Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 16.70. HOUSING ELEMENT SITES AND MINIMUM DENSITY.

is proposed on a Lower Income Rezoning Housing Element Site that has a minimum density of at least 20 units per acre, and at least twenty percent of the project’s units will be made affordable and available to Lower Income Households, the project shall be subject to Ministerial Approval by the City. Any eligible Housing Development Project that would have otherwise required a discretionary entitlement from the Department of City Planning to permit owner-occupied or rental multiple family residential dwelling use on the site shall be processed through an Expanded Administrative Review, as set forth in Section 13B.3.2. of Chapter 1A of this Code. Any non-residential use in a mixed-use Housing Development Project shall comply with any discretionary review required for that use under the Code, or any plan or overlay adopted under the Code. In no case shall Project Review pursuant to Section 13B.2.4 of Chapter 1A be required for any Housing Development Project. (a) Exceptions: (i) For the purposes of this subsection any application for a density increase that requires review under Section 12.24 U.26. of this Code is not eligible for the Ministerial Approval or Expanded Administrative Review in this subsection and shall be processed pursuant to the procedures of Section 12.24 U.26. (ii) Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i), any subdivision of a Lower Income Rezoning Housing Element Site shall be subject to all laws, including, but not limited to, Article 7 (Division of Land Regulations) of Chapter I of this Code. 3. Densities for Lower Income Rezoning Housing Element Sites. A Housing Development Project proposed on a Lower Income Rezoning Housing Element Site shall not be approved unless it meets at least the minimum density requirement of 20 units per acre, inclusive of Accessory Dwelling Units. 4. Relationship to Other Incentive Programs. A project that seeks approval under Section 16.70 F. shall be eligible for a density bonus, incentive, concession, waiver, or reduction of development standards pursuant to California Government Code Section 65915, or a local incentive program in Chapter I of this Code or any Community Plan Implementation Overlay, Specific Plan, or other overlay adopted under the authority of Chapter I, provided that the project meets the applicable requirements for both Section 16.70 F. and the applicable incentive program.