COMMUNITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION OVERLAY (CPIO)

 

 

What is the CPIO?
The Community Plan Implementation Overlay, or CPIO, is a new overlay tool that is intended for adoption along with the South and Southeast LA Community Plans. The CPIO works in concert with many of the Community Plan policies and will apply beneficial land use regulations to much of South and Southeast Los Angeles.

What will it do?
The CPIO endeavors to revitalize commercial corridors, promote appropriate land uses that support community needs, develop healthy and sustainable communities, address various land use issues in the community, and encourage transit ridership on existing bus and rail infrastructure, among other important goals.

How will it work?
The proposed CPIOs for South and Southeast Los Angeles establish subareas with varying levels of design regulations, ranging from basic to more robust. They also regulate permitted uses to encourage a more diversified range of retail and neighborhood services while addressing the over-concentration of certain uses, such as liquor stores and auto-related uses. Regulations and incentives are tailored to the specific needs of each area throughout the CPIO subareas.

 

All properties located within a CPIO Subarea will have a “-CPIO” added to their zoning (e.g., C2-1VL-CPIO), so that when owners apply for project permits, planners will know that the property is subject to the additional CPIO regulations.