LandUseLA

News & notes on land use in the City of Los Angeles. Emphasis on entitlement issues that shape the city. E: [email protected]

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

PCC CEO Chris Parker will be speaking about the rebuilding process, one year after the #Palisades and #Eaton fires devastated the region. #Wildfires

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https://t.co/REA0c6ul8d

[LandUseLA @LandUseLA]

Council members specifically targeting ghost kitchens which are “in areas that were not built to handle dozens and hundreds of vehicles coming in and out, idling in neighborhoods, causing nuisances, backing up traffic and creating unsafe conditions.”

[The Eastsider @TheEastsiderLA]

The Los Angeles City Council directed staff Wednesday to explore the creation of exclusion zones for app-based delivery services, which one elected official said was necessary to address unsafe traffic behaviors.

https://t.co/P9itHNeJpR

[LandUseLA @LandUseLA]

Mayor Bass issues executive order that suspends SB9 lot splits during Palisades rebuild. But ADUs can still be built, and permit records show a lot of enthusiasm for the second units https://t.co/2YsODqPfE2

[LandUseLA @LandUseLA]

Short but important🧵 on the recent decision to suspend SB9 in Altadena in wake of post-fire rebuilding. FWIW, Mayor Bass issued EO9 on Thursday, suspending SB9 in the Palisades too

[John Jung @CityZoningPro]

SB9 and SB1123 offer homeowners a lifeline. Facing insurance shortfalls and soaring rebuild costs, these bills allow homeowners to partner with developers. Additional units create rental income and equity appreciation

[John Gregorchuk @JMGregorchuk]

Want to fix LA's housing issue?

OPEN THE PUBLIC COUNTER BACK UP

One action would provide so much benefit. Get everyone in the same room and start knocking out issues. This virtual counter, online appointment, CSR, garbage is exactly that, garbage.

[Urbanize LA @UrbanizeLA]

The City approved over 1,800 homes between April and June

https://t.co/2jJeneGnAS

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

Property owners in the Coastal and/or Hillside areas of the Pacific Palisades can replace their fire-destroyed homes with larger homes and still receive a streamlined review thanks to new emergency regulations #Palisades #permitting #permits #LADBS

https://t.co/869Qmyb3kw

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

The unit that was working on the highly controversial, proposed Wildlife Ordinance was defunded in the July 1 city budget, essentially killing it. The move came 6 months after it appeared the council was 1 vote away from OK’ing the restrictive regulations
https://t.co/xYqnpWN13t

[David Wagner @radiowagner]

Should developers in car-centric Los Angeles be allowed to build new apartments anywhere in the city with zero on-site parking?

Some L.A. City Council members think so.

My @LAist story looks at a new motion considering an end to parking requirements city-wide. 🔗👇

[Craig Weston @CraigWeston1]

Karen Bass has instituted a self certification program for architects to speed up the rebuild of houses in Pacific Palisades. But of course, in typical government fashion, they have made it crazy for an architect to go into this program. First architects must pass a test which they have to study for and maybe heavily for depending on the rigorousness of the test. Secondly if the architect self certifies a project for a client it sounds like the liability falls entirely on the architect and away from the city. What architect is going to assume added liability for a project?

[KTLA @KTLA]

Downtown Los Angeles has seen one of the most significant declines in apartment construction among the 50 largest cities in the United States, according to a new report from RentCafe. Details: https://t.co/4TyGNGUcev

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

Four key #LA development services departments released written guidelines on how they will identify and process eligible fire rebuild projects, 101 days after the #PalisadesFire destroyed thousands of homes and structures

https://t.co/SXftPI5uLJ

[Michael Manville @MichaelManvill6]

Me, @ShaneDPhillips and Jason Ward are in the LAT arguing for some reform to Measure ULA.
https://t.co/ThzaZsKFC0

[LandUseLA @LandUseLA]

A 🧵 on the frustration of dealing with the city of LA’s #permits and #entitlement process #FireRebuild #PalisadesFire

[Alexis Rivas @alexisxrivas]

We are now on Day 35 of our Palisades project permit. 34th day was yesterday, a Sunday. No update yesterday, as expected.

Let's see if there's progress today.

Again, this project is about as simple as it gets.

[LandUseLA @LandUseLA]

Homeowner managed to get ⁦@Planning4LA⁩ approval for the zoning issues triggered by an unpermitted tree house, but ⁦#LADBS won’t issue the #permits for the decades-old structure #ShermanOaks https://t.co/BlptBCBrTP

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

LA opened a Fire Rebuild Permit Center in WLA this week, promising a 1-stop location for permits to replace structures lost in the Palisades Fire. The center is still a work in progress, with most departments still working on their policies https://t.co/tQT3vMTavf

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

There are three steps that need to be completed before property owners can #rebuild, and the cleanup is just the first step for residents of #PacificPalisades #Altadena and #Malibu to last month’s #wildfires

https://t.co/ZxBJ0RBunm

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

The estimated timeline for cleanup of toxic waste caused by the #PalisadesWildfire and #EatonFire has improved thanks to an influx of state and federal aid, officials said this week

https://t.co/6DRsv1UlWO

[Pacific Crest @PacificCrestLA]

Property owners may have to wait up to 2 years before they can rebuild burned-out sites in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other areas impacted by recent fires. That’s the sobering timeline relayed by county, state and federal officials in recent days https://t.co/bL9O3Ghesb

[Emily Hoeven @emily_hoeven]

👀@GavinNewsom issues executive order directing the CA Coastal Commission not to issue guidance or take any action that interferes or conflicts w/ his LA rebuilding executive orders; says the commission issued "legally errenous guidance" causing confusion. https://t.co/0FHab2oCUP