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11/23/2021

Staff used to call it “Mulholland Madness.” Today, one of the busiest units in City Planning may be at its craziest as more projects and more regs coupled with fewer staff hours has resulted in 8+-month delays for projects along the Mulholland Corridor. Meanwhile, the unit is the subject of a lawsuit filed by one of the longest-serving and most influential homeowners groups in LA. For full details, check out our website: PCCLA.com

11/16/2021

Mayor Garcetti has signed an ordinance which will allow City Planning to increase its fees across most categories. Some fees will more than double and many of the most common requests will see a substantial increase. Click on the link for the full story.

Planning Fees Going Up A Lot November 11, 2021November 15, 2021Chris Parker Some entitlements more than doubling in late December Mayor Garcetti announced late last week that he signed an ordinance which will allow City Planning to increase its fees across most categories. The fee hike won’t take ...

10/28/2020

Congratulations Dodgers! World Series champs!

Thank you to the Dodgers for bringing home the World Series victory. Lighting the night in blue to honor our champs.

11/29/2018

Will the City Planning Commission allow ADUs in Hillside areas? The draft ordinance that the commissioners are considering at Thursday's meeting could allow, limit or completely block Accessory Dwelling Units like granny flats or servant's quarters in some of the city's most affluent areas.

One of the most successful – and controversial – methods of adding housing to Los Angeles will be on the agenda of Thursday’s City Planning Commission meeting, the latest step in the city...

09/07/2017

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07/10/2017

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05/31/2017

Hadid faces fines and community service time for illegal construction. But will the house be finished, reduced in size to meet current zoning code or torn down?

The fate of the massive home in the Bel-Air hills remains unclear as celebrity developer Mohamed Hadid awaits sentencing.

05/07/2017

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03/24/2017

"One thing we can take away from what happened with Measure S is that there is concern about our civic engagement process and how we’re moving forward as a City. And the way we can move forward is to bring people together and build a consensus."

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03/09/2017

The City Council approved new R1 zone variations for 15 neighborhoods yesterday. Now this ordinance - plus changes to the Baseline Hillside Ordinance and Baseline Mansionization Ordinance - are on Mayor Garcetti's desk awaiting his signature. New rules could take effect as early as Monday.

http://www.landusela.com/blog/changes-to-bho-bmo-r1-zone-sit-on-mayors-desk

The City Council approved on Wednesday the draft ordinance that assigns a new R1 variety to 15 neighborhoods around Los Angeles (mostly Westside). That means that the changes to the Baseline Hillside...

03/01/2017

Major changes to Hillside & Mansionization ordinances could come as soon as Monday along with 16 new variations of the city's ubiquitous R1 zone.

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02/17/2017

And HPOZs and Specific Plans and Design Review Boards and ...