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Planning Commission forwards housing streamlining zone text amendment to City Council amid heated debate
Summary
After a contentious public hearing, the Planning Commission voted to forward a revised zone text amendment that would allow administrative director‑level approval for qualifying housing projects that meet objective standards, remove a unit‑count threshold and consolidate neighborhood meetings with design review under a city‑run format. The motion passed with opposition from two commissioners.
The West Hollywood Planning Commission voted on March 19 to forward a revised zone text amendment (ZTA) to City Council that would allow the Community Development Director to administratively approve qualifying housing and mixed‑use projects that meet objective development standards and applicable state housing law. Staff framed the change as a procedural streamlining measure that preserves exclusions (hotels, legislative approvals) and retains referral authority for complex or unusual cases.
The revised draft removes a unit‑count eligibility threshold and instead uses compliance with objective standards as the primary eligibility test. It also requires early public touchpoints — a neighborhood meeting, mailed notice of an intended decision and website posting of the director’s written decision — and directs staff to prepare a bylaws update to establish…
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