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CHIP Ordinance Timeline

Regularly updated notes on the review journey of this draft ordinance. City’s goal: to have this ordinance in place before the State Feb-2025 deadline re additional housing.

Our recent FYI posts

Our City’s Planning and Land Use Policy development process is complex and sometimes opaque, making it hard for Westchester-Playa stakeholders to understand what’s going on. These posts aim to improving public access to important general news and information.

Local ED1 Pipeline as of 15-Dec-2024

This map shows ED1 projects in the pipeline for 90045 as of 15 Dec 2024. Currently our research (Planning files & Lobbyist records) doesn’t show ED1 projects for PDR, Ladera or PV.

Tags: Affordable, Density Bonus, ED1 Project, LA Planning

December 15, 2024

How to Find ED1 Planning Dept Project Files Online

Mayor Bass’s Executive Directive 1 (ED1) 100% affordable residential projects proposed to the Planning Department can be found online. This is a quick tutorial on how to navigate to those records.

Tags: 100% Affordable, ED1 Project, LA Planning

December 14, 2024

CHIP Status: Moves from City Council to City Attorney

Regularly updated notes on next steps for review of this draft ordinance, due to be finalized before the Feb-2024 State deadline re LA’s improved housing capacity.

Tags: 2021-2029 Housing Element, LA CHIP, LA Planning, Ordinance New

December 13, 2024

CHIP Ordinance Timeline

Regularly updated notes on the review journey of this draft ordinance. City’s goal: to have this ordinance in place before the State Feb-2025 deadline re additional housing.

Tags: 2021-2029 Housing Element, Featured, LA CHIP, LA Planning, Ordinance New

September 6, 2024

Resident Protections Ordinance

Quick overview: LA Planning Dept recently shared this new draft ordinance (with link): “The Resident Protections Ordinance would establish consistent protections for residents…”

Tags: 2021-2029 Housing Element, LA Planning, Ordinance New

August 30, 2024

Sites + Minimum Density Ordinance

Quick overview: LA Planning recently shared this information on this draft ordinance (with link) “intended to enact state housing element law for different types …”

Tags: 2021-2029 Housing Element, LA Planning, Ordinance New

August 30, 2024

Neighbors advocating for local

housing.

Building a Better Westchester-Playa (BaBWP) is a group of neighbors advocating for local housing and land use decisions that foster racial and socio-economic diversity, environmental sustainability and community well-being.