Hearing on Project No. 2023-001700-(2 and 3), The Westside Area Plan
Project
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Hearing on the Westside Area Plan (WSAP) Project No. 2023-001700-(2 and
3), Advance Planning Case No. RPPL2023002448, General Plan Amendment
No. RPPL2023002433, Zone Change No. RPPL2023002450, Environmental
Assessment No. RPPL2023002449, and the associated amendments to the
General Plan and its accompanying Land Use Policy Map, County Code, Title
22 - Planning and Zoning, including the zoning map, the WSAP is a component
of the General Plan that guides development in the seven unincorporated
communities within the Westside Planning Area (Planning Area) over the next
20 years including Ladera Heights and View Park/Windsor Hills, Marina del
Rey, Ballona Wetlands, West Los Angeles (Sawtelle Veterans Affairs), West
Fox Hills, Franklin Canyon, and Gilmore Island; the associated amendments to
the General Plan and County Code, Title 22 implement the goals and policies in
the WSAP and maintain consistency between the General Plan, the WSAP,
and the WSAP’s implementing documents, the proposed General Plan Land
Use Policy Map amendments will establish the long-range vision for the general
intended uses within the Planning Area, as well as development density, the
proposed Zoning Map amendments implement that vision on a parcel-level
through zoning that regulates specific allowable uses and development
standards, state law requires that the Zoning Map be consistent with the Land
Use Policy Map, the Project proposes land use and zoning in the following
categories: Housing Element land use and zoning changes, administrative
changes, and Opportunity Areas; the Housing Element identifies a list of sites in
the Westside Planning Area that must be redesignated by 2025 in accordance
with the County’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation shortfall, a total of 62
properties are proposed to be redesignated to accommodate 5,548 potential
units, administrative changes are proposed for 810 properties in the Planning
Area to fix inconsistencies between land use and zoning designations, reflect
existing conditions on the ground, and ensure consistency with the General
Plan Land Use Policy legend, the land use changes for the Opportunity Sites
implement the WSAP’s and General Plan’s goals to increase housing diversity
and commercial options along major corridors and near transit, increase
housing opportunities, bring diverse land uses in proximity to residential
neighborhoods, promote walkable communities, and focus growth in areas with
existing infrastructure while preserving the community’s character and culture,
there are 10 Opportunity Sites, the Project amends County Code, Title 22 to
establish the Westside Planning Area Standards District (PASD) with two new
Community Standards Districts (CSDs) for the communities of Ladera Heights
and View Park/Windsor Hills and one reserved CSD for potential future
community-specific development standards for the unincorporated Del Rey, the
PASD establishes new areawide standards for residential and mixed-use
development, addressing issues such as landscaping, lighting, and setback
requirements, as a lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act,