Starting January 27, 2025 all new applications in the Downtown Community Plan Area will be subject to the New Zoning Code and must use revised forms (where applicable). These forms are now available at the Department of City Planning's Forms page.
Nearly 450 people work for Los Angeles City Planning, the largest department of its kind in the nation. The Staff Directory lists contact information for City Planning's employees.
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Many of City Planning's initiatives are represented by a staff point of contact.
To look up the staff contact for a particular land use policy, visit the Proposed Land Use Regulations and Adopted Land Use Regulations pages. Contact information for other initiatives can be found on the pages listed under Policies in the Plans & Policies menu.
To get in touch with the staff contact for one of the City's 35 Community Plan Areas, visit the Community Plans and Community Plan Updates pages. Click the relevant Community Plan Area on the interactive map.
Use the search field on this page to look up any City Planning staff member by name, title, or division.