The Los Angeles City Council postponed some upzoning mandated by Senate Bill 79 by allowing increased density in areas across the city. The City Council voted unanimously this week in favor of the Low-Rise Ordinance, permitting developers to build up to four stories in 57 neighborhoods near transit stops, LAist reported. The move caps off several months of top-down pushback against SB 79 taking effect on July 1. Mayor Karen Bass and Council Member Traci Park called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto the transit-oriented upzoning bill last fall but he signed the legislation. That prompted the City Council in […]
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