CPU Draft EIR Is Here! Intro Zoom Sessions: 3/4/26 & 3/12/26

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CPU Draft EIR Is Here! Intro Zoom Sessions: 3/4/26 & 3/12/26

Community Plan Update, Draft EIR, Featured, Public Comment Period

On February 19, 2026, Planning Department announced a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Westchester-Playa Community Plan Update (CPU) process has been prepared. A quick recap of key info about this important step towards completing our community’s updated zoning.

Our first chance to learn more! Two zoom meetings in early March.

These are public informational meetings only, and no decisions or changes to the DEIR will be discussed

Virtual Scoping Meeting #1:

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Virtual Location: Visit https://planning-lacity-org.zoom.us/j/89764318821 or by phone dial US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 9128, and enter Webinar ID: 897 6431 8821, followed by #. If asked for Participant ID, enter #847779
Meeting ID: 897 6431 8821
Password: 847779

Virtual Scoping Meeting #2

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Virtual Location: Visit https://planning-lacity-org.zoom.us/j/83863845891 or by phone dial US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 9128, and enter Webinar ID: 838 6384 5891, followed by #. If asked for Participant ID, enter #423833
Meeting ID: 838 6384 5891
Password: 423833

Public Comment is invited NO LATER THAN 5pm on MARCH 23, 2026

Written comments are accepted via mail, email, or Google Form. A Google Form will be available to submit comments in advance of, after, and on the day of the Scoping Meetings. If you wish to submit comments, please reference the Environmental Case No. ENV-2026-687-EIR, and submit them in writing by Monday, March 23, 2026 no later than 5:00 P.M. Written comments will also be accepted at the Public Scoping Meeting via the online form described above.

Please direct your comments to:

Web Form: https://tinyurl.com/4e7s7vkr
Snail Mail: City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning • ATTN: Westside Community Plans Update • 200 North Spring Street, Room 667 • Los Angeles, California 90012
Email: Planning.thewestside@lacity.org

Issues covered by the EIR, as a document that becomes part of the Westchester-Playa Zoning Update Plan records.

Aesthetics
Air Quality
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Energy
Geology and Soils
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water
Quality Land Use and Planning
Noise
Population and Housing
Public Services and Recreation Transportation
Tribal Cultural Resources
Utilities and Service Systems Wildfire

Working Period for EIR Completion: All of 2026.

Technically this is the next to last step toward confirming a final Community Plan Update. However, Planning projects continuing work on this document through all of 2026.