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 The cleanup after the LA fire is beginning. You can follow the progress through the  Palisades Resource Center. LADBS confirmed that you can apply for permits right away, even as the cleanup starts. However, in Altadena, you must wait until the cleanup is finished to apply for permits. 

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January in Review 

City of LA Applications:

• Executive Directive 1 (ED1): 20 ADM (+14 Pre-Application Reviews, or PAR), down considerably from last month

  • 3 ADM applications already approved, including:

    • Conversion of existing 1-story Church to 5-story, 71-unit 100% affordable housing development at 964 E Jefferson Blvd in Southeast LA

• Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC): 10 applications and pre-application reviews (0 appeals)

• Appeals: 6

  • Appeal from SAFER against multi-building project at 1100 E 5th St: demolition of three existing warehouse buildings and surface parking lot for the construction of an 8-story mixed-use building with 220 live/work units (25 VLI) in Arts District

• Conditional-Use Beverage (CUB) Permits: 12

  • Restaurant Beverage Program (RBP) Clearances: 8

Highlighted Applications

City of LA

• 10953 Whipple St, ADM-2025-313-DB-VHCA-RED1: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 5-story apartment building for 91 units of 100% affordable housing

• 1201 S Figueroa St, ADM-2025-332-OVR: The alteration of existing architectural features to permit the development of a new South Vehicular Ramp at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

• 701 S Hampton Dr, ADM-2025-141-RDP: Conversion of existing single-story parking structure into a new untreated enclosed and open storage & attic

• 519 N Soto St, ADM-2025-166-CLR: New 3 story multifamily. to include a 2 car garage and 8 units. and a two-story building to include 3 car garage and 2 ADUs

• 3501 W 3Rd St, ADM-2025-132-DB-SPPC-VHCA-RED1: Demo of the existing uses and construction of 9-story 100% affordable housing with 168 residential dwelling units.

• 750 E Manchester Ave, ADM-2025-141-RDP: Legalize existing addition to building of 1,800 sf

City of Santa Monica

• 1212 7Th St, 25ENT-0013: Administrative approval application for adaptive reuse project involving an existing multi-purpose building, which will provide five new residential units

• 1030 Lincoln Blvd, 25ARB-0017: Proposal to install an upgraded lift from the basement level of the upper school building of Saint Monica Preparatory School per ADA requirements and for minor landscaping changes surrounding the proposed lift

City of Glendale

• 1533 Opechee Way, PDR-004408-2025: Proposed main house 1-storey addition to an existing 2-storey SFD with proposed new detached ADU and remodel existing detached garage from 3-car to 2-car garage

• 1477 Royal Blvd, PDR-004461-2025: New 1st floor addition and new 2nd flr addition with window replacement, roof replacement, and proposed interior remodel proposed pool & other site improvements

Week Ahead

Feb 3 | Santa Monica Architectural Review Board

• 242 24^th St, 24ARB-0222: Review of a modification for a required stepback for an upper story addition to an existing two-story single-unit residential dwelling located in the R1 zoning district. Staff Report.

• 101 Foxtail Dr, 24ARB-0201: Review the placement and massing for the construction of a new 2-story, single family residence with an ADU, located within the R1 (Single Unit Density) zoning district pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.07.030 A1(b(i)). Staff Report.

• 2919 Wilshire Blvd, 24ARB-0142: Review the design, colors, materials, and landscape plans for the construction of an eight-story, 85’-tall, mixed-use building consisting of 127 units and approximately 5,700 sf of ground floor commercial space above 4 levels of subterranean parking in the Mixed-Use Boulevard (MUB) Zoning District. Staff Report.

Feb 4 | LA City Council

• INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the City Attorney, the Department of Public Works and its bureaus, Information Technology Agency, Department of Cannabis Regulation, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Youth Development Department, and any other City departments or bureaus, with attention to those that provide administrative and/or existing core City services, that can provide revenue-generating services, to report to Council in 90 days with information on additional revenue generation opportunities

• ADOPT the Ordinance dated December 4, 2024, 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 LAMC to streamline and expedite the permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations.

Feb 5 | LA City Council

• 2511 W Sunset Blvd, DIR-2023-2028-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A: Adopt the findings and deny the appeal from SAFER to approve 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 sf of commercial floor area and 121 residential dwelling units (13 ELI) and FAR of 3.32:1

• 6100 Primrose Ave, CHC-2024-2186-HCM: Inclusion of Krotona Court and the Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross as Historical-Cultural Monument

• INSTRUCT the LADBS, with the assistance of the Department of City Planning, and 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; also review:

  • Enforcement/compliance with the existing provisions in LAMC Section 12.23 (Non-Conforming Building and Uses), which already requires that remodels maintain at least 50% of an original structure's footprint to maintain any non-conforming rights, improve notification requirements to neighbors, and review all applicable building loopholes in the LAMC

  • Clarify the setback regulations for non-conforming properties that qualify as 'remodels' or 'major renovations' instead of being classified as an entirely newly constructed property, and how this may impact property tax assessments and revenue to the City

• INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department, with assistance of the Bureau of Street Services (BSS), Department of City Planning, Bureau of Sanitation, Office of Finance, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, to conduct listening and resource sessions for sidewalk vendors in CD 1 with the purpose of providing information to sidewalk vendors about local rules, regulations, and laws