Planning and Land Use Management Committee summary
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The Committee approved an ordinance to speed permitting for electric vehicle chargers, added two sites to the Historic‑Cultural Monuments list, instructed city departments to prepare reports on remodel/renovation/demolition definitions and homeless‑shelter notification rules, authorized a fee waiver for one property, directed study of a citywide self‑certification permitting program, approved code changes to harmonize the definition of homeless shelter, and denied appeals sustaining two Los Angeles City Planning Commission approvals for housing projects.
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Meeting actions will make it easier and faster to install electric vehicle chargers through a new permitting ordinance and could speed permitting overall if a self‑certification program is adopted. Two historic sites were added to the city list, and the Committee asked departments to produce reports that clarify when a project is a remodel versus a demolition and to clarify notice rules for emergency homeless shelter properties. The Committee also approved a one‑property fee waiver and upheld two planning commission approvals for new housing projects, meaning those developments may proceed under existing approvals.
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- Approved City Attorney report and draft ordinance to streamline and expedite permitting for electric vehicle charging stations; received and filed the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report.
- Approved Cultural Heritage Commission report to include Krotona Court and the Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross in the list of Historic‑Cultural Monuments.
- Approved motion directing the Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, and Bureau of Engineering to prepare a report clarifying the differences between a remodel, a major renovation, and a demolition and to review other local practices and ordinances.
- Approved motion directing Department of City Planning, Department of Building and Safety, and Los Angeles Housing Department to report with recommendations to clarify notification requirements for emergency homeless shelter property owners when a shelter provider is not identified at application filing.
- Approved motion authorizing the Department of Building and Safety to waive current fees, charges, and accumulated interest for the property at 146 West 59th Place, except for a $660 Non‑Compliance Code Enforcement Fee.
- Approved motion directing Department of Building and Safety and Department of City Planning to report options for a citywide self‑certification program to expedite permits for residential, commercial, and mixed‑use development.
- Approved motion directing Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to propose revisions to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.80 to harmonize the definition of 'Homeless Shelter' with the California Government Code.
- Denied appeals and sustained the Los Angeles City Planning Commission determinations for two development projects (including a 327‑unit project with 41 Very Low Income units and a five‑story mixed‑use project with 121 units, including 13 Extremely Low Income units).
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- 22-0120 Categorically Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15308, reports from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and City Attorney and draft Ordinance relative to adding Subsections 91.106.6, 91.106.6.1,91.106.6.2, 91.106.6.3, 91.106.6.4, 91.106.6.5, 91.106.6.6, and 91.106.6.7 to Section 91.106, Division 1, Article 1, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to streamline and expedite the permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations; and project findings. This is not a project under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-0120Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1497 CD 4 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of Krotona Court and the Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross, located at 2122 - 2130 North Vista Del Mar Avenue; and 6110 West Primrose Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Lindsay Mulcahy, Los Angeles Conservancy Owners: Mayer Moizel, Trustee, Mayer Moizel Trust; Annie Goldwater, et al. c/o Larry Robinson; and Mayer Moizel Revocable Trust Case No. CHC-2024-2186-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2024-2187-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 19, 2025)24-1497Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1341 Motion (Blumenfield - Price) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, with the assistance of the Department of City Planning, the Bureau of Engineering, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations that explains the differences between a remodel; major renovation; and a demolition project, and which reviews the existing practices and ordinances of other cities in Los Angeles County, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-1341Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-0264 Motion (McOsker - Hutt) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and Los Angeles Housing Department, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations to clarify the notification requirements of emergency homeless shelter property owners when a homeless shelter provider has not been identified at the time the project application is filed. Community Impact Statement: Yes For, if amended: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council23-0264Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1583 CD 9 Motion (Price - Park) relative to authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to waive all of the current fees, charges, and accumulated interest associated with the property located at 146 West 59th Place, except for the Non-Compliance Code Enforcement Fee of $660. Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-1583Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0043 Motion (Raman - Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and Department of City Planning to report with options for a Citywide self-certification program to directly or indirectly expedite permits for residential, commercial, and mixed-use development, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0043Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1587 Motion (Yaroslavsky - Harris-Dawson) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney to propose revisions to the Los Angeles Municipal Code section 12.80 in order to harmonize with the definition of "Homeless Shelter" found in the California Government Code Section 8698.4(c)1. Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-1587Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1054 CD 1 Continued from January 21, 2025 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2023-5529-SCEA, Mitigation Measures, Mitigated Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and, an Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Kylah Staley, Lozeau Drury LLP), from the LACPC’s determination in 1) approving pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus for a housing development project consisting of 327 dwelling units, of which 41 units will be set aside for Very Low Income households, with the following On-Menu Incentive: a) an On-Menu Incentive to allow an increase in the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to 3.0:1 in lieu of the otherwise allowable 1.5:1 in the C2-1VL Zone; 2) approving pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1 of Chapter 1 and LAMC Section 13.B.2.2 of Chapter 1A, a Main Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on- and off-site consumption in conjunction with a total of 9,462 square feet of potential indoor and outdoor restaurant space for up to five establishments with up to 300 indoor seats and 75 outdoor seats (total of 375 patron seats); and 3) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development which creates, or results in, an increase of 50 or more dwelling units; for the construction of a mixed-use residential and commercial development with 327 residential units that include 41 Very Low Income affordable units and approximately 9,462 square feet of ground-floor commercial space for a total floor area of 321,300 square feet, resulting in a FAR of 3:1, the project would consist of two buildings as follows: 1) Building A, located along Sunset Boulevard, would be seven stories and have a maximum building height of 91 feet as measured from grade and 85 feet as measured from Plumb Height; 2) Building B, located at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Everett Street, would be seven stories and have a maximum height of 86 feet as measured from grade and 81.5 feet as measured from Plumb Height, the project would provide 263 on-site parking spaces at one subterranean, one partially subterranean, and one at-ground/ and above-grade levels to be shared amongst all of the uses on the project site, vehicular access to the structured parking would be provided via two stop-controlled driveways and one signalized driveway for the properties located at 1185, 1187, 1193, 1195, 1197, 1201, 1205, 1207, 1211, 1215, 1221, 1225, 1229, 1233, 1239, 1243, 1245, 1247 West Sunset Boulevard; 917 North Everett Street, subject to Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings. Applicant: Jeffrey Farrington, Aragon Properties Corporation Representative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty Case No. CPC-2023-5528-DB-SPR-MCUP-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2023-5529-SCEA Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 31, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 31, 2025)24-1054Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1064 CD 13 Continued from January 21, 2025 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Statute and Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 (Urban Infill Development), and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and, an Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Marjan R. Abubo, Lozeau Drury, LLP), from the LACPC’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the demolition of an existing grocery store, recycling center, and surface parking lot for the construction of a five-story, mixed-use building that will include 3,603 square-feet of commercial floor area and 121 residential dwelling units, of which 13 dwelling units will be reserved for Extremely Low Income Households, the proposed project will contain an approximate total of 89,719 square-feet of floor area, resulting in a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.32:1, and will rise to a maximum height of 79 feet; for the properties located at 2511, 2513, 2515, and 2517 West Sunset Boulevard. Applicant: Guy Vidal Representative: Gary Benjamin, Alchemy Planning Case No. DIR-2023-2028-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2023-2029-CE-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-1064Decision: ITEM(S)
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