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20260621 Allow gentle density (duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) in single-family neighborhoods near transit hubs, creating mixed-income, walkable, and aesthetically welcoming communities across the city.rtf
20260621 Bring starter homes back by allowing ADUs to be sold separately from the main home (i.e., opt in to AB1033).rtf
20260621 Convert empty office buildings into homes by cutting the fees and red tape that make it too costly to attempt, and ensuring that the new adaptive reuse ordinance is easy to use.rtf
20260621 Create a dedicated LADWP Housing Strike Force to align utility operations with the city's housing goals — streamlined permits, faster approvals, and power connection timelines guaranteed at the start of the process.rtf
20260621 Create a “single-inspector” model, one person from pre-construction through final occupancy, to improve accountability and reduce contradictory directives.rtf
20260621 Create an independent professional board to manage land use disputes, removing routine housing decisions from the political process.rtf
20260621 Create high-rise zones in select areas to enable many more homes to be built by well-paid union labor.rtf
20260621 Develop a citywide self-certification program to expedite permits for straightforward projects.rtf
20260621 Direct LADWP to revise the rules and requirements that no other major city imposes (e.g., power line setbacks and transformer staging requirements) that reduce buildable land and add unnecessary cost..rtf
20260621 Fight at the state level to change liability laws for condos that have made building for-sale condominiums so financially risky that developers stopped building them, taking away one of the most affordable paths.rtf
20260621 Launch a "Super NOFA" (Notice of Funding Availability) — a single, coordinated funding window that bundles all available public dollars for affordable housing, public housing and social housing.rtf
20260621 Legalize the building methods and housing typologies that our outdated codes currently block, including mass timber, factory-built housing, single-stairwell buildings, and other faster, cheaper ways to build.rtf
20260621 Make BuildLA into a single public portal tracking every project submission, approval, permit, and response time in the city. Proposed two administrations ago and never delivered.rtf
20260621 Provide delegated authority to departments so that decisions already made don't come back to the Council for another vote.rtf
20260621 Raise appeal fees for non-neighbors and reduce the number of allowable appeals for approved residential and mixed-use projects so obstruction carries a real cost.rtf
20260621 Simplify the condominium approval process and cut city fees that drive up costs.rtf
20260621 Streamline small-scale housing and ADU approvals so that a homeowner who wants to build a backyard unit can actually do it quickly and cheaply.rtf
20260621 To ensure speed doesn't compromise oversight, we will require coordinated intake meetings with all departments early — identifying all project requirements, resolving conflicts upfront, and issuing binding determinations.rtf
20260621 Update the Citywide General Plan Framework with a focus on rezoning high-opportunity corridors and regional employment hubs near transit for by-right housing.rtf
20260621 Waive the fees charged on new development for projects that include affordable units for lower-income residents and working families.rtf
20260621 We will issue an executive directive establishing a “shot clock” — 60 days or less to approve zoning-compliant projects, 120 days or less for discretionary ones. No more indefinite delays.rtf