Dear Eagle Rock Chamber and Eagle Rock NC,

 

I have an update on the sign compliance issue about which I sent a bit of info yesterday. 

 

NO citations for sign compliance will be issued right away.  In order to help local businesses understand the Specific Plan and what is required of them by the sign provisions of the Plan BEFORE citations are issued, the council office has ensured that LADBS will NOT be issuing citations right away and we have arranged an educational meeting for businesses to be held with Planning and LADBS staff on Friday July 20 at 2:30pm.   

 

Any business operating in the Specific Plan area is required to be in compliance with the sign guidelines of the Plan which is enforceable by the Department of Building & Safety (LADBS).   The Colorado Blvd. Specific Plan is available on line at cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/specplan/sparea/coloradoblvdpage.htm

 

(1) LADBS will go around to businesses within the Plan area beginning tomorrow and will issue "courtesy" notices - not official orders to comply.  This will let the businesses know they may have a sign that is out of compliance and that there will be an official survey coming up, at which time they will be officially cited if the issue is not corrected.

 

(2) A meeting will be held Friday July 20 at 2:30pm at Eagle Rock City Hall 2035 Colorado Blvd.

City Planning staff will explain the Colorado Blvd. Specific Plan, the sign provisions, and the Design Review Board process. 

LADBS staff will explain their upcoming survey of the boulevard for sign compliance.

Local businesses can ask questions and get information.

It is recommended that any businesses within the Specific Plan area attend and become informed, whether they received a "courtesy" notice or not.

 

(3) LADBS will then begin its official compliance survey along the boulevard at which time they will issue citations for signs which do not comply with the Colorado Blvd. Specific Plan.  The orders to comply usually give a 30-day deadline for compliance and are not accompanied by fines as long as the compliance it met within the specified time frame.

 

There will be plenty of time to get to know and understand the process before anyone is cited, but LADBS will be enforcing the Specific Plan, so businesses within the Plan area do need to understand the requirements and comply. 

 

Please share this important information with the community and please let me know if you have any questions of we can help in any way. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Jessica Wethington McLean
Planning & Economic Development Director
Office of Councilmember José Huizar
200 N. Spring Street Room 465
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 473-7014
Jessica.WethingtonMcLean@Lacity.org