John, Ric and William:
FYI.... the Hillside Area Amendment has been continued until the July 21 PLUM meeting. This issue relates to remapping hillside areas or defining what is "hillside" and what is not hillside - so that the Department of City Planning (DCP) can clear up various inconsistencies Citywide where something near a hill, but flat was originally considered "hillside" and vice versa, a hillside that was considered flat because it wasn't a part of a larger hillside area.
Now, with regards to the BASELINE HILLSIDE ORDINANCE, I've touched based several times with City Planner Erick Lopez and my understanding is as follows:
1. AIA/LA will be consulted via internal discussions in late Summer. We will have the opportunity to review the objectives of the ordinance and weigh-in with constructive criticism on how best to proceed with regards to regulating buildable area on hillsides, etc.
2. DCP will organize public workshops in Fall 2009 to hear community input
3. DCP will coordinate a public hearing in Fall 2009 to record official testimony
4. DCP will present to Planning Commission for additional feedback
5. Once the ordinance has been approved by Commission, there is an opportunity for further feedback at PLUM and then again at City Council (which, if the process moves along as expected, will not be until late November, early December 2010
Which means, that the new ordinance (with considerable AIA/LA feedback) would not go into effect until at the earliest March 2010.
So therefore, this is my PLAN OF ACTION.
1. Maintain close working relationship with City Planning Staff
2. Organize and facilitate a working group of AIA/LA members to participate in 'internal discussions' at DCP.
3. Prepare testimony & feedback to be endorsed by the AIA/LA Political Outreach Committee and eventually the AIA/LA Board to be read into public record at the Planning Commission, PLUM and City Council.
4. Along the way, to keep the AIA/LA membership fully aware of proposed changes and potential impacts caused by BASELINE HILLSIDE ORDINANCE.
Please let me know if you have any additional considerations or concerns as we continue with this effort. I look forward to staying in touch.
-Will Wright
Director, Government & Public Affairs
AIA Los Angeles
3780 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Greetings All:
The Hillside Area Amendment (CPC-2008-4683-CA; Council File No. 09-1390) was heard before the Planning & Land Use Management Committee today. The item was continued to July, and tentatively set for July 21, 2009. That is all for now. As the date approaches I will try to let you know if that day is set as soon as it is confirmed.
We do not have any new updates to give regarding the Baseline Hillside Ordinance.
Thank you for your continued interest in this project.
Sincerely,
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Erick Lopez
Erick Lopez
City Planner
Department of City Planning
Community Planning Bureau - West Coastal Division
200 N. Spring St., Room 621
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 978-1243
(213) 978-1226 - fax
Department of City Planning
Community Planning Bureau - West Coastal Division
200 N. Spring St., Room 621
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 978-1243
(213) 978-1226 - fax
Hillside Area Amendment On City Planning Agenda
The Hillside Area Amendment (CPC-2008-4683-CA; Council File No. 09-1390) will be on the Planning & Land Use Management Committee Meeting agenda on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM.
Project Summary
The proposed Ordinance would amend Section 12.03 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to revise the current Hillside Area definition (Exhibit A), and establish a new Department of City Planning Hillside Area Map (Exhibit B), that reestablishes the Zoning Code's hillside boundaries to be based on the true topographical hillside areas throughout the City of Los Angeles.
Background
As part of its June 28, 2007 action recommending approval of the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance, which does not apply to properties designated Hillside Area or Coastal Zone, the City Planning Commission requested that staff return to the Commission with a proposal to amend the current Hillside Area definition in order to remove the Hillside Area designation from the lots which are not truly hillside. The idea was to make the regulations of the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance apply to additional flat lots that are not appropriate for the hillside regulations. Because the current definition of Hillside Area includes many of these flat lots, the proposed boundary changes are necessary to ensure that these lots benefit from the existing Baseline Mansionization Ordinance.
In addition, the boundary changes will mean the remaining lots are truly hillside and suitable for the Baseline Hillside Regulations which are currently being developed.
Just as a reminder, the staff report and other related documents have been posted on our Department website (http://cityplanning.lacity.org/); they are too large to attach to this email. To download these files, please go to our home page and click on "Plans & Ordinances" on the left side, then click on "Proposed Ordinances"; or click on the direct-links provided below:
Note: The file linked above is large and may take some extra time to download. The map contains parcel lines for the entire city in order to allow the general public to zoom into their neighborhoods and determine whether their property will remain within the proposed Hillside Area boundaries, or if the designation is proposed for removal. Instructions for how to use this map more effectively can be found on the link below.
Baseline Hillside Ordinance Update
We received a lot of additional comments during the extended comment period for early input. It took us some time, but we have read them all and have summarized the new comments which were not already expressed at the February 2009 Hillside Kick-Off Meetings on the attached document. Feel free to download the document and distribute it to anyone who may be interested. If you do not have a copy of the summary of the first set of comments please contact me and I will send you the file.
We are currently incorporating these new comments into the list of objectives that we developed from the first set. We are also in the beginning stages of developing proposed solutions based on these comments and objectives.
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