LA County Board

26. Hearing on Project No. 2023-001700-(2 and 3), The Westside Area Plan\nProject\nHearing on the Westside Area Plan (WSAP) Project No. 2023-001700-(2 and\n3), Advance Planning Case No. RPPL2023002448, General Plan Amendment\nNo. RPPL2023002433, Zone Change No. RPPL2023002450, Environmental\nAssessment No. RPPL2023002449, and the associated amendments to the\nGeneral Plan and its accompanying Land Use Policy Map, County Code, Title\n22 - Planning and Zoning, including the zoning map, the WSAP is a component\nof the General Plan that guides development in the seven unincorporated\ncommunities within the Westside Planning Area (Planning Area) over the next\n20 years including Ladera Heights and View Park/Windsor Hills, Marina del\nRey, Ballona Wetlands, West Los Angeles (Sawtelle Veterans Affairs), West\nFox Hills, Franklin Canyon, and Gilmore Island; the associated amendments to\nthe General Plan and County Code, Title 22 implement the goals and policies in\nthe WSAP and maintain consistency between the General Plan, the WSAP,\nand the WSAP’s implementing documents, the proposed General Plan Land\nUse Policy Map amendments will establish the long-range vision for the general\nintended uses within the Planning Area, as well as development density, the\nproposed Zoning Map amendments implement that vision on a parcel-level\nthrough zoning that regulates specific allowable uses and development\nstandards, state law requires that the Zoning Map be consistent with the Land\nUse Policy Map, the Project proposes land use and zoning in the following\ncategories: Housing Element land use and zoning changes, administrative\nchanges, and Opportunity Areas; the Housing Element identifies a list of sites in\nthe Westside Planning Area that must be redesignated by 2025 in accordance\nwith the County’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation shortfall, a total of 62\nproperties are proposed to be redesignated to accommodate 5,548 potential\nunits, administrative changes are proposed for 810 properties in the Planning\nArea to fix inconsistencies between land use and zoning designations, reflect\nexisting conditions on the ground, and ensure consistency with the General\nPlan Land Use Policy legend, the land use changes for the Opportunity Sites\nimplement the WSAP’s and General Plan’s goals to increase housing diversity\nand commercial options along major corridors and near transit, increase\nhousing opportunities, bring diverse land uses in proximity to residential\nneighborhoods, promote walkable communities, and focus growth in areas with\nexisting infrastructure while preserving the community’s character and culture,\nthere are 10 Opportunity Sites, the Project amends County Code, Title 22 to\nestablish the Westside Planning Area Standards District (PASD) with two new\nCommunity Standards Districts (CSDs) for the communities of Ladera Heights\nand View Park/Windsor Hills and one reserved CSD for potential future\ncommunity-specific development standards for the unincorporated Del Rey, the\nPASD establishes new areawide standards for residential and mixed-use\ndevelopment, addressing issues such as landscaping, lighting, and setback\nrequirements, as a lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act,\nthe Board will consider the effects of the Project as shown in the Final\nProgrammatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), will consider certification of\nthe Final PEIR, and will consider adoption of the associated Findings of Fact\nand Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and\nReporting Program. (On October 23, 2024, the Regional Planning Commission\nrecommended approval of this project.) (Department of Regional Planning)\n(25-0006)\nIV. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA\nAGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF\nTHE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT\nOF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025\n1:00 P.M.