EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Thursday a new milestone in the city’s ongoing work to fast-track rebuilding in Pacific Palisades: the first approvals under LA’s Standard Plan Pilot Program for single-family homes.
“The City of Los Angeles remains laser-focused on expediting the rebuilding of homes, businesses, and community spaces in the Palisades to get families home, no matter what it takes,” Bass said in a statement. “The City’s Standard Plan Pilot Program is just one of many tools now available to residents to fast-track the plan check process and get them home sooner.”
Established through an executive directive by Bass, the Standard Plan Pilot Program provides a library of pre-approved, code-compliant single-family home designs, reducing permitting time, cost and uncertainty for homeowners, builders and architects rebuilding in the Palisades, according to the city of LA.
With the first plans now approved, homeowners can choose from a growing library of pre-approved designs that have already been reviewed by the LA Department of Building and Safety for full code compliance. This allows eligible projects to move swiftly to permit issuance, cutting time off the traditional review process.
Additional plans will continue to be accepted here — with more currently in the approval pipeline — and uploaded to the library on a rolling basis, ensuring a growing variety of options for homeowners over time.
More than 340 projects are already confirmed to have started construction, with more starting the process every week.