Month: February 2019

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Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan (“Plan”)

CPC-2008-3470-SP-GPA-ZC-SUD-BL-M3     AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 02/28/2019

Council District: 3 – Blumenfield

CEQA: ENV-2008-3471-EIR; SCH No. 1990011055 Last Day to Act: 05-05-19
Plan Area: Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Hills-West Hills

PUBLIC HEARING – Completed May 3, 2018

PROJECT SITE: Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan

PROPOSED ORDINANCE:
Amendment to the Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan (“Plan”) to update and clarify the way mobility  fees, pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan are assessed and calculated, with amendments to Sections 4, 5, and 7, and Appendices D and E of the Plan.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
1. Approve and recommend that the City Council find, based on the independent judgement of
the Commission, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, that the project
was assessed in the previously certified Environmental Impact Report No. ENV-2008-3471-
EIR (SCH No. 1990011055), certified on April 24, 2013, and pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, no major revisions are required to the EIR and no
subsequent EIR is required for approval of the project;
2. Approve and recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance and findings,
amending the Warner Center 2035 Specific.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Staff: Jonathan Hershey, Senior City Planner
jonathan.hershey@lacity.org
(213) 978-1337

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CEQA Thresholds Guide to comply with State legislation (Senate Bill 743)

CPC-2018-6577-MSC     AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 02/28/2019

Council Districts: All

CEQA: N/A Last Day to Act: 07-01-19

Plan Area: Citywide

PUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 28, 2018; November 29, 2018; December 4, 2018;
December 6, 2018

PROJECT SITE: Citywide

PROPOSED PROJECT:
An update to the Transportation Section of the Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide to comply with State legislation (Senate Bill 743). State guidelines require all cities to update their transportation impact analysis metrics to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) before July 1, 2020. This approach prioritizes the safety and access of all street users. The State is also proposing a comprehensive update to the CEQA Guidelines. Accordingly, the Department of City Planning is updating its CEQA significance thresholds as part of the State’s 2019 update to CEQA.

DISCUSSION

Los Angeles City Planning Commission Adopts Recommendation to Change Los Angeles’ CEQA Traffic Significance Thresholds from LOS to VMT On March 11, 2019, the City Planning Commission adopted a recommendation that the city council update the city’s transportation significance thresholds under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Senate Bill 743. To evaluate a project’s potential transportation impacts, SB 743 and the implementing CEQA guidelines require local agencies to implement significance thresholds that no longer focus on measuring automobile delay and level of service (LOS) but instead focus on a project’s impacts on vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The VMT approach is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help prioritize safety and access of all street users, and promote a diversity of land uses. The city council has not yet indicated when it will formally adopt the VMT thresholds, but there will be a phase-in process for projects undergoing environmental review. Projects that have already initiated obtaining a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and have filed an application with the Department of City Planning (DCP) may analyze traffic impacts under the existing LOS thresholds. Projects that have not yet initiated an MOU with LADOT or filed an application with the DCP will need to prepare a VMT analysis. Because the applicable CEQA guidelines require that all local agencies apply the VMT threshold by July 1, 2020, the city will require any projects expected to complete the CEQA process after that date to include a VMT analysis.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
1. Recommend that the City Council determine, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the proposed resolution is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308, and none of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 apply;
2. Approve and recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution pursuant to
Senate Bill 743 and CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15064.3 and 15064.7(b), updating the City’s
adopted transportation thresholds;
3. Adopt the staff report as the Commission’s report on the subject;
4. Adopt the findings; and
5. Recommend that the City Council instruct the Department of City Planning and the
Department of Transportation to report back annually for two years on status and any
additional changes needed to meet the intent of Senate Bill 743.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Staff: Rubina Ghazarian, City Planner
rubina.ghazarian@lacity.org
(213) 978-1194

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Guidelines as the Department’s CEQA Thresholds

CPC-2018-6339-MSC    AT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION  02/28/2019

Council Districts: All
CEQA: N/A Last Day to Act: 07-01-19
Plan Area: Citywide

PUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 28, 2018; November 29, 2018; December 4, 2018;
December 6, 2018

PROJECT SITE: Citywide

PROPOSED PROJECT:
Department adoption of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and Appendix G of the Guidelines as the Department of City Planning CEQA Thresholds. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research adopted, in 2018, comprehensive updates to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and Appendices. The Department of City Planning’s adoption of CEQA Guidelines and Appendix G as the Department’s CEQA Thresholds of significance will ensure compliance with existing State law and any future updates to State law.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Endorse the Department of City Planning’s adoption of the State CEQA Guidelines and Appendix G of the Guidelines as the Department’s CEQA Thresholds.

 

Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Staff: Diana Kitching, City Planner
diana.kitching@lacity.org
(213) 978-1308

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Council and Committee Referral – 02/27/2019

19-0002-S38  Cit Response to SB 50 (Weiner)
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Koretz – Harris-Dawson) – Resolve that the City hereby includes in its 2019-20 State Legislative Program its position to SB 50 (Weiner), which would allow construction of higher density multi-family housing developments near major transit stops that are out-of-compliance with local land use regulations and procedures, unless amended to exclude the City from its provisions.
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Los Angeles Readies to Adopt VMT for CEQA Analysis

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For decades, the transportation impacts of all projects subject to CEQA – including housing developments, sporting venues, and transportation infrastructure – have been evaluated by the metric “Level of Service,” or LOS, a measure of automobile traffic congestion at signalized intersections surrounding a project site.  Any project determined to have a significant impact on LOS is required to provide mitigation measures, most frequently in the form or road widenings to increase vehicular throughput.

But by July 1, 2020, all California cities – including Los Angeles – are required to update their transportation impact analysis from LOS to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT).  Rather than treating traffic congestion faced by drivers as an environmental impact, this new metric instead considers the act of driving itself as the environmental impact.

VMT is calculated by multiplying the number of vehicle trips that a proposed development will generate by the estimated number of miles driven per trip.  But while LOS often required wider roads as a mitigation measure, projects expected to induce significant increases in VMT will be able to mitigate their impacts through measures such as car-sharing services, unbundled parking, improved transit, and enhanced pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.

The change from LOS to VMT was mandated by the legislation SB 743, which was signed into law by former Governor Jerry Brown in 2013.  In Los Angeles, the transition is being jointly led by the Departments of City Planning (LADCP) and Transportation (LADOT), which have worked for the last five years to draft a framework for the city to evaluate projects through VMT.

LADCP

LADCP and LADOT, in collaboration with the consulting firm Fehr and Peers, have updated the city’s travel demand forecasting (TDF) model with trip generation rates collected from affordable housing, market-rate housing, office, and mixed-use developments through a variety of data sources – including cell phone and navigation-based location services.  The revised TDF model serves as the foundation of a publicly-accessible VMT Calculator, which was created to evaluate new developments.  Any project expected to generate 250 or more daily trips will be evaluated for VMT impact.

LADCP

Though the State of California has made its own recommendation for the CEQA impact threshold for VMT – specifically, 15 percent below the existing VMT per capita of the region – the size and diversity of the City of Los Angeles necessitates a more nuanced approach.

With that in mind, LADOT and LADCP have recommended that the expected VMT of a proposed development should be compared to the average VMT per capita of other projects within the same Area Planning Commission boundary.  The average VMT per capita in the jurisdictions of the city’s seven Area Planning Commissions are enumerated in the table below.

LADCP

Should a project exceed the impact criteria threshold for their respective APC areas, potential mitigation measures include:

  • reduced or “unbundled” parking;
  • neighborhood shuttles;
  • transit subsidies;
  • education programs to discourage automobile use;
  • employer-sponsored vanpools and rideshare programs;
  • car share programs;
  • bike share or other shared mobility devices;
  • improved bicycle infrastructure;
  • traffic-calming improvements; and
  • pedestrian network improvements.

The arrival of VMT also portends important changes to how land use plans – including the 35 Community Plans of Los Angeles – are evaluated through CEQA.  A staff report to the City Planning Commission notes that in future land use plans, potential mitigation measures for VMT could include “reallocation of future land use development to increase density in transportation-efficient locations,” such as those in close proximity to bus and rail lines, as well as to services and employment districts.

LADCP

Development around transit has become a contentious issue as Metro continues to build out new rail and bus rapid transit lines across Los Angeles County.  The new Expo Line Transit Neighborhood Plan brought this matter into focus last year, with pro-housing advocates decrying the plan as unambitious and those opposed to growth seeking to strip away increases in density.  Not long after the adoption of the Expo TNP, opponents filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the plan.

State legislators have since started to weigh in on the matter, most notably San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener, who has introduced a bill which would allow for the construction of four- and five-story apartment buildings near rail stations, even when local zoning regulations forbid such projects.

LADOT and LADCP are set to report to the City Planning Commission tomorrow on the transition from LOS to CEQA.  After that point, the Departments expect that the policy change will be considered by City Council Committees in Spring 2019.  This will be followed by a nearly one-year phase-in period ending with the July 2020 deadline for the adoption of the VMT metric.

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Home-Sharing Ordinance

CF 14-1635-S2    AT CITY COUNCIL  02/26/2019

The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Concerned Citizens of Beverly Hills/Beverly Grove v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCP00035. (This matter involves a challenge to the City’s recently adopted home-sharing ordinance, Ordinance No. 185931.

CF 14-1635-S2   Ordinance No. 18531   Adopted December 11, 2018,  Effective July 1, 2019

EXEMPTION, NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ND), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the implementation, enforcement, and administration of the Home-Sharing Program.

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

FIND, that the adoption of the Ordinance does not constitute a project, as defined by California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.

FIND, that the adoption of the Ordinance is exempt from CEQA, based upon CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.

FIND, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, that 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 ND, the ND and the initial study supporting the determination of a ND, as set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21091 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15071, 15072, and 15073; that there is no substantial evidence the project will have a significant effect on the environment; that the ND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; and, ADOPT the ND.

ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) dated October 10, 2018 as the Findings of the Council.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying new ORDINANCE, dated December 7, 2018, amending Sections 12.03, 12.12.2, 12.13, 12.13.5, 12.22, 12.24, 19.01, and 21.7.2 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to regulate the use of a primary residence for home sharing as an accessory use, and to establish related fees and fines, to take effect on the latter date of either July 1, 2019; or, upon the effective date of an ordinance authorizing and regulating short-term rentals in non-primary residences (with the goal of such ordinance being approved by July 1, 2019).

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present a new Ordinance for the addition of Chapter 170 in the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), Sec. 5.576, Creation and Administration of the Short-Term Rental Enforcement Trust Fund.

REFER the Ordinance relative to Chapter 170 of the LAAC, for the creation of the Short-Term Rental Enforcement Trust Fund, to the Budget and Finance Committee.

REFER the report from the Department of City Planning (DCP), dated November 28, 2018, relative to the implementation and enforcement of the proposed Home-Sharing Ordinance to the Budget and Finance Committee for further review.

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report back within 30 days on the budgetary and fiscal impacts, or any technical corrections for the DCP report, dated November 28, 2018, relative to the implementation and enforcement of the Home-Sharing Ordinance, with the feasibility of exemptions or a fee structure for economically disadvantaged groups, such as seniors or the disabled, participating in the Home-Sharing Program.

INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of the CAO, to identify alternative funds to subsidize the full staffing costs associated with the registration and renewal of the proposed application fees as listed in the Home-Sharing Ordinance.

INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of the Department of General Services and DCP, to evaluate options to identify and provide the DCP additional spaces at Figueroa Plaza or City Hall to accommodate the additional staff.

INSTRUCT the DCP to report back to the PLUM Committee on the completion of the Administrative Guidelines identified in the Home-Sharing Ordinance 60 days before the implementation of the Home-Sharing Program.

NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated November 30, 2018.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Case No. CPC-2016-1243-CA

Environmental No. ENV-2016-1277-ND

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For, if amended:

Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council
Tarzana Neighborhood Council

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

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  • 02/22/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 26, 2019 as a Closed Session discussion due to pending litigation.
  • 12/21/2018 Council action final.
  • 12/21/2018 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: July 1, 2019.
  • 12/18/2018 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 12/13/2018 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is 12/24/2018.
  • 12/11/2018 Council adopted item as amended by Motion 67A; and referred Motion 67B to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee.   Amending Motion 67A (December 11, 2018), Amending Motion 67B (December 11, 2018), Draft Ordinance (December 7, 2018), PLUM Report (December 4, 2018)

City Attorney report R18-0371, dated December 7, 2018, relative to the revised draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to regulate home sharing or a primary residence.

  • 12/04/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .  Report from City Attorney (November 30, 2018), Draft Ordinance (November 30, 3018),  Report from City Planning (November 28, 2018)
  • 12/03/2018 Housing Committee waived consideration of item.
  • 12/03/2018 Corrected Referral per Council President to change referral to Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Planning (November 28, 2018)
  • 11/30/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 11, 2018 .  Report from City Attorney (November 30, 2018), Draft Ordinance (November 30, 3018)
  • 11/30/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 4, 2018.  Report from City Attorney (November 30, 2018), Draft Ordinance (November 30, 3018)
  • 11/30/2018 City Attorney document(s) referred to Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report from City Attorney (November 30, 2018), Draft Ordinance (November 30, 3018)
  • 11/30/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows: Report from City Attorney (November 30, 2018), Draft Ordinance (November 30, 3018)

City Attorney report R18-0365, dated November 30, 2018, relative to amending sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish regulations to the home sharing of primary residences and adding a new section to the Los Angeles Administrative Code to create a short-term rental enforcement trust fund.

  • 11/29/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Housing Committee; Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Planning (November 28, 2018)
  • 11/29/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:
    Department of City Planning report, dated November 28, 2018, relative to the report back on the proposed Home Sharing Ordinance.
  • 11/20/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 11/14/2018 Housing Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.
  • 11/08/2018 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 14, 2018.  Report from City Planning (November 5, 2018),  Findings (October 10, 2018),  Proposed Ordinance (October 10, 2018), Report City Planning Commission (October 10, 2018), Interested Parties (October 10, 2018), Environmental (October 10, 2018), Staff Report (October 10, 2018)
  • 11/06/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.  Report from City Planning (November 5, 2018)
  • 11/06/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 11/05/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from City Planning (November 5, 2018)
    Department of City Planning report, dated November 5, 2018, relative to a proposed revision to the Home Sharing ordinance.
  • 11/02/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 6, 2018.
  • 10/23/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.
  • 10/23/2018 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 24, 2018.  Findings (October 10, 2018),  Proposed Ordinance (October 10, 2018), Report City Planning Commission (October 10, 2018), Interested Parties (October 10, 2018), Environmental (October 10, 2018), Staff Report (October 10, 2018)
  • 10/19/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 23, 2018.
  • 10/12/2018 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 10/10/2018 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows: Findings (October 10, 2018),  Proposed Ordinance (October 10, 2018), Report City Planning Commission (October 10, 2018), Interested Parties (October 10, 2018), Environmental (October 10, 2018), Staff Report (October 10, 2018)
    Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated October 10, 2018, relative to the City’s proposed Home-Sharing Ordinance.
  • 07/10/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Tarzana Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 05/04/2018 Council action final (May 5, 2018)
  • 05/02/2018 Council adopted item as amended, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.   Motion 16-D (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-C (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-H (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-G (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-F (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-E (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-J (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-I (May 2, 2018), Motion 16-K (May 2, 2018),  Report from Housing Committee (April 25, 2018), Report from PLM (April 10, 2018),
  • 04/27/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Rampart Village Neighborhood Council   Refer to 14-1635-S2
  • 04/26/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 2, 2018 . Report from PLM (April 10, 2018), Report from Department of City Planning (March 22, 2018),  Report from City Planning (January 11, 2018),  Communication from City Planning – Revised Environmental (December 7, 2016),   Motion (June 2, 2015)
  • 04/26/2018 Housing Committee approved as amended . Report from PLM (April 10, 2018), Report from Department of City Planning (March 22, 2018),
  • 04/24/2018 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 25, 2018.    Report from Department of City Planning (March 22, 2018), Report from Department of City Planning (October 19, 2017),
  • 04/18/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee transmitted Council File to Housing Committee.
  • 04/10/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee requested the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance with various amendments and continued in Committee a report back from the Department of City Planning.
  • 04/06/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 10, 2018. Report from Department of City Planning (March 22, 2018),  Report from City Planning (January 25, 2017),  Communication from City Planning – Revised Environmental (December 7, 2016),   Proposed Ordinance (October 26, 2016),  Report from City Planning Commission (October 26, 2016),  Environmental (October 26, 2016), Staff Report (October 26, 2016), Interested Parties List (October 26, 2016)
  • 03/27/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report from Department of City Planning (March 22, 2018)
  • 03/22/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:   Report from Department of City Planning (March 22, 2018)

Department of City Planning report, dated March 22, 2018, relative to a third supplemental report back on the proposed Home-Sharing Ordinance.

  • 03/18/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 02/23/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Del Rey Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 02/21/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Rampart Village Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 02/06/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined, and instructed the Department of City Planning to report on options for discretionary review process allowing home-sharing above a citywide cap, an opt-out provision for property owners, feasibility of a pass-through surcharge to cover administrative and enforcement costs, and to prepare amendments to environmental clearance documents as necessary.  Communication from Deputy City Clerk (February 8, 2018)
  • 02/02/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 6, 2018.  Report from Department of City Planning (January 11, 2018), Report from Department of City Planning (October 19, 2017), Report from Cit Planning (January 25, 2017),  Proposed Ordinance (January 25, 2017),  Proposed Ordinance (October 26, 2016), Report from City Planning Commission (October 26, 2016), Environmental (October 26, 2016),  Staff Report (October 26, 2016),   Interested Parties List (October 26, 2016)
  • 01/12/2018 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from Department of City Planning (January 11, 2018)
  • 01/12/2018 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from Department of City Planning (January 11, 2018)

Department of City Planning report, dated January 11, 2018, relative to a second supplemental report back to the proposed Home-Sharing Ordinance with additional policy considerations.

  • 10/24/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined, with instruction for Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer to report back on options for a Standardized Platform Agreement, and feasibility of opt-out provision for landlords and various policy considerations.
  • 10/20/2017 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report from Department of City Planning (October 19, 2017)
  • 10/20/2017 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from Department of City Planning (October 19, 2017)

City Planning Department report, dated October 19, 2017, relative to a report back on the proposed home-sharing ordinance.

  • 10/20/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 24, 2017. Report from Cit Planning (January 25, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (January 25, 2017)
  • 09/27/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa Del Rey.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 07/23/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by Los Feliz Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 06/13/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined for Department of City Planning and Housing and Community Investment Department to report back.  Report from City Planning (January 25, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (January 25, 2017), Revised Environmental (December 7, 2016), Proposed Ordinance (October 26, 2016), Report from City Planning Commission (October 26, 2016), Environmental (October 26, 2016), Staff Report (October 26, 2016)
  • 06/12/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 06/12/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westwood Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 06/09/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 13, 2017.  Report from Cit Planning (January 25, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (January 25, 2017), Revised Environmental (December 7, 2016), Proposed Ordinance (October 26, 2016), Report from City Planning Commission (October 26, 2016), Environmental (October 26, 2016), Staff Report (October 26, 2016),  Interested Parties List (October 26, 2016)
  • 03/27/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by Glassell Park Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 03/16/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by South Robertson Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 01/26/2017 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from Cit Planning (January 25, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (January 25, 2017)
  • 01/26/2017 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from Cit Planning (January 25, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (January 25, 2017)

Department of City Planning report, dated January 25, 2017, relative to a proposed Home Sharing Ordinance with recommendations from the Housing Committee.

  • 12/07/2016 Housing Committee approved as amended to amend the draft ordinance to remove all references in the draft ordinance that permits Home-Sharing in non-Primary Residences, and to clarify that the prohibition on Home-Sharing in units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance applies to all units, not just those that are renter-occupied; and, to direct the City Planning Department to report to the City Planning Commission one year after the adoption of the Home-Sharing Ordinance, and propose any recommended changes.
  • 12/02/2016 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 7, 2016.
  • 11/16/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 10/26/2016 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Housing Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 10/26/2016 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Proposed Ordinance (October 26, 2016), City Planning Commission Report (October 26, 2016), Environmental Report (October 26, 2016), Staff Report (October 26, 2016),  Interested Parties (October 26, 2016)

City Planning Department report, dated October 26, 2016, relative to the proposed ordinance amending several sections of the Municipal Code and Administrative Code imposing regulations to permit sharing of one’s primary residence.

  • 10/19/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 09/16/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Encino Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 08/05/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 06/10/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westside Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 04/13/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by West Hills Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 03/11/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 01/07/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by NC Westchester/Playa. Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 11/13/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Mar Vista Community Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 10/27/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Pacific Palisades Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 10/16/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Venice Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 10/09/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Venice Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 10/08/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Brentwood Neighborhood Council.    Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 09/02/2015 Housing Committee approved as amended to direct the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department and City Planning Department to report relative to the adverse impacts of short-term rentals on the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and the stock of RSO-controlled housing units.  Motion (June 2, 2015)
  • 08/28/2015 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 2, 2015.   Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council – August 21, 2015   Refer to CF 14-1635-S2,   Motion (June 2, 2015)
  • 08/28/2015 Corrected Referral per Council President Office to include Housing Committee.   Motion (June 2, 2015)
  • 08/25/2015 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined; City Planning Department to report back pursuant to the Motion.   Motion (June 2, 2015)
  • 08/21/2015 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 25, 2015.
  • 08/21/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-1635-S2
  • 06/02/2015 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Motion (June 2, 2015)
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Urban Design Studio Presentation

APA Los Angeles and the Los Angeles 
Urban Design Studio Present:
Design Guideline Discussion
Wednesday, February 13
6 – 7:30 PM
Los Angeles City Hall, Room 501
200 N Spring St, LA, CA 90012
Register by February 6
The Department of City Planning is updating its Citywide Design Guidelines and invites members of the planning and design community to share ideas on the range of topics that should be included in the update. The updated Guidelines are being organized around three spatial categories: site planning, building design and right-of-way. The guidelines are intended to assist projects in meeting the City’s three design approaches which include: Pedestrian First Design, 360 Degree Design and Climate Adapted Design. Light refreshments will be served. Doors will open at 6:00 PM and discussion will begin at 6:30.
Transit/Parking: Los Angeles City Hall is served by Metro’s Red and Gold lines and numerous regional bus lines. Parking is available at the Aiso Street Parking Garage, 101 Judge John Aiso St, LA, CA 90012.
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11957, 11961, 11963 Allegheny Street / Development of a Community Park / Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area / Council District Six / Purchase and Sale Agreement

CF 19-0100  AT CITY COUNCIL 02/06/2019

MOTION (MARTINEZ – SMITH) relative to the acquisition and development of real property to accommodate a new park within the boundaries of the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Area.

Recommendations for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD), with the assistance of the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) and City Attorney, to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement with the owner(s) of real property located at 11957, 11961, and 11963 Allegheny Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 (A.P.N. 2631-001-017 and 2631-001-018), or, in consultation with Council District 6, pursue alternative sites suitable for development of a park within the boundaries of the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area, and report to Council with the purchase price and other terms and conditions of the acquisition.

INSTRUCT GSD to conduct all required due diligence including, but not limited to, a Class A appraisal of the properties selected.

Click on the BLUE highlight to view official documents and reports.

  • 02/08/2019 Council action final. (February 8, 2019)
  • 02/06/2019 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.  Motion (January 29, 2019)
  • 01/31/2019 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 6, 2019 . Motion (January 29, 2019)
  • 01/29/2019 Motion referred to Council (tentatively scheduled for February 5, 2019)  Motion (January 29, 2019)

 

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Electric Vehicle Task Force / Rules and Guidelines / Private Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation / Public Right-of Way / Online Application / Permitting Process

CF 14-0079-S4 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to creating a pilot program to allow private entities to install Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations in the public right-of-way.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Huizar – Harris-Dawson):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Bureaus of Engineering and Street Services, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and other departments as necessary, and in consultation with the Mayor’s EV Task Force, to present in 60 days, a pilot program to allow private entities to install EV charging stations in the public right-of-way, including rules and guidelines, a streamlined online application and permitting process, recommendations for locating new curbside charging stations, a new permit category for installing curbside charging, and the resources necessary to manage the program.

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.

Click on the BLUE highlight to view official documents and reports.

  • 02/06/2019 Council action final.  (February 6, 2019)
  • 02/05/2019 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from Transportation Committee (February 5, 2019)
  • 01/28/2019 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 5, 2019 .  Report from Transportation Committee (January 28, 2019),  Motion (December 7, 2018)
  • 01/23/2019 Transportation Committee approved item(s) .   Motion (December 7, 2018)
  • 01/18/2019 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 23, 2019.   Motion (December 7, 2018)
  • 12/07/2018 Motion document(s) referred to Transportation Committee.  Motion (December 7, 2018)

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