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City staff: West Hollywood not on initial SB 79 map; council adopts two-year budget and directs ZIP and CLT follow-up
Summary
Director of Community Development Nick Maricich told the Planning Commission that the City Council adopted a two-year budget effective July 1 and that SCAG’s initial SB 79 map does not include West Hollywood for the bill’s July 1 effective date; staff previewed a ZIP zoning update, a community land trust feasibility study and a pending parking zone-text amendment.
Nick Maricich, the City of West Hollywood’s Director of Community Development, briefed the Planning Commission on June 18 about several city planning priorities and recent City Council actions.
Maricich told the commission that the City Council voted earlier that week to approve a two-year city budget covering fiscal years 2027 and 2028; fiscal year 2027 begins July 1. He also updated the commission on Senate Bill 79 and Southern California Association of Governments work to map jurisdictions for the bill’s initial effective date. “As you may already know by now, West Hollywood is not on that map for the July 1st effective date of the bill,” Maricich said, adding that SCAG’s methodology will be updated annually and the city will continue to monitor the process.
Staff reported that the K Line northern extension project has not yet reached the transit-planning milestone SCAG requires for a transit stop to appear on the official map. Maricich said the city has been working with consultants on the Zoning Improvement Program (ZIP), a program predating SB 79 that explores transit-oriented development strategies around major transit stops; staff plans to present a ZIP update to the Planning Commission next month and then seek policy direction from the City Council.
On housing strategy, Maricich described a community land trust (CLT) feasibility study presented to the council; the council approved staff recommendations to pursue a partnership-first implementation approach focused on outreach to existing CLT organizations and mission-aligned development partners as a potential CLT pilot in West Hollywood.
Maricich also summarized a council discussion of a previously recommended zone-text amendment to remove minimum parking requirements citywide and to implement state laws about shared parking and unbundling parking; no council decision was made on that amendment and staff will return with the item on a future agenda.
Quotable: Maricich on the SB 79 mapping: “West Hollywood is not on that map for the July 1st effective date of the bill.”
Next steps: staff will return to the Planning Commission with a ZIP program update next month, continue monitoring SCAG’s SB 79 mapping process, and pursue initial outreach for a potential CLT pilot.
