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Plum Committee directs EV-charging zoning, limits digital signage unless station operational
Summary
The Planning and Land Use Committee voted unanimously to direct the Department of City Planning to draft an ordinance defining electric-vehicle charging as a primary use citywide and to prepare standards for approvals and maintenance, while keeping existing city sign rules in force and limiting revenue-generating signage if stations are not operable.
The Planning and Land Use Committee voted unanimously to instruct the Department of City Planning (DCP) to draft an ordinance defining electric-vehicle charging as a primary use citywide and to set standards for ministerial and discretionary approvals.
Committee members said the change is intended to speed deployment of chargers while keeping existing city signage rules intact. The committee also directed DCP to coordinate with the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), the City Attorney, and other departments on technical rules and with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on equitable siting for renter households and disadvantaged communities.
The nut graf: The committee sought to reconcile two goals that emerged repeatedly in the hearing — accelerate installation of EV charging…
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