Month: August 2023

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Wildlife Corridor in the eastern area of the Santa Monica Mountains (Hillside Ordinance Zone).

CF 14-0518    UPDATE 

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KORETZ – HUIZAR, ET AL.) relative to creating a Wildlife Corridor in the eastern area of the Santa Monica Mountains (Hillside Ordinance Zone).

The City Attorney’s Office is now reviewing the Wildlife Ordinance. Once form and legality review is complete, it will go to the full City Council for consideration in the coming months. Additionally, at the direction of the PLUM Committee, City Planning has been instructed to provide a report of staffing resources required to implement the ordinance. City Planning and Council Districts 4 and 5 have prepared new fact sheets about the ordinance.

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  • 07/12/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  •  06/21/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Silver Lake Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 07/21/2023 Committee Clerk, Planning and Land Use Management Committee Letter to Department of City Planning July 21, 2023
  • 07/12/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 06/21/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Silver Lake Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 06/20/2023 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .
  • 06/17/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 06/16/2023 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 20, 2023.  Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Environmental 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Findings 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Interested Parties 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Letter of Determination 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – DCP Letter 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Mailing List 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Staff Report 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Proposed Zone Change Ordinance 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Proposed Wildlife District Ordinance 01/18/2023.
  • 06/16/2023 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from Department of City Planning 06/16/2023
  • 06/16/2023 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Department of City Planning report, dated June 16, 2023, relative to the proposed Wildlife District Ordinance.
    03/09/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westside Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 01/19/2023 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.   Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Environmental 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Findings 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Interested Parties 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Letter of Determination 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – DCP Letter 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Mailing List 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Staff Report 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Proposed Zone Change Ordinance 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Proposed Wildlife District Ordinance 01/18/2023.
  • 01/18/2023 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:  Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Environmental 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Findings 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Interested Parties 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Letter of Determination 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – DCP Letter 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Mailing List 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Staff Report 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Proposed Zone Change Ordinance 01/18/2023, Attachment to Report dated 1-18-23 – Proposed Wildlife District Ordinance 01/18/2023.

Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated January 18, 2023, relative to establishing a Wildlife Supplemental Use District and a proposed Zone Change Ordinance for the Santa Monica Mountains.

  • 01/05/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by PICO Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 12/23/2022 Community Impact Statement submitted by Encino Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 10/17/2022 Community Impact Statement submitted by North Hills West Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 08/12/2022 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 06/26/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 03/07/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 04/25/2016 Council action final.  Council Action 04/25/2016, Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 04/19/2016
  • 04/22/2016 Council adopted item forthwith.   Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 04/19/2016,  Motion 04/23/2014
  • 04/19/2016 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 22, 2016.  Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 04/19/2016
  • 04/19/2016 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .  Motion 04/23/2014
  • 04/15/2016 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 19, 2016.
  • 04/04/2016 Community Impact Statement submitted by Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 01/31/2015 Community Impact Statement submitted by Mar Vista Community Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 11/20/2014 Community Impact Statement submitted by Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 08/23/2014 Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 07/28/2014 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 06/25/2014 Community Impact Statement submitted by Encino Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 05/20/2014 Community Impact Statement submitted by Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 14-0518
  • 04/23/2014 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Motion 04/23/2014

 

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City’s ability to adopt or implement inclusionary zoning

CF 18-0315    

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding to conduct a Phase II of the Citywide Inclusionary Zoning Study.

Recommendation for Council action; SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AUTHORIZE the Controller to reappropriate the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 uncommitted amount of $162,805 to FY 2023-24, Department of City Planning (DCP), Fund No. 100/68, Account No. 003040, Contractual Services, from the Los Angeles Housing Department Housing Impact Trust Fund, Fund No. 43/59T, Appropriation Account No. 43W168.

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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  • 08/23/2023 Council action final.  Mayor Concurrence/Council Action 08/23/2023
  • 08/22/2023 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is September 1,
  • 08/18/2023 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 08/15/2023 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 18, 2023.   Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee 08/02/2023
  • 08/02/2023 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .  Report from Department of City Planning 07/27/2023
  • 07/28/2023 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 2, 2023.  Report from Department of City Planning 07/27/2023
  • 07/28/2023 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.  Report from Department of City Planning 07/27/2023
  • 07/27/2023 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:  Report from Department of City Planning 07/27/2023

Department of City Planning report, dated July 27, 2023, relative to a request for reappropriation of funds to conduct a Phase II of the Citywide Inclusionary Zoning Study.

  • 06/30/2023 Council action final.  Mayor Concurrence/Council Action 06/30/2023
  • 06/29/2023 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is July 10, 2023. Amending Motion (Raman – Krekorian) 06/28/2023, Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee 06/21/2023
  • 06/28/2023 Council adopted item, as amended, forthwith.  Amending Motion (Raman – Krekorian) 06/28/2023, Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee 06/21/2023
  • 06/23/2023 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 28, 2023.  Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee 06/21/2023
  • 06/21/2023 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .  Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee 06/21/2023
  • 06/16/2023 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 21, 2023.  Report from Los Angeles Housing Department 05/25/2023
  • 06/05/2023 Housing Department document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.  Report from Los Angeles Housing Department 05/25/2023
  • 06/02/2023 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:  Report from Los Angeles Housing Department 05/25/2023

Los Angeles Housing Department report, dated June 2, 2023, relative to a request for approval to conduct a phase II of the Citywide Inclusionary Zoning Study.

  • 07/09/2021 Council action final.
  • 07/02/2021 Community Impact Statement submitted by Empowerment Congress North Area NDC.  Refer to CF 18-0315  
  • 07/01/2021 Council adopted item forthwith.  Report from Housing Committee 06/28/2021
  • 06/30/2021 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on July 1, 2021.  Report from City Administrative Officer 06/17/2021
  • 06/23/2021 Housing Committee approved as amended .  Report from City Administrative Officer 06/17/2021, Report from Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department 04/06/2021
  • 06/18/2021 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 23, 2021.  Report from City Administrative Officer 06/17/2021, Report from Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department 04/06/2021
  • 06/18/2021 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing Committee.  Report from City Administrative Officer 06/17/2021
  • 06/17/2021 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:  Report from City Administrative Officer 06/17/2021

City Administrative Officer report 0220-00540-1549, dated June 17, 2021, relative to the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department request for approval to conduct a feasibility study of a citywide inclusionary zoning requirement.

  • 05/20/2021 Housing and Community Investment Department document(s) referred to Housing Committee.  Report from Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department 04/06/2021
  • 05/19/2021 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:  Report from Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department 04/06/2021

Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department report, dated April 6, 2021, relative to a request for approval to conduct a feasibility study of a citywide inclusionary zoning requirement.

  • 05/09/2018 Council action final.  Council Action 05/09/2018
  • 05/08/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.  Report from Housing Committee 04/25/2018
  • 05/01/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 8, 2018 .   Report from Housing Committee (April 25, 2018) , Motion (April 11, 2018)
  • 04/26/2018 Housing Committee approved item(s) . Motion (April 11, 2018)
  • 04/20/2018 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 25, 2018. Motion (April 11, 2018)
  • 04/11/2018 Motion document(s) referred to Housing Committee.  Motion (April 11, 2018)
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The City of LA’s Proposed “Wildlife Ordinance”

JMBM Land Use Webinar Series

The City of LA’s Proposed “Wildlife Ordinance”
What You Need to Know
The City of Los Angeles is getting closer to adopting a new Wildlife Ordinance District, which will impose significant new development restrictions for properties located between the 405 and 101 freeways in the Santa Monica Mountains, including: Hollywood, Laurel Canyon, Bel-Air, Beverly Crest, Sherman Oaks, and Studio City. The City has also expressed plans to expand these restrictions to other communities.

In our upcoming webinar, JMBM attorneys will provide an update on the status and timing of the ordinance, and will explain how this new ordinance is anticipated to impact homeowners and home builders in the affected region.

The session will include a discussion followed by a live Q&A. We hope you are able to join us.

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Metro’s Transportation Communication Network

Dear interested parties,
The City Planning Commission (CPC) hearing for the proposed Metro Transportation Communication Network (TCN) Ordinance on August 17, 2023 has been canceled due to a lack of quorum and, therefore, no meeting will occur on that date. The ordinance has been tentatively rescheduled for CPC consideration on September 14, 2023. Public comment, for consideration in the staff recommendation report, will continue to be taken until August 22, 2023 at 4 p.m.
At the direction of the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles City Planning has prepared two ordinances to amend the Zoning Code to allow the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to implement a TCN (CF 22-0392). Metro is proposing to erect digital display signs on up to 49 Metro-owned parcels throughout the City that are adjacent to certain freeways and major streets as part of its TCN program. The proposed ordinances, known collectively as the Metro TCN Ordinance, will create a new Supplemental Use District (SUD) and include a Zone Change to apply the TCN SUD and its regulations to specific parcels owned by Metro.
Los Angeles City Planning prepared and released a draft ordinance on June 14, 2023, followed by a staff-level public hearing held on July 12, 2023 to receive public comment on the draft ordinance. The draft ordinance, fact sheet, maps, and more information can be found on the project website.
Los Angeles City Planning will keep stakeholders informed about the upcoming CPC hearing through future communications and on the project website. The agenda for the CPC meeting will be available at planning4la.org/about/commissions-boards-hearings and includes instructions for submitting comments directly to the CPC. Please include Planning Case Numbers CPC-2022-5401-CA and CPC-2023-3653-ZC and Environmental Case Number ENV-2022-5286-EIR with your comment.
The CPC meeting is an opportunity for stakeholders and the general public to share feedback with the CPC on the proposed Metro TCN Ordinance. The CPC may take an action at the meeting to make a recommendation, either for approval or disapproval, to the City Council on the proposed ordinance. No final decision will be made at this meeting, and subsequent consideration by the City Council must occur before adoption of the ordinance. We invite you to attend the CPC hearing and participate in the public process.
If you have questions, would like to submit comments or be added to the interested parties list, please contact Terri Osborne at terri.osborne@lacity.org.
Thank you for your continued interest in the Metro TCN Ordinance.

 

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Council and Committee Referrals – August 08, 2023

 

15-0719-S26 Implementing the Mobility Plan 2035 element of the City of Los Angeles General Plan.
To Public Works Committee
To Transportation Committee
City Attorney report R23-0290, dated August 7, 2023, relative to a draft Ordinance to adding a new chapter to the Los Angeles Administrative Code implementing the Mobility Plan 2035 element of the City of Los Angeles General Plan.

 

09-0969-S4 Planning and land use fees update and annual inflation adjustment.
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Department of City Planning report, dated August 7, 2023, relative to the revised recommendations regarding planning and land use fees update and annual inflation adjustment.
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Wildlife Ordinance

Dear Interested Parties,
Thank you for your continued interest in the Wildlife Ordinance. On June 20, 2023, the proposed Wildlife Ordinance was considered by the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee. The PLUM Committee unanimously voted to approve the proposed Wildlife Ordinance with some additional modifications. The Wildlife Ordinance is currently being reviewed by the City Attorney’s Office. Following the conclusion of this review, the Wildlife Ordinance is anticipated to be scheduled for consideration by the full City Council in the coming months. Additionally, the PLUM Committee instructed City Planning to report back with the final ordinance on topics including identifying the staff resources required to implement the proposed ordinance. More information about the actions taken at the PLUM Committee meeting can be found in Council File 14-0518.
To provide additional clarity, City Planning has prepared a new fact sheet to provide even further details about the proposed ordinance. In addition to this fact sheet, Council District Offices 4 and 5 released a fact sheet detailing what the ordinance does and does not propose to regulate and where the ordinance stands in the adoption process.
The proposed Wildlife Ordinance and other materials are available in Council File 14-0518. Additional background information is available at planning4la.org/wildlife.
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Council and Committee Referral – Monday, August 07, 2023

 

12-0460-S4
CD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15		 City’s Coastal Development processes and procedures in the Los Angeles Municipal Code
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated August 3, 2023, relative to a proposed ordinance amending Ordinance 187,712 to incorporate the California Coastal Commission’s amendments to the City’s Coastal Development processes and procedures in the Los Angeles Municipal Code
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L.A. Al Fresco Program / Coastal Development Permit / Outdoor Dinning / Private Property / Public Right-of-Way / Coastal Zone

CF  20-1074-S5       

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a report with recommendations to establish a programmatic Coastal Development Permit for Al Fresco outdoor dining on both private property and in the public right of way in the Coastal Zone.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – McOsker):

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Bureau of Engineering, and in consultation with the City Attorney, and the Coastal Commission, to prepare a report within 60 days with recommendations to establish a programmatic Coastal Development Permit for Al Fresco outdoor dining on both private property and in the public right of way in the Coastal Zone.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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SB 423 Streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments.

Read:  SB 423        CURRENT STATUS  07/18/23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 10).

An act to amend Section 65913.4 of the Government Code, relating to land use.  Under SB 423, all of the provisions of SB 35 will be extended to 2036, and will also be expanded to more completely cover mixed-income housing developments. If passed and signed into law, SB 423 will require that cities approve a housing development application if the project fulfills the following criteria:

  • The project is located on an urban infill site – meaning it is in an urban area, and 75% of the lot borders other developed parcels of land;
  • The site is zoned for residential or mixed uses in the jurisdiction’s general plan, and is consistent with objective design standards;
  • Developers pay prevailing wage on all projects with more than 10 units;
    • For projects with 50 units or more, the developer must provide healthcare benefits
    • For projects over 85 feet, the developer must prioritize hiring a skilled and trained workforce
    • When available, developers must hire workers participating in an apprentice program
  • The site is not located in farmland, wetlands, a very-high fire risk zone, a hazardous waste site, floodplains and floodways, a habitat for protected species, or land under a conservation plan or easement; and
  • The project follows all other applicable objective laws and ordinances, such as zoning rules and environmental safety rules.

The bill would authorize the Department of General Services to act in the place of a locality or local government, at the discretion of that department, for purposes of the ministerial, streamlined review for development in compliance with the above-described requirements on property owned by or leased to the state. The bill would extend the operation of the streamlined, ministerial approval process to January 1, 2036. The bill would provide that the streamlined, ministerial approval process does not apply to applications for developments proposed on qualified sites, defined as a site that is located within an equine or equestrian district and meets certain other requirements, that are submitted on or after January 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2025.

This bill would modify the above-described objective planning standards, including by deleting the standard that prohibits a multifamily housing development from being subject to the streamlined, ministerial approval process if the development is located in a coastal zone and by providing an alternative definition for “affordable rent” for a development that dedicates 100% of units, exclusive of a manager’s unit or units, to lower-income households.

The bill would, among other modifications, delete the objective planning standards requiring development proponents to pay at least the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and utilize a skilled and trained workforce and would instead require a development proponent to certify to the local government that certain wage and labor standards will be met, including a requirement that all construction workers be paid at least the general prevailing rate of wages, as specified. The bill would require the Labor Commissioner to enforce the obligation to pay prevailing wages. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would specify that the requirements to pay prevailing wages, use a workforce participating in an apprenticeship, or provide health care expenditures do not apply to a project that consists of 10 or fewer units and is not otherwise a public work.

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Council and Committee Referral – Thursday, August 03, 2023

 

CF 23-0803 Review the City’s current permitting, approval, communication processes of the Interim Housing Model
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Blumenfield – Hernandez) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer (CAO) with the assistance of relevant departments to review the City’s current permitting, approval, communication processes of the Interim Housing Model

 

 

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Council and Committee Referral – Wednesday, August 02, 2023

 

23-0002-S79 Expand CEQA exemptions to expedite construction of interim and permanent housing
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to including in its 2023-24 State Legislative Program support for AB 785 (Santiago), which would expand CEQA exemptions to expedite construction of interim and permanent housing
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Council and Committee Referral – August 01, 2023

 

23-0799 Council meetings in Van Nuys
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Padilla – Harris-Dawson for Krekorian – Lee) relative to infrastructure and safety upgrades needed to resume pre-pandemic regular schedule by January 1, 2024 for Council meetings in Van Nuys

 

08-0644-S1 Enforcement action against owners of residential hotel units that have been unlawfully converted to tourist units
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez – Lee) relative to requesting Housing Department to report with information regarding the appropriate enforcement action against owners of residential hotel units that have been unlawfully converted to tourist units; and related matters