BTC, the official mailing contractor for the city’s public hearings, has increased the fees and requirements for notifications, effective today. Costs at BTC have increased more than 25% on most of its services. For example, mailings have increased from $1.73 to $2.18 per address, a 26% increase. BTC is also now requiring that applicants also […]
The City Planning Department recently proposed new fees for its services that would collectively increase fees department-wide by more than 33 percent. The proposed fee schedule “provides the City with an opportunity to more accurately reflect the cost of planning services,” the department announced in its most recent monthly newsletter. If adopted by the City […]
It turns out, 2020 may end up being one of the busiest years in the Los Angeles construction industry. The Los Angeles Department of City Planning reported last week that the department filed and completed more applications in the month of December than during any single month in the last three years. Overall, 7,654 applications […]
In March 2017, the city created a new overlay zone for subareas within the city’s Hillside communities. These overlay zones are known as the Hillside Construction Regulation (HCR) Special Use District (SUD) and they so far only include the communities of Bel-Air, Laurel Canyon and the “Bird Streets” of the Hollywood Hills. The SUDs established […]
The City Council recently approved an ordinance that adds Mexican Elderberry and Toyon shrubs to the city’s Protected Tree Ordinance. The ordinance requires that anyone who wants to remove a Mexican Elderberry and/or Toyon shrub which measures four inches or more in cumulative diameter, four and one-half feet above the ground level at the base […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a new, more restrictive COVID-19 order. With exceptions, the order requires that all persons living within the City of Los Angeles remain in their homes and all business are to cease operations that require in-person attendance by workers at a workplace. On the list of essential business is “professional […]
We are proud and excited to announce that Cora Johnson recently joined PCC as an Executive Project Manager. This fall, Cora accepting an early retirement offer from the City of Los Angeles, having worked for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) for more than 30 years in various positions. She is a […]
All city offices will be closed on Election Day (Nov. 3) and all employees will have the day off, according to Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety. Mayor Garcetti and the 10 major city employee unions negotiated a deal earlier this month that makes Nov. 3 a furlough day as part of their recent […]
Earlier this month, a memo was issued jointly by the departments of Building & Safety and City Planning regarding Accessory Dwelling Units. This memo was an update to a previous memo that established new rules for ADUs beginning Jan. 1, 2017. There are a few significant changes to how Planning/LADBS will handle ADUs now versus […]
Los Angeles City Planning has resumed issuing Coastal Exclusions (or CatEx) for some projects within specific tracts in the Pacific Palisades. As background, the CatEx is a type of approval for Coastal projects that allows some projects within the Coastal zone to be approved quickly and administratively without the lengthy public hearings process associated with […]
