Local News in Brief : Planning Guidelines OKd
The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to planning guidelines for congested Westwood Village and its surrounding neighborhoods that would cut in half potential development in the village and impose strict architectural design standards.
The guidelines, intended to replace less stringent controls in force since 1972, are part of a revised Westwood Community Plan, which governs development in the area. The council voted 13 to 0 Tuesday to tentatively approve the revised plan, which must now be reviewed by the city Planning Commission and by Mayor Tom Bradley.
Among other things, the guidelines would reduce potential development in Westwood Village from 2.4 million to 1.2 million square feet, limit hotel development to a total of 350 rooms and encourage the construction of housing for UCLA students and faculty in the northern part of the village.
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