Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 30
(30) 241229 CD 1 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending relevant Sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) in order for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to carry out property abatement, and related matters. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez Lee): REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the LADBS, to prepare and present an ordinance to: a. Amend Division 89, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC, including but not limited to LAMC Section 91.8903, to clarify that the LADBS may perform abatements under this Section with the assistance of any other City department and their contractors, and to clarify language pertaining to the notice of intent, the commencement of work, and administrative appeals. b. Amend Division 90, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC, including but not limited to LAMC Sections 91.9001, 91.9002, and 91.9003, to update references therein to other Sections in the LAMC, specifically the Zoning Code, and to provide for a procedure by which properties subject to Division 90 that continue to be a nuisance may be declared a public nuisance by the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners and continue to be a nuisance may be declared a public nuisance by the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners and demolished in similar fashion to the procedures set forth in LAMC Sections 91.8904 and 91.8907. c. Amend any other relevant Sections of the LAMC and LAAC to facilitate the above. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held (10 Votes Required for Consideration)