Field notes on LA land use, zoning, and entitlement strategy.
A flyer went up on Vermont Ave. The headline screams seven stories. The city’s own filing says six. That one-story gap is the entire genre in miniature — here’s what’s actually appealable, and what’s just noise.
A by-right path to create up to 10 ownership-oriented homes on qualifying vacant residential land — in effect since July 2025, and the market hasn’t caught up yet. If SB 1123 follows the ADU curve, the early window is open right now.
With the runoff field set, every candidate has now signaled some openness to revisiting Measure ULA. Reform is politically alive — but still belongs in your model as upside, not a base case.
SB 79 overrides local height and density limits near qualifying transit stops. With at least 5 units proposed, your density dreams are finally coming true. State-required adoption effective July 1.