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7354 North Baird Avenue / Reseda Central Business District Community Design Overlay (CDO) / Appeal

Council File 26-0680

Approved — the city's Planning and Land Use Management Committee upheld a design overlay for the Reseda property, rejecting an appeal and locking in new aesthetic guidelines for development on the site.

Introduced
2026-05-05
Last changed
2026-06-23
Status
open
Expires
2028-05-29
Committee
Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Initiated by
Los Angeles City Planning Commission
References
Case: CPC-2024-3381-DB-CDO-VHCA-1AEnvironmental: ENV-2024-3382-CE

Brief

This file documents an appeal of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission's decision to apply a Community Design Overlay (CDO) to 7354 North Baird Avenue in the Reseda Central Business District. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee heard the appeal on June 23, 2026, and voted to deny it, upholding the Planning Commission's original determination. The matter is now closed at the committee level.

Full summary

A Community Design Overlay (CDO) is a zoning tool that establishes design standards and guidelines for specific districts to preserve neighborhood character and manage development aesthetics. On May 5, 2026, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved the application of a CDO to 7354 North Baird Avenue in Reseda's Central Business District. An appeal of that decision was subsequently filed and referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled a hearing on the appeal for June 23, 2026. At that hearing, the committee voted to deny the appeal and sustained the Planning Commission's original determination to apply the CDO. This means the Community Design Overlay now stands as the binding design framework for the property. With the committee's denial of the appeal on June 23, the matter has been resolved at the committee level. The file remains technically open pending any potential further action, but the substantive decision has been made. The case originated as CPC-2024-3381-DB-CDO-VHCA-1A and included a categorical exemption environmental determination (ENV-2024-3382-CE).

Activity (4)

  • 2026-06-23 Planning and Land Use Management Committee denied appeal(s) ; and thereby sustained the determination of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission.
  • 2026-05-29 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 23, 2026.
  • 2026-05-06 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2026-05-05 Document submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, dated May 5, 2026.

Documents (17)

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