Hollywood Community Plan | Los Angeles Conservancy

Hollywood Community Plan

On April 24, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. the City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee will take public comment on the Hollywood Community Plan Update. Public comment must be *in person* at City Hall, Council Chamber Room 304.  Click here for the meeting agenda. 

The Conservancy’s position is to approve the Hollywood Community Plan with the following amendments:

  • Expand the definition of eligible historic resources to include and protect properties significant at the local level (those classified as 5S3).
  • Apply the full range of Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) preservation protections, procedures and existing tools to the Hollywood National Register Historic District. 
  • Commit to expanding the Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) boundaries and tools to East Hollywood as part of the Vermont - Western Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Station Neighborhood Area Plan (SNAP) Specific Plan update within one year.

On On March 18, 2021, the L.A. City Planning Commission voted 5-3 to approve and recommend the Hollywood Community Plan to the City Council. The Plan has not yet been scheduled to be heard by City Council. This plan update will replace the 1988 plan and sets a direction for future development in Hollywood.  As proposed, the new plan will direct anticipated new development and density and create new tools to ensure the historic character of Hollywood is preserved.

 

Why does Los Angeles have Community Plans?

California state law requires all local jurisdictions to adopt a comprehensive Citywide General Plan, which serves as the principal planning document for directing future growth. The City of Los Angeles last updated its General Plan in 1996 and has committed to revisions in the coming years. 

Given its size, the City has established thirty-five discrete Community Plans to implement the goals and policies of the General Plan at a local level. In this context, a "community" generally means an area of multiple neighborhoods, which can encompass a range of residential, commercial, transit, and industrial uses. 

Though each Community Plan is distinct, they all aim to manage development in their given areas by setting goals and policies that balance growth with retention of the existing fabric. These long-range documents are designed to encourage sustainable development in neighborhoods that can accommodate new density while reinforcing the unique character of older and historic communities. 

At this critical time in its growth, City of Los Angeles intends to update each of its thirty-five Community Plans. 

With most of the Community Plans woefully out of date, Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Council pledged in the spring of 2016 to amend each of the plans within a decade. Several are currently underway, and more than twenty remain in the queue for future revision. 

According to the City, the updated Community Plans will reflect the following objectives:

  • Integrate land use, infrastructure, and transportation improvement; 
  • Direct growth to centers while preserving established residential neighborhoods;
  • Create healthier, more livable neighborhoods and economically vital business districts that can provide more job and housing opportunities for city residents; and
  • Facilitate improved design of new and renovated structures and public spaces.

Voice your support for historic preservation and greater protections and tools to be included with the updated Hollywood Community Plan. On April 24, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. the City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee will take public comment on the Hollywood Community Plan Update (Item 1). Public comment must be *in person* at City Hall, Council Chamber Room 304.  Click here for the meeting agenda. 

Submit written comment (up to 5000 characters) prior to the meeting using the City's online portal: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/publiccomment/ (The Council File Number for the Hollywood Community Plan Update is 21-0934.)

The Conservancy’s position is to approve the Hollywood Community Plan with the following amendments:

1. Expand the definition of eligible historic resources to include and protect properties significant at the local level (those classified as 5S3).

2. Apply the full range of Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) preservation protections, procedures and existing tools to the Hollywood National Register Historic District. 

3. Commit to expanding the Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) boundaries and tools to East Hollywood as part of the Vermont - Western Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Station Neighborhood Area Plan (SNAP) Specific Plan update within one year.