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Council notes floor-area-ratio report, members warn of three-story storage buildings in commercial zones
Summary
The council received and filed a report on floor area ratio (FAR) but members raised objections to by-right construction of multi-story self-storage "tilt-up" buildings in commercial zones and asked planning to pursue ordinances addressing site-plan review and appropriate zones.
The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 1 voted to note and file a report on floor area ratio (FAR) provisions while several members urged a prompt ordinance to close perceived loopholes that allow three-story self-storage tilt-up buildings in commercial (C) zones.
Public commenter and long-time planning critic Morton Shapiro urged the council to oppose how FAR has been used downtown and to better explain FAR to the public. Council member Janet Goldberg described an…
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