The Earthquake Disaster Assistance Project for Laurel Canyon Commercial Corridor is located northwest of the North Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area, in the south San Fernando Valley. The 248-acre project generally follows Laurel Canyon Boulevard from Burbank Boulevard to Vanowen Street.

The Disaster Assistance Plan was adopted on December 9, 1994. The Plan sets forth a range of goals including the repair and economic recovery of the area from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.

Amended rules governing participation by property owners and preferences for business occupants to re-enter were adopted in April 1998.