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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.
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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.

Chart: Planning Dept Processes for Three Types of Affordable Housing

Planning application processing for affordable housing projects has gotten a bit more confusing with ED1. This chart clarifies how it works.
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Your Neighborhood Council: Vote by mail ONLY…sign up for your ballot now!

Elected NC members are your reps with CD11 & the City. So you can’t complain if you don’t vote! 🙂 Ballots postmarked no later than 3/18/25.
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Local ED1 Pipeline as of 30-Jan-2025

Updated on 30 Jan 2025. This map shows current and possible ED1 projects for 90045. At this time, no ED1 project applications have been submitted for PDR, Ladera or PV.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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