Los Angeles

City Council

October 31, 2023 Item #19

Agenda Item 19

(19) 23-1019 CD 14 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) to prohibit the issuance of building permits for new construction of single-family residences with 2,500 square feet or more inclusive of accessory structures located in the Hillside Construction Regulation Supplemental Use District in the Northeast Community Plan area unless the proposed project completes the site plan review process, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (de León – Blumenfield): INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ICO to prohibit the issuance of building permits for new construction of single-family residences with 2,500 square feet or more inclusive of accessory structures located in the Hillside Construction Regulation Supplemental Use District in the Northeast Community Plan area unless the proposed project completes the site plan review process. DIRECT the DCP that the ICO remain in effect until such time as the Code Amendment Ordinance to establish 2,500 square feet inclusive of accessory structures as the size threshold to require Site Plan Review in the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan area is adopted and becomes effective. DIRECT the DCP to include an Urgency Clause making it effective upon publication, and consistent with California Government Code Section 65858, the ICO shall run for 45 days, with a 10-month and 15-day extension by Council Resolution, and can be further extended for an additional 1 year, or until the adoption of the appropriate land use regulatory controls have been prepared by the DCP, adopted by the Council and become effective, whichever occurs first. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.