The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on May 06, 2008 that limits the building of over-sized McMansions on small lots throughout the city. The result is a fundamental change in the city of Los Angeles zoning code. Changes in land value, housing preferences and housing inventory have been contributing to a trend toward larger single family homes being constructed throughout Los Angeles. When larger homes replace bungalows built when Los Angeles was first developed, however, the larger structures are often incompatible with the established scale and character of older, single-family neighborhoods. The Baseline Mansionization Ordinance grew out of a motion introduced by Councilmember LaBonge in June, 2006 and pertains to homes in flatlands only. A separate ordinance, which is now under consideration by the Los Angeles Planning Department, addresses the expansion of homes in hillside and coastal areas. As part of the discussion leading up to the vote on this measure, the City Council pledged to bring the hillside antimansionization ordinance for a vote within two years. Under the new ordinance, which will be effective in 30 days, a bungalow on a typical 5,000-square-foot lot could be expanded to 3,000 square feet. Current zoning code allows more than twice that mass, with a 7,000-square-foot limit. The ordinance will apply to 300,000 properties in single-family residential zones throughout Los Angeles.
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ADOPTED ORDINANCES
Green Building Program Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 179820
Adopted Date: April 22, 2008
Effective Date: November 1, 2008
Standard of Sustainability
Non-Resedential and High-Rise Residential Projects
Effective Date: May 22, 2008
Standard of Sustainable Excellence
Effective Date: May 1, 2009
Standard of Sustainability
Low-rise Residential Projects
Density Bonus
Ordinance Number: 179681
Adopted Date: February 20, 2008
Effective Date: April 15, 2008
Comprehensive Citywide Sign Regulations
Ordinance Number: 179416
Adopted Date: December 04, 2007
Effective Date: December 20, 2007
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Interim Control Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 179027
Adopted Date: August 01, 2007
Effective Date: September 14, 2007
Revisions to Parking Codes
Ordinance Number: 179191
Adopted Date: September 12, 2007
Effective Date: November 5, 2007
Planning Fee Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 178877
Effective Date: July 22, 2007
Automotive Use Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 178,382
Effective Date: March 24, 2007
Adopted Date: January 24, 2007
Colorado Blvd. Specific Plan Amendment
Ordinance Number: 178,098
Effective Date: January 9, 2007
Adopted Date: November 08, 2006
Eldercare Facilities Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 178,063
Effective Date: December 30, 2006
Adopted Date: November 01, 2006
Residential Hotel Interim Control Ordinance
Ordinance #179,191
Effective Date: November 5, 2007
Adopted Date: September 12, 2007
Protected Tree Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 177404
Effective Date: April 23, 2006
Adopted Dated: February 28, 2006
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