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June, 2008 Media Mentions

Government and Land Use JMBM Development Rights: CRA Down-Zoning Under Guise of “Design Guidelines”

On September 20, 2007, during a public board meeting, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) adopted the “North Hollywood Redevelopment Project Commercial Core Urban Design Guidelines”. These design guidelines were presented by CRA staff as providing “some guidance and additional direction for development in the core area, as well as to provide some certainty for the […]

Government and Land Use JMBM Development Rights: Los Angeles Adopts Provisions of SB 1818

After two years of toiled history, the City of Los Angeles adopted a Density Bonus Ordinance to implement the State Density Bonus requirements prescribed by Senate Bill (SB) 1818. The L.A. Density Bonus Ordinance became effective on April 15, 2008. The L.A. Density Bonus Ordinance provides a minimum 20% density bonus to any residential development […]