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WELCOME MESSAGE
From Your Community Liaisons
DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITIES
OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY
CORNER
JANUARY 2019
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING
QUESTION
OF THE
MONTH
CONTACT
COMMUNITY
LIAISONS
Fabiola | Dylan | Isaiah
WELCOME MESSAGE
Happy New Year! 2018 was a big year for Planning in Los
Angeles — as well as for us Community Liaisons. Some of
our highlights include: hosting seven Planning 101 Project
Planning trainings where we met more than 450 Angelenos;
launching updates to nine Community Plans; and, of course,
starting this monthly communication. Arthi Varma, Deputy Director
Citywide Planning Bureau
As we look forward to 2019, we are well poised to continue
advancing planning for the future needs of Los Angeles.
At present, we have more planners in the Department than
ever before and we have new executive leadership to guide
us. This month, we welcomed three new Deputy Directors.
Arthi Varma, Shana Bonstin, and Tricia Keane will oversee
Citywide Planning, Community Planning, and Resource
Management, respectively. They each bring extensive
experience in planning to the Department and understand
the unique needs and complexities of our city. We are Shana Bonstin, Deputy Director
excited to have them and look forward to their leadership in Community Planning Bureau
the new year.
Your Community Liaisons,
Fabiola, Dylan and Isaiah
Tricia Keane, Deputy Director
Resource Management Bureau
CONTACT YOUR COMMUNITY LIAISONS
You can reach your Community Liaisons by emailing planning.liaison@lacity.org or contact us directly at:
SOUTH/WEST/HARBOR CENTRAL/ EAST VALLEY (NORTH/SOUTH)
Fabiola Inzunza Dylan Sittig Isaiah Ross
fabiola.inzunza@lacity.org dylan.sittig@lacity.org isaiah.ross@lacity.org
213-978-1321 213-978-1197 213-978-1332
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COMMUNIT Y CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING • JANUARY 2019
DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
CITYWIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES UPDATE
The Department is updating the Citywide Design Guidelines in an
effort to elevate the design quality of the public realm and create a
more vibrant, livable, walkable, and sustainable Los Angeles. The CURRENT DESIGN GUIDELINES
updated Guidelines will address the way that design in the built
environment can meet varying community needs and priorities. As
proposed, the Guidelines will focus on three design approaches:
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• Pedestrian First: Examining the pedestrian experience and how
buildings open up to the street.
• 360 ̊Design: Taking into consideration the impacts of the built
COMMENT FORM
environment on the surrounding area.
• Climate Adapted: Drawing upon some of the latest
advancements in climate adapted design.
Planning is currently seeking public input and will be returning
to the City Planning Commission in the spring with a draft set of
updated Guidelines.
COUNCIL FILE 17-0981
PROPOSED RESTAURANT BEVERAGE PROGRAM
The proposed Restaurant Beverage Program would reduce
processing times and costs for approving certain sit-down
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
restaurants that wish to serve alcoholic beverages. The program
is intended to facilitate the creation of new dining opportunities,
new jobs, and increased tax revenues to support city services.
HEARING NOTICE (JANUARY 31)
Restaurants would only be eligible for the program if they close
before 11 PM; have no live entertainment, outdoor TVs, or music;
and comply with other standard conditions that are commonly
required for projects that go through the conditional use permit
PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES process.
The first public hearing was held on December 5, 2018. A
second public hearing is scheduled for January 31, 2019 to allow
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA
interested parties to provide additional feedback.
PÚBLICA (ENERO 31)
COMMUNIT Y CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING • JANUARY 2019
TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES GRANT
In December 2018, the Department was awarded a Transformative
Climate Communities Planning Grant from the California Strategic
Growth Council to work with community partners in creating a STRATEGIC GROWTH
neighborhood-level climate resiliency plan. This opportunity will COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
help transform the physical and economic environment of the South
Los Angeles community through the development of a plan for new
investment in infrastructure and green space.
WARNER CENTER 2035 SPECIFIC PLAN 5 YEAR
STATUS REPORT
The Warner Center Specific Plan was most recently updated in
2013. The Plan, known as WC2035, serves as the land use and
permanent zoning controls for the neighborhood bounded by
the Los Angeles River to the north, the Ventura Freeway to the
WARNER CENTER 2035 south, De Soto Avenue to the east, and the west side of Topanga
SPECIFIC PLAN Canyon Boulevard on the west. To provide the public with a record
of development permitted by its regulations, a status report of
development will be prepared every five years. As a part of this
report, the Department hosted a meeting on January 30 to review
the goals and objectives of the Plan, discuss the progress being
made in implementing the Plan, and garner feedback from the
public on development and public improvements.
COMMUNIT Y CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING • JANUARY 2019
PROPOSED CORNFIELD ARROYO SECO PLAN
AMENDMENT
On Thursday, January 10, the City Planning Commission (CPC)
considered a minor amendment to the Cornfield Arroyo Specific Plan
(CASP) and approved staff’s recommendation to remove a five-year
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sunset clause contained in a footnote of the plan. The elimination of
the footnote will reinstate the expired “Affordable Housing Strategy B”
incentive, as originally adopted in 2013. The proposed change ensures
that the CASP maintains its original intent to produce affordable housing FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
opportunities without inhibiting the production of housing. The Planning
and Land Use Management Committee of the City Council will consider
the amendment in the coming months.
CRA TRANSFER OF LAND USE AUTHORITY
On December 20, 2018, the City Planning Commission (CPC)
considered a resolution and ordinance to transfer the land use
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authority from the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA) to
the City of Los Angeles. This change will authorize the Department
to administer unexpired redevelopment plans and oversee project
COUNCIL FILE 13-1482-S3 review for redevelopment project areas in the City. The intent of
the transfer is to ensure continuity of land use controls within the
unexpired Redevelopment Plan Areas. This would not eliminate
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS existing redevelopment plans or redevelopment plan provisions.
The CPC approved staff’s recommendation and the Planning and
Land Use Management Committee of the City Council will consider
the resolution and ordinance in the coming months.
COMMUNIT Y CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING • JANUARY 2019
OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT
Every month, we’ve dedicated this section of the Community
Corner to highlight the outreach and engagement work
our Department conducts throughout the City. We’ve
also started to share data related to these efforts, which
include department-hosted events, trainings, and public
hearings, and events hosted by the community. This data
only scratches the surface of all the different ways that
we interact with the public — though it certainly begins to
weave a story of how public outreach and engagement is
embedded in all of our work.
From August 1 to December 31, 2018, the Department:
• Held 439 Public Hearings
• Participated in 111 community events
• Hosted 39 community events
Over the past few months, we’ve launched nine new
Community Plan Updates and continued the updates of
seven other Community Plans. We also continued our work
on several other policy initiatives, including efforts to update
our zoning code; shape and guide development near transit,
hillsides, and other areas; and update our environmental
review documents.
To promote and solicit feedback on this work, we’ve hosted
events and talked to thousands of community members at
farmers markets, street fairs, festivals, and block parties
throughout the City. We’ve also been invited to dozens
of neighborhood meetings, forums, resource fairs, and
conferences.
We urge you to continue to engage with us at events that
we host and hope that you continue to invite us to those you
organize. It is our goal to help you become more involved in
the planning process.
OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT LOG: DECEMBER
The Department held: participated in: and hosted:
92 13 5
public hearings community events community events
COMMUNIT Y CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING • JANUARY 2019
QUESTION OF THE MONTH
What is a Historic-Cultural Monument?
A: A building or site that has been designated as a local landmark.
Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) designation is assigned to resources
(i.e. sites, structures, buildings, or plant life) that have historic or cultural
value. The City’s Cultural Heritage Ordinance sets criteria for
designation of resources of historic or cultural significance as HCMs. To
receive HCM designation, a resource must be associated with one or
more of the following:
1. Historic Events or Broad Historic Patterns
2. Historic Personages
3. Historic Architectural Styles and Architects/Designers
Age is not necessarily a factor for HCM designation. In general, to be
eligible for HCM designation, it is necessary for enough time to pass to
provide sufficient perspective to evaluate its significance within a historical
context.
Planning staff evaluates proposed HCMs and makes a recommendation
to the Cultural Heritage Commission, a group of citizens appointed by the
Mayor. If approved by the Commission, the HCM application goes to the
City Council for the final decision.
For more information, read Planning’s Office of Historic Resources’
October 2018 Newsletter. You can find a list of all Historic-Cultural
Monuments here.
Gabrielino Indian Site Mission Wells and Settling Basin (area of) Drum Barracks and Officers Quarters
HCM #112 | Griffith Park HCM #50 | San Fernando HCM #21 | Wilmington
Joseph Dupuy Residence - South Seas House The Munch Box Pacific Cinerama Dome Theater and Marquee
HCM #757 | West Adams HCM #750 | Chatsworth HCM #659 | Hollywood
COMMUNIT Y CORNER • DEPARTMENT OF CIT Y PL ANNING • JANUARY 2019
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