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Correction: Last week’s newsletter stated that the decision on LA’s Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP) had been postponed. In fact, the PLUM Committee has approved the Ordinance. See Report. It now heads to LA City Council on December 10.

City Council has the option to review public comments and decide if they want to consider amendments, including requests to include single-family zone changes (which the Planning Commission did not recommend). Some small amendments have been proposed.

Interested in learning about LA’s New Zoning Code? LA City Planning is offering public webinars on December 11 and December 12 to introduce the new code before its effective date of January 27, 2025.

The Week Ahead

December 10 | LA City Council

• Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP) Ordinance (CPC-2023-7068-CA)

• Housing Element Sites and Minimum Density Ordinances (CPC-2024-387-CA)

• Resident Protections Ordinances (CPC-2024-388-CA)

• Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (CPC-2023-5986-CA)

December 10 | Pasadena Design Commission

• 27-37 N. Bonnie Ave, DHP2024-00023: The construction of a new two-to-four-story, 17-unit, multi-family residential development with one level of subterranean parking. Total of 21,232 sf with 30 underground parking spaces.

December 10 | LA Central Planning Commission

• 846 South Union Ave, DIR-2024-4224-BSA-1A: An appeal of building permits for demolishing a three-story office building

December 11 | East LA Planning Commission

• 1584-1586 West Oak Grove Place, PS-1469-1A: Appeal of approval of a private street to provide legal frontage and access for 8 new multi-family dwellings in the RD1.5-1 zone with 16 parking spaces. The four duplexes will have a total floor area of approximately 12,471 sf

December 12 | LA Planning Commission

• 1463–1467 South Wellesley Ave, CPC-2023-6287-CU-DB-HCA: Construction of a three-story 17-unit residential development (2 VLI) with 24 parking spaces

• 275 West 1st St, CPC-2023-372-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-SP-CPIOA-HCA: Establish the One San Pedro Specific Plan to allow for the phased redevelopment of the existing Rancho San Pedro public housing development, which occupies nine city blocks encompassing approximately 19.5 acres. The Specific Plan would permit 1,553 dwelling units (60% of the units set aside as restricted affordable units) and 130,000 sf of commercial space.

• 679–689 South Mesquit St, CPC-2017-247-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-SN-SPPE-MCUP-CU2-ZV-PR: The 670 Mesquit Project proposes to construct a new mixed-use development totaling up to 1,792,103 sf with 676,437 sf of office; 271 hotel guest rooms; 895 residential units (45 ELI, 99 VLI); 14,345 sf of retail; 28,688 sf of restaurants; 35,515 sf of studio/event/gallery space; 34,000 sf of gym uses; and a 30,000 sf charter elementary school.

Week in Review 

Highlighted Case Applications

Los Angeles

• 1005 W Kensington Rd, ADM-2024-7868-CWC: Demolition of dilapidated garage at the back of the property.

• 1126 Victoria Ave, ENV-2024-7860-CE: Fence case for overheight fence and landscaping w/in the front yard

• 11150 S Broadway, ADM-2024-7770-RDP: Demo of existing SFD and replace with a new 3-story duplex with attached ADU (front), new 3-story duplex (middle), and new 3-story duplex w/ attached garage (rear)

• 17719 Kingsbury St, AA-2024-7755-PM-HCA: Subdivision of existing lot with 1 SFD to 2 parcels each with a 3-story duplex and two 2-story ADUs and demolition of existing garage

• 9236 Burnet Ave, APCNV-2024-7726-VZC-ADJ-HCA: Vesting zone change from RA-1 to RD301 for the construction use and maintenance of an 8-unit residential development (4 duplex buildings) and 16 parking spaces)

Highlighted Completions

Did you know we now have a completed date filter for LA in ATC? You can also check a project's status using the new status filter. For example, many of the cases below have been approved but have a status of “In appeal period.”

Los Angeles

• 1107 S Alvarado St, ZA-2024-2153-CUB-CUX: Approved with Conditions a CUB with a CUX to allow the sale and dispensing of a full-line of alcoholic beverages with live entertainment with patron dancing in conjunction with an existing restaurant

• 8217 Winnetka Ave, ENV-2023-5358-EAF: Terminated demolition of all existing buildings; new construction of an affordable residential project

• 4254 N Canoga Ave, DIR-2023-5509-DRB-SPP-MSP-HCA: Approved with Conditions the construction of a new 2-story, 1695 sf SFD in the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Outer Corridor

• 4516 Finley Ave, DIR-2023-3149-TOC-HCA: Approved with Conditions a TOC review for a new 4-story, 21-unit (2 ELI) multi-family residential building with underground parking in Los Feliz