Executive Office

As the nation’s second-largest city, Los Angeles is constantly evolving. To meet the changing needs of its nearly four million residents across 470 square miles, the City enlists the help of urban planners to develop land use policies and programs that foster community, accommodate population growth, provide opportunities for housing, advancing equitable and sustainable development among other considerations.

Los Angeles City Planning oversees the preparation of documents that guide long range growth and priorities for the built environment, in addition to managing zoning updates that aim to ensure that there are sufficient sites for housing, jobs, and other amenities across neighborhoods. City Planning is also responsible for the case intake and review of administrative, ministerial, and discretionary project applications, as well as Los Angeles’s historic preservation efforts.

Executive Team

The Executive Team consists of the Director of Planning, the Executive Officer, and four Deputy Directors. Each Deputy Director is responsible for overseeing a bureau, with the exception of the Executive Officer who manages the affairs of City Planning across its four bureaus, providing direct support to the Deputy Directors on a number of strategic initiatives. Both the Executive Officer and Deputy Directors report directly to the Director of Planning, who is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Together, the Executive Team work in unison to advance the shared goals and objectives of the entire Department.

Vince P. Bertoni, AICP
Director of Planning

Kevin J. Keller, AICP
Executive Officer

Citywide Policy Planning
The Citywide Policy Planning Bureau manages the Department’s long-range planning, setting policy goals and objectives on topical considerations from housing to mobility, as well as overseeing targeted citywide amendments to the Zoning Code.

Community Planning
The Community Planning Bureau oversees land use policy and zoning updates to Los Angeles’s 35 Community Plans, and other neighborhood level planning solutions to consider goals and priorities, land uses and expectations for future development.

Project Planning
The Project Planning Bureau handles the Department’s development functions, from case intake and review, to the preparation of environmental documents and issuance of planning clearances for discretionary projects.

Operations and Engagement
The Operations and Engagement Bureau provides the technical, administrative, and financial services that are critical to City Planning's overall success, including the oversight of its annual budget and personnel services to the Department’s communications and outreach.