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Chapter 9
Planning and
Zoning
Through planning Los Angeles determines its goals and
life styles for the future, and through zoning it regulates
land use to fulfill physical development goals and protect
♦he community against violations of the environment.
3th functions are important municipal affairs, and the
commission's decisions about the framework for planning
and zoning are a vital part of the proposed charter.
The proposals on planning and zoning revolve around
issues in three basic areas. The first concerns the scope of
planning and the relationships among the physical, social,
and economic elements of the environment. The question
is whether the planning process should be expanded to include plans for social and economic as well as physical
development. The second area is the city's organization
and structure for planning. The third and most salient
area, in the light of recent conditions, is integrity and probity in the conduct of planning and zoning affairs.
In its work on planning and zoning the Commission was
aided greatly by the report of the Citizens Committee on
Zoning Practices and Procedures. In addition, extensive
background research was completed before resolving the
issues. This included a survey of current planning literature,
interviews with selected planning authorities, and information from the Planning Commission and Director of
Planning.
THE SCOPE OF PLANNING
The proposed charter expands the scope of the city's
planning function to include planning for social and economic development as well as physical development. This
-■presents a change with far-reaching implications.
City planning has traditionally been oriented to physical
development and land use planning. Social and economic
factors have been incorporated in the process, but the final
product has remained a land use plan. Recently, two
viewpoints have developed within the planning profession.
Some practitioners, noting that physical, social, and economic conditions are highly interrelated, advocate direct
involvement in social and economic planning. Others prefer the more traditional and indirect approach of considering social and economic problems in the process of
developing goals for the physical environment.1
Professional planners also differ on the organizational
structure best suited for the conduct of social and economic planning. Some propose a single agency to perform
all three types of planning. Others view the differences
among physical, social and economic planning as too great
to permit combination in one unit.
Despite the differences of opinion, general consensus
exists that city planning is more than simply land use
planning. Conditions in today's complex urban society require broader perspectives and more emphasis on planning for the total environment.
Expansion of the scope of planning is accomplished in
the proposed charter in the definition of the comprehensive general plan. (See section 8.07.) By taking this
approach Los Angeles will move forward in the same innovative manner as other large cities which have already
broadened the scope of their planning functions. Philadelphia and Chicago are examples.2 In the former, a social
planning unit has been established in the planning department and an economic development unit in the mayor's
office. In the latter, the comprehensive general plan iden-
63
Object Description
| Title | City government for the future, 1969-07 |
| Description | Section 2: City government for the future: report of the Los Angeles City Charter Commission. Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles City Hall, 1969 July. PART OF A SERIES: A critical component of the Commission's investigation centered on the idea that governance of the LAPD was shared between the Office of the Chief of Police, an administrative body, and the Board of Police Commissioners, a citizen body. To better understand the dynamic between these two entities, the staff of Heller, Ehrman, White, & McAuliffe researched the history of the Los Angeles City Charter, focusing primarily on its provisions regarding the distribution of power and the structure and organization of the LAPD. Included in the series are reproductions of reports, dissertations, article clippings, excerpts from city documents, and charter amendments related to the charter's conception and development over time. The series also includes several summaries of expert witness interviews regarding the effectiveness of this structure. |
| Coverage date | 1809; 1850/1974; 1984 |
| Publisher (of the original version) | Los Angeles City Hall |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date issued | 1969-07 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 253 p. |
| Format (aat) | reports |
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| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe |
| File | Los Angeles City document index |
| Box and folder | box 21, folder 7, item 3 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
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| Title | City government for the future, p. 76 |
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| Full text | Chapter 9 Planning and Zoning Through planning Los Angeles determines its goals and life styles for the future, and through zoning it regulates land use to fulfill physical development goals and protect ♦he community against violations of the environment. 3th functions are important municipal affairs, and the commission's decisions about the framework for planning and zoning are a vital part of the proposed charter. The proposals on planning and zoning revolve around issues in three basic areas. The first concerns the scope of planning and the relationships among the physical, social, and economic elements of the environment. The question is whether the planning process should be expanded to include plans for social and economic as well as physical development. The second area is the city's organization and structure for planning. The third and most salient area, in the light of recent conditions, is integrity and probity in the conduct of planning and zoning affairs. In its work on planning and zoning the Commission was aided greatly by the report of the Citizens Committee on Zoning Practices and Procedures. In addition, extensive background research was completed before resolving the issues. This included a survey of current planning literature, interviews with selected planning authorities, and information from the Planning Commission and Director of Planning. THE SCOPE OF PLANNING The proposed charter expands the scope of the city's planning function to include planning for social and economic development as well as physical development. This -■presents a change with far-reaching implications. City planning has traditionally been oriented to physical development and land use planning. Social and economic factors have been incorporated in the process, but the final product has remained a land use plan. Recently, two viewpoints have developed within the planning profession. Some practitioners, noting that physical, social, and economic conditions are highly interrelated, advocate direct involvement in social and economic planning. Others prefer the more traditional and indirect approach of considering social and economic problems in the process of developing goals for the physical environment.1 Professional planners also differ on the organizational structure best suited for the conduct of social and economic planning. Some propose a single agency to perform all three types of planning. Others view the differences among physical, social and economic planning as too great to permit combination in one unit. Despite the differences of opinion, general consensus exists that city planning is more than simply land use planning. Conditions in today's complex urban society require broader perspectives and more emphasis on planning for the total environment. Expansion of the scope of planning is accomplished in the proposed charter in the definition of the comprehensive general plan. (See section 8.07.) By taking this approach Los Angeles will move forward in the same innovative manner as other large cities which have already broadened the scope of their planning functions. Philadelphia and Chicago are examples.2 In the former, a social planning unit has been established in the planning department and an economic development unit in the mayor's office. In the latter, the comprehensive general plan iden- 63 |
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