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Council affirms Central City West 15% inclusionary housing requirement, denies developer exception
Summary
The council adopted the Planning and Land Use Management Committee recommendation to deny a developer exception to the Central City West Specific Plan's 15% low-income housing set-aside for a downtown mixed-use project.
The Los Angeles City Council on June 20 upheld a Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee decision to deny a developer’s request for a specific-plan exception that would have avoided a 15% low-income housing requirement in the Central City West Specific Plan.
Councilmember addressing the matter said the council was being asked to support the PLUM recommendation that the developer’s appeal be denied and that the inclusionary-housing obligation in section 11(c) of the specific plan remain in force. The council recorded the vote as “10 ayes.”
Why it matters: The decision requires large redevelopments in the Central City West area to continue to provide an affordability set-aside intended to keep lower-income households within…
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