Entitlements and permits in the City of Los Angeles

 

The City of Los Angeles is its own world: City Planning, the Zoning Administrator, Area Planning Commissions, LADBS, LADWP, the Bureau of Engineering and neighborhood councils all have a say. IPG has worked inside that system for more than 20 years, from the San Fernando Valley to San Pedro.

 

Working with the city

• Density bonus, Transit Oriented Communities and the new citywide housing incentive programs can change what a site allows. We model all of them.

• Zone changes and general plan amendments go through City Planning and the City Planning Commission and can take a year or more. Pre-application filings and early council office outreach matter.

• LADBS plan check, clearances and the Zoning Information file are where most small projects stall. We know the counters.

• Neighborhood councils are advisory, but showing up early keeps a project out of trouble later.

 

IPG in the area

Current and recent Los Angeles work includes a zone change and general plan amendment for a medical office in Koreatown, a multifamily project near downtown, an industrial site in Sylmar, an E-permit for soil borings in San Pedro, and an ADU condominium analysis in Encino.

If your project is in the City of LA, the question is not whether it can be done but which path gets it done fastest.

Have a site or a project stuck in the city process? Call 661-310-2539, email mike@ipgworks.com, or use the form below. We will tell you straight what your site can do and what it will take.