The long-awaited community plan updates for Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles finally got the city council’s seal of approval. The rezoning sets the stage to accommodate some 439,000 new residents and more than 227,000 new jobs across the two areas.
Urbanize reports that the downtown plan, dubbed DTLA 2040, will accommodate up to 175,000 residents and 100,000 jobs in the area through 2040—approximately 20 percent of the city’s expected growth during that time period. Additionally, the plan removes minimum parking requirements for new developments, allowing applicants to build marking based on how they interpret demand.
A restriction on adaptive reuse projects transforming existing buildings into market-rate housing and hotels was retained.
The Hollywood plan implements new land use rules to offer capacity for up to 264,000 residents and 127,000 jobs in the coming decades. Similar to Downtown, the Hollywood plan includes a community benefits program, allowing developers to include units for lower-income households in their projects to build taller and denser projects.
For Urbanize’s full rundown of the city council meeting and discussion around the community plans, click here.