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Historic Cultural Monuments

Historic-Cultural Monument designation is reserved for those resources that have a special aesthetic, architectural, or engineering interest or value of a historic nature. The [Cultural Heritage Ordinance] establishes criteria for designation; these criteria are contained in the definition of a Monument in the Ordinance. A historical or cultural monument is any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon), building, or structure of particular historical or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites: * in which the broad cultural, political, economic, or social history of the nation, state, or community is reflected or exemplified; or * which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, state, or local history; or * which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period, style, or method of construction; or * which are a notable work of a master builder, designer, or architect whose individual genius influenced his or her age. A proposed resource may be eligible for designation if it meets at least one of the criteria above. Designation as an Historic-Cultural Monument: * Recognizes the building, structure, site, or plant life as important to the history of the city, state, or nation; * Provides eligibility for the [Mills Act program], providing a Historical Property Contract that can result in a property tax reduction; * Permits use of the [California Historical Building Code]; * Allows property owners to purchase and display a [plaque] showing that the property has Historic-Cultural Monument status; * Requires [Cultural Heritage Commission] review for proposed exterior and interior alterations in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, the nationally accepted criteria for evaluating change to historic properties; * Allows the Cultural Heritage Commission to object to the issuance of a demolition permit for 180 days, with an additional 180 day extension possible upon approval of the City Council, thereby granting up to 360 days stay of demolition in order to evaluate preservation alternatives; * Activates the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which protects historic buildings from adverse impacts without environmental review (see the State Office of Historic Preservation document on CEQA and historical resources) * Entitles Historic-Cultural Monument owners to technical assistance in complying with the[ Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties]; * Fosters civic pride in neighborhoods and business districts and helps develop a sense of place and time. For additional information, please visit the Office of Historic Resources [website]. Refresh Rate: Monthly
StreetsLA PPP 2025 to 2026 SUBJECT TO CHANGE

StreetsLA formerly Bureau of Street Services maintains a street network of all improved streets, alleys, and related throughways. This layer represents the FY 2025-26 Resurfacing, Slurry Seal, Failed Street, PC, Cape Seal, Cool Pave, and Alley Programs. Programs are SUBJECT TO CHANGE/DEFERRAL TO A FUTURE YEAR. https://streetsla.lacity.org/
Bicycle Enhanced Network

The Bicycle Enhanced Network consists of: * Tier 1 - Protected Bicycle Lanes: Bicycle facilities on arterial roadways with physical separation. * BEN Segments from the Neighborhood Enhanced Network (NEN Tier 1): Bicycle facilities on neighborhood-serving streets that provide connections within the protected bicycle lane system. * Bicycle Paths: Bicycle facilities outside of the roadway, such as the LA River bicycle path. DATA UPDATE (Feb 2025): Downtown Community Plan Update: - Council File No. 22-0617 - Adoption Date: 05/03/23 - Effective Date: 02/06/25, - Reference Document in Council File: See 09/27/22, Exhibit C.7 of “Attachment to Transmittal dated 9-27-22 - Exhibit Links” Hollywood Community Plan Update: - Council File No. 21-0934 - Adoption Date: 05/03/23 - Effective Date: 02/11/25 - Reference Document in Council File: See 08/19/2021, “Attachment to Report dated 8-18-21 - Exhibit E”
Transit Enhanced Network

The Transit Enhanced Network consists of: * Moderate Transit Enhanced Streets * Moderate Plus Transit Enhanced Streets * Comprehensive Transit Enhanced Streets DATA UPDATE (Feb 2025): Downtown Community Plan Update: - Council File No. 22-0617 - Adoption Date: 05/03/23 - Effective Date: 02/06/25, - Reference Document in Council File: See 09/27/22, Exhibit C.7 of “Attachment to Transmittal dated 9-27-22 - Exhibit Links” Hollywood Community Plan Update: - Council File No. 21-0934 - Adoption Date: 05/03/23 - Effective Date: 02/11/25 - Reference Document in Council File: See 08/19/2021, “Attachment to Report dated 8-18-21 - Exhibit E”
Neighborhood Enhanced Network

The Neighborhood Enhanced Network consists of: * Tier 1 NEN: Bicycle facilities on neighborhood-serving streets that provide connections within the protected bicycle lane system. * Tier 2 NEN: Streets that could benefit from improvements that would provide a calm and safe environment for walking, biking, and circulation of slower moving modes. DATA UPDATE (Feb 2025): Hollywood Community Plan Update: - Council File No. 21-0934 - Adopted 05/03/23 - Effective Date: 02/11/25 - Reference Document in Council File: See 08/19/2021, “Attachment to Report dated 8-18-21 - Exhibit E”
StreetsLA PPP 2026 to 2031 SUBJECT TO CHANGE

StreetsLA formerly Bureau of Street Services maintains a street network of all improved streets, alleys, and related throughways. This layer represents the FY 2025-26 Resurfacing, Slurry Seal, Failed Street, PC, Cape Seal, Cool Pave, and Alley Programs. Programs are SUBJECT TO CHANGE/DEFERRAL TO A FUTURE YEAR. https://streetsla.lacity.org/
Supplemental Use Districts (SUD)

PURPOSE The purpose of Supplemental Use Districts is to regulate and restrict the location of certain types of uses whose requirements are difficult to anticipate and cannot adequately be provided for in the "Comprehensive Zoning Plan". These uses, the boundaries of the districts where they are permitted, the limitations governing their operations, and the procedure for the establishment of new districts, are provided for in [Article 3 of the Zoning Code]. Except for the "Supplemental Uses" permitted by Article 3 of the Zoning Code, all property within the districts hereby established is subject to the provisions of the "Comprehensive Zoning Plan". DISTRICTS * Oil Drilling District (O) * Animal Slaughtering District (S) * Surface Mining District (G) * Residential Planning Development District (RPD) * Equinekeeping District (K) * Commercial and Artcraft District (CA) * Pedestrian Oriented District (POD) * Community Design Overlay District (CDO) * Mixed Use District (MU) * Fence Height District (FH) * Sign District (SN) * Residential Floor Area District (RFA) * Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay District (NSO) * Community Plan Implementation Overlay District (CPIO) * Hillside Standards Overlay District (HS) * Modified Parking Requirement District (MPR) * River Improvement Overlay District (RIO) * Clean Up Green Up Overlay District (CUGU) * Rear Detached Garage District (RG) * Hillside Construction Regulation District (HCR) These districts and their boundaries are shown on portions of the "Zoning Map" as provided for in [Section 12.04] and made a part thereof by a combination of the zone and district symbols. This map, notations, references, and other information shown on it which pertain to the boundaries of these districts are made a part of this article as if fully described here. Reference is hereby made to those maps, notations, references and other information for full particulars. Refresh Rate: As Needed
LA City Park Needs Assessment

This is the full set of GIS data in relation to the City of Los Angeles Park Needs Assessment that was formalized in 2025. The five included layers are: 1. PNAParkPixels - Representational technique for City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks park sites within the "Universe of Sites". 2. PNAParkPixels_PerSquareMile - Representational technique for City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks New Park Priority Areas. This was created as a part of the 2025 Park Needs Assessment to represent the "Universe of Sites". 3. PNAParkPixels_Regions - Accompanies the Park Pixels which are a representational technique for City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks park sites within the "Universe of Sites". This layer can be used as an overlay to delineate the Park Pixels by their region. This was created as a part of the 2025 Park Needs Assessment. 4. PNAParks - Inventory of City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks park sites, updated 12/01/2025 for the Park Needs Assessment. 5. PNAPrioritizationScores - Prioritization of City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks park sites and 36 identified New Park Priority areas, updated 12/01/2025 for the Park Needs Assessment. More information including the full park needs assessment report can be found at [https://needs.parks.lacity.gov/]
City_Facilities

Summary: All Real Estate and Facilities for the City of Los Angeles (including owned by and leased to the city). This is a point feature class showing the location of each City Real Estate and Facility. Fields included are: PropertyID (Asset Management System ID), Property_Description, Property_Status (such as ACTIVE or SURPLUS-DECLARED), Property_Type (such as LOT, PARCEL or BUILDING), Property_Class (such as OFFICE, YARD, RECREATION or FIRE), Property_APN, Council_District, Area_Planning_Commission, Community_Plan_Area), Jurisdiction_Dept, Maintenance_Dept, Owned_or_Leased (which can be CITY_OWNED, LEASED_TO_CITY or UNKNOWN) and location fields. Data Source: This dataset is created and maintained by General Services Department (GSD) - Real Estate Services Division. Last Updated: 1/14/2026 Refresh Rate: Monthly. This dataset is refreshed at the end of each month.
LAUSD School Site Locations

Data Disclaimer: Los Angeles Unified School District ("LAUSD") is providing the attached materials to you strictly as an accommodation. LAUSD makes no representation, warranty or guaranty whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to such materials including, without limitation, its accuracy, completeness or fitness for use. The information contained in these materials should not be relied upon, as it is preliminary, approximate and non-technical in nature and may contain errors and omissions. Nothing in such materials shall be deemed to be conclusive of any final decision on the part of LAUSD to utilize or acquire an interest in any or all of the property described or depicted in such materials. By accepting these materials, you agree to that any transmission; dissemination or distribution of the attached materials shall be accompanied by a copy of this disclaimer. Non-Disclosure Statement and Agreement: The information provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District to the party receiving the information is confidential in nature and shall not be released to any third party without the expressed written consent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Parties or agencies which violate the above shall be responsible for any and all legal costs incurred by the Los Angeles Unified School District as a result of a violation of this understanding. Viewing Data: The data provided are all in ESRI Shapefile format. Please note that ESRI ArcGIS or related software is required to view these data. Source: All data are being maintained by Master Planning and Demographics Branch, Facilities Services Division unless otherwise noted. Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_California_V_FIPS_0405_Feet Content: SCHOOL POINTS Lausdpts_Allsites.shp – School point layer
CalEnviroscreen 4.0

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announces the availability of a new version of the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool: CalEnviroScreen 4.0. CalEnviroScreen is a screening methodology that can be used to help identify California communities that are disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution. The[ CalEnviroScreen 4.0 results ]are available as a mapping tool. [Maps of the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Indicators ]are also available.
Federal Renewal Community

Introduced in 1993, the Empowerment Zone (EZ), Enterprise Community (EC) , and Renewal Community (RC) Initiatives sought to reduce unemployment and generate economic growth through the designation of Federal tax incentives and award of grants to distressed communities. Local, Tribal, and State governments interested in participating in this program were required to present comprehensive plans that included the following principles: * Strategic Visions for Change * Community-Based Partnerships * Economic Opportunities * Sustainable Community Development Communities selected to participate in this program embraced these principles and led projects that promoted economic development in their distressed communities. The EZ/EC initiative was implemented in the form of three competitions authorized by Congress in 1994 (round I), 1998 (round II), and 2001 (round III). These communities utilized HUD’s PERMS system to create Implementation Plans and develop Annual Reports, which can be publicly accessed here and overall, display extensive community and economic development impacts in these distressed communities. The EC designation expired in 2004 and EZ and RC designations generally expired at the end of 2009. However, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Re-authorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-312 extended the Empowerment Zone and DC Enterprise Zone designations to December 31, 2011. Following the end of the EZ designation extension on December 31, 2011, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012, signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013, provided for an extension of the Empowerment Zone designations until December 31, 2013. The ATRA of 2012 did not extend the designation of the DC Enterprise Zone. For the EZ designation extension, IRS Notice 2013-38 issued on May 29, 2013 explained a one step process stating that “any nomination for an Empowerment Zone that was in effect on December 31, 2009, is deemed amended to provide for a new termination date of December 31, 2013, unless the nominating entity sends written notification to the IRS by July 29, 2013.” Source: [United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Renewal Initiative] Refresh Rate: As Needed Last Updated: Nov 9, 2018
Targeted Neighborhood Initiative (TNI)

The Targeted Neighborhood Initiative (TNI) is a new effort that strategically focuses public and private sector resources to revitalize communities throughout Los Angeles. Twelve designated neighborhoods will each receive $3 million within a 3-year period to develop, implement and sustain public improvements in their neighborhoods. The people who live and work in the community will make the decision on how the money will be spent. The goal of the TNI is to empower community stakeholders to determine the future of their neighborhoods so that they can: 1. Improve the quality of life in the neighborhood within a three year period. 2. Establish sustainable community improvements to be defined and measured by community expectations. 3. Develop a winning community revitalization formula that can be applied in other neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles. The TNI is achievable by strategically integrating and leveraging existing city services and investments within a geographic area. Through designated teams consisting of city representatives, community stakeholders can access city resources and supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to revitalize their neighborhood according to their needs, wishes and vision. This allows each neighborhood to maintain its unique identity and to set its own priorities for growth. Refresh Rate: As Needed Last Updated: Nov 9, 2018
Streetscape

Summary Streetscape plans provides guidelines and standards for both public and private development projects in various areas within the City. The intent of the Streetscape Plan is to provide standards and direction for improvements to the public right-of way that create a pedestrian-friendly environment and enhance the identity of the area. Description The general objective of a Streetscape plan is to promote a long-term, coordinated program of public and private investment in the pedestrian environment, which includes sidewalks and streets that will enhance the area’s role as the focus of community activity. Design considerations for this space include streetscape elements such as landscape, street lighting, public art, street furniture, infrastructure, and signage elements. The Streetscape Plan does not supersede established standards by other City departments. Refresh Rate: As Needed Last Updated: May 31, 2020
Business Improvement Districts (BID)

A business improvement district is a geographically defined area within the City of Los Angeles, in which services, activities and programs are paid for through a special assessment which is charged to all members within the district in order to equitably distribute the benefits received and the costs incurred to provide the agreed-upon services, activities and programs. Because the assessment funds collected in a given district cannot legally be spent outside of that BID, the City creates a trust fund for each BID, with funds periodically released to support operations. Additional information can be referenced from the Office of the City Clerk's BID [website]. The Neighborhood and Business Improvement District Division of the Office of the City Clerk manages the Business Improvement District Program and provides various types of assistance and information to interested parties. For more information about these services click on this [link]. Refresh Rate: As Needed Last Updated: Sept 11, 2020
Opportunity Zone

An Opportunity Zone is generally an economically distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualified as Opportunity Zones if they were nominated for that designation by the State or Territory and that nomination was certified by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury via his delegation of that authority to the Internal Revenue Service. There are 8,764 Opportunity Zones in the United States, many of which have experienced a lack of investment for decades.The Opportunity Zone tax incentive will spur capital investment and economic development in low-income communities. First, investors can defer the taxation of certain prior gains invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) until the earlier of the date on which the investment in the QOF is sold or exchanged, or December 31, 2026. Second, if the QOF investment is held for at least 5 years, 10% of the gain that was originally deferred is eliminated completely. If the QOF investment is held for at least 7 years, an additional 5% (15% total) of the original deferred gain is eliminated completely. Third, if the investor holds the QOF investment at least ten years, when the investor sells or exchanges the investment, the investor is eligible to eliminate the gain on the QOF investment from any increase in value of the QOF investment during the investor’s holding period
Hub Zones

The government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses in historically underutilized business zones. It also gives preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competition.Joining the HUBZone program makes your business eligible to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts. HUBZone-certified businesses also get a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions.HUBZone-certified businesses can still compete for contract awards under other socio-economic programs they qualify for. Requirements:Be a small business according to SBA size standardsBe at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, a Community Development Corporation, an agricultural cooperative, an Alaska Native corporation, a Native Hawaiian organization, or an Indian tribeHave its principal office located in a HUBZoneHave at least 35% of its employees living in a HUBZone
Promise Zone

Today’s Promise Zone communities were selected from 82 applications from 38 states and Puerto Rico. Each urban, rural, and tribal Promise Zone applicant was asked to put together a clear description of how the Promise Zone designation would accelerate and strengthen the community’s own efforts at comprehensive community revitalization. Each Promise Zone is coordinated by a lead community based organization in partnership with federal agencies. HUD will be the federal lead for the 14 urban designees, while USDA will serve as the lead federal partner to the tribal and rural Promise Zones.All Promise Zones will receive priority access to federal investments that further their strategic plans, federal staff on the ground to help them navigate federal resources, and five full-time AmeriCorps VISTA members to recruit and manage volunteers and strengthen the capacity of the Promise Zone initiatives.
Justice 40 tracts in LA

[Justice 40] is a White House initiative to ensure that 40% percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, and other investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. In [Executive Order 14008] on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, President Biden directed the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to develop a geospatial mapping tool to identify disadvantaged communities that face burdens. These communities have been marginalized by society, overburdened by pollution, and underserved by infrastructure and other basic services.
Heat Severity in LA 2023

***Data pulled from [2023 Trust for Public Lands' image service.]*** Federal statistics over a 30-year period show extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Extreme heat exacerbated by urban heat islands can lead to increased respiratory difficulties, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. These heat impacts significantly affect the most vulnerable—children, the elderly, and those with preexisting conditions. The purpose of this layer is to show where certain areas of cities are hotter than the average temperature for that same city as a whole. Severity is measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being a relatively mild heat area (slightly above the mean for the city), and 5 being a severe heat area (significantly above the mean for the city). The absolute heat above mean values are classified into these 5 classes using the [Jenks Natural Breaks] classification method, which seeks to reduce the variance within classes and maximize the variance between classes. Knowing where areas of high heat are located can help a city government plan for mitigation strategies. This dataset represents a snapshot in time. It will be updated yearly, but is static between updates. It does not take into account changes in heat during a single day, for example, from building shadows moving. The thermal readings detected by the Landsat 8 sensor are surface-level, whether that surface is the ground or the top of a building. Although there is strong correlation between surface temperature and air temperature, they are not the same. We believe that this is useful at the national level, and for cities that don’t have the ability to conduct their own hyper local temperature survey. Where local data is available, it may be more accurate than this dataset.