On Thursday, 11-12-26, the City Planning Commission takes up discussion of the latest draft ordinance for Missing Middle housing. Per Planning’s timeline for this proposal, this will be the last stop for citizen input prior to full Council consideration.

Source: Planning Dept Report to City Planning Commission for 11-12-26 meeting.
Meeting Calendar Details
City Planning Commission Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 12 2026 @ 8:30am
How to Participate
In person
John Ferraro Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, Room 340
200 North Spring Street, LA CA 90012
Via Zoom
Webinar/Meeting ID: 836 8495 1141
Passcode: 873845
Webinar ID: 821 2281 8991
Missing Middle CPC Meeting Resources
- Agenda – LA Planning Commission 11-12-26. Note: discussion of the Missing Middle Housing ordinance proposal is #6 on the agenda, after pro forma agenda items.
- Council File # CPC-2025-4421-CA
- Planning Dept Missing Middle Draft 2 text is available now here.
- On Monday (11-09-26) presentations for the 11-12 meeting will be available here.
In addition are the separate Planning docs for this meeting:
APPENDIX ITEMS
- 1.A Memo on ADUs
- 1.B Memo on the HOME Act (SB9)
- 1.C Memo on the Starter Home Revitalization Act (SHRA)
- 2.A Homeower’s Guide to Missing Middle Housing
- 2.B Financial Feasibility Evaluation on Low-Rise Housing Developments
- 2.C Supportive Zoning for Low-Rise Development White Paper
- 2.D Massing Studies
- 2.E Existing Conditions and Opportunities Assessment
EXHIBITS – DRAFT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE (note: text changes underlined in these drafts)
- A.1 Draft Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Amendment Ordinance
- A.2 Draft HOME Act (SB9) Oridinance
- A.3 Draft Starter Home Ordinance
- A.4 Draft Small Lot Subdivision Amendment Ordinance
- A.5 Draft Lot Amenity Space Ordinance
- B Draft Starter Home and Small Lot Design Standards
- C Draft Starter Home and Small Lot Map Standards
Missing Middle Background Materials
Missing Middle Interactive Story Map (Background on LA Planning’s Policy Development Journey)
Low-Rise Design Lab Consultation on LA Planning Missing Middle Strategy
Financial Feasibility Eval – Low-Rise Housing Development in LA
Low-Rise Housing Massing Study (Examples of lot types and what’s possible under proposed ordinances)