Dear Stakeholder,
Los Angeles City Planning is pleased to announce the upcoming City Planning Commission (CPC) hearing on Thursday, April 27, 2023, for the proposed amendment to the Site Plan Review Ordinance for Affordable Housing. A Public Hearing will take place during the meeting. All interested persons are invited to participate. The meeting commences at 8:30 a.m. and will occur in-person at Van Nuys City Hall located at 14410 Sylvan Street, #215, Van Nuys, CA 91401. There is also an option to virtually join the meeting and provide public comment over Zoom. The Public Hearing will occur during the meeting, after 8:30 a.m., and will include a brief overview of the proposed amendment to the Site Plan Review Ordinance. The Public Hearing is a formal opportunity for the public to provide comments on the proposed ordinance, which is being considered for recommendation by the City Planning Commission.
Los Angeles City Planning has prepared this zoning code amendment in response to a City Council Motion (
Council File No. 22-0268), and in furtherance of the goals of Mayor Bass’s Executive Directive (ED) 1 which aims to streamline reviews for affordable housing. Site Plan Review is a planning entitlement that requires discretionary approval for certain types of developments pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05. The proposed amendment would exempt deed restricted affordable housing units from Site Plan Review threshold calculations. This exemption would help to expedite the permitting of new affordable housing projects to address the ongoing housing crisis. The Ordinance was analyzed in Housing Element Environmental Impact Report No. ENV-2020-6762-EIR, SCH No. 2021010130 certified on November 29, 2021 and the Addendum (ENV-2020-6762-EIR-ADD1) approved June 14, 2022.
Scroll down on the
project webpage to find the draft Ordinance, fact sheet, hearing notice and more information.
Following consideration by the City Planning Commission, the ordinance would move to the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee of the City Council before eventually heading to the full City Council for consideration and adoption.
The official Notice of Public Hearing is available
here.
