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We suggest telling the Planners NOT to put more housing in Single Family zones- on Major Corridors ONLY. Use our suggested answers in above picture. Then click on the below button to send the follow up letter. Please make sure you sign off with your name and zip code. The planners will NOT count your comments otherwise.
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Email Mayor Bass and tell her that there is no need to eliminate the American Dream! We need to protect our Single Family Neighborhoods. Please sign off with your name and zip code at the end of the letter.
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Email Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, and tell her that she needs to preserve Our Single Family homes and neighborhoods. Please sign off with your name and zip code at the end of the letter.
1) True or False: 72% of land in Los Angeles can not be developed for multi-family housing because it is zoned for single family homes.
False: By the city's own data, of that 72% of land only 45.5% is developable for more housing. The rest of the land is restricted due to high fire, high sea water rise or other geological or climate related restrictions. And of the 45.5% of land that is developable, state law currently allows 4 units of housing per lot. We are doing our part! Remember no area in LA is single family any longer.
2) True or False: Los Angeles needs to open up single family zones because it can not meet state housing obligations without them.
False: By the Planning Department's own data, LA has 3 times more zoning capacity than needed to meet the state mandate even without rezoning any residential neighborhoods.
3) True or False: Building more housing will bring down the cost of housing.
False: There is no economic basis for this claim. Private developers don't overbuild housing in order to bring down the price of that housing. Reducing the value of their investment is not their business model. Getting affordable housing requires heavy subsidies and financial incentives to private developers. We will not lower the cost of existing housing by simply building more housing.
4) True or False: Affluent communities do not do their part in supporting new affordable housing.
False: The draft #2 of the Housing Element identifies commercial corridors that run through all the high resource areas of the city. Every community can create new vibrant affordable neighborhoods on existing commercial properties. With the right incentives these are the areas we can build new affordable housing without losing existing housing. United Neighbors has always supported this approach.
5) True or False: Single-family neighborhoods perpetuate social injustice.
False: For decades, all communities have been open to every racial and ethnic group, by law. Economically disadvantaged groups can benefit from mixed income, affordable housing developments on existing commercial properties in high resource areas. We support this type of development and welcome more "for sale" units in our communities.
6) True or False: If "single family" zones are exempt from more density this will cause the loss of Rent stabilized units.
False: By the city's own data, we don't need to increase the density in existing residential areas including rent stabilized units to meet the state housing mandate. There is plenty of zoning capacity in LA. to meet the need. We just have to focus on the right solution.
7) True or False: Historic Districts and HPOZs are elitist enclaves and should not be protected.
False: HPOZs and Historic Districts are less segregated and more racially diverse than other LA neighborhoods. They have greater population density, a wider range of income brackets, and a higher percentage of poor residents than citywide. They disproportionately support job growth, nearly two to one, and 69% of all units are multi-family. Allowing development in these areas would only supercharge destructive gentrification.
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Congratulations to Sheida Ashley-Century Glen HOA President for authoring a position paper regarding the Preferential Parking Permits and Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) as part of AB 2712 with Assembly
members: Rick Zbur and Laura Friedman.
Check it out: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2712/2023 Super exciting!
Section 65863.2.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Development project” means a residential, commercial, or other development project exempt from minimum automobile parking requirements pursuant to Section 65863.2, or subject to parking minimum reductions based on any other applicable law, located within the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles. “Development project” shall not mean a residential project with 20 or fewer units.(2) “Local authority” has the same meaning as defined in Section 385 of the Vehicle Code.(b) If a development project is located within a preferential parking area established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 22507 of the Vehicle Code, except as provided in subdivision (c), both of the following shall apply:(1) The development project shall be excluded from the boundaries of the preferential parking area.(2) The local authority shall not issue any permit to the residents, vendors, residents or visitors of the development project that grants preferential parking privileges.(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local authority from issuing a permit or permits to residents who occupy deed-restricted units intended for households that are very low income households as defined in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code, extremely low income households as defined in Section 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, or lower income households as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, within development projects.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the many preferential parking areas established under Section 22507 of the Vehicle Code in the City of Los Angeles.
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Project Name: Fox Future Project
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD:
2/14/24 - 3/14/24
SCOPING MEETING
· Wednesday, 2/28/24 @ 5:30P PST
· Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Time: 5:30 P.M.
Virtual Location: Visit https://planning-lacity-org.zoom.us/j/86520285877 or by phone dial US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 9128, and enter Webinar ID: 865 2028 5877 followed by#. If asked for Participant ID, enter# 925438.
FILE REVIEW AND COMMENTS:
A copy of this notice and the Initial Study prepared for the Project may be viewed with the environmental file or online at https://planning.lacity.org/project-review/environmental-review/published-documents, clicking Environmental Impact Reports (El Rs) and searching for "FOX FUTURE" or the environmental case number of the Project.
The environmental file also may be available for public review, by appointment only, at the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, 221 North Figueroa Street, Suite 1350, Los Angeles, CA 90012, during office hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please contact the Staff Planner listed below to schedule an appointment.
The City will consider all written comments regarding the potential environmental impacts of the Project and issues to be addressed in the EIR. If you wish to submit comments, please reference the Environmental Case No. above, and submit them in writing by Thursday, March 14 no later than 4:00 P.M. Written comments will also be accepted at the Public Scoping Meeting described above.
Please direct your written comments to:
Rey Fukada: rey.fukuda@lacity.org
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LAPD WEEKLY WESTSIDE CRIME STATS LINK:
https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/wlaprof.pdf
Watch to crime in the neighborhood.
Westside Community Planning Advisory Group Information Link:
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https://planning.lacity.org/pdiscaseinfo/document/MTE1MTE0/fe3b456d-e5a5-4f0e-9fa7-879f1ff43502/pdd
SIX STORIES, 20 UNITS, 16 TOTAL PARKING SPOTS, FOX HILLS & MISSOURI…
https://la.urbanize.city/post/six-story-20-unit-apartment-complex-planned-10285-missouri-near-century-city
91 UNITS, 68 PARKING SPOTS, SANTA MONICA BLVD & MISSOURI
https://la.urbanize.city/post/91-apartments-rise-10306-santa-monica-boulevard-century-city
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All LA residents can now put food scraps and more compostable items in green trash bins.
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Century Glen Homeowners Association is incorporated as a 501C4 volunteer nonprofit organization seeking to improve the quality of life of its residents. Century Glen's boundaries are marked by Pico Blvd to the south, Santa Monica Blvd to the north, Beverly Glen Blvd to the west, and Fox Hills Drive. Your HOA Board is here to help monitor community issues regarding traffic, future planned development, safety, nuisance factors, the environment and neighborhood aesthetics. If you live in the area and are not already a member, JOIN US by attending a monthly Zoom Meeting and becoming an active member today.
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