City of West Hollywood Invites Community to Learn More about and Provide Feedback for the Zoning Improvement Program for Housing and West Hollywood’s Housing Element

Zoning regulations play an essential role in governing what gets built in West Hollywood, with the potential to either hinder or encourage housing development. The City of West Hollywood is evaluating future zoning updates to reduce barriers to creating affordable and diverse housing. Recommendations will prioritize affordability and how new housing development aligns with community demographics and the City's diverse housing needs. Community members are invited to participate and provide input on preliminary zoning scenarios at one of two upcoming Zoning Improvement Program for Housing meetings during the month of October:

• Plummer Park In-Person Community Meeting on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the Plummer Park Community Center, Rooms 5 and 6, located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard. Drop in; no RSVP is required.

• Online Community Meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.; register online via the Zoom platform.

The Zoning Improvement Program for Housing (ZIP) supports the implementation of West Hollywood's Housing Element by reducing zoning-related hurdles to new housing development. It will help better align the City's zoning code with housing affordability and neighborhood equity goals while responding to new opportunities for transit-oriented development and mixed-use communities.

Severe housing insecurity across Los Angeles County has been decades in the making due to the lack of housing growth compared to population growth in the region. Furthermore, the impacts of the housing crisis, such as overcrowding, cost burden, and homeownership rates, disproportionally burden those most vulnerable. As a result, the State of California has responded with legislative changes to facilitate housing construction, and additional pressure has been placed on jurisdictions statewide to respond to this crisis at the local level.

To inform recommendations, the City of West Hollywood is analyzing the impacts of zoning at multiple scales. Mapping and data analysis will demonstrate the implications of zoning on land use in neighborhoods throughout the City. Lot-level studies will be developed to assess the potential for different forms of housing development given lot dimensions, zoning requirements, and financial considerations. The updates will also consider the proximity of housing to important community amenities, including significant transit investments (such as future stations for the proposed Metro K-line extension and existing major transit stops), employment centers, public facilities, and recreational open space. The impacts of zoning changes will be incremental to balance contextual design and equitable housing access for all.

These October meetings follow the baseline analysis completed in Fall and Winter of 2024 and 2025, in-person and online community meetings in March 2025, an August 2025 update to the City of West Hollywood's City Council, and a series of focus groups in September 2025. Following these October meetings, there will be a period of refinement, review, and documentation of zoning recommendations. This process includes obtaining a recommendation from the City's Planning Commission and final project approval from the City Council.

For additional information about the City's Zoning Improvement Program, visit the 'Engage WeHo' webpage: engage.weho.org/zip.

For more information, please contact Michelle Montenegro, City of West Hollywood Associate Planner, at (323) 848-6813 or at [email protected]. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood's Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or [email protected].