Planning and Land Use Management meeting summary
At a glance
Quick context to catch up fast.
The committee acted on a broad set of planning matters: fee and contract adjustments, housing‑related policies including an Affordable Housing Linkage Fee resolution, certification of environmental review and tract approvals for a large Hollywood mixed‑use project, initiation of a historic‑cultural review, and new directions to restrict public parking in agricultural/fire‑sensitive areas and curb illegal signage and blight.
Projects mentioned
Browse all related coverage for the main local project pages tied to this summary.
Committees mentioned
Open the committee coverage hubs tied to this summary.
Topics discussed
Was this summary helpful?
Your feedback helps us prioritize what to improve next.
What this means
The committee approved changes that affect how development cases are processed, how the city contracts for environmental consulting, and how affordable housing fees are applied. It upheld environmental review and subdivision approvals for a major mixed‑use project on Hollywood Boulevard, allowing that project to proceed under conditions. The panel also started a historic‑status review for a property, ordered staff to draft rules to limit public parking in certain agricultural and high‑fire/severe hillside areas, and directed new enforcement steps to reduce illegal signage, address vacant‑building blight, and regulate tobacco and smoke shop locations.
Key decisions
Follow the major takeaways from this briefing.
- Adopted motion to waive fees and accumulated interest for 1342 West 59th Place except the $660 Non‑Compliance Code Enforcement Fee.
- Approved City Administrative Officer report to execute a first amended contract with Terry A. Hayes Associates, Inc., reducing the not‑to‑exceed amount and extending the term through January 7, 2028 for environmental consulting services.
- Initiated consideration of 3911 West Adams Boulevard as a City Historic‑Cultural Monument and instructed the Department of City Planning to prepare an HCM application for Cultural Heritage Commission review.
- Adopted the draft ordinance to update the Department of City Planning’s case processing application fees.
- Adopted the Department of City Planning resolution and recommended actions regarding Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Market Areas.
- Denied appeals and sustained the Los Angeles City Planning Commission determinations to certify the EIR and approve the vesting tentative tract map for the 6000 Hollywood Boulevard mixed‑use project, allowing the project approvals to stand.
- Adopted as amended a motion directing the Department of City Planning to prepare an ordinance to disallow public parking in the Agricultural (A) zone and to prepare an Interim Control Ordinance prohibiting approvals for public parking areas on parcels in the A zone located in Very High Fire Severity Zones or Hillside Areas.
- Adopted as amended a motion requesting the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to strengthen penalties and close loopholes to deter illegal off‑site signage and ambush marketing.
- Adopted as amended a motion directing LADBS to report on building wrap regulations and provide recommendations on using building wraps to address blight under the Vacant Building Abatement program.
- Held the City Attorney report on streamlining nuisance abatement proceedings in committee (no action taken).
- Adopted a motion to address pending public nuisance properties, improve the public nuisance declaration process, and prepare an ordinance to add to the definition of public nuisance.
- Adopted as amended a motion directing LADBS and partners to recommend requiring on‑site roll‑off dumpsters as part of construction permits to prevent illegal dumping.
- Noted and filed the Department of City Planning report on tobacco sales in Council District 15 and instructed the Department to prepare an Interim Control Ordinance.
Timeline & follow-ups
Action items flagged by the community.
No follow-ups have been shared yet. Add one in the community board below.
Meeting information
Details and records from this meeting.
Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Agenda
- 26-0022 CD 9 Motion (Price - Soto-Martinez) relative to instructing the Department of Building and Safety to waive all of the current fees, charges, and accumulated interest associated with the property located at 1342 West 59th Place, except for the Non-Compliance Code Enforcement Fee of $660.00. Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0022Decision: ITEM(S)
- 14-1061-S5 Report from the City Administrative Officer relative to executing first amended and restated contract with Terry A. Hayes Associates, Inc. reducing the total not-to-exceed amount by $100,456 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,608,176 and extending the contract term for an additional 24 months through January 7, 2028 for a total term of 13 years and four months to provide environmental consulting services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 25, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 24. 2026)14-1061-S5Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0312 CD 10 Motion (Hutt - Harris-Dawson) relative to initiating consideration of the property located at 3911 West Adams Boulevard, as a City Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) under the procedures set forth in Section 22.170.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and instructing the Department of City Planning to prepare the HCM application for review and consideration of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC); and after reviewing the application, requesting the CHC to submit its report and recommendation to the Council regarding the inclusion of the above property, in the City list of HCMs. Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0312Decision: ITEM(S)
- 09-0969-S4 Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)4 and 15061(b)(3); City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angles Municipal Code for the implementation of a fee update of the Department of City Planning’s case processing application fees. (This item is referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted09-0969-S4Decision: ITEM(S)
- 17-0274-S5 Previously adopted Negative Declaration No. ENV-2016-3432-ND, adopted on February 23, 2017, and Findings pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, that no subsequent Environmental Impact Report is required; Department of City Planning report and recommended actions dated January 29, 2026; and Resolution relative to the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Market Areas. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted17-0274-S5Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0076 CD 13 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2022-6688-EIR, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2023050659, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and EIR Environmental Findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development Los Angeles (CREED LA), c/o Aidan P. Marshall, Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo (Representative: Aidan P. Marshall, Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo), from the LACPC’s determination in certifying the EIR, and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and EIR Environmental Findings, as the environmental clearance for a mixed-use development comprised of 350 residential units (including 44 units for Very Low Income households), 136,000 square feet of office, 18,004 square feet of retail, and 4,038 square feet of restaurant, the proposed uses would be within three primary buildings (Buildings A, B, and C), and 11 low-rise structures dispersed throughout the Project Site, Building A would be a 136,000 square feet, six-story office and retail building; Building B would be a 289,079 square feet, 35 story residential tower; and Building C would be a 23,560 square feet four-story residential building, Buildings A and B and the low-rise structures would front Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood Lot) and Building C would be located on a single lot fronting Carlton Way (Carlton Lot), one of the low-rise structures would be a 4,038 square-foot, two-story restaurant and the remaining 10 structures would include 38 residential townhomes, ranging from two to four stories in height, upon completion, the Project would result in a total floor area of 501,185 square feet on a 3.7-acre site, with a maximum building height of 419 feet, all of the existing improvements and uses on the Project Site would be demolished; for the properties located at 5950 - 6048 West Hollywood Boulevard, and 6037 West Carlton Way, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: 6000 Hollywood Boulevard Associates, LLC Representative: Spencer B Kallick, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP Case No. ENV-2022-6688-EIR-1A Environmental No. ENV-2022-6688-EIR-1A Related Cases: VTT-83987-2A; ZA-2022-6687-CUB-DB-SPR-HCA-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0076Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0076-S1 CD 13 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2022-6688-EIR, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2023050659, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and EIR Environmental Findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development Los Angeles (CREED LA), c/o Aidan P. Marshall, Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo (Representative: Aidan P. Marshall, Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo), from the determination of the LACPC in denying the appeal, and sustaining the Advisory Agency’s determination dated September 2, 2025; and approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 83987 (stamped map, dated April 25, 2025) for the merger and re-subdivision of an approximately 3.7-acre site into one ground lot and nine airspace lots; and a Haul Route for the export of up to 252,000 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at 5950 - 6048 West Hollywood Boulevard, and 6037 West Carlton Way, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: 6000 Hollywood Boulevard Associates, LLC Representative: Spencer B Kallick, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP Case No. VTT-83987-2A Environmental No. ENV-2022-6688-EIR-1A Related Case: ZA-2022-6687-CUB-DB-SPR-HCA-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 27, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 27, 2026)26-0076-S1Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0290 Motion (Blumenfield - Lee) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the Department of Building and Safety, and in consultation with the City Attorney to: 1) prepare a proposed ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 W 37 (Public Parking Areas in the Agricultural and Residential Zones by Conditional Use Permit), to disallow public parking in the A Zone; and to prepare a report with recommendations to consider modifying allowable public parking in Residential Zones in sensitive areas, and 2) to prepare an Interim Control Ordinance that prohibits the issuance of approvals and permits associated with any demolition, building, use of land, grading, and other applicable permits for public parking areas on parcels in the Agricultural (A) zone that are wholly or partially located in the Very High Fire Severity Zone or Hillside Areas. Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0290Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0173 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield - Harris-Dawson, et al.) relative to requesting the City Attorney, with assistance of the Department of City Planning and the Department of Building and Safety, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to mandate accountability, close regulatory loopholes, and safeguard the public right-of-way with penalties sufficient to deter illegal off-site signage and ambush marketing activity; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0173Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-1182 Motion (Rodriguez - Hutt) relative to instructing the Department of Building and Safety, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report on the City’s regulations regarding the installation of building wraps, and provide recommendations on whether the City can compel property owners to use building wraps as a potential solution to address blight to support the Vacant Building Abatement program; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council25-1182Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0196 City Attorney report relative to reporting on the administration, enforcement, governance, implementation, oversight, policy options, resources, and code amendments to streamline nuisance abatement proceedings in the Los Angeles Municipal Code and the Los Angeles Administrative Code. (This item is referred to the Public Works Committee and Planning and Land Use Management Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-0196Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-1276 Motion (Price – Blumenfield) relative to addressing pending public nuisance properties in the City, improving the public nuisance declaration process, and preparing an ordinance to add to the definition of public nuisance. (This item is referred to the Energy and Environment Committee, Planning and Land Use Management Committee, and Public Safety Committee. The Energy and Environment Committee approved the item on October 21, 2025.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For, If Amended: Palms Neighborhood Council23-1276Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-1183 CD 10 Motion (Hutt - McOsker) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), in consultation with the City Attorney and the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation to prepare a report with recommendations, to require, as part of the issuance of construction permits by LADBS, and as part of Plan Check permitting, that project applicants maintain a roll-off dumpster on site for construction clean-outs, and thereby ensure that illegal dumping does not occur in any abutting alleys and neighborhood. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council25-1183Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0916 CD 15 Department of City Planning report relative to tobacco sales and smoke shops within the geographic boundaries of Council District 15. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0916Decision: ITEM(S)
Recent documents
Fresh records from this municipality.
Civic leadership
Know who to contact about the decisions that matter.