West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council · Held

West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council meeting, July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Planning and Land Use Management Committee of the West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council, in a joint meeting with the board on July 21, 2026, voted 6-0-0 for three motions: a request that LADWP answer the council's inquiries about its West LA facility, a request for a meeting with CD 11 on the West LA Community Plan update, and zoning requests to CD 11 and Mayor Bass, according to the committee's minutes. It passed a motion to support the McDonald's renovation at 11920 Wilshire Blvd. with at least two added trees, and tabled motions against a six-ADU proposal, AB 1751 and SB 1116. The minutes list the AB 2005 motion as tabled; a committee resolution dated July 21 reports a 6-0-0 vote to oppose the bill. The minutes record no vote on the $50,000 FK Nursery developer agreement or the Community Impact Statement on CF 25-1083. The agenda had 25 items.

Outcomes for the July 21, 2026 meeting of the West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

This was a joint regular meeting of the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee and the board (agenda). Six of the committee’s seven members attended; Ron Ben-Yehuda was absent (minutes). The committee’s resolutions are worded as recommendations to the board (example).

VI.a. McDonald’s at 11920 Wilshire Blvd.

• What it asks: Possible motions on Community Design Overlay compliance for new signage, landscaping, a 70-square-foot addition and interior renovation, case DIR-2026-2498-CDO, an administrative approval (agenda).
• What happened: The committee passed a motion by Jay Handal, seconded by David Swartz, to support the project on the condition that at least two trees be added. The minutes print no tally (minutes). The committee’s resolution, dated July 16, 2026, gives the vote as 5-1-0.

VI.b. Alcohol permit for Sushi Stop, 2053 Sawtelle Blvd.

• What it asks: Possible motions on a full-line or beer and wine permit for the restaurant in a C1.5 zone, open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., case ADM-2026-2310-RBPA. The agenda notes the representative declined to present (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no motion on this item (minutes). A committee resolution dated July 21, 2026 reports that a motion by Jay Handal, seconded by David Swartz, passed 6-0-0, recommending that the board support the application with service hours from noon to 11 p.m.

VI.c. Alcohol permit for a restaurant at 2129 Sawtelle Blvd.

• What it asks: Possible motions on on-site alcohol service for a 22-seat restaurant with an eight-seat patio, open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., case ADM-2026-1599-RBPA. The agenda says the applicant had not responded to calls and emails (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no motion. They add that on July 20 the planner reported no activity on the file (minutes).

VI.d. LADWP walls at Nebraska and Centinela avenues

• What it asks: LADWP to present options for greenery and graffiti protection at its West LA facility, following earlier council motions asking for vines on the Nebraska Ave. wall, replacing barbed wire with spikes, greenery on the Centinela Ave. wall and a wall along the West LA Yard (agenda).
• What happened: The committee voted 6-0-0 for a motion by Jay Handal, seconded by David Swartz, to “request strongly that DWP reply” to the council’s and the community’s inquiries. The letter in the minutes asks LADWP to present the project’s scope, final plans and schedule at the next available PLUM meeting (minutes). The committee’s resolution names Lori Quon as the second.

VI.e. Opposing six ADUs on one single-family lot

• What it asks: Oppose the Planning Department proposal to allow six accessory dwelling units on one single-family lot. The motion says the district has six blocks of R1 and six blocks of R2 zoning left (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Tabled. Ross is to get the text of the proposed ordinance (minutes).

VI.f. Opposing AB 2005

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 and the City Council to oppose AB 2005, which the motion says would let LLCs use SB 9 lot splits without the three-year owner-occupancy requirement outside the Palisades and Eaton fire zones (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: The records conflict. The minutes say the motion was tabled so Ross could get more information (minutes). A committee resolution dated July 21, 2026 reports that a motion by Jay Handal, seconded by Stephen Kiazyk, passed 6-0-0, recommending that the board ask the City to notify the state of its opposition to AB 2005.

VI.g. Opposing AB 1751

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 and the City Council to oppose AB 1751, which the motion says allows row townhouses on any single-family lot without public input, and to request for Los Angeles the exemption granted to San Francisco (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Tabled (minutes).

VI.h. Opposing SB 1116

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 and the City Council to oppose SB 1116, which the motion says allows 10 units on any vacant single-family lot (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Tabled (minutes).

VI.i. Meeting with CD 11 on the West LA Community Plan

• What it asks: Request a meeting with CD 11 on its goals for the West LA Community Plan update and how much added density it supports, and ask CD 11 to get current and projected population and zoning capacity from the Planning Department (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 6-0-0 (minutes). The committee’s resolution recommends that the board request the meeting.

VI.j. Asking CD 11 and the Mayor to direct Planning on R2 zoning and SB 79

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 and Mayor Bass to direct Planning to create a separate land use category for R2, a local area plan moving SB 79 density from interior neighborhoods to industrial and commercial zones, and Housing Element changes removing R2 in the Sawtelle corridor and south of Missouri Ave. from the transit-adjacent category (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 6-0-0. The minutes list the motion as by Jay Handal and Jay Ross (minutes, resolution).

VII.c. $50,000 developer agreement for the FK Nursery project

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 to execute a developer agreement guaranteeing that the developer of 40 detached condominium houses at 2007-2045 S. Colby Ave. and 2020-2024 S. Federal Ave. spends $50,000 on transportation improvements in the district, the condition of the board’s Aug. 27 support (agenda).
• Amount: $50,000 (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no vote on this motion (minutes).

VII.d. Community Impact Statement on SB 79 analysis for Sawtelle

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 to direct Planning to add Sawtelle-specific density, cumulative-growth and historic analyses and alternative SB 79 scenarios that keep remaining R1 blocks to its review under CF 25-1083, and authorize the chair to file a Community Impact Statement (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross and Jay Handal (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no vote on this motion (minutes).
• Neighborhood council positions: No West LA Sawtelle Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 25-1083).

Next meeting: July 22, 2026 · All meetings