City Land Use

About Us

City Land Use, Inc. (CLU) is a real estate development consultancy and lobbying firm that provides a full scope of land-use development proficiencies. Principals of CLU have served in appointed positions at the highest levels of State and Local Government and well experienced in navigating the sensitive nexus between Government Agencies, politics, and communities.

The company’s entitlement, lobbying, and outreach team are headquartered on Abbot Kinney Blvd., in Venice Beach. Our plan check and building permit expediting team are officed near the L.A. Department of Building and Safety in the San Fernando Valley. The collaboration of these distinct divisions offers you a seamless project management service for both commercial and residential properties along the coast.

CLU is one of the very few land-use development consultancies that has prevailed on every entitlement case it has brought before the L.A. Zoning Administration, West L.A. Area Planning Commission, and the California Coastal Commission. Based on initial feasibility and due diligence analysis, our planning team will structure your entitlement application and present your project through local, city, and State processes to secure the highest and best use achievable.


CLU provides a comprehensive toolbox of operational effectiveness. Our scope fo services can be flexibly customized to your needs. Our team offers hearing representation, state and local government lobbying, entitlement case managers, plan check and permitting expediters