Posts in Housing Production
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND COMMERCIAL CONVERSIONS

Our research has identified ADUs as a best practice for providing naturally occurring affordable housing within the ongoing housing scarcity and unaffordability crisis. Commercial conversions (the conversion of commercial space to a residential use) also present a strategy for supplying housing units during a housing shortage. Mixed-use developments are common place in urban areas globally, and the COVID-19 Pandemic has revealed opportunities for underused retail and office spaces.

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VENICE AND THE HISTORIC OAKWOOD COMMUNITY

The Center for Pacific Urbanism collaborates with members of Historic Venice and the Oakwood community to further efforts of self-determination through analyses of US Census Bureau and Office of the Tax Assessor data, an inventory of housing stock by decade and building type, Zoning trends, and alternative scenario development. The normative state as defined by the community is the guiding principle, the rest is history.

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Venice Neighborhood Council Land Use & Zoning Trends

A summary of several historical trends including housing affordability, homelessness, census data, housing stock, dwelling unit production, downzoning, commuter trends, and economic profiles for the Venice Neighborhood Council and City of Los Angeles Council District 11

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COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 ZONING AND LAND USE

Los Angeles has a housing affordability crisis due in large part to a lack of supply that is five to six decades in the making. The root causes in Los Angeles include suppressed housing supply rates due to inequitable urban planning and exclusionary zoning, such as downzoning, inadequate policies or enforcement, rising construction and development costs, a financial structure favoring nonresidential development, and insufficient funding for subsidized low income housing.

The big planning question with which we have been grappling is whether any zoning changes are either necessary, or more conducive to, accomplishing the 8 year targeted increase in housing supply, and if so, what specific zoning changes are these?

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REZONING PROGRAM FOR 2029 RHNA TARGETS

In order to meet housing targets set by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Pacific Urbanism proposes a comprehensive, holistic approach to land use and zoning designations amongst Community Plan Areas (CPAs) in Los Angeles.

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LIMITS OF TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE HOUSING

Transit-oriented communities (TOCs) are a land use policy adopted by the City of Los Angeles which anticipate higher production of housing within specified boundaries. Advocates for TOC claim this strategy is a viable solution to the meet the City's housing needs. However, housing production from TOC is far below the total units needed in the City.

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MELLO ACT STUDY

The Mello Act sets requirements for the demolition, conversion and construction of housing in the Coastal Zone and applies to the Coastal Zone throughout the entire state of California. The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate what the impacts of changes to the Mello Act would be within the Coastal Zone in the City of Los Angeles.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2020

Subsidized low income housing units, often referred to as “affordable housing”, are housing units in which rental costs are partially or wholly subsidized by public funds and agencies. These units are intended to provide support for households who are overburdened by rent but also service senior citizens, individuals with severe mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, and others who require similar assistance. As such, knowing the total amount and location of these units is imperative to understanding the current status of affordable housing in Los Angeles, as well as the creation of future policy surrounding affordable housing and overall dwelling unit production citywide.

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HOMELESS OFF STREET SANCTUARY

As Los Angeles continues to face a worsening housing scarcity and unaffordability crisis, we must determine and implement policies that will help our neighbors avoid homelessness by providing adequate shelter and housing both in the immediate as well as permanently. This study provides a comprehensive list of potential sites for off-street homeless shelters in Los Angeles as well as an inventory of precedents from various cities that should be considered by local policymakers in addressing homelessness in our communities.

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Demographics, Housing Production, Industry Data, Land Use PlanningDario Rodman-AlvarezCouncil District 1, Council District 2, Council District 3, Council District 4, Council District 5, Council District 6, Council District 7, Council District 8, Council District 9, Council District 10, Council District 11, Council District 12, Council District 13, Council District 14, Council District 15, City of Los Angeles, Arleta, Pacoima, Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Boyle Heights, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Canoga Park, Winnetka, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Central City, Central City North, Chatsworth, Porter Ranch, Encino, Tarzana, Granada Hills, Knollwood, Harbor Gateway, Hollywood, Mission Hills, Panorama City, North Hills, North Hollywood, Valley Village, Northeast Los Angeles, Northridge, Palms, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Reseda, West Van Nuys, San Pedro, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Cahuenga Pass, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, South Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles, Sun Valley, La Tuna Canyon, Sunland, Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills, East La Tuna Canyon, Sylmar, Van Nuys, North Sherman Oaks, Venice, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Leimert, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Playa del Rey, Westlake, Westwood, Wilmington, Harbor City, Wilshire, Arts District Little Tokyo, Arroyo Seco, Atwater Village, Bel Air-Beverly Crest, CANNDU, Central Alameda, Central Hollywood, Central San Pedro, Coastal San Pedro, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Elysian Valley Riverside, Empowerment Congress Central, Empowerment Congress North, Empowerment Congress Southeast, Empowerment Congress Southwest, Empowerment Congress West, Foothills Trails District, Glassell Park, Granada Hills North, Granada Hills South, Greater Cypress Park, Greater Toluca Lake, Greater Valley Glen, Greater Wilshire, Harbor Gateway North, Harbor Gateway South, Hermon, Historic Cultural North, Historic Highland Park, Hollywood Hills West, Hollywood Studio District, Hollywood United, LA-32, Lake Balboa, Lincoln Heights, Los Feliz, MacArthur Park, Mid City, Mid-City West, NoHo, North Hills East, North Hills West, North Hollywood Northeast, North Hollywood West, North Westwood, Northridge East, Northridge South, Northridge West, Northwest San Pedro, Olympic Park, P.I.C.O., Park Mesa Heights, Pico Union, Rampart Village, South Central, South Robertson, Sun Valley Area, Sunland-Tujunga, United Neighborhoods, Voices, Watts, Westchester/Playa, Westlake North, Westlake South, Westside, Wilshire Center-Koreatown, Woodland Hills-Warner Center, Zapata-King, homelessness, housing, affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, subsidized low income housing, homeless, unaffordability, city of los angeles, county of los angeles
Downzoning is the New Redlining

Downzoning is the practice of reducing an area’s dwelling unit capacity, whether by forbidding or limiting multiple-family dwellings, or through restrictive regulations, such as increased parking requirements, larger minimum lot sizes and building setbacks.

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HOUSING PRODUCTION TARGETS FOR COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES

Every eight years, a housing production target is determined for the City of Los Angeles by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) in their Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). For the upcoming 2021-2029 cycle, Pacific Urbanism has further determined the production targets for each of the City's thirty-five Community Plan Areas through the FAIR Plan housing allocation index.

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AREAS OF NET LOSS IN DWELLING UNITS IN LOS ANGELES

Land use and zoning policies are restricting the construction of dwelling units in the City of Los Angeles. As a result, housing production in Los Angeles has failed to provide sufficient dwelling units to accommodate the city’s population growth. Certain areas of the city have even experienced a net loss of dwelling units, further exacerbating the problem.

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HOUSING STOCK IN LOS ANGELES

Housing production in Los Angeles has become a topic of vigorous public discussion as a housing crisis continues to affect residents across the region. This study helps identify where land use policy is lacking or failing in providing adequate housing for Angelenos.

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