Neighbors find out about the project on social media

Week of 11/24:

Some neighbors first learned of the project’s scope and the unusual legal mechanism behind it from a LinkedIn update by housing activist and policy consultant Joseph Cohen May. Click here for the Linked In Post by Joseph Cohen May, also shown below.

May’s post expressed awe at the developer’s strategy, highlighting a "niche loophole" in state law AB 2011. He explained that while AB 2011 typically applies to commercial zones, a technicality regarding parking as a "principally permitted use" could allow it to be used in almost any zone in Los Angeles, including our A1 agricultural zone.

He also wrote that utilizing this loophole is "next to impossible" without finding a "one-in-a-million parcel" that meets a strict set of criteria, such as specific road width, surrounding development, and lack of existing housing. 

It seems our neighborhood was that one-in-a-million find, leaving us to wonder just how long this plan has been in the works.