In cases where a project necessitates a discretionary action, and if the answer is affirmative to any of the following questions, a more comprehensive analysis will be required to determine whether the proposed project conflicts with established plans, programs, ordinances, or policies:
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**Does the project require a discretionary action that mandates the decision maker to conclude that the decision substantially aligns with the purpose, intent, and provisions of the General Plan?
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**Is the project known to directly clash with a transportation plan, policy, or program that has been adopted to support a variety of transportation options or enhance public safety?
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**Is the project obligated to or proposing voluntary alterations to the public right-of-way? This may include dedications and/or improvements within the right-of-way, curb line reconfigurations, and similar changes.
Regarding the assessment of projects making physical modifications to the public right-of-way, you should ascertain the street designation and improvement standard applicable to the project's frontage along streets classified as an Avenue or Boulevard, as designated in the City's General Plan. This information can be derived from resources like Mobility Plan 2035 or NavigateLA. If any street bordering the project site is classified as an Avenue or Boulevard, and it is determined that additional dedications or physical alterations to the public right-of-way are either proposed or mandated, the answer to this question should be affirmative. In situations where projects are not subject to dedication and improvement requirements as specified in the Los Angeles Municipal Code but still propose dedications or physical modifications to the public right-of-way, the answer to this question should also be affirmative.
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