Planning and Land Use Management Committee summary
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The Committee approved an ordinance to speed permitting for electric vehicle chargers, added two sites to the Historic‑Cultural Monuments list, instructed city departments to prepare reports on remodel/renovation/demolition definitions and homeless‑shelter notification rules, authorized a fee waiver for one property, directed study of a citywide self‑certification permitting program, approved code changes to harmonize the definition of homeless shelter, and denied appeals sustaining two Los Angeles City Planning Commission approvals for housing projects.
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Meeting actions will make it easier and faster to install electric vehicle chargers through a new permitting ordinance and could speed permitting overall if a self‑certification program is adopted. Two historic sites were added to the city list, and the Committee asked departments to produce reports that clarify when a project is a remodel versus a demolition and to clarify notice rules for emergency homeless shelter properties. The Committee also approved a one‑property fee waiver and upheld two planning commission approvals for new housing projects, meaning those developments may proceed under existing approvals.
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- Approved City Attorney report and draft ordinance to streamline and expedite permitting for electric vehicle charging stations; received and filed the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report.
- Approved Cultural Heritage Commission report to include Krotona Court and the Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross in the list of Historic‑Cultural Monuments.
- Approved motion directing the Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, and Bureau of Engineering to prepare a report clarifying the differences between a remodel, a major renovation, and a demolition and to review other local practices and ordinances.
- Approved motion directing Department of City Planning, Department of Building and Safety, and Los Angeles Housing Department to report with recommendations to clarify notification requirements for emergency homeless shelter property owners when a shelter provider is not identified at application filing.
- Approved motion authorizing the Department of Building and Safety to waive current fees, charges, and accumulated interest for the property at 146 West 59th Place, except for a $660 Non‑Compliance Code Enforcement Fee.
- Approved motion directing Department of Building and Safety and Department of City Planning to report options for a citywide self‑certification program to expedite permits for residential, commercial, and mixed‑use development.
- Approved motion directing Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to propose revisions to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.80 to harmonize the definition of 'Homeless Shelter' with the California Government Code.
- Denied appeals and sustained the Los Angeles City Planning Commission determinations for two development projects (including a 327‑unit project with 41 Very Low Income units and a five‑story mixed‑use project with 121 units, including 13 Extremely Low Income units).
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