The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion initiating a planning effort to create Missing Middle Housing Overlay Zones citywide. This approval directs the Department of City Planning to prepare ordinances, General Plan amendments, and other necessary documents to establish these new overlay zones. The initiative aims to enable the development of diverse housing types like duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes on parcels currently limited to single-family homes, without altering the underlying zone. The motion also requires the Department to identify potential locations for these overlays, focusing on areas near transit, job centers, and existing commercial corridors, and to analyze potential impacts on infrastructure, affordability, and displacement. The goal is to provide more housing options and increase density responsibly.