400 South Central Avenue subdivision
Standard Southern CorporationDistrict CD 14Case 26-0047-S1
Denied 5-0Not forecast
freeDenied 5-02 conditions of approval
Los Angeles Meetings
Planning and Land Use Management Committee, May 12, 2026
Approves Item 14 - Fourth and Central general plan amendment, zone and height district change, 4-0 (Rahman absent)
3h 31m30,571 words
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What happened
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the Fourth and Central project (items 12, 13, 14), a ~2 million sq ft, 10-building mixed-use development on an 8-acre site in the Arts District/CD14 with nearly 1,600 units (~16% affordable), denying appeals by the Little To…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-0 (Rahman absent)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCEQA appeal of Class 32 exemption for flag-lot subdivision
Denied 4-0Open this projectFollow free
Case 26-0047-S2
Denied 4-0Standard Southern Corporation
2 conditions of approval
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Item 8 - Block sign district findings amendment (consent)
Adopted as part of consent items 3-10, with a planning department amendment to Finding 1B replacing language about signage reduction with 'an assigned reduction program for off-site signage' for the block sign district in downtown LA near 7th Street Metro Center Station. Passed 5-0.
- Planning department amendment to Finding 1B, third paragraph, second sentence
- adopt revised draft ordinance dated April 23, 2026
- adopt environmental clearance
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the Fourth and Central project (items 12, 13, 14), a ~2 million sq ft, 10-building mixed-use development on an 8-acre site in the Arts District/CD14 with nearly 1,600 units (~16% affordable), denying appeals by the Little To…
Key Decisions (8)
Approved
Item 8 - Block sign district findings amendment (consent)
Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Approved
Consent items 1-10 (LAX sign district, ordinances)
Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Approved
Item 16 - Short-term rental platform agreement and data sharing ordinance instruction
Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Continued
Item 15 - Vacation Rental Ordinance (VRO)
Denied
CEQA appeal of Class 32 exemption for flag-lot subdivision at 23139/23111 41 West Collins Street, Walnut Acres
Vote: 4-0 (later 5-0 with Lee added)
Denied
Item 12 - Fourth and Central vesting tract map appeal
Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Denied
Item 13 - Fourth and Central conditional use permit and site plan review appeal
Vote: 4-0 (Rahman absent)Conditions attached
Approved
Item 14 - Fourth and Central general plan amendment, zone and height district change
Vote: 4-0 (Rahman absent)Conditions attached
Zoning Changes (1)
8 acres
Development Activity (2)
Fourth and Central
Mixed-Use
Two-story single-family dwelling / two-lot flag-lot subdivision, Walnut Acres
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Downtown LA shows strong residential demand alongside a persistent housing…
Sentiment
Little Tokyo community and labor groups are deeply divided on…
Commercial Demand
Downtown LA hotels report ample inventory for upcoming World Cup,…
Who Spoke (20)
Staff · 2Public · 2
On the record: 2 staff members and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 0 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 1 of 1 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
4th Street rezone
Standard Southern CorporationDistrict CD 14Case 26-0047
Denied 5-0Not forecast
freeDenied 5-02 conditions of approval
23141 West Collins Street entitlement
Yaron Levy, High Point VentureDistrict CD 3Case 26-0411
Denied 4-0 (later 5-0 with Lee added)Missed this call
freeDenied 4-0 (later 5-0 with Lee added)
4th Street conditional use permit
Standard Southern CorporationDistrict CD 14Case 26-0047-S2
Denied 4-0 (Rahman absent)Not forecast
freeDenied 4-0 (Rahman absent)2 conditions of approval
Mulholland Drive plan amendment
Mehran TebyaniDistrict CD 3Case 26-0412
No vote recorded
16300 Foothill Boulevard rezone
District CD 7Case 26-0580
No vote recorded
700 South Flower Street request
NREA-TRC 700 LLC, Dan CoteDistrict CD 14Case 25-0778-S1
No vote recorded
24-1229 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA… request
Case 24-1229
No vote recorded
More land-use items (2)
2 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- One World Way requestCase 13-0285-S2No vote recorded
- 787 South Alameda Street varianceCase 26-0340No vote recorded
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