LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council took steps Wednesday to reduce the approval process for affordable housing units in an effort to encourage more development.
Speaking before the vote Wednesday, Krekorian said the motion is one of those that “sounds kind of technical and boring but it actually has the potential to be immensely impactful in our city’s ability to bend the arc of affordability of housing in the city.” “One of the steps that almost all big developments have to go through is site plan review,” said Krekorian. “Site plan review requires a full environmental review for any development over 50 units, regardless of the zone, regardless of the size of the lot, regardless of the neighborhood character, regardless of the degree of affordability of that building.”