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Council approves planning reorganization, sends Mulholland item back to committee
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted to implement most of the Planning Departmentreorganization from the new city charter, creating seven area planning commissions and new "public benefit" procedures, while sending the Mulholland Scenic Parkway placement back to the PLUM committee for more review.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt most of the Department of City Planningimplementation package called for under the new city charter, approving a structure of seven area planning commissions, changes in which approvals will be decided locally versus citywide, and a new public-benefit permit process. The measure passed after several amendments and an 18-month monitoring pledge; the final vote was unanimous.
City Planning Director Khan Howe told council members that the revisions are driven by the voter-approved charter changes that take effect July 1, and that the department reduced more than 50 separate permit processes to a smaller set of clearer procedures. "We have made every effort to try to make them as clear as possible," Howe said.
The council and staff said the new structure shifts many quasi-judicial decisions to area planning commissions (APCs) while retaining legislative matters at…
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