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Tonight there is a zoom meeting of the Mar Vista Community Council’s Community Plan Subcommittee of the MVCC Planning and Land Use (PLUM) committtee

They will be discussing all the changes proposed by the DCP Department of City Planning to the zoning in all of Mar Vista not just South Mar Vista but you can learn as well as voice your thoughts when you raise your hand.

I believe the two representatives working on the Community Plan updates for City Planning will be on the call. But written e-mail comments will hold a lot of weight. Deadline is September 15, 2020 and contacts to send to are indicated on a previous blog post

Community Plan Sub-CommitteeTuesday, Aug 25, 2020, at 7:00pm Zoom Electronic MeetingMeeting ID : 978 7032 9234 https://zoom.us/j/97870329234 for instructions on how to join, see https://bit.ly/2yhhvGS
Join by phone: 720 707 2699 Meeting ID:
https://www.marvista.org/docs/34486185-11159.pdf

TONIGHT @ 7pm!
DCP visits for Q&A. Representative(s) from the Department of City Planning (DCP) will be attending tonight’s Community Plan Subcommittee meeting to answer your questions regarding the Westside Community Plan Update (view plan here). Meetings are always free and open to the public. VIEW AGEND A

Possible City Planning Upzoning in South Mar Vista 2020

The City Planning Department is in the process of updating the Community Plan for Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey which looks at Land Use and often involves zoning changes. The last plan in our area was adopted 1997 so the update is way overdue. Once a new plan is adopted by the City Council it becomes the guideline for development allowable in each area and on each parcel.

The Planning Department is seeking comments from stakeholders on their proposed changes before they submit a final plan to the City Planning Committee and then the full City Council. We have a few areas of concern to the South Mar Vista property owners and residents. See the flyer below prepared by the Mar Vista Community Council – Community Plan subcommittee of the MVCC PLUM Committee. Below the flyer and right here is a link to submit e-mail comments by deadline of September 15. The other link is to view the proposed update of the Community Plan.

I believe all the parcels highlighted on Pacific Avenue, Coolidge, Berryman, Minerva, and Bledsoe are currently zoned R1V2 (R1 was recently subdivided into variations of R1 into R1V1, R1V2 , R1V3 , R1V4 )

If the Community Plan suggested updates up zones are accepted by DCP then I think it would mean the current R1 designation on these blocks would become what they call Low Residential – in the light orange color meaning all those parcels could become duplex – two family and each would be allowed 1 ADU -Accessory Dwelling Unit – so possibly 4 individuals or families on 1 current lot. Height allowance for such development is vague currently.

On McLaughlin from Venice Blvd. to Washington Place the current zoning is also R1V2 and the suggested up zone is to Medium Residential in the darker orange color which means possibly several units and a height of 2 – 5 stories or more when transit or affordable density bonuses are added. A current example would be the large developments on the current R3-1 West side of McLaughlin south of Washington Place adjacent to our R-1 neighbors on East Blvd. in the South Oval.

Please view the one sheet flyer below for graphic info and also the active links below. Please share with your neighbors who may not be subscribed to this WordPress blog.