PETITION: We the undersigned residents of the Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley Community Plan call for the following:

(Please sign if you live or work within the area- See map on the attached photo)

IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM on all projects subject to the SMALL LOT ORDINANCE -Interim Control Ordinance shall be issued by our elected City Councilmembers to halt all Small Lots pending

TINY LOTS = MANSIONIZED HOMES                                                         Subdividing one housing lot into 5 or 6 small lots is producing tall, narrow, 3-4 story homes that dwarf adjacent residences. 

SMALL LOT DESIGN GUIDELINES                                                              Must be re-written to specifically address compatibility with existing neighborhood character; they shall be made enforceable criteria for project approval; they shall align with the Silver Lake – Echo Park – Elysian Valley Community Plan.  We want clear provisions to ensure that projects conform to the prevailing height, mass and set back of surrounding homes.

DENSITY LIMITS                                                                                            Adopt a new ordinance that protects hillside lots and narrow, dead-end or undeveloped streets from Small Lot over-development where these limitations exist.

DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE                                                                    Must be seated to provide for a community-based review of project compliance with existing neighborhood character.

PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GROWTH                                                          We are not against development.  We are for well-designed projects that blend with our neighborhoods to produce new housing opportunities for a range of residents.

 WE WANT ENFORCEABLE RULES TO PRESERVE COMMUNITY CHARACTER

LINKS: 

SMALL LOT DESIGN GUIDELINES: http://urbandesignla.com/resources/SmallLotDesignGuidelines.php

SMALL LOT IMPLEMENTATION POLICY: http://urbandesignla.com/resources/docs/SmallLotDesignGuidelines/hi/AdvisoryAgencyPolicy.pdf

SILVER LAKE-ECHO PARK-ELYSIAN VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN: http://planning.lacity.org/complan/pdf/SlkCPTXT.pdf

 SMALL LOT MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE:  http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/Housing/Townhouse176354.pdf

TOM LA BONGE 2013 SMALL LOT DESIGN MOTION STILL UNADDRESSED BY CITY COUNCIL:  http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2013/13-1478_MOT_11-01-2013.pdf

KCET TV SEGMENT FEATURING PROBLEMS WITH SMALL LOT DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR AREA:  http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/stories/government/small-lots.html