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Month: November 2022
Protected: Subscriber Special Content: Attention Property Owners: Los Angeles and Santa Monica Approve ‘Mansion Tax’ Ballot Measures, Increasing Transfer Taxes on Sales Valued at $5 Million or More
Protected: Subscriber Special Content: L.A. City Council motion aims to stop “spot road widening”
Council and Committee Referral – Tuesday, November 22, 2022
| 22-1476 | Reform the waiver of dedication and/or improvement (WDI) process. | |
| To Planning and Land Use Management Committee To Public Works Committee Motion (Raman – et al. – Price) relative to instructing the Bureau of Engineering, in consultation with the Department of City Planning and its Urban Design Studio, Department of Transportation, and any other relevant departments, to report with recommendations to reform the waiver of dedication and/or improvement (WDI) process. |
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| 22-1469 | LA City Biodiversity Index as a guide, plant only appropriate native plants and trees. | |
| To Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee To Public Works Committee To Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee Motion (Koretz – O’Farrell) relative to directing all relevant municipal government agencies who install landscaping, to discontinue the practice of planting non-native landscaping plants and trees and, using the ecotope map created in the LA City Biodiversity Index as a guide, plant only appropriate native plants and trees. |
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Council and Committee Referral -Tuesday, November 22, 2022
| 22-1469 | LA City Biodiversity Index as a guide, plant only appropriate native plants and trees. | |
| To Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee To Public Works Committee To Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee Motion (Koretz – O’Farrell) relative to directing all relevant municipal government agencies who install landscaping, to discontinue the practice of planting non-native landscaping plants and trees and, using the ecotope map created in the LA City Biodiversity Index as a guide, plant only appropriate native plants and trees. |
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Bioscience Industry / Incentives / Chatsworth-Northridge Industrial Core / Innov818 Zone
CF 22-1274 AT PLUM 11/29/2022
Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Departments of City Planning, and Building and Safety, to report on the feasibility of creating an overlay zone and/or the use of other land use tools that would streamline the entitlement and permitting processes for bioscience-related uses within the Chatsworth-Northridge Industrial Core, Innov818 zone; and instruct the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, and the Office of Finance to provide a comprehensive report to include: 1) the feasibility of temporarily increasing the gross receipts tax exemption threshold along with an economic and financial analysis of increasing the threshold; and 2) recommendations on implementing the higher exemption threshold, including cap amounts along with other incentives and/or tax exemptions that could be implemented to assist growth of the bioscience industry in the City of Los Angeles.
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- 11/23/2022 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 29, 2022. Motion 10/25/2022
- 10/25/2022 Motion referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Motion 10/25/2022
Council and Committee Referral – Thursday, November 17, 2022
| 15-0719-S19 | Development Review Fee Ordinance and Mobility Investment Trust Fund | |
| To Budget and Finance Committee To Planning and Land Use Management Committee To Transportation Committee City Administrative Officer report 0220-06042-0000, dated November 16, 2022, relative to a new Development Review Fee Ordinance and Mobility Investment Trust Fund for the Transportation Demand Management Program. |
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Protected: Subscriber Special Content: Map of Submitted Applications to LA City Planning for November 6, 2022 – November 19, 2022
11/25/2022 10:00 AM – CANCELLED – Los Angeles City Council Meeting
11/23/2022 10:00 AM – CANCELLED – Los Angeles City Council Agenda
Council and Committee Referral – Wednesday, November 16, 2022
| 18-0665 | Exemption of one position of Principal City Planner, Class Code 7946, Department of City Planning | |
| To Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee Mayor report, dated November 15, 2022, relative to the exemption of one position of Principal City Planner, Class Code 7946, Department of City Planning. |
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Protected: Subscriber Special Content: Los Angeles leads nation in apartment conversions
11/18/2022 10:00 AM – Los Angeles City Council Agenda, Recess
City Planning Commission – November 17, 2022
Dear Wildlife Stakeholder,
The proposed Wildlife Ordinance (case numbers CPC-2022-3413-CA, CPC-2022-3712-ZC, and ENV-2022-3414-CE) was scheduled to be heard by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (CPC) today, Thursday, November 17, 2022. However, at the start of today’s meeting, the CPC decided to continue the item to be heard at the regularly scheduled meeting on December 8, 2022. The agenda for this meeting will be made available ten days before the hearing, on Tuesday, November 29, and will be posted at planning4la.org/hearings. Due to concerns over COVID-19, this public hearing will be conducted entirely on Zoom and will allow for remote public comment.
Instructions for Submitting Comments to the CPC
Initial Submissions, not limited as to volume, can be submitted beginning immediately, and must be received by the Commission Executive Assistant no later than by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the week of the Commission meeting, in this case, November 28th. Materials must be emailed to cpc@lacity.org. Secondary Submissions in response to a Staff Recommendation Report or additional comments must be received electronically no later than 48-hours before the Commission meeting (by 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6th). Secondary Submissions shall not exceed ten (10) pages, including exhibits, and must be submitted electronically to cpc@lacity.org. Photographs do not count toward the page limitation. Day of Hearing Submissions within 48 hours of the meeting, up to and including the day of the meeting are limited to 2 pages plus accompanying photographs and must be submitted electronically to cpc@lacity.org. Submissions that do not comply with these rules will be stamped “File Copy. Non-Complying Submission.” Non-complying submissions will be placed into the official case file, but they will not be delivered to or considered by the Commission, and will not be included in the official administrative record for the item at issue.
We appreciate your continued interest in the Wildlife Ordinance.
Council Districts: 4 – Raman
CEQA: ENV-2022-3414-CE 5 – Koretz
Plan Area: Citywide; Bel Air – Beverly Crest; Hollywood; **Last Day to Act: 01-21-23
Sherman Oaks – Studio City – Toluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass
Related Case: CPC-2022-3413-CA
PUBLIC HEARING – Completed July 13, 2022
PROJECT SITE: Santa Monica Mountains within Council Districts 4 and 5
City Planning Commission 8 November 17, 2022
PROPOSED PROJECT:
A Code Amendment to Section 12.04 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to amend the Zone Map to apply the Wildlife Ordinance SUD to properties in the Wildlife District boundaries. The Zone Change Ordinance establishes the boundaries and identifies the corresponding properties subject to the provisions of the Wildlife Ordinance.
REQUESTED ACTIONS:
1. Recommend that the City Council determine, 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 Sections 15061(b)(3), 15307 (Class 7) and 15308 (Class 8), and no exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies (Exhibit E);
2. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Project;
3. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the Proposed Zone Change Ordinance, applying the Supplemental Use District Zone WLD to the zones of those parcels lying within the Project boundaries identified in the proposed Ordinance Map CPC-2022-3712-ZC (Exhibit B);
4. Adopt the Staff Recommendation Report as the Commission Report on the subject; and
5. Adopt the Findings as recommended by Staff.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Staff: Patrick Whalen, City Planner
patrick.whalen@lacity.org
(213) 978-1370
City Planning Commission Agenda -November 17, 2022
CPC-2022-3413-CA Council Districts: 4 – Raman
Dear Wildlife Stakeholder,
The proposed Wildlife Ordinance (case numbers CPC-2022-3413-CA, CPC-2022-3712-ZC, and ENV-2022-3414-CE) was scheduled to be heard by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (CPC) today, Thursday, November 17, 2022. However, at the start of today’s meeting, the CPC decided to continue the item to be heard at the regularly scheduled meeting on December 8, 2022. The agenda for this meeting will be made available ten days before the hearing, on Tuesday, November 29, and will be posted at planning4la.org/hearings. Due to concerns over COVID-19, this public hearing will be conducted entirely on Zoom and will allow for remote public comment.
Instructions for Submitting Comments to the CPC
Initial Submissions, not limited as to volume, can be submitted beginning immediately, and must be received by the Commission Executive Assistant no later than by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the week of the Commission meeting, in this case, November 28th. Materials must be emailed to cpc@lacity.org. Secondary Submissions in response to a Staff Recommendation Report or additional comments must be received electronically no later than 48-hours before the Commission meeting (by 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6th). Secondary Submissions shall not exceed ten (10) pages, including exhibits, and must be submitted electronically to cpc@lacity.org. Photographs do not count toward the page limitation. Day of Hearing Submissions within 48 hours of the meeting, up to and including the day of the meeting are limited to 2 pages plus accompanying photographs and must be submitted electronically to cpc@lacity.org. Submissions that do not comply with these rules will be stamped “File Copy. Non-Complying Submission.” Non-complying submissions will be placed into the official case file, but they will not be delivered to or considered by the Commission, and will not be included in the official administrative record for the item at issue.
We appreciate your continued interest in the Wildlife Ordinance.
CEQA: ENV-2022-3414-CE 5 – Koretz
Plan Area: Citywide; Bel Air – Beverly Crest; Hollywood; **Last Day to Act: 01-21-23
Sherman Oaks – Studio City – Toluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass
Related Case: CPC-2022-3712-ZC
PUBLIC HEARING – Completed July 13, 2022
PROJECT SITE: Santa Monica Mountains within Council Districts 4 and 5
PROPOSED PROJECT:
Code Amendment to Sections 12.03, 12.04, 12.32, 13.21, 13.22, and 16.05 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to create a new “Wildlife District,” or “WLD” Supplemental Use District. The proposed Wildlife District Ordinance (Ordinance) aims to reduce cumulative development impacts on plants, animals and natural resources while providing co-benefits related to climate resilience and public health. The Ordinance proposes development standards for lot coverage, floor area, grading and height limitations and as well as native landscaping/trees, fence, trash enclosure, window and lighting requirements. The Ordinance includes regulations that apply to private properties within the District, including additional discretionary review where lots contain/adjacent to natural resources, such as waterways and open space. The Ordinance details regulations and procedures for project review and includes a map identifying lots subject to natural resource provisions.
REQUESTED ACTIONS:
1. Recommend that the City Council determine, 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 Sections 15061(b)(3), 15307 (Class 7) and 15308 (Class 8), and no exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies (Exhibit E);
2. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Project;
3. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the Proposed Wildlife District Ordinance, CPC-2022-3413-CA (Exhibit A) amending Sections 12.03, 12.04, 12.32, 13.21, 13.22, and 16.05 of the LAMC, to establish a Wildlife Supplemental Use District;
4. Adopt the Staff Recommendation Report as the Commission Report on the subject; and
5. Adopt the Findings as recommended by Staff.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Staff: Patrick Whalen, City Planner
patrick.whalen@lacity.org
(213) 978-1370
11/16/2022 10:00 AM – Recess – Los Angeles City Council Meeting
11/15/2022 02:00 PM – CANCELLED – Planning and Land Use Management Committee Meeting
11/15/2022 10:00 AM – Recess – Los Angeles City Council Meeting
11/11/2022 10:00 AM – Recess – Los Angeles City Council Meeting
Council and Committee Referral – Wednesday, November 09, 2022
| 12-0460-S4 | Draft Ordinance amending Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and establishing Chapter 1A. | |
| To Planning and Land Use Management Committee City Attorney report R22-0390, dated November 9, 2022, relative to a draft Ordinance amending Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and establishing Chapter 1A. |
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Council and Committee Referral – Tuesday, November 08, 2022
CF 21-0696
CD 12
To Economic Development and Jobs Committee
Economic and Workforce Development Department report, dated October 4, 2022, relative to a recommendation to decline to establish the Devonshire Street Corridor as a Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone in Council District Twelve.
Council and Committee Referral – Monday, November 07, 2022
| 22-1390 | Resolution authority for one City Planner for the development and implementation of the Low-Rise Design Lab Program for Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) residential development | |
| To Budget and Finance Committee To Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Department of City Planning report, dated October 28, 2022, relative to a request to approve a fund transfer from the Unappropriated Balance Fund and a resolution authority for one City Planner for the development and implementation of the Low-Rise Design Lab Program for Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) residential development |
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Protected: Subscriber Special Content: Map of Submitted Applications to LA City Planning for October 23, 2022 – November 5, 2022
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Digital Off-Site Signs / Outdoor Advertising / Transportation Communication Network Program Structures / Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
CF 22-0392 AT PLUM 11/07/2023
Previously Certified Environmental Impact Report No. ENV-2022-5286-EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2022040363), pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, Addendum, Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program, report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), draft Ordinance to permit the establishment of a contiguous and non-contiguous Supplemental Use District (SUD), called the Transportation Communication Network (TCN), on property owned by Metro, as revised by the LACPC to include: a) a minimum distance requirement between signs resulting in the removal of one sign ; b) removal of two signs due to proximity to a State Park ; c) a public art requirement for specific single-faced TCN structures; and d) changes in the takedown provisions, building permit requirement and the number of signs to be removed prior to the approval of Freeway Facing sign structures; and a proposed Metro TCN Ordinance that would establish a new TCN Supplemental Use District (SUD) permitting 46 TCN Structures and 80 digital display off-site signs on specific Metro-owned properties Citywide.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No. CPC-2022-5401-CA; CPC-2023-3653-ZC
Related Case No. 22-0392
Environmental No. ENV-2022-5286-EIR; State Clearinghouse No. 2022040363
Wildlife Ordinance Heading to City Planning Commission
Dear Stakeholder,
The proposed Wildlife Ordinance will be heard by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (CPC) on Thursday, November 17, 2022, beginning after 8:30am on Zoom. A courtesy notice is attached to this email.
For more information about the Wildlife Ordinance, as well as to access the latest draft ordinance and the Staff Recommendation Report to the CPC, please visit planning.lacity.org/plans-
Thank you for your interest in the proposed Wildlife Ordinance.
Podcasts “Oy Vey L.A.” with Josh Gertler and Chris Joseph
Link to Podcasts
Several recent episodes
Preserving Historic Los Angeles, with City Planner and Author Ken Bernstein, October 25 • 37 min
An Oy Vey L.A. Moment. with Jon Regardie of Los Angeles Magazine, October 22 • 40 min
A Talk with Eli Lipmen of Move LA, September 24 • 46 min
City Council Motion – 11/02/2022
Amend CF 22-0001 to change dates of Winter Recess to Wednesday 12/14/2022 through Friday 12/30/2022