City News
Planning Fees Going Up A Lot
Some entitlements more than doubling in late December Mayor Garcetti announced late last week that he signed an ordinance which will allow City Planning to increase its fees across most categories. The fee hike won’t take effect until Dec. 27, the department announced, “to allow sufficient time for implementation.” That also gives property owners about […]
PCCLA
Dina Elkinawy Joins PCC
PCC is excited to announce that Dina Elkinawy has joined Pacific Crest Consultants as a Principal Project Manager. Dina comes to us from the LADBS Board of Building & Safety Commissioners office, where she was the supervising engineer. As the manager of the BBSC office, Dina has worked with top officials across the city for […]
City News
LID review/approval goes from days to weeks and now months
Of all the COVID-related delays facing homeowners and developers working in the City of Los Angeles, one of the most frustrating has to be the increased delays in obtaining approval for Low Impact Development (LID) design from the Bureau of Sanitation. This process, which could conceivably be done in a single day pre-COVID, is now […]
Urban Forestry
New fees, processes at Urban Forestry add time & cost to tree removal process
Much like the trees they are required to protect, Urban Forestry Department’s influence has grown rapidly in recent years and has become, in many instances, a real obstacle to City of Los Angeles development. Some of the recent actions from UFD include adding new fees, expanding the protected trees ordinance, changing the definition of “Tree […]
City News
How will SB9 & SB10 change LA? It’s up to the City Council
Late last week, Gov. Newsom signed two bills from the state senate that have been closely watched by the state’s construction/realty/housing industries. Now the question is: How will they impact the state’s largest city? The more significant law of the two is Senate Bill 9, or SB 9, which has been called by some the […]
PCCLA
Kamran Ravandi Joins Pacific Crest Consultants
We are proud and excited to announce that Kamran Ravandi recently joined PCC as an Executive Project Manager. Earlier this summer, Kamran accepted an early retirement offer from the City of Los Angeles, having worked for the Los Angeles departments of Building and Safety (LADBS) and Public Works (DPW) for more than 30 years in […]
City News
Hearings Start for Controversial Ridgeline Protection Ordinance
The Los Angeles Planning Department hosted a public hearing last month on a proposed ordinance that could significantly impact residential properties in the city’s Hillside areas. Based upon online chatter and the immediate reaction from the city’s residential development community, it appears that the proposed Ridgeline Protection Ordinance is going to be very controversial and […]
City News
BTC Increases Fees, Requires Custom Map for Notifications
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 […]
City News
Planning Department Proposes Fee Increases
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 […]
City News
Los Angeles Construction Activity Grew in 2020
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 […]
