City Council

(6) 13­0078­S3 CD 1 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) to impose temporary regulations establishing a discretionary review process on the issuance of permits associated with any demolition, building, use of land, and grading for warehousing, distribution, and storage uses over 15,000 square feet, pending Council adoption of the Updated Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan; and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez – Harris­Dawson): 1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and process an ICO to impose temporary regulations establishing a discretionary review process on the issuance of permits associated with any demolition, building, use of land, and grading for Warehousing, Distribution, and Storage uses over 15,000 square feet, pending Council adoption of the Updated Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan (CPC­2021­2642­SP), Friday - May within the31, 2024 - geographical boundaries of the PAGE 10Cornfield existing Arroyo Seco Specific Plan, located to the northeast of 1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and process an ICO to impose temporary regulations establishing a discretionary review process on the issuance of permits associated with any demolition, building, use of land, and grading for Warehousing, Distribution, and Storage uses over 15,000 square feet, pending Council adoption of the Updated Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan (CPC­2021­2642­SP), within the geographical boundaries of the existing Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan, located to the northeast of Downtown Los Angeles and is generally bounded by the communities of Chinatown to the west, Lincoln Heights to the east, and Cypress Park to the north. Thoroughfares include North Figueroa Street at the north, North Spring Street and North Main Street at the south, and North Avenue 19 and North San Fernando Road near the center portion of the Project Area. The Los Angeles River, Arroyo Seco, Interstate 5, State Route 110, and Metro A Line (formally L Line and Gold Line) pass through the Project Area, which also includes the Los Angeles State Historic Park. 2. INSTRUCT 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 10­month and 15 days 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.