Open Space Element Update
Summary
SCH Number
2026070514
Lead Agency
City of West Hollywood
Document Title
Open Space Element Update
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
All of the City of West Hollywood General Plan land use and zoning designations
Document Description
The City proposes a citywide General Plan amendment to update its existing Parks and Recreation Element and proposes to rename it the “Open Space Element” ("Project"). The amendment is being prepared in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1425, which requires local jurisdictions to address equitable access to open space, climate resilience, and rewilding opportunities in the open space element of the general plan. The Project addresses SB 1425 through updated background information, inventories, goals, policies, and implementation actions related to parks, recreation, and open space in West Hollywood. The Project includes information regarding disadvantaged communities, existing park service levels, current rewilding and urban greening efforts, and ongoing or planned parks and open space initiatives. The Project also includes revised and new policy direction intended to guide future decisions regarding parks, recreational facilities, and open space, with particular attention to equitable access, climate resilience, and rewilding. The Project is a policy document and does not approve or authorize any site-specific park, recreation, or open space improvement projects. The Project does not approve land acquisition, rezoning, subdivisions, construction, or funding for any specific capital improvement. Any future physical improvement or discretionary actions that may be pursued to implement the Project would be subject to separate review under CEQA, as applicable.
Contact Information
Name
Emily Rotman
Agency Name
City of West Hollywood
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Michele Finneyfrock
Agency Name
Dudek
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
West Hollywood
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Major cross streets: Sunset Boulevard/La Cienega Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard/Fairfax Avenu
Zip
90048
Total Acres
1210
Parcel #
Multiple, Citywide
State Highways
SR-2
Railways
Metro B Line, Metro D Line
Airports
None
Schools
LAUSD and private schools
Waterways
Franklin Canyon Reservoir, Hollywood Reservoir
Other Location Info
Major cross streets: Sunset Boulevard/La Cienega Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard/Fairfax Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard/San Vicente Boulevard
Zip codes: 90048, 90069, 90046, 90038
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Recreational (Open Space Element Update)
Local Actions
General Plan Update, General Plan Amendment, General Plan Element
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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