The LW Ordinance Will Provide Substantial Community Benefits.
Unlike current zoning regulations, the LW Ordinance requires that each new project provide substantial public benefits that provide important public benefits including affordable housing, arts & productive uses, pedestrian paseos and plazas, public art spaces, and sustainable design features. The public benefits will become necessary as the Arts District continues grow by requiring addressing the need for additional affordable housing and providing for pedestrian safety improvements.
• The LW Ordinance creates features to benefit pedestrians through the creation of pathways mid-block and paseo areas that are open to the public.
• The LW Ordinance also creates a required 15% of a building façade to be utilized for Public art murals on visible street areas.
• The LW Ordinance limits the height of buildings to 8 stories high or 100 feet in height. This is consistent with developments throughout the arts district.
• The LW Ordinance requires that new construction create open space at a minimum of 100 square feet per live work unit. In addition, it requires the planting of new trees and requires that developers pay a fee to maintain and water those trees.