18-0305		City’s wireless/small cell permitting procedures
	To Information, Technology, and General Services Committee To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee Information Technology Agency, Bureau of Street Lighting, Bureau of Engineering, and Department of General Services joint report CEB-209-18, dated August 30, 2018, relative to the City’s wireless/small cell permitting procedures.

DIR-2016 -1803 -BSA -1A   AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION  (08/09/2018)

Building and Safety appeals often test the validity of administrative application of the Planning and Zoning Code.

• AZA Appeal Report and Letter of Determination (August 9, 2018)
• City Planning Commission Audio  (August 9, 2018)

Council District: 12 – Englander

CEQA: N/A Last Day to Act: 08 -09 -18

Plan Area: Chatsworth -Porter Ranch

Related Cases: DIR-2016 -1806 -BSA-1A, DIR-2016 -1807 -BSA-1A

PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED PROJECT SITE: 11001 North Farralone Avenue

APPEAL : Appeal of the Director of Planning’s decision to deny an appeal alleging that the Department of Building and Safety erred and abused its discretion by not issuing a building permit for a proposed ground mounted solar facility (application for Building Permit No. 14020 -20000 -02849) in the A2-1 Zone until the applicant obtains approval of a site specific  Conditional Use Permit required pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 U.7.

Owner : PLH, LLC c/o Ecos Energy LLC Appellant: PLH, LLC and Chatsworth Solar, LLC c/o Ecos Renewable Energy Representative: Michael Melone, Allco Renewable Energy Limited

Staff: Undine Petrulis , Project Planner undine.petrulis@lacity.org (818) 374 -5060 Maya Zaitzevsky, Associate Zoning Administrator

CF 11-1705-S4 

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE, relative to staff support for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) for the enforcement of off-site sign code violations.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Huizar – Harris-Dawson – Ryu):

DIRECT the LADBS to prepare an analysis of the Code Violation Inspection Fee to determine the fee amount required to achieve full cost recovery for code violation inspections and submit said analysis to Council.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendation of this report to direct the LADBS to report on the appropriate level for the Code Violation Inspection Fee to achieve full cost recovery.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Bel Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

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• 09/21/2018 Council action final. (September 21, 2018)
• 09/19/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westside Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 11-1705-S4 
• 09/18/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 08/28/2018 Council continued item to/for September 18, 2018 . Communication from Chair, Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (August 01, 2018)
• 08/14/2018 Council continued item to/for August 28, 2018 . Communication Chair Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (August 01, 2018)
• 08/02/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 14, 2018 .  Communication Chair Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (August 01, 2018), Report City Administrative Officer (June 7, 2018)
• 08/01/2018 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee approved item(s) .   Report City Administrative Officer (June 7, 2018)
• 07/26/2018 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 1, 2018.  Report City Administrative Officer (June 7, 2018)
• 06/13/2018 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee.  Report City Administrative Officer (June 7, 2018)
• 06/07/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:  Report City Administrative Officer (June 7, 2018)

City Administrative Officer report 0220-05473-0000, dated June 7, 2018, relative to the addition of support staff for the Department of Building and Safety for the enforcement of off-site sign code violations.

• 04/11/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.   Refer CF 11-1705-S4 
• 02/16/2018 Motion referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee.  Motion (February 16, 2018)

 

18-0807		Council in its prevailing jurisdiction over all conditions of approval for Multiple Approvals
	To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Motion (Huizar – Blumenfield) – Relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to clarify the authority of the Council in its prevailing jurisdiction over all conditions of approval for Multiple Approvals applications wherein legislative approval is required.

CPC-2018-2657-CA  AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 08/23/2018

• Staff Report:  August 23, 2018
• Listen to CPC Audio (August 23, 2018)
• California Legislative Information SB 375     Sustainable Communities Strategy: environmental review.

Council Districts: All
CEQA: ENV-2018-2658-CE Last Day to Act: N/A
Plan Areas: All
PUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 6, 2018
PROJECT SITE: Citywide

PROPOSED ORDINANCE:  An ordinance establishing a new Section 11.5.13 within Article 1.5 to the Los Angeles Municipal Code, stating that when a decision-maker other that the City Council certifies an EIR, approves an ND, MND, or SCEA, or determines that a project is exempt, that environmental clearance is appealable to the City Council within 15 days of the project’s approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

1. Consider based on the whole of the administrative record, that the proposed ordinance is not a project under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15308 (Class 8);
2. Approve and recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance;
3. Adopt the staff report as the Commission report on the subject; and
4. Adopt the Findings as recommended by staff.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Staff: Azeen Khanmalek, City Planning Associate

azeen.khanmalek@lacity.org  (213) 978-1336

16-0614 CD 12
	To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Mayor report, dated August 9, 2018, relative to the reappointment of Eric Nam to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2023. Mr. Nam’s current term expired on June 30, 2018.

 

CF 17-0309     Adopted, (13); Absent: Huizar, Price (2) 

• Listen to PLUM public hearing (July 31, 2018)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to freeway adjacent development considerations.

Recommendations for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), to:

Establish a Freeway Adjacent use package in the re:code LA effort.

Publish proposed revisions to Zoning Information File No. 2427, for guidelines that address the location of schools, day care facilities, and senior care centers within 1,000 feet of a freeway.

Report on the progress to update the Citywide Design Guidelines in regards to the strategies/goals contained in the DCP report dated July 26, 2018 and attached to Council file No. 17-0309.

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, with assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance to update subsections of the building code to establish an Electric Vehicle (EV) ready and EV charging requirement that exceeds current State standards and recognizes the importance of EV in the City, and addresses the minimum targets referenced in the DCP report dated July 26, 2018 and attached to Council file No. 17-0309.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. 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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• 12/17/2019 Council action final.
• 12/17/2019 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: January 28, 2020.
• 12/13/2019 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
• 12/11/2019 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is 12/23/2019.
• 12/11/2019 Council adopted item forthwith.   Draft Ordinance (December 10, 2019), Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee (December 10, 2019)
• 2/10/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .
• 12/09/2019 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 11, 2019 .   Report from City Attorney (November 22, 2019)
• 12/06/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 10, 2019.
• 12/05/2019 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 11, 2019 .   Report from City Attorney (November 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (November 22, 2019)
• 11/26/2019 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.     Draft Ordinance (December 10, 2019), Report from City Attorney (November 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (November 22, 2019)
• 11/22/2019 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Draft Ordinance (December 10, 2019), Report from City Attorney (November 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (November 22, 2019)

City Attorney report R19-0391, dated November 22, 2019, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to update the Building Code regarding electric vehicle ready and electric vehicle charging requirements that exceed current State standards.

• 01/17/2019 Community Impact Statement submitted by Silver Lake Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 17-0309
• 10/26/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 17-0309
• 08/15/2018 Council action final.  (August 15, 2018)    Adopted, (10); Absent: Huizar, Krekorian, Price, Ryu, Wesson (5)
• 08/14/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from Planning and Land Use Management (July 31,2018)
• 08/08/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 14, 2018 .  Report from Planning and Land Use Management (July 31,2018)
• 07/31/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .  Report from City Planning (July 26, 2018),
• 07/27/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on July 31, 2018.  Report from City Planning (July 26, 2018), Report from City Planning (April 12, 2018)
• 07/27/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Planning (July 26, 2018)
• 07/26/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from City Planning (July 26, 2018)

Department of City Planning report, dated July 26, 2018, relative to providing a supplemental report on freeway adjacency and air quality concerns.

• 05/01/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date undetermined.  Report from City Planning (April 12, 2018)
• 04/27/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 1, 2018. Report from City Planning (April 12, 2018)
• 04/12/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Planning (April 12, 2018)
• 04/12/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from City Planning (April 12, 2018)

Department of City Planning report, dated April 12, 2018, relative to a report on freeway adjacency and air quality concerns.

• 06/28/2017 Council Action (June 28, 2017),
• 06/27/2017 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.  Report from PLUM (June 20, 2017)
• 06/22/2017 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 27, 2017 .
• 06/22/2017 Health, Mental Health, and Education Committee waived consideration of item .
• 06/21/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee transmitted Council File to Health, Mental Health, and Education Committee . Motion (March 22, 2017)
• 06/20/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended to make the Department of Planning the lead department. Motion (March 22, 2017)
• 06/16/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 20, 2017. Motion (March 22, 2017)
• 03/22/2017 Motion document(s) referred to Health, Mental Health, and Education Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Motion (March 22, 2017)

 

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ZI 2427  (November 8, 2012)

(AQMD) Addressing Air Quality Issues in General Plans, Local Planning, and School Siting  (AQMD Planning  Guidance)

Heard at April 26, 2018 City Planning Commission :  Overview of the air quality challenges facing Los Angeles and the greater Southern California Basin, the various strategies that are currently being explored to reduce mobile source emissions , and potential strategies to limit exposure to pollutant matter and noxious gases.

• Staff Report  to City Planning Commission (April 26, 2018)
• Hear Audio City Planning Commission  (April 26, 2018)

Background On December 21, 2017, the Department provided the City Planning Commission (CPC) with an overview of the City’s policies and regulations pertaining to the review and consideration of new residential uses located adjacent and proximate to freeways. This overview included the 2012 Zoning Information Bulletin, ZI 2427 , which is an advisory to applicants of CPC cases, provides design and siting guidelines for discretionary residential projects , and sensitive uses and schools located within 1,000 feet of a freeway. The overview also included information about the specific freeway related regulations included in the 2016 Clean U p Green Up ordinance that mandates high efficiency air intake filters for freeway -adjacent residential buildings and requir es information al signage , regarding air quality hazards, in freeway adjacent civic buildings. While the Department’s efforts on this issue have largely focused on reducing the exposure of future residents to the negative pollutant levels emitting from freeways , it is also important to prioritize the reduction of mobile source emissions overall . Tail pipe emissions are the leading contributor of health -related impacts such as asthma, lung problems, heart disease, and stroke. As a result, health experts from such institutions as USC and UCLA continue to advocate for a combination of strategies that seek to reduce the extent of tail pipe emissions throughout the region and lessen the impact of mobile source emissions on our most vulnerable populations . These experts emphasize the value of encouraging and facilitating mobility choices such as walking, biking and transit while also strongly supporting strategies that promote increased prevalence of electric and/or clean fuel vehicles on our roadways.

At the December 2017 CPC meeting on this matter, the Department was directed to develop an inventory of additional actions to reduce and limit health impacts attributed to residing within close proximity to freeways. Additionally, concerns were raised regarding the maintenance and replacement of mandated high- efficiency air intake filters . Tasked with providing such recommendations, the Department reviewed several State and Federal studies that have provided insight on the complexity of this issue.

This report will also focus on ways to lessen the exposure to air pollution throughout the City and the important role the City and Department can play in reducing mobile source emissions in the first place.

Contact Staff:

Staff:  Shana Bonstin,
Principal  City Planner
shana.bonstin@lacity.org
(213) 978-1217

Claire Bowin, Senior City Planner
claire.bowin@lacity.org
(213) 847-3710

 

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• Measure JJJ & TOC Progress Report
• TOC Guidelines
• Summary of the Measure JJJ In-Lieu Fee Study

In November 2016, City of Los Angeles voters approved Measure JJJ, which added provisions to the municipal code to require developers requesting certain entitlements for residential projects to either provide affordable units or pay an in-lieu fee. These requirements generally apply to applications for Zone Changes or General Plan Amendments that increase residential density and were deemed complete on or after December 13, 2016.

Measure JJJ also required the Department of City Planning to create a program to further incentivize affordable housing near transit. Accordingly, the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program became effective on September 22, 2017. The program encourages affordable housing within a half mile of major transit stops by providing additional density, reduced parking, and other incentives for projects that include covenanted affordable units.

The report linked below provides an overview of the housing outcomes of these measures and programs through June 30, 2018. Highlights include:

• Anticipation of Measure JJJ and Measure S resulted in a high volume of housing units proposed in late 2016 and early 2017
• While housing proposed through Zone Changes and General Plan Amendments has declined since the passage of Measure JJJ, the TOC program accounts for 19% of all units for which entitlements were filed in the past 9 months
• To date, the TOC program has facilitated 5,571 proposed housing units, 1,145 of which are covenanted affordable
• The TOC program has incentivized 417 Extremely Low Income (ELI) units, representing 36% of all affordable units proposed

For more information, contact Lauren Alba, lauren.alba@lacity.org (213) 978-1190

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The Small Lot Subdivision Code Amendment is a comprehensive update to the Small Lot Ordinance that: 1) modifies existing provisions of the Small Lot Ordinance to reduce previous ly established incentives for newly constructed small lot homes ; 2 ) establishes a process to further facilitate fee – simple homeownership opportunities through the preservation of existing housing within the City; 3) establishes a set of map standards to be discretionarily administered to all small lot subdivision maps; and 4) establish es an administrative review process that permits an enforceable design review process of small lot homes .

• See recent  provided Small Lot Subdivision Frequently Asked Questions (July 2018)
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CF 14-0141

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the exemption of two Deputy Directors of Planning (Class Code 9444) positions for the Department of City Planning pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

 

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• 09/11/2020 Mayor document(s) referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee. Report from Mayor (September 9, 2020)
• 09/10/2020 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:

Mayor report, dated September 9, 2020, relative to the re-exemption request of one position of Deputy Director of Planning, Class Code 9444, in accordance with Charter Section 1001(b), from civil service as a management, professional, scientific, or expert services exemption..  Report from Mayor (September 9, 2020)

• 08/07/2018 Council action final. (September 7, 2018)
• 08/03/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report.  Report from Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (August 1, 2018)

• 08/01/2018 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee approved item(s) .  Report from Mayor (June 18, 2018)
• 07/26/2018 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 1, 2018.  Report from Mayor (June 18, 2018)
• 07/23/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 3, 2018 .
• 06/18/2018 Mayor document(s) referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee.  Report from Mayor (June 18, 2018)
• 06/18/2018 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:  Report from Mayor (June 18, 2018)

Mayor report, dated June 18, 2018, relative to an exemption of two Director of Planning positions in the Department of City Planning.

• 08/09/2016 Council action final. (August 9, 2018), Report from the Mayor (June 29, 2016)
• 08/03/2016 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.   Report from the Mayor (June 29, 2016)
• 07/11/2016 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 3, 2016 .  Report from the Mayor (June 29, 2016)
• 06/30/2016 Mayor document(s) referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee.  Report from the Mayor (June 29, 2016)
• 06/29/2016 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:  Report from the Mayor  Report from the Mayor (June 29, 2016)

Mayor report, dated June 29, 2016, relative to the City Planning requests for the exemption of one (1) position of Deputy Director of Planning, in accordance with Charter Section 1001 (b).

• 02/18/2014 Council action final. (February 12, 2014)
• 02/12/2014 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.   Adopted Resolution (February 12, 2014)
• 02/06/2014 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 12, 2014 .  Report from Mayor (January 29, 2014)
• 02/05/2014 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of item .  Report from Mayor (January 29, 2014)
• 01/30/2014 Mayor document(s) referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee.  Report from Mayor (January 29, 2014)
• 01/30/2014 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:  Report from Mayor (January 29, 2014)

Mayor report, dated January 29, 2014, relative to the re-exemption of one (1) Deputy Director of Planning position for the City Planning Department, pursuant to Charter Section 1001 (b), etc

 

 

14-0079-S3		Spaces on a public street or parking facility
	To Transportation Committee City Attorney report R18-0244, dated July 30, 2018, relative to a draft Ordinance regarding designated spaces on a public street or parking facility for parking a vehicle that is connected for electric charging and related matters.