Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
City Planning Commission briefed on CHIP, housing ordinances and downtown zoning rewrite; items moving to City Council
Summary
The commission received a staff briefing that six major planning items, including the citywide housing incentive program (CHIP), housing element site ordinance, and a Downtown LA zoning code rewrite, were recommended by the Planning & Management Committee to proceed to City Council in early December. Staff promised follow-up briefings after Council action.
Vice President Mike Lewask opened a special meeting of the City Planning Commission on Nov. 21 and asked Vince Bertone, the city’s director of planning, to brief commissioners on recent Planning & Management Committee actions.
Bertone said six major items the commission had reviewed were recommended by the committee to go to full City Council. Among them, the citywide housing incentive program known as CHIP received prolonged review and was forwarded with a small number of committee-suggested modifications, including narrowing certain incentives for faith-based…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat