City Council

(9) 23-0172 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to religious institutions and properties owned by faith-based institutions located in Council District 5; and current land use and zoning regulatory controls on these parcels; and information on State or local incentives that exist for the development of affordable and supportive housing at these locations; and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman): INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations in 90 days on the following: All religious institutions and properties owned by religious institutions located within Council District 5 and the current land use/zoning regulatory controls on these parcels. Information as to any State or local incentives that currently exist that are feasible toward and/or expedite the development of affordable and supportive housing. The impact of Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), if enacted into law, would have on further streamlining the development of affordable housing at these locations. INSTRUCT the LAHD, the DCP, and the CAO, to request input from affordable housing developers, the co-sponsors of SB 4, and religious institutions that have developed or are in the process of developing on-site affordable housing, to include recommendations in their report for creating affordable and supportive housing on property owned by faith-based institutions. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.