
AIA|LA Presents…Empowering Design: Navigating and Leveraging the New Zoning Code
April 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT

AIA|LA Presents…
Empowering Design: Navigating and Leveraging the New Zoning Code
AIA|LA invites you to join us on April 23 (10am) for a virtual workshop with Los Angeles City Planning. This workshop will serve as an interactive forum to gain a deeper understanding of the New Zoning Code’s structure and content.
This comprehensive training program equips participants with the essential skills to navigate the new code and apply its regulations to real-world projects. Participants will learn to utilize the Interactive Web-Based Zoning Code portal, determine project feasibility, and identify opportunities for design excellence.
Ample time will be made available for a Q&A with the city planners.
This virtual workshop is free with advance RSVP.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Erick Lopez – Senior City Planner, New Code Implementation Section, Los Angeles City Planning
Veena Snehansh – City Planner, New Code Implementation Section, Los Angeles City Planning
REGISTER HERE
New Zoning Code (AmLegal version; static)
New Zoning Code Department Webpage
Downtown Community Plan
Downtown CPIO

Erick Lopez – Senior City Planner, New Code Implementation Section, Los Angeles City Planning
With more than two decades in the field of planning, Erick Lopez has a steady history of initiating, managing, and completing major initiatives; most notable of which is the development of an entirely new Zoning Code for the City of Los Angeles. He has a demonstrated ability to build consensus among various stakeholders with diverse interests which has led to significant improvements in public outreach policies and engagement techniques. Erick’s work has led to major innovations in the overall concept of zoning and administration, and his unique understanding of current and emerging technology has led to the modernization of workflows that will lead to significant cost savings, as well as the creation of first-of-their-kind planning tools.
Veena Snehansh is a City Planner with the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning. She is passionate about leveraging her diverse experience in land use, environmental analysis, architecture, and transportation planning to create lasting, positive impacts for communities. Most recently, she contributed to the ambitious Downtown Community Plan, which focuses on attracting more housing and jobs to the City’s core while fostering a vibrant and inclusive downtown. She also played a key role in shaping the transformational New Zoning Code, helping to translate distinct policy goals into zoning. Veena holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA.
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