Mid City West Community Council.  Refer to CF 17-1432
  • 01/31/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Mid City West Community Council.   Refer to CF 17-1432
  • 01/17/2018 Homelessness and Poverty Committee continued item to/for 30 days.
  • 01/12/2018 Homelessness and Poverty Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 17, 2018. Report City Planning Commission (December 19, 2017), Environmental (December 19, 2017) ,  Findings (December 19, 2017),  Staff Report (December 19, 2017) ,  Proposed Ordinance (December 19, 2017)
  • 01/08/2018 Corrected Referral per Council President to change referral to Homelessness and Poverty Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report City Planning Commission (December 19, 2017), Environmental (December 19, 2017) ,  Findings (December 19, 2017),  Staff Report (December 19, 2017) ,  Proposed Ordinance (December 19, 2017)
  • 12/20/2017 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee; Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report City Planning Commission (December 19, 2017), Environmental (December 19, 2017) ,  Findings (December 19, 2017),  Staff Report (December 19, 2017) ,  Proposed Ordinance (December 19, 2017)
  • 12/19/2017 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:  Report City Planning Commission (December 19, 2017), Environmental (December 19, 2017) ,  Findings (December 19, 2017),  Staff Report (December 19, 2017) ,  Proposed Ordinance (December 19, 2017)

Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated December 19, 2017, relative to a proposed ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 14.00 and 151.02 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish regulations to facilitate the use of existing hotels and motels for Supportive Housing and/or Transitional Housing.

 

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Paper Streets Improvement / Public Notice of B Permit Applications

CF 16-0421 

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding a public notice requirement for Class B Permit Applications to construct a street improvement on an unimproved public right-of-way in a hillside area.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated March 2, 2018, relative to amending Section 62.105 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add a public notice requirement for Class B permit applications to construct a street improvement on an unimproved public right-of-way in a Hillside Area.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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  • 04/11/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (May 2, 2017) , Draft Ordinance (March 5, 2018)
  • 04/02/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 11, 2018 .  Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (April 2, 2018), Report from City Attorney (March 5, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 5, 2018)
  • 03/21/2018 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee approved item(s) .  Report from City Attorney (March 5, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 5, 2018)
  • 03/16/2018 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 21, 2018.  Report from City Attorney (March 5, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 5, 2018)
  • 03/07/2018 City Attorney document(s) referred to Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.  Report from City Attorney (March 5, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 5, 2018)
  • 03/05/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Report from City Attorney (March 5, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 5, 2018)

City Attorney report R18-0065, dated March 5, 2018, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add a public notice requirement for Class B permit applications to construct a street improvement on an unimproved public right-of-way in a Hillside Area.

  • 05/05/2017 Council Action Vote Action: Adopted, Vote Given: (12 – 0 – 3) (May 5, 2017)  , Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (May 2, 2017)
  • 05/03/2017 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (May 2, 2017)
  • 04/26/2017 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 3, 2017 .  Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (May 2, 2017), Notification of Public Roadway Construction (March 14, 2017),  Report from Public Works (March 14, 2017) , Refer
  • 04/24/2017 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee approved as amended to incorporate a second certified mail notification requirement.  Notification of Public Roadway Construction (March 14, 2017),  Report from Public Works (March 14, 2017)
  • 04/21/2017 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 24, 2017. Notification of Public Roadway Construction (March 14, 2017),  Report from Public Works (March 14, 2017) , Refer
  • 03/17/2017 Public Works: Engineering document(s) referred to Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee. Notification of Public Roadway Construction (March 14, 2017),  Report from Public Works (March 14, 2017)
  • 03/17/2017 Document(s) submitted by Public Works: Engineering, as follows: Notification of Public Roadway Construction (March 14, 2017),  Report from Public Works (March 14, 2017)

Bureau of Engineering report, dated March 14, 2017, relative to request the City Attorney draft an ordinance to revise Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 62.105 to help residents be more informed and aware of the proposed street improvements of a paper streets in Hillside areas.

  • 11/16/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.   (Refer)
  • 06/30/2016 Council Action (June 30, 2016),  Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (June 27, 2016)
  • 06/29/2016 Council adopted item forthwith.  Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (June 27, 2016)
  • 06/27/2016 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee approved item(s) .
  • 06/24/2016 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 27, 2016. Motion (April 13, 2016)
  • 06/22/2016 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 28, 2016 . Motion (April 13, 2016)
  • 05/09/2016 Corrected Referral per Council President to change referral to Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee. Motion (April 13, 2016)
  • 04/13/2016 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.    Motion (April 13, 2016)
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Pet Shops or animal adoption facilities

CPC 2017-4075-CA,  ENV 2017-4076-EAF   AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 04/12/2018

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What is the purpose of this Code amendment? The purpose of the Code amendment is to facilitate the adoption of stray or neglected animals and lower the euthanasia rate in the City’s animal shelters. Why is this Code amendment needed? Currently, the Zoning Code defines a Kennel as “any lot or premises on which four (4) or more dogs, at least four (4) months of age, are kept”, which could apply to Pet Shops or animal adoption facilities housing more than three adult animals in need of a permanent home. Pet Shops housing fewer adult animals are permitted in the C2 Zone and less restrictive zones, while Kennels are only allowed in industrial zones. If Pet Shops/ animal adoption facilities housing more than three adult animals were able to locate in commercial zones, animals needing permanent homes would have more visibility and an increased chance of adoption.

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Article – How Transit-Oriented Development Can Prevent Displacement

 

In recent years, the blocks around Oakland’s Fruitvale Transit Village have seen many changes that are typical of urban neighborhoods around the United States. Housing prices are on the rise, and the population has grown wealthier and more educated. But Fruitvale’s transformation is unusual in one key way: It hasn’t gotten whiter.Between 2000 and 2015, homeownership, median household income, and educational attainment all increased in the majority-Latino neighborhood. The gains were on par with Uptown Oakland, which posted the Bay Area’s largest increase in white share of the population in the same timeframe. Unlike Uptown, however, Fruitvale saw these outcomes without an exodus of people of color.

How did Fruitvale manage to maintain its cultural identity while showing all of the economic indicators of gentrification? Researchers from UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Initiative believe the transformation can be attributed, at least in part, to the transit village itself; a community-planned project that provided the neighborhood with much-needed social services, and an inviting urban design that stimulated commerce and street life.

 Sonja Diaz, an LPPI researcher who led a recent study on the neighborhood, says Fruitvale’s story can help inform other low- and middle-income communities that need economic development but worry about its side effects. “What we want to highlight is the opportunity for a community to really prosper across a wide range of indicators while still maintaining its identity and not displacing its residents,” she said.
To understand the impact the Fruitvale Transit Village may have had on the neighborhood’s prosperity, Diaz and her colleagues compared the economic and demographic outcomes for that census tract in 2015, with other census tracts in the Bay Area and Los Angeles County that were most similar to it in 2000, based on their racial makeup, average rents, and median household income. As a control, they also ran the numbers for the aforementioned census tract in Uptown Oakland.

Change in median household income Change in proportion of homeowners (percentage points) Change in B.A. completion (percentage points) Change in Latino population (percentage points)
Fruitvale 47% 8 13 -1
Similar Bay Area Tracts 33% -3 8 5
Similar Los Angeles County tracts 39% -1 2 6
Uptown 39% -2 18 -7

Over the past 15 years, Fruitvale substantially outperformed its peer neighborhoods in median income growth and educational attainment. But Fruitvale’s increase in homeownership is particularly notable, Diaz said. Not only does it buck national trends toward higher rates of rental housing, it’s also unusual because Latino households were disproportionately affected by the foreclosure crisis, which took place in the midst of the study period. And while similar neighborhoods in Los Angeles County and the rest of the Bay Area saw small increases in their proportion of Latino residents, Fruitvale’s proportion of Latinos barely changed, even as its economic indicators skyrocketed. (Uptown Oakland saw its black population decrease by 14 percentage points over that period, from 59 percent to 45 percent).

One of the main things that differentiated Fruitvale from its peer neighborhoods over the study period was the opening of the Fruitvale Transit Village, in 2003. In addition to 47 units of housing (10 of which are affordable) and a number of retail spaces, the village includes a charter high school, a community center where residents can access legal services, a public library, and a small clinic, making it a hub of community activity.
“The concept of bringing these services to a dense area of the city, especially around transit, I think worked better than anybody envisioned,” said Chris Iglesias, head of the Unity Council, the Fruitvale-based social equity corporation that developed the village. These services may have had an impact on the educational attainment of local residents, as well as their incomes. They also may have helped provide the ability and motivation for residents to stay in place. “There’s more of an opportunity for folks to put down roots here, and be part of this community,” Iglesias said.It wasn’t just the many community-facing enterprises in the village that helped shape Fruitvale’s fortunes, but also its design. Initially, BART, which operates the rail stop adjacent to the transit village, had planned to build a parking garage on the lot. But the Unity Council and other community groups insisted on a more active use of space. The finished result includes a pedestrian walkway, lined with storefronts, that provides an inviting connection between the neighborhood and the station, and a safe, new public space for events and street vendors.

If you had a parking lot, it would’ve effectively blocked off users of that transit stop to… International Boulevard, which is a small business corridor with a lot of Latino-owned and Latino-serving businesses,” Diaz said. “The design of the village itself opens to this big corridor that already existed. And that’s probably part of the reason that you saw these gains, because accessibility and continuity were things that were thought of in the planning.”

Phase II of the village is currently under construction, and will include 94 units of affordable housing and more clinic space. Another 180 units of market rate housing are planned in a future phase, but Iglesias said the Unity Council is working to make those units affordable, too. With such a high percentage of affordable housing units, and such a concentration of community services, Fruitvale Village is unlike most transit-oriented development projects. But the village is not the only new development in the area. “There’s plenty of market rate housing going up all around us,” Iglesias said.At a moment when transit-oriented development is becoming a more widely acknowledged necessity for sustainable population growth, and simultaneously viewed as a harbinger of gentrification and displacement, the Fruitvale village shows a middle way. By creating a dynamic new public space anchored by vital community services, the existing population has been able to stay in place and prosper. What’s more, these priorities don’t have to come at the expense of other developments that can house newcomers; although it seems important that the needs of the existing community are prioritized in such a central location, right next to the BART station, the area’s economic lifeline.“This strikes me as a scalable project to ensure that there is economic mobility and opportunity for the most disadvantaged,” Diaz said, “while still being something that makes economic sense for the wider community.”

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Benjamin Schneider
Benjamin Schneider

Benjamin Schneider is an editorial fellow at CityLab