Design Review Board Notification Requirements

Notification for a Mulholland Design Review Board hearing is governed by LAMC §13B.4.3.C of Chapter 1A. Two channels are required: a public posting at the project site for at least five days before the hearing, and a mailed notice to all owners and occupants of properties abutting the project lot. The mailing is performed through a mailing vendor approved by the City. Errors or short notice in either channel can void the hearing notice and require rescheduling: at the applicant’s expense and on the applicant’s schedule.

• 5-day on-site posting at the project site before the DRB hearing date. Photographic documentation of the posting date is part of the packet.
• Mailed notice to all owners and occupants of abutting properties. This is not a 500-foot radial notice; it is the immediately abutting parcels.
• Approved mailing vendor performs the mailing and provides the receipt and signed perjury statement.
• Notification materials (Submittal Material S-6) submitted as part of the DRB packet: vendor receipt, perjury statement, notification map, and mailing labels.

• A current Notification Map showing all abutting parcels.
• Mailing labels generated from current owner/occupant records.
• A signed perjury statement from the mailing vendor.
• A mailing vendor receipt showing the date the mailing went out, establishing the lead time before the hearing.
• Photographic evidence of the on-site posting at the project site, with a posting date that establishes the 5-day minimum.
• All notification materials submitted as part of the DRB packet at filing, not after.

• Engage a mailing vendor early. Vendor lead time is real, and last-minute mailing errors can void notice.
• Pull abutting-property ownership records from a current title source. Stale records create voids.
• Schedule the on-site posting to provide more than 5 days of notice: give yourself a buffer for late corrections.
• Coordinate the on-site posting with the property owner. The posting must be visible at the property and remain in place through the hearing date.

Source: Los Angeles Municipal Code §13B.4.3.C (Specific Plan Project Compliance with DRB Procedures, Chapter 1A), public notification requirements. Notification materials checklist per Mulholland Specific Plan Project Compliance Filing Instructions (CP13-3618), Submittal Material S-6.