West Hollywood

City Council

February 03, 2025 Order of Business B #5

Agenda Item 5

B.5. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-01 (2ND READING): “AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING TITLE 10,\nVEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE,\nTO INCORPORATE THE UPDATED SPEED LIMIT REGULATIONS OF THE\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE TO ENABLE SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS\nPURSUANT TO STATE LAW; TO DESIGNATE SAFETY CORRIDORS AND\nBUSINESS ACTIVITY DISTRICTS FOR ENHANCED ROAD SAFETY;\nESTABLISHING UPDATED CONTEXT-APPROPRIATE SPEED LIMITS IN\nCONFORMANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE; AND FINDING\nTHAT SUCH ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND IS OTHERWISE\nEXEMPT UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3)" [J.\nJIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n25-01, amending Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic of the West Hollywood Municipal\nCode, to incorporate the updated speed limit regulations of the Los Angeles\nCounty Code to enable speed limit reductions pursuant to state law; to designate\nsafety corridors and business activity districts for enhanced road safety;\nestablishing updated context-appropriate speed limits in conformance with the\nCalifornia Vehicle Code; and finding that such action does not qualify as a project\nsubject to the California Environmental Quality Act and is otherwise exempt under\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(B)(3).\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 25-01:\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AMENDING TITLE 10, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, TO INCORPORATE THE UPDATED SPEED\nLIMIT REGULATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE TO ENABLE\nSPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS PURSUANT TO STATE LAW; TO DESIGNATE\nSAFETY CORRIDORS AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY DISTRICTS FOR\nENHANCED ROAD SAFETY; ESTABLISHING UPDATED CONTEXT-\nAPPROPRIATE SPEED LIMITS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA\nVEHICLE CODE; AND FINDING THAT SUCH ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY\nAS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY\nACT AND IS OTHERWISE EXEMPT UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES\nSECTION 15061(B)(3)."