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Planning committee approves housing and land use actions

Los AngelesJun 23, 20263 min read

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The committee approved several land use and housing-related motions, including a request to explore transit passes as a condition for housing incentives, a low-rise housing bonus concept, and a review of options to reclassify land for Will Rogers State Historical Park and a Sunset Boulevard parcel.

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Planning and Land Use Management Committee

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The committee moved forward a mix of housing, planning, and public-safety-related actions. For residents, the biggest effect could be changes to how housing incentives are tied to transit access and how some properties are zoned or designated in the future. The committee also approved actions related to a Venice pumping plant land-use change, a BuildLA funding allocation, and several reports and feasibility studies on building safety, abandoned structures, and industrial operations at Rancho LPG and JCI.

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Adopted a motion asking for a report on whether buildings above certain heights should be required to keep more than one elevator working at all times.
Adopted a motion to require housing developers to provide transit passes for tenants as a condition of using housing incentives, and referred it to other committees.
Adopted a motion to identify funding sources for traffic and emergency access analyses.
Adopted a motion asking for a program that would let the Los Angeles Fire Department proactively demolish high-risk abandoned structures.
Adopted a motion directing planning staff to evaluate actions the City could take to curtail operations at Rancho LPG and/or JCI.
Adopted a motion to prepare a General Plan Amendment and zone change for land tied to Will Rogers State Historical Park and a private parcel at 14217 West Sunset Boulevard.
Adopted an amended motion asking the City Attorney to consider adding a low-rise bonus with deeper affordability requirements.
Approved the Venice Auxiliary Pumping Plant General Plan Amendment and zone change with modified conditions of approval and findings.
Approved the allocation of $9,423,000 from the Development Services Trust Fund for continued BuildLA consultant services.
Approved the City Administrative Officer report on extending and increasing 25 on-call consultant contracts.

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