Planning the Westside

Planning Staff held an In-person Community Meeting for the Westchester - Playa del Rey Community Plan Update, with a focus on the Ladera Center and the surrounding areas on September 19th from 5pm to 7pm at Frank D. Parent Elementary School. The event consisted of an open house, followed by a staff presentation and resident Q&A. The presentation provided an overview of the Westchester-Playa Del Rey Community Plan Update process, as well as an in-depth look into draft concepts in Ladera Heights and surrounding area, including the Ladera Center.

Please click below to see:

PDF Presentation 

The Venice Community Plan Update Team, in coordination with the City of Los Angeles’ Office of Historic Resources, and Rincon consultants are conducting a resurvey of historic resources in the Venice Plan area.

We invite you and your neighbors to help us identify resources in your community with historic or cultural significance.

My Historic Venice   Mi Histórico Venice 

For inquiries please contact: Eva Chang-Person

Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) is pleased to announce the formation of the 2022 Westside Community Plans Advisory Group (WCPAG).

The 52-member Advisory Group is composed of a diverse group of community leaders, residents, community based organizations (CBO), advocacy groups, business leaders, Neighborhood Councils, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), youth, housing development experts, and professionals from various planning-related fields. In 2024, LACP expanded this list to include 60 members that were intended to fill vacancies of previous members no longer able to serve and to reach additional underrepresented stakeholders and community groups.

The Advisory Group, which is not a decision making body, will assist the LACP Westside Community Plans Update team in

A resurvey of historic resources in the Venice Coastal Zone Area is being conducted as part of the Venice Community Plan Update effort. The Los Angeles City Planning’s survey team is seeking your input at a virtual Zoom meeting on November 16, 2020 at 5:30 pm. Please click on the link below for more information and to RSVP.

Webinar Recordings: Draft Concepts for Westside Plans

In July 2020, the Westside Planning Team presented draft land use concepts online for each of the four Community Plan areas: West Los Angeles, Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey, Venice, and Westchester-Playa del Rey. Webinars took place on July 14, July 16, and July 21 (Spanish). A recording of each webinar can be viewed below.

Opening Regional Presentation - Westside Webinar

West LA Presentation - Westside Webinar

The Open House Workshops for the Westside Community Plans Update have been indefinitely postponed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Please check back for the rescheduled dates.

The LA City Westside Planning Team will host a series of Open House Workshops, which will include one workshop within each of the four community plan areas. Please note that information shared at each meeting will be specific to that community plan area.

At each workshop, the Westside Planning Team will present

The Venice Planning teams - comprised of the Venice Local Coastal Program (LCP) and Venice Community Plan Update team (CPU) hosted four Working Sessions in October and one in November. The focus of the Working Sessions were three mixed-use corridors in Venice, including: Lincoln Blvd, Ocean Front Walk and Rose Ave.

Each Working Session included a presentation, a break out session and a feedback/share out activity. Three sessions were hosted on Tuesday, October 22 one session was held on Wednesday, October 23 and the last session was held on Thursday, November 22.

The Venice Planning teams - comprised of the Venice Local Coastal Program (LCP) and Venice Community Plan Update team (CPU) hosted four Working Sessions in October and one in November. The focus of the Working Sessions were three mixed-use corridors in Venice, including: Lincoln Blvd, Ocean Front Walk and Rose Ave.

Each Working Session included a presentation, a break out session and a feedback/share out activity. Three sessions were hosted on Tuesday, October 22 one session was held on Wednesday, October 23 and the last session was held on Thursday, November 22.

The Venice Planning teams - comprised of the Venice Local Coastal Program (LCP) and Venice Community Plan Update team (CPU) hosted four Working Sessions in October and one in November. The focus of the Working Sessions were three mixed-use corridors in Venice, including: Lincoln Blvd, Ocean Front Walk and Rose Ave.

Each Working Session included a presentation, a break out session and a feedback/share out activity. Three sessions were hosted on Tuesday, October 22 one session was held on Wednesday, October 23 and the last session was held on Thursday, November 22.

The Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey Community Plan Update team hosted two Pop Up Office Hours events for individuals and groups in the Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey area on November 5 and November 14, 2019.  The focus of the Pop-Up Office Hours was to discuss the desired land use and zoning ideas for the commercial, residential, and industrial areas of the plan area.  Members of the public were invited to make appointments or drop in. 

The Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey Community Plan Update team hosted two Pop Up Office Hours events for individuals and groups in the Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey area on November 5 and November 14, 2019.  The focus of the Pop-Up Office Hours was to discuss the desired land use and zoning ideas for the commercial, residential, and industrial areas of the plan area.  Members of the public were invited to make appointments or drop in. 

JOIN US as we share initial selections of land use ideas based upon the community input we have received over the past several months. What's your vision?

DROP IN anytime during the open house workshops. Let us know if we got it right and share more ideas. Newcomers welcome. 

JOIN US as we share initial selections of land use ideas based upon the community input we have received over the past several months. What's your vision?

DROP IN anytime during the open house workshops. Let us know if we got it right and share more ideas. Newcomers welcome. 

JOIN US as we share initial selections of land use ideas based upon the community input we have received over the past several months. What's your vision?

DROP IN anytime during the open house workshops. Let us know if we got it right and share more ideas. Newcomers welcome. 

JOIN US as we share initial selections of land use ideas based upon the community input we have received over the past several months. What's your vision?

DROP IN anytime during the open house workshops. Let us know if we got it right and share more ideas. Newcomers welcome. 

Help shape the future of your community

The Department of City Planning is updating the Westchester-Playa del Rey Community Plan (which include Playa Vista), your community's blueprint for growth and land use. Come learn more about the Westside Community Plans Update and tell us about the opportunities and constraints you see and your vision for your community.

Please join us, we're here to listen.

Parking will be provide on site. Please enter the parking lot nearest the Social Hall from West 91st Street.

Help shape the future of your community

The Department of City Planning is updating the Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey Community Plan, your community's blueprint for growth and land use. Come learn more about the Westside Community Plans Update and tell us about the opportunities and constraints you see and your vision for your community.

Please join us, we're here to listen.

Limited on-site parking will be available. Please enter the parking lot from Motor Avenue or use street parking.

Help shape the future of your community

The Department of City Planning is updating the Venice Community Plan, your community's blueprint for growth and land use. Come learn more about the Westside Community Plans Update and tell us about the opportunities and constraints you see and your vision for your community.

Please join us, we're here to listen.

Limited on-site parking will be available. Please enter the parking lot nearest the Auditorium form Westminster Avenue, or use street parking.

Help shape the future of your community

The Department of City Planning is updating the West Los Angeles Community Plan, your community's blueprint for growth and land use. Come learn more about the Westside Community Plans Update and tell us about the opportunities and constraints you see and your vision for your community.

Please join us, we're here to listen.

Parking will be provided on site. Please enter the Facility parking lot from Sepulveda or the Metro parking structure from Exposition. Walk-ins are welcome.

UPDATE: For materials from these events and a video recording of the live webinar.

How does the Community Plan Update affect you and your community? Learn how Community Plans work, what the update process is about, and how to get involved.

UPDATE: For materials from these Neighborhood Council presentations, click here.

Join the Westside planning team at your next Neighborhood Council meeting to learn more about the Community Plan Update process and how you can get involved.

For more information contact planning.thewestside@lacity.org.