A citywide rezoning plan to facilitate the building of 255K more homes in Los Angeles by 2029 will fall far short of the target, according to a new analysis from a UCLA research team.
The state-mandated eight-year housing element plan for Los Angeles requires the city to plan for 457,000 new homes, with 255K of them to be enabled via land rezoning.
Measures now under consideration by the City Council propose to put higher-density housing in existing multifamily or commercial areas of L.A. Neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes, which make up 72% of the city’s residentially zoned land, are largely exempted from the city’s rezoning plan, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
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