PROPOSAL WOULD BOOST LOWER-COST HOUSING IN CITY.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer In a new effort to boost construction of housing for the poor, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. called Tuesday for a measure requiring
developers to set aside money or space for low- and moderate-income
families.
In a 15-0 vote, the council asked the City Attorney's CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain Office to draft a so-called inclusionary zoning Inclusionary zoning, also known as inclusionary housing, refers to city planning ordinances that require that a given share of new construction be affordable to people with low to moderate incomes. ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been that would offer incentives to developers to provide the below-market housing. ``This is the right time to do the right thing,'' said Councilman Ed Reyes Ed P. Reyes has served on the Los Angeles City Council since April 2001. A native of Northeast Los Angeles, Councilmember Reyes represents many of the neighborhoods he grew up in including Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park. , who chairs the council's Planning and Land Use Committee and has been pushing for the program that is in effect in other cities. Reyes said the measure would require developers of at least five units to include a percentage of units for very-low, low- and moderate-income households. In exchange, developers would be given density bonuses and fee deferments and also would see their permit reviews expedited. Developers also would be allowed to build low-income developments separate from market-value locations. However, there is no agreement among officials that it will do what is intended. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California is unconvinced the effort will provide an effective incentive to convince developers to build more below-market housing, spokesman Yusef Robb said. ``The mayor thinks this needs more work and he wants to meet with the council members to discuss changes that can be made,'' Robb said. Hahn has provided funds for a $100 million affordable housing trust fund, to be used to leverage city money to build more housing. Carol Schatz of the Central City Association also questioned the proposal. ``This will just drive the price of new housing up so that a middle-class family can't afford to live in the city. It ends up being, in effect, another tax on the middle class.'' The Central City Association has conducted its own survey questioning the value of the inclusionary zoning measure. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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