Section 2 General Requirements DRAFT 1

Section 2 General Requirements DRAFT 1

Aerial view of the San Fernando Valley, east of Sepulveda Boulevard. Tujunga Wash cuts through the center of the photo and connects with the Los Angeles River. Small clusters of houses and agricultural buildings are interspersed among rectangular fields and citrus groves. Year 1927 Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library DRAFT 2

Section: 2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Section: 2.1 Relationship to Los Angeles Municipal Code The regulations of the LA-RIO are in addition to those set forth in the planning and zoning provisions of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and do not convey any rights not otherwise granted under such provisions, except as specifically provided here. Section: 2.1.1 Relationship to other Plans Within the boundaries of the LA-RIO there are presently two Specific Plans, two Community Design Overlay Districts (CDOs), two Streetscape Plans, one Pedestrian Oriented District, and four Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Redevelopment Project Areas. The Specific Plans are for Warner Center and the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor. The CDOs are Downtown Canoga Park and Commercial Corridor Canoga Park. The Streetscape Plans include Sherman Oaks and Studio City - Cahuenga Pass. The CRA/LA Project Areas are Reseda/Canoga Park, Chinatown, Central Industrial, and Adelante Eastside. The LA-RIO is designed to be compatible with the goals and principles of these existing plans. The LA-RIO does not change, restrict, encourage or discourage existing zoning, land use, or intensity of land use. Other plans may apply to projects within the LA-RIO boundaries. Projects are required to stay consistent with all applicable plans and meet the strictest requirement in the case of multiple guidelines and/or standards. As future plans are adopted, they may supersede any or all of the Watershed, Urban Design and Mobility sections set forth in Section 5 and/or the entirety of Section 6 if the plan makes the findings that it: 1. Meets the intent of the principles, goals and objectives of the LA-RIO 2. Employs strategies comparable to those in the LA-RIO Section: 2.2 Approvals No building permit shall be issued within the LA-RIO boundaries for a building or structure or the alteration or rehabilitation of an existing building or structure for which construction costs exceed 50% of the existing building or structure s replacement cost unless it has demonstrated compliance with the LA-RIO Property Improvement Guidelines and Complete Green Street Standards. LA River, Downtown. Looking North Arroyo Seco and LA River confluence DRAFT 3

Section: 2.3 Procedures 2.3.1 Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Department of City Planning shall review all Projects for LA-RIO compliance with the Property Improvement Guidelines and Complete Green Street Standards established by this ordinance and revised as necessary by the Director of City Planning. 2.3.2 The department shall have the authority to issue a clearance for all Projects subject to the provisions of the LA-RIO. In order to obtain clearance, the applicant shall provide: a. The Property Improvement Guidelines checklist provided in Section 5 of this ordinance which demonstrates that the Project has satisfied all prerequisites and has the threshold amount of points or more necessary for clearance within each applicable category. b. A signed declaration from the licensed architect or engineer stating that the plans and plan details have been reviewed and that the Project satisfies the Property Improvement Guidelines and Complete Green Streets Standards. c. A complete set of plans stamped and signed by a licensed architect or engineer (where required) that includes a copy of the signed declaration identified in Paragraph (b) of this subdivision and identifies the measures being provided to meet the applicable requirements of the LA-RIO. Section: 2.4 Exemptions 2.4.1 Any Project whose plans were accepted by the Department of Building and Safety for plan check prior to the effective date of this ordinance, provided no changes were made to the Project which increase the floor area by more than five percent, shall be exempt from the LA-RIO. This exception shall no longer be valid if construction has not commenced within one year of the date of permit issuance. OR Any Project that has been filed and deemed complete (with the exception of CEQA review) by the Department of City Planning prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be exempt from the LA-RIO.This exception shall no longer be valid if construction is not commenced within one year of the date of permit issuance. LA River near Glendale Narrows DRAFT 4

Section: 2.5 Fee A fee persuant to 19.01X will be assessed per each LA-RIO clearance request. Section: 2.6 Director s Determination Director of Planning with appeals to the Area Planning Commission. Pursuant to Section 13.10 of the L.A.M.C., if a proposed Project fails to meet the development standards in a specific River Improvement Overlay District ordinance, the applicant may apply to the Director of Planning for a Director s Determination. Such application shall be filed in the public office of the Department of City Planning upon a form prescribed for that purpose. The filing fee shall be equivalent to that established for Approval of plan required for Supplemental Use District, set forth in Section 19.01A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The application shall be accompanied by architectural, landscape and structural plans for the Project, or other information, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning. DRAFT 5