Tag: Baseline Mansionization Ordinance
Mansionization, infamous loopholes back on table
Some realtors, developers and even homeowners don’t see a problem with McMansions. But most Angelenos would probably rather not live next to one. Like horses and all-night parties, McMansions don’t belong in an urban setting, according to nomoremcmansionsinlosangeles.org advocate Shelley Wagers. A city law passed back in 2008 was supposed to stop the infiltration of […]
Restrictions on demolition considered by Planning
Single-family homes in Larchmont Village, Miracle Mile and La Brea Hancock stand to be protected from demolition while city officials spend up to two years to tweak an anti-mansionization law. If approved, the interim control ordinance would temporarily halt demolitions in 15 neighborhoods feeling squeezed by new mcmansions towering over older, smaller homes, altering the […]
