West Hills Neighborhood Council · Held
West Hills Neighborhood Council meeting, September 8, 2026
From official records: The West Hills Neighborhood Council's Zoning and Planning Committee, meeting jointly with the board on Sept. 8, 2026, unanimously approved a Community Impact Statement supporting Councilmember John Lee's motion on accessory dwelling unit size limits (CF 16-1468-S5), according to the Oct. 1 board agenda. That agenda lists the statement for board action as motion 26-0064 and gives no vote count. The Sept. 8 agenda also listed a discussion of the City Council's Aug. 11 action on sober living facilities (CF 25-1484) and of the sale of a single-family home at 7301 Devon Ridge Road, and a presentation on proposed lights for the baseball facilities at 7001 Valley Circle Blvd. No Zoning and Planning Committee agenda after Sept. 8.
As of October 9, 2026, outcomes for the September 8, 2026 meeting of the West Hills Neighborhood Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Where | Chaminade College Preparatory, Condon Center 2nd Floor, 23241 W. Cohasset Street, West Hills, CA 91304, and by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 4, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 12 |
6. ADU size limits
- What it asks: Discussion and possible action to approve a Community Impact Statement in support of Councilmember John Lee’s Aug. 11, 2026 motion requesting an ordinance to amend Section 12.22.A.33(e)(1) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, “that dictates structural size limits for ADUs” (agenda). The Sept. 8 agenda gives no council file number; the Oct. 1 board agenda lists the statement under CF 16-1468-S5.
- Who brought it: CF 16-1468-S5 is a motion by Councilmember John Lee, seconded by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez. The motion asks for an ordinance under which the floor area of an attached ADU “may not exceed fifty (50) percent of the existing primary dwelling and in no event shall exceed 1,200 square feet,” and for two reports from the Department of City Planning.
- What happened: The Oct. 1 board agenda lists motion 26-0064, “a CIS unanimously approved at the 9/08/2026 Zoning & Planning Committee meeting in support of the Motion presented by Councilmember John Lee that affects regulation of ADUs.” It gives no vote count. No Community Impact Statement from any neighborhood council appears on CF 16-1468-S5 as of Oct. 1, 2026.
- What’s next: The Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the motion as amended on Sept. 22, 2026, with five yes votes; as amended, it instructs the Department of City Planning to present its proposed Missing Middle Ordinance to the Council with an option containing the same size limit (committee report). The City Council adopted the committee report on Oct. 6, 2026, 12-0 (CF 16-1468-S5).
7. Sober living facilities
- What it asks: The agenda lists “Discussions regarding August 11, 2026 Motions 14A, 14B and 14C approved by City Council to amend and adopt additional recommendations (CF 25-1484) regarding Sober Living Facilities in Residential neighborhoods,” and “Recent sale of single-family home located at 7301 Devon Ridge Road for women under treatment living with their children.” It lists no action on the item (agenda).
- Who brought it: CF 25-1484 is a motion by Councilmember Traci Park, seconded by Councilmember John Lee, titled “Sober Living Facilities / Reducing Overconcentration / Residential Neighborhoods / Legal and Policy Options.”
- What the Council did: On Aug. 11, 2026 the City Council adopted the Planning and Land Use Management Committee report on the file as amended by Amending Motions 14A (Park, Lee), 14B (Padilla, Park) and 14C (Lee, Padilla). The Clerk’s official action records 10 yes votes, 4 no votes (Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado and Soto-Martinez) and Councilmember Price absent. The council file also lists a second Aug. 11 vote, “Adopted as Amended Forthwith,” of 12 yes, 2 no and 1 absent.
- What happened: No West Hills Community Impact Statement appears on CF 25-1484 as of Oct. 1, 2026, and the Oct. 1 board agenda lists no motion on the file.
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Community Impact Statement in support of Councilmember John Lee's Aug. 11, 2026 motion on ADU size limits | Committee approved unanimously, per the Oct. 1 board agenda; no count given |
| 7 | Discussion of the Council's Aug. 11, 2026 action on sober living facilities (CF 25-1484) and the sale of a home at 7301 Devon Ridge Road | Not posted yet |
| 1-3 | Call to order, quorum and co-chairs' comments | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Approve Aug. 11, 2026 minutes | Not posted yet |
| 5 | Public comment | Not posted yet |
| 8 | Presentation on proposed lights for the Westhills Baseball Facilities, 7001 Valley Circle Blvd. | Not posted yet |