The Los Angeles City Council (City Council) at its meeting on May 3, 2023, voted unanimously to approve the Downtown Community Plan and the New Zoning Code with an amendment. The City Council also recommended a number of follow up items including studies and reports that were requested in the motions from Council Districts 1-Hernandez, 9-Price, and 14-de Leon. The amendment and the requested reports are summarized here.

Since 2014, the Downtown Plan has evolved significantly in response to public feedback, ranging from thoughtful comments from individuals, to comprehensive analysis provided by organized stakeholder associations. Our team is grateful for this hard work and collaboration to ​​create and implement a vision for the future of Downtown Los Angeles.

Next Steps

Following City Council approval of the Plan and new Zoning Code, the implementing ordinances will be reviewed and finalized by the City Attorney, to ensure clarity of regulations and consistency with state law, which can take approximately six months to a year. After this Form and Legality process is complete, the Plan and new Zoning Code will be brought into effect by the City Council. City Planning will also prepare reports on topics that were requested by the City Council, and will present those reports to the PLUM committee in the coming months.

We sincerely thank you for your thoughtful feedback in shaping this Plan and for your sustained engagement throughout the entire update process to reach this important milestone!