Drumroll please….
It’s been a wonderful year #Planning4LA! Here
are some of the top moments from the year. Which moment was your favorite?
Comment below and let us know!
10.
Office of Historic Resources Presents 2018 Historic Neighborhoods Conference
The Department's Office of Historic
Resources, in partnership with the Los Angeles Conservancy, hosted its
bi-annual LA Historic Neighborhoods Conference on Saturday, October
13, 2018.
This year's theme was The
Intersection of Housing and Preservation. The day-long forum was open to
anyone interested in neighborhood conservation and included presentations by
field experts in preservation, and featured interactive workshops and open
conversations with community stakeholders.
9.
External Affairs Launches Monthly E-Newsletter and Community Corner
Publications
The External Affairs Units is committed to
providing the community with up-to-date news and information about planning. That
is why the External Affairs Team launched last spring a monthly e-newsletter
and legislative update — the Community
Corner, prepared by our Community Liaisons Fabiola, Isaiah, and Dylan. The
Community Corner is just another way our Community Liaisons communicate, engage,
and educate the general public on planning matters.
8. West
LA Development Service Center Celebrates One Year Anniversary
In May, the West Los Angeles Development
Services Center (DSC) celebrated its one year anniversary. The
opening of this location was a result of the Department recognizing the
increased need to expand its presence in more communities. Similar to the
Downtown and Valley offices, this location provides a full suite of services,
ranging from consultation and application review to sign-off on permit
clearances.
During its first year, the West LA DSC
served more than 12,000 customers — contributing to an increase in customers
served and an overall decrease in citywide average wait times.
7.
Department Hosts Project Planning 101 Community Trainings
This past spring, the Department wrapped
up the second series in its Planning 101 trainings. Project
Planning 101 covered the basic elements of the City's development
process and key points for public participation. More
than 450 community members attended the seven training sessions held across
seven regions of the City.
Due to popular demand, the Department
decided to add a full-length video of the
training online. This presentation includes an overview of the Department's
Project Planning Bureau, a review of project types and decision makers, and a
discussion on the City's processes and procedures for case intake.
6.
City Council Adopts Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan
On July 3, the Exposition Corridor
Transit Neighborhood Plan (TNP) was adopted by the City Council. The Plan aims
to foster a mix of uses around five light rail stations in West Los Angeles in
order to foster transit ridership. The Transit
Neighborhood Plans (TNP) program
— a project partially funded by Metro — was launched in 2012 to encourage
livable communities and expand employment centers around five rail lines along
the region’s expanding transit network.
5. City Planning Commission Recommends
Approval of Processes and Procedures Ordinance
On October 11, the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (CPC) recommended that the City Council amend the Los Angeles
Municipal Code to make it easier for residents and developers to understand how
projects in the City are reviewed. The proposed Processes & Procedures
Ordinance consolidates over 100 existing processes to about 50 — laying the
groundwork for a more user-friendly, transparent, and predictable set of rules to
govern the project review process.
The ordinance is a major component of
the re:codeLA project, the
Department’s first initiative to comprehensively update the City’s Zoning Code
since 1946. Click here to
read the press release.
4.
Los Angeles City Council Adopts Home-Sharing Ordinance
On December 11, the City Council adopted a
Home-Sharing Ordinance, establishing
a legislative framework to regulate short-term rentals of primary residences in
the City of Los Angeles. The practice of short-term
rentals has increased over the years as
popular platforms like Airbnb have allowed travelers to conveniently rent
private rooms or entire houses for limited stays. The approved framework
creates a system for legitimate home-sharing. The new
ordinance becomes effective on July 1, 2019.
3.
Department Launches Community Plan Updates for Nine, New Plan Areas
This year, the City Planning Department initiated
a series of updates to nine community plans as part of an ongoing citywide
effort to update all 35community plans by 2024. The community planning areas
that are being updated include two community plans in the Harbor, three in the
Southeast Valley, and four in the Westside. To support this expanded work
program, the Department also created three additional community plan teams —
each staffed with planners who are updating between two to four contiguous
community plans in their geography.
In total, there are 16 community plan
updates currently underway, covering 180 square miles —approximately 40% of the
entire city. Click here
to read the press release.
2.
Department of City Planning Launches Housing Progress Report
On July 16, the Department released its
first Housing Progress Report. These quarterly reports provide an overview of
housing development activity in the City of Los Angeles since 2015, including
housing produced through various incentive programs like the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Program and State Density
Bonus. In Q3 of 2018, 65% of all proposed housing units took advantage of the
TOC Program, which was created by the Department in response to Measure
JJJ.
These reports are part of a broader
effort to increase data transparency and analysis around policy outcomes. To view
the report and to learn more about housing in Los Angeles, click here.
1.
Department of City Planning Announces the Hiring of Three New Deputy Directors
On November 30, the Department announced the
appointments of three new Deputy Directors. Effective January 7, 2019, Arthi
Varma, Shana Bonstin, and Tricia Keane will oversee the Citywide Planning
Bureau, Community Planning Bureau, and Resource Management Bureau,
respectively.
Our three new Deputy Directors bring extensive
planning experience and understand the unique needs and complexities of our
city. We are excited to have them on our team and look forward to the work we
will do together to keep #Planning4LA.
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