City Council

(4) 23­0917 CD 14 EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA); EXEMPTION FROM THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CEQA GUIDELINES, AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to an Interim Control Crdinance (ICO) with an urgency clause prohibiting the issuance of demolition permits on rent stabilized multifamily housing and covenanted affordable housing units in the Boyle Heights Community Plan area, to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of residents and stakeholders within the boundaries of the Boyle Heights Community Plan. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15060(c)(2) and Section 15061(b)(3), because adoption of the ICO will not result in a directly or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environmental and has no potential for resulting in a significant effect on the environment as the ICO will maintain the status quo; the Department of City Planning (DCP) recommends the draft ICO is exempt from the City’s Environmental Quality Act Guidelines pursuant to Article II Section 2 (m) in that it is only a temporary measure until appropriate land use regulatory controls are established and will not result in any impacts on the physical environment. Section 15060(c)(2) and Section 15061(b)(3), because adoption of the ICO will not result in a directly or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environmental and has no potential for resulting in a significant effect on the environment as the ICO will maintain the status quo; the Department of City Planning (DCP) recommends the draft ICO is exempt from the City’s Environmental Quality Act Guidelines pursuant to Article II Section 2 (m) in that it is only a temporary measure until appropriate land use regulatory controls are established and will not result in any impacts on the physical environment. 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the DCP as the Findings of Council. 3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated June 11, 2024, with an urgency clause, prohibiting the issuance of demolition permits on rent stabilized multifamily housing and covenanted affordable housing units in the Boyle Heights Community Plan area, to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of residents and stakeholders within the boundaries of the Boyle Heights Community Plan. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Office nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.