Zoning Ordinance Update
Planning Commission
February 25, 2015
SCHEDULE
Meeting Date
Topics Covered
December 03, 2013
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Overview
Division I – Introductory Provisions
Division V – General Terms
December 10, 2014
December 17, 2014
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Divisions I and V cont’d
Division IV – Administration & Permits
Division IV – Administration & Permits cont’d
January 7, 2015
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Division II – Base & Overlay Districts
January 14, 2015
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Division II – Base & Overlay Districts
January 21, 2015
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Division II – Base & Overlay Districts
January 28, 2015
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Division III-General Regulations
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SCHEDULE
Meeting Date
Topics Covered
February 4, 2015
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Division III (General Regulations)
February 18, 2015
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Division III (Parking, Loading, and Circulation) and
Division VI (Transportation Demand Management only)
LUCE Amendment Resolution of Intention for Districting
Map and LUCE Land Use Designation Map
Discussion of Attachment A (Greenline)
Resolution of Intention related to Historic Preservation
Resolution Recommending ZOU
Resolution Recommending LUCE Amendments (#1-6)
Further Discussion of LUCE Amendments (#7-10)
Zoning Ordinance Update Final Initial Study/Negative
Declaration/Responses to Comments
Resolutions of Intention for LUCE Land Use
Designation Map and Districting Map
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February 25, 2015
March 4, 2015
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SCHEDULE
Meeting Date
Topics Covered
March 5, 2015
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Continuation of March 4, 2015 items (if necessary)
March 18, 2015
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Resolution Recommending LUCE and Zoning Maps
Resolution Recommending LUCE Amendments (#7-10)
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SCHEDULE
March 4, 2015
• Resolution Recommending that City Council Adopt the Zoning
Ordinance Update
a. Redline Public Review Draft
b. Greenline Modifications to the Redline
• Resolution Recommending that City Council Adopt LUCE Amendments
(#1-6)
1. Amend the title of all “Building Height Standards” graphics in Chapter 2.1 of the LUCE to “Building
Height Guidelines” to clarify that graphics do not establish mandatory development standards.
2. Strike the following text from Chapter 2.1: “similar to the established stepback standards of the
zoning ordinance in effect as of May 27, 2010” throughout the LUCE.
3. Clarify throughout the LUCE that Tier 1 is baseline, by-right development up to the discretionary
review thresholds established by the Zoning Ordinance.
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SCHEDULE
March 4, 2015
4. Amend text on pg. 2.1-41 (first bullet on the left) to include: “and a 3-foot height bonus above the 32foot base height.”
5. Eliminate requirement that Tier 2 Residential and Mixed-Use projects be processed by development
agreement unless the projects provide nonresidential uses above the first floor.
6. Eliminate the provisions stating that Tier 2 discretionary review be undertaken by a Conditional Use
Permit and clarify that this discretionary review can be undertaken by a development review permit or
its equivalent.
(e.g., pp.3.2-4, 3.2-5, 3.2-6).
• Further Discussion on LUCE Amendments (#7-10)
7. Consider eliminating Activity Centers Overlays on Wilshire Boulevard—Wilshire/Centinela Activity
Center Overlay and/or Wilshire/14th Activity Center Overlay (e.g., pp. 2.5-3, 2.5-4, 2.5-6, 2.5-7, 2.5-8,
2.5-9, 2.5-10) or modifying the development standards authorized in these centers.
8. Consider eliminating Tier 3 from the Mixed-Use Boulevard land use designation (“MUB”) in certain
areas of the City or modifying the MUB development standards for Tier 3 in these areas of the City.
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SCHEDULE
March 4, 2015
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Consider eliminating Tier 3 from the Mixed-Use Boulevard land use designation (“MUB”) in certain
areas of the City or modifying the MUB development standards for Tier 3 in these areas of the City.
Consider eliminating Tier 3 from the Mixed-Use Boulevard Low land use designation (“MUBL”) in
certain areas of the City or modifying the MUBL development standards in these areas of the City.
10. [Historic Resource]
• Zoning Ordinance Update Final Initial Study/Negative
Declaration/Responses to Comments
• Resolution of Intention to Consider Recommending to Council to
Amend LUCE Land Use Map
• Resolution of Intention to Consider Recommending to Council to
Adopt New Zoning Districting Map
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Attachment A (Potential Greenline Revisions)
Conflict between City and Coastal Zone requirements
• City proposed parking maximum limits may be less than Coastal Zone
minimum requirements
• Language to allow a project to exceed City limit to meet Coastal Zone
requirement
City Sponsored Bike Share Program
• Concern that if a private property owner wanted to allow a City Bike
Share Facility on their property the use would not be allowed
• Should this be added as a permitted use to specific zoning districts?
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Attachment A (Greenline)
PC Direction to Revise Redline
#106:
Community Benefits: Requiring affordable housing units to meet the
same requirements as is specified in the AHPP (30%, 50%, 80%
affordable level) and to allow the units to be located off-site (but owned
either in whole or in part by a non-profit provider)
#109:
Added provision to Table 9.11.030 (Mixed Use District) authorizing no
limit to stories for projects with 100% residential uses above the ground
floor
#110:
Added provision to Table 9.14.030 (Oceanfront District) authorizing
no limit to stories for projects with 100% residential uses above the
ground floor
#111:
Modified basement definition to allow 4 sides of exposure but control
exposure through % of wall surface and amount of exposure above
finished grade.
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Basement Definition
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Basement Definition
3 feet limit
above and
below ANG, TG,
or SANG
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Redline Revisions
PC Direction to Revise Redline
#112:
Added floor area exclusion for parking that cannot, due to slope
and infeasibility from physical or geologic constraints, be
developed entirely below grade
#113:
Added provision to Section 9.07.030 to allow 500 or less
additions to existing single unit homes when there are certain site
slope conditions. Architectural Review Board would review and
approve
#114-120: Revised auto dealer standards consistent with the direction of
the Planning Commission on February 18, 2015
#120-130:Revised parking standards consistent with the direction of the
Planning Commission on February 18, 2015
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Redline Revisions
PC Direction to Revise Redline
#131:
Revision to Section 9.27.050 (B) Abandonment to help
with Historic Resource preservation
#132:
Revision to Section 9.43.100
#133:
Additional modifications related to Historic Preservation
will be incorporated into the Greenline
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