Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 12.22. EXCEPTIONS.

Housing Development that meets a minimum of 30 points under the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance in Section 12.40 of this Code, and the Landscape and Site Design Point System. This Incentive may be requested more than once, but shall require the use of an Incentive for each request. a. Exception. This Incentive shall not apply to Development Standards that regulate FAR, height, yards / setbacks, ground story requirements, signs, parking in front of buildings, required trees, pedestrian access, or usable open space. This Incentive also shall not apply to a Designated Historic Resource, or a Non-Contributor. (xiv) Senior Independent Housing. In lieu of otherwise applicable limitations, a Housing Development or Senior Citizen Housing Development that also meets the definition of Senior Independent Housing may be permitted in any zone that would otherwise allow a Housing Development. In addition, a Senior Independent Housing development that qualifies as a Shared Housing Building shall be treated the same as a Shared Housing Building. (g) Public Benefit Options. A Housing Development shall be granted any number of Public Benefit Options pursuant to the provisions described below in addition to the Base Incentives established in Section 12.22 A.37.(e) of this Code and the Additional Incentives described in Section 12.22 A.37.(f) of this Code. A Housing Development located in Sea Level Rise Areas, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, or the Coastal Zone, and a project that provides fewer restricted units than required for the maximum number of Incentives available to an income category or Target Population, shall not be eligible for the Public Benefit Options described in Section 12.22 A.37.(g)(2) or Section 12.22 A.37.(g)(3) of this Code. (1) Child Care Facility. A Housing Development that includes a Child Care Facility located on the premises of, as part of, or adjacent to, the Housing Development; that records a covenant in the project site’s chain of title to the benefit of the City using language to the satisfaction of the City, that requires the Child Care Facility be maintained for at least 55 years;