Baseline Hillside Ordinance - Los Angeles

RFA: What Is N

• Covered Parking (Proposed chan

Ratio of 200 sq-ft per required cover

• Small Accessory Buildings (N

Detached accessory buildings, no gre
area not to exceed 400 sq-ft [two 20

• Small Covered Porches (No ch

First 250 sq-ft of porches, patios, an
at least 2 sides.

• Open Roof Porches (No change

Porches, patios, and breeze-ways wi

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Not Included?

nge.)
red parking area [still 400 sq-ft].

No change from BMO definition.)
reater than 200 sq-ft; total combined
00 sq-ft structures, four 100 sq-ft, etc.].

hange from BMO definition.)
nd breeze-ways with solid roof open on

e from BMO definition.)
ith open lattice roof; no limit.

RFA: What Is N

• Basements (Proposed change.)

Height of ceiling does not exceed 2 f
whichever is lower, for at least 60%
basement walls.

Elevation C Elevatio

Elevation D Elevatio
Elevation B

Elevation A

Light-wells more than 3 ft by 6 ft wo
exemption.

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Not Included?

ft above finished or natural grade,
of perimeter length of exterior

on A Elevation C
on B Elevation D

ould disqualify basement from

Preliminary Proposal

HEIGHT & STORY L

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LIMITS

Height

Current
• Current method incentivizes tal

discourages/prevents terracing

Proposed
• Proposal utilizes new method o

follow slope of lot called Envelo
terracing.
• Envelope height is combined wi
building from becoming too larg
• Maximum height based on slop
mass of structures.

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t Limits

ll box-like structures, and
of structures.

of calculating height which would
ope Height and allows for

ith Overall Height to prevent
ge.
pe of roof; helps to limit visual

Envelope

• Envelope Height
Vertical distance from the
grade to a parallel plane
directly above.

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e Height

Overall

• Overall Height
Lowest point of a building to
the highest point of the roof
or parapet wall.

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Height

Sloped Roof H

(25% Roof Slo

Maximum Height of

Height Height Limit R1 RS
Districts 33
1, 1L, & 1VL Envelope 33

Overall 45 45

1XL Envelope 30 30

Overall 45 45

1SS Envelope 22 22

Overall 35 35

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Height Limits

ope or Greater)

f Structures (in feet)
S RE9 RE11 RE15 RE20 RE40 RA

3 33 36 36 36 36 36
5 45 50 50 50 50 50
0 30 30 30 30 30 30
5 45 45 45 45 45 45
2 22 22 22 22 22 22
5 35 35 35 35 35 35

“Flat” Roof H

(Less Than 25%

Maximum Height of

Height Height Limit R1 RS
Districts 28
1, 1L, & 1VL Envelope 28

Overall 40 40

1XL Envelope 28 28

Overall 40 40

1SS Envelope 18 18

Overall 35 35

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Height Limits

% Roof Slope)

f Structures (in feet)
S RE9 RE11 RE15 RE20 RE40 RA

8 28 30 30 30 30 30
0 40 45 45 45 45 45
8 28 30 30 30 30 30
0 40 45 45 45 45 45
8 18 18 18 18 18 18
5 35 35 35 35 35 35

Zoning Administ

• Zoning Administrator will hav
to exceed maximum envelop

• Increase in height may not ex
• Any increase greater than ov

Variance.

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trator Authority

ve authority to allow buildings
pe height requirements.

xceed overall height limits.

verall height would require a

Story L

• No change from story limits c

Height D

1 1L 1V

n/a n/a 3

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Limits

currently in effect:

Districts 1XL 1SS
VL 2 1
3

Preliminary Proposal

GRADING LIMITS

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Grading

• Currently no limits on grading
• Results in:

– Major alterations of City’s
– Loss of natural on-site dra
– Increased drainage impac
– Increased loads on under-

during construction.

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g Limits

g or to import/export.

s natural terrain.
ainage courses.
cts on surrounding properties.
-improved hillside streets

What is a C

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Cubic Yard?

Cubic Yard C

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Comparisons

Cut &

• Cut
A portion of land surface or a
been removed or will be rem

• Fill
The depositing of soil, rock o
artificial means.

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& Fill

areas from which earth has
moved by excavation.

or other earth materials by

Grading

• Link amount of grading allow

• The total grading (both Cut &
500 cubic yards + 5% of lot si
maximum of 1,000 cubic yar

• Example: 5,000 sq-ft lot  m
yards (500 cubic yards for the
yards for the 5% calculation).

• Does not include grading for
Remedial Grading.

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g Limits

wed on a property to size of lot.

& Fill) limited to:
ize in cubic yards, up to a
rds

maximum grading of 750 cubic
e base amount + 250 cubic
.

foundations, driveways, and

Grading Ex

• Foundations
Cut and/or fill for foundations and o
other completely subterranean spac

• Driveways
Cut and/or fill, up to 500 cubic yards
closest to accessible street for which

• Remedial Grading
Grading necessary to mitigate a geo
repair of a landslide, expansive or co
Such grading would need to be reco
Investigation Report and approved b
Grading Division.

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xemptions

other understructures, basements or
ces.

s, for driveways to required parking
h a lot has ingress/egress rights.

otechnical hazard on a site, such as
ompressible soils, and/or site stability.
ommended in a Geotechnical
by the Department of Building & Safety

Import/Exp

• Maximum quantity of all eart
property, or Import, would b
cubic yards.

• Maximum quantity of all eart
property, or Export, would be
yards.

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port Limits

th being brought into a
be limited to no more than 500

th being taken out of a
e no more than 1,000 cubic

Grading on Ex

• No grading on slopes 100% o

• Exception: When recommend
Investigation Report and app
Building & Safety Grading Div
previously existing unsafe con

• Variance is required if except

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xtreme Slopes

or greater.

ded by Geotechnical
proved by Department of
vision in order to mitigate
nditions.

tion above does not apply.

Landform

• Projects involving 1,000 cubic
required to utilize the landfor
outlined in:
Department of City Planning
Landform Grading Manual

• Purpose: To better reflect ori
minimum visual disturbance

• Notching into hillsides encou
into natural terrain.

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m Grading

c yards or more of grading
rm grading methods as

g – Planning Guidelines

iginal landform and result in
to natural terrain.
uraged so that projects are built

Landform

STANDARD 2:1 GRADING

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m Grading

LANDFORM GRADING

Grading

• Grading Permit not issued un
• Purpose: Reduce instances w

advance for site preparation,
due to financial, entitlement,

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Permits

ntil Building Permit approved.

where grading is done in
, but construction is not started
, or other issues.

Zoning Administ

• Zoning Administrator will hav

– Grading in excess of 1,000 cubic
cubic yards + 5% of lot size in cu

– Import > 500 cubic yards; Export
– Grading in excess of 1,000 cubic

parking requirements, accessory
fronts on a Substandard Hillside
limited to true value of 500 cubi
to 5% of the total lot size in cubi

• Any deviations not included a
Variance.

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trator Authority

ve authority to allow :

c yards; limited to true value of 500
ubic yards.
t > 1,000 cubic yards.
c yards, to accommodate additional
y building, or additions on a lot which

Limited Street (Existing Authority);
ic yards plus the numeric value equal
ic yards (New Limit).

above would require a

Preliminary Proposal

HILLSIDE STANDAR
DISTRICTS

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RDS OVERLAY

Hillside Standard

• Allow individual single-
neighborhoods to tailo
Area, Height, and Grad
effectively protect or e
neighborhood characte

• Development regulatio
numerical values of th
(percentages, feet, cub

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ds Overlay District

-family residential
or Residential Floor
ding limits to more
establish their
er.

ons limited to changes in
he limitations only
bic yards).